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The Earl of Strafford was considered as chief minister, both on account of the credit which he possessed with his master, and of his own great and uncommon vigour and capacity. By a concurrence of accidents, this man laboured under the severe hatred of all the three nations which composed the British monarchy. The Scots, whose authority now ran extremely high, looked on him as the capital enemy Of their country, and one whose counsels and influence they had most reason to apprehend. He had engaged the Parliament Of Ireland to advance large subsidies, in order to support a war against them: he had levied an army of nine thousand men, with which he had menaced all their western coast he had Obliged the Scots who lived under his government to renounce the covenant, their national idol: he had, in Ireland, proclaimed the Scottish covenanters rebels and traitors, even before the 'king had issued any Such declaration against them in England and he had ever dissuaded his master against the late treaty and suspension of arms, which he regarded as dangerous and dishonourable. So avowed and violent were the Scots in their resentment of all these measures, that they had refused to send com missioners to treat at York, as was at first proposed because, they said, the Lieutenant of Ireland, their capital enemy, being general of the king's forces, had there the Chief command and authority.
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The Earl of Strafford was considered as chief minister, both on account of the credit which he possessed with his master, and of his own great and uncommon vigour and capacity. By a concurrence of accidents, this man laboured under the severe hatred of all the three nations which composed the British monarchy. The Scots, whose authority now ran extremely high, looked on him as the capital enemy Of their country, and one whose counsels and influence they had most reason to apprehend. He had engaged the Parliament Of Ireland to advance large subsidies, in order to support a war against them: he had levied an army of nine thousand men, with which he had menaced all their western coast he had Obliged the Scots who lived under his government to renounce the covenant, their national idol: he had, in Ireland, proclaimed the Scottish covenanters rebels and traitors, even before the 'king had issued any Such declaration against them in England and he had ever dissuaded his master against the late treaty and suspension of arms, which he regarded as dangerous and dishonourable. So avowed and violent were the Scots in their resentment of all these measures, that they had refused to send com missioners to treat at York, as was at first proposed because, they said, the Lieutenant of Ireland, their capital enemy, being general of the king's forces, had there the Chief command and authority.
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