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THE
HISTORY OF ENGLAND
FROM
THE ACCESSION
OF
JAMES THE SECOND.
BY
THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY.
VOLUME II.
FOURTH EDITION.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR
LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS,
PATERNOSTER-ROW.
XF3441
HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 47*60
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THE SECOND
CONTENTS
CHAPTER VI.
THE Power of James at the Height in the Autumn of 1685
His Foreign Policy
His Plans of Domestic Government; the Habeas Corpus Act
The Standing Army
Designs in favour of the Roman Catholic Religion
Violation of the Test Act; Disgrace of Halifax
General Discontent
-
Persecution of the French Huguenots
Effect of that Persecution in England
Meeting of Parliament; Speech of the King; an Opposition
formed in the House of Commons
The Bishop of London
Viscount Mordaunt
Sentiments of Foreign Governments
Committee of the Commons on the King's Speech
Defeat of the Government
Second Defeat of the Government; the King reprimands the
Commons
VOLUME.
Coke committed by the Commons for Disrespect to the King Opposition to the Government in the Lords; the Earl of Devon-
shire
Prorogation
Trials of Lord Gerard and of Hampden
Trial of Delamere
Effect of his Acquittal
Parties in the Court; Feeling of the Protestant Tories
Publication of Papers found in the Strong Box of Charles the
Second
Feeling of the respectable Roman Catholics
Cabal of violent Roman Catholics
Castelmaine; Jermyn; White; Tyrconnel
Feeling of the Ministers of Foreign Governments
The Pope and the Order of Jesus opposed to each other
The Order of Jesus
Father Petre
The King's Temper and Opinions
The King encouraged in his Errors by Sunderland
Perfidy of Jeffreys
Godolphin; the Queen; Amours of the King
Catharine Sedley
Intrigues of Rochester in favour of Catharine Sedley
Decline of Rochester's Influence
Castelmaine sent to Rome; the Huguenots ill treated by James
The Dispensing Power
Dismission of refractory Judges
Case of Sir Edward Hales
Roman Catholics authorised to hold Ecclesiastical Benefices; Sclater; Walker
The Deanery of Christchurch given to a Roman Catholic
Disposal of Bishoprics
Resolution of James to use his Ecclesiastical Supremacy against
the Church
His Difficulties
He creates a new Court of High Commission
Proceedings against the Bishop of London
Discontent excited by the public Display of Roman Catholic
Rites and Vestments
Riots
A Camp formed at Hounslow-
Samuel Johnson
Hugh Speke -
·
Proceedings against Johnson -
Zeal of the Anglican Clergy against Popery; Controversial
Writings
The Roman Catholic Divines overmatched
State of Scotland
Queensberry; Perth; Melfort
Their Apostasy
Favour shown to the Roman Catholic Religion in Scotland;
Riots at Edinburgh
Anger of the King
His Plans concerning Scotland
Deputation of Scotch Privy Councillors sent to London
Their Negotiations with the King; Meeting of the Scotch Estates
They prove refractory
They are adjourned; arbitrary System of Government in
Scotland
Ireland
State of the Law on the Subject of Religion
Hostility of Races; the aboriginal Peasantry
The aboriginal Aristocracy
State of the English Colony
Course which James ought to have followed
His Errors
The King displeased with Clarendon
Rochester attacked by the Jesuitical Cabal
Attempts of James to convert Rochester
Dismission of Rochester
Dismission of Clarendon; Tyrconnel Lord Deputy
Dismay of the English Colonists in Ireland
Effect of the Fall of the Hydes
His Friendship for Bentinck
Mary, Princess of Orange
Gilbert Burnet
CHAPTER VII.
William, Prince of Orange; his Appearance
His early Life and Education
His Theological Opinions
Clarendon arrives in Ireland as Lord Lieutenant
His Mortifications; Panic among the Colonists
Arrival of Tyrconnel at Dublin as General
His Partiality and Violence
He is bent on the Repeal of the Act of Settlement; he returns
to England
His Military Qualifications
His Love of Danger; his bad Health; Coldness of his Manners
and Strength of his Emotions
He brings about a good Understanding between the Prince and
Princess
Relations between William and English Parties
His Feelings towards England; his Feelings towards Holland
and France
His Policy consistent throughout
Treaty of Augsburg
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