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
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
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.
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,
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; is unprepared to meet an enemy in the
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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