▁by ▁reducing ▁the ▁size ▁and ▁exp enses ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁household ▁and ▁raise ▁money ▁through ▁un pop ular ▁innov ations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁hear th ▁tax . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁Charles ' s ▁joy ▁at ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁was ▁temper ed ▁by ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁his ▁young est ▁brother , ▁Henry , ▁and ▁sister , ▁Mary , ▁of ▁small po x . ▁At ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Anne ▁Hy de , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or , ▁Edward ▁Hy de , ▁revealed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁by ▁Charles ' s ▁brother , ▁James , ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁secret ly ▁married . ▁Edward ▁Hy de , ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁known ▁of ▁either ▁the ▁marriage ▁or ▁the ▁pre gn ancy , ▁was ▁created ▁Earl ▁of ▁Clar end on ▁and ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁Charles ' s ▁favour ite ▁minister ▁was ▁strength ened . ▁ ▁Clar end on ▁Code ▁▁ ▁The ▁Convention ▁Parliament ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁and , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁coron ation , ▁the ▁second ▁English ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁reign ▁assemble d . ▁Dub bed ▁the ▁Caval ier ▁Parliament , ▁it ▁was ▁over wh el ming ly ▁Royal ist ▁and ▁Ang lic an . ▁It ▁sought ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁non - con form ity ▁to ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁passed ▁several ▁acts ▁to ▁secure ▁Ang lic an ▁domin ance . ▁The ▁Corporation ▁Act ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁required ▁municipal