ad two books, which will convince him that I have rather softened
than overcharged the portrait, the Hind Let Loose, and Faithful
Contendings Displayed.]

[Footnote 349: A few words which were in the first five editions have
been omitted in this place. Here and in another passage I had, as Mr.
Aytoun has observed, mistaken the City Guards, which were commanded by
an officer named Graham, for the Dragoons of Graham of Claverhouse.]

[Footnote 350: The authors from whom I have taken the history of
Argyle's expedition are Sir Patrick Hume, who was an eyewitness of what
he related, and Wodrow, who had access to materials of the greatest
value, among which were the Earl's own papers. Wherever there is a
question of veracity between Argyle and Hume, I have no doubt that
Argyle's narrative ought to be followed.---- See also Burnet, i. 631,
and the life of Bresson, published by Dr. Mac Crie. The account of
the Scotch rebellion in the Life of James the Second, is a ridiculous
romance, not written by the King himself, nor derived from his papers,
but composed by a Jacobite who did not even take the trouble to look at
a map of the seat of war.]

[Footnote 351: Wodrow, III. ix 10; Western Martyrology; Burnet, i. 633;
Fox's History, Appendix iv. I can find no way, except that indicated in
the text, of reconciling Rumbold's denial that he had ever admitted into
his mind the thought of assassination with his confession that he had
himself mentioned his own house as a convenient place for an attack on
the royal brothers. The distinction which I suppose him to have taken
was certainly taken by another Rye House conspirator, who was, like him,
an old soldier of the Commonwealth, Captain Walcot. On Walcot's trial,
West, the witness for the crown, said, "Captain, you did agree to be one
of those that were to fight the Guards." "What, then, was the reason."
asked Chief Justice Pemberton, "that he would not kill the King?" "He
said," answered West, "that it was a base thing to kill a naked man, and
he would not do it."]

[Footnote 352: Wodrow, III. ix. 9.]

[Footnote 353: Wade's narrative, Harl, MS. 6845; Burnet, i. 634; Van
Citters's Despatch of Oct. 30,/Nov. 9, 1685; Luttrell's Diary of the
same date.]

[Footnote 354: Wodrow, III, ix. 4, and III. ix. 10. Wodrow gives from
the Acts of Council the names of all the prisoners who were transported,
mutilated or branded.]

[Footnote 355: Skelton's letter is dated the 7-17th of May 1686.