FN26Hisjournal,beforeitwaspublished,wasrevisedbymenofmoresenseandknowledgethanhimself,andtherefore,absurdasitis,givesusnonotionofhisgenuinestyle。Thefollowingisafairspecimen。Itistheexordiumofoneofhismanifestoes。
\"ThemwhichtheworldwhoarewithoutthefearofGodcallsQuakersinscorndodenyallopinions,andtheydodenyallconceivings,andtheydodenyallsects,andtheydodenyallimaginations,andnotions,andjudgmentswhichrisethoutofthewillandthethoughts,anddodenywitchcraftandalloaths,andtheworldandtheworksofit,andtheirworshipsandtheircustomswiththelight,anddodenyfalsewaysandfalseworships,seducersanddeceiverswhicharenowseentobeintheworldwiththelight,andwithittheyarecondemned,whichlightleadethtopeaceandlifefromdeathwhichnowthousandsdowitnessthenewteacherChrist,himbywhomtheworldwasmade,whoraignsamongthechildrenoflight,andwiththespiritandpowerofthelivingGod,dothletthemseeandknowthechafffromthewheat,anddothseethatwhichmustbeshakenwiththatwhichcannotbeshakennormoved,whatgivestoseethatwhichisshakenandmoved,suchasliveinthenotions,opinions,conceivings,andthoughtsandfanciesthesebeallshakenandcomestobeonheaps,whichtheywhowitnessthosethingsbeforementionedshakenandremovedwalksinpeacenotseenanddiscernedbythemwhowalksinthosethingsunremovedandnotshaken。\"——AWarningtotheWorldthatareGropingintheDark,byG。Fox,1655。
FN27Seethepieceentitled,ConcerningGoodmorrowandGoodeven,theWorld’sCustoms,butbytheLightwhichintotheWorldiscomebyitmademanifesttoallwhobeintheDarkness,byG。
Fox,1657。
FN28Journal,page166。
FN29EpistlefromHarlingen,11thof6thmonth,1677。
FN30OfBowings,byG。Fox,1657。
FN31See,forexample,theJournal,pages24。26。and51。
FN32See,forexample,theEpistletoSawkey,ajusticeofthepeace,inthejournal,page86。;theEpistletoWilliamLarnpitt,aclergyman,whichbegins,\"ThewordoftheLordtothee,ohLampitt,\"page80。;andtheEpistletoanotherclergymanwhomhecallsPriestTatham,page92。
FN33Journal,page55。
FN34Ibid。Page300。
FN35Ibid。page323。
FN36Ibid。page48。
FN37\"Especiallyoflate,\"saysLeslie,thekeenestofalltheenemiesofthesect,\"someofthemhavemadeneareradvancestowardsChristianitythaneverbefore;andamongthemtheingeniousMr。Pennhasoflaterefinedsomeoftheirgrossnotions,andbroughtthemintosomeform,andhasmadethemspeaksenseandEnglish,ofbothwhichGeorgeFox,theirfirstandgreatapostle,wastotallyignorant……Theyendeavouralltheycantomakeitappearthattheirdoctrinewasuniformfromthebeginning,andthattherehasbeennoalteration;andthereforetheytakeuponthemtodefendallthewritingsofGeorgeFox,andothersofthefirstQuakers,andturnandwindthemtomakethem(butitisimpossible)agreewithwhattheyteachnowatthisday。\"(TheSnakeintheGrass,3rded。1698。
Introduction。)LesliewasalwaysmoreciviltohisbrotherJacobitePennthantoanyotherQuaker。Pennhimselfsaysofhismaster,\"Asabruptlyandbrokenlyassometimeshissentenceswouldfallfromhimaboutdivinethings;itiswellknowntheywereoftenastextstomanyfairerdeclarations。\"Thatistosay,GeorgeFoxtalkednonsenseandsomeofhisfriendsparaphraseditintosense。
FN38IntheLifeofPennwhichisprefixedtohisworks,wearetoldthatthewarrantswereissuedonthe16thofJanuary1690,inconsequenceofanaccusationbackedbytheoathofWilliamFuller,whoistrulydesignatedasawretch,acheatand。animpostor;andthisstoryisrepeatedbyMr。Clarkson。Itis,however,certainlyfalse。Caermarthen,writingtoWilliamonthe3rdofFebruary,saysthattherewasthenonlyonewitnessagainstPenn,andthatPrestonwasthatonewitness。ItisthereforeevidentthatFullerwasnottheinformeronwhoseoaththewarrantagainstPennwasissued。InfactFullerappearsfromhisLifeofhimself,tohavebeenthenattheHague。WhenNottinghamwrotetoWilliamonthe26thofJune,anotherwitnesshadcomeforward。
FN39SidneytoWilliam,Feb。27。1690,。TheletterisinDalrymple’sAppendix,PartII。bookvi。NarcissusLuttrellinhisDiaryforSeptember1691,mentionsPenn’sescapefromShorehamtoFrance。Onthe5thofDecember1693Narcissusmadethefollowingentry:\"WilliamPenntheQuaker,havingforsometimeabsconded,andhavingcompromisedthemattersagainsthim,appearsnowinpublic,and,onFridaylast,heldforthattheBullandMonth,inSaintMartin’s。\"OnDecember18/28。1693wasdrawnupatSaintGermains,underMelfort’sdirection,apapercontainingapassageofwhichthefollowingisatranslation\"Mr。PennsaysthatYourMajestyhashadseveraloccasions,butneveranysofavourable,asthepresent;andhehopesthatYourMajestywillbeearnestwiththemostChristianKingnottoneglectit:thatadescentwiththirtythousandmenwillnotonlyreestablishYourMajesty,butaccordingtoallappearancebreaktheleague。\"ThispaperisamongtheNairneMSS。,andwastranslatedbyMacpherson。
FN40NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,April11。1691。
FN41NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,Augustí691;LetterfromVernontoWharton,Oct。17。1691,intheBodleian。
FN42TheopinionoftheJacobitesappearsfromaletterwhichisamongthearchivesoftheFrenchWarOffice。ItwaswritteninLondononthe25thofJune1691。
FN43Welwood’sMercuriusReformatus,April11。24。1691;
NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,April1691;L’HermitagetotheStatesGeneral,June19/291696;Calamy’sLife。ThestoryofFenwick’srudenesstoMaryistoldindifferentways。Ihavefollowedwhatseemstomethemostauthentic,andwhatiscertainlythelastdisgraceful,version。
FN44Burnet,ii。71。
FN45LloydtoSancroft,Jan。24。1691。TheletterisamongtheTannerMSS。,andisprintedintheLifeofKenbyaLayman。
FN46LondonGazette,June1。1691;Birch’sLifeofTillotson;
CongratulatoryPoemtotheReverendDr。TillotsononhisPromotion,1691;VernontoWharton,May28。and30。1691。TheseletterstoWhartonareintheBodleianLibrary,andformpartofahighlycuriouscollection,whichwaskindlypointedouttomebyDr。Bandinel。
