FROM THE SPANISH MONARCHY. £19 



+* fummons them to furrender. This gratification will 

 " I participate with you, I will fee you live and reigk. 

 M Few will follow my example ; few have gone before 

 I s me in this act. But my act will be laudable, if your 

 " future life but juftified my confidence, if you never 

 " fwerve from the wifdom which you have hitherto 

 " confefTed, if you inflexibly perfifi: in the purity of 

 <c the faith, which is the firmer! pillar of your throne. 

 ti I add but one thing more. May heaven blefs you 

 " with a fon to whom you might refign the fovereignty 

 <f — although not be compelled to do it." 



When the emperor had concluded, Philip fell on 

 his knees before him, bowed his head on his father's 

 hand, and received the paternal bleffing. His eyes . 

 were for the laft time moiilened with fenfibility. All 

 the by-ftanders wept. It was a moment never to be 

 forgotten. 



To this moving farce there foon fucceeded another. 

 Philip received the allegiance of the affembled ftates, 

 and took the oath that was adminiftered to him in the 

 following words : " I Philip, by the grace of God, 

 " prince of Spain, of the two Sicilies, &c. vow and 

 * c fwear, that, in the countries, earldoms, dutchies, 

 * c &c. I will be a good and righteous lord; that I will 

 <c well and truly maintain and caufe to be maintained, 

 4i all the privileges and immunities of the nobles, the 

 "Hates, the commons, and of all the fubje&s, which 

 " have been granted to them by my predeceffors, as 

 " well as all cuftoms, fucceflions, ufages, and rights, 

 <c which they now in general and in particular have and 

 " poffefs ; and farther, that I will pradtiie all that be- 



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