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  223LondonGazette,Feb。9。1684—5;Clarke’sLifeofJamestheSecond,ii。3;Barillon,Feb。9—19:Evelyn’sDiary,Feb。6。

  224Seetheauthoritiescitedinthelastnote。SeealsotheExamen,647;Burnet,i。620;HiggonsonBurnet。

  225LondonGazette,Feb。14,1684—5;Evelyn’sDiaryofthesameday;Burnet,i。610:TheHindletloose。

  226Burnet,i。628;Lestrange,Observator,Feb。11,1684。

  227TheletterswhichpassedbetweenRochesterandOrmondonthissubjectwillbefoundintheClarendonCorrespondence。

  228TheministerialchangesareannouncedintheLondonGazette,Feb。19,1684—5。SeeBurnet,i。621;Barillon,Feb。9—19,16—26;

  andFeb。19,/Mar。1。

  229Carte’sLifeofOrmond;SecretConsultsoftheRomishPartyinIreland,1690;MemoirsofIreland,1716。

  230ChristmasSessionsPaperof1678。

  231TheActsoftheWitnessesoftheSpirit,partvchapterv。

  InthisworkLodowick,afterhisfashion,revengeshimselfonthe\"bawlingdevil,\"ashecallsJeffreys,byastringofcurseswhichErnulphus,orJeffreyshimself,mighthaveenvied。ThetrialwasinJanuary,1677。

  232Thissayingistobefoundinmanycontemporarypamphlets。

  TitusOateswasnevertiredofquotingit。SeehisEikwgBasilikh。

  233ThechiefsourcesofinformationconcerningJeffreysaretheStateTrialsandNorth’sLifeofLordGuildford。SometouchesofminorimportanceIowetocontemporarypamphletsinverseandprose。SucharetheBloodyAssizesthelifeandDeathofGeorgeLordJeffreys,thePanegyriconthelateLordJeffreys,theLettertotheLordChancellor,Jeffreys’sElegy。SeealsoEvelyn’sDiary,Dec。5,1683,Oct。31。1685。IscarcelyneedadviseeveryreadertoconsultLordCampbell’sexcellentLifeofJeffreys。

  234LondonGazette,Feb。12,1684—5。North’sLifeofGuildford,254。

  235ThechiefauthorityforthesetransactionsisBarillon’sdespatchofFebruary9—19,1685。ItwillhefoundintheAppendixtoMr。Fox’sHistory。SeealsoPreston’sLettertoJames,datedApril18—28,1685,inDalrymple。

  236LewistoBarillon,Feb。16—26,1685。

  237Barillon,Feb。16—26,1685。

  238Barillon,Feb。18—28,1685。

  239SwiftwhohatedMarlborough,andwhowaslittledisposedtoallowanymerittothosewhomhehated,says,inthefamouslettertoCrassus,\"YouarenoilloratorintheSenate。\"

  240Dartmouth’snoteonBurnet,i。264。Chesterfleld’sLetters,Nov。,18,1748。Chesterfieldisanunexceptionalwitness;fortheannuitywasachargeontheestateofhisgrandfather,Halifax。I

  believethatthereisnofoundationforadisgracefuladditiontothestorywhichmaybefoundinPope:

  \"Thegallanttoo,towhomshepaiditdown,Livedtorefusehismistresshalfacrown。\"

  Curllcallsthisapieceoftravellingscandal。

  241PopeinSpence’sAnecdotes。

  242SeetheHistoricalRecordsofthefirstorRoyalDragoons。

  TheappointmentofChurchilltothecommandofthisregimentwasridiculedasaninstanceofabsurdpartiality。OnelampoonofthattimewhichIdonotremembertohaveseeninprint,butofwhichamanuscriptcopyisintheBritishMuseum,containstheselines:

  \"Let’scutourmeatwithspoons:

  ThesenseisasgoodAsthatChurchillshouldBeputtocommandthedragoons。\"

  243Barillon,Feb。16—26,1685。

  244Barillon,April6—16;LewistoBarillon,April14—24。

  245ImighttranscribehalfBarillon’scorrespondenceinproofofthisproposition,butIwillquoteonlyonepassage,inwhichthepolicyoftheFrenchgovernmenttowardsEnglandisexhibitedconciselyandwithperfectclearness。

  \"Onpeuttenirpourunmaximeindubitablequel’accordduRoyd’Angleterreavecsonparlement,enquelquemanierequ’ilsefasse,n’estpasconformeauxinteretsdeV。M。Jemecontentedepensercelasanem’enouvrirapersonne,etjecacheavecsoinmessentimensacetegard。\"——BarillontoLewis,Feb。28,/Mar。

