FROM THE BREAKING OUT OF THE CIVIL WAR TO THE RESTORATION.
Success of the King in the first Part of the War-Efforts by the moderate Party for Peace-
Affair at Brentford-Treaty of Oxford-Impeachment of the Queen-Waller's Plot-
Secession of some Peers to the King's Quarters-Their Treatment there impolitic-The
anti-pacific Party gain the Ascendant at Westminster-The Parliament makes a new Great
Seal-And takes the Covenant-Persecution of the Clergy who refuse it-Impeachment and
Execution of Laud-Decline of the King's Affairs in 1644-Factions at Oxford-Royalist
Lords and Commoners summoned to that City-Treaty of Uxbridge-Impossibility of Agree-
ment-The Parliament insist on unreasonable Terms-Miseries of the War-Essex and
Manchester suspected of Luke-warmness-Self-denying Ordinance-Battle of Naseby—
Desperate Condition of the King's Affairs-He throws himself into the Hands of the Scots-
His Struggles to preserve Episcopacy, against the Advice of the Queen and others- Bad
Conduct of the Queen-Publication of Letters taken at Naseby-Discovery of Glamorgan's
Treaty-King delivered up by the Scots-Growth of the Independents and Republicans—
Opposition to the Presbyterian Government-Toleration-Intrigues of the Army with the
King-His Person seized-The Parliament yield to the Army-Mysterious Conduct of
Cromwell-Imprudent Hopes of the King-He rejects the Proposals of the Army-His
Flight from Hampton-Court-Alarming Votes against him-Scots' Invasion-The Presby-
terians regain the Ascendant-Treaty of Newport-Gradual Progress of a republican Party-
Scheme among the Officers of bringing Charles to Trial-This is finally determined-Se-
clusion of Presbyterian Members-Motives of some of the King's Judges-Question of his
Execution discussed-His Character-Icon Basilice.
Abolition of the Monarchy-And of the House of Lords-Commonwealth-Schemes of Crom-
well-His Conversations with Whitelock-Unpopularity of the Parliament-Their Fall-