fion of Papifts. They have cited the Chancellors and Archdeacons to certify the Names of all thofe that did not read the King's late Declaration for Liberty of Confcience, though the Bishops had not enjoined them to do it. The Illegality of this Commiffion was fo notorious, that the moft Reverend the Archbishop of Canterbury refused to fit

or concur with it.

VIII. Churches or Chapels for the Exercise of the Popish Religion, Monafteries and Convents, efpecially of Jefuits, are exprefly forbid by the known Laws of the Land; yet have been fet up by these evil Counsellors; and further, they have raised up one of the Order of the Jefuits to be a Privy Counsellor and Minister of State. Which evidently fhews, That no Laws or Rules bind them, but that they have fubjected the Honours and Eftates of the Subjects and the established Religion to a defpotick Power and arbitrary Government; in all which they are ferved by Ecclefiaftical Commiffioners.

IX. In Civil Affairs they have followed the fame Methods, for they have examined all Lieutenants, Deputy Lieutenants, Juftices of the Peace, &c. of each County; and thofe who out of Confcience refufed to concur in the taking off the Penal Laws and Teft, were turned out of Commiffion, and others put in, more compliant to their Defigns of defeating the Intent of the Laws made for the Security of the Proteftant Religion; and in many of thefe Places have put profefs'd Papifs, though difabled by Law.

X. They have invaded the Privileges, and feized on the Charters of moft of the Towns that have a Right to fend Representatives to the Parliament, and have placed new Magiftrates as they thought fit.

XI. And tho' no Nation can fub

fift without the due Administration 1688. of Justice, yet these evil Counsellors, that they might fubject all to an arbitrary and defpotick Power, have admitted only fuch Perfons to the Bench as would conform themfelves to their Intentions, without any Regard to their Abilities; and have preferr'd even profefs'd Papifts to the Courts of Judicature, notwithstanding their Incapacity by Law, and that their Sentences are invalid; and further, have depriv'd Judges, who in the common Adminiftration of Juftice have been govern'd by their Confciences, rather than their Directions. By which it is apparent they defign to make themfelves abfolute Matters of the Lives, Honours, and Eftates of the Sublects, without regard to the Equity of the Caufe, or the Confcience of the Judge, whom they make to fubmit to their Will and Pleasure in all Things; and hope by these Means to intimidate thofe that are now in Employment, as well as thofe they fhall hereafter put in their Rooms. Much Blood had been fhed in the Kingdom by Judges governed by thofe evil Counsellors against the Rules and Forms of Law.

XII. By putting the Adminiftration of Justice into the Hands of Papifis, all Matters of Civil Justice are brought into great Uncertainties; their Sentence in Law being no more to be regarded than a private Man's; fo that thofe who had been caft by their Sentences may juftly look upon them as of no Force, but void in themfelves. The Military Employments too, both by Sea and Land, of the highest Command, have been contrary to Law put into the Hands of Papifts; fo that having made themselves Matters of the Atfairs of the Church, the Government of the Nation, and Courts of Judicature, and fubjected all to a defpotick and arbitrary Power, they Y 4

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1688, might be able to maintain it, and execute their wicked Defigns by the Affiftance of the Army, and thereby enflave the Nation.

XIII. The difmal Effects of this Subverfion of Laws, Liberties, &c. appear by what we fee done in Ireland, where the whole Government is in the Hands of the Papifts, feveral of the Proteftants having left their Habitations and Eftates, remembring the cruel Massacre in 1641. XIV. Thofe evil Counsellors have prevailed with the King to declare in Scotland, That he has an abfolute Power, and that the Subjects are bound to obey him without Referve; which fhews what England muft expect when Things are prepared for it.

XV. Thofe Oppreffions, and the Contempt of all Law, put the Subjects under juft Fears, and made them have Recourfe to lawful Remedies, but without Effect: And even petitioning has been made dangerous by the Proceedings againft the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the other Bishops, for prefenting an innocent Petition to the King, full of Refpect, fetting forth the Reafons why they could not obey that Order, which by the Instigation of thofe evil Counsellors was fent them, to appoint the Clergy to read in the Churches the Declaration for Liberty of Confcience; they being fent to Pifon, and brought to Trial, as for fome enormous Crime, before profefs'd Papifts, and by Confequence interested to condemn them, and thofe Judges turned out who gave their Opinion in their Favour.

XVI. It cannot be pretended a Crime for Subjects to petition a King, how great foever, provided they do it in the Manner the Law allows. Thofe evil Counsellors have treated a Peer of the Realm as a Criminal, for faying, that the Orders of a Popfb Justice of the Peace were not

obligatory; tho' they be evidently by Law deprived of all fuch Trufts, it being the Security the Subjects have by the Law, for their Lives, Eftates, &c. that they are not to be fubjected to the arbitrary Proceedings of Papifts.

