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             An Answer to the author of the Letter to a member of the convention
             Sherlock, William, 1641?-1707. Letter to a member of the convention.
          
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           AN
           ANSWER
           To
           the
           AUTHOR
           of
           the
           LETTER
           TO
           A
           Member
           of
           the
           Convention
           .
        
         
           
             Reverend
             Sir
             ,
          
        
         
           YOur
           Name
           ,
           your
           Quality
           ,
           your
           Religion
           ,
           and
           your
           Design
           in
           Publishing
           this
           Letter
           are
           wholly
           unknown
           to
           me
           ,
           but
           the
           confident
           Assertion
           ,
           
             pag.
          
           3.
           
           §
           .
           16.
           
           
             That
             you
             are
             sure
             it
             can
             never
             be
             Answered
             ;
          
           sounds
           so
           like
           a
           Son
           ,
           or
           rather
           a
           Father
           of
           the
           
             Infallible
             Church
             ,
          
           that
           it
           has
           provoked
           me
           ,
           if
           not
           to
           answer
           ,
           yet
           at
           least
           to
           
             reflect
          
           upon
           some
           Passages
           in
           this
           Magisterial
           Composure
           .
        
         
           §
           .
           2.
           
           
             Whatever
             becomes
             of
             other
             Arguments
             ,
             Interest
             is
             most
             likely
             to
             prevail
             .
          
           You
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           suppose
           your
           Parliament
           Man
           ,
           in
           these
           words
           ,
           to
           be
           one
           who
           will
           regard
           no
           Arguments
           from
           Justice
           ,
           Reason
           ,
           Religion
           ,
           or
           the
           Laws
           of
           God
           or
           Man
           ;
           
             Interest
          
           is
           the
           only
           thing
           which
           is
           
             likely
             to
             prevail
             ;
          
           an
           excellent
           Complement
           to
           a
           Parliament
           Man
           ;
           but
           it
           goes
           higher
           yet
           ,
           and
           takes
           in
           the
           Majority
           of
           the
           States
           ,
           for
           no
           one
           Man
           shall
           ever
           determin
           these
           great
           things
           .
        
         
           §
           .
           3.
           
           You
           tell
           him
           ,
           that
           
             All
             the
             threatning
             Dangers
             of
          
           Popery
           
             were
             not
             a
             more
             formidable
             Prospect
             to
             considering
             Men
             ,
             than
             the
             present
             Distractions
             and
             Divisions
             .
          
           Now
           surely
           this
           is
           a
           very
           bold
           and
           daring
           stroke
           ;
           but
           that
           I
           am
           certain
           these
           pensive
           thoughtful
           Men
           are
           not
           either
           very
           numerous
           ,
           or
           very
           considerable
           ;
           otherwise
           ,
           the
           few
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           that
           are
           over-thoughtful
           in
           this
           Point
           ,
           deserve
           much
           Compassion
           ,
           because
           they
           disquiet
           themselves
           and
           others
           out
           of
           pure
           tenderness
           of
           
             Conscience
             ,
          
           and
           an
           
             over-great
             Loyalty
             ;
          
           but
           then
           there
           is
           no
           danger
           to
           be
           apprehended
           from
           them
           ;
           and
           they
           will
           in
           time
           satisfie
           their
           own
           Scruples
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           interim
           ,
           I
           doubt
           not
           ,
           infinitely
           more
           Men
           dread
           the
           
             Dangers
             of
             Popery
             ,
          
           even
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           than
           all
           the
           
             Common-wealth
             Men
             ,
             Dissenters
             ,
             ambitious
             and
             revengeful
             Wretches
             ,
          
           which
           you
           have
           so
           artfully
           mustered
           up
           to
           fright
           the
           
             Country
             Esquire
          
           with
           ,
           can
           over-ballance
           .
           Strange
           it
           is
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Dangers
             of
             Popery
             ,
          
           which
           last
           
             October
          
           appeared
           so
           formidable
           ,
           should
           in
           so
           short
           a
           time
           vanish
           ,
           or
           rather
           dwindle
           into
           nothing
           :
           But
           God
           ,
           by
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           
             Prince
             of
             Orange
          
           and
           his
           Friends
           ,
           has
           brought
           this
           about
           .
           In
           the
           rest
           of
           that
           Section
           I
           agree
           with
           you
           ,
           and
           approve
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           The
           two
           next
           Sections
           being
           only
           a
           representation
           of
           the
           different
           Parties
           of
           Men
           now
           upon
           the
           Stage
           ,
           I
           leave
           as
           I
           find
           them
           .
        
