to stop the signing of a petition in the City, 205 Councillors' loan, the, offer of, ix. 77; final amount of, 136
Court of Wards, erected in Ireland, viii. 13 Courthope, Nathaniel, arrives at Pula- roon, iii. 168; defends Pularoon, 175; is drowned, 181
Courtney, Sir William, his regiment refuses to land on the Isle of Rhé, vi. 173 Covenant, the King's, in its first form, sent to Scotland, viii. 361; sent to Scotiand in its second form, 363; is rejected, 364 Covenant, the National, drawn up by Johnston and Henderson, viii. 329; signed at Edinburgh, 333; is circulated for sig- nature through the country, 336; Charles demands the abandonment of, 339; Ha- milton suggests an explanation of, 344: Charles rejects the proposed explanation of, 345; Wentworth's opinion of, 354; attempt to enforce its signature in Aber- deen, 360; Huntly's refusal to sign, ix. 5 orders given by the Assembly of Edin- burgh to enforce the signature of, 50 Covenanters, the, negotiate with Hamilton, viii. 341 engage to do nothing for three weeks, 345; appeal to Assembly and Parliament against the King's declara- tion, 346; are encouraged by Hamilton, 347 send Montrose against Aberdeen, 358 charge the bishops before the Pres- bytery of Edinburgh, 368; issue a mani- festo, 389; assume the offensive, ix. 1; seize the strong places in Scotland, 2; blue badges given by Montrose to, 3; a price set on the heads of the leaders of, 9: write a letter to Essex, 12; Hamil- ton holds conferences with, 19; answer Charles's proclamation, 21; condition of the army of, 30; Treaty of Brunswick signed by, 40; propose to send troops to aid the Elector Palatine, 42; warm dis- cussions between Charles and some of the leaders of, 46; believe that Charles wishes to restore episcopacy, 47; dislike Traquair's appointment as Commissioner, 49; write a letter to the King of France, 91; seizure of the letter written by, 92; Charles sends to Louis a copy of the letter written by, 97; canvass the depo- sition of Charles, 149; ask that their grievances may be redressed by the ad- vice of an English Parliament, 201 Coventry, refuses to admit the King, x. 218
Coventry, 1st Lord, 1628-1640 (Thomas
Coventry), asserts the right of the Coun- cil to commit without showing cause, vi. 258; announces to the Commons that the King expects them to be content with his promise to observe the laws, 263; as- serts that no one ought to be imprisoned without cause shown, unless in a case of necessity, 278; is directed by the Lords to inform the King that their feeling is against a dissolution, 307; complains that the judges have bailed Chambers VOL. X.
without giving notice to the Council, vii. 5; asks Charles not to dissolve Parlia- ment after the session of 1629, 77; takes part in a conference on the terms on which bail is to be offered to the impri- soned members, 109; suggests to Sir John Walter to ask to retire from the Bench, 112; directs the judges to enforce the proclamation ordering country gen- tlemen to return to their homes, 240; is on the side of leniency in Sherfield's case, 257 brings charges against Portland, 355 approves of Noy's proposal to levy ship-money, 357; announces the King's intention to extend ship-money to the in- land counties, viii. 77 ; explains the King's claim to the sovereignty of the seas, and announces that ship-money must be paid by all counties, 79; is silent on the nature of the King's right to levy ship- money, 80; does not favour the attempt of the Council to force the City to lend money, ix. 39; takes part in the Coun cillors' loan, 77; death of, 84. See Co- ventry, Sir Thomas
Coventry, 2nd Lord, 1640 (Thomas Coven- try), prepares to execute the commission of array in Worcestershire, x. 210 Coventry, Sir Thomas, becomes Solicitor- General, iii. 81; becomes Attorney- General, iv. 23; becomes Lord Keeper, vi. 32; speaks at the opening of Parlia ment, 59; informs the Commons that they have liberty of counsel, not of con- trol, 82; states that men refusing to be pressed cannot be hanged, 157; is created a Baron, 258. See Coventry, Lord Cowell, Dr., opinion of, condemned by the Commons, ii. 66; disavowed by the King, 67
Cowes, seizure of a ship by the Dutch in the roads of; v. 85
Cowper, William (Bishop of Galloway,
