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DEDICATION. iii
England with fire and fword. Edward
might have compelled them to accept of
any terms, but Roger Mortimer, from
perfonal motives of his own power and am-
bition, hallily concluded an ignominious
Peace, by which he facriliced all the glo-
ries of a fuccefsful War. With the
highefl: rapture I now look back to that
difgraceful sera, and I exult when I
compare it with the halcyon days of
George the Third, This excellent Prince
is held in no kiad of captivity. All his
Nobles have free accefs to him. The
throne is not now befieged. Court favour,
not confined to one partial ftream, flows
in a variety of different channels, enriching
this whole country. There is now themofl
perfect union among all the branches of
the Royal Family. No Court Minion now
finds it neceffary, for the prefervation of
his own omnipotence, by the vilefl inli-
nuations to divide either the Royal, or any
noble families. The King's Uncle is now
treated with that mark'd difi:ind:ion which
Ijis fingular merit is entitled to, both from
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