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ABB

ABBEVILLE, Buckingham at, v. 332
Abbot, George (Bishop of Lichfield and
Coventry, 1609; of London, 1610; Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, 1611); appointed
Archbishop, ii. 121: supports the High
Commission against Coke, 122; opposes
Laud at Oxford, 124; writes to Elles-
mere on Legate's case, 129; betroths
the Princess Elizabeth to the Elector
Palatine, 160; is dissatisfied with the
case of Lady Essex, 170; writes to the
King against the Essex divorce, 171;
popularity of, in consequence of his re-
sistance, 174; refuses to appear at
Somerset's marriage, 211; obtains an
order for the arrest of Luisa de Carva-
jal, 222; urges the Queen to take the
part of Villiers, 322; appointed a com-
missioner to examine Raleigh, iii. 141;
becomes a Commissioner of the Trea-
sury, 189; opposes the reading of the
Declaration of Sports, 251; is present
at Queen Anne's deathbed, 293; writes
to Naunton in defence of intervention in
Bohemia, 314; urges James to defend
the Palatinate, 339; asks the clergy to
contribute to the defence of the Pala-
tinate, 340: wishes Yelverton to be
heard before he is condemned, iv. 115;
kills a keeper accidentally, 139; is par
doned, 140; receives De Dominis in his
house, 284 asks questions in the Coun-
cil about the Spanish marriage treaty,
v. 67; letter against the Spanish treaty
forged in the name of, 71; disavows the
letter, 72; presents an address to the
King from the two Houses, 196; is
asked by the Commons to consider the
complaint made against Montague's
New Gag for an Old Goose, 353; re-
monstrates with Montague, 354; is dis-
satisfied with Buckingham, 418; asks
the Commons to agree to the military
and naval proposals of the Government,
vi. 68; is required to circulate Charles's
letter asking for prayers for the King of
Denmark, 143; refuses to license Sib-
thorpe's sermon, 2c6; is ordered into
confinement and deprived of his jurisdic
tion, 207; is restored to his seat in

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Parliament at the instance of the Lords,
231; opposes the King's claim to im
prison without showing cause, 258;
persuades the Lords not to reject the
Commons' resolutions, 259; says that he
has heard that an Act of Parliament
cannot destroy the Prerogative, 281; sug-
gests a conference with the Commons on
the Petition of Right, 287; advises the
Lords to accept the Petition of Right, but
to declare in favour of the King's just
prerogative, 289; is restored to favour,
vii. 23: consecrates a chapel at Dulwich,
243; takes part in the consecration of
St. James's, Aldgate, 244; orders Page
to abstain from writing against Prynne,
247; is a constant attendant in the Court
of High Commission, 251; inveighs
against a party of Separatists brought
before the High Commission, 253; death
of, 299; last report of, 300
Abbott, Francis, makes a disturbance in
a church, viii. 112

Abell, Alderman, makes a bargain with
the King
on behalf of the Vintners' Com-
pany, viii. 286
Aberdeen, a Dunkirk privateer takes re-
fuge in, v. 79; Montrose sent against,
viii. 358; attempt to enforce the signa-
ture of the Covenant in, 360; signature
of the King's Covenant in, 365; Hamilton
directed to join Huntly at, ix. I ; arrival
of Montrose and Leslie at, 3; interview
between Huntly and Montrose at, 4;
capture of Huntly at, 5; the Gordons
driven out from, by the Earl Marischal,
21; occupied and spared by Montrose,
ib.; is again spared by Montrose, 41;
signature of the Covenant enforced by
the Earl Marischal in, 148; brought to
submission by Monro, 165

Aberdeen doctors, the, opinions of, viii.
358; fly from Montrose, ix. 3
Abington, Thomas, attempt to induce him
to join the Gunpowder Plotters, i. 250;
pardon of, 283

Aboyne, Viscount, 1636 (James Gordon)
escapes from Montrose, ix. 5 is sent by
Charles to join Hamilton, 15; arrives at
Aberdeen, 21; his proceedings at Aber

