Verney, Sir Edmund, strikes Ballard, the Jesuit, v, 102; is ordered to leave Ma- drid, 103; approves of the letter written by the Covenanters to Essex, ix. 12; writes despondently of the state of the King's army on the Borders, 15; writes that the King is betrayed, 29; is en- trusted with the charge of the Royal Standard, x. 219
Verney, Sir Francis, joins the Barbary pirates, iii. 65; captures English vessels, 67
Verney, Sir Ralph, does not wish for peace
without the liberties of the subject, x. 201 Verreyken, the Audiencer, takes part in the conferences for a peace between Eng- land and Spain, i. 208
Versellini introduces an improved process for making glass, iv. 8 Vestiarian controversy, the, i. 18
Vicars, John, peculiar opinions of, vii. 253; is removed from his ministry by the High Commission, 254
Vienna, is attacked by Thurn, iii. 302; the besiegers driven from before, 304; is attacked by Bethlen Gabor, 320 Vieuville, La, Marquis of, becomes chief minister of Louis XIII. v. 216; informs Carlisle that he will be contented if the marriage treaty contains enough about the English Catholics to satisfy the Pope, 252; asks James to write a letter if he will not sign an engagement, 253; acceptance by James of the proposal made by, 254; is dismissed, 255 Villa Mediana, Count of (Juan de Taxis), brings letters from the King of Spain, i. 207; is appointed ambassador to Eng- land, 208; receives instructions on the proposed marriage of the Prince, 220 Ville-aux-clercs, M. de, is sent to England to receive James's oath to his engagement in favour of the Catholics, v. 276; ob- tains the ratification of the treaty, 277: is commissioned to persuade James to allow Mansfeld to relieve Breda, 280; converses with Buckingham on the em- ployment of Mansfeld in Holland, 281; gives an opinion on Charles's character, 317; remonstrates with Charles on his treatment of the Catholics, 377 Villiers, Christopher, attempts made to procure a wife for, iii. 295; has a pension out of the monopoly of gold and silver thread, iv. 13; receives payment from the commissioners for alehouses, 22; is charged with sharing the profits of the commission for alehouses, iv. 42; aban- donment of the charge against, 116; Eliza- beth Norris refuses to marry, 276; is created Earl of Anglesea, v. 54 Villiers, Eleanor, is seduced by Henry Jermyn, vii. 339
Villiers, George, early life of, ii. 317; comes
to Court, 318; is made a cupbearer, 319; is favoured by Somerset's enemies, 322; is made a Gentleman of the Bed-chamber
and knighted, 323. See Villiers, Sir
George; Villiers, Viscount: Bucking ham, Earl of; Buckingham, Marquis of; Buckingham, Duke of
Villiers, Lady, birth and marriage of, ii. 317; brings up her son with a view of introducing him at Court, 318; marries Sir Thomas Compton, iii. 87. See Comp- ton, Lady
Villiers, Sir Edward, is sent on a mission to Germany, iii. 386; takes part in the monopoly for gold and silver thread, iv. 12; urges Yelverton to commit some silk- mercers, 17; profits accruing to, 71; is allowed to take his seat in Parliament, 116; expostulates with Frederick, 178; advises Frederick to go to the Palatinate, 181; is sent to obtain from Frederick a promise that he will submit to the Em- peror, 221; asks the Commons to avert a dissolution by desisting from their attack on Buckingham, v. 432
Villiers, Sir George, the elder, story of the appearance of the ghost of, vi. 348 Villiers, Sir George, becomes Master of the Horse, ii. 369; supports Raleigh's petition to go to Guiana, 381; becomes a Knight of the Garter, iii. 27; Bacon's advice to, 28; is created a viscount, 30. See Villiers, Viscount; Villiers, George; Villiers, Sir George; Buckingham, Earl of; Buck- ingham, Marquis of; Buckingham, Duke
Villiers, Sir John, wishes to marry Frances
Coke, iii. 87; marriage of, 98; is raised to the peerage, 297. See Purbeck, Vis-
Villiers, Viscount, 1616-1617 (George Vil- liers), grant of lands to, iii. 30; induces Roper to surrender his office, 33; favours the Spanish marriage, 37; becomes Earl of Buckingham, 58. See Villiers, George; Villiers, Sir George; Buckingham, Earl of; Buckingham, Marquis of; Bucking- ham, Duke of
Vintners, the Company of, their dispute with the French merchants referred to
