Soames, Alderman, imprisonment of, ix.

130; liberation of, 135; is a favourite
candidate for the Mayoralty, 211
Soap company, the, disputes about the
monopoly granted to, vii. 71; change in
the constitution of, viii. 284
Soissons, Count of, urges the Duke of
Savoy to give him a force with which to
invade France, vi. 168; makes exorbi-
tant demands of Montague, 176; refuses
to help Charles till St. Martin's is taken,
185; makes his peace with Richelieu,
343

Somers, Sir George, made Admiral of the
Virginia Company, ii. 59

Somerset, resistance to the benevolence in,
ii. 266; payment of the forced loan in,
vi. 153; wakes in, vii. 319; desertion
and misconduct of the soldiers from, ix.
160; Hertford in command of a force
raised in, x. 216; Hertford driven out
of, 217

Somerset, Countess of, marriage of, ii. 210;
is implicated in the charge of murdering
Overbury, 333; is placed in confinement,
337 gives birth to a daughter, 348; pleads
guilty, 353; is pardoned, 361
Somerset, Earl of, 1613 (Robert Carr), mar-
riage of, ii. 210; wealth of, 212; becomes
James's sole confidant, 218; supports
the
Prince's marriage with a Savoyard prin-
cess, 225; urges Sarmiento to break off
the French alliance, 226; votes against
conferring with the Commons on the im-
positions, 242; becomes Lord Chamber-
lain, 260; his influence with James, 317;
his rudeness to James, 319; is allowed
to carry on the negotiation with Sar-
miento on the Spanish marriage, 321;
intrigues to substitute Villiers for, as
James's favourite, 322; James refuses
some of the requests of, 327; threatens
Villiers, 328; prepares a pardon, 329;
Ellesmere refuses to seal the pardon of,
ib.; is implicated in the charge of mur-
dering Overbury, 333; his last interview
with James, 334; urges the King to alter
the course of the investigation into the
murder, 336; is placed in confinement,
337 Bacon's opinion on the evidence
against, 348; threatens to bring a charge

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against the King, 351; declares that he
will not go to his trial, 352; is brought
to the bar, 353; trial of, 354; is pardoned
after a long imprisonment, 363; his con-
nection with Dudley's paper of advice,
vii. 139; is prosecuted in the Star Cham-
ber, 140

Somerset House, is occupied by Henrietta
Maria, v. 334; the Queen's French at-
tendants sent away from, vi. 137; the
Catholic converts receive the communion
in the chapel of, viii. 242

Sotomayor, Antonio de, takes part in a
religious conference with Charles and
Buckingham, v. 35

Soubise, Duke of, captures the King's
ships at Blavet, v. 304; inflicts a check
on the Dutch ships in the French service,
393; is defeated off Rochelle, vi. 2;
brings the 'St. John' into Falmouth, 28;
is summoned to give information to
Charles about the state of France, 141;
accompanies Becher to Rochelle, vi. 172;
tries to explain the coolness with which
the Rochellese receive Buckingham's
overtures, 174; pleads with Buckingham
to continue the siege of St. Martin's, 183;
pleads with Buckingham against nego-
tiations with France, 347; disbelieves a
rumour that Rochelle has been relieved,
349
Southampton, treaty with the Dutch signed
at, vi. 6; men gathered for the relief of
Rochelle at, 168

Southampton, Earl of, 1581-1624 (Henry
Wriothesley), is set at liberty, i. 100;
supports Neville's candidature for the
Secretaryship, ii. 148; supports Essex
against his wife, 169; wishes to be em-
ployed against the Barbary pirates, iii.
68; quarrels with Buckingham, iv. 54:
moves for an answer to Bacon's request
for delay, 72; wishes Bacon to be
banished, 102; wishes Yelverton to be
heard before he is condemned, 115;
meetings held at the house of, 126; im-
prisonment of, 133; liberation of, 137;
is absent from the Privy Council when
the oath is taken to the Spanish mar-
riage treaty, v. 69; death of, 312
Southampton, Earl of, 1624 (Thomas
Wriothesley), sentence against him in
the Forest Court, viii. 86; votes against
interference with the Commons, ix. 109
Southesk, Earl of, 1633 (David Carnegie),
imprisonment of, ix. 94

