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BRADEURY AND DENT, PRINTERS, OXFORD ARMS PASSAGE, WARWICK LANF.
CONTENTS.
VOLUME II.
CHAPTER I.
Reflections upon the Reign of Queen Anne.-Her Accession
to the Throne.-Debasement of Religion.-Political Changes.
-Triumph of Toryism.-Intemperance of Churchmen.-De
Foe's Account of the Opening of the Reign. The Queen's
Zeal for the Church.-Its Effect upon the Clergy.-Revival
of May-poles.-De Foe's Account of the Excesses of the
Times. Violence of Churchmen repressed by the Queen.-
Discontent thereupon.-Some of the Ministers desert the
High Party.-Bad Spirit of the Commons.-War Declared.
-Unsuccessful Expedition to Cadiz.-De Foe's Poem upon
the Spanish Descent.-Dissolution of Parliament.-Meeting
of a new one.-Insult to the Memory of King William.—
Satirized by Mr. Walsh.-Revival of the Royal Touch.-
Origin of the Usage.-Anecdotes of its Practice in former
Reigns.-De Foe's Solution of the Spell
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CHAPTER II.
Thirtieth of January Preachers.-Satirized by De Foe in his
"New Test of the Church of England's Loyalty."—Account
of his Work.-Animadverted upon by Leslie and Drake.—
Rise of the Distinction between High and Low Church.---
Sacheverell's violent Politics.-Strictures upon them by De
Foe.-And Dennis.-Leslie's New Association.- His Case
of the Regale and the Pontificate.-And Scheme for an
Union with the Gallican Church.-De Foe's Remarks upon
it.-Proceedings of the Commons against the Dissenters
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CHAPTER III.
Controversy concerning Occasional Conformity.-Origin of the
Practice. De Foe addresses a Pamphlet upon the Subject
to Mr. Howe.-Its temperate Character.-Mr. Howe's
Reply. Remarks upon the Controversy.-De Foe returns to
it in a Second Pamphlet.-His respect for his Antagonist.-
Vindicates his own Character. And corrects Mr. Howe's
Mis-statement of his Principles.-And Motives.—Declara-
tion of his Sincerity.-Mr. Howe's Letter to a Person of
Honour.-Pamphlets against the Dissenters.-The Queen's
Speech to her Parliament.-Flattering Reply of the Com-
mons.-Introduction of the Bill to prevent Occasional Con-
formity. Passes the Commons.-Spirit that pervaded the
Public.-De Foe's Reflections upon the Measure.-De-
feated by the Lords' Amendments.-Preaching of the
Clergy. De Foe's Account of the Origin of the Bill.-
And of the Effect of Intolerance. He publishes
Enquiry into Occasional Conformity."--Represents the Hard-
ships of the Dissenters.-Satirizes their Opponents
CHAPTER IV.
"An
De Foe publishes his "Shortest Way with the Dissenters.”-
Occasion of his Writing it.-Account of the Work.-Its
favourable reception by the High Party.-And Effect upon
the Nation.-Temper of High Churchmen. Misunderstood
by the Dissenters. He upbraids them for their Ill-usage.-
His motives for writing in the Language of Irony.-Its
Effects upon his Fortunes. He is discovered to be the
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Author. Complains of the dullness of his Enemies.-Is
threatened with Vengeance.-Conceals himself for a time.-
Proclamation for his Apprehension.-His Work complained
of in the House of Commons.-Ordered to be burnt.—
an Explanation of his
Surrenders himself.-Publishes
Pamphlet. He feels hurt at the Conduct of the Dissenters.
-Brought to Trial at the Old Bailey.-Severely Treated by
the Attorney-General.-De Foe's Reflections upon his Con-
duct. Throws himself upon the Mercy of the Queen.-
Which he afterwards regrets.-Betrayed by his own Counsel.
-His severe Sentence.-Tutchin's Reflections upon it.-
He stands in the Pillory.-Which is a Season of Triumph
to him. His Resolution of Mind.-Pope's ungenerous
Treatment of him. Reprehended by Cibber.- De Foe
publishes "A Hymn to the Pillory."-Cibber's Remarks
upon it.-Lampoons against him.-Ruin of his Circum-
stances.-Tampered with by the Ministers. His Virtue in
Adversity.-Notice of some Replies to the "Shortest Way." 49
CHAPTER V.
De Foe's Occupations in Newgate. He publishes "A Poem
on Reformation of Manners."-In which he attacks the Vices
of the Age. His Defence of the Work.-The Impartiality
of his Censures.-He exposes the Knavery of Projectors.
And reprobates the-Traffic in Slaves. He publishes another
Poem, called "More Reformation."-Defends himself from
Reproaches. His Rebuke to the Dissenting Clergy.-He
publishes "The Shortest Way to Peace and Union.”—Pirated
Edition of his Works.-Cibber's Account of it.-De Foe
publishes a Genuine Collection.-Its Contents.-Descrip-
tion of his Portrait.-His Apology for the Undertaking.
-King William's Affection for the Church of England, an
Ironical Satire by De Foe.-Dunton's Satire upon King
William .
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Samuel Wesley writes against the Private Academies of the
Dissenters. Exposure of his Ingratitude.-Answered by
Palmer. Wesley replies.-Remarks upon the Subject.-
De Foe replies to him, in his " More Short Ways.”—Mr.
Palmer publishes a Second Pamphlet upon the subject.
Misrepresentations of Party Writers.-Wesley closes the
Controversy with another Pamphlet.-Notice of Mr. Palmer.
-Calves'-Head Club.-Made an Occasion to abuse the
Dissenters.-Account of it by Leslie.-And Sacheverell.
-Brought forward by the Editors of Clarendon.-Old-
mixon's Remarks.-Dissenters Vindicated from
pation in it. By Mr. Shute.-By Thomas Bradbury.—And
by De Foe. Politics of the Dissenters defended.—Publica-
tions upon the Calves'-Head Club.-Ward's Account of its
Origin and Proceedings. -Remarks upon the Abuse of the
Thirtieth of January.-Publication of Lord Clarendon's
History. De Foe's Account of it
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Partici-
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CHAPTER VII.
Controversy upon Occasional Conformity continued. Mr.
James Owen publishes "Moderation, a Virtue." Replied
to by De Foe, in "The Sincerity of the Dissenters Vindi-
cated."—Also, in "Occasional Conformity a most Unjusti-
fiable Practice."-And, in "Moderation truly stated."-
Mr. Owen publishes a Defence of his Work.-Which is
replied to by Mr. Grascome.-Merits of De Foe as a Con-
troversialist.-The Occasional Bill revived in Parliament.-
The Ministers grow lukewarm upon it.-De Foe publishes
his " Challenge of Peace to the whole Nation."-The Bill
passes the Commons.-Thrown out by the Lords.-Mortifi-
cation of the Tories.-Displeasure at the Bishops.-Anec-