Caermarthen's agent for bribing Members of Parliament, iii. 433. Re-
elected Speaker, 440. Mediates with the nonjuring Bishops, iv. 28. First
Commissioner of the Great Seal, 298. Accused of corrupt practices, 439.
Vote of censure upon him, 440.
Triennial Bill, iv. 274-277. Negatived by William III., 297. Again brought
in, and rejected by the Commons, 382. Passed, 423
Triers, Board of, i. 123.
"Trimmers," i. 190.
Trinder, Sergeant, counsel against the bishops, 291.
Trumball, Sir William, Secretary of State, iv. 467. His resignation of the
Secretaryship of State, v. 16, 144.
Tudor Sovereigns, i. 32. Their tyranny, how checked, 33.
Turberville; his evidence against Stafford, i. 204. Against College, 206.
Turenne, English Puritans in his army, i. 94.
Turks, war with, in Hungary, i. 421. Besiege Vienna, ii. 147. Their cam-
paign on the Danube in 1689, iii. 345. Their successes in 1693, iv. 342.
Turner, Francis, Bishop of Ely; his coronation sermon, i. 373. Visits Mon-
mouth, 490. Takes part in the deliberations of the bishops, ii. 270, 272.
(See Bishops, the Seven.) A nonjuror, iii. 358. Joins a Jacobite con-
spiracy, 571. His letters to St. Germains, 574, and note. Informed against
by Preston, iv. 16. Escapes to France, 18.
Tutchin, John, punishment of, i. 391. His interview with Jeffreys in the
Tower, iii. 317.
Tweeddale, John Hay, Marquess of, appointed Lord High Commissioner for
Scotland, iv. 457. Directed to inquire into the massacre of Glencoe, 458.
Takes up the schemes of William Paterson, v. 156. Gives the Royal
consent to the Act incorporating the Darien Company, 161. Dismissed
by William III., 168.
Twisden, Sir William, ii. 18.
Tyrconnel, Richard Talbot, Earl of, ii. 38. His services to James II., and
infamous character, 38, 39. Appointed general of the forces in Ireland,
108. Arrives at Dublin, 111. Remodels the army, 112. His mendacity;
advises the repeal of the Act of Settlement, 113. Goes to England, 114.
Made Lord Deputy of Ireland, 124. His intrigues, 125. Arrives in Ire-
land, 124. Meets James II. at Chester, 229. His scheme for detaching
Ireland from England, 240. His formation of Celtic troops, 331. His vio-
lent measures, 331. Negotiates with William III., iii. 118. His messages
to France, 121. Calls the Irish to arms, 122. Meets James at Cork, 136.
Advises James to remain at Dublin, 144. His conduct at the battle of the
Boyne, 497, 499, 500. Urges the abandonment of Limerick, 528. Retires
to Galway, 529. Goes to France, 535. Returns to Ireland, iv. 61. Thwarts
Saint Ruth; his jealousy of Sarsfield, 68. Outery against him; leaves
the camp, 71. In Limerick, 77. His death by apoplexy, 118.
Tyre, commercial prosperity of, v. 157.
Ulster, rebellion in, i. 81.
Uniformity, Act of, ii. 166.
University College, Oxford, Popery in, ii. 67.
Universities, English, ii. 214. High consideration of, 215. Their loyalty,
Uzes, Duke of, killed in the battle of Landen, iv. 328.
Vardevelde, the two brothers, i. 323.
Varelst, i. 323.
Assists at the siege of Mons, iv. 11. Takes part in the
siege of Namur, 216. Strengthens the defences at Brest, 407.
Vaudemont, the Prince of; his appreciation of Marlborough's military tal-
ents, iv. 51. Commands against Villeroy, in Flanders, 468. His skilful
retreat, 469. Joins William III. before Namur, 473.
Vendome, Lewis, Duke of, at the battle of Steinkirk, iv. 224. Takes Barce-
lona, 637.
Venice, commercial prosperity of, v. 158.
Vernon, made Secretary of State, v. 16. Elected for Westminster, 98. His
vain attempt to resist the violence of the House of Commons on the Re-
sumption Bill, 208.
Vernon Correspondence, iv. 580, note; v. 126, note.
Versailles, Middleton's visit to, iv. 318.
Vestments, ecclesiastical, i. 39, 41.
Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy, joins the coalition against France, iii. 562.
Deserts the coalition, iv. 567.
Victoria, Queen, coronation of, i. 372.
Vienna threatened by the Turks, ii. 147.
Villenage, extinction of, i. 17.
Villeroy, Marshal, French commander in the Low Countries in 1695, iv. 465.