XVII. That both the Prince and Princefs of Orange have, with all Refpect, fignified to his Majesty their great Regret at thefe Proceed ings; and at his Define declared their Thoughts concerning the repealing the Penal Laws and Tett; which they did in fuch a Manner, as they hoped they had propofed an Expedient for fettling the Peace of the Kingdom, and a happy Agree ment among the Subjects; but this has been wrefted by thofe evil Counfellors, to alienate the King from them, and to perfuade him that the Prince defigned to disturb the Quiet of the Kingdom.

XVIII. The laft and great Reme dy for thefe Evils, is the calling of a Parliament, for fecuring the Nat on from the evil Practices of those wicked Counfellors: But this cold not be ob ain'd; for those Men, fearing to be called to an Account, hav ing obftructed it, sowing Divifios between the Church and Diffenters, upon the fpecious Pre.ence of Liber ty of Confcience, that by that Micars they might bring about their De figns, they have caufed all Perfons Employment to declare they wOLK vote in their Elections for a Pariament, for fuch only as would take off the Penal Laws; and thote that refused to do fo were turned cut And contrary to the Charters of th Boroughs that fend Members to Fa liament. they made fuch Alera in in their Officers and Members as they thought fit for the effecting their De fign, of afluring themselves of the Reprefentatives choten by these Fo roughs, and fo avoid the Pr ment they deferve. So that the e

turns of Popish Sheriffs and Mayors being illegal, no lawful Parliament can be had as long as they are in Power. And though by the Conftitution of the English Government the Elections to Parliament ought to be perfectly free, and the Mem bers when chofen give their Opinions freely, without Force or Awe; yet this cannot be expected. But one may perhaps be called, wherein the Elections will be carried by Fraud and Violence, and the Members of it directed and influenced by thofe evil Counsellors, without regard to the Good or Happinefs of the Nation. Which is evident by their Attempts on the laft Parliament; which, because it could not be brought to comply with their wicked Defigns, was dissolved.

XIX. But to crown all, there are great Prefumptions to believe, that thofe evil Counsellors, in order to carry on their wicked Defigns, have falfly published, That the Queen hath brought forth a Son; though there have appeared, both during the Queen's pretended Bignefs, and the Management of the Birth, vifible Grounds of Sufpicion, which tho' known, were not endeavoured to be removed.

XX. And fince the Princefs, as likewife the Prince, have fo great an Interest in this Matter, the many Demonftrations of Affection and Services of the English Nation to them and the States General would not admit of an Excuse, of not endeavouring to his Power to fuccour the Protestant Religion, and the Laws and Liberties of these Kingdoms, and fecure them the continual Enjoyment of them; being invited by many Lords Spiritual and Temporal, Gentlemen, and others of all Ranks.

XXI. This is the Caufe of his coming to England, with a Force fufficient to fecure his Perfon from

the Malice of thofe evil Counfel- 1688. lers; this Declaration being defigned to give a true Understanding of the Motives, of which a true Account has already been given. It is now declared, that this Expedition is to procure a free Parliament, the Reftoration of all Charters, and Pri vileges of Corporations, efpecially London: That Writs for the Choice of a Parliament, be addreffed to Perfons qualified by Law: That all dif placed Officers, Civil, Military, and Ecclefiaftical, be reftored to their Places; and none elected Parliament men, but fuch as are qualified by Law: That they, being legally chofen, may fit in full Freedom, that fo both Houfes may concur in making fuch Laws as they fhall think convenient for the Security of the Proteftant Religion, and for the Agreement betwixt the Church of England and Diffenters, as alfo for the fecuring all that will live peaceably under the Government, Papifts not excepted; and whatever elfe they fhall think proper for fecuring the Nation from Arbitrary Power. To this Parliament alfo the Enquiry into the Birth of the pretended Prince of Wales fhall be referred.

XXII. That the Prince will concur in any Thing this Parliament fhall determine, as having nothing in his Eye but the Safety of all.

XXIII. This is the Defign of this Expedition, in which ftrickness of Difcipline fhall be obferved by the Prince's Forces, and, as foon as the State of the Nation will admit, the Forces fhall be all fent back.

XXIV. He therefore hopes all People will judge rightly of, and approve, his Proceedings, relying on God for Success.

XXV. He invites the Nobility and Commons of all Ranks to affilt him in the Execution of his Defign; that all the Violences and Diforders may be redrefied in a free and legal Par

XXVI. That as foon as the Nations are brought to a quiet ftate, he will take care that a Parliament fhall be called in Scotland, for the fettling that Kingdom.

And also will study to bring the Kingdom of Ireland to fuch a itate, that the Settlement may be observed, and the Proteftant and British Intereft fecured. And endeavour to procure fuch an Establishment in the Three Kingdoms, that they may all live in a happy Union and Correfpondence; and the Proteftant Religion, the Peace, Honour, and Happinefs of thefe Nations, be established upon lafting Foundations.

Dated at the Hague, the 10th of
October, 1688, and Signed.

WILLIAM HENRY,
Prince of Orange.

