division taken in its clauses relating to the King's misgovernment in, 64; passes through committee with amendments, 71; conversation between Cromwell and Falkland on the length of time required for the final debate on, 74; final debate on, 75; is passed, 76; protest raised against the printing of, 76; storm raised by the proposal to print, 77; feeling roused by, 78
Renzi, Lawrence, carries messages between Aremberg and Cobham, i. 117
Replevin sued out by the owners of goods seized for tonnage and poundage, vii. 3- 5; declared illegal by the Court of Ex- chequer, 6
Revenue. See Finances
Reynolds, John, takes part in the Hampton Court Conference, i. 153
Rhé, Isle of, proposal to send Pennington to, vi. 45; arrival of Buckingham off, 172; landing of Buckingham on, 173: arrival of reinforcements for Buckingham at, 180; anxiety of the English forces in, 195 disastrous retreat from, 197; losses of the English troops at, 198; causes of the disaster at, 199
Rheinfelden, Bernhard's victory at, viii. 381
Rhinberg, is taken by the Prince of Orange, vii. 346
Rich, Lord, 1581-1618 (Robert Rich), buys the Earldom of Warwick, iii. 215; fits out privateers, ib.
Rich, Lord (Robert Rich), takes part in piracy, iii 216. See Warwick, Earl of Rich, Sir Nathaniel, lays down five propo- sitions for acceptance by the Government as a condition of supply, v. 414; carries up the demand of the Commons for the imprisonment of Buckingham, vi. 108; compares the King to a debtor, 273; prefers a Petition of Right to a Bill, 274; proposes to ask the Lords to join in the Remonstrance of the Commons, 304; explains what are the public acts of the Church, vii. 41; questions whether a member have privilege for his goods against the King, 62
Richardot, President, takes part in the conferences between England and Spain, i. 208
Richardson, Sir Thomas (Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 1626; of the King's Bench, 1631-1635), becomes Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, vi. 149; character of, vii. 87; is consulted on the case of the imprisoned members of Parliament, 88; is on the side of leniency in Sher- field's case, 257; his order on the Somer- set wakes, 319; revokes the order dis- respectfully, and is rated by Laud, 320; takes part in the sentence on Prynne, 332 recommends that Prynne be allowed to read the Book of Martyrs, 334 Richelieu, Cardinal, is consulted by Mary de Medicis, v. 216; receives the English ambassadors in bed, 250; is appointed
chief minister of Louis XIII., 255; ber comes the mouthpiece of a policy which is not his own, ib. ; assures the English ambassadors that James must engage himself in writing on behalf of the Eng- lish Catholics, 256; draws up a form of engagement to be signed by James and Charles, 258; assures the Elector of Bavaria that France will make no imme- diate attack, and proposes to James a plan for the pacification of Germany, 266; assures the English ambassadors that the interest of the Palatinate is as dear to France as to England, 274; value of the success gained by, in concluding the marriage treaty, 279; aims at a more active policy in Germany, 298; suggests to Louis to borrow ships abroad to be used against Rochelle, 305; urges the Pope to grant a dispensation for Hen- rietta Maria's marriage with Charles, 306; frustrates the attempt of the Pope to add new conditions to the marriage treaty, 307; embarrassment felt by, at Buckingham's visit to France, 329; de- clares that, if Charles will assist Louis, peace will be made with the rebels, 381; advises peace with the Huguenots, 392; wishes to avert a breach with England, vi. 38; is allowed to make fresh overtures to Buckingham, 39; informs Holland and Carleton that his master could not break with Spain till the Huguenot re- bellion is suppressed, 53; insists on terms unpalatable to the Huguenots, 46; is ready, after peace has been made, to join in the war in Germany, 52; further conciliatory proposals of, 69; wishes to co-operate with England, 87; consents to the Treaty of Barcelona with Spain, 90; resolves to make France a maritime nation, 150; superintends the blockade of Rochelle, 228: resolves that the war with Rochelle shall not be a war of reli- gion, 