JAMES THE SECOND.

383

P-ad omitted no art which could conciliate the victorious party. C “ AP>In the streets he quieted the populace, who looked angrily 1688- "at his coach, by throwing money among them. At his tablehe publicly drank the health of the Prince of Orange. ButWilliam was not to be so cajoled. He had not, indeed, takenon himself to exercise regal authority: but he was a general:and, as such, he was not bound to tolerate, within the terri-tory of which he had taken military occupation, the presenceof one whom he regarded as a spy. Before that day closedBarillon was informed that he must leave England withintwenty-four hours. lie begged hard for a short delay: butminutes were precious; the order was repeated in more per-emptory terms; and he unwillingly set off for Dover. Thatno mark of contempt and defiance might be omitted, he wasescorted to the coast by one of his Protestant countrymenwhom persecution had driven into exile. So bitter was theresentment excited by the French ambition and arrogancethat even those Englishmen who were not generally disposedto take a favourable view of William’s conduct loudly ap-plauded him for retorting with so much spirit the insolencewith which Lewis had, during many years, treated everycourt in Europe.*

On Monday the Lords met again. Halifax was chosen Debatesto preside. The Primate was absent, the Royalists sad and i'uuons’o^gloomy, the Whigs eager and in high spirits. It was known theLorlis .that James had left a letter behind him. Some of his friendsmoved that it might be produced, in the faint hope that itmight contain propositions which might furnish a basis fora happy settlement. On this motion the previous questionwas put and carried. Godolpliin, who was known not to beunfriendly to his old master, uttered a few words which weredecisive. “I have seen the paper,” he said; “and I grieveto say that there is nothing in it which will give your Lord-ships any satisfaction.” In truth it contained no expressionof regret for past errors; it held out no hope that those errorswould for the future be avoided; and it threw the blame ofall that had happened on the malice of William and on the

* Cillers, Jan. A. 1689; Wilsen MS. quoled by Wagenaar, book lx.