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had not been too much believed, and the fears of again encouraging by ブch a Liberty, the Fanaticks, then almoフ intirely ruined, there would have been few that would have re- fuテd to comply with all your Ma- jeフy's demands in that Parliament; but the fears in bringing back the Fanatick Party then ツattered thro' the World, that were always lying in wait, for every opportunity, to ruin the Monarchy, and all thoテ that were faithful in it, made even your faithfulleフ Subjects comply but with an unwilling Mind, conナdering that ブch a Tolleration would again テt up a Party that had coフ バ much Care, Time and Treaブre to de- フroy. The Earl of Murray, not ブcceed- ing in that Parliament becauテ of theテ Apprehenナons, and his ノall skill in managing ブch an Affair, where there were バ many Interests to unite your Majeフy, diャolved that Parliament, and iャued out a Procla- mation of Idulgence and Tollera- tion to all Perヘaナons. This put the Epiツopal Clergy in ブch a Rage, that they could not con- | ( 9 )
conceal it neither in Diツourテs nor Pulpits, and the Presbyterians grew バ Inバlent with it, that the Letter your Majeフy wrote to them then aャembled at Edinburgh, wherein you told them your Predeceャors had been テvere and ruined テveral of them, but they might be confident of your Protection againフ all their Enemies. This, and the Earl of Melfort's imploying James Stuart to draw moフ of the publick Papers テnt down, who was known to be a profeャed and inveterate Enemy to the Crown and your Order, made the Epiツopal Clergy at that time ヂy and do many things which afterwards they hearti- ly repented when it was too late; for their diネike of the greateフ part of the Nation, and their Jealouペ misfortunately meeting with the in- veterate Malice of the Presbyteri- ans, gave the greateフ Advantage could have been wiドed for, to the unbounded Ambition of the Prince of Orange, for nothing ever made him make バ bold an Attempt, but theテ Diviナons, and the Jealouナes that were induフriouネy パread a- broad, few being ヂtisナed B The |