Lowe 31559 CONTENTS ΤΟ VOLUME II. BOOK III. COMPRISING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE COMPLE- CHAPTER I. The Reigns of William and Mary, and William. p. 1 William thwarted by his English parliament-Parliamentary CHAP. IL The Reign of Ann. p. 34 CHAP. III. The Reign of George 1. p. 67 Insurrection in North Britain: Danger in England and secu- xity in Ireland-Impolicy of treating the Irish catholics as enemies Partiality in favour of dissenters-Difference be tween the Irish and English peers upon the appellant jurisdiction -Duke of Ormond heads an invasion from Spain-Indulg- ences to protestant dissenters-Harshness of the Duke of Grafton towards the catholics-Irish loyalty acted upon- Violent resolutions of the commons, and a bill in consequence- Three protestant parties in Ireland-The job of Wood's CHAP. IV. Accession of George II. addressed by the catholics-Boulter's The catholics deprived of the elective franchise-Internal dis- commons, found guilty of peculation-Duke of Dorset's second lieutenancy-Triumph of the patriots over the government and its arrogance-Memorial of the Earl of Kildare- Effect of Lord Kildare's memorial-Insincerity of many of the patriots-The patriots rally and carry an important question-Unsatisfactory answer to the commons-Administration of the Duke of Bed- ford favourable to the catholics-Private occurrences occasion national ferment-Alarm of French invasion and its consé- quences-The catholics address government on the alarm of invasion-Project of an union creates a disturbance-- Threatened invasion of Conflans defeated by Hawke-Thurot's expedition against Ireland - Death and character of George II. FROM HIS ACCESSION TO THE THRONE TO THE DECLARATION OF IRISH INDEPENDENCE, IN 1782. Accession of George III. and his speech to the parliament - Ori- |