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statesmen, 243. He returns to the Hague
with letters from many eminent English-
men, 256. 257. Sent from Holland to
congratulate William, 600.

Edinburgh; riots at, in consequence of the
performance of Romish rites at Perth's
house, 114. See Scotland.
Elections in 1685; demand for inquiry
concerning them, 30.

Elector Palatine; his envoy, at James's in-
stigation, opens a Romish chapel, 100.
He reproves James, 101.

English colony in Ireland; its state, 130.
Its panic on learning the views of James,
138. Its dismay at Tyrconnel's pro-
ceedings, 157.

Ernley, Sir John, Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, 19.

Etherege, Sir George, 158.

Exeter; its reception of William of Orange,
483.

Fagel, Grand Pensionary of Holland; ef-
fect of his reply on behalf of William to
Stewart's letter, 260. 261. He draws up
William's declaration, 455.

Fairfax, Dr., 289. 290.
Fane, Sir Vere, 619.

Fanshaw, Richard Viscount, 622.
Farmer, Anthony, recommended by James
for President of Magdalene College, 287.
Fauconberg, Viscount, 322.

Ferguson, Robert, 176. 454. 455. 488.
Feversham, Lewis Duras, Earl of, 188
note. His report on the state of the army,
510. 511. Is ordered by James to dis-
band the army, 547. He obeys, 549.
Effect of his conduct on William's move-
ments, 562. Is ordered to liberate James,
568. Is charged with a letter to William,
570. Is put under arrest, 571.
lease, 593.

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His re-

Finch, Daniel. See Nottingham, Earl of.
John; his subserviency to Charles I.,
and disgrace by the House of Commons,
244.

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Fowler, Edward; effect of his determina-
tion not to read the Declaration of In-
dulgence, 344. 345.

Fox, Sir Stephen, 25.

Charles, Paymaster of the Forces to
James II.; votes against the court party,
25. Is dismissed from office, 35.
Francis, Alban, 277. See Cambridge.

Gainsborough, Earl of; his ejection from
office by James 11., 323.

Gentry; their discontent, and refusal to obey
the judges, 419. 420.

George, Prince of Denmark: Charles II.'s
opinion of him; deserts William's camp,

513.

Gerard, Charles Lord: his conviction as a
participator in the Rye House Plot; his
liberation, 36.

Germany; invaded by the French armies,

454.

Giffard, Bonaventure; attempts to convert
Rochester to Romanism, 149. 150. 153.
His appointment as President of Magda.
lene College, 302.

Godden, a Catholic ecclesiastic, 149, 150.
Godolphin, Sidney, chamberlain to the
Queen, 67. His nomination as commis-
sioner of the Treasury, 158.
His report
of James's letter, 589.
Goodenough, 39. 176.
Gordon, Duke of, a Roman Catholic; ap.
pointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle,

116. 602.

Grafton, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of; his pro-
testations of loyalty, 500. His reply to
James's reproof, 502. He deserts to
William's quarters, 511.

Grey, Ford Lord, 36. 37. 39.
Grey de Ruthin, 508.

Habeas Corpus Act; scheme of James for
its repeal, 3. Refusal of Halifax to aid
therein, 12.

to

Haines, Joseph; a convert to Popery, 195.
Hales, Sir Edward: his conversion
Popery ; institution of a mock suit
against him, 83. 85. Uselessness of the
judgment, 211. His guards sympathise
with the bishops, 358. The bishops re-
fuse to pay his fees, 366. He is ejected
from the lieutenancy of the Tower, 522.
He assists in James's flight, 547.
Halifax, George Savile, Marquess of; his
share in the treaty between James II.
and the States General, 2. He refuses
to support the repeal of the Test and
Habeas Corpus Acts, and is dismissed
from office, 12. Public discontent at
his dismissal; and delight of Lewis, and

dissatisfaction of Austria and Holland,
thereat, 12. 13. He demolishes the ar-
guments of the court party, 32. 34. His
sarcasm on Perth's apprehensions, 113.
"Letter to a Dissenter" ascribed to
him, 217. 218. His " Anatomy of an
Equivalent," 238. His ascendency over
Nottingham, and conferences with Dyk-
velt, 246. His letter to William, 257.
His letter on the Declaration of Indul-

gence, 350. His arrangements for bail-
ing the seven bishops, 365. He declines
joining in the invitation to William, 402.
His reply to James's questions, 473. He
refuses to join Rochester, 501.
His con-

duct at the council of Peers, 519. He
is appointed commissioner to treat with
William, 521. His conditions, 522. His
interview with William, 536.537. Comes to
an understanding with Burnet, 537-541.
His sentiments on discovering that James
had duped him, 566. 567. He presides
at a meeting of the Lords, 575. 589. He
carries William's message to James, 578.
His deportment at James's departure, 579.
He is chosen Speaker by the Lords, 619.
He supports William's claim to the throne,
636. His arguments in the conference
with the Commons, 646. He presents
the crown to William and Mary, 654.
Hall, Timothy; reads the Declaration of
Indulgence, 351. His reception at Ox-
ford as bishop, 419.

