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to Ireland, 69; votes that the Scots shall
number no more than 1,000, 70; votes
that 5,000 Scots shall be asked to go,
71; the Grand Remonstrance amended
in, ib.; orders two priests to be proceeded
against, 72; wishes to place the trained
bands in a posture of defence under
Essex and Holland, 73; fresh evidence
on the second Army Plot read in, ib.;
passes a resolution that there had been a
second Army Plot, 74; final debate on
the Grand Remonstrance in, 75; propo-
sal to print the Grand Remonstrance,
followed by a claim to protest in, 76;
tumult quieted by Hampden in, 77;
sends Palmer to the Tower, 79; takes
umbrage at the dismissal of its guard,
86; a mob alleged to have been invited
to Westminster to guard, ib.; suspicions
of an intention to charge members with
treason entertained in, 87; directs the
justices of Westminster to protect it,
ib. presents the Grand Remonstrance
to the King, 88; Charles's resistance to,
89: constitutional position of. 90; ap-
points a committee to throw the blame
on the Lords if they do not pass the Bills
sent up to them, 93; a Militia Bill
brought into, 95; reads the Militia Bill
once in spite of the strong opposition to
it, 96; issues a declaration against tole-
ration, 97; petition from the City against
the presence of bishops and Catholic
lords in, presented to, 98; proclamation
commanding the attendance of absent
members of, 99; asks for the execution
of seven priests, and prints the Grand
Remonstrance, 100; receives a petition
from ministers, who ask that their con-
sciences may not be forced, 101; refuses
to its members the right of protest, 102;
reads the Militia Bill the first time, and
asks the Lords to agree to send 10,000
Scots to Ireland, 103; inquires into the
hindrance thrown by the City autho
rities in the way of a petition to itself,
104; asks the Lords to join in a petition
for the dismissal of Lunsford, 109; draws
up a declaration for the safety of the
kingdom, 110; requests Newport to take
personal charge of the Tower, 111; re-
ceives bad news from Ireland, 112; takes
alarm at Dillon's evidence on the over-
tures of the Irish Catholics to Charles, 113;
refuses to blame the rioters who had in-
sulted the bishops, 118; offers to join the
Lords in asking for a guard, if Essex
might command it, 119; refuses to send
for the City trained bands, but im-
peaches the bishops who had signed
the protest, 125; asks the King to ap-
point the Earl of Essex to command the
guard, 126; sends for halberts, and orders
a comm ttee of the whole House to meet
at Guildhall, ib. ; intention of the King
to in peach five members of, 129;
Attorney-General impeaches five mem-
bers of, 130; rejection of its demand

the

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for a guard under Essex, 131; asks
the City for the protection of its trained
bands, 132; takes steps to protect its
members, ib. the King offers a guard
commanded by Linsey to, 134; hears
of the gathering of armed men at White-
hall, 136; warnings conveyed to, 137;
withdrawal of the five accused members
of, 138; the King takes the Speaker's
chair in, and demands the five members
of, 139; the King's departure from, 141 ;
danger of, from the King's followers, ib. ;
proceedings of its Committee at Guild-
hall, 143; its quarrel with the King is
beyond a compromise, 145; sits in com-
mittee at Grocers' Hall, 147; is guarded
by the City trained bands, 148; return
of the five members to, 149; comes back
to Westminster, 150; agrees with the
Lords to send Hotham to secure Hull.
153; is alarmed by the proceedings of
Digby and Lunsford at Kingston, 154;
invites the counties to defend them.
selves, 155; declares that no fortresses are
to be delivered up without the authority
of the King signified by both Houses,
156; recommends that the Lords-Lieu-
tenants shall be appointed by Parliament,
157; demands that the fortresses and the
militia may be entrusted to persons in
whom Parliament may confide, 159: in-
forms the Peers that it would be sorry to
save the kingdom without them, 160;
draws up a militia ordinance, 161; im-
peaches the Attorney-General and
Digby, 167; votes that the kingdom is
to be put in a posture of defence, 171;
claims supreme power for Parliament,
176; disquieting rumours reach, 177;
treats harshly the Kentish petitioners,
181; orders the garrison of Hull to be
reinforced, and the munitions at Hull
to be brought to London, 184; appoints
a committee to prepare a declaration
of its ecclesiastical policy, 185; amends
the King's Militia Bill, 191; contribu-
tions asked from the members of, 201;
requests the Lords to appoint a commit-
tee of safety, and votes the raising of an
army for active service, 209; impeaches
Gurney, ib. votes that Essex shall take
the command, 211; attempts to defend
itself against the accusation of setting up
an arbitrary government, 215; calls on
its members to swear to live and die with
Essex, 217

