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the Protestant settlement, and seemed to have 

 no manner of doubt about it, though I insinu- 

 ated that all our jealousies did proceed from 

 some of her ministers ; and from the little care 

 that was taken at the last invasion for the sup- 

 pression of it. But she answered all this, and 

 urged the address of Parliament, of thanks for 

 the care that had been taken." 



No doubt he was fully satisfied with this de- 

 claration. And if afterwards he had either heard 

 any thing from her, or observed any thing about 

 her, so long as he had the honour and happiness 

 to be near her, that should lead him in the least 

 to suspect any alteration of her sentiments or 

 inclination in this point, it can hardly be con- 

 ceived (considering the great freedoms he took 

 in his discourses with her about affairs which 

 he judged of importance to the Church and 

 nation), either that he should have been 

 silent to her, or should not have minuted his confer- 

 ence with her on that subject, as he has done in 

 the place above recited. Whereas no such thing 

 appears in his notes, to the very last day (May, 

 10, 1713), when he took his final leave of her 

 Majesty, being disabled the winter following 

 from waiting upon her in town. It was observed 

 above, with what difficulties and under what 

 sort of composition, he accepted the Almoner's 

 place. But he found it not only more trouble- 



