K 7 ) that the moft piercing Eye of Malice could not fee, nor the moft Barbaroufly-bloody Hand offer Violence to his Sacred Perfon: God fmiting his purfucrs (as once he did the Sodomites) with blindnefs, who with as much eagernefs fought to facrifice the Lords Anointed to their fury, as the other did to proftitute the Angels to their luft. But before the feveral Particulars of this Story are laid open, two Queftions (eafily forefeen ) which will be readily asked by every Header, call for an Anfwer. The one is, Why this Relation fo much expectA ed, fo much longed for, has been kept up all this while from publick view ? And the other, How it comes to pafs, that nowit takes the liberty to walk abroad ? ConA cerning the firft, it muft be known, that a Narrative of thefe Paffages was (by efpe-ciai command from his Majefty ) written by the Colonels own hand, immediately after the Kings return into England} which ( being prefented to his Majefty ) was laid up in his Royal Cabinet, there to reft for foait rime, ip being the Kings pleafure ( for reafons

DOI link for K 7 ) that the moft piercing Eye of Malice could not fee, nor the moft Barbaroufly-bloody Hand offer Violence to his Sacred Perfon: God fmiting his purfucrs (as once he did the Sodomites) with blindnefs, who with as much eagernefs fought to facrifice the Lords Anointed to their fury, as the other did to proftitute the Angels to their luft. But before the feveral Particulars of this Story are laid open, two Queftions (eafily forefeen ) which will be readily asked by every Header, call for an Anfwer. The one is, Why this Relation fo much expectA ed, fo much longed for, has been kept up all this while from publick view ? And the other, How it comes to pafs, that nowit takes the liberty to walk abroad ? ConA cerning the firft, it muft be known, that a Narrative of thefe Paffages was (by efpe-ciai command from his Majefty ) written by the Colonels own hand, immediately after the Kings return into England} which ( being prefented to his Majefty ) was laid up in his Royal Cabinet, there to reft for foait rime, ip being the Kings pleafure ( for reafons

K 7 ) that the moft piercing Eye of Malice could not fee, nor the moft Barbaroufly-bloody Hand offer Violence to his Sacred Perfon: God fmiting his purfucrs (as once he did the Sodomites) with blindnefs, who with as much eagernefs fought to facrifice the Lords Anointed to their fury, as the other did to proftitute the Angels to their luft. But before the feveral Particulars of this Story are laid open, two Queftions (eafily forefeen ) which will be readily asked by every Header, call for an Anfwer. The one is, Why this Relation fo much expectA ed, fo much longed for, has been kept up all this while from publick view ? And the other, How it comes to pafs, that nowit takes the liberty to walk abroad ? ConA cerning the firft, it muft be known, that a Narrative of thefe Paffages was (by efpe-ciai command from his Majefty ) written by the Colonels own hand, immediately after the Kings return into England} which ( being prefented to his Majefty ) was laid up in his Royal Cabinet, there to reft for foait rime, ip being the Kings pleafure ( for reafons