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tianity was introduced in this island, our 
ancestors,who were better skilled in archi 
tecture than in geography, blindly follow- 
‘ed what they observed to be the practice 
in those countries from whence they re- 
ceived their faith; probably without in- 
quiring into the origin of the custom, or, 
if they did, without considering that in 
this latitude the true bearing was widely 
different. » Mr. Wall wiil find some inge- 
nious remarks on this subject, in White’s 
History of Selbourne. 
With respect to the position of the 
officiating minister, I must refer Mr. ELall 
to his praver-book ; and on consulting 
it, be will find that the rubric prefix- 
ed to the communion-office directs’ cer- 
tain portions to be read, “ the priest 
standing at the north side of the table.” 
The fanciful analogy Mr. Halk imagines 
he has discovered, certainly never entered 
the heads of the compilers of the hturgy ; 
who merely wished to vary the reformed 
communion-ofice as much as they possibly 
could from the Roman-catholic ritual, 
according to which the priest stands at 
the front (i.e. the west side) of the altar 
duiing the celebration of the ee 
OW. 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
ACCOUNT of the NEGOCIATION of MESS. DE 
BOULILLON and DESANCY, ENGLAND, 
in 1596, for a LEAGUE, OFFENSIVE and 
DEFENSIVE, against SPAIN ; Jrom @ 
MANUSCRIPT in the NATIONAL LIBRARY 
at paris, marked MANUSCRITS. DE 
BRIENNE, vol. 37. Extracted by M. 
GALLIARD, and now first published in 
ENGLAND. 
HIS negociation occupies the second 
part of the volume, which in the 
first is filled by the negociation of M. de, 
Lamenie, in 1595. Between these two 
négociations, there is a visille con- 
nection; both had ‘the same object; 
that is, to obtain the succour of Eng- 
Jand against Spain: : and it may be said, 
that the negociation of M. de ‘Lomenie, 
although it had not succeeded, had 
naverebelees led the way for that of 
_ Mess. de Bouillon and de Sancy, which 
had more success. He was besides sent 
sometimes to: England, during the course 
of this last negociation, in order to assist 
the new envoys, and urge the succours 
which they solicited. It would be need- 
less to repeat what is said in the other 
memoir, of the joint interests of Henry 
gad 
mention here the obstacles which inpeded 
Elizabeth, to act against Spain; orto’ 
2 | 
Negocration of De Bouillon and De Sancy, m 1596. [April 1, 
their co-operation, In-the former year, 
(1595,) England had seen with indiffer- 
ence the Spaniards masters of La Cas 
pelle, Catelet, Cambray, and even of 
Dourlens. This part of Pieardy was too 
far from England to excite any interest ; 
but in 1596, the Spaniards, under the 
conduct of the archduke Albert of Aus- 
tria, preparing to besiege Calais, Eliza- 
betlt saw, that honour and interest did 
not permit her to Jet her enemies thus 
lay hold on the possessions which the. 
English had so long held im France ;. 
places besides, which, from a greater vici- 
nity to England than any other, furnished 
an easy method of insulting that island, 
and which, by their situation bebeeoh 
Kngland and the Low-countries, were 
fitted co annoy trade, then very ‘brisk 
and beneficial between the two powers. 
Henry, on his side; saw the new preten- 
sions, which bis necessities, his misfers 
tunes, and especially the alarms of Eng- 
land, gave, hin towards obtaining the 
succours that Elizabeth kad the year 
before refused. Accordingly he sent 
into England Sancy, of the house of 
Harlay, te whom he soon after joined the 
inarshal de Bouillon, in order to solicit 
these succours anew, and accelerate their 
arrival, Sancy found England agitated * 
and unresolved: there were some troops 
at Dover, ready to embark ;. sometimes 
the order was given, sometimes revoked ; 
now the levies at London were expedited, 
and again disbanded; it was to be feared 
that Calais would be taken. before they 
arrived, and so it happened. The news 
was soon. spread in London, that it was 
taken, both town and citadel: in conse- 
‘quence, the indignation was excessive, 
and the public outcry violent against the. 
French; they were reproached, as 
having ‘neglected every thing necessary 
for the preservation of so important a 
place: the more they complained amongst. 
themselves, the less disposed were they 
to assist them. Sancy, who had no 
information concerning Calais, took upon 
him, according to the relation in the 
manuscript, to throw out, that he had 
authentic information, that the citadel- 
still held out, and had promised- the king 
to wait for the succours from England. 
This produced, for the moment, the 
effect of occasioning orders for the eme 
havkation of the troops. Upon the eve=- 
ning of the same day, (April 20) arrived 
the sieur de Champeron, who had left 
the king upon the Thursday before at 
Saint Vailery, and brought the capitula- 
tion of the citadel of Calais; which was, 4 
: truce — 
