v. 9. 1685. "Vengo assicurato," says
Adda, "che S. M. stessa abbia composto il discorso."--Despatch of Nov.
16/26 1685.]

[Footnote 16: Commons' Journals; Bramston's Memoirs; James von Leeuwen
to the States General, Nov. 10/20 1685. Leeuwen was secretary of the
Dutch embassy, and conducted the correspondence in the absence of
Citters. As to Clarges, see Burnet, i. 98.]

[Footnote 17: Barillon, Nov. 16/26. 1685.]

[Footnote 18: Dodd's Church History, Leeuwen, Nov. 17/27 1685; Barillon,
Dec. 24. 1685. Barillon says of Adda, "On l'avoit fait prevenir que
la surete et l'avantage des Catholiques consistoient dans une reunion
entiere de sa Majeste Britannique et de son parlement." Letters of
Innocent to James, dated July 27/Aug. 8 and Sept. 23 / Oct. 3. 1685;
Despatches of Adda, Nov. 9/19. and Nov. 1685. The very interesting
correspondence of Adda, copied from the Papal archives, is in the
British Museum; Additional MSS. No. 15395.]

[Footnote 19: The most remarkable despatch bears date the 9/19th of
November 1685, and will be found in the Appendix to Mr. Fox's History.]

[Footnote 20: Commons' Journals, Nov. 12. 1685; Leeuwen, Nov.; Barillon,
Nov. 16/26.; Sir John Bramston's Memoirs. The best report of the
debates of the Commons in November, 1685, is one of which the history is
somewhat curious. There are two manuscript copies of it in the British
Museum, Harl. 7187.; Lans. 253. In these copies the names of the
speakers are given at length. The author of the Life of James published
in 1702 transcribed this report, but gave only the initials, of the
speakers. The editors of Chandler's Debates and of the Parliamentary
History guessed from these initials at the names, and sometimes guessed
wrong. They ascribe to Wailer a very remarkable speech, which will
hereafter be mentioned, and which was really made by Windham, member for
Salisbury. It was with some concern that I found myself forced to give
up the belief that the last words uttered in public by Waller were so
honourable to him.]

[Footnote 21: Commons' Journals, Nov. 13. 1685; Bramston's Memoirs;
Reresby's Memoirs; Barillon, Nov. 16/26.; Leeuwen, Nov. 13/23.; Memoirs
of Sir Stephen Fox, 1717; The Case of the Church of England fairly
stated; Burnet, i. 666. and Speaker Onslow's note.]

[Footnote 22: Commons' Journals, Nov. 1685; Harl. MS. 7187.; Lans. MS.]

[Footnote 23: The conflict of testimony on this subject is most
extraordinary; and, after long consideration