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| + | accepted & appointed Christmas day for | ||
| + | his Coronation. The Ceremony was performed | ||
| + | by the Archbishop of Canterbury. | ||
| + | The new King took the Usual Oath; & tho | ||
| + | he be commonly called the Conqueror, it | ||
| + | is certain, he never openly pretended to | ||
| + | possess the Crown by right of conquest; | ||
| + | but took great care that his title | ||
| + | should never be explained clearly. | ||
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| + | But whatever his Oaths & pretenses | ||
| + | were & notwithstanding his moderation | ||
| + | at first, he soon convinced the English | ||
| + | that He intended to govern in the most | ||
| + | arbitrary manner. When he returned | ||
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7.
underline William I /underline
accepted & appointed Christmas day for his Coronation. The Ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The new King took the Usual Oath; & tho he be commonly called the Conqueror, it is certain, he never openly pretended to possess the Crown by right of conquest; but took great care that his title should never be explained clearly.
But whatever his Oaths & pretenses were & notwithstanding his moderation at first, he soon convinced the English that He intended to govern in the most arbitrary manner. When he returned
