and the Commons, 194; becomes a King's Counsel, 195; completes The Advancement of Learning, 297; advo- cates the grant of supply, 298; hopes to become Solicitor-General, 299; is passed over, 300; speaks in favour of a union with Scotland, 332; becomes Solicitor- General, 340; gives advice on the plan- tation of Ulster, 435; speaks at a conference on the commutation of feudal tenures, ii. 68; takes part in the debate on impositions, 76, 78; his opinion on Legate's case, 129: offers to become Secretary after Salisbury's death, 146; argues against Whitelocke, 189; his theory of government, and moral cha- racter, 191; advises the King to call another Parliament, 201; gives his opinion on the mode in which Parlia- ment is to be met, 204; applies in vain for the Mastership of the Wards, 206; advises the appointment of Coke to the Chief Justiceship of the King's Bench, 207; becomes Attorney-General, 208; gives a masque at Somerset's mar- riage, 210; his opinion on the right way of dealing with Sutton's Hospital, 214; is permitted to sit as Attorney-General in the House of Commons, 236; attempts to persuade the Commons to give up the inquiry into the Undertakers, 238; failure of his attempt to reconcile the King and the Commons, 250; his charge against St. John, 269; is present at Peacham's torture, 274; advises the King on Peacham's case, 277; applies to Coke for his opinion, 278; tries to conceal Coke's opinion, 280; his view of Owen's case, 304; takes part in the examination of Cotton, 347; his opinion on the evidence against Somerset, 348; prepares himself to prosecute, 352; con- ducts the prosecution of Somerset, 354; writes to the King on the policy to be adopted in order to meet Parliament successfully, 366; advises a proclama- tion to forbid the wearing of silk, 389; view taken of the constitutional position of the judges by, iii. 2; produces a writ de rege inconsulto, 7; his argument in support of it, 9; writes to the King on Coke's attack on Chancery, 12; directs Coke not to proceed with the case of commend ms, 14; gives an opinion on the judges' oath, 17: becomes a Privy Councillor, 19; his advice to Sir G. Vil- liers, 28; assists Villiers, 31 ; obtains from Montague an engagement to admit Heath and Shute to Roper's office, 35; converses with Raleigh on his scheme for securing the Mexico fleet, 48; his views on the Spanish alliance, 62; pro- poses additional instructions to Digby, 63; becomes Lord Keeper, 78; takes his seat in Chancery, 82; corresponds with Buckingham, 83; hears of the marriage proposed for Sir John V lliers, 88; quarrels with Winwood, 89; remun-
strates with Buckingham, 90; writes to the King and Buckingham about the affair of Frances Coke, 93; is forced to apologise, 9; cause of Buckingham's dissatisfaction with, 96; is restored to favour, 97: becomes Lord Chancellor, and Lord Verulam, 102 (Lord Verulam, 1618-1621); appointed a Commissioner to examine Raleigh, 141; draws up the King s Declaration on Raleigh's pro- ceedings, 152; becomes a Commissioner of the Treasury, 189; draws James's attention to the state of the finances, 196; his opinion on Suffolk's intercep- tion of money intended for Ireland, 209; supports Shute's candidature for the Recordership, 217; calls attention to the falling off of the recusancy fines, 282; prepares a draft proclamation for sum- moning Parliament, 378; speaks of the prerogative as the perfection of the common law, 380; his opinion of Cade- net, 390; becomes Viscount St. Alban, 393 (Viscount St. Alban, 1621-1626); Ben Jonson's lines on the birthday of, ib.; writes the Novum Organum, 394; philosophical and political position of, 395, foreign policy of, 397; is connected with the grant of monopolies, iv. 2; is consulted on the patent for inns, 3; part taken by, in the monopoly of gold and silver thread, 13. suggests that bonds shall be taken not to sell unlicensed gold and silver thread, 17; confirms Yelverton's committal of the silk-mer. cers, 18; protectionist policy advocated by, 19; advises the withdrawal of some of the patents, 20; tells Mandeville that wood is dear at Newmarket, 24; replies