The secret history of White-Hall, from the restoration of Charles II down to the abdication of the late K. James writ at the request of a noble lord, and conveyed to him in letters, by ̲̲̲late secretary-interpreter to the Marquess of Louvois, who by that means had the perusal of all the private minutes between England and France for many years : the whole consisting of secret memoirs, which have hitherto lain conceal'd, as not being discoverable by any other hand / publish'd from the original papers, by D. Jones, gent.

LETTER LII. (Book 52)

Of the Prince of Orange's Arrival at London

My Lord,

THis Place is very barren of News, tho' there is something, I am satisfied, a brewing, which will appear in Time, and all that is novel and extraordinary seems to have been tranplanted to the Brittish I sles from whence we hear, That the Prince of Orange, who, they say, is always intent, and ever was to improve favour∣able Conjunctures, hath taken Advantage of these Movements to make his Entry into Lon∣don, where 'tis confest, but with much Regret, he hath been received with great Demonstrati∣ons of Joy and publick Applause (but they say it is nothing but what is usually done to New∣comers) having been felicitated upon the Suc∣cess of his Enterprise, and thanked for the Zeal which he had testified for the good of the En∣glish Nation. 'Tis also reported, That the No∣bility have met together, and pray'd him to take the Administration of the Government upon him, till the Estates of the Kingdom can be called together, which is dreaded here by both Courts: I can assure your Lordship,

there have been Instructions issued out from hence already to their Agents at London (where they have a great Number, tho' un∣der various Disguises) for to countermine what ever Projects may be on foot for the esta∣blishing a Settlement in England, and of which I shall endeavour to transmit to your Lorship the Particulars. I am,

My Lord,

Your very humble Servant

Paris, Jan. 27. 1689. S. N.