His position, 466. Bombards Brussels, 422. Advances towards Namur,
473. Retreats, 476.
Villiers, Edward, Viscount, English negotiator at Ryswick, iv. 628.
Villiers, Elizabeth, mistress of William III., ii. 135. Entreats Shrewsbury to
accept office, iv. 377. Her Marriage to George Hamilton, afterwards Earl
of Orkney; receives a grant of Crown property in Ireland, v. 205.
Vossius, Isaac, his computations of population, i. 219.
Wade, Nathaniel, i. 414. His share in Monmouth's rebellion, 451, 455, 462.
His flight, 518. Escapes punishment, 518, 519. A witness in the trial of
Lord Delamere, ii. 31.
Wages of Agricultural laborers, i. 325, 326. Of manufacturers, 327. Of
various artisans, 329.
Wagstaffe, Thomas, a nonjuror, iii. 369. A nonjuring Bishop, iv. 34. His
invective on the death of Mary, 427.
Wake, Dr. William, i. 258.
Walcot, Captain, a Rye House conspirator, i. 447, note.
Walcourt, skirmish at, iii. 346.
Waldeck, Prince of, iii. 346. Defeated at Fleurus, 482-524.
Waldenses, the, William III.'s interposition in behalf of, iv. 10.
Wales, copper in, i. 246. Roads in, 292.
Walker, George, at Londonderry, iii. 151. Chosen Governor, 154. Statute
of, at Londonderry, 189. Arrives in London; his reception, 398, 399. His
detractors, 399. Thanked by the House of Commons, 400. Made Bishop
of Derry, 496. Killed at the Battle of the Boyne, 501.
Walker, Obadiah, master of University College; Declares himself a Roman
Catholic, ii. 67. His printing-press at Oxford, 85. Insulted by the
undergraduates, 220. Impeached, iii. 404.
Walker; his tract on the authorship of Icon Basilike, iv. 279.
Wall, an Irishman, Prime Minister of Spain, iv. 91.
Waller, Edmund, i. 313.
Wallis, John i. 321.
Wallop, counsel for Baxter, i. 387.
Walters, Lucy, i. 194. Her rumored marriage with Charles II. 195.
Ward, Seth, Bishop of Salisbury, iii. 59.
Warner, a Jesuit, ii. 172.
Warre, Sir Francis, i. 516. Joins William of Orange, ii. 395.
Warrington, Henry Booth, Earl of (Lord Delamere), accused of taking par
in the Western Insurrection, ii. 28. Tried in the Lord High Steward's
Court, 30. Acquitted; effect of his acquittal, 32. Rises for the Prince of
Orange in Cheshire, 397. Bears William's Message from Windsor to
James II., 451, 454. Made Chancellor of the Exchequer, iii. 16. His
quarrels with his colleagues, 52. His Jealousy of Halifax, 323. Retires
from office; raised to the Earldom of Warrington, 427. Pamphlet ascribed
to him on the changes in the Lords Lieutenant of counties, iii. 436. Pro-
tests against the rejection of the Place Bill, iv. 280.
Warwickshire, wages in, i. 325.
Waterford, taken by William III., iii. 524.
Waterloo, field of, William III.'s march across, iv. 626.
Wauchop, Scotch officer in Limerick, iv. 77, 80. Urges the Irish troops to
enter the French service, 86, 87.
Waynflete, William of; his statutes for Magdalene College, Oxford, ii. 225.
Welbeck, William III.'s visit to, iv. 488.
Wellington, Arthur, Duke of, his interview with the House of Commons,
iii. 328.
Welwood; his Observator, iv. 481.
Wentworth, Henrietta, Lady, i. 421, 422. Monmouth's fidelity to, 492.
Her death, 495.
Wentworth, Thomas. See Strafford.
Wesley, Samuel, ii. 275.
Westerhall, the Laird of, i. 393.
Western Martyrology, i. 481, 482, note.
West Indies, trade of Bristol with, i. 262. Transportation of rebels to, 512.
Westminster, Election for (1690), iii. 423. Election for (1695), iv. 486. Con-
test for in (1698); character of the constituency, v. 98. Montague and
Vernon returned, 99. Election for (1701), 232.
Westmoreland, Election for (1701), v. 233.
Weston Zoyland, Feversham's head-quarters at, i. 475.
Weymouth, Thomas Thynne, Viscount, receives Bishop Ken at Longleat, iv.
32.
Wharton, Godwin, iv. 619.
Wharton, Henry, ii. 85.
Wharton, Philip, Lord, ii. 461. His speech against the Abjuration Bill, iii.
454.
Wharton Thomas (afterwards Lord), elected for Buckinghamshire, i. 377.
