of confiscation adopted for, 173; slaughter of the natives of, 174; Ormond's cam- paign in, ib.; miserable condition of, 175 the Royal assent given to a Bill for confiscation in, 176; Charles proposes to visit, 186; Charles abandons his plan of visiting, 203
Irun, arrival of Prince Charles at, v. 9 Isabella Clara Eugenia, the Infanta, her claim to the English throne, i. 78; receives the sovereignty of the Netherlands jointly with her husband, 104; becomes Gover- nor of the Spanish Netherlands after her husband's death, iv. 209; does not expect that the Conferences at Brussels will produce a peace, 311; requests Chichester to negotiate an armistice, 316; despairs of obtaining peace in the Pala- tinate, 322; writes to Oñate to urge the Emperor to give up his design of trans- ferring the Electorate, 323; writes to Philip in favour of a suspension of arms, 328; proposed surrender of Mannheim and Frankenthal to, 337; requires an assurance of peaceable conduct from Mansfeld and Christian, 343; informs Philip IV. that the Spanish troops can- not fight against the German Catholics, 386; does not favour the sequestration of Frankenthal, 399; proposal to deposit the Lower Palatinate in the hands of, v. 25; Frankenthal placed in the hands of, 74; offers to deliver Frankenthal to an Eng- lish garrison, but refuses to guarantee the troops against attack, 274; asks the Dutch to make peace on condition of the opening of the Scheldt, 275; directs Rubens to propose a separate peace be- tween England and Spain, and deplores the exhaustion of her treasury, vi. 162; encourages the French refugees, vii. 1×7; summons the States-General of the Spanish Netherlands, 210; death of, 346
JACATRA, victory of Dale at, iii. 179 Jägerndorf, the Margrave of, heads an army in Silesia, iv. 203
James I. (King of England, 1603-1625), (King of Scotland, 1567-1625), character of, i. 48; restores the jurisdiction of the bishops, 50; defeats the Northern Earls, ib.; negotiates with the ministers, 53; is insulted by Melville, 54; breaks with the clergy, 55; asks for fresh powers
e the clergy, 57; summons Black before the Council, 58; exacts con- ditions from Huntly, 59; offers terms to the clergy, 60; banishes Brack, 61; conduct of, during the tumult in Edin- burgh, 63 leaves Edinburgh, 64; re- duces Edinburgh to submission, 65; summons an assembly at Perth, 68; establishment of the authority of, 70; makes fresh efforts to obtain for the clergy a representation in Parliament, 71; speaks in the Basilicon Doron of his intention to restore episcopacy, 75;
urges the Assembly to allow the reve sentatives of the clergy to be styled bishops, 76; appoints bishops, 77; main- tains his claim to the English throne, ib. is too eager to raise a party in Eng- land, 80; supports the candidature of Bishop Chisholm for the cardinalate, it. has his signature surreptitiously obtained to a letter to the Pope, 81; his views on toleration, 82; his secret cor- respondence with Cecil, 83; is pro- claimed King of England, 84; hears of the death of Elizabeth, 86; leaves Scot- land, 87; confides in Cecil, 91; receives an overture from Clement VIII., 97; his language to Thomas Percy, 99; his intentions about the Catholics, 100; Te cans the monopolies, orders the col- lection of the recusancy ines, 101; is ready to make peace with Spain, ib. requests Rosny not to appear in mourn. ing for Elizabeth, 106; makes a treaty with France for the defence of the Netherlands, 107; promises to remit the recusancy fines, 115; coronation of, 116; receives fresh overtures from Clement VIII., 140; promises not to exact the recusancy fines, 141, s annoyed at the discovery his wife has received presents from the Pope, 142; banishes the priests, 144; receives the millenary Petition recomenras the uni- versities to support preaching ministers, 13 touch ings evil, 152; holds the Hampton Court Conference, 153 issues a proclamation defining the persons who are to be members of the House of Commons, 162; opens his first Parliament, 165; gives his opinion on he treatment of Puritans and Catholics, 166; enters into controversy with the Commons on Goodwin's case, 168; his title recognised by Act of Parliament, 170; answers the Commons' petition on purveyors, 173; presses the Commons to forward the union with Scotland, 176; wishes to be styled King of Great Britain, 177; thanks the Commons for naming Commissioners for the Union, 180; financial difficulties of, 186; pro- rogues Parliament and scolds the Com- mons, 190; causes of the misunderstand- ing between the Commons and, 193: orders the enforcement of conformity on the Fuar vacillation of, with