Bacon's arbitration, iv. 98; Star Cham- ber proceedings against, viii. 286; im- position laid on, 287
Virginia, early attempts to colonise, ii. 50; first charter of, 51; colony sent to, 54; second charter of, 59; Lord De la Warr Governor of, ib.; improved condition of, 62; Sir T. Dale Governor of, iii. 156; Yeardley Governor of, 158; introduction of the cultivation of tobacco into, ib.; Argall Governor of, 159; Lord De la Warr is re-appointed Governor of, ib.; Yeardley re-appointed Governor of, 160; the first colonial Parliament in, 161; pro- ceedings of the Company of, ib.; patent granted for the colonisation of New Eng- land by the Company of, iv. 156; Irish- men transported to, viii. 5
Virginia Company, the, is defended by Nicholas Ferrar, vii. 263
Vorstius, Conrad, James's controversy with, ii. 128
Vox Populi, the, written by Thomas Scot, ill. 392
WAAD, Sir William, conducts Raleigh from the Tower to Winchester, i. 123; is dis- missed from the Lieutenancy of the Tower, ii. 179
Wake, Sir Isaac, is sent to warn the Duke of Savoy against ambitious designs in Germany, iii. 292; is sent to gain Savoy and Venice for the alliance for the re- covery of the Palatinate, v. 173; 248; proposes co-operation with the Duke of Savoy against Genoa, 301; proposes a joint action between England and France in Germany, 197; death of, 200 Wales, complaint against the jurisdiction of the Council of, ii. 86 Wallenstein, Albrecht (Duke of Friedland)
collects an army and defeats Mansfeld at the Bridge of Dessau, vi. 139; follows him into Hungary, 165; returns to North Germany, ib.; defeats the Danes, and drives Christian IV. from his Continental possessions, 186; position in Germany of, after his repulse at Stralsund, vii. 97; dismissal of, 174; is recalled to his com- mand, and opposes Gustavus at Nurem- berg, 205; is defeated at Lützen, 207; disputes with the Spanish commanders, 348; assassination of, 353,
Waller, Edmund, attacks Cosin, vii. 56; wishes the Londoners' petition against episcopacy not to be referred to a com- mittee, ix. 281; asks what are the fun- damental laws, 336; declares that the Additional Instruction is a declaration that the House is absolved from its duty, x. 55
Wallingford House, is sold to Buckingham,
Wallingford, Viscount, 1616-1632 (Wil- liam Knollys), is forced to surrender the Mastership of the Wards, iii. 195; asks for a public sentence upon Bacon, iv. 94; sells his house to Buckingham, 279; becomes Earl of Banbury, vi. 133. See Banbury, Earl of
Walter, Sir John (Chief Baron of the Ex- chequer, 1625-1630), high legal attain- ments of, iii. 81; is selected as the popular candidate for the Recordership, 219; asks that Floyd's property may be confiscated, iv. 121; character of, vii. 87; is consulted on the case against the imprisoned mem- bers of Parliament, 88; is asked to resign his place as Chief Baron of the Exchequer, 112; is suspended, 113
Waltham, Forest of, the King's claim to
the extension of the boundaries of, vii. 365; enforcement of the extension of the boundaries of, viii. 77
Wandesford, Christopher, charges Buck- ingham with administering physic to James on his death-bed, vi. 101. See Wandesford, Sir Christopher Wandesford, Sir Christopher, becomes
Master of the Rolls in Ireland, viii. 37; asks the Irish Parliament for six subsidies, 50; becomes Lord Deputy of Ireland, and expresses his grief at Strafford's ill- ness, ix. 139: hopes that the army will be ready in spite of the alteration of the rating of the subsidies, 156; death of, X. 44
Ward, Captain, joins the Barbary pirates, iii. 65; story of his achievements, 66 Ward, Samuel, of Ipswich, is imprisoned for a caricature which is offensive to Gondomar, iv. 118; conduct of, in the early years of Charles's reign, viii. 118; is sentenced by the High Commission,
Ward, William, execution of, ix. 411 Wardship, discussed in 1604, i. 171; 174. See Contract, the Great
Ware, removal of the communion-table at, viii. 116
Warwick, seizure of guns intended for the