FN47Birch’sLifeofTillotson;Leslie’sChargeofSocinianismagainstDr。Tillotsonconsidered,byaTrueSonoftheChurch1695;Hickes’sDiscoursesuponDr。BurnetandDr。Tillotson,1695;CatalogueofBooksoftheNewestFashiontobeSoldbyAuctionattheWhigsCoffeeHouse,evidentlyprintedin1693。
AforethansixtyyearslaterJohnsondescribedasturdyJacobiteasfirmlyconvincedthatTillotsondiedanAtheist;Idler,No,10。
FN48TillotsontoLadyRussell,June23。1691。
FN49Birch’sLifeofTillotson;MemorialsofTillotsonbyhispupilJohnBeardmore;Sherlock’ssermonpreachedintheTempleChurchonthedeathofQueenMary,1694/5。
FN50Wharton’sCollectaneaquotedinBirch’sLifeofTillotson。
FN51Wharton’sCollectaneaquotedinD’Oyly’sLifeofSancroft;
NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN52TheLambethMS。quotedinD’Oyly’sLifeofSancroft;
NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;VernontoWharton,June9。11。1691。
FN53SeealetterofR。Nelson,datedFeb。21。1709/10,intheappendixtoN。Marshall’sDefenceofourConstitutioninChurchandState,1717;Hawkins’sLifeofKen;LifeofKenbyaLayman。
FN54Seeapaperdictatedbyhimonthe15thNov。1693,inWagstaffe’sletterfromSuffolk。
FN55Kettlewell’sLife,iii。59。
FN56SeeD’Oyly’sLifeofSancroft,Hallam’sConstitutionalHistory,andDr。Lathbury’sHistoryoftheNonjurors。
FN57Seetheautobiographyofhisdescendantandnamesakethedramatist。SeealsoOnslow’snoteonBurnet,ii。76。
FN58AvindicationoftheirMajesties’authoritytofilltheseesofthedeprivedBishops,May20。1691;LondonGazette,April27。andJune15。1691;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,May1691。
AmongtheTannerMSS。aretwolettersfromJacobitestoBeveridge,onemildanddecent,theotherscurrilousevenbeyondtheordinaryscurrilityofthenonjurors。TheformerwillbefoundintheLifeofKenbyaLayman。
FN59ItdoesnotseemquiteclearwhetherSharp’sscrupleaboutthedeprivedprelateswasascrupleofconscienceormerelyascrupleofdelicacy。SeehisLifebyhisSon。
FN60SeeOverall’sConvocationBook,chapter28。Nothingcanbeclearerormoretothepurposethanhislanguage\"When,havingattainedtheirungodlydesires,whetherambitiouskingsbybringinganycountryintotheirsubjection,ordisloyalsubjectsbyrebelliousrisingagainsttheirnaturalsovereigns,theyhaveestablishedanyofthesaiddegenerategovernmentsamongtheirpeople,theauthorityeithersounjustlyestablished,orwrungbyforcefromthetrueandlawfulpossessor,beingalwaysGod’sauthority,andthereforereceivingnoimpeachmentbythewickednessofthosethathaveit,isever,whensuchalterationsarethoroughlysettled,tobereverencedandobeyed;
andthepeopleofallsorts,aswelloftheclergyasofthelaity,aretobesubjectuntoit,notonlyforfear,butlikewiseforconsciencesake。\"
Thenfollowsthecanon\"Ifanymanshallaffirmthat,whenanysuchnewformsofgovernment,begunbyrebellion,areafterthoroughlysettled,theauthorityinthemisnotofGod,orthatanywholivewithintheterritoriesofanysuchnewgovernmentsarenotboundtobesubjecttoGod’sauthoritywhichisthereexecuted,butmayrebelagainstthesame,hedothgreatlyerr。\"
FN61AlistofallthepieceswhichIhavereadrelatingtoSherlock’sapostasywouldfatiguethereader。Iwillmentionafewofdifferentkinds。Parkinson’sExaminationofDr。Sherlock’sCaseofAllegiance,1691;AnswertoDr。Sherlock’sCaseofAllegiance,byaLondonApprentice,1691;theReasonsoftheNewConvertstakingtheOathstothepresentGovernment,1691;Utrumhorum?orGod’swaysofdisposingofKingdomsandsomeClergymen’swaysofdisposingofthem,1691;SherlockandXanthippe1691;SaintPaul’sTriumphinhisSufferingsforChrist,byMatthewBryan,LL。D。,dedicatedEcclesimsubcrucegementi;AWordtoawaveringLevite;TheTrimmingCourtDivine;
ProteusEcclesiasticus,orobservationsonDr。Sh——’slateCaseofAllegiance;theWeasilUncased;AWhipfortheWeasil;theAnti—Weasils。NumerousallusionstoSherlockandhiswifewillbefoundintheribaldwritingsofTomBrown,TomDurfey,andNedWard。SeeLifeofJames,ii。318。SeveralcuriouslettersaboutSherlock’sapostasyareamongtheTannerMSS。IwillgivetwoorthreespecimensoftherhymeswhichtheCaseofAllegiancecalledforth\"whenEvethefruithadtasted,Shetoherhusbandhasted,Andchuck’dhimonthechin—a。
DearBud,quothshe,cometastethisfruit;
’Twillfinlywithyourpalatesuit,Toeatitisnosin—a。\"
\"AsmoodyJob,inshirtlessease,Withcollyflowersallo’erhisface,Didonthedunghilllanguish,Hisspousethuswhispersinhisear,Swear,husband,asyouloveme,swear,’Twilleaseyouofyouranguish。\"
\"Atfirsthehaddoubt,andthereforedidprayThatheavenwouldinstructhimintherightway,WhetherJemmyorWilliamheoughttoobey,Whichnobodycandeny,\"ThepassattheBoynedetermin’dthatcase;
AndprecepttoProvidencethendidgiveplace;
Tochangehisopinionhethoughtnodisgrace;
Whichnobodycandeny。
\"ButthiswiththeScripturecanneveragree,AsbyHoseatheeighthandthefourthyoumaysee;
’Theyhavesetupkings,butyetnotbyme,’
Whichnobodycandeny。\"
FN62ThechiefauthorityforthispartofmyhistoryistheLifeofJames,particularlythehighlyimportantandinterestingpassagewhichbeginsatpage444。andendsatpage450。ofthesecondvolume。
FN63RusselltoWilliam,May101691,inDalrymple’sAppendix,PartII。Bookvii。SeealsotheMemoirsofSirJohnLeake。
FN64Commons’Journals,Mar。21。24。1679;Grey’sDebates;
Observator。
FN65LondonGazette,July21。1690。
FN66LifeofJames,ii。449。
FN67Shadwell’sVolunteers。
FN68Story’sContinuation;ProclamationofFebruary21。1690/1;
theLondonGazetteofMarch12。
FN69Story’sContinuation。
FN70Story’sImpartialHistory;LondonGazette,Nov。17。1690。
FN71Story’sImpartialHistory。Theyear1684hadbeenconsideredasatimeofremarkableprosperity,andtherevenuefromtheCustomshadbeenunusuallylarge。ButthereceiptfromalltheportsofIreland,duringthewholeyear,wasonlyahundredandtwenty—seventhousandpounds。SeeClarendon’sMemoirs。
