FN382WhethertheattainderofLordRussellwould,ifunreversed,havepreventedhissonfromsucceedingtotheearldomofBedfordisadifficultquestion。TheoldEarlcollectedtheopinionsofthegreatestlawyersoftheage,whichmaystillbeseenamongthearchivesatWoburn。ItisremarkablethatoneoftheseopinionsissignedbyPemberton,whohadpresidedatthetrial。Thiscircumstanceseemstoprovethatthefamilydidnotimputetohimanyinjusticeorcruelty;andintruthhehadbehavedaswellasanyjudge,beforetheRevolution,everbehavedonasimilaroccasion。
FN383Grey’sDebates,March1688/9。
FN384TheActswhichreversedtheattaindersofRussellSidney,Cornish,andAliceLislewereprivateActs。OnlythetitlesthereforeareprintedintheStatuteBook;buttheActswillhefoundinHowell’sCollectionofStateTrials。
FN385Commons’Journals,June24。1689。
FN386Johnsontellsthisstoryhimselfinhisstrangepamphletentitled,NotesuponthePhoenixEditionofthePastoralLetter,1694。
FN387SomeMemorialsoftheReverendSamuelJohnson,prefixedtothefolioeditionofhisworks,1710。
FN388Lords’Journals,May15。1689。
FN389North’sExamen,224。North’sevidenceisconfirmedbyseveralcontemporarysquibsinproseandverse。SeealsotheeikonBrotoloigon,1697。
FN390HalifaxMS。intheBritishMuseum。
FN391EpistleDedicatorytoOates’seikonBasilikiFN392Inaballadofthetimearethefollowinglines\"Comelisten,yeWhigs,tomypitifulmoan,Allyouthathaveears,whentheDoctorhasnone。\"
TheselinesmusthavebeeninMason’sheadwhenhewrotethecouplet\"Witness,yeHills,yeJohnsons,Scots,Shebbeares;
Harktomycall:forsomeofyouhaveears。\"
FN393North’sExamen,224。254。Northsays\"sixhundredayear。\"
ButIhavetakenthelargersumfromtheimpudentpetitionwhichGatesaddressedtotheCommons,July25。1689。SeetheJournals。
FN394VanCitters,inhisdespatchestotheStatesGeneral,usesthisnicknamequitegravely。
FN395Lords’Journals,May30。1689。
FN396Lords’Journals,May31。1689;Commons’Journals,Aug。2。;
North’sExamen,224;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN397SirRobertwastheoriginalherooftheRehearsal,andwascalledBilboa。IntheremodelledDunciad,Popeinsertedthelines\"AndhighbornHoward,moremajesticsire,WithFoolofQualitycompletesthequire。\"
Pope’shighbornHowardwasEdwardHoward,theauthoroftheBritishPrinces。
FN398KeytotheRehearsal;Shadwell’sSullenLovers;Pepys,May5。8。1668;Evelyn,Feb。16。1684/5。
FN399Grey’sDebatesandCommons’Journals,June4。and111689。
FN400Lords’Journals,June6。1689。
FN401Commons’Journals,Aug。2。1689;DutchAmbassadorsExtraordinarytotheStatesGeneral,July30/Aug9
FN402Lords’Journals,July30。1689;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;Clarendon’sDiary,July31。1689。
FN403SeetheCommons’JournalsofJuly31。andAugust131689。
FN404Commons’Journals,Aug。20
FN405OldmixonaccusestheJacobites,Barnettherepublicans。
ThoughBarnettookaprominentpartinthediscussionofthisquestion,hisaccountofwhatpassedisgrosslyinaccurate。HesaysthattheclausewaswarmlydebatedintheCommons,andthatHampdenspokestronglyforit。Butwelearnfromthejournals(June191689)thatitwasrejectedneminecontradicente。TheDutchAmbassadorsdescribeitas\"eenpropositie’twelckgeeningressieschynttesullenvinden。\"
FN406LondonGazette,Aug。1。1689;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN407ThehistoryofthisBillmaybetracedinthejournalsofthetwoHouses,andinGrey’sDebates。
FN408SeeGrey’sDebates,andtheCommons’JournalsfromMarchtoJuly。Thetwelvecategorieswillbefoundinthejournalsofthe23dand29thofMayandofthe8thofJune。
FN409HalifaxMS。intheBritishMuseum。
FN410TheLifeandDeathofGeorgeLordJeffreys;Finch’sspeechinGrey’sDebates,March1。1688/9。
FN411See,amongmanyotherpieces,Jeffreys’sElegy,theLettertotheLordChancellorexposingtohimthesentimentsofthepeople,theElegyonDangerfield,Dangerfield’sGhosttoJeffreys,TheHumblePetitionofWidowsandfatherlessChildrenintheWest,theLordChancellor’sDiscoveryandConfessionmadeinthelimeofhissicknessintheTower;Hickeringill’sCeremonymonger;abroadsideentitled\"Orareshow!Oraresight!
Ostrangemonster!ThelikenotinEurope!TobeseennearTowerHill,afewdoorsbeyondtheLion’sden。\"
FN412LifeandDeathofGeorgeLordJeffreys,FN413TutchinhimselfgivesthisnarrativeintheBloodyAssizes。
FN414SeetheLifeofArchbishopSharpbyhisson。WhatpassedbetweenScottandJeffreyswasrelatedbyScotttoSirJosephJekyl。SeeTindal’sHistory;Echard,iii。932。Echard’sinformant,whoisnotnamed,butwhoseemstohavehadgoodopportunitiesofknowingthetruth,saidthatJeffreysdied,not,asthevulgarbelieved,ofdrink,butofthestone。Thedistinctionseemstobeoflittleimportance。ItiscertainthatJeffreyswasgrosslyintemperate;andhismaladywasonewhichintemperancenotoriouslytendstoaggravate。
FN415SeeaFullandTrueAccountoftheDeathofGeorgeLordJeffreys,licensedonthedayofhisdeath。ThewretchedLeNoblewasneverwearyofrepeatingthatJeffreyswaspoisonedbytheusurper。IwillgiveashortpassageasaspecimenofthecalumniesofwhichWilliamwastheobject。\"Ilenvoya,\"saysPasquin\"cefinragoutdechampignonsauChancelierJeffreys,prisonnierdanslaTour,quilestrouvadumemegoust,etdummeeassaisonnementquefurentlesderniersdontAgrippineregalalebon—hommeClaudiussonepoux,etqueNeronappelladepuislaviandedesDieux。\"Marforioasks:\"LeChancelierestdoncmortdanslaTour?\"Pasquinanswers:\"IlestoittropfideleasonRoilegitime,ettrophabiledanslesloixduroyaume,pourechapperal’Usurpateurqu’ilnevouloitpointreconnoistre。Guillemotpritsoindefairepublierquecemalheureuxprisonnierestoitattaquedu’nefievremaligne;mais,aparlerfranchement,i1
vivroitpeutestreencores’i1n’avoitrienmangequedelamaindesesancienscuisiniers。\"——LeFestindeGuillemot,1689。
Dangeau(Mayq。)mentionsareportthatJeffreyshadpoisonedhimself。
FN416AmongthenumerouspiecesinwhichthemalecontentWhigsventedtheiranger,noneismorecuriousthanthepoementitledtheGhostofCharlestheSecond。CharlesaddressesWilliamthus:
\"Hailmyblestnephew,whomthefatesordainTofillthemeasureoftheStuart’sreign,ThatalltheillsbyourwholeracedesignedIntheetheirfullaccomplishmentmightfind’Tisthouthatartdecreedthispointtoclear,Whichwehavelabouredforthesefourscoreyear。\"
FN417Grey’sDebates,June121689。
FN418SeeCommons’Journals,andGrey’sDebates,June1。3。and4。1689;LifeofWilliam,1704。
FN419BarnetMS。Harl。6584。;AvauxtoDeCroissy,June16/26
1689。
FN420AstotheminutesofthePrivyCouncil,seetheCommons’
JournalsofJune22。and28。,andofJuly3。5。13。and16。
FN421TheletterofHalifaxtoLadyRussellisdatedonthe23dofJuly1689,aboutafortnightaftertheattackonhimintheLords,andaboutaweekbeforetheattackonhimintheCommons。
FN422SeetheLords’JournalsofJuly10。1689,andaletterfromLondondatedJuly11/21,andtransmittedbyCroissytoAvaux。DonPedrodeRonquillomentionsthisattackoftheWhigLordsonHalifaxinadespatchofwhichIcannotmakeoutthedate。
FN423ThiswasonSaturdaythe3dofAugust。AsthedivisionwasinCommittee,thenumbersdonotappearinthejournals。