To this was added another Declaration, importing,

That fince the Printing of the former, thofe Subverters of the Religion and Laws had given fome feeming Redress in the Grievances therein complained of, to perfuade the People not to have Recourfe to the Shelter of the Prince's Arms for the Reestablishment of their Religion and Laws. And they have given out, That the Prince's Defigns were to conquer and enflave the Nation; wherefore this Addition is made, That his Highness is confident no Perfon can fo far miftake his Intentions, fince as his Forces are not fufficient, if he could conceive fuch a Defign, fo neither could the great Number of the Principal Nobility and Gentry, that invite, accompany, and affift him, fo far forget themfelves, as to join in a Design that must make void their own lawful Titles to their Honours and Eltates.

That his Defign is no more than to procure a Settlement in Religion, and of the Liberties and Properties of the Subjects fo as that they may not be again invaded.

That as the imperfect Redres now offered, is a Confeffion of those Violations of the Government he has fet forth in his Declaration; fo the Defect of it is no lefs apparent, they laying down only what they can take up again with Pleasure, the Ground of them, Arbitrary Power, being ftill retained. And it is plain there can be no Redress but in Par liament, by a Declaration of the Rights of the Subjects that have been invaded His Highness therefore declares he will refer all to a free and lawful Parliament.

Dated at the Hague, the 24th of
October, 1688.

WILLIAM HENRY,
Prince of Orange.

This Declaration was feconded with Letters; one to the Officers and Soldiers of the Army, the other to the Officers and Seamen aboard the English Fleet, to invite them to join in the Common Cause.

On the 10th of November the Lord Delamere having received certain Advice of the Prince's landing, fembled 50 Horfe, and went to Mer chefter, and the next Day to Beden Downs, his Number being increated to 4 or 500, and declared for the Prince of Orange.

Before the Prince left Exeter, the Gentlemen of that Country entred into an Affociation, whereby they obliged themselves by folemn Pro mife, to ftand by and affift the Prince of Orange, in maintaining the Proteftant Religion, and the Laws and Liberties of Ergians, Scotland, and Ireland; and to s venge any Injury done to the Prince

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with the utmoft Rigour, not only against thofe that attempt it, but all their Adherents also.

In this great Revolution there happened no confiderable Actions, two or three fmall Encounters being all the figns of War; the firft of which was at Wincanton in Somerfetfire, on the 20th of November, between a Party of 120 Horfe and Dragoons under Colonel Sarsfield on the King's Side, and about 30, runder Colonel Campbell, of the Prince's Men, who having pofted themselves behind the Hedges in a Line, got the Advantage of the King's, and killed many of them; and a fudden Alarm being given that the Enemy approached, the reit

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On the 19th of November, the 1. King came down to Salisbury, which was the Head Quarters; where,

On the 22d, he put out a Proclamation, promifing Pardon to thofe that would quit the Prince of OV range.

But it was not the Prince of Orange's Army only that the King had to deal with; the Nation was too fenfible of the Injuries they had received, to fit ftill now that they had this Opportunity of righting themfelves. We have told you, that the Lord Delamere appeared in Cheshire with great Numbers of Gentry; quickly after, another great Party of the Nobility, Gentry, and Com mons, affembled at Nottingham, where on November the 22d, they made a Declaration, fetting forth the Reasons of their Undertaking, in enumerating the Grievances the Nation fuffered, by which they were made fenfible of the Arbitrary Tyrannical Power coming on the Nation, by the Influence of the Jefuitical Councils. To avoid therefore the enslaving themfelves and their Pofterity, they will, to their ut

moft Power, oppofe the fame, in Conjunction with the Prince of O. range, to recover the almoft ruined Laws, Liberties, and Religion: That they ought not to be Bug-beared out of their Reafon, by the opprobrious Name of Rebels, it being no Rebellion to refift one that makes his own Will his Law. And therefore all good Proteftants ought, and they hope will join with them: And that the Redreffes already made were not to be regarded, but all to be referred, to a free Parliament.

On the 25th of November, the Prince of Denmark, the Duke of Grafton, the Lord Churchill, and many more of the Nobility, did actually leave the King, and go over to the Prince. Prince George and the Lord Churchill left each of them a Letter to the King, to this effect; viz. To affure him, That it was with great Grief they complied with the Dictates of Honour, fince they obliged them to for fake him; but it was in the Common Caufe of Chrifiendom, and for the Security of the Proteflant Religion, themselves, &c.

This ftruck fo great a Damp up. on the King, that on the next Day, with fome Precipitation, he left Salisbury, and ordered the Army to retire to Reading. His Majefty lay that Night at Andover, and came the next Day to London.

The Princefs of Denmark the Day before retired privately from Whitehall, with the Lady Churchill.

Immediately after the King's Return to London, he removed Sir Edward Hales from being Lieutenant of the Tower, and put Sir Bevil Skelton, a Proteftant in his ftead.

And now at laft the King wis contented to call a Parliament; which he declared in Council on the 28th. And,

On the 30th a Proclamation was

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