Southwark, assemblage of rioters in, ix.
133; execution of a rioter in, 141
Southwick, visit of Charles to, vi. 345
Sovereign power, discussion in the Com-
mons on the clause in which the Lords
ascribe it to the King, vi. 280
Sovereignty of the Seas, The, written by
Sir John Borough, vii. 358
Sovereignty of the seas, the, Sir J. Coke
exhorts Charles to recover, vii. 357;
meaning of Charles's claim to, 358:
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claim to, viii. 79; Falkland in favour of
Charles's claim to, 258
Spain, extent of the monarchy of, i. 12;
prospect of peace with, 101; change in
the policy of, 204; negotiations opened at
London for a peace with, 209; terms of
the treaty of peace with, 209; proclama-
tion of the peace with, 214; English
pensioners of, ib.; defeat by the Dutch
of the fleet of, 341 ; ill-treatment of Eng-
lishmen by the Inquisition in, 342; fresh
proposal for a marriage between Prince
Henry and the Infanta Anne made in,
343; English trade with, 347; delay of
justice in the courts of, 348; complaints
of the English merchants of their treat-
ment in, 349; agrees to a cessation of
arms in the Netherlands, ii. 21; renews
its overtures for the marriage of Prince
Henry, 23; negotiates for peace with
the Netherlands, 26; attempts to gain
the alliance of France, 27; agrees to the
Truce of Antwerp, 29; case of the Eng-
lish merchants in, 134; proposal for a
marriage between the Prince of Wales
and the Infanta Anne made by the am-
bassador of, 138; negotiation about the
marriage carried on by Digby in, ib. ;
Digby endeavours to obtain justice for
the English merchants in, 149; proposal
to appoint English consuls in, 150;
Zuñiga's mission to James from, 151;
attempts to promise the election of the
Archduke Albert as Emperor, 163;
failure of Digby's efforts in favour of the
English merchants in, ib. ; fears in Eng-
land of an invasion from, 164; pensioners
of, 224; marriage treaty with England
again proposed to, 252; consultations
on the marriage treaty in, 255; Digby
conducts an informal negotiation on the
marriage treaty in, 316; negotiations
formally opened by Digby in, iii. 103;
cool reception of the proposal for an
English expedition against Algiers in,
106; a small sum of money sent to Mat-
thias from, 272; Lerma driven from
power in, 278; economical condition of,
279; the English mediation in Bohemia
accepted by, 284; preparation of a fleet
in, 286; is urged by Maximilian to sup-
port the Emperor, 321; fear of a general
war felt in, 328; wish for peace in,
iv. 184; carries on a negotiation with
the Prince of Orange, 187: renewal of
its war with the Netherlands, 188; op-
poses the transference of Frederick's
Electorate to Maximilian, 220; desire for
peace in, 328; refuses to accept an ex-
tension of territory, 328; scheme for the
abdication of Frederick adopted by, 329;
sends a fleet to the Channel, 376; the
Lords condemn the treaties with, v. 189;
popularity of a war against, 191; petition
of the Commons against, 192; despatch
from James announcing the end of the
negotiations with, 211; threatening posi-
tion of the monarchy of, 215; unavowed

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hostilities with, 245; open breach of
Charles with, vi. 6; negotiation of D
Fargis for a treaty between France and,
87; acceptance by France of the Treaty
of Barcelona with, 90; overtures made
by Buckingham to, 160; refuses to make
peace with the Dutch without the opening
of the Scheldt and the renunciation by
the States-General of their independence,
161; is exhausted by the siege of Breda.
162; agreement made by France for a com
mon action against England with, 164:
hope entertained by Charles of peace with,
331; anxiety of Buckingham for peace
with, 333; Charles hopes for a new alliance
with, 373; takes part in the quarrel for
the succession of Mantua and Montfer
rat, vii. 99; mission of Rubens to Eng-
land to pave the way to a peace with, 102:
resolution of Charles to treat with, 104:
embassy of Cottington to, 105; treaty
signed at Madrid with, 175; multiplicity
of the interests of, 187; the people in
the Spanish Netherlands are discontented
with the government of, 209; refuses to
come to terms with the independent Ne-
therlands, unless Pernambuco is surren
dered, 344; articles of a treaty with, pre-
pared in England, 367: money carried by
an English ship to Dunkirk from, viii. 100:
fresh overtures of Charles to, 217; failure
of Charles to form an alliance with, 3775
fresh attempt of Charles to form an alli-
ance with, ix. 57; English vessels char-
tered to bring troops from, ib. negotia
tions with, on the treatment of Oquendo's
fleet, 61; ambassadors arrive in England
to negotiate an alliance with, 131; Straf-
ford tries to obtain a loan from, 132:
Strafford again presses for a loan from,
175; fresh attempt of Strafford to obtain
a loan from, 184; Portugal declares its
independence of, 348