343; insists upon the surrender of Rochelle, but announces the terms on which Charles can have peace, 365; ac- cords liberty of worship to the Pro- testants after the capture of Rochelle, 369; sends over a treaty which is ac- cepted in England, 373; accompanies Louis in a campaign in Italy, vii. 99; re- turns to France to suppress Rohan's re- bellion, 1o1; supports the dismissal of Wallenstein, and the expedition of Gus- tavus, 174; enters into engagements with both Sweden and Bavaria, 179; proposes to Weston to establish a good under- standing, 184 preserves the favour of Louis on the Day of Dupes, ib.; com- bination formed against, 185; is disap- pointed by the success of Gustavus at Breitenfeld, 188; attacks the Duke of Lorraine, and expects some of the Ger- man princes to look to France for protec- tion, 197; puts down the Marillacs, and enforces submission in Lorraine, 198; overpowers Montmorency, and seeks a
Dutch alliance, 213; offers men and money to the Dutch, 214; impri-ons Chateauneuf and De Jars, 217; sends to Portland letters seized from De Jars, 219 his aims in Germany, 342; seizes Lorraine, 347; is asked by the Prince of Orange to join in besieging Dunkirk, 366; sends Seneterre to England, 380; keeps the French fleet out of sight of the English, 385; proposes to Charles a com- promise about saluting flags, 386; failure of his attack on the Spanish Nether- lands, ib. makes fresh overtures to Charles, viii. 97; protects Lady Purbeck, 145; carries ona negotiation with Charles without expecting any result from it, 163 calls out the patriotism of France against a Spanish invasion, ib. ; becomes strong through toleration, 165 ; proposes to Charles a French alliance on easy terms, 205; does not expect more of Charles than neutral ty, 376; takes Me- lander's army into the service of France, ib.; liberates De Jars, 378; his authority strengthened by Bernhard's victories, and the birth of the Dauphin, 381; is incorrectly supposed to be stirring up rebellion in Scotland, 382; Charles con- tinues to suspect, ix. 7; receives proposals from Charles about Oquendo's fleet, 63; communicates with Tromp, 67; takes no part in the Scottish troubles, 91; recalls Bellievre, 92: congratulates himself on not having followed Bellievre's advice to negotiate with the Scots, 97; instructs Montreuil to enter into communications with the popular party, 271; refuses to receive Henrietta Maria in France, 309; assures the Parliamentary leaders of his friendship, 356
Richmond, enlargement and inclosure of the Park at, vii. 87
Richmond, Earl, and Duke of. See Len- nox, Duke of
Ridgway, Lord, his evidence against Suf- folk, iii. 209. See Ridgway, Sir Thomas Ridgway, Sir Thomas, nominates Davies as Speaker of the Irish House of Com- mons, ii. 289; proposes a petition in favour of the recusant law yers, 301. See Ridgway, Lord
Rigby, Alexander, announces that the Catholics had been asked to fast in sp port of the Queen's intentions, ix. 233 Ripon, opening of negotiations at, ix. 209; preliminary arrangement with the Scots
leave of the emigrants going to New England, 158; compared with Selden, 169 Rochelle, reception by James of commis. sioners from, iv. 292; is endangered by the erection of Fort Louis, v. 304; ships borrowed from England and the States. General to be used against, 305; pre- paration of the English ships lent for service against, 328; reluctance of Eng. lish captains to take part against, 378; success of Soubise at, 393; refusal of the English crews to serve against, 394; Toiras breaks the peace by firing on the people of, vi. 2; defeat of Soubise off, ib.; proposal to send a fleet to bring away the English ships from, 38; infor mation of Charles's intention to relieve the town given to the deputies of, 44; peace accepted by the deputies of, 51; stoppage of English ships off, 146; cool reception of Buckingham's overtures to, 174 is threatened by the Duke of An- goulême, 175: Buckingham's support requested by, 177; is desirous that Buck- ingham shall continue the siege of St. Martin's, 183; is blockaded by Richelieu, 228; arrival of Denbigh's fleet at, 291: failure of Denbigh's fleet to succour, 292; famine at, 342; desperate resistance of, 343; increasing famine at, 363: failure of Lindsey to relieve, 364; capitulation of. 369
