Note 92 — Chapter XIV · THE REIGN OF JAMES II.
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It had been the intention of Sunderland and the others to dissolve parliament, as soon as the revenue for life should be settled, and to rely in future on the assistance of France. Fox's App. 59, 60; Mazure, i. 432. But this was prevented, partly by the sudden invasion of Monmouth, which made a new session necessary, and gave hopes of a large supply for the army; and partly by the unwillingness of the King of France to advance as much money as the English government wanted. In fact, the plan of continual prorogations answered as well.