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  FN92Astothiscontroversy,seeBurnet,ii。7,8,9。;Grey’sDebates,April19。and22。1689;Commons’JournalsofApril20。

  and22。;Lords’Journals,April21。

  FN93Lords’Journals,March16。1689。

  FN94Burnet,ii。7,8。

  FN95Burnetsays(ii。8。)thatthepropositiontoabolishthesacramentaltestwasrejectedbyagreatmajorityinbothHouses。

  Buthismemorydeceivedhim;fortheonlydivisiononthesubjectintheHouseofCommonswasthatmentionedinthetext。ItisremarkablethatGwynandRowe,whoweretellersforthemajority,weretwoofthestrongestWhigsintheHouse。

  FN96Lords’Journals,March21。1689。

  FN97Lords’Journals,April5。1689;Burnet,ii。10。

  FN98Commons’Journals,March28。April1。1689;ParisGazette,April23。PartofthepassageintheParisGazetteisworthquoting。\"Ilyeut,cejourle(March28),unegrandecontestationdanslaChambreBasse,surlapropositionquifutfaitederemettrelesséencesapreslesfetesdePasquesobserveestoujoursparl’EgliseAnglicane。LesProtestansconformistesfurentdecetavis;etlesPresbyteriansemporterentalapluralitedesvoixquelesseancesrecommenceroientleLundy,secondefestedePasques。\"TheLowChurchmenarefrequentlydesignatedasPresbyteriansbytheFrenchandDutchwritersofthatage。TherewerenottwentyPresbyterians,properlysocalled,intheHouseofCommons。SeeA。SmithandCutler’splainDialogueaboutWhigandTory,1690。

  FN99AccountsofwhatpassedattheConferenceswillbefoundintheJournalsoftheHouses,anddeservetoberead。

  FN100Journals,March28。1689;Grey’sDebates。

  FN101Iwillquotesomeexpressionswhichhavebeenpreservedintheconcisereportsofthesedebates。Thoseexpressionsarequitedecisiveastothesenseinwhichtheoathwasunderstoodbythelegislatorswhoframedit。Musgravesaid,\"Thereisnooccasionforthisproviso。Itcannotbeimaginedthatanybillfromhencewilleverdestroythelegislativepower。\"Pinchsaid,\"Thewordsestablishedbylaw,hindernottheKingfrompassinganybillforthereliefofDissenters。Theprovisomakesthescruple,andgivestheoccasionforit。\"Sawyersaid,\"Thisisthefirstprovisoofthisnaturethateverwasinanybill。Itseemstostrikeatthelegislativepower。\"SirRobertCottonsaid,\"ThoughtheprovisolookswellandHealing,yetitseemstoimplyadefect。Notabletoalterlawsasoccasionrequires!This,insteadofonescruple,raisesmore,asifyouweresobounduptotheecclesiasticalgovernmentthatyoucannotmakeanynewlawswithoutsuchaproviso。\"SirThomasLeesaid,\"Itwill,I

  fear,creepinthatotherlawscannotbemadewithoutsuchaprovisothereforeIwouldlayitaside。\"

  FN102LadyHenriettawhomheruncleClarendoncalls\"prettylittleLadyHenrietta,\"and\"thebestchildintheworld\"(Diary,Jan。168—I),wassoonaftermarriedtotheEarlofDalkeith,eldestsonoftheunfortunateDukeofMonmouth。

  FN103Thesermondeservestoberead。SeetheLondonGazetteofApril14。1689;Evelyn’sDiary;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;andthedespatchoftheDutchAmbassadorstotheStatesGeneral。

  FN104AspecimenoftheprosewhichtheJacobiteswroteonthissubjectwillbefoundintheSomersTracts。TheJacobiteversesweregenerallytooloathsometobequoted。Iselectsomeofthemostdecentlinesfromaveryrarelampoon\"TheeleventhofAprilhascomeabout,ToWestminsterwenttherabblerout,Inordertocrownabundleofclouts,adaintyfineKingindeed。

  \"DescendedheisfromtheOrangetree;

  But,ifIcanreadhisdestiny,He’lloncemoredescendfromanothertree,adaintyfineKingindeed。

  \"Hehasgottenpartoftheshapeofaman,Butmoreofamonkey,denyitwhocan;

  Hehastheheadofagoose,butthelegsofacrane,AdaintyfineKingindeed。\"

  AFrenchmannamedLeNoble,whohadbeenbanishedfromhisowncountryforhiscrimes,but,bytheconnivanceofthepolice,lurkedinParis,andearnedaprecariouslivelihoodasabookseller’shackpublishedonthisoccasiontwopasquinades,nowextremelyscarce,\"LeCouronnementdeGuillemotetdeGuillemette,avecleSermondugrandDocteurBurnet,\"and\"LeFestindeGuillemot。\"Inwit,tasteandgoodsense,LeNoble’swritingsarenotinferiortotheEnglishpoemwhichIhavequoted。HetellsusthattheArchbishopofYorkandtheBishopofLondonhadaboxingmatchintheAbbey;thatthechampionrodeuptheHallonanass,whichturnedrestiveandkickedovertheroyaltablewithalltheplate;andthatthebanquetendedinafightbetweenthepeersarmedwithstoolsandbenches,andthecooksarmedwithspits。Thissortofpleasantry,strangetosay,foundreaders;andthewriter’sportraitwaspompouslyengravedwiththemotto\"Latrantesride:totuafamamanet。\"

  FN105Reresby’sMemoirs。

  FN106ForthehistoryofthedevastationofthePalatinate,seetheMemoirsofLaFare,Dangeau,MadamedelaFayette,Villars,andSaintSimon,andtheMonthlyMercuriesforMarchandApril,1689。Thepamphletsandbroadsidesaretoonumeroustoquote。Onebroadside,entitled\"AtrueAccountofthebarbarousCrueltiescommittedbytheFrenchinthePalatinateinJanuaryandFebruarylast,\"isperhapsthemostremarkable。

  FN107MemoirsofSaintSimon。

  FN108IwillquoteafewlinesfromLeopold’slettertoJames:

  \"Nuncautemquolocoresnostraesint,utSerenitativestraeauxiliumpraestaripossitanobis,quinonTurcicotantumbelloimpliciti,sedinsuperetiamcrudelissimoetiniquissimoaGallis,rerunsuarum,utputabant,inAngliasecuris,contradatamfidemimpeditisumus,ipsimetSerenitativestraejudicandumrelinquimus……GallinontantuminnostrumettotiusChristianaeorbisperniciemfoedifragaarmacumjuratisSanctaeCrucishostibussociarefassibiducunt;sedetiaminimperio,perfidiamperfidiacumulando,urbesdeditioneoccupatascontradatamfidemimmensistributisexhaurireexhaustasdiripere,direptasfunditusexscindereautflammisdelerePalatiaPrincipumabomniantiquitateintersaevissimabellorumincendiaintactaservataexurere,templaspoliare,dedititiosinservitutemmoreapudbarbarosusitatoabducere,deniquepassim,imprimisveroetiaminCatholicorumditionibus,aliahorrenda,etipsamTurcorumtyrannidemsuperantiaimmanitatisetsaevitiaeexemplaedereproludohabent。\"

  FN109SeetheLondonGazettesofFeb。25。March11。April22。

  May2。andtheMonthlyMercuries。SomeoftheDeclarationswillbefoundinDumont’sCorpsUniverselDiplomatique。

  FN110CommonsJournals,April15。16。1689。

  FN111Oldmixon。

  FN112Commons’Journals,April19。24。26。1689。

  FN113TheDeclarationisdatedonthe7thofMay,butwasnotpublishedintheLondonGazettetillthe13th。

  FN114ThegeneralopinionoftheEnglishonthissubjectisclearlyexpressedinalittletractentitled\"AphorismsrelatingtotheKingdomofIreland,\"whichappearedduringthevacancyofthethrone。

  FN115King’sStateoftheProtestantsofIreland,ii。6。andiii。3。

  FN116King,iii。3。Clarendon,inalettertoRochester(June1。

  1686),callsNugent\"averytroublesome,impertinentcreature。\"

  FN117King,iii。3。

  FN118King,ii。6。,iii。3。Clarendon,inalettertoOrmond(Sep。28。

  1686),speakshighlyofNagle’sknowledgeandability,butintheDiary(Jan。31。1686/7)callshim\"acovetous,ambitiousman。\"

  FN119King,ii。5。1,iii。3。5。;AShortViewoftheMethodsmadeuseofinIrelandfortheSubversionandDestructionoftheProtestantReligionandInterests,byaClergymanlatelyescapedfromthence,licensedOct。17。1689。

  FN120King,iii。2。IcannotfindthatCharlesLeslie,whowaszealousontheotherside,has,inhisAnswertoKing,contradictedanyofthesefacts。IndeedLesliegivesupTyrconnel’sadministration。

