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PREFACE.

Hands, men that are above the thoughts of heaping up Riches, and intend only the Publick Good; who sees the Miscarriages of former Reigns and avoids them; who is Steady and Uniform in his Councils, and constant to his word; who, in short, would rather choose to hazard all, as our late glorious Martyr did, than to betray the Constitution.


If this be not the Character of a consummate Prince, it gives at least at Idea of one, that would Govern with fewer Faults than any in Europe now does, except only our most Excellent and Unparalleld QUEEN.


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