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Title: The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.
From William and Mary to George II.

Author: Tobias Smollett

Release Date: September 8, 2006 [EBook #19217]

Language: English

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THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND

Volume II.

BY DAVID HUME, ESQ.

1688

London: James S. Virtue, City Road and Ivy Lane
New York: 26 John Street
1860

In Three Volumes:

VOLUME ONE: The History Of England From The Invasion Of Julius Caesar To
The End Of The Reign Of James The Second............ By David Hume, Esq.

VOLUME TWO: Continued from the Reign of William and Mary to the Death of
George II........................................... by Tobias Smollett.

VOLUME THREE: From the Accession of George III. to the Twenty-Third Year
of the Reign of Queen Victoria............... by E. Farr and E.H. Nolan.

VOLUME TWO

CONTINUATION

OF

THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND,

BY TOBIAS SMOLLETT, M.D.

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CHAPTER I.

WILLIAM AND MARY.

_State of the Nation immediately after the Revolution.....
Account of the new Ministry..... The Convention converted
into a Parliament..... Mutiny in the Army..... The
Coronation, and abolition of Hearth-money..... The Commons
vote a Sum of Money to indemnify the Dutch..... William's
Efforts in Favour of the Dissenters..... Act for a
Toleration..... Violent disputes about the Bill for a
Comprehension..... The Commons address the King to summon a
Convocation of the Clergy..... Settlement of the
Revenue..... The King takes Umbrage at the Proceedings of
the Whig-party..... Heats and Animosities about the