  \"I

  desiretoobviateoneobjectionwhichIknowwillbemade,asifIwereaboutwhollytovindicateallthattheLordTyrconnelandotherofKingJames’sministershavedoneinIreland,especiallybeforethisrevolutionbegan,andwhichmostofanythingbroughtiton。No;

  Iamfarfromit。IamsensiblethattheircarriageinmanyparticularsgavegreateroccasiontoKingJames’senemiesthanalltheotherinmaladministrationswhichwerechargeduponhisgovernment。\"

  Leslie’sAnswertoKing,1692。

  FN121ATrueandImpartialAccountofthemostmaterialPassagesinIrelandsinceDecember1688,byaGentlemanwhowasanEyewitness;

  licensedJuly22。1689。

  FN122TrueandImpartialAccount,1689;Leslie’sAnswertoKing,1692。

  FN123TherehavebeenintheneighbourhoodofKillarneyspecimensofthearbutusthirtyfeethighandfourfeetandahalfround。SeethePhilosophicalTransactions,227。

  FN124InaveryfullaccountoftheBritishislespublishedatNurembergin1690Kerryisdescribedas\"anvielenOrtenunwegsamundvollerWilderandGeburge。\"WolvesstillinfestedIreland。\"KeinschadlichThieristda,ausserhalbWolffandFuchse。\"Solateastheyear1710moneywasleviedonpresentmentsoftheGrandJuryofKerryforthedestructionofwolvesinthatcounty。SeeSmith’sAncientandModernStateoftheCountyofKerry,1756。IdonotknowthatI

  haveevermetwithabetterbookofthekindandofthesize。Inapoempublishedaslateas1719,andentitledMacdermot,ortheIrishFortuneHunter,insixcantos,wolfhuntingandwolfspearingarerepresentedascommonsportsinMunster。InWilliam’sreignIrelandwassometimescalledbythenicknameofWolfland。ThusinapoemonthebattleofLaVogue,calledAdvicetoaPainter,theterroroftheIrisharmyisthusdescribed\"AchillingdampAndWolflandhowlrunsthro’therisingcamp。\"

  FN125Smith’sAncientandModernStateofKerry。

  FN126ExactRelationofthePersecutions,Robberies,andLosses,sustainedbytheProtestantsofKillmareinIreland,1689;

  Smith’sAncientandModernStateofKerry,1756。

  FN127Ireland’sLamentation,licensedMay18。1689。

  FN128ATrueRelationoftheActionsoftheInniskillingmen,byAndrewHamilton,RectorofKilskerrie,andoneofthePrebendsoftheDioceseofClogher,anEyewitnessthereofandActortherein,licensedJan。15。1689/90;AFurtherImpartialAccountoftheActionsoftheInniskillingmen,byCaptainWilliamMacCormick,oneofthefirstthattookupArms,1691。

  FN129Hamilton’sTrueRelation;MacCormick’sFurtherImpartialAccount。

  FN130ConciseViewoftheIrishSociety,1822;Mr。Heath’sinterestingAccountoftheWorshipfulCompanyofGrocers,Appendix17。

  FN131TheInterestofEnglandinthepreservationofIreland,licensedJuly17。1689。

  FN132ThesethingsIobservedorlearnedonthespot。

  FN133ThebestaccountthatIhaveseenofwhatpassedatLondonderryduringthewarwhichbeganin1641isinDr。Reid’sHistoryofthePresbyterianChurchinIreland。

  FN134TheInterestofEnglandinthePreservationofIreland;

  1689。

  FN135MyauthorityforthisunfavourableaccountofthecorporationisanepicpoementitledtheLonderiad。Thisextraordinaryworkmusthavebeenwrittenverysoonaftertheeventstowhichitrelates;foritisdedicatedtoRobertRochfort,SpeakeroftheHouseofCommons;

  andRochfortwasSpeakerfrom1695to1699。Thepoethadnoinvention;hehadevidentlyaminuteknowledgeofthecitywhichhecelebrated;

  andhisdoggerelisconsequentlynotwithouthistoricalvalue。Hesays\"ForburgessesandfreementheyhadchoseBroguemakers,butchers,raps,andsuchasthoseInallthecorporationnotamanOfBritishparents,exceptBuchanan。\"

  ThisBuchananisafterwardsdescribedas\"Aknaveallo’erForhehadlearnedtotellhisbeadsbefore。\"

  FN136SeeasermonpreachedbyhimatDublinonJan。31。1669。

  Thetextis\"SubmityourselvestoeveryordinanceofmanfortheLord’ssake。\"

  FN137Walker’sAccountoftheSiegeofDerry,1689;Mackenzie’sNarrativeoftheSiegeofLondonderry,1689;AnApologyforthefailureschargedontheReverendMr。Walker’sAccountofthelateSiegeofDerry,1689;ALighttotheBlind。Thislastwork,amanuscriptinthepossessionofLordFingal,istheworkofazealousRomanCatholicandamortalenemyofEngland。LargeextractsfromitareamongtheMackintoshMSS。Thedateinthetitlepageis1711。

  FN138AstoMountjoy’scharacterandposition,seeClarendon’slettersfromIreland,particularlythattoLordDartmouthofFeb。8。,andthattoEvelynofFeb。141685/6。\"Bonofficier,ethommed’esprit,\"

  saysAvaux。

  FN139Walker’sAccount;LighttotheBlind。

  FN140MacCormick’sFurtherImpartialAccount。

  FN141Burnet,i。807;andthenotesbySwiftandDartmouth。

  Tutchin,intheObservator,repeatsthisidlecalumny。

  FN142TheOrangeGazette,Jan。101688/9。

  FN143MemoiresdeMadamedelaFayette。

  FN144Burnet,i。808;LifeofJames,ii。320。;Commons’

  Journals,July29。1689。

  FN145AvauxtoLewis,Mar25/April41659。

  FN146Clarke’sLifeofJames,ii。321。;Mountjoy’sCircularLetter,datedJan。101688/9;;King,iv。8。In\"LighttotheBlind\"

  Tyrconnel’s\"wisedissimulation\"iscommended。

  FN147AvauxtoLewisApril,11。1689。

  FN148PrintedLetterfromDublin,Feb。25。1689;MephiboshethandZiba,1689。

  FN149TheconnectionofthepriestswiththeoldIrishfamiliesismentionedinPetty’sPoliticalAnatomyofIreland。SeetheShortViewbyaClergymanlatelyescaped,1689;Ireland’sLamentation,byanEnglishProtestantthatlatelynarrowlyescapedwithlifefromthence,1689;ATrueAccountoftheStateofIreland,byapersonwhowithgreatdifficultyleftDublin,1689;King,ii。7。AvauxconfirmsallthatthesewriterssayabouttheIrishofficers。

  FN150AttheFrenchWarOfficeisareportontheStateofIrelandinFebruary1689。InthatreportitissaidthattheIrishwhohadenlistedassoldierswereforty—fivethousand,andthatthenumberwouldhavebeenahundredthousandifallwhovolunteeredhadbeenadmitted。SeetheSadandLamentableConditionoftheProtestantsinIreland,1689;Hamilton’sTrueRelation,1690;TheStateofPapistandProtestantPropertiesintheKingdomofIreland,1689;AtrueRepresentationtotheKingandPeopleofEnglandhowMatterswerecarriedonallalonginIreland,licensedAug。16。1689;LetterfromDublin,1689;Ireland’sLamentation,1689;CompleatHistoryoftheLifeandMilitaryActionsofRichard,EarlofTyrconnel,GeneralissimoofalltheIrishforcesnowinarms,1689。

  FN151SeetheproceedingsintheStateTrials。

  FN152King,iii。10。

  FN153Tenyears,saystheFrenchambassador;twentyyears,saysaProtestantfugitive。

  FN154AnimadversionsontheproposalforsendingbackthenobilityandgentryofIreland;1689/90。

  FN155King,iii。10;TheSadEstateandConditionofIreland,asrepresentedinaLetterfromaWorthyPersonwhowasinDublinonFridaylastMarch。1689;ShortViewbyaClergyman,1689;

  LamentationofIreland1689;CompleatHistoryoftheLifeandActionsofRichard,EarlofTyrconnel,1689;TheRoyalVoyage,actedin1689and1690。Thisdrama,which,Ibelieve,wasperformedatBartholomewFair,isoneofthemostcuriousofacuriousclassofcompositions,utterlydestituteofliterarymerit,butvaluableasshowingwhatwerethenthemostsuccessfulclaptrapsforanaudiencecomposedofthecommonpeople。

  \"Theendofthisplay,\"saystheauthorinhispreface,\"ischieflytoexposetheperfidiousbase,cowardly,andbloodynatureoftheIrish。\"

