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Invafion of JULIUS CÆSAR, to the
Death of King GEORGE L

BOOK XXV.

Containing the Reigns of WILLIAM H. and MARY II, from the Revolution in 1688, to the Death of King WILLIAM in 1701-2.

28. WILLIAM III. and MARY. HI..

KING William and Queen Mary iflue forth a proclas Ann. C.

mation, for the continuance of all perfons, that were

Proteftants, in their refpective offices and places.

1688-9. Feb. 14.

A new Privy-Council is formed, confifting of George, Reg. 1. Prince of Denmark, and 32 other perfons.

Mn D'auver querque is made Mafter of the Horfe to the King Marthal de Schomberg, Mafter of the Ordnance Ralph, Lord Montague, Mafter of the Wardrobe; Mr. Zuyleftein Mafter of the Robes; Henry, Bishop of London, Dean of the Chapel; the Lord Lovelace Captain of the Band of Gentlemen Penfioners; the Duke of Ormond, the Earl of Oxford, the Lords Mordaunt, Lumley, and VOL. III. Churchill,

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Ann. C. Churchill, and Mr. Sidney, Gentlemen of the King's Bed 1688-9. Chamber; Charles Poulet, Earl of Wiltshire, Lord-Cham berlain to the Queen; John Howe, Efq; Vice-Chamberlain; Mr. Villiers, Mafter of the Horfe; and the Countess of Derby firft Lady of the Bed-Chamber, and Groom of the Stole

The Great Seal being offered to the Earl of Nottingham and then to the Marquils of Hallifax, and they excufing themselves, it is given in commiffion to Sir John Maynard, Anthony Keck, and William Rawlinson, Efqs;

Admiral Herbert, the Earl of Carbery, Sir Michael Whar ton, Sir Thomas Lee, Sir John Chichley, Sir John Lawther, and Mr. Sacheverel, are made Commiffioners of the Admiralty. And

The Lords Mordaunt, Delamere, Godolphin, Mr. Hampden, and Sir Henry Capel, Commiffioners of the Treasury. The Earl of Nottingham accepts, at last, of the place of one of the Principal Secretaries of State.

The King afks the Privy-Council, Whether the Con vention might be legally turned into a Parliament? To which the majority agrees,

A bill being paffed, to remove and prevent all questions and difputes concerning the affembling and fitting of the prefent Parliament, the Convention is changed into a ParFeb. 23. liament..

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Some Members, being discontented thereat, retire into the Country

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The question is put, in the Houfe of Commons, Wher ther the revenue was expired by the vacancy of the Throne ? and carried in the affirmative.

The King acquaints the Houfe of Commons with the certain news of King James's having failed from Breft for Ireland; whereupon they unanimously vote, To stand by the King with their lives and fortunes; and prefent him an addrefs.

A bill is brought in, for removing all Papifts, or reputed Papifts, from the Cities of London and Westminster: And Sir William Waller is ordered to fecure theme

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The King fends a meffage to the Commons, to let them know, That he would agree either to the regulating, or Mar. 5. taking away of hearth-money; and they prefent to him an addrefs of thanks.

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The Members of the House of Commons take the oath of fealty; but, in the Upper Houfe, it is taken by not above ninety Temporal Lords, and of the Spiritual, only by

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the Archbishop of York, and the Bishops of London, Lincoln, Ann. C ̧Bristol, Winchester, Rochester, Llandaff, St. Asaph, Carlisle, 1688-9. and St. Davids.

The Royal Scotch regiment of horfe, and above 500 of Dunbarton's régiment defert, and march towards Scotland, but they are brought back, and fent to Holland; and an act is made for punishing officers and foldiers, who fhould mutiny, or defert.

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King James lands in Ireland with about 1800 men.ti The Royal affent is given to, An act for impowering his 16. Majefty to apprehend and detain fuch perfons, as he thall find just caufe to fufpect are confpiring against the Govern ment: And to another, For annulling the attainder of William, Lord Ruffel.

King William is inclinable to favour the Diffenters, and defired, That all Proteftants, of what denomination foever, might be indifferently admitted to offices and employments; accordingly, a bill is prepared for that purpose, 14. but does not pafs.

Epifcopacy is abolished in Scotland.

1689. King William offers a free and general pardon, indemnity, 28. and oblivion.

The King gives the Royal affent to, 1. An act for efta- Apr. 9. blishing the Coronation-oath. 2. An act for the naturalization of George, Prince of Demark; 3. For naturalizing Count Schomberg, &c.

King William and Queen Mary are crowned at Weft II. minster, by Henry, Bishop of London.

And they are proclaimed in Scotland, on the very fame day.

The Houfe of Commons congratulate the King and Queen upon their Coronation.

The English Proteftants, in the North of Ireland, declare for King William, and stand upon their defence: Mr. George Walker, heading them, retires to Londonderry.

