FN 585 Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 13. 1688; Citters, Dec 14/24;Eachard's History of the Revolution.
FN 586 Citters, Dec. 14/24 688; Luttrell's Diary.
FN 587 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.
FN 588 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.
FN 589 Harl. MS. 255.
FN 590 Halifax MS.; Citters, Dec. 18/28. 1688.
FN 591 Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution.
FN 592 See his proclamation, dated from St. Germains, April 20.
1692.
FN 593 Clarke's Life of James, ii. 261. Orig. Mem.
FN 594 Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 16. 1688; Barnet, i. 800.
FN 595 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.
FN 596 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.
FN 597 Clarke's History of James, ii. 262. Orig. Mem.
FN 598 Barillon, Dec. 17/27 1681; Clarke's Life of James, ii.
271.
FN 599 Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 16. 1688.
FN 600 Burnet i. 800.; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 17 1688; Citters, Dec. 18/28. 1688.
FN 601 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.
FN 602 Harte's Life of Gustavus Adolphus.
FN 603 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.
FN 604 Clarke's Life of James, ii. 265. Orig. Mem.; Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Burnet, i, 801.; Citters, Dec. 18/28.
1688.
FN 605 Citters, Dec. 18/28. 1688; Evelyn's Diary, same date;Clarke's Life of James, ii. 266, 267. Orig. Mem.
FN 606 Citters Dec. 18/28 1688, FN 607 Luttrell's Diary; Evelyn's Diary; Clarendon's Diary, Dec.
18. 1688; Revolution Politics.
FN 608 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.
FN 609 Burnet, i. 803.
FN 610 Gazette de France, Jan 26/ Feb 5 1689.
FN 611 History of the Desertion; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 21.
1688; Burnet, i. 803. and Onslow's note.
FN 612 Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 21. 1688; Citters, same date.
FN 613 Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 21, 22. 1688; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 268. 270. Orig. Mem.
FN 614 Clarendon, Dec. 23, 1688; Clarke's Life of James, ii. 271.
273. 275. Orig. Mem.
FN 615 Citters, Jan. 1/11. 1689; Witsen MS. quoted by Wagenaar, book lx.
FN 616 Halifax's notes; Lansdowne MS. 255.; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 24. 1688; London Gazette, Dec. 31.
FN 617 Citters, Dec 28/Jan 4 1688.
FN 618 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.
FN 619 History of the Desertion; Life of William, 1703; Citters, Dec 28/Jan 7 1688/9FN 620 London Gazette, Jan. 3. 7. 1688/9.
FN 621 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.
FN 622 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."FN 623 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."FN 624 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.
FN 625 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.
FN 626 Albeville to Preston, Nov 23/Dec 3 1688, in the Mackintosh Collection.
