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N the previous chapter the principal facts connected with the separation have been detailed; but there are other matters referring to the same period, which require a distinct notice. I allude to the various controversies which sprang out of the separation: some of which were carried on among the Nonjurors themselves, while others arose between the latter and the supporters of the National Church. In the present chapter I shall confine myself to the disputes of the latter description.

Discussions arose almost as soon as it was foreseen, that the debates in the convention were likely to issue in the settlement of the crown on William and Mary. Collier was one of the first to enter the controversial