regard to the Catholics, 20 is alarmed at the increase of the Catholics, 202; does not put in force the Act of 1604 against, 203; is asked to mediate be tween Spain and the Dutch, 206; pre pares to open negotiations with Spain, 207; accepts a treaty with Spain, in which he refuses to abandon the Dutch, 209; swears to the treaty with Spain, 214; Spanish marriage proposed for the son of, 220; converses with the agent of the Duke of Lorraine on the Papal claims, ib.; appoints Commissioners to
banish the priests, 222; exacts the recu- sancy fines from wealthy Catholics, 224; is annoyed at a rumour that he means to change his religion, 226; resolves to put in force the penal laws against the Catholics, 227; informed of the Gun- powder Plot, 249; refuses to assent to the canons of 1606, 291; financial diffi- culties of, 293; promises to retrench, 296; reported murder of, 299; visit of the King of Denmark to, 300; wishes to forbid the meetings of the General Assembly of the Scottish Church, 303; appoints bishops in Scotland, 305; com- pels the Scottish ministers to submit to his authority, 309; summons Parliament in Scotland to enable him to endow the bishops, 316; imprisons Andrew Mel- ville, 319; strives to have the bishops' authority accepted in Scotland, 320; proposes the appointment of constant Moderators, 321; causes of his success in Scotland, 322; addresses Parliament in favour of a union with Scotland, 328; orders the Commons to punish Pigott, 331; addresses Parliament on the ques tion of naturalisation, 336; plots formed against, 344; receives 1yrone and Tyr- connell, 380; decides upon hearing the case of O'Cahan against Tyrone, 414; offers to economise, ii. 12; fails to reduce his expenditure, 14; entails the Crown lands, 15; banishes the priests, ib. ; wishes the Pope to excommunicate Eng- Tish rebels, 23; considers the expecta- tions of the Dutch exorbitant, 24; offers a guarantee to the Dutch, 25; writes an Apology for the Oath of Allegiance, 26; contemplates a toleration for the Catho- ics, 30; is annoyed by the assertion that he had made overtures to the Pope, 31; orders Balmerino to be examined, 32; writes A Premonition to all Monarchs, 34; has an altercation with Coke, 38; interferes in Fuller's case, 39; loses his temper with Coke, 41; postpones a de- cision on the prohibitions, 42; disavows Cowell's Interpreter, 67; forbids the Commons to discuss his claim to im- positions, 70; gives permission for the discussion, 72; promises to put in force he laws against recusants, 73; accepts the terms of the Commons on the Great Contract, 83; answers the grievances of the Commons, 84; resolves to intervene in Cleves, 96; obtains from the General Assembly an acknowledgment of Scot- tish episcopacy, 102; withdraws his claim to issue proclamations with the force of law, 104; asks the Commons whether they mean to go on with the Con- tract, 105; is dissatisfied with the Con- tract, 106; breaks off the Contract, 107; loses patience with the Commons, 109; dissolves his first Parliament, 110; grants money to his favourites, 111; his conduct towards Arabella Stuart, 113; his part in the burning of Legate and Wightman,
128; issues a proclamation for the appre hension of Lord Sanquhar, 132; wishes to marry his daughter to the Elector Palatine, 137; desires to marry the Prince of Wales to the Infanta Anne, 138; breaks off negotiations for a Spanish marriage, 139; consents to the marriage of his daughter with the Elec- tor Palatine, 140; determines to dis- pense with a Secretary after Salisbury's death, 148; expects Zuñiga to ask for the Princess Elizabeth for the King of Spain, 151; proposes to marry Prince Henry to the Princess Christina, 154; thinks of appointing Sir H. Neville Secretary, 161; favours the alliance be- tween the Union and the Dutch, 162; is at the head of a Protestant alliance, 163; ill-treatment of the recusants by, 164; brings about a marriage between the Earl of Essex and Lady Frances How- ard, 166; favours Lady Essex in her suit for a divorce, 169; replies to Abbot's arguments, 172; his conduct in support- ing the divorce, 173; proposes to Over- bury a diplomatic employment, 177; imprisons Overbury, 178; increased financial