         
           §
           .
           6.
           
           
             Tho
             the
             opinion
             of
             those
             who
             are
             for
             sending
             to
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             treating
             with
             him
             to
             return
             to
             his
             Government
             ,
             under
             such
             legal
             restraints
             ,
             as
             shall
             give
             security
             to
             the
             most
             jealous
             Persons
             for
          
           
           
             the
             preservation
             of
             their
             Laws
             ,
             Liberties
             ,
             and
             Religion
             ,
             is
             horribly
             decryed
             ,
          
           &c.
           
             yet
             the
             only
             Reason
             against
             it
             is
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             vain
             .
          
           Now
           Sir
           ,
           that
           Reason
           is
           so
           very
           good
           ,
           that
           it
           may
           perhaps
           justifie
           that
           dreadful
           Consequence
           you
           so
           shrink
           at
           ;
           for
           tho
           I
           do
           not
           doubt
           but
           you
           are
           a
           wonderful
           
             Legislator
             ;
          
           yet
           if
           Twenty
           wiser
           Men
           than
           you
           were
           joyned
           with
           you
           to
           
             frame
             these
             new
             Laws
             ,
          
           yet
           let
           but
           a
           Popish
           Prince
           have
           the
           Supreme
           
             Executive
             Power
          
           and
           the
           
             Legal
             Prerogatives
             ,
          
           and
           he
           will
           break
           through
           all
           your
           restrictions
           with
           wonderful
           facility
           ,
           as
           we
           have
           seen
           by
           experience
           .
           But
           then
           if
           you
           leave
           him
           the
           Name
           and
           take
           away
           the
           Power
           of
           a
           King
           ,
           you
           set
           up
           a
           
             Common-wealth
          
           immediately
           ,
           which
           will
           not
           end
           with
           your
           Popish
           Prince
           ,
           but
           there
           will
           be
           stickling
           to
           keep
           all
           things
           in
           the
           same
           State
           in
           the
           following
           Reign
           ,
           of
           what
           Religion
           soever
           the
           Prince
           is
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           Reason
           why
           the
           limitations
           offered
           by
           
             Charles
          
           II.
           in
           1679.
           were
           rejected
           .
        
         
           Well
           ,
           but
           we
           
             would
             have
             thought
             our selves
             very
             secure
             if
             the
             King
             would
             have
             called
             a
             Free
             Parliament
             ;
          
           Yes
           Sir
           ,
           if
           he
           would
           have
           call'd
           it
           
             Freely
             ,
          
           so
           that
           it
           had
           been
           the
           production
           of
           his
           Will
           without
           Force
           ;
           but
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           it
           is
           notorious
           ,
           he
           was
           resolved
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           should
           either
           not
           be
           
             free
          
           or
           not
           
             meet
             ,
          
           and
           if
           your
           Memory
           will
           not
           serve
           you
           to
           re-call
           the
           virulent
           
             Reflection
             on
             the
             humble
             Petition
             presented
             by
             the
             Lords
             Spiritual
             and
             Temporal
             the
             17th
             of
          
           November
           
             last
             ,
          
           in
           which
           the
           Author
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             That
             the
             summoning
             a
             Parliament
             now
             ,
             is
             so
             far
             from
             being
             the
             only
             way
          
           (
           
             to
             preserve
             his
             Majesty
             and
             the
             Kingdom
          
           )
           
             that
             it
             will
             be
             one
             of
             the
             principal
             causes
             of
             much
             Misery
             to
             the
             Kingdom
             ,
          
           &c.
           and
           nothing
           would
           do
           then
           ,
           but
           driving
           the
           
             Prince
             of
             Orange
          
           out
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           with
           Force
           and
           Arms.
           Now
           I
           say
           Sir
           ,
           if
           you
           cannot
           remember
           this
           ,
           you
           shall
           never
           be
           trusted
           to
           
             frame
             Laws
             ,
          
           if
           I
           can
           help
           it
           .
        
