CHAPTER VII

William, Prince of Orange; his Appearance

His early Life and Education

His Theological Opinions

His Military Qualifications

His Love of Danger; his bad Health

Coldness of his Manners and Strength of his Emotions; his Friendship for Bentinck

Mary, Princess of Orange

Gilbert Burnet

He brings about a good Understanding between the Prince and Princess

Relations between William and English Parties

His Feelings towards England

His Feelings towards Holland and France

His Policy consistent throughout

Treaty of Augsburg

William becomes the Head of the English Opposition

Mordaunt proposes to William a Descent on England

William rejects the Advice

Discontent in England after the Fall of the Hydes

Conversions to Popery; Peterborough; Salisbury

Wycherley; Tindal; Haines

Dryden

The Hind and Panther

Change in the Policy of the Court towards the Puritans

Partial Toleration granted in Scotland

Closeting

It is unsuccessful

Admiral Herbert

Declaration of Indulgence

Feeling of the Protestant Dissenters

Feeling of the Church of England

The Court and the Church

Letter to a Dissenter; Conduct of the Dissenters

Some of the Dissenters side with the Court; Care; Alsop

Rosewell; Lobb

Venn

The Majority of the Puritans are against the Court; Baxter; Howe,

Banyan

Kiffin

The Prince and Princess of Orange hostile to the Declaration of Indulgence

Their Views respecting the English Roman Catholics vindicated

Enmity of James to Burnet

Mission of Dykvelt to England; Negotiations of Dykvelt with English Statesmen

Danby

Nottingham

Halifax

Devonshire

Edward Russell; Compton; Herbert

Churchill

Lady Churchill and the Princess Anne

Dykvelt returns to the Hague with Letters from many eminent Englishmen

Zulestein's Mission

Growing Enmity between James and William

Influence of the Dutch Press

Correspondence of Stewart and Fagel

Castelmaine's embassy to Rome

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