The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . \ William, however, still tried to di\-ide his favours between the twoparties. Though the Whigs were fast drawing to themselves the ^ Life of James, ii. 520.; Floyds (Lloyds) Account in the Xairne Papers, under the date ofMay I. 1694; London Gazette, April 26. 30. 1694. ^ London Gazette, May 3. /rom ait Orii.^//lal iicrc itt l/iil r^i>ti*. A Crfi /ii)t->< JOHN SMITH, SUBSEQUENTLY SPEAKER OK THE HOUSE OF COMMONSFrom a drawing by T. Athow, in the Sutherland Collection 244^ HISTORY OF chap, xx substance
The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . \ William, however, still tried to di\-ide his favours between the twoparties. Though the Whigs were fast drawing to themselves the ^ Life of James, ii. 520.; Floyds (Lloyds) Account in the Xairne Papers, under the date ofMay I. 1694; London Gazette, April 26. 30. 1694. ^ London Gazette, May 3. /rom ait Orii.^//lal iicrc itt l/iil r^i>ti*. A Crfi /ii)t->< JOHN SMITH, SUBSEQUENTLY SPEAKER OK THE HOUSE OF COMMONSFrom a drawing by T. Athow, in the Sutherland Collection 244^ HISTORY OF chap, xx substance of power, the Tories obtained their share of honorary dis-tinctions. Muli^rave, who had, during the late session, exerted his greatNewtiUes parliamcntar) talents in favour of the Kings policy, wasbestowed created Marquess of Normanb)-, and named a Cabinet Coun-cillor, but was never consulted. He obtained at the same a pensionof three thousand pounds a year. Caermarthen, whomthe late changeshad deeply mortified, was in some degree consoled by a signal markof royal ajDprobation. He became Duke of Leeds. It had takenhim little more than twenty years to climb from the station of a York-shire country gentleman to the highest rank in the peerage. Twogreat Whig Earls were at the same time created Dukes, Bedford andDevonshire. It ought to be mentioned that Be
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