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。