But before I dismiss this Matter, I am to account for several Things, which will argue the Court of St. _Germains_ guilty of the greatest Ingratitude, unless they acknowledge the endless Obligations they lie under to _France_. Has he not fed a distressed People almost Twenty Years, and that two in a Royal and Princely Manner? Did he not entertain above 15000 _Irish_ Troops who were dismiss'd _Ireland_ by the Treaty of _Limerick_? Has he not constantly pay'd all the Respect imaginable to the Court of St. _Germains_? promis'd King _James_ upon his Death-bed, he wou'd never desist? assur'd the Son he wou'd draw his Sword, and it should ne'er be sheath'd till he had fix'd him in his Throne? Has he not made several chargeable Attempts to make good his Promise? Such Panegyricks as these have often Rung in my Ears, when the _French_ were bent upon extolling the Religious Disposition of the Monarch in protecting an unfortunate Prince; and the Expedient was not unserviceable in regard of the generality of the People who easily were blinded with the glaring Object. But let us take this Oeconomy to pieces, and examine every Wheel and Spring; for my part, I can regard this boasted Liberality no otherwise than a very imperfect Restitution. Did not K. _James_ both Ruin himself and Thousands of Families meerly by going into _French_ Measures. I heard the Court of _France_ was oblig'd to feed all the Posterity of that unfortunate misled Multitude, who have been deluded this Twenty Nine Years by their Politicks. 'Tis what I believe what the loosest of their Casuists wou'd not refuse to oblige 'em to upon a fair hearing of the Case. But that the Entertaining the _Irish_ Troops shou'd be mention'd as an Instance of _French_ Charity, is a very Remarkable piece of Assurance. The _Swiss_ and other States are consider'd with large annual Pensions for the Privilege of Listing Men, besides double Pay during the Time of their Service; but the _Irish_ and all the rest of King _James_'s Subjects, poor Fools, must think themselves happy to bear the brunt of every Siege and Engagement, for half Pay, be regarded as Beggars, living upon Charity, be reform'd and abandon'd when they are no further useful. The Honour purchas'd by these distress'd People at _Cremina_, _Luzara_, _Spireback_, _Almaza_, _Friburg_, _&c._ have merrited better Articles, and the Blood they have lost is a large disbursement for the Expences at St. _Germains_. A few _French_ Compliments paid once a Week at St. _Germains_, is but a poor recompence for a ruin'd People, especially when the Origin and Motive of their Misfortunes are look'd into. And the Gasconades and Politick, Promises made both to the Father and the Son of never sheathing the Sword with the Sham Attempts in their Favour, will be recorded in Antiquity, not as Arguments of his Christianity, but strong Lines of Policy how a Prince is to make use of all Occurrences to promote the