788 Tbe HI~ T 0 R Y of the PuRITANs. VoL. H. J King were preparif.lg for fo critical an undertaking. The jlates made ufe of the ~~e;8,1I· differences about the election. of an arc?bilbop of Cologn, as a reafon to ~'form.an army forthe fecunty of the1r own borders; and the pri11ce, who had the adminifiration in his hands, fet himfelf under this cover, to prep;jre all neceiJ&ries for his iAtended imbarkation, while Mr. Ztl)'l'!flein brought him, from time t? time, the firongefi aifurances of tbe difpofirion of the body of the englijh protdl:ants, to appear for him at his landing, which fully fixed him in his purpofe. Of which :be But the french ambaiTador at the llague, kept a watchful eye upon the l ing_ has in- prince's motions, and gave timely not ice of the ex traord inary preparations for t;lbgcna war that were making in Holland, to his mail:er Lewis XIV. from whom ~:;~n1f;~ns king.James had the fi rfi intelligence. Mr. Ske!ton the er.glijh envoy at Paris, H•:;uc. alfo writ five or fix letters to court, on the f~me head, but king .James Uurnet, p. gave little heed to his advices, becau[e the prince of Orange carried it in a 7b 6 , mofi courteous and refpeCl:ful manner, complimenting his majefly on the birth of the prince of Wales, and caufing his name to be added to the reft of the princes of the royal family, to be prayed for in his chapel. However, the french king continued to alarm the court of England with the intended inva– fion, and offered to fend over fifteen thoufand men, or as many more as fhould be wanted to his ailifiance; but the earl of Sunderland, who bad lately complimented the king with his religion, prevailed with his majefl:y not to tranfport an army of french papifl:s into his dominions, left it awuld con– firm the fufpicions of the protefiants, that he defigned the over-throw of their religion and liberties. His majejly's The king being at length convinced of the prince of Orange's defign, proceedings ordered the fleet to be fitted out, and the army augmented; and difpatchG ,pon ' 1 • ed orders to 'I'yrconne!, to fend hither feveral regiments from h-e/and, azette, - h I d "bl J fi f , iJh rr N• 23 s 4 . wh1cb put t e peep e un er tern e appre 1en IOns o an rn mauacre. September 2 I, his maje(l y iiTued out his proclamation for the meeting of a new parliament, " intimating his royal purpofe to endeavour a legal ef– " tabliJbment of an uniwr_fal toleration, and inviolably to priferve the church " qf England in pqffiifton if the fe"Jeral aCls if uniformity, as far as they " were co'?f!ftent with fltch a toleration. And further to quiet the minds " of his protefiant fubjeCts, he was content that the roman catholics, Jbould " remain incapable of being members of the houfe of commons, that fo " the legiflature might continue in the hands of protefiants." September G 23 the king was further affured by letters from the marquis of Abbevil/e– N~~~~~i6. at ;he Hague, .that pen!ionary Fagel had ~wned the. defign of the prince He applies uof Orangt to mvade England. Upon whtch the kmg turned pale and tbe bifbops, fpeechlefs for a while, and like a difiracted man looked round every way but wavers. for relief, but was refolute in nothing. He pofiponed the meeting of the parliament, and by advice of his council, applied to the biiliops then in town,
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