FN72Story’sHistoryandContinuation;LondonGazettesofSeptember29。1690,andJan。8。andMar。12。1690/1。
FN73SeetheLords’JournalsofMarch2。and4。1692/3andtheCommons’JournalsofDec。16。1693,andJan。29。1695/4。Thestory,badenoughatbest,wastoldbythepersonalandpoliticalenemiesoftheLordsjusticeswithadditionswhichtheHouseofCommonsevidentlyconsideredascalumnious,andwhichIreallybelievetohavebeenso。SeetheGallienusRedivivus。ThenarrativewhichColonelRobertFitzgerald,aPrivyCouncillorandaneyewitnessdeliveredinwritingtotheHouseofLords,underthesanctionofanoath,seemstomeperfectlytrustworthy。ItisstrangethatStory,thoughhementionsthemurderofthesoldiers,saysnothingaboutGafney。
FN74Burnet,ii。66。;Leslie’sAnswertoKing。
FN75MacariaeExcidium;FumerontoLouvoisJan31/Feb101691。
ItistobeobservedthatKelly,theauthoroftheMacariaeExcidiumandFumeron,theFrenchintendant,aremostunexceptionablewitnesses。Theywereboth,atthistime,withinthewallsofLimerick。ThereisnoreasontodoubttheimpartialityoftheFrenchman;andtheIrishmanwaspartialtohisowncountrymen。
FN76Story’sImpartialHistoryandContinuationandtheLondonGazettesofDecember,January,February,andMarch1690/1。
FN77ItisremarkablethatAvaux,thoughaveryshrewdjudgeofmen,greatlyunderratedBerwick。InalettertoLouvois,datedOct。15/25。1689,Avauxsays:\"Jenepuism’empescherdevousdirequ’ilestbravedesapersonne,acequel’onditmaisquec’estunaussymechantofficie,qu’ilenayt,etqu’iln’apaslesenscommun。\"
FN78Leslie’sAnswertoKing,MacariaeExcidium。
FN79MacariaeExcidium。
FN80MacariaeExcidium;LifeofJames,ii。422。;MemoirsofBerwick。
FN81MacariaeExcidium。
FN82LifeofJames,ii。422,423。;MemoiresdeBerwick。
FN83LifeofJames,ii。433—457。;Story’sContinuation。
FN84LifeofJames,ii。438。;LighttotheBlind;FumerontoLouvois,April22/May21691。
FN85MacariaeExcidium;MemoiresdeBerwick;LifeofJames,ii。
451,452。
FN86MacariaeExcidium;Burnet,ii。78。;Dangeau;TheMercuriusReformatus,June5。1691。
FN87AnexactjournalofthevictoriousprogressoftheirMajesties’forcesunderthecommandofGeneralGincklethissummerinIreland,1691;Story’sContinuation;Mackay’sMemoirs。
FN88LondonGazette,June18。22。1691;Story’sContinuation;
LifeofJames,ii。452。TheauthoroftheLifeaccusestheGovernoroftreacheryorcowardice。
FN89LondonGazette,June22。25。July2。1691;Story’sContinuation;ExactJournal。
FN90LifeofJames,ii。373。376。377
FN91MacariaeExcidium。ImayobservethatthisisoneofthemanypassageswhichleadmetobelievetheLatintexttobetheoriginal。TheLatinis:\"OppidumadSalaminiumamnislatusrecentibusacsumptuosioribusaedificiisattollebatur;antiquiusetipsavetustateincultiusquodinPaphiisfinibusexstructumerat。\"TheEnglishversionis:\"ThetownonSalaminiasidewasbetterbuiltthanthatinPaphia。\"SurelythereisintheLatintheparticularitywhichwemightexpectfromapersonwhohadknownAthlonebeforethewar。TheEnglishversioniscontemptiblybad,IneedhardlysaythatthePaphiansideisConnaught,andtheSalaminiansideLeinster。
FN92IhaveconsultedseveralcontemporarymapsofAthlone。OnewillbefoundinStory’sContinuation。
FN93DiaryoftheSiegeofAthlone,byanEngineeroftheArmy,aWitnessoftheAction,licensedJuly11。1691;Story’sContinuation;LondonGazette,July2。1691;FumerontoLouvois,June28/July8。1691。TheaccountofthisattackintheLifeofJames,ii。453。,isanabsurdromance。ItdoesnotappeartohavebeentakenfromtheKing’soriginalMemoirs。
FN94MacariaeExcidium。HereagainIthinkthatIseeclearproofthattheEnglishversionofthiscuriousworkisonlyabadtranslationfromtheLatin。TheEnglishmerelysays:\"Lysander,\"—
—Sarsfield,——\"accusedhim,afewdaysbefore,inthegeneral’spresence,\"withoutintimatingwhattheaccusationwas。TheLatinoriginalrunsthus:\"AcriterLysander,paucosantedies,corampraefectocopiarumilliexprobraveratnescioquid,quodinaulaSyriacainCypriorumopprobriumeffutivissedicebatur。\"TheEnglishtranslatorhas,byomittingthemostimportantwords,andbyusingtheaoristinsteadofthepreterpluperfecttense,madethewholepassageunmeaning。
FN95Story’sContinuation;MacariaeExcidium;DanielMacnealtoSirArthurRawdon,June28。1691,intheRawdonPapers。
FN96LondonGazette,July6。1691;Story’sContinuation;
MacariaeExcidium;LighttotheBlind。
FN97MacariaeExcidium;LighttotheBlind。
FN98LifeofJames,ii。460。;LifeofWilliam,1702。
FN99Story’sContinuation;Mackay’sMemoirs;ExactJournal;
DiaryoftheSiegeofAthlone。
FN100Story’sContinuation。;MacariaeExcid。;Burnet,ii。78,79。;LondonGaz。6。13。1689;FumerontoLouvoisJune30/July10
1690;DiaryoftheSiegeofAthlone;ExactAccount。
FN101Story’sContinuation;LifeofJames,ii。455。FumerontoLouvoisJune30/July101691;LondonGazette,July13。
FN102Thestory,astoldbytheenemiesofTyrconnel,willbefoundintheMacariaeExcidium,andinaletterwrittenbyFelixO’NeilltotheCountessofAntrimonthe10thofJuly1691。TheletterwasfoundonthecorpseofFelixO’NeillafterthebattleofAghrim。ItisprintedintheRawdonPapers。TheotherstoryistoldinBerwick’sMemoirsandintheLighttotheBlind。
FN103MacariaeExcidium;LifeofJames,ii456。;LighttotheBlind。
FN104MacariaeExcidium。
FN105Story’sContinuation。
FN106Burnet,ii。79。;Story’sContinuation。
FN107\"Theymaintainedtheirgroundmuchlongerthantheyhadbeenaccustomedtodo,\"saysBurnet。\"Theybehavedthemselveslikemenofanothernation,\"saysStory。\"TheIrishwereneverknowntofightwithmoreresolution,\"saystheLondonGazette。
FN108Story’sContinuation;LondonGazette,July20。23。1691;
MemoiresdeBerwick;LifeofJames,ii。456。;Burnet,ii。79。;
MacariaeExcidium;LighttotheBlind;LetterfromtheEnglishcamptoSirArthurRawdon,intheRawdonPapers;HistoryofWilliamtheThird,1702。
ThenarrativestowhichIhavereferreddifferverywidelyfromeachother。Norcanthedifferencebeascribedsolelyorchieflytopartiality。FornotwonarrativesdiffermorewidelythanthatwhichwillbefoundintheLifeofJames,andthatwhichwillbefoundinthememoirsofhisson。