         
           There
           is
           another
           and
           a
           better
           reason
           to
           refuse
           a
           Treaty
           ,
           than
           the
           
             fearing
             the
             King
             should
             comply
             .
          
           Suppose
           that
           he
           should
           grant
           all
           that
           you
           can
           ask
           ,
           bating
           
             White-hall
             ,
             the
             Revenue
             ,
             the
             Title
             of
             King
             ,
             and
             the
             Right
             of
             calling
             Parliaments
             ,
             and
             making
             Peace
             and
             War
             :
          
           What
           security
           have
           we
           that
           he
           will
           acquiesce
           in
           this
           low
           restrained
           Estate
           ;
           Oaths
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           and
           Promises
           ,
           we
           had
           before
           ,
           but
           what
           did
           they
           signifie
           ,
           who
           shall
           be
           Garantee
           ,
           what
           shall
           we
           do
           if
           he
           break
           out
           again
           ?
           In
           short
           
             quis
             custodiet
             Custodes
             ?
          
           So
           that
           the
           many
           who
           desire
           a
           Treaty
           ,
           are
           desired
           to
           read
           the
           
             Enquiry
             into
             the
             present
             State
             of
             Affairs
             ,
          
           that
           they
           may
           not
           come
           into
           the
           Discipline
           of
           the
           severe
           Lady
           ,
           who
           has
           taught
           the
           Protestants
           in
           
             France
          
           and
           
             Piedmont
          
           a
           Lesson
           which
           
             England
          
           too
           must
           have
           gone
           through
           with
           ,
           if
           God
           and
           
             H.
             W.
             P.
             O.
          
           had
           not
           saved
           us
           .
        
         
           But
           if
           the
           
             Convention
          
           should
           refuse
           to
           treat
           ,
           and
           
             Depose
             the
             King
             ,
             it
             would
             act
             without
             a
             legal
             Power
             ,
          
           §
           .
           8.
           
           Why
           Sir
           ,
           here
           is
           no
           occasion
           to
           talk
           of
           a
           
             Deposition
             ,
          
           the
           King
           is
           gone
           of
           his
           own
           accord
           freely
           ;
           and
           they
           are
           only
           to
           consider
           whether
           we
           shall
           perish
           in
           a
           State
           of
           
             Anarchy
             ,
          
           recall
           him
           ,
           and
           suffer
           over
           again
           all
           that
           is
           past
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           was
           intended
           ,
           but
           prevented
           ;
           or
           whether
           they
           shall
           recognize
           the
           next
           immediate
           Heir
           ,
           and
           enquire
           who
           that
           is
           ?
           Well
           ,
           but
           the
           next
           Heir
           ,
           it
           seems
           ,
           shall
           have
           small
           joy
           of
           it
           ,
           
             his
             whole
             Authority
             depending
             on
             a
             Convention
             that
             has
             no
             Authority
             :
          
           In
           good
           time
           !
           Will
           the
           Authority
           of
           this
           Prince
           ,
           when
           acknowledged
           ,
           depend
           on
           the
           Authority
           of
           the
           
             Convention
             ?
          
           Did
           Queen
           
             Elizabeth
          
           or
           King
           
             Iames
          
           I.
           owe
           all
           their
           Authority
           to
           the
           Parliaments
           which
           recognized
           their
           respective
           Rights
           ?
           
             But
             no
             Man
             will
             think
             himself
             bound
             in
             Conscience
             to
             obey
             this
             Heir
             ;
          
           Have
           you
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           the
           keeping
           of
           all
           Mens
           Consciences
           ,
           or
           the
           knowledg
           of
           their
           Thoughts
           ?
           I
           can
           assure
           you
           mine
           is
           not
           in
           your
           custody
           .
        
         
           §
           .
           9.
           
           
             All
             those
             who
             think
             themselves
             bound
          
           [
           still
           ]
           
             by
             their
             Oath
             of
             Allegiance
             to
             defend
             the
             Kings
             Person
             ,
             his
             Crown
             ,
             and
             Dignity
             ,
          
           &c.
           
             will
             be
             greatly
             discontented
             .
          
