VI CONTENTS OF VOLUME VIII.

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Arrest of Boufflers.60

Effect of the emancipation of the English press.64

Return of William to England: dissolution of the Parliament . . 70

William makes a progress through the country.72

The elections.77

Alarming state of the currency.82

Meeting of the Parliament: loyalty of the House of Commons . • 99

Controversy touching the currency.102

Parliamentary proceedings touching the currency .... ib-

Passing of the Act regulating Trials in cases of High Treason . . 106

Parliamentary proceedings touching the grant of Crown lands in

Wales to Portland.. • 10®

Two Jacobite plots formed.HO

Berwick’s plot.. Ill

The Assassination plot. Sir George Barclay.112

Failure of Berwick’s plot. 339

Detection of the Assassination Plot.122

Parliamentary proceedings touching the Assassination Plot . . 329

State of public feeling.. • • • 160

Trial of Charnock, King and Keyes. 332

Execution of Charnock, King and Keyes.137

Trial of Friend ..* 138

Trial of Parkyns.130

Execution of Friend and Parkyns. 341

Trials of Rookwood, Cranburne and Lowick. 343

The Association. 344

Bill for the Regulation of Elections. 343

Act establishing a Land Bank. 3 52

CHAPTER XXII.

Military operations in the Netherlands.155

Commercial crisis in England.156

Financial crisis. 3 60

Efforts to restore the currency. 364

Distress of the people: their temper and conduct .... 366

Negotiations with France: the Duke of Savoy deserts the coalition . 170

Search for Jacobite conspirators in England: Sir John Fenwick . 372

Capture of Fenwick.174

Fenwick’s confession. • 176

Return of William to England. 334