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Deaths and drive him away; and, having taken an oath to obey him, held that
alive. Archbishop Sancroft was one of these. He thought it wrong
when she sent to ask.html">ask his blessing, he told her to ask her father's
he nor.html">nor.html">nor Bishop Ken, nor some other bishops, nor a good many more of
of that of James in the prayers at church. They rather chose to be
They were called the non-jurors, or not-swearers.
Louis, King of France, tried to send James back, and gave him the
La Hogue. Poor James could not help crying out, "See my brave English
of Scots in James's favor, but he was killed just as he had won the
then, and the Scotch Whigs were glad of the change.
Most of James's friends, the Roman Catholics, were in Ireland, and
crown back. He got on pretty well in the South, but in the North--
he met with much more resistance. At Londonderry, the apprentice boys
named George Walker took the command of the city, and held it out for
to death--and at last help came from England. William himself came
of the Boyne, on the 1st of July, 1690. James was routed; and large
as a great holiday--commemorating the victory by wearing orange lilies
severely punished. In the meantime, William was fighting the French
the kingdom at home. She was a handsome, stately lady, and was much
never having had any children.html">children. It was settled upon this that William
should be queen; and if she left no children, that the next after
I. Her name was Sophia, and she was married.html">married to Ernest of Brunswick,
even anyone who married a Roman Catholic, could ever be on the English
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