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CROMWELL CALLS THE LITTLE PARLIAMENT-DISSOLVES IT-

MAKES HIMSELF PROTECTOR-SUBJUGATION OF THE SCOTTISH

ROYALISTS-PEACE WITH THE DUTCH-NEW PARLIAMENT-

ITS DISSOLUTION-INSURRECTION IN ENGLAND-BREACH WITH

SPAIN TROUBLES IN PIEDMONT-TREATY WITH FRANce.

Establishment of a new government, page 2. Selection of

members, ib. Meeting of parliament, 4. Its character, 6.

Prosecution of Lilburne, 7. His acquittal, 8. Parties in

parliament, 9. Registration of births, &c., 10. Taxes, ib.

Reform of law, ib Zeal for religion, 12. Anabaptist

preachers, 13. Dissolution of parliament, 15. Cromwell

assumes the office of protector, 16. Instrument of govern-

ment, 17. He publishes ordinances, 19. Arrests his op-

ponents, 20. Executes several royalists, 21. Executes Don

Pantaleon Sa, 22. Executes a catholic clergyman, 23. Con-

ciliates the army in Ireland, 24. Subdues the Scottish

royalists, 26. Incorporates Scotland, ib. Is courted by

foreign powers, 28. War with the United Provinces, 29.

Victory of the English, ib. The Dutch offer to negociate,

31. Second victory, 32. Progress of the negociation, ib.

Articles of peace, 33. Secret treaty with Holland, 35.

Negociation with Spain, 36. Negociation with France, 37.

Negociation respecting Dunkirk, ib. Cromwell comes to

no decision, 39. The new parliament meets, ib. Is not

favourable to his views, 41. Debates respecting the instru-

ment, 42. The protector's speech, 43. Subscription

required from the members, 45. Cromwell falls from his

carriage, 46. The parliament opposes his projects, 47.

Reviews the instrument, 48. Is addressed by Croinwell, ib.

And dissolved, 49. Conspiracy of the republicans, 50.

Conspiracy of the royalists, 51. Executions, 53. Decima-

tion, 54. Military government, ib. Cromwell breaks with

Spain, 55. Secret expedition to the Mediterranean, 56.

Another to the West Indies, 58. Its failure, ib. Troubles
in Piedmont, 60. Insurrection of the Vaudois, 61. Crom-
well seeks to protect them, 63. Sends an envoy to Turin,
ib. Refuses to conclude the treaty with France, 65. The
Vaudois submit, and Cromwell signs the treaty, ib

CHAPTER II.

TOVERTY AND CHARACTER OF CHARLES STUART-WAR WITH

SPAIN-PARLIAMENT EXCLUSION OF MEMBERS-PUNISHMENT

OF NAYLOR-PROPOSAL TO MAKE CROMWELL KING-HIS HESI-

TATION AND REFUSAL-NEW CONSTITUTION-SINDERCOMB-

SEXBY ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE PARLIAMENT OF TWO

HOUSES OPPOSITION IN THE COMMONS DISSOLUTION-RE-

DUCTION OF DUNKIRK-SICKNESS OF THE PROTECTOR-HIS

DEATH AND CHARACTER,

Poverty of Charles in his exile, 67. His court, 68. His

amours, 69. His religion, 70. He offers himself an ally

to Spain, 72 Account of colonel Sexby, ib. Quarrel be-

tween the king and his brother, 74. Capture of a Spanish

fleet, 77. Exclusion of members from parliament, 78.

Speech of the protector, 79. Debate on exclusion, 80.-

Society of friends, 82. Offence and punishment of Naylor,

84. Cromwell aspires to the title of king, 85. He com-

plains of the judgment against Naylor, 86. Abandons

the cause of the major-generals, 87. First mention of the

intended change, 88. It is openly brought forward, ib.

Opposition of the officers, 89. Cromwell's answer to them,

90. Rising of the anabaptists, 91. Cromwell hesitates to

accept the title, 92. Confers on it with the committee, 93.

Seeks more time, 94. Resolves to accept the title, ib. Is

deterred by the officers, 95. Refuses, ib. His second

inauguration, ib. The new form of government, 96. Plot

to assassinate him, 98. It is discovered, 99. Arrest and

CONTENTS.

death of Sexby, 101. Blake's victory at Santa Cruz, 103.

His death, ib. Alliance with France, 104. New parliament

of two houses, 106. The commons inquire into the rights

of the other house, 107. Cromwell dissolves the parlia-

ment, 110. Receives addresses in consequence, 111. Ar-

rival of Ormond, ib. Treachery of Willis, 113. Royal

fleet destroyed, ib. Trials of royalists, 114. Execution of

Slingsby and Hewet, 116. Battle of the Dunes, 117.

