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Debates about the Naval Miscarriages

Russell First Lord of the Admiralty; Retirement of Nottingham

Shrewsbury refuses Office

Debates about the Trade with India

Bill for the Regulation of Trials in Cases of Treason; Trien-

106

Place Bill; Bill for the Regulation of Trials in Cases of

Parliamentary Enquiries into the Corruption of the Public.

Offices.

128

Vote of Censure on the Speaker; Foley elected Speaker

Enquiry into the Accounts of the East India Company; Suspi-

132

Session of the Scottish Parliament; Inquiry into the Slaughter

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148

155

156

158

159

162

Surrender of the Castle of Namur; Arrest of Boufflers

167

Return of William to England: Dissolution of the Parliament

William makes a Progress through the Country

175

176

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The Elections

180

184

Alarming State of the Currency

Meeting of the Parliament: Loyalty of the House of Commons 198

Controversy touching the Currency

Passing of the Act regulating Trials in Cases of High Treason

Parliamentary Proceedings touching the Grant of Crown

203

Lands in Wales to Portland

205

206

Two Jacobite Plots formed

Berwick's Plot; The Assassination Plot. Sir George Barclay 207

Failure of Berwick's Plot

Detection of the Assassination Plot

Parliamentary Proceedings touching the Assassination Plot;

State of Public Feeling

Trial of Charnock, King, and Keyes

Execution of Charnock, King, and Keyes; Trial of Friend

Efforts to restore the Currency

Distress of the People: their Temper and Conduct

228

230

231

232

236

238

Negotiations with France; The Duke of Savoy deserts the

Coalition

241

245

248

249

252

Search for Jacobite Conspirators in England: Sir John Fenwick 254

Capture of Fenwick

Meeting of Parliament: State of the Country; Speech of
William at the commencement of the Session

Resolutions of the House of Commons

Return of Prosperity

265

266

267

Restoration of the Finances

Effects of Fenwick's Confession

William examines Fenwick

Effect of the Proceedings of the House of Commons on Foreign

Governments

PAGB

268

269

270

The Bill of Attainder carried up to the Lords

Artifices of Monmouth

Resignation of Godolphin; Feeling of the Whigs about Fenwick

Disappearance of Goodman

Parliamentary Proceedings touching Fenwick's Confession.

Bill for attainting Fenwick

Debates of the Commons on the Bill of Attainder

Fenwick's Execution; Bill for regulating Elections

Bill for the Regulation of the Press

State of Ireland

Bill abolishing the Privileges of Whitefriars and the Savoy

Close of the Session: Promotions and Appointments

State of Scotland; A Session of Parliament at Edinburgh;

Act for the Settling of Schools

Case of Thomas Aikenhead

Military Operations in the Netherlands; Terms of Peace

offered by France

Attempts of James to prevent a general Pacification; The

Anxiety in England; News of the Peace arrives in England

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Ways and Means

353

Dissension between the Houses

Rights of the Sovereign in reference to Crown Lands

Proceedings in Parliament on Grants of Crown Lands
Montague accused of Peculation

Bill of Pains and Penalties against Duncombe

Commercial Questions.

Irish Manufactures

East India Companies

Fire at Whitehall

354

356

357

360

366

367

369

374

379

The King's Speech

Naval Administration .

Littleton chosen Speaker

King's Speech; Proceedings relating to the Amount of the

Land Force

Unpopularity of Montague

Bill for disbanding the Army.

Death of the Electoral Prince of Bavaria

Renewed Discussion of the Army Question

Commission on Irish Forfeitures

Prorogation of Parliament; Changes in the Ministry and
Household

Spanish Succession

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