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State of affairs in. Ireland — Sbaftesbv.ry acquitted —Ar gyle's trial — State of affairs in Scotland — Stateof the miuijiry in England — New nomination ofsheriffs — Quo ■vrarrantos — Great potver of thecroven — A conspiracy — Shufteshury retires and dies-—Eye bouse plot — Conspiracy discovered — Executionof the conspirators — Trial of lord Ruffel — Hisexecution — Trial of Algernon Sidney — His execution— State of the nation — State of foreign affairs —King's sickness and death — Aud Char all er.

HEN the cabal entered into the mysteriousalliance with France, they took care to removethe duke of Ormond from the committee of foreignaffairs; and nothing tended farther so increase theVol. X& B

CHAP,LXIX.i«8l.State ofaffairs inIreland.