Inconsequence,Isuppose,ofthefallofSaintRuth,andoftheabsenceofD’Usson,thereisattheFrenchWarOfficenodespatchcontainingadetailedaccountofthebattle。
FN109Story’sContinuation。
FN110Story’sContinuation;MacariaeExcidium;LifeofJames,ii。464。;LondonGazette,July30。,Aug。17。1691;LighttotheBlind。
FN111Story’sContinuation;MacariaeExcidium;LifeofJames,ii。459;LondonGazette,July30。,Aug。3。1691。
FN112HeheldthislanguageinalettertoLouisXIV。,datedthe5/15thofAugust。Thisletter,writteninahandwhichitisnoteasytodecipher,isintheFrenchWarOffice。MacariaeExcidium;
LighttotheBlind。
FN113MacariaeExcidium;LifeofJames,ii。461,462。
FN114MacariaeExcidium;LifeofJames,ii。459。462。;LondonGazette,Aug。311691;LighttotheBlind;D’UssonandTessetoBarbesieux,Aug。13/23。
FN115Story’sContinuation;D’UssonandTessetoBarbesieuxAug。
169r。AnunpublishedletterfromNagletoLordMerionofAuk。15。
ThisletterisquotedbyMr。O’CallaghaninanoteonMacariaeExcidium。
FN116MacariaeExcidium;Story’sContinuation。
FN117Story’sContinuation;LondonGazette,Sept。28。1691;LifeofJames,ii。463。;DiaryoftheSiegeofLymerick,1692;LighttotheBlind。IntheaccountofthesiegewhichisamongthearchivesoftheFrenchWarOffice,itissaidthattheIrishcavalrybehavedworsethantheinfantry。
FN118Story’sContinuation;MacariaeExcidium;R。DouglastoSirA。Rawdon,Sept。2S。1691,intheRawdonPapers;LondonGazette,October8。;DiaryoftheSiegeofLymerick;LighttotheBlind;
AccountoftheSiegeofLimerickinthearchivesoftheFrenchWarOffice。
TheaccountofthisaffairintheLifeofJames,ii。464。,deservestobenoticedmerelyforitspreeminentabsurdity。ThewritertellsusthatsevenhundredoftheIrishheldoutsometimeagainstamuchlargerforce,andwarmlypraisestheirheroism。Hedidnotknow,ordidnotchoosetomention,onefactwhichisessentialtotherightunderstandingofthestory;
namely,thatthesesevenhundredmenwereinafort。Thatagarrisonshoulddefendafortduringafewhoursagainstsuperiornumbersissurelynotstrange。Fortsarebuiltbecausetheycanbedefendedbyfewagainstmany。
FN119AccountoftheSiegeofLimerickinthearchivesoftheFrenchWarOffice;Story’sContinuation。
FN120D’UssontoBarbesieux,Oct。4/14。1691。
FN121MacariaeExcidium。
FN122Story’sContinuation;DiaryoftheSiegeofLymerick。
FN123LondonGazette,Oct。S。1691;Story’sContinuation;DiaryoftheSiegeofLymerick。
FN124LifeofJames,464,465。
FN125Story’sContinuation。
FN126Story’sContinuation;DiaryoftheSiegeofLymerick;
Burnet,ii。81。;LondonGazette,Oct。12。1691。
FN127Story’sContinuation;DiaryoftheSiegeofLymerick;
LondonGazette,Oct。15。1691。
FN128Thearticlesoftheciviltreatyhaveoftenbeenreprinted。
FN129Story’sContinuation;DiaryoftheSiegeofLymerick。
FN130Story’sContinuation;DiaryoftheSiegeofLymerick。
FN131Story’sContinuation。HisnarrativeisconfirmedbythetestimonywhichanIrishCaptainwhowaspresenthasleftusinbadLatin。\"HicapudsacrumomnesadvertizanturacapellanisirepotiusinGalliam。\"
FN132D’UssonandTessetoBarbesieux,Oct。17。1691。
FN133ThattherewaslittlesympathybetweentheCeltsofUlsterandthoseoftheSouthernProvincesisevidentfromthecuriousmemorialwhichtheagentofBaldeargO’DonneldeliveredtoAvaux。
FN134TreasuryLetterBook,June19。1696;JournalsoftheIrishHouseofCommonsNov。7。1717。
FN135ThisIrelateonMr。O’Callaghan’sauthority。HistoryoftheIrishBrigadesNote47。
FN136Thereis,JuniuswroteeightyyearsafterthecapitulationofLimerick,\"acertainfamilyinthiscountryonwhichnatureseemstohaveentailedahereditarybasenessofdisposition。Asfarastheirhistoryhasbeenknown,thesonhasregularlyimproveduponthevicesofthefather,andhastakencaretotransmitthempureandundiminishedintothebosomofhissuccessors。\"ElsewherehesaysofthememberforMiddlesex,\"HehasdegradedeventhenameofLuttrell。\"Heexclaims,inallusiontothemarriageoftheDukeofCumberlandandMrs。HortonwhowasbornaLuttrell:\"LetParliamentlooktoit。ALuttrellshallneversucceedtotheCrownofEngland。\"ItiscertainthatveryfewEnglishmencanhavesympathizedwithJunius’sabhorrenceoftheLuttrells,orcanevenhaveunderstoodit。Whythendidheuseexpressionswhichtothegreatmajorityofhisreadersmusthavebeenunintelligible?MyansweristhatPhilipFranciswasborn,andpassedthefirsttenyearsofhislife,withinawalkofLuttrellstown。
FN137Story’sContinuation;LondonGazette,Oct。22。1691;
D’UssonandTessetoLewis,Oct。4/14。,andtoBarbesieux,Oct。
7/17。;LighttotheBlind。
FN138Story’sContinuation;LondonGazetteJan。4。1691/2
FN139Story’sContinuation;MacariaeExcidium,andMr。
O’Callaghan’snote;LondonGazette,Jan。4。1691/2。
FN140SomeinterestingfactsrelatingtoWall,whowasministerofFerdinandtheSixthandCharlestheThird,willbefoundinthelettersofSirBenjaminKeeneandLordBristol,publishedinCoxe’sMemoirsofSpain。
FN141ThisisSwift’slanguage,languageheldnotonce,butrepeatedlyandatlongintervals。IntheLetterontheSacramentalTest,writtenin1708,hesays:\"Ifwe(theclergy)
wereunderanyrealfearofthePapistsinthiskingdom,itwouldbehardtothinkussostupidasnottobeequallyapprehensivewithothers,sincewearelikelytobethegreaterandmoreimmediatesufferers;but,onthecontrary,welookuponthemtobealtogetherasinconsiderableasthewomenandchildren……
Thecommonpeoplewithoutleaders,withoutdiscipline,ornaturalcourage,beinglittlebetterthanhewersofwoodanddrawersofwater,areoutofallcapacityofdoinganymischief,iftheywereeversowellinclined。\"IntheDrapier’sSixthLetter,writtenin1724,hesays:\"Astothepeopleofthiskingdom,theyconsisteitherofIrishPapists,whoareasinconsiderable,inpointofpower,asthewomenandchildren,orofEnglishProtestants。\"Again,inthePresbyterian’sPleaofMeritwrittenin1731,hesays\"TheestatesofPapistsareveryfew,crumblingintosmallparcels,anddailydiminishing;theircommonpeoplearesunkinpoverty,ignoranceandcowardice,andofaslittleconsequenceaswomenandchildren。Theirnobilityandgentryareatleastonehalfruined,banishedorconverted。TheyallsoundlyfeelthesmartofwhattheysufferedinthelastIrishwar。Someofthemarealreadyretiredintoforeigncountries;others,asIamtold,intendtofollowthem;andtherest,Ibelievetoaman,whostillpossessanylands,areabsolutelyresolvednevertohazardthemagainforthesakeofestablishingtheirsuperstition。\"
