however, we may add a direct proof of his ufing falfe evidence against the queen, in the cafe of Nicolas Hubert, or French Paris's confeffion, which we have demonstrated to be falfe, and that the fame came directly from the hand of Murray + The evidence is much stronger, however, with regard to his two affociates, Morton and Lethington: the fame prefumptive proof as against Murray, not only appears againft them, but we have likewife a pofi tive proof joined to it, against each of thefe affociates, viz. The mutual retorted accufation of each of them against the other, joined to the act of forfeiture against Lething on, by the regent Lennox, and the indiament, verdict, and fentence, paft by the peers of the kingdom againft Morton, as an accomplice in the king's murder, together with his own confeffion (as given us by his particular friends in the manner they chofe themselves) that he was in the knowledge of the murder. So full and direct is the proof of their guilt. From all which, it is fubmitted to the judgment of the reader, whether the conclufions in the two propofitions, mentioned in the beginning of this chapter, do not naturally follow, viz. That as it is proved, that the confederates, for taking away the king's life, were Morton and Lethington, the very perfons who afterwards brought an acculation against queen Mary for that very crime; therefore the herfelf could not have been in that confederacy, nor guilty of that crime 2dly. As it is proved that Murray, Morton, and Lethington had been, from the queen's coming to Scotland, joint confederates in a feries of plots, conípiracies, and rebellions, against her and her husband, until the very eve of the king's murder: as they had with one voice publickly accufed the queen, of that very crime, of which, it is proved, that, at leaft, Moreton and Lethington were themselves accomplices and, as in fupport of their accufation, this triumvirate had produced fpurious and forged writings; and by all thefe means had dethroned their fovereign, and poffeffed themfelves of the government: for thefe reafons, therefore, the three confederates, Murray, Morton, and Lethington, must be held, one and all of them, as focii criminis, guilty of the crime of which they had unjustly accused queen.. Mary. + We have already feen that Murray was at St. Andrews at Paris's condemnation and execution; and that the only copy of this fpurious confeffion is fubfcribed by Hay, clerk of Murray's council; and we have ftill extant the inftructions by Murray himself to the abbot of Dunfermline, his envoy to the English court, 15th of October 1569, in these words: "And if further proof be required, we have fent with you the depofitions of Nicolas Hubert, alias Paris, a Frenchman, one who was prefent at the committing of the faid murder, and of late execute to the death for the fame." Good. v. 2. p. 83. We may now judge with what juftice Mr. Hume has given fentence in the cafe of Murray: "That there is not the leaft prefumption to lead us to fufpect him as an accomplice in the murder." We need not wonder therefore, that this fame judge, who has acquitted Murray of every prefumption of guilt, fhould give as pofitive a fentence against the queen. CON CONTENTS. Preliminary remarks. Treaty propofed and entered into by the belligerant powers. Mr. Stanley fent to Paris, and Mr. Buffy to London: French machinations in Spain. Difficulties in the negotiation. Defign of the cam Prince Ferdinand's plan. Allies enter into Heffe and Thuringia. Hereditary prince repulfed at Fritzlar. Fritzlar taken. zines taken. Blockade of Marpurg and Ziegenhayn. Battle of Langenfaltze. Broglio reinforced from the Lower Rhine. Here- ditary prince defeated at Stangerode. Siege of Caffel, c. raifed. Allies Propofition of uti poffidetis. Debate concerning the periods. Belleifle defcribed. English repulfed at Lochmaria bay. They make good their landing. Palais befieged. Town abandoned. Citadel England and France agree to treat of a separate peace. Epochas propofed by England. Court of Vienna agrees. Objects of the negotiation. France with regard to Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. morial concerning Spain. Indignation of the English minifter. Motions of the French and allied armies. General Sporken attacked. pass the Dymel. Skirmishes. Pofition of prince Ferdinand. Function of Broglio and Soubife. Battle of Kirch Denkern. French defeated. French threaten Hanover. Prince Henry of Brunswick killed. Taking of Dorften. Various movements of the armies Deftruction of Schartsfelt-cafile. Prince Xavier of Saxony takes Wolfenbuttle, and invefts Brunfwick. Detachments from prince Soubife take and abandon Embden. Attempt on Bremen. Suf- Condition of the king of Pruffia. His inaction. Motions of the Ruffians and of Laudohn. Breflau cannonaded. Tottleben removed. Colberg befieged. Ruffian magazines in Poland deftroyed. War transferred to Pomerania. King of Pruffia quits his strong camp. Schweidnitz taken by a coup de main. General Platen repulfed. General Knoblock made prifoner at Trop- tow. Prince Wurtenburg retreats. Colberg taken. Ruffians winter in Pomerania. CHA P. VII. [31] The