CONTENTS.

Campaign of 1677 — Parliament's distrust of the king

— Marriage of the Prince of Orange -with the Lady

Mary — Plan of peace — Negociations — Campaignof 1678 — Negociations — Peace of Nimeguen —State of affairs in Scotland. Page 212

CHAP. L X V 11.

The popish plot — Oatcs's narrative — and character—Colemans letters — Godfrey’s murder — Generalconsternation — The parliament —■ Zeal of the par-liament — Eedloe's narrative — Accusation of Danhy —His impeachment — Dijfolution of the long parlia-ment — Its character — Trial of Coleman — OfIreland — Neve elections — Duke of Monmouth —Duke of York retires to Brussels — Neve parliament'— Danby’s impeach-,nent — Popish plot — Neve council—Limitations on a popish successor — Bill of excluston

— Habeas corpus bill — Prorogation and diffolutiojtof the parliament — Trial and execution of the fivejefuits >— And of Langhorne — Wakeman acquitted

— State of affairs in Scotlatid — Battle of Bothvecl

bridge. 289

CHAP. L X V 111.

State of parties — State of the ministry — Meal-tub plot— lVhig and Tory — A neve parliament — Violence,of the commons t— Excluston - bill — Arguments for