CHARLES II.

13

The princess of Orange, having come to Eng-land , in order to partake of the joy, attendingthe refloration of her family , with whom shelived in great friendship, soon after sickened anddied. The queen-mother paid a visit to her son;and obtained his consent to the marriage of theprincess Henrietta, with the duke of Orleans,brother to the French king.

After a recess of near two months, the par-liament met, and proceeded in the great workof the national settlement. They established thepost-office , wine-licences , and some articles ofthe revenue. They granted more assessments ,and some arrears for paying and disbanding thearmy. Business , being carried on with greatunanimity, was soon dispatched: And after theyhad sitten near two months, the king, in a speechfull of the most gracious expressions , thoughtproper to dissolve them.

This house of commons had been chosen dur-ing the reign of the old parliamentary party; andthough many royalists had creeped in amongstthem, yet did it chiefly consist of prelbyterians,who had not yet entirely laid aside their oldjealousies and principles. Lenthal , a member,having said, that those who first took arms againstthe king, were as guilty as those who afterwardsbrought him to the scaffold, Was severely repri-manded by -order of the house ; and the mostviolent efforts of the long parliament, to securethe constitution, and bring delinquents to justice,

CHAP.

1.X1TI.

1660 .

6 th Nov*

Dissolutionof the con*vention pawliamen t.29 th Dec.