  1687。ThatthiswastherealsecretofthewholepolicyofLewistowardsourcountrywasperfectlyunderstoodatVienna。TheEmperorLeopoldwrotethustoJames,March30,/April9,1689:

  \"Galliidunumagebant,ut,perpetuasinterSerenitatemvestrametejusdempopulosfovendosimultates,reliqu?Christian?Europetantosecuriusinsultarent。\"

  246\"Queseaunidoconsureyno,yentodobuenaintelligenciaconelparlamenyo。\"DespatchfromtheKingofSpaintoDonPedroRonquillo,March16—26,1685。ThisdespatchisinthearchivesofSamancas,whichcontainagreatmassofpapersrelatingtoEnglishaffairs。CopiesofthemostinterestingofthosepapersareinthepossessionofM。Guizot,andwerebyhimlenttome。Itiswithpeculiarpleasurethatatthistime,I

  acknowledgethismarkofthefriendshipofsogreataman。

  (1848。)

  247FewEnglishreaderswillbedesiroustogodeepintothehistoryofthisquarrel。SummarieswillbefoundinCardinalBausset’sLifeofBossuet,andinVoltaire’sAgeofLewisXIV。

  248Burnet,i。661,andLetterfromRome,Dodd’sChurchHistory,partviii。booki。art。1。

  249ConsultationsoftheSpanishCouncilofStateonApril2—12

  andApril16—26,IntheArchivesofSimancas。

  250LewistoBarillon,May22,/June1,1685;Burnet,i。623。

  251LifeofJamestheSecond,i。5。Barillon,Feb。19,/Mar。1,1685;Evelyn’sDiary,March5,1685。

  252\"TothosethataskboonsHeswearsbyGod’soonsAndchidesthemasiftheycametheretostealspoons。\"

  LamentableLory,aballad,1684。

  253Barillon,April20—30。1685。

  254FromAdda’sdespatchofJan。22,/Feb。1,1686,andfromtheexpressionsofthePered’Orleans(HistoiredesRevolutionsd’Angleterre,liv。xi。),itisclearthatrigidCatholicsthoughttheKing’sconductindefensible。

  255LondonGazette,GazettedeFrance;LifeofJamestheSecond,ii。10;HistoryoftheCoronationofKingJamestheSecondandQueenMary,byFrancisSandford,LancasterHerald,fol。1687;

  Evelyn’sDiary,May,21,1685;DespatchoftheDutchAmbassadors,April10—20,1685;Burnet,i。628;Eachard,iii。734;AsermonpreachedbeforetheirMajestiesKingJamestheSecondandQueenMaryattheirCoronationinWestminsterAbbey,April23,1695,byFrancisLordBishopofEly,andLordAlmoner。IhaveseenanItalianaccountoftheCoronationwhichwaspublishedatModena,andwhichischieflyremarkablefortheskillwithwhichthewritersinksthefactthattheprayersandpsalmswereinEnglish,andthattheBishopswereheretics。

  256SeetheLondonGazetteduringthemonthsofFebruary,March,andApril,1685。

  257ItwouldbeeasytofillavolumewithwhatWhighistoriansandpamphleteershavewrittenonthissubject。Iwillciteonlyonewitness,achurchmanandaTory。\"Elections,\"saysEvelyn,\"werethoughttobeveryindecentlycarriedoninmostplaces。

  Godgiveabetterissueofitthansomeexpect!\"May10,1685。

  Againhesays,\"Thetruthisthereweremanyofthenewmemberswhoseelectionsandreturnswereuniversallycondemned。\"May22。

  258ThisfactIlearnedfromanewsletterinthelibraryoftheRoyalInstitution。VanCittersmentionsthestrengthoftheWhigpartyinBedfordshire。

  259Bramston’sMemoirs。

  260ReflectionsonaRemonstranceandProtestationofallthegoodProtestantsofthisKingdom,1689;DialoguebetweenTwoFriends,1689。

  261MemoirsoftheLifeofThomasMarquessofWharton,1715。

  262SeetheGuardian,No。67;anexquisitespecimenofAddison’speculiarmanner。Itwouldbedifficulttofindintheworksofanyotherwritersuchaninstanceofbenevolencedelicatelyflavouredwithcontempt。

  263TheObservator,April4,1685。

  264DespatchoftheDutchAmbasadors,April10—20,1685。

  265Burnet,i。626。

  266AfaithfulaccountoftheSickness,Death,andBurialofCaptainBedlow,1680;NarrativeofLordChiefJusticeNorth。

