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liam and Mary in 1677.- Defeat of the French at St. Denis.
-The States agree to a treaty of peace with Louis the Four-
teenth, to the great vexation of William. Renewal of hostili-
ties, and final treaty at Ratisbon. Invitation to William to
invade England. By whom signed.- Opposition of interests
and religion between William and James the Second. - Wil-
liam's vigorous but secret preparations for the invasion of
England. Louis the Fourteenth penetrates his designs and
writes to James the Second on the subject. The latter's
shock on receiving the intelligence. Confidence of the Dutch
in William. Anecdote of a Dutch Jew of Amsterdam. -
William obtains a loan from the Pope. Anxiety of the citi-
zens of London respecting the invasion. William's farewell
address to the States. Page 33
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CHAPTER IV.
Embarkation of William and his troops at Helvoetsluys.
Dispersion of the fleet by a storm.-Ships refitted, and William
again sets sail for England. - Arrival of the fleet at Torbay.
William lands on the anniversary of the Gunpowder-Plot.
-Anecdote from Burnet.-March of the Dutch troops to
Exeter. William enters that city at the head of a mag-
nificent procession. Coldly received by the people, and
greatly disheartened. Sir Edward Seymour, the Earl of
Abingdon, and other influential personages join his stand-
ard. Movement in favour of William gradually spreads.
Joined by Lord Cornbury, son of Hyde, Earl of Claren-
don. The father's anguish on the occasion, and subse-
quent flight to the invader. Lord Churchill, afterwards
the great Duke of Marlborough, joins William. - Anecdote
of Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham. - Royal army encamped
at Salisbury. James the Second retires with a portion of
them to London, and is closely followed by William. - Anec-
dote of William. James's secret flight from Whitehall.
Discovered, and brought back to London. - Conducted by
a Dutch guard to Rochester, and ultimately embarks for
France. Page 49
Wil-
William takes up his abode in St. James's Palace.-Interest-
ing details respecting the celebrated Lord Craven.
liam receives the congratulations of the Bishops, and several
official bodies. Anecdote of Mr. Serjeant Maynard.
"Exeter Association," and refusal of Lord Wharton to sign.
it. French Ambassador ordered to quit London. A free
Parliament summoned. Cautious and phlegmatic conduct of
William. Parliamentary discussions, and resolution that a
Catholic is virtually incapable of wearing the Crown. Vote
that the Throne is vacant, carried up to the House of Lords
by the grandson of Hampden.-Differences of opinion in the
Houses of Lords and Commons. William's conduct on this
occasion. Ultimate decision in favour of his being called to
the Throne. Proclamation of William and Mary as King and
Queen of England. — Their coronation in Westminster Abbey.
- James the Second lands at Kinsale, in Ireland. En-
thusiastically received in Dublin.-Lays siege to London-
derry. William goes over to Ireland, accompanied by the
Prince of Denmark. Anecdotes of William.- Battle of the
Anecdote of General
Boyne, and William's narrow escape.
Hamilton. Death of Marshal Schomberg. Victories of Wil-
liam in Ireland. Siege of Limerick.- William returns to
England. His disappointments. Dismissal of his Dutch
Guard. His notions of royal prerogative. Anecdote of
proposal to distribute money among the disturbed districts.
Accepted at first by the English Government, but afterwards
declined, at the instigation of his Lordship's enemies. - Cir-
cumstances that led to the massacre of Glencoe. - Details of
that massacre. Treachery of Captain Campbell of Glenlyon.
-Extract from Sir Walter Scott's poems. Anecdotes con-
nected with the massacre. Horror excited by it throughout
the kingdom. William's explanation of the affair. Letters
addressed to him by Lord Tarbet on the subject of the state of
the Highlands discovered after his death. Probability that
William was utterly ignorant of the extent to which it was
proposed to carry on the massacre.
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CHAPTER VII.
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William determines on paying a visit to his native country.
-Leaves Kensington, January 16, 1691.-Embarks at Graves-
end. On nearing the Dutch coast, he quits the ship, and is
exposed for eighteen hours in an open boat. His calmness
in the midst of danger. Lands at Goree, and proceeds to the
Hague. Magnificent preparations made for his arrival.-
Calamy's description of the public rejoicings.- William ap-
points Von Tromp to the command of the Dutch fleet. His
meeting with the States-General. Anecdote illustrative of
his love of country. He prevails on the States to join the
confederacy against France-Capture of Namur by the French.