Clarendon,inhisDiary,saysthatthemajoritywaseleven。ButNarcissusLuttrell,Oldmixon,andTindalagreeinputtingitatfourteen。MostofthelittleinformationwhichIhavebeenabletofindaboutthedebateiscontainedinadespatchofDonPedrodeRonquillo。\"Seresolvio\"hesays,\"queelsabado,encomitydetodalacasa,setratassedelestadodelanationpararepresentarlealRey。EmperoseporacusaralMarquesdeOlifax;yreconociendosusemulosquenotenianpartidobastante,quisieronremitirparaotrodiaestamotion:peroelCondedeElan,primogenitodelMarquesdeOlifax,miembrodelacasa,lesdijoquesupadrenoerahombreparaandarpeloteandoconel,yquesetubiesseculpaloacabasendecastigar,queelnohaviamenesterestarenlacorteparaportarseconformeasuestado,puesDioslehaviadadoabundamenteparapoderlohazer;conqueporpluralidaddevotesvenciosupartido。\"IsuspectthatLordElandmeanttosneeratthepovertyofsomeofhisfather’spersecutors,andatthegreedinessofothers。
FN424Thischangeoffeeling,immediatelyfollowingthedebateonthemotionforremovingHalifax,isnoticedbyRonquillo,FN425AstoRuvigny,seeSaintSimon’sMemoirsoftheyear1697:
Burnet,i。366。ThereissomeinterestinginformationaboutRuvignyandabouttheHuguenotregimentsinanarrativewrittenbyaFrenchrefugeeofthenameofDumont。Thisnarrative,whichisinmanuscript,andwhichIshalloccasionallyquoteastheDumontMS。,waskindlylenttomebytheDeanofOssory。
FN426SeetheAbregedelaViedeFredericDucdeSchombergbyLunancy,1690,theMemoirsofCountDohna,andthenoteofSaintSimononDangeau’sJournal,July30,1690。
FN427SeetheCommons’JournalsofJuly16。1689,andofJuly1。
1814。
FN428JournalsoftheLordsandCommons,Aug。20。1689;LondonGazette,Aug,22。
FN429J’estoisd’avisqu’,apresqueladescenteseroitfaite,sionapprenoitquedesProtestanssefassentsoulevezenquelquesendroitsduroyaume,onfitmainbassesurtousgeneralement。\"—Avaux,July31/Aug101689。
FN430\"LeRoyd’Angleterrem’avoitecouteassezpaisiblementlapremièrefoisquejeluyavoisproposecequ’ilyavoitafairecontrelesProtestans。\"——Avaux,Aug。4/14
FN431Avaux,Aug。4/14。Hesays,\"Jem’imaginequ’ilestpersuadeque,quoiqu’ilnedonnepointd’ordresurcela,laplupartdesCatholiquesdelacampagnesejetterontsurlesProtestans。\"
FN432Lewis,Aug27/Sept6,reprimandedAvaux,thoughmuchtoogently,forproposingtobutcherthewholeProtestantpopulationofLeinster,Connaught,andMunster。\"Jen’approuvepascependantlapropositionquevousfaitesdefairemainbassesurtouslesProtestansduroyaume,dumomentqu’,enquelqueendroitquecesoit,ilsseserontsoulevez:et,outrequelapunitiondu’neinfinited’innocenspourpeudecoupablesneseroitpasjuste,d’ailleurslesrepresaillescontrelesCatholiquesseroientd’autantplusdangereuses,quelespremierssetrouverontmieuxarmezetsoutenusdetouteslesforcesd’Angleterre。\"
FN433Ronquillo,Aug。9/19speakingofthesiegeofLondonderry,expresseshisastonishment\"queunaplazasinfortificationysingeniesdeguerraayahechounadefensatangloriosa,yquelossitiadoresalcontrarioayansidotanpoltrones。\"
FN434ThisaccountoftheIrisharmyiscompiledfromnumerousletterswrittenbyAvauxtoLewisandtoLewis’sministers。I
willquoteafewofthemostremarkablepassages。\"Lesplusbeauxhommes,\"AvauxsaysoftheIrish,\"qu’onpeutvoir。Iln’yenapresquepointaudessousdecinqpiedscinqasixpouces。\"ItwillberememberedthattheFrenchfootislongerthanours。\"Ilssonttresbienfaits:mais;ilnesontnydisciplineznyarmez,etdesurplussontdegrandsvoleurs。\"\"Laplupartdecesregimenssontlevezpardesgentilshommesquin’ontjamaisesteá
l’armee。Cesontdestailleurs,desbouchers,descordonniers,quiontformelescompagniesetquiensontlesCapitaines。\"
\"Jamaistroupesn’ontmarchecommefontcelles—cy。Ilsventcommedesbandits,etpillenttoutcequ’ilstrouventenchemin。\"
\"Quoiqu’ilsoitvraiquelessoldatsparoissentfortresolusabienfaire,etqu’ilssoientfortanimezcontrelesrebelles,neantmoinsilnesuffitpasdecelapourcombattre……Lesofficierssubalternessontmauvais,et,alareserved’untrespeutnombre,iln’yenapointquiaytsoindessoldats,desarmes,etdeladiscipline。\"\"Onabeaucoupplusdeconfianceenlacavalerie,dontlaplusgrandepartieestassezbonne。\"Avauxmentionsseveralregimentsofhorsewithparticularpraise。Oftwoofthesehesays,\"Onnepeutvoirdemeilleurregiment。\"Thecorrectnessoftheopinionwhichhehadformedbothoftheinfantryandofthecavalrywas,afterhisdeparturefromIreland,signallyprovedattheBoyne。
FN435IwillquoteapassageortwofromthedespatcheswrittenatthistimebyAvaux。OnSeptember7/17。hesays:\"Dequelquecostequ’onsetournat,onnepouvoirrienprevoirquededesagreable。Maisdanscetteextremitechacuns’estevertue。Lesofficiersontfaitleursrecruesavecbeaucoupdediligence。\"
Threedayslaterhesays:\"Ilyaquinzejoursquenousn’esperionsguaredepouvoirmettreleschosesensibonestatmaismyLordTyrconnelettouslesIrlandaisonttravailleavectantd’empressementqu’ons’estmisenestatdedeffense。\"
FN436Avaux,Aug25/Sep4Aug26/Sep5;LifeofJames,ii。373。;
Melfort’svindicationofhimselfamongtheNairnePapers。Avauxsays:\"Ilpourrapartircesoiralanuit:carjevoisbienqu’ilapprehendequ’ilneserapassurpourluydepartirenpleinjour。\"
FN437Story’sImpartialHistoryoftheWarsofIreland,1693;
LifeofJames,ii。374;Avaux,Sept。7/171689;Nihell’sjournal,printedin1689,andreprintedbyMacpherson。
FN438Story’sImpartialHistory。
FN439Ibid。
FN440Avaux,Sep。10/20。1689;Story’sImpartialHistory;LifeofJames,ii。377,378Orig。Mem。StoryandJamesagreeinestimatingtheIrisharmyatabouttwentythousandmen。SeealsoDangeau,Oct。28。1689。
FN441LifeofJames,ii。377,378。Orig。Mem。
FN442SeeGrey’sDebates,Nov。26,27,28。1689,andtheDialoguebetweenaLordLieutenantandoneofhisdeputies,1692。
FN443Nihell’sJournal。AFrenchofficer,inalettertoAvaux,writtensoonafterSchomberg’slanding,says,\"LesHuguenotsfontplusdemalquelesAnglois,ettuentforceCatholiquespouravoirfaitresistance。\"
FN444Story;NarrativetransmittedbyAvauxtoSeignelay,Nov26/Dec61689LondonGazette,Oct。14。1689。Itiscuriousthat,thoughDumontwasinthecampbeforeDundalk,thereisinhisMS。
nomentionoftheconspiracyamongtheFrench。
FN445Story’sImpartialHistory;DumontMS。Theprofanenessanddissolutenessofthecampduringthesicknessarementionedinmanycontemporarypamphletsbothinverseandprose。SeeparticularlyaSatireentitledReformationofManners,partii。
FN446Story’sImpartialHistory。
FN447Avaux,Oct。11/21。Nov。14/241689;Story’sImpartialHistory;LifeofJames,ii。382,383。Orig。Mem。;Nihell’sJournal。
FN448Story’sImpartialHistory;Schomberg’sDespatches;
Nihell’sJournal,andJames’sLife;Burnet,ii。20。;Dangeau’sjournalduringthisautumn;theNarrativesentbyAvauxtoSeignelay,andtheDumontMS。ThelyingoftheLondonGazetteismonstrous。Throughthewholeautumnthetroopsareconstantlysaidtobeingoodcondition。IntheabsurddramaentitledtheRoyalVoyage,whichwasactedfortheamusementoftherabbleofLondonin1689,theIrisharerepresentedasattackingsomeofthesickEnglish。TheEnglishputtheassailantstotherout,andthendropdowndead。
FN449SeehisdespatchesintheappendixtoDalrymple’sMemoirs。
FN450LondonGazette;May201689。
FN451Commons’Journals,Nov。13,23。1689;Grey’sDebates,Nov。
13。14。18。23。1689。See,amongnumerouspasquinades,theParableoftheBearbaiting,ReformationofManners,aSatire,theMockMourners,aSatire。SeealsoPepys’sDiarykeptatTangier,Oct。15。1683。
FN452ThebestaccountofthesenegotiationswillbefoundinWagenaar,lxi。HehadaccesstoWitsen’spapers,andhasquotedlargelyfromthem。ItwasWitsenwhosignedinviolentagitation,\"zoals\"hesays,\"mynebeevendehandgetuigenkan。\"ThetreatieswillbefoundinDumont’sCorpsDiplomatique。TheyweresignedinAugust1689。
FN453ThetreatybetweentheEmperorandtheStatesGeneralisdatedMay12。1689。ItwillbefoundinDumont’sCorpsDiplomatique。
FN454SeethedespatchofWaldeckintheLondonGazette,Aug。
