FN 568 Speaker Onslow’s note on Burnet ii. 583.; Commons’ Journals, Mar 6, 7. 1695.  The history of the terrible end of this man will be found in the pamphlets of the South Sea year.

FN 569 Commons’ Journals, March 8. 1695; Exact Collection of Debates and Proceedings in Parliament in 1694 and 1695; L’Hermitage, March 8/18

FN 570 Exact Collection of Debates.

FN 571 L’Hermitage, March 8/18. 1695.  L’Hermitage’s narrative is confirmed by the journals, March 7. 1694/5.  It appears that just before the committee was appointed, the House resolved that letters should not be delivered out to members during a sitting.

FN 572 L’Hermitage, March 19/29 1695.

FN 573 Birch’s Life of Tillotson.

FN 574 Commons’ Journals, March 12 13, 14 15, 16, 1694/5; Vernon to Lexington, March 15.; L’Hermitage, March 15/25.

FN 575 On vit qu’il etoit impossible de le poursuivre en justice, chacun toutefois demeurant convaincu que c’etoit un marche fait a la main pour lui faire present de la somme de 10,000l et qu’il avoit ete plus habile que les autres novices que n’avoient pas su faire si finement leure affaires.—­ L’Hermitage, March 29/April 8; Commons’ Journals, March 12.; Vernon to Lexington, April 26.; Burnet, ii. 145.

FN 576 In a poem called the Prophecy (1703), is the line

“when Seymour scorns saltpetre pence.”

In another satire is the line

“Bribed Seymour bribes accuses.”

FN 577 Commons’ Journals from March 26. to April 8. 1695.

FN 578 L’Hermitage, April 10/20 1695.

FN 579 Exact Collection of Debates and Proceedings.

FN 580 L’Hermitage, April 30/May 10 1695; Portland to Lexington,
April 23/May 3

FN 581 L’Hermitage (April 30/May 10 1695) justly remarks, that the way in which the money was sent back strengthened the case against Leeds.

FN 582 There can, I think, be no doubt, that the member who is called D in the Exact Collection was Wharton.

FN 583 As to the proceedings of this eventful day, April 27. 1695, see the Journals of the two Houses, and the Exact Collection.

FN 584 Exact Collection; Lords’ Journals, May 3. 1695; Commons’ Journals, May 2, 3.; L’Hermitage, May 3/13.; London Gazette, May 13.

FN 585 L’Hermitage, May 10/20. 1695; Vernon to Shrewsbury, June 22. 1697.

FN 586 London Gazette, May 6. 1695.

FN 587 Letter from Mrs. Burnet to the Duchess of Marlborough, 1704, quoted by Coxe; Shrewsbury to Russell, January 24. 1695; Burnett, ii. 149.

FN 588 London Gazette April 8. 15. 29. 1695.

FN 589 Shrewsbury to Russell, January 24. 1695; Narcissus
Luttrell’s Diary,

FN 590 De Thou, liii. xcvi.

FN 591 Life of James ii. 545., Orig.  Mem.  Of course James does not use the word assassination.  He talks of the seizing and carrying away of the Prince of Orange.