ACT

deen, 37; is defeated at the Bridge of
Dee, 41; is chased through the streets
of Edinburgh, 45

Act of Revocation, the Scottish, vii. 277
Adamites, sect of, x. 29

Additional Instruction, the, moved by
Pym, x. 55; amended, 56; revolutionary
character of, 57; justification of, 58; the
Lords pcstpone the debate on, 70
Adkins, Alderman, imprisonment of, ix.
130; liberation of, 135

Admiralty Court, the, proceedings against
the East India Company in, v. 238;
French prizes sent to London to be ad-
judicated on by, vi. 41; gives order for
the release of the 'St. Peter,' 45
Aerssens, Francis (Lord of Sommelsdijk),
presses Richelieu to undertake the siege
of Dunkirk, vii. 367; is sent to England
to explain the attack of Tromp on
Oquendo's fleet, ix. 89

Ainsworth, Henry, is a Separatist minister
in Amsterdam, iv. 145

Airlie, Earl of, 1639 (James Ogilvy), burn-
ing of the house of, ix. 167

Alablaster, Dr., preaches a Spital sermon,

vii. 55

Albert, the Archduke, receives with the
Infanta Isabella the sovereignty of the
Netherlands, i. 104; refuses to give up
Owen and Baldwin to James, 344 agrees
to a cessation of arms in the Nether-
lands, ii. 21; attempt of Spain to pro-
cure the election as Emperor of, ii. 163;
sends Spinola to invade Cleves and Ju-
liers, 263 does not satisfy the Dutch
by his mode of carrying out the treaty of
Xanten, 308; receives Doncaster coolly
at Brussels, iii. 301; urges the King of
Spain to invade the Palatinate, 328;
replies to James's question about the
movements of Spinola's army, 351;
criticises the English proposal for the
partition of the Netherlands, 361; in-
forms James that the destination of
Spinola is not decided on, 366; pro-
mises to give his good word for the
restoration of Frederick, iv. 189; orders
Spinola to support Maximilian, 208;
death of, ib.

Aldobrandino, Cardinal, introduces Lind-
say to the Pope, i. 224

Alehouses, the patent for, issued, iv. 4;
inquiry into, 42; condemnation of, 110
Alexander, Sir William, claims lands in
Canada, vii. 155

Alford, Edward, applauds Coke's attack

on the monopolies, iv. 41; approves of
James's proposed tribunal for trying
Bacon's case, 69; asks for freedom of
speech, 233; moves for a committee on
the course of business, v. 341; declares
that the King's servants are not free
fron Parliamentary inquiry, 4 o; de-
clares that the Commons in 1624 had not
engaged to attempt the recovery of the
Palatinate, 412; is made sheriff to pre-
vent his appearance in Parliament, vi.

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33 is dismissed from the justiceship of
the peace, 126; asks what the subject
will benefit by the confirmation of the
statutes without explanation, 272; gives
an explanation of sovereign power, 280
Algiers, piracy at, iii. 64; proposed expe
dition against, 69; coolness of the Spa-
niards towards the proposed expedition
to, 106; money levied to fit out a fleet
against, 288; abandonment of the idea of
sending an expedition to, 301; the Spa.
nish Government agrees to join James in
an attack on, 322; a fleet got ready for
an attack on, 374; sailing of Mansell's
fleet against, 375; is attacked by Man-
sell's fleet, iv. 224

over-

Aliaga, Luis de, carries on with Digby
the negotiations for the Infanta's mar-
riage, iii. 102; joins Uzeda in
throwing Lerma, 278; opposes the in-
vasion of the Palatinate, 329
Alington, Sir Giles, is punished by the
High Commission for marrying his niece,
vii. 251

Allegiance, the oath of, drawn up by Par
liament, i. 288; difference of opinion
amongst the Catholics on the lawfulness
of taking, ii. 16; Charles hopes to induce
the Pope to allow Catholics to take, viii.
133; suggestion that Catholic peers need
not take, ix. 83

Alleyne, Captain, looks out for French
ships building in Holland, vi. 187
Alleyne, Edward, founds Dulwich College,
vil. 243

