of England, be totally destroyed. I beg your Lordship will be so just, as to judge of my Father, and of all Men, according to their Actions and Counsels." This great and distinguished Nobleman the Faithful Friend of CHARLES II, is described by Dryden, under the name of Barzillai, (page 241) when speaking of the Friends of that Monarch. "Friends he has few, so high the madness grows; Who dare be such must be the people's foes: In this short file Barzillai first appears, ERRATA IN THIS VOLUME. Preface, page x. 1. 20. For " these" read "those." Page 225. Dele in the first Line the repeated words "the Count." The Extract in French from this Life relating to the Wars of M. de Turenne, which King JAMES sent to the Cardinal de Bouillon, and which has been occasionally referred to in the notes by the Editor, (particularly at pages 144 and 379) will be found at the end of the Life of Turenne by Ramsay, 2 vols. quarto, Paris. THE LIFE OF H.R.H. JAMES DUKE OF YORK, LORD HIGH ADMIRAL OF ENGLAND, COMPILED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S PRIVATE SECRETARY OUT OF MEMOIRS WRITTEN BY THAT PRINCE. THE LIFE OF JAMES THE SECOND, KING OF ENGLAND, &c. COLLECTED OUT OF MEMOIRS WRIT OF HIS OWN HAND. THE FIRST PART. To. I. JAN I. AMES Duke of York son of Charles the First King of P ART Great Britain, and of Henrietta Maria daughter to Henry the 4th, King of France, was born at the palace of St. James The Duke's on the 14th of October in the year 1633, and till the time 14thOct.1633 that the King his father left London in the year 1641, he was there educated with the rest of the King's children. But when by reason of the tumults, the King, Queen and Prince of Wales, were in a manner forced out of London, the Duke went also with them, together with the Princesse Mary his eldest sister (then newly marryd to the Prince of Orange) first to Hampton-Court and afterwards to Windsor; where his Majesty, hearing that the disorders in the city still increased, took the resolution of sending the Queen with the Princesse Mary into Holland, and accordingly carryd them to Dover, without passing thorow London: and at the same time he sent the Duke of York to St. James's, to stay there with his brother the Duke of Glocester and the Princesse Elisabeth, birth, 1641. The King forced out of London, the Duke go's with him to The disorders increasing, the Queen and the Pe Mary the Duke is sent to St. James's. ORIG. MEM. Part 1. p. I. PART I. 1642. The King go's Wales to York. He sends for the Duke. His Majesty after having seen the Queen and the Princesse of Orange on ship board, taking the Prince along with him, went immediatly to York: soon after which, still finding with the Pee of differences growing to that higth between him and the Parliament, that there was litle probability of agreement, he sent order a litle before Easter to the Marquess of Hertford, to bring the Duke of York to him; of which the Parliament having notice, sent a message to the Marquess forbidding him to do it notwithstanding which to [he] obeyd the King, and upon Easter Munday setting forth from London, he conducted the Duke to York, where his Royal Highnes being arriued, he was made Knight of the Garter; And not Knight of the long after, the King made use of him (as young as he was) to get possession of the town of Hull; having reason to suspect that the governour S' John Hotham might refuse to admitt to get posses his May in his own person, out of fear of displeasing the Parliament, wherefore he sent the Duke thither, as if it were only out of curiosity to see the place. The Duke arriues at York where he is made Garter. The King makes use of his Royal H: sion OR. MEИ. Part I. P 2. The King misses of gain how. With the Duke there went the Prince Elector Palatin, and severall lords and gentlemen; and his May resolv'd to follow the next day together with the Prince, beleeving that if the Duke were once in the town, accompanied as he then was, it would not be in the power of the governour to keep them out, thō he should endeavour it. But the event did not answer his expectation, for the next ing Hull, and morning, the Duke being then on the platforme, accompanied by the governour, Sir Lewis Dyves came in and told his Highness that the King was coming, then turning to the governour, he acquainted him from the King, that he would dine with him that day. At which news Hotham suddenly turn'd very pale, struck himself on the breast, and return'd no answer to him, but immediatly desir'd the Duke with his company to retire to his lodging, which was accordingly done. S' Jo: Hotham confines the Duke to his lodging. |