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454 (return)

[ Avaux Neg., Aug. 2/12 10/20 11/21 14/24 16/26 17/27 Aug 23/Sept 2 1688.]

455 (return)

[ Ibid., Sept. 4/14 1688.]

456 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 765.; Churchill's letter bears date Aug. 4. 1688.]

457 (return)

[ William to Bentinck, Aug. 17/27 1688.]

458 (return)

[ Memoirs of the Duke of Shrewsbury, 1718.]

459 (return)

[ London Gazette, April 25. 28. 1687.]

460 (return)

[ Secret Consults of the Romish Party in Ireland. This account is strongly confirmed by what Bonrepaux wrote to Seignelay, Sept. 12/22 1687. "Il (Sunderland) amassera beaucoup d'argent, le roi son maitre lui donnant la plus grande partie de celui qui provient des confiscations on des accommodemens que ceux qui ont encouru des peines font pour obtenir leur grace."]

461 (return)

[ Adda says that Sunderland's terror was visible. Oct 26/Nov 5 1688.]

462 (return)

[ Compare Evelyn's account of her with what the Princess of Denmark wrote about her to the Hague, and with her own letters to Henry Sidney.]

463 (return)

[ Bonrepaux to Seignelay, July 11/21 1688.]

464 (return)

[ See her letters in the Sidney Diary and Correspondence lately published. Mr. Fox, in his copy of Barillon's despatches, marked the 30th of August N.S. 1688, as the date from which it was quite certain that Sunderland was playing false.]

465 (return)

[ Aug 19/29 1688]

466 (return)

[ Sept 4/14 1688]

467 (return)

[ Avaux, July 19/29 July 31/Aug 10 Aug. [11]/21 1688; Lewis to Barillon, Aug. 2/12, 16/26.]

468 (return)

[ Barillon, Aug. 20/30 Aug 23/Sept 2 1688 Adda, Aug 24/Sept 3; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 177. Orig. Mem.]

469 (return)

[ Lewis to Barillon, Sept. 3/13 8/18 11/21 1688.]

470 (return)

[ Avaux, Aug 23/Sept 2, Aug 30/Sept 9 1688.]

471 (return)

[ "Che l'adulazione e la vanita gli avevano tornato il capo"—Adda, Aug 31/Sept 10 1688.]

472 (return)

[ Citters, Sept. 11/21 1688 Avaux, Sept. 17/27 Sept 27/Oct 7 Oct. 3 Wagenaar, book lx.; Sunderland's Apology. It has been often asserted that James declined the help of a French army. The truth is that no such army was offered. Indeed, the French troops would have served James much more effectually by menacing the frontiers of Holland than by crossing the Channel.]

473 (return)

[ Lewis to Barillon, Sept. 20/30 1688.]

474 (return)

[ Avaux, Sept 27/Oct 7 27. Oct. 4/14 1688.]

475 (return)

[ Madame de Sevigne, Oct 24/Nov 3 1688.]

476 (return)

[ Witsen MS. quoted by Wagenaar; Lord Lonsdale's Memoirs; Avaux, Oct. 4/14 5/15 1688. The formal declaration of the States General, dated Oct. 18/28 will be found in the Recueil des Traites, vol. iv. no. 225.]

477 (return)

[ Abrege de la Vie de Frederic Duc de Schomberg, 1690; Sidney to William, June 30. 1688; Burnet, i. 677.]

478 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 584.; Mackay's Memoirs.]

479 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 775. 780.]

480 (return)

[ Eachard's History of the Revolution, ii. 2.]

481 (return)

[ Pepys's Memoirs relating to the Royal Navy, 1690. Clarke's Life of James the Second, ii. 186 Orig. Mem.; Adda, Sept 21/Oct 1 Citters, Sept 21/Oct 1]

482 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James the Second, ii. 186. Orig. Mem.; Adda, Sept 14/Oct 2 Citters, Sept 21/Oct 1]

483 (return)

[ Adda, Sept 28/Oct. 8. 1688. This despatch describes strongly James's dread of an universal defection of his subjects.]

484 (return)

[ All the scanty light which we have respecting this negotiation is derived from Reresby. His informant was a lady whom he does not name, and who certainly was not to be implicitly trusted.]

