Dissensions among the Scots. 
Coronation of Charles. 
Cromwell lands in Fife. 
Charles marches into England. 
Defeat of the earl of Derby. 
Battle of Worcester. 
Defeat of the royalists. 
The king escapes. 
Loss of the royalists. 
Adventures of the king at Whiteladies. 
At Madeley. 
In the royal oak. 
At Moseley. 
At Mrs. Norton’s. 
His repeated disappointments. 
Charles escapes to France.

CHAPTER V.

Vigilance Of The Government—­Subjugation Of Ireland—­Of
Scotland—­Negotiation With Portugal—­With Spain—­With The
United Provinces—­Naval War—­Ambition Of Cromwell—­Expulsion Of
Parliament—­Character Of Its Leading Members—­Some Of Its Enactments.

The Commonwealth, a military government. 
Opposition of Lilburne. 
His trial and acquittal. 
And banishment. 
Plans of the royalists. 
Discovered and prevented. 
Execution of Love. 
Transactions in Ireland. 
Discontent caused by the king’s declaration in Scotland. 
Departure of Ormond. 
Refusal to treat with the parliament. 
Offer from the duke of Lorraine. 
Treaty with that prince. 
It is rejected. 
Siege of Limerick. 
Submission of the Irish. 
State of Ireland. 
Trials before the High Court of Justice. 
Transportation of the natives. 
First act of settlement. 
Second act of settlement. 
Transplantation. 
Breach of articles. 
Religious persecution. 
Subjugation of Scotland. 
Attempt to incorporate it with England. 
Transactions with Portugal. 
With Spain. 
With United Provinces. 
Negotiations at the Hague. 
Transferred to London. 
Recontre between Blake and Van Tromp. 
The States deprecate a rupture. 
Commencement of hostilities. 
Success of De Ruyter. 
Of Van Tromp over Blake. 
Another battle between them. 
Blake’s victory. 
Cromwell’s ambition. 
Discontent of the military. 
Cromwell’s intrigues. 
His conference with Whitelock. 
With the other leaders. 
He expels the parliament. 
And the council of state. 
Addresses of congratulation. 
Other proceedings of the late parliament. 
Spiritual offences. 
Reformation of law. 
Forfeitures and sequestrations. 
Religious intolerance.

CHAPTER VI.

The protectorate.

Cromwell Calls The Little Parliament—­Dissolves It—­Makes Himself
Protector—­Subjugation Of The Scottish Royalists—­Peace With The Dutch—­New
Parliament—­Its Dissolution—­Insurrection In England—­Breach With
Spain—­Troubles In Piedmont—­Treaty With France.