He was the best man in Scotland.
P.806._Burnet_, speaking of Londonderry and Inniskilling, says:--Those two small unfurnished and unfortified places, resolved to stand to their own defence, and at all perils to stay till supplies should come to them from England .-- _Swift_.

He should have mentioned Doctor Walker, who defended Derry.
P.807._Burnet_.

Those, who were employed by Tyrconnell to deceive the Prince, made their applications by Sir William Temple, who had a long and well established credit with him .-- _Swift._ A lie of a Scot; for Sir William Temple did not know Tyrconnell.
P.807.

_Burnet._ Others thought, that the leaving Ireland in that dangerous state, might be a mean to bring the convention to a more speedy settlement of England; and that therefore the Prince ought not to make too much haste to relieve Ireland .-- _Swift._ That is agreed to be the true reason, and it was a wicked one.
P.810._Burnet_, speaking of Archbishop Sancroft, says:--He was a poor spirited, and fearful man; and acted a very mean part in all this great transaction .-- _Swift._ Others think very differently.
P.811._Burnet_, speaking of the proposal to establish a regency, says:--The much greater part of the House of Lords was for this, and stuck long to it: And so was about a third part of the House of Commons.
The greatest part of the clergy declared themselves for it .-- _Swift._ And it was certainly much the best expedient.
_Ibid.

Burnet._ The third party was made up of those, who thought that there was an original contract between the King and the people of England; by which the kings were bound to defend their people, and to govern them according to law, in lieu of which the people were bound to obey and serve the king .-- _Swift._ I am of this party, and yet I would have been for a regency.
P.813._Burnet_, it was argued that this scheme of a regency was:--both more illegal; and more unsafe, than the method they proposed.