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many witnesses could testify, that I had de- 

 clared I did not much apprehend that the 

 Church was in danger, but that it was a struggle 

 between Whig and Tory, who should be upper- 

 most ; but that I believed neither of them meant 

 any harm to the Church. I asked him whether 

 he had heard I had made any bustle about Par- 

 liament men. He said, no; but said he had 

 heard I was one of those who made a noise 

 about the Church being in danger, and com- 

 mended the memorial, and that the Queen had 

 been also told so. After all, we parted very 

 friendly, and he said, he hoped in his distress 

 he might have recourse to me, or words to that 

 effect. He was often, as I thought, in a great 

 concern, and very near weeping." 



Within a few days the Bishop of Norwich 

 told the Archbishop, in a visit, November 3, 

 what had been reported to my Lord Treasurer 

 of him, which explained the matter, viz. ** that 

 in his passage down the year before, he had 

 said to some of the clergy that met him upon 

 the road, that he apprehended danger to the 

 Church through the late changes.'" And ano- 

 ther thing, the bishop told his Grace was re- 

 ported, though not to the Lord Treasurer, that 

 he had said, " though he formerly advised his 

 son and others against tacking, yet he repented 

 that he ever did so. And if it was to do again, 



