queen, ib. is charged with having invited the duke of
Marlborough to return to England, &c. ib. removed
from his employments, ib. is coolly received by George
I. 132; taken into cuftody, 138; avoided by the
peers, ib. is impeached at the bar of the houfe of lords,
139; his fpeech, ib. meets with the applause of the
people, 140; allowed a month only to prepare an an-
Iwer to his impeachment, ib. fent to the Tower, ib. his
anfwer delivered to the house of lords, 141; is con-
fined to the Tower for two years, 142; petitions to be
brought to his trial, ib. his accufers ordered to appear,
143; is fet at liberty, ib.

Hawke, admiral, defeats the French fleet, 221; gains a
complete victory over the French fleet, 275

Hawley, general, advances against the rebels, 213;
routed at Falkirk, ib. his gallant behaviour at Cul-
loden, 215

Herbert, admiral, affures the prince of Orange of his at-
tachment to him, 24

Herring-fifhery, a bill paffed for encouraging, 224
High-church party, what, 93

High-commiffion court, reftablished, 14; annulled, 26
La Hogue, fea-fight of, 51

Hofer, admiral, fent to South America, 169; dies of a
broken heart, ib.

Hudfon, captain, deferts his admiral, 69; his death, ib.
Hughly, taken by col. Clive, 255

Hungary, queen of, her fituation at the death of her fa
ther, 199; gains the afcendant, 200; confirmed in
her patrimonial dominions, 223
Huy taken by the allies, 70

ACOBITES, who, 130

JACOBI

J

James 1. afcends the throne of England, 3; his re-
ligion, ib. his inability to govern, ib. difgufts his
fubjects, 4; his imprudent conduct, ib. goes pub-
licly to mafs, ib. fend an agent to Rome, ib.
changes his conduct, ib obtains a revenue from the
parliament, ib. refolves to introduce the popifh re-
ligion, 5; caufes Oates to be feverely punished, ib.

an

an infurrection formed against him by Monmouth and
Argyle, 6; defeats Argyle, and puts him to death,
ib. fends an army against Monmouth, 7; obtains a
complete victory over the rebels, 8; his ungenerous
treatment of Monmouth, 9; caufes that nobleman to
be beheaded, ib. heaps honours on Jefferies for his
horrid cruelties, 11; his peremptory conduct in the
houfe of commons, 12; diffolves the parliament, ib.
appoints four catholic noblemen to be of his privy-
council, ib. creates a Jefuit, his confeffor, a privy-
counsellor, 13; irritates the. clergy of the church of
England, ib. refolves to punish the bishop of Lon-
don, 14; revives the high-commiffion court, ib.
iffues a declaration of general indulgence, ib. his
artful conduct, ib. grants a toleration to the catho-
lics in Scotland, 15; expels the proteftants in Ireland,
ib. fends an ambaffador to Rome, ib. his embassy
treated with contempt by the Pope, ib. his violent
proceedings, 16; recommends a Benedictine monk
to the degree of master of arts at Cambridge, ib. his
intentions fruftrated, 17; his arbitrary conduct at
Oxford, ib. publishes a fecond declaration for liber
ty of confcience, 18; is vigorously oppofed by the
clergy, ib. his fury againft them greatly increafed
by their petition, ib. his meafures become odious to
the people, 19; fummonfes the bifhops to appear be-
fore the council, ib. commits the bishops to the
Tower, ib. is enraged against the judges for their
acquittance of the bifhops, 21; iffues orders for pro-
fecuting those of the clergy who had not read his de-
claration, ib. tries his influence with the antry, ib.
his imprudent conduct with refpect to his new-
born fon, 22; his fubjects apply for relief to the
prince of Orange, 24; rejects the friendly offers of
the king of France, 25; is alarmed by a letter from
his minifter in Holland, 26; endeavours by a change
of conduct to regain the favour of his people, ib.
relapfes into his former errors, ib. appoints the pope
one of the fponfors to his fon, 27; his kingdom in-
vaded by the prince of Orange, ib. his army joins
in the general revolt agaiuft him, 28; is abandoned

by

by his fervants, 29; applies to France and Germany
for affiftance, but is refufed, ib. repairs to Salif
bury, ib. is forfaken by his children, 30; his dif-
treffed fituation, ib. returns to London, ib. is ad
vised by his friends to quit the kingdom, 31; fends
his queen to France, ib. efcapes in difguife on board
a veffel for France, ib. is feverely ufed by the popu-
lace, ib. returns to London again, and is received
with joy by the populace, 32; fends. lord Feversham
on a meffage to the prince of Orange, ib. is ordered
to quit his palace, and retire to Ham, ib. requests
to be fent to Rochefter, ib. refolves to retire to
France, 33; embarks for the continent, ib. arrives
in Picardy, ib. is depofed by the parliament, 34;
endeavours to maintain his right in Ireland, 38; is
affifted by Lewis with a fleet and troops, ib. lands
in Ireland, 39; is received by the people with great
acclamations of joy, ib. is oppofed by the protef-
tants, ib. layes fiege to Londonderry, ib. is vigorously
oppofed by the inhabitants, 40; raifes the fiege, 41;
raifes heavy contributions on the inhabitants, 42;
exercises the utmost cruelty against the proteftants,
ib. is oppofed by William in perfon, 43; attacks
William's army, 44; is totally defeated, ib. repairs
to Dublin, 46; embarks for France, ib. his impru-
dent conduct, ib. his army in Ireland intirely routed,
48; his friends endeavour to raise a rebellion in his
favour, 49; is again affifted by Lewis, 50: is op-
pofed by a fleet from England, 51; attacks the
English fleet, ib. is defeated, 52; forms a defign
against William's life, ib. his death and character, ib.
is interred, 53