Spalatro, Archbishop of. See Dominis,
Marco Antonio de

Spanish Company, formation and over-
throw of, i. 348

Spanish troops, proposal to employ in Eng-
land, viii. 386; are conveyed to Flanders
in English vessels, ix. 58
Sparks, Thomas, takes part in the Hamp
ton Court Conference, i. 153
Speaker of the House of Commons, the
double allegiance of, vii. 71

Spencer, Lord, 1603-1627(Robert Spencer),
observes that no lords are to be called
great lords, iv. 51; asks if Bacon is to
be brought to the bar, 93; wishes to de-
prive Bacon of his peerage, 102; quarrels
with Arundel, 114.

Spencer, Mary, is tried for witchcraft, vii.
324

Spens, Sir James, is sent to the King of
Sweden, v. 174, 247; proposes to Gusta-
vus a scheme for a Protestant league,
294; returns to England to ask he p
from James, 297; is sent back to Sweden
to ask Gustavus to co-operate with Chris-

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tian, 299; comes to England to urge
Charles to take part in the German war,
vii. 99
Spenser, Edmund, character of his Faery
Queen, i. 42; idea of his Hymn to
Beauty, vii. 336
Spenser, Sir Richard, represents England
at the conferences of the Hague, 23
Spinola, Ambrogio, success of, in the
Netherlands, ii. 21; invades Cleves and
Juliers, 263; makes difficulties about the
execution of the treaty of Xanten, 308;
collects troops in the Netherlands, iii.
325; marches towards the Rhine, 367;
enters Mentz, 368; invades the Palatinate,
369; is ordered to support Maximilian, iv.
208; is irritated at Mansfeld's conduct,
209; refuses to support a suspension of
arms in the Palatinate, 325; besieges
Bergen-op-Zoom, 341; raises the siege
of Bergen-op-Zoom, 376; lays siege to
Breda, 275

Spires, Vere's men quartered on the bishop-
ric of, iv. 214.

Sports, the King's Declaration of. See
Declaration of Sports

Spottiswcode, John (Archbishop of Glas-
gow, 1605; Archbishop of St. Andrew's,
1615-1639), appointed Archbishop of Glas-
gow, i. 305; becomes a Lord of Session, ii.
101; begs James not to issue the five ar-
ticles by his own authority, iii. 222; cha-
racter of, 232; urges the ministers to
submit to the King, 233; preaches at the
opening of the Assembly of Perth, 234;
threatens the ministers who oppose the
five articles, 236; takes part in the re-
vision of a Prayer-book for Scotland, vii.
282; wears a rochet and cope in Holy-
rood chapel, 285; shows to Charles the
su plication of the Lords of the Scottish
Opposition, 294; becomes Chancellor of
Scotland, 298; dissatisfaction of the no-
bility with the promotion of, viii. 304;
asks the magistrates to expel the rioters
from St. Giles', 315; advises the sus-
pension of both forms of prayer, 317;
recommends the withdrawal of the
Prayer-book, 334

Spurston, William, is the author of a pam-

phlet issued under the name of Smectym-
nuus, ix. 390

Stade, siege and surrender of, vi. 290
Stadtloo, Tilly defeats Christian of Bruns-
wick at, v. 78

Stafford, Anthony, his Female Glory, viii.