difficulties of, 199; is advised to call another Parliament, 201; issues a proclamation against duels, 212; accepts money from Sutton's executors, 214; supports the making of the New River, 215; learns the secret of the Spanish pensions, 217; makes Somerset his sole confidant, 218; aim of the foreign policy of, 220; proposes to banish Donna Luisa de Carvajal, 222; releases her, 223; is desirous of carrying out Prince Charles's marriage with the Princess Christina, ib.; decides on summoning Parliament, 227; appoints Winwood Secretary, 232; opens Parliament, 233; being angry with the Commons, consults Sarmiento, 247; dissolves the Addled Parliament, 248; imprisons members of Parliament, 249; complains of the Com- mons to Sarmiento, 251; proposes to take up the Spanish marriage, 252; a benevolence offered by the bishops to, 260; asks for a general benevolence, 261; orders that the judges shall be consulted separately in Peacham's case, 277; hears a deputation from the Irish Parliament, 293 sends commissioners to investigate Irish grievances, 295; decides against the Irish deputies, 296; recalls Chiches- ter, 302; sends Wotton to negotiate the Treaty of Xanten, 307; fails to obtain the execution of it by the Dutch and the Spaniards, 308; continues to nego tiate a marriage treaty with France, 314; thinks of carrying out the proposed alliance with Spain, 316; Somerset's favour with, 317; Villiers presented to, ib.; expostulates with Somerset on his rudeness, 319; visits Cambridge, 320; assists the Duke of Savoy, 321; makes Villiers a Gentleman of the Bedchamber
323; fs alarmed by the articles of the Spanish treaty, ib.; is afraid of assassination, 325; offers to accept the Spanish treaty, 26; refuses some of Somerset's requests, 327; remonstrates with Somerset, 328 orders Ellesmere to pass Somerset's pardon, 329; withdraws his order, 330; hears that Overbury has been murdered, 331; orders Coke to examine into the murder, 332; appoints a commission to conduct the examination, 334; sees Somerset for the last time, ib.; refuses to alter the course of investigation, 336; wishes to pardon Somerset, 349 is threatened by Somerset, 351; pardons the Countess of Somerset, 361; keeps Somerset a prisoner, but finally pardons him, 363: asks the Council how his finances can be brought into order, 364; assures Sarmiento that he wishes to go on with the marriage treaty, 368; wishes to summon Parliament, ib.; abandons the idea of calling a Parliament, 369; releases Raleigh, 381; enters upon a treaty for the sale of the cautionary towns, 382; attempts to support the cloth manufacture against the rivalry of the Dutch, 385; resolves to put an end to the French marriage treaty, 390; sends Hay to Paris, 391; gives up his requirement that Philip III. shall obtain the Pope's consent before the marriage treaty with Spain is opened, 392; sells peerages, 393; attempts in vain to obtain the execution of the Treaty of Xanten, 396; does not wish to desert the Dutch, 397; orders Coke not to give judgment on the effect of the writ de rege inconsulto till he has seen him, iii. 9; orders the judges not to proceed with the case of commendams, 14; replies to a letter of the judges, and summons the judges before him, 16; argues with Coke, 17; obtains from eleven judges a declaration of submission to his opinion, 19; addresses the judges in the Star Chamber, 21; suspends Coke, and decides in favour of Chancery in its dispute with the common law judges, 23; dismisses Coke, 25; view of the Spanish claim to Guiana taken by, 40; gives a commission to Raleigh, 42; supports Savoy against Spain, 50; is inclined to favour a proposed attack on Genoa, 51; abandons the project, 52; allows Raleigh to sail, 55; orders a list of Raleigh's vessels to be given to Sarmiento, 56; submits the marriage treaty to commissioners chosen from the Privy Council, 58; sends Digby to Madrid to open formally the negotiation for the marriage, 61; supports a proposal for an expedition against Algiers, 70; his relations with the Privy Council, 72; is unable to contro! his courtiers, 74; places patronage in Buckingham's hands, 75: receives a present from Yelverton, 80; sets out for Scotland, 82; finds fault with Bacon for
