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INDEX TO

King, Gregory; his statistical calcu-lations. See Agriculture; People;Population.

Kings, early English; extent of theirprerogatives, 28. Limitations ofthe same, 2D. 30. Frequently de-posed, prior to the union of theRoses, 35.

Kneller, Sir Godfrey, 406.

Knights’ service; abolition of te-nure by, 151.

Kniperdoling, 45.

La guerre, 407.

Lambert; his ambition to succeedCromwell, 140.142. His abandon-ment by his troops, and capture,144. His escape and recapture,147.

Lancaster and York; factions of, 21.

Land. See Agriculture; Rent.

Language, English; its develop-ment, 17.

—, connection between languagesand religious faith, 66. 67.

Laud; his character,86. His execu-tion, 117. See Church.

Lauderdale;his political character,

210. His Presbyterian tendencies,

211. Unpopularity with the Com-mons,220. His gains in office,305.See Cabal.

Law; kingly violations of, bowavenged in the middle ages, 31,32.

League andCovenant; enforcementof it by the Parliament, 117.

Leeds; parliamentary privilegesconferred upon it by Cromwell,133. 336. Abrogation of the privi-lege, 138. Account of the town inthe 17lh century, 335. 336.

Lely, Sir Peter, 406.

Lestrange, Roger: character of his“Observalor;” his toryism, andconduct towards his adversaries,385. 386.

Lewis XIV.; public indignaiion atthe sale of Dunkirk to him, 187.His revenue and military power,195. 196. His character, 196. 197.Effect of the TriplcAlliance uponhis designs, 199. His relationswith Charles II., 201. His viewswith respect to England, 203. 204.His resentment at Danby’s pro-ceedings, 223. Influence of hismovements upon the Englishcountry parly. 225. His machi-nations against Danby, 229. Ilispolicy towards Charles 272. 273.

Literature; dawn of, in England,17. Its licentious character underCharles II., 178. Scarcity of booksin country places, and impedi-ments to their transmission, 386.Female education, 387. Literaryattainments of gentlemen, 389.Influence of French literature,390. 391. Immorality of Englishpolite literature, 392—396. De-dications and their injurious in-fluence upon literature, 397. Spi-rit of the satires of the lime, 368.See Drama.

Liturgy; its attempted impositionupon the Scots, 91. Restored inEngland by Charles II., 173.

Liverpool; itspastandpresent slatedescribed and contrasted, 338.

Lollards and Albigensians; failureof their designs, 44.

London; its visitation by the greatPlague and Fire, 190. Its charterconfiscated, 261; and forfeited tothe Crown, 265. (Sec also p. 347.)Its present and past position andpopulation, as compared withother English towns and withAmsterdam, 342.343. Its shippingand Customs, 343. Change in thecharacter and extent of its sub-urbs; its modern bridges and an-cient bridge, 344City of London: — Character of