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Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 4 of 8: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 Before the authority of the magiftrate could be ef'rablifh ed, it was neceffary, they faid, to make an example of this great offender; and by the terror of his punifhrnent, teach all leflhr criminals to pay refpee't to the power of their fovereign. Albany, moved by thefe reafons, was induced to forget Hume's pait fervices, to which he had, in a great meafure, been indebted for the regency 5 and he no longer bore towards him that favourable counte nance, with which he was wont to receive him. Hume perceived the alteration, and. Was incited, both by regard to his own fafety and from motives of revenge, to take mea fures in oppofition to the regent. He applied himfelf to Angus and the queen dowager, and reprefented to them the danger, to which the infant pri ce was expofed, from the ambition of Albany, the next heir to the crown, to whom the {tates had imprudently entrul'ted the whole authority of government. By his perfuafion, -margaret formed the defign of carrying off the young king, and putting him under the proteetion of her brother; and when that confpiracy was detected, the herfelf, attended by Hume and Angus, withdrew into England, where {he was foon after delivered of a daughter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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."