485 (return)

[ London Gazette, Sept. 24. 27., Oct. 1., 1688.]

486 (return)

[ Tanner MSS.; Burnet, i. 784. Burnet has, I think, confounded this audience with an audience which took place a few weeks later.]

487 (return)

[ London Gazette, Oct. 8. 1688.]

488 (return)

[ Ibid.]

489 (return)

[ Ibid. Oct. 15. 1688; Adda, Oct. 12/22 The Nuncio, though generally an enemy to violent courses, seems to have opposed the restoration of Hough, probably from regard for the interests of Giffard and the other Roman Catholics who were quartered in Magdalene College. Leyburn declared himself "nel sentimento che fosse stato non spoglio, e che il possesso in cui si trovano ora li Cattolici fosse violento ed illegale, onde non era privar questi di no dritto acquisto, ma rendere agli altri quello che era stato levato con violenza."]

490 (return)

[ London Gazette, Oct. 18. 1688.]

491 (return)

[ "Vento Papista." says Adda Oct 24/Nov 3 1688. The expression Protestant wind seems to have been first applied to the wind which kept Tyrconnel, during some time, from taking possession of the government of Ireland. See the first part of Lillibullero.]

492 (return)

[ All the evidence on this point is collected in Howell's edition of the State Trials.]

493 (return)

[ It will be found with much illustrative matter in Howell's edition of the State Trials.]

494 (return)

[ Barillon, Oct. 8/18 16/26 18/28 Oct 25/Nov 4 Oct. 27/Nov 6 Oct 29/Nov 8 1688; Adda, Oct 26/Nov 5]

495 (return)

[ London Gazette, Oct. 29. 1688.]

496 (return)

[ Register of the Proceedings of the States of Holland and West Friesland; Burnet, i. 782.]

497 (return)

[ London Gazette, Oct. 29. 1688; Burnet, i. 782.; Bentinck to his wife, Oct. 21/31 Oct. 22/Nov 1 Oct 24/Nov 3 Oct. 27/Nov 6 1688.]

498 (return)

[ Citters. Nov. 2/12 1688: Adda, Nov. 2/12]

499 (return)

[ Ronquillo, Nov. 12/22 1688. "Estas respuestas," says Ronquillo, "son ciertas, aunque mas las encubrian en la corte."]

500 (return)

[ London Gazette, Nov. 5 1688. The Proclamation is dated Nov. 2.]

501 (return)

[ Tanner MSS.]

502 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 787.; Rapin; Whittle's Exact Diary; Expedition of the Prince of Orange to England, 1688; History of the Desertion, 1688; Dartmouth to James. Nov. 5. 1688, in Dalrymple.]

503 (return)

[ Avaux, July 12/22 Aug. 14/24 1688. On this subject, Mr. De Jonge, who is connected by affinity with the descendants of the Dutch Admiral Evertsen, has kindly communicated to me some interesting information derived from family papers. In a letter to Bentinck, dated Sept. 6/16 1688, William insists strongly on the importance of avoiding an action, and begs Bentinck to represent this to Herbert. "Ce n'est pas le tems de faire voir sa bravoure, ni de se battre si l'on le peut eviter. Je luy l'ai deja dit: mais il sera necessaire que vous le repetiez et que vous le luy fassiez bien comprendre."]

504 (return)

[ Rapin's History; Whittle's Exact Diary. I have seen a contemporary Dutch chart of the order in which the fleet sailed.]

505 (return)

[ Adda, Nov. 1688; Newsletter in the Mackintosh Collection; Citters Nov 6/16]

506 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 788.; Extracts from the Legge Papers in the Mackintosh Collection.]

507 (return)

[ I think that nobody who compares Burnet's account of this conversation with Dartmouth's can doubt that I have correctly represented what passed.]

508 (return)

[ I have seen a contemporary Dutch print of the disembarkation. Some men are bringing the Prince's bedding into the hut on which his flag is flying.]

509 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 789.; Legge Papers.]

510 (return)

[ On Nov. 9. 1688, James wrote to Dartmouth thus: "Nobody could work otherwise than you did. I am sure all knowing seamen must be of the same mind." But see Clarke's Life of James, ii. 207. Orig. Mem,]

511 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 790.]

