463Burnet，i。634。
464Calamy’sMemoirs；Commons’Journals，December26，1690；
SunderlandtoJeffreys，September14，1685；PrivyCouncilBook，February26，1685—6。
465LansdowneMS。1152；Harl。MS。6845；LondonGazette，July20，1685。
466Manywritershaveasserted，withouttheslightestfoundation，thatapardonwasgrantedtoFergusonbyJames。Somehavebeensoabsurdastocitethisimaginarypardon，which，ifitwererealwouldproveonlythatFergusonwasacourtspy，inproofofthemagnanimityandbenignityoftheprincewhobeheadedAliceLisleandburnedElizabethGaunt。Fergusonwasnotonlynotspeciallypardoned，butwasexcludedbynamefromthegeneralpardonpublishedinthefollowingspring。（LondonGazette，March15，1685—6。）If，asthepublicsuspectedandasseemsprobable，indulgencewasshowntohim；itwasindulgenceofwhichJameswas，notwithoutreason，ashamed，andwhichwas，asfaraspossible，keptsecret。ThereportswhichwerecurrentinLondonatthetimearementionedintheObservator，Aug。1，1685。