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205; the arms of the county removed to
the house of, 206
Standard, the Koyal, set up at Nottingham,

X. 219

Standen, Sir Anthony, sent by James to
Italy, i. 141; is imprisoned on his return,

142

Standish, Miles, joins the emigrants for
New England, iv. 159; nurses the sick,
167
Stapleton, Sir Philip, is one of the Parlia
mentary Commissioners appointed to
attend the King in Scotland, x. 4

al-

Star Chamber, the Court of, jurisdiction
of, enlarged by Henry VII., i. 5; sen-
tence on Pound in, 223; sentence on the
Earl of Northumberland in, 284; imposes
a fine on the Countess of Shrewsbury, ii.
119; fines the slanderers of Northampton,
160; punishes St. John, 270; fines
bot, 295 fines and imprisons Holles,
Wentworth, and Lumsden, 342; pro-
ceedings against the Lakes in, iii. 191;
sentences on the Lakes in, 193; sentence
on the Earl and Countess of Suffolk in,
210; imposes fines for the exportation of
gold, 323; protects monopolies, iv. 1;
sentence upon Yelverton in, 23; fines
Sir John Bennett, 350; Eliot refuses to
conduct a case against Buckingham in,
vi. 123 gives a sentence in favour of
Buckingham, 124: Bristol is summoned
before, 232; removal of the documents
relating to Buckingham's prosecution
from the file of, 320; prosecution of
Chambers in, vii. 5; case of Savage in,
31; proceedings taken in, against the
merchants who had refused to pay ton-
nage and poundage, 58; constitution of,
84 sentence on Chambers in, 85; infor-
mation against the imprisoned members
of Parliament exhibited in, 91; the de-
fendants demur to the jurisdiction of
ib.; reference to the judges on its juris-
diction over members of Parliament, 92;
abandonment of the prosecution of the
members of Parliament in, 108; the
Court of Exchequer refuses to limit the
jurisdiction of, 114; the publication of
unlicensed books prohibited by, 130;
prosecution of Sir R. Cotton and others
concerned in circulating Dudley's paper
of advice in, 140; proceedings against
Leighton in, 147; sentences Foulis, 237:
Palmer fined in, 241; prosecution of
Sherfield in, 256; Sibbes and Gouge
reprimanded in, 261; punishes Ludowick
Bowyer, 302: prosecution of Prynne in,
330; Prynne sentenced in, 332; fines
the City of London for the breach of
its Londonderry charter, viii. 59; Sir An-
thony Roper fined for depopulation in,
77; proceedings against Foljambe, An-
derson, and Dunne in, 78; case of Pell
and Bagg in, 89; trial of Prynne, Bast-
wick, and Burton in, 228; decree against
the liberty of the press in, 234; sentence
on Lilburne in, 249; prosecution of

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Williams in, 251; proceedings against
the Vintners' Company in, 286; autho-
rises the demolition of new buildings,
289; Williams fined in, 390; escape of
Osbaldiston from prosecution in, ib.;
Wentworth prosecutes Crosby and
Mountnorris in, ix. abolition of, 404
Starchmakers, company of, viii. 285
States-General, the, of France, meeting of,
ii. 315

70;

States-General, the, of the United Nether-
lands. See Netherlands, the States-
General of the United Provinces of the
Steenie, nickname of, given by James to
Buckingham, v. 2

Steeple Aston, painted windows in the
church at, vii. 255.

Steward, Sir Francis, looks on while an
English ship is being captured, v. 429;
is sent out against pirates, vi. 11
Stewart, Alexander, is employed to seize
Argyle and Hamilton, x. 24

Stewart, Sir Archibald, of Blackhall, is
imprisoned, ix. 397

Stewart, John, of Ladywell, is imprisoned
for maintaining that Argyle proposed to
dethrone the King, v. 397; execution of,
4II

