THE THIRD VOLUME,

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Character of its principal mem-bers, 408. 409. 410. Elect PowleSpeaker, 410. Declares the thronevacant, 414. Letter of James toit, 428. 429. Its conference withthe Lords, 433.

House of Lords; its meeting afterJames’s abdication, 411. Itsproceedings, ib. Receives theCommons’resolutions, 415. De-bates Sancroft’s plan ofa regency,416-421. Debates the question ofthe vacancy of the throne, 423.421.Rejects* it, 427. Its conferencewith the Commons, 433. Andsubmission, 434. 435.

Howe, John; returns from banish-ment, 57. James endeavours tosecure his aid, 58. His efforts fora coalition with the clergy, 165.

Hume, Sir Patrick, 264. 398.

Indulgence, Declaration of; pro-claimed by James II., 44. 45.Feeling of the Protestant Dis-senters, and of the Church ofEngland, in regard lo.it, 46.47.49.Hostilities of the Prince andPrincess of Orange, 64. 65.

—, second Declaration; proclaimed,162. The clergy ordered to readit, 163.

Innocent XI.; his presumed ap-proval of the policy of Williamof Orange, and dislike of James’sproceedings, 92. His resentmentat the choice of Castelmaine asEnglish representative at hiscourt, 93. He refuses to admitPelre to ecclesiastical prefer-ment, and dismisses Castelmainefrom Rome, 96.

Insurrection, northern, account ofthe, 310. 3li.

Ireland; dismay of its Englishcolonists, 2 .

Irish Night, account of the, 356-362.

James, II.; effect of his altered

policy upon the proceedings ofWilliam, 27. He grants a pensionto Dryden on his conversion toRomanism, 34. Change in bispolicy towards the Puritans, 37.He grants a partial toleration inScotland, 41. 42. His closetingswith the Tories, 43. 44. Hepublishes the Declaration of In-dulgence, 44.45. Ilis altercationswith the Church on the subject ofNonconformist persecutions, 49.His subjugation by the Jesuits,and dismissal of his confessorat their suggestions, 54. His at-tempts upon the honesty of JohnHowe, 58. His interview withWilliam Kiffin, 61. His disquietat William’s reply to his agents,and urgent letters to Williamand Mary, 65. Proofs of the ne-cessity of restraints upon hisexercise of the prerogative, 68-71.His enmity toBurnet,73. Growingenmity between him and William,89. His conduct on the occasionof tbeconsecration of theNuncio,97. He dismisses Somerset fromoffice,98. His dissolution of par-liament, 99.101.102. His arbitraryproceedings against the univer-sities (see Cambridge University;Magdalene College; Oxford Uni-versity; Universities). Recom-mends Anthony Farmer for pre-sident of Magdalene College, 114.Sets out on a royal progress, 118.119. His interview with the Fel-lows of Magdalene College, 120.His employment of Penn to ne-gotiate with them, 121 . Sendsecclesiastical commissioners toOxford, 123. His scheme forpreventing thePrincess ofOrangefrom succeeding to the Irishcrown, 132. Ilis determination topack a parliament, 137. His planfor effecting that object, 138.