Hamilton, the Duke of, Privy Councillor

of Scotland; attends at Westminster on
James's summons, 117. He returns to
Scotland, and opposes the King's mea-
sures, 120. His faint protest against
James's proceedings, 125. He attends
William at Whitehall, 605.

Hampden, John, grandson of the great
Hampden his trial for treason; his later
career, 36. 37.

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Richard, 621. He carries the
Commons' resolutions to the Lords, 625.
Harley, Sir Edward, 529.

Herbert, Arthur, Rear Admiral of England,

and Master of the Robes to James II.;
dismissed, 208. His association with
Dykvelt, on behalf of William of Orange,

251.

Herbert, Sir Edward, Lord Chief Justice;
decides in favour of the King's right to
exercise the dispensing power, 84. His
nomination to a seat in James's High
Commission Court, 96. He declares
Bishop Compton entitled to the revenues
of his see, 97. His removal from the
Bench, 272.

Herbert, Lord, of Cherbury, 529.

Herbert, William; his vehemence in Mary's
behalf, 644.

High Commission Court; its creation by
Queen Elizabeth, oppressions of the
Nonconformists, and abolition by the
Long Parliament, 89. Statutory decla-
ration of its abrogation under Charles II.,
90. A new, created by James; its ju-
risdiction and powers, 92-96. Cita-
tion of Bishop Compton and the Fellows
of Magdalene College before it (see
Compton, Magdalene College), 418. Its
dissolution, 462.

Hind and Panther, the; account of, 198.
Holland; its treaty with James II., 2.
Its dissatisfaction at James's dismissal of
Halifax, 12. Its printing presses in the
17th century, 177. 260.
Its hold upon
William's feelings, 180. 181. 182. 184.
Its politics; estrangement of Lewis's
party, 429. Lewis's conduct to its set-
tlers in France, 429. 430. Sanetions
William's expedition to England, 451.
452. Sends congratulations to William,
600.

Holt, Sir John; removed from the Re-
cordership, 272.

Holloway, Judge, 371–371. 380. His

dismissal from the Bench, 415.
Hough, John: his character; election as
President of Magdalene College, and an-
nulment thereof by the High Commis-
sion, 289. Refusal of the Fellows to
elect Parker in his place, 290. Fruitless
efforts of Penn to induce him to alter his
course, 296. His defence before the
Special Commission, 297. Refuses to
deliver up his keys, and protests against
the proceedings, 298. See Magdalene
College.
Hounslow Camp; its formation by James,
101. Its dissolution, 421.

House of Commons: its reassemblage; fer-
ment excited by James's speech, and
formation of a country party to oppose
his encroachments, 18. 19. Appoints a

committee on the speech; defeats the
government, 24-26. Defeats it a se-
cond time, 27. 28. Reprimanded by
the King, 28. Commits John Coke for
disrespectful words, 29. Convention
called by William III., 591. Its election,
601. Its meeting, 616. Character of its
principal members, 617. 618. Elect Powle
Speaker, 619. Declares the throne va-
cant, 623. Letter of James to it, 640.
Its conference with the Lords, 645.
House of Lords; its reception of James's
speech, 18. Opposes the government,
31-34. Its meeting after James's abdi-

cation, 619. Its proceedings, 620. Re-
ceives the Commons' resolutions, 625.
Debates Sancroft's plan of a regency,
625-631. Debates the question of the
vacancy of the throne, 633. 637. Rejects
it, 638. Its conference with the Com-
mons, 645. And submission, 646.
Howe, John; returns from banishment,

223. James endeavours to secure his
aid, 224. His efforts for a coalition with
the clergy, 343.
Hughes, Margaret; story of the chain of
pearls given to her by Prince Rupert, 156.
Huguenots; policy of Richelieu towards the,
13. Their persecution by Lewis XIV.,
14. Effects thereof in England, 17. Ill
treated by James, 76. 77. 81.
Hume, Sir Patrick, 454. 605.
Hyde, Anne, Duchess of York; attempts
of Tyrconnel to blast her reputation,

48. 49.