1613-1619), takes part in the composition of a Prayer-book for Scotland, vii. 282 Cradock, Matthew, proposes the transfer. ence of the Massachusetts Company to America, vii. 156; describes the military arrangements at the lower, ix. 233; says that the City cannot lend money unless the King's garrison is removed from the Tower, 237 states that the Northern army is to be supplied with munitions of war, 356
Craig, Dr., is ordered to leave the Court for remonstrating against Lady Buck- ingham's treatment of James, v. 313 Cranborne, Viscount, 1604 (Robert Cecil), accepts a Spanish pension, i. 215; wishes a balance between France and Spain, 217; refuses to insist upon the abandon- ment of the Dutch blockade of the Flemish ports, 218; is said to be favour- able to a marriage between Prince Henry and the Infanta Anne, 220; opposes the toleration of the Catholics, 226; created Earl of Salisbury, 230. See Cecil, Sir Robert; Cecil, Lord; Salisbury, Earl of
Crane, Sir Robert, brings a charge against Cosin, vii. 56 Cranfield, Lord, 1621 (Lionel Cranfield), becomes Lord Treasurer, iv. 228; asks the Commons for a supply, 233; is created an Earl, iv. 364. See Cranfield, Lionel ; Cranfield, Sir Lionel; Middlesex, Earl of Cranfield, Lionel, early life of, iii. 198; is introduced to the King, 199. See Cran field, Sir Lionel; Cranfield, Lord; Mid- dlesex, Earl of
Cranfield, Sir Lionel, is appointed Sur- veyor-General of the Customs, iii. 199; reform of the Household effected by, 200; becomes Master of the Wardrobe, 203: becomes Master of the Wards, 212; marriage of, 213; attacks the referees, iv. 46; is jealous of Bacon's interference with the Court of Wards, ib.; blames Bacon for issuing bills of conformity, 57: promises to pay attention to the burdens on trade, 128: expected to succeed Bacon as Chancellor, 135; is raised to the peerage, 140. See Cranfield, Lionel ; Cranfield, Lord; Middlesex, Earl of Cranmer, Thomas (Archbishop of Canter bury), renounces transubstantiation, i. 10: his opinion on the introduction of innovations, iii. 245
Crashaw, Richard, writes verses prefixed to Shelford's Five Discourses, viii. 124 Craven, Lord, 1626 (William Craven), his name used as security for the advance of money for the Palatinate, vii. 343; offers to lend 30,000l. to the Elector Palatine, viii. 204 is taken prisoner by the Im perialists, 376
Crawford, Earl of, 1639 (Ludovick Lind- say), his part in the Incident, x. 24; is set at liberty, 80
Crawley, Francis (Justice of the Common Pleas, 1632), his judgment in the ship- money case, viii. 278
Crew, John, is sent to the Tower, ix. 129 Crew, Ranulph, Serjeant, takes part in the prosecution of Somerset, ii. 337. See Crew, Sir Ranulph
Crew, Sir Ranulph (Chief Justice of the King's Bench), is disinissed from the Chief Justiceship, vi. 149
Crew, Sir Thomas, is Speaker of the first Parliament of Charles I., v. 339. See Crew, Thomas
Crew, Thomas, is charged with a message
on the conduct of the referees, iv. 48; asks who is the enemy, 238. See Crew, Sir Thomas
Croft, Sir William, is the bearer of James's promise to accept the articles of mar- riage, v. 61
Crofty, the hill of, junction of the Lords of the Pale and the Ulster insurgents at, x. 115
Croke, Sir George (Justice of the Common Pleas, 1624; of the King's Bench, 1628), gives a guarded opinion on the legality of ship-money, viii. 94; signs the judges' declaration on ship-money, 208, delivers
judgment in the case of ship-money 278 Cromwell, Lord, 1607 (Thomas Cromwell), gives an account of the state of Mans feld's army, v. 289; complains of Mans- feld's conduct, 336; warns Buckingham against his isolation, vi. 9
Cromwell, Oliver, family history of, vn. 51; early life of, 52; first parliamentary speech of, 55; objects to the new charter of Huntingdon, and is summoned before the Council, 165; removes to St. Ive., 166; his part in the disturbances caused by the drainage of the fens, viii. 297: nickname of Lord of the Fens' impro- perly applied to, 298; moves the second reading of the Annual Parliament Bil ix. 253; denies that a parity in the Church will lead to a parity in the common- wealth, 286; his limited practical in- sight, ib. passes on the Root-and- Branch Bill to Hazlerigg, 381; urges that there are passages in the Prayer- book to which learned divines cannot submit, x. 15; attacks Charles's appoint- ment of new bishops, 41; moves to entrust Essex with authority over the trained bands, 59; thinks that there will not be a long debate on the Grand Re- monstrance, 74; declares that if the Grand Remonstrance had been rejected he would have emigrated to America, 78; moves that the King be asked to remove Bristol from his counsels, 119; seizes the Cambridge college plate on its way to the King, 218
