gentleman of Gray's-Inn was laid hold on, and reproved for his fhouting.

The people now fet their hearts on WilHam III. Prince of Orange, fon to William II. Prince of Orange, by Mary Stuart, eldest daughter of king Charles I. and many of the English and Scotch nobility were endeavouring fecretly to gain him to espouse the cause of the people of England, against the arbitrary meafures pursued by King James and his adherents.

During thefe public diftractions, the London rabble pulled down the new-erected Mafs-Houfes, with thofe of the Spanish and Florence ambassadors. The obnoxious and bloody Lord Jeffreys was feized, and foon afterwards died miferably in the Tower.

"Confcience the guilty will controul, "And waken horrors in the foul:

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"Pursue the bloody murd'rers feet, "At every turn the villain meet: "And do that juftice law denies, "With dreadful flings and glaring eyes."

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CHAP, XI.

From the Revolution to the Acceffion of George I. including 26 Years.

JAMES

AMES still perfifting in the fame arbitrary, mode of government, raised a great oppofition, and a general alarm of a maffacre by the Irish, being diffused, especially at London, the people rofe up like one man; and the Lord-Mayor, Alderman, and Commons of the city, fent their address to the Prince of Orange (as did feveral noblemen). befeeching him to repair to England, declaring they would affift him in fecuring the Protestant religion, with their laws and liberties. Whereupon the Prince of Orange equipped a fleet with all poffible fecrefy, and failed from Holland, but put back again, and failed a fecond time on the first of November, 1688, with about fix hundred

dred veffels, accompa..ied by many English and Scotch nobility; and landed at Torbay on the 5th of November, the day after his highness's birth-day.

Many people flocked to him with provifions in abundance: the Prince advanced to Exeter in Devonfhire, and published a declaration, that contained his reafon for his expedition into England, namely, to preferve the Proteftant religion, and restore the laws and liberties of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Several of the nobility joined the prince daily, as did his fifter-in-law, Ann, daughter to king James, and her hufband, the Prince of Denmark, with the Bishop of London.

Lord Cornbury carried off three regiments from the King's camp at Salisbury to the Prince of Orange. Thefe misfortunes coming upon James, caufed him to move from place to place, and at last he retired

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into France, where his queen,
tended prince of Wales were gone before.

On the 21ft. of December, 1688, the bifhop of London, with fome of his own Clergy, and fome non-conforming Minifters, waited on his highness to pay him their refpects for endeavouring to preferve the Proteftant Religion, with the laws and liberties of this Kingdom. The Prince thanked them for their attendance, affured them of his protection, and defired their prayers.

Some time afterwards the non-conformists made a fpeech to their Majefties, by the mouth of Dr. Bates, for an union of Proteftant subjects in order to strengthen the Church their Majeflies faid, they would use allendeavours for fuch an union and the Queen defired their prayers

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