to the charges against the referees, and is called to order, 50; asks the King to protect him, 53; is blamed for his prac tice in issuing bills of conformity, 57; is charged with taking a bribe from Aubrey, 58; and from Edward Egerton, 60; believes the charges to be trumped up, 66: appeals to Buckingham for sup- port, 67; illness of, 68; James recom- mends the appointment of a new tribu- nal to try the case of, ib. ; asks the Lords for time to answer his accusers, 72 : his- tory of his connection with Lady Whar ton's case, ib.; discussion of his alleged corruption, 78; further charges brought against, 81; regains his cheerfulness, 82; Buckingham abandons the defence of, 87; his memoranda on his conduct, 88; has an interview with the King, ib.; evidence reported to the Lords against, 89; writes to the King, 90; relinquishes his defence, 91: submits to the Lords, 92; asks leave to explain special points 94 comments on the charges against him, 95; acknowledges that he has been guilty of corruption, 99; surrenders the Great Seal, 101; is sentenced, 102; esti- mate of the career of, 104: causes of his failure, 10,; monarchical theories of,
107: imprisonment and release of, 132: writes the History of Henry VII., ib. : jests at Mandeville's loss of office, 227; refus s to sell York House, 277 is par- doned, and has his fine remitted, but is not allowed to live in London, ih.; gives up his house, and is permitted to come to London, 278; his name removed by Charles from the list of Privy Coun- cillors, v. 319; death of, vi. 121; extract from his essay on innovations, 313 Baden-Durlach George Frederick, Mar- grave of, raises an army, iv. 294; joins Mansfeld against Tilly, 309: is defeated at Wimpfen, 310; offers to join Mansfeld with an army, 313; is defeated at Heili- genhafen, vi. 186
Bagg, Sir James, shares in victualling the
fleet for the expedition to Cadiz, vi. 23: becomes a partner in the Vice-Admiralty of Devon, 144; writes that he has no money to buy provisions for the expedi- tion at Rhé, 191; cannot account for money owing to the soldiers, 218; case of, in the Star Chamber, viii. 89; escapes punishment, 91
Bailey, Captain, deserts Raleigh, iii. 114 Baillie, Robert, his position in the Scottish Church, viii. 312 regrets the violence of the rioters, 321; describes the condition of the army on Dunse Law, ix. 31; pub- lishes Ladensium αὐτοκατακρις, 140 ; compares the Protestation to the Cove- nant, 354
Balcanqual, Walter (Dean of Rochester,
1625, of Durham, 1639), writes the Large Declaration and becomes Dean of Dur- ham, viii. 391; flies from Durham, ix. 197 Balfour, Sir James, is ordered to read the
King's proclamation at Edinburgh, ix. 13 Balfour, Sir William, is to be sent to Ger- many to raise horse, vi. 224; is sent on a complimentary mission to Mary de Medicis, vii. 186; is ordered to admit Billingsley into the Tower, ix. 348; refuses him admission, 349; refuses a bribe from Strafford, 366; tells Strafford that he D.Cannot see Laud without leave from Par-
liament, 368; resigns the Lieutenancy of the Tower, x. 108
Ballad on the Laudian clergy, viii. 128 Ballard, a Jesuit, is struck by Sir E. Verney at Madrid, v. 102
Ballot, proposal made in the Scottish Par- liament to vote by, x. 21 Balmerino, 1st Lord, 1604-1612 (James Elphinstone), disputes of, with the clergy, i. 308; is sent to England, ii. 31: ac- knowledges that he had obtained surrep- titiously a letter from James to the Pope, 32; is condemned to death, 33 Balmerino, 2nd Lord, 1612 (John Elphin- stone), asks Rothes to show to Charles Haig's supplication, vii. 293; shows the paper to his notary, 294; is tried and found guilty of concealing a libel. 295; is pardoned, 296; takes part in the revi- sion of the Covenant, viii. 330; advocates
the holding of a session of Parliament in defiance of the King's order to prorogue it, ix. 150