Rochelle, English ships lent for service against, Buckingham and James approve of the loan of, v. 305; Buckingham wishes them not to be used against Protestants, 328; are prepared for sea, 378; discre pancy between the orders for the employ. ment of, 379; arrive at Dieppe, ib.; re- turn to England, 380; are ordered back to Dieppe, 382; employment of Nicholas to prevent the surrender of, 384; mes- sage of Pembroke about, 386; return to Dieppe, 387; refusal of the crews to sur- render, 391; all except one are surren dered, 394: Buckingham ordered to de- mand the restoration of, vi 26; Blainville announces that only the 'Vanguard' will be restored, 29: Richelieu repeats the statement of Blainville about, 43; Riche- lieu offers the restoration of, 52; Buck. ingham tells the true story of, 84; refer. ence of Eliot to, 103. See Pennington, John
Rochester, Earl of, 1611-1613(Robert Carr), becomes a Privy Councillor, and assists James in his correspondence, ii. 148; forms an alliance with the Howards, 169; is advi-ed by Overbury, 175; is dissuaded by Overbury from seeking to marry Lady Essex, 176; obtains the im- prisonment of Overbury, 178; employs Helwys in his communications with Over- bury, 179; sends an emetic to Overbury, 182; assures Overbury that he is urging his liberation, 184; uncertainty of the evidence against, as to his part in Over.
bury's murder, 186; becomes Earl of Somerset, 210. See Somerset, Earl of Rochford, Viscount, Lord Hunsdon in his own right, 1640 (John Carey), visits Eliot in the Tower, vii. 81; protests against the refusal of the Lords to communicate their resolution on Divine worship to the Commons, x. 16
Rockingham Forest, fines levied for en- croachments on, viii. 282
Rodney, Sir Edward, justifies the conduct of the Deputy-Lieutenants in making rates for the maintenance of soldiers, vi. 247
Roe, Sir Thomas, embassy of, to Agra, ii. 311; advises a condemnation of the pa- tent for alehouses, iv. 110; speaks in the debate on Floyd's case, 120; wishes aid to be sent to the King of Denmark, vii. 98; is sent on a mission to the Hague, 99; is sent on a mission to the Baltic, 103; receives no despatches from Eng- land, 108; joins a French ambassador in mediating between Gustavus and Poland, 174; doubts the success of Hamilton's levies, 178; rejoices at the victories of Gustavus, 197; political advice of, 199; fails to obtain a Secretaryship of State, 200; regrets the neglect of Charles to support Gustavus, 206; objects to see Dunkirk in the hands of the French, 347; gives an opinion on ship-money, 374; attends the Congress of Hamburg, viii. 376 thinks that the resistance of Scot- land is fatal to the reputation of England on the Continent, 382; gives an account of the miseries of Germany, ix. 56; be- comes a Privy Councillor, and argues against the debasement of the coinage, 171; is sent to ask the City for a loan on the ground that negotiations will be opened with the Scots, 177; is sent on another mission to Germany, 348 Roermonde, is taken by Frederick Henry,
Rohan, Duke of, resolves to take arms against the King, v. 304; proposes to begin a civil war at Languedoc, vi. 168; promises to take the field, 176; rises in insurrection, but finds no general sup- port, 184; continuance of the rebellion of, vii. 101; reduction of, 102 Rokewood, Ambrose. See Gunpowder Plot Rolfe, Thomas, marries Pocohontas, iii. 157
Rolle, John, seizure of the goods of, for re- fusing to pay tonnage and poundage, vii. 5; is a member of the House of Com- mons, 32; technicality of the privilege claimed for, 33; receives a subpoena to appear in the Star Chamber, 58; vote of the Commons acknowledging his claim to privilege, 64
Roos, Lady, quarrels with her husband,
189; brings charges against Lady Exeter, 191; Star Chamber proceedings against, ib. sentence on, 193; confession and liberation of, 194
Roos, Lord, 1616-1618 (William Cecil), is sent on an embassy to Madrid, iii. 50; quarrels with his wife, 189; is attacked by Arthur Lake, 190; flies to Rome, 191; dies, 192
