CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

WILLIAM THE THIRD.

Preliminary Remarks - League of Utrecht Formed by the
Netherlands in 1579- Character and Constitution of That

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League William of Nassau, First Prince of Orange,
Appointed Its Head, by the Title of Stadtholder - His
Character - His Assassination in 1584— His Son, Prince
Maurice, Succeeds to the Office of Stadtholder, and Is
Successful against the Spaniards - Dies, and Is Suc-
ceeded by His Younger Brother, Henry Frederick —
Acknowledgment by Spain of the Independence of the
United Provinces - Character of William the Second,
Fourth Stadtholder - Abolition of That Office- Prince
William Henry, Son of William the Second, Afterward
William the Third of England, Born in 1650 - Is
Nephew to Kings Charles the Second and James the
Second - His Early Studies - Sir William Temple's
Favourable Opinion of His Capacity - He Visits Eng-
land in His Twentieth Year, and Is Entertained by the
University of Oxford - Probable Motives of His Visit

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Entertaining Anecdote - Charles the Second's Dis-
trust of William, and the Latter's Politic Conduct while
in England League between France and England
against the States of Holland

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CHAPTER II.

WILLIAM THE THIRD.

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The Dutch Republic Ill Prepared to Resist the Forces of

France and England - Is Speedily Overrun by the

French Troops - Increasing Unpopularity of the Pen-

sionary, John De Witt, and the Republican Party — Ap-

pointments of Captain and Admiral-General Conferred

upon William by the Unanimous Voice of the States-

His Early Success against the French - Popular Insur-

rections in the Principal Dutch Towns - The Office of

Stadtholder Revived and Conferred on William - Cruel

Massacre of the De Witts at The Hague in 1672-

Interesting Particulars Relative to That Frightful Trag-

edy-Marked Improvement in the State of Affairs in

Holland - Attempt by France and England to Inveigle

the Young Stadtholder into a Treaty Injurious to the

Interests of His Country - His Noble Conduct on the

Occasion His Successful Campaign against the Troops

of Louis the Fourteenth- Treaty of Peace between the

French and the Dutch Signed in February, 1674- Office

of Stadtholder Settled in Perpetuity on William and His

Descendants - Anecdote of William and Count Staren-

burg-War Renewed between France and Holland-

Personal Bravery of William at the Battle of Seneffe-

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CHAPTER III.

WILLIAM THE THIRD.

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General Desire of the Dutch for Peace William's Opposi-

tion to It - Commencement of the Campaign of 1677,

and Defeat of William at the Battle of Mount Cassel

- His Masterly Retreat - His Second Visit to England,

in Order to Demand the Hand of the Princess Mary,

Daughter of James, Duke of York- His Conversation

with Sir William Temple at The Hague on This Subject

- Is Introduced to the Princess at Whitehall, and Is

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Much Pleased with Her Manners and Person Charles

the Second's Fruitless Endeavours to Win over William

to His Interests and Those of France- Marriage of

William and Mary in 1677 - Defeat of the French at

St. Denis- The States Agree to a Treaty of Peace with

Louis the Fourteenth, to the Great Vexation of William

- Renewal of Hostilities, 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 William's Vigorous but

Secret Preparations for the Invasion of England - Louis

the Fourteenth Penetrates His Design 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

Citizens of London Respecting the Invasion — William's

Farewell Address to the States.

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CHAPTER IV.

WILLIAM THE THIRD.

Embarkation of William and His Troops at Helvoetsluys —

Dispersion of the Fleet by a Storm

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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 Magnificent Procession — He Is

Coldly Received by the People, and Is Greatly Dis-

heartened Sir Edward Seymour, the Earl of Abingdon,

and Other Influential Personages Join His Standard-

Movement in Favour of William Gradually Spreads -

He Is Joined by Lord Cornbury, Son of Hyde, Earl of

Clarendon- The Father's Anguish on the Occasion, and

Subsequent Flight to the Invader - Lord Churchill, After-

ward the Great Duke of Marlborough, Joins William —

Anecdote of Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham - Royal

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Army Encamped at Salisbury-James the Second Re-

tires with a Portion of Them to London, and Is Closely

Followed by William-Anecdote of William — James's

Secret Flight from Whitehall

Discovered and

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Brought Back to London - Is Conducted by a Dutch

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CHAPTER V.

WILLIAM THE THIRD.

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William Takes up His Abode in St. James's Palace - In-

teresting Details Respecting the Celebrated Lord Craven

-William Receives the Congratulations of the Bishops,

and Several Official Bodies Anecdote of Mr. Sergeant

Maynard "Exeter Association," and Refusal of Lord

Wharton to Sign It - French Ambassador Ordered to

Quit London- A Free Parliament Summoned - Cau-

tious and Phlegmatic Conduct of William - Parliamen-

tary 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 Con-

duct on This Occasion - Ultimate Decision in Favour of

His Being Called to the Throne - Proclamation of Will-

iam and Mary as King and Queen of England — Their

Coronation in Westminster Abbey - James the Second

Lands at Kinsale, in Ireland—Is Enthusiastically Re-

ceived in Dublin - Lays Siege to Londonderry - Will-

iam Goes over to Ireland, Accompanied by the Prince

of Denmark - Anecdotes of William- Battle of the

Boyne, and William's Narrow Escape Anecdote of

General Hamilton - Death of Marshal Schomberg-

Victories of William in Ireland- Siege of Limerick -

William Returns to England - His Disappointments

-Dismissal of His Dutch Guard His Notions of

Royal Prerogative Anecdote of William and Lord

Rochester.

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CHAPTER VI.

WILLIAM THE THIRD.

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Character and Habits of the Scottish Highlanders - Lord

Dundee's Opposition to William - Sketch of His Char-

acter Anecdote of Lord Dundee - Battle of Killi-

crankie, and Death of Dundee - Epitaph on Him by

Doctor Pitcairn — Flight of the Survivors of His Army

to France, and Their Subsequent Sufferings Their

Daring in Battle-They Are Ultimately Disbanded —

Unsettled State of the Highlands-Lord Breadalbane's

Proposal to Distribute Money among the Disturbed Dis-

tricts - Accepted at First by the English Government,

but Afterward Declined at the Instigation of His Lord-

ship's Enemies - Circumstances That Led to the Massa-

cre of Glencoe Details of That Massacre Treachery

of Captain Campbell of Glenlyon-Extract from Sir

Walter Scott's Poems- Anecdotes Connected with the

Massacre Horror Excited by It throughout the King-

dom 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.

WILLIAM THE THIRD.

William Determines on Paying a Visit to His Native Coun-

try Leaves Kensington January 16, 1691 Embarks

at Gravesend 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 Descrip-

tion of the Public Rejoicings-William Appoints Van

Tromp to the Command of the Dutch Fleet - His