  TheaccountwhichthefugitiveProtestantsgiveofthewantondestructionofcattleisconfirmedbyAvauxinalettertoLewis,datedApril13/231689,andbyDesgrignyinalettertoLouvois,datedMay17/27。1690。MostofthedespatcheswrittenbyAvauxduringhismissiontoIrelandarecontainedinavolumeofwhichaveryfewcopieswereprintedsomeyearsagoattheEnglishForeignOffice。OfmanyI

  havealsocopiesmadeattheFrenchForeignOffice。ThelettersofDesgrigny,whowasemployedintheCommissariat,IfoundintheLibraryoftheFrenchWarOffice。IcannottoostronglyexpressmysenseoftheliberalityandcourtesywithwhichtheimmenseandadmirablyarrangedstorehousesofcuriousinformationatPariswerethrownopentome。

  FN156\"Aremarkablethingnevertobeforgottenwasthattheythatwereingovernmentthen\"——attheendof1688——\"seemedtofavourusandendeavourtopreserveFriends。\"historyoftheRiseandProgressofthePeoplecalledQuakersinIreland,byWightandRutty,Dublin,1751。

  Kingindeed(iii。17)reproachestheQuakersasalliesandtoolsofthePapists。

  FN157WightandRutty。

  FN158LifeofJames,ii。327。Orig。Mem。MacarthyandhisfeignednamearerepeatedlymentionedbyDangeau。

  FN159ExactRelationofthePersecutions,RobberiesandLossessustainedbytheProtestantsofKillmareinIreland,1689。

  FN160AtrueRepresentationtotheKingandPeopleofEnglandhowMatterswerecarriedonallalonginIrelandbythelateKingJames,licensedAug。16。1689;AtrueAccountofthePresentStateofIrelandbyaPersonthatwithGreatDifficultyleftDublin,licensedJune8。

  1689。

  FN161Hamilton’sActionsoftheInniskillingMen,1689。

  FN162Walker’sAccount,1689。

  FN163Mackenzie’sNarrative;MacCormack’sFurtherImpartialAccount;

  Story’sImpartialHistoryoftheAffairsofIreland,1691;

  ApologyfortheProtestantsofIreland;LetterfromDublinofFeb。25。1689;

  AvauxtoLewis,April15/25。1689。

  FN164MemoiresdeMadamedelaFayette;MadamedeSevignetoMadamedeGrignan,Feb。28。1689。

  FN165Burnet,ii。17;Clarke’sLifeofJamesII。,320,321,322,FN166Maumont’sInstructions。

  FN167Dangeau,Feb。15/2517/271689;MadamedeSevigne,18/28

  Feb。

  20/March;MemoiresdeMadamedelaFayette。

  FN168MemoirsofLaFareandSaintSimon;NoteofRenaudotonEnglishaffairs1697,intheFrenchArchives;MadamedeSevigne,Feb20/March2,March11/21,1689;LetterofMadamedeCoulangestoM。deCoulanges,July23。1691。

  FN169SeeSaintSimon’saccountofthetrickbywhichAvauxtriedtopasshimselfoffatStockholmasaKnightoftheOrderoftheHolyGhost。

  FN170Thisletter,writtentoLewisfromtheharbourofBrest,isintheArchivesoftheFrenchForeignOffice,butiswantingintheveryrarevolumeprintedinDowningStreet。

  FN171AfullandtrueAccountoftheLandingandReceptionofthelateKingJamesatKinsale,inaletterfromBristol,licensedApril4。

  1689;Leslie’sAnswertoKing;Ireland’sLamentation;Avaux,March13/23

  FN172Avaux,March。13/231689;LifeofJames,ii。327。Orig。

  Mem。

  FN173Avaux,March15/25。1689。

  FN174Ibid。March25/April41689

  FN175AfullandtrueAccountoftheLandingandReceptionofthelateKingJames;Ireland’sLamentation;LighttotheBlind。

  FN176SeethecalculationsofPetty,King,andDavenant。IftheaveragenumberofinhabitantstoahousewasthesameinDublinasinLondon,thepopulationofDublinwouldhavebeenaboutthirty—

  fourthousand。

  FN177JohnDamonspeaksofCollegeGreennearDublin。IhaveseenlettersofthatagedirectedtotheCollege,byDublin。TherearesomeinterestingoldmapsofDublinintheBritishMuseum。

  FN178ClarendontoRochester,Feb。8。1685/6,April20。Aug。12。

  Nov。

  30。1686。

  FN179Clarke’sLifeofJamesII,ii。330。;FullandtrueAccountoftheLandingandReception,&c。;Ireland’sLamentation。

  FN180Clarendon’sDiary;Reresby’sMemoirs;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。IhavefollowedLuttrell’sversionofTemple’slastwords。

  ItagreesinsubstancewithClarendon’s,buthasmoreoftheabruptnessnaturalonsuchanoccasion。Ifanythingcouldmakesotragicalaneventridiculous,itwouldbethelamentationoftheauthoroftheLonderiad\"Thewretchedyouthagainsthisfriendexclaims,AndindespairdrownshimselfintheThames。\"

  FN181MuchlightisthrownonthedisputebetweentheEnglishandIrishpartiesinJames’sCouncil,byaremarkableletterofBishopMaloneytoBishopTyrrel,whichwillbefoundintheAppendixtoKingsStateoftheProtestants。

  FN182Avaux,March25/April41689,April。Butitislessfromanysingleletter,thanfromthewholetendencyandspiritofthecorrespondenceofAvaux,thatIhaveformedmynotionofhisobjects。

  FN183\"Ilfautdonc,oubliantqu’ilaesteRoyd’Angleterreetd’Escosse,nepenserqu’acequipeutbonifierl’Irlande,etluyfaciliterlesmoyensd’ysubsister。\"LouvoistoAvaux,June3/13。

  1689。

  FN184SeethedespatcheswrittenbyAvauxduringApril1689;

  LighttotheBlind。

  FN185Avaux,April6/161689。

  FN186Avaux,May8/181689。

  FN187PusignantoAvauxMarch30/April91689。

  FN188ThislamentableaccountoftheIrishbeeristakenfromadespatchwhichDesgrignywrotefromCorktoLouvois,andwhichisinthearchivesoftheFrenchWarOffice。

  FN189Avaux,April13/23。1689;April20/30,FN190AvauxtoLewis,April15/251689,andtoLouvois,ofthesamedate。

  FN191Commons’Journals,August12。1689;Mackenzie’sNarrative。

  FN192Avaux,April17/27。1689。ThestoryofthesestrangechangesofpurposeistoldverydisingenuouslyintheLifeofJames,ii。

  330,331,332。Orig。Mem。

  FN193LifeofJames,ii。334,335。Orig。Mem。

  FN194MemoirsofSaintSimon。SomeEnglishwritersignorantlyspeakofRosenashavingbeen,atthistime,aMarshalofFrance。Hedidnotbecomesotill1703。HehadlongbeenaMarechaldeCamp,whichisaverydifferentthing,andhadbeenrecentlypromotedtotherankofLieutenantGeneral。

  FN195Avaux,April4/141689,AmongtheMSS。intheBritishMuseumisacuriousreportonthedefencesofLondonderry,drawnupin1705

  fortheDukeofOrmondbyaFrenchengineernamedThomas。

  FN196Commons’Journals,August12。1689。

  FN197ThebesthistoryofthesetransactionswillbefoundinthejournalsoftheHouseofCommons,August12。1689。SeealsothenarrativesofWalkerandMackenzie。

  FN198Mackenzie’sNarrative,FN199WalkerandMackenzie。

  FN200SeetheCharacteroftheProtestantsofIreland1689,andtheInterestofEnglandinthePreservationofIreland,1689。Theformerpamphletistheworkofanenemy,thelatterofazealousfriend。

  FN201TherewasafterwardssomeidledisputeaboutthequestionwhetherWalkerwasproperlyGovernorornot。Tomeitseemsquiteclearthathewasso。

  FN202Mackenzie’sNarrative;FuneralSermononBishopHopkins,1690。

  FN203Walker’sTrueAccount,1689。SeealsoTheApologyfortheTrueAccount,andtheVindicationoftheTrueAccount,publishedinthesameyear。IhavecalledthismanbythenamebywhichhewasknowninIreland。ButhisrealnamewasHoustoun。HeisfrequentlymentionedinthestrangevolumeentitledFaithfulContendingsDisplayed。

