OF THE

OF

CHARLES THE SECOND,

TO WHICH ARE ADDED

PRINTED BY T. GILLET, NO. 19, BARTHOLOMILO
THE SECRET HISTORY
COURT AND REIGN

BY
A MEMBER OF HIS PRIVY COUNCIL:

INTRODUCTORY SKETCHES
OF THE PRECEDING PERIOD FROM THE ACCESSION OF

JAMES I.
WITH NOTES, AND A SUPPLEMENT
FONTINUING THE NARRATIVE IN A SUMMARY MANNER TO

THE REVOLUTION:

BY THE EDITOR.
Charles

-Quaque ipfe miferrima vidi,
quorum pars magna fui-
IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

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CONTENTS

OF

THE FIRST VOLUME.

INTRODUCTION

xi

Sketches of the Constitutional History of England, from

the dcceson of the Stewart family till the Resto-

ration

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CH A P. I.

Triumph of the royalists at the Restoration-Retrospeet

of the past- Anticipation of the future—Design of

the present work—Political survey of the state of the

king dom at this period—Constitution of the king's

council and attendants----Apology for the king's fup-

posed ingratitude-Occurrences at Canterbury-Cu-

rious trait of Monk's character Procesion from

Rochester to London--His Majesty's reception at

Whitehall Presbyterians amused— Charles's impa-

tience for the settlement of the revenue, and the dis-

banding of the army-Impolitic conduct towards the

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military