26,1689;historicalRecordsoftheFirstRegimentofFoot;
Dangeau,Aug。28。;MonthlyMercury,September1689。
FN455SeetheDearBargain,aJacobitepamphletclandestinelyprintedin1690。\"Ihavenotpatience,\"saysthewriter,\"afterthiswretch(Marlborough)tomentionanyother。Allareinnocentcomparatively,evenKirkehimself。\"
FN456SeetheMercuriesforSeptember1689,andthefourfollowingmonths。SeealsoWelwood’sMercuriusReformatusofSept。18。Sept。25。andOct。8。1689。Melfort’sInstructions,andhismemorialstothePopeandtheCardinalofEste,areamongtheNairnePapers;andsomeextractshavebeenprintedbyMacpherson。
FN457SeetheAnswerofaNonjurortotheBishopofSarum’schallengeintheAppendixtotheLifeofKettlewell。AmongtheTannerMSS。intheBodleianLibraryisapaperwhich,asSancroftthoughtitworthpreserving,Iventuretoquote。Thewriter,astrongnonjuror,aftertryingtoevade,bymanypitiableshiftstheargumentdrawnbyamorecompliantdivinefromthepracticeoftheprimitiveChurch,proceedsthus:\"SupposetheprimitiveChristiansallalong,fromthetimeoftheveryApostles,hadbeenasregardlessoftheiroathsbyformerprincesashesuggestswillhethereforesaythattheirpracticeistobearule?Illthingshavebeendone,andverygenerallyabetted,bymenofotherwiseveryorthodoxprinciples。\"TheargumentfromthepracticeoftheprimitiveChristiansisremarkablywellputinatractentitledTheDoctrineofNonresistanceorPassiveObedienceNoWayconcernedintheControversiesnowdependingbetweentheWilliamitesandtheJacobites,byaLayGentleman,oftheCommunionoftheChurchofEngland,asbyLawestablish’d,1689。
FN458OneofthemostadulatoryaddressesevervotedbyaConvocationwastoRichardtheThird。ItwillbefoundinWilkins’sConcilia。Dryden,inhisfinerifacimentoofoneofthefinestpassagesintheProloguetotheCanterburyTales,representstheGoodParsonaschoosingtoresignhisbeneficeratherthanacknowledgetheDukeofLancastertobeKingofEngland。ForthisrepresentationnowarrantcanbefoundinChaucer’sPoem,oranywhereelse。Drydenwishedtowritesomethingthatwouldgalltheclergywhohadtakentheoaths,andthereforeattributedtoaRomanCatholicpriestofthefourteenthcenturyasuperstitionwhichoriginatedamongtheAnglicanpriestsoftheseventeenthcentury。
FN459SeethedefenceoftheprofessionwhichtheRightReverendFatherinGodJohnLake,LordBishopofChichester,madeuponhisdeathbedconcerningpassiveobedienceandthenewoaths。1690。
FN460LondonGazette,June30。1689;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
\"Theeminentestmen,\"saysLuttrell。
FN461SeeinKettlewell’sLife,iii。72。,theretractationdrawnbyhimforaclergymanwhohadtakentheoaths,andwhoafterwardsrepentedofhavingdoneso。
FN462SeetheaccountofDr。Dove’sconductinClarendon’sDiary,andtheaccountofDr。Marsh’sconductintheLifeofKettlewell。
FN463TheAnatomyofaJacobiteTory,1690。
FN464DialoguebetweenaWhigandaTory。
FN465NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,Nov。1697,Feb。1692。
FN466LifeofKettlewell,iii。4。
FN467SeeTurner’sLettertoSancroft,datedonAscensionDay,1689。TheoriginalisamongtheTannerMSS。intheBodleianLibrary。ButtheletterwillbefoundwithmuchothercuriousmatterintheLifeofKenbyaLayman,latelypublished。SeealsotheLifeofKettlewell,iii。95。;andKen’slettertoBurnet,datedOct。5。1689,inHawkins’sLifeofKen。\"Iamsure,\"LadyRussellwrotetoDr。Fitzwilliam,\"theBishopofBathandWellsexcitedotherstocomply,whenhecouldnotbringhimselftodoso,butrejoicedwhenothersdid。\"Kendeclaredthathehadadvisednobodytotaketheoaths,andthathispracticehadbeentoremitthosewhoaskedhisadvicetotheirownstudiesandprayers。LadyRussell’sassertionandKen’sdenialwillbefoundtocomenearlytothesamething,whenwemakethoseallowanceswhichoughttobemadeforsituationandfeeling,eveninweighingthetestimonyofthemostveraciouswitnesses。Ken,havingatlastdeterminedtocastinhislotwiththenonjurors,naturallytriedtovindicatehisconsistencyasfarashehonestlycould。LadyRussell,wishingtoinduceherfriendtotaketheoaths,naturallymadeasmunchofKen’sdispositiontocomplianceasshehonestlycould。Shewenttoofarinusingtheword\"excited。\"OntheotherhanditisclearthatKen,byremittingthosewhoconsultedhimtotheirownstudiesandprayers,gavethemtounderstandthat,inhisopinion,theoathwaslawfultothosewho,afteraseriousinquiry,thoughtitlawful。Ifpeoplehadaskedhimwhethertheymightlawfullycommitperjuryoradultery,hewouldassuredlyhavetoldthem,nottoconsiderthepointmaturelyandtoimplorethedivinedirection,buttoabstainonperiloftheirsouls。
FN468SeetheconversationofJune9。1784,inBoswell’sLifeofJohnson,andthenote。Boswell,withhisusualabsurdity,issurethatJohnsoncouldnothaverecollected\"thatthesevenbishops,sojustlycelebratedfortheirmagnanimousresistancetoarbitrarypower,wereyetnonjurors。\"Onlyfiveofthesevenwerenonjurors;andanybodybutBoswellwouldhaveknownthatamanmayresistarbitrarypower,andyetnotbeagoodreasoner。Nay,theresistancewhichSancroftandtheothernonjuringbishopsofferedtoarbitrarypower,whiletheycontinuedtoholdthedoctrineofnonresistance,isthemostdecisiveproofthattheywereincapableofreasoning。ItmustberememberedthattheywerepreparedtotakethewholekinglypowerfromJamesandtobestowitonWilliam,withthetitleofRegent。TheirscruplewasmerelyaboutthewordKing。
IamsurprisedthatJohnsonshouldhavepronouncedWilliamLawnoreasoner。Lawdidindeedfallintogreaterrors;buttheywereerrorsagainstwhichlogicaffordsnosecurity。Inmeredialecticalskillhehadveryfewsuperiors。ThathewasmorethanoncevictoriousoverHoadleynocandidWhigwilldeny。ButLawdidnotbelongtothegenerationwithwhichIhavenowtodo。
FN469Ware’sHistoryoftheWritersofIreland,continuedbyHarris。
FN470LettertoamemberoftheConvention,1689
FN471Johnson’sNotesonthePhoenixEditionofBurnet’sPastoralLetter,1692。
FN472ThebestnotionofHickes’scharacterwillbeformedfromhisnumerouscontroversialwritings,particularlyhisJovian,writtenin1684,hisThebaeanLegionnoFable,writtenin1687,thoughnotpublishedtill1714,andhisdiscoursesuponDr。
BurnetandDr。Tillotson,1695。Hisliteraryfamerestsonworksofaverydifferentkind。
FN473Collier’sTractsontheStageare,onthewholehisbestpieces。Butthereismuchthatisstrikinginhispoliticalpamphlets。His\"PersuasivetoConsideranon,tenderedtotheRoyalists,particularlythoseoftheChurchofEngland,\"seemstomeoneofthebestproductionsoftheJacobitepress。
FN474SeeBrokesby’sLifeofDodwell。TheDiscourseagainstMarriagesindifferentCommunionsisknowntome,Ioughttosay,onlyfromBrokesby’scopiousabstract。ThatDiscourseisveryrare。ItwasoriginallyprintedasaprefacetoasermonpreachedbyLeslie。WhenLesliecollectedhisworksheomittedthediscourse,probablybecausehewasashamedofit。TheTreatiseontheLawfulnessofInstrumentalMusicIhaveread;andincrediblyabsurditis。
FN475Dodwelltellsusthatthetitleoftheworkinwhichhefirstpromulgatedthistheorywasframedwithgreatcareandprecision。Iwillthereforetranscribethetitle—page。\"AnEpistolaryDiscourseprovingfromScriptureandtheFirstFathersthattheSoulisnaturallyMortal,butImmortalizedactuallybythePleasureofGodtoPunishmentortoReward,byitsUnionwiththeDivineBaptismalSpirit,whereinisprovedthatnonehavethePowerofgivingthisDivineImmortalizingSpiritsincetheApostlesbutonlytheBishops。ByH。Dodwell。\"Dr。Clarke,inaLettertoDodwell(1706),saysthatthisEpistolaryDiscourseis\"abookatwhichallgoodmenaresorry,andallprofanemenrejoice。\"
