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a new government. Selection of members. Meeting of
Parliament. Its character. Prosecution of Lilburne. His acquittal. Parties
in parliament. Registration of births. Taxes. Reform of law. Zeal for
religion. Anabaptist preachers. Dissolution of parliament. Cromwell

assumes the office of protector. Instrument of government. He
publishes ordinances. Arrests his opponents. Executes several royalists.
Executes Don Pantaleon Sa. Executes a Catholic clergyman.
Conciliates the army in Ireland. Subdues the Scottish royalists.
Incorporates Scotland. Is courted by foreign powers. War with the
United Provinces. Victory of the English. The Dutch offer to negotiate.
Second victory. Progress of the negotiation. Articles of peace. Secret
treaty with Holland. Negotiation with Spain. Negotiation with France.
Negotiation respecting Dunkirk. Cromwell comes to no decision. The
new parliament meets. Is not favourable to his views. Debates
respecting the Instrument. The protector's speech. Subscription required
from the members. Cromwell falls from his carriage. The parliament
opposes his projects. Reviews the instrument. Is addressed by
Cromwell. And dissolved. Conspiracy of the republicans. Conspiracy
of the royalists. Executions. Decimation. Military government.
Cromwell breaks with Spain. Secret expedition to the Mediterranean.
Another to the West Indies. Its failure. Troubles in Piedmont.
Insurrection of the Vaudois. Cromwell seeks to protect them. Sends an
envoy to Turin. Refuses to conclude the treaty with France. The
Vaudois submit and Cromwell signs the treaty.


CHAPTER VII.
Poverty And Character Of Charles Stuart--War With
Spain--Parliament--Exclusion Of Members--Punishment Of
Naylor--Proposal To Make Cromwell King--His Hesitation And
Refusal--New Constitution--Sindercomb--Sexby--Alliance With
France--Parliament Of Two Houses--Opposition In The
Commons--Dissolution--Reduction Of Dunkirk--Sickness Of The
Protector--His Death And Character.
Poverty of Charles in his exile. His court. His amours. His religion. He
offers himself an ally to Spain. Account of Colonel Sexby. Quarrel

between the king and his brother. Capture of a Spanish fleet. Exclusion
of members from parliament. Speech of the protector. Debate on
exclusion. Society of Friends. Offence and punishment of Naylor.
Cromwell aspires to the title of king. He complains of the judgment
against Naylor. Abandons the cause of the major-generals. First
mention of the intended change. It is openly brought forward.
Opposition of the officers. Cromwell's answer to them. Rising of the
Anabaptists. Cromwell hesitates to accept the title. Confers on it with
the committee. Seeks more time. Resolves to accept the title. Is
deterred by the officers. Refuses. His second inauguration. The new
form of government. Plot to assassinate him. It is discovered. Arrest
and death of Sexby. Blake's victory at Santa Cruz. His death. Alliance
with France. New parliament of two houses. The Commons inquire into
the rights of the other house. Cromwell dissolves the parliament.
Receives addresses in consequence. Arrival of Ormond. Treachery of
Willis. Royal fleet destroyed. Trials of royalists. Execution of Slingsby
and Hewet. Battle of the Dunes. Capitulation of Dunkirk. Cromwell's
greatness. His poverty. His fear of assassination. His grief for his
daughter's death. His sickness. His conviction of his recovery. His
danger. His discourse. His death. His character.


CHAPTER VIII.
Richard Cromwell Protector--Parliament Called--Dissolved--Military
Government--Long Parliament Restored--Expelled
Again--Reinstated--Monk In London--Re-Admission Of Secluded
Members--Long Parliament Dissolved--The Convention
Parliament--Restoration Of Charles II.
The two sons of Cromwell. Richard succeeds his father. Discontent of
the army. Funeral of Oliver. Foreign transactions. New parliament.
Parties in parliament. Recognition of Richard. And of the other house.
Charges against the late government. The officers petition. The

parliament dissolved. The officers recall the long parliament. Rejection
of the members formerly excluded. Acquiescence of the different
armies. Dissension between parliament and the officers. The officers
obliged to accept new commissions. Projects of the royalists. Rising in
Cheshire. It is suppressed. Renewal of the late dissension. Expulsion of
the parliament. Government by the council of officers. Monk's
opposition. His secrecy. Lambert sent against him. Parliament restored.
Its first acts. Monk marches to York. Monk marches to London. Mutiny
in the capital. Monk addresses the house. He is ordered to chastise the
citizens. He joins them. Admits the secluded members. Perplexity of
the royalists. Proceedings of the house. Proceedings of the general.
Dissolution of the long parliament. Monk's Interview with Grenville.
His message to the king. The elections. Rising under Lambert.
Influence of the Cavaliers in the new Parliament. The king's letters
delivered. Declaration from Breda. The two houses recall the King.
Charles lands at Dover. Charles enters London.
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HISTORY OF ENGLAND.


CHAPTER I.
CHARLES I.--(_Continued._)
Battle Of Edge Hill--Treaty At Oxford--Solemn Vow And
Covenant--Battle Of Newbury--Solemn League And Covenant
Between The English And Scottish Parliaments--Cessation Of War In
Ireland-Royalist Parliament At Oxford--Propositions Of Peace--Battle
Of Marston Moor--The Army Of Essex Capitulates In The
West--Self-Denying Ordinance--Synod Of Divines--Directory For
Public Worship--Trial Of Archbishop Laud--Bill Of Attainder--His

Execution.
It had been suggested to the king that, at the head of an army, he might
negotiate with greater dignity and effect. From Nottingham he
despatched to