FN 529 Life of James ii. 520.; Floyd’s (Lloyd’s) Account in the Nairne Papers, under the date of May 1. 1694; London Gazette, April 26. 30. 1694.

FN 530 London Gazette, May 3. 1694.

FN 531 London Gazette, April 30.  May 7. 1694; Shrewsbury to William, May 11/21; William to Shrewsbury, May 22?  June 1; L’Hermitage, April 27/Nay 7

FN 532 L’Hermitage, May 15/25.  After mentioning the various reports, he says, “De tous ces divers projets qu’on s’imagine aucun n’est venu a la cognoissance du public.”  This is important; for it has often been said, in excuse for Marlborough, that he communicated to the Court of Saint Germains only what was the talk of all the coffeehouses, and must have been known without his instrumentality.

FN 533 London Gazette, June 14. 18. 1694; Paris Gazette June 16/July 3; Burchett; Journal of Lord Caermarthen; Baden, June 15/25; L’Hermitage, June 15/25. 19/29

FN 534 Shrewsbury to William, June 15/25. 1694.  William to Shrewsbury, July 1; Shrewsbury to William, June 22/July 2

FN 535 This account of Russell’s expedition to the Mediterranean I have taken chiefly from Burchett.

FN 536 Letter to Trenchard, 1694.

FN 537 Burnet, ii. 141, 142.; and Onslow’s note; Kingston’s True
History, 1697.

FN 538 See the Life of James, ii. 524.,

FN 539 Kingston; Burnet, ii. 142.

FN 540 Kingston.  For the fact that a bribe was given to Taaffe,
Kingston cites the evidence taken on oath by the Lords.

FN 541 Narcissus Luttrell’s Diary, Oct. 6. 1694.

FN 542 As to Dyer’s newsletter, see Narcissus Luttrell’s Diary for June and August 1693, and September 1694.

FN 543 The Whig narrative is Kingston’s; the Jacobite narrative, by an anonymous author, has lately been printed by the Chetham Society.  See also a Letter out of Lancashire to a Friend in London, giving some Account of the late Trials, 1694.

FN 544 Birch’s Life of Tillotson; the Funeral Sermon preached by
Burnet; William to Heinsius, Nov 23/Dec 3 1694.

FN 545 See the Journals of the two Houses.  The only account that we have of the debates is in the letters of L’Hermitage.

FN 546 Commons’ Journals, Feb. 20. 1693/4 As this bill never reached the Lords, it is not to be found among their archives.  I have therefore no means of discovering whether it differed in any respect from the bill of the preceding year.

FN 547 The history of this bill may be read in the Journals of the Houses.  The contest, not a very vehement one, lasted till the 20th of April.

FN 548 “The Commons,” says Narcissus Luttrell, “gave a great hum.”  “Le murmure qui est la marque d’applaudissement fut si grand qu’on pent dire qu’il estoit universel. “—­L’Hermitage, Dec. 25/Jan. 4.

FN 549 L’Hermitage says this in his despatch of Nov. 20/30.

FN 550 Burnet, ii. 137.; Van Citters, Dec 25/Jan 4.