JAM interfering with the marriage of Sir John Villiers, 94; receives Coke favour ably, 95; compares Buckingham to the Apostle John, 98; is present at a feast at Hatton House, 100; refuses to assent to the terms on which the Spaniards offer to consent to the Infanta's marriage, 104; congratulates Louis XIII. on the murder of Ancre, 110; calls for evidence against Raleigh, 131; offers to send Raleigh to Spain, 132; orders the rioters who had attacked a steward of Gondomar to be punished, 136; directs Stukeley to act as a spy on Raleigh, 140; his responsibility for Raleigh's proceedings, 141; appoints commissioners to examine Raleigh, ib.; asks the commissioners how to dispose of Raleigh, 145; rejects the commissioners' proposal, 146; orders Raleigh's execution, 148; orders Bacon to draw up a declaration of Raleigh's proceedings, 152; speaks scornfully to Stukely, 153; his views on the negotiation with the Dutch on the East India Trade, 172; claims rights over the herring fishery, 173; mediates between the English and Dutch East India Companies, 178; does not press the Dutch to make restitution to the Eng. lish whale fishers, 179; drives young Monson from Court, 186; drinks the health of the Villiers family, 187; sends Lady Suffolk into the country, 188; detects Sara Swarton's perjuries, and sends for Lord Roos, 192; pronounces sentence in the Star Chamber on the Lakes, 193: is in want of money, 197; proposes to retrench, 198; orders the Countess of Buckingham to leave the Court, 208; sale of honours by, 214; his treatment of the Scottish Church, 220; presses eccle. siastical changes upon it, 221; proposes five articles, 222; directs alterations to be made in the chapel at Holyrood, 223: visits Scotland, 224; orders that the communion shall be received on the knees in his chapel, ib.; his relations with the Scottish nobility, 225; proposes an Act acknowledging his control over the external government of the Church, 226; recommends the adoption of the five articles, 228; threatens the ministers with the loss of their stipends if they refuse to adopt the articles, 233; threatens the Assembly of Perth, 235; finds the strict observance of the Sabbath enforced in Lancashire, 248; asks Morton for advice, 249; issues the Declaration of Sports, 251; calls Selden to account for his History of Tithes, 255; forbids Sel den to reply to his accusers, 256; sends deputies to the Synod of Dort, 260; is asked to mediate in Bohemia, 279; accepts the mediation, 280; is urged by the Dutch to break with Spain, 281; refuses to quarrel with Spain, 282; renews his treaty with the Union, 285; receives Christopher Dohna, ib.; orders naval
preparations to be made to defend Venice, 287; orders an expedition to be sent to Algiers, 288; sends Doncaster to mediate in Bohemia, 289; sends Wake to Turin, 292; serious illness of, 295; writes verses on his wife's death, ib.; visits London after his illness, 296; attempts to find a wife for Christopher Villiers, ib.; gives instructions to Doncaster, 300; abandons the plan of sending an expedition to Algiers, 301; refuses to aid Frederick. 303; rejects a suggestion to go to war in defence of the Bohemians, 307; asks the advice of the Council whether he shall recommend Frederick to accept the Bohemian crown, 312; declares that he will postpone his decision, 313; sends Doncaster to congratulate the Emperor, 324; cannot resolve to help either side, 325; dissatisfaction felt at the hesitation of, 326; writes two religious tracts, 327; is asked to defend the Palatinate, 330; investigates Frederick's title to Bohemia, 331; does not give a positive reply to Gray's request to levy troops for Bo- hemia, 333 permits the levy, 334; sends to Denmark to borrow money for the Palatinate, ib.; welcomes Gondomar's return, 336; receives Gondomar's ex- planations, 338; sanctions the levy of volunteers for the Palatinate, 339; re. fuses to give money to the German Union, 340; hears a sermon at Paul's Cross, 341; varying language of, 344; offers to write a letter to Philip III. con- taining engagements to show favour to the Catholics, 346; holds a double lan- guage with the Princes of the Union, 349; assures Gondomar that he will not help his son-in-law, 350; refuses to ac cept Dutch offers of co-operation, 352; is irritated by the news of Dutch out- rages in the East, 353; agrees to Buck- ingham's proposal for the partition of the Netherlands, 360; is convinced that Spinola will not invade the Palatinate, 363; declares that his son-in-law can only be brought to reason by force, 365; is urged by the Dutch to defend the Palatinate, 366; refuses to break with Spain, 