Indulgence, Declaration of; proclaimed by
James II., 209. 210. Feeling of the
Protestant Dissenters, and of the Church
of England, in regard to it, 211. 214.
Hostilities of the Prince and Princess of
Orange, 232.

second Declaration; proclaimed,
340. The clergy ordered to read it,
341.

Innocent XI.; his dissatisfaction at James's
proceedings, 11. Protests against the
persecutions of the Huguenots, 16. 20.
21. Opposition of the Jesuits to his
suggestions; his toleration of Jansenist
opinions, 60. His indignation at Perth's
pretended conversion, 113. His pre
sumed approval of the policy of William
of Orange, and dislike of James's pro-
ceedings, 262. His resentment at the
choice of Castelmaine as English repre-
sentative at his court, 263. He refuses
to admit Petre to ecclesiastical prefer-
ment, and dismisses Castelmaine from
Rome, 266.

Insurrection, northern, account of the, 507.
Ireland; state of the law on the subject of
religion in the 17th century, 125. Hos-
tility of its races, 126. Its aboriginal
peasantry and aristocracy, 128-131.
State of the English colony in it, 132.
Its grievances, ib. And the course which
James ought to have pursued in re-
moving them, 133. Dismay of its En-
glish colonists, 161.

Irish Night, account of the, 560-565.

James II.; his position after the suppres
sion of the Scotch and English rebel-

18.

24.

His

lions, 1. His foreign policy, 2.
designs against the Habeas Corpus Act,
3. His projected augmentation of the
army, and designs in favour of the
Romish faith, 4. 5. His violation of
the Test Act, 6-10. Dismisses Hali-
fax from his councils, 11. 12.
His per-
plexities on the persecutions of the Hu-
guenots by Lewis, 17. His speech from
the throne and ferment occasioned by it,
His welcome to the Pope's emis-
saries, 20. 21. His anger at the opposi-
tion of the country party to his projects,
He reprimands the Commons, 28.
29. Failure of his attempt to restrain
the Lords' discussions, 34. He prorogues
Parliament, dismisses Charles Fox from
office, and degrades Bishop Compton,
35. Symptoms of discontent in his
court, 41. Publishes Charles's manu-
scripts in support of the Romish faith,
43. 44. Misgivings of the Tories and
moderate Catholics at his proceedings,
45. 46. His obligations to Tyrconnel,
48-51. His maritime discussions
with Bonrepaux, 52. Influence of Petre
and the Jesuits in his councils, 60. His
temper and opinions, 61. Is encouraged
in his errors by Sunderland, 62. 63.
His uneasiness at Jeffreys's illness, 66.
His amours with Catharine Sedley, 67
-72. His abandonment of his foreign
allies, 75. His ill treatment of the
Huguenots, 76. 77. His further pro-
rogation of Parliament, and determina-
tion to exercise the dispensing power,
80. 81. His dismission of refractory
judges, 82. Authorises Roman Catho-
lics to hold ecclesiastical benefices, 85.
(See Sclater; Walker.) Nominates a
Papist to the deanery of Christchurch,
Oxford, and disposes of vacant bishop-
rics, 87. Resolves to use his ecclesi-
astical supremacy against the Anglican
Church, 88-90. Creates a new Court
of High Commission, 92. 93. His
treatment of Sancroft, 94.
His per-
plexities on Compton's trial, and hint to
Rochester, 97. Effects of his proceed.
ings on trade, and formation of a camp
at Hounslow, 101. His orders for tor-
turing the Scotch rioters; and plans for
legalising Romanism in Scotland, 116.
Opposition of the Scottish Council to his
views, and summons of three of them to
London, 116. 117. His interview and
unsatisfactory negotiations with them,
117. 118. He determines to proceed in
defiance of law, 124. His order for a
Roman Catholic chapel at Holyrood;

abrogation of laws against Papists in
Scotland, 125. Course which he ought
to have followed in Ireland, 132-134.
His errors, 136. Nominates Tyrconnel
General in Ireland, 137. His favouritism
towards Tyrconnel, 138. His displeasure
towards Clarendon, 145. His determi-
nation to displace Rochester, and hesita-
tions on the subject, 146. 147. Renews
his acquaintance with Catharine Sedley,
148. His attempts to convert Rochester
to Romanism, 149. 150. His dismissal
of Rochester, 152-154. His dismissal
of Clarendon, and exaltation of Tyrcon-
nel, 155. 157. His nomination of Pa-
pists to the highest offices in England,
and course of policy indicated by his
disgrace of the Hydes, 158. 159. Effect

