the same Gentlemen into play once more, who some years since were at the Helm; let me ask them, when the Affairs of the Nation were worse manag’d? who gave the rise to the present greatness of the French? or who counsel’d the dissolution of the Tripple League?  ’Tis a miracle to me that the People should think them good Patriots, only because they are out of humour with the Court, and in disgrace.  I suppose they are far other principles, than those of Anger and Revenge, which constitute an honest Statesman.  But let men be what they will before, if they once espouse their Party, let them be touch’d with that Philosophers stone, and they are turn’d into Gold immediately.  Nay, that will do more for them, than was ever pretended to by Chymistry; for it will raise up the shape of a worthy Patriot, from the ashes of a Knave.  ’Tis a pretty juggle to tell the King they assist him with Money, when indeed they design only to give it to themselves; that is, to their own Instruments, which is no more, than to shift it from one hand into another.  It will be a favour at the long run, if they condescend to acquaint the King, how they intend to lay out his Treasure.  But our Author very roundly tells his Majesty, That at present they will give him no supplyes, because they would be employ’d, to the destruction of his Person, and of the Protestant Religion, and the inslaving the whole Nation, to which I will only add, that of all these matters next and immediately under God, he and his Party, constitute themselves the supream Judges.

The Duke of York, the Queen, and the two French Dutchesses are the great support and protectors of the Popish interest in these Kingdoms.

How comes it to pass that our Author shuffles the two French Dutchesses together? of which the one is an Italian, the other a French Woman, and an English Dutchess?  Is he grown so purblind, that he cannot distinguish Friends from Foes?  Has he so soon forgotten the memory of past benefits, that he will not consider one of them as her, to whom all their applications were so lately made?  Is she so quickly become an old acquaintance, that none of the politick assignations at her Lodgings are remembred?  After this, who will trust the gratitude of a Common-wealth? or who will blame the Conduct of a silly Court, for being over-reach’d by the whole French Council, when the able part of the Nation, the designing heads, the gray wisdom, and the Beaux Garcons, are all foil’d by a single French Woman, at their own Weapon, dissimulation? for the other French Dutchess, since I perceive our Author is unacquainted with her Character, I will give it him; she is one who loves her ease to that degree, that no advantages of Fortune can bribe her into business.  Let her but have wherewithall to make Merry adays, and to play at Cards anights, and I dare answer for her, that she will take as little care to disturb their business, as she takes in the management of her own.  But if you will say that she only affects idleness, and is a grand Intriguer in her heart, I will only Answer, that I should shew you just such another as I have describ’d her Grace, amongst the heads of your own Party:  indeed I do not say it is a Woman, but ’tis one who loves a Woman.