Almond, Lord, 1633 (James Livingstone),
signs the Bond of Cumbernauld, and is
appointed second in command over the
Scottish army, ix. 182; is named by the
King as Treasurer of Scotland, x. 21;
is asked to withdraw his claim, 22; his
part in the Incident, 24

Alsace, arrival of Frederick and Mansfeld
in, iv. 319; ravages of Mansfeld in, 338:
the French occupy posts in, 347; the
Duke of Feria occupies the south of,
348; importance of the possession of, ib.
Altar, opinion of Andrewes on the use of
the term, vii. 16

Alzei, capitulates to Spinola, iii. 369
Amboyna, the massacre of, sufferings of
the English merchants by, v. 242; orders
given to take reprisals for, 277; the
Dutch express their willingness to bring
to trial the perpetrators of, 324; Dutch
East Indiamen seized in reprisal for, vi.
188; promise of the Dutch to investigate
the truth about, 342

Ambrose, Dr., attempts to read the English
service at Hamburg, vii. 314

Ames writes the Fresh suit against human
ceremonies, vii. 315.

Amsterdam, Separatist congregation at,
iv. 145; the Queen sells or pawns jewels

at, x. 201

Anabaptists, inability of the Church courts
of Canterbury to suppress, ix. 81; burial
of one of their number, ib.

ANC

Ancre, Marshal of (Concino Concini),

murder of, iii. 109

Anderson, Chief Justice, is quoted by
Heath in the five knights' case, vi. 215;
Shilton's quotation from the reports of,
243; production of a report written by
his own hand, 244

Anderson, Sir Henry, violent conduct of,
viii. 78

Andover, Lord (Thomas Howard), is sent
to England with the news that the mar
riage treaty between Charles and the
Infanta is agreed on, v. 63
Andrewes, Launcelot (Bishop of Chichester

1605, of Ely 1609, of Winchester 1619),
character of, ii. 120; votes for the Essex
divorce, 173; urges Weston to confess,
340; resemblance between his style and
that of The Peacemaker, 183; becomes
a Commissioner of the Treasury, 189;
contrasted with Laud, iii. 244; preaches
at the opening of James's third Parlia-
ment, iv. 25; gives an opinion of the
religion of De Dominis, 288; reports in
favour of Montague's book, vi. 64; his
opinion on the sacrifice in the Eucharist,
vii. 16; consecrates a chapel near South-
ampton, 243

Andrews, George, Dean of Limerick,
penal promotion of, to the Bishopric of
Leighlin and Ferns, viii 53

Anglesea, Countess of, informs the Duchess
of Buckingham of her husband's murder,
350
Angoulême, Duke of, establishes himself

near Rochelle, vi. 175; demands the
surrender of Rochelle, 177
Anne of Austria, Queen of France, receives
Buckingham's addresses, v. 332; at-
tempts to ruin Richelieu, vii. 184; writes
to Henrietta Maria on behalf of Lady
Purbeck, viii. 146. See Anne, the Infanta
Anne of Denmark (Queen Consort of Eng-
land), refuses to receive the communion
at her coronation, i. 116; is secretly a
Catholic, and receives presents from the
Pope, 142; wishes for a Spanish mar-
riage for her son, 220; sympathises with
Raleigh, ii. 49; dislikes her daughter's
'marriage with the Elector Palatine,
161; is accustomed to hear mass, 225;
urges the King to appoint Villiers
Gentleman of the Bedchamber, 323;
begs James not to insist on pardoning
Somerset, 330; illness and death of, iii.
293 verses written by her husband

on, 295

Anne, the Infanta, proposed marriage of,
with Prince Henry, i. 220, 343 11. 23,
138; is engaged to Louis XIII., 139.
See Anne of Austria

Annesley, Lieutenant, insults Wentworth,
viii. 186

Annesley, Mr., drops a stool on Went-
worth's foot, viii. 186

Annesley, Sir Francis, takes part against
Falkland, viii. 20; is appointed a mem
ber of the committee of investigation

