The History of England, from the Accession of James II Volume IV Part 45

[Footnote 741: Lansdowne MS. 801.]

[Footnote 742: 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."]

[Footnote 743: 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.]

[Footnote 744: 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."]

[Footnote 745: William to Heinsius, Nov. 13/23 1696.]

[Footnote 746: Actes et Memoires des Negociations de la Paix de Ryswick, 1707; Villiers to Shrewsbury Dec. 1. [11]. 4/14. 1696; Letter of Heinsius quoted by M. Sirtema de Grovestins. Of this letter I have not a copy.]

[Footnote 747: Vernon to Shrewsbury, Dec. 8. 1696.]

[Footnote 748: Wharton to Shrewsbury, Oct. 27. 1696.]

[Footnote 749: 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."]

[Footnote 750: See for example a poem on the last Treasury day at Kensington, March 1696/7.]

[Footnote 751: Somers to Shrewsbury, Oct 31. 1696; Wharton to Shrewsbury, of the same date.]

[Footnote 752: Somers to Shrewsbury, Nov. 3. 1696. The King's unwillingness to see Fenwick is mentioned in Somers's letter of the 15th of October.]

[Footnote 753: Vernon to Shrewsbury, Nov. 3. 1696.]

[Footnote 754: The circ.u.mstances of Goodman's flight were ascertained three years later by the Earl of Manchester, when Amba.s.sador at Paris, and by him communicated to Jersey in a letter dated Sept 25/Oct 5 1699.]

[Footnote 755: London Gazette Nov. 9. 1696; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Nov.

3.; Van Cleverskirke and L'Hermitage of the same date.]

[Footnote 756: The account of the events of this day I have taken from the Commons' Journals; the valuable work ent.i.tled Proceedings in Parliament against Sir John Fenwick, Bart. upon a Bill of Attainder for High Treason, 1696; Vernon's Letter to Shrewsbury, November 6. 1696, and Somers's Letter to Shrewsbury, November 7. From both these letters it is plain that the Whig leaders had much difficulty in obtaining the absolution of G.o.dolphin.]

[Footnote 757: Commons' Journals, Nov. 9. 1696--Vernon to Shrewsbury, Nov. 10. The editor of the State Trials is mistaken in supposing that the quotation from Caesar's speech was made in the debate of the 13th.]

[Footnote 758: Commons' Journals, Nov. 13. 16, 17.; Proceedings against Sir John Fenwick.]

[Footnote 759: A Letter to a Friend in Vindication of the Proceedings against Sir John Fenwick, 1697.]

[Footnote 760: This incident is mentioned by L'Hermitage.]

[Footnote 761: L'Hermitage tells us that such things took place in these debates.]

[Footnote 762: See the Lords' Journals, Nov. 14., Nov. 30., Dec. 1.

1696.]

[Footnote 763: Wharton to Shrewsbury, Dec. 1. 1696; L'Hermitage, of same date.]

[Footnote 764: L'Hermitage, Dec. 4/14. 1696; Wharton to Shrewsbury, Dec.

1.]

[Footnote 765: Lords' Journals Dec. 8. 1696; L'Hermitage, of the same date.]

[Footnote 766: L'Hermitage, Dec. 15/25 18/28 1696.]

[Footnote 767: Ibid. Dec. 18/28 1696.]

[Footnote 768: Lords' Journals, Dec. 15. 1696; L'Hermitage, Dec.

[18]/28; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Dec. 15. About the numbers there is a slight difference between Vernon and L'Hermitage. I have followed Vernon.]

[Footnote 769: Lords' Journals, Dec. 18. 1696; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Dec. 19.; L'Hermitage, Dec 22/Jan 1. I take the numbers from Vernon.]

[Footnote 770: Lords' Journals, Dec. 25 1696; L'Hermitage, Dec 26/Jan 4.

In the Vernon Correspondence there is a letter from Vernon to Shrewsbury giving an account of the transactions of this day; but it is erroneously dated Dec. 2., and is placed according to that date. This is not the only blunder of the kind. A letter from Vernon to Shrewsbury, evidently written on the 7th of November 1696, is dated and placed as a letter of the 7th of January 1697. A letter of June 14. 1700 is dated and placed as a letter of June 15. 1698. The Vernon Correspondence is of great value; but it is so ill edited that it cannot be safely used without much caution, and constant reference to other authorities.]

[Footnote 771: Lords' Journals, Dec. 23. 1696; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Dec. 24; L'Hermitage, Dec 25/Jan 4.]

[Footnote 772: Vernon to Shrewsbury, Dec, 24 1696.]

[Footnote 773: Dohna, who knew Monmouth well, describes him thus: "Il avoit de l'esprit infiniment, et meme du plus agreable; mais il y avoir un peu trop de haut et de bas dans son fait. Il ne savoit ce que c'etoit que de menager les gens; et il turlupinoit a l'outrance ceux qui ne lui plaisoient pas."]

[Footnote 774: L'Hermitage, Jan. 12/22 1697.]

[Footnote 775: Lords' Journals, Jan. 9. 1696/7; Vernon to Shrewsbury, of the same date; L'Hermitage, Jan. 12/22.]

[Footnote 776: Lords' Journals, Jan. 15. 1691; Vernon to Shrewsbury, of the same date; L'Hermitage, of the same date.]

[Footnote 777: Postman, Dec. 29. 31. 1696.]

[Footnote 778: L'Hermitage, Jan. 12/22. 1697.]

[Footnote 779: Van Cleverskirke, Jan. 12/22. 1697; L'Hermitage, Jan.

15/25.]

[Footnote 780: L'Hermitage, Jan. 15/25. 1697.]

[Footnote 781: Lords' Journals, Jan. 22. 26. 1696/7; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Jan. 26.]

[Footnote 782: Commons' Journals, Jan. 27. 169. The entry in the journals, which might easily escape notice, is explained by a letter of L'Hermitage, written Jan 29/Feb 8]

[Footnote 783: L'Hermitage, Jan 29/Feb 8; 1697; London Gazette, Feb. 1.; Paris Gazette; Vernon to Shrewsbury; Jan. 28.; Burnet, ii. 193.]

[Footnote 784: Commons' Journals, December 19. 1696; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Nov. 28. 1696.]

[Footnote 785: Lords' Journals, Jan. 23. 1696/7; Vernon to Shrewsbury, Jan. 23.; L'Hermitage, Jan 26/Feb 5.]

[Footnote 786: Commons' Journals, Jan. 26. 1696/7; Vernon to Shrewsbury and Van Cleverskirke to the States General of the same date. It is curious that the King and the Lords should have made so strenuous a fight against the Commons in defence of one of the five points of the Peoples Charter.]