           Why
           Sir
           ,
           then
           they
           may
           go
           over
           into
           
             France
             ,
          
           and
           be
           admitted
           into
           his
           Guards
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           the
           generous
           Allowance
           given
           him
           by
           the
           
             French
          
           King
           ,
           will
           maintain
           them
           ,
           if
           their
           
             Heresie
          
           do
           not
           over-ballance
           their
           Loyalty
           ,
           and
           turn
           it
           into
           a
           Crime
           ,
           as
           it
           happened
           to
           the
           
             Hugonots
             .
          
           Well
           ,
           
             but
             they
             will
             never
             own
             any
             other
             whilst
             their
             own
             King
             lives
             :
          
           Assuredly
           this
           is
           a
           wonderful
           Man
           ,
           if
           he
           could
           but
           as
           certainly
           inform
           us
           of
           the
           number
           ,
           as
           he
           can
           of
           the
           Thoughts
           and
           future
           Actions
           of
           these
           
             Loyalists
             .
          
        
         
           Well
           ,
           but
           if
           they
           should
           happen
           to
           be
           
             Persons
             of
             known
             Prudence
             ,
             Abilities
             ,
             Integrity
             ,
             Honesty
             ,
             tho
             they
             were
             never
             so
             few
             and
             never
             so
             tame
             ,
             it
             would
             give
             a
             terrible
             stroke
             to
             this
             tottering
             Government
             .
          
           Why
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           all
           or
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           such
           Men
           in
           the
           Nation
           ,
           were
           a
           dreadful
           Body
           ,
           tho
           they
           were
           and
           ever
           will
           be
           
             few
             ;
          
           but
           Sir
           ,
           there
           must
           be
           a
           considerable
           Body
           of
           such
           Men
           first
           satisfied
           in
           the
           Convention
           ,
           a
           number
           without
           Doors
           are
           already
           satisfied
           ,
           and
           more
           will
           when
           the
           
             States
          
           have
           passed
           their
           
             Resolves
             ;
          
           and
           the
           remainder
           of
           the
           Men
           of
           this
           
             High
             Character
             ,
          
           who
           will
           still
           remain
           discontented
           ,
           if
           they
           are
           any
           thing
           
             peaceable
             ,
          
           though
           not
           over
           
             tame
             ,
          
           will
           never
           be
           able
           to
           shock
           the
           most
           
             tottering
             Government
          
           in
           the
           World
           
             by
             their
             Examples
             ,
          
           how
           well
           soever
           he
           thinks
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Yet
           ,
           §
           .
           10.
           
           He
           endeavours
           to
           shew
           the
           number
           will
           not
           be
           small
           ,
           because
           many
           who
           joyned
           with
           the
           
             Pri●ce
             are
             ashamed
             of
             what
             they
             have
             done
             ,
             and
             ask
             God
             pardon
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             are
             ready
             to
             undo
          
           
           
             it
             as
             far
             as
             they
             can
             .
          
           Well
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           how
           many
           such
           do
           you
           know
           besides
           your self
           ?
           A
           List
           of
           these
           Men
           were
           worth
           the
           having
           ,
           and
           may
           perhaps
           be
           easily
           taken
           ,
           if
           one
           knew
           how
           to
           separate
           them
           from
           the
           rest
           ;
           however
           ,
           I
           should
           not
           fear
           greatly
           the
           
             terrible
             Shock
          
           of
           these
           wonderful
           Men
           ,
           till
           I
           had
           better
           information
           of
           their
           Numbers
           than
           you
           can
           possibly
           give
           us
           .
           
             They
             were
             not
             willing
             to
             part
             with
             the
             King
             ,
             tho
             they
             were
             horribly
             afraid
             of
             Popery
             .
          
