There were dissensions in Parliament, and on loth
November the archbishop writes :

" The great consolation I reed at this fearful junc-
ture arose from the prospect of our hearty unanimity,
which certainly if kept up to its first appearance would
have done ye work without bloodshed ; but that
prospect is over, and long before this our enemies are
convinced from London that there are still people now
that are either so weak or so designing as to help their
cause much better than their faithful ally fro' France
can do." ^

Carlisle surrendered to the rebels ; and on the
22nd November the archbishop writes to Lord
Hardwicke :

" It is not to be conceived how frightfully ye hurry
was in ye city of York on Wednesday while ye appre-
hension was strong that they (the rebels) wd take this
road. They are a little quieted to-day by the hopes
that they are turned towards Lancashire. If the next
express differs from this, and they come this way, not a
soul will stay in York that can move from it.
" Had I my royal Master's ear I shd think it the duty
of an honest man and good subject to tell him that his
crown was in danger of being shaken.
" I stand ready to escape at half an hour's warning,
and shall endeavour to do so."

Early in December the archbishop had a visit from
the English commander. General Oglethorpe, who com-
plained bitterly of his Dutch allies.
On the 1 8th December there was a general fast, and
a grand service in Westminster Abbey attended by the
House of Lords.
London was frightened. Hogarth's celebrated

^ Life of Lord Hardwicke, ii. 185.