  FN204AViewoftheDangerandFollyofbeingpublicspirited,byWilliamHamill,1721

  FN205SeeWalker’sTrueAccountandMackenzie’sNarrative。

  FN206Walker;Mackenzie;Avaux,April26/May61689。ThereisatraditionamongtheProtestantsofUlsterthatMaumontfellbytheswordofMurray:butonthispointthereportmadebytheFrenchambassadortohismasterisdecisive。ThetruthisthattherearealmostasmanymythicalstoriesaboutthesiegeofLondonderryasaboutthesiegeofTroy。ThelegendaboutMurrayandMaumontdatesfrom1689。

  IntheRoyalVoyagewhichwasactedinthatyear,thecombatbetweentheheroesisdescribedinthesesonorouslines\"Theymet;andMonsieuratthefirstencounterFelldead,blaspheming,onthedustyplain,Anddying,bittheground。\"

  FN207\"Sic’estceluyquiestsortideFranceledernier,quis’appelloitRichard,iln’ajamaisveudesiege,ayanttoujoursservienRousillon。\"——LouvoistoAvaux,June8/18。1689。

  FN208Walker;Mackenzie;AvauxtoLouvois,May2/12。4/141689;

  JamestoHamilton,May28/June8inthelibraryoftheRoyalIrishAcademy。

  LouvoiswrotetoAvauxingreatindignation。\"Lamauvaiseconduitequel’onatenuedevantLondonderyacoustelavieaM。deMaumontetaM。

  dePusignan。IlnefautpasquesaMajestéBritanniquecroyequ’enfaisanttuerdesofficiersgenerauxcommedessoldats,onpuissenel’enpointlaissermanquer。Cessortesdegenssontratesentoutpays,etdoiventestremenagez。\"

  FN209Walker;Mackenzie;Avaux,June16/261689。

  FN210AstothedisciplineofGalmoy’sHorse,seetheletterofAvauxtoLouvois,datedSept。10/30。Horriblestoriesofthecruelty,bothofthecolonelandofhismen,aretoldintheShortView,byaClergyman,printedin1689,andinseveralotherpamphletsofthatyear。ForthedistributionoftheIrishforces,seethecontemporarymapsofthesiege。Acatalogueoftheregiments,meant,IsupposetorivalthecatalogueintheSecondBookoftheIliad,willbefoundintheLonderiad。

  FN211LifeofAdmiralSirJohnLeake,byStephenM。Leake,ClarencieuxKingatArms,1750。Ofthisbookonlyfiftycopieswereprinted。

  FN212Avaux,May8/18May26/June51689;LondonGazette,May9。;LifeofJames,ii。370。;Burchett’sNavalTransactions;Commons’

  Journals,May18,21。FromtheMemoirsofMadamedelaFayetteitappearsthatthispaltryaffairwascorrectlyappreciatedatVersailles。

  FN213King,iii。12;MemoirsofIrelandfromtheRestoration,1716。

  ListsofbothHouseswillbefoundinKing’sAppendix。

  FN214IfoundproofofPlowden’sconnectionwiththeJesuitsinaTreasuryLetterbook,June12,1689。

  FN215\"Sarsfield,\"AvauxwrotetoLouvois,Oct。11/21。1689,\"n’estpasunhommedelanaissancedemylordGalloway\"(Galmoy,I

  suppose)

  \"nydeMakarty:maisc’estungentilhommedistingueparsonmerite,quiaplusdecreditdansceroyaumequ’aucunhommequejeconnoisse。

  Iladelavaleur,maissurtoutdel’honneuretdelaprobiteatouteepreuve……hommequiseratoujoursalatetedesestroupes,etquienauragrandsoin。\"Leslie,inhisAnswertoKing,saysthattheIrishProtestantsdidjusticetoSarsfield’sintegrityandhonour。

  IndeedjusticeisdonetoSarsfieldeveninsuchscurrilouspiecesastheRoyalFlight。

  FN216JournaloftheParliamentinIreland,1689。Thereadermustnotimaginethatthisjournalhasanofficialcharacter。ItismerelyacompilationmadebyaProtestantpamphleteerandprintedinLondon。

  FN217LifeofJames,ii。355。

  FN218JournaloftheParliamentinIreland。

  FN219AvauxMay26/June51689。

  FN220ATrueAccountofthePresentStateofIreland,byaPersonthatwithGreatDifficultyleftDublin,1689;LetterfromDublin,datedJune12。1689;JournaloftheParliamentinIreland。

  FN221LifeofJames,ii。361,362,363。IntheLifeitissaidthattheproclamationwasputforthwithouttheprivityofJames,butthathesubsequentlyapprovedofit。SeeWelwood’sAnswertotheDeclaration,1689。

  FN222LighttotheBlind;AnActdeclaringthattheParliamentofEnglandcannotbindIrelandagainstWritsofErrorandAppeals,printedinLondon,1690。

  FN223AnActconcerningAppropriateTythesandotherDutiespayabletoEcclesiasticalDignitaries。London1690。

  FN224AnActforrepealingtheActsofSettlementandExplanationandallGrants,Patents,andCertificatespursuanttothemoranyofthem。

  London,1690。

  FN225SeethepaperdeliveredtoJamesbyChiefJusticeKeating,andthespeechoftheBishopofMeath。BothareinKing’sAppendix。

  LifeofJames,ii。357—361。

  FN226Leslie’sAnswertoKing;Avaux,May26/June51689;LifeofJames,ii。358。

  FN227AvauxMay28/June71689,andJune20/July1。TheauthorofLighttotheBlindstronglycondemnstheindulgenceshowntotheProtestantBishopswhoadheredtoJames。

  FN228King,iii。11。;BriefMemoirsbyHaynes,AssayMasteroftheMint,amongtheLansdowneMSS。attheBritishMuseum,No。801。I

  haveseenseveralspecimensofthiscoin。Theexecutionissurprisinglygood,allcircumstancesconsidered。

  FN229King,iii。12。

  FN230AnActfortheAttainderofdiversRebelsandforpreservingtheInterestofloyalSubjects,London,1690。

  FN231King,iii。13。

  FN232Hisnameisinthefirstcolumnofpage30。inthateditionoftheListwhichwaslicensedMarch26,1690。IshouldhavethoughtthattheproscribedpersonmusthavebeensomeotherHenryDodwell。

  ButBishopKennet’ssecondlettertotheBishopofCarlisle,1716,leavesnodoubtaboutthematter。

  FN233AlistofmostoftheNamesoftheNobility,Gentry,andCommonaltyofEnglandandIreland(amongstwhomareseveralWomenandChildren)whoareall,byanActofaPretendedparliamentassembledinDublin,attaintedofHighTreason,1690;AnAccountoftheTransactionsofthelateKingJamesinIreland,1690;King,iii。13。;MemoirsofIreland,1716。

  FN234AvauxJuly27/Aug6。1689。

  FN235King’sStateoftheProtestantsinIreland,iii。19。

  FN236Ibid。iii。15。

  FN237Leslie’sAnswertoKing。

  FN238\"EncomparaziondeloquesehaceinIrlandaconlosProtestantes,esnada。\"April29/May61689;\"ParaqueveaSuSantitadqueaquiestanlosCatolicosmasbenignamentetratadosquelosProtestantesinIrlanda。\"June19/29

  FN239Commons’Journals,June15。1689。

  FN240Stat。1W。&M。sess。1。c。29。

  FN241Grey’sDebates,June19。1689。

  FN242Ibid。June22。1689。

  FN243Hamilton’sTrueRelation;MacCormick’sFurtherAccount。

  Oftheislandgenerally,Avauxsays,\"Onn’attendriendecetterecoltecy,lespaysansayantpresquetousprislesarmes。——LetterstoLouvois,March19/291689。

  FN244Hamilton’sTrueRelation。

  FN245Walker。

  FN246Walker;Mackenzie。

  FN247Avaux,June16/261689。

  FN248Walker;Mackenzie;LighttotheBlind;King,iii。13;

  Leslie’sAnswertoKing;LifeofJames,ii,364。IoughttosaythatonthisoccasionKingisunjusttoJames。

  FN249Leslie’sAnswertoKing;Avaux,July5/15。1689。\"Jetrouvayl’expressionbienforte:maisjenevouloisrienrepondre,carleRoys’estoit,desjafortemporte。\"

  FN250Mackenzie。

  FN251Walker’sAccount。\"ThefatmaninLondonderry\"becameaproverbialexpressionforapersonwhoseprosperityexcitedtheenvyandcupidityofhislessfortunateneighbours。

  FN252This,accordingtoNarcissusLuttrellwasthereportmadebyCaptainWithers,afterwardsahighlydistinguishedofficer,onwhomPopewroteanepitaph。

