One of the most eminent of the refugees, John Claude, had published on the Continent a small volume in which he described with great force the sufferings of his brethren.
Barillon demanded that some opprobrious mark should be put on his book.
James complied, and in full council declared it to be his pleasure that Claude's libel should be burned by the hangman before the Royal Exchange.

Even Jeffreys was startled, and ventured to represent that such a proceeding was without example, that the book was written in a foreign tongue, that it had been printed at a foreign press, that it related entirely to transactions which had taken place in a foreign country, and that no English government had ever animadverted on such works.

James would not suffer the question to be discussed.

"My resolution," he said, "is taken.

It has become the fashion to treat Kings disrespectfully; and they must stand by each other.