reading over
the country under the King's influence seemed to darken the land and to
obscure the future. 'Popish Justices of the Peace establish'd in all
counties, of the meanest of the people; Judges ignorant of the law, and
perverting it--so furiously do the Jesuits drive, and even compel
Princes to violent courses, and destruction of an excellent government
both in Church and State. God of his infinite mercy open our eyes and
turn our hearts, and establish his truth with peace! The Lord Jesus
defend his little flock, and preserve this threaten'd Church and
Nation.'

A staunch Protestant, Evelyn no longer possessed the King's favour, and
henceforth he received no further appointment or token of royal approval
although he still frequented the Court at Whitehall. In August 1688 he
was secretly informed by the Rev. Dr. Tenison, afterwards Bishop of
Lincoln, of the impending invasion of the Prince of Orange, and, while
regularly paying his duty as a courtier, he informed the lately
imprisoned Archbishop and Bishops of the intrigues on which the Jesuits
were hard at work. And subsequently 'My Lord of Canterbury gave me great
thanks for the advertisement I sent him in October, and assured me they
took my counsell in that particular, and that it came very seasonably.'
On 18th December, he 'saw the King take barge to Gravesend at 12
o'clock--a sad sight,' on the very day that the Prince of Orange came to
St. James and filled Whitehall with Dutch guards. All the world at once
went to pay court to the Prince whose star was now in the ascendant:
and, of course, Evelyn went too. A couple of months later he 'saw _the
new Queene_ and _King_ proclaim'd the very next day after her coming to
Whitehall, Wednesday 13 Feb., with greate acclamations and generall good
reception.... It was believ'd that both, especially the Princesse, would
have shew'd some (seeming) reluctance at least, of assuming her father's
Crown, and some apology, testifying her regret that he should by his
mismanagement necessitate the Nation to so extraordinary a proceeding,
which would have shew'd very handsomely to the world, and according to
the character given by her piety; consonant also to her husband's first
decleration, that there was no intention of deposing the King, but of
succouring the Nation; but nothing of all this appear'd; she came into
White-hall laughing and jolly, as to a wedding, so as to seem quite
transported..... This carriage was censured by