  FN253ThedespatchwhichpositivelycommandedKirketoattacktheboom,wassignedbySchomberg,whohadalreadybeenappointedcommanderinchiefofalltheEnglishforcesinIreland。AcopyofitisamongtheNairneMSS。intheBodleianLibrary。Wodrow,onnobetterauthoritythanthegossipofacountryparishinDumbartonshire,attributesthereliefofLondonderrytotheexhortationsofaheroicScotchpreachernamedGordon。IaminclinedtothinkthatKirkewasmorelikelytobeinfluencedbyaperemptoryorderfromSchomberg,thanbytheunitedeloquenceofawholesynodofpresbyteriandivines。

  FN254Walker;Mackenzie;HistoiredelaRevolutiond’Irlande,Amsterdarn,1691;LondonGazette,Aug。5/15;1689;LetterofBuchanamongtheNairneMSS。;LifeofSirJohnLeake;TheLonderiad;

  ObservationsonMr。Walker’sAccountoftheSiegeofLondonderry,licensedOct,4。1689。

  FN255AvauxtoSeignelay,July18/28toLewis,Aug。9/19

  FN256\"Youwillseehere,asyouhaveallalong,thatthetradesmenofLondonderryhadmoreskillintheirdefencethanthegreatofficersoftheIrisharmyintheirattacks。\"LighttotheBlind。TheauthorofthisworkisfuriousagainsttheIrishgunners。Theboomhethinks,wouldneverhavebeenbrokeniftheyhaddonetheirduty。Weretheydrunk?Weretheytraitors?Hedoesnotdeterminethepoint。

  \"Lord,\"heexclaims,\"whoseesttheheartsofpeople,weleavethejudgmentofthisaffairtothymercy。IntheinterimthosegunnerslostIreland。\"

  FN257Inacollectionentitled\"Derriana,\"whichwaspublishedmorethansixtyyearsago,isacuriousletteronthissubject。

  FN258Bernardi’sLifeofHimself,1737。

  FN259Hamilton’sTrueRelation;MacCormick’sFurtherAccount;

  LondonGazette,Aug。22。1689;LifeofJames,ii。368,369。;AvauxtoLewis,Aug。30。,andtoLouvoisofthesamedate。StorymentionsareportthatthepanicamongtheIrishwascausedbythemistakeofanofficerwhocalledout\"Rightaboutface\"insteadof\"Rightface。\"NeitherAvauxnorJameshadheardanythingaboutthismistake。Indeedthedragoonswhosettheexampleofflightwerenotinthehabitofwaitingfororderstoturntheirbacksonanenemy。Theyhadrunawayoncebeforeonthatveryday。Avauxgivesaverysimpleaccountofthedefeat:\"Cesmesmesdragonsquiavoientfuylematinlascherentlepiedavectoutlerestedelacavalerie,sanstireruncoupdepistolet;etilss’enfuidrenttousavecunetelleepouvantequ’ilsjetterentmousquetons,pistolets,etespees;etlaplupartd’eux,ayantcreveleurschevaux,sedeshabillerentpourallerplusvisteapied。\"

  FN260Hamilton’sTrueRelation。

  FN261Act。Parl。Scot。,Aug。31。1681。

  FN262Balcarras’sMemoirs;ShortHistoryoftheRevolutioninScotlandinaletterfromaScotchgentlemaninAmsterdamtohisfriendinLondon,1712。

  FN263Balcarras’sMemoirs;LifeofJamesii。341。

  FN264AMemorialforHisHighnessthePrinceofOrangeinrelationtotheAffairsofScotland,bytwoPersonsofQuality,1689。

  FN265SeeCalvin’slettertoHaller,iv。Non。Jan。155I:

  \"Priusquamurbemunquamingrederer,nullaeprorsuserantferiaepraeterdiemDominicum。Exquosumrevocatushoctemperamentumquaesivi,utChristinataliscelebraretur。\"

  FN266IntheActDeclaration,andTestimonyoftheSeceders,datedinDecember,1736itissaidthat\"countenanceisgivenbyauthorityofParliamenttotheobservationofholidaysinScotland,bythevacationofourmostconsiderableCourtsofjusticeinthelatterendofDecember。\"Thisisdeclaredtobeanationalsin,andagroundoftheLord’sindignation。InMarch1758,theAssociateSynodaddressedaSolemnWarningtotheNation,inwhichthesamecomplaintwasrepeated。Apoorcrazycreature,whosenonsensehasbeenthoughtworthyofbeingreprintedeveninourowntime,says:\"IleavemytestimonyagainsttheabominableActofthepretendedQueenAnneandherpretendedBritish,reallyBrutishParliament,forenactingtheobservanceofthatwhichiscalledtheYuleVacancy。\"——TheDyingTestimonyofWilliamWilsonsometimeSchoolmasterinPark,intheParishofDouglas,aged68,whodiedin1757。

  FN267AnAccountofthePresentPersecutionoftheChurchinScotland,inseveralLetters,1690;TheCaseoftheafflictedClergyinScotlandtrulyrepresented,1690;FaithfulContendingsDisplayed;Burnet,i。805

  FN268TheformofnoticewillbefoundinthebookentitledFaithfulContendingsDisplayed。

  FN269AccountofthePresentPersecution,1690;CaseoftheafflictedClergy,1690;AtrueAccountofthatInterruptionthatwasmadeoftheServiceofGodonSundaylast,beingthe17thofFebruary,1689,signedbyJamesGibson,actingfortheLordProvostofGlasgow。

  FN270Balcarras’sMemoirs;Mackay’sMemoirs。

  FN271Burnet,ii。21。

  FN272Scobell,1654,cap。9。,andOliver’sOrdinanceinCouncilofthe12thofAprilinthesameyear。

  FN273BurnetandFletcherofSaltounmentiontheprosperityofScotlandundertheProtector,butascribeittoacausequiteinadequatetotheproductionofsuchaneffect。\"Therewas,\"saysBurnet,\"aconsiderableforceofaboutsevenoreightthousandmenkeptinScotland。Thepayofthearmybroughtsomuchmoneyintothekingdomthatitcontinuedallthatwhileinaveryflourishingstate……Wealwaysreckonthoseeightyearsofusurpationatimeofgreatpeaceandprosperity。\"\"DuringthetimeoftheusurperCromwell,\"saysFletcher,\"weimaginedourselvestobeinatolerableconditionwithrespecttothelastparticular(tradeandmoney)byreasonofthatexpensewhichwasmadeintherealmbythoseforcesthatkeptusinsubjection。\"

  ThetrueexplanationofthephenomenonaboutwhichBurnetandFletcherblunderedsogrosslywillbefoundinapamphletentitled\"SomeseasonableandmodestThoughtspartlyoccasionedbyandpartlyconcerningtheScotchEastIndiaCompany,Edinburgh,1696。SeetheProceedingsoftheWednesdayClubinFridayStreet,uponthesubjectofanUnionwithScotland,December1705。SeealsotheSeventhChapterofMr。Burton’svaluableHistoryofScotland。

  FN274SeethepaperinwhichthedemandsoftheScotchCommissionersaresetforth。ItwillbefoundintheAppendixtoDeFoe’sHistoryoftheUnion,No。13。

  FN275Act。Parl。Scot。,July30。1670。

  FN276Burnet,ii。23。

  FN277See,forexample,apamphletentitled\"SomequestionsresolvedconcerningepiscopalandpresbyteriangovernmentinScotland,1690。\"Oneofthequestionsis,whetherScottishpresbyterybeagreeabletothegeneralinclinationsofthatpeople。Theauthoranswersthequestioninthenegative,onthegroundthattheupperandmiddleclasseshadgenerallyconformedtotheepiscopalChurchbeforetheRevolution。

  FN278TheinstructionsareintheLevenandMelvillePapers。

  TheybeardateMarch7,1688/9。OnthefirstoccasiononwhichI

  quotethismostvaluablecollection,IcannotrefrainfromacknowledgingtheobligationsunderwhichI,andallwhotakeaninterestinthehistoryofourisland,lietothegentlemanwhohasperformedsowellthedutyofaneditor。

  FN279AstotheDalrymples;seetheLordPresident’sownwritings,andamongthemhisVindicationoftheDivinePerfections;Wodrow’sAnalecta;Douglas’sPeerage;Lockhart’sMemoirs;theSatyreontheFamilieofStairs;theSatyricLinesuponthelongwishedforandtimelyDeathoftheRightHonourableLadyStairs;Law’sMemorials;andtheHyndfordPapers,writtenin1704/5andprintedwiththeLettersofCarstairs。Lockhart,thoughamortalenemyofJohnDalrymple,says,\"Therewasnoneintheparliamentcapabletotakeupthecudgelswithhim。\"

  FN280AstoMelville,seetheLevenandMelvillePapers,passim,andthepreface;theAct。Parl。Scot。June16。1685;andtheAppendix,June13。;Burnet,ii。24;andtheBurnetMS。Had。6584。