defence of the castle of, x. 216; Brooke establishes himself in the castle of, 217 Warwick, Earl of, 1618 (Robert Rich), suggests that the adjacent shires shall combine to defend Harwich, vi. 8; refuses to pay the forced loan, 150; resists the proposed extension of Waltham Forest, vii. 365; his connection with New Eng- land, viii. 170; protests against ship- money, 203; takes part in a meeting of the opponents of the Court, 198; signs the petition of the twelve peers, 199; pro- tests against the refusal of the Lords to communicate to the Commons their resolution on Divine service, x. 16; inten- tion of Charles to call as a witness against the five members, 130; Northumberland is asked to give the command of the fleet to, 176; Charles forbids the appointment of, 185; fetches the munitions from Hull, 196; is appointed by Parliament to the command of the fleet in the Downs, 208; secures the obedience of the fleet, 209
Warwickshire, demand of ship-money made in, vi. 227; Northampton intends to execute the commission of array in, x. 211; Northampton stops Brooke's guns in, 216
Washington, Henry, sends for a Jesuit on his death-bed, v. 102
Waterford, Bibles and Prayer-books burnt at, i. 368; is threatened for electing recusant magistrates, viii. 7; forfeiture of the charter of, and attempt to intro- duce Bristol merchants into, 8; refusal of the Bristol merchants to settle in, 9; restoration of the charter of, 12; St. Leger retires to, x. 116
Watson, William, obtains promises from James, i. 108; forms a plot, 109; is convicted of treason, 138; is executed 139
Wedderburn, James (Bishop of Dunblane, 1636), approves of the introduction of the English Prayer-book into Scotland,
vii. 290; suggests alterations in the Scottish Prayer-book, viii. 311 Weiss, Captain, sent by Mansfeld to the conference at Brussels, iv. 322 Wellington (Somerset), murder of Lieu- tenant Eure at, ix. 172
Wells, Hertford obliged to retreat from,
Wemyss, Earl of, 1633 (John Wemyss), saves the Bishop of Edinburgh after the tumult at St. Giles', viii. 315 Wentworth, Lord, 1628 (Thomas Went- worth), his alleged apostasy discussed, vi. 335; has a promise of the presidency of the Council of the North, 337; causes which estranged him from the House of Commons, 338 is created a viscount,. vii. 21. See Wentworth, Sir Thomas; Wentworth, Viscount; Strafford, Earl of Wentworth, Sir George, says that the commonwealth will not be well till it is conquered, ix. 319
Wentworth, Sir John, fined and impri- soned by the Star Chamber, ii. 342 Wentworth, Sir Peter, finds it difficult to levy ship-money as sheriff of Oxford- shire, viii. 93; is compelled to make the assessment in person, 102 Wentworth, Sir Thomas, is elected to the Parliament of 1614, ii. 231; political opinions of, iv. 238; proposes an ad- journment of the debate on supply for the Palatinate, 239; recommends an immediate grant, 240; declares the
liberties of Parliament to be its inherit- ance, 257; supports Mallory's motion for an adjournment, v. 340; disputed election of, 349; contrast between Eliot and, 350; his election declared void, 351; is re-elected by Yorkshire, 426; declares that the House is not bound by the engagement of a former Parliament, 427; refuses to yield to the threat of a dissolution, 432; is made sheriff to pre- vent his appearance in Parliament, and is spoken of by Charles as an honest gentleman, vi. 33; is dismissed from the justiceship of the peace, 126; his desire of reform, and love of power, ib. ; cha- racter of his opposition to Buckingham, 127; asks for the presidency of the Council of the North, and has an inter- view with Buckingham, 128; the office of Custos Rotulorum taken from, 129; probable reason of the dismissal of, 130; refuses to pay the forced loan, 157; is placed in confinement, 158; is of opinion that the rights of subjects must be vindicated, 231; declares it to be neces- sary to stop the encroachments of the Government, 235; comparison between him and Eliot, 236; is the originator of the substance of the Petition of Right, 237; supports Coke against Shilton, 243 proposes an adjournment of the debate on supply, 246; moves for a com- mittee to consider the subject of pressing men for the army, 249; carries a resolu-
