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kensington_n fulham_n hamersmith_n thistleworth_n hounslow_n etc._n etc._n most_o of_o they_o grace_v with_o the_o seat_n of_o divers_a nobleman_n gentleman_n and_z citizens_z among_o which_o kensington_n of_o late_o have_v the_o honour_n of_o enjoy_v some_o part_n of_o the_o year_n their_o majesty_n presence_n as_o hamersmith_n the_o queen_n dowager_n hounslow_n famous_a for_o its_o adjoin_a heath_n and_o the_o notable_a incampment_n make_v there_o in_o the_o late_a reign_n in_o order_n to_o bring_v in_o popery_n but_o as_o providence_n be_v please_v to_o order_v it_o the_o thames_n swallow_v the_o tiber_n and_o the_o cold_a northern_a heresy_n prove_v too_o hard_o for_o the_o hotheaded_a jesuit_n beside_o kensington-house_n here_o be_v in_o this_o county_n no_o less_o than_o five_o royal_a house_n viz._n whitehall_n and_o s._n james_n in_o westminster_n hampton-court_n enfield_n and_o hanworth_n last_o this_o county_n which_o former_o be_v part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o 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nation_n come_v to_o be_v unite_v under_o one_o head_n so_o that_o upon_o the_o least_o rupture_n this_o town_n be_v sure_a to_o undergo_v the_o first_o brunt_n of_o the_o war._n it_o be_v large_a and_o populous_a and_o the_o house_n well_o build_v enjoy_v a_o good_a trade_n especial_o for_o corn_n and_o salmon_n here_o one_o may_v have_v a_o good_a salmon_n for_o 12_o penny_n last_o barwick_n be_v like_o newcastel_n a_o county_n of_o itself_o dignify_v also_o with_o the_o title_n of_o a_o dukedom_n and_o that_o by_o the_o late_a king_n james_n in_o the_o person_n of_o james_n fitz-james_n the_o present_a duke_n of_o barwick_n his_o natural_a son_n â—inked_v with_o he_o in_o his_o misfortune_n alnwick_n so_o call_v from_o the_o river_n alne_n upon_o which_o it_o be_v seat_v about_o 8_o mile_n from_o the_o sea_n be_v a_o indifferent_a good_a town_n once_o strengthen_v with_o a_o great_a castle_n which_o be_v now_o something_o ruinous_a however_o a_o note_a place_n for_o the_o battle_n 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twede_n but_o its_o market_n be_v great_a for_o corn_n and_o other_o provision_n of_o the_o island_n along_o the_o sea-coast_n of_o northumberland_n along_o the_o coast_n of_o this_o country_n you_o will_v find_v 3_o principal_a island_n as_o you_o go_v from_o south_n to_o north_n viz._n cocket_a farn_v and_o holy_a island_n cocket_a be_v but_o a_o small_a island_n lie_v not_o far_o from_o wetherington_n castle_n farne_n island_n something_o big_a lie_v north_n from_o cocket_a 2_o mile_n from_o bamburg_n castle_n north-east_n of_o which_o lie_v six_o small_a island_n hardly_o worth_a the_o name_n holy_a island_n the_o big_a of_o the_o three_o and_o yet_o of_o no_o great_a extent_n be_v not_o far_o from_o barwick_n this_o island_n be_v in_o shape_n not_o unlike_o a_o wedge_n run_v out_o with_o a_o neck_n of_o land_n towards_o northumberland_n and_o this_o be_v it_o which_o former_o be_v know_v by_o the_o name_n of_o lindisfarne_n in_o the_o dawn_n of_o christianity_n among_o the_o northumber_n make_v a_o bishop_n see_v by_o s._n aidan_n one_o of_o the_o first_o apostle_n of_o these_o part_n select_v for_o that_o dignity_n by_o that_o holy_a man_n for_o the_o solitude_n and_o privacy_n of_o it_o which_o make_v it_o think_v more_o fit_a and_o proper_a for_o devotion_n till_o at_o last_o by_o the_o religious_a life_n of_o so_o many_o pious_a bishop_n monk_n and_o other_o of_o the_o clergy_n as_o do_v inhabit_v here_o it_o get_v the_o name_n of_o holy_a island_n and_o here_o the_o see_v continue_v 353_o year_n that_o be_v from_o the_o year_n 637_o to_o 990_o under_o 22_o bishop_n hence_o call_v bishop_n of_o lindisfarne_n from_o whence_o the_o see_v be_v remove_v to_o durham_n the_o insolence_n of_o the_o dane_n who_o then_o terrible_o rage_v on_o these_o coast_n compel_v these_o religious_a man_n to_o forsake_v their_o solitude_n the_o air_n of_o this_o island_n be_v so_o unhealthful_a and_o the_o soil_v ungrateful_a that_o it_o be_v but_o thin_o people_v fish_n 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thereunto_o belong_v and_o for_o prevent_v all_o question_n and_o division_n in_o this_o realm_n by_o reason_n of_o any_o pretend_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o for_o preserve_v a_o certainty_n in_o the_o succession_n thereof_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o aforesaid_a be_v confirm_v by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n which_o pass_v the_o royal_a assent_n dec_n 16._o 1689._o with_o this_o excellent_a proviso_n that_o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o safety_n and_o welfare_n of_o this_o protestant_a kingdom_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o popish_a prince_n or_o by_o any_o king_n or_o queen_n marry_v papist_n all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o person_n thaâ—_n be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v reconcile_v to_o or_o shall_v holâ—_n communion_n with_o the_o see_v or_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o shall_v profess_v the_o popish_a religion_n or_o shalâ—_n marry_v a_o papist_n shall_v be_v exclude_v and_o be_v 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be_v fix_v and_o we_o must_v either_o surrender_v or_o be_v storm_v this_o be_v our_o condition_n when_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n our_o present_a king_n undertake_v our_o deliverance_n and_o effect_v it_o under_o god_n in_o a_o miraculous_a manner_n upon_o who_o approach_n our_o mass-hero_n flee_v leave_v we_o to_o shift_v for_o ourselves_o and_o the_o popish_a party_n to_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o rabble_n this_o happen_v dec._n 11_o 1688_o a_o fatal_a year_n in_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n age_n to_o popery_n iâ—_n england_n in_o that_o state_n of_o anarchy_n what_o can_v the_o nation_n do_v less_o than_o provide_v for_o a_o settlement_n under_o the_o gracious_a influence_n of_o the_o prince_n which_o be_v according_o do_v in_o as_o regular_a 〈◊〉_d way_n as_o the_o present_a state_n of_o affair_n will_v â—ow_o king_n james_n have_v thus_o desert_v the_o
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