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THE SECOND VOLUME.

Restoration. Hyde takes his Seat in the House of Lords, and

in the Court of Chancery.-Unsuccessful Attempts to exclude

him from Office.-Composition of the Ministry. The Privy

Council. Character of Hyde's Colleagues.-Position of Hyde.

- Proceedings in Parliament. - Bill of Indemnity. - Hyde

recommends Lenity and Despatch. - Settlement of the Re-

venue.-Abolition of Feudal Tenures.-Pecuniary Difficulties.

-The Army. - Hyde's Speech on the Subject of Disbanding

Settlement of Property. - Hyde incurs the Enmity of many of

the Royalists. His Speech on the Confirmation of Sales. -

Conduct of the Clergy. Hyde is accused of having favoured

the Church. Church Government. Hopes of the Presby-

terians. Their Proposals for a Compromise with Episcopacy.

-Question of Compromise discussed in Parliament.— Meet-

of Parties at the Chancellor's House. King's Declaration,

framed by Hyde, concerning Ecclesiastical Affairs. - A Bill

is brought in founded on the Declaration, and rejected

Trial of the Regicides. - Executions. Exhumations. - Dis-

solution of the Convention Parliament. Address of the

Speaker. Hyde's Speeches. - Venner's Plot. - Its Conse-

- Secret Marriage of Anne Hyde and the Duke of

York. Berkeley's Calumnies exposed and pardoned. —

Marriage acknowledged.-Hyde is created a Baron.-After-

wards created Earl of Clarendon.-Accepts a Grant of Money.

Declines an Offer of Crown Lands.

Rejects Ormond's

Affairs of Scotland.

English Garrisons withdrawn. Re-establishment of Epis-

copacy. Sharp. His Communications with Clarendon..

Trial and Execution of Argyle.— Affairs of Ireland. — Diffi-

culties attending the Settlement of Property. — Various

Claimants. King's Declaration.- Appointment of Lords

Justices, and of Commissioners. Other Commissioners are

appointed. Opposition of the Irish Parliament.-Clarendon

urges Ormond to support the Commissioners. Act of Set-

Clarendon's Speech at the Meeting of the Parliament. - Cha-

racter of the Parliament. Its Proceedings. - Corporation

Act. Re-establishment of the Bishops in Parliament. —

Modified Revival of the Star-Chamber suggested by a Com-

mittee of the House of Lords.- Confirmation of the Acts of

the preceding Parliament. — Clarendon's Adherence to the

Act of Indemnity. Speaker's Address at the Prorogation.

-Persecuting Spirit evinced by the Parliament towards

excepted Persons. - Clarendon's superior Lenity. - Trials of

Vane and Lambert
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Clarendon's Instrumentality in promoting the Marriage of

Charles II. with Catherine of Portugal. - Prospective Advan-

tages of the Marriage.-Approved by the Council.- Opposed

by the Spanish Ambassador, and by Bristol. - Bristol's

Mission to Parma. - Bastide's Secret Mission from the King

of France. His Interviews with Clarendon. - His ineffectual

Attempts to bribe Clarendon. — Negotiations for secret Aid

from France. Culpability of Clarendon. — Intended Mar-

riage announced. Struggle for Precedence between the

Ambassadors of France and Spain.-Charles meets Catherine

at Portsmouth. His Neglect. Clarendon's Interposition

-Charles's increased Harshness.- Dismissal of the Portu-

guese Attendants. The Queen ultimately submits 125

Clarendon's pacific Policy. Subjects of Dispute between

England and France. Negotiations between Clarendon and

D'Estrades. Letter of Louis XIV. to D'Estrades. - Pecu-

niary Distresses of the English Government. Sale of Dun-

kirk proposed.-Author of the Project uncertain. - Supported

by Clarendon. Dunkirk is offered to France.

comes to England, and negotiates with Clarendon. Com-

pletion of the Bargain. — Dunkirk is sold. — Policy of the

Savoy Conference. Unsatisfactory Termination. Revision

of the Liturgy.—Act of Uniformity. - Persecution of the

Non-Conformists. They appeal to the King's Promise to

suspend the Operation of the Act. - Clarendon wishes the

King to fulfil his Promise. - Extent to which Clarendon

supported the Act of Uniformity.— His Defence of the King

examined. His Assent and subsequent Opposition to the

Exercise of the King's Dispensing Power

Charles's suspected Inclination to Catholicism. Divisions.

among the Catholics. Conduct of Charles. Bennet

becomes Secretary of State. Clarendon's Communication

with Bennet respecting the Declaration of Indulgence. -

Character of the Declaration. Clarendon's Opposition to

the King's Intentions.- Charles's Displeasure. - Influence

of Bristol. His imprudent Interference with the Commons,

and weak Defence. He charges Clarendon with High

Treason. The Charge is refuted, and Bristol disgraced.-

Consequences injurious to Clarendon

Sources of Enmity between England and the Dutch. -Com-

mercial Jealousy. Influence of Downing. Negotiations

between the States and Portugal. Clarendon's temperate

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