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A Compleat History of the Rebellion, From ... 1745 to ... 1746
A Compleat History of the Rebellion From 1745 to 1746 Author:James Ray Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. Excerpt from book: Section 3of Cardinal textit{Aquarvma, that they might afterwards be able to difavow it. Accordingly this Method was taken, and Cardinal textit{dquaviva follicited the Chevalier to confent to his... more » eldeft Son's fetting out, even before a formal Invitation came from textit{Tans ; for he was la- tisfied, that notwithftanding any Appearances, the great Men at the Court might waver, they would be very glad to fee and affift the young Man, vho on his Side, was lo defirous of dewing him- lelf, and fo confident of Succefs, that he never left teaming his Father, whofe Experience made him lefs fanguine, 'till he obtained his Confent; but this was not till he had certain Advice from textit{France, that they were meditating an Invafion on textit{England, which was in the Winter of 1743, and then he entered on the necef- fary Preparations It was the Month of textit{February, 1744, before every Thing was ready, and the necefTary Remittances fixed, in cafe he fhould think proper to acl upon his own Plan of going into textit{Scot- .1, inftead ol landing with the textit{French TroopsTroops, who were on the Point of embarking when he left textit{Rome The Manner of his Departure, which was entirely in the textit{Italian Strain, and his Journey to textit{Genoi, where he took up forne Bills of Exchange, which were duly paid, made a Ene Piece in textit{Italian, which was pre- fented to all the Friends of the Family at textit{JKome, On his Arrival at textit{Tans he was very coldly received, more efpecially by the Miniftry; and the King feemed a little furprized at the abruptnefs of his Appearance. But notwithstanding this, fome of the Minifters and the Relations of his Family weleomed him in another Manner, and perfuaded him to go and Parade at textit{Dunkirk, where they were ftill cary- ing on the Farce of an Invafion, in which he...« less