tion of five subsidies in committee, 250 proposes a Bill for securing the liberties of the subject, 251; proposes a Bill to regulate the quartering of soldiers, 254; asks that the date for the payment of the subsidies may be fixed but not re- ported, 255; moves for a committee to explain that the House is not intention- ally delaying supply, 56; proposes a Bill against coinmittal without cause shown, 262; proposes to accept the King's declaration and to pass a Habeas Corpus Bill, 266; constitutional posi- tion assigned to the judges by, 267; appeals to the King on behalf of his Habeas Corpus Bill, 268; declares that the laws have been violated by the King's ministers, 269; end of his leader- ship of the Commons in consequence of the rejection of his overtures by Charles, 270; accepts Coke's proposal of a Petition of Right, 274; agrees to the rejection of the Lords' amendment, but wishes to come to an understanding with them rather than vote directly against them, 283; replies to Eliot's attack, 285; fails to obtain support in the Commons, 286; supports a pro- posal of the Lords for a joint committee on the Petition of Right, 287; advises the Commons to carry their Remon- strance to the King, 305; is created Lord Wentworth, 335. See Wentworth, Lord; Wentworth, Viscount; Strafford, Earl of
Wentworth, Thomas, is a member of the first Parliament of James I., i. 165; proposes to ask the King to reduce his expenditure, ii. 65; takes part in a debate on impositions, 246; is imprisoned, 249 Wentworth, Viscount, 1628-1640 (Thomas Wentworth), becomes President of the Council of the North, and delivers a speech at York, vii. 24; his view of the ecclesiastical question, and of the co- operation of the people in the work of government, 27; devotes himself actively to the maintenance of the King's autho- rity, vii. 134; strength and weakness of his policy, 135; contrast between his ideas and those of Eliot, 136; regards him- self as the maintainer of the old consti- tution, 137; carries to the King a paper containing Sir Robert Dudley's advice, and becomes a Privy Councillor, 138; becomes intimate with Laud, 152; his conduct as a Privy Councillor, 160; his conduct as President of the Coun- cil of the North, 228; influence of residence in the North on the political ideas of, 229; is insulted by Henry Bellasys, ib.; death of the wife of, 230; is appointed Lord-Deputy of Ireland, 231; is attacked by Sir David Foulis, ib.; summons the sheriffs of Yorkshire before the Council of the North, 232; vindicates the authority of the Council, 233; protests against the acceptance of
Foulis's offer of service, 236; struggle of, against the influences of wealth and position, 237; urges the Star Chamber to show no mercy to Foulis, ib. ; appeals to the Privy Council to support the juris- diction of the Council of the North over Sir Thomas Gower, 238; leaves York, having obtained the grant of fuller powers to the Council of the North, 239; married life of, 338; complains that Portland does not answer his letters, 356: becomes Lord-Deputy of Ireland, viii. 28; his qualifications for governing the country, 29; his system of govern- ment, 30; needs the support of an army, 31; obtains prolongation of the contri- bution for a year, 32; intends to see with his own eyes, 33; writes a sharp letter to the Lords Justices, 34; arrives in Dublin, ib.; obtains the prolongation of the contribution for another year, 35; his confidence in the power of govern- ment, 36; pays the army and reduces it to discipline, 37; his relations with the Irish Council and the King, ib.; at- tempts to dissuade the King from pro- moting Lorenzo Cary, 38; represses piracy and encourages trade, 39; dis- courages the Irish cloth manufacture, ib.; his remedy for the disorders of the Irish Church, 43; orders the removal of Lady Cork's tomb, and removes the communion-table at Christ Church, 44; his plan for managing the Irish Parlia- ment, 46; his speech at the opening of Parliament, 48; his consistency con- sidered, 49; obtains six subsidies, and asks in vain for an earldom, 50; announces that all the Graces will not be passed into law, 51; obtains the assent of the Irish Convocation to the English articles, 53; attempts to repress nonconformity in Ulster, 54; proposes to bring fresh English colonists into Ireland, 55; visits Connaught, 60; obtains a title for the King in Roscommon, Sligo, and Mayo, 61; puts down the resistance of the Gal- way