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the cabal with fentiments of the neceflity
of a revolution *, and in a fpecial manner
h6 wrought up Bancbo, without whofe con¬
currence it would be difficult to enterprize
any projedt more than ordinarily daring,
to a fettled diflike of the King. He per-
fuaded Bancho, that he would a<5t in con¬
cert with him, and even give him his in¬
fluence to fupply the place of Duncan, as
he aflfured himfelf he had capacity equal to
it; Bancho, on the other hand, knew that
the preference would be in favour of Mac¬
beth ; but then, as Macbeth had no legiti¬
mate ifllie, nor the probability of getting
any with his prefent wife, he had little
doubt but the fucceffion would, at the long
run, fall into his family, which Macbeth
promifed to fettle by an aft of fucceffion,
in cafe the voice of the cabal fhould declare
for him. In fine, an accord was entered
into between them to fupport mutually the
fchemes of each other.
‘ Caithness was no lefs bufy on the other
hand in forming counter projefts: he per-
fuaded Duncan, that he hazarded every ,
thing, if he continued in awakes-where he^^Ajd
was furrounded by a Cabal, who were plot¬
ting the deftrudion of himfelf and his fa¬
mily : he therefore advifed him, in the firft
place, to fend his children, with all poffible
privacy, into England, to the care of their
grandfather j