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into the case of the Byrnes, 23. See
Mountnorris, Lord

Annual Parliaments Bill, brought in by
Strode, ix. 253; turned into a Triennial
Bill, 282

Anspach, Margrave of, commands the
troops of the Union, iii. 368

Anstruther, Sir Robert, sent to Denmark
to borrow money for Frederick, ii. 334;
is sent back to Denmark for another
loan, 386; obtains a loan from Denmark,
iv. 180; is sent to the Princes of North
Germany and the King of Denmark, v.
174, 247; negotiates with Christian IV.,
291; wins over some of the North Ger-
man princes, 23; reports the terms pro-
posed by Christian IV., 299; raises a
little money for the garrison of Stade, vi.
290; is told to inform the King of Den-
mark that Charles's aid is postponed, 372;
language used by Christian IV. to, vii.
IOI; is sent to Ratisbon to negotiate
with the Emperor, 173; is sent to Vienna,
178; attempts in vain to obtain the 16-
vocation of the Edict of Restitution,
181; obtains from Quiroga a knowledge
of the Spanish demands, 187: is recalled
to England, 205; is sent to offer aid to
Oxenstjerna, 215; receives communica-
tions from the princes at Heilbronn, 342;
is sent to urge the League of Heilbronn
to make peace, 354; receives a rebuff
from Oxenstjerna, 374
Anti-Calvinist reaction, the, character of,
v. 356

Antinomianism, action of the High Com.
mission against, vii. 252

Antrim, resistance to the maintenance of
soldiers in, viii. 15

Antrim, Earl of, 1636 (Randal MacDonell),
proposal that he may bring an Irish force
against the Scottish Covenanters, viii.
344; his capacity as a leader criticised
by Wentworth, 353; Wentworth reports
adversely of the military qualities of, ix.
8; is instructed to join Ormond in seizing
Dublin Castle, x. 7

Antwerp, the Truce of, signature of, ii. 29;
expiration of, iv. 186

Apologeticus, written by Bastwick, viii.

227

Appello Cæsarem, written by Montague,
v. 354; is called in by proclamation, vii.

23

Apprentices, the London, attack on Lam-
beth Palace by, ix. 133; appear at
Westminster to protest against the
King's journey to Scotland, 416; attack
Praise-God Barebone, x. 105; insult the
bishops in Palace Yard, and are driven
by Lunsford out of Westminster Hall,
117; are left in the City when the five
members return to Westminster, 149
Apsley, Sir Allen, shares in victualling the
fleet for the expedition to Cadiz, vi. 23:
remonstrates with Buckingham on the
release of the 'St. Peter,' 46; is probably
the suggester of the forced loan, 143

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does not produce the imprisoned mem-
bers in the King's Bench, vii. 95
Archer, John, torture and execution of,
ix. 141

Aremberg, Count of, intercourse of, with
Cobham, i., 117: asks James to mediate
between Spain and the Dutch, 206; takes
part in the conferences for a peace be
tween Engiand and Spain, 208
Argall, Samuel, his abduction of Pocohon-
tas, iii. 157; tyranny of, as Governor of
Virginia, 159; see Argall, Sir Samuel
Argall, Sir Samuel, captures French and
Dutch vessels, vi. 12; advises Cecil to
land at St. Mary Port, 15; reports that
an attack on the ships in Cadiz harbour
is impracticable, 20

Argyle, 7th Earl of, 1584-1638 (Archibald
Campbell), takes service in the army of
the King of Spain, vi. 72; position of,
in Scotland, viii. 358