512 (return)

[ See Whittle's Diary, the Expedition of his Highness, and the Letter from Exon published at the time. I have myself seen two manuscript newsletters describing the pomp of the Prince's entrance into Exeter. A few months later a bad poet wrote a play, entitled "The late Revolution." One scene is laid at Exeter. "Enter battalions of the Prince's army, on their march into the city, with colours flying, drums beating, and the citizens shouting." A nobleman named Misopapas says,—"can you guess, my Lord, How dreadful guilt and fear has represented Your army in the court? Your number and your stature Are both advanced; all six foot high at least, In bearskins clad, Swiss, Swedes, and Brandenburghers." In a song which appeared just after the entrance into Exeter, the Irish are described as mere dwarfs in comparison of the giants whom William commanded:

 
"Poor Berwick, how will thy dear joys
Oppose this famed viaggio?
Thy tallest sparks wilt be mere toys
To Brandenburgh and Swedish boys,
Coraggio! Coraggio!"
 

Addison alludes, in the Freeholder, to the extraordinary effect which these romantic stories produced.]

513 (return)

[ Expedition of the Prince of Orange; Oldmixon, 755.; Whittle's Diary; Eachard, iii. 911.; London Gazette, Nov. 15. 1688.]

514 (return)

[ London Gazette, Nov. 15 1688; Expedition of the Prince of Orange.]

515 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 210. Orig. Mem.; Sprat's Narrative, Citters, Nov 6/16 1688]

516 (return)

[ Luttrell's Diary; Newsletter in the Mackintosh Collection; Adda, Nov 16/26 1688]

517 (return)

[ Johnstone, Feb. 27. 1688 Citters of the same date.]

518 (return)

[ Lysons, Magna Britannia Berkshire.]

519 (return)

[ London Gazette, Nov. 15 1688; Luttrell's Diary.]

520 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 790. Life of William, 1703.]

521 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 215.; Orig. Mem.; Burnet, i. 790. Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 15 1688; London Gazette, Nov. 17.]

522 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 218.; Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 15. 1688 Citters, Nov. 16/26]

523 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 15, 16, 17. 20. 1688.]

524 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 219. Orig. Mem.]

525 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, from Nov. 8. to Nov. 17. 1688.]

526 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 212. Orig. Mem.; Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 17. 1688; Citters, Nov 20/30; Burnet, i. 791.; Some Reflections upon the most Humble Petition to the King's most Excellent Majesty, 1688; Modest Vindication of the Petition; First Collection of Papers relating to English Affairs, 1688.]

527 (return)

[ Adda, Nov. 12/22 1688.]

528 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, 220, 221.]

529 (return)

[ Eachard's History of the Revolution.]

530 (return)

[ Seymour's reply to William is related by many writers. It much resembles a story which is told of the Manriquez family. They, it is said, took for their device the words, "Nos no descendemos de los Reyes, sino los Reyes descienden de nos."—Carpentariana.]

531 (return)

[ Fourth Collection of Papers, 1688 Letter from Exon; Burner, i. 792.]

532 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 792.; History of the Desertion; Second Collection of Papers, 1688.]

533 (return)

[ Letter of Bath to the Prince of Orange, Nov. 18. 1688; Dalrymple.]

534 (return)

[ First Collection of Papers, 1688; London Gazette, Nov. 22.]

535 (return)

[ Reresby's Memoirs; Clarke's. Life of James, ii. 231. Orig. Mem.]

536 (return)

[ Cibber's Apology History of the Desertion; Luttrell's Diary; Second Collection of Papers, 1688.]

537 (return)

[ Whittle's Diary; History of the Desertion; Luttrell's Diary.]

538 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, i. 222. Orig. Mem; Barillon, Nov 21/Dec 1 1688; Sheridan MS.]

539 (return)

[ First Collection of Papers, 1688.]

540 (return)

[ Letter from Middleton to Preston dated Salisbury, Nov. 25. "Villany upon villany," says Middleton, "the last still greater than the former." Clarke's Life of James, ii. 224, 225. Orig. Mem.]

541 (return)

[ History of the Desertion; Luttrell's Diary.]

