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THE IIISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM TIlE ACCESSION JAMES THE SECOND. BY THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY. VOLUME III•• LONDON: LONGMAN, DROWN, GR~EN, LONG~fA~S, & ROBERTS 1857. V~;).L h !;-o. 3 177b 1.0NUON: Printed by SPOTI'lswoons & Co. New·"treet Square. op THE THIRD VOLUME. CHAPTER XI. Page William and Mary proclaimed in London 1 Rejoicings throughout England; Rejoicings in Holland 2 Discontent of the Clergy and of the Army 3 Reaction of Public Feeling I) Temper of the Tories 7 Temper of the Whigs 11 Ministerial Arrangements 13 William his own Minister for Foreign Mairs .14 Danby 16 Hallfn: 17 Nottingham - 18 Shrewsbury - 19 The Board of Admiralty; the Board of Treasury 20 The Great Seal 21 The Judges - 22 The Household 23 Subordinate Appointments 26 The Convention turned into a Parliament 27 The Members of the two Houses required to take the Oaths - 31 Questions relating to the Revenue 83 Abolition of the Hearth Money 86 Repayment of the Expenses of the United Provinces - 87 Mutiny at Ipswich 88 The first Mutiny Bill 42 Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act 47 Unpopularity of William 48 Popularity of Mary - 52 The Court removed from Whitehall to Hampton Court 54 .A2 iv CONTENTS. Page The Court at Kensington; William's foreign Favourites 58 General Maladministration 60 Dissensions among Men in Office 63 Department of Foreign Affairs 67 Religious Disputes 69 The High Church Party 71 The Low Church Party 72 William's Views concerning Ecclesiastical Polity 74 Burne~ Bishop of S~bury - .,. 75 Nottingham's Views concerning Ecclesiastical Polity - 79 The Toleration Bill . - 81 The Comprehension Bill 89 The Bill for settling the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy 99 The Bill for settling the Coronation Oath - 115 The Coronation - 117 Promotions - 120 The Coalition against France; the Devastation of the Palati- nate .;, - 122 War declared against France - - 127 CHAPTER XII. State of Ireland at the Time of the ReT'olution; the Civil Power in the Hands of the Roman Catholics' - 129 The Military Power in the Hands of the Roman Catholics - 132 Mutual Enmity between the Englishry and Irishry -- 133 Panic among the Englishry • - 134 History of the Town of Kenmare - 135 Enniskillen - - 140 Londonderry - - 141 Closing of the Gates of Londonderry - - 143 Mount;joy sent to pacify mster - 146 William opens a Negotiation with Tyrconnel- - 147 The Temples consulted - 150 Richard Hamilton sent to Ireland on bis Parole - 151 Tyrconnel sends Mountjoy and Rice to France - 152 Tyrconnel calls the Irish People to Arms - 154 Devastation of the Country - - 155 The Protestants in the South unable to resist - 160 Enniskillen and Londonderry hold -out; Richard Hamilton marches into Ulster with an .Army - 162 James determines to go to Ireland - 163 Assistance furnished by Lewis to James - 165 Choice of a French Ambassador to accompany James - 167 CONTENTS. v Page The Count ot Avaux - - 168 James lands at Kinsale - 170 James enters Cork 171 Journey of James from Cork to Dublin - 172 Discontent in England - 175 Factions at Dublin Castle . - 177 James determines to go to mster - 183 Journey of James to IDster - - 184 The Fall of Londonderry expected - 188 Succours arrive trom England - 189 Treachery of Lundy ; the Inhabitants of Londonderry resolve to defend themselves - 190 Their Character - 192 Londonderry besieged ~ - 197 The Siege turned into a Blockade - . 200 Naval Skirmish in Bantry Bay - 201 A Parliament summoned by James sits at Dublin - 202 A Toleratilll! Act passed; Acts passed for the Confiscation of the Property ot Protestants - 208 hsue of base Money - - 214 The great Act of Attainder --216 James prorogues his Parliament; Persecution of the Protes- tants in Ireland • - 220 Effect produced in England by the News from Ireland a - 223" Actions of the Enniskilleners ----- 226 Distress of Londonderry --227 Expedition under Kirke arrives in Loch Foyle - 228 Cruelty of Rosen - 229 The Famine in Londonderry extreme.- - 232 Attack on the Boom -. - 235 The Siege of Lo~donderry raised - 237 Operations against the Enniskilleners - 241 Battle of Newton Butler - 243 Consternation of the Irish - 245 . CHAPTER XIU The Revolution more violent in Scotland than in England - 246 Elections for the Conventien; Rabbling 9f the Episcopal Clergy- ----- -248 State of Edinburgh - - 252 Question of an Union between England and Scotland raised - 253 Wish of the English Low Churchmlln to preserve Episcopacy· in Scotland - 258 Opinions of William about Church Government ha Scotland -. 