314 fession of religion, and destructive to the most glorious cause, and dangerous to overthrow all our triumphs, these things which were suspected of him, would be, if true. He would seem to receive these cautions and admonitions as the greatest demonstrations of integrity and friendship that could be made, and embrace the collonell in his a~mes, and make serious lying professions to him, and often enquire men's opinions concerning him, which the collonell never forbore to tell him plainly, although he knew he resented it not as he made shew, yett it pleas'd him so to discharge his owne thoughts.' . The islanders of Jersey wanting a governor,. and being acquainted, through the familliarity many of their countriemen had with him, with the abillities and honour of Coli. I-Iutchinson, they address'd themselves to my Lord Generall }'airfax, and petition'd to have him for their governor, which my lord assented to; and accordingly commanded a commission to be drawne up, which was done; but the colloncll made not hast to take it out. Bnt my lord, having order'd· the commission, regarded him as governor, and when the modcll of the castle was brought to my lord to procure orders and mony for the repaire of the fortifications, he sent it to the collonell, and all other busincsse concerning the island. In the meanetime, the Scotts having declar'd open warre against the parliament of England, it was concluded to send an armie into Scotland, to prevent their intended advance hither. But when they were iust marching out, my Lord Fairfax, perswaded by his wife and her chaplains, thre1~ up his commission at such a time, when z Men who think superficis.lly will instantly proclaim the simplicity of Col. 1-Iutchinson and Lhe shrewdness of Cromwell; those who think deeper, wi11 in that simplicity see wisdom, in that shrewdness a more exquisite folly. In life, in death, and in rP.- putation, which of these two was the happier? In modern times, can it be doubted which of the two any man would ehuse to resemble, Washington .or Bonaparte ?
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