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[[underline]] George the 1st 1714 [[/underline]] George the 1st Elector of Hanover agreeable to the dictates of an act of Parliament passed in King Williams time the very day of Queen's decease was proclaimed King in the usual forms, and the submission of the three Kingdoms was as uneversal as if there had not existed any other pretended title to the Throne. It was not till the 16th day of Sepr six weeks after the Queens decease, that the impatient expectations of the people were gratified with the presence of their new Sovereign-- The fears and hopes of both parties ran high but his Majesty soon relieved them from this state of anxiety as the Duke of Marlborough was restored to his former power-- The late Ministry who had been encouraged in licentiousness broke out into acts of sedition &