           Why
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           has
           the
           King
           changed
           his
           Religion
           in
           
             France
             ,
          
           or
           are
           these
           Gentlemen
           so
           fond
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           now
           be
           contented
           to
           suffer
           all
           that
           
             Popery
             threatned
          
           so
           lately
           ?
           Or
           are
           they
           become
           as
           weary
           of
           their
           Delivery
           as
           they
           were
           before
           of
           Popery
           ?
           Or
           will
           they
           sacrifice
           their
           
             Laws
             ,
             Religion
             ,
             old
             Foundations
             ,
          
           and
           
             Free
             Parliaments
          
           to
           their
           Allegiance
           to
           their
           King
           ?
           If
           you
           say
           yes
           ,
           I
           have
           done
           ;
           if
           no
           ,
           then
           you
           would
           have
           what
           was
           not
           to
           be
           had
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           be
           contented
           with
           what
           may
           be
           had
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           Number
           of
           these
           Men
           is
           great
           ,
           farewel
           to
           the
           Liberties
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           Religion
           ,
           and
           Priviledges
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           its
           Wealth
           and
           Inhabitants
           too
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           left
           you
           may
           be
           pleased
           to
           divide
           amongst
           your
           Men
           of
           
             Character
             .
          
        
         
           To
           all
           this
           he
           assures
           us
           ,
           §
           .
           10.
           
           
             There
             will
             be
             a
             Thousand
             Occasions
             of
             discontent
             ;
          
           just
           a
           
             Thousand
             ,
          
           neither
           one
           more
           nor
           less
           ;
           
             besides
          
           those
           springing
           from
           the
           
             Sense
             of
             Loyalty
             and
             Conscience
             :
          
           Strange
           ,
           that
           these
           Two
           should
           be
           so
           troublesom
           ,
           as
           to
           equal
           ,
           if
           not
           exceed
           the
           whole
           
             Thousand
          
           that
           went
           before
           .
        
         
           He
           that
           had
           been
           before
           so
           liberal
           of
           his
           Information
           ,
           now
           sets
           us
           to
           guess
           in
           the
           §
           .
           10.
           
           
             How
             many
             will
             be
             discontented
             in
             the
             new
             Court
             for
             want
             of
             Preferment
             ?
          
           Why
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           If
           you
           please
           to
           inform
           me
           how
           many
           days
           in
           
             February
          
           shall
           be
           clear
           ,
           and
           how
           many
           shall
           be
           cloudy
           ,
           I
           will
           fall
           a
           guessing
           how
           many
           in
           the
           new
           Court
           shall
           be
           pleased
           ,
           and
           how
           many
           shall
           be
           dissatisfied
           ;
           but
           when
           I
           have
           done
           ,
           it
           will
           not
           be
           worth
           the
           while
           ,
           because
           this
           ever
           happens
           ,
           and
           Courtiers
           have
           an
           odd
           way
           of
           keeping
           these
           Malecontents
           in
           hope
           ,
           till
           they
           fall
           off
           or
           gain
           what
           they
           desire
           ;
           and
           so
           if
           there
           should
           happen
           to
           be
           a
           Thousand
           of
           them
           ,
           they
           will
           not
           be
           able
           to
           shock
           the
           Government
           ,
           if
           there
           is
           no
           other
           cause
           of
           Discontent
           than
           that
           .
        
         
           Well
           ,
           but
           here
           
             Duty
             and
             Discontent
             will
             mix
             ,
             because
             they
             are
             sensible
             of
             their
             Mistake
             when
             it
             is
             too
             late
             :
             For
             as
             they
             ought
             not
             to
             have
             fought
             for
             Popery
             ,
             nor
             against
             the
             Laws
             and
             Liberties
             of
             their
             Country
             ;
             so
             neither
             ought
             they
             to
             have
             deserted
             the
             defence
             of
             the
             King's
             Person
             and
             Crown
             ,
             but
             have
             brought
             the
             Prince
             to
             Terms
             as
             well
             as
             the
             King
             :
          
           Why
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           
             Nemo
             tenetur
             ad
             impossibilia
             .
          
           The
           King
           was
           never
           brought
           to
           Terms
           ,
           nor
           perhaps
           never
           will
           :
           So
           that
           if
           they
           had
           fought
           at
           all
           ,
           it
           must
           have
           been
           for
           
             Popery
             ,
          
           and
           against
           both
           our
           
             Laws
          
           and
           
             Liberties
             .
          
