114 CHARACTER OF THE LAST 



Of the knowledge of mankind, whereon the whole 

 fyftem of his republic refted, he was deficient in every 

 particular. He made confidants of traitors, and dif- 

 gufred the well-meaning by a diffidence of their fide- 

 lity. As little was he acquainted with the interefts and 

 characters of the reigning fovereigns. He was firmly 

 perfuaded, that the whole of their power 1 was founded 

 on the welfare and greatnefs of his order, and that they 

 would not deftroy the work of their hands. 



From pride and arrogance, he Was totally ignorant 

 both of himfelf and his vocation ; and his deportment 

 towards the great was like that of the emperor of China. 

 Did the Swifs come into his chamber, and fay : Reve- 

 rendiffimo ! the cardinal York waits below at the 

 gate, and is defirous of fpeaking with you : he anfwers : 

 To-day I give audience to no one. To-day is the ge- 

 neral poft-day to all the four quarters of the world. 

 Five or fix of my viceroys in the eaft and weft Indies 



are expecting my orders. The Swifs : The cardinal 



protector of the fpanifh crown has received difpatches 

 from his court, which he requefts permiffion to com* 

 municate to you. General : Send him away, and ap- 

 point him to-morrow.— — Swifs: Half a dozen bifhops 

 in partibus, and as many monfignori in naturalibus, 

 will take no denial. General : The generation of vi- 

 pers ! 1 am not at home, — Swifs : The pretender of 

 England defires admiffion. General : Let his preten- 

 ding majefty be pleafed to wait, till I have finiflied 



this letter to his actual majefty the king of Spain. 



Swifs : A little hump-back eminence has ftopt below 

 before the college, to announce to you, that his holi- 

 nefs, the fovereign poatif, would be happy to converge 



with 



