The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2

424 (return)

[ Bonrepaux, July 18/28 1687.]

425 (return)

[ Birch's Extracts, in the British Museum.]

426 (return)

[ Avaux Neg., Oct 29/Nov 9 1683]

427 (return)

[ As to the relation in which the Stadtholder and the city of Amsterdam stood towards each other, see Avaux, passim.]

428 (return)

[ Adda, July 6/16 1688.]

429 (return)

[ Reresby's Memoirs.]

430 (return)

[ Barillon, July 2/12 1688.]

431 (return)

[ London Gazette of July 16. 1688. The order bears date July 12.]

432 (return)

[ Barillon's own phrase, July 6/16 1688.]

433 (return)

[ In one of the numerous ballads of that time are the following lines:

"Both our Britons are fooled, Who the laws overruled, And next parliament each will he plaguily schooled."

The two Britons are Jeffreys and Williams, who were both natives of Wales.]

434 (return)

[ London Gazette, July 9. 1688.]

435 (return)

[ Ellis Correspondence, July 10. 1688; Clarendon's Diary, Aug. 3. 1688.]

436 (return)

[ London Gazette, July 9. 1688; Adda, July 13/23 Evelyn's Diary, July 12. Johnstone, Dec. 8/18 1687, Feb. 6/16 1688.]

437 (return)

[ Sprat's Letters to the Earl of Dorset; London Gazette, Aug. 23. 1688.]

438 (return)

[ London Gazette, July 26. 1688; Adda, July 27/Aug 6.; Newsletter in the Mackintosh Collection, July 25. Ellis Correspondence, July 28. 31; Wood's Fasti Oxonienses.]

439 (return)

[ Wood's Athenae Oxonienses; Luttrell's Diary, Aug. 23. 1688.]

440 (return)

[ Ronquillo, Sept. 17/27 1688; Luttrell's Diary, Sept. 6.]

441 (return)

[ Ellis Correspondence, August 4. 7. 1688; Bishop Sprat's relation of the Conference of Nov. 6. 1688.]

442 (return)

[ Luttrell's Diary, Aug. 8. 1688.]

443 (return)

[ This is told us by three writers who could well remember that time, Kennet, Eachard, and Oldmixon. See also the Caveat against the Whigs.]

444 (return)

[ Barillon, Aug 24/Sept 1 1688; Sept. 3/13 6/16 8/18]

445 (return)

[ Luttrell's Diary, Aug. 27. 1688.]

446 (return)

[ King's State of the Protestants of Ireland; Secret Consults of the Romish Party in Ireland.]

447 (return)

[ Secret Consults of he Romish Party in Ireland.]

448 (return)

[ History of the Desertion, 1689; compare the first and second editions; Barillon, Sept. 8/18 1688; Citters of the same date; Clarke's Life of James the Second, ii. 168. The compiler of the last mentioned work says that Churchill moved the court to sentence the six officers to death. This story does not appear to have been taken from the King's papers; I therefore regard it as one of the thousand fictions invented at Saint Germains for the purpose of blackening a character which was black enough without such daubing. That Churchill may have affected great indignation on this occasion, in order to hide the treason which he meditated, is highly probable. But it is impossible to believe that a man of his sense would have urged the members of a council of war to inflict a punishment which was notoriously beyond their competence.]

449 (return)

[ The song of Lillibullero is among the State Poems, to Percy's Relics the first part will be found, but not the second part, which was added after William's landing. In the Examiner and in several pamphlets of 1712 Wharton is mentioned as the author.]

450 (return)

[ See the Negotiations of the Count of Avaux. It would be almost impossible for me to cite all the passages which have furnished me with materials for this part of my narrative. The most important will be found under the following dates: 1685, Sept. 20, Sept. 24, Oct. 5, Dec. 20; 1686, Jan. 3, Nov. 22; 1687, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, Nov. 19 1688, July 29, Aug. 20. Lord Lonsdale, in his Memoirs, justly remarks that, but for the mismanagement of Lewis, the city of Amsterdam would have prevented the Revolution.]

451 (return)

[ Professor Von Ranke, Die Romischen Papste, book viii.; Burnet, i. 759.]

452 (return)

[ Burnet, i. 758.; Lewis paper bears date Aug 27/Sept 6 1688. It will be found in the Recueil des Traites, vol. iv. no. 219.]

453 (return)

[ For the consummate dexterity with which he exhibited two different views of his policy to two different parties he was afterwards bitterly reviled by the Court of Saint Germains. "Licet Foederatis publicus ille preado haud aliud aperte proponat nisi ut Galici imperii exuberans amputetur potesias, veruntamen sibi et suis ex haeretica faece complicibus, ut pro comperto habemus, longe aliud promittit, nempe ut, exciso vel enervato Francorum regno, ubi Catholicarum partium summum jam robur situm est, haeretica ipsorum pravitas per orbem Christisnum universum praevaleat."—Letter of James to the Pope; evidently written in 1689.]

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)