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* preference, will be the more fufpicious 5
* and, next to God, it is to his people to
‘ whom a king is accountable. But Ihould
* a popular minijler deviate (which may
* often happen) from their expedations,.
‘ the confequence will be, that in place of
* imputing his errors to the Sovereign, it
‘ will have the reverfe effed-, they will
* blame their own choice, and with a more
‘ implicit confidence, throw themfelves en-
‘ tirely upon Majefty for redrefs. When
‘ a fubjed, through prejudice, partiality,
* or paflion, injures his neighbour, he is
* liable to the laws for the offence he has
‘ done againft fociety: if a private perfon
4 then has a legal remedy for wrongs fuf-
4 tained from the palfions of his neighbour,.
4 has not the Public as juft a title to redrefs
4 for injuries fuftained through the preju-
4 dices of their Prince ? certainly \ and the
4 more fo, in fa far as public is preferable
4 to individual intereft.
4 I dwell the longer upon this fubjed,
* my Liege, that it was favouritifm that
4 proved a bane to the reign of your royal
4 father ; he was continually embarraffcd-
4 between two favourites, the Thanes of
4 Refs and Caitbnefs each had his fadion v
4 and as the King was unwilling to difoblige
4 either of them, they rofe and fell alter-
4 .natdy ; they had no other views than to
4 enrich
* preference, will be the more fufpicious 5
* and, next to God, it is to his people to
‘ whom a king is accountable. But Ihould
* a popular minijler deviate (which may
* often happen) from their expedations,.
‘ the confequence will be, that in place of
* imputing his errors to the Sovereign, it
‘ will have the reverfe effed-, they will
* blame their own choice, and with a more
‘ implicit confidence, throw themfelves en-
‘ tirely upon Majefty for redrefs. When
‘ a fubjed, through prejudice, partiality,
* or paflion, injures his neighbour, he is
* liable to the laws for the offence he has
‘ done againft fociety: if a private perfon
4 then has a legal remedy for wrongs fuf-
4 tained from the palfions of his neighbour,.
4 has not the Public as juft a title to redrefs
4 for injuries fuftained through the preju-
4 dices of their Prince ? certainly \ and the
4 more fo, in fa far as public is preferable
4 to individual intereft.
4 I dwell the longer upon this fubjed,
* my Liege, that it was favouritifm that
4 proved a bane to the reign of your royal
4 father ; he was continually embarraffcd-
4 between two favourites, the Thanes of
4 Refs and Caitbnefs each had his fadion v
4 and as the King was unwilling to difoblige
4 either of them, they rofe and fell alter-
4 .natdy ; they had no other views than to
4 enrich
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| Antiquarian books of Scotland > Languages & literature > Key to the drama > (248) |
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| Description | Or, memoirs, intrigues, and atchievements, of personages, who have been chosen by the most celebrated poets, as the fittest characters for theatrical representations. ... Vol. I. Containing the life, ... of Macbeth. By a gentleman, no professed author, but a lover of history, and of the theatre. |
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| Shelfmark | ABS.1.81.182 |
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| Description | Thousands of printed books from the Antiquarian Books of Scotland collection which dates from 1641 to the 1980s. The collection consists of 14,800 books which were published in Scotland or have a Scottish connection, e.g. through the author, printer or owner. Subjects covered include sport, education, diseases, adventure, occupations, Jacobites, politics and religion. Among the 29 languages represented are English, Gaelic, Italian, French, Russian and Swedish. |
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