Root-and-Branch Bill, the, is brought in and read twice, ix. 382: goes into com- mittee, 387; clause for Church govern- ment proposed by Vane in, 390; clause for Church government adopted in, 407; is dropped in the House of Commons, x. 1; is finally abandoned, 37 Root-and-Branch party, urges the Scottish Commissioners to declare against epis copacy in England, ix. 296; is in a minority, 299; its position in the House and the nation, 379 Root-and-Branch petition, the, signed in London, ix. 247; is considered by the Commons, 276; its authors vindicated by Pennington, 285; is referred to a committee, with the exception of the clause relating to the abolition of epis- copacy, 287
Roper, Sir Anthony, fined for depopula- tion, viii. 77
Roper, Sir John, buys a peerage, ii. 393. See Teynham, Lord
Roper's office, affair of, iii. 31 Roscommon, proposed plantation in, viii, 56; title found for the King in, 61 Rosencrantz, is sent by Christian IV. to ask Charles for men and money, vi. 366; urges Charles to send to Denmark some of the ships returning from Rochelle, 372
Roses, the War of the, i. 5
Rosny, Sieur de, sent as ambassador to England, i. 106
Rossetti, Count, is surprised at the liberty. enjoyed by Catholics in England, ix. 87; asks the Queen for protection against the Parliament, 88; thinks Strafford to be a Puritan, ib.; is requested by Windebank to write to the Pope for money and men, 135; placards set up proposing the murder of, 142; suggests to the Queen that she should apply for help to the King of France, 251; the Queen wishes to prevent the dismissal of, 259; applies to the Queen on behalf of Goodman, 265; Richelieu refuses to interfere on behalf of, 271; Charles announces that the Queen is ready to dismiss, 272; recom- mends Henrietta Maria to try to convert the King, 310; is again urged by the Queen to obtain help from the Pope, 383; Charles consents to dismiss, 402; last interview of Charles and the Queen with, 403; leaves England and estab lishes himself first at Ghent, and then at Cologne, 404
Rota, Francesco della, negotiates in Eng- land for the Elector of Bavaria, v. 181: blames Anstruther for the miscarriage of his mission at Vienna, vii. 190 Rothes, Earl of, 1621-1641 (John Leslie), opposes Charles in the Scottish Parlia
ment, vii. 289; proposes to Charles to show him the supplication of the Lords of the Opposition, 293; objects to the introduction into Scotland of the English Prayer-book, viii. 325; circular letter of, 328; his interview with Hamilton, 342; his altercation with Charles at Berwick, ix. 46; Hope remonstrates with, 93; advocates the holding of a session of Par- liament, though the King had ordered a prorogation, 150; is won over by Charles, 376; death of, x. 6 Roundheads, origin of the name of, x. 121 Rouse, Francis, speaks against Popery and
Arminianism, vii. 35; questions the le- gality of the Canons of 1640, ix. 248 Rovida, Alessandro, Senator of Milan, takes part in the negotiation of the peace between England and Spain, i. 208 Roxburgh, Countess of, refusal of Charles to entrust his son to the care of, vii. 142 Roxburgh, Earl of, 1616 (Robert Ker), protects the Bishop of Edinburgh, viii. 315; is named by Charles as Privy Seal of Scotland, x. 20; keeps open the door of the House of Commons after Charles has entered, 138
Royal Slave, The, written by Cartwright, viii. 152
Royal supremacy, the, its place in the English Reformation, i. 27; Cosin's opinion on, vii. 46; Laud's respect for, 127
Royalist constitutional party in the Long Parliament, the, definite formation of, x. 59; prospects of, 205 Rubens, Peter Paul, urges Buckingham to make peace with Spain, vi. 161; recom. mends Gerbier to ask for a separate peace between England and Spain, 162; is to be told that Charles will not treat apart from the States-General, 163; con- tinues to correspond with Gerbier, and holds out hopes that Spain will make peace, 331; comes to England to pave the way for a peace with Spain, vii. 102; is told that if there is to be peace, Spain must surrender the fortresses in the Palatinate, 103; persuades Charles to open negotiations with Spain. 104; is knighted, and paints the picture of Peace and War before leaving England,
Rudd, Anthony (Bishop of St. Davids, 1594-1615), objects to the Canons of 1604, i. 195
Rudolph II. (Emperor, 1576-1612), death of, ii. 163.