259 £ A :3 vi CONTENTS. Page Comparative Strength of Religious Parties in Scotland - 261 Letter from William to the Scotch Convention - 262 William's Instructions to his Agents in Scotland; the Dal- rymples - - 263 Melville - 266 James's Agents in Scotland: Dundee; Balcarras - 268 Meeting of the Convention - 271 Hamilton elected President - - 273 Committee of Elections; Edinburgh Castle summoned - 274 Dundee threatened by the Covenanters - 275 Letter from James to the Convention - 277 Effect of James's Letter - 279 Flight of Dundee - 280 Tumultuous Sitting of the Convention - 281 A Committee appointed to frame a Plan of Government - 283 Resolutions proposed by the Committee - 285 William and Mary proclaimed; the Claim of Right; Aboli- ~~~~.9 -m Torture 289 William and Mary accept the Crown of Scotland - 291 Discontent of the Covenanters - 293 Ministerial Arrangements in Scotland - 294 Hamilton; Crawford - - 295 The Dalrymples; Lockhart; Montgomery - 296 Melville; Carstairs - - 297 The Club formed: Annandale; Ross - - 298 Hume; Fletcher of Saltoun - - 299 War breaks out in the Highlands; State of the Highlands - 300 Peculiar Nature of Jacobitism in the Highlands - 313 Jealousy of the Ascendency of the Campbells - 315 The Stewarts and Macnaghtens - 318 The Mac1eans; the Camerons; Lochiel - 319 The Macdonalds; Feud between the Macdonalds and Mack- intoshes; Inverness - 323 Inverness threatened by Macdonald of Keppoch - 325 Dundee appears in Keppoch's Camp - - 326 Insurrection of the Clans hostile to the Campbells - 330 Tarbet's Advice to the Government - - 332 Indecisive Campaign in the Highlands - 333 Military Character of the Highlanders - 334 Quarrels in the Highland Army - 340 Dundee applies to James for Assistance; the War in the Highlands suspended - 342 Scruples of the Covenanters about taking Arms fOl' King William _ • 343 CONTENTS. vii Page The l:ameronian Negiment raised - 344 Edinbnrgh Castle snrrenders - .. 346 Session of Parliament at Edinburgh - - 347 Ascendency of the Club - 348 Troubles in Athol - 351 The War breaks out again in the Highlands - - 354 Death of Dundee - 362 Retreat of Mackay - 363 Effect of the Battle of Killiecrankie; the Scottish Parliamont adjourned - 365 The Highland Army reinforced - 369 Skirmish at Saint Johnston's - - 371 Disorders in the Highland Army - 372 Mackay's Advice disregarded by the Scotch Ministerg - 373 The Cameronians stationed at Dunkeld - 374 The Highlanders attack the Cameronians and are repulsed - 375 Dissolution of the Highland Army; Intrigues of the Club; State of the Lowlands - 377 CHAPTER XIV. Disputes in the English Parliament - - 379 The Attainder of Russell reversed - 380 Other Attainders reversed; Case of Samuel Johnson -- 382 Case of Devonshire - - 383 Case of Oates - - 384 Bill of Rights- - 393 Disputes about a Bill of Indemnity - 396 Last Days of Jeffreys - 398 The Whigs dissatisfied with the King - 404 Intemperance of Howe - 405 Attack on Caermarthen .. 406 Attack on Halifax: - 407 Preparations for a Campaign in Ireland - • - 410 Schomberg - 412 Recess of the Parliament - 414 State of Ireland; Advice of Avaux - - 415 Dismission of Melfort; Schomberg lands in Ulster - 420 Carrickfergus taken .. .. 421 Schomberg advances into Leinster; the English and Irish Armies encamp near each other .. - 422 Schomberg declines a Battle .. - 423 Frauds of the English Commissariat .. - 424 Conspiracy among the French Troops in the English Service 426 Pestilence in the English Army - 427 viii CONTENTS. Page The English and Irish Armies go into Winter Quarters - 430 Various Opinions about Schomberg's Conduct - 431 Maritime Affairs - 432 Maladministration of Torrington - 433 Continental Affairs - 435 Skirmish at Walcourt - 437 Imputations thrown on Marlborough - - 438 Pope Innocent XL succeeded by Alexander VIII. - 439 The High Church Clergy divided on the Subject of the Oaths 440 Arguments for taking the Oaths - 441 Arguments against taking the Oaths - - 445 . A great Majority of the Clergy take the Oaths - 456 The Nonjurors; Ken - - 453 Leslie - 455 Sherlock - 456 Hickes - 458 Collier - 459 Dodwell ~ - 461 Kettlewell ; Fitzwilliam - 463 General Character of the Nonjuring Clergy - - 464 The Plan of Comprehension; Tillotson - 468 An Ecclesiastical Commission issued - - 470 Proceedings of the Commission - 471 The Convocation of the Province ·of Canterbury summoned; Temper of the Clergy ~ '" - 476 The Clergy ill affected towards the King 477 The Clergy exasperated against the Dissenters by the Pro- ceedings of the Scotch Presbyterians - 481 Constitution of the Convocation - 483 Election of Members of Convocation; Ecclesiastical Prefer- ments bestowed :" - 485 Compton discontented - 487 The Con\rocation meets - 488 The High Churchmen a Majority of the Lower House of Con- vocation - - 489 Difference between the two Houses of Convocation -- 491 The Lower House of Convocation proves unmanageable - 492 The Convocation prorogued - - 494 CHAPTER XV The Parliament meets; Retirement of Halifax - 496 Supplies voted - 497 The Bill of Rights passed - 498 CONTENTS. ix Page