Stewart, Walter, is captured with a paper
from the opponents of Argyle, ix. 397
Stewart, William, is asked to assist in
seizing Hamilton, x. 24; informs Hurry,

ix. 297

Stoke Newington, resistance to ship-money
at, viii. 102

Stourton, Lord, 1588-1632 (Edward Stour-

ton), is brother-in-law of Tresham, i.
246; is fined in the Star Chamber, 283
Strafford, Earl of, 1640-1641 (Thomas
Wentworth), appointed Lieutenant-
General of the army for the second Bi-
shops' War, ix. 84; supports Leicester's
candidature for the Secretaryship, 85;
his intimacy with Lady Carlisle, 86;
asks that Coke shall retain the secretary-
ship, 87; is asked by the Queen to pro-
tect the Catholics, 88; is supposed by
Rossetti to be a Puritan, ib.; sets out for
Ireland, 94; obtains subsidies from the
Irish Parliament, 95; returns to Eng-
land, 96; advises the King to call on
the Lords to declare that supply must
precede grievances, 108; disservice ren-
dered to the King by, 109; announces
that a refusal of supply will be followed
by a dissolution, 112; recommends the
King to abandon ship-money and to be
contented with eight subsidies, 113: re-
luctantly votes for the dissolution of the

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Short Parliament, 117; holds that as
Parliament has failed in its duty, the
King is justified in helping himself
119; argues for an aggressive war or
Scotland, 120; reminds Charles that he
has an army in Ireland, 122; talks c
making the nobility smart, 123; his word-
about the Irish army immediately dis
closed, ib.; probable intention of, 125.
does not realise the feeling which the
employment of an Irish army would
rouse in England, 126; becomes the en-
bodiment of tyranny in the popular mind
127; recommends the King to hang some
of the aldermen, 130; appointed a com-
missioner to negotiate an alliance with
Spain, 131; asks the Spanish ambassa-
dors for a loan, 132; is blamed for the
Lambeth riots, 135; illness of, 137; his
conversation with Bristol on the political
situation, ib.; his secrets divulged by
the courtiers, 138; is in danger of his
life, 139; catches a chill in receiving the
King's visit, 140; recovers his health,
162; dissuades Charles from paying the
soldiers with base coin, but threatens
those who oppose the debasement of the
coinage, 171; pleads with the Spanish
ambassadors for a loan, 175; wishes the
King to reject a petition from York-
shire, 177; receives a patent giving him
command over the Irish army, 183.
again presses the Spanish ambassadors
for a loan, 184; expects England to be
stirred to resistance by a Scottish in-
vasion, 187; is appointed to command
the English army, 188; continued hope.
fulness of, 190; is taken ill, but arrives
at York, and urges the Yorkshiremen to
support the King, even if he cannot pay
them, 191; continued illness of, 192:
complains of the state of the army after
the rout of Newburn, 195; persuade
the Yorkshiremen to offer their trained
bands without petitioning for a Parlia
ment, 204; is made a Knight of the
Garter, ib.; expects that England will
rally round the throne, 205; urges on
the Great Council the necessity of sup
plying the King, 208; recommends that
the army shall remain on the defensive,
209; wishes the Scots to be allowed to
do their worst, 212; is named a chief
incendiary by the Scots, 213; proposes
to drive the Scots out of Ulster, ib.:
does not venture to recommend a breach
with the Scots, 215; general detestation
of, 220; is sent for by Charles, 221; the
Commons inquire into his conduct in
Ireland, 222; resolution of the Commons
to impeach, 226; is supposed to have
taken part in a Catholic plot, 229; ad-
vises the King to accuse the Parlia-
mentary leaders, 231; is reported to
have boasted that the City would soon
be brought into subjection, 233; charge
prepared against, 234; is impeached and
committed to custody, 235; acknowledg⚫