Baltimore, 1st Lord, 1624-1632 (George Calvert), is excluded from Charles's Privy Council, v. 319; is asked for an opinion on a peace with Spain, vi. 162; accom. panies Buckingham to Newmarket, 163; founds a colony in Newfoundland, visits Virginia, and receives a grant of Mary- land, viii. 177; death of, ib. See Calvert, George; Calvert, Sir George Baltimore, 2nd Lord, 1632 (Cecil Calvert), takes up his father's project of settling a colony in Maryland, viii. 177; his position as proprietor of Maryland, 178; appoints his brother as Governor, 180 Banbury, refuses to billet soldiers, vi. 228: Puritanism of, viii. 93
Banbury, Earl of, 1626-1632 (William
Knollys), refuses to ask for ship-money in 1628, vi. 227. See Wallingford, Vis
Banbury, the hundred of, refusal to pay ship-money in, viii. 83
Bancroft, John (Bishop of Oxford, 1632), becomes Bishop of Oxford, vii. 314 Bancroft, Richard (Bishop of London, 1597, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1604- 1610), his behaviour at the Hampton Court Conference, i. 153; presides in Convocation, and draws up canons, 195; becomes Archbishop of Canterbury, 196; directs that all curates and lecturers shall accept the canons of 16 4, 197; takes the lead in drawing up the canons of 1606, 289; draws up Articuli Cleri, ii. 36; asserts that the King may take causes out of the hands of the judges, 38; takes up the case of the ecclesiastical lawyers, 41; death of, 119
Banda Islands. the Dutch in, iii. 163 Bandino, Cardinal, announces to Gage the
terms on which the Infanta's marriage will be allowed, iv. 351
Baner, General, gains a victory at Witt- stock, viii. 163; marches through Thu- ringia, ix. 56
Bankes, Sir John (Attorney-General, 1634 : Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 1641), becomes Attorney-General, vii. 366; argues for the Crown in Hampden's case, viii. 275; gives a legal opinion on the extent of the King's military autho- rity, 350; becomes Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, ix. 263; signs the pro- testation of the peers at York, x. 205 Bantam, Dale's arrest at, iii. 179 Barbary Pirates, the, iii. 64. See Algiers Barberini, Cardinal, is sent by Urban VIII. to mediate between France and Spain, v. 327; writes to Henrietta Maria on behalf of Lady Purbeck, viii. 146; the Queen demands money from, ix. 244 Barcelona, Treaty of, vi. 90 Barebone, Praise-God, dispersion of a con- gregation of Separatists at the house of, x. 105
Barnard, Robert, Cromwell speaks roughly to, vii. 165 Barneveld, John Van Olden (Pensionary of Holland), sent as ambassador to Eng. land, i. 105; leads the peace party in the Netherlands, ii. 2; opposes the Calvin- ists, iii. 258; is driven from power, 259; execution of, 260
Barnwall, Sir Patrick, imprisoned and sent to England for petitioning against the pro- ceedings in the Castle chamber against the Dublin aldermen, i. 395; is released, 399 is sent to England, ii. 288 Baronet, money obtained by the sale of the title of, ii. 112
Baronius's Church History, proposed pre- sentation of, to James, i. 225 Barrington, Sir Francis, is imprisoned for refusing to sit on the commission in Essex for the forced loan, vi. 128 Bärwalde, treaty of, vii. 179 Basilicon Doron, the, i. 75 Bassompierre, Marshal, is to be sent to England, vi. 137; arrives in London and negotiates about the Queen's household, 141; and about commercial disputes, 142; entertainment given by Buckingham to, 145; hints to Buckingham that his pre- sence will not be acceptable in France, 147; returns to France, 150; is disavowed by Louis, 152
Bastwick, John, writes Flagellum Ponti- ficis, Apologeticus, and The Litany of John Bastwick, viii. 227; is tried and sentenced in the Star Chamber, 228; stands in the pillory, 231; is imprisoned in the Scilly Isles, 233; the Commons order the liberation of, ix. 236; enters London in triumph, 242; the Commons vote reparation to, 298; is carried off as a prisoner from Leicester by the King, x.
Bate, John, resists payment of the imposi
tion on currants, ii. 5; decision of the Court of Exchequer against, 6 Bates, Thomas. See Gunpowder Plot Bavaria, Duke of, Elector of See Maxi- milian
Baxter, Richard, early life of, v. 353: de- scribes the ignorance of the mass of the population, viii. 124; describes the Pu- ritans known to him, 125; visits the Court, 126; his first thought of Noncon. formity, ib.