  267Smith’sIntriguesofthePopishPlot,1685。

  268Burnet,i。439。

  269SeetheproceedingsintheCollectionofStateTrials。

  270Evelyn’sDiary,May7,1685。

  271ThereremainmanypicturesofOates。ThemoststrikingdescriptionsofhispersonareinNorth’sExamen,225,inDryden’sAbsalomandAchitophel,andInabroadsideentitled,A

  HueandCryafterT。O。

  272TheproceedingswillbefoundatlengthintheCollectionofStateTrials。

  273GazettedeFranceMay29,/June9,1685。

  274DespatchoftheDutchAmbassadors,May19—29,1685。

  275Evelyn’sDiary,May22,1685;Eachard,iii。741;Burnet,i。

  637;Observator,May27,1685;Oates’sEikvn,89;EikwnBrotoloigon,1697;Commons’JournalsofMay,June,andJuly,1689;TomBrown’sadvicetoDr。Oates。Someinterestingcircumstancesarementionedinabroadside,printedforA。

  Brooks,CharingCross,1685。IhaveseencontemporaryFrenchandItalianpamphletscontainingthehistoryofthetrialandexecution。AprintofTitusinthepillorywaspublishedatMilan,withthefollowingcuriousinscription:\"QuestoeilnaturaleritrattodiTitoOtez,overoOatz,Inglese,postoinberlina,unode’principaliprofessordellareligionprotestante,acerrimopersecutorede’Cattolici,egranspergiuro。\"IhavealsoseenaDutchengravingofhispunishment,withsomeLatinverses,ofwhichthefollowingareaspecimen:

  \"AtDoctorfictusnonfictospertulitictusAtortoredatoshaudmolliincorporegratos,Disceretutveresceleraobcommissarubere。\"

  Theanagramofhisname,\"TestisOvat,\"maybefoundonmanyprintspublishedindifferentcountries。

  276Blackstone’sCommentaries,ChapterofHomicide。

  277AccordingtoRogerNorththejudgesdecidedthatDangerfield,havingbeenpreviouslyconvictedofperjury,wasincompetenttobeawitnessoftheplot。ButthisisoneamongmanyinstancesofRoger’sinaccuracy。Itappears,fromthereportofthetrialofLordCastlemaineinJune1680,that,aftermuchaltercationbetweencounsel,andmuchconsultationamongthejudgesofthedifferentcourtsinWestminsterHall,Dangerfieldwasswornandsufferedtotellhisstory;butthejuryveryproperlygavenocredittohistestimony。

  278Dangerfield’strialwasnotreported;butIhaveseenaconciseaccountofitinacontemporarybroadside。AnabstractoftheevidenceagainstFrancis,andhisdyingspeech,willbefoundintheCollectionofStateTrials。SeeEachard,iii。741。

  Burnet’snarrativecontainsmoremistakesthanlines。SeealsoNorth’sExamen,256,thesketchofDangerfield’slifeintheBloodyAssizes,theObservatorofJuly29,1685,andthepoementitled\"Dangerfield’sGhosttoJeffreys。\"Intheveryrarevolumeentitled\"SuccinctGenealogies,byRobertHalstead,\"LordPeterboughsaysthatDangerfield,withwhomhehadhadsomeintercourse,was\"ayoungmanwhoappearedunderadecentfigure,aseriousbehaviour,andwithwordsthatdidnotseemtoproceedfromacommonunderstanding。\"

  279Baxter’sprefacetoSirMathewHale’sJudgmentoftheNatureofTrueReligion,1684。

  280SeetheObservatorofFebruary28,1685,theinformationintheCollectionofStateTrials,theaccountofwhatpassedincourtgivenbyCalamy,LifeofBaxter,chap。xiv。,andtheverycuriousextractsfromtheBaxterMSS。intheLife,byOrme,publishedin1830。

  281BaxterMS。citedbyOrme。

  282ActParl。Car。II。March29,1661,Jac。VII。April28,1685,andMay13,1685。

  283ActParl。Jac。VII。May8,1685,Observator,June20,1685;

