AN APOLOGY FOR THE FAILURES Charged on the Reverend Mr. George Walker's PRINTED ACCOUNT Of the late Siege of Derry, IN A LETTER to the Undertaker of a more Accurate Narrative of that SIEGE.  
Printed in the Year 1689.   

AN APOLOGY FOR THE FAILURES Charged on the Reverend Mr. George Walker's PRINTED ACCOUNT OF THE Siege of Derry.  
SIR,  
YOUR Inventory of those momentous Mistakes you offer to demonstrate in the late Printed Account of the Siege of Derry, with your Reflections on 'em was surveyed by some of our Club, Men of approved Prudence and Moderation, who also pay a great deference to the celebrated Mr. Walker: Their unanimous Verdict is, You Publish these Animadversions, with the accurate Journal of that Siege, which by this time you expected: This they judge of absolute Necessity, as being the most apposite medium to give resurrection to the Memory of as well the yet living, as the lately expired, of that great Body of Northern Scots, (of late the Terror of Papists, and Envy of an ambitious Party in Ireland) which the above Account endeavours to extinguish, and bury with some ingenious Scars in the Grave of perpetual Oblivion.  
I had sent you this Commission last Week, had it not been recalled upon a Motion made, and carried by the major Vote, that not second Narrative on this Subject, how accurate soever, be Printed, but with a Salvo of the Honour, with which his personal Merit, auspicious Conduct, in his Government of Derry, with his Majesty's gracious Acceptance thereof, have already invested Mr. Walker. This Vote we took for an embarasment as insuperable as Kilmore Boom; till last Night one of our Number undertook to remove it, by a just Apology he said he had provided for Colonel Walker, abridged in a Letter to you, intended chief to rectify some dangerous Mistakes of yours concerning that excellent Person: The Letter being read and approved, I here present you with the Inscription, Preface, Subscription omitted.  
On behalf of the Colonel I offer this double Plea: The First, That 'tis his Infelicity, not his Sin, to be mistaken for the Author of those Misrepresentations, with which you charge his Narrative. The Second, To discover their genuine Parents, with some of the occult Causes of their Production in this juncture. The Arguments evincing the former, are,  
1. This Narrative is guilty of manifest violation of the prime Rule of History: (viz. That nothing be inserted for truth, but that whose intrinsic Evidence commands the Reader's belief, or borrowed, renders it at least credible.) Your Animadversions present us with many Instances of this kind; the exact Journal will with more.  
2. This Account peremptorily, and very immodestly, confronts the Verbal Narratives Colonel Walker occasionally gave of that Siege, all along his Journey, before his arrival at London; very eminent instances whereof I have already transmitted both from Scotland and some remoter parts of England, which I am ready to produce, when they may prove serviceable to Mr. Walker.  
3. This Narrative pretends to give the History of Transactions in that Garrison, whereof Colonel Walker was neither Spectator nor Actor, viz. Of the four Months that passed between the first locking the Gates, and his Arrival at Derry; Colonel Walker having neither in Derry furnished himself with a Journal of that time, nor consulted those Persons who alone were qualified to give him a full Account of all the Proceed in that interval; though he knew 'em to be in London while he prepared his Narrative, and had the opportunity of daily Converse with 'em.  
4. This Narrative quite divests the first and principal Actors of the Honour of that first Service, without which this Narrative had beeu a Nonentity; in special, Counsellor cairn's, who declared for the then Prince of Orange, and the Protestant Religion; who formed the Multitude into Companies after locking the Gates: Transfers it on those whose only claim to it is the Narrator's Bounty, or, if you please, his Charity.  
5. This Narrative transmitts not half that imperfect Journal (now in London) whence 'tis borrowed; and (which seems at least very indecent) is so far from emblazoning the matchless Gallantry of even the chief Commanders, (as well as those first Actors above hinted) that it either passes over in silence their Actions, or their most remarkable Circumstances, which would prove its chief Ornament; a due Account whereof would command the Reader's Admiration, and eternize the Actor's Memory, eminent Instances whereof we expect from your Narrative. Now besides the Disparagement such failures reflect on the Historian, I doubt it will be sound an arduous Undertaking to account for 'em to the surviving Relations and Posterity of those Hero's, (especially the incomparable Colonel Baker) whose insupportable Sorrows under their irreparable loss might be somewhat alleviated by their reviewing in the Monuments of unsuspected History the renowned Lives and glorious Transits of their deceased Relations.  
