Royalty　Restored　or　London　under　Charles　II。
  by　J。　Fitzgerald　Molloy
  TO　THOMAS　HARDY；　ESQ。
  DEAR　MR。　HARDY；
  In　common　with　all　readers　of　the　English　language；　I　owe　you　a
  debt　of　gratitude；　the　which　I　rejoice　to　acknowledge；　even　in　so
  poor　a　manner　as　by　dedicating　this　work　to　you。
  Believe　me；
  Faithfully　yours　always；　　　　　　J。　FITZGERALD　MOLLOY。
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  PREFACE　TO　FIRST　EDITION。
  No　social　history　of　the　court　of　Charles　II。　has　heretofore　been　written。　　The　Grammont　Memoirs；　devoid　of　date　and　detail；　and　addressed　〃to　those　who　read　only　for　amusement；〃　present　but　brief　imperfect　sketches　of　the　wits　and　beauties　who　thronged　the　court　of　the　merry　monarch　whilst　the　brilliant　Frenchman　sojourned　in　England。　　Pepys；　during　the　first　nine　years　of　the　Restoration；　narrates　such　gossip　as　reached　him　regarding　Whitehall　and　the　practices　that　obtained　there。　　Evelyn　records　some　trifling　actions　of　the　king　and　his　courtiers；　with　a　view　of　pointing　a　moral；　rather　than　from　a　desire　of　adorning　a　tale。
  To　supply　this　want　in　our　literature；　I　have　endeavoured　to　present　a　picture　of　the　domestic　life　of　a　king；　whose　name　recalls　pages　of　the　brightest　romance　and　strangest　gallantry　in　our　chronicles。　　To　this　I　have　added　a　study　of　London　during　his　reign；　taken　as　far　as　possible　from　rare；　and　invariably　from　authentic　sources。　　It　will　readily　be　seen　this　work；　embracing　such　subjects；　could　alone　have　resulted　from　careful　study　and　untiring　consultation　of　diaries；　records；　memoirs；　letters；　pamphlets；　tracts；　and　papers　left　by　contemporaries　familiar　with　the　court　and　capital。　　The　accomplishment　of　such　a　task　necessitated　an　expenditure　of　time；　and　devotion　to　labour；　such　as　in　these　fretful　and　impatient　days　is　seldom　bestowed　on　work。
  As　in　previous　volumes　I　have　writ　no　fact　is　set　down　without　authority；　so　likewise　the　same　rule　is　pursued　in　these；　and　for　such　as　desire　to　test　the　accuracy　thereof；　or　follow　at　further　length　statements　necessarily　abbreviated；　a　list　is　appended　of　the　principal　literature　consulted。　　And　inasmuch　as　I　have　found　pleasure　in　this　work；　so　may　my　gentle　readers　derive　profit　therefrom；　and　as　I　have　laboured；　so　may　they　enjoy。　　Expressing　which　fair　wishes；　and　moreover　commending　myself　unto　their　love　and　service；　I　humbly　take　my　leave。
  J。　FITZGERALD　MOLLOY。
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  LIST　OF　THE　PRINCIPAL　BOOKS；　PAMPHLETS；　TRACTS；　AND　NEWSPAPERS；　CONSULTED　IN　WRITING　THIS　VOLUME。
  〃Elenchus　Motuum　Nuperorum。〃　　Heath's　〃Flagellum；　or；　the　Life　and　Death　of　Oliver　Cromwell。〃　　Banks'　〃Life　of　Cromwell。〃　〃Review　of　the　Political　Life　of　Cromwell。〃　　〃A　Modest　Vindication　of　Oliver　Cromwell。〃　　〃The　Machivilian　Cromwellist。〃　Kimber's　〃Life　of　Cromwell。〃　　〃The　World　Mistaken　in　Oliver　Cromwell〃（1668）。　　〃A　Letter　of　Comfort　to　Richard　Cromwell。〃　〃Letters　from　Fairfax　to　Cromwell。〃　　〃Cromwell's　Letters　and　Speeches。〃　　〃A　Collection　of　Several　Passages　concerning　Cromwell　in　his　Sickness。〃　　〃The　Protector's　Declaration　against　the　Royal　Family　of　the　Stuarts。