Rudyerd, Sir Benjamin, rejoices at James's resolution to defend the Palatinate, iii. 372; appointed Surveyor of the Court of Wards, iv. 235; urges the Commons to grant supply, ib.; position of, v. 189; moves that the King be asked to take warlike measures, 190; proposes a sup- ply for four points, 193; asks for a con- ference on the four points, 194; warns the House not to be led into disputes,
342; asks the Commons to grant a larger subsidy than that proposed by Seymour, 345; expresses satisfaction that the rank weeds of Parliament have been rooted up, vi. 33; moves for a committee on the state of the clergy, 59; tries to persuade the Commons in the Short Parliament to grant supply, 80; tries at the opening of the Long Parlia ment to reconcile the King and the Com. mons, 234; wishes to see Magna Carta walking abroad, 264; speaks on the vir tue of moderation, ix. 100; complains of the condition of the Church, 224; pro- poses a reformation without punishing anyone, 225; opens the debate on the ecclesiastical petitions, 276; speaks in favour of primitive episcopacy, 388 Rumborough. Brent's report of the metro- political visitation of, viii. 109
Rupert, Prince, arrives in England, viii. 101; the degree of Master of Arts con. ferred on, 151; returns to Holland, 219; is taken prisoner by the Imperialists, 376
Rusdorf, John Joachim, advises Frederick to abandon Bohemia, iv. 177; his opinion of the defects of James and Charles, v. 433; attempts to divert to Germany the land force destined for the coast of Spain, vi. 5
Russell, Lord (William Russell), takes part in a meeting of the opponents of the Court, ix. 198. See Bedford, Earl of Ruthven of Ettrick, Lord, 1639-1642 (Patrick Ruthven), reinforcement of the garrison under, ix. 92; fires on the citizens of Edinburgh, 112; continues to defend the Castle, 148: surrenders it, 207. See Ruthven, Patrick Ruthven, Patrick, is appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle, ix. 44: is created Lord Ruthven, 55. See Ruthven of Ettrick, Lord
Rutland, Earl of, 1612-1632 (Francis Man- ners), opposes his daughter's marriage to Buckingham, iii. 354; assents to the marriage, 357; is sent in command of the fleet which is to fetch Prince Charles from Spain, 54; is ordered to sail at once, 97
Rutland, Earl of (George Manners), signs the petition of the twelve peers, ix. 199
SABBATH, the, strict observance of, up. held by the Puritans, iii. 247; enforced in Lancashire, 248; issue of the King's Declaration of Sports to regulate, 251; proposed legislation on. iv. 33; Puritan view of the right mode of observing, vii. 318; Prynne's attack on the breakers of, viii. 226
Sackville, Sir Edward, kills Lord Bruce in a duel, ii. 212; character of, iv. 70; sup ports Coke's objections to a new triba.al for the trial of Bacon, 71 ; advises a con.