Crosby, Sir Piers, is removed from the Irish Privy Council by Wentworth for opposing him in Parliament, viii. 51: Wentworth prosecutes, in the Star Chamber, ix. 70; is fined, 71
Crucifix, the, Ferrar's reason for not using,
vii. 265; employment of, at Lambeth, 308 Cubia, Don Pedro de, is sent to carry
Spanish soldiers to the Netherlands, i. 340; is defeated by the Dutch, 341 Culmore, surprised by O'Dogherty, i. 42 Culpepper, Sir John, attacks the monopo lies, ix. 238 wishes the Londoners' petition against episcopacy not to be re ferred to a committee, 281; suggests a compromise, 287; carries up the im- peachment of Berkeley, 289; oppose, Pym's proposal to compel the Londoners to lend, 295; wishes to meet the Army Plot by a remonstrance, 353; is a mem- ber of the coinmittee for investigating the Army Plot, 358; is placed in the chair of the committee on the Scottish demand for unity of religion, and objects to the Scottish proposal of giving the two Parliaments a veto on the declaration of war, 377; proposes a change in the per- sons of the bishops, 388; opposes the interference of the Lords with a vote of the Commons, 414; is a member of the Committee of Defence, x. 2; asks the House to provide a remedy against
those who vilify the Prayer-book, 14: wishes to extend the censure of the House to all who find fault with the Prayer-book, 15; objects to the employ- ment of Scottish troops in Ireland, 55; declares that Ireland must be defended at all costs, 57; opposes the Grand Re- inonstrance, 75; offers to protest against the printing of the Grand Remonstrance, 76; criticises the Militia Bill, 96; objects to the issue of a declaration against toleration, 97; becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer, 127 signs the protesta. tion of the Peers at York, 205 Cumberland, Earl of, 1605-1641 (Francis Clifford), commands the garrison of Car- lisle, viii. 385
Cumbernauld, the Bond of, signature of, ix. 181
Curle, Walter (Bishop of Rochester, 1628; of Bath and Wells, 1629; of Winches- ter, 1632), becomes Bishop of Winches- ter, vii. 314
Currants, imposition on, ii. 3; Bate's case in the Court of Exchequer, for refusing to pay the imposition on, 6; sale of Vas- sall's, ordered by the Court of Ex- chequer, vii. 168
Customs, the farmers of the, fine imposed un, ix. 379. See Tonnage and Poundage; Impositions
DALE, Sir Thomas, appointed Marshal of Virginia, ii. 60; becomes Governor of Virginia, 62; is reappointed Governor, iii. 156; is sent out to the East, 170; de- clares war on the Dutch, 179; defeats the Dutch and dies, 180
Dalkeith, Traquair, stows the King's gun- powder at, viii. 342; is taken by the Covenanters, ix. 2
Dalzell, Lord, 1628-1639 (Robert Dalzell), created Lord Carnwath, ix. 55 Danby, Earl of, 1626 (Henry Danvers), is named as Falkland's successor as Lord Deputy of Ireland, but declines to serve, viii. 27; protests against ship-money, 201 Danish troops, proposal t levy for em- ployment against the Scots, ix. 175: proposal to land at Hull, x. 153 Dansker, Captain, joins the Barbary pirates, iii. 65
Dante, desire for order of, i. 8 Darcy, Sir Francis, wishes Floyd to be twice pilloried and whipped, iv. 120 Darey, Henry, Strafford's imprisonment of, ix. 231
Darlington, retreat of Conway to, ix. 195 Darmstadt, proceedings of Mansfeld and Frederick at, iv. 313
Darnel, Sir Thomas, applies for a habeas corpus, vi. 213 Davenant, John (Bishop of Salisbury, 1621-1641), is chidden or preaching on predestination, vii. 132; forbids the vestry of St. Edmund's to remove a painted window, 255; receives Sher- fel's sub...ission, 257
Davenant, William, attempts to fly, and is captured, ix. 360
Davenport, Christopher, alias Franciscus a Santa Clara, writes Deus, Natura, Gratia, viii. 134.
