have omitted the Introduction, as more proper for the Inspection of a Secretary of State; and fhall only fet down fo much of the Memoirs as feem to be a faithful Narrative of that wonderful Expedition, which drew upon it the Eyes of all Europe.

AVING thus concerted Measures for a

Rifing, we had a general Meeting over a 'Bowl of Punch. It was here propofed by one of the Wifeft amongst us, to draw up a Ma⚫nifefto, setting forth the Grounds and Motives of our taking Arms; For, as he observed, 'there had never yet been an Infurrection in < England, where the Leaders had not thought themfelves obliged to give fome Reasons for it. To this end we laid our Heads together, to confider what Grievances the Nation had fuffered under the Reign of King George. After having spent fome Hours upon this Subject, without being able to difcover any, we unanimoufly agreed to Rebel firft, and to find. out Reasons for it afterwards. It was indeed eafy to guefs at feveral Grievances of a private nature, which influenced particular Per

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One of us had fpent his Fortune : Another was a younger Brother: A third had the Incumbrance of a Father upon his Eftate. But that which principally difpofed us in favour of the Chevalier was, that most of the Company had been obliged to take the Abjuration Oath against their Will. Being at length thoroughly inflamed with Zeal and Punch, we refolved to take Horfe the next Morning; which we did accordingly, having been joined by a confiderable Reinforcement of Roman-Catholicks, whom we could rely 6 upon,

6 upon, as knowing them to be the beft Tories. in the Nation, and avowed Enemies to Pref byterianifm. We were likewife joined by a very ufeful Affociate, who was a Fidler by Profeffion, and brought in with him a Body of lufty young Fellows, whom he had tweedled into the Service. About the third Day of · our March I was made a Colonel; tho', I muft need fay, I gained my Commiffion by my Horfe's Virtues, not my own; having leapt over a fix-bar Gate at the Head of the Cavalry. My General, who is a difcerning Man, hereupon gave me a Regiment, telling me, He did not queftion but I would do the like when I came to the Enemy's Palisadoes. We purfued our March with much Intrepidity thro' two or three open Towns, to the great Terror of the Market-People, and the Mifcarriage of half a Dozen big-belly'd Women. • Notwithstanding the Magiftracy was generally against us, we could discover many Friends among our Spectators; particularly in two < or three Balconies, which were fill'd with feveral taudry Females, who are known in that Country by the ancient Name of Har• lots.

This Sort of Ladies receiv'd us every where with great Demonftrations of Joy, and promised to affift us with their Prayers. After thefe fignal Succeffes in the North of • England, it was thought adviseable by our Ge'neral to proceed towards our Scotch Confederates. During our firft Day's March I amufed myself with confidering what Poft I fhould accept of under James the Third, when we had put him in Poffeffion of the British Dominions. Being a great Lover of Country Sports, I abfolutely determined not to

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be a Minifter of State, nor to be fobb'd off with a Garter; till at length paffing by a noble Country Seat which belongs to a Whig, I refolved to beg it; and pleased myself the Remainder of the Day with several Alterations I intended to make in it. For though the • Situation was very delightful, I neither liked the Front of the House, nor the Avenues that led to it. We were indeed fo confident of Success, that I found most of my FellowSoldiers were taken up with Imaginations of the fame nature. There had like to have been a Duel between two of our Subalterns upon C a Difpute which of them fhould be Governor of Portsmouth. A Popish Prieft about the fame time gave great Offence to a Northumberland Squire, whom he threaten'd to excommuniC cate, if he did not give up to him the ChurchLands, which his Family had ufurped ever fince the Reformation. In fhort, every Man had cut out a Place for himself in his own Thoughts; fo that I could reckon up in our little Army two or three Lord-Treasurers, half · a dozen Secretaries of State, and at least a • Score of Lords Juftices in Eyre for each Side • of Trent. We purfued our March through

feveral Villages, which we drank dry, making • Proclamation at our Entrance, in the Name of James the Third, against all Concealments of Ale or Brandy. Being very much fatigued with the Action of a whole Week, it was agreed to reft on Sunday, when we heard a moft excellent Sermon. Our Chaplain infifted principally upon two Heads. Under the first he proved to us, that the Breach of publick Oaths is no Perjury: And under the Second, • expounded to us the Nature of Non-Resistance,

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which might be interpreted from the Hebrew, to fignify either Loyalty or Rebellion, according 6 as the Sovereign beftowed his Favours and Preferments. He concluded with exhorting us, in a moft pathetick manner, to purge the Land by Wholfom Severities, and to propagate Sound Principles by Fire and Sword. We fet forward the next Day towards our Friends at • Kelfo; and by the way had like to have loft our • General, and fome of our most active Officers. For a Fox unluckily croffing the Road drew off a confiderable Detachment, who clapped Spurs to their Horfes, and pursued him with • Whoops and Hollows till we had loft fight of them. A Covey of Partridges fpringing in our Front put our Infantry in diforder on the fame Day. It was not long after this that we were joined by our Friends from the other fide of the Frith. Upon the Junction of the Two Corps, C our Spies brought us word, that they discovered Cloud of Duft at some distance; upon which, we fent out a Party to Reconnoitre. They return'd to us with Intelligence, that the • Duft was raised by a great Drove of black Cattle. This News was not a little welcome to C us, the Army of both Nations being very hungry. We quickly formed ourselves, and • received Orders for the Attack, with pofitive Inftructions to give no Quarter. Every thing was executed with fo much good Order, that 6 we made a very plentiful Supper. We had, three Days after, the fame Success against a Flock of Sheep, which we were forced to eat with great Precipitation, having receiv'd Ad•vice of General Carpenter's March as we were at Dinner. Upon this Alarm we made incredible Stretches towards the South, with a De

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fign to gain the Faftneffes of Preston. We did little remarkable in our way, except fetting fire to a few Houses, and frighting an old Woman into Fits. We had now got a long Day's March of the Enemy; and meeting with a confiderable Refreshment of October, all the Officers affembled over it, among whom were feveral Popish Lords and Gentlemen, who tofted many loyal Healths and Confufions, and wept very plentifully for the Danger of the Church. We fat till Midnight, and at our parting refolved to give the Enemy Battle; but the next Morning changed our Refolutions, and profecuted our ⚫ March with indefatigable Speed. We were no fooner arrived upon the Frontiers of Cumberland, but we faw a great Body of Militia drawn up in Array against us. Orders were given to halt; and a Council of War was immediately called, wherein we agreed, with that great Unanimity which was fo remarkable among us, on these Occafions, to make a Retreat. But before we could give the Word, the Train-bands, taking • Advantage of our Delay, filed firft. We arrived at Prefton without any memorable Adventure; where, after having formed many Barricades, and prepared for a vigorous Refiftance, upon the Approach of the King's Troops under General Wills, who was used to the Outlandish Way of making War, we think it high time to put in practice that Paffive-Obedience, in which our Party fo much glories, and which I wou'd advise them to ftick to for the future.'

Such was the End of this Rebellion; which, in all probability, will not only tend to the Safety of our Conftitution, but the Prefervation of the Game.

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