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 . was used instead of wood. Some good at leastwas done by the fire in destroying so many of the plague-infested houses. 183. The war with Holland.—While London was sufferingfrom these disasters, the English navy was engaged in astubborn con-test with theDutch war wascaused by there-enactment ofthe NavigationAct, and by therivalry of thetwo nations inthe Indiantrade. The warwent on in India,along the coastof Africa, and inAmerica, wherean Engli
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 . was used instead of wood. Some good at leastwas done by the fire in destroying so many of the plague-infested houses. 183. The war with Holland.—While London was sufferingfrom these disasters, the English navy was engaged in astubborn con-test with theDutch war wascaused by there-enactment ofthe NavigationAct, and by therivalry of thetwo nations inthe Indiantrade. The warwent on in India,along the coastof Africa, and inAmerica, wherean English fleetseized the Dutchcolony of New Costumes, Time of Charles II Amsterdam, thereupon renamed New York, in honour of theDuke of York, the kings brother. A series of bloodybattles took place off the eastern coast of enormous amount of £2,500,000 had been voted byParliament to carry on the war. But this money, whichshould have been spent in keeping the navy in repair andin supplying men and guns, was squandered by the kingon his friends and favourites. The result was that in1667 the Dutch sailed up the Thames and blockaded. 184 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [1667-70 London for several days, and the English fleet was notprepared to meet them. The people were stung by thisnational disgrace, and this, together with the growing mis-trust of France, compelled the king to agree, in 1667, to apeace. In the following year England entered into a TripleAlliance with Holland and Sweden against the French king. 184. The Cabal ministry. Partly by reason of the un-successful issue of the Dutch war, Edward Hyde, Earlof Clarendon, who had been the kings first ministerever since the Restoration, was forced to resign hisoffice and flee the country. Charles himself was glad to berelieved of an adviser whose nature was too serious to suithis own frivolous disposition, and he felt that now he wouldbe more free of the control of Parliament. The kings nom-inal advisers had hitherto been the Privy
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