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selves from the rage of the multitude in vaults and coklofts, ciiap.now came forth from their lurking places, and demanded pos- J638 ,session of their old apartments in the palace. Grace was saidat the royal table by a Jesuit. The Irish brogue, then themost hateful of all sounds to English ears, was heard every-where in the courts and galleries. The King himself had re-sumed all his old haughtiness. He held a Council, his lastCouncil, and, even in that extremity, summoned to the boardpersons not legally qualified to sit there. He expressed highdispleasure at the conduct of those Lords who, during his ab-sence , had dared to take the administration on themselves.

It was their duty, he conceived, to let society be dissolved, tolet the houses of Ambassadors be pulled down, to let Londonbe set on fire, rather than assume the functions which he hadthought fit to abandon. Among those whom he thus cen-sured were some nobles and prelates who, in spite of all hiserrors, had been constantly true to him, and who, even afterthis provocation, never could be induced by hope or fear totransfer their allegiance from him to any other sovereign. *

But his courage was soon cast down. Scarcely had heentered his palace when Zulestein was announced. William’scold and stern message was delivered. The King still pressedfor a personal conference with his nephew. “I would nothave left Rochester,” he said, “if I had known that he wishedme not to do so: but, since I am here, I hope that he willcome to Saint James’s. ” “I must plainly tell your Majesty,”said Zulestein, “that His Highness will not come to Londonwhile there are any troops here which are not under hisorders.” The King, confounded by this answer, remainedsilent. Zulestein retired; and soon a gentleman entered thebedchamber with the news that Feversliam had been putunder arrest.** James was greatly disturbed. Yet the re-collection of the applause with which he had been greeted stillbuoyed up his spirits. A wild hope rose in his mind. He

* London Gazelle, Dec. 16. 1688; Mulgrave’s Account of Ihe Revolu-tion; Uislory of ihe Deseriion; Burnet, i. 799.; Evelyn’s Diary. Dec. 13,

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Clarke’s Hislory of James, ii. 262. Orig. Mem.

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