THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND, FROM THE INVASION OF JULIUS CAESAR ΤΟ THE REVOLUTION IN 1688. BY DAVID HUME, ESQ. A NEW EDITION, WITH THE AUTHOR'S LAST CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS. TO WHICH IS PREFIXED, A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. IN SIX VOLUMES. VOL. V. LONDON: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS; J. M. RICHARDSON; HATCHARD AND SON ; 1848. CONTENTS Meeting of the Long Parliament.-Strafford and Laud impeached. -Finch and Windebank fly.-Great Authority of the Commons. -The Bishops attacked.-Tonnage and Poundage.-Triennial Bill.-Strafford's Trial.-Bill of Attainder.-Execution of Straf- Settlement of Scotland.-Conspiracy in Ireland.-Insurrection and Massacre.- Meeting of the English Parliament.-The Remon- strance.-Reasons on both Sides.-Impeachment of the Bishops.- Commencement of the Civil War.-State of Parties.- Battle of Edgehill.-Negotiation at Oxford. - Victories of the Royalists in the West.-Battle of Stratton--of Lansdown-of Roundway Down.- Death of Hambden.- Bristol taken.-Siege of Glou- cester.- Battle of Newbury.-Actions in the North of England. |