36 s James Muilenburg 



bered, nevertheless, that almost every constitutional safeguard to 

 the Anglicans was rendered nugatory. 



The results of the Proclamation were soon evident. James 

 did all he could to secure the thanks of the Protestant dissenters. 155 

 He assured the papal nuncio that the refugees would soon return, 

 and there would be a consequent growth in trade and commerce. 156 

 The King graciously received all the addresses sent him from 

 Presbyterians and Quakers, and he even went so far as to make 

 public addresses to them. 157 But the Anglicans had done their 

 work so effectively 158 that most of the dissenters were apprehen- 

 sive of the ultimate results of James's toleration. Crowds gathered 

 at the meeting houses, and affairs seemed to be in a critical way. 159 

 Evelyn was alarmed, and ejaculated with characteristic fervor: 

 "What this will end in, God Almighty onely knows, but it looks 

 like confusion, which I pray God avert!" 160 



The King was exceedingly aroused over the position of the 

 Anglicans. "Is this your Church of England loyalty?", he cried 

 out to the fellows of Magdalen College. 161 He had hardly expected 

 them to show such opposition. He believed his Declaration would 

 "resound through the country." 162 The resistance of the Angli- 

 cans, he thought, was an admission that the policy of liberty of 

 conscience would work against their faith. 163 Sunderland joined 

 the King against the High Church leaders. "Where is now 

 their boasted fidelity?", he exclaimed. "The Declaration has 

 mortified those who have resisted the King's pious and benev- 



155 Mackintosh, p. 291. 



156 Mackintosh, Report of Adda to the Pope, April 11, 1687. 



"Mentre tanti che desertavano il paese per la persecuzione delle Anglibani se 

 trova berosi stato di quiete e tranquillita per repatriari." 

 See also Appendix, Correspondence of D'Adda. 



157 Ellis, The Ellis Correspondence, April 30, 1687, p. 285. 

 168 Avaux, April 24, 1687, p. 50 ff. 



159 Evelyn, Diary, April 10, 1687, p. 36. 



160 Ibid, idem. 



161 Mackintosh, p. 276. 



162 These were his words to the papal nuncio Adda, March 21, 1687, given in 

 Mackintosh p. 276. 



163 Ibid, note, idem. 



"Perche la religione Anglicana sarebba stata la prima a declinare in questa 

 mutazione." 



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