Communion, kneeling posture at the recep-
tion of, directed to be observed in one of
James's five articles, iii. 222; enjoined
to be observed in the chapel at Holy-
rood, 223; objection felt in Scotland to,
229; adopted by the Assembly of Perth,
236; indictment of a minister for refus-
ing to administer to his congregation in
their seats, ix. 81
Communion-table, the, Elizabeth's com
promise on the position of, vii. 15; dis-
pute at Grantham about, 16; arrange

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ment made at Buckden for, 17; is placed
by the side of the pulpit in Whitelocke's
house, 46; is moved to the east end of
Winchester Cathedral, 56; removal of,
by Laud at Lambeth, 108; Williams
gives his opinion on the position assigned
to, at Leicester, 309; dispute about the
position of, at St. Gregory's, 310; de-
cision of the King on the dispute about
the position of, 311; Wentworth re-
moves, at Dublin, viii. 45; general order
for the removal of, 114; cases of its re-
moval, 116; directions given in the
Canons of 1640 on the position of, ix.
143; the soldiers pull down the rails.
round, 176: the Lords propose to sur-
round with rails in the centre of the
church, x. 15

Companies, the Trading, their monopoly
attacked in the Commons, i. 187. See
Levant Company; East India Com-
pany; the Merchant Adventurers;
Spanish Company

Compositions for knighthood. See knight-
hood fines

Compton, Lady, wishes to marry Sir John
Villiers to Frances Coke, iii. 88; asks
the Council to help Coke to get posses-
sion of his daughter, 91; is created
Countess of Buckingham, 208. See Buck-
ingham, Countess of

Compton, Lord, 1589-1618 (William Comp-
ton), created Earl of Northampton, iii.
215. See Northampton, Earl of
Compton, Sir Thomas, marries Bucking-
ham's mother, iii. 87

Comus, the performance of, vii. 335
Con, George, is named as a fit person to
be the Pope's agent at the Court of
Henrietta Maria, viii. 138; his frien ily
reception by Charles, 236; rouses the
Queen to take interest in Catholic con-
versions, ib.; calls Denbigh a Puritan
ass, 238; urges the Queen to stand up
for the Catholics, 239: obtains the
Queen's assistance in combating a pro-
posed proclamation against the Catho-
lics, 240; his opinion of Newcastle's
character, 244; returns to Rome and
dies, ix. 87

Condé, Prince of, has the peace with the
Huguenots broken, vi. 2

Confession, Greenway reveals the Gun-
powder Plot to Garnet in, i. 275; re-
luctance of the Government to charge
Garnet with knowledge obtained in,
279; Panzani's report of English opinion
on, vii. 136

Connaught, condition of, after James's
accession, i. 379; title of the landowners
of, acknowledged in the Graces, viii. 14;
proposed plantation of, 60; Wentworth's
visit to, ib.; juries summoned to find the
King's title to, 61; success of Went-
worth in, 62; the English House of
Commons drops the charge against
Strafford for his conduct in, ix. 304;
abandonment of the plantation of, x. 45;

Contarini, Alvise, proposes to Dorchester
a peace with France, vi. 345; converses
with Buckingham on the proposed peace,
346; his last interview with Buckingham,
347; continues his negotiation after
Buckingham's death, 366; finds a sup-
porter in the Queen, 367; acts as media.
tor between England and France,_vii.
100; hopes for an alliance between Eng.
land and France against Spain, 101
Continuance of Parliament Bill. See Dis-

solution of the Long Parliament without
its own consent, the Bill against the
Contraband of war, dispute on the nature
of, vi. 40

Contract, the Great, discussed and broken
off, ii. 69; resumed consideration of, 83;
is broken off, 107

Contribution for the war with Scotland,
the, is demanded, ix. 7; small amount
of, 25

Contributions of money, plate, or horses,
demanded by Parliament, x. 201
Convention of Estates, held in Edinburgh
in 1640, ix. 148

