Earl of Devonshire--The Bishop of London--Viscount Mordaunt--Prorogation--Trials of Lord Gerard and of Hampden-- Trial of Delamere--Effect of his Acquittal--Parties in the Court; Feeling of the Protestant Tories--Publication of Papers found in the Strong Box of Charles II.--Feeling of the respectable Roman Catholics--Cabal of violent Roman Catholics; Castlemaine--Jermyn; White; Tyrconnel--Feeling of the Ministers of Foreign Governments--The Pope and the Order of Jesus opposed to each other--The Order of Jesus--Father Petre--The King's Temper and Opinions--The King encouraged in his Errors by Sunderland-- Perfidy of Jeffreys--Godolphin; the Queen; Amours of the King-- Catharine Sedley--Intrigues of Rochester in favour of Catharine Sedley--Decline of Rochester's Influence--Castelmaine sent to Rome; the Huguenots illtreated by James--The Dispensing Power-- Dismission of Refractory Judges--Case of Sir Edward Hales--Roman Catholics authorised to hold Ecclesiastical Benefices;--Sclater; Walker--The Deanery of Christchurch given to a Roman Catholic-- Disposal of Bishoprics--Resolution of James to use his Ecclesiastical Supremacy against the Church--His Difficulties--He creates a new Court of High Commission--Proceedings against the Bishop of London--Discontent excited by the Public Display of Roman Catholic--Rites and Vestments--Riots--A Camp formed at Hounslow--Samuel Johnson--Hugh Speke--Proceedings against Johnson--Zeal of the Anglican Clergy against Popery--The Roman Catholic Divines overmatched--State of Scotland--Queensberry-- Perth and Melfort--Favour shown to the Roman Catholic Religion in Scotland--Riots at Edinburgh--Anger of the King; his Plans concerning Scotland--Deputation of Scotch Privy Councillors sent to London--Their Negotiations with the King --Meeting of the Scotch Estates; they prove refractory--They are adjourned; arbitrary System of Government in Scotland--Ireland--State of the Law on the Subject of