ltri quello che era stato levato con violenza."]
[Footnote 490: London Gazette, Oct. 18. 1688.]
[Footnote 491: "Vento Papista." says Adda Oct 24/Nov 3 1688. The
expression Protestant wind seems to have been first applied to the wind
which kept Tyrconnel, during some time, from taking possession of the
government of Ireland. See the first part of Lillibullero.]
[Footnote 492: All the evidence on this point is collected in Howell's
edition of the State Trials.]
[Footnote 493: It will be found with much illustrative matter in
Howell's edition of the State Trials.]
[Footnote 494: Barillon, Oct. 8/18 16/26 18/28 Oct 25/Nov 4 Oct.
[27]/Nov 6 Oct 29/Nov 8 1688; Adda, Oct 26/Nov 5]
[Footnote 495: London Gazette, Oct. 29. 1688.]
[Footnote 496: Register of the Proceedings of the States of Holland and
West Friesland; Burnet, i. 782.]
[Footnote 497: London Gazette, Oct. 29. 1688; Burnet, i. 782.; Bentinck
to his wife, Oct. 21/31 Oct. 22/Nov 1 Oct 24/Nov 3 Oct. 27/Nov 6 1688.]
[Footnote 498: Citters. Nov. 2/12 1688: Adda, Nov. 2/12]
[Footnote 499: Ronquillo, Nov. 12/22 1688. "Estas respuestas," says
Ronquillo, "son ciertas, aunque mas las encubrian en la corte."]
[Footnote 500: London Gazette, Nov. 5 1688. The Proclamation is dated
Nov. 2.]
[Footnote 501: Tanner MSS.]
[Footnote 502: Burnet, i. 787.; Rapin; Whittle's Exact Diary; Expedition
of the Prince of Orange to England, 1688; History of the Desertion,
1688; Dartmouth to James. Nov. 5. 1688, in Dalrymple.]
[Footnote 503: Avaux, July 12/22 Aug. 14/24 1688. On this subject, Mr.
De Jonge, who is connected by affinity with the descendants of the
Dutch Admiral Evertsen, has kindly communicated to me some interesting
information derived from family papers. In a letter to Bentinck, dated
Sept. 6/16 1688, William insists strongly on the importance of avoiding
an action, and begs Bentinck to represent this to Herbert. "Ce n'est
pas le tems de faire voir sa bravoure, ni de se battre si l'on le
peut eviter. Je luy l'ai deja dit: mais il sera necessaire que vous le
repetiez et que vous le luy fassiez bien comprendre."]
[Footnote 504: Rapin's History; Whittle's Exact Diary. I have seen a
contemporary Dutch chart of the order in which the fleet sailed.]
[Footnote 505: Adda, Nov. 1688; Newsletter in the Mackintosh Collection;
Citters Nov 6/16]
[Footnote 506: Burnet, i. 788.; Extracts from the Legge Papers in the
Mackintosh Collection.]
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