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The High Churchmen a Majority of the Lower House of Convocation | 439 |
Difference between the Two Houses of Convocation | 441 |
The Lower House of Convocation proves unmanageable | 442 |
The Convocation prorogued | 443 |
CHAPTER XV. | |
The Parliament meets; Retirement of Halifax | 445 |
Supplies voted; the Bill of Rights passed | 446 |
Enquiry into Naval Abuses | 448 |
Enquiry into the Conduct of the Irish War | 449 |
Reception of Walker in England | 451 |
Edmund Ludlow | 453 |
Violence of the Whigs | 456 |
Impeachments | 457 |
Committee of Murder | 458 |
Malevolence of John Hampden | 459 |
1690. The Corporation Bill | 462 |
Debates on the Indemnity Bill | 468 |
Case of Sir Robert Sawyer | 469 |
The King purposes to retire to Holland | 473 |
He is induced to change his intention; the Whigs oppose his going to Ireland; He prorogues the Parliament | 474 |
Joy of the Tories | 476 |
Dissolution and General Election | 478 |
Changes in the Executive Departments | 480 |
Caermarthen then Chief Minister | 481 |
Sir John Lowther | 483 |
Rise and Progress of Parliamentary Corruption in England | 484 |
Sir John Trevor | 489 |
Godolphin retires | 490 |
Changes at the Admiralty | 491 |
Changes in the Commissions of Lieutenancy | 492 |
Temper of the Whigs; Dealings of some Whigs with Saint Germains; Shrewsbury; Ferguson | 494 |
Hopes of the Jacobites | 496 |
Meeting of the New Parliament; Settlement of the Revenue | 497 |
Provision for the Princess of Denmark | 500 |
Bill declaring the Acts of the preceding Parliament valid | 507 |