[ CHAPTER VII. ]

[ ANNE SUCCEEDS TO THE THRONE. ]

[ THE ENGAGEMENTS OF HER PREDECESSOR WITH HIS ALLIES FULFILLED. ]

[ A FRENCH MEMORIAL PRESENTED TO THE STATES-GENERAL. ]

[ QUEEN’S INCLINATION TO THE TORIES. ]

[ WAR DECLARED AGAINST FRANCE. ]

[ THE PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. ]

[ WARM OPPOSITION TO THE MINISTRY IN THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT. ]

[ THEY RECOGNISE HER MAJESTY’S AUTHORITY. ]

[ THE QUEEN APPOINTS COMMISSIONERS TO TREAT OF AN UNION. ]