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LIFE OF TOLAND. 31The same year, Counsellor Pooley, and Dr.Drake, wrote the Memorial of the Church of England,with a view to influence the ensuing parliamentaryelection, by representing the Whig administration,as plotting the ruin of the Church.By the direction of Mr. Harley, secretary ofstate, this memorial was ansAvered, by Mr. Toland,in a pamphlet, entitled, " The 3Iemorial ofthe State of England, in Vindication of the Queen^the Church, and the Administration: designed torectify the mutual mistakes of Protestants; and tounite their affectioris, in defence of our Religionand EihertyT On the suggestion of Mr. Harley,who was one of Mr. Toland's patrons and benefactors,this treatise was published, without theauthor's name.This pamphlet was answered, by Thomas Rau-Esq. who made a direct attack on the dukelins,of Marlborough's, and Mr. Harley :s conduct. Mr,William Stephens, rector of Sutton, in Surry, beingfound the publisher; and, refusing to bear evidenceagainst Mr. Raulins,the pillory;but, the sentence was afterwards remitted.was sentenced to stand ouMr. Toland was directed by Mr. Harley to answerthis pamphlet, which he did; but, for somereasons, now unknown, the design was dropped,after part of Mr. Toland's answer had been pi-inted.Mr. Harley having found among hismanuscripts,a philippic against France, written in La-