n by such nonsense. I therefore think it right to quote
Sancroft's words,which are still extant in his own handwriting:

"The political capacity or authority of the King, and his name in the
government, are perfect and cannot fail; but his person being human
and mortal, and not otherwise privileged than the rest of mankind,
is subject to all the defects and failings of it. He may therefore
be incapable of directing the government and dispensing the public
treasure, &c. either by absence, by infancy, lunacy, deliracy, or
apathy, whether by nature or casual infirmity, or lastly, by some
invincible prejudices of mind, contracted and fixed by education and
habit, with unalterable resolutions superinduced, in matters wholly
inconsistent and incompatible with the laws, religion, peace, and true
policy of the kingdom. In all these cases (I say) there must be some one
or more persons appointed to supply such defect, and vicariously to him,
and by his power and authority, to direct public affairs. And this done
I say further, that all proceedings, authorities, commissions, grants,
&c. issued as formerly, are legal and valid to all intents, and the
people's allegiance is the same still, their oaths and obligations no
way thwarted.... So long as the government moves by the Kings authority,
and in his name, all those sacred ties and settled forms of proceedings
are kept, and no man's conscience burthened with anything he needs
scruple to undertake."--Tanner MS.; Doyly's Life of Sancroft. It was not
altogether without reason that the creatures of James made themselves
merry with the good Archbishop's English.]

[Footnote 636: Evelyn, Jan. 15. 1688/9.]

[Footnote 637: Clarendon's Diary, Dee. 24 1688; Burnet, i. 819.;
Proposals humbly offered in behalf of the Princess of Orange, Jan. 28.
1688/9.]

[Footnote 638: Burnet, i. 389., and the notes of Speaker Onslow.]

[Footnote 639: Evelyn's Diary, Sept. 26. 1672, Oct. 12. 1679, July 13.
1700; Seymour's Survey of London.]

[Footnote 640: Burnet, i. 388.; and Speaker Onslow's note.]

[Footnote 641: Citters, Jan 22/Feb 1 1689; Grey's Debates.]

[Footnote 642: Lords' and Commons' Journals, Jan. 22. 1688; Citters and
Clarendon's Diary of the same date.]

[Footnote 643: Lords' Journals, Jan. 25. 1683; Clarendon's Diary, Jan.
23. 25.]

[Footnote 644: Commons' Journals, Jan. 28. 1688/9; Grey's Debates,
Citters Jan 29/Feb 8 If the report in Grey's Debates be correct, Citters
must have