trt  Hscomptce  what  has  been  laid  fdth  the  acconnivglven  bythefnge-^
Dious  Mr  Piercen  his-;*nfwcr  to  Dr.  Nichils.  TheDoftor  in  his  Book
iamvk^A^Defknfio  EciltfU  An^H^mia^  had  objefted  the  Ryi-houfe-ptot  a-
gainft  DWftntcrs,  and  quoted  Sjrtatrs  Hiftory  of  it  faa  our  Author  has
tt&oe)  in  <Ae4ence  of  his  yfflc|atioa«  To  which  Pitr4;e  anfwcfi  f.  loS,
lOp.  Which  1  tranUwetlins  :
^  N^vv  foRows  in  tht  Anthor  the  Rye-hoMfgfUt^  as  it's  calTed  •  n
fihthus  Jhty^  as  hedjcfaftes  it,  which  never  defer v^d  Credit,  ^
iDong  wife  men,  and  is  bow  held  by  all  to  be  ridiculous,  Tbaisua
Sfrmt  Bllhop  of  Radsefimr  vrho  wrote  the  ffijiirj^  of  that  Cmjhirdcf^
Md  4s<cdflfimeRded  by  tht  Atithor,  did  after  King  WiUum\  Ac<-
ceflion  to  the  Crowii,  pnblifli  a  book  which  has  as  mach  of  the
natore  of  a  RecMntationzs  of  an  Apology  •  His  word^  written  iii
his  own  defence  are  very  obfcrvable,  ^i^.  Icck^J  mt  fnvtftt  thdr
Demh  fhe  means  of  thofe  who  fiffcr'd  on  account  of  this  iha^a*

l\0X)hnt  IwMsnotintbiUaSt  acceffkry  unto  i$.  Nay^  lUuntntcdit^
and  ffftciaffif  Him  oftbeUcbU  Lord  RUSS£L,4/?«r  tbi  Rivirtnd  Dt4m
vfOanttthWf  bad  informed  meofhh ,  diftw^ui thing  Prchity^aad  of  tbs
de$§fiMtion  iebad    MlwJyi  conseivU  ^^mnfi^  dfrnffulnefs.    But  bad


there  been  inch  a  plot  as  the  Authot  Afljrts,  Rupl^  and  all  his  w^c-
complices  in  that  horrid  Villany  (whom  notwithftanding  the  Par-
liament  has  dnUred  to  be  unJHflly  fnt  to  Death)  had  deleryed  no|
only  the  Mortal  hatred  of  an  good  Men,  but  the  Direful  Punifh-
*  ment  rt)ey  foflfbtrd,  nor  would  5/)r<iu  have  needed  any  Inch  Defence
or  Excnfe.  fiefides,  the  fame  Bifhop  declares  that  his  Manufcripc
was  Perufed  and  Altered  in  fcveral  places  by  King  Jamis^  before  ic
was  Printed.  And  therefore  what  can  be  depended  upon  for  cer«
^  tain  in  Ihch  an  ftiftory/

I  leave  it  to  every  Judicious  Reader  to  form  fuch  Reflcdions  upon
what  has  been  faid  upon  this  Head*  as  will  naturally  arife  in  his  own
mind,  for  the  joft  Vindication  of  the  Imocenoo  and  Loyaliy  o(  Presby^
terians  \  and  for  evincing  how  little  Credit  is  due  to  i>r^/r'/  Hiftory^


^66     Ch^p.  «.    The  LojaJtyqf  presiyterim

•Part  2'  ''i/^w'^by  himfelf,  «/t<rV  hy  King  56««»«,   C/.*iiir*ifor-the -At
.  ^^  1  *f7««"«ot  Poppfy  aad  Slavery,  and  Publifli'd  by  thae  unhappr
^^^  Pr«ncc,  wbije  he  was  M^*r/>  fHrfuipxthc  Meafurcstbai  weredeftru.
