Ann. C. ing fettled the operations of the following campaign, em1702. barks again for England, April 3. The Royal affent is given to an act, for the better fupMar. 30. port of her Majefty's Houfhold, and of the honour and dignity of the Crown; whereby the fame Civil Lift was fettled on the Queen, as had been granted to the late King, &c. April 5. 14. 17. 20. 21. 23. May 2. 4. 6. 21. Keyferfwaert, which the Elector of Cologne had put into the hands of the French, is invefted by the Allies, and capitulates the 4th of May. William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, is constituted Lord-Steward; Edward Villiers, Earl of Jerfey, LordChamberlain; Francis Newport, Earl of Bradford, Treafurer; Sir Edward Seymour, Comptroller, and Peregrine Bertie, Efq; Vice-Chamberlain of her Majefty's Household. The Queen, in Council, declares her Royal Confort, Prince George of Denmark, Generaliffimo of all her forces by fea and land: And conftitutes James Butler, Duke of Ormond, Generaliffimo of all the land-forces on board the fleet. John Sheffield, Marquifs of Normanby, is made Lord Privy-Seal, and Sir John Levifon Gower, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Queen Anne is crowned, with the ufual folemnity. There appears a divifion among the Courtiers, occafioned by a rivalfhip about the Queen's favour, between the Earls of Rochester and Marlborough; the former of whom is continued Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. Daniel Finch, Earl of Nottingham, and Sir Charles Hedges, are conftituted Principal Secretaries of State. War is proclaimed against France, by the Queen of GreatBritain, the Emperor, and the Dutch, all in one day. Sidney, Lord Godolphin, is made Lord High-Treasurer of England, upon the preffing inftances of the Earl of Marlborough. The Royal affent is given to an act, for granting an aid to her Majefty, by divers fubfidies, and a land-tax. 2. To an act for enabling her Majefty to appoint Commiffioners to treat of an Union between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland: And to feveral others. Prince George is declared by the Queen, in Council, Lord High-Admiral of England, Ireland, &c. and Sir David Mitchell, Sir George Churchill, and Richard Hill, Efq; ap pointed pointed to be of his Council: But Sir George Rooke was made Ann. G. Vice-Admiral of England, and Admiral of the fleet. Both Houses of Parliament addrefs the Queen, That fhe: might engage her Allies, to join with her, in prohibiting all, intercourse between her subjects, and those of France and Spain. 1792. The Lords, in particular, address her, To give encou- 23. Lagement to her fubjects to arm and fet out private men of war, and to feize lands and cities belonging to the Spanish Dominions in the Indies: A proclamation comes out ac-: cordingly for that purpose, on the ift of June. The Queen gives the Royal affent to these acts: 1. To 25: declare the alterations made in the oath of Abjuration, &c. 2. To oblige the Jews to maintain, and provide for, their Proteftant children. 3. For relief of the Proteftant purchafers of the forfeited eftates in Ireland: And to several others. Then the Parliament is prorogued to the 7th of July. A defcent being intended to be now made upon Spain, great naval preparations are vigorously carried on, both in England and Holland; and Sir Gerge Rooke, Sir Cloudefly Shovel, and Rear-Admiral Fairborne, with a large squadron, rendezvous at Spithead, where they take in about 10,000 land-forces, commanded by the Duke of Ormond, Sir Henry Bellafis, &c. Mountague Bertie, Earl of Abingdon, is made Conftable of 27. the Tower, and Lieutenant-General Churchill, Lieutenant of the fame. Simon Harcourt, Efq; is made Attorney-General, and June 2. knighted; as is alfo Edward Northey, Efq; the AttorneyGeneral. The Parliament of Scotland meets, being the fame Convention that affembled at the Revolution, and had been continued all the last Reign, without a new election, though annual Parliaments were neceffary, according to the fundamental conftitution of that Kingdom. Duke Hamilton, and 79 of his Adherents, looking upon this Parliament as diffolved by the death of King William, withdraw, and proreft againft all that fhould be done: But James Douglas, Duke of Queensberry, the Queen's High-Commiffioners produces her Majefty's letter to the Parliament, and continues the Seffion. The Duke of Hamilton, and the rest of the diffenting Members, fend an addrefs to the Queen, to justify their proceedings; but the refufes to receive it; and, in a let ter 9. Ann. G. ter to them, declares, that the refolved to own and main1702. tain this Seffionof Parliament, and the dignity and authority of the fame, and of the High-Commiffioner, against all opposers. 17. 19. 25. July 2. 3. 9. Aug. 4. 12. 15. 16. 21. 22. 29. Sept. 1. 6. 14. 15. 16. 28. The united fleets of England and Holland, confisting of 50 fhips of the line of battle, weigh from Spithead, but did not get off the English coaft till the 25th of July. The Royal affent is given to an act paffed in this Parlia-ment, for enabling her Majefty to appoint Commiffioners for an Union between the two Kingdoms. Sir John Munden, who had been fent with a feet to in tercept a French fquadron, not fucceeding, is laid aside. The Parliament of England is diffolved by proclama tion, and another called to meet the 20th of August.・ King Lewis XIV. declares war against the Confederates. The States-General give the command of their forces to the Earl of Marlborough, who obliges the French to quit the Spanish Guelderland. -Jones, Earl of Ranelagh, is made Receiver and Pay-mafter-General of her Majesty's forces; William Blathwayt, Efq; Secretary at War, and Henry Howard, Lord Walden, Commiflary-General of the Mufters.. The battle of Luzzara, in Italy, is fought, in which the Imperialists gained the advantage: The French and Spaniards were commanded by King Philip and the Duke 7 of Vendofme, and the Imperialifts by Prince Eugene. The Confederate fleet comes to an anchor in the Bay of Bulls, near Cadiz. Here the land-forces, being fet a-fhore, make themselves mafters of Rota, Fort St. Katharine, and " Port St. Mary, full of riches, which they immediately plundered, though contrary to the Duke of Ormond's exprefs directions. Venlo is invested by the Confederates, and, on the roth following, Fort St. Michael is taken, sword in hand, by the Lord Cutts. Venlo furrenders on the 25th of September. Landau furrenders to the Imperialifts, after a long fiege, having been invefted the 6th of June. The English troops under the Duke of Ormond reimbark, and fet fail for England, not having been able to attack Cadiz, as was intended; but they stop at Vigo. Robert Spencer, Earl of Sunderland, a famous Politician, dies. The Duke of Bavaria declares for France, and feizes |