THE HISTORY O F ENGLAND. FROM THE REVOLUTION то THE DEATH OF GEORGE THE SECOND. (Defigned as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's Hiftory.) By T. S MOLLETT, M. D. VOL. II. BASIL: Printed and fold by J. J. TOURNEISEN, MDCCXCIII. CHAP. VI. § I. State of parties. II. Characters of the minifters. III. The Commons reduce the number of standing for ces to ten thousand. IV. They eftablish the civil lift; and affign funds for paying the national debts. V. They take cognizance of fraudulent endorfements of Exchequer-bills. VI. A new Eafl-India company conftituted by act of parliament. VII. Proceedings against a book written by William Molineux of Dublin. VIII. And against certain smugglers of alamodes and luftrings from France. IX. Society for the reformation of manners. X. The Eari of Portland refigns his employments. XI. The King difowns the Scottish trading - company. XII. He embarks for Holland. XIII. First treaty of partition. XIV. Intrigues of France at the court of Madrid. XV. King William is thwarted by his new parliament. XVI. He is obliged to fend away his Dutch guards. XVII. The Commons addrefs the King against the papifts. XVIII. The parliament prorogued. XIX. The Scottifh company make a fettlement on the ifthmus of Darien. XX. Which, however, they are compelled to abandon. XXI. Remonftrances of the Spanish court against the treaty of partition. XXII. The Commons perfift in their refolution to mortify the King. XXIII. Inquiry into the expedition of Captain Kidd. XXIV. A motion made againft Burnet, Bishop of Sarum. XXV. Inquiry into the Irish forfeitures. XXVI. The Commons pafs a bill of VOL. II. B refumption. XXVII. And a fevere bill againft papifts. XXVIII. The old Eaft-India company reeftablished. XXIX. Dangerous ferment in Scotland. XXX. Lord Somers difmiffed from his employment. XXXI. Second treaty of partition. XXXII. Death of the Duke of Gloucefler. XXXIII. The King fends a fleet into the Baltic, to the affifiance af the Swedes. XXXIV. The fecond treaty of partition generally disagreeable to the European powers. XXXV. The French intereft prevails at the court of Spain. XXXVI. King William finds means to allay the heats in Scotland. XXXVII. The King of Spain dies, after having bequeathed his dominions by will to the Duke of Anjou. XXXVIII. The French King's apology for accepting the will. XXXIX. The States-General own Philip as King of Spain. XL. A new miniftry and a new parliament. XLI. The Commons unpropitious to the court. XLII. The Lords are more condefcending. XLIII. An intercepted letter from the Earl of Milfort to his brother. XLIV. Succeffion of the crown fettled upon the Princefs Sophia, Electress Dowager of Hanover, and the proteflant heirs of her body. XLV. The Duchefs of Savoy protefts against this act. XLVI. Ineffectual negociation with France. XLVII. Severe addreffes from both Houfes in relation to the partitiontreaty. XLVIII. William is obliged to acknowledge the King of Spain. XLIX. The two Houfes feem to enter into the King's meafures. L. The Commons refolve to wreak their vengeance on the old miniftry. LI. The Earls of Portland and Oxford, the Lords Somers and Hallifax, are impeached.. Sketch of the fituation of affairs in Europe. LVIII. racter. § 1. WHEN the King opened the feffion of par. CHA P. liament on the third day of December, he told them the war was brought to the end they all proposed, namely, an honorable peace. He gave them to underftand there was a confiderable debt on account of the fleet and army: that the revenues of the crown had been anticipated: he expreffed his hope, that they would provide for him during his life, in fuch a manner as would conduce to his own honor, and VI. 1697. |