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finale of the business in a way that might sur-
prise him. While, therefore, Berry's evidence —
that it had been " resolved" that Maudelain was
" to represent King Richard/' at least stands uncon-
tradicted, the inference, — so far from assisting
Mr. Tytler, is entirely upon the other side. The
principle, that silence is refutation, a favorite one
of the learned gentleman (which he evidently here
adopts), and not as sometimes thought, homologa-
tory or consentient, will be further alluded to in the
sequel. In the meantime, it is very plain that bis
foreign auxiliaries, seemingly in revenge for his
coquetry towards them, as well as the English
ones, are inimical to him. One thing more may be
observed here, according to Berry, when Henry
was preparing to oppose the conspirators, he said,
that if he should meet Richard, one of them should
die. This is the only straw of which Mr. Tytler
can avail himself in support of the conceived
escape of the latter ; but it is evident, even admitting
this solitary French testimony, that the Prince, like
others, may naturally have been misled by Mau-
delain's deception, which was truly the origo mali,
and it will be immediately seen that the impression,
supposing it to be true, must have been entirely mo-
mentary.
The Lords confederated against Henry, after they
had commenced hostilities, went to the residence of
Isabella, Richard's Queen, and informed her that
the Prince, having escaped from prison, was at Pom-