  FN281Creichton’sMemoirs。

  FN282Mackay’sMemoirs。

  FN283MemoirsoftheLindsays。

  FN284AbouttheearlyrelationbetweenWilliamandDundee,someJacobite,manyyearsaftertheywerebothdead,inventedastorywhichbysuccessiveembellishmentswasatlastimprovedintoaromancewhichitseemsstrangethatevenachildshouldbelievetobetrue。Thelasteditionrunsthus。William’shorsewaskilledunderhimatSeneff,andhislifewasinimminentdanger。

  Dundee,thenCaptainGraham,mountedHisHighnessagain。WilliampromisedtorewardthisservicewithpromotionbutbrokehiswordandgavetoanotherthecommissionwhichGrahamhadbeenledtoexpect。TheinjuredherowenttoLoo。Therehemethissuccessfulcompetitor,andgavehimaboxontheear。Thepunishmentforstrikinginthepalacewasthelossoftheoffendingrighthand;

  butthispunishmentthePrinceofOrangeungraciouslyremitted。

  \"You,\"hesaid,\"savedmylife;Ispareyourrighthand:andnowwearequits。\"

  Thosewhodowntoourowntime,haverepeatedthisnonsenseseemtohavethought,first,thattheActofHenrytheEighth\"forpunishmentofmurderandmaliciousbloodshedwithintheKing’sCourt\"(Stat33Hen。VIII。c。2。)waslawinGuelders;and,secondly,that,in1674,WilliamwasaKing,andhishouseaKing’sCourt。TheywerealsonotawarethathedidnotpurchaseLootilllongafterDundeehadlefttheNetherlands。SeeHarris’sDescriptionofLoo,1699。

  Thislegend,ofwhichIhavenotbeenabletodiscovertheslightesttraceinthevoluminousJacobiteliteratureofWilliam’sreign,seemstohaveoriginatedaboutaquarterofacenturyafterDundee’sdeath,andtohaveattaineditsfullabsurdityinanotherquarterofacentury。

  FN285MemoirsoftheLindsays。

  FN286Ibid。

  FN287Burnet,ii。22。;MemoirsoftheLindsays。

  FN288Balcarras’sMemoirs。

  FN289Act。Parl。Scot。,Mar。14。1689;HistoryofthelateRevolutioninScotland,1690;AnAccountoftheProceedingsoftheEstatesofScotland,fol。Lond。1689。

  FN290Balcarras’snarrativeexhibitsbothHamiltonandAtholinamostunfavourablelight。SeealsotheLifeofJames,ii。338,339。

  FN291Act。Parl。Scot。,March14。1688/9;Balcarras’sMemoirs;

  HistoryofthelateRevolutioninScotland;LifeofJames,ii。

  342。

  FN292Balcarras’sMemoirs;HistoryofthelateRevolutioninScotland,1690。

  FN293Act。Parl。Scot。,March14。and15。1689;Balcarras’sMemoirs;LondonGazette,March25。;HistoryofthelateRevolutioninScotland,1690;AccountoftheProceedingsoftheEstatesofScotland,1689。

  FN294SeeCleland’sPoems,andthecommendatorypoemscontainedinthesamevolume,Edinburgh,1697。IthasbeenrepeatedlyassertedthatthisWilliamClelandwasthefatherofWilliamCleland,theCommissionerofTaxes,whowaswellknowntwentyyearlaterintheliterarysocietyofLondon,whorenderedsomenotveryreputableservicestoPope,andwhosesonJohnwastheauthorofaninfamousbookbuttoowidelycelebrated。Thisisanentiremistake。WilliamCleland,whofoughtatBothwellBridge,wasnottwenty—eightwhenhewaskilledinAugust,1689;andWilliamCleland,theCommissionerofTaxes,diedatsixty—seveninSeptember,1741。Theformerthereforecannothavebeenthefatherofthelatter。SeetheExactNarrativeoftheBattleofDunkeld;theGentleman’sMagazinefor1740;andWarburton’snoteontheLettertothePublisheroftheDunciad,alettersignedW。

  Cleland,butreallywrittenbyPope。InapaperdrawnupbySirRobertHamilton,theoracleoftheextremeCovenanters,andabloodthirstyruffian,Clelandismentionedashavingbeenonceleaguedwiththosefanatics,butafterwardsagreatopposeroftheirtestimony。ClelandprobablydidnotagreewithHamiltoninthinkingitasacreddutytocutthethroatsofprisonersofwarwhohadbeenreceivedtoquarter。SeeHamilton’sLettertotheSocieties,Dec7。1685。

  FN295Balcarras’sMemoirs。

  FN296Balcarras’sMemoirs。ButthefullestaccountoftheseproceedingsisfurnishedbysomemanuscriptnoteswhichareinthelibraryoftheFacultyofAdvocates。Balcarras’sdatesarenotquiteexact。Heprobablytrustedtohismemoryforthem。I

  havecorrectedthemfromtheParliamentaryRecords。

  FN297Act。Parl。Scot。,Mar。16。1688/9;Balcarras’sMemoirs;

  HistoryofthelateRevolutioninScotland,1690;AccountoftheProceedingsoftheEstatesofScotland,1689;LondonGaz。,Mar。

  25。1689;LifeofJames,ii。342。Burnetblundersstrangelyaboutthesetransactions。

  FN298Balcarras’sMemoirs;MS。intheLibraryoftheFacultyofAdvocates。

  FN299Act。Parl。Scot。,Mar。19。1688/9;HistoryofthelateRevolutioninScotland,1690。

  FN300Balcarras。

  FN301Ibid。

  FN302Act。Parl。Scot。;HistoryofthelateRevolution,1690;

  MemoirsofNorthBritain,1715。

  FN303Balcarras。

  FN304EveryreaderwillrememberthemaledictionwhichSirWalterScott,intheFifthCantoofMarmion,pronouncedonthedunceswhoremovedthisinterestingmonument。

  FN305\"ItwillbeneithersecuirnorkyndtotheKingtoexpectitbe(by)ActofParliamentafterthesettlement,whichwilllayitathisdoor。\"——DalrympletoMelville,5April,1689;LevenandMelvillePapers。

  FN306ThereisastrikingpassageonthissubjectinFortescue。

  FN307Act。Parl。Scot。,April11689;OrdersofCommitteeofEstates,May16。1689;LondonGazette,April11

  FN308AsithaslatelybeendeniedthattheextremePresbyteriansentertainedanunfavourableopinionoftheLutherans,IwillgivetwodecisiveproofofthetruthofwhatI

  haveassertedinthetext。InthebookentitledFaithfulContendingsDisplayedisareportofwhatpassedattheGeneralMeetingoftheUnitedSocietiesofCovenantersonthe24thofOctober1688。ThequestionwaspropoundedwhetherthereshouldbeanassociationwiththeDutch。\"Itwasconcludedunanimously,\"

  saystheClerkoftheSocieties,\"thatwecouldnothaveanassociationwiththeDutchinonebody,norcomeformallyundertheirconduct,beingsuchapromiscuousconjunctionofreformedLutheranmalignantsandsectaries,toloinwithwhomwererepugnanttothetestimonyoftheChurchofScotland。\"IntheProtestationandTestimonydrawnuponthe2ndofOctober1707,theUnitedSocietiescomplainthatthecrownhasbeensettledon\"thePrinceofHanover,whohasbeenbredandbroughtupintheLutheranreligionwhichisnotonlydifferentfrom,buteveninmanythingscontraryuntothatpurityindoctrine,reformation,andreligion,weinthesenationshadattainedunto,asisverywellknown。\"Theyadd\"TheadmittingsuchapersontoreignoverusisnotonlycontrarytooursolemnLeagueandCovenant,buttotheverywordofGoditself,Deut。xvii。\"

  FN309HistoryofthelateRevolutioninScotland;LondonGazette,May16,1689。Theofficialaccountofwhatpassedwasevidentlydrawnupwithgreatcare。SeealsotheRoyalDiary,1702。Thewriterofthisworkprofessestohavederivedhisinformationfromadivinewhowaspresent。

  FN310SeeCrawford’sLettersandSpeeches,passim。Hisstyleofbeggingforaplacewaspeculiar。Afterowning,notwithoutreason,thathisheartwasdeceitfulanddesperatelywicked,heproceededthus:\"ThesameOmnipotentBeingwhohathsaid,whenthepoorandneedyseekwaterandthereisnone,andtheirtonguefailethforthirst,hewillnotforsakethem;notwithstandingofmypresentlowcondition,canbuildmeahouseifHethinkfit。\"—

