▁Empire ▁as ▁ 4 th ▁Ch hat rap ati ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁Raj aram ▁I ' s ▁death . ▁▁ ▁March ▁– ▁William ▁Cong re ve ' s ▁comedy ▁The ▁Way ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁is ▁first ▁performed ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁March ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁London ▁is ▁signed ▁between ▁France , ▁England ▁and ▁Holland . ▁ ▁April ▁– ▁Fire ▁dest ro ys ▁many ▁buildings ▁in ▁G ond ar , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Eth iop ia , ▁including ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁palace ▁complex . ▁ ▁May ▁– ▁In ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁( American ▁col ony ), ▁Walter ▁Clar ke , ▁three ▁term ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁and ▁Prov idence ▁Plant ations , ▁is ▁elected ▁deput y ▁governor ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time , ▁serving ▁under ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁Samuel ▁C ran ston . ▁ ▁May ▁ 5 ▁ ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁of ▁John ▁D ry den ' s ▁death ▁( May ▁ 1 ▁O . S .), ▁his ▁last ▁written ▁work ▁( The ▁Sec ular ▁Mas que ) ▁is ▁performed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Van b rug h ' s ▁version ▁of ▁The ▁Pil gr im . ▁ ▁William ▁P enn ▁begins ▁month ly ▁meet ings ▁for ▁black s ▁advoc ating ▁em an cip ation . ▁ ▁June ▁– ▁Massachusetts , ▁then ▁New ▁York , ▁passes ▁similar ▁laws ▁that ▁order ▁all ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁pri ests ▁to ▁leave ▁their ▁col ony ; ▁otherwise , ▁after ▁three ▁months , ▁their ▁penalty