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THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER XIV.

Condition of Manners in the Middle Ages-Religion and Morals

-Chivalry-War of the Roses-The Reformation—Intel-

lectual Progress-The Tudors-State of Education-Architec-

ture-Baronial Residences-Power of the Crown-Authority of

the Church-Rise of Religious Freedom-Social Progress-Ge-

neral Immorality—Institution of a System of Police-Public

Thoroughfares-English Mobs-Bad Effects of the Severe

Penal Code-Modern Improvement.

Repression of the barons.

Increased power of the Crown.

Disagreements between the Commons and the Crown

Assumption of authority by the Church

Dissensions as to Church government

Difference between Royalists and Puritans

Licentiousness of the drama

Peculiar influence of the Reformation

Uselessness of striving after uniformity

The French Revolution

The English Revolution

Rise of religious freedom

Influence of Wickliffe

Monastic charities

Beginning of civil and religious freedom

State of manners at the Restoration.

Depraved character of the Court of Charles the Second

Open profligacy of the favourites of Charles the Second

Spread of infidelity.

Immorality of the people.

Effeminacy of men of fashion

Two classes of men of fashion.

Profligacy of ministers in the first years of George the Third

Ministerial levees

Resumption of power by the Crown .

Prevalence of gambling

Manners and education of women

Mode of life in the country

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Establishment of a system of police

Scandalous exhibitions in the public thoroughfares

Frequency of mobs .

Turbulence of the people.

Public executions

CHAPTER XV.

Ascendancy of the Court-Disunion of the Whigs-Desertion

from the Whig Party-Attempt to stop Parliamentary Report-

ing-Contumacy of the Printers-Contest with the City Magis-

trates-Their Imprisonment in the Tower-Popular Dislike

of Parliamentary Privilege-Waning Popularity of Wilkes-

Character of the Constituencies-The Whig Party broken up.

Whig opposition dissolved

Defection of Wedderburn

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Session of 1771. Attempt to exclude parliamentary reporters. 72

Col. Onslow's motion against reporters

Contumacy of the printers Wheble and Thompson

Debates on Onslow's motion

Contest between the Commons and the City

Meeting at Lord North's .

The Lord Mayor summoned to attend the House

Mr. Luttrell and Mr. Burke

Lord North's proposal

Arbitrary spirit of the House

Proceedings of the Lord Mayor

Committal of the Lord Mayor to the Tower

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Death of the Princess Dowager-Her Unpopularity-Political

Maxims of the King-Improved Morality of the Court-Pro-

fligacy of the King's Brothers-Intermarriages of the Royal

Family-The Introduction of the Royal Marriage Act-Dr.

Nowell's Sermon-Aggression of the Established Church-Pe-

tition of the Clergy.