〃　　〃Memoirs　of　Cromwell　and　his　Children；　supposed　to　be　written　by　himself。〃　　〃Narrative　of　the　Proceedings　of　the　English　Army　in　Scotland。〃　　〃An　Account　of　the　Last　Houres　of　the　late　renowned　Oliver；　Lord　Protector〃　（1659）。　〃Sedition　Scourged。〃　　Heath's　〃Chronicles　of　the　late　Intestine　War。〃　　Welwood's　〃Memoirs　of　Transactions　in　England。〃　　〃Memoirs　of　Edmund　Ludlow；　M。P。；　in　the　year　1640。〃　　Forster's　〃Statesmen　of　the　Commonwealth。〃　　〃Killing　No　Murther。〃　　Thurloe's　〃State　Papers。〃　　Lord　Clarendon's　〃State　Papers。〃　　Tatham's　〃Aqua　Triumphalis。〃　　〃The　Public　Intelligencer。〃　　〃Mercurius　Politicus。〃　　〃The　Parliamentary　Intelligencer。　　Lyon's　〃Personal　History　of　Charles　II。〃　　〃The　Boscobel　Tracts；　relating　to　the　Escape　of　Charles　II。〃　　〃An　Exact　Narrative　of　his　Majesty's　Escape　from　Worcester。　　〃Several　Passages　relating　to　the　Declared　King　of　Scots　both　by　Sea　and　Land。〃　　〃Charles　II。's　Declaration　to　his　Loving　Subjects　in　the　Kingdom　of　England。〃　〃England's　Joy；　or；　a　Relation　of　the　most　Remarkable　Passages　from　his　Majesty's　Arrival　at　Dover　to　his　Entrance　at　Whitehall。〃　　〃Copies　of　Two　Papers　written　by　the　King。〃　　〃His　Majesty's　Gracious　Message　to　General　Monk。〃　　〃King　Charles；　His　Starre。〃　　〃A　Speech　spoken　by　a　Blew…Coat　of　Christ's　Hospital　to　his　Sacred　Majesty。〃　　〃Monarchy　Revived。〃　　〃The　History　of　Charles　II。；　by　a　Person　of　Quality。〃　　Lady　Fanshawe's　〃Memoirs。〃　　〃The　Character　of　Charles　II。；　written　by　an　Impartial　Hand　and　exposed　to　Public　View。〃　　〃Sports　and　Pastimes　of　the　English　People。〃　　〃A　History　of　Domestic　Manners　and　Sentiments　in　England。〃　　Wright's　〃Homes　of　Other　Days。〃　　Idalcomb's　〃Anecdotes　of　Manners　and　Customs　of　London。〃　　Pepys'　〃Diary。〃　　Evelyn's　〃Diary。〃　　Grammont's　〃Memoirs。〃　　Lord　Romney's　〃Diary　of　the　Times　of　Charles　II。〃　　〃The　Life　and　Adventures　of　Colonel　Blood。〃　〃Diary　of　Dr。　Edward　Lake；　Court　Chaplain。〃　　Bishop　Burnet's　〃History　of　His　Own　Times。〃　　Oldmixon's　〃Court　Tales。〃　　Madame　Dunois'　〃Memoirs　of　the　English　Court。〃　　Heath's　〃Glories　and　Triumphs　of　Charles　II。〃　　〃Continuation　of　the　Life　of　Edward；　Earl　of　Clarendon。〃　　〃Original　Correspondence　of　Lord　Clarendon。〃　〃The　Memoirs　of　Sir　John　Reresby。〃　　Lister's　〃Life　of　Clarendon。　Brain　Fairfax's　〃Memoirs　of　the　Duke　of　Buckingham。〃　　〃Letters　of　Philip；　Second　Earl　of　Chesterfield。〃　　Aubrey's　〃Memoirs。〃　　〃The　Life　of　Mr。　Anthony　a　Wood；　written　by　Himself。〃　　Elias　Ashmole's　〃Memoirs　of　his　Life。〃　　Luttrell's　〃Diary。〃　　〃The　Althorp　Memoirs〃　（privately　printed）。　　Lord　Broghill's　〃Memoirs。〃　　〃Memoir　of　Barbara；　Duchess　of　Cleveland〃　（privately　printed）。　　Aubrey's　〃Lives　of　Eminent　Men。〃　　Count　Magalotti's　〃Travels　in　England。〃　〃The　Secret　History　of　Whitehall：　consisting　of　Secret　Memoirs　which　have　hitherto　lain　conceal'd　as　not　being　discoverable　by　any　other　hand。〃　　〃Athenae　Oxonienses。〃　　Lord　Rochester's　Works。　Brown's　〃Miscellanea　Aulica。〃　　The　Works　of　Andrew　Marvell。　〃State　Tracts；　relating　to　the　Government　from　the　year　1660　to　1689。〃　　〃Antiquities　of　the　Crown　and　State　of　Old　England。〃　〃Narrative　of　the　Families　exposed　to　the　Great　Plague　of　London。