542 (return)

[ Dartmouth's note on Burnet, i. 643.]

543 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 26.; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 224.; Prince George's letter to the King has often been printed.]

544 (return)

[ The letter, dated Nov. 18, will be found in Dalrymple.]

545 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 25, 26. 1688; Citters, Nov 26/Dec 6; Ellis Correspondence, Dec. 19.; Duchess of Marlborough's Vindication; Burnet, i. 792; Compton to the Prince of Orange, Dec. 2. 1688, in Dalrymple. The Bishop's military costume is mentioned in innumerable pamphlets and lampoons.]

546 (return)

[ Dartmouth's note on Burnet, i. 792.; Citters Nov 26/Dec 6 1688; Clarke's Life of James, i. 226. Orig. Mem.; Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 26; Revolution Politics.]

547 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 236. Orig. Mem.; Burnet, i. 794.: Luttrell's Diary; Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 27. 1688; Citters, Nov 27/Dec 7 and Nov 30/Dec 10

Citters evidently had his intelligence from one of the Lords who were present. As the matter is important I will give two short passages from his despatches. The King said, "Dat het by na voor hem unmogelyck was to pardoneren persoonen wie so hoog in syn reguarde schuldig stonden, vooral seer uytvarende jegens den Lord Churchill, wien hy hadde groot gemaakt, en nogtans meynde de eenigste oorsake van alle dese desertie en van de retraite van hare Coninglycke Hoogheden te wesen." One of the lords, probably Halifax or Nottingham, "seer hadde geurgeert op de securiteyt van de lords die nu met syn Hoogheyt geengageert staan. Soo hoor ick," says Citters, "dat syn Majesteyt onder anderen soude gesegt hebben; 'Men spreekt al voor de securiteyt voor andere, en niet voor de myne.' Waar op een der Pairs resolut dan met groot respect soude geantwoordt hebben dat, soo syne Majesteyt's wapenen in staat warm om hem te connen mainteneren, dat dan sulk syne securiteyte koude wesen; soo niet, en soo de difficulteyt dan nog to surmonteren was, dat het den moeste geschieden door de meeste condescendance, en hoe meer die was, en hy genegen om aan de natie contentement te geven, dat syne securiteyt ook des to grooter soude wesen."]

548 (return)

[ Letter of the Bishop of St. Asaph to the Prince of Orange, Dec. 17, 1688.]

549 (return)

[ London Gazette, Nov, 29. Dec. [3]. 1688; Clarendon's Diary, Nov. 29, 30.]

550 (return)

[ Barillon, December 1/11 1688.]

551 (return)

[ James to Dartmouth, Nov. 25. 1688. The letters are in Dalrymple.]

552 (return)

[ James to Dartmouth, Dec. 1. 1688.]

553 (return)

[ Luttrell's Diary.]

554 (return)

[ Second Collection of Papers, 1688; Dartmouth's Letter, dated December 3. 1688, will be found in Dalrymple; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 233. Orig. Mem. James accuses Dartmouth of having got up an address from the fleet demanding a Parliament. This is a mere calumny. The address is one of thanks to the King for having called a Parliament, and was framed before Dartmouth had the least suspicion that His Majesty was deceiving the nation.]

555 (return)

[ Luttrell's Diary.]

556 (return)

[ Adda, Dec. 17. 1688.]

557 (return)

[ The Nuncio says, "Se lo avesse fatto prima di ora, per il Re ne sarebbe stato meglio."]

558 (return)

[ See the Secret History of the Revolution, by Hugh Speke, 1715. In the London Library is a copy of this rare work with a manuscript note which seems to be in Speke's own hand.]

559 (return)

[ Brand's History of Newcastle; Tickell's History of Hull.]

560 (return)

[ An account of what passed at Norwich may still be seen in several collections on the original broadside. See also the Fourth Collection of Papers, 1688.]

561 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 233.; MS. Memoir of the Harley family in the Mackintosh Collection.]

562 (return)

[ Citters, Dec. 9/19 1688. Letter of the Bishop of Bristol to the Prince of Orange, Dec 5. 1688, in Dalrymple.]

563 (return)

[ Citters, Nov 27/Dec 7 1688; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 11.; Song on Lord Lovelace's entry into Oxford, 1688; Burnet, i. 793.]

