Article XXVII.
YOUR Brother and you made a French-Man General of your Army, to the great Dishonour of the English Nobility. This French General was then Count Schomberg, and one of the Mareschals of France, and he was chosen to bear that Trust before many valuable Noblemen we had at that Day. It's true, he was a great Souldier, and worthy to have commanded a better Army than you had at Black-Heath; but when he saw what Vermin you and your Crew had got together, and that their Design was to plunder the City of London, and not to fight against the Dutch, he fairly quitted his Post, and left you; tho, Sir, it is not to be forgotten what Designs you would have engaged that Noble Person in, for you proposed to your self and Friends that he being a French Man, would have joined with you in the Design of Arbitrary Government; but when the thing was put to him, he abhorred it, and would not therefore continue in the Command.
But what a Dishonour was this to the Nobility of England, that not one of them could be found to take upon him such a Command? 1. Were they such Cow∣ards that they dare not undertake it? Or, 2. Were they so unskilful in the Af∣fair, that they could not with Honour do it? Or, 3. Was the Design so villanous, that they were not to understand any part of it? Were you-resolved upon the French Government? Then Schomberg you judged would join with you in that Affair: Or were you resolved that Popery should proceed? Then you had the Judicious Major General Fitzgerald that was to have done it. I believe, Sir, you despaired of any of our Noblemen joining with you in these two Parts of your Design, Popery and Arbitrary Power, and therefore sought for other Per∣sons that might give better hopes of approving themselves fit for your turn;