FN476SeeLeslie’sRehearsals,No。286,287。
FN477Seehisworks,andthehighlycuriouslifeofhimwhichwascompiledfromthepapersofhisfriendsHickesandNelson。
FN478SeeFitzwilliam’scorrespondencewithLadyRussell,andhisevidenceonthetrialofAshton,intheStateTrials。TheonlyworkwhichFitzwilliam,asfarasIhavebeenabletodiscover,everpublishedwasasermonontheRyeHousePlot,preachedafewweeksafterRussell’sexecution。TherearesomesentencesinthissermonwhichIalittlewonderthatthewidowandthefamilyforgave。
FN479Cyprian,inoneofhisEpistles,addressestheconfessorsthus:\"Quosdamaudioinficerenumerumvestrum,etlaudempraecipuinominispravasuaconversationedestruere……Cumquantonominisvestripudoredelinquiturquandoaliusaliquistemulentusetlasciviensdemoratur;aliusineampatriamundeextorrisestregreditur,utdeprehensusnoneamquasiChristianus,sedquasinocenspereat。\"HeusesstillstrongerlanguageinthebookdeUnitateEcclesiae:\"Nequeenimconfessioimmunemfacetabinsidiisdiaboli,autcontratentationesetpericulaetincursusatqueimpetussaecularesadhucinsaeculopositumperpetuasecuritatedefendit;caeterumnunquaminconfessoribusfraudesetstupraetadulteriapostmodumvideremus,quaenuncinquibusdamvidentesingemiscimusetdolemus。\"
FN480MuchcuriousinformationaboutthenonjurorswillbefoundintheBiographicalMemoirsofWilliamBowyer,printer,whichformsthefirstvolumeofNichols’sLiteraryAnecdotesoftheeighteenthcentury。AspecimenofWagstaffe’sprescriptionsisintheBodleianLibrary。
FN481Cibber’splay,asCibberwroteit,ceasedtohepopularwhentheJacobitesceasedtobeformidable,andisnowknownonlytothecurious。In1768BickerstaffealtereditintotheHypocrite,andsubstitutedDr。Cantwell,theMethodist,forDr。
Wolfe,theNonjuror。\"Idonotthink,\"saidJohnson,\"thecharacteroftheHypocritejustlyapplicabletotheMethodists;
butitwasveryapplicabletothenonjurors。\"Boswellaskedhimifitweretruethatthenonjuringclergymenintriguedwiththewivesoftheirpatrons。\"Iamafraid,\"saidJohnson,\"manyofthemdid。\"Thisconversationtookplaceonthe27thofMarchI775。ItwasnotmerelyincarelesstallythatJohnsonexpressedanunfavourableopinionofthenonjurors。InhisLifeofFenton,whowasanonjuror,aretheseremarkablewords:\"Itmustberememberedthathekepthisnameunsullied,andneversufferedhimselftobereduced,liketoomanyofthesamesecttomeanartsanddishonourableshifts。\"SeetheCharacterofaJacobite,1690。EveninKettlewell’sLifecompiledfromthepapersofhisfriendsHickesandNelson,willbefoundadmissionswhichshowthat,verysoonaftertheschism,someofthenonjuringclergyfellintohabitsofidleness,dependence,andmendicancy,whichloweredthecharacterofthewholeparty。\"Severalundeservingpersons,whoarealwaysthemostconfident,bytheirgoingupanddown,didmuchprejudicetothetrulydeserving,whosemodestywouldnotsufferthemtosolicitforthemselves……Mr。
Kettlewellwasalsoverysensiblethatsomeofhisbrethrenspenttoomuchoftheirtimeinplacesofconcourseandnews,bydependingfortheirsubsistenceuponthosewhomtheytheregotacquaintedwith。\"
FN482Reresby’sMemoirs,344
FN483Birch’sLifeofTillotson。
FN484SeetheDiscourseconcerningtheEcclesiasticalCommission,1689。
FN485Birch’sLifeofTillotson;LifeofPrideaux;Gentleman’sMagazineforJuneandJuly,1745。
FN486DiaryoftheProceedingsoftheCommissioners,takenbyDr。WilliamsafterwardsBishopofChichester,oneoftheCommissioners,everynightafterhewenthomefromtheseveralmeetings。ThismostcuriousDiarywasprintedbyorderoftheHouseofCommonsin1854。
FN487Williams’sDiary。
FN488Williams’sDiary。
FN489Ibid。
FN490SeethealterationsintheBookofCommonPrayerpreparedbytheRoyalCommissionersfortherevisionoftheLiturgyin1689,andprintedbyorderoftheHouseofCommonsin1854。
FN491ItisdifficulttoconceivestrongerorclearerlanguagethanthatusedbytheCouncil。Toutontoinunanagnosthentonorisaneagiasunodos,eteranpistinmedeniekseinaiprospherein,egounsuggraphein,esuntithenia,paratenoristheisanparatonagionpaterontonenteNikaeonsunegthontonsunagiopneumatitousdetolmontasesuntithenaipistineteran,egounprokomizein,eprosphereintoisethegousinepistrepheineisepignosintesagetheiaseeksEllinismoueeksIoudaismon,ieksaireseosoiasdepotoun,toutous,eimeneienepiskopoiiklerikoi,allotriouseinaitousepiskopon,tesepiskopes,kaitousklerikoustonklironeidelaikoieien,agathematizesthai——
Concil。Ephes。ActioVI。
FN492Williams’sDiary;AlterationsintheBookofCommonPrayer。
FN493ItiscurioustoconsiderhowthosegreatmastersoftheLatintonguewhousedtosupwithMaecenasandPolliowouldhavebeenperplexedby\"TibiCherubimetSeraphimincessabilivoceproclamant,Sanctus,Sanctus,Sanctus,DominusDeusSabaoth;\"orby\"Ideocumangelisetarchangelis,cumthronisetdominationibus。\"
FN494IwillgivetwospecimensofPatrick’sworkmanship。\"Hemakethme,\"saysDavid,\"toliedowningreenpastures:heleadethmebesidethestillwaters。\"Patrick’sversionisasfollows:\"Forasagoodshepherdleadshissheepintheviolentheattoshadyplaces,wheretheymayliedownandfeed(notinparchedbut)infreshandgreenpastures,andintheeveningleadsthem(nottomuddyandtroubledwaters,but)topureandquietstreams;sohathhealreadymadeafairandplentifulprovisionforme,whichIenjoyinpeacewithoutanydisturbance。\"
IntheSongofSolomonisanexquisitelybeautifulverse。\"I
chargeyou,OdaughtersofJerusalem,ifyefindmybeloved,thatyetellhimthatIamsickoflove。\"Patrick’sversionrunsthus:
\"SoIturnedmyselftothoseofmyneighboursandfamiliaracquaintancewhowereawakenedbymycriestocomeandseewhatthematterwas;andconjuredthem,astheywouldanswerittoGod,that,iftheymetwithmybeloved,theywouldlethimknow——
WhatshallIsay?——WhatshallIdesireyoutotellhimbutthatI
donotenjoymyselfnowthatIwanthiscompany,norcanbewelltillIrecoverhisloveagain。\"
FN495William’sdislikeoftheCathedralserviceissarcasticallynoticedbyLeslieintheRehearsal,No。7。SeealsoaLetterfromaMemberoftheHouseofCommonstohisFriendintheCountry,1689,andBisset’sModernFanatic,1710。
FN496SeetheOrderinCouncilofJan。9。1683。
FN497SeeCollier’sDesertiondiscussed,1689。ThomasCarte,whowasadisciple,and,atonetime,anassistantofCollier,inserted,solateastheyear1747,inabulkyHistoryofEngland,anexquisitelyabsurdnoteinwhichheassuredtheworldthat,tohiscertainknowledge,thePretenderhadcuredthescrofula,andverygravelyinferredthatthehealingvirtuewastransmittedbyinheritance,andwasquiteindependentofanyunction。SeeCarte’sHistoryofEngland,vol,i。page297。
FN498SeethePrefacetoaTreatiseonWounds,byRichardWiseman,SergeantChirurgeontoHisMajesty,1676。ButthefullestinformationonthiscurioussubjectwillhefoundintheCharismaBasilicon,byJohnBrowne,ChirurgeoninordinarytoHisMajesty,1684。SeealsoTheCeremoniesusedintheTimeofKingHenryVII。fortheHealingofthemthatbeDiseasedwiththeKing’sEvil,publishedbyHisMajesty’sCommand,1686;Evelyn’sDiary,March18。1684;andBishopCartwright’sDiary,August28,29,and30。1687。Itisincrediblethatsolargeaproportionofthepopulationshouldhavebeenreallyscrofulous。Nodoubtmanypersonswhohadslightandtransientmaladieswerebroughttotheking,andtherecoveryofthesepersonskeptupthevulgarbeliefintheefficacyofhistouch。
FN499ParisGazette,April23。1689。
FN500SeeWhiston’sLifeofhimself。PoorWhiston,whobelievedineverythingbuttheTrinity,tellsusgravelythatthesinglepersonwhomWilliamtouchedwascured,notwithstandingHisMajesty’swantoffaith。SeealsotheAthenianMercuryofJanuary16。1691。
