[202] "Life of William Lord Russell, with some Account of the Times in which he lived." By Lord John Russell, 3rd edition, 1820, vol. ii., p. 18, &c. [203] "History of the Reign of James the Second." Introductory Chapter. It is worth while, as a puzzle for the reader, to give here the contested point in the statute, which Lord Russell's enemies thought so clear against him, and his friends so much in his favour. 13 Car. II. "Provided always, that no person be prosecuted for any of the offences in this act mentioned, other than such as are made and declared to be high treason, unless it be by order of the King's Majesty, his heirs or successors, under his or their sign manual, or by order of the Council Table of his Majesty, his heirs or successors, directed unto the attorney-general for the time being: or some other counsel learned to his Majesty, his heirs or successors, for the time being: nor shall any person or persons, by virtue of this present act, incur any of the penalties herein before-mentioned, unless he or they be prosecuted within six months next after the offence committed, and indicted thereupon within three months after such prosecution; anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding." [204] Life, as above, vol. i., p. 121. [205] Hume's History of England, vol. x. chap. 69. [206] Rapin's History of England, 1731, vol. xiv., p. 333. [207] Burnet's History of his Own Times. [208] Burnet's History of his Own Times, 12mo., 1725, vol. ii., p. 260. [209] Mr. Fox, in his history above-mentioned. [210] Burnet and Tillotson thought so too, when James II. afterwards forced the church to declare one way or other. [211] In his Journal, Burnet says that he often sung "within himself," but that the words were not audible. When his companion asked him what he was singing, he said the beginning of the 119th Psalm. It is stated in the Life by his descendant (who has added some original passages from papers at Woburn), that "just as they were entering Lincoln's Inn Fields, he said, 'This has been to me a place of sinning, and God now makes it the place of my punishment.'" He had lived freely in his youth, though he is not the Russell spoken of in the Memoirs of Grammont, as many are led to believe by the engravings of him inserted in that work. The person there mentioned was a cousin. [212] For complete reports of all the trials connected with the Rye House Plot, and for several pamphlets written _pro_ and _con_ upon Lord Russell's case, see the "State Trials," vol. ix., beginning at p. 357. [213] We quote the Earl of Bedford's reply from Granger's Biographical History of England, not being able to refer to Orrery, who we believe is the authority for it. Burnet's Journal is to be found at the end of Lord Russell's Life, by his descendants. [214] Lounger's Common-Place Book, 1805. 8vo. vol. i., p. 301. CHAPTER VI.