6. The entire Texture of this Narrative discovers its being contrived under the Conduct of mortal Prejudice against the Northern Scots Presbyterians: Notorious in three equally groundless and immodest Calumnies. 1. Against Mr. Osborn, the Vindication of whose Innocency will merit room in your Narrative. 2. In Mr. Hewson's being placed in the same Category with Mr. Osborn, though many thousands yet alive in Ireland and Scotland are ready to testify, nor does himself deny it, that Hewson was discarded some Years ago by the Northern Presbyters, and to this day lies under Sentence of Deposition passed on him by all their Presbyteries for notorious Scandals; is no more a Member of Mr. Osborn's Communion than of Mr. Walker's. 3. Most eminently, in not inserting thy Names of the seven Non-consorming Ministers in Derry, under pretence of want of Information, after a List of their Names was put into Mr. Walker's Hand, by the same Gentleman now in London, from whom Mr. Walker had the Diary.  
7. This Narrative gives Colonel Walker the first Figure in Martial Exploits, in which I presume his Modesty will own, he had several Equals, some Superiors in Derry, besides Colonel yiBaker; of which some are on tiptoe to give him demonstration, (which they say his Narrative exacts from 'em) did they not revere his Gown more than they fear his Sword. It invests him solely with the whole Conduct, and that in the quality first of Chief, after of sole governor: whereas thousands yet surviving confidently aver, he had not been Assistant Governor, but by Colonel Baker's Interest, much less chief, had nor that Gentleman's Modesty in complementing Mr. Walker with the Precedency in their joint Subscriptions, given him the opportunity of converting Colonel Baker's civil Ceremony into a sacred, and very significant to the Church's Service, of which more anon; thus, Cedunt arma togae; thus he carried the Honour, first of Chief, ever after of Sole Governor of Derry, for whom the Garrison intended neither.  
I have contented myself at present with a bare allusion to some Persons and things in these Arguments, have studiously avoided giving 'em due form and full strength; partly out of the deserence I bear to Mr. Walker's Person; partly because this will fall properly within your Province in your intended Narrative. Suffice it, they answer the end they are produced for, viz. To evince that an History obnoxious to the heavy charge these Premises inserr, can with no Modesty vouch a Person of Mr. Walker's Character for its genuine Author; some one of these taken single, being of sufficient force (much more the whole Conjunct) to blast the Credit of any History whatever. In sum, this History bears no more resemblance to the excellent Governor of Derry, than Simon Magus to Simon Peter: But if any be found so hardy as to attempt an Attaque upon either these Premises or the Conclusion, pray Capitulate with 'em for a Cessation of Arms till your Narrative is Printed, and then I promise to give 'em Battle, if they please, before the Walls of Derry: Mean while I take leave of the first part of my Apology for the Colonel, and proceed to the second; in my Conduct to which, I doubt not to make some Advantage of those very Blockad's by which you endeavour to prevent my Passage. The first, and I hope principal, is,  
Object. If it be an unpardonable Crime, to entitle Mr. Walker to those Misadventures of which you impeach his Narrative, what Hecatomb can atone for the bold Adventure of the High and Sacred Dedication prefixed to it? For a full Answer to this formidable Objection, (which will go a great way to complete the Apology) I humbly offer to your second thoughts, whether you are not in equity obliged to allow in the Person of Mr. George Walker, the discriminating qualities of late Governor of Derry, and Rector of Donnogh-moor: In the former you are to consider him in a Martial Capacity, in the latter an Ecclesiastic: In the former he owned no Superior terrene but his Sovereign, in the latter many, in special his Diocesan: In the former he commanded thousands without control, in the latter he must obey, not dispute the Authority of his Superiors: In the former he sought for King William, Queen Mary, and the Protestant Religion, in conjunction with you Presbyterians, avoiding all discrimination of the Church and Kirk-party, (which then would have proved fatal) in the latter he was obliged to publish his Narrative under the Conduct and Command of his Ecclesiastic Governors: consequently in a Method might equally subserve the Church's Honour and Interest, and disserve those of the Kirk. If you would know who these ecclesiastics are, to whom you own the most injurious mistakes in this Narrative, pray inquire who that very Reverend Prelate from Ireland is, who went as far as Barnet to meet Colonel Walker, received him into his own Coach, conducted him to London; under whose menage Mr. Walker was observed to act while he was preparing his Narrative. This Bishop with some others of his Club can inform you best of any. I shall then adventure to give you their Names, when the Act of Scandalum Magnatum, as it respects that Order, is repealed, which I dare affirm, will be found the Interest of both Church and State. Till then, I beg your Excuse.  
