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BOOK I. P.6.
_Burnet._ That king saw that those who were most in his interests were likewise jealous of his authority, and apt to encroach upon it .-- _Swift._ Nonsense. P.10._Burnet_ says that competent provision to those who served the cure:--was afterwards in his son's time raised to about fifty pounds a year .-- _Swift._ Scotch pounds, I suppose. P.11.
_Burnet._ Colonel Titus assured me that he had from King Charles the First's own mouth, that he was well assured he [Prince Henry] was poisoned by the Earl of Somerset's means .-- _Swift._ Titus was the greatest rogue in England. P.18._Burnet_ says that Gowry's conspiracy against King James was confirmed to him by his father .-- _Swift._ Melvil makes nothing of it. P.20.
_Burnet._ I turn now to the affairs of Scotland, which are but little known .-- _Swift._ Not worth knowing. P.23.
_Burnet,_ Archbishop Spotswood began:--his journey as he often did on a Sunday, which was a very odious thing in that country .-- _Swift._ Poor malice. P.24.
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