THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, CONTINUATION OF THE HUME "HISTORY OF ENGLAND" By Tobias Smollett CONTENTS List of illustrations MAPS: CHAPTER I. STATE OF THE NATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REVOLUTION. ACCOUNT OF THE NEW MINISTRY. THE CONVENTION CONVERTED INTO A PARLIAMENT. MUTINY IN THE ARMY. CORONATION�ABOLITION OF HEARTH-MONEY. THE COMMONS VOTE MONEY TO INDEMNIFY THE DUTCH. WILLIAM�S EFFORTS IN FAVOUR OF DISSENTEES. ACT FOR A TOLERATION. VIOLENT DISPUTES ABOUT THE BILL FOR A COMPREHENSION. THE COMMONS ADDRESS THE KING TO SUMMON A CONVOCATION. SETTLEMENT OF THE REVENUE. THE KING TAKES UMBRAGE AT THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE WHIG PARTY. HEATS AND ANIMOSITIES ABOUT THE BILL OF INDEMNITY. BIRTH OF THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. AFFAIRS OF THE CONTINENT. WAR DECLARED AGAINST FRANCE. PROCEEDINGS IN THE CONVENTION. LETTERS TO THE CONVENTION FROM KING WILLIAM AND KING JAMES. THE CONVENTION RECOGNIZE THE AUTHORITY OF KING WILLIAM. CROWN VOTED VACANT, AND AN ACT OF SETTLEMENT PASSED. THE CROWN TENDERED TO WILLIAM. THE CONVENTION STATE THEIR GRIEVANCES. PRELACY ABOLISHED IN SCOTLAND. DISPUTES IN THE PARLIAMENT. SCOTCH PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED. THE CASTLE OF EDINBURGH BESIEGED. KING WILLIAM�S TROOPS DEFEATED. KING JAMES CORDIALLY RECEIVED BY THE FRENCH KING. TYRCONNEL TEMPORIZES WITH WILLIAM. JAMES ARRIVES IN IRELAND. ISSUES FIVE PROCLAMATIONS AT DUBLIN. SIEGE OF LONDONDERRY. COURAGEOUS DEFENCE. CRUELTY OF ROSENE. THE PLACE IS RELIEVED BY KIRKE THE INNISKILLINEES DEFEAT AND TAKE GENERAL MACARTY. MEETING OF THE IRISH PARLIAMENT. THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT REPEALED. THEY PASS AN ACT OF ATTAINDER. JAMES COINS BASE MONEY. PROTESTANT CHURCHES SEIZED BY THE CATHOLICS. ACTION WITH THE FRENCH FLEET. DIVERS SENTENCES REVERSED. INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSE OF MISCARRIAGES IN IRELAND. BILLS PASSED IN THIS SESSION. CHAPTER II. SCHOMBERG LANDS WITH AN ARMY. THE INNISKILLINERS OBTAIN A VICTORY. SCHOMBERG CENSURED. THE FRENCH WORSTED AT WALCOURT. SUCCESS OF THE CONFEDERATES IN GERMANY. DEATH OF POPE INNOCENT XI. KING WILLIAM BECOMES UNPOPULAR. A GOOD NUMBER OF THE CLERGY REFUSE TO TAKE THE OATHS. THE KING GRANTS A COMMISSION FOR REFORMING CHURCH DISCIPLINE. MEETING OF THE CONVOCATION. THEIR SESSION PROROGUED. PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT. THE WHIGS OBSTRUCT THE INDEMNITY BILL. INQUIRY INTO THE CAUSE OF THE MISCARRIAGES IN IRELAND RESUMED. WILLIAM IRRITATED AGAINST THE WHIGS. PLOT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. DEBATES ABOUT THE CORPORATION BILLS. THE KING RESOLVES TO FINISH THE IRISH WAR IN PERSON. LUDLOW ARRIVES IN ENGLAND, BUT IS OBLIGED TO WITHDRAW. EFFORTS OF THE JACOBITES IN SCOTLAND. THE COURT INTEREST PREVAILS. THE TORY INTEREST PREVAILS IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT. BILL FOR RECOGNISING THEIR MAJESTIES. KING WILLIAM LANDS IN IRELAND. JAMES MARCHES TO THE BOYNE. WILLIAM RESOLVES TO GIVE HIM BATTLE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE. DEATH OF SCHOMBERG. JAMES EMBARKS FOR FRANCE. WILLIAM ENTERS DUBLIN. VICTORY GAINED BY THE FRENCH.