- Lampoon suggested by William's return to England.— Bur-
net's account of his behaviour at the battle of Landen.
Compliment paid to his bravery by the Prince de Condé. -
His right to the British throne acknowledged by the French
King. Peace of Ryswick. Addison's Latin poem on the
subject. William's offer to Swift of a captaincy of horse.-
Anecdote related by the Duchess of Marlborough. — William's
ungracious conduct to the English nobility. — Death of the
Queen, in 1694, deeply felt by the King.
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Czar Peter the Great visits England in the year 1698.—
Remains a month in London, and receives many civilities from
William.-Curious anecdote of the Czar's favourite monkey.—
His dislike of crowded assemblies.-Anecdotes illustrative of
this peculiarity in his character. He goes with his ciceroni,
the Marquis of Caermarthen, to the theatre, and takes a fancy to
an actress named Cross, who is afterwards introduced to him.—
Character of this lady.-The Czar's encounter with a porter in
the streets of London. He retires to Say's Court, near Dept-
ford. Sketch of his mode of life here.-Works as a common
shipwright at Deptford.-His admiration of the British navy,
and of Greenwich Hospital. His drinking-parties in Great
Tower street. Anecdote illustrative of his prodigious appe-
tite. He quits England, and on parting presents William with
a magnificent ruby valued at ten thousand pounds.-Reduction
of William's standing army by order of the House of Commons.
-His great vexation at this step.-Meditates an abdication of
the Sovereignty.-Imbibes a taste for wine and ardent spirits.
-Anecdotes of his boon companions, Lord Wharton and the
Earl of Pembroke. Decline in William's health. His undue
admiration of women. - Anecdote of his English chaplain in
Holland.
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CHAPTER IX.
William's continued ill-health.-Anecdotes of the celebrated
physician, Dr. Radcliffe.-William's want of confidence in his
medical attendants. - Re-visits Holland in 1701.-Dislocates
his collar-bone by a fall from his horse, while riding in Hamp-
ton Court park. Conveyed to Kensington the same evening.
His conviction of his approaching dissolution. — A de-
fluxion is discovered in his knee. Seized with a violent
shivering fit.-Assents to the Oath of Adjuration.-His alarm-
ing condition. Visited by his friend and favourite, the Earl
of Albemarle.—Extraordinary council of physicians summoned.
William expresses his thanks to Dr. Bidloo.. Waited on by
the Archbishop of Canterbury.-Receives the Sacrament, and
bids farewell to the Duke of Ormond, and other friends.-In-
quires of Dr. Bidloo how long he has to live. Sends for the
Earl of Portland.-William's death on the 8th of March, 1702.
-Summary of the leading points in his character. Extract
from a poem on his death.- Interred in a vault beneath Henry
the Seventh's chapel at Westminster.
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MARY, QUEEN OF WILLIAM III.
Mary's birth in 1662.-Eldest daughter of James the Se-
cond, by Anne Hyde, daughter of Lord Clarendon.-Married
to William, Prince of Orange, in 1677.-Anecdote of Mary
related by the Duchess of Orleans.-Curious letter from James
the Second to his son-in-law. Mary warmly espouses the
cause of her husband.-Displays a total want of sympathy for
her father's sufferings.-Evelyn's account of her behaviour on
her arrival in England. Severely handled in the lampoons
of the period. Cutting reproof administered to Mary by
Archbishop Sancroft. Anecdote of her coronation. Her
dislike to hear her father maligned by the courtiers. Her
affection for her husband. Decency and propriety of her
Court. Horace Walpole's sarcasm against her. Curious
extract from a letter written by the Earl of Nottingham. —
Mary's attachment to the Duke of Shrewsbury. — Anecdote
illustrative of Mary's partiality for Shrewsbury. Her affec-
tionate letters to her husband when on his Irish campaign.
Ill-treated by William. His distress on her death attested by
Calamy and Burnet. The latter's account of Mary's last
illness. Archbishop of Canterbury's funeral sermon.—James
the Second's notice of Mary's death in his Diary. Memor-
anda found among her papers. Her obsequies performed
with the greatest magnificence. Extract from Pomfret's
Elegy on her Death.
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