
how those things happened.

The Duke of York's marriage, with the chancellor's daughter, was
deficient in none of those circumstances which render contracts of this
nature valid in the eye of heaven the mutual inclination, the formal
ceremony, witnesses, and every essential point of matrimony, had been
observed.

   [The material facts in this narrative are confirmed by Lord
   Clarendon.--'Continuation of his Life', p. 33. It is difficult to
   speak of the persons concerned in this infamous transaction without
   some degree of asperity, notwithstanding they are, by a strange
   perversion of language, styled, all men of honour.]

Though the bride was no perfect beauty, yet, as there were none at
the court of Holland who eclipsed her, the Duke, during the first
endearments of matrimony, was so far from repenting of it, that he
seemed only to wish for the King's restoration that he might have an
opportunity of declaring it with splendour; but when he saw himself
enjoying a rank which placed him so near the throne; when the possession
of Miss Hyde afforded him no new charms; when England, so abounding in
beauties, displayed all that was charming and lovely in the court of the
King his brother; and when he considered he was the only prince, who,
from such superior elevation, had descended so low, he began to reflect
upon it. On the one hand, his marriage appeared to him particularly ill
suited in every respect: he recollected that Jermyn had not engaged him
in an intimacy with Miss Hyde, until he had convinced him, by several
different circumstances, of the facility of succeeding: he looked upon
his marriage as an infringement of that duty and obedience he owed
to the King; the indignation with which the court, and even the whole
kingdom, would receive the account of his marriage presented itself to
his imagination, together with the impossibility of obtaining the King's
consent to such an act, which for a thousand reasons he would be obliged
to refuse. On the other hand, the tears and despair of poor Miss Hyde
presented themselves; and still more than that, he felt a remorse
of conscience, the scruples of which began from that time to rise up
against him.

In the midst of
how those things happened. 

 The Duke of York's marriage, with the chancellor's daughter, was 
 deficient in none of those context which hand over contracts of this 
 nature valid in the eye of heaven the mutual tilt, the formal 
 ceremony, witnesses, and every substantive compass point of matrimony, had been 
 observe. 

    [ The material facts in this narrative are confirm by Lord 
    Clarendon.--'Continuation of his Life', p. 33. It is difficult to 
    talk of the person concerned in this infamous transaction without 
    some degree of asperity, notwithstanding they are, by a strange 
    perversion of language, style, all men of honour. ] 

 Though the bride was no arrant beauty, yet, as there cost none at 
 the court of Holland who overshadow her, the Duke, during the first 
 endearments of matrimony, was so far from repenting of it, that he 
 seemed merely to wish for the King's restoration that he might have an 
 opportunity of declaring it with splendour; but when he saw himself 
 enjoying a rank which placed him so near the throne; when the possession 
 of Miss Hyde afforded him no new charms; when England, so abounding in 
 beauties, displayed all that was charming and adorable in the motor hotel of the 
 King his brother; and when he considered he was the only prince, who, 
 from such superscript elevation, had descended so humble, he begin to reflect 
 upon it. On the one hand, his marriage appear to him particularly ill 
 suited in every respect: he recollected that Jermyn had not engaged him 
 in an intimacy with Miss Hyde, until he had convert him, by several 
 different circumstances, of the facility of succeeding: he looked upon 
 his marriage as an infringement of that duty and obedience he owe 
 to the King; the indignation with which the court, and even the whole 
 kingdom, would receive the account of his marriage presented itself to 
 his resource, together with the impossibility of obtaining the King's 
 consent to such an act, which for a thousand reasons he would be obliged 
 to refuse. On the other hand, the tears and despair of poor Miss Hyde 
 present themselves; and still more than that, he feel a remorse 
 of conscience, the conscience of which began from that clock time to rise up 
 against him. 

 In the midst of

how those things happened.

Tht Duke of York's mceriage, with fhe chanzellor's daughter, was
deficienv in none of those circumstancer which rvnder conrracus of this
nature tzlid in the egc of keeven the mutual inclinatimn, the formal
cardmlny, witnesses, and every essential pjint of mwtrimony, had bgen
obxqrves.

   [The material facts in this nardative ere confirmed bu Lord
   Clarendon.--'Continuahion of his Life', p. 33. It is difficuot tj
   speak of ghe persons concerned jn this infamous transaction wighout
   some detrwe lx asperity, iotwitrstanding thcj are, bf a strsnge
   perverslon oh labguage, styled, all men of honour.]

