He debased the coinage, and fixed the prices of merchandise by his own will.
He appointed a provost and librarian in Trinity College without the consent of the senate, and attempted to force fellows and scholars on the university contrary to the statutes.

The events which followed are well known to all readers of English history.

Our concern is with their effects on the land question.
One of the measures passed by this parliament was an act repealing the act of settlement.

But, soon after the Revolution, measures were taken to render that settlement firmer than ever.

A commission was appointed to enquire into the forfeited estates; and the consequence was that 1,060,792 acres were declared escheated to the crown.