Argyle, 8th Earl of, 1638 (Archibald Camp-
bell), character and position of, viii. 372;
keeps his seat in the Assembly of Glas-
gow when it is dissolved by Hamilton,
373: defends the proceedings of the
Scots in a letter to Laud, 391; excuses
himself from visiting Charles at Berwick,
ix. 46; political revolution effected in
Scotland by, 53; is entrusted with the
defence of the Western Highlands, 148;
advocates the holding of a session of
Parliament in defiance of the King's order
for a prorogation, 150; makes a raid
against the Earls of Athol and Airlie,
166; imprisons Athol and burns Airlie
House, 167; ravages the Highlands, 168;
proposed appointment of, as a dictator,
181; charge brought by Montrose against,
396; attempt made by Hamilton to win
over to the King, 405; the execution
of Stewart of Ladywell establishes his
authority in Scotland, 411; demands that
no offices shall be filled without Parlia-
mentary consent, x. 19; attacks the
King's choice of Morton as Treasurer,
20; causes of the influence of, 21; pro-
ject formed for arresting, 23; takes flight
from Edinburgh, 25 ; consolidation of the
power of, 80; becomes Marquis of Argyle,
80; see Lorne. Lord: Argyle, Marquis
of
Argyle, Marquis of, 1642 (Archibald Camp-
bell), prevents the Scottish Council from
declaring in favour of Charles, x. 194
Ariosto's Orlando Furioso,' i. 41
Armada, the Spanish, defeat of, i. 16
Armagh, Chichester's settlement of, i.
386; is taken by Phelim O'Neill, x. 92
Arminianism, rise of, in the Netherlands
iii. 258; is proscribed by the Synod of
Dort, 260; spread of, in England, iv.
347; complaint of the Commons that
favour is shown to, vi. 316; Prynne wishes
to silence the preachers of, vii. 14; Mon-
tague disclaims any wish to uphold, 23;
Rouse's description of, 35; resolution
of the Commons against, 41; resolution

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voted by the Commons against, 75;
favour shown by Frederick Henry to,
viii. 165

Armstrong, Archie, is discharged from the
King's service for railing at Laud, viii.
335

Arihy Plot, the first, formation of, ix. 308;
is betrayed to the Parliamentary leaders,
317; is urged on by the Queen, 324;
Pym reveals his knowledge of, 357; a
committee formed to investigate, 358;
evidence taken on, 374; report of the
committee on, 384

Army Plot, the second, Charles engages
in, ix. 398; failure of, 400; Chudleigh's
examination on, x. 2; examinations con-
cerning, read in the Commons, 42; further
evidence about, 73; the Commons ex-
press their belief in its existence, 74
Army, the English, in the first Bishops'
War, proposed numbers of, viii. 384;
condition of, ix. 10; reinforcements

ordered for, 17; encamps near Berwick,
22; actual numbers of, 24
Army, the English, in the second Bishops'
War, resolution taken to levy men for, ix.
84; that law exercised in, 152; condition
of, 157; distrust of Catholic officers in,
159; disorderly conduct of, ib. ; desertions
from, 160; Astley's report of the con
dition of, 164; attack on Catholic officers
in, 172; communion-rails pulled down by
soldiers of, 176; weakness of, 185; trained
bands and tenants by knights' service
ordered to reinforce, 188; is divided into
two parts, 192; rout of part of, at New-
burn, 194; Strafford's complaint of the
bad condition of, 195; reunion of, 197:
Vane reports an improvement in the
state of, 201; is reviewed by the King,
203; reinforcements preparing to join,
ib.; dismissal of Catholic officers from,
243; money irregularly sent to, 254; a
plan formed to obtain a petition from,
399; is irritated with the Commons on
account of the transference to the Scots
of money voted for its use, 312; plan for
placing Newcastle and Goring in com-
mand of, in order that it may be brought
up to support the King, 313; letter from
the officers of, protesting their willingness
to fight the Scots, 314; Charles inclines
to the plan for obtaining a petition from,
315; Goring urges that the Tower must
be seized by, 316; Charles rejects the
plan for bringing up, 317; expresses its
readiness to obey Goring, 324; fear in
the Commons of the intervention of, 325:
Charles sends money to, and is believed
to purpose leading it against those who
resist his authority, 342; proposal to
bring to London, 343; alleged intention
to send munitions of war to, 356; Con-
yers and Astley sounded on the possi
bility of bringing to London, 398; peti-
tion drawn up in the name of, 399:
Holland succeeds Northumberland in
command of, x. 2; disbandment of, 6

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