Convocation of the province of Canterbury,
presses the canons of 1604 against the
nonconformists, i. 195; draws up the
canons of 1606, 289; its legislative
power questioned by the Commons, 291;
is declared by Bishops Buckeridge,
Howson, and Laud to be the proper
judge of controversies in the Church, v.
402 acknowledgment, in the King's
Declaration, of the authority of, vii. 21;
the Commons challenge the authority of,
48; grants six subsidies, ix. 108; con-
tinues to sit after the dissolution of Par-
liament, 142; confirms its grant of
subsidies and issues new canons, 143;
its right to sit after the dissolution of
Parliament questioned, 147; dissolution
of, 148; its composition contrasted with
that of the proposed national synod, x.

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Convocation, the Irish, Wentworth's deal.
ings with, viii. 52

Conway, Lord, 1624-1627 (Edward Con-
way), is appointed a member of the Com-
mittee on foreign affairs, v. 323; makes
a confused statement in applying to the
Commons for supply, 404; is attacked
for giving a protection to a íatholic lady,

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413 tells the Council of War that it
must vote without debating, 428; re-
monstrates through the ambassadors in
France on the Queen's refusal to be
crowned, i. 48; assures the Commons
that Buckingham has done nothing with-
out counsel, 84; does not believe that
the French wish to quarrel with Eng-
land, 89; sends away the Queen's French
attendants, 136; speaks of Bucking-
ham as Judas for wishing to make peace
with Spain, 163. See Conway, Sir
Edward; Conway, 1st Viscount
Conway, Sir Edward, is sent to mediate
in Germany, iii. 361; is ordered to go
to Brussels, 363; gives advice to the
Princes of the Union, 368; witnesses
the battle of Prague, 383; recall of,
387; becomes Secretary of State, iv.
410; writes to the Prince that his father
wishes him to come home at once, v. 58;
writes to Buckingham on James's objec-
tions to some of the marriage articles,
64; wishes that Rutland may have a
fair wind, 97; negotiates with the Spa-
nish ambassadors on the relaxation of
the penal laws, 99; misrepresents to the
Dutch the negotiation with Spain for a
partition treaty, 174; supports Bucking-
ham against Spain, 177; teaches Buck-
ingham to envy the financial resources
of the Dutch, 195; is a member of the
Council of War, 223: countersigns
Charles's e gagement in favour of the
Catholics, 278; suggests that Christian
IV. shall share the expense of the league
proposed by Gustavus, 298; is made
Lord Conway, 310. See Conway, Lord;
Conway, 1st Viscount

Conway, Sir Edward, the younger, de-
scribes the condition of the army at Rhé,
vi. 181. See Conway, 2nd Viscount
Conway, 1st Viscount. 1627-1630 (Fdward
Conway), orders Wilmot to ship his men
at Plymouth, vi. 192; ill-health of, 341;
resigns the Secretaryship, and becomes
President of the Council, 372; death of,
vii. 194.
See Conway, Sir Edward;
Conway, Lord
Conway. 2nd Viscount, 1630 (Edward
Conway), appointed to command the
Horse in the second Rishops' War, ix. 84:
con ition of his soldiers, 152; executes a
soldier by martial law, ib.; complains to
Strafford that Northumberland has ques-
tioned the legality of his proceedings, 163;
begs to be allowed to lay an imposition on
the townsmen of Newcastle for building
fortifications, ib. ; is empowered to exer-
cise martial law, 176; reports that the
Scots are not ready to invade England,
182; is convinced that an invasion is im-
pending, 184 complains that Newcastle
is indefensible, and asks for reinforce-
ments, 185; is ordered to fortify New-
castle, 186: reports that the Scots are
behaving well in Northumberland, 189;
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field, 192; attempts to defend the ford at
Newburn, 193; is routed by the Scots,
194: evacuates Newcastle, and brings
his troops to Darlington, 195. See Con-
way, Sir Edward, the younger
Conyers. Sir John, commands the garrison
of Berwick, ix. 84; reports that the Scots
are not ready to invade England, 182;
intention of the Army Plotters to dis-
place. 313: complains of Chudleigh's
proceedings. 324 is sounded on the
feasibility of bringing the army to Lon-
don, 398 refuses to have any thing to
do with the second Army Plot, 400; the
Commons ask for his appointment as
Lieutenant of the Tower, x. 109; the
Lords object to ask Charles to make him
Lieutenant of the Tower. 151; is named
Lieutenant of the Tower, 165

