pe ached ▁for ▁high ▁tre ason ▁( which ▁carried ▁the ▁penalty ▁of ▁death ). ▁Power ▁passed ▁to ▁five ▁polit icians ▁known ▁collect ively ▁by ▁a ▁wh ims ical ▁ac ron ym ▁as ▁the ▁Cab al — Cl iff ord , ▁Ar ling ton , ▁Buck ingham , ▁Ash ley ▁( after wards ▁Earl ▁of ▁Sh aft es bury ) ▁and ▁La ud erd ale . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁Cab al ▁rarely ▁acted ▁in ▁concert , ▁and ▁the ▁court ▁was ▁often ▁divided ▁between ▁two ▁fa ctions ▁led ▁by ▁Ar ling ton ▁and ▁Buck ingham , ▁with ▁Ar ling ton ▁the ▁more ▁successful . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 8 , ▁England ▁al lied ▁itself ▁with ▁Sweden , ▁and ▁with ▁its ▁former ▁enemy ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁to ▁opp ose ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁De volution . ▁Louis ▁made ▁peace ▁with ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Alliance , ▁but ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁maintain ▁his ▁ag gress ive ▁intent ions ▁towards ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 0 , ▁Charles , ▁seeking ▁to ▁solve ▁his ▁financial ▁troubles , ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁D over , ▁under ▁which ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁would ▁pay ▁him ▁£ 1 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁each ▁year . ▁In ▁exchange , ▁Charles ▁agreed ▁to ▁supply ▁Louis ▁with ▁troops ▁and ▁to ▁announ ce ▁his ▁conversion ▁to ▁Catholic ism ▁" as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁his ▁kingdom ▁will ▁permit ". ▁Louis ▁was ▁to ▁provide ▁him ▁with ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁troops ▁to ▁suppress