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GIPE-001797-Contents.Pdf 1 ,./~.L---~----­ ; F-~5')·'1··· ---nq-7 ~- · Ohananjayarao Gad gil LibI8J IU~~ W~ W~ ~~ m~ ~ ~IIII GIPE-PUNE~OI797 HISTORY OF ENGIJAND. VOl.. IV. THE" HISTORY OF ENGLAND """. THE ACCESSION- JAMES THE' SECOND. BY THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY. VOLUME IV, LONDON: LONGlIlAN, BROWN, GREEN, LONGlIlANS, & ROBERTS. 1857. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 V1;;·L­ 1 1 ~s-o -it 1 1 1797. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 CONTENTS o. -THE-FOURTH VOLUME. CHAPTER Xvn. Page. Holland I William's Entl"!'nce into the H!'l:ue - 4 Congress at the J;(ague 6 Willi"!,, his own Minister for Foreign _AfFairs 9 WiIli"!'l obtain. a Toleration for the WqJdensesi Vi... in- h~rent in the Nature of 9o!!olitions 12 Siege ""d Fall of MOlls -• • 14 William retnrns to EnglllDd; Trials of PrestoJ;l an4 AshtoJ) - 16 Execution of Ashton " -- -- 18 Preston'. Irresolution and Confessions 19 Lenity shown to the Conspirators; Clarendon 21 Dartmouth 22 TurDOI'; PenD • 23 . Death 4f George Fox I his Character - 2' Interview between P""n IlDd Sidney - 30 PrestOD par-donei _ 32 Joy of the Jaoobites at the Fall of Mons • 83 The vacant Sees Illled M Tillotson Archbishop of Canterbury • 85 Conduct of Sancrot\ • • 88 Difference between SlII1Oroft and Ken 40 Batre<!. of Sancrot\ to the Established Chll.l'ch I be provides for the episcopal Succession among the NGnjllrors • 41 The new Bishops .. ,. ~ 43 Sherlock, Dean of Saint Paul'. • 44 Treaohery of some of WiIlia.m'. Servants 62 .. S vi CONTENTS. Page Russell 64 Godolphin 66 Marlborough - • 68 Willia.m returns to the Continent 63 The Campaign of 1691 in Flanders - 64 The War in Ireland; State of the English Part of Ireland 66 State of the Part of Ireland whieh was subject to James 71 Dissensions among the Irish at Limerick 73 Return of Tyrconnel to Ireland 76 Arrival of a French Fleet at Limerick; Saint Ruth - 78 The English take the Field - 79 Fall of Ballymore; Siege and Fall of Athlone -0 - 80 Retreat of the Irish Army 87 Saint Ruth determines to light 88 Battle of Aghrim 91 Fall of Galway 94 Death of Tyrconnel 0 97 Second Siege of Limerick 98 The Irish desirous to capituiste 0 100 Negotiations between the Irish Chiefs and the Besiegers 0 101 The Capituistion of Limerick - 0 104 The Irish Troops required to make their Election between their -Country and France - 107 Most-of the Irish Troops volunteer for France - 108 Many of the Irish who had volunteered for France desert 0 110 The last Division of the Irish Army saiJs from Cork for France 112 State of Ireland after the War 0 113 CHAPTER Xvrn. Opening of the Parliament - 119 Debates on the SaJaries and Fe.. of Official Men • 120 Act excluding Papists from Public Trust in Ireland - - 128 Debates on the East India Trade • - 126 Debates on the Bill for regulating Trials in CAs of High Troason - 0 148 Plot formed by Marlborough against the Government of Wil- liam - 0 IS8 Marlborough's Plot disclosed by the Jacobites- - 164 Disgrace of Marlborough; Vsrious Reports touehing the Cause of Marlborough'. Disgrace 0 166 Rupture between Mary and Anne 0 167 Fuller's Plot - ~. 