Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . nment.—Since thedays of the Cabal, whoever ruled England had been accus-tomed to select a little group of special advisers who hadreceived the name of Cabinet, because they met in a smallroom instead of in the large council chamber. These min-isters were servants of the crown, and held their office at the pleasure of the king. Theyfrequently did not agree amongthemselves, and were often inconflict with the majority in theHouse of Commons. Lord Sun-der
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . nment.—Since thedays of the Cabal, whoever ruled England had been accus-tomed to select a little group of special advisers who hadreceived the name of Cabinet, because they met in a smallroom instead of in the large council chamber. These min-isters were servants of the crown, and held their office at the pleasure of the king. Theyfrequently did not agree amongthemselves, and were often inconflict with the majority in theHouse of Commons. Lord Sun-derland, one of the leading menin the kingdom, advised Williamthat he should choose all his min-isters from the Whigs, as thatparty had the majority in theHouse of Commons. The resultswere so satisfactory that in timethe custom grew up of alwayschoosing the whole Cabinet fromwhichever party could, for thetime being, count on the supportof the representatives of the people. 200. Opposition to William—It could not be expected thateverybody in England would be delighted to have one kingsent away and another put on the throne, and there were. Mary II 1689] THE HOUSE OF STUART 197 two classes of people that were especially opposed to thecourse taken by the country. The leaders of one partywere five of the seven bishops whom James had sent to theTower, and with them were several hundred other clergy-men. They were honest in their opposition, and gave uptheir churches rather than take the oath of allegiance toWilliam as their lawful king; for the reason that theyrefused to swear they were called Non-jurors. The other class of people that were opposed to Williamwere called Jacobites, from Jacobus, the Latin word forJames. Some of them firmly believed that James ought tobe on the throne; and some merely thought it quite possiblethat he might succeed in regaining his power, and wishedto stand well with him if such should be the case. TheJacobites were more numerous in Ireland and in Sco
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