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Rh Episcopalians became Nonjurors. Nor were their sufferings, under the domination of Presbytery, less than those of their brethren in England. They would have been satisfied, like their brethren in this country, with the establishment of a Regency, in the person of the Prince of Orange: but they could not consent to set aside King James, and swear allegiance to a new Sovereign.

The Scottish Bishops were informed of the Prince's intended invasion in October, 1688: and, in consequence, they prepared an address to King James. As soon as they heard that the Prince had actually arrived in England, they deputed two of their body to proceed to London, with a renewed tender of their duty to King James, and also for the purpose of consulting the English Bishops. For this mission the Bishops of Edinburgh and Orkney, and, were selected by their brethren: but the latter Prelate falling ill, the former proceeded to London alone.

An interesting detail of his proceedings was given by Bishop Rose in a letter to Campbell, in the year 1713. Campbell, who had associated himself with Hickes, was anxious to obtain an account of the proceedings in 1688, and as Bishop Rose was then living, he applied to that Prelate by letter.

At the time of Rose's arrival in London, the persecution of the Clergy by the rabble had commenced. The Bishop, therefore, requested the Bishop of London to beseech the Prince of Orange to interpose; but nothing was attempted: and when an application was made to Burnet, he replied, that he did not meddle with Scotch affairs. How Burnet, who meddled with all matters that suited his purpose, could make such an assertion, it is not easy to con-