Obj. If you further Object, it suits not over well with Mr. Walker's Character, to pass such things in his History as have nothing to support their Credit, but the bare Command of his Ecclesiaftick Superiors.  
Sol. I confess all the Distinctions in Scotus your subtle Countryman must leave this Objection unanswered, upon the Principles of you Presbyterians, whose nigh thirty Years Sufferings, Contempt and Indigency, you own to your opposing your private Cosciences as the proximate Rule of your Actions, to the conscience and Commands of your Superiors. But upon Mr. Walker's Principles 'tis easily blown off: For though our Church pretends not to Infallibility, in determining Points of Faith, yet she pretends, and I hope justly, to uncontrollable Authority to her Commands over her inferior Clergy, and to the dictates of the public Conscience over the private; and therefore though Mr. Walker might modestly concert the Truth of those Passages, which bear not so much as its imperfect Colour, yet might he at no hand dispute inserting 'em, if his Superior require it. Mr. Walker could not forget, though you may, that Modern Doctrine, very edifying to the Embracers as well as Inventors of it, viz. That where the Matter of my Superiors Command is doubeful, (as undoubtedly in this Case it was) his Command makes it my undoubted Duty to obey: Obedience to my Superior being my undoubted Duty, complying with my doubting Conscience being a business of very doubtful and dangerous Event: Though I'm very apt to believe, had some men among us foreseen it would ever be their own fate to take Sanctuary in the private (and as they called it) pretended Conscience, (which is the pittiable, I say not ridiculous misfortune of all those of our Clergy who now refuse to Swear Allegiance to the best of Kings) they would heretofore have less ridiculed it. But to complete Mr. Walker's Vindication, and the solution of your Objection, I'm forced to reveal an Horribile Secretum, whose Discovery by Mr. Walker, had proved as fatal as Calvin's Horribile Decretum, (on which you know who among us betrayed horrible Ignorance of Latin as well as Divinity) 'tis this. On that memorable Evening of locking Derry-Gates, in an Assembly of the chief Citizens, consulting their Bishop, then present, whether they should receive a Popish Regiment of King James' Army, then approaching to seize the Garrison for that King's Service, the good Bishop having long before ebibed the Doctrine of Passive Obedience, gravely exhorted them to the Affirmative; assuring them (though with the loss of the Garrison for King William and the Protestant Religion) they should thereby become a Victim to the sanguinary Cutthroats, yet the Loyalty of their Obedience to their ONLY lawful Sovereign, would abundantly recompense their deepest Sufferings: Upon which one Irwin, (I'm told) a young Presbyterian Scot, cried out, My Lord, your Doctrine's very good, but we can't now hear you out; and immediately getting the Keys, with some others of his Fellows, locked all the Gates, a few Minutes before the two foremost Companies demanded entrance in King James' Name: Can you imagine, had Mr. Walker been sui juris, his Narrative would not have afforded at least one Line to the Resolution, Gallantry, and inestimable serviceableness of this Action? without which, this Account of the following Gallantry displayed on that Stage had probably issued in a second History of Massacres, exceeding those of 41. But to return to the Bishop; he finding his Doctrine the oftener repeated, less credited by Church-rebel Jack Presbyter, left the City some days after to the disloyal whigs.  
Now, Sir, make Mr. Walker's Case your own, and suppose your Merit (as indeed his is) above the Deanery of Derry, vacant, (by Mr. Manby's exchanging the Communion of the Church of England for the more encharming Embraces, as he pretended, of the Mother-Church) and the Bishopric too, by the Bishop's Abdication: Yet upon your Canonical Obedience tell me, could you do less in Mr. Walker's Circumstances than cover this pernicious Counsel of your Diocesan, which created Nature can't expiate, and assure your Sovereign, God intimates to the World the Church of England defends and maintains their Majesty's Interest, and the Protestant Religion; and improve your Rhetoric to persuade their Majesties the Dissenters are at best unserviceable to either Interest. I hope, Sir, by this time you are satisfied of Mr. Walker's Innocency in his Publishing the above Account. You Presbyterians distinguish between the Action and the Anomy, or Irregularity of it, which latter you say in the Original makes the sin: You will also grant that the bare Instrument is often blameless, when the principal efficient is very culpable: I plead for no more on behalf of this worthy Gentleman, and so conclude his Apology; though I hearty wish he had not given me the trouble, am persuaded himself does, he had not given the occasion to any to believe very applicable to him (stepping out of the Bishop's Coach) that Passage of the Satirist 
† Juv. Sat. 10. lin. 278, ad lin. 282.  respecting Consul Marius, (if the comparison be not too mean for the colonel's Merit,) 
— quod illo cive tulisset  
Natura in terris, quid Roma beatius unquam,  
Si— animam exhalasset opimam,  
Cum de Teutonico vellet descendere curru?   
