Hillary ofthePuritans, exasnin'd. 293 * Dr. Nalfon mentions a Letter to be fcen in the Paper-Office, from the LordDigby, by the King's Order, to the Irifh Catbolicks, intercepted by the Parliament-Army, much to the fame purpofe; and obferves, that this Letter had been before the Committee, which perus'd what might moll ex- pole the King by being printed, and was indorfed with a Hand like Rufhworth's, needlefs to be printed. 'Tis a wonder they did not commit it to theFlames, lince 'tis an Irrefragable Teftimony of the moth unbiafièd Sincerity of that Religious Monarch, which, I fhould think, was fufficient to Rifle the lath Efforts of Republican Malice upon this head. Upon the Rebellion and Troubles in Ireland, (lays Rufhworth) his Majefty thus exprefies himfelf: t ' The Commotions in Ireland were fo fudden and fo violent, that it was hard at firft, either to dif- cern the Rife, or apply a Remedy to that precipi- tant Rebellion. Indeed that Sea ofBlood, that hath been cruel- ' ly and barbaroufly flied, is enough to drown any Man in eternal both Infamy and Mifery, whom God (hall find the malicious Author or Inftigator of it's effufion. It fell out as a molt unhappy Advantage to fome Men's Malice againft me, ' that when they had Impudence enough to lay any thing to my charge, that bloody Opportunity ' fhould be offer'd, with which I mutt be afpers'd; altho' there was nothing that could be more ab- ' horr'd by me, being fo full of Sin againft God, Difloyalty to myfelf, and Deftration to my Sub - je s Some Men took it very ill not to be believ'd, when they affirm'd, that what the Irk Rebels did, was done by my Privity at leaft, if not by my Commifiion ; but thefe knew too well, k is * Introduction to Nallàn's Cálketions, p. 56. t Rufhworsb, Vol.1V. p. 403. U 3 Ào
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