Capitulation of Dunkirk, 119. Cromwell's greatness, ib.

His poverty, 120. His fear of assassination, 122. His

grief for his daughter's death, 123. His sickness, 124. His

conviction of his recovery, ib. His danger, 125. His dis-

course, ib. His death, 126. His character, 127.

CHAPTER III.

KICHARD CROMWELL PROTECTOR-PARLIAMENT CALLED-DIS-

SOLVED MILITARY GOVERNMENT- LONG PARLIAMENT RE-

STORED-EXPELLED AGAIN-RE-INSTATED-MONK IN LONDON

-RE-ADMISSION OF SECLUDED MEMBERS-LONG PARLIAMENT

DISSOLVED THE CONVENTION PARLIAMENT RESTORATION OF

CHARLES II.

The two sons of Cromwell, 132. Richard succeeds his father,

133. Discontent of the army, 134. Funeral of Oliver,

137. Foreign transactions, ib. New parliament, 138.

Parties in parliament, 139. Recognition of Richard, 142.

And of the other house, 143. Charges against the late

government, ib. The officers petition, 145. The parliament

dissolved, 147. The officers recall the long parliament, 148.

Rejection of the members formerly excluded, 149. Acqui-

escence of the different armies, 151. Dissension between

parliament and the officers, ib. The officers obliged to

accept new commissions, 153. Projects of the royalists, 154.

Rising in Cheshire, 156. It is suppressed, 157. Renewal

of the late dissension, 159. Expulsion of the parliament,

161. Government by the council of officers, ib. Monk's

opposition, 163. His secrecy, 164. Lambert sent against

him, 166. Parliament restored, 168. Its first acts, ib.

Monk marches to York; Monk marches to London, 170.

Monk addresses the house, 171. Mutiny in the capital,

172. He is ordered to chastise the citizens, 173. He joins

them, 174. Admits the secluded members, 175. Per-

plexity of the royalists, 176. Proceedings of the house 177.

Proceedings of the general, 178. Dissolution of the long

parliament, 180. Monk's interview with Grenville, ib. His

message to the king, 181. The elections, 182. Rising

under Lambert, 183. Influence of the cavaliers in the

new parliament, 184. The king's letters delivered, 185.

Declaration from Breda, ib. The two houses recall the king,

186. Charles lands at Dover, 188. Charles enters Lon-

don, ib

CHAPTER IV.

CHARLES II.

THE NEW COUNCIL-PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONVENTION PARLIA-

MENT-TRIALS AND EXECUTION OF THE REGICIDES-ECCLE-

SIASTICAL ARRANGEMENTS -CONFERENCE AT THE SAVOY—

RISING OF THE FIFTH-MONARCHY MEN-NEW PARLIAMENT—

EXECUTION OF VANE-CORPORATION ACT-ACT OF UNIFORMITY

-PARLIAMENT IN SCOTLAND-EXECUTION OF ARGYLE-RE-

STORATION OF EPISCOPACY IN SCOTLAND ALSO IN IRELAND-

-ACT OF SETTLEMENT AND EXPLANATORY ACT FOR IRE-

LAND.

Conduct of the king, 191. His council, 193. The two houses,

194. They are declared a parliament, 194. Grants to the

crown, 195.
Court of wards abolished, 196. The excise

perpetuated, 196. Disbanding of the army, 197. Bill of

indemnity, 198. Fate of the regicides, 199. Executions,

202. Punishment of the dead, 203. Revolution in landed

Royal

property, 204. Ecclesiastical arrangement, 206.

declaration, 207. Policy of the chancellor, 209. Insurrec-

tions, 210. New parliament, 211. Acts passed, 212 King's

poverty, 213. Reports of conspiracies, 214. Corporation

act, 214. Conferences at the Savoy, 215. Act of uni-

formity, 216. The lords more liberal than the commons,

217. Bishops restored to seats in parliament, 218. Petition

of the catholics, 219. King refuses the execution of the

other conspirators, 222. Trials of Lambert and Vane,

223. Transactions in Scotland, 225. Proceedings in par-

liament, 226. Recissory act, 228. Trial of Argyle, 229.

His condemnation and death, 231. Other executions, 231.

Restoration of Bishops, 233. Recall of the English garrisons,

235. Transactions in Ireland, 235. Restoration of bishops,

236. Disputes respecting landed property, 236. King's

declaration, 237. The contending parties heard before the