Ofthem，itwouldbedifficulttosaywhethertheymosthatedordespisedhim。Religionhehadnone。OnedayhefavouredPopery；thenext，onhearingcertainclamoursofthepeople，hesenthiswife’sdomesticsbackpackingtoFrance，becausetheywerePapists。Papists，however，shouldmakehimasaint，forhewascertainlythecauseofthetakingofRochelle。
Hisson，CharlestheSecond，thoughhepassedhisyouthintheschoolofadversity，learnednootherlessonfromitthanthefollowingone—takecareofyourself，andneverdoanaction，eithergoodorbad，whichislikelytobringyouintoanygreatdifficulty；andthismaximheacteduptoassoonashecametothethrone。HewasaPapist，buttookespecialcarenottoacknowledgehisreligion，atwhichhefrequentlyscoffed，tilljustbeforehislastgasp，whenheknewthathecouldlosenothing，andhopedtogaineverythingbyit。Hewasalwaysinwantofmoney，buttookcarenottotaxthecountrybeyondallendurablebounds；preferringtosuchaboldanddangerouscourse，tobecomethepensionerofLouis，towhom，inreturnforhisgold，hesacrificedthehonourandinterestsofBritain。Hewastoolazyandsensualtodelightinplayingthepartofatyranthimself；buthenevercheckedtyrannyinotherssaveinoneinstance。Hepermittedbeastlybutcherstocommitunmentionablehorrorsonthefeeble，unarmed，anddisunitedCovenantersofScotland，butcheckedthemwhentheywouldfainhaveendeavouredtoplaythesamegameonthenumerousunited，dogged，andwarlikeIndependentsofEngland。Toshowhisfilialpiety，hebadethehangmandishonourthecorpsesofsomeofhisfather’sjudges，beforewhom，whenalive，heranlikeascreaminghare；butpermittedthosewhohadlosttheirallinsupportinghisfather’scause，topineinmiseryandwant。Hewouldgivetoapaintedharlotathousandpoundsforaloathsomeembrace，andtoaplayerorbuffoonahundredforatrumperypun，butwouldrefuseapennytothewidowororphanofanoldRoyalistsoldier。Hewasthepersonificationofselfishness；
andashelovedandcaredfornoone，sodidnooneloveorcareforhim。Solittlehadhegainedtherespectoraffectionofthosewhosurroundedhim，thatafterhisbodyhadundergoneanafter—deathexamination，partsofitwerethrowndownthesinksofthepalace，tobecomeeventuallythepreyoftheswineandducksofWestminster。
Hisbrother，whosucceededhim，JamestheSecond，wasaPapist，butsufficientlyhonesttoacknowledgehisPopery，butuponthewhole，hewasapoorcreature；thoughatyrant，hewascowardly，hadhenotbeenacowardhewouldneverhavelosthisthrone。TherewereplentyofloversoftyrannyinEnglandwhowouldhavestoodbyhim，providedhewouldhavestoodbythem，andwould，thoughnotPapists，haveencouragedhiminhisattempttobringbackEnglandbeneaththeswayofRome，andperhapswouldeventuallyhavebecomePapiststhemselves；butthenationraisingacryagainsthim，andhisson—in—law，thePrinceofOrange，invadingthecountry，heforsookhisfriends，ofwhomhehadahost，butforwhomhecaredlittle—lefthisthrone，forwhichhecaredagreatdeal—andPoperyinEngland，forwhichhecaredyetmore，totheirfate，andescapedtoFrance，fromwhence，aftertakingalittleheart，herepairedtoIreland，wherehewasspeedilyjoinedbyagallantarmyofPapistswhomhebaselyabandonedattheBoyne，runningawayinamostlamentablecondition，atthetimewhenbyshowingalittlecouragehemighthaveenabledthemtoconquer。Thisworthy，inhislastwill，bequeathedhishearttoEngland—hisrightarmtoScotland—
andhisbowelstoIreland。WhattheEnglishandScotchsaidtotheirrespectivebequestsisnotknown，butitiscertainthatanoldIrishpriest，supposedtohavebeenagreat—