The History of England, Vol. 8 Of 8 From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 6 of 8: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 <p>ON this occafion, the commons renewed the1r eternal complaints againft the growth of popery, which was ever the chief of their grievances, and now their only one They demanded a {triét exe cution of the penal laws againll. The catholics, and remonllrated againl't fome late pal dons granted to prieflsd They attacked Montague, on e of the king's chaplains, on account ofa moderate book which he had lately publifl1ed, and which, to' their; great difguf't, fared virtuous catholics, as well as other Chriilians, from eternal torments Charles gave them a gracious and a compliant anfwer to all their remonfiiances. He we 3 however, in his heart, extren1ely averfe to thefe furious meafuies. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.