Chap. XLlIL from the I. os James I. to the Revolutioii

1688. The Prince made Haste to Exeter,where he stay’d ten Days, both for re-freshing his Troops, and for giving theCountry Time to shew their Affec-tions.

Thus far Bishop Burnet : As the Cir-cumstances which ensued have been soamply treated of by all our Historians,I shall not enlarge on them ; And onlyobserve in general, that the Countrycame in by Degrees, and King James’sArmy thereupon deserting, even bywhole Regiments, and the best of hisOfficers also leaving him, while others/ shewed no greater Inclinations than the

common Men to engage in his Quarrel,the Prince marched with little Blood-shed to London , and the unfortunateKing, with his Queen, retired to France,not long aster.

But since, I fay, this Matter has been** kuefi 0 f more amply related by others, I shalle butch, return to the English Fleet, which put toSea, as soon as they could purchase theirAnchors, and taking their Course West-ward, came in few Days off of Torbay,where the Dutch Ships lay. The LordDartmouth had not viewed them long,e’er a Storm arose, which forced himi out of the Chanel; But returning in a

little Time, and being again off of theaforesaid Bay, his Lordship gave theman Opportunity of seing what hisStrength might have enabled him tohave done, had our Inclinations been totreat them as Enemies. The Prince be-ing landed, as aforesaid, and all Thingsres to the favouring his Designs, his Lordship fail-ed to th eDowns, where several Officers,known, or at least suspected, to be Ro-man Latholicks , were dismissed fromtheir Employments, which was follow-ed by an bumble Address to his High-ness ; And not long after,the Ships weredispersed, some to the Dock Yards to bedismantled and laid up, others to beclean'd and refitted, while those in thebest Condition for the Sea were appoint-ed to necessary Services.

%is,

1 shall conclude this Book, withBishop Burnet ’S Character of KingJames ; Especially as the latter Part ofst has some Regard to our Navy.

Numb. XVII.

Bishop Burneth Char abler of KingJames, when Duke of York, ofwhich he fays he can Jay much, uponhis own Knowledge, because he knewhim some Tears particularly.

He was (fays the Bishop) bravd‘ r in his Youth, and so magnified by,e Monsieur Turenne , that,’till his Mar-“ riage lessened him, he really clouded(t the King, and passed for the fuperi-our Genius. He was naturally can-did and sincere, and a firm Friend,< c ’till Affairs and his Religion wore out' ct all his first Principles and Inclina-tC tions. He had a great Desire to un-tC derstand Affairs: And, in Order to(C that, he kept a constant Journal of< s all that passed, of which he shewed* c me a great deal. The Duke of Bwkingham gave me once a short buttC severe Character of the two Brothers,It was the more severe because it" was true. The King (he said) couldt( fee Things if he would, and the Duke" would fee Things if he could. He had" no true Judgment; And was soon“ determined by those whom he trust-ed : But he was obstinate against allother Advices. He was bred with" high Notions of the Kingly Autho-" rity, and laid it down for a Maxim," that all who opposed the King were" Rebels in their Hearts. He was“ perpetually in one Amour or other," without being very nice in hisChoice:" Upon which, the King said once :" He believed his Brother had his Mi~" ft r esses given him by his Briefs, for

" Pennance. (h) ...>

A He was naturally, eager and re-" vengeful : And was against the Ta-" king of any that set up in an Oppo-" sition to the Measures of the Court," and by that Means grew popular in" the House of Commons: He was for" rougher Methods. He continued for" many Years dissembling his Religion," and seemed zealous for the Church" of England : But it was chiefly on" Design to hinder all Propositions" that tended to unite us among our-f{ selves. He was a frugal Prince, and" brought his Court into Method and7 S " Magnst

(h) Here the Bishop says a great Deal about the Changing of his Religion,