FN 173 Discourse concerning the East India Trade, showing it to be unprofitable to the Kingdom, by Mr. Cary; pierce Butler’s Tale, representing the State of the Wool Case, or the East India Case truly stated, 1691.  Several petitions to the same effect will be found in the Journals of the House of Commons.

FN 174 Reasons against establishing an East India Company with a joint Stock, exclusive to all others, 1691.

FN 175 The engagement was printed, and has been several times reprinted.  As to Skinners’ Hall, see Seymour’s History of London, 1734

FN 176 London Gazette, May 11. 1691; White’s Account of the East India Trade.

FN 177 Commons’ Journals, Oct. 28. 1691.

FN 178 Ibid.  Oct. 29. 1691.

FN 179 Rowe, in the Biter, which was damned, and deserved to be so, introduced an old gentleman haranguing his daughter thus:  “Thou hast been bred up like a virtuous and a sober maiden; and wouldest thou take the part of a profane wretch who sold his stock out of the Old East India Company?”

FN 180 Hop to the States General, Oct 30/Nov. 9 1691.

FN 181 Hop mentions the length and warmth of the debates; Nov. 12/22. 1691.  See the Commons’ Journals, Dec. 17. and 18.

FN 182 Commons’ Journals, Feb 4. and 6. 1691.

FN 183 Ibid.  Feb. 11. 1691.

FN 184 The history of this bill is to be collected from the bill itself, which is among the Archives of the Upper House, from the Journals of the two Houses during November and December 1690, and January 1691; particularly from the Commons’ Journals of December 11. and January 13. and 25., and the Lords’ Journals of January 20. and 28.  See also Grey’s Debates.

FN 185 The letter, dated December 1. 1691, is in the Life of
James, ii. 477.

FN 186 Burnet, ii. 85.; and Burnet Ms. Harl. 6584.  See also a memorial signed by Holmes, but consisting of intelligence furnished by Ferguson, among the extracts from the Nairne Papers, printed by Macpherson.  It bears date October 1691.  “The Prince of Orange,” says Holmes, “is mortally hated by the English.  They see very fairly that he hath no love for them; neither doth he confide in them, but all in his Dutch. . .  It’s not doubted but the Parliament will not be for foreigners to ride them with a caveson.”

FN 187 Evelyn’s Diary, Jan. 24.; Hop to States General, Jan 22/Feb 1 1691; Bader to States General, Feb. 16/26

FN 188 The words of James are these; they were written in November 1692:- “Mes amis, l’annee passee, avoient dessein de me rappeler par le Parlement.  La maniere etoit concertee; et Milord Churchill devoit proposer dans le Parlement de chasser tous les etrangers tant des conseils et de l’armee que du royaume.  Si le Prince d’Orange avoit consenti a cette proposition ils l’auroient eu entre leurs mains.  S’il l’avoit refusee, il auroit fait declarer le Parlement contre lui; et en meme temps Milord Churchill