of his altered policy upon the proceed-
ings of William, 189. He grants a pen-
sion to Dryden on his conversion to
Romanism, 197. Change in his policy
towards the Puritans, 201. He grants
a partial toleration in Scotland, 206.
His closetings with the Tories, 207. 208.
He publishes the Declaration of Indul-
gence, 209. His altercations with the
Church on the subject of Nonconformist
persecutions, 214. His subjugation by
the Jesuits, and dismissal of his confessor
at their suggestions, 219. His attempts
upon the honesty of John Howe, 224.
His interview with William Kiffin, 227.
228. His disquiet at William's reply to
his agents, and urgent letters to William
and Mary, 231. 232. Proofs of the neces-
sity of restraints upon his exercise of the
prerogative, 235-239. His enmity to
Burnet, 241. Growing enmity between
him and William, 258. His conduct on
the occasion of the consecration of the
Nuncio, 268. He dismisses Somerset from
office, 269. His dissolution of parlia-
ment, 270. 272. 273. His arbitrary pro-
ceedings against the universities (see
Cambridge University; Magdalene Col-
lege; Oxford University; Universities).
Recommends Anthony Farmer for pre-
sident of Magdalene College, 287. Sets
out on a royal progress, 291. 292.
interview with the Fellows of Magdalene
College, 294. His employment of Penn
to negotiate with them, 295. Sends ec-
clesiastical commissioners to Oxford, 297.
His scheme for preventing the Princess
of Orange from succeeding to the Irish
crown, 307. His determination to pack
a parliament, 313. His plan for effect-
ing that object, 314. 324-328. His

His

dismissal of public officers, $37. His
new Declaration of Indulgence, 340. His
interview with the bishops, 348. Effect
of the disobedience of the clergy upon
his plans, 352. 353. He resolves to pro-
secute the seven bishops for libel, 354.
He interrogates and endeavours to inti-
midate them, 355. 356. He commits
them to the Tower, 357. 359. Birth of
his son, the Pretender, and popular be-
lief in the child's supposititiousness, ib.
His conduct after the trial of the bishops,
413. His dismissions and promotions,
422. He receives warnings of William's
project, 444. 445. Exertions of Lewis
to save him, 446. He frustrates them,
447-449. He becomes aware of his
danger, 458. 460. His naval and military
means, ib. He attempts to conciliate his
subjects, 461. Gives audience to the
bishops, ib. His concessions ill received,
463. 464. He submits to the Privy
Council proofs of his son's birth, 467.
His conduct on receiving William's de-
claration, 472. 474. His conversation
with the bishops, 489. 490. 491. He
confers the archbishopric of York on
Lamplugh, and receives tidings of Corn-
bury's desertion, 497. His interview with
Clarendon, and with his military officers,
499. 500. The Peers petition him for
a parliament, 500. 501. He refuses, and
reproves the bishops, 502.
for Salisbury, 503. 508.

He sets out
Traitors in his

camp, 510. 511. He retreats from Salis-
bury, 512. He is deserted by Prince
George and Ormond, 513. He returns to
London, 514. He summons a council of
Peers, 518. He appoints commissioners
to treat with William, 521. His perfidy,
522. He prepares for flight, 523-525.
He prepares to send the Queen and his
son to France, and sends for Lauzun,
542. His renewed preparations for
flight, 546. He departs, 547. Commotion
created by his flight, 549. He is de-
tained near Sheerness, 563-565. The
Lords order him to be set at liberty,
568. He returns to Whitehall, 571.
Calls a council, 572. Receives a message
from William, 573. Sets out for Roches-
ter, 579. His flight from Rochester, 587.
589. He arrives at St. Germains, 598.
599. His letter to the Convention, 689.
Jane: his toryism; he is selected to defend
the doctrines of the Church of England,
149.150. Scandals occasioned thereby, 151.
Jansenists; their rise, and triumph over
the Jesuits, 59. 60.