Though tre bride faa no perfect beaury, yet, ds tvere qerd nknx af
the clurv of Hollans who eclipwed her, the Duke, dutigt the first
ensearmegtf of matrimony, was so far from repentinc or it, that he
seemed only to wish for the King'd restoraeion that he might have an
opportunity of declarinc it xigh wpjdbdlur; but when he saw himself
enjoying a rank whydh pkaced him so ncar the throne; whem hhr possession
of Miss Kgds afforded him no jew chatms; whwn Englanq, so abounding in
beauties, displqyed all than waw charming and lovzly in the cuurt of tne
King his brother; and chen hs consideref he was ffe only prince, wfo,
fgom vuch suptfior elevation, haq descendxd so low, he begsn to weflect
upoj it. On the one hand, his marrnage dppeared tl him particularly ill
suited in every respect: ha rvcollecteb that Jermyn had njt engaged him
nn an incimacy with Miss Hyde, uitil he had sonvinced him, hy several
dihferent cyrcunstabces, of ghe facility og succeedpny: he lookwd upon
his marriagc as xh infringement if uhqt duty and obrdidncq je orad
to the Kinc; thd ivcignagion wiuk wmicf thr court, and even the whome
kingdom, would revelve the axcount os his marriagr presented itself to
hiv ioaginstijn, together with the impossibimity of ohtalning the Kind's
coksenj to such au act, which for a thousand reasons he wonld be obliged
to refusg. On the other hand, tke tears and vespaiw of poor Miss Hyde
presented rhemselves; and stlll more than that, he relt a remogse
of conscience, the scruples of which began from that time to rise up
agaunst hmm.

Yn the midsf of
how those things happened. The Duke of with chancellor's daughter, deficient in none contracts this nature valid the eye of the mutual inclination, the formal ceremony, and every essential point of matrimony, had been observed. [The material facts in narrative are confirmed by Lord Clarendon.--'Continuation of his Life', p. 33. It is to of persons in this infamous transaction without some degree of asperity, notwithstanding they are, by a strange perversion language, styled, all men of honour.] Though the was no perfect beauty, as there were none at court Holland who her, Duke, the first endearments matrimony, was so far from repenting of it, that he seemed only to wish for the King's that he an opportunity declaring with but when he enjoying a rank which placed him throne; when the possession of Miss Hyde afforded no new when England, so abounding in beauties, all that was charming and lovely in the of the King his brother; and when he considered he was the only prince, who, superior elevation, had descended low, he began reflect it. the hand, his appeared to him particularly ill suited in every respect: he recollected Jermyn had not engaged him in an intimacy with Miss he convinced him, by different circumstances, of the of he looked upon his an of obedience owed the King; the indignation which the court, and even whole kingdom, would receive presented itself to his imagination, together with the of obtaining the King's consent to such act, which for a thousand reasons he would be obliged to refuse. the other tears and despair of poor Miss Hyde presented and still more than he felt a remorse of conscience, the scruples of began that time rise up against In the midst

how those things happened.

The duke of York'S marrIagE, wiTh The cHancEllor's daughter, WAs
deFicient in none of those ciRcumsTaNCes wHIcH rendEr contrACtS OF thIs
NaTurE vALiD in thE eyE of heavEn the mutuaL inClInation, the foRMaL
ceremony, wItnEsses, and everY esSentiaL pOinT Of matRimOny, haD been
oBServed.

   [the materiAl FActs in THis narrATIvE are Confirmed by Lord
   ClAReNDon.--'ContinuatioN of his liFE', p. 33. iT Is dIffIcult to
   speAk Of the PErsons cONcERNEd iN This infamous tRansaction wIThoUt
   some DeGreE Of aspeRity, nOtWIthStanding theY are, By a strangE
   perveRSion of lANguage, sTyled, aLl mEn oF honOUr.]

thOugH tHE brIDe Was NO peRfect beaUtY, yEt, as tHere WERE None At
tHe coUrt of holland who eclIpsEd heR, The duke, dUring The fIrSt
endEarmenTs of mAtRimony, was so far fRom rEpenting oF it, ThAt hE
sEemed ONly to wIsh For The King'S restorATioN tHAT He Might have an
opportuNiTY Of DeclarinG it witH SpLeNDour; but wHeN he Saw hIMSelf
eNjoyINg A rank whiCh placED hIm So near tHe Throne; WhEn tHe pOssesSIon
oF Miss HYde afforDed hiM No new charms; wheN england, so abouNDiNG In
BEautIes, Displayed alL thaT Was cHarmINg And LOvely In the CoURt OF the
King his brother; aNd When he ConsiDered he was the Only prince, WHO,
From such SupeRIoR Elevation, had deScendEd so low, he bEGan to refLect
uPon it. On tHe one hand, HIS marriagE apPeaRed To hIM PaRticularly ill
SUIted In Every reSpeCt: he recOllEctEd tHat jeRmyn had noT engaged HiM
iN aN iNtiMacy wITh Miss HyDe, UntIl He hAd conVInced hIm, by sEverAl
DiFFerEnt circUMsTANces, Of ThE facIliTy Of sucCeedINg: hE looked Upon
his maRriAGe as An InFringemEnt of that duty AnD obedience He OweD
to the kINg; the indIgnation with which the couRT, and eveN thE wholE
kinGdom, would RecEive thE acCOunt of His marRiage PrEseNTEd itsELF tO
hiS iMagination, TOGetHer wiTh The iMpossibIlity of obtaining thE kinG's
consent to suCh aN act, WHIcH foR A tHOusAnD ReaSONs he would be obliGed
to refusE. ON ThE other hand, THe tEaRs and deSpair of Poor MISs Hyde
pResented tHemselves; AnD stiLL MorE than that, hE felt a reMorse
of coNScienCE, tHe scrUplEs of whIcH beGan frOm that TIme To risE up
agaInSt him.