Imayobservethat,tothebestofmybelief,Swiftnever,inanythingthathewrote,usedthewordIrishmantodenoteapersonofAnglosaxonraceborninIreland。HenomoreconsideredhimselfasanIrishmanthananEnglishmanbornatCalcuttaconsidershimselfasaHindoo。
FN142In1749Lucaswastheidolofthedemocracyofhisowncaste。Itiscurioustoseewhatwasthoughtofhimbythosewhowerenotofhisowncaste。OneofthechiefPariah,CharlesO’Connor,wrotethus:\"Iambynomeansinterested,norisanyofourunfortunatepopulation,inthisaffairofLucas。Atruepatriotwouldnothavebetrayedsuchmalicetosuchunfortunateslavesaswe。\"Headds,withtoomuchtruth,thatthoseboasterstheWhigswishedtohavelibertyalltothemselves。
FN143OnthissubjectJohnsonwasthemostliberalpoliticianofhistime。\"TheIrish,\"hesaidwithgreatwarmth,\"areinamostunnaturalstateforweseetheretheminorityprevailingoverthemajority。\"IsuspectthatAldermanBeckfordandAldermanSawbridgewouldhavebeenfarfromsympathizingwithhim。CharlesO’Connor,whoseunfavourableopinionoftheWhigLucasIhavequoted,pays,inthePrefacetotheDissertationsonIrishHistory,ahighcomplimenttotheliberalityoftheToryJohnson。
FN144LondonGazette,Oct。22。1691。
FN145Burnet,ii。78,79。;Burchett’sMemoirsofTransactionsatSea;JournaloftheEnglishandDutchfleetinaLetterfromanOfficeronboardtheLennox,atTorbay,licensedAugust21。1691。
Thewritersays:\"Weattributeourhealth,underGod,totheextraordinarycaretakeninthewellorderingofourprovisions,bothmeatanddrink。\"
FN146Lords’andCommons’Journals,Oct。22。1691。
FN147ThisappearsfromaletterwrittenbyLowther,afterhebecameLordLonsdale,tohisson。AcopyofthisletterisamongtheMackintoshMSS。
FN148SeeCommons’Journals,Dec。3。1691;andGrey’sDebates。
ItistoberegrettedthattheReportoftheCommissionersofAccountshasnotbeenpreserved。Lowther,inhislettertohisson,alludestothebadgeringofthisdaywithgreatbitterness。
\"Whatman,\"heasks,\"thathathbreadtoeat,canendure,afterhavingservedwithallthediligenceandapplicationmankindiscapableof,andafterhavinggivensatisfactiontotheKingfromwhomallofficersofStatederivetheirauthoritie,afteractingrightlybyallmen,tobehatedbymenwhodoittoallpeopleinauthoritie?\"
FN149Commons’Journals,Dec。12。1691。
FN150Commons’Journals,Feb。15。1690/1;BadentotheStatesGeneral,Jan26/Feb5
FN151Stat。3W。&M。c。2。,Lords’Journals;Lords’Journals,16Nov。1691;Commons’Journals,Dec。1。9。5。
FN152TheIrishRomanCatholicscomplained,andwithbuttoomuchreason,that,atalaterperiod,theTreatyofLimerickwasviolated;butthoseverycomplaintsareadmissionsthattheStatute3W。&M。c。2。wasnotaviolationoftheTreaty。ThustheauthorofALighttotheBlindspeakingofthefirstarticle,says:\"Thisarticle,insevenyearsafter,wasbrokenbyaParliamentinIrelandsummonedbythePrinceofOrange,whereinalawwaspassedforbanishingtheCatholicbishops,dignitaries,andregularclergy。\"Surelyheneverwouldhavewrittenthus,ifthearticlereallyhad,onlytwomonthsafteritwassigned,beenbrokenbytheEnglishParliament。TheAbbeMacGeoghegan,too,complainsthattheTreatywasviolatedsomeyearsafteritwasmade。ButhedoesnotpretendthatitwasviolatedbyStat。3W。
&M。c。2。
FN153Stat。21Jac。1。c。3。
FN154SeeparticularlyTwoLettersbyaBarristerconcerningtheEastIndiaCompany(1676),andanAnswertotheTwoLetterspublishedinthesameyear。SeealsothejudgmentofLordJeffreysconcerningtheGreatCaseofMonopolies。Thisjudgmentwaspublishedin1689,afterthedownfallofJeffreys。Itwasthoughtnecessarytoapologizeintheprefaceforprintinganythingthatboresoodiousaname。\"Tocommendthisargument,\"
saystheeditor,\"I’llnotundertakebecauseoftheauthor。ButyetImaytellyouwhatistoldme,thatitisworthyanygentleman’sperusal。\"ThelanguageofJeffreysismostoffensive,sometimesscurrilous,sometimesbaselyadulatory;buthisreasoningastothemerepointoflawiscertainlyable,ifnotconclusive。
FN155Addison’sClarinda,intheweekofwhichshekeptajournal,readnothingbutAurengzebe;Spectator,323。ShedreamedthatMr。Frothlayatherfeet,andcalledherIndamora。HerfriendMissKittyrepeated,withoutbook,theeightbestlinesoftheplay;those,nodoubt,whichbegin,\"Truston,andthinkto—
morrowwillrepay。\"TherearenoteightfinerlinesinLucretius。
FN156AcuriousengravingoftheIndiaHouseoftheseventeenthcenturywillbefoundintheGentleman’sMagazineforDecember1784。
FN157SeeDavenant’sLettertoMulgrave。
FN158AnswertoTwoLettersconcerningtheEastIndiaCompany,1676。
FN159Anderson’sDictionary;G。White’sAccountoftheTradetotheEastIndies,1691;TreatiseontheEastIndiaTradebyPhilopatris,1681。
FN160ReasonsforconstitutingaNewEastIndiaCompanyinLondon,1681;SomeRemarksuponthePresentStateoftheEastIndiaCompany’sAffairs,1690。
FN161Evelyn,March16。1683
FN162SeetheStateTrials。
FN163Pepys’sDiary,April2。andMay101669。
FN164Tench’sModestandJustApologyfortheEastIndiaCompany,1690。
FN165SomeRemarksonthePresentStateoftheEastIndiaCompany’sAffairs,1690;Hamilton’sNewAccountoftheEastIndies。
FN166White’sAccountoftheEastIndiaTrade,1691;PierceButler’sTale,1691。
FN167White’sAccountoftheTradetotheEastIndies,1691;
Hamilton’sNewAccountoftheEastIndies;SirJohnWybornetoPepysfromBombay,Jan。7。1688。
FN168LondonGazette,Feb。16/261684。
FN169Hamilton’sNewAccountoftheEastIndies。
FN170Papillonwasofcoursereproachedwithhisinconsistency。
