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 had most politically distributed them to the most advantageous purposes; he had secured a large party, and this with the influence of the Duke of Bedford, (for that nobleman was against the court in every debate, owing to his being debarred of that share of power usually given to a Lord High-Treasurer,) obstructed every measure proposed for coming to some speedy resolutions. At last, after the greatest heats, and the warmest debates ever known, It was determined to reject the king's proposal, and address him to remove the Duke of Suffolk from his councils and service, who they apprehended was the adviser of those measures.

The King's indignation at receiving this address is not to be expressed; he had expected the most hearty concurrence in every national measure he could have proposed; but when he found how much he was mistaken, he broke out