Sixth of Scotland, next succeeded; he had some virtues, but they bordered on the neighbouring vices; his generosity savoured of profusion, his learning of pedantry, and his pacifie disposition of pusillanimity. MASTER ONSLOW, Charles the First succeeded his fa ther; his judgment was sound, his taste elegant, his general temper moderate; but he had the misfortune to be educated in high notions of royal prerogative, which he was resolved to support at all events, and which at length lost him his crown and his life. EDWARD EDWARD ANWYLL. After a long interregnum, in which Oliver Cromwell usurped the government, Charles the Second was restored to the throne: as a prince he was destitute of a proper sense of his dignity with regard to domestic con : cerns, he was able and artful, but mean as a gentleman and compamion, he was elegant, easy and gay; he had a very bad opinion of human nature, and seemed incapable of gratitude or friendship: he was dissolute, and a constant violator of the most sacred ties. HENRY HENRY ANWYLL. James the Second succeeded his brother his reign was one scene of rebellion and cruelty: he was SO hateful to the English, on account of his preference to the popish faith, and his meanness, and little observance of his word, that they invited his son-inlaw, the Prince of Orange, to take the reins of government on him: and James abdicated the throne and the kingdom. EDWARD ANWYLL. William the Third, and Mary, were then crowned in courage, con duct, duct, and magnanimity, he rivalled the most eminent warriors of antiquiy: he was temperate, just, religious, and merciful, and particularly remarkable for the equanimity of his temper; and his ruling passion was a sincere regard to the natural rights and liberties of mankind. ELINOR. Ann, youngest daughter of James the Second, succeeded: her conduct, viewed through private life, was truly amiable: she was a pattern of conjugal affection, a tender mother, a warm friend, indulgent mistress, and a munificent patroness: though she was deficient deficient in that vigour of mind necessary to preserve her from the snares of favourites and sycophants; yet her regard for the happiness of her subjects was never doubted; she felt a mother's fondness for her people, by whom she was beloved with a warmth of affection, which even the prejudice of party could not abate, and by whom she was dignified by the name of the good Queen Ann. EDMUND. George the First was next called to the crown: he was the son of the Princess Sophia, grand-daughter of James the First: he was grave in his deport |