[117] _[See note X, at the end of this Vol.]_ Such was the issue of this remarkable session of the Scottish parliament, in which the duke of Queensberry was abandoned by the greatest part of the ministry; and such a spirit of ferocity and opposition prevailed, as threatened the whole kingdom with civil war and confusion.

The queen conferred titles upon those who appeared to have influence in the nation [118] _[See note Y, at the end of this Vol.]_ and attachment to her government, and revived the order of the thistle, which the late king had dropped.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE IRISH PARLIAMENT.
Ireland was filled with discontent by the behaviour and conduct of the trustees for the forfeited estates.

The earl of Rochester had contributed to foment the troubles of the kingdom by encouraging the factions which had been imported from England.

The duke of Ormond was received with open arms as heir to the virtues of his ancestors, who had been the bulwarks of the protestant interest in Ireland.

He opened the parliament on the twenty-first day of September, with a speech to both houses, in which he told them that his inclination, his interest, and the examples of progenitors, were indispensable obligations upon him to improve every opportunity to the advantage and prosperity of his native country.