Bayley, Dr. Lewis, preaches a sermon in which he attacks the Catholic Privy Councillors, ii. 159
Beale, Dr. William, is sent for by the House of Commons, ix. III
Beale, Thomas, asserts that he heard per. sons talking of a plot to murder members of the two Houses, x. 73
Beard, Dr. Thomas, is Cromwell's school- master, vii. 54; is reprimanded by Neile, 55
Beaulieu, Charles's visit to, vi. 4 Beaumont and Fletcher, immorality of the plays of, vii. 327.
Beauty of Holiness, the, Laud's idea of, vii 125
Beccles, Brent's report of the metropolitical vi-itation of, viii. 109
Becher, Sir William, is sent to Rochelle to offer Buckingham's assistance, vi. 172; supposes that the Rochellese magistrates have been bribed by Louis, 174; arrives in England to beg for reinforcements for: the expedition to Rhé, 179; sails with recruits and a little money, 180 Beckington, excommunication of the churchwardens of, viii. 116 Bedell, William (Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh, 1629-1633, of Kilmore, 1633- 1641), converses with De Dominis, iv. 284; protests against the tyranny of the ecclesiastical courts, viii. 41, and against the ignorance of the Irish language in the clergy, 42; resigns the see of Ardagh, ib.; receives fugitives from Belturbet, 66 Bedford, Countess of, introduces the man- ufacture of gold and silver thread, iv. 11 Bedford, 3rd Earl of, 1585-1627 (Edward Russell), hopes that Parliament may have a successful meeting, iii. 230 Bedford, 4th Earl of 1627-1641 (Francis Russell). lends to Somerset a copy of Dudley's paper of advice, vii. 139; is prosecuted in the Star Chamber, 140; undertakes to drain the Great Level of the Fens, viii. 295; fails to complete the w rk, 296; arrangement made by Charles with, 298; votes against interference with the Commons, ix. 109; signs a let- ter to Johnston of Warriston, 179; takes part in a meeting of the opponents of the Court, and is recommended by the Council to return to his own county, 198; signs the petition of the twelve peers, 199; asks the Council to support the pe- tition, 202; Pym trusted by, 223; rumour that he is to be Treasurer, 273; becomes a Privy Councillor, 292; is informed of the Army Plot, 317; is again by rumour named as Treasurer, 340; death of, 361 Bedford, 5th Earl of, 1641 (William Rus- sell), is appointed a Parliamentary Com- missioner to attend the King in Scotland, x. 4 protests against the refusal of the Lords to communicate their resolution on Divine Service to the Commons, 16; declines to accompany the Parliamentary Commissioners to Edinburgh, 18 Bedford Level, the, viii 295 Bedfordshire, levy of soldiers resisted in, ix. 160
Belhaven, Lord, 1633-1639 (Robert Dou- glas), improbable story told. f, vii. 278 Bellarmine, Cardinal, remonstrates with Blackwell ii., 20; enters into controversy with James, 31
Bellasys, Henry, insults Wentworth, vii. 229 is forced to make submission, 230; urges the abolition of the military charges, ix. 114; refuses to answer ques- tions about his conduct in Parliament, 129; is imprisoned, 130; liberation of, 135
Belle, Captain, accompanies Faige to France, iii., 110; gives information on Raleigh's plans, 111
Bellievre, M. de, wins the Queen to op- pose the effort of Cardenas to obtain protection for Oquendo's fleet, ix. 63; wishes France to assist the Covenanting leaders, 91; recall of, 92 Bellin, Christopher, is sent by the Elector of Brandenburg to invite Gustavus to place himsel at the head of the North German Princes, v. 296; accompanies Spens to England, 297; negotiates with Richelieu, 298
Belturbet, treatment of fugitives from, x. 66
Bemerton, life of George Herbert at, vii. 268