Davenport, John, is driven from Amster- dam to New England, vii. 317 Davenport, Sir Humphrey (Chief Baron of the Exchequer, 1631), delivers judg- ment in the case of ship-money, viii. 279 Daventry, mutiny of soldiers at, ix. 172 Davey, Sir Francis, complains of the lenient treatment of the priests seized at Clerkenwell, vii. 57
Davies, Lady Eleanor, insanity of, vii. 302; is punished by the High Commis- sion, 303
Davies, Sir John (Solicitor-General of Ire- land, 1603: Attorney-General, 1606- 1619), character of, i. 382; becomes Attorney-General, and prosecutes Lalor, 401; describes the results which he expects from Chichester's government, 405; accompanies Ley in the first circuit in Wicklow, x. 406; appears in Ulster to carry out the plantation, 439; disputes about his election as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, ii. 290; is allowed to sit as Speaker, 299 Day of Dupes, the, vii. 184 Deadman's Place, capture of Separatists' meeting at, ix. 266
Dean, Forest of, investigation into the malpractices of Portland's clients in, vii. - 362; commission tor granting pardons for encroachments in, viii. 86 Deans and chapters, their suppression de- manded, ix. 372
Debtors, commission for the relief of, vii. 163 Declaration of Sports, The, issued by James, iii. 251; opposition of the clergy to, 252; republished by Charles, vii. 321; is ordered to be read in churches, 322 Declaration of Religion, The, issued by Charles, vii. 21; Eliot's criticism on, 38; the Calvinists mainly affected by, 43: policy of, 126; is enforced against Bishop Davenant and Dr. Brooke, 132; enforced by Laud at Oxford, 134; is enforced by Charles at Oxford, 248
De la Warr, Lord, 1602-1618 (Thomas West), made Governor of Virginia, ii. 59; arrives in the colony, 61; returns to England, 62; is re-appointed Governor, iii. 159; death of, 160
Delft, the Prayer Book introduced into the Merchant Adventurers' Church at, vii. 216
Delft Haven, sailing of the Pilgrim Fathers from, iv. 158
Delvin, Lord, 1602 (Richard Nugent), his part in a conspiracy in Ireland. i. 413 Denbigh, Countess of, accompanies Charles and Henrietta Maria from Dover to Canterbury, v. 334; wish of Charles that she shall be a lady of the bed- chamber to the Queen, vi. 4; takes part
against the Queen at Titchfield, 5: enters the Queen's household, 141; is agitated at the thought of Buckingham's danger, 348; is believed to have asked Cosin to write his Book of Devotions, vii.
Denbigh, Earl of, 1622 (William Fielding),
is appointed Rear-Admiral of the expedition against Cadiz, vi. 11; signs a protest that Digges had said nothing contrary to the King's honour, 112; captures three French ships. 142; is placed in command of a fleet for the relief of Rochelle, 228; complains to Charles of the state of his fleet, 239; bad condition of the fleet under the charge of, 254; arrives off Rochelle, 291; fails to relieve Rochelle, 292; returns to England, and is ordered to refit his ships, 203; is called a Puritan ass by Con, viii. 238. See Fielding, Sir William; Fielding, Viscount
Denham, Sir John, becomes a judge, iii.
81; delivers judgment in the case of shipmoney, viii. 279
Denmark House. See Somerset House Denmark, King of. See Christian IV. Dennison, Dr., abuses his parishioners in his sermon, viii. 111
De Plessen, Volrad, sent on a mission to England, iii. 292
Depopulations, commission on, viii. 77; fines exacted for, 199
Deposing power, claimed by the Popes, i.
