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sultan upon the treaty of peace. This was thelast victory by which any advantage accrued tothe Othinan state, or any city or province wasannexed to the ancient bounds of the empire.
1673 Maestricht taken by the French king.
In September and October William III. prince ofOrange, takes Naerden and Bonne, which obligesthe French king to abandon all Ins conquests inthe Lnited Provinces except Maestricht andGrave.
John Sobieski defeats the Turks at Choczim, forwhicli victory He is advanced to the dignity ofking of Poland.
1674 The treaty of peace between England and Holland
is signed, Feb. 9.
The celebrated poet John Milton dies.
Franche ComU: submits to the French.
1676 Conde and Bouchain taken by Louis XIV. kino- of
France. °
Innocent XI. succeeds Clement X. in the pope-dom. ]
1677 Louis XIV. takes Valenciennes and Cambray.
Battle of Montcassel, April 11, in which William III.
prince of Orange, is defeated by the duke of Or-leans. ' |
William III. prince of Orange, marries Mary, eldest Idaughter to the duke of York, in October.
1678 Louis XlV. takes Ghent and I pres. '
The peace of Nimeguen between France and Hol-land, signed, Aug. 11.
A popish plot to assassinate king Charles II. discover-ed ; and many of the conspirators executed.
A bill passed botli houses for disabling Papists fromsitting in parliament, and is sanctioned by theking, Nov. 30.
1679 A design formed by the Papists to burn London is
discovered, April.
King Charles II. passes the famous Ilabeas-CorptisAct tor better securing the liberty of the subject,May 27.
Louisiana discovered by the p’rench.
I he meal-tub plot contrived by the Papists, andmanaged by Thomas Dangeriield, is discovered,Nov. 2.
1680 A defensive alliance is concluded between England
and Spain, June 23.
A great comet appeared in December and the threesubsequent months.
1681 Strasburg surrenders to .Louis XIV.
1682 A great comet makes its appearance, which Dr. Hal-
ley foretold would appear again in 1758 or1759.
Eight ambassadors from Bantam come to England.
I ekeli excites the Hungarians against the emperor.
1683 '1 he ‘I urks besiege \ ienna, but are repulsed by So-
bieski after a siege of 55 days.
The Protestant or RycTIouse plot, discovered byJosias and John Keeling, two brothers.
Princess Anne, second daughter of James, duke ofYork, is married to prince George of Denmark,July 28.
A violent frost happens this year in England, whichfasts from the beginning of December to the 5thof February following.
The Penny Post-Office established.
1684 The kmg of Siam sends ambassadors to the court of
France.
1685 King Charles II. of England dies, February, and is
succeeded by his brother James II. who'from thevery beginning of his reign laboured with all hismight to re-establish-popery in Great Britain.James Scot, duke of Monmouth, beheaded, July 15,for an attempt to dethrone king James.
Louis XlV. revoked the edict of Nantz; by which
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bad policy 50,000 French Protestants left France,and came to England. ,
Motinos, a Spaniard, and founder of the sect of theQuietists, is condemned to perpetual imprison-ment by a deeree of the inquisition.
5690 1686 The Roman Catholics make public and open profes-
sion of their religion all over England, and greatnumbers of priests and monks come over fromdifferent parts into the kingdom.
League of Augsburg against France.
5691 1687 The Turks are defeated at Mohavs by Charles de
Lorraine, Aug. 4.
5692 ICS8 The seven bishops sent to the Tower 'by order of
king James, June 8.
The Prince of Orange arrives at Torbay, Nov. 4,where he lands his forces, being about 15,000men.
King James II. abdicated, Dec. 11, and goes overinto France.
5693 1689 The Prince and Princess of Orange are proclaimed
king and queen of England by the name of Wil-liam and Mary, Feb. 13.
The English proclaim war against France, May 7.The grand alliance between the emperor, king Wil-liam, and the States-General, is concluded atVienna, May 12.
The royal assent given to the toleration act, May24.Pope Innocent XL surnamed the Protestant pope,dies, Aug. 2, and is succeeded on the 6th of Oc-tober following by Cardinal Ottoboni, who tooktlie name of Alexander VIII.
5694 1690 Sea-tight off Beachy-IIead, when the English and
Dutch were defeated by the French, June 30.
The English having passed over the Boyne nearDrogheda, a famous battle is fought on the banksof that river, July 1, wherein kmg James II. isentirely defeated with the loss of above 1000 men,and on king William’s side there fell about 400.Victory of Eieurus gained by Marshal de Luxem-bourg over the imperialists, July 12.
Victory of Stafarde gained by Catinat over the dukeof Savoy.
‘ Treaty of Nipchou, by which the emperor of Chinaand the czar of Moscovy settle the boundaries oftheir respective sovereignties.
5695 1691 Pope Alexander V111. dies, Jan. 30, having sat 15
months and 22 days, and is -succeeded, on the12th of July following, by Cardinal Pignatelli,.who took the name of innocent XII.
The battle of Aghriin in Ireland is fought, whereinSt. Ruth, the French general, being killed, theIrish are defeated with the loss of above 4000men, and general Ginrkle obtains a completevictory. On the ride of the English there wereabout 700 killed, and as many wounded.
Limerick surrenders to the English, Oct. 3, with thecastles of lloss and Clare, ami all other places andcastles that remained in the hands ot the Irish,which puts an end to the war in Ireland.
5696 1692 Great sea-light off La Hogue, when the Irench fleet
was entirely defeated by the united English andDutch fleets, and 21 of their large men of war de-stroyed, Mav 23.
A dreadful earthquake happens at Jamaica, wherebyPort Royal is almost uitively destroyed, June 7.The duke of Luxembourg defeats the confederatearmy under king William at Steinkirk, July 24.
A great famine in-France.
An earthquake in England, Sept. 8, which is alsofelt on several parts of the continent.
5697 1693 Tlie French take Heidelberg, May 21, and entirely
destroy it, as they had before d- stroyed Spire,Manheim, Erankendale, and other towns in thepalatinate.
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