His opposition to James II.'s Government, ii. 23. Writer of "Lillibul-
lero," 336. Joins the Prince of Orange, 388. His early life, iv. 365. His
profligacy, 365. His zeal for the Whig party, 367. His electioneering
skill, 366. His duels, 368. Attacks the corruption of the Tory ministers,
439. Chairman of the Committee of the two Houses, 444. Moves the
impeachment of the Duke of Leeds, 447. Supports the Bill for Fenwick's
attainder, 605. Made Chief Justice in Eyre, 619. Disappointed of the
Secretaryship of State, v. 16. His electioneering defeats in 1698, 99.
His duel with Viscount Cheyney, 185. Joins in the resistance of the
Peers to the Resumption Bill, 212. Recovers his influence in Bucking-
hamshire, 233.
Whig; origin of the term, i 200.
Whigs; their efforts to pass the Exclusion Bill, i. 193, 199, 201. Reaction
against, 201, 202. Persecution of, 202. Their plots, 202. Severe meas-
ures against. 206. Their struggle at the election of 1685, 374. Their
weakness in Parliament, 406. Whig Refugees on the Continent, 412-426.
Their correspondence with England, 413. Support Monmouth, 422. As-
semble at Amsterdam, 426. Their plan of action, 427. The leaders of
the party keep aloof from Monmouth, 462. Plan of the Whig party for
filling the throne by election, ii. 482, 483. Their temper after the revolu-
tion, iii. 14. Their principles in regard to oaths of allegiance, 355. Their
triumph over the High Churchmen, 356. Their vindictive measures, 403.
Their design upon the corporations, 409. Defeated therein, 413. Oppose
the king's going to Ireland, 420. Their violence restrained by William
III., 421. Their discontent, 436-438. Their general fidelity; treason of a
few, 438. Their tactics in the Parliament of 1690, 448. Propose the Ab-
juration Bill, 451-455. Their want of liberality towards the Irish, iv. 93,
and notes. Subsequent change in their sentiments, 94 Support William's
foreign policy, 356. Their Parliamentary strength and organization, 357.
Chiefs of their party, 357, 358. Their feelings in regard to Fenwick's
confession, 586. Division in their party on the question of disbanding
the army, v. 6. Success of their administration, 96. Unpopularity of, in
1698, 97. Evils caused by their retention of office after Parliamentary de-
feats, 128, 129.
Whitby, Dr. Daniel, i. 258.
White. See Albeville, Marquess of.
White, Bishop of Peterborough, ii. 270. (See Bishops, the Seven.) Sum-
moned by James II. to a conference, 495. A nonjuror, iii. 358. Attends
Fenwick on the scaffold, iv. 613.
Whitefriars (Alsatia), i. 273. Privileges of, iv. 617.
Whitehall, Court of, i. 286. The palace burnt down, v. 53.
Whitney, James, a highwayman; his capture and trial, iv. 237. Executed,
Wicklow, anarchy in, iii. 124.
Wight, Isle of, English, Dutch, and French fleets off, iii. 478.
Wildman, John; his character, i. 413. Deceives Monmouth, 462.
ardice, 465 Joins William at the Hague, ii. 356. His violent proposals,
359. Made Postmaster-General, iii. 21.
Wilkes, John, constancy of the populace to, i. 497.
William I., Prince of Orange, i. 169. His final interview with Philip IV.,
William II. of Holland, i. 169.
William, Prince of Orange, afterwards King of England; his birth; suc-
ceeds to the government of Holland, i. 169. His heroic resistance to the
French, 170. His marriage with the Princess Mary, 176. Population re-
turns obtained by, 220. His artillery, 238. His reception of Monmouth
in Holland, 417. His advice to Monmouth, 420. His endeavors to pre-
vent Monmouth's attempt, 431, 449. Which are obstucted by the Am-
sterdam magistrates, 432. Sends back regiments to James II., 571, 594.
His personal appearance, ii. 126. Early life and education, 126-128. The-
ological opinions, 129. Military talents, 130. His fearlesssness, 130. His
bad health, 131. His cold manner and strong passions, 132. His friend-
ship for Bentinck, 134 His letters, 135. His relations with the Princess
Mary, 136. (See Burnet.) His relations with English parties, 141. His
feelings towards England, 141. His love for Holland, 145. His determined
hostility to France, 145. His religious fatalism, 145. His European poli-
cy, 145. His policy towards England, 146-148. His conduct to Mon-
mouth, 147. Becomes the head of the English opposition, 149, 150. Re-
jects Mordaunt's project of an invasion, 151. Condemns the Declaration
of Indulgence, 181. His remonstrance to James II., 182. His views
respecting English_papists, 183. His correspondence with English states-
men, 201, 202. His disputes with James, 202. Declares his opinions
with regard to the Roman Catholics, 205. Sends to congratulate James
on the birth of his son, 284. His conversation with Edward Russell, 31.