FN501InseveralrecentpublicationstheapprehensionthatdifferencesmightarisebetweentheConvocationofYorkandtheConvocationofCanterburyhasbeencontemptuouslypronouncedchimerical。ButitisnoteasytounderstandwhytwoindependentConvocationsshouldbelesslikelytodifferthantwoHousesofthesameConvocation;anditismatterofnotorietythat,inthereignsofWilliamtheThirdandAnne,thetwoHousesoftheConvocationofCanterburyscarcelyeveragreed。
FN502Birch’sLifeofTillotson;LifeofPrideaux。FromClarendon’sDiary,itappearsthatheandRochesterwereatOxfordonthe23rdofSeptember。
FN503SeetheRollintheHistoricalAccountofthepresentConvocation,appendedtothesecondeditionofVoxCleri,1690。
ThemostconsiderablenamethatIperceiveinthelistofproctorschosenbytheparochialclergyisthatofDr。JohnMill,theeditoroftheGreekTestament。
FN504TillotsontoLadyRussell,April19。1690。
FN505Birch’sLifeofTillotson。TheaccounttheregivenofthecoldnessbetweenComptonandTillotsonwastakenbyBirchfromtheMSS。ofHenryWharton,andisconfirmedbymanycircumstanceswhichareknownfromothersourcesofintelligence。
FN506Chamberlayne’sStateofEngland,18thedition。
FN507CondoadSynodumperGulielmumBeveregium,1689。
FN508NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;HistoricalAccountofthePresentConvocation。
FN509Kennet’sHistory,iii。552。
FN510HistoricalAccountofthePresentConvocation,1689。
FN511HistoricalAccountofthePresentConvocation;Burnet,ii。
58。;Kennet’sHistoryoftheReignofWilliamandMary。
FN512HistoricalAccountofthePresentConvocation;Kennet’sHistory。
FN513HistoricalAccountofthePresentConvocation;Kennet。
FN514HistoricalAccountofthePresentConvocation。
FN515ThattherewassuchajealousyasIhavedescribedisadmittedinthepamphletentitledVoxCleri。\"SomecountryministersnowoftheConvocation,donowseeinwhatgreateaseandplentytheCityministerslive,whohavetheirreadersandlecturers,andfrequentsupplies,andsometimestarryinthevestrytillprayersbeended,andhavegreatdignitiesintheChurch,besidestheirrichparishesintheCity。\"Theauthorofthistract,oncewidelycelebrated,wasThomasLong,proctorfortheclergyofthedioceseofExeter。Inanotherpamphlet,publishedatthistime,theruralclergymenaresaidtohaveseenwithanevileyetheirLondonbrethrenrefreshingthemselveswithsackafterpreaching。SeveralsatiricalallusionstothefableoftheTownMouseandtheCountryMousewillbefoundinthepamphletsofthatwinter。
FN516Barnet,ii,33,34。ThebestnarrativesofwhatpassedinthisConvocationaretheHistoricalAccountappendedtothesecondeditionofVoxCleri,andthepassageinKennet’sHistorytowhichIhavealreadyreferredthereader。Theformernarrativeisbyaveryhighchurchman,thelatterbyaverylowchurchman。
Thosewhoaredesirousofobtainingfullerinformationmustconsultthecontemporarypamphlets。AmongthemareVoxPopuli;
VoxLaici;VoxRegisetRegni;theHealingAttempt;theLettertoaFriend,byDeanPrideauxtheLetterfromaMinisterintheCountrytoaMemberoftheConvocation;theAnswertotheMerryAnswertoVoxCleri;theRemarksfromtheCountryupontwoLettersrelatingtotheConvocation;theVindicationoftheLettersinanswertoVoxCleri;theAnswertotheCountryMinister’sLetter。Allthesetractsappearedlatein1689orearlyin1690。
FN517\"HalifaxaeuunereprimandeseverepubliquementdansleconseilparlePrinced’Orangepouravoirtropbalance。\"——AvauxtoDeCroissy,Dublin,June1689。\"hismercurialWit,\"saysBurnet,ii。4。,\"wasnotwellsuitedwiththeKing’sphlegm。\"
FN518Clarendon’sDiary,Oct。101689;Lords’Journals,Oct。19。
1689。
FN519Commons’Journals,Oct。24。1689。
FN520Ibid。,Nov。2。1689。
FN521Commons’Journals,Nov。7。19。,Dec。301689。TheruleoftheHousethenwasthatnopetitioncouldbereceivedagainsttheimpositionofatax。Thisrulewas,afteraveryhardfight,rescindedin1842。ThepetitionoftheJewswasnotreceived,andisnotmentionedintheJournals。ButsomethingmaybelearnedaboutitfromNarcissusLuttrell’sDiaryandfromGrey’sDebates,Nov。19。1689,FN522James,intheverytreatiseinwhichhetriedtoprovethePopetobeAntichrist,says\"Formyself,ifthatwereyetthequestion,IwouldwithallmyheartgivemyconsentthattheBishopofRomeshouldhavethefirstseat。\"ThereisaremarkableletteronthissubjectwrittenbyJamestoCharlesandBuckingham,whentheywereinSpain。Heylyn,speakingofLaud’snegotiationwithRome,says:\"SothatuponthepointthePopewastocontenthimselfamongusinEnglandwithapriorityinsteadofasuperiorityoverotherBishops,andwithaprimacyinsteadofasupremacyinthosepartsofChristendom,whichIconceivenomanoflearningandsobrietywouldhavegrudgedtogranthim,\"
FN523Stat。1W&M。sess。2。c2。
FN524TreasuryMinuteBook,Nov。3。1689。
FN525Commons’JournalsandGrey’sDebates,Nov。13,14。18。19。
23。28。1689。
FN526Commons’JournalsandGrey’sDebates,November26。and27。
1689。
FN527Commons’Journals,November28。,December2。1689。
FN528Commons’JournalsandGrey’sDebates,November30。,December21689。
FN529LondonGazette,Septemher21689;ObservationsuponMr。
Walker’sAccountoftheSiegeofLondonderry,licensedOctober4。
1689;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;Mr。J。Mackenzie’sNarrativeaFalseLibel,aDefenceofMr。G。WalkerwrittenbyhisFriendinhisAbsence,1690。
FN530Walker’sTrueAccount,1689;AnApologyfortheFailureschargedontheTrueAccount,1689;ReflectionsontheApology,1689;AVindicationoftheTrueAccountbyWalker,1689;
Mackenzie’sNarrative,1690;Mr。Mackenzie’sNarrativeaFalseLibel,1690;Dr。Walker’sInvisibleChampionfoyledbyMackenzie,1690;Weiwood’sMercuriusReformatus,Dec。4。and111689。TheOxfordeditorofBurnet’sHistoryexpresseshissurpriseatthesilencewhichtheBishopobservesaboutWalker。IntheBurnetMS。
Harl。6584。thereisananimatedpanegyriconWalker。WhythatpanegyricdoesnotappearintheHistory,Iamatalosstoexplain。
FN531Commons’Journals,November18and19。1689;andGrey’sDebates。
FN532Wade’sConfession,Harl。MS。6845。
FN533SeethePrefacetotheFirstEditionofhisMemoirs,Vevay,1698。
FN534\"ColonelLudlow,anoldOliverian,andoneofKingCharlestheFirsthisJudges,isarrivedlatelyinthiskingdomfromSwitzerland。\"—NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,September1689。
FN535ThirdCaveatagainsttheWhigs,1712。
FN536Commons’Journals,November6。and8。1689;Grey’sDebates;LondonGazette,November18。
FN537\"Ommesolumfortipatria,quiapatris。\"SeeAddison’sTravels。ItisaremarkablecircumstancethatAddison,thoughaWhig,speaksofLudlowinlanguagewhichwouldbetterhavebecomeaTory,andsneersattheinscriptionascant。
FN538Commons’Journals,Nov。1。7。1689。
FN539RogerNorth’sLifeofDudleyNorth。
FN540Commons’Journals,Oct。26。1689。
FN541Lords’Journals,October26。and27。1689。
FN542Commons’Journals,Oct。26。1689。
FN543Commons’Journals,Oct。26。1689;Wood’sAthenaeOxonienses;Dod’sChurchHistory,VIII。ii。3。
FN544Commons’Journals,October28。5689。TheproceedingswillbefoundinthecollectionofStateTrials。
FN545Lords’Journals,Nov。2。and6。1689。
FN546Lords’Journals,Dec。20。1689;LifeofDudleyNorth。
FN547ThereportisintheLords’Journals,Dec。20。1689。
Hampden’sexaminationwasonthe18thofNovember。
FN548This,Ithink,isclearfromaletterofLadyMontaguetoLadyRussell,datedDec。23。1689,threedaysaftertheCommitteeofMurderhadreported。
FN549Commons’Journals,Dec。14。1689;Grey’sDebates;Boyer’sLifeofWilliam。
FN550Commons’Journals,Dec。21。;Grey’sDebates;Oldmixon。
