La storia dell'Inghilterra, dall'adesione di James la seconda . en la hostilefactions. Nottingham aveva, nel corso di un anno, stato il solo Segretario ofState. Egli era ora unita con un collega di cui la società ha deveavere si sentiva molto a disagio, John Trenchard. Trenchard belongedto la sezione estrema del partito Whig. Egli era un uomo di Taunton,animati da quello spirito che aveva, nel corso di due generazioni, peculiarlydistinguished Taunton. Egli aveva, nei giorni di Popeburnings e ofProtestant coltelli, stato uno dei rinomati Green Riband Club : hehad stato un membro attivo di diversi parlamenti tempestoso

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The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . en the hostilefactions. Nottingham had, during a year, been the sole Secretary ofState. He was now joined with a colleague in whose society he musthave felt himself very ill at ease, John Trenchard. Trenchard belongedto the extreme section of the Whig party. He was a Taunton man, animated by that spirit which had, during two generations, peculiarlydistinguished Taunton. He had, in the days of Popeburnings and ofProtestant flails, been one of the renowned Green Riband Club : hehad been an active member of several stormy Parliaments : he hadbrought in the first Exclusion Bill : he had been deeply concerned inthe plots formed by the chiefs of the opposition : he had fled to theContinent: he had been long an exile ; and he had been excepted byname from the general pardon of 1686. Though his life had beenpassed in turmoil, his temper was naturally calm : but he was closelyconnected with a set of men whose passions were far fiercer than his^ Swifts Anecdotes. 2 London Gazette, March 27. 1693. //.„:..:„/.:, /. SIR JOHN TREXCHARDFrom a mezzotint by James Watson 2322 HISTORY OK ENGLAND chap, xix own. lie had married tlie si.ster of Hugh Speke, one of the falsestand nu>st malignant of the libellers who brought disgrace on the causeof constitutional freedom. Aaron Smith, the solicitor of the Treasur), a man in whom the fanatic and the pettifogger were strangely united, possessed too much influence over the new Secretary, with whom hehad. ten )ears before, discussed plans of rebellion at the Rose. WhyTrenchard was selected in preference to man men of higher rank andgreater abilit}- for a post of the first dignity and importance, it is difficultto say. It seems however that, though he bore the title and drew thesalary of Secretary of State, he was not trusted with any of the graversecrets of State, and that he was little more than a superintendent ofpolice, charged to look after the printers of unlicensed books

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