An enquiry into the circumstances of the death of King Charles the Second, of England / by Norman Chevers.
- Norman Chevers
- Date:
- 1861
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An enquiry into the circumstances of the death of King Charles the Second, of England / by Norman Chevers. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.
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![XXL That she having that high and dishonourable absolute dominion and power over the King’s Heart, she has opportunity to draw from him the secrets of his Government, opportunity by herself, or other Engines of hers, to poison, or otherwise, to destroy the King: opportunity, at least to pro- mote a French Popish interest; so that it is not only impossible the Pro- testant Religion should live; but it’s not possible, the King can have a due sense of the danger, he was, or may be in from the Romish Conspiracy, which has, is, or may be against His Royal Person or Government. We find the subjoined very remarkable and significant pass- age in Henry Sidney’s diary, under the date of March 9th, 1679 .—“He” [The Duke of Monmouth] “resolves to take vp arms in case the King dies, for he will conclude him murdered](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28268003_0059.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
