net, ii. 141, 142.; and Onslow's note; Kingston's True
History, 1697.]

[Footnote 538: See the Life of James, ii. 524.,]

[Footnote 539: Kingston; Burnet, ii. 142.]

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

[Footnote 541: Narcissus Luttrell's Diary, Oct. 6. 1694.]

[Footnote 542: As to Dyer's newsletter, see Narcissus Luttrell's Diary
for June and August 1693, and September 1694.]

[Footnote 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.]

[Footnote 544: Birch's Life of Tillotson; the Funeral Sermon preached by
Burnet; William to Heinsius, Nov 23/Dec 3 1694.]

[Footnote 545: See the Journals of the two Houses. The only account that
we have of the debates is in the letters of L'Hermitage.]

[Footnote 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.]

[Footnote 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.]

[Footnote 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.]

[Footnote 549: L'Hermitage says this in his despatch of Nov. 20/30.]

[Footnote 550: Burnet, ii. 137.; Van Citters, Dec 25/Jan 4.]

[Footnote 551: Burnet, ii. 136. 138.; Narcissus Luttrell's Dairy; Van
Citters, Dec 28/Jan 7 1694/5; L'Hermitage, Dec 25/Jan 4, Dec 28/Jan
7 Jan. 1/11; Vernon to Lord Lexington, Dec. 21. 25. 28., Jan. 1.;
Tenison's Funeral Sermon.]

[Footnote 552: Evelyn's Dairy; Narcissus Luttrell's Diary; Commons'
Journals, Dec. 28. 1694; Shrewsbury to Lexington, of the same date; Van
Citters of the same date; L'Hermitage, Jan. 1/11 1695. Among the sermons
on Mary's death, that of Sherlock, preached in the Temple Church, and
those of Howe and Bates, preached to great Presbyterian congregations,
deserve notice.]

[Footnote 553: Narcissus Luttrell's Diary.]

[Footnote 554: Remarks on some late Sermons, 1695; A Defence of the
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