Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XVII. 1679--1681. Meeting of the now Parliament, March 6, 1679--King refuses approval of Seymour as Speaker--After prorogation for two days the Commons and King agree on Serjeant Gregory--Resolution of both Houses affirming a horrid and treasonable jdot and conspiracy--King grants Dauby a pardon--Commons demand justice against Danby and his immediate committal--Danby's flight and subseijuent surrender and committal--Bill of attainder against Danby--The Lords unsuccessfully endeavour to substitute banishment for attainder--Shaftesbury and the leaders of Opposition in the Lords support the lesser punishment--King wishes to conciliate the Opposition--Shaftesbury's speech on the state of the nation, March 25--Lord Ossory's intemperate attack--The Privy Council reconstituted and reduced in number--Shaftesbury President of the Council--New plan of government--Temple's part in bringing about this change probably exaggerated--Barillon's despatches--Shaftesbury's declaration of unchanged opinions--Openly advocates Monmouth as successor to the throne--Sunday debate in Commons on securing Protestant religion--Resolution against Duke of York--The King proposes expedients--A second Sunday debate, May 11, 1679, when Commons resolve on a bill for excluding the Duke of York from the succession--Bill read second time May 21--Sudden prorogation, May 26, without consulting Privy Council-Passing of Habeas Corpus Act--Letter from Duke of Ormond--Sunderland's scheme for bringing Prince of Orange over to England for meeting of Parliament in October--Dissolution of Parliament July 12--New Parliament called for October--King's illness--Duke of York comes to England--Required to return to Brussels on the King's recovery--Monmouth ordered out of England...