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

[ Shrewsbury to William, Sept. 18. 1696.]

732 (return (#x19_x_19_i0))

[ William to Shrewsbury, Sept. 25. 1696.]

733 (return (#x19_x_19_i1))

[ London Gazette, Oct. 8. 1696; Vernon to Shrewsbury, October 8. Shrewsbury to Portland, Oct. 11.]

734 (return (#x19_x_19_i1))

[ Vernon to Shrewsbury, Oct. 13. 1696; Somers to Shrewsbury, Oct. 15.]

735 (return (#x19_x_19_i1))

[ William to Shrewsbury, Oct. 9. 1696.]

736 (return (#x19_x_19_i1))

[ Shrewsbury to William, Oct. 11. 1696.]

737 (return (#x19_x_19_i1))

[ Somers to Shrewsbury, Oct. 19. 1696.]

738 (return (#x19_x_19_i1))

[ William to Shrewsbury, Oct. 20. 1696.]

739 (return (#x19_x_19_i1))

[ Vernon to Shrewsbury, Oct. 13. 15.; Portland to Shrewsbury, Oct, 20, 1696.]

740 (return (#x19_x_19_i2))

[ L'Hermitage, July 10/20 1696.]

741 (return (#x19_x_19_i2))

[ Lansdowne MS. 801.]

742 (return (#x19_x_19_i4))

[ I take my account of these proceedings from the Commons' Journals, from the despatches of Van Cleverskirke and L'Hermitage to the States General, and from Vernon's letter to Shrewsbury of the 27th of October 1696. "I don't know," says Vernon "that the House of Commons ever acted with greater concert than they do at present."]

743 (return (#x19_x_19_i6))

[ Vernon to Shrewsbury, Oct. 29. 1696; L'Hermitage, Oct 30/Nov 9 L'Hermitage calls Howe Jaques Haut. No doubt the Frenchman had always heard Howe spoken of as Jack.]

744 (return (#x19_x_19_i7))

[ Postman, October 24. 1696; L'Hermitage, Oct 23/Nov 2. L'Hermitage says: "On commence deja a ressentir des effets avantageux des promptes et favorables resolutions que la Chambre des Communes prit Mardy. Le discomte des billets de banque, qui estoit le jour auparavant a 18, est revenu a douze, et les actions ont aussy augmente, aussy bien que les taillis."]

745 (return (#x19_x_19_i7))

[ William to Heinsius, Nov. 13/23 1696.]

746 (return (#x19_x_19_i7))

[ Actes et Memoires des Negociations de la Paix de Ryswick, 1707; Villiers to Shrewsbury Dec. 1. 4/14. 1696; Letter of Heinsius quoted by M. Sirtema de Grovestins. Of this letter I have not a copy.]

747 (return (#x19_x_19_i7))

[ Vernon to Shrewsbury, Dec. 8. 1696.]

748 (return (#x19_x_19_i10))

[ Wharton to Shrewsbury, Oct. 27. 1696.]

749 (return (#x19_x_19_i10))

[ Somers to Shrewsbury, Oct. 27. 31. 1696; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Oct. 31.; Wharton to Shrewsbury, Nov. 10. "I am apt to think," says Wharton, "there never was more management than in bringing that about."]

750 (return (#x19_x_19_i11))

[ See for example a poem on the last Treasury day at Kensington, March 1696/7.]

751 (return (#x19_x_19_i12))

[ Somers to Shrewsbury, Oct 31. 1696; Wharton to Shrewsbury, of the same date.]

752 (return (#x19_x_19_i13))

[ Somers to Shrewsbury, Nov. 3. 1696. The King's unwillingness to see Fenwick is mentioned in Somers's letter of the 15th of October.]

753 (return (#x19_x_19_i13))

[ Vernon to Shrewsbury, Nov. 3. 1696.]

754 (return (#x19_x_19_i14))

[ The circumstances of Goodman's flight were ascertained three years later by the Earl of Manchester, when Ambassador at Paris, and by him communicated to Jersey in a letter dated Sept 25/Oct 5 1699.]

755 (return (#x19_x_19_i15))

[ London Gazette Nov. 9. 1696; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Nov. 3.; Van Cleverskirke and L'Hermitage of the same date.]

756 (return (#x19_x_19_i21))