queen, ib. is charged with having invited the duke of Marlborough to return to England, &c. ib. removed from his employments, ib. is coolly received by George I. 132; taken into cuftody, 138; avoided by the peers, ib. is impeached at the bar of the houfe of lords, 139; his fpeech, ib. meets with the applause of the people, 140; allowed a month only to prepare an an- Iwer to his impeachment, ib. fent to the Tower, ib. his anfwer delivered to the house of lords, 141; is con- fined to the Tower for two years, 142; petitions to be brought to his trial, ib. his accufers ordered to appear, 143; is fet at liberty, ib.
Hawke, admiral, defeats the French fleet, 221; gains a complete victory over the French fleet, 275
Hawley, general, advances against the rebels, 213; routed at Falkirk, ib. his gallant behaviour at Cul- loden, 215
Herbert, admiral, affures the prince of Orange of his at- tachment to him, 24
Herring-fifhery, a bill paffed for encouraging, 224 High-church party, what, 93
High-commiffion court, reftablished, 14; annulled, 26 La Hogue, fea-fight of, 51
Hofer, admiral, fent to South America, 169; dies of a broken heart, ib.
Hudfon, captain, deferts his admiral, 69; his death, ib. Hughly, taken by col. Clive, 255
Hungary, queen of, her fituation at the death of her fa ther, 199; gains the afcendant, 200; confirmed in her patrimonial dominions, 223 Huy taken by the allies, 70
James 1. afcends the throne of England, 3; his re- ligion, ib. his inability to govern, ib. difgufts his fubjects, 4; his imprudent conduct, ib. goes pub- licly to mafs, ib. fend an agent to Rome, ib. changes his conduct, ib obtains a revenue from the parliament, ib. refolves to introduce the popifh re- ligion, 5; caufes Oates to be feverely punished, ib.
an infurrection formed against him by Monmouth and Argyle, 6; defeats Argyle, and puts him to death, ib. fends an army against Monmouth, 7; obtains a complete victory over the rebels, 8; his ungenerous treatment of Monmouth, 9; caufes that nobleman to be beheaded, ib. heaps honours on Jefferies for his horrid cruelties, 11; his peremptory conduct in the houfe of commons, 12; diffolves the parliament, ib. appoints four catholic noblemen to be of his privy- council, ib. creates a Jefuit, his confeffor, a privy- counsellor, 13; irritates the. clergy of the church of England, ib. refolves to punish the bishop of Lon- don, 14; revives the high-commiffion court, ib. iffues a declaration of general indulgence, ib. his artful conduct, ib. grants a toleration to the catho- lics in Scotland, 15; expels the proteftants in Ireland, ib. fends an ambaffador to Rome, ib. his embassy treated with contempt by the Pope, ib. his violent proceedings, 16; recommends a Benedictine monk to the degree of master of arts at Cambridge, ib. his intentions fruftrated, 17; his arbitrary conduct at Oxford, ib. publishes a fecond declaration for liber ty of confcience, 18; is vigorously oppofed by the clergy, ib. his fury againft them greatly increafed by their petition, ib. his meafures become odious to the people, 19; fummonfes the bifhops to appear be- fore the council, ib. commits the bishops to the Tower, ib. is enraged against the judges for their acquittance of the bifhops, 21; iffues orders for pro- fecuting those of the clergy who had not read his de- claration, ib. tries his influence with the antry, ib. his imprudent conduct with refpect to his new- born fon, 22; his fubjects apply for relief to the prince of Orange, 24; rejects the friendly offers of the king of France, 25; is alarmed by a letter from his minifter in Holland, 26; endeavours by a change of conduct to regain the favour of his people, ib. relapfes into his former errors, ib. appoints the pope one of the fponfors to his fon, 27; his kingdom in- vaded by the prince of Orange, ib. his army joins in the general revolt agaiuft him, 28; is abandoned
by his fervants, 29; applies to France and Germany for affiftance, but is refufed, ib. repairs to Salif bury, ib. is forfaken by his children, 30; his dif- treffed fituation, ib. returns to London, ib. is ad vised by his friends to quit the kingdom, 31; fends his queen to France, ib. efcapes in difguife on board a veffel for France, ib. is feverely ufed by the popu- lace, ib. returns to London again, and is received with joy by the populace, 32; fends. lord Feversham on a meffage to the prince of Orange, ib. is ordered to quit his palace, and retire to Ham, ib. requests to be fent to Rochefter, ib. refolves to retire to France, 33; embarks for the continent, ib. arrives in Picardy, ib. is depofed by the parliament, 34; endeavours to maintain his right in Ireland, 38; is affifted by Lewis with a fleet and troops, ib. lands in Ireland, 39; is received by the people with great acclamations of joy, ib. is oppofed by the protef- tants, ib. layes fiege to Londonderry, ib. is vigorously oppofed by the inhabitants, 40; raifes the fiege, 41; raifes heavy contributions on the inhabitants, 42; exercises the utmost cruelty against the proteftants, ib. is oppofed by William in perfon, 43; attacks William's army, 44; is totally defeated, ib. repairs to Dublin, 46; embarks for France, ib. his impru- dent conduct, ib. his army in Ireland intirely routed, 48; his friends endeavour to raise a rebellion in his favour, 49; is again affifted by Lewis, 50: is op- pofed by a fleet from England, 51; attacks the English fleet, ib. is defeated, 52; forms a defign against William's life, ib. his death and character, ib. is interred, 53
Jefferies, judge, his favage cruelty, 10; created lord chancellor, It
Jews, bill for naturalizing, 229
Johnson, general, commands an army against Crown Point, 235
KEN, bishop of Bath and Wells, joins in a remor- ftrance against reading the king's deck ra ion, 18; VOL. IV.
