The Embassy of Everaard van Weede 67 



Ferdinand, Count of Adda, upon the accession of James was 

 sent to London as papal plenipotentiary. 319 His reception was 

 more enthusiastic than he himself had ever expected. The Parlia- 

 mentary leaders had come most of the way. 320 But James's 

 indiscretions had soon alienated them. And Adda seemed to sym- 

 pathize with the opponents of James. 321 He saw what a great 

 indiscretion the dismissal of Rochester was. His mission was not 

 primarily religious in nature. There was much friction between the 

 Pope and James. The former did not sympathize with James's 

 Jesuitical interests. Nor did he approve of the emissary James 

 had sent to Rome. 322 Castelmaine, James's representative to the 

 Pope, had offended the Pope, and James's Queen drew back in 

 amazement when Adda recounted the emissary's insolence. 323 

 But the Pope was willing to champion James if the latter would 

 go against France. This was the real purpose of Adda's mission. 324 

 The Pope realized that James's opinion regarding the Regalia 

 agreed with that of France, and this made him fear that there 

 might be a possible alliance between England and France. 325 To 

 this end he ordered the nuncio Adda to do his best to bring James 

 II to his side; but if the English King proved immovable, Adda 

 was to do all he could to promote the cause of the Revolution, 

 "which had been long before concerted at Rome." 326 Adda 

 realized soon enough that little was to be expected from James, 

 and he joined himself with the other ambassadors against the 

 power of France. 



The Last Interview with James II 



On May 31 Dykvelt had his last interview with James II. 327 



319 Ranke, History of England, p. 330. 



320 Ibid, idem. 



321 Mackintosh, History of England, p. 216, based on letters of Barillon in the 

 Fox collection of March 10, 1687 and June 17, 1686. 



322 Ibid, idem. 



323 Ibid, based on Adda's correspondence of May 23, 1687. The Queen fre- 

 quently interrupted the narrative by exclamations such as "Jesu e possible." 



324 Clarke, The Life of James the Second, King of England, vol. ii, p. 117. 



325 Ibid, idem. 



326 Ibid, idem. 



327 Kennet, A Complete History of England, vol. iii, p. 456. 



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