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THE
SECRET HISTORY
OF THE
COURT AND REIGN
OF
CHARLES THE SECOND.
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PRINTED BY T. GILLET, NO. 19, BARTHOLOMEW-CLOSE, FOR J. BEW, NO. 28, PATERNOSTER-ROW.
1792.
CONTENTS
THE FIRST VOLUME.
INTRODUCTION
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Sketches of the Constitutional Hiftory of England, from
the acceffion of the Stewart family till the Refto-
ration
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CHAP. I.
Triumph of the royalifts at the Reftoration-Retrofpect
of the paft-Anticipation of the future-Defign of
the prefent work-Political furvey of the state of the
kingdom at this period-Conftitution of the king's
council and attendants-Apology for the king's fup-
pofed ingratitude-Occurrences at Canterbury-Cu-
rious trait of Monk's character-Proceffion from
Rochester to London-His Majesty's reception at
Whitehall-Prefbyterians amufed-Charles's impa-
tience for the fettlement of the revenue, and the dif-
banding of the army-Impolitic conduct towards the
military
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