Cook, Alan, his misconduct as Chancellor
of the Diocese of Kilmore, viii. 42
Coote, Sir Charles, cruelty of the soldiers
of, x. 114; burns Clontarf, and provokes
the Catholic lords, 115

Cope, Sir Walter, his apology for Salisbury,
ii. 144 becomes Master of the Wards,

129

Corbet, Richard (B'shop of Oxford, 1628;
of Norwich, 1632), his remarks on pews,
vii. 313; becomes Bishop of Norwich,
314

Corbet, Sir John, applies for a habeas
corpus. vi. 213

Corbie, is taken by the Cardinal Infant,
viii. 161; is retaken by the French, 164
Corbridge, drownings at, x. 67
Cordova, Gonzalo Fernandez de, informs
Frederick's offi ers that he will not fight
without special orders, iv. 209: seizes
Ste n, 215; refuses to help Tilly, 307;
joins Tilly, and helps him to defeat the
Margrave of Baden at Wimpfen, 310;
combines with Tilly in defeating Chris-
tian of Brunswick, at Höchst. 318; rav
ages the Palatinate, 321; fights with
Mansfeld at Fleurus, 342

Cork, refuses to admit an English garrison,
i. 367; procession of priests and friars at,
368; submits to Mountjoy, 371
Cork, Earl of, 1620 (Richard Boyle), is one
of the Lords Justices, viii. 27; character
and conduct of, 33; is fined for appro-
priating Church property, and is ordered
to remove Lady Cork's tomb, 44; efforts
made in his favour at the English Court,
183
Cornwallis, Sir Charles, appointed ambas-
sador in Spain, i. 342: supports the de.
mands of the English merchants, 354;
returns to England, ii. 134 ; is imprisoned,
250; sent as commissioner to Ireland. 205
Coronation of James I. i. 116; of Charles I.
vi. 49

Corporation, the new, viii. 290

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Correr, Angelo, his remarks on the collec
tion of ship-money, vii. 376
Corunna, gathering of a Spanish fleet at,
ix. 58

Coryton, William, is ready to vote supply
on condition of a sweeping inquiry, v. 413;
supports the Petition of Right. vi. 274;
strikes a member of the House. vii. 69;
asks that Eliot's protestation may be
read, 72; having been imprisoned, makes
his submission, and is released, 80
Cosin, John, assists Montague in the pub-
lication of Appello Caesarem, vii. 9:
his
Book of Devotions, 10; Puritan opposi
tion to, 11; receives a special pardon,
23; is charged with ceremonial innova-
tions at Durham, 44; gives his opinion
on the Royal Supremacy, 46; charge
brought against, 47; Eliot accuses Heath
of stifling a charge against, 49; is charged
with reading The Preparation for the
Mass, 56: Bishop Howson prohibited
from proceeding against, 129; preaches
on the Peace of Jerusalem, 159; arrange-
ment of his church, 267

Cottington, Francis, lays the case of the
English merchants before the Spanish
Government, ii. 134; is appointed Eng.
lish Consul at Seville, 151; is employed
to beg Sarmiento to warn James against
the French alliance, 226; is Agent at
Madrid, iii. 279; returns from Spain, and
becomes Secretary to Prince Charles, iv.
373; objects to the Prince's journey to
Spain, v. 4; is threatened by Bucking-
ham, 322. See Cottington, Sir Francis;
Cottington, Lord

Cottington, Lord, 1631 (Francis Cotting-
ton), expresses satisfaction at Vane's fail-
ure to come to terms with Gustavus, vii.
206; talks of the decline of the Spanish
monarchy, 215; is appointed to carry
on a negotiation with Necolalde, 349:
becomes a Commissioner of the Treasury,
379 is spoken of as likely to be Lord
Treasurer, viii. 68; conduct of, on the
Treasury Commission, 69; appointed
Master of the Wards, 70; quarrels with
Laud about the soap monopoly, 71; is in
favour with the Queen, 87; supports the
King's proposal to enclose Richmond
Park, ib.; is thought to be sure of the
Lord Treasurership, 88; takes Bagg's
part in the Star Chamber, 89: takes off
his hat when the Pope's name is men-
tioned, 136; assures Panzani that Parlia
ment is not about to be summoned. 137;
declares himself a Catholic v hen ill,
and loses his chance of becoming Lord
Treasurer, 140; intrigues with France
and Spain, ib.; mystifies Seneterre, 141;
gives an opinion of Laud's temper, 149;
is thought to have been bribed by Spain,
162; is offered a bribe by Loftus, 194:
urges the King to favour Williams, 252;
votes for war with Scotland, 350; de-
clares it to be impossible to find money
for the war, ix. 24; speaks roughly to

