Note 4 — Chapter XII · THE FIRST EDDYSTONE
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Wright’s History of Essex, vol. ii. p. 179, says that Winstanley was offered a liberal salary by the French king to remain in France, but refused the offer. This is somewhat inconsistent with the statement that the old king, Louis XIV, censured the officer of the privateer that had made the capture, and ordered Winstanley’s immediate return, saying he was at war with England, but not with humanity, and that a lighthouse on the Eddystone would be a benefit to mankind at large.