171 Olosa of the Session; Bill for ascertaining the Salaries of the Judges rejected - - 180 CONTENTS. vii Page Ministerial Changes in England - 184 Ministerial Changes in Scotland • - 186 State of the Highlands 188 Breadallmne employed &0 negotiate with the Rebel Clans - 189 Glencoe - 191 William goes &0 the Continent; Death of Louvois - 217 The French Government deRrmines &0 eend an Expedition against England . - 220 James believes that the English Fleet is friendly &0 him - 221 Conduct of RusseIJ. - - 222 A Daughter born &0 James - - 224 Prep&r&tioDS Di&de in England &0 repel Invasion - . 225 James goes down &0 his Army at La Hogue - - 226 James's DecIantion - . - - 227 Meet produced by James's DecIantion - 229 The English and Dutch Fleets join; Temper of the English Fleet - 233 Battle of La Hogue - - 235 Rejoicings in England • - 240 Young's Plot - - 244 CHAPTER XIX. Foreign Policy of William - - 256 The Northern Powers - 257 The Pope - 258 Conduct of the Allies 259 The Emperor - 261 Spain - 262 William succeeds in preventing the Di880lntion of the Coalition 264 . New Arrangements for the Government of the Spanish Nether- lande - 286 Lewis takes the Field - - 268 Siege of Namur - 269 Lewis returns &0 Versailles - - 274 Luxemburg - 275 BattIe of Steinkirk ~ - 278 Conspiracy of Grandval - 285 Return of William &0 England - 288 Naval Maladmjnistration .. 289 Earthquake at Port Royal - 293 Distress in Eugland; Increase of Crime - 294 Meeting of Parliament; State of Parties - 298 viii CONTENTS. Page The King's Speech; Question of Privilege raised by the Len·de 299 Debates on the 1>tate ef the Nation • ' - 3O(j Bill for the RegulBtioR of Trials in" Cases of Treasoa • _ 308 Case of Lord Mohnll - - 309 Debates on the India Trade - • 812 Supply _ 318 Ways and Means; Land T"" • _ ~ - 814 Origin of the National Debt - _. " 319 Parliamentary Refo.m "-.. - 83l! The Place Bill - 338 The Triennial Bill ¥ _ - 843 The First ParlilllDent..., Discuss;.onl on the Liberty ofthe Press 848 State of Ireland ~ - B6S The King refuses to pess the Triennial Bill - • - 868 Ministerial Arrangements " - 8'1'2 The King goes to Holland; a Sessi"OD of Parliament in Seot- land 375 CHAPTER xx. State of the Court of Saint Germains - 380 F ..ling of the Jacobites; COUlpounde". - 384 Noncompounders" - 385 Change of Ministry at Saint Germnins; Middleton - 389 New Declaration put Corth by James" - 392 Effect of the new Declaration -" - 894 French Preparations for the Campaign; Institution of the Order of Seint Lewis - 397 Middleton's Account of Versa.illes -, - 898 William's Preparations for the Campaign • 400 Lewis takes the Field; Lewis returns to VersaiUes 401 Manamvres of Luxemburg - 40S Battle of Landen ' - 404 Miscarriage of the Smyrna Fl.. t "" - 413 Excitement in London - 416 Jacobite Libels; William Anderton - - 417 Writings and Artifices of the Jacobite. - 421 Conduct of Caermarthen c 424 New Charter granted to the East India Company - 426 Return of William to England; Military Successes of France 427 Distres. of France _ 428 A Ministry necessary to Parliamentary Government - • 434 The First Ministry gradually formed - _ 437 Sunderland • _ 488 C~TS. Ix Page Sunderland advises the King to give the' Preference to the Whigs • 443 Reasons for preferring the W'1iigs • 444 Chiefs of the Whig Party; Russell • • 446 Somers ~ .. 447 Montague ~ '"' • 451 Wharton • 455 Chiefs of the Tory Patty" " '. 460 Harley • , .. • 46i FQJey " • 465 Howe • ... ... 466 Meeting of Parliament' • • 467 Debates about the Naval Misca.rriages • 468 Russell First Lord of the Acbiiiralty: Retirement of Notting- ham • 470 Shrewsbury refuses Office .' '. 