  LestrangeevidentlywishedtoseetheprecedentfollowedinEngland。

  284Hisownwordsreportedbyhimself。LifeofJamestheSecond,i。666。Orig。Mem。

  285ActParl。Car。II。August31,1681。

  286Burnet,i。583;Wodrow,III。v。2。UnfortunatelytheActaoftheScottishPrivyCouncilduringalmostthewholeadministrationoftheDukeofYorkarewanting。(1848。)Thisassertionhasbeenmetbyadirectcontradiction。ButthefactisexactlyasIhavestatedit。ThereisinheActaoftheScottishPrivyCouncilahiatusextendingfromAugust1678toAugust1682。TheDukeofYorkbegantoresideinScotlandinDecember1679。HeleftScotland,nevertoreturninMay1682。(1857。)

  287Wodrow,III。ix。6。

  288Wodrow,III。ix。6。TheeditoroftheOxfordeditionofBurnetattemptstoexcusethisactbyallegingthatClaverhousewasthenemployedtointerceptallcommunicationbetweenArgyleandMonmouth,andbysupposingthatJohnBrownmayhavebeendetectedinconveyingintelligencebetweentherebelcamps。

  UnfortunatelyforthishypothesisJohnBrownwasshotonthefirstofMay,whenbothArgyleandMonmouthwereinHolland,andwhentherewasnoinsurrectioninanypartofourisland。

  289Wodrow,III。ix,6。

  290Wodrow,III。ix。6。Ithasbeenconfidentlyasserted,bypersonswhohavenottakenthetroubletolookattheauthoritytowhichIhavereferred,thatIhavegrosslycalumniatedtheseunfortunatemen;thatIdonotunderstandtheCalvinistictheology;andthatitisimpossiblethatmembersoftheChurchofScotlandcanhaverefusedtoprayforanymanonthegroundthathewasnotoneoftheelect。

  IcanonlyrefertothenarrativewhichWodrowhasinsertedinhishistory,andwhichhejustlycallsplainandnatural。Thatnarrativeissignedbytwoeyewitnesses,andWodrow,beforehepublishedit,submittedittoathirdeyewitness,whopronounceditstrictlyaccurate。FromthatnarrativeIwillextracttheonlywordswhichbearonthepointinquestion:\"Whenallthethreeweretaken,theofficersconsultedamongthemselves,and,withdrawingtothewestsideofthetown,questionedtheprisoners,particularlyiftheywouldprayforKingJamesVII。

  Theyanswered,theywouldprayforallwithintheelectionofgrace。BalfoursaidDoyouquestiontheKing’selection?Theyanswered,sometimestheyquestionedtheirown。Uponwhichhesworedreadfully,andsaidtheyshoulddiepresently,becausetheywouldnotprayforChrist’svicegerent,andsowithoutonewordmore,commandedThomasCooktogotohisprayers,forheshoulddie。

  InthisnarrativeWodrowsawnothingimprobable;andIshallnoteasilybeconvincedthatanywriternowlivingunderstandsthefeelingsandopinionsoftheCovenantersbetterthanWodrowdid。

  (1857。)

  291Wodrow,III。ix。6。CloudofWitnesses。

  292Wodrow,III。ix。6。TheepitaphofMargaretWilson,inthechurchyardatWigton,isprintedintheAppendixtotheCloudofWitnesses;

  \"MurderedforowningChristsupremeHeadofhischurch,andnomorecrime,ButhernotowningPrelacy。

  AndnotabjuringPresbytery,Withinthesea,tiedtoastake,ShesufferedforChristJesus’sake。\"

  293SeethelettertoKingCharlesII。prefixedtoBarclay’sApology。

  294Sewel’sHistoryoftheQuakers,bookx。

  295MinutesofYearlyMeetings,1689,1690。

  296ClarksononQuakerism;PeculiarCustoms,chapterv。

  297Afterthispassagewaswritten,IfoundintheBritishMuseum,amanuscript(Harl。MS。7506)entitled,\"AnAccountoftheSeizures,Sequestrations,greatSpoilandHavockmadeupontheEstatesoftheseveralProtestantDissenterscalledQuakers,uponProsecutionofoldStatutesmadeagainstPapistandPopishRecusants。\"ThemanuscriptismarkedashavingbelongedtoJames,andappearstohavebeengivenbyhisconfidentialservant,ColonelGraham,toLordOxford。ThiscircumstanceappearstometoconfirmtheviewwhichIhavetakenoftheKing’sconducttowardstheQuakers。

  298Penn’svisitstoWhitehall,andleveesatKensington,aredescribedwithgreatvivacity,thoughinverybadLatin,byGerardCroese。\"Sumebat,\"hesays,\"rexs鎝esecretum,nonhorarium,verohorarumplurium,inquodevariisrebuscumPennoseriosermonemconferebat,etinterimdifferebataudirepr鎐ipuorumnobiliumordinem,quihocinterimspatioinproc

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