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Memoirs of the Kings of Great Britain of the House of Brunswic-Lunenburg (v. 3)
Memoirs of the Kings of Great Britain of the House of Brunswic-Lunenburg - v. 3 Author:William Belsham Volume: v. 3 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1802 Original Publisher: Printed and sold by Marchbank Subjects: Great Britain History / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the Genera... more »l Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Netherlands. Inftru£Hons were fent to the lords lieu- tenants throughout the kingdom to array the militia in their feveral counties, and commiffions were iflued to levy new regiments for the fpeedy and effectual fuppreffion of this rebellion. Many different corps of volunteers were incorporated ; addrefles were prefented from all parts, tefti- fying the utmoft abhorrence of this attempt to fubvert the government; and, notwithftanding the previous fymptoms of difcontent, the whole kingdom feemed united as one man in the moment of danger, in fupport of the national religion, laws, and conftitution. Sir John Cope, commander in chief of the forces in North Britain, advanced at the head of what troops he could collect to Invernefs, in order to oppofe the farther progrefs of this adventurer, who, in the mean time, marched by another route to the capital, which furrendering to him without refiflance September 16, 1745, he caufed his father to be proclaimed king of Great Britain at the high crofs of Edinburgh, declaring himfelf, at the fame time, regent of his dominions, and fixing his head-quarters at the palace of Holyrood-houfe, the royal refidence of his anceftors. On receiving this intelligence, fir John Cope haftened back to Edinburgh ; and, on the twentieth of September, he encamped with his army, confifting of about three thoufand regular troops, near the village of Prefton-pans, in the environs of the capital. Early the next morning, he was attacked, fword in hand, by the prince reg...« less