471 Debates about the Trade with India • • • .. 479 Bill for the Regulation of Trials in CIIBes of Tleasoll • 476 Triennial Bill ••• • 471- Place Bill - • 479 Bill for the Naturalisatioll of Foreign Protestantll - 484' Supplj''' .... 487 , Ways and Means; Lottery Lolln ,.. 488 The Bimk of England ....... ' 490 Prorogation of Parliament ; Ministerial Arrangements; 'Shr&WS" bnry Secretary of State' • .. .. 504 Ne.. Titles bestowed • • 606 French Plan of War; English Plan of War • 507 Expedition against Brest ... • 509, Naval Operations in the Mediterranean .. ,514 War by Land ...o • 116\ Complaints of Trenebard's AcbninistTation· • • 517 The Limeashire ProseeutioDS • • 518 , Meeting of the Parli)Uilent; Death of TiIlotaon • 524 Tenison Arehbishop of Canterbtirt; Debates on the Lan· cashire Prosecutions .. 626 Place Bill.. • Bill for the Regulation of, T:rials in' Cases of Treason; the Triennial Bill passed • •• 629, Death of Mary • 630' Funeral of Mary 534 Greenwich Hospital founded • 53S CONTENTS. CHAPTER XXI. Page EJfoct of Mary's Death on the Continent _ 637· Death of Luxemburg; Distress of William - - 639 Parliamentary Proceedings ; Emancipation of ~e Press • 640 Death of Halifax - 642 Parliamentary Inquiries into the Corruptioo of tho Poblic Offices - - 645 Vote of Censure on the Speaker of the House of Commons - 660 Foley elected Speaker; Inquiry into the Accounts of the East India Company , - 551 Suspicious Dealings of Seymour - 552 Bill against Sir Thomas Cook - 553 Inquiry by a joint Committee of Lords and Commons - 654 Impeachment of Loeds - 556 Disgraos ofLoeds - 561 Lords Justices appointed; Reconciliation between William and the Princess ADDe - c - 562 . Jacobite Plots against William's Person - 566 Charnock, - 568 Porter; Goodman; Parkyns - 669 FenwiCk - 570 Session of the Scottish Parliament; Inquiry into the Slaughter of Glencoe - 671 War in the Netherlaods; Marshal Villeroy - - 681 Tho Duke of Maine - - 582 Jacobite Plots against the Government during William', Absen08 _ - 584 Siege of N amur - 586 Surrender of the Town of Namur - 590 Surrender of the Castle of Namur - 596 Arrest of BouJllers - 597 EJfect of the Emancipation of the English Press - 601 Return of William to England; Dissolution of the Parliament 607 William makes a Progress through the Country - 609 The Electiona - 614 Alarming State of the Currency - 619 , Meeting of the Parliament; Loyalty of the House of Commons 637 Controversy touching the Currency _ - 639 Parliamentary Proceedings touching the Currency . - - 640 Passing of the Act regulating Trials in Cases of High Treason 648 Parliamentary Proceedings touching the Grant of Crown Lands in Wal.. to Portland - 646 CONTENTS, xi ~ Page Two Jacobite Plots formed - 648 Berwick's Plot; the Assassination Plot; Sir George Barclay 649 Failure of Berwick's Plot .- - 657 Detection of the Assassination Plot - - 660 Parliamentary Proceeding. touching the Assassination Plot - 667 State of Pnblic Feeling - 668 Trial of Charnock, King and Keyes - - 670 Execution of ChlU:nock, King and Keyes - 675 Trial of Friend - 676 Trial of Parkyns - 677 Execution of Friend and Parkyns - 679 Trials of Rookwood, Cranburne and Lowick - - 681 The Association - 682 Bill for the Regnlation of Elections .- - 687 .Act estab1ishing a Land Bank - 690 CHAPTER XXII.
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