Chapter VII: Charles II

Character of Charles II.--The King's First Privy Council--The
Convention Parliament--Submission of the Presbyterian
Leaders--The Plight of those who took Part in the late King's
Trial--Complaisance of the Commoners--Charles's Income--The Bill
of Sales--The Ministers Bill--Settlement of the Church--Trial
of the Regicides--Their Execution--Marriage of the Duke of
York--Mutilation of the Remains of Cromwell--The Presbyterians
Duped--The Revenue--Fifth-Monarchy Riot--Settlements of Ireland and
Scotland--Execution of Argyll--Re-establishment of Episcopacy--The
new Parliament violently Royalist--The King's Marriage--His
Brutal Behaviour to the Queen--State of the Court--Trial of Vane
and Lambert--Execution of Vane--Assassination of Regicides--Sale
of Dunkirk--The Uniformity Act--Religious Persecution--Strange
Case of the Marquis of Bristol--Repeal of the Triennial Act--The
Conventicle and Five Mile Acts--War with Holland--Appearance of the
Plague--Gross Licentiousness of the Court--Demoralisation of the
Navy--Monk's Fight with the Dutch--The Great Fire 193