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Aspiring views and deceitful conduct of the duke of Ha-
Articles of the union ratified by the English parliament.. 325
Intrigues at court. Dismission of sir Charles Hedges... 328
Mrs. Masham rises into favor with the queen.......
330
BOOK VI.
Embassy of the duke of Marlborough to the king of Swe-
den....
334
Embassy of the duke of Marlborough to Charles XII... 337
Pacific overture of the duke of Marlborough, rejected by
Act of grace
. 384
Oppressive government of the earl of Wharton in Ireland 385
Conferences for peace opened at the Hague...
Unsuccessful termination of the conferences
386
389
Entire change of administration
Conferences of peace revived at Gertruydenberg.
406
409
Attempt on the life of Mr. Harley by de Guiscard...... 425
Death of the earl of Rochester ...
426
Mr. Harley created earl of Oxford, and lord high treasurer 426
Changes at court. Sir Simon Harcourt made lord chan-
cellor....
434
Page
Treasonable act of the Scottish faculty of advocates...... 435
Clandestine negotiations with France.....
436
Provisional articles signed between Great Britain and France 437
Provisional articles generally disapproved.
Opposed by the emperor..
... 439
440
and the court of Hanover.
4-10
King of Spain renounces his right of succession to the
Motion of the earl of Halifax for a copy of the orders
sent to the duke of Ormond
Siege of Quesnoy.
Fatal cessation of arms
British forces en.ba:k for England..
Progress of the negotiation..
Investment of Landreci....
Defeat of the allies at Denain..
Capture of Marchiennes.
Siege of Douay...
461
465
467
470
472
475
476
481
482
483
Quesnoy recovered by the French
and also Bouchaine ...
Lord Bolingbroke repairs to Paris..
Concessions on the part of the States.
Lord Lexington's embassy to Spain.
Philip V. renounces the succession of France..
Duke of Shrewsbury's embassy to France...
Duke of Marlborough departs for the continent..
Death of the king of Prussia....
486
487
488
489
490