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Peace -with Prance — Peace 'with Spain — State of ibecourt and ministry — Charatter os the queen —Strajsord — Laud — Innovations in the church —-Irregular levies of money — Severities in the star-chamber and high commission — Ship money — Trialof Hambden.

T'hERE no\Y opens to us a new scene. Charles jnaturally disgusted with parliaments , who , hefound, were determined to proceed against himwith unmitigated rigor , both in invading hisprerogative, and refusing him all supply , resolvednot to call any more, till he should see greaterindications of a compliant disposition in the nation.Having lost his great favorite, Buckingham , heVol IX. B

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