367; receives the news of the invasion of the Palatinate, 370; speaks impatiently to Gondomar, 371; declares that he will defend the Palatinate, 372; appoints a commission to prepare for a Parliament, 373; adheres to his resolu tion of sending a fleet against Algiers, 375; acknowledges that Gondomar had never said that Spinola would not invade the Palatinate, 376; rejects Bacon's draft of a proclamation for summoning Parlia ment, 379; summons Parliament, 381; receives the news of Frederick's defeat, 386; calls a Council of War, 388; refuses to enter upon a French marriage treaty, ib.; repels the advances of Cadenet, 390; disgraces Naunton, 391; complains of disorderly alehouses, iv. 5; takes the
monopoly of gold and silver thread inta his own hands, 16; recommends a plan for taking bonds, 17; opens his third Parliament, 25; holds a conversation with Gondomar on the reconciliation of the Churches, 27; thanks the Commons for granting supply, 33; defends his per mission to Gondomar to export ordnance, 33; refuses to persecute the Catholics, 34; finds fault with the Commons for proceeding against the referees, 49; or- ders the Commons to refrain from busi- ness till the Subsidy Bill is passed, 50; proposes to refer Bacon's case to a new tribunal, 68; abandons his proposal, 71; addresses the Houses on the monopolies and Bacon's case, 83; rejects Bucking ham's request for a dissolution of Parlia ment, 85; has an interview with Bacon, 88; is on good terms with Parliament, 108; asks for an additional supply, 109; is vexed at the condemnation of the patent for alehouses, 110; asks Parlia- ment to punish Yelverton, 111; leaves Yelverton to the judgment of the Peers, 113; issues a proclamation against free- dom of speech, 117; insists on the pun- ishment of an apprentice who had at tacked a Spaniard, 119; questions the jurisdiction of the Commons over Floyd, 121; leaves Floyd's case to the Lords, 123; directs the Houses to adjourn, 126; offers a prorogation, 127; orders the translation of the Commons' declaration for the defence of the Palatinate, 131; is reluctant to give the bishopric of St. David's to Laud, 138; refuses to blame Abbot for his unintentional homicide, 139; issues a proclamation against monopolies, 140; consents to the colonisation of New England by the Leyden Separatists, 155; loses time in his mediation in Germany, 183; complains of the behaviour of the Dutch in the East, 185; refuses to in- form the Dutch of his intentions about the Palatinate, 186; inquires whether Philip IV. means to go on with the mar riage treaty, 190; sends money to Fre- derick, 194; gives instructions to Digby for his mission to Vienna, 200: orders Frederick to submit to the Emperor, 214 wishes to break up the blockade of the Flemish ports, 225; receives Digby's report, 228; hastens the meeting of Par- liament, and proposes fresh terms to the Emperor, 229: assures Gondomar that he need not fear Parliament, 230; orders the Commons to abstain from meddling with the Prince's marriage, 249; orders the ambassadors' stools for a deputation of the Commons, 252; refuses to admit the right of the Commons to discuss foreign affairs, 253; declares that the privileges of the Commons are held by his permission, 254; writes to explain his meaning, 259; destroys the protestation of the Commons, and resolves to dissolve Parliament, 265; imprisons the leaders of
the Commons, and dissolves Parliament, 267; falls into the New River, ib.; defends his conduct in dissolving Parlia ment, 268: consents to Gondomar's plan for breaking the blockade of the Flemish ports, 272; instructs Digby to propose to Spain a joint attack on the Netherlands, 273; o ders Oxford to seize two Dutch ships, 274; imprisons the Earl of Oxford, 275; turns Wray out of the bedchamber, 276; takes part in the confer ences with Fisher, 280; welcomes De Dominis, 284: becomes dissatisfied with him, 285; is angry at the proposal of De Dominis to return to Rome, 286; sends Doncaster to mediate between Louis XIII. and the Protestants, 291; sends Doncaster again to France, and receives commissioners from Rochelle, 292; continued self-confidence of, 293; unpopu larity of, 295; orders Pareus's Commen taries to be burnt, 297; gives directions to alter the mode of studying divinity at Oxford, 299; requires Frederick to renounce the crown of Bohemia, ib. ; sends Weston to Brussels, 301; fails to obtain influence over the armies