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the Lord Mayor and aldermen, 39; is a
member of the Committee of Eight, 74;
says that the Lower House is weary of
King and Church, 122; employs an agent
to borrow money from France, 157; is
sent to the City to induce the citizens to
lend, 174 begs for a loan from France,
175; obtains money by the sale of pepper,
190; is appointed Constable of the Tower,
191; proposal to impeach, 226; wishes
to surrender his offices, 26; gives evi-
dence that he does not remember hearing
Strafford propose to bring over the Irish
army, 321. See Cottington, Francis;
Cottington, Sir Francis

Cottington, Sir Francis, makes his peace

to

with Buckingham, and is sent to Dover
to hire a ship for the Prince, v. ó; is com-
missioned to ask the Spanish Govern-
ment to allow the Prince to return to
England, 51; carries a message from
Charles to England, 53; brings to James
the news that the Infanta is not
accompany the Prince, 56; returns to
Spain with the signatures of the King
and Council to the articles of marriage,
101; temporary conversion of, 102; is
excluded from Charles's Court, 321; is
out of Buckingham's favour, 322; be-
comes a Privy Councillor, vi. 371: pro-
posal to send to negotiate a peace with
Spain, vii. 103; is appointed Chancellor
of the Exchequer and ambassador to
Spain, 105 is ordered to set out, 107;
urges Charles to ally himsel with Spain
against the Dutch, 108; fails to persuade
Olivares to make a positive engagement
to effect the restitutior. of the Palatinate,
171; proposes to Spain a league against
the Dutch, 172; signs a treaty of peace
with Spain, 175 signs a treaty for the
partition of the Netherlands, 176; brings
home 80,000l. to be sent in bills of ex-
change to the Spanish Netherlands, 177;
is created a baron, 178. See Cottington,
Francis; Cottington, Lord

Cotton, John, is influenced by Sibbes, vii.

:

260; emigrates to New England, 317
Cotton, Sir Robert, draws up a report on
the navy, ii. 187; carries on a secret ne-
gotiation with Sarmiento, 321; declares
himself to be a Catholic, 326; informs
Sarmiento that Somerset is to conduct
the marriage treaty, 327; prepares a par-
don for Somerset, 329; affixes false dates
to letters written to Somerset, 337; arrest
of, 346 is examined on his negotiation
with Sarmiento, 347; is sent to search
Coke's papers, iv. 267; speech ascribed
to, v. 425; is heard before the Council
on the proposed debasement of the
coinage, vi. 138; meeting of the leaders
of the Commons at the house of, 230;
proposes to refute Dudley's paper of
advice, 139: is prosecuted in the Star
Chamber on account of the discovery of
Dualey's paper in his library, 140; death
of, 141

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Council of the North, the, Wentworth's
speech ir, vii. 24; Bellasys makes his
submissic to Wentworth in, 230; is
without Parliamentary authority, 232;
its jurisdiction attacked by the courts at
Westminster, 237; receives new instruc-
tions, 239; abolition of, ix. 404
Council of Wales, abolition of, ix. 404
Council of War, a, formed to advise James
on the war in the Palatinate, iii. 388;
report of, iv. 31; formation of another
announced by James, v. 202; appoint-
ment of, 223; refuses to supply Mans-
feld, 265; agrees to order the advance-
ment of money to Mansfeld, 271; Man-
sell's account of a discussion in, 428; the
Commons wish to inquire into the advice
given by, vi. 73; refuses to answer the
questions put by the Commons, 74; sends
in an estimate for the military and naval
expenditure of 1628, 239; estimates the
number of men needed for a war with
Scotland, ix. 84

ix.

