The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4

658 (return (#x17_x_17_i17))

[ Harris's deposition.]

659 (return (#x17_x_17_i17))

[ Ibid. Bernardi's autobiography is not at all to be trusted.]

660 (return (#x17_x_17_i18))

[ See his trial.]

661 (return (#x17_x_17_i19))

[ Fisher's deposition; Knightley's deposition; Cranburne's trial; De la Rue's deposition.]

662 (return (#x17_x_17_i20))

[ See the trials and depositions.]

663 (return (#x17_x_17_i21))

[ L'Hermitage, March 3/13]

664 (return (#x17_x_17_i22))

[ See Berwick's Memoirs.]

665 (return (#x17_x_17_i23))

[ Van Cleverskirke, Feb 25/March 6 1696. I am confident that no sensible and impartial person, after attentively reading Berwick's narrative of these transactions and comparing it with the narrative in the Life of James (ii. 544.) which is taken, word for word, from the Original Memoirs, can doubt that James was accessory to the design of assassination.]

666 (return (#x17_x_17_i26))

[ L'Hermitage, March Feb 25/March 6]

667 (return (#x17_x_17_i31))

[ My account of these events is taken chiefly from the trials and depositions. See also Burnet, ii. 165, 166, 167, and Blackmore's True and Impartial History, compiled under the direction of Shrewsbury and Somers, and Boyer's History of King William III., 1703.]

668 (return (#x17_x_17_i32))

[ Portland to Lexington, March 3/13. 1696; Van Cleverskirke, Feb 25/Mar 6 L'Hermitage, same date.]

669 (return (#x17_x_17_i33))

[ Commons' Journals, Feb. 24 1695.]

670 (return (#x17_x_17_i35))

[ England's Enemies Exposed, 1701.]

671 (return (#x17_x_17_i35))

[ Commons' Journals, Feb. 24. 1695/6.]

672 (return (#x17_x_17_i35))

[ Ibid. Feb. 25. 1695/6; Van Cleverskirke, Feb 28/March 9; L'Hermitage, of the same date.]

673 (return (#x17_x_17_i36))

[ According to L'Hermitage, Feb 27/Mar 8,there were two of these fortunate hackney coachmen. A shrewd and vigilant hackney coachman indeed was from the nature of his calling, very likely to be successful in this sort of chase. The newspapers abound with proofs of the general enthusiasm.]

674 (return (#x17_x_17_i36))

[ Postman March 5. 1695/6]

675 (return (#x17_x_17_i37))

[ Ibid. Feb. 29., March 2., March 12., March 14. 1695/6.]

676 (return (#x17_x_17_i40))

[ Postman, March 12. 1696; Vernon to Lexington, March 13; Van Cleverskirke, March 13/23 The proceedings are fully reported in the Collection of State Trials.]

677 (return (#x17_x_17_i41))

[ Burnet, ii. 171.; The Present Disposition of England considered; The answer entitled England's Enemies Exposed, 1701; L'Hermitage, March 17/27. 1696. L'Hermitage says, "Charnock a fait des grandes instances pour avoir sa grace, et a offert de tout declarer: mais elle lui a este refusee."]

678 (return (#x17_x_17_i41))

[ L'Hermitage, March 17/27]

679 (return (#x17_x_17_i42))

[ This most curious paper is among the Nairne MSS. in the Bodleian Library. A short, and not perfectly ingenuous abstract of it will be found in the Life of James, ii. 555. Why Macpherson, who has printed many less interesting documents did not choose to print this document, it is easy to guess. I will transcribe two or three important sentences. "It may reasonably be presumed that what, in one juncture His Majesty had rejected he might in another accept, when his own and the public good necessarily required it. For I could not understand it in such a manner as if he had given a general prohibition that at no time the Prince of Orange should be touched... Nobody that believes His Majesty to be lawful King of England can doubt but that in virtue of his commission to levy war against the Prince of Orange and his adherents, the setting upon his person is justifiable, as well by the laws of the land duly interpreted and explained as by the law of God."]

680 (return (#x17_x_17_i45))

[ The trials of Friend and Parkyns will be found, excellently reported, among the State Trials.]

681 (return (#x17_x_17_i46))

[ L'Hermitage, April 3/13 1696.]

682 (return (#x17_x_17_i47))

[ Commons' Journals, April 1, 2. 1696; L'Hermitage, April 3/13. 1696; Van Cleverskirke, of the same date.]