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

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[ Act Parl. Aug. 24. 1560; Dec. 15. 1567.]

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[ Act Parl. May 8. 1685.]

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[ Act Parl. Aug. 31 1681.]

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[ Burnet, i. 584.]

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[ Ibid. i. 652, 653.]

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[ Ibid. i. 678.]

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[ Burnet, i. 653.]

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[ Fountainhall, Jan. 28. 1685/6.]

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[ Ibid. Jan. 11 1685/6.]

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[ Fountainhall, Jan. 31. and Feb. 1. 1685/6.; Burnet, i. 678,; Trials of David Mowbray and Alexander Keith, in the Collection of State Trials; Bonrepaux, Feb. 11/21]

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[ Lewis to Barillon, Feb. 18/28 1686.]

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[ Fountainhall, Feb. 16.; Wodrow, book iii. chap. x. sec. 3. "We require," His Majesty graciously wrote, "that you spare no legal trial by torture or otherwise."]

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[ Bonrepaux, Feb. 18/28 1686.]

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[ Fountainhall, March 11. 1686; Adda, March 1/11]

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[ This letter is dated March 4. 1686.]

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[ Barillon, April 19/29 1686; Burnet, i. 370.]

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[ The words are in a letter of Johnstone of Waristoun.]

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[ Some words of Barillon deserve to be transcribed. They would alone suffice to decide a question which ignorance and party spirit have done much to perplex. "Cette liberte accordee aux nonconformistes a faite une grande difficulte, et a ete debattue pendant plusieurs jours. Le Roy d'Angleterre avoit fort envie que les Catholiques eussent seuls la liberte de l'exercice de leur religion." April 19/29 1686.]

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[ Barillon, April 19/29 1686 Citters, April 18/28 20/30 May 9/19]

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[ Fountainhall, May 6. 1686.]

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[ Ibid. June 15. 1686.]

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[ Citters, May 11/21 1686. Citters informed the States that he had his intelligence from a sure hand. I will transcribe part of his narrative. It is an amusing specimen of the pyebald dialect in which the Dutch diplomatists of that age corresponded.

"Des konigs missive, boven en behalven den Hoog Commissaris aensprake, aen het parlement afgesonden, gelyck dat altoos gebruyckelyck is, waerby Syne Majesteyt ny in genere versocht hieft de mitigatie der rigoureuse ofte sanglante wetten von het Ryck jegens het Pausdom, in het Generale Comitee des Articles (soo men het daer naemt) na ordre gestelt en gelesen synde, in 't voteren, den Hertog van Hamilton onder anderen klaer uyt seyde dat hy daertoe niet soude verstaen, dat by anders genegen was den konig in allen voorval getrouw te dienen volgens het dictamen syner conscientie: 't gene reden gaf aen de Lord Cancelier de Grave Perts te seggen dat het woort conscientie niets en beduyde, en alleen een individuum vagum was, waerop der Chevalier Locqnard dan verder gingh; wil man niet verstaen de betyckenis van het woordt conscientie, soo sal ik in fortioribus seggen dat wy meynen volgens de fondamentale wetten van het ryck."

There is, in the Hind Let Loose, a curious passage to which I should have given no credit, but for this despatch of Citters. "They cannot endure so much as to hear of the name of conscience. One that was well acquaint with the Council's humour in this point told a gentleman that was going before them, `I beseech you, whatever you do, speak nothing of conscience before the Lords, for they cannot abide to hear that word.'"]

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[ Fountainhall, May 17. 1686.]

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[ Wodrow, III. x. 3.]