564 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 2, 3, 4, 5. 1688.]

565 (return)

[ Whittles Exact Diary; Eachard's History of the Revelation.]

566 (return)

[ Citters, Nov. 20/30 Dec. 9/19 1688.]

567 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 6, 7. 1688.]

568 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 7. 1688.]

569 (return)

[ History of the Desertion; Citters, Dec. 9/19 1688; Exact Diary; Oldmixon, 760.]

570 (return)

[ See a very interesting note on the fifth canto of Sir Walter Scott's Rokeby.]

571 (return)

[ My account of what passed at Hungerford is taken from Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 8, 9. 1688; Burnet, i. 794; the Paper delivered to the Prince by the Commissioners, and the Prince's Answer; Sir Patrick Hume's Diary; Citters Dec. 9/19]

572 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 237. Burnet, strange to say, had not heard, or had forgotten, that the prince was brought back to London, i. 796.]

573 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 246.; Pere d'Orleans, Revolutions d'Angleterre, xi.; Madame de Sevigne, Dec. 14/24. 1688; Dangeau, Memoires, Dec. 13/23. As to Lauzun, see the Memoirs of Mademoiselle and of the Duke of St. Simon, and the Characters of Labruyere.]

574 (return)

[ History of the Desertion; Clarke's Life Of James. ii. 251. Orig. Mem.; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Burnet, i. 795]

575 (return)

[ History of the Desertion; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Fachard's History of the Revolution.]

576 (return)

[ London Gazette, Dec. 13. 1688.]

577 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 259.; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Legge Papers in the Mackintosh Collection.]

578 (return)

[ London Gazette, Dec. 13 1688; Barillon, Dec. 14/24.; Citters, same date; Luttrell's Diary; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 256. Orig. Mem; Ellis Correspondence, Dec. 13.; Consultation of the Spanish Council of State, Jan. 19/29, 1689. It appears that Ronquillo complained bitterly to his government of his losses; "Sirviendole solo de consuelo el haber tenido prevencion de poder consumir El Santisimo."]

579 (return)

[ London Gazette, Dec. 13 1688; Luttrell's Diary; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Consultation of the Spanish Council of State, Jan. 19/29 1689. Something was said about reprisals: but the Spanish council treated the suggestion with contempt. "Habiendo sido este hecho por un furor de pueblo, sin consentimiento del gobierno y antes contra su voluntad, como lo ha mostrado la satisfaccion que le han dado y le han prometido, parece que no hay juicio humano que puede aconsejar que se pase a semejante remedio."]

580 (return)

[ North's Life of Guildford, 220.; Jeffreys' Elegy; Luttrell's Diary; Oldmixon, 762. Oldmixon was in the crowd, and was, I doubt not, one of the most furious there. He tells the story well. Ellis Correspondence; Barnet, i. 797. and Onslow's note.]

581 (return)

[ Adda, Dec. 9/19; Citters, Dec. 18/28]

582 (return)

[ Citters, Dec. 14/24. 1688; Luttrell's Diary; Ellis Correspondence; Oldmixon, 761.; Speke's Secret History of the Revolution; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 257.; Eachard's History of the Revolution; History of the Desertion.]

583 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 258.]

584 (return)

[ Secret History of the Revolution.]

585 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 13. 1688; Citters, Dec 14/24; Eachard's History of the Revolution.]

586 (return)

[ Citters, Dec. 14/24 688; Luttrell's Diary.]

587 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James ii. 251. Orig. Mem.; Letter printed in Tindal's Continuation of Rapin. This curious letter is in the Harl. MSS. 6852.]

588 (return)

[ Reresby was told, by a lady whom he does not name, that the King had no intention of withdrawing till he received a letter from Halifax, who was then at Hungerford. The letter, she said, informed His Majesty that, if he staid, his life would be in danger. This is certainly a mere romance. The King, before the Commissioners left London, had told Barillon that their embassy was a mere feint, and had expressed a full resolution to leave the country. It is clear from Reresby's own narrative that Halifax thought himself shamefully used.]

589 (return)

[ Harl. MS. 255.]