negotiation refumed. French conceffions. Difference concerning the German alliance. Difference concerning the captures antecedent to the declaration of war. Treaty breaks off. Meffieurs Stanley and Buffy recalled. [37] Conduct of Spain during the negotiation. Spanish minister's memorial. Treaty between France and Spain. Difference in the English miniftry. Mr. P. refigns. Mr. P. Letter. Difpute concerning the refignation. Addreffes. Parliament meets. The German war continued. [41] CHAP. IX. Difpute with Spain. CHAP. VIII. Reprefentation of the earl of Briftol. Difpofition of the CHAP. X. [49] Blockade of Pondicherry. Diftres of the French. Fleet difperfed in a form. Fleet returns. Town Surrenders. Mahie taken. Enterprifes of Mr. Law. Mogul army defeated by major Carnac. Nabob of Bengal depofed. Coaft of Sumatra ravaged by the count d'Estainge. Dominica taken by Lord Rollo and Sir James Douglas. [54] THE CHRONICLE. [59] On the late tranfit of Venus over the Sun. [192] King Henry the feventh's inftructions to his ambassadors at Naples. [198] Claims at the coronation of king James II. [201] A full account of their majefties nuptials. [205] of their majefties coronation. [215] Another account from a gentleman in London to his friend in the country. [229] The lord mayor's how, and the entertainment at Guildhall. [235] STATE PAPERS. His majesty's Speech to both houses of parliament, March 3d, 1761. [243] His majesty's speech to both houfes of parliament, March 19th, 1761. [244] His majefty's Speech on opening the present parliament, Nov. 6, 1761. [246] [248] The addrefs of the commons. [249] The earl of Halifax's speech to the parliament of Ireland. [251] A short view of the cause and conduct of the war, &c. [253. M. Vaudreuil's letter to the duke de Choifeul. [267] Memorial prefented to the States General, &c. [268] The declaration of the French king to the court of Sweden, &c. [269] Memorial prefented by the French ambassador at Stockholm. [270] Declaration of the empress queen of Hungary and Bohemia. [272] Counter-declaration. [273] Tranflation of M. de Boreel's Speech to the king. ibid. [274] Answer Anfwer returned to the foregoing speech of Sir Joseph Yorke, by Baron Waf Jenaar de Catwick. [275] Declaration of the moft Chriftian king to the diet of the empire. [276] 'Declaration of marshal Broglio, &t. [277] Heads of the family convention of the house of Bourbon. [278) Tranflation of a note delivered to the earl of Egremont, by the count de Fuentes. Tranflation of the answer delivered to the count de Fuentes, by the Egremont. Copy of the king of Spain's orders to the governors of the fea port towns His majesty's declaration of war against the king of Spain. ibid. The king of Spain's declaration of war. (288) Papers relating to the furrender of Pondicherry. Tranflation of Mr. Lally's proposals for the delivery of the garrison. [290] [291] Articles propofed to colonel Coote by the chief of the fefuits; to which no anfwer was returned. ibid. Tranflation of the fupreme order, from the Mogul's court at Dybly, to Sciddee Ibrahim, of Rajapore. [292] Capitulation for the citadel of Belleifle. [293] The terms of peace to be granted to the Cherokee Indians. [296] Account of a late confpiracy against the king of Pruffia. [297] The humble addrefs of the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the The humble address to the lord mayor, aldermen, &c. to her majefty. The answer of the hon. gentleman to whom the above letter was addreffed. ibid. to their reprefentatives in parliament. [301] Copy of the thanks to the right honourable William Pitt, from the court of common [302] The king's most gracious fpeech to both houses of parliament, on the 19th of CHARACTER S. Account of the Buccaneers of America, &c. Particulars relating to the Indians of the Peninsula within the Ganges. The epifle from the yearly meeting, held in London, by adjournment. An account of the magnificent table kept in the reign of king Charles I, The archbishop of Cambray's letter to the duke of Burgundy. Letter from Oliver Cromwell to the speaker of the houfe of commons, &c, Extract from the memoirs of the famous Ifaac Darking. Some account of Theodore Gardell, &c. of John Perrott, a bankrupt, &c. of John McNaughton, Efq; lately executed in Ireland. of an extraordinary impoftor now living, NATURAL HISTORY. Of animals living in folid bodies. Some account of the Mus Alpinus, Baubax, or marmotte. Defcription of an old elephant brought from Perfia to Naples. The practice of burning fulphur in bog fheads for preferving wine. An account of a very extraordinary degree of artificial cold, &c. Extract of another letter from Dr. Patrick Ruffel, to Dr. Alexander Ruffel. 98 An account of the dreadful earthquakes in the island of Terceira, &c. An account of Dr. Storke's Second effay on the medicinal nature of hemlock. 116 A method of preventing and removing epileptic fits, &c." Hydrophobia cured by an accidental bleeding by the temporal artery, &c. Clarified butter or tallow, fpecificks against the bloody flux, &c. On the benefit of iffués in the gout, &c. On the virtues of lemon juice and coffee, as diffolvents of the ftone. |