fummoned before the council, 19; fent to the Tower, ib. tried and acquitted, 20
Kenmure, lord, executed for high-treafon, 153
Kilmarnock, lord, joins the rebels, 209; tried and found guilty, 218; executed on Tower-hill, ib.
Kirby, captain, deserts his admiral, 69; fhot at Ply- mouth, ib.
Kirke, colonel, his inhuman difpofition, 9; his lambs, who, 10; his anfwer to James II. 13 general, relieves Londonderry, 41
Lake, bishop of Chichester remonftrates against read- ing the king's declaration, 18; fummoned before the council, 19; fent to the Tower, ib. tried and acquited, 20
Lally, general, fome account of, 257; his fucceffes in India, 258; obliged to raife the fiege of Madrafs, ib. defeated by colonel Coote, 260
Layer, Mr. Chriftopher, condemned and executed for high-treafon, 166
Leftock, admiral, commands the fleet in the Mediterra nean, 203; fuperfeded by admiral Matthews, ib. refufes to attack the enemy, 204; tried by a court-martial, and acquitted, ib.
Liege, taken by the English, 67. Limburgh, taken by the allies, 70 Limerick, taken by the English, 48 Lifle, lady, her unjuft fentence, 10 town of, taken by the allies, 102 Londonderry, famous fiege of, 39
Lovat, lord, delivers up the caftle of Inverness, 147
his unaccountable ambition, 210; found guilty of high-treafon, 219; executed on Tower-hill, ib. Louisbourg, taken by the English, 207; restored to France 223
Loyde, bishop of St. Afaph, remonftrates against read- ing the king's declaration, 18; fummoned before the council, 19; fent to the Tower, ib. tried and ac- quitted, 20 MAC-
MACCLESFIELD, Thomas, earl of, account of his trial, 167
Magdalen-college, noble defence of the fellows of, in fup- port of their liberties, 17 Malaga, fea-fight of, 78
Malplaquet, battle of, 103
Mar, earl of, proclaims the pretender at Castletown, 145; establishes his head quarters at Perth, ib. defeated by Argyle, 147
Marlborough, earl of, fufpected of difaffection, 51; advises a war with France, 63; his introduction and rife at court, 64; becomes the favourite of the prin- cefs Anne, how, ib. his obfervations in council, ib. is appointed general of the English forces and ge- neraliffimo of the allied army, 66; learns the rudi- ments of war from marshal Turenne, ib. his appe!- lation in the French camp, ib. his noble method of choofing commanders, 67; repairs to Nimeguen, ib. oppofed by the duke of Burgundy, ib. obliges the French to retreat before him, ib. takes the city of Liege, ib. returns to London, 68; receives the thanks of the house of commons, ib. is created a duke, ib. affembles the allied army, 70; reduces Bonne, &c. ib. reftrained by the Dutch, 71; refolves to act of fenfively, ib. informs the Dutch that he fhall march to the relief of the empire, ib. arrives on the banks of the Danube, and defeats a body of French, ib. joined by prince Eugene, 72; defeats the enemy at Blenheim, 733 his reply to marshal Tallard, 75; repairs to Berlin and Hanover, ib. returns to Eng- land, ib. received with univerfal joy, ib. the manor of Woodstock conferred on him by both houfes, ib. a palace built for him by order of the queen, 76; opens the campaign, 81; refolves to attempt fome fignal action, 82; defeats the enemy, ib. is difliked by the Tories, 83; returns to England, 86; his fa- mily placed about the queen, how, 92; is oppofed by Mr. Harley, 93; endeavours to remove Oxford, 95; purport of his letter to the queen, ib. retires from court, ib. is fent for by the queen, 96; lofes
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