FN551Commons’Journals,Jan。2。1689/90
FN552Thus,Ithink,mustbeunderstoodsomeremarkablewordsinaletterwrittenbyWilliamtoPortland,onthedayafterSacheverell’sboldandunexpectedmove。Williamcalculatestheamountofthesupplies,andthensays:\"S’ilsn’ymettentdesconditionsquevoussavez,c’estunebonneaffaire:maislesWiggessontsiglorieuxd’avoirvaincuqu’ilsentreprendronttout。\"
FN553\"Theauthorityofthechair,theaweandreverencetoorder,andtheduemethodofdebatesbeingirrecoverablylostbythedisorderandtumultuousnessoftheHouse。\"——SirJ。TrevortotheKing,AppendixtoDalrymple’sMemoirs,Partii。Book4。
FN554Commons’Journals,Jan。10。1689/90Ihavedonemybesttoframeanaccountofthiscontestoutofverydefectivematerials。
Burnet’snarrativecontainsmoreblundersthanlines。Heevidentlytrustedtohismemory,andwascompletelydeceivedbyit。MychiefauthoritiesaretheJournals;Grey’sDebates;
William’sLetterstoPortland;theDespatchesofVanCitters;aLetterconcerningtheDisablingClauses,latelyofferedtotheHouseofCommons,forregulatingCorporations,1690;TheTrueFriendstoCorporationsvindicated,inananswertoaletterconcerningtheDisablingClauses,1690;andSomeQueriesconcerningtheElectionofMembersfortheensuingParliament,1690。TothislastpamphletisappendedalistofthosewhovotedfortheSacheverellClause。SeealsoClarendon’sDiary,Jan。10。
1689/90,andtheThirdPartoftheCaveatagainsttheWhigs,1712。William’sLetterofthe10thofJanuaryendsthus。ThenewsofthefirstdivisiononlyhadreachedKensington。\"Ilestapresentonzeeuresdenuit,etdixeureslaChambreBasseestoitencoreensemble。Ainsijenevouspuisescrireparcetteordinairel’issuedel’affaire。LespreviosquestionslesToriesl’ontemportedecinqvois。Ainsivouspouvezvoirquelachoseestbiendisputee。J’aysigrandsomiel,etmontouxm’incomodequejenevousensaurezdiredavantage。Josquesamouriravous。\"
OnthesamenightVanCitterswrotetotheStatesGeneral。Thedebatehesaid,hadbeenverysharp。ThedesignoftheWhigs,whomhecallsthePresbyterians,hadbeennothinglessthantoexcludetheiropponentsfromalloffices,andtoobtainforthemselvestheexclusivepossessionofpower。
FN555Commons’Journals,Jan。111689/90。
FN556NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,Jan。16。1690;VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,Jan。21/31
FN557Commons’Journals,Jan。16。1689/90
FN558RogerNorth’sLifeofGuildford。
FN559SeetheaccountoftheproceedingsinthecollectionofStateTrials。
FN560Commons’Journals,Jan。20。1689/90;Grey’sDebates,Jan。
18。and20。
FN561Commons’Journals,Jan。21。1689/90OnthesamedayWilliamwrotethusfromKensingtontoPortland:\"C’estaujourd’huilegrandjourl’eguardduBillofIndemnite。Selontoutcequeispuisaprendre,ilyaurabeaucoupdechaleur,etriendeterminer;etdelamanierequelachoseestentourre,iln’yapointd’aparencequecetteaffairevieneaaucuneconclusion。Etainsiilsepouroitquelacessionfustfortcourts;n’ayantplusdargentaesperer;etlesespritss’aigrissenttoncontrel’autredeplusenplus。\"ThreedayslaterVanCittersinformedtheStatesGeneralthattheexcitementabouttheBillofIndemnitywasextreme。
FN562Burnet,ii。39。;MS。MemoirwrittenbythefirstLordLonsdaleintheMackintoshPapers。
FN563Burnet,ii。40。
FN564NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,JanuaryandFebruary。
FN565WilliamtoPortland,Jan。10/201690。\"LesWigesontpeurdemeperdretroptost,avantqu’ilsn’ayentfaitavecmoycequ’ilsveulent:car,pourleuramitie,voussavezcequ’ilyaacompterladessusencepaysicy。\"Jan。14/24\"Mevoilaleplusembarassedumonde,nesachantquelpartiprendre,estanttoujourspersuadeque,sansquej’ailleenIrlande,l’onn’yfairarienquivaille。Pouravoirduconseilencetteaffaire,jen’enaypointaattendre,personnen’ausantdiresessentimens。
Etl’oncommencedejaadireouvertementquecesontdestraitresquim’ontconseilledepreudrecetteresolution。\"Jan。21/31\"Jenayencoreriendit,\"——hemeanstotheParliament,——\"demonvoyagepourl’Irlande。Etjenesuispointencoredeterminesij’enparlerez:maisjecrainsquenonobstantj’aurezuneadressepourn’ypointallercequim’embarasserabeaucoup,puisquec’estunenecssiteabsoluequej’yaille。\"
FN566WilliamtoPortland,Jan28/Feb71690;VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,samedate;Evelyn’sDiary;Lords’Journals,Jan。
27。IwillquoteWilliam’sownwords。\"Vousvoirezmonharangueimprimee:ainsijenevousendirezrien。Etpourlesraisonequim’yontoblige,jelesreserverezavouslesdirejusquesavostreretour。IlsemblequelesTorisensontbienaise,malepointlesWiggs。Ilsestoienttousfortsurprisquandjeleurparlois,n’ayantcommuniquemondessinqu’auneseulepersonne。
Jeviedesvisageslongcommeunaune,changedecouleurvingtfoispendantquejeparlois。Touscesparticularitesjusquesavostreheureuxretour。\"
FN567Evelyn’sDiary;Clarendon’sDiary,Feb。9。1690;VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,Jan31/Feb10。;LonsdaleMS。
quotedbyDalrymple。
FN568NarcissusLuttrell’sDiaryFN569Clarendon’sDiary,Feb。11。1690。
FN570VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,February14/24。1690;
Evelyn’sDiary。
FN571WilliamtoPortland,Feb28/March1029。1690;VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,March4/14;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN572VanCitters,March11/211689/90;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN573VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,March11/211690。
FN574ThevoteswereforSawyer165,forFinch141,forBennet,whomIsupposetohavebeenaWhig,87。AttheUniversityeveryvoterdelivershisvoteinwriting。Oneofthevotesgivenonthisoccasionisinthefollowingwords,\"HenricusJenkes,examorejustitiae,eligitvirumconsultissimumRobertumSawyer。\"
FN575VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,March18/281690。
FN576Itisamusingtoseehowabsurdlyforeignpamphleteers,ignorantoftherealstateofthingsinEngland,exaggeratedtheimportanceofJohnHampden,whosenametheycouldnotspell。InaFrenchDialoguebetweenWilliamandtheGhostofMonmouth,Williamsays,\"EntrecesmembresdelaChambreBasseetoituncertainhommehardy,opiniatre,etzeleal’excespoursacreance;onl’appelleEmbden,egalementdangereuxparsonespritetparsoncredit……jenetrouvaypointdecheminpluscourtpourmedelivrerdecettetraversequedecasserleparlement,enconvoquerunautre,etempescherquecethomme,quimefaisoittantd’ombrages,nefustnommepourundesdeputezaunouvelparlement。\"\"Ainsi,\"saystheGhost,\"cettecassationdeparlementquiafaittantdebruit,etaproduittantderaisonnemensetdespeculations,n’estoitquepourexclureEmbden。Maiss’ilestoitsiadroitetsizele,commentas—tuputrouverlemoyendelefaireexcluredunombredesdeputez?\"TothisverysensiblequestiontheKinganswers,\"Ilm’afallufaired’etrangesmanoeuvrespourenvenirabout。\"——L’OmbredeMonmouth,1690。
FN577\"Apresenttoutdependrad’unbonsuccesenIrlande;etaquoyilfautquejem’apliqueentierementpourreglerlemieuxquejepuistouttechose……jevousasseurequejen’aypaspeusurlesbras,estantaussimalassistequejesuis。\"—WilliamtoPortland,Jan28/Feb71690。
FN578VanCitters,Feb。14/241689/90;MemoiroftheEarlofChesterfieldbyhimself;HalifaxtoChesterfield,Feb。6。;
ChesterfieldtoHalifax,Feb8。TheeditorofthelettersofthesecondEarlofChesterfield,notallowingforthechangeofstyle,hasmisplacedthiscorrespondencebyayear。