  —LettertoMelville,ofMay28。1689。AstoCrawford’spovertyandhispassionforBishops’lands,seehislettertoMelvilleofthe4thofDecember1690。Astohishumanity,seehislettertoMelville,Dec111690。AlltheselettersareamongtheLevenandMelvillePapers,TheauthorofAnAccountoftheLateEstablishmentofPresbyterianGovernmentsaysofapersonwhohadtakenabribeoftenortwelvepounds,\"HadhebeenaspoorasmyLordCrawford,perhapshehadbeenthemoreexcusable。\"SeealsothededicationofthecelebratedtractentitledScotchPresbyterianEloquenceDisplayed。

  FN311Burnet,ii。23。24。;FountainhallPapers,73,Aug,1684;

  14。and15。Oct。1684;3。May,1685;MontgomerytoMelville,June22。1689,intheLevenandMelvillePapers;PretencesoftheFrenchInvasionExamined;licensedMay25。1692。

  FN312SeetheLifeandCorrespondenceofCarstairs,andtheinterestingmemorialsofhimintheCaldwellPapers,printed1854。SeealsoMackay’scharacterofhim,andSwift’snote。

  Swift’swordisnottobetakenagainstaScotchmanandaPresbyterian。Ibelieve,however,thatCarstairs,thoughanhonestandpiousmaninessentials,hadhisfullshareofthewisdomoftheserpent。

  FN313SirJohnDalrympletoLordMelville,June18。2025。1689;

  LevenandMelvillePapers。

  FN314ThereisanamusingdescriptionofSirPatrickintheHyndfordMS。,writtenabout1704,andprintedamongtheCarstairsPapers。\"Heisaloverofsetspeeches,andcanhardlygiveaudiencetoprivatefriendswithoutthem。\"

  FN315\"Noman,thoughnotamember,busierthanSaltoun。\"——

  LockharttoMelville,July111689;LevenandMelvillePapers。

  SeeFletcher’sownworks,andthedescriptionsofhiminLockhart’sandMackay’sMemoirs。

  FN316Dalrymplesays,inaletterofthe5thofJune,\"Allthemalignant,forfear,arecomeintotheClub;andtheyallvotealike。\"

  FN317Balcarras。

  FN318CaptainBurt’sLettersfromScotland。

  FN319\"ShallItireyonwithadescriptionofthisunfruitfulcountry,whereImustleadyouovertheirhillsallbrownwithheath,ortheirvalleysscarceabletofeedarabbit……,Everypartofthecountrypresentsthesamedismallandscape。Nogroveorbrooklendtheirmusictocheerthestranger,\"——GoldsmithtoBryanton,Edinburgh,Sept。26。1753。InaletterwrittensoonafterfromLeydentotheReverendThomasContarine,Goldsmithsays,\"Iwaswhollytakenupinobservingthefaceofthecountry,Nothingcanequalitsbeauty。WhereverIturnedmyeye,finehouses,elegantgardens,statues,grottos,vistaspresentedthemselves,Scotlandandthiscountrybearthehighestcontrast:

  there,hillsandrocksintercepteveryprospect;hereitisallacontinuedplain。\"SeeAppendixC,totheFirstVolumeofMr。

  Forster’sLifeofGoldsmith,FN320NorthernMemoirs,byR。FranckPhilanthropus,1690。TheauthorhadcaughtafewglimpsesofHighlandscenery,andspeaksofitmuchasBurtspokeinthefollowinggeneration:\"Itisapartofthecreationleftundressed;rubbishthrownasidewhenthemagnificentfabricoftheworldwascreated;asvoidofformasthenativesareindigentofmoralsandgoodmanners。\"

  FN321JourneythroughScotland,bytheauthoroftheJourneythroughEngland,1723。

  FN322AlmostallthesecircumstancesaretakenfromBurt’sLetters。Forthetar,IamindebtedtoCleland’spoetry。Inhisversesonthe\"HighlandHost\"hesays\"Thereasonis,they’resmearedwithtar,Whichdothdefendtheirheadandneck,Justasitdoththeirsheepprotect。\"

  FN323AstrikingillustrationoftheopinionwhichwasentertainedoftheHighlanderbyhisLowlandneighbours,andwhichwasbythemcommunicatedtotheEnglish,willbefoundinavolumeofMiscellaniespublishedbyAfraBehnin1685。OneofthemostcuriouspiecesinthecollectionisacoarseandprofaneScotchpoementitled,\"HowthefirstHielandmanwasmade。\"HowandofwhatmaterialshewasmadeIshallnotventuretorelate。

  Thedialoguewhichimmediatelyfollowshiscreationmaybequoted,Ihope,withoutmuchoffence。

  \"SaysGodtotheHielandman,’Quhairwiltthounow?’

  ’IwilldowntotheLowlands,Lord,andtherestealacow。’

  ’Ffy,’quodSt。Peter,’thouwiltneverdoweel,’Anthou,butnewmade,sosanegaffstosteal。’

  ’Umff,’quodtheHielandman,andsworebyyonkirk,’SolongasImaygeirgettosteal,willInevirwork。\"’

  AnotherLowlandScot,thebraveColonelCleland,aboutthesametime,describestheHighlanderinthesamemanner\"ForamisobligingwordShe’lldirkherneighbouro’ertheboard。

  Ifanyaskherofherdrift,Forsooth,hernainselflivesbytheft。\"

  MuchtothesameeffectaretheveryfewwordswhichFranckPhilanthropus(1694)sparestotheHighlanders:\"Theylivelikelaudsanddielikeloons,hatingtoworkandnocredittoborrow:

  theymakedepredationsandrobtheirneighbours。\"IntheHistoryoftheRevolutioninScotland,printedatEdinburghin1690,isthefollowingpassage:\"TheHighlandersofScotlandareasortofwretchesthathavenootherconsiderationofhonour,friendship,obedience,orgovernment,thanas,byanyalterationofaffairsorrevolutioninthegovernment,theycanimprovetothemselvesanopportunityofrobbingorplunderingtheirborderingneighbours。\"

  FN324SincethispassagewaswrittenIwasmuchpleasedbyfindingthatLordFountainhallused,inJuly1676,exactlythesameillustrationwhichhadoccurredtome。Hesaysthat\"Argyle’sambitiousgraspingatthemasteryoftheHighlandsandWesternIslandsofMull,Ila,&c。stirredupotherclanstoenterintoacombinationforhearinghimdowse,liketheconfederatforcesofGermanic,Spain,Holland,&c。,againstthegrowthoftheFrench。\"

  FN325IntheintroductiontotheMemoirsofSirEwanCameronisaverysensibleremark:\"Itmayappearparadoxical:buttheeditorcannothelphazardingtheconjecturethatthemotiveswhichpromptedtheHighlanderstosupportKingJamesweresubstantiallythesameasthosebywhichthepromotersoftheRevolutionwereactuated。\"Thewholeintroduction,indeed,welldeservestoberead。

  FN326Skene’sHighlandersofScotland;Douglas’sBaronageofScotland。

  FN327SeetheMemoirsoftheLifeofSirEwanCameron,andtheHistoricalandGenealogicalAccountoftheClanMaclean,byaSenachie。Thoughthislastworkwaspublishedsolateas1838,thewriterseemstohavebeeninflamedbyanimosityasfierceasthatwithwhichtheMacleansoftheseventeenthcenturyregardedtheCampbells。IntheshortcompassofonepagetheMarquessofArgyleisdesignatedas\"thediabolicalScotchCromwell,\"\"thevilevindictivepersecutor,\"\"thebasetraitor,\"and\"theArgyleimpostor。\"Inanotherpageheis\"theinsidiousCampbell,fertileinvillany,\"\"theavariciousslave,\"\"thecowardofArgyle\"and\"theScotchtraitor。\"Inthenextpageheis\"thebaseandvindictiveenemyoftheHouseofMaclean\"\"thehypocriticalCovenanter,\"\"theincorrigibletraitor,\"\"thecowardlyandmalignantenemy。\"Itisahappythingthatpassionssoviolentcannowventthemselvesonlyinscolding。

  FN328LetterofAvauxtoLouvois,April6/161689,enclosingapaperentitledMemoireduChevalierMacklean。

  FN329SeethesingularlyinterestingMemoirsofSirEwanCameronofLochiel,printedatEdinburghfortheAbbotsfordClubin1842。

  TheMS。musthavebeenatleastacenturyolder。SeealsointhesamevolumetheaccountofSirEwan’sdeath,copiedfromtheBalhadiepapers。IoughttosaythattheauthoroftheMemoirsofSirEwan,thoughevidentlywellinformedabouttheaffairsoftheHighlandsandthecharactersofthemostdistinguishedchiefs,wasgrosslyignorantofEnglishpoliticsandhistory。IwillquotewhatVanLitterswrotetotheStatesGeneralaboutLochiel,Nov26/Dec61689:\"SirEvanCameron,LordLocheale,eenman,——

  sooikhoorvandiehemlangegekentendagelykhebbenmedeomgegaan,——vansogrootverstant,courage,enbeleyt,alsweynigessynsgelyckesyn。\"