Council, the Great, proposal to summon,
200; is summoned to meet at York, 201;
is opened by Charles, 207; appoints com-
missioners to treat with the Scots, 208;
breaks up after accepting the agreement
made with the Scots, 215

Council, the Privy, proceedings of, after
Elizabeth's death, i. 85; asks the Irish
Government to justify its proceedings
against the recusants, 396; recommends
that Parliament shall be summoned in
1615, 364; James's relations with, iii.
72; discussion on the course to be taken
with Raleigh in, 132; meets to hear
James announce his intentions about Bo-
hemia, 313: advises that Philip shall be
summoned to obtain the restitution of
Heidelberg, iv. 371; supports Bucking-
ham and Charles in their opp sition to
James s wish to rely on Spanish promises,
373; asks James to summon Parliament,
375 agrees to the Spanish marriage
treaty, v. 67: swears to observe the pub-
lic articles, and not to exact penalties
from the Catholics, 69; declares Buck-
ingham to be innocent of the charges
brought by Inojosa, 228; submission of
the French marriage treaty to, 262;
sanctions the suspension of proceedings
against the recusants, 263; formation of,
at Charles's accession, 319; adopts Buck-
ingham's proposal to execute the penal
laws against the Catholics, 418; meets
to consider whether Parl ament is to be
dissolved, 429; reprimands Mansell, vi.
1; Charles resolves to consult on all oc-
casions, 3 takes measures for the de-
fence of Harwich, 8; recommends the
sending of a fleet to bring away the Eng-
lish ships from Rochelle, 38; directs a
settlement of the dispute about French
prize goods, 43; receives petitions for
the release of the 'St. Peter' of Havre de
Grace, 65; does not recommend extreme
ni casures against the Lords who refuse to

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pay the forced loan, 150; mission of mem
bers of, to collect the forced loan, 153;
calls efore it the refusers of the loan,
and commands them to obey the King,
155; is in favour of peace with France,
220; does not venture to express its
opinion, 222; considers various devices
for raising money, ib.; assents to Buck-
ingham's proposal to raise a standing
army, 223 policy of withdrawing from
Continental engagements supported in,
225; its right to commit prisoners with
out showing cause asserted by Coventry,
258 the answer to be given to the Peti-
tion of Right discussed in, 296; considers
the question whether aid shall be given
to the King of Denmark, 332; orders as-
sistance to be given to the officers of the
Custom House, vii. 4; commits Chambers
to the Marshalsea, ib.; approves the
declaration prefixed to the Articles, 23:
assents to the King's declaration that the
Custom House officers are not respon.
sible to the Commons, 64; urges the mer-
chants to pay tonnage and poundage,
82; attempts to relieve distress in Essex,
83; attempts to remove social abuses,
160; Cromwell summoned before, 165;
advises Charles to summon Parliament if
he wishes to aid Gustavus, 193; recom
mends Charles to reject the terms offered
by Gustavus, 196; orders the demolition
of houses round St. Paul's, 246; the
suit about the communion-table at St.
Gregory's brought before, 311; attempts
to check emigration to New England,
318; the levy of ship-money proposed to,
357: approves of Charles s claim to the
sovereignty of the seas, 358; appoints a
committee to consider ship-money, 359:
directs the sheriffs to assess ship-money,
viii. 93 : insists upon having assessments
for ship-money made by the sheriffs, 102;
places restrictions on emigration, 167; is
consulted on the affairs of Scotland, 349:
fails to obtain money for the war with
Scotland, ix. 25; attempts to extort a
loan from the City, 39; orders the prose.
cution of Lord Loftus, 72; Traquair's re-
port to, 76; accepts Wentworth's advice
to summon Parliament, ib. ; offers a loan
to Charles, 77; thinks of burning a here-
tic, 82: fails to induce the City to lend
to the King, 98; votes for the dissolution
of the Short Parliament, 117; orders
watch to be kept after the Lambeth riots,
133; takes measures to enforce the pay.
ment of ship-money, and of coat-and-con-
duct money, 141; proposed debasement
of the coinage discussed in, 171; is dis-
tracted by the news of the Scottish inva-
sion, 189: provides for the defence of
London and the South of England, 191;
asks Bedford to return to his own county,
198: suggests the calling of a Great
Council, 200; a copy of the Petition of
the Twelve Peers brought before, 22;
refuses to support the petition, ib.; tries