[342] Burnet ii. 263, 264. House of Lords MSS. 136. And see Ferguson, Growth of Popery, Part II. 246.
[343] See Lord Keeper Guildford MS. diary. Dalrymple ii. 91, 321. “It is certain the Church of England men joined in this cry as heartily as any else, for they were always most eager against Popery, although they had friendship with the Cavalier papists, and many considering men seeing an army kept up against an act of Parliament were zealous that fetters might be put on the King, and therefore would join in showing any discontent.” The Whig party on Temple’s council tried to purge the commission of the peace of justices on the other side, but Charles prevented this by a very droll device. North, Examen 78. Nevertheless the weight of the commission was against the court. See below in Trials for Treason.
[344] W. Harrington to Sir G. Treby, February 20, 1679. Fitzherbert MSS. 14. Thomas Ward to Sir J. Williamson, November 15. Sir Francis Chaplin to same, November 30. Henry Layton to same, December 9, 1678. S.P. Dom. Charles II 407; i. 108, 167; ii. 117. George Beckett, vicar of Castham, to Sir Peter Pindar at Chester, October 28. Examination of same, November 4, 1678. Longleat MSS. Coventry Papers xi. 229. Dr. Henry Corneil to Sir J. Williamson, December 23, 1678, January 20, 1679. S.P. Dom. Charles II 408: ii. 59; 411: 69.
[345] Add. MSS. 32095: 160. S.P. Dom. Charles II 408: i. 36.
[346] Longleat MSS. Coventry Papers xx. 120–130. S.P. Ireland 339. Carte, Life of Ormonde 477–481.
[347] S.P. Dom. Charles II 407: i. 268. Parl. Hist. iv. 1034. John Verney to Sir R. Verney, June 12, 1679. Verney MSS. 472. Barillon, April 19/May 1, June 12/22, 1679. And see Klopp ii. 193.
[348] Burnet ii. 179. Add. MSS. 28042: 19. See Appendix C.
[349] Klopp i. 26.
[350] Foley v. 95, 96.
[351] Ranke v. 233. Das papistische Complot erscheint als ein Symptom der zwischen den Bekenntnissen wieder angeregten heftigen Antipathien.