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Resistance; an ordinary check ontyranny in the middle ages, 33.

Restoration, 149. See Charles II.

Revenue in 1685, 282. 285. Chargeson, and conduct of IheCabal withreference thereto, 212. 284.

Ridley, Bishop, 49.

Roads in the llth century, 366.

Rochester, Lawrence Hyde, Earl of(see Hyde, Lawrence); his eleva-tion to the peerage; toryism, andopposition to Halifax, 271. Hali-fax’s charges against him; hisdismissal from the Treasury, andappointment as Lord President,273.

Romans; their transient influenceupon Britain, 3.4.

Roman Catholics; their animositytowards Queen Elizabeth, 60.Attachment to the Royalists, 100 .Persecutions and sufferingsthrough Oates’s disclosures, 234.235.

Rome, Church of; efforts of herpriests for the abolition of ville—nage, 23. 24. Beneficial operationof her faith in early limes, 22. 45.Effects of her rule in later times,47. 48. Her forms contrasted withthose of Protestantism, 51—53.Prevalence of her faith amongstnations whose languages are de-rived from the Lalin, 67. Hatedunder Charles II., 227.

Roses, wars of the, 20 .

Roundheads; their origin, 98. Ces-sation of disputes with the Cava-liers, 150. Renewal thereof, 153.Their satisfaction with the TripleAlliance, 200. Predominant in theparliament of 1669, 235.

Royal Society, 400. See Science.

Royalists; originally opposed toCharles I., 98. Summary of theirpolitical views, 101. Their prestigefor the Church, 157. Their po-pularity with the nation, 164.

Their discontent at the conductof Charles II., 186. Their hairedof Clarendon, 191. See Tories.

Royalist Army; its superiority, 112.Its early successes, 113. Its de-feats, 116. 117.

Rump Parliament, 141. See Par-liament, Long.

Rupert, Prince, 113. 115. 296. 401.

Russell, William Lord; his connec-tion with the country parly, anddealings with Lewis XIV., 225.His call to the councilsofCharlesII.,239. His participation in Whigplots, 264. His conviction for trea-son, and death, ib.

Russia; her political insignificancein the reign of Charles II., 195.

Rye House Plot, 264.

Salt. See Mines and Minerals*

Sanctuary of Whitefriars, 357.

Saxons; their conversion to Chris-tianity, 6. Sufferings from theDanish invasion, 10. Treatmentby the Normans, 13. Amalgama-tion with the Normans, 16.17.

Saxon prelates and abbots; de-posed by the Normans, 23.

Science; its state in England in1685, 399—405.

Scotland; union with England underJames I., 63, Character and re-ligion of its people, 64.65. Its re-sistance to the Liturgy, 91. Cha-racter of its parliaments, ib. Fai-lure of episcopacy in it, 96. Itssubjugation by Cromwell, 129.March of its army into England,142. Its state under Charles II.,181—183. Governed by the Dukeof York, 249.

Scottish Rebellion. See Argyle, Earlof vol. II.; Covenanters; Scot-land.

Scott, Anne (of Buccleuch); hermarriage to Janies Duke of Mon-mouth, 246.

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