Amongthepamphletsofthattimeisoneentitled\"ATreatiseconcerningtheEastIndiaTrade,wroteattheinstanceofThomasPapillon,Esquire,andinhisHouse,andprintedintheyear1680,andnowreprintedforthebetterSatisfactionofhimselfandothers。\"
FN171Commons’Journals,June8。1689。
FN172AmongthepamphletsinwhichChildismostfiercelyattackedareSomeRemarksonthePresentStateoftheEastIndiaCompany’sAffairs,1690;fierceButler’sTale,1691;andWhite’sAccountoftheTradetotheEastIndies,1691。
FN173DiscourseconcerningtheEastIndiaTrade,showingittobeunprofitabletotheKingdom,byMr。Cary;pierceButler’sTale,representingtheStateoftheWoolCase,ortheEastIndiaCasetrulystated,1691。SeveralpetitionstothesameeffectwillbefoundintheJournalsoftheHouseofCommons。
FN174ReasonsagainstestablishinganEastIndiaCompanywithajointStock,exclusivetoallothers,1691。
FN175Theengagementwasprinted,andhasbeenseveraltimesreprinted。AstoSkinners’Hall,seeSeymour’sHistoryofLondon,1734
FN176LondonGazette,May11。1691;White’sAccountoftheEastIndiaTrade。
FN177Commons’Journals,Oct。28。1691。
FN178Ibid。Oct。29。1691。
FN179Rowe,intheBiter,whichwasdamned,anddeservedtobeso,introducedanoldgentlemanharanguinghisdaughterthus:
\"Thouhastbeenbreduplikeavirtuousandasobermaiden;andwouldestthoutakethepartofaprofanewretchwhosoldhisstockoutoftheOldEastIndiaCompany?\"
FN180HoptotheStatesGeneral,Oct30/Nov。91691。
FN181Hopmentionsthelengthandwarmthofthedebates;Nov。
12/22。1691。SeetheCommons’Journals,Dec。17。and18。
FN182Commons’Journals,Feb4。and6。1691。
FN183Ibid。Feb。11。1691。
FN184Thehistoryofthisbillistobecollectedfromthebillitself,whichisamongtheArchivesoftheUpperHouse,fromtheJournalsofthetwoHousesduringNovemberandDecember1690,andJanuary1691;particularlyfromtheCommons’JournalsofDecember11。andJanuary13。and25。,andtheLords’JournalsofJanuary20。and28。SeealsoGrey’sDebates。
FN185Theletter,datedDecember1。1691,isintheLifeofJames,ii。477。
FN186Burnet,ii。85。;andBurnetMS。Harl。6584。SeealsoamemorialsignedbyHolmes,butconsistingofintelligencefurnishedbyFerguson,amongtheextractsfromtheNairnePapers,printedbyMacpherson。ItbearsdateOctober1691。\"ThePrinceofOrange,\"saysHolmes,\"ismortallyhatedbytheEnglish。Theyseeveryfairlythathehathnoloveforthem;neitherdothheconfideinthem,butallinhisDutch……It’snotdoubtedbuttheParliamentwillnotbeforforeignerstoridethemwithacaveson。\"
FN187Evelyn’sDiary,Jan。24。;HoptoStatesGeneral,Jan22/Feb11691;BadertoStatesGeneral,Feb。16/26
FN188ThewordsofJamesarethese;theywerewritteninNovember1692:—Mesamis,l’anneepassee,avoientdesseindemerappelerparleParlement。Lamaniereetoitconcertee;etMilordChurchilldevoitproposerdansleParlementdechassertouslesetrangerstantdesconseilsetdel’armeequeduroyaume。SilePrinced’Orangeavoitconsentiacettepropositionilsl’auroienteuentreleursmains。S’ill’avoitrefusee,ilauroitfaitdeclarerleParlementcontrelui;etenmemetempsMilordChurchilldevoirsedeclareravecl’armeepourleParlement;etlaflottedevoitfairedememe;etl’ondevoitmerappeler。L’onavoitdejacommenced’agirdansceprojet;etonavoitgagneungrosparti,quandquelquesfidelessujetsindiscrets,croyantmeservir,ets’imaginantquecequeMilordChurchillfaisoitn’etoitpaspourmoi,maispourlaPrincessedeDanemarck,eurentl’imprudencededecouvrirletoutaBenthing,etdetournerentainsilecoup。\"
Atranslationofthismostremarkablepassage,whichatoncesolvesmanyinterestingandperplexingproblems,waspublishedeightyyearsagobyMacpherson。But,strangetosay,itattractednonotice,andhasnever,asfarasIknow,beenmentionedbyanybiographerofMarlborough。
ThenarrativeofJamesrequiresnoconfirmation;butitisstronglyconfirmedbytheBurnetMS。Harl。6584。\"Marleburrough,\"
BurnetwroteinSeptember1693,\"sethimselftodecrytheKing’sconductandtolessenhiminallhisdiscourses,andtopossesstheEnglishwithanaversiontotheDutch,who,ashepretended,hadamuchlargershareoftheKing’sfavourandconfidencethanthey,\"——theEnglish,Isuppose,——\"had。ThiswasapointonwhichtheEnglish,whoaretooapttodespiseallothernations,andtoovervaluethemselves,wereeasilyenoughinflamed。Soitgrewtobetheuniversalsubjectofdiscourse,andwastheconstantentertainmentatMarleburrough’s,wheretherewasaconstantrandivousoftheEnglishofficers。\"AboutthedismissionofMarlborough,Burnetwroteatthesametime:\"TheKingsaidtomyselfuponitthathehadverygoodreasontobelievethathehadmadehispeacewithKingJamesandwasengagedinacorrespondencewithFrance。ItiscertainhewasdoingallhecouldtosetonafactioninthearmyandthenationagainsttheDutch。\"
Itiscurioustocomparethisplaintale,toldwhilethefactswererecent,withtheshufflingnarrativewhichBurnetpreparedforthepubliceyemanyyearslater,whenMarlboroughwascloselyunitedtotheWhigs,andwasrenderinggreatandsplendidservicestothecountry。Burnet,ii。90。
TheDuchessofMarlborough,inherVindication,hadtheeffronterytodeclarethatshe\"couldneverlearnwhatcausetheKingassignedforhisdispleasure。\"ShesuggeststhatYoung’sforgerymayhavebeenthecause。NowshemusthaveknownthatYoung’sforgerywasnotcommittedtillsomemonthsafterherhusband’sdisgrace。Shewasindeedlamentablydeficientinmemory,afacultywhichisproverbiallysaidtobenecessarytopersonsoftheclasstowhichshebelonged。Herownvolumeconvictsheroffalsehood。ShegivesusaletterfromMarytoAnne,inwhichMarysays,\"IneednotrepeatthecausemyLordMarlboroughhasgiventheKingtodowhathehasdone。\"ThesewordsplainlyimplythatAnnehadbeenapprisedofthecause。Ifshehadnotbeenapprisedofthecausewouldshenothavesaidsoinheranswer?Butwehaveheranswer;anditcontainsnotawordonthesubject。Shewasthenapprisedofthecause;andisitpossibletobelievethatshekeptitasecretfromheradoredMrs。Freeman?