Ben, Sir Anthony, death of, iii. 217 Benevolence, a, offered by the bishops and others, ii. 260; Coke's opinion on the legality of, 261; the country asked for, ib.; small result of, 262, 264; pres- sure put on the country to give, 265; re- sistance to the payment of, 266; proposed levy of, in Ireland, 300; proposed by the Council for the detence of the Palatinate, ii. 373 small results obtained from, 380; is again demanded in 1622, iv. 294; moderate results of, 295; proposal of Buckingham t levy another, 375; is suggested by Sir E. Coke, v. 427; pro- posed by Nethersole, vii. 343 Bennett, Sir John, is said to have offered money for the Chancellorship, iii. 78; charge of corruption against, iv. 108; is bailed, 125; is fined in the Star Cham- ber, 350
Benyon, George, opposes the militia ordi- nance, x. 168; is sentenced to fine and imprisonment, 185
Bergen-op-Zoom, is besieged by Spinola, iv. 341; is relieved, 376
Bergh, De, Count Henry, passes from the Spanish to the Dutch service, vii. 209 Bergstrasse, the, given up to the Elector of Mentz, v. 145
Berkeley, Sir John, is placed in custody by the Commons, x. 28; examination of,
Berkeley, Sir Maurice, asks the Commons
to defer the consideration of the Great Contract till there is a larger attendance, ii. 106; conversation of Peacham with, 272
Berkeley, Sir Robert, 1632 (Justice of the King's Bench), 16; refuses to allow Cham- bers to try the legality of ship-money in his court, viii. 103; delivers judgment in the case of ship-money, 278; is arrested on the Bench and impeached, ix. 289 Berkshire, payment of the forced loan in, vi. 153; mutiny of soldiers from, ix.
Berkshire, Earl of, 1620-1623 (Francis Nor- ris), quarrels with Lord Scrope, iv. 38; marriage of his daughter to Edward Wray, 270; commits suicide, ib.
Berwick, bridge built over the Tweed at, ii. 214; fortifications to be erected at, viii. 344; Lindsey sent to command at, 335: Charles proposes to advance to, ix. 18; arrival of Charles at, 22; visit of the Covenanters to Char es at, 46; Con- yers placed in command of the garrison of, 84
Berwick, the Treaty of, signature of, ix. 40; difficulties in the way of the execu tion of, 44; complaints of the non-execu⚫ tion of, 46
Best, Captain, sent to protect the ports of Scotland, v. 84; convoys a Dunkirk privateer from Aberdeen, 86; drives the Dutch from the Downs, 87; brings the privateer to the Thames, 88
Bethlen Gabor (Prince of Transylvania), attacks Vienna, iii. 320: is elected King of Hungary, 382; makes head against Bucquoi, iv. 203; engages to attack the Emperor's territory, vi. 139; Wal- lenstein opposed to, 164; peace made by the Emperor with, 186
Beverley, the King posts himself at, x. 211; Charles receives a petition from the Houses at, 212
Bible, the, new translation of, i. 200 Billeting soldiers, outrages consequent on, vi. 219; resolution of the Commons on, 247; clause in the Petition of Right con- demnatory of, 275; complaint in York. shire of, ix. 177; the King's explanation of his right to enforce, 187 Billingsley, Captain, is sent to occupy the Tower, ix. 348; is refused admission, 319
Bills of Conformity, complaint of Bacon's issue of, iv. 57
Bilson, Thomas (Bishop of Winchester, 1597-1616), reports on Laud's election at St John's, ii. 127; unpopularity of, for supporting the Essex divorce, 174; James
refuses the appointment of Lord Privy. Seal to, 328 becomes a Privy Coun- cillor, 330; gives an opinion on the pre- paration for a Parliament, 366 Bingley, Sir John, charged with partici- pating in Lady Suffolks corruption, iii. 189; Star Chamber proce dings against,
200 sentence on, 210
Bingley, Sir Richard, convoys a Dunkirk privateer to Mardike, v. 88
Binning, Lord 1613-1619 (Thoinas Hamil. ton), is appointed one of the King s com. missioners at the Assembly of Perth, iii. 234. See Melrose, Earl of
Birks, the, Charles encamps at, ix. 22; con. dition of the troops at, 30; conierences for a treaty opened at, 38
Bishop, William (Bishop of Chalcedon), is opposed to the Jesuits, viii. 131 Bishops' Exclusion Bill, the first, passes
the Commons, ix. 347; is amended by the Lords, 378; is discussed in con- ference, 382; is rejected by the Lords, 383
