from them, but that their conduct and morals were without
exception. Barriere was not encouraged, as you pretend, by any Jesuit.
The first notice of that attempt I had from a Jesuit: another told him,
he would be damned if he dared to go upon any such design. Chatel never
accused them, nor could any torments extort any charge against Varade,
or any other Jesuit. If any one had been accused, how came you to spare
him? The other Jesuit, that was seized, was taken up on account of some
printed papers found in his chamber. After all, though a Jesuit had
done that foul deed, which I am resolved to forget, must all the
Jesuits suffer, must all the apostles be banished for one Judas? At
that time God was pleased to humble and to save me, for which I give
him thanks: he teaches me to forgive all offences; and I have done it,
freely and willingly, for his sake. I pray daily for my enemies; so far
am I from remembering what is past, as you advise me to do, not very
like good Christians, for which I do not thank you. {81} The Jesuits
are natives of my kingdom, and born my subjects; I will not harbour any
suspicion against those whom their birth has placed under my
government; and, if there should be any danger of their communicating
my secrets to the enemies of France, I will take care to let them know
only what I think fit. Let me manage this affair; I have gone through
many others much more difficult: and now I charge you to think of
nothing farther, than doing what I bid and command you to do."

With such a speech in existence, is it not a disgrace to any man to cite
against the society the remonstrance that gave occasion to it? I have done,
then, with this writer's impure and disgraceful authorities; and I should
here proceed immediately to the respectable, the noble, the brilliant list
of authorities in favour of the Jesuits, but that I feel it proper
previously to notice another attack upon them, from a very unexpected
quarter, from one whom we are almost compelled to consider as an unbiassed
{82} assailant, since (besides being a gentleman and a member of the
legislature) he does, in the very act of aiming the blow which he gives,
profess the highest admiration, respect, and regard for them. "I am ready
to admit," says sir John Hippisley, "the merit of that body of catholics,
as far as they are exercised in the secular walk of philosophical an