I intended, my hand being in, to bestow a cast of my Office upon these Gentlemen, whose alone Commands could qualify Mr. Walker to plead Not Guilty to your Charge; and to have assigned the leading Reasons of their exerting their Authority over him in this juncture: But being doubtful of their Gratitude, I shall leave to themselves that Province; mean while will furnish you with some Queries, I'd have you lodge with 'em; to which, their Answers, whether Categorical or Equivocal, will discover these Reasons, and peradventure what lies somewhat deeper.  
Qu. 1. Whether these Gentlemen, I mean the Westminster Ecclesiastic Club; or if you please, Committee for the Church of Ireland, were not solicitously apprehensive of the too great Figure the Northern Scots made for many years past? Being unquestionably the greatest Body of Protestants in Europe, entirely united in Principle, Interest, Alliance and mutual Accord; who, upon an Estimate made of their Number three years since, were found to amount to Eighty Thousand Fight Men 
‖ Pray see for this the ingegeniously Penned Letter to the truly Honourable Sir Arthur Royden about that time. ; and upon a more exact since, to about a 1000000. Whether they were not sufficient to have preserved entire the Province of Ulster, and by their assistance to the English in all other parts, either to have saved the whole Kingdom from being lost, or before this time to have retrieved it, without putting our King or Kingdom of England to any other charge than Arms, Ammunition, one Chief Commander, little or no Treasure, had Arms been sent 'em any time before March last? Whether the matchless Prowess and Services of those sew Inniskillin-Men, with those in the Garrison of Derry, do not determine this Quere in the Affirmative?  
Qu. 2. Whether, suppose Presbytery and Prelacy placed on a level, share equally in the Favour of King and Parliament, with the Church-revenues and Dignities; every individual being left to his proper choice (all which Conditions I humbly conceive pre-requisit to the right stating the Question) in that great Northern Body, the Tithe fall to the Church of England's share? I know who would venture a Pole,  they yielded that: if the danger of incurring the Gild of Sacrilege did not deter 'em.  
Qu. 3. Whether these Gentlemen don't in judgement determine the second Query in the Negative? Since one of their Club, a Gentleman of great Sense, as intelligent in Irish Affairs as any, upon the report of so many thousands dying in Derry by Famine, spoke plainly among some of his Gown, what others would perhaps for State-reasons have minced, viz. 'twas no matter how many of them died, for they were but a pack of Scots Presbyterians. And I'm persuaded had Mr. Wr. when he brought the Colonel to London, left the Parson at Donnoh-moor, a pack of Presbyterians they had been still. But pray deal gently with the young Man Mr.— for his Father's sake, who, as I have heard, was the most Scotized Presbyterian Minister of the English Nation.  
Qu. 4. What Counsels, what Instruments may be justly charged with the unattoneable Gild of retarding the Conveyance of those Arms and Ammunition (till the Season was lost) which might have saved, or speedily reduced Ireland? Not our most gracious Sovereign, whose Royal Propension, repeated Royal Commands for the speedy and effectual relieving the Protestants there, His Majesty's Royal Concern for the Delays of the Conveyance of these Succours, his Subjects of the first Figure attest, and the Rebels dreaded the event of, Not the Dissenters, nor moderate Conformists, both whose accurate accounts of the condition of Ireland were last Spring frequently confronted by Letters from Utopia, till the doleful event discovered the truth of the former, and Fiction of the latter. Not the City of London, whose forwardness to spare no Treasure, or if need were, Hands, in that Service, whose unparallelled Hospitality, and incredible Charge in maintaining distressed Protestants from Ireland, as well all England over, as in the City of London, all of you that retain any Sparks of Honour and Gratitude admire and Celebrate.  