Jeffreys, George Lord; his failure as a
speaker in the Lords, 34. and note. His
appointment as High Steward on Lord
Delamere's trial, 33. His grudge against
Delamere, and failure of his artifices to
procure a conviction, 39. His perfidy,

66. 67. His remonstrance on the burn-
ing of Claude's book, and rebuff from
James, 77. 78. His nomination to the
presidency of James's High Commission
Court, and qualifications for the post, 93.
94. His insolence to Bishop Compton,
and tacit reproval by his brother com-
missioners, 96. Penalty inflicted by him
on the Duke of Devonshire, 248. His
insults to the deputies from Cambridge,
and perversion of Scripture, 280. 281.
His behaviour to the Fellows of Magda-
lene College, and insult to Dr. Fairfax,
289. His conduct towards the Charter-
house trustees, 290. He advises James
to prosecute the bishops for libel, 354.
Discovered and arrested by the mob, and
sent to the Tower, 557.

Jenner, Sir Thomas; his visit to Oxford on
the special commission, and conduct there,
297. 298.

Jennings, Sir Edmund; opposes the court
party in the Commons, 19.

Frances, Lady Tyrconnel; her
youthful vagaries, 253.

Sarah. See Churchill, Lady.

Jermyn. See Dover.
Jesuits; opposed to the Pope, 53.

Account

of the Order of, 54-61. Severe laws
against them in England, 97-99. Their
comparative security in Ireland, 126.
Their subjugation of James, 219. Their
reception of Castelmaine in Rome, 265.
Their schemes respecting the succession
to the Crown, 305. 306.

Johnson, Dr. Samuel, 197.

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Samuel; his address circulated
amongst the soldiers at Hounslow, 102.
His character; controversy excited by his
comparison of James to Julian the Apos-
tate, 103. His conviction for a libel on
James; and acquaintance with Hugh
Speke, 104. Is sentenced to flogging and
the pillory, 105. His degradation from
the priesthood, 106. Apathy of the clergy
towards him, 107.

Johnstone; acts as agent between William
and the English Opposition, 258.
Jones, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas ;
dismissed from the Bench, 81. 82.
Judges; their subserviency to James II., 1.
Dismissal of four of the refractory, 81. 82.
See Charlton; Jeffreys; Jones; Milton;
Montague; Neville.

VOL. II.

Keating, John, Chief Justice of the Irish
Common Pleas; his protest against Tyr-
connel's proceedings, 143.

Kendall, Captain James: opposes the court
party; his reply to Middleton, 25.
Ken, Bishop, 172. 346-348.
Kiffin, William : his influence among the

Baptists; his interview with the King, 227.
Kirke, Colonel Percy; his adherence to
Protestantism, 13. He professes loyalty,
500. He prepares to desert, 510.
Lainez, 58.

Lamplugh, Bishop, 497.
Langley, Sir Roger, 373. 381.
Lauder, Sir John, of Fountainhall, 119.
Lauderdale, 575.

Lauzun, Antonine Count of; his vicissi-

tudes, 542. 543. He undertakes to con-
vey the Queen and her son to France,
544. 545. He is restored to Lewis's
favour, 596.

Lestrange, Roger: visits Edinburgh to aid
James's encroachments, 122. He answers
the "Letter to a Dissenter," 217.
Levinz, Sir Creswell; retained on behalf of
the Bishops, 372. 374.

Lewis XIV.; his chagrin at the treaty be-
tween James and the States General, 2.
His delight at Halifax's dismissal, 12.
His persecutions of the Huguenots, 14.
15. 16. His instructions to Barillon to
foment disputes between James and
the Parliament, 21. 22. (See Barillon
and Bonrepaux.) His alliance with the
Jesuits, 60. His pension to Sunderland,
64. His subjugation of Holland and con-
duct to William of Orange, 181. 182.
Comparison between them, 184. 189.
His offer to aid in kidnapping Burnet,
241. His negotiations with James con-
cerning the recall of the British troops,
259. 260. His complicity in Tyrconnel's
schemes, 308. Abandoned by his party
in Holland 429. His persecutions of
Dutch settlers in France, 429-431. His
quarrel with the Pope concerning the
franchises, 432. Proceedings of his am-
bassador in Rome, 433. His design on
the archbishopric of Cologne, 434. 435.
His alarm at James's conduct, 445. His
exertions to save James, 446—449. He
invades Germany, 450.
at his victories, 451.
Lauzun, 542. 543.

Joy of his court
His treatment of
His emotions on

James's flight, 595. His preparations for
receiving the Queen, 596. He restores
Lauzun to his favour, ib. 597. His li-
berality to the exiled pair, 598.
Lexington, Lord, 646.

Leyburn, John; emissary from the Pope,

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