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The History of England from the Accession of James II.

CHAPTER IX
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The Canons did not choose to appear in their stalls; but some of the choristers and prebendaries attended.

William repaired in military state to the Cathedral.

As he passed under the gorgeous screen, that renowned organ, scarcely surpassed by any of those which are the boast of his native Holland, gave out a peal of triumph.
He mounted the Bishop's seat, a stately throne rich with the carving of the fifteenth century.

Burnet stood below; and a crowd of warriors and nobles appeared on the right hand and on the left.

The singers, robed in white, sang the Te Deum.


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