FN579VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,Feb。11/211690。
FN580Astrangepeculiarityofhisconstitutionismentionedinanaccountofhimwhichwaspublishedafewmonthsafterhisdeath。Seethevolumeentitled\"LivesandCharactersofthemostIllustriousPersons,BritishandForeign,whodiedintheyear1712。\"
FN581Monmouth’spensionandthegoodunderstandingbetweenhimandtheCourtarementionedinaletterfromaJacobiteagentinEngland,whichisintheArchivesoftheFrenchWarOffice。ThedateisApril8/181690。
FN582ThegrantsoflandobtainedbyDelamerearementionedbyNarcissusLuttrell。ItappearsfromtheTreasuryLetterBookof1690thatDelamerecontinuedtodimthegovernmentformoneyafterhisretirement。Astohisgeneralcharacteritwouldnotbesafetotrusttherepresentationsofsatirists。Buthisownwritings,andtheadmissionsofthedivinewhopreachedhisfuneralsermon,showthathistemperwasnotthemostgentle。
Clarendonremarks(Dec。17。1688)thatalittlethingsufficedtoputLordDelamereintoapassion。InthepoementitledtheKingofHearts,Delamereisdescribedas——
\"Arestlessmalecontentevenwhenpreferred。\"
Hiscountenancefurnishedasubjectforsatire:
\"Hisbodinglooksaminddistractedshow;
Andenvysitsengraveduponhisbrow。\"
FN583MynotionofLowther’scharacterhasbeenchieflyformedfromtwopaperswrittenbyhimself,oneofwhichhasbeenprinted,thoughIbelievenotpublished。AcopyoftheotherisamongtheMackintoshMSS。SomethingIhavetakenfromcontemporarysatires。ThatLowtherwastooreadytoexposehislifeinprivateencountersissufficientlyprovedbythefactthat,whenhewasFirstLordoftheTreasury,heacceptedachallengefromacustomhouseofficerwhomhehaddismissed。
Therewasaduel;andLowtherwasseverelywounded。ThiseventismentionedinLuttrell’sDiary,April1690。
FN584Burnet,ii。76
FN585RogerNorth’sLifeofGuildford。
FN586TillsomeyearsafterthistimetheFirstLordoftheTreasurywasalwaysthemanofhighestrankattheBoard。ThusMonmouth,DelamereandGodolphintooktheirplacesaccordingtotheorderofprecedenceinwhichtheystoodaspeers。
FN587Thededication,however,wasthoughttoolaudatory。\"Theonlything,\"Mr。Popeusedtosay,\"hecouldneverforgivehisphilosophicmasterwasthededicationtotheEssay。\"——Ruffhead’sLifeofPope。
FN588VanCitterstotheStatesGeneralApril25/May5,1690。
NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;TreasuryLetterBook,Feb。4。1689/90
FN589TheDialoguebetweenaLordLieutenantandoneofhisDeputieswillnotbefoundinthecollectionofWarrington’swritingswhichwaspublishedin1694,underthesanction,asitshouldseem,ofhisfamily。
FN590VanCitters,totheStatesGeneral,March18/28April4/14
1690;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;Burnet,ii。72。;TheTriennialMayor,ortheRapparees,aPoem,1691。Thepoetsaysofoneofthenewcivicfunctionaries:
\"Soonhispretencetoconsciencewecanrout,Andinabloodyjuryfindhimout,WherenoblePubliusworriedwaswithrogues。\"
FN591TreasuryMinuteBook,Feb。5。1689/90
FN592VanCitters,Feb。11/21Mar。14/24Mar。18/281690。
FN593VanCitters,March14/241690。Thesermonisextant。ItwaspreachedatBowChurchbeforetheCourtofAldermen。
FN594Welwood’sMercuriusReformatus,Feb。12。1690。
FN595Commons’Journals,March20,21,22。1689/89
FN596CommonsJournals,March28。1690,andMarch1。andMarch20。1688/9
FN597Grey’sDebates,March27。and281690。
FN598Commons’Journals,Mar。28。1690。AveryclearandexactaccountofthewayinwhichtherevenuewassettledwassentbyVanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,April7/171690。
FN599Burnet,ii。43。
FN600Inacontemporarylampoonaretheselines:
\"Oh,happycouple!IntheirlifeTheredoesappearnosignofstrife。
Theydoagreesointhemain,Tosacrificetheirsoulsforgain。\"
TheFemaleNine,1690。
FN601Swiftmentionsthedeficiencyofhospitalityandmagnificenceinherhousehold。JournaltoStella,August8。1711。
FN602DuchessofMarlborough’sVindication。ButtheDuchesswassoabandonedaliar,thatitisimpossibletobelieveawordthatshesays,exceptwhensheaccusesherself。
FN603SeetheFemaleNine。
FN604TheDuchessofMarlborough’sVindication。Withthathabitualinaccuracy,which,evenwhenshehasnomotiveforlying,makesitnecessarytoreadeverywordwrittenbyherwithsuspicion,shecreatesShrewsburyaDuke,andrepresentsherselfascallinghim\"YourGrace。\"HewasnotmadeaDuketill1694。
FN605Commons’Journals,December17and181689。
FN606VindicationoftheDuchessofMarlborough。
FN607VanCitters,April8/181690。
FN608VanCitters,April8/18NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN609Lords’Journals,April8。and101690;Burnet,ii。41。
FN610VanCitters,April25/May51690。
FN611Commons’Journals,April8。and9。1690;Grey’sDebates;
Burnet,ii。42。VanCitters,writingonthe8th,mentionsthatagreatstruggleintheLowerHousewasexpected。
FN612Commons’Journals,April24。1690;Grey’sDebates。
FN613Commons’Journals,April24,25,and26;Grey’sDebates;
NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。Narcissusisunusuallyangry。Hecallsthebill\"aperfecttrickofthefanaticstoturnouttheBishopsandmostoftheChurchofEnglandClergy。\"InaWhigpasquinadeentitled\"AspeechintendedtohavebeenspokenontheTriennialBill,onJan。28。1692/3theKingissaidtohave\"browbeatentheAbjurationBill。\"
FN614Lords’Journals,May1。1690。ThisbillisamongtheArchivesoftheHouseofLords。BurnetconfoundsitwiththebillwhichtheCommonshadrejectedintheprecedingweek。Ralph,whosawthatBurnethadcommittedablunder,butdidnotseewhattheblunderwas,has,intryingtocorrectit,addedseveralblundersofhisown;andtheOxfordeditorofBurnethasbeenmisledbyRalph。
FN615Lords’Journals,May2。and3。1690;VanCitters,May2。;
NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;Burnet,ii。44。;andLordDartmouth’snote。ThechangesmadebytheCommitteemaybeseenonthebillintheArchivesoftheHouseofLords。
FN616Thesedistinctionsweremuchdiscussedatthetime。VanCitters,May20/301690。
FN617Stat。2W。&M。sess。1。C。10。
FN618RogerNorthwasoneofthemanymalecontentswhowerenevertiredofharpingonthisstring。
FN619Stat。2W。&M。sess。1。c。6。;Grey’sDebates,April29。,May1。5,6,7。1690。
FN620Story’sImpartialHistory;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN621Avaux,Jan。15/251690。
FN622MacariaeExcidium。ThismostcuriousworkhasbeenrecentlyeditedwithgreatcareanddiligencebyMr。O’Callaghan。
IowesomuchtohislearningandindustrythatImostreadilyexcusethenationalpartialitywhichsometimes,Icannotbutthink,pervertshisjudgment。WhenIquotetheMacariaeExcidium,IalwaysquotetheLatintext。TheEnglishversionis,Iamconvinced,merelyatranslationfromtheLatin,andaverycarelessandimperfecttranslation。
FN623Avaux,Nov。14/241689。
FN624LouvoiswritestoAvaux,Dec26/Jan51689/90。\"CommeleRoyaveuparvoslettresqueleRoyd’Angleterrecraignoitdemanquerdecuivrepourfairedelamonnoye,SaMajesteadonneordre,quel’onmistsurlebastimentquiporteracettelettreunepiecedecanonducalibrededeuxquiesteventee,delaquelleceuxquitravaillentalamonnoyeduRoyd’Angleterrepourrontseservirpourcontinuerafairedelamonnoye。\"
FN625LouvoistoAvaux,Nov。1/11。1689。TheforcesentbyLewistoIrelandappearsbythelistsattheFrenchWarOfficetohaveamountedtoseventhousandtwohundredandninety—onemenofallranks。AttheFrenchWarOfficeisaletterfromMarshald’EstreeswhosawthefourIrishregimentssoonaftertheyhadlandedatBrest。Hedescribesthemas\"malchausses,malvetus,etn’ayantpointd’uniformedansleurshabits,sicen’estqu’ilssonttousfortmauvais。\"AveryexactaccountofMacarthy’sbreachofparolewillbefoundinMr。O’Callaghan’sHistoryoftheIrishBrigades。IamsorrythatawritertowhomIowesomuchshouldtrytovindicateconductwhich,asdescribedbyhimself,wasinthehighestdegreedishonourable。