demnation of the patent for alehouses, 110 asks the Commons to grant the money needed in the Palatinate, 235: declares that if the money is given, the King will declare war against Spain, #39; deprecates the insertion, in the petition on religion, of a clause relating to the Prince's marriage, 247; defends the right of the Commons to freedom of speech, 257; advises Bacon to part with York House, 278; his interview with De Dominis, 288. See Dorset, Earl of St. Andrews, James's speech to the clergy at, iii. 228; assembly held at, 229 St. Catherine Cree, consecration of the church of, vii. 242; abusive sermons preached at, viii. 111
St. Chaumont, Marquis of, is sent on a mission to Charles, vii. 198; is coldly received, 199
St. Edmund's at Salisbury, Sherfield is a member of the vestry of, vii. 254; the vestry order the removal of a painted window in, 255; Sherfield breaks the window in, 256
St. Georges, Madame de, dispute about the precedence of, v. 334
St. George's Fields, attempted gathering of apprentices in, ix. 133
St. Giles', at Edinburgh, the surplice used at, vii. 288; tumult in the Cathedral of, viii. 314
St. Gregory's, dispute about the position of the communion-table at, vii. 310 St. James's Palace, prepared by Inigo Jones for the reception of the Infanta, v. 55; apartments assigned to Mansfeld in, 222; residence of Mary de Medicis at, viii. 380; threatened attack on, ix. 133 St. John, Lord, visits Eliot in the Tower, vii. 81
St. John, of Bletsho, Lord, 1618-1624 (Oliver St. John), does not support the Benevolence, ii. 266. See Bolingbroke, Earl of
St. John, Oliver, of Marlborough, writes against the Benevolence, ii. 268; is brought before the Star Chamber, 269; is fined and imprisoned, 270 St. John, Oliver (Solicitor-General, 1641), borrows Dudley's paper of advice, and is sent to the Tower, vii. 139; is prosecuted in the Star Chamber, 140; is retained to plead for Hampden, viii. 271; argu ment of, 272; is pleased at the dissolution of the Short Parliament, ix. 118; joins Pym in drawing up the petition of the twelve peers, 199; asserts that Con- vocation cannot bind even the clergy, 248 moves that the King's subsistence may be provided for, 250; becomes Solici- tor-General, 264; wishes the Londoners' petition to go before a committee, 281; argues before the Lords on the Bill of Attainder, 344; draws up the Root- and-Branch Bill, 382
St. John, Sir Oliver, is one of the commis- sioners for the settlement of Ulster, i.
432 seconds the motion for the election of Davies as Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, ii. 290; is sent on a mission to England, 292; becomes Lord Deputy of Ireland, viii. 1; takes part in the plantation of Wexford, 5; recommends that merchants from Bristol shall be induced to settle at Waterford, 8; is created Viscount Grandison, and recalled, 9. See Grandison, Viscount St. John, Sir William, informs the King of Raleigh's intention to escape, iii. 130 'St. John,' the, brought as a prize to Fal- mouth by Soubise, and claimed by the King of France, vi. 28
St. John's College, Oxford, repaired by Laud, vii. 245; the King's visit to, 151 St. Lawrence, Sir Christopher, gives in- formation of a conspiracy, i. 412. See Howth, Lord
St. Leger, Sir Warham, is detained in the Downs, iii. 108; remains with
Raleigh at the mouth of the Orinoco, 119; bears evidence against Raleigh, 147; is sent to investigate the state of Mansfeld's troops, v. 286
St. Leger, Sir William, protests against delay in attacking the Spanish fleet at Cadiz, vi. 16; is President of Munster, and pleads against delay in sending rein- forcements, x. 112; thinks that Magna Carta is not to be insisted on, and exas- perates the rebels, 116
St. Margaret's, Lothbury, removal of the communion-table at, viii. 116
St. Margaret's, Westminster, the Commons partake of the communion at, ii. 237: removal of the communion-table at, ix. 237; Calamy preaches before the House of Commons at, 415
St. Martin's, the Fort of, Buckingham's march towards, vi. 173; commencement of the siege of, 175: proposed surrender of, 181; supplies having been introduced, a council of war resolves to abandon the siege of, 182; but afterwards determines to continue the siege of, 183; attemi ted storm of, 196; retreat of the English from, 197
St. Paul's, the Cathedral of, appeal for contributions for the repair of, iii. 341: Charles and Laud urge the collection of money for the repair of, vii. 245; removal of houses round, 246; state of Paul's Walk in, 307; Charles interferes to en- force order in, 308
'St. Peter,' the, of Havre de Grace, is captured by Argall, vi. 12: order of the Council for the re-delivery of, 43; order of the Admiralty Court for the release of, 45 is re-arrested, 46; petitions to Buckingham and the Council for the release of, 65: is again released, 66 St. Valery, Raleigh's proposed attack un, iii. 53
Salem, settlement at, vii. 155; the cross torn out of the English flag at, viii. 169 Salisbury, agreement made at, in favour of
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