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The Whigs were not asleep at this Critical Minute, for in all the papers publish'd by them, they make no scruple of Calling it an abrupt & unnexpected dissolution, with a View to brand their Adversarys, Secure Popularity & hang out terrors to the Court, in case matters came to an absolute breach.

A deletion terrible /deletion addition Great /addition ferment always attends General Elections, & every party takes Such libertys at this Crises with the Press, that it is no easy matter to pronounce which of them has most abuse to answer for, & yet according to Burnet there was something extrem'ly singular in the present Situation, for He affirms the King thought He could not trust the Torys, & would not trust the Whigs, the former were brought from a State of despair to the most flattering prospect that favour could