Bishops' Exclusion Bill, the second, is brought into the House of Commons, x. 37; is sent up to the Lords, 38; petition of the City in favour of, 71; is accepted by the Lords, 153; receives the Royal assent, 165
Bishops, the English, resolution of the Commons to exclude from the House of Lords, ix. 299; their special dependence on the King asserted by Saye and Jeremy Taylor, 381; are insulted outside the House of Lords, x. 117; the protest of, 122. See Episcopacy
Bishops, the Scottish, offer of Charles to make them responsible to the Assembly, viii. 363; are accused before the Edin- burgh Presbytery, 368; the Assembly of Glasgow declares itself competent to judge, 371; are deprived of their autho- rity by the Assembly, 373; are summoned by Charles to the Assembly of Edin- burgh, ix. 44; are directed by Charles to protest secretly against the legality of the Assembly, 48
Bishops' War, the first, ix. I Bishops' War, the second, ix 165
Black, David, preaches a political sermon, i. 56; is summoned before the Council, 58; declines the jurisdiction of the Coun- cil, 59; renews his declinature, 60; is banished beyond the Tay, 61 'Black Saturday,' vii. 275
Blackfriars, accident at an assembly of Catholics at the house of the French Ambassador at, v. 142
Blackwater, the defeat of the English at, i. 361
Blackwell, George, the Archpriest, receives information of Watson's plot, i. 113; informs Cecil of the plot, 114; rejoices in the divisions of the Church of Eng- land. 146; vacillation of, on the subject of taking the oath of allegiance, ii. 16; takes the oath, 20; is deposed, 21
Blainville, Sieur de, is appointed French ambassador in England, and ordered to object to Buckingham's proposed visit to France, vi. 25; asks Charles to fulfil his promise in favour of the English Catho- lics, 27 holds a conversation with Buck- ingham, 28; remonstrates with Charles, 29; protests against the sale of French prize goods, 42; is accused of setting the Queen against her husband, 48; is for bidden to appear at Court, 57; inter- ference with the Catholics going to mass at the chapel of, 70; indignation of, at the violation of his privileges as an ambas. sador, 71; has his last audience, 89 Blavet, seizure of ships in the harbour of, v. 304
Bloxham, the hundred of, resistance to ship-money in, viii. 93
Blythe, Dunkirkers attacked by the Dutch at, vii. 389
Bocking, the communion-rails burnt by soldiers at, ix. 176
Bodleian Library, the, Laud gives some MSS. to, viii. 147; Charles visits, 151 Bohemia, Protestantism in, iii. 262; aris tocratic institutions of, 263; the Royal Charter of, 264; conflict of opinion in, 265; acceptance of Feruinand as King of, 266; revolution in, 270; the Elector of Saxony offers to mediate in, 275; suc cesses of the revolutionists in, 278; James is asked to mediate in, 279; Doncaster sent to mediate in, 289; Ferdinand's claim to the throne rejected by the direc tors of, 290; Ferdinand's successes in, 304; James's offer of mediation received with coolness in, 307; Frederick elected King of, 309; anarchy in, 315; progress of the war in, 381; defeat of Frederick in, 383; Ferdinand master of, 384: ex- pulsion of the Lutheran clergy from, iv. Bohemia, King of. See Frederick V., Elector Palatine Bohemia, Queen of. See Elizabeth, Elec- tress Palatine
Boischot, Ferdinand de, sent to England by the Infanta Isabella, iv. 409; meets Charles and Buckingham on his way to London, v. 7
Bolingbroke, Earl of, 1624 (Oliver St. John), refuses to pay the forced loan, vi. 190; signs the petition of the twelve peers, ix. 199
Bordeaux, seizure of the English wine- fleet at, vi. 147
Border trials, Act providing for the regula tion of, i. 338
Borlase, Sir John, is appointed Lord Jus- tice, x. 55. See Lords Justices, the Borough, Sir John, is prevented by the inhabitants of Frankenthal from aban. doning the place, iv. 362; evacuates Frankenthal, v. 74; is sent as second in command of the expedition to Rhé, vi. 169; behaves well at the landing, 173: death of, 181
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