FN626LauzuntoLouvois。May28/June7andJune11690,attheFrenchWarOffice。
FN627SeethelaterlettersofAvaux。
FN628AvauxtoLouvois,March14/241690;LauzuntoLouvoisMarch23/April3
FN629Story’sImpartialHistory;LauzuntoLouvois,May20/30。
1690。
FN630LauzuntoLouvois,May28/June71690。
FN631LauzuntoLouvois,April2/12May10/20。1690。LaHoguette,whoheldtherankofMarechaldeCamp,wrotetoLouvoistothesameeffectaboutthesametime。
FN632\"LaPolitiquedesAngloisaetedetenircespeuplescycommedesesclaves,etsibasqu’ilneleurestoitpaspermisd’apprendrealireetaécrire。Celalesarendusibestesqu’ilsn’ontpresquepointd’humanite。Riendelesesmeut。Ilssontpeusensiblesal’honneur;etlesmenacesnelesestonnentpoint。
L’interestmemenelespeutengagerautravail。Cesontpourtantlesgensdumondelesmieuxfaits,\"——DesgrignytoLouvois,May27/June61690。
FN633SeeMelfort’sLetterstoJames,writteninOctober1689。
TheyareamongtheNairnePapers,andwereprintedbyMacpherson。
FN634LifeofJames,ii。443。450。;andTrialsofAshtonandPreston。
FN635AvauxwrotethustoLewisonthe5thofJune1689:\"Ilnousestvenudesnouvellesassezconsiderablesd’Angleterreetd’Escosse。Jemedonnel’honneurd’enenvoyerdesmemoiresavostreMajeste,telsquejelesayreceusduRoydelaGrandeBretagne。Lecommencementdesnouvellesdatteesd’Angleterreestlacopied’unelettredeM。Pen,quej’ayveueenoriginal。\"TheMemoiredesNouvellesd’Angleterreetd’Escosse,whichwassentwiththisdespatch,beginswiththefollowingsentences,whichmusthavebeenpartofPenn’sletter:\"LePrinced’Orangecommenced’estrefortdégouttedel’humeurdesAngloisetlafacedeschoseschangebienviste,selonlanaturedesinsulairesetsasanteestfortmauvaise。Ilyaunnuagequicommenceaseformeraunorddesdeuxroyaumes,ouleRoyabeaucoupd’amis,cequidonnebeaucoupd’inquietudeauxprincipauxamisduPrinced’Orange,qui,estantriches,commencentaestrepersuadezqueceseral’espéequidecideradeleursort,cequ’ilsonttanttaché
d’eviter。Ilsapprehendentuneinvasiond’IrlandeetdeFrance;
etencecasleRoyauraplusd’amisquejamais。\"
FN636\"Leboneffet,Sire,queceslettresd’Escosseetd’Angleterreontproduit,estqu’ellesontenfinpersuadeleRoyd’Angleterrequ’ilnerecouvrerasesestatsquelesarmesalamain;etcen’estpaspeudel’enavoirconvaincu。\"
FN637VanCitterstotheStatesGeneral,March1/111689。VanCitterscallsPenn\"denbekendenArchquaker。\"
FN638SeehistrialintheCollectionofStateTrials,andtheLords’JournalsofNov。11,12。and27。1689。
FN639OneremittanceoftwothousandpistolesismentionedinaletterofCroissytoAvaux,Feb。16/261689。James,inaletterdatedJan。26。1689,directsPrestontoconsiderhimselfasstillSecretary,notwithstandingMelfort’sappointment。
FN640NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;Commons’Journals,May14。15。
20。1690;Kingston’sTrueHistory,1697。
FN641TheWholeLifeofMr。WilliamFuller,beinganImpartialAccountofhisBirth,Education,RelationsandIntroductionintotheServiceofthelateKingJamesandhisQueen,togetherwithaTrueDiscoveryoftheIntriguesforwhichheliesnowconfined;
asalsoofthePersonsthatemployedandassistedhimtherein,withhisHeartyRepentancefortheMisdemeanourshedidinthelateReign,andallotherswhomhehathinjured;impartiallywritbyHimselfduringhisConfinementintheQueen’sBench,1703。OfcourseIshallusethisnarrativewithcaution。
FN642Fuller’sLifeofhimself,FN643Clarendon’sDiary,March6。1690;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN644Clarendon’sDiary,May10。1690。
FN645HewrotetoPortland,\"Jeplainslapovrereine,quiestendesterriblesafflictions。\"
FN646SeetheLettersofShrewsburyinCoxe’sCorrespondence,PartI,chap。i,FN647ThatLadyShrewsburywasaJacobite,anddidherbesttomakehersonso,iscertainfromLloyd’sPaperofMay1694,whichisamongtheNairneMSS。,andwasprintedbyMacpherson。
FN648ThisisprovedbyafewwordsinapaperwhichJames,inNovember1692,laidbeforetheFrenchgovernment。\"Ilya\"sayshe,\"leComtedeShrusbery,qui,etantSecretaired’EtatduPrinced’Orange,s’estdefaitdesachargeparmonordre。\"OnecopyofthismostvaluablepaperisintheArchivesoftheFrenchForeignOffice。AnotherisamongtheNairneMSS。intheBodleianLibrary。AtranslationintoEnglishwillbefoundinMacpherson’scollection。
FN649Burnet,ii。45。
FN650ShrewsburytoSomers,Sept。22。1697。
FN651AmongtheStatePoems(vol。ii。p。211。)willbefoundapiecewhichsomeignoranteditorhasentitled,\"ASatyrwrittenwhentheK—wenttoFlandersandleftnineLordsjustices。\"I
haveamanuscriptcopyofthissatire,evidentlycontemporary,andbearingthedate1690。ItisindeedevidentataglancethattheninepersonssatirisedaretheninemembersoftheinteriorcouncilwhichWilliamappointedtoassistMarywhenhewenttoIreland。SomeofthemneverwereLordsJustices。
FN652FromanarrativewrittenbyLowther,whichisamongtheMackintoshMSS,FN653SeeMary’sLetterstoWilliam,publishedbyDalrymple。
FN654Clarendon’sDiary,May30。1690。
FN655GerardCroese。
FN656Burnet,ii。46。
FN657TheDuchessofMarlborough’sVindication。
FN658LondonGazettes,June5。12。16。1690;HoptotheStatesGeneralfromChester,June9/19。HopattendedWilliamtoIrelandasenvoyfromtheStates。
FN659Clarendon’sDiary,June7。and12。1690;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;Baden,theDutchSecretaryofLegation,toVanCitters,June10/20;Fuller’sLifeofhimself;Welwood’sMercuriusReformatus,June111690。
FN660Clarendon’sDiary,June8。1690。
FN661Ibid。,June10。
FN662BadentoVanCitters,June20/301690。;Clarendon’sDiary,June19。NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN663Clarendon’sDiary,June25。
FN664NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN665MemoirsofSaintSimon。
FN666LondonGazette,June26。1690;BadentoVanCitters,June24/July4。
FN667MarytoWilliam,June26。1690;Clarendon’sDiaryofthesamedate;NarcissusLuttrell’s。Diary。
FN668MarytoWilliam,June28。andJuly2。1690。
FN669ReportoftheCommissionersoftheAdmiraltytotheQueen,datedSheerness,July18。1690;EvidenceofCaptainsCornwall,Jones,MartinandHubbard,andofViceAdmiralDelaval;Burnet,ii。52。,andSpeakerOnslow’sNote;MemoiresduMarechaldeTourville;MemoirsofTransactionsatSeabyJosiahBurchett,Esq。,SecretarytotheAdmiralty,1703;LondonGazette,July3。;
HistoricalandPoliticalMercuryforJuly1690;MarytoWilliam,July2。;TorringtontoCaermarthen,JulyI。TheaccountofthebattleintheParisGazetteofJuly15。1690isnottobereadwithoutshame:\"OnasceuquelesHollandoiss’estoienttresbienbattus,etqu’ilss’estoientcomportezencetteoccasionenbravesgens,maisquelesAngloisn’enavoientpasagidememe。\"
IntheFrenchofficialrelationoflebattleoffCapeBevezier,——
anoddcorruptionofPevensey,——aresomepassagestothesameeffect:\"LesHollandoiscombattirentavecbeaucoupdecourageetdefermete;maisilsnefurentpasbiensecondezparlesAnglois。\"\"LesAngloissedistinguerentdesvaisseaxdeHollandeparlepeudevaleurqu’ilsmontrerentdanslecombat。\"
FN670LifeofJames,ii。409。;Burnet,ii。5。
FN671LondonGazette,June30。1690;HistoricalandPoliticalMercuryforJuly1690。
FN672NottinghamtoWilliam,July15。1690。
FN673Burnet,ii。53,54。;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,July7。
11。1690LondonGazette,July14。1690。