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THE

CONTINUATION

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Mr. RAPIN's

HISTORY

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ENGLAND;

From the REVOLUTION to the
Prefent Times.

By N. TIN DA L, M. A.

Rector of AL VERSTOKE, in HAMPSHIRE, and
Chaplain of the Royal Hospital at GREENWICH.

ILLUSTRATED WITH

MAPS, GENEALOGICAL TABLES, and the HEADS
and MONUMENTS of the KINGS.

The FOURTH EDITION, corrected.

OL. XVIII. VIth of CONTINUATION.

LONDON:

inted, by Affignment from Mr. KNAPTON, for
OSBORNE, J. HODGES, J. ROBINSON, H. WOODFALL,
W. STRAHAN, J. RIVINGTON, J. WARD, R. BALDWIN,
W. OWEN, W. JOHNSTON, J. RICHARDSON, P. DAVEY and
B. LAW, G. KEITH, T. LONGMAN, T. FIELD, T. CASLON,
S. CROWDER, H. WOODGATE, M. COOPER, and C. WARE.

MDCCLVIII.

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THE

HISTORY

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ENGLAN D.

BOOK XXX. PART I. From the Year 1712. to the Death of Queen Anne.

CHAP. I.

Great firmness of the Dutch.-Admiffion of King Philip's minifters to the congrefs refufed.-Bolingbroke fent to France.-Sufpenfion of arms proclaimed at Paris.-Stop put to the proceedings at Utrecht.-The French infift on the reftitution of Tournay. -Endeavours to bring the duke of Savoy into the Queen's meafures.-Which are refufed by the Elector of Hanover.-Misunderstanding at court.-King Philip renounces the crown of France. The Spaniards invade Portugal.-Forces in Spain called home.-Conference between the duke of Ormond and a Dutch deputy.-Duke Hamilton and lord Mohun killed in a duel.-Death and character of the earl of Godolphin.-Thẻ duke of Marlborough retires beyond fea.-A new plan of peace propofed to the States, who confent to it.-Death and character of the King of Pruffia.-The French try to elude their engage ments with Great-Britain.-Affairs of the North.-The Britifh plenipotentiaries fcruple to fign a feparate peace.-The treaty brought into England.-The Queen's Speech upon it.-Peace proclaimed. -Subftance of the treaties of peace.- Clamours against it.-Proceedings of the parliament about it.-A demand of money for the civil lift granted.-Addreffes for the removal of the Pretender.And in favour of lineal fucceffion.-The par

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