Qu. 5. Whether those unaccounted (but not unaccountable) baffles given to the reliefs sent to Derry, first by Colonel Coningham, etc. and afterwards by— do not issue from the same Spring with the Delays mentioned in the next preceding Query? Whether the Romance of Kilmore Boom will atone for the loss of those Thousands of Souls (near a Myriad by this time) of immortal Memory, that perished in Derry for want of those Succours, Royal Bounty so amply provided, Royal Care ordered the speedy and seasonable conveyance of? But of this enchanted Boom at more leisure.  
Qu. 6. Whether some Men are not satisfied (I don't say endeavour) Ireland be entirely lost, (though themselves have large Stakes there to lose) and remain unreduced for some years, rather than Dissenters be employed in retrieving it, share in the Rewards of that Service, make some Figure in their Country, be rendered capable of their Prince's Favour, of Honours and Offices in common with their Fellow-Subjects proportionably to their Merit? I'll exclude from this Category (and with their own approbation) all the moderate Sons of the Church of England both Clergy and Laity; yet am sure some such Men there be. These Gentlemen can peradventure discover 'em.  
Qu. 7. Whether, if all Protestant Subjects were equally forward with the Dissenters for the Service of the King, Kingdoms, and Protestant Religion, the late King James' Arrival in Ireland had not been effectually prevented? And besides, either the saving, or retrieving of Ireland, the Rebellion in Scotland had not been either prevented or crushed in the Egg, as well as the execrable Plot in Edinburg, whose Origin, says some, is the same with that King's Declaration, lately Printed in London, and dispersed in England, and no body doubts, lies nearer Westminster than Edinburgh? Whether if Dissenters had been entrusted with the Conduct, or employed in the Service of the Fleet, they had not at least guarded the British Seas against the French Pirates, if not have given a good account of the French Fleet?  
Qu. 8. Whether if his Majesty were vested with as unlimited Empire over the Hearts, Estates, and Services of all other Protestants in his Dominions, as of all the Dissenting Protestants at home, and all Protestants abroad without exception, it would not render him the most August, most Potent, and incomparably the most happy Monarch on Earth? As by natural Right, Personal Merit, Divine Disposal he is already of all the Christian Orb? Whether all Papists, and all other Persons disaffected to their Majesty's Sacred Persons, Government, and Protestant Religion, had not before this been removed from Kingdom, Camp, and his Majesty's Service, unless they gave sufficient Security of their peaceable and Loyal Behaviour? Whether one Disloyal Dissenter, or disaffected to the Government can be produced in their Majesty's Dominions in this Reign? Whether General Schomberg on the Head of 50000, or if need were, a 100000 Men, might not by this time make the Walls of Paris quake? If not in their Majesty's Name take peaceable possession of the Lovure, and display in the heart of Paris the English imperial Banner? Whether his Majesty would need any aid from any of his Allies to Suppress any Rebellion in his Dominions; or at all employ any Foreign Forces, except in extending his Empire beyond the Alps, &c, or in both Indies?  
Qu. 9 What these Gentlemen will advance towards Printing the C. History of Ireland in the two last Reigns, almost ready for the Press? We'll give 'em City-Security to do 'em in it as much right, as Mr. W's Narrative has done the Presbyterians wrong. We'll tell nothing but the Truth, though not the whole Truth, it being impossible to represent to the Life all the good Services (some being very secret) of some of the Bishops, especially the three Archbishops now living: whether to the Catholic Cause, in their zealous Espousal and advance of the York-Interest, and thereby of the Irish Catholics: Or to the Church, in their conferring of Live and Ecclesiastic Dignities on the Inferior Clergy, (whose Qualifications and Conversations the Historian accounts for) in proportion to their Talon of railing genteel at the fanatics. In their affronting, yea, silencing (some) of their own Clergy, for Preaching boldly the Doctrine of the Church of England against the Papists: In the Bishops turning Informers to the Government against the Dissenters, exposing them to the Odium of the Government, contempt of Mankind: In their Persecuting, Fining, Confining, Impoverishing them, cum multis aliis— The unreasonableness of the Printer drives the Historian to this involuntary Address to these Gentlemen: For he says, he want take for Printing this, being a large Folio, ten times the Sum he paid for Mr. Wrs Copy; unless the two Irish Archbishops now in Westminster will promise Verbo Sacerdotis to take off nine parts of the Impression for Ireland, the tenth being more than he hopes to have vent for in England. The Archbishop of Dublin, he says is a poor Spiritual Prince; has received of our public Fund of Charity to distressed Protestants from Ireland, not above a 1000 l. that he can hear of; has in England not above 10000 l. in Bank, designed for a Purchase; therefore expects his Brother Archbishop should be bound with him.  