Jefferies, judge, his favage cruelty, 10; created lord
chancellor, It

Jews, bill for naturalizing, 229

Johnson, general, commands an army against Crown
Point, 235

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KEN, bishop of Bath and Wells, joins in a remor-
ftrance against reading the king's deck ra ion, 18;
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fummoned

fummoned before the council, 19; fent to the Tower,
ib. tried and acquitted, 20

Kenmure, lord, executed for high-treafon, 153

Kilmarnock, lord, joins the rebels, 209; tried and found
guilty, 218; executed on Tower-hill, ib.

Kirby, captain, deserts his admiral, 69; fhot at Ply-
mouth, ib.

Kirke, colonel, his inhuman difpofition, 9; his lambs,
who, 10; his anfwer to James II. 13
general, relieves Londonderry, 41

LA Feldt, battle of, 221

L

Lake, bishop of Chichester remonftrates against read-
ing the king's declaration, 18; fummoned before
the council, 19; fent to the Tower, ib. tried and
acquited, 20

Lally, general, fome account of, 257; his fucceffes in
India, 258; obliged to raife the fiege of Madrafs, ib.
defeated by colonel Coote, 260

Layer, Mr. Chriftopher, condemned and executed for
high-treafon, 166

Leftock, admiral, commands the fleet in the Mediterra
nean, 203; fuperfeded by admiral Matthews, ib. refufes
to attack the enemy, 204; tried by a court-martial,
and acquitted, ib.

Liege, taken by the English, 67.
Limburgh, taken by the allies, 70
Limerick, taken by the English, 48
Lifle, lady, her unjuft fentence, 10
town of, taken by the allies, 102
Londonderry, famous fiege of, 39

Lovat, lord, delivers up the caftle of Inverness, 147

his unaccountable ambition, 210; found guilty of
high-treafon, 219; executed on Tower-hill, ib.
Louisbourg, taken by the English, 207; restored to
France 223

Loyde, bishop of St. Afaph, remonftrates against read-
ing the king's declaration, 18; fummoned before the
council, 19;
fent to the Tower, ib. tried and ac-
quitted, 20
MAC-

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MACCLESFIELD, Thomas, earl of, account of his
trial, 167

Magdalen-college, noble defence of the fellows of, in fup-
port of their liberties, 17
Malaga, fea-fight of, 78

Malplaquet, battle of, 103

Mar, earl of, proclaims the pretender at Castletown,
145; establishes his head quarters at Perth, ib. defeated
by Argyle, 147

Marlborough, earl of, fufpected of difaffection, 51;
advises a war with France, 63; his introduction and
rife at court, 64; becomes the favourite of the prin-
cefs Anne, how, ib. his obfervations in council, ib.
is appointed general of the English forces and ge-
neraliffimo of the allied army, 66; learns the rudi-
ments of war from marshal Turenne, ib. his appe!-
lation in the French camp, ib. his noble method of
choofing commanders, 67; repairs to Nimeguen, ib.
oppofed by the duke of Burgundy, ib. obliges the
French to retreat before him, ib. takes the city of
Liege, ib. returns to London, 68; receives the thanks
of the house of commons, ib. is created a duke, ib.
affembles the allied army, 70; reduces Bonne, &c.
ib. reftrained by the Dutch, 71; refolves to act of
fenfively, ib. informs the Dutch that he fhall march
to the relief of the empire, ib. arrives on the banks
of the Danube, and defeats a body of French, ib.
joined by prince Eugene, 72; defeats the enemy at
Blenheim, 733 his reply to marshal Tallard, 75;
repairs to Berlin and Hanover, ib. returns to Eng-
land, ib. received with univerfal joy, ib. the manor
of Woodstock conferred on him by both houfes, ib.
a palace built for him by order of the queen, 76;
opens the campaign, 81; refolves to attempt fome
fignal action, 82; defeats the enemy, ib. is difliked
by the Tories, 83; returns to England, 86; his fa-
mily placed about the queen, how, 92; is oppofed
by Mr. Harley, 93; endeavours to remove Oxford,
95; purport of his letter to the queen, ib. retires
from court, ib. is fent for by the queen, 96; lofes

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