▁to ▁exclude ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ▁from ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁succession . ▁Some ▁even ▁sought ▁to ▁confer ▁the ▁Crown ▁on ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mon mouth , ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁Charles ' s ▁il leg it imate ▁children . ▁The ▁Ab hor r ers — th ose ▁who ▁thought ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill ▁was ▁ab hor rent — w ere ▁named ▁T ories ▁( after ▁a ▁term ▁for ▁dispos s essed ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁band its ), ▁while ▁the ▁Pet ition ers — th ose ▁who ▁supported ▁a ▁pet ition ing ▁campaign ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill — w ere ▁called ▁Wh igs ▁( after ▁a ▁term ▁for ▁reb elli ous ▁Scottish ▁Pres by ter ians ). ▁ ▁Ab solute ▁monarch ▁ ▁F ear ing ▁that ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill ▁would ▁be ▁passed , ▁and ▁bol ster ed ▁by ▁some ▁acqu itt als ▁in ▁the ▁continu ing ▁Plot ▁tri als , ▁which ▁seemed ▁to ▁him ▁to ▁indicate ▁a ▁more ▁fav ou rable ▁public ▁m ood ▁towards ▁Catholic ism , ▁Charles ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁English ▁Parliament , ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁that ▁year , ▁in ▁mid - 1 6 7 9 . ▁Charles ' s ▁hopes ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁moder ate ▁Parliament ▁were ▁not ▁ful filled ; ▁within ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁he ▁had ▁dissol ved ▁Parliament ▁yet ▁again , ▁after ▁it ▁sought ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁Ex clusion ▁Bill . ▁When ▁a ▁new ▁Parliament ▁assemble d ▁at ▁Oxford ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 6 8 1 , ▁Charles ▁dissol ved ▁it ▁for ▁a