ioned united in the closest confidence,
before, were of the most intimate and formed the mainspring of the
and entire trust with each other, party. Such at least was the
and made _the engine which_ (47 general belief. But it was clear
_a_) _moved_ all the rest; (30) that they also admitted to their
yet it was visible, that (15) unreserved confidence two others,
_Nathaniel Fiennes, the second son (45) whom I will now
of the Lord Say, and Sir Harry describe,--Nathaniel Fiennes,
Vane, eldest son to the Secretary, second son of Lord Say, and Sir
and Treasurer of the House_, were Harry Vane, eldest son of the
received by them with full Secretary, and Treasurer of the
confidence and without reserve. House.

The former, being a man of good Nathaniel Fiennes, a man of good
parts of learning, and after some parts, was educated at New
years spent in New College in College, Oxford, where[22] his
Oxford, (43) of which his father family claimed and enjoyed some
had been formerly fellow, (43) privileges in virtue of their
that family pretending[23] and kindred to the founder, and
enjoying many privileges there, as where[22] his father had formerly
of kin to the founder, (43) (19) been a fellow. He afterwards spent
had spent his time abroad in some time in Geneva and in the
Geneva and amongst the cantons of cantons of Switzerland, where[22]
Switzerland, (30) where he he increased that natural
improved his disinclination to the antipathy to the Church which he
Church, with which milk he had had imbibed almost with his
been nursed. From his travels he mother's milk.[24] By a singular
returned through Scotland (52) coincidence, he came home through
(which[24] few travellers took in Scotland (not a very common route
their way home) at the time when for returning travellers) just
(5) _that_ rebellion was in bud: when the Scotch rebellion was in
(30) (43) (44) and was very little bud. For some time he was scarcely
known, except amongst (5) _that_ known beyond the narrow and
people, _which conversed_ (47 _a_) exclusive circle of his sect,
_wholly amongst themselves,_ until until at last he appeared in
he was now (15) _found in Parliament. Then, indeed, it was
Parliament_, (30) (43) (44) when quickly discovered that he was
it was quickly