jury, 62; bad example set by, in his treatment of the jury, 63; his policy of Thorough, 67; is spoken of as likely to be Lord Treasurer, 68; attacks upon, in the English Court, 183; disregards Laud's warning of the impolicy of pro- voking enemies, but regrets that he can- not depend on the King, 184; detects Mountnorris's malversations, 185; is authorised to proceed against Mount- norris, 186; brings Mountnorris before a council of war, 187; assures Mount- norris that his life will be spared, 188; reflections on his conduct to Mount- norris, 189; gives an account of his pro- ceedings in Mountnorris's case, 190; visits England, and defends his govern- ment of Ireland, 194; his authority established in Ireland, 198; advises the King against going to war for the Pala- tinate, 211; wishes the King to have
money for a land army, 212; wishes to vindicate the Crown from the conditions and restraints of subjects, 213; com- pared with Richelieu, 215; mediates between Vermuyden and the inhabitants of Hatfield Chase, 293; is satisfied with the improved condition of Ireland, 351; comments on Prynne's case, 352; wishes Hampden to be whipped into his senses, 353; criticises Antrim's capacity as a leader, ib.; sneers at the Covenant, 354; his plan for the reduction of Scotland, ib.; wishes Scotland to be governed by the English Council, 355; holds that the safety of the people is the highest law, ib.; sends 2,000l. to the King for the war against the Scots, 385; reports against Antrim's military capacity, and dis- suades Charles from invading Scotland, ix. 8; begs Charles not to fight with an untrained army, 33; sends advice on the way in which the war should be carried on, 34; visits England to carry on his case against Crosby and Mountnorris, 70; alleged manslaughter of Esmond by, ib.; takes the Great Seal from Lord Loftus, 71; induces Charles to allow the prosecution of Loftus, 72; becomes Charles's chief counsellor, 73; recom- mends the calling of a Parliament, 75: takes part in the Councillors' loan, 77; is created Earl of Strafford, 83. See Wentworth, Sir Thomas; Wentworth, Lord; Strafford, Earl of
Wesel, meeting of the German Protestants at, ii. 140; Spinola directed to keep possession of, 308; is taken by the Dutch, vii. 170
Westmeath, settlement of, viii. 1 Westminster, proposal to extend the muni- cipal boundaries of, viii. 2ço; appear- ance of a well-dressed mob at, demand- ing Strafford's execution, ix. 349; a rougher mob at, 356; apprentices appear at, to protest against the King's pro- posed journey to Scotland, 416; Dorset orders his men to fire on a crowd at, x. 86; a guard appointed by a justice of, 97; the bishops insulted by a mob at, 117; attack upon the Abbey by the mob at, 118; the King orders the Law Courts to be removed from, 196 Westminster Abbey, failure of an attempt of a mob upon, x. 118
Westminster Hall, arrangements made for Strafford's trial in, ix. 302
Westmoreland, Earl of, 1628 (Mildmay Fane), is fined for encroachments in Rockingham Forest, viii. 282
Weston (Baron of the Exchequer, 1634), his judgment in the ship-money case, viii. 278
Weston, Jerome, defends his father against Eliot's attack, vii. 73; is sent on a mis- sion to France and Italy, 204; is in- structed to assure Louis of Charles's readiness to agree to the independence of the Spanish Netherlands, 214; is
ordered to protest against a partition of the Spanish Netherlands, 215; asks the French Government to support Charles Lewis, 216. See Weston, Lord Weston, Lady, is a recusant, vi. 361 Weston, Lord (Jerome Weston), returns to England with Richelieu's terms, vii. 216; intercepts a packet of letters con- taining one from the Queen, 217; is challenged by Holland, 218. See Wes- ton, Jerome
