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returned, and tendered their allegiance;
they were received, and even embraced. But
‘ The reftlefs Rofjians, now finding that
their influence had dwindled almoft to na-
thiug, began to foment frefh difturbances.
The Thane, arrogating the chief merit of
feating Macbeth upon the throne, having
propofed his eldeft fon, who by this time
aflumed the air of a man of the firft confe-
quence, to be general in chief of the troops,
the King refufed his requeft, upon the foot¬
ing of the young Rofs not having fufikiency
of experience for fuch a command. The
Thane thought himfelf flighted, and from
that moment nouriflied the feeds of refent-
ment. Caithnefs perceived the coolnefs
with inexprefiible fiitisfa&ion, and to make
the moft timely advantage of it, prefled
his fervice in every ftiape upon Maebetb.
He knew them and their practices too well
to fuffer the Crown to fall under the tute¬
lage of either of them : he declared he
would have no favourites; that the beft
fervice he could do his country, was to dif-
countenance all parties; that follicitations
for power or places ftiould have no effeft
upon him ; that he would look through his
own eyes, and promote fuch only, who in
his impartial judgment fhould be beft qua¬
lified to fill the places they were to occupy
for the public good. He defired they might
not