Derbyshire, is ready to send its trained bands to the Northern army, ix. 203 Dering, Sir Edward, moves the first reading of the Root-and-Branch Bill, ix. 382; speaks in favour of primitive episcopacy, 388; proposes that a national synod shall be assembled, x. 37; opposes a clause on the Grand Remonstrance, 72; defends the bishops from the charge of idolatry, 75; is summoned before the Commons to give account of his part in the Kentish petition, 181
Derry, captured and burnt by O'Dogherty,
Desmarets, M., visits Raleigh, iii. 54 Deus, Natura, Gratia, written by Christopher Davenport, viii. 134; is proscribed at Rome, 137
Deux Ponts, Duke of. See Zweibrücken Devonshire, resistance to ship-money in,
viii. 94; murder of Lieutenant Eure by I soldiers from, ix. 172 Devonshire, Earl of, 1603-1606 (Charles Blount), Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, takes part in the negotiations with Spain, i. 208; accepts a Spanish pension, 215; marriage and death of, 372 Devonshire, Earl of, 1625-1628 (William Cavendish), protests against Buckingham's interpretation of Ligges's words, vi. 111 D'Ewes, Sir Symonds, rejoices at the victory of Gustavus at Breitenfeld, vii. 190; character of, 222; his remarks on passing
events, 223; comments on Prynne's sen. tence, 334; deplores the defeat of the Swedes at Nördlingen, 372; comments on Berkeley's doctrine that ship-money can be levied by a rule of government, viii. 104; questions the lawfulness of paying interest, ix. 255; fears that Charles means to maintain the bishops, 269; opposes Pym's proposal to compel the Londoners to lend, 295; reminds the House that the bishops will have votes on the Attainder Bill, but not on the impeachment, 331; thinks the liberties and estates of Englishmen are in as great danger as their religion, 388; suggests the issue of ordinances, x. 4; objects to the order of the Lords, en forcing the use of the Prayer Book, 17: asks the House to consider the Papal plot, 32; criticises the Additional Instruction, 57; predicts confusion and calamity, 111; complains that forged speeches are circulated, 135; makes his will after the attempt on the five members, 140; quotes precedents to show that the King's mode of proceeding against the five members is a breach of the privileges of Parliament, 144; objects to the call on members to furnish money, 201; is kept at Westminster by his Puritanism, 208; pleads for an accommodation with the King, 210
Dicconson, Frances, defends herself against the charge of witchcraft, vii. 324, Dickson, David, is ready to persuade those who hesitate to sign the Covenant, viii. 333; accompanies Montrose to Aberdeen, 360 is Moderator of the Assembly of Edinburgh, ix. 50
Dieppe, Pennington's fleet at, v. 379: Pennington returns to England from 380; Pennington takes his fleet back to, and meets Nichol s and Effiat at, 387: Pennington sails again from, 391; surrender of Pennington's fleet at, 394 Digby, Lord (George Digby), moves a vote of thanks to the Queen, ix. 273; char. acter of, 276; speaks for the reformation, and against the abolition, of episcopacy, 277; speaks against the Attainder Bill, 338; political conversion of, ib.; de. clares that Goring was not bound by his oath, and has to leave the House, 385; is created a peer, 386; the Commons censure his speech on the Attainder Bill, and ask that he may not be sent as ambassador to France, 407; is appointed ambassador to France 416; asks the Lords to declare that Parliament is no longer free, x. 119; rejection of the motion of, 120; is the probable contriver of the protest of the bishops, 123; suggests the impeachment of the five members, 129; is said to have offered to prove that Mandeville had directed the mob against Whitehall, 130; having undertaken to move for Mandeville's arrest, leaves the House without fulfilling his
engagement, 131; urges the King to seize the five members, 133; wishes to carry them off from the City, 143; is intended to start for Holland and Den- mark, to secure assistance for Charles, 153; meets Lunsford at Kingston, 154; his letter to the Queen from Middelburg is intercepted, 167; is impeached, ib.; abandonment of his proposed mission to Copenhagen, 188; is carried into Hull, and urges Hotham to surrender the place to the King, 211; is allowed to escape,
Digby, Lord, 1618-1622 (John Digby), ad-