           Sir
           ,
           shew
           when
           and
           where
           the
           King
           offered
           us
           or
           the
           Prince
           any
           
             Terms
             ,
          
           and
           I
           will
           pass
           my
           word
           you
           shall
           be
           employed
           to
           
             frame
             Laws
          
           for
           the
           
             Convention
             ,
          
           which
           is
           certainly
           a
           good
           Employ
           for
           one
           that
           is
           so
           expert
           at
           it
           as
           you
           pretend
           to
           be
           .
        
         
           Well
           ,
           §
           .
           13.
           
           
             A
             heavy
             Tax
             must
             be
             laid
             upon
             the
             Nation
             ,
             to
             defray
             the
             Charge
             of
             this
             Expedition
             :
          
           Why
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           Are
           you
           of
           the
           Privy
           Council
           to
           the
           Prince
           ?
           Surely
           he
           will
           be
           able
           to
           find
           some
           other
           cause
           ,
           or
           not
           make
           the
           Tax
           so
           very
           
             heavy
             .
             But
             Men
             will
             be
             very
             sorry
             to
             lose
             their
             King
             ,
             and
             pay
             so
             dear
             for
             it
             too
             :
          
           Yes
           doubtless
           ,
           a
           gracious
           King
           is
           a
           great
           Loss
           ;
           but
           if
           he
           will
           be
           gone
           ,
           and
           involve
           us
           in
           a
           War
           too
           ,
           
             Taxes
             must
             be
             paid
             ,
          
           yea
           ,
           
             heavy
             Taxes
          
           to
           support
           the
           Charge
           of
           it
           ,
           or
           
             Louis
          
           will
           in
           a
           short
           time
           teach
           us
           what
           the
           Prince's
           Expedition
           was
           worth
           ,
           whatever
           it
           cost
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           is
           not
           all
           ,
           we
           must
           
             part
             with
             our
             Church
             too
             ,
          
           the
           
             crazy
             Title
             will
             require
             the
             giving
             the
             Church
             to
             the
             Dissenters
             ,
          
           §
           .
           14.
           
           The
           
             Dissenters
          
           have
           of
           late
           acted
           very
           well
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           if
           a
           wise
           Man
           has
           the
           managing
           of
           them
           ;
           and
           the
           
             Popish
             Emissaries
          
           be
           carefully
           looked
           after
           ,
           we
           may
           compound
           the
           Quarrel
           better
           cheap
           than
           the
           
             parting
             with
             our
             Church
             .
          
           Sir
           ,
           I
           am
           well
           assured
           a
           great
           deal
           less
           will
           for
           the
           present
           content
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           is
           not
           immortal
           ,
           and
           whenever
           he
           dies
           ▪
           the
           
             Crazy
             Title
          
           will
           be
           sodered
           again
           ,
           if
           no
           body
           be
           to
           be
           blame
           for
           giving
           it
           another
           
             terrible
             Shock
          
        
         
           §
           .
           15.
           
           
             Should
             the
             King
             be
             deposed
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             ascend
             the
             Throne
             ,
             it
             will
             be
             necessary
             to
             keep
             a
             standing
             Army
             to
             quell
             such
             Discontents
             .
          
           You
           may
           be
           a
           good
           
             Law-framer
          
           for
           ought
           I
           know
           ,
           but
           I
           will
           swear
           you
           are
           no
           
             States-Man
             ;
          
           this
           whole
           Section
           is
           meer
           Whimsey
           borrowed
           from
           the
           
             Dutch
             Design
             Anatomized
             ,
          
           who
           had
           the
           folly
           to
           talk
           of
           Governing
           
             England
          
           by
           an
           Army
           of
           
             Dutch
          
           and
           
             Germans
             ,
          
           but
           why
           God
           knows
           ,
           except
           it
           were
           because
           a
           few
           were
           brought
           over
           to
           deliver
           us
           ,
           and
           cannot
           presently
           be
           returned
           back
           to
           
             Holland
             .
          
           The
           Prince
           is
           both
           a
           wise
           and
           a
           good
           Prince
           ,
           and
           knows
           the
           Consequence
           of
           keeping
           those
           Forces
           long
           here
           ,
           better
           than
           a
           Thousand
           such
           
             L●w-framers
             .
          
