What is this alliance, they asked, between France and England, which has been so care fully concealed from us?
Is it of the same nature with the former; meant for our destruction, and for the extirpation of the Protestant religion?
If so, it is high time for us to provide for our own defence, and to anticipate those projects which are forming against us.
Even James was displeased with the officious step taken by Lewis for his service.

He was not reduced, he said, to the condition of the cardinal of Furstemberg, and obliged to seek the protection of France.

He recalled Skelton, and threw him into the Tower for his rash conduct.

He solemnly disavowed D'Avaux's memorial; and protested that no alliance subsisted between him and Lewis, but what was public and known to all the world.

The states, however, still affected to appear incredulous on that head; [*] and the English, prepossessed against their sovereign, firmly believed, that he had concerted a project with Lewis for their entire subjection.