not name, that
the King had no intention of withdrawing till he received a letter from
Halifax, who was then at Hungerford. The letter, she said, informed
His Majesty that, if he staid, his life would be in danger. This is
certainly a mere romance. The King, before the Commissioners left
London, had told Barillon that their embassy was a mere feint, and
had expressed a full resolution to leave the country. It is clear from
Reresby's own narrative that Halifax thought himself shamefully used.]

[Footnote 589: Harl. MS. 255.]

[Footnote 590: Halifax MS.; Citters, Dec. 18/28. 1688.]

[Footnote 591: Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution.]

[Footnote 592: See his proclamation, dated from St. Germains, April 20.
1692.]

[Footnote 593: Clarke's Life of James, ii. 261. Orig. Mem.]

[Footnote 594: Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 16. 1688; Barnet, i. 800.]

[Footnote 595: Clarke's Life of James, ii. 262. Orig. Mem.; Barnet,
i. 799 In the History of the Desertion (1689), it is affirmed that the
shouts on this occasion were uttered merely by some idle boys, and that
the great body of the people looked on in silence. Oldmixon, who was
in the crowd, says the same; and Ralph, whose prejudices were very
different from Oldmixon's, tells us that the information which he had
received from a respectable eye witness was to the same effect. The
truth probably is that the signs of joy were in themselves slight, but
seemed extraordinary because a violent explosion of public indignation
had been expected. Barillon mentions that there had been acclamations
and some bonfires, but adds, "Le people dans le fond est pour le Prince
d'Orange." Dec. 17/27 1688.]

[Footnote 596: London Gazette, Dec. 16. 1688; Mulgrave's Account of the
Revolution; History of the Desertion; Burnet, i. 799.; Evelyn's Diary,
Dec. 13. 17. 1688.]

[Footnote 597: Clarke's History of James, ii. 262. Orig. Mem.]

[Footnote 598: Barillon, Dec. 17/27 1681; Clarke's Life of James, ii.
271.]

[Footnote 599: Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution; Clarendon's Diary,
Dec. 16. 1688.]

[Footnote 600: Burnet i. 800.; Clarendon's Diary, Dec. 17 1688; Citters,
Dec. 18/28. 1688.]

[Footnote 601: Burnet, i. 800.; Conduct of the Duchess of Marlborough;
Mulgrave's Account of the Revolution. Clarendon says nothing of this
under the proper date; but see his Diary, August 19. 1689.]

[Footnote 602: Harte's Life of Gustavus Adolphus.]

[Footnote 603: Clarke's Life of James ii. 264. mostly