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CONTENTS.
| PAGE. | |
| Terms of Peace between France and England settled | 239 |
| Difficulties caused by Spain and the Emperor | 241 |
| Attempts of James to prevent a general Pacification; The Treaty of Ryswick signed | 243 |
| Anxiety in England; News of the Peace arrives in England | 244 |
| Dismay of the Jacobites | 245 |
| General Rejoicing; The King's Entry into London | 246 |
| The Thanksgiving Day | 248 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| Standing Armies | 253 |
| Sunderland; Lord Spencer | 255 |
| Controversy touching Standing Armies | 258 |
| Meeting of Parliament; The King's Speech well received; Debate on a Peace Establishment | 266 |
| Sunderland attacked | 267 |
| The Nation averse to a Standing Army | 271 |
| Mutiny Act; The Navy | 273 |
| Acts concerning High Treason | 274 |
| Earl of Clancarty | 276 |
| Ways and Means | 278 |
| Rights of the Sovereign in reference to Crown Lands | 279 |
| Proceedings in Parliament on Grants of Crown Lands | 281 |
| Montague accused of Peculation | 282 |
| Bill of Pains and Penalties against Duncombe | 286 |
| Dissension between the Houses | 293 |
| Commercial Questions | 294 |
| Irish Manufactures | 297 |
| East India Companies | 302 |
| Fire at Whitehall | 308 |
| Visit of the Czar | 310 |
| Portland's Embassy to France | 318 |
| The Spanish Succession | 329 |
| The Count of Tallard's Embassy | 343 |
| Newmarket Meeting: the insecure State of the Roads | 345 |
| Further Negotiations relating to the Spanish Succession | 346 |
| The King goes to Holland | 349 |
| Portland returns from his Embassy | 350 |
| William is reconciled to Marlborough | 351 |
