ingham in the State Paper
Office, dated July 23 and August 9. 1689; Historical Record of the First
Regiment of Foot, printed by authority. See also a curious digression in
the Compleat History of the Life and Military Actions of Richard, Earl
of Tyrconnel, 1689.]

[Footnote 48: Stat. I W.&M. sess. I. c. 5.; Commons' Journals, March 28.
1689.]

[Footnote 49: Stat. I W.& M. sess. I. c. 2.]

[Footnote 50: Ronquillo, March 8/18. 1689.]

[Footnote 51: See the account given in Spence's Anecdotes of the Origin
of Dryden's Medal.]

[Footnote 52: Guardian, No. 67.]

[Footnote 53: There is abundant proof that William, though a very
affectionate, was not always a polite husband. But no credit is due to
the story contained in the letter which Dalrymple was foolish enough to
publish as Nottingham's in 1773, and wise enough to omit in the edition
of 1790. How any person who knew any thing of the history of those
times could be so strangely deceived, it is not easy to understand
particularly as the handwriting bears no resemblance to Nottingham's,
with which Dalrymple was familiar. The letter is evidently a common
newsletter, written by a scribbler, who had never seen the King and
Queen except at some public place, and whose anecdotes of their private
life rested on no better authority than coffeehouse gossip.]

[Footnote 54: Ronquillo; Burnet, ii. 2.; Duchess of Marlborough's
Vindication. In a pastoral dialogue between Philander and Palaemon,
published in 1691, the dislike with which women of fashion regarded
William is mentioned. Philander says

"But man methinks his reason should recall,
Nor let frail woman work his second fall."]

[Footnote 55: Tutchin's Observator of November 16. 1706.]

[Footnote 56: Prior, who was treated by William with much kindness,
and who was very grateful for it, informs us that the King did
not understand poetical eulogy. The passage is in a highly curious
manuscript, the property of Lord Lansdowne.]

[Footnote 57: Memoires originaux sur le regne et la cour de Frederic I,
Roi de Prusse, ecrits par Christophe Comte de Dohna. Berlin, 1833. It
is strange that this interesting volume should be almost unknown in
England. The only copy that I have ever seen of it was kindly given to
me by Sir Robert Adair. "Le Roi," Dohna says, "avoit une autre qualite
tres estimable, qui est celle de n'aimer point qu'on rendit de mauvais
offices a personne par des railleries." The Marquis de La Fork tr