FN189MyaccountofthesetransactionsIhavebeenforcedtotakefromthenarrativeoftheDuchessofMarlborough,anarrativewhichistobereadwithconstantsuspicion,exceptwhen,asisoftenthecase,sherelatessomeinstanceofherownmalignityandinsolence。
FN190TheDuchessofMarlborough’sVindication;Dartmouth’sNoteonBurnet,ii。92。;VersesoftheNightBellmanofPiccadillyandmyLordNottingham’sOrderthereupon,1691。ThereisabitterlampoononLadyMarlboroughofthesamedate,entitledTheUniversalHealth,atrueUniontotheQueenandPrincess。
FN191ItmustnotbesupposedthatAnnewasareaderofShakspeare。Shehadnodoubt,oftenseentheEnchantedIsland。
ThatmiserablerifacimentooftheTempestwasthenafavouritewiththetown,onaccountofthemachineryandthedecorations。
FN192BurnetMS。Harl。6584。
FN193ThehistoryofanabortiveattempttolegislateonthissubjectmaybestudiedintheCommons’Journalsof1692/3。
FN194North’sExamen,FN195North’sExamen;Ward’sLondonSpy;Crosby’sEnglishBaptists,vol。iii。chap。2。
FN196ThehistoryofthispartofFuller’slifeIhavetakenfromhisownnarrative。
FN197Commons’Journals,Dec。2。and9。1691;Grey’sDebates。
FN198Commons’Journals,Jan。4。1691/2Grey’sDebates。
FN199Commons’Journals,Feb。22,23,and24。1691/2。
FN200Fuller’sOriginalLettersofthelateKingJamesandotherstohisgreatestFriendsinEngland。
FN201Burnet,ii。86。Burnethadevidentlyforgottenwhatthebillcontained。RalphknewnothingaboutitbutwhathehadlearnedfromBurnet。IhavescarcelyseenanyallusiontothesubjectinanyofthenumerousJacobitelampoonsofthatday。ButthereisaremarkablepassageinapamphletwhichappearedtowardsthecloseofWilliam’sreign,andwhichisentitledTheArtofGoverningbyParties。Thewritersays,\"WestillwantanActtoascertainsomefundforthesalariesofthejudges;andtherewasabill,sincetheRevolution,pastbothHousesofParliamenttothispurpose;butwhetheritwasforbeinganywaydefectiveorotherwisethatHisMajestyrefusedtoassenttoit,Icannotremember。ButIknowthereasonsatisfiedmeatthattime。AndImakenodoubtbuthe’llconsenttoanygoodbillofthisnaturewhenever’tisoffered。\"Thesewordsconvincedmethatthebillwasopentosomegraveobjectionwhichdidnotappearinthetitle,andwhichnohistorianhadnoticed。IfoundamongthearchivesoftheHouseofLordstheoriginalparchment,endorsedwiththewords\"LeRoyetLaRoynes’aviseront。\"Anditwasclearatthefirstglancewhattheobjectionwas。
ThereisahiatusinthatpartofNarcissusLuttrell’sDiarywhichrelatestothismatter。\"TheKing,\"hewrote,\"passedtenpublicbillsandthirty—fourprivateones,andrejectedthatofthe——\"
AstothepresentpracticeoftheHouseofCommonsinsuchcases,seeHatsell’svaluablework,ii。356。Iquotetheeditionof1818。HatsellsaysthatmanybillswhichaffecttheinterestoftheCrownmaybebroughtinwithoutanysignificationoftheroyalconsent,andthatitisenoughiftheconsentbesignifiedonthesecondreading,orevenlater;butthat,inaproceedingwhichaffectsthehereditaryrevenue,theconsentmustbesignifiedintheearlieststage。
FN202ThehistoryoftheseministerialarrangementsIhavetakenchieflyfromtheLondonGazetteofMarch3。andMarch7。1691/2
andfromNarcissusLuttrell’sDiaryforthatmonth。Twoorthreeslighttouchesarefromcontemporarypamphlets。
FN203WilliamtoMelville,May22。1690。
FN204SeetheprefacetotheLevenandMelvillePapers。IhavegivenwhatIbelievetobeatrueexplanationofBurnet’shostilitytoMelville。Melville’sdescendantwhohasdeservedwellofallstudentsofhistorybythediligenceandfidelitywithwhichhehasperformedhiseditorialduties,thinksthatBurnet’sjudgmentwasblindedbyzealforPrelacyandhatredofPresbyterianism。ThisaccusationwillsurpriseandamuseEnglishHighChurchmen。
FN205LifeofJames,ii。468,469。
FN206Burnet,ii。88。;MasterofStairtoBreadalbane,Dee。2。
1691。
FN207Burnet,i。418。
FN208CrawfordtoMelville,July23。1689;TheMasterofStairtoMelville,Aug。16。1689;CardrosstoMelville,Sept。9。1689;
Balcarras’sMemoirs;Annandale’sConfession,Aug。i4。1690。
FN209BreadalbanetoMelville,Sept。17。1690。
FN210TheMasterofStairtoHamilton,Aug。17/27。1691;HilltoMelville,June26。1691;TheMasterofStairtoBreadalbane,Aug。
24。1691。
FN211Therealtruthis,theywereabranchoftheMacdonalds(whowereabravecourageouspeoplealways),seatedamongtheCampbells,who(ImeantheGlencoemen)areallPapists,iftheyhaveanyreligion,werealwayscountedapeoplemuchgiventorapineandplunder,orsornersaswecallit,andmuchofapiecewithyourhighwaymeninEngland。Severalgovernmentsdesiredtobringthemtojustice;buttheircountrywasinaccessibletosmallparties。\"SeeAnimpartialAccountofsomeoftheTransactionsinScotlandconcerningtheEarlofBreadalbane,ViscountandMasterofStair,GlencoMen,&c。,London,1695。
FN212ReportoftheCommissioners,signedatHolyrood,June20。
1695。
FN213GallienusRedivivus;Burnet,ii。88。;ReportoftheCommissionof1695。
FN214ReportoftheGlencoeCommission,1695。
FN215HilltoMelville,May15。1691。
FN216Ibid。June3。1691。
FN217Burnet,ii。8,9。;ReportoftheGlencoeCommission。TheauthoritiesquotedinthispartoftheReportwerethedepositionsofHill,ofCampbellofArdkinglass,andofMacIan’stwosons。
FN218Johnson’sTourtotheHebrides。
FN219ProclamationofthePrivyCouncilofScotland,Feb。q。
1589。IgivethisreferenceontheauthorityofSirWalterScott。
SeetheprefacetotheLegendofMontrose。
FN220Johnson’sTourtotheHebrides。
FN221Lockhart’sMemoirs。
FN222\"WhatunderheavenwastheMaster’sbyassinthismatter?
Icanimaginenone。\"ImpartialAccount,1695。\"NorcananymanofcandourandingenuityimaginethattheEarlofStair,whohadneitherestate,friendshipnorenmityinthatcountry,norsomuchasknowledgeofthesepersons,andwhowasnevernotedforcrueltyinhistemper,shouldhavethirstedafterthebloodofthesewretches。\"CompleteHistoryofEurope,1707。
FN223Dalrymple,inhisMemoirs,relatesthisstory,withoutreferringtoanyauthority。Hisauthorityprobablywasfamilytradition。Thatreportswerecurrentin1692ofhorriblecrimescommittedbytheMacdonaldsofGlencoe,iscertainfromtheBurnetMS。Marl。6584。\"Theyhadindeedbeenguiltyofmanyblackmurthers,\"wereBurnet’swords,writtenin1693。Heafterwardssofteneddownthisexpression。
FN224ThattheplanoriginallyframedbytheMasterofStairwassuchasIhaverepresentedit,isclearfrompartsofhisletterswhicharequotedintheReportof1695;andfromhisletterstoBreadalbaneofOctober27。,December2。,andDecember3。1691。OftheseletterstoBreadalbanethelasttwoareinDalrymple’sAppendix。ThefirstisintheAppendixtothefirstvolumeofMr。
BurtonsvaluableHistoryofScotland。\"Itappeared,\"saysBurnet(ii。157。),\"thatablackdesignwaslaid,notonlytocutoffthemenofGlencoe,butagreatmanymoreclans,reckonedtobeinallabovesixthousandpersons。\"
FN225ThisletterisintheReportof1695。
FN226LondonGazette,January14and18。1691。
FN227\"IcouldhavewishedtheMacdonaldshadnotdivided;andI
amsorrythatKeppochandMackianofGlencoaresafe。\"——LetteroftheMasterofStairtoLevingstone,Jan。9。1691/2quotedintheReportof1695。
FN228LetteroftheMasterofStairtoLevingstone,Jan。11
1692,quotedintheReportof1695。