  FN330Act。Parl。,July5。1661。

  FN331SeeBurt’sThirdandFourthLetters。IntheearlyeditionsisanengravingofthemarketcrossofInverness,andofthatpartofthestreetwherethemerchantscongregated。IoughtheretoacknowledgemyobligationstoMr。RobertCarruthers,whokindlyfurnishedmewithmuchcuriousinformationaboutInvernessandwithsomeextractsfromthemunicipalrecords。

  FN332IamindebtedtoMr。CarruthersforacopyofthedemandsoftheMacdonaldsandoftheansweroftheTownCouncil。

  FN333Colt’sDeposition,AppendixtotheAct。ParlofJuly14。

  1690。

  FN334SeetheLifeofSirEwanCameron。

  FN335Balcarras’sMemoirs;HistoryofthelateRevolutioninScotland。

  FN336ThereisamongtheNairnePapersintheBodleianLibraryacuriousMS。entitled\"Journaldecequis’estpasseenIrlandedepuisl’arriveedesaMajeste。\"InthisjournaltherearenotesandcorrectionsinEnglishandFrench;theEnglishinthehandwritingofJames,theFrenchinthehandwritingofMelfort。

  ThelettersinterceptedbyHamiltonarementioned,andmentionedinawaywhichplainlyshowsthattheyweregenuine;noristheretheleastsignthatJamesdisapprovedofthem。

  FN337\"Nordidever,\"saysBalcarras,addressingJames,\"theViscountofDundeethinkofgoingtotheHighlandswithoutfurtherordersfromyou,tillapartywassenttoapprehendhim。\"

  FN338SeethenarrativesenttoJamesinIrelandandreceivedbyhimJuly7,1689。ItisamongtheNairnePapers。SeealsotheMemoirsofDundee,1714;MemoirsofSirEwanCameron;Balcarras’sMemoirs;Mackay’sMemoirs。ThesenarrativesdonotperfectlyagreewitheachotherorwiththeinformationwhichIobtainedfromInverness。

  FN339MemoirsofDundee;TarbettoMelville,1stJune7688,intheLeversandMelvillePapers。

  FN340NarrativeintheNairnePapers;DepositionsofColt,Osburne,Malcolm,andStewartofBallachanintheAppendixtotheAct。Parl。ofJuly14。1690;MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。AfewtouchesIhavetakenfromanEnglishtranslationofsomepassagesinalostepicpoemwritteninLatin,andcalledtheGrameis。ThewriterwasazealousJacobitenamedPhillipps。IhaveseldommadeuseoftheMemoirsofDundee,printedin1714,andneverwithoutsomemisgiving。Thewriterwascertainlynot,ashepretends,oneofDundee’sofficers,butastupidandignorantGrubStreetgarreteer。HeisutterlywrongbothastotheplaceandastothetimeofthebattleofKilliecrankie。HesaysthatitwasfoughtonthebanksoftheTummell,andonthe13thofJune。ItwasfoughtonthebanksoftheGarry,andonthe27thofJuly。Aftergivingsuchaspecimenofinaccuracyasthis,itwouldbeidletopointoutminorblunders。

  FN341FromaletterofArchibaldKarlofArgyletoLauderdale,whichbearsdatethe25thofJune,1664,itappearsthatahundredthousandmarksScots,littlemorethanfivethousandpoundssterling,would,atthattime,haveverynearlysatisfiedalltheclaimsofMacCallumMoreonhisneighbours。

  FN342Mackay’sMemoirs;TarbettoMelville,June1,1689,intheLevenandMelvillePapers;DundeetoMelfort,June27,intheNairnePapers,FN343SeeMackay’sMemoirs,andhislettertoHamiltonofthe14thofJune,1689。

  FN344MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN345MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN346MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN347DundeetoMelfort,June27。1689。

  FN348SeeFaithfulContendingsDisplayed,particularlytheproceedingsofApril29。and30。andofMay13。and14。,1689;

  thepetitiontoParliamentdrawnupbytheregiment,onJuly18。

  1689;theprotestationofSirRobertHamiltonofNovember6。

  1689;andtheadmonitoryEpistletotheRegiment,datedMarch27。

  1690。TheSocietypeople,astheycalledthemselves,seemtohavebeenespeciallyshockedbythewayinwhichtheKing’sbirthdayhadbeenkept。\"Wehope,\"theywrote,\"yeareagainstobservinganniversarydaysaswellaswe,andthatyewillmournforwhatyehavedone。\"AstotheopinionsandtemperofAlexanderShields,seehisHindLetLoose。

  FN349SiegeoftheCastleofEdinburgh,printedfortheBannatyneClub;Lond。Gaz,,June10/20。1689。

  FN350Act。Parl。Scot。,June5。June17。1689。

  FN351TheinstructionswillbefoundamongtheSomersTracts。

  FN352AstoSirPatrick’sviews,seehisletterofthe7thofJune,andLockhart’sletterofthe11thofJuly,intheLevenandMelvillePapers。

  FN353MychiefmaterialsforthehistoryofthissessionhavebeentheActs,theMinutes,andtheLevenandMelvillePapers。

  FN354\"Athol,\"saysDundeecontemptuously,\"isgonetoEngland,whodidnotknowwhattodo。\"——DundeetoMelfort,June27。1689。

  SeeAthol’sletterstoMelvilleofthe21stofMayandthe8thofJune,intheLevenandMelvillePapers。

  FN355MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN356Mackay’sMemoirs。

  FN357Ibid。

  FN358VanOdycktotheGreffieroftheStatesGeneral,Aug。2/12

  1689。

  FN359MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN360Balcarras’sMemoirs。

  FN361Mackay’sShortRelation,datedAug。17。1689。

  FN362MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN363MemoirsofSirEwanCameron;Mackay’sMemoirs。

  FN364Douglas’sBaronageofScotland。

  FN365MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN366MemoirsofSirSwanCameron。

  FN367Astothebattle,seeMackay’sMemoirsLetters,andShortRelationtheMemoirsofDundee;MemoirsofSirEwanCameron;

  Nisbet’sandOsburne’sdepositionsintheAppendixtotheAct。

  Parl。OfJuly14。1690。SeealsotheaccountofthebattleinoneofBurt’sLetters。MacphersonprintedaletterfromDundeetoJames,datedthedayafterthebattle。IneednotsaythatitisasimpudentaforgeryasFingal。TheauthoroftheMemoirsofDundeesaysthatLordLevenwasscaredbythesightofthehighlandweapons,andsettheexampleofflight。Thisisaspitefulfalsehood。ThatLevenbehavedremarkablywellisprovedbyMackay’sLetters,Memoirs,andShortRelation。

  FN368Mackay’sMemoirs。LifeofGeneralHughMackaybyJ。MackayofRockfield。

  FN369LetteroftheExtraordinaryAmbassadorstotheGreffieroftheStatesGeneral,August2/12。1689;andaletterofthesamedatefromVanOdyck,whowasatHamptonCourt。

  FN370MemoirsofSirEwanCameron;MemoirsofDundee。

  FN371Thetraditioniscertainlymuchmorethanahundredandtwentyyearsold。ThestonewaspointedouttoBurt。

  FN372SeetheHistoryprefixedtothepoemsofAlexanderRobertson。InthishistoryheisrepresentedashavingjoinedbeforethebattleofKilliecrankie。ButitappearsfromtheevidencewhichisíntheAppendixtotheAct。Parl。Scot。ofJuly14。1690,thathecameinonthefollowingday。

  FN373Mackay’sMemoirs。

  FN374Mackay’sMemoirs;MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN375MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN376MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN377SeePortland’sLetterstoMelvilleofApril22andMay15。

  1690,intheLevenandMelvillePapers。

  FN378Mackay’sMemoirs;MemoirsofSirEwanCameron。

  FN379ExactNarrativeoftheConflictatDunkeldbetweentheEarlofAngus’sRegimentandtheRebels,collectedfromseveralOfficersofthatRegimentwhowereActorsinorEyewitnessesofallthat’sherenarratedinReferencetothoseActions;LetterofLieutenantBlackadertohisbrother,datedDunkeld,Aug。21。

  1689;FaithfulContendingsDisplayed;MinuteoftheScotchPrivyCouncilofAug。28。,quotedbyMr。Burton。

  FN380ThehistoryofScotlandduringthisautumnwillbebeststudiedintheLevenandMelvillePapers。

  FN381SeetheLords’JournalsofFeb。5。1688andofmanysubsequentdays;Braddon’spamphlet,entitledtheEarlofEssex’sMemoryandHonourVindicated,1690;andtheLondonGazettesofJuly31。andAugust4。and7。1690,inwhichLadyEssexandBurnetpubliclycontradictedBraddon。

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