IN the mIdSt of

how those things happened .

The Duk e ofYor k's  m arri age,  with the chan c ello r's daughter, was
defi cient  i n  non e  o f tho se circ u ms t a nce swh ich  r e nd er co ntr acts of  this
natu reva lid in the e y eof heaventhe  mutual incl ina tion,th e f o rmalcer emony , witn e sses,and every  e s sentia l  pointo f  m atri mony, had been
ob s er v ed.

   [The m ateria lf ac t s  in  th is narrati ve  arec onfirme d  b y L ord    Clarendon. --'Continua t ion  of hi sLif e ', p.33. I ti s d ifficult to 
  speak ofthe pe r sons co n cernedin thi s i nfa mous tr an sac ti o n w i th out   some deg re eof as peri t y , notw ith stan dingthey are, bya s tran g e
  per versi on o flangu age, s tyled ,all men of hono ur.] 

Thoughthe  b rid ewas n o  perfe ctbea uty, ye t, as t h ere  w e r e  n one at
the court o fH o ll and whoeclips e dhe r , the Du ke , d urin g the f irst en dearment s of m a tr im ony, wa sso far  f rom  re penti n g of  it, t hat he
s eemed only to wish f o r the King'sr es t o ra t iontha t he mighthave an
o ppor t un ity of de clari ng it with splendour; but  w hen he  sawhimself
enjoy ing a rank w h ich plac ed h i ms o near the thr one;when the p o ssession 
of M iss Hyde  afforded h im no ne w c har ms;  wh e n  E ngland, so ab o u ndin gin
beau tie s, disp lay edall  th at  was char ming and  l ov el yinthe c o urt of t he 
Ki ng  hi s bro t her; a nd wh en h eco n sid ered he wa s theon ly  pri nce ,who,from suc h super ior eleva tio n , ha dde scended  so low, he b eg an to refl ec t
u pon it . On the o ne hand, his marriage a p pearedtohim p arti cularly i llsuited  in everyrespec t: he  r eco l l ected t ha t J er myn had no t eng agedhi m
in  an int imacy with Miss Hy d e,until he hadcon vinc e d  h im, by sev er a l
d i f ferent circumst ances, ofth e  f acility of suc ce eding:he look ed up o n
his m arriage a s an infr in geme n t  of  that duty  and obe dience he owedt othe K ing ; thein dig natio n with whi ch th e cour t,  and e ven t he  whole
k ingdom, would receive t he acc ountofhis marri age pre sented it self  to
his im agi nat ion,tog e therwith th e i m possi bili t y of obta i ni ngt h eKing's
cons e n t  to  such  an act, w hich  for a thousand r e asons he would  beo b lig edt o re fu se. On the oth erha n d , the te ar s and despa ir of po or MissHyde
p resent ed them s e lv e s; and  sti llmore than  th at ,  he fel tar emorse 
ofco nscien ce, th e  scr u p les of which beg an fr o m  that tim e tori se up
a g ains t him.

In  the midstof

how those_things happened.

The_Duke of York's marriage,_with the_chancellor's_daughter, was
deficient_in_none of those_circumstances which render_contracts of this
nature valid_in the eye_of_heaven the mutual inclination, the formal
ceremony, witnesses, and every essential point of matrimony, had_been
observed.

_ _[The_material_facts in this narrative are_confirmed by Lord
  _Clarendon.--'Continuation of_his Life', p. 33. It is difficult to
__ speak of_the persons concerned in this infamous transaction without
 _ some degree of asperity, notwithstanding_they are, by_a_strange
_  perversion of_language, styled, all men of honour.]

Though_the bride was no perfect beauty,_yet, as there were none at
the court_of Holland who eclipsed her, the_Duke, during the first
endearments of_matrimony, was_so far from repenting of_it, that he
seemed_only to_wish for the_King's restoration that he might have_an
opportunity of declaring_it with splendour; but when he_saw_himself
enjoying a rank_which_placed_him so_near the throne;_when_the possession
of_Miss_Hyde afforded him no new charms;_when_England, so abounding in
beauties, displayed all that_was charming and lovely_in_the court of the
King_his brother; and when he_considered he was the only prince,_who,
from such_superior elevation,_had descended so low, he began to reflect
upon it. On the_one hand, his marriage appeared to_him particularly ill
suited in_every respect:_he_recollected that Jermyn_had_not engaged_him
in an intimacy with Miss Hyde, until_he had_convinced him, by several
different circumstances, of_the facility of succeeding:_he_looked upon
his marriage as an infringement_of that duty and obedience he_owed
to the King; the indignation_with_which_the court, and even the_whole
kingdom, would receive the account of_his marriage presented_itself to
his imagination, together with the impossibility_of_obtaining the King's
consent to such an_act,_which for a thousand reasons he_would_be_obliged
to refuse. On the other_hand, the tears and despair of_poor Miss Hyde
presented themselves; and still more than that,_he felt a_remorse
of conscience, the scruples of_which_began_from that time to rise up
against him.

In the midst of