A

HISTORY OF ENGLAND,

FROM THE FIRST

INVASION BY THE ROMANS

TO THE

ACCESSION OF WILLIAM AND MARY,

IN 1688.

BY JOHN LINGARD, D. D.

A NEW EDITION,

AS ENLARGED BY DR. LINGARD SHORTLY BEFORE HIS DEATH.

IN THIRTEEN VOLUMES.

VOL. XIII.

BOSTON:

PHILLIPS, SAMPSON AND COMPANY.

NEW YORK: J. C. DERBY.

MDCCCLV.

CONTENTS

OF

THE THIRTEENTH VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

JAMES II.

KING'S SPEECH ON HIS ACCESSION-HE LEVIES DUTIES WITHOUT

AUTHORITY-PRACTISES HIS RELIGION OPENLY DEMANDS

MONEY OF LOUIS-PARLIAMENT IN SCOTLAND-IN ENGLAND

-INVASION BY ARGYLE-BY MONMOUTH-THEIR DEFEAT AND

EXECUTION-CRUELTIES IN THE WEST-THE KING'S PROJECTS

OPPOSED IN PARLIAMENT-PROROGATION-INTRIGUES OF THE

MINISTERS-COUNTESS OF DORCHESTER-DISPENSING POWER
-ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION-SCOTLAND-IRELAND.

The king's speech to the council, page 1. He is proclaimed, 2.

Addresses, 2. Taxes continued by royal authority, 3. The

ministers-Rochester, 4. Godolphin, 4. Halifax, 5. Sun-

derland, 5. Secret cabal, 6. The king hears mass openly,

7. Goes to chapel in state, 8. And discharges recusants

from prison, 9. His designs in favour of the catholics, 10.

His intrigue with Louis for money, 11. And the displeasure

of that prince, 13. Prosecution of the Scottish covenanters,

14. Parliament in Scotland, 15. Parliament in England,

16. Coronation, 17. Titus Oates, 18. King opens parlia-

ment, 19. Grant of the revenue, 20. Debates on new char-

ters, 21. Attempt to enforce the penal laws, 23. And to

exclude the ministers, 23. Votes against Monmouth, 24.

Proceedings in the house of lords, 25. Consultation of the

exiles in Holland, 26. Who send for Monmouth, 27. And

for Argyle, 27. Their plans arranged, 29. Argyle sails

from Holland, 30. Lands in Scotland, 31. Marches towards

Glasgow, 32. Is made prisoner, 33. And suffers death, 34.

Other executions, 34. Monmouth sails from Holland, 34.

Lands at Lyme, 35. Publishes his declaration, 35. Meets