The house however voted an address to the king, desiring that the authors of the miscarriages might be brought to condign punishment.
{WILLIAM AND MARY, 1688--1701.} WILLIAM IRRITATED AGAINST THE WHIGS.
In the sequel, the question was proposed, Whether a placeman ought to have a seat in the house?
and a very warm debate ensued: but it was carried in the affirmative, on the supposition that by such exclusion the commonwealth would be deprived of some of the ablest senators of the kingdom.

But what chiefly irritated William against the whigs was their backwardness in promoting the public service, and their disregard of the earnest desire he expressed to see his revenue settled for life.

He said his title was no more than a pageant, and the worst of all governments was that of a king without treasure.

Nevertheless, they would not grant the civil list for a longer term than one year.

They began to think there was something arbitrary in his disposition.