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 426 NOTES �live, the King of France sending for his advice who should com- mand his Army, if he shou'd not recover, He answer'd the King that if he wou'd have his affaires prosper, he shou'd make choice of a noble, valourous and fortunate General and cou'd chuse no fitter Person than the thrice Heroick Duke of York. In that famous Action when Turenne forc'd the Spanish Trenches (altho defended by the Prince of Cond6) and reliev'd Arras, the D. of York behaved himself with remarkable bravery and was wounded, as may be seen in the French translation of Card. Mazerin's Life, written in Italian by Count Gualdo.] �L. 53: " Which to the skies was borne in Opdam's fiery blaze." [ In our first Dutch war after the Restoration the D. of York com- manded our Fleet, beat the Dutch, and blew up Opdam their Admiral, for which service the Parliament with great applause of his Vallour and Conduct made him a magnificent Present as apears upon their Journals.] �L. 102: In stanza 6, before 1. 102, three lines have been crossed out, and the sense of those that follow consequently left imperfect. These lines seem to read: �Weep then ye Realms who once his sway confesst, �Who had he been of your Belief possest �Amongst your Kings that have laid down. �L. 104: "Then Alfred's Piety had form'd his Praise." [Alfred was one of our Saxon Kings famous for his Piety and application day and night to the publick affaires.] �L. 108: "Unto our frugal Henry's been preferr'd." [Hen. the Seventh.] �L. Ill: "What even Eliza's dayes brought in." [Cambden sais that the custom of excessive drinking was brought amongst us out of Holland by those Troops which Queen Elizabeth lent the States.] �L. 112: " The wasting foul Excesse Miscall'd Good-natured Sin." [ Drinking.] After 1. 112, twelve lines are crossed out so effectually that it is impossible to restore them. Decipherable words and phrases indicate that these lines have to do with the private life of James II. Lines 9-11 seem to read: In his own Breast a rebell world to find Where such embattled troops of vices grew As the Souldier did at length subdue. �But in what connection they were used is not apparent. ��� �