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The History of Great Britain, From the Restoration, to the Accession of the House of Hanover
The History of Great Britain From the Restoration to the Accession of the House of Hanover Author:James Macpherson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1775 Original Publisher: Printed for W. Strahan, and T. Cadell Subjects: Great Britain History / Europe / Great Britain Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Book... more »s edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAP. IV. Parliament prorogued. -- 'Campaign of 1674. -- The King faint London. -- Negotiations with the Prince of Qrangi. -- r-A fejjfon of parliament. -- Their proceedings. -- -Campaign of 1675. -- A fejfion of parliament. -- They are prorogued. -- New fecret treaty w'tth Prance. -- Campaign of 1676. -- Objervations. -- A pro- ftund tranquillity. -- Affairs of Scat/and. -- Of Ireland. -- France offers peace. -- Parliament meets, -- Proceedings. -- Progrefs of the French. -- The commons alarmed. -- Reprimanded and adjourned. -- Reftefiiins. -- Affairs of Europe. -- State of France and of the ettes. -- Views of the King and Prince of Orange. -- Marriage of the latter. -- They fettle term of peace. -- France required to agree. -- Duplicity of Charles. -- Treaty with the Dutch. -- Parliament meets. -- /// humour of the commons. -- Popular leaders intriguing with France. -- Secret hiftory of parties. -- Proceedings tf the commons. -- Progrefs of the French. -- Money treaty. -- Alliance with Holland. -- Peace of Nimcguen. -- The King and Prince of Orange endeavour to break it. -- Its effects on France. -- State of England. -- The Popijb plot. -- Otes's narrative. -- Coleman's letters. -- Death of Godfrey. -- jf general confternation, CHOUGH the peace with Holland relieved C H A P. X the King from many of his difficulties, it footh- IV. ed not his parliament into any compliance. His me- Cures, for feveral years, were thought fo contrary to the interefts of his fubjeds, at leaft, fo oppofi...« less