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130 1636 and 1866.
confer religious favours upon all his loving
subjects, such as were once known to the whole
nation when divisions were unknown."
Again such a passage as the following in
dicates that, on the Roman side, there were not
wanting
those "moderate Catholics" who could
with the idea :
openly sympathise
u It seemeth very convenient that the Pope
and Court be dealt withal not to vex moderate
Catholics
end is to
by censures or disgraces, since their
please GOD and the King, and pro
mote the Union of the Catholic religion: O and the
means employed by them are, in their conscience
lawful, and allowed of in other Catholic states."
Leander s mission, though little was prac
tically effected by it at once produced several
marked results in a short space of time. Those
foreigners about the Queen s court, who, prior
to their coming hither, had depicted to them
selves a simple Protestant community, as
heretical in its dogmas as it was schismatical in
its practice, had not only found out their grave
mistake ; but, after making due enquiries for
themselves, were evidently much impressed by
the decision to which the Benedictine Father
had deliberately arrived ; while many of them
/ v
were willing to entertain the Re-union idea
with sincere impartiality.
On the other hand,
* Instructions for Reconciliation, p. 208, vol. i., Claren
don s State Papers.