590 (return)

[ Halifax MS.; Citters, Dec. 18/28. 1688.]

591 (return)

[ Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution.]

592 (return)

[ See his proclamation, dated from St. Germains, April 20. 1692.]

593 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 261. Orig. Mem.]

594 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 16. 1688; Barnet, i. 800.]

595 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 262. Orig. Mem.; Barnet, i. 799 In the History of the Desertion (1689), it is affirmed that the shouts on this occasion were uttered merely by some idle boys, and that the great body of the people looked on in silence. Oldmixon, who was in the crowd, says the same; and Ralph, whose prejudices were very different from Oldmixon's, tells us that the information which he had received from a respectable eye witness was to the same effect. The truth probably is that the signs of joy were in themselves slight, but seemed extraordinary because a violent explosion of public indignation had been expected. Barillon mentions that there had been acclamations and some bonfires, but adds, "Le people dans le fond est pour le Prince d'Orange." Dec. 17/27 1688.]

596 (return)

[ London Gazette, Dec. 16. 1688; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; History of the Desertion; Burnet, i. 799.; Evelyn's Diary, Dec. 13. 17. 1688.]

597 (return)

[ Clarke's History of James, ii. 262. Orig. Mem.]

598 (return)

[ Barillon, Dec. 17/27 1681; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 271.]

599 (return)

[ Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 16. 1688.]

600 (return)

[ Burnet i. 800.; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 17 1688; Citters, Dec. 18/28. 1688.]

601 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 800.; Conduct of the Duchess of Marlborough; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution. Clarendon says nothing of this under the proper date; but see his Diary, August 19. 1689.]

602 (return)

[ Harte's Life of Gustavus Adolphus.]

603 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James ii. 264. mostly from Orig. Mem.; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Rapin de Thoyras. It must be remembered that in these events Rapin was himself an actor.]

604 (return)

[ Clarke's Life of James, ii. 265. Orig. Mem.; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Burnet, i, 801.; Citters, Dec. 18/28. 1688.]

605 (return)

[ Citters, Dec. 18/28. 1688; Evelyn's Diary, same date; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 266, 267. Orig. Mem.]

606 (return)

[ Citters Dec. 18/28 1688,]

607 (return)

[ Luttrell's Diary; Evelyn's Diary; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 18. 1688; Revolution Politics.]

608 (return)

[ Fourth Collection of papers relating to the present juncture of affairs in England, 1688; Burnet, i. 802, 803.; Calamy's Life and Times of Baxter, chap. xiv.]

609 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 803.]

610 (return)

[ Gazette de France, Jan 26/ Feb 5 1689.]

611 (return)

[ History of the Desertion; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 21. 1688; Burnet, i. 803. and Onslow's note.]

612 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 21. 1688; Citters, same date.]

613 (return)

[ Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 21, 22. 1688; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 268. 270. Orig. Mem.]

614 (return)

[ Clarendon, Dec. 23, 1688; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 271. 273. 275. Orig. Mem.]

615 (return)

[ Citters, Jan. 1/11. 1689; Witsen MS. quoted by Wagenaar, book lx.]

616 (return)

[ Halifax's notes; Lansdowne MS. 255.; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 24. 1688; London Gazette, Dec. 31.]

617 (return)

[ Citters, Dec 28/Jan 4 1688.]

618 (return)

[ The objector was designated in contemporary books and pamphlets only by his initials; and these were sometimes misinterpreted. Eachard attributes the cavil to Sir Robert Southwell. But I have no doubt that Oldmixon is right in putting it into the mouth of Sawyer.]

619 (return)

[ History of the Desertion; Life of William, 1703; Citters, Dec 28/Jan 7 1688/9]

620 (return)

[ London Gazette, Jan. 3. 7. 1688/9.]

621 (return)

[ London Gazette, Jan. 10 17. 1688/9; Luttrell's Diary; Legge Papers; Citters, 1/11 4/14 11/21. 1689; Ronquillo, Jan. 15/25 Feb 23/Mar 5; Consultation of the Spanish Council of State. March 26/April 5]

622 (return)

[ Burnet, i,. 802; Ronquillo, Jan. 2/12 Feb. 8/18. 1689. The originals of these despatches were entrusted to me by the kindness of the late Lady Holland and of the present Lord Holland. Prom the latter despatch I will quote a very few words: "La tema de S. M. Britanica a seguir imprudentes consejos perdio a los Catolicos aquella quietud en que les dexo Carlos segundo. V. E. asegure a su Santidad que mas sacare del Principe para los Catolicos que pudiera sacar del Rey."]

