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aャiフed in dipoナng King James and bringing on the Revolution in the moフ odious and the moフ opprobrious Terms; this we always eフeem'd a Reputation rather than a Reflection; nor have the injur'd Gentlemen fail'd to be Gainers by it, the Scandal of it falling always upon the Authors, not upon the Ob- ject. The Matters treated of here, are ブch as relate in particular to the carrying on the Jacobite Cauテ in Scotland, and lets us into much of the Secret Hiフo- ry of thoテ times immediately after the Revolution, and of the Tranヂctions within Doors, as we may call it, a- mong the Favourers of the late King James, and the Reader will be diverted with a great variety of Tranヂctions, and that by Perバns who we have テen act in a quite different Sphere ナnce that time, and that with an undiパuted Vigour and Fidelity. Let no Man think that it will leャen our juフ Eフeem for the Characters of the テveral Perバns of the firフ Rank, to ヂy of them, That they were not at firフ in the Secret of the Revolution ; バme had no clear Notions of Tranパo- ナng | ( iii )
ナng their Allegiance from the Perバn of the Prince, and フuck cloテr to the Opinion of the Divine Right of a Suc- ceャion in the Line that others did: Some フruggled with Scruples about the Oath of Allegiance taken to one King, and of its being indiャolvible, but by the Death of the King to whom it was Sworn; others were under perバnal Obligations to the King, and the like; バme one thing バme another, each Con- ナderation, while it laフed, prevented the Perバn coming in till thoテ Obフacles were removed; and yet we have found by good Experience, that when thoテ Gentlemen had ヂtisfied themテlves and come in, they have acted ナnce with all that Fidelity, Uテfulneピ and フeady Loyalty that can be imagin'd, and come up to a Zeal equal, if not ブperior to thoテ who were more early in the Caテ. Thus in England the E_____ of No____ham and テveral others pro- teフed againフ King William's coming to the Crown. The late E____ of God____in adhered to King James, and was one of the three who King James テnt with Propoナtions to the Prince of Orange, |