        
         
           
             Suppose
             the
             King
             should
             return
             with
             a
             Foreign
             Force
             to
             recover
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             how
             ready
             will
             the
             Men
             of
          
           Conscience
           
             be
             ,
             and
             the
             Men
             of
          
           Discontent
           ,
           
             to
             joyn
             with
             them
             ,
             nay
             ,
             to
             invite
             him
             home
             again
             .
          
           This
           looks
           so
           like
           a
           
             Roman
             Catholick
             Zeal
             ,
          
           that
           if
           I
           were
           not
           assured
           he
           is
           a
           
             Church
             of
          
           England
           
             Man
             ,
          
           I
           could
           not
           believe
           but
           it
           was
           a
           Disciple
           of
           S.
           
             Omers
             :
          
           But
           will
           the
           conscientious
           
           Mea
           invite
           the
           King
           home
           again
           ,
           with
           all
           his
           Apostolick
           Vicars
           ,
           Jesuits
           ,
           Ecclesiastical
           Judges
           ,
           Dispensing
           Power
           ,
           and
           a
           round
           Army
           of
           
             French
             Dragoons
          
           to
           teach
           us
           the
           
             French
          
           Faith
           after
           the
           
             French
          
           Fashion
           ?
           Are
           these
           the
           Men
           of
           
             Character
             ,
             Prudence
             ,
             Ability
             ,
             Integrity
             ,
          
           or
           of
           Conscience
           either
           ?
           Would
           one
           of
           the
           Primitive
           Christians
           have
           talked
           thus
           ,
           have
           stood
           for
           a
           
             Licinius
          
           against
           a
           
             Constantine
             ?
          
           Well
           ,
           if
           the
           King
           
             comes
             in
             a
             Conqueror
             ,
             we
             shall
             wish
             we
             had
             treated
             :
          
           truly
           I
           shall
           not
           ;
           I
           had
           rather
           be
           forced
           than
           deceived
           ,
           for
           then
           I
           know
           what
           I
           shall
           have
           to
           trust
           to
           ;
           and
           I
           would
           not
           willingly
           be
           accessary
           to
           my
           own
           Ruine
           .
        
         
           Well
           ,
           suppose
           all
           this
           unanswerable
           stuff
           is
           over-voted
           ,
           §
           .
           17.
           
           
             We
             are
             to
             bring
             good
             proof
             the
             Prince
             of
          
           Wales
           
             is
             an
             Imposture
             ,
             or
             else
             we
             had
             better
             let
             it
             alone
             .
          
           Very
           good
           ;
           the
           
             Negative
          
           is
           to
           be
           proved
           ;
           we
           may
           guess
           by
           this
           what
           kind
           of
           Laws
           you
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           would
           frame
           .
           Well
           ,
           but
           if
           this
           be
           not
           done
           ,
           the
           
             discontented
             Men
             will
             have
             a
             plausible
             pretence
             to
             quarrel
             :
          
           what
           the
           conscientious
           Men
           will
           do
           we
           must
           guess
           ,
           but
           in
           all
           probability
           they
           will
           not
           be
           better
           qualited
           .
        
         
           
             What
             if
          
           the
           Princess
           of
           
             Orange
          
           be
           a
           Lady
           of
           that
           
             eminent
             Virtue
          
           that
           she
           should
           scruple
           to
           sit
           upon
           
             her
             Fathers
             Throne
          
           whilst
           he
           lives
           ?
           Well
           ,
           his
           Majesty
           has
           deserted
           his
           Throne
           and
           Kingdom
           when
           he
           needed
           not
           ,
           except
           he
           had
           pleased
           ;
           and
           some
           body
           must
           sit
           upon
           his
           Throne
           ,
           though
           he
           is
           yet
           alive
           :
           Now
           if
           it
           be
           her
           Right
           after
           his
           death
           ,
           Why
           not
           now
           ?
           Our
           Author
           is
           at
           his
           Prayers
           ,
           that
           
             God
             would
             give
             her
             Grace
             to
             resist
             the
             Temptation
             ;
          
           and
           I
           at
           mine
           ,
           that
           the
           Author
           may
           never
           be
           one
           of
           her
           Chaplains
           till
           he
           is
           better
           inform'd
           .
           The
           rest
           of
           that
           Section
           is
           not
           unanswerable
           ,
           but
           not
           worth
           answering
           .
        
