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juror. The Aixhbishop, who 'perceived himself was 

 pointed at, declared that although he had sent both 

 his sons to Mr. Ellis s school, who loas a sober vir- 

 tuous man, and a man of letters, yet he had qualified 

 himself according to the laws when they were sent to 

 him. But that as soon as he was irformed that Mr. 

 Ellis had refused to take the oaths he immediately 

 took away his son, who then only remained with him, 

 and removed him to another and une.vceptionable place. 

 And this was above three years before the com- 

 plaint was made in the House of Peers; and was 

 rather an instance of his dislike of those prin- 

 ciples he was charged of abetting. Whereas 

 others chose rather to run the hazard of such 

 unreasonable censures and reflections than forego 

 the advantages of so flourishing a school, and 

 such an able instructer of their children. Thus 

 did several persons of note and distinction, and 

 without being thought inclinable to jacobitism, 

 as may be presumed for so doing. 



As to his satisfaction in the Act of Settlement, and 

 affection towards the house of Hanover, there never 

 were the least grounds to doubt or suspect them. He 

 indeed opposed the motion that was made by 

 Lord Haversham in the House of Peers, Nov. 15, 

 1705, to invite over the Princess Sophia; and not 

 only so, but took all opportunities of declaring 

 against it, as will be seen when we come to con- 

 sider his conduct in parliament. But least any 