〃　〃Loimologia；　or；　an　Historical　Account　of　the　Plague　in　1665。〃　〃A　Collection　of　very　Valuable　and　Scarce　Pieces　relating　to　the　Last　Plague　in　1665。〃　　〃London's　Dreadful　Visitation。〃　　〃Letter　of　Dr；　Hedges　to　a　Person　of　Quality。〃　　〃God's　Terrible　Voice　in　the　City：　a　Narrative　of　the　late　Dreadful　Judgments　by　Plague　and　Fire。〃　　〃Pestis；　a　Collection　of　Scarce　Papers　relating　to　the　Plague。〃　　〃An　Account　of　the　Fire　of　London；　published　by　authority。〃　　Lord　Clarendon's　〃Account　of　the　Great　Fire。〃　　〃A　Voyage　into　England；　containing　many　things　relating　to　the　State　of　Learning；　Religion；　and　other　Curiosities　of　that　Kingdom；〃　by　Mons。　Sorbiere。　　Carte's　〃Life　of　James；　Duke　of　Ormond。〃　Carte's　〃History　of　England。〃　　Lord　Somers'　〃Collection　of　Scarce　and　Valuable　Tracts。〃　　〃Memoirs　of　the　Duchess　of　Mazarine。〃　〃Secret　History　of　the　Duchess　of　Portsmouth。〃　　St。　Evremond's　〃Memoirs。〃　　〃Curialia；　or；　an　Historical　Account　of　some　Branches　of　the　Royal　Household。〃　　〃Parliamentary　History。〃　　Oldmixon's　〃History　of　the　Stuarts。〃　　Ellis's　〃Original　Letters。〃　　Charles　James　Fox's　〃History　of　James　II。〃　　Sir　George　L'Estrange's　〃Brief　History　of　the　Times。〃　　Lord　Romney's　〃Diary　of　the　Times　of　Charles　II。〃　　Clarke's　〃Life　of　James　II。〃　　〃Vindication　of　the　English　Catholics。〃　　〃The　Tryals；　Conviction　and　Sentence　of　Titus　Oates。〃　　〃A　Modest　Vindication　of　Oates。〃　　〃Tracts　on　the　Popish　Plot。〃　　Macpherson's　〃Original　Papers。〃　　A。　Marvell's　〃Account　of　Popery。〃　　〃An　Exact　Discovery　of　the　Mystery　of　Iniquity　as　Practised　among　the　Jesuits。〃　　Smith's　〃Streets　of　London。〃　　〃London　Cries。〃　　Seymour's　〃Survey　of　the　Cities　of　London　and　Westminster。〃　　Stow's　〃Survey　of　London　and　Westminster。〃　　〃Angliae　Metropolis。〃　　Dr。　Laune's　〃Present　State　of　London；　1681。〃　　Sir　Roger　North's　〃Examn。〃　　〃The　Character　of　a　Coffee　House。〃　　Stow's　〃Chronicles　of　Fashion。〃　　Fairholt's　〃Costume　in　England。〃　　〃A　Just　and　Seasonable　Reprehension　of　Naked　Breasts　and　Shoulders。〃　　Sir　William　Petty's　　〃Observations　of　the　City　of　London。〃　　John　Ogilvy's　〃London　Surveyed。〃　　R。　Burton's　〃Historical　Remarks。〃　　Dr。　Birch's　〃History　of　the　Royal　Society　of　London。〃　　〃A　Century　of　Inventions。〃　　Wild's　〃History　of　the　Royal　Society。〃　　〃The　Philosophical　Transactions　of　the　Royal　Society。〃　　Richardson's　〃Life　of　Milton。〃　　Philip's　〃Life　of　Milton。〃　　Johnson's　〃Lives　of　the　Poets。〃　　Aubrey's　〃Collections　for　the　Life　of　Milton。〃　　Langbaine's　〃Lives　and　Characters　of　the　English　Dramatic　Poets。〃　　〃Some　Remarkable　Passages　in　the　Life　of　Mr。　Wycherley。〃　　〃Some　Account　of　what　Occurred　at　the　King's　Death；〃　by　Richard　Huddlestone；　O。S。B。　　〃A　True　Narrative　of　the　late　King's　Death。〃
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  CONTENTS。
  CHAPTER　I。
  Cromwell　is　sick　unto　death。Fears　and　suspicions。Killing　no　Murder。A　memorable　storm。The　end　of　all。Richard　Cromwell　made　Protector；He　refuses　to　shed　blood。　　Disturbance　and　dissatisfaction。Downfall　of　Richard。Charles　Stuart　proclaimed　king。Rejoicement　of　the　nation。The　king　comes　into　his　own。　Entry　into　London。Public　joy　and　festivity。
  CHAPTER　II。