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NOTES TO THE NINTH VOLUME.

from Warwick and Hobbes, that many royalists blamedthis philosophical precision in the king’s penman, andthought that the veil was very imprudently drawn off themysteries of government. It is certain, that: liberty reapedmighty advantages from these controversies and inquiries ;and the royal authority itself became more secure, withinthose provinces which were assigned to it. Since the first■publication of this history , the sequel of Lord Clarendonbat been published + here that*nobleman asserts , that-he himself t was the author of most of these remonstrancesand memorials of the king.

NOTE [H], p. jo 4 .

WHITLOCKE, who was one of the commission-ers , fays, 64. “ In this treaty, the king manifested

his great parts and abilities, strength of reason andquickness- of apprehension , with much patience intc hearing what was objected against him; where-in heK allowed all freedom, and would himself sum up thetc arguments , and give a most clear judgment upon them.“ His unhappinefs was, that he had a better opinion of<c others’ judgments than of his own, though they were<c weaker than his own; and of this the parliament com-<c missioners had experience to their great trouble. They“ were often waiting on the king , and debating somepoints of the treaty with him, until midnight, before“ they could come to a conclusion. Upon one of thetc most material points, they pressed his majesty with" their reasons and best arguments they could use to“ grant what they desired. The king said , he was fully" satisfied, and promised to give them his answer in“ writing according to their desire ; but because it was" then past midnight, and too late to put it into writing,“ he would have it drawn up next morning ( when he“ commanded them to wait on him again ) and then he“ would give them his answer in writing, as it was“ now agreed upon. But next morning the king toni