623 (return)

[ On December 13/23. 1688, the Admiral of Castile gave his opinion thus: "Esta materia es de calidad que no puede dexar de padecer nuestra sagrada religion o el servicio de V. M.; porque, si e1 Principe de Orange tiene buenos succesos, nos aseguraremos de Franceses, pero peligrara la religion." The Council was much pleased on February 16/26 by a letter of the Prince, in which he promised "que los Catolicos que se portaren con prudencia no sean molestados, y gocen libertad de conciencia, por ser contra su dictamen el forzar ni castigar por esta razon a nadie."]

624 (return)

[ In the chapter of La Bruyere, entitled "Sur les Jugemens," is a passage which deserves to be read, as showing in what light our revolution appeared to a Frenchman of distinguished abilities.]

625 (return)

[ My account of the reception of James and his wife in France is taken chiefly from the letters of Madame de Sevigne and the Memoirs of Dangeau.]

626 (return)

[ Albeville to Preston, Nov 23/Dec 3 1688, in the Mackintosh Collection.]

627 (return)

[ "'Tis hier nu Hosanna: maar 't zal, veelligt, haast Kruist hem kruist hem, zyn." Witsen, MS. in Wagenaar, book lxi. It is an odd coincidence that, a very few years before, Richard Duke, a Tory poet, once well known, but now scarcely remembered except by Johnson's biographical sketch, had used exactly the same illustration about James

 
"Was not of old the Jewish rabble's cry,
Hosannah first, and after crucify?"
 

—The Review.

Despatch of the Dutch Ambassadors Extraordinary, Jan. 8/18. 1689; Citters, same date.]

628 (return)

[ London Gazette, Jan. 7. 1688/9.]

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[ The Sixth Collection of Papers, 1689; Wodrow, III. xii. 4. App. 150, 151; Faithful Contendings Displayed; Burnet, i. 804.]

630 (return)

[ Perth to Lady Errol, Dec. 29. 1688; to Melfort, Dec. 21. 1688; Sixth Collection of Papers, 1689.]

631 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 805.; Sixth Collection of Papers, 1689.]

632 (return)

[ Albeville, Nov. 9/19. 1688.]

633 (return)

[ See the pamphlet entitled Letter to a Member of the Convention, and the answer, 1689; Burnet, i. 809.]

634 (return)

[ Letter to the Lords of the Council, Jan. 4/14. 1688/9; Clarendon's Diary, Jan 9/19]

635 (return)

[ It seems incredible that any man should really have been imposed upon by such nonsense. I therefore think it right to quote Sancroft's words,which are still extant in his own handwriting:

"The political capacity or authority of the King, and his name in the government, are perfect and cannot fail; but his person being human and mortal, and not otherwise privileged than the rest of mankind, is subject to all the defects and failings of it. He may therefore be incapable of directing the government and dispensing the public treasure, &c. either by absence, by infancy, lunacy, deliracy, or apathy, whether by nature or casual infirmity, or lastly, by some invincible prejudices of mind, contracted and fixed by education and habit, with unalterable resolutions superinduced, in matters wholly inconsistent and incompatible with the laws, religion, peace, and true policy of the kingdom. In all these cases (I say) there must be some one or more persons appointed to supply such defect, and vicariously to him, and by his power and authority, to direct public affairs. And this done I say further, that all proceedings, authorities, commissions, grants, &c. issued as formerly, are legal and valid to all intents, and the people's allegiance is the same still, their oaths and obligations no way thwarted.... So long as the government moves by the Kings authority, and in his name, all those sacred ties and settled forms of proceedings are kept, and no man's conscience burthened with anything he needs scruple to undertake."—Tanner MS.; Doyly's Life of Sancroft. It was not altogether without reason that the creatures of James made themselves merry with the good Archbishop's English.]

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[ Evelyn, Jan. 15. 1688/9.]