Still the years roll on.  The Merrie Monarch was succeeded by his brother James, whose ill-advised acts alienated his subjects.  William and Mary then reigned, William being succeeded by his wife’s sister, good Queen Anne, whom God preserve.  All these monarchs I have actively served; and when the call of duty has not taken me to the high seas, or on service in some foreign land, my leisure time has always been spent in the quietness of Holwick.