the House of Commons
Choice of a Speaker
Debate on the State of the Nation
Resolution declaring the Throne vacant
It is sent up to the Lords; Debate in the Lords on the Plan of Regency
Schism between the Whigs and the Followers of Danby
Meeting at the Earl of Devonshire's
Debate in the Lords on the Question whether the Throne was vacant
Majority for the Negative; Agitation in London
Letter of James to the Convention
Debates; Negotiations; Letter of the Princess of Orange to Danby
The Princess Anne acquiesces in the Whig Plan
William explains his views
The Conference between the houses
The Lords yield
New Laws proposed for the Security of Liberty
Disputes and Compromise
The Declaration of Right
Arrival of Mary
Tender and Acceptance of the Crown
William and Mary proclaimed; peculiar Character of the English Revolution

CHAPTER VI

The Power of James at the Height--His Foreign Policy--His Plans of
Domestic Government; the Habeas Corpus Act--The Standing Army--Designs
in favour of the Roman Catholic Religion--Violation of the Test
Act--Disgrace of Halifax; general Discontent--Persecution of the French
Huguenots--Effect of that Persecution in England--Meeting of
Parliament; Speech of the King; an Opposition formed in the House of
Commons--Sentiments of Foreign Governments--Committee of the Commons
on the King's Speech--Defeat of the Government--Second Defeat of the
Government; the King reprimands the Commons--Coke committed by the
Commons for Disrespect to the King--Opposition to the Government in
the Lords; the Earl of Devonshire--The Bishop of London--Viscount
Mordaunt--Prorogation--Trials of Lord Gerard and of Hampden--Trial of
Delamere--Effect of his Acquittal--Parties in the Court; Feeling of
the Protestant Tories--Publication of Papers found in the Strong Box
of Charles II.--Feeling of the respectable Roman Catholics--Cabal of
violent Roman Catholics; Castlemaine--Jermyn; White; Tyrconnel--Feeling
of the Ministers of Foreign Governments--The Pope and the Order of Jesus
opposed to each other--The Order of Jesus--Father Petre--The
King's Temper and Opinions--The King encouraged in his Errors by
Sunderland--Perfidy of Jeffreys--Godolphin; the Queen; Amours of the
King--Catharine Sedley--Intrigues of Rochester in favour of Catharine
Sedley--Decline of Rochester's Influence--Castelmaine sent to Rome;
the Huguenots illtreated by James--The Dispensing Power--Dismission of
Refractor