7/11 _Burnet._ Fairfax was much distracted in his mind, and changed purposes often every day .-- _Swift._ Fairfax had hardly common sense. _Burnet._ I will not enter farther into the military part: For I remember an advice of Marshal Schomberg's, never to meddle in the relation of military matters .-- _Swift._ Very foolish advice, for soldiers cannot write. _Burnet._ [Laud's] defence of himself, writ ... when he was in the Tower, is a very mean performance. ... |