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A49823 A French conquest neither desirable nor practicable dedicated to the King of England. Lawton, Charlwood, 1660-1721. 1693 (1693) Wing L739; ESTC R20684 28,805 32

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such a Conquest is palpably opposite to the Interest of all the Princes and States of Europe And lastly That to attempt a French Conquest of England either for Himself or King James is not the Interest of the King of France himself I omit shewing a French Conquest is against the Interest of King James for I don't think it worth my while to prove that it is against a Man's Interest to have his Estate taken from him and his Posterity destroy'd King James has a Child that He believes and you believe too notwithstanding all the pains you take to be thought to believe that useful Flam of your pretended Imposture which was at first taken up and industriously promoted like that of the Irish cutting the Throats of all the People of England and Scotland to help forward this Revolution to be a True PRINCE OF WALES and at least this innocent Child has not disoblig'd the King and this is enough to make him take pity of the Nation however Rebellious and Ungrateful we have been to him But besides he has several times since his Exile expressed himself in so pathetick and extenuating a Style concerning those Subjects that have used him so ill that it would be almost incredible if related And tho' the Prince of Wales was dead he retains even for the Princess of Orange such a Fatherly Affection as plainly supersedes Royal Resentment and I have heard one that was by say That upon a Gentleman 's mentioning even upon occasion of Business the Fault of the Princess of Orange and that with all the Modesty imaginable and he must touch very tenderly upon that String who will make his Court to the King tho' such virulent Pamphlets are Licensed here against Him the King reply'd That the Princess of Orange had Natural Foundations of Good ness that Dr. Burnet and the Bishop of London can never destroy And further they who have been at S● Ge●mans k●ow with what Indignation the King treats althoughts of Restoring him by any other Method than by a great Concurrence of his own People The King knows how obstinately the People of Britain nay many that are now his own Friends would resist any other Method and he knows that the Riches of a Country are the People of it He would be Himself and he would have his Son the King of Great Britain and he does not think it worth his while to be King of Trees of Beasts and a desolated Land or to leave such a ruin'd Kingdom to his Son When I weigh the good Inclinations of the King and the barbarous Persecution and Misrepresentation he has met with I am shook with a double Agony I compassionate His Wrongs and am astonished at our Ingratitude and that we would not once try whether the Things we complain'd of proceeded from His own Nature or from those about him whom the Prince of Orange had corrupted The Scene of His and our Miseries is abundantly and admirably laid open in an excellent Book printed last Summer called Great Britain's Just Complaint and if I would entertain the World upon that Subject I must either transcribe what may be found in that Book or relate the History of the same Matter of Fact without doing the same Justice to the Cause of the King That Great and Judicious Author has discover'd the whole Mystery of Iniquity How such Snares were laid for the King as an honest-minded Man could scarce escape How willing the King was to redress our Grievances when he found he had been in Mistakes and this before he went away How he continued in the same Mind when he was addressed to by some of his Subjects of Scotland who had appeared most vigorously to resent those Mistakes and this when he was under no Pressure in his Affairs I will add no more to justifie the Inclinations of the King but beseech every body who reads this to read Great Britain's Just Complaint which puts the Nation upon the best Method for us to know the Inclinations of our King He advises page 48. to resume that Treaty we so foolishly broke off and refused and thereby to secure Religion and Property by those Concessions which our Sovereign is still ready to grant us He goes on Let us put it home to him and lay it at his own Door Let him have it in his choice to return by his People if he pleases Convince him that his Protestant Subjects upon securing their Religion and Liberties will repair their former Errors by contributing heartily towards his Restauration And as that Author says if he declines to return upon a Protestant and English Foot there is an end of the Controversie and of all Disputes amongst Protestants for Religion and Liberty will never be sacrificed by true English-men And I will add to what he says If no true English-man joyn with him whatever Forces they can transport upon us neither can King James come home nor can the French conquer us But God be praised a great many true English men will joyn to bring home the King tho' I know not one so bad an English man as would join in a French Conquest But I come in the second place to shew That it is not the Interest of any of the Princes or States of Europe that the French should make us a Conquest The excellent Author of the abovenamed Great Britain's Just Complaint has proved that whether this Confederate War ends successfully or unsuccessfully in all likelihood and according to all the Rules of Policy the Restauration of King James must in a short time follow upon the Determination of it But it is my business to make it plain That tho' it may be and is the Interest of all Countries to have King James Restored at the conclusion of this War yet it is not the Interest of any of them that the French should conquer us have our Kings their Vassals or be Masters of our Ports Would the Spaniard have the Chanel shut up on both sides to Flanders Would the Dutch have the English and Irish Ports managed by such select Committees as the French would infallibly set up for Trade And how long would the Dutch resist Ours and the French Power united under one Absolute Monarch Would not the Northern Crowns and all the Princes of Germany soon feel the Weight of such a Confluence of Strength The Influence that such a Conquest would have upon all the States of Europe be they never so remote is at first sight so evident that there is not one of them who would be an idle Spectator of our Ruine Every body now knows the Danger their own House is in when their Neighbor's is on fire Every little Politician knows how much Greatness depends upon Naval Preparations and Trade therefore every body would be allarm'd every body in an Uproar when they saw such Maritime Kingdoms as ours like to be made an Accession to the numerous Land-Forces of France They are idle Brains that dream of