Weston, Lord, 1628-1633 (Richard Wes- ton), gives its final shape to the Lords' amendment to the Petition of Right, vi. 279; wishes to be sure that his amendment does not alter the Petition, 282; becomes Lord Treasurer, and intro- duces Wentworth to Charles, 335; warns Charles against erecting a monument to Buckingham, 356; character of, 361; political views of, 362; supports Con- tarini's negotiation, 366; growing in- fluence of, 371; opposes interference in favour of Denmark, 372; announces that the question of tonnage and poundage is to be left to Parliament, vii. 6; un- popularity of, 29; Eliot proposes to im- peach, 71; urges Charles to dissolve Parliament, 77; tells Charles that if he does not make peace with Spain he must summon another Parliament, 104; finds difficulty in supplying the Queen's de- mands, 107; pays off part of the King's debts, 166; explains away to Coloma the King's hesitation to make peace without obtaining the Palatinate, 172; proposal of Richelieu to come to a good understanding with, 184; intrigues of Chateauneuf and De Jars against, 186; Massinger's allusions to, 201; announces Charles's intention to ally himself with Gustavus, 204; assures Richelieu of his wish to see England and France united, 214; talks contemptuously of Spain, 215; is created Earl of Portland, 216; See Weston, Sir Richard; Portland, Earl of
Weston, Richard, is employed to poison Overbury, ii. 180; is accused by Helwys, 332; implicates the Earl and Countess of Somerset in the murder, 333; trial of, 338; execution of, 342 Weston, Sir Richard, is sent to mediate in Germany, iii. 361; gives advice to the Princes of the Union, 368; witnesses the battle of Prague, 383; recall of, 387; becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer, iv. 228; is sent to Brussels to be present at the conferences on the restitution of the Palatinate, 301; arrives at Brussels, 311; is unable to produce powers from Frederick to treat, 321; presses Spinola for a suspension of arms, 325; tells James of a proposal for the sequestration of places in the Palatinate, 337; con- tinues to ask for a suspension of arms, 338; declares that the King of Eng- land will make war upon Mansfeld and
Christian if they do not submit to terms of peace, 340; acknowledges that there is no hope of obtaining their submission, 341; again presses for a suspension of arms, 343 is recalled, 345; makes a report of his mission to the Privy Coun cil, 371; votes against war with Spain, v. 178; brings in the report of Bucking- ham's narrative, 185; gives an account of the King's expenses, 194; urges the Commons to grant supply, 411; brings a message from the King urging the Commons to grant immediate supply, 423; demands an immediate supply, vi. 76; charges Eliot with actions com- mitted out of the House, 112; is urged by Charles to find money for the expedi- to Rhé, 178; is unable to raise supplies, 179; his eagerness to serve Bucking- ham, 191; is silent during the debates on supply in the Parliament of 1628, 240; is created a Baron, 258. See Weston, Lord; Portland, Earl of Weston, Thomas, offers to lend money to the emigrants for New England, iv. 157 Wexford, mass celebrated at, i. 369 Wexford, the county of, state of land tenure in, viii. 1; Chichester proposes a plantation in, 2; resistance of the natives of, 3; difficulty of finding a title for the King to lands in, 4; a plantation carried out in, 5; improved material condition of, 6; rising of the natives of, x. 96 Weymouth, Captain, visits New England,
Whale fishery, the, rivalry between the English and the Dutch in, ii. 309; Dutch Commissioners authorised treat about, iii. 172; postponement of the negotiation on, 179 Wharton, Lady, Chancery suits of, iv. 72; offers a bribe to Bacon, 75; the Lords informed of the case of, 78
Wharton, Lord, 1625 (Philip Wharton), protests against the refusal of the Lords to communicate to the Commons their resolution on Divine service, x. 16; intention of the King to call as a witness against the five members, 130
Wheatley, Alderman, replaces the com munion-table at Grantham in the choir, vii. 17
Wheelwright, Mr., preaches a
sermon in favour of Mrs. Hutchinson's opinions, viii. 174
Whistler, John, proposes to ask the opinion of the Lords on the proposal to send out a fleet, v. 406
White, Dr., persuades the townsmen of Wexford to resist Mountjoy, i. 369; argues with Mountjoy, 370 White, Dr. Francis (Chaplain to James I.), holds conferences with Fisher, 280 White Hill, the, battle on, iii. 383 Whitehall, rebuilding of the banqueting, house at, iii. 297; performance of the Inns of Court masque at, vii. 331; panie at, when the mob arrives to cry out for
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