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ment of Charles that some faults may
have been committed by, 238; pre-
liminary charge against, 240; is com-
mitted to the Tower, and writes to his
wife, 241; detailed charges against, 269;
Mary de Medicis asserts that the King
intends to liberate, 288; remains in
command of the Irish army, 289; is
allowed time to prepare his answer, 292;
his answer read, 296; arrangement of
Westminster Hall for the trial of, 302;
Pym opens the case against, 303; pro-
fesses his respect for the House of
Commons, 305; character of the Irish
government of, ib.; asserts that he had
not committed treason, 306; growth of
a feeling favourable to, 307; effect of
the charge of intending to bring over
the Irish army against, 318; evidence
of Vane's notes against, 319; replies
to the evidence, 320: hypothetical ex-
planation of the words about the Irish
army used by, 321; his enunciation of
the principle on which the King can use
his prerogative above the law, ib.; im-
pression produced by his argument, 322;
danger apprehended by the Commons
from the acquittal of, 323; charge arising
from the wording of the commission
granted to, 325; illness of, 326; anger
of the Commons at the permission to
adduce fresh evidence accorded by the
Lords to, 327; proposal to bring in a
Bill of Attainder against, 329; proceed-
ings in the Commons on the Bill of At-
tainder against, 330; makes his general
defence before the Lords, 331; finds
advocates in the House of Commons,
336; hearing of the legal argument in
behalf of, 337; is declared a traitor by
the Commons, ib. ; is assured by Charles
that he shall not suffer in life, honour,
or fortune, 340; Essex refuses to vote
against the death of, 341; the London-
ers' petition for the execution of, and
the Lords read a second time the Bill
for the Attainder of, ib. ; preparations for
the escape of, 344; considers the King's
intervention impolitic, 347; Charles at-
tempts to save by force, 348; a mob calls
for the execution of, 349; writes to the
King offering his life, 361; offers a bribe
to Balfour to connive at his escape, 366;
is informed that he is to die, and asks
to see Laud, 368; last speech of, 369;
execution of, 370

Straffordians, the, placard set up with the
names of, ix. 350

Straiton, Sir Alexander, acts as the King's
Commissioner to the General Assembly,
i. 304; communicates with the ministers
at Aberdeen, 306; gives a false account
of his proceedings there, 307
Stralsund, the siege of, vii. 97
Strange, Lord (James Stanley), attacks
Manchester, x. 214; begs the King to
take refuge in Lancashire, 218
Strangways, Sir John, asks by what wit-

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nesses the evidence against Strafford is
substantiated, ix. 270; argues that a
parity in the Church will lead to a parity
the commonwealth, 285; is sur-
rounded by a mob in Palace Yard, 86;
charges Vane with sending for armed
citizens, ib.

in

Strathbogie, return of Huntly to, ix. 4; is
plundered by Monro, 165

Strode, William, wishes money to be raised
some other way than by subsidy, v. 414;
hopes that Eliot's resolution may be
read, vii. 69; tells Finch that it is his
duty to obey the House, 70; being im-
prisoned, applies for a Habeas corpus,
90; asks the King's Bench whether a
priest is to be bailed, and not a member
of Parliament, 93; is removed to the
Tower, 94; is transferred to the Mar-
shalsea, 115; remains in prison till the
meeting of the Short Parliament, 228;
release of, ix. 87; sits in the Long Par-
liament, 223; brings in a Bill for Annual
Parliaments, 253; brings to a close a
debate on providing money for the Scots,
301; supports Pym's view that the Com-
mons ought to go on with Strafford's im-
peachment, 337; says that the King is
badly counselled, 353; is a member of
the committee for investigating the
Army Plot, 358; wishes to assert the
claim of Parliament to a negative voice
on appointments, x. 41; wishes to post-
pone the discussion on sending an army
to Ireland, 69; moves that the kingdom
be

put in a posture of defence, 86; the
King resolves to impeach, 129; impeach-
ment of, 130; is dragged out of the
House to compel him to take refuge in
the City, 138

Strode, William, is the author of The
Floating Island, viii. 150

Struthers, William, complains of innova-
tions in the Scottish Church, vii. 285
Stuart, Elizabeth, marries Lord Mal-
travers, vi. 72

Stuart, Lady Arabella, her claim to the
English throne, i. 79; alleged plot for
placing on the throne, 118; James's
conduct towards, ii. 113; is arrested,
114; promises to marry William Sey
mour, 115 is privately married, 117.
See Seymour, Lady Arabella
Stukeley, Sir Lewis, arrests Raleigh, iii.
137; acts as a spy on Raleigh, 140; fate
of, 153; his guardianship of the child of
Pocahontas, 157

Suckling, Sir John, character of, ix. 311;
gives advice to Charles, ib.; consults
with Jermyn on a scheme for bringing
the Northern army to London, 312; com-
municates with Chudleigh, 314: the offi
cers refuse to confer with, 316; Charles
rejects the plan of, 317; levies soldiers,
348; brings armed men to a tavern in
Bread Street, 349; escapes to France,
360; is declared a traitor by the Com
mons, x. 2