Excerpt from An History of England, in a Series of Letters From a Nobleman to His Son, Vol. 2 E V E R' did monarch cdme to the throne of England with agreatery'ariety of' favourable concurrences than Charles I. He A D 1655 found himself possessed of apeaeeful 3. And flourishing kingdom, his right undisputed by rival claimants, strengthened by an allianjce, with one of the most powerful monarchs that ever reigned in France, whose sister he had mar; Tied and, to add to all this, lot/ed. By his Sub jects; whom Ahehad won by his virtues and address. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.