10. Lastly Quaeritur, Sir, of yourself, whether by this time you do not foresee consequence enough in any imaginable Answer may be given to these Questions for concluding it necessary in these Gentlemen to have improved as they did, their Empire over Mr. Wr. in this juncture; though they might foresee the event somewhat prejudicial to him, pernicious to your Party? I must also inform you, some of these Gentlemen are no less studied in Politics than in Divinity; the former being their constant, if not sole business ever after Consecration; the latter only subserves the former; which seldom happens, but when in a Sermon (the Quintessence of two or three years profound premeditation) the Government is to be gravely reminded of the Churches infinite Service to the State, above all possibility of a full reward; or to prescribe to the Government some new method of hampering the fanatics, whom the Churches neither Grace nor Wisdom could ever reclaim; who are never thankful for any of the Church's Blessings, neither for Oxford-Oaths, Five-mile-Acts, twenty pounds Fine per Month, Mouth-padlocks, Meal-tub-Plots, Irish Witnesses, nor all the Devices of Old Nick himself, to reduce 'em to Canonical Obedience. You must further know, these Gentlemen bear a very Sympathising Sense of the Odium the Clergy of England, especially some of the Bishops have incurred from all Protestants abroad, and some of their own Communion at home, for their Ingratitude (to mention nothing higher, if higher may be) to our most gracious Sovereign, after having but a little before magnified him to the Stars, though still below his Merit, as the only Saviour of their Lives under God, as well as Protector of their Estates and Dignities. Now the incomparable Sagacity of these Gentlemen discovered an opportunity, and they had the Grace to improve it (the like having been never presented before, perhaps never may again) of not only wiping off all this Reproach, but also of acquiring a greater Glory (and why not Reward too) to the Church of England, than perhaps any modest Englishman will challenge to the whole Nation; and all this by the Service (you know of whom, but) attributed to one of their undignifyed Clergy. Pray observe the Modesty of the Dedication— God Fights their Majesty's Battles— but by the hand of the Church— Defends and maintains their Majesty's Interest and the Protestant Religion.  
I don't wonder this Mystery should not easily enter your Presbyterian Skull, since it requires equally with Transubstantiation, a Head Abdicated of Reason and Five Senses: my own Pate, though of somewhat a more Catholic make than yours, has a deadly hard tug on't.  
For though I can (to magnify the Service of our Church) allow you Ulster Scots and English Dissenters should pass for Powder-monkies of the Church's Army (except the Inniskilling men, whose hopes must not yet be quite forlorn) and that half of the Earl of Angus' Regiment in Scotland should pass for Cowards, (it being Canonico-Prelatically impossible, though Schismatico-Presbyterially certain, so despicable a handful of the deepest-dy'd-Kirk-Whiggs should utterly defeat, without hopes of ever again rallying, our Church's Host; consisting, very few excepted) of the Church's best Sons and Champions in Scotland, which the Sequel demonstrates; for the Whigs there did not so much boast of the Victory, as the Tories here bewailed the Discomfiture.  
Yet can I by no means yield, the renowned General Schomberg should not make a Thumb at least, and the Dutch, Germans, and Swisseses he Commands (who were never seen to turn their Backs on any Enemy, but after Victory) should not make one Finger more, of that invincible hand, that defends and maintains the King's Interest, and the Protestant Religion.  
It wants Confirmation, That the Fingers of the Dutch, in the Face of their Enemy, are employed only in turning up their Mustachoes, to teach Teague a more decent way of taking Snush, or in concerting the Antiquity of Min-Heir and Mounsieur, while the Hand of the Church is preparing Mandates, with a Present of Leaden Padderines' to be sent Post by the French and Irish to Saint Patrick in Purgatory.  
However, I doubt not these Gentleman's fatal necessity, or pious Zeal for recovering the so-lately-decayed Stock of the Church's Credit, will excuse (if not hollow) their pious Fraud in thus managing Mr. Walker, to most of the true Sons of the Church; and therefore I pray, it may to you; and so much the sooner, because this with the preceding Apology for Mr. Wr. removes all Letts to your Printing your designed Narrative, except a Licence, which the Archbishop , upon your presenting him with these Queries will infallibly procure.  
Thus far that Gentleman's Letter, and with it an assurance that I ambition the Character of,  
SIR, Your Faithful Servant.  
FINIS.