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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67036	A vindication of the true account of the siege of Derry in Ireland by Mr. George Walker, &c. ; published by authority.	Walker, George, 1645?-1690.	1689 (1689)	Wing W354; ESTC R1939	13,846	32

distinguish between the Merits of one Man or another and when by Gods Providence the Work was done he was too well pleased to be troubled with any Curiosity of that kind Indeed he owns the little Correspondence he had did afford great Characters of the Writings and Sufferings of the Church of England Men under Popery thô the Gazets were commonly fill'd with Addresses yet there was sometimes room left for such Accounts but for want of Correspondence with any of the other Communion he did not hear of the Books nor had accounts he has since met with of the Performances of their Great Men against the Common Enemy He did understand some of them were seduced into the Councils of the late Reign that were never design'd for their good or ours but he always had Charity to think They closed with that and such like opportunities and indur'd the Favors of that Government with intention to do good Service to the Protestant Religion as well as to themselves in particular But Mr. Walker is not willing to argue upon such Matters thò he must needs own whether from the Accounts he had from England or the great esteem he had for those Great Men there or the willingness most people have to favour their own Principles or from his Observations in Ireland he did not think he did wrong to any by that Expression but rather believ'd that he should find all People convinc'd of the Truth of it and that the strength and interest of the Protestant Religion lay in the Church of England c. the late Reign he thought had determin'd that Point but however when he is better inform'd he will be very willing to retract and if in the mean time he has done wrong to any will as heartily beg their pardon These things when Mr. Walker consider'd them might very well incline him to use at least so innocent an Expression on behalf of the Church of England But he thinks fit to deal a little more plainly in the Matter so that whatever he says of this Nature will he hopes be more easily excus'd He does confess that in the writing that Book he thought it necessary for him with as little Offence as possible to discover that he was a true Son of the Church of England not without the greatest Charity and Tenderness for his fellow Christians But because the Contrary was averr'd so positively and generally receiv'd all over the Kingdom and prevail'd so much that all the good Services at Derry were wholly appropriated to that Party with great wrong to the other he does acknowledge himself extreamly obliged to their People and he will never while he lives neglect any Opportunity of doing them Justice but he knows they themselves would not desire any Character that should exclude their Fellow Sufferers and however the Matter may be disputed here it was never Contended at Derry And as for his own share how much soever it may injure him in his Advantage or Reputation and though they may think themselves kind in their making him one of their Opinion and design him Honor by it for which he is very thankful to them knowing very well that his known kindness and zeal for the Scotch might give some colour to those Discourses yet it cannot give him any fair Character to suffer himself to be represented a Person that would act so contrary to his Profession That he could dissemble to such a degree with God and his Church therefore he hopes all People will be willing to pardon him if he shews some aversion to such an Imputation and is desirous to avoid the Reproach of so fickle and unconstant a Man. Besides this Mr. W. was not a little concern'd to see some of his Countrymen of another Communion so forward in establishing themselves the great Contrivers and Promoters of the King's Service and Interest in Ireland he would not say any thing that should reflect upon their Number or Quality or Performances there that may make them seem unfit for such an Undertaking he knows well what to attribute to them on those Accounts and it would be wrong to others to flatter them he would rather advise them to more Moderation and less Partiality and they will find very little Reason to continue those Pretensions How considerable they were in Derry Mr. W. may be allow'd to judge For the better Sort he knows them so Modest they will not contend for them they being all good Churchmen and as for others they may be deceiv'd in their Accounts of them for many thousands deserted the Garison and took Protections from the Irish and what sort of People they were they might inform themselves if they please and find reason enough to abate of their Severity against Mr. Walker for denying the Credit of that whole Affair to their Friends or Party But one thing Mr. Walker desires leave to recommend to them to consider their own Temper and Constitution and ask themselves the Question If they were in Derry and were the greater number and more considerable whether they would have chosen Church of England men their Governors and been contented with so moderate a share of the Church and in the Afternoons and have suffer'd others to have the property in it and to enjoy it all the rest of the week This one should think would convince them where it was the Power and Number lay unless the Air of England does dispose men to more Modesty than other Countries which Mr. Walker would be glad for their sakes it had that virtue These things consider'd Mr. W. does not see what reason they have to quarrel so much with him That he did not give their Ministers a higher Character After he had pass'd the Church of England men so slightly how could he in Justice to them say more for the others the wrong certainly if any was to the other side but that he could make more bold with his Friends and they had been used to dispense with him on the like Occasions he gave them the credit of an equal Care and though their Friends here out of Complement to themselves may expect a greater Character he does not doubt but they are well pleas'd with it if they are in the same Temper he left them and are not warm'd by the Resents on this side the Water and the Letters sent them In their Behaviour at Derry they were not only an Example and Credit but a Reproach to their Brethren now in England for the Good of the Publick they could lay aside their Animosities and Distinctions and not contend for any thing but were satisfied with the bare liberty of their own Service on Sundays in the Afternoon in the Church which being the safest place and most convenient for Assemblies would have been great Cruelty to deny them as well as Mischief to the rest to expose their Friends to the danger of other places Mr. W. thought fit to make some addition to their Character by some