THE

HISTORY

OF

ENGLAN D.

Written in FRENCH by

M. RAPIN DE THOYRAS.

Tranflated into ENGLISH, with Additional Notes, by
N. TINDA L, M. A...
Rector of ALVERSTOKE, in HAMPSHIRE, and
Chaplain of the Royal Hospital at GREENWICH,

ILLUSTRATED WITH

MAPS, GENEALOGICAL TABLES, and the HEADS
and MONUMENTS of the KINGS.

FOURTH EDITION, corrected

VOL. XII.

LONDON:

Pinted, by Affignment from Mr. KNAPTON, for
T. OSBORNE and J. SHIPTON, J. HODGES, J. ROBINSON,
H. WOODFALL, W. STRAHAN, J. RIVINGTON, J. WARD,
R. BALDWIN, W. OWEN, W. JOHNSTON, J. RICHARDSON,
P. DAVEY and B. LAW, T. LONGMAN, T. CASLON, S. CROW
PER and H. WOODGATE, M. COOPER, and C. WARE.

MDCCLVII.

THE

HISTORY

OF

ENGL A N D.

BOOK XXIV.

The Reign of King JAMES II. from his Acceffion to the Throne, to the Establishment of King WILLIAM and Queen MARY: containing the Space of Four Years and Seven Days.

27. JAMES II.

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No. 2006.

ITHIN a few hours after Charles had refigned 1684-5. his last breath, his brother, the duke of York, The duke of was proclaimed King in London, by the name of York is proJAMES II. Having feen how the government king." was settled for fome years paft, we must not think it strange, Feb. 6. there was no endeavours, either in London or any other part Gazettes, of the kingdom, to oppofe the new king. Of the two par-Echard, ties in England, that against the bill of exclufion was triumphant, and the other entirely broken and oppreffed. The acceffion of James II. to the crown, was a fresh occafion of triumph to the former, and notwithstanding the fears expreffed by the other party, about a Catholic fucceffor, they who had supported his intereft, endeavoured to represent the

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