         
           He
           has
           all
           along
           supposed
           the
           Prince
           of
           
             Orange
          
           Crown'd
           ,
           yet
           in
           the
           19th
           Section
           he
           proves
           he
           can
           have
           no
           Right
           to
           it
           ,
           neither
           by
           
             Descent
          
           nor
           
             Gift
             ;
          
           and
           truly
           I
           am
           of
           the
           same
           mind
           for
           many
           Reasons
           ,
           and
           especially
           for
           the
           sake
           of
           the
           Three
           alledged
           by
           him
           ,
           §
           .
           20
           ,
           21
           ,
           22.
           and
           for
           some
           others
           too
           of
           as
           great
           weight
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           found
           
             in
             the
             Lord
          
           Virulam's
           
             History
             of
          
           Henry
           VII
           .
           And
           yet
           our
           Cafe
           now
           before
           us
           has
           three
           Difficulties
           that
           had
           not
           ,
           1.
           
           A
           King
           living
           ,
           2.
           
           A
           Prince
           of
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           true
           or
           false
           ,
           3.
           
           A
           Nation
           divided
           in
           Religion
           ;
           to
           which
           I
           might
           perhaps
           add
           the
           
             Excessive
             Power
          
           of
           
             France
             ,
          
           and
           the
           
             Excessive
             Zeal
          
           of
           this
           Generation
           to
           preserve
           the
           Descent
           of
           the
           Crown
           in
           the
           Right
           Line
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Legal
           Steps
           and
           Degrees
           .
           And
           this
           being
           done
           ,
           I
           am
           persuaded
           nothing
           can
           divide
           the
           
             English
          
           Nation
           ,
           or
           lessen
           their
           Zeal
           and
           Affection
           to
           the
           Prince
           of
           
             Orange
             ,
          
           who
           has
           deserved
           the
           Crown
           if
           it
           were
           ours
           to
           give
           him
           .
        
         
           The
           Postscript
           ,
           which
           is
           an
           
             Huy
             and
             Cry
          
           after
           the
           
             French
             League
             to
             cut
             our
             Throats
             ,
          
           I
           leave
           to
           the
           
             Convention
             :
          
           and
           if
           I
           durst
           be
           so
           bold
           as
           to
           ask
           a
           favour
           of
           them
           ,
           it
           should
           be
           to
           enquire
           what
           the
           
             Ro.
             Ca.
          
           meant
           by
           that
           Threat
           of
           theirs
           ,
           so
           frequently
           printed
           and
           spoken
           by
           them
           ,
           
             If
             fair
             means
             would
             not
             obtain
             the
             Repeal
             of
             our
          
           Penal
           Laws
           
             and
          
           Tests
           ,
           
             foul
             should
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           for
           a
           Conclusion
           ,
           I
           would
           desire
           you
           ,
           Sir
           ,
           to
           propose
           your
           method
           of
           restoring
           the
           King
           and
           securing
           our
           
             Laws
          
           and
           
             Religion
             ,
          
           and
           it
           shall
           go
           hard
           but
           I
           will
           shew
           you
           it
           is
           impracticable
           ,
           or
           impossible
           ;
           that
           it
           will
           never
           be
           granted
           ,
           or
           if
           it
           be
           ,
           never
           observed
           :
           and
           if
           you
           please
           to
           bless
           the
           World
           with
           a
           receipt
           of
           an
           
             Obligation
          
           that
           will
           bind
           the
           Conscience
           of
           any
           
             Ro
             Ca.
          
           so
           fast
           that
           neither
           
             Iesuit
          
           nor
           
             Pope
          
           can
           break
           or
           untie
           it
           ,
           I
           assure
           you
           I
           will
           joyn
           with
           you
           in
           a
           Petition
           to
           the
           Convention
           ,
           for
           a
           Treaty
           forthwith
           ,
           without
           any
           other
           terms
           to
           be
           proposed
           than
           the
           giving
           us
           that
           Security
           ,
           whatever
           it
           is
           .
           And
           in
           the
           Interim
           ,
           I
           am
           ,
        
         
           
             
               Ian.
               24.
               
               167●●
               .
            
          
           
             SIR
             ,
          
           
             YOURS
             .