FN229Burnet,in1693,wrotethusaboutWilliam:——\"Hesuffersmatterstoruntillthereisagreatheapofpapers;andthenhesignsthemasmuchtoofastashewasbeforetooslowindespatchingthem。\"BurnetMS。Harl。6584。ThereisnosigneitherofprocrastinationorofunduehasteinWilliam’scorrespondencewithHeinsius。Thetruthis,thattheKingunderstoodContinentalpoliticsthoroughly,andgavehiswholemindtothem。ToEnglishbusinessheattendedless,andtoScotchbusinessleastofall。
FN230ImpartialAccount,1695。
FN231SeehislettersquotedintheReportof1695,andintheMemoirsoftheMassacreofGlencoe。
FN232Reportof1695。
FN233DepositionofRonaldMacdonaldintheReportof1695;
LettersfromtheMountains,May17。I773。IquoteMrs。Grant’sauthorityonlyforwhatsheherselfheardandsaw。Heraccountofthemassacrewaswrittenapparentlywithouttheassistanceofbooks,andisgrosslyincorrect。Indeedshemakesamistakeoftwoyearsastothedate。
FN234IhavetakentheaccountoftheMassacreofGlencoechieflyfromtheReportof1695,andfromtheGallienusRedivivus。Anunlearned,andindeedalearned,readermaybeatalosstoguesswhytheJacobitesshouldhaveselectedsostrangeatitleforapamphletonthemassacreofGlencoe。TheexplanationwillbefoundinaletteroftheEmperorGallienus,preservedbyTrebelliusPolliointheLifeofIngenuus。IngenuushadraisedarebellioninMoesia。Hewasdefeatedandkilled。Gallienusorderedthewholeprovincetobelaidwaste,andwrotetooneofhislieutenantsinlanguagetowhichthatoftheMasterofStairborebuttoomuchresemblance。\"Nonmihisatisfaciessitantumarmatosoccideris,quosetforsbelliinterimerepotuisset。
Perimendusestomnissexusvirilis。Occidendusestquicunquemaledixit。Occidendusestquicunquemalevoluit。Lacera。Occide。
Concide。\"
FN235WhatIhavecalledtheWhigversionofthestoryisgiven,aswellastheJacobiteversion,intheParisGazetteofApril7。
1692。
FN236IbelievethatthecircumstanceswhichgivesopeculiaracharacterofatrocitytotheMassacreofGlencoewerefirstpublishedinprintbyCharlesLeslieintheAppendixtohisanswertoKing。ThedateofLeslie’sansweris1692。Butitmustberememberedthatthedateof1692wasthenuseddowntowhatweshouldcallthe25thofMarch1693。Leslie’sbookcontainssomeremarksonasermonbyTillotsonwhichwasnotprintedtillNovember1692。TheGallienusRedivivusspeedilyfollowed。
FN237GallienusRedivivus。
FN238HickesonBurnetandTillotson,1695。
FN239Reportof1695。
FN240GallienusRedivivus。
FN241Reportof1695。
FN242LondonGazette,Mar。7。1691/2
FN243Burnet(ii。93。)saysthattheKingwasnotatthistimeinformedoftheintentionsoftheFrenchGovernment。RalphcontradictsBurnetwithgreatasperity。ButthatBurnetwasintherightisprovedbeyonddispute,byWilliam’scorrespondencewithHeinsius。SolateasApril24/May4Williamwrotethus:\"JenepuisvousdissimulerquejecommenceaapprehenderunedescenteenAngleterre,quoiquejen’ayepulecroired’abord:
maislesavissontsimultipliesdetouslescotes,etaccompagnesdetantdeparticularites,qu’iln’estplusguerepossibled’endouter。\"IquotefromtheFrenchtranslationamongtheMackintoshMSS。
FN244Burnet,ii。95。andOnslow’snote;MemoiresdeSaintSimon;MemoiresdeDangeau。
FN245LifeofJamesii。411,412。
FN246MemoiresdeDangeau;MemoiresdeSaintSimon。SaintSimonwasontheterraceand,youngashewas,observedthissingularscenewithaneyewhichnothingescaped。
FN247MemoiresdeSaintSimon;Burnet,ii。95。;GuardianNo。48。
SeetheexcellentletterofLewistotheArchbishopofRheims,whichisquotedbyVoltaireintheSiecledeLouisXIV。
FN248IntheNairnepapersprintedbyMacphersonaretwomemorialsfromJamesurgingLewistoinvadeEngland。BothwerewritteninJanuary1692。
FN249LondonGazette,Feb。15。1691/2
FN250MemoiresdeBerwick;Burnet,ii。92。;LifeofJames,ii。
478。491。
FN251HistoryofthelateConspiracy,1693。
FN252LifeofJames,ii。479。524。MemorialsfurnishedbyFergusontoHolmesintheNairnePapers。
FN253LifeofJames,ii。474。
FN254SeetheMonthlyMercuriesofthespringof1692。
FN255NarcissusLuttrell’sDiaryforAprilandMay1692;LondonGazette,May9。and12。
FN256SheridanMS。;LifeofJames,ii。492。
FN257LifeofJames,ii。488。
FN258JamestoldSheridanthattheDeclarationwaswrittenbyMelfort。SheridanMS。
FN259ALettertoaFriendconcerningaFrenchInvasiontorestorethelateKingJamestohisThrone,andwhatmaybeexpectedfromhimshouldhebesuccessfulinit,1692;AsecondLettertoaFriendconcerningaFrenchInvasion,inwhichtheDeclarationlatelydispersedundertheTitleofHisMajesty’smostgraciousDeclarationtoallhislovingSubjects,commandingtheirAssistanceagainsttheP。ofO。andhisAdherents,isentirelyandexactlypublishedaccordingtothedispersedCopies,withsomeshortObservationsuponit,1692;ThePretencesoftheFrenchInvasionexamined,1692;ReflectionsonthelateKingJames’sDeclaration,1692。ThetwoLetterswerewritten,I
believe,byLloydBishopofSaintAsaph。Sheridansays,\"TheKing’sDeclarationpleas’dnone,andwasturn’dintoridiculeburlesquelinesinEngland。\"IdonotbelievethatadefenceofthisunfortunateDeclarationistobefoundinanyJacobitetract。AvirulentJacobitewriter,inareplytoDr。Welwood,printedin1693,says,\"AsfortheDeclarationthatwasprintedlastyear……Iassureyouthatitwasasmuchmislikedbymany,almostall,oftheKing’sfriends,asitcanbeexposedbyhisenemies。\"
FN260NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary,April1692。
FN261SheridanMS。;MemoiresdeDangeau。
FN262LondonGazette,May12。16。1692;GazettedeParis,May31。1692。
FN263LondonGazette,April28。1692
FN264Ibid。May2。5。12。16。
FN265LondonGazette,May16。1692;Burchett。
FN266NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;LondonGazette,May19。1692。
FN267Russell’sLettertoNottingham,May20。1692,intheLondonGazetteofMay23。;ParticularsofAnotherLetterfromtheFleetpublishedbyauthority;Burchett;Burnet,ii。93。;LifeofJames,ii。493,494。;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;MemoiresdeBerwick。SeealsothecontemporaryballadonthebattleoneofthebestspecimensofEnglishstreetpoetry,andtheAdvicetoaPainter,1692。
FN268SeeDelaval’sLettertoNottingham,datedCherburg,May22。,intheLondonGazetteofMay26。
FN269LondonGaz。,May26。1692;Burchett’sMemoirsofTransactionsatSea;BadentotheStatesGeneral,May24/June3;
LifeofJames,ii。494;Russell’sLettersintheCommons’
JournalsofNov。28。1692;AnAccountoftheGreatVictory,1692;
MonthlyMercuriesforJuneandJuly1692;ParisGazette,May28/June7;VanAlmonde’sdespatchtotheStatesGeneral,datedMay24/June3。1692。TheFrenchofficialaccountwillbefoundintheMonthlyMercuryforJuly。AreportdrawnupbyFoucault,IntendantoftheprovinceofNormandy,willbefoundinM。
Capefigue’sLouisXIV。
FN270AnAccountofthelateGreatVictory,1692;MonthlyMercuryforJune;BadentotheStatesGeneral,May24/June3;
NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN271LondonGazette,June2。1692;MonthlyMercury;BadentotheStatesGeneral,June14/24。NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN272NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary;MonthlyMercury。
FN273LondonGazette,June9。;BadentotheStatesGeneral,June7/17
FN274BadentotheStatesGeneral,June。3/13
FN275BadentotheStatesGeneral,May24/June3;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN276AnAccountofthelateGreatVictory,1692;NarcissusLuttrell’sDiary。
FN277BadentotheStatesGeneral,June7/17。1692。