Colonel Lundee calls a Council of war, in which a refolution is taken to deliver up that place to the late King Jame, who accordingly advances before the walls; but the inhabi tants, being againft furrendering, chufe Mr. Walker and Major Baker for their Governors.

The Lords and Commons present an address to the King, to thank him for his declaration, That he would maintain the Church of England, as by Law eftablished; and to pray him to fummon a Convocation.

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Ann. C. King James befieges. Londonderry, but without fuccefs.. 1689. The befieged fend to King William for fpeedy affiftance.

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Thefe following acts are paffed; 1. For empowering his Majesty to apprehend and detain fuch perfons as were fufpected to be confpiring against the Government. 2. For the abrogating of the oaths of fupremacy and allegiance, and appointing others. 3. For removing Papifts, and sufpected Papifts, from London and Westminster, and ten miles from the fame. 4. For taking away the revenue arifing by hearth-money, &c.

The Commons addrefs the King for a war against France: The late King James retires from the camp before Londonderry, to go and meet his Parliament at Dublin.

King William iffues out a declaration for the encouraging of French Proteftants to tranfport themfelves into this Kingdom; and another, prohibiting the importation of alk forts of French manufactures and commodities.

The Commons vote the yearly fum of 1,200,000/. for the fupport of the Crown, and 600,000 for the reduction of Ireland.

An engagement, happens between the English and French Aeets in Bantry-Bay.

A declaration of war against France is proclaimed,

The Parliament of Ireland meets.

Some difference happens between the two Houfes of Parlament in England, about taxing.

The King gives the Royal affent, 1. To an act for difarming Papifts. 2. For annulling the attainder of Algernoon Sidney, &e,,

A bill is brought in the Irish Parliament, for repealing the act of fettlement..

And in the fame, an act of attainder is paffed, whereby were attainted 2 Archbishops, Duke, 17 Earls, 7 Countefles, 28 Viscounts, z Vifcounteffes, 7 Bifhops, r8 Barons, 33 Baronets, 51 Knights, 83 Clergymen, 2182 Efquires: and Gentlemen..

The grand alliance between the Emperor, King William and the States-General, is concluded at Vienna.

. Bishop Burnet publishes a Paftoral Letter, wherein he maintains, among other things, that King William had come in by right of conque.

The late Judges (Sir Richard Holloway, Bradbury, Petit and Powelly are questioned about the Duke of Devonshire's exorbitant fine of 30,000l.

Sir John Holt is made Chief Juftice of the King's-Bench,

Sir William Dolben, Sir William Gregory, and Gyle's Eyres, Ann. C. Efq Juftices of the fame; Sir Henry Pallexfen, Chief 1689.Juftice of the Common Pleas Sir Robert Atkyns Chief Baron

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of the Exchequer; Sir Edward Nevil, Nicholas Lechmere, and John Turton, Efqs; Barons of the fame; John Trenzhard, Efq; Chief Juftice of Chefter; Sir George Treby, Attorney-General, and John Somers, Efgs SollicitorGeneral. r

The Commons having fent up to the Lords a bill, For declaring the rights and liberties of the Subject, and fettling the Succeffion of the Crown, the Lords add a Provifo thereto, in favour of the Heufe of Hantver

The Royal affent is given to the toleration act; and to another for reverfing the attainder of Mrs. Alicia-Lifle, condemned in the late Reign, for harbouring fome of the Duke of Monmouth's adherents.

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John Grahme, Vilcount Dundee, with a body of 6000 26. foot, and 100 horfe, engages General Mackay at the head of 4000 foot, and 4 troops of horse and dragoons, near the Blair of Athol, and Dundee is fain.

A motion is made in the House of Lords for reverfing 30 the two judgments against Titus Oates; but it pafles in the Degative. A free conference pages between the Lords and Commons upon that point, on the 29th of July following, wherein the judgments are affirmed. Whereupon, the Lords addrefs the King to pardon him; which he doth, and fettles a penfion upon him.

Thirty men of war artive from Holland, to act in cor-June 6. junction with the English fleet.

The fevere judgment paffed against Samuel Johnfen, in the year 1686, is reverfed; and the King gives im 10007 in money, a penfion of 300 a year; and to his fon a place of 100l. per ann. in the Cuftom-Houfe.

Several letters from King James, to divers perfons in Great Britain, are intercepted at Liverpool.

George, Duke of Gordon, furrenders Edinburgh Castle to King William's officer, Sir John Lanier.

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The Royal affent is given to an act for giving the King an aid of Is. in the pound, for one year; to another act, for reverfing the attainder of Henry Cornish, Efq; &a Three French men of war land about 800 Irish into Ar-July 5. glefhire from Carrickfergus.

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An act for abolishing Epifcopacy in Scotland receives the Royal affent,

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