The History of England from the
Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution of 1688

David Hume

Chapter 46, Footnote #16
This zeal illustrated


Digby, after his condemnation, said in a letter to his wife,``Now for my intention, let me tell you that if I had thought there had been the least sin in the plot, I would not have been of it for all the world; and no other cause drew me to hazard my fortune and life but zeal to God's religion.'' He expresses his surprise to hear that any Catholics had condemned it.---Digby's Papers, published by Secretary Coventry.


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