Chapter XI

FROM THE RESTORATION OF CHARLES II. TO THE FALL OF THE CABAL
ADMINISTRATION

Popular Joy at the Restoration -- Proceedings of the Convention
Parliament -- Act of Indemnity -- Exclusion of the Regicides
and others -- Discussions between the Houses on it -- Execution
of Regicides -- Restitution of Crown and Church Lands --
Discontent of the Royalists -- Settlement of the Revenue --
Abolition of Military Tenures -- Excise granted instead -- Army
disbanded -- Clergy restored to their Benefices -- Hopes of the
Presbyterians from the King -- Projects for a Compromise --
King's Declaration in Favour of it -- Convention Parliament
dissolved -- Different Complexion of the next -- Condemnation
of Vane -- Its Injustice -- Acts replacing the Crown in its
Prerogatives -- Corporation Act -- Repeal of Triennial Act --
Star-chamber not restored -- Presbyterians deceived by the King
-- Savoy Conference -- Act of Uniformity -- Ejection of
Nonconformist Clergy -- Hopes of the Catholics -- Bias of the
King towards them -- Resisted by Clarendon and the Parliament
-- Declaration for Indulgence -- Objected to by the Commons --
Act against Conventicles -- Another of the same Kind -- Remarks
on them -- Dissatisfaction increases -- Private Life of the
King -- Opposition in Parliament -- Appropriation of Supplies
-- Commission of public Accounts -- Decline of Clarendon's
Power -- Loss of the King's Favour -- Coalition against him --
His Impeachment -- Some Articles of it not unfounded -- Illegal
Imprisonments -- Sale of Dunkirk -- Solicitation of French
Money -- His Faults as a Minister -- His pusillanimous Flight
-- and consequent Banishment -- Cabal Ministry -- Scheme of
Comprehension and Indulgence -- Triple Alliance -- Intrigue
with France -- King's Desire to be absolute -- Secret Treaty of
1670 -- Its Objects -- Differences between Charles and Louis as
to the Mode of its Execution -- Fresh Severities against
Dissenters -- Dutch War -- Declaration of Indulgence -- Opposed
by Parliament -- and withdrawn -- Test Act -- Fall of
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