THE

HISTORY

OF

ENGLAN D,

FROM

THE REVOLUTION

TO

THE DEATH OF GEORGE THE SECOND.

DESIGNED AS A CONTINUATION OF MR. HUME'S HISTORY.

IN FIVE VOLUMES.

By T. SMOLLETT, M. D.

A New Edition,

WITH THE AUTHOR'S LAST CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL; F. C. AND J. RIVINGTON; J. CUTHELL; LONGMAN, HURST,
REES, ORME, AND BROWN; JOHN RICHARDSON; J. M. RICHARDSON; J. BOOKER;
J. CARPENTER; JEFFERY AND SON; W. BAYNES AND SON; S. BAGSTER; J. AND A.
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AND JONES; T. HAMILTON; OGLE AND CO.; R. SAUNDERS; HARDING, MAVOR, AND
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BOONE; T. AND G. ALLMAN; LLOYD AND SON; BLACK AND YOUNG; AND L. RELFE
AND J. PARKER, OXFORD.

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

BOOK I.

ANNE.

CHAPTER VIII.

§ I. The Commons revive the Bill against occasional Con-

formity. II. Conspiracy trumped up by Simon Fraser,

Lord Lovat. § III. The Lords present a Remonstrance

to the Queen. § IV. The Commons pass a vote in fa-

vour of the Earl of Nottingham. § V. Second Remon-

strance of the Lords. § VI. Further Disputes between

the two Houses. § VII. The Queen grants the First-fruits

and the Tenths to the poor Clergy. § VIII. Inquiry

into Naval Affairs. § IX. Trial of Lindsay. § X. Meet-

ing of the Scottish Parliament. § XI. Violent Oppo-

sition to the Ministry in that Kingdom. § XII. Their

Parliament pass the Act of Security. § XIII. Melan-

choly situation of the Emperor's Affairs. § XIV. The

Duke of Marlborough marches at the head of the Allied

Army into Germany. § XV. He defeats the Bavarians

at Schellenberg. § XVI. Fruitless Negotiation with

the Elector of Bavaria. § XVII. The Confederates ob-

tain a complete Victory at Hochstadt. § XVIII. Siege

of

of Landau. § XIX. The Duke of Marlborough returns

to England. § XX. State of the War in different parts

of Europe. § XXI. Campaign in Portugal. § XXII.

Sir George Rooke takes Gibraltar. § XXIII. And

worsts the French Fleet in a battle off Malaga.

§ XXIV. Session of Parliament in England. § XXV.

An act of Alienation passed against the Scots.

§ XXVI. Manor of Woodstock granted to the Duke of

Marlborough. § XXVII. Disputes between the two

Houses on the subject of the Aylesbury Constables.

§ XXVIII. The Parliament dissolved. § XXIX. Pro-

ceedings in the Parliament of Scotland. § XXX. They

pass an Act for a Treaty of Union with England.

§ XXXI. Difference between the Parliament and Con-

vocation in Ireland. § XXXII. Fruitless Campaign on

the Moselle. § XXXIII. The Duke of Marlborough

forces the French Lines in Brabant. § XXXIV. He is

prevented by the Deputies of the States from attacking

the French Army. § XXXV. He visits the Imperial

Court of Vienna. § XXXVI. State of the War on the

Upper Rhine, in Hungary, Piedmont, Portugal, and Po-

land. § XXXVII. Sir Thomas Dilkes destroys part of

the French Fleet, and relieves Gibraltar. § XXXVIII.

The Earl of Peterborough and Sir
lev Shovel re-

duce Barcelona. § XXXIX. The Earl's surprising pro-

gress in Spain. § XL. New Parliament in England.

§ XLI. Bill for a Regency in case of the Queen's De-

cease. § XLII. Debates in the House of Lords upon

the supposed danger to which the Church was exposed.

§ XLIII. The Parliament prorogued. Disputes in the

Convocation. § XLIV. Conferences opened for a

Treaty of Union with Scotland. § XLV. Substance of

the Treaty.

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CHAP. IX.

§ I. Battle of Ramillies, in which the French are defeated.

§ II. The Siege of Barcelona raised by the English

Fleet.

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Fleet. III. Prince Eugene obtains a complete Vic-

tory over the French at Turin. § IV. Sir Cloudesley

Shovel sails with a reinforcement to Charles King of

Spain. V. The King of Sweden marches into Saxony.

§ VI. The French King demands Conferences for a

Peace. VII. Meeting of the Scottish Parliament.

§ VIII. Violent Opposition to the Union. § IX. The

Scots in general averse to the Treaty. § X. Which is

nevertheless confirmed in their Parliament. § XI. Pro-

ceedings in the English Parliament. § XII. The Com-

mons approve of the Articles of Union. § XIII. The

Lords pass a Bill for the security of the Church of Eng-

land. Arguments used against the Articles of the

Union. XIV. Which, however, are confirmed by

Act of Parliament. § XV. The Parliament revived by

Proclamation. § XVI. The Queen gives Audience to

a Muscovite Ambassador. § XVII. Proceedings in

Convocation. § XVIII. France threatened with total

ruin. XIX. The Allies are defeated at Almanza.
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§ XX. Unsuccessful attempt upon Toulon. § XXI.

Sir Cloudesley Shovel wrecked on the Rocks of Scilly.

Weakness of the Emperor on the Upper Rhine.

§ XXII. Interview between the King of Sweden and

the Duke of Marlborough. § XXIII. Inactive Cam-

paign in the Netherlands. § XXIV. Harley begins to

form a Party against the Duke of Marlborough.

§ XXV. The Nation discontented with the Whig

Ministry. § XXVI. Meeting of the first British Par-

liament. XXVII. Inquiry into the State of the War

in Spain. § XXVIII. Gregg, a Clerk in the Se-

cretary's Office, detected in a Correspondence with

the French Ministry. § XXIX. Harley resigns his

Employments. § XXX. The Pretender embarks at

Dunkirk for Scotland. § XXXI. His design is defeat-

ed. XXXII. State of the Nation at that Period.

§ XXXIII. Parliament dissolved. § XXXIV. The

French surprise Ghent and Bruges. § XXXV. They

are routed at Oudenarde. § XXXVI. The Allies in-

vest Lisle. XXXVII. They defeat a large body of

French

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