in Germany, 303 approves of Frederick's journey to the Palatinate, 309; insists on Frederick's consenting to a truce, 312; objects to the proposed assembly at Ratisbon, 327; rejects a proposal made at Brussels for the sequestration of the towns in the Palatinate, 337; issues directions preachers, 347; causes a reaction in favour of Puritanism, 349; sets free Catholic prisoners, ib. ; liberates Coke, Phelips, and Mallory, 350; complains of the terms brought from Rome by Gage, 353; contrast between the words and actions of, 359; summons the King of Spain to obtain the restitution of Heidelberg, 371; writes to the Pope, 372; expects to obtain his objects with the aid of Spain, 373; sends fresh instructions to Bristol 374; refuses to summon Parliament, and asks the Prince of Orange to pay Mansfeld's troops, 375 ; refuses to allow Spanish ships to take refuge in English ports, 376; recalls Chichester, 383; accepts the articles of marriage as amended in Spain, 398; negotiates for the sequestration of Frankenthal, 399; asks Frederick to agree to the sequestration, 406; comparison between his religious and his commercial policy, 408; is acquainted with the Prince's wish to visit Spain, v. 2; consents to the journey, 3: regrets his decision, 4; gives a final permission, 5; sends Carlisle to Paris, 8; states his opinion on the Papal supremacy, 9; directs Charles and Buckingham to ap pear in the robes of the garter on St. George's Day, 34; sends chaplains to his son, 35; exhorts his son not to be ashamed of his religion, 36; asks Williams whether his son is likely to bring home the Infanta, 45; creates Buckingham a duke.
54; hears that the dispensation is clogged with conditions, 55; sends full powers to his son, but regrets the necessity of building a chapel for the Infanta, 56; is distressed at hearing that the Infanta is not to accompany the Prince, 57; urges Charles to marry and come home, 58; despairs of seeing his son again, 59; objects to some of the articles of the marriage treaty, 64; replies to Williams's question whether he felt conscientious scruples about swearing to the treaty, 65; asks the Privy Councillors whether they can swear to the marriage treaty, 67; swears to the public articles, 68; takes an oath to the private articles, 69; explains the sense in which he understands the oath, 70; complains of the expense to which he is put by the delay in sending the Infanta, 73; opens negotiations for the sequestration of Frankenthal, and for a suspension of arms, ib.; engages that neither he nor his son-in-law shall disturb the peace of the Empire, 75; impractic ability of his diplomacy, 76; proposes a joint English and Spanish attack on the Dutch Netherlands, 79; remonstrates with the Dutch for blockading Dunkirk vessels at Leith and Aberdeen, 80; determines to free the ports of Scotland from a Dutch blockade, 81; sends powers to Buckingham and Bristol to treat for a partition of the Dutch territory, 84; orders Captain Best to convoy the pri vateer at Leith to a Flemish port, 86; speaks in friendly terms of the Dutch, 88; orders Rutland to sail at once, 97: discusses with the Spanish ambassadors the mode of relaxing the penal laws, 98; agrees at Salisbury to a scheme in favour of the Catholics, 99; refuses to give way to the further demands of the ambassa dors, 100; orders his son to return, ib. ; signs the pardon and dispensation for the Catholics, 125; receives his son at Royston, 130; listens to a plan of the Spanish ambassadors for the pacification of Germany, 131; proposes to Frederick to marry his son to the Emperor's daughter, 132; is satisfied with Bristol's assurances that the Infanta will not take the veil, 134; but expects to hear that Philip will provide for the restitution of the Palati nate, 135; shrinks from making the restitution of the Palatinate an indispens able condition of his son's marriage, 141: orders Bristol to obtain an explicit decla ration from Philip, and proposes that the Electoral Prince shall be educated in England, 145; acknowledges that he cannot expect Philip to take arms against the Emperor, 147; lays the Spanish terms before Frederick, 156; hesitates between peace and war, 157; directs the issue of writs for a Parliament, and recalls Bristol, 159; virtual end of his reign, 160; character of the policy of, ib.; is determined to regain the Palatinate, 173:
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