Receives invitations from the conspirators, 319.
prise, 321-324. His ulterior views, 324.
Difficulties of his enter
His representations to differ-
ent powers, 341, 342. His military and naval preparations, 342.
ceives assurances of support, 344. His intense anxiety, 347.
the sanction of the States General, 354, 355. His Declaration, 357.
Takes leave of the States General, 369. Sets sail; is driven back by a
storm, 370. His Declaration reaches England, 370. Sets sail again, 372.
Arrives at Torbay, 375. His landing, 377. Signally favored by the weath-
er, 378. Orders a Thanksgiving, 378. His entry into Exeter, 378. Im-
posing appearance of his troops; his artillery, 382. Good conduct of his
troops, 382. Delay of people of note in joining him, 386, 388, 395. His
address to his followers at Exeter, 396. His advance, 398. Enters Salis-
bury, 416. Dissension amongst his followers, 417. Receives James's
commissioners at Hungerford, 420. His proposals, 422, 423.
ures to preserve order, 440. His embarrassment at the detention of
James, 446. At Windsor, 449. His troops occupy Whitehall, 449. Ar-
rives at St. James's, 454. Difficulty of his position, 456. Assembles the
Parliamentary Chambers, 460. Orders Barillon to leave England, 461.
Receives the address of the Peers, 462. Of the Commoners; summons a
Convention; his measures to preserve order, 463. His tolerant policy, 464.
Summons a meeting of Scotchmen, 472-474. His ascendency over the
mind of Mary, 481. Declares his views, 503. Declared King by the
Convention, 507. Accepts the Crown, 513. Is proclaimed, 513. His
anxieties, iii. 3. Reaction of public feeling against, 3, 4. His diffi-
culties, 6. Assumes the direction of foreign affairs, 11. His ministers,
12. His speech to Parliament, 23. His high estimation on the Continent,
89. Personal unpopularity in Engiand, 39. His bad health, 43. His
works at Hampton Court, 44. Resides at Kensington House, 46. His
foreign favorites, 46, 47. Suffers from his predecessors' maladministration,
49. And from the dissensions of his ministers, 50. His administration
of the Foreign Office, 54. His ecclesiastical policy, 59. Attempts to com-
promise between the Church and Dissenters, 84, 85. His coronation, 92, 93.
Proclaims war against France, 101. His inability to send troops to Ireland,
118. Negotiates with Tyrconnel, 118. His letter to the inhabitants of Lon-
donderry, 188. Summons a Convention for Scotland, 196. His vexation
at the outrages on the Scotch clergy, 199. His impartiality in regard to
Church government, 205. His reply to Scotch Episcopalians, 206. His let-
ter to the Scotch Convention, 208. His instructions to his agents in Scot-
land, 208. Sends a force to Edinburgh, 226. Proclaimed king in Scot-
land, 227. Accepts the crown of Scotland, 231. Refuses to pledge himself
to religious persecution, 231. Disliked by the Covenanters, 233. His min-
isters for Scotland, 233. Becomes unpopular with the Whigs, 320. Naval
affairs under him, 342. His continental policy, 344. Negotiations with
the Dutch, 345. Appoints the Ecclesiastical Commission, 377. His un-
popularity with the clergy, 378. Refuses to touch for the king's evil,
879. His message to Convocation, 389. Recommends the Indernnity Bill,
403. Disgusted with his position, 418. Purposes to retire to Holland, 419.
Changes his intention, and resolves to go to Ireland, 419. Prorogues Par-
liament, 421. His indulgence to nonjurors, 423. Makes changes in his gov-
ernment, 425. His scruples against employing bribery, 431. Compelled
to adopt it, 433. General Fast for his departure, 437. His speech to the
new Parliament, 440. His dislike of the Abjuration Bill, 453. Submits to
Parliament the Act of Grace, 455. Puts an end to political proscriptions;
prorogues Parliament, 458. His preparations for the war, 463. His diffi-
culties, 469. Appoints the Council of Nine, 472-473. Sets out for Ireland;
affronts Prince George of Denmark; sets sail from Chester, 475. Lands
at Carrickfergus; at Belfast, 487. His military arrangements, 489. His
donation to Presbyterian ministers, 489. His affability to his soldiers;
marches southwards, 490. His army, 494. Reconnoitres the enemy, 496.
|