. Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall. They came flocking to the side of the hills to view its [Jo face />. 76. SOME UNFOUNDED SATISFACTION 77 Protestant Brixham, equal satisfaction was being fell in (atholicquarters near at hand, though with less reason. At the upper. fM \- cffJy// ? n mbout end of Torbay, Whittle tells us, there is a fair housebelonging to one Mr. Carey, a very rigid Papist, who enter- 78 THE PEASANTS DECLINE TO BE ALARMED chap. tained a priest in his house. This priest going to recreatehimself upon the leads, it being a most delightsome day, as hewas walking there,
. Highways and byways in Devon and Cornwall. They came flocking to the side of the hills to view its [Jo face />. 76. SOME UNFOUNDED SATISFACTION 77 Protestant Brixham, equal satisfaction was being fell in (atholicquarters near at hand, though with less reason. At the upper. fM \- cffJy// ? n mbout end of Torbay, Whittle tells us, there is a fair housebelonging to one Mr. Carey, a very rigid Papist, who enter- 78 THE PEASANTS DECLINE TO BE ALARMED chap. tained a priest in his house. This priest going to recreatehimself upon the leads, it being a most delightsome day, as hewas walking there, he happened to cast his eye upon the sea,and espying the fleet at a distance, withal being purblindin his eyes, as well as blinded by Satan in his mind, he pres-ently concludes that twas the French navy come to land thesons of Belial which should cut off the children of God . .and being transported with joy, he hastened to inform hisown disciples of the house and forthwith they sang TeDeum. It cannot have been long ere the exultant Catholics wereundeceived; for twenty-six regiments had been landed atBrixham before night fell, and the news was spreading far andwide. It is curious to see how little fear was inspired by thelanding of fifteen thou
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