vises James to convince Spain that he means to defend the Palatinate, iii. 334; remonstrates with Gondomar, 337; ac- companies Buckingham in his interview with Gondomar on the subject of the partition of the Netherlands, 359; foreign policy of, 373; insists that Spain must allow an English fleet to attack Algiers, 375; receives a present of plate from the East India Company, iv. 79; nego- tiates at Brussels for peace, 189; receives instructions for his mission to Vienna, 200; negotiates at Vienna, 204; recom- mends James to send a fleet to the coast of Spain, 207; is dissatisfied with Fre- derick, 212; complains of the conduct of Frederick's officers, 215; combines with the Emperor in drawing up a scheme of pacification, and leaves Vienna, 216; meets Mansfeld, 218; borrows money for the defence of Heidelberg, 222; speaks in favour of peace at Brussels, 223; returns to England, 224; makes a report to James, 228: temporary popu larity of, 229; appeals to Parliament for money to defend the Palatinate, 232; is disappointed at James's resolution to dis- solve Parliament, 268; attempts to me- diate, 269; policy of, contrasted with that of Gondomar, 270; receives instructions to propose the partition of the Nether- lands, 273; finds his policy frustrated by the dissolution of Parliament, 293; re- turns to Spain, 330: fails to discover the secret policy of Zuñiga, 331; asks the Spanish Government to give assurances of its intention to proceed with the mar- riage treaty, 333; has an interview with the Infanta, 334: urges the Spanish Government to procure a cessation of hostilities in Germany, ib.; obtains from the Council of State a resolution that satisfaction shall be given to the King of England, 336; is created an Earl, 364. See Digby, Sir John; Bristol, Earl of Digby, Sir Everard. See Gunpowder Plot. Digby, Sir John, appointed ambassador in Spain, ii. 135; finds that the Spanish Government is not eager for an English marriage, 138; begs James to give up the idea of marrying his son to an Infanta, 139: endeavours to obtain jus- tice for the English merchants in Spain, 149; coolness of the Spanish Govern-
ment towards, 163; discovers the secret of the Spanish pensions, 216; returns to England, 217; prepares to go back to Madrid, 256; advises James to marry his son to a Protestant, 257; foreign policy of, 258; opens informal negotia- tions at Madrid on the marriage treaty, 316; returns to England to give expla- nations on Somerset's connection with Sarmiento, 346; advises the King to abandon the Spanish treaty, and is made Vice-Chamberlain, 390; receives a grant of the manor of Sherborne, iii. 30; receives instructions formally to open the negotiations for the marriage, 61; is ordered to support the plan for an ex- pedition against Algiers, 71; returns to Spain and negotiates with Aliaga, 103; returns to Eng and, 104; is created Lord Digby of Sherborne, 1c6. Digby, Lord; Bristol, Earl of Digby, Sir Kenelm, is ordered by the Commons to give an account of the Catholic contribution, ix. 269 Digges, Sir Dud ey, takes part in a debate on impositions, ii. 239; ask for inquiry into the issue of bilis of conformity, iv. 57 speaks in the debate on Floyd's Case, 120; draws attention to the im- prisonment of Sandys, 233; wishes for a war of diversion, 235; supports a peti- tion on religion, 248: supports a motion for adjournment, 251; expresses satis- faction with the King's answer to the Commons' petition for Iberty of discus- sion, 255; is sent to Ireland, 267; opens Buckingham's impeachment, vi. 99 is s nt to the Tower, 109; the Lords' report of the words spoken by, called in question, 111; is liberated, 112; is dis- missed from the justiceship of the peace, 126 finds fault with the commanders of the soldiers, 247; wishes to modify the Bill of Liberties, 265; approves of the Petition of Right, 274; advises the House to go home if it has not free- dom of speech, 304; approves of Pym's proposal to discuss the legality of tonnage and poundage before raising a question of privilege, vii. 62; does not support Eliot in his resolution to appeal to the country, 67
Dillon, of Costello, Viscount, 1630 (Thomas Dillon), is sent with overtures to the Irish Catholics from the King. x. 96; arrives in Ireland, 112; returns to England and informs Ch rles of the conditions offered by the Catholic lords, 113 is arrested and explains the de- mands of the Irish Catholics, ib. Dillon, Sir James, proposes to seize Dub- lin Castle, x. 50
Discipline, the Scottish Second Book of, i. 25; is approved by the General Assembly, 47
Discovery of Witchcraft, by Reginald Scot, vii. 323
Dissolution of the Long Parliament vith
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