"Such were M. de Rance's opinions of King James. It is impossible to doubt but that the venerable Abbé de La Trappe was sincere in his expressions."[21] [Footnote 21: A Tour to Alet and La Grande Chartreuse, 8vo. London, 1816, vol. II. pp. 336, 337.] FOUR ORIGINAL LETTERS OF KING JAMES II. DEPOSITED IN THE MSS. CLOSET OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN, NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED, IN WHICH THE ORTHOGRAPHY IS PRESERVED. LETTER I. ADDREESSED, "FOR L: GEN: HAMILTON.§." _Dublin May 1: 1689_: I am sorry to find by yours of the 27: that Luisignan is so ill hurt lett him know how much I am troubled at it, and make a complyment to Pointz upon his being hurt also, you do very well to precaution yourself against sallys, from a towne where there is so many men, and pray let the Gen: officers who remaine not expose themselves to much, I have sent you a power to pardon such as will accept of it, L^{d.} Melfort shall give you an account of the troops I am a sending down to you, as also of what cannon and mortars are a preparing with all possible deligence, you shall have all I can send you to enable you to reduce that rebellious towne, and to make the more noyse the D: of Tyrconnel is a preparing to go downe to you, it being, as you well observe, of the last consequence to master it, I expect to have an account every moment of the arrival of the French fleett, for Besides that the wind has been so many days faire for them, letters from Kinsale say they were left but fifteen leagues from that port, you will before this getts to you have been informed of Bohan's having entirely beaten the rebels w^{ch.} were gott together in the County of Downe, at least five thousand in number, and killed several hundreds of them on the place, I hope the advice you had from Mrs. Lundy, will prove but a story, if what a Sergeant w^{ch.} came from Leverpoole but last weeke says be true, w^{ch.} you will know by this. §. J. R. I am a sending Dorrington downe to you. §. LETTER II. TO THE SAME. _Dublin May 10: 1689_: