ngland, Church of, the course of the Reformation in, i. c; action of Calvinism upon, 18; enforcement of conformity in, 21; position of the bishops in, 26; Whit- gift defends the constitution of, 27; low condition of the clergy of, 28; reaction in favour of, 38; Bacon's scheme for the pacification o, 146; enforcement of con- formity in, 195; its relation to Puritan ism, 232; prospects of toleration in, 233; difference of opinion between James ai d the Commons on, ii. 85; converts to Rome in, iii. 232; condition of Protes- tantism in, ib.; Puritan conformists in, 241; school of Andrewes and Laud in, 243; discussion on the observance of the Sabbath in, 247; spread of Armin.anism in, $47; reaction in favour of Pur.- tanism in, 349: view of Buckeridge, Howson, and Laud, that school opinions are not condemned by, v. 401; and that opinions like those of Montague's oppo- nents ought to be silenced in, and that Convocation, or a national synod, is the proper judge of controversies in, 402; issue by Char es of a proclamation for the peace of, vi. 122; parties in, vii. 7: dispute on doctrine in, 8; dispute on ceremonies in, 9; Charles's declaration prefixed to the Articles of, 21; Sibbes dissuades Goodwin from separation from, 262; conflicting tendencies of thought in, 269; results of Laud's appointment as Archbishop in, 299 restrictions placed on ordinations in, 303; attempt to di- minish the influence of the laity in, 305; opinion of Laud on the Royal author ty in, 306; metropo itical visitation in, viií. 107; various aspects of nonconformity in, I result of the establishment of Laud's system in, 120; becomes narrower under Laud's guidance, 128: widespr ad fear of Laud's system in, 129; Winde- bank discusses with Panzani the terms of its reunion with Rome, 135; discipline in, ix. 79; records of an Archdeacon's court in, 80; new canons of, 143; Rud- yerd's account of the state of, 224; voices raised for the overthrow of episcopacy and the prayer-book in, 237; prospect of an alteration of the ceremonies of, 262; petitions against episcopacy in, 265; order of the Lords on the public worship of, 266; division of opinion on the re- forms to be introduced into, 274; Hopton moves that the Protestation shall declare those who take it to be ready to support religion as established in, 353; scheme proposed by Vane for the government of, 390; clause in the Root-and-Branch Bill providing for the government of, 407: declaration of both Houses on the reform of, x. 186
Epernon, Duke of, seizes the English wine fleet at Bordeaux, vi. 146 Episcopacy, supported by Elizabeth, i. 25; character assumed by it in England, 25; low position of, in Scotland, 46; abolition
of, in Scotland, 47; restoration and second abolition of, in Scotland, 50; restored in Scotland nominally by James, 77; acknowledged by the Gereral Assembly, ii. 102; established by the Scottish Parliament, iii. 220; Leighton's attack on, vii. 145; Neile argues in sup- port of the Divine right of, 149; Laud's defence of, 150; limitations proposed by Charles in Scotland on, viii. 363: abolished in Scotland by the Assembly of Glasgow, 373; abolition of, confirmed by the Assembly of Edinburgh, ix. 49; protest of Traquair as to the sense in which Charles assents to the abolition o, 50; Montrose's position towards, 52; Charles refuses to rescind the Acts in favour of, ib.; the Scottish Parliament abolishes, 54: Charles gives the Scottish Commissioners reason to think that he does not intend to consent to the aboli- tion of, 94; Hall's argument in favour of the Divine right of, 107; voices raised in England for the overthrow of, 237; the London petition for the abolition of, 247; petitions against, 265; public opinion on, 274 speeches of Digby and Falkland against the abolition of, 277; speech of Fiennes in favour of the abolition of, 279: Parliamentary parties be. in to form on the question of, 281; declaration of the Scottish Commissioners against, 296; understanding between Hampden and Falkland on the reformation of, 347: first reading of a Bill for the extinction of, 382; schemes of Williams and Usher for the modification of, 387; Rudyerd and Dering wish to reduce to the primi- tive standard, 388; want of enthusiasm for, 389; Brooke's discourse on, x. 35; London petition for the abolition of, 110. See Root-and-Branch Bill, the; Bishops' Exclusion Bill, the
Episcopacy by Divine Right, published by Bishop Hall, ix. 107
Episcopalian party in the Long Parlia
ment, the, strength and weakness of, ix. 282; expect to have a majority in con- demnation of the declaration of the Scot- tish Commissioners against episcopacy, 297 ; wishes to pay off the Scots, 300: is in a minority, 380; takes up a position in defence of the Prayer-book, x. 15; is changing into a Royalist party, 32; finally becomes a Royalist party, 59; supports Vane's motion for a present supply for Ireland, 69; carries a limita- tion on the numbers of the Scots to be sent to Ireland, 70; carries some amend- ments of the Remonstrance, 71; has the temporary advantage of standing on the defensive, 104
Equivocation, a treatise on, discovered in Tresham's chamber, i. 267
Erle, Sir Walter, moves that tonnage and poundage be granted for a year, v. 364 : applies for a habeas corpus, vi. 213: complains of the outrages of the soldiers
in Dorsetshire, 253; complains of the violation of the liberties of the subjects, 268; his study searched, ix. 129; com. plains of the Irish army, 254; makes a fresh report on the Irish army, 255; reports that Strafford is still in command of the Irish army, 289; supports Mar- ten's proposal to pay no money to the Scots till Strafford is executed, 301; brings fresh charges against Strafford in connection with the Irish army, 325 Erneley, Sir Michael, reports from Ber- wick that the Scots are not prepared to invade England, ix. 182
Erskine, Sir Thomas, appointed Captain of the Guard, i. 94; becomes Lord Fenton, ii. 368. See Fenton, Lord Esmond, Robert, alleged manslaughter of, by Wentworth, ix. 70
Espesses, M. de, urges the States-General
to allow Mansfeld to land in the Nether- lands, v. 284
Essex, the trained bands of, are summoned to defend Harwich, but refuse to serve at their own expense, vi. 8; resistance to the forced loan in, 148; refusal of, to pay Commissioners for the loan in, 154; attempt to press the refusers in, for ser- vice under the King of Denmark, 156; misbehaviour of Irish soldiers quar- tered in, 219; weavers thrown out of work in, vii. 83; enforcement of the ex- tension of Waltham Forest in, viii. 77; resistance to ship-money in, 94; arrears of ship-money in, 202; a woman mur- dered by the soldiers from, ix. 1o; levy of soldiers resisted in, 100; communion- rails pulled down by the soldiers in, 176; petition against episcopacy signed in,
Essex, Countess of, married life of, ii. 167;
thinks of procuring a divorce, 168; is divorced, 172; her part in the murder of Overbury, 175; employs Weston to poison him, 180. See Somerset, Countess of Essex, 2nd Earl of, 1576-1601 (Walter Devereux), altercation of, with Burgh- ley, i. 103; failure of, in Ireland, 362 Essex, 3rd Earl of, 1603 (Robert Deve- reux), marriage of, ii. 166; proceed- ings taken for the divorce of, 169; divorce of, 172; serves under Vere in the Pala- tinate, iii. 365; returns from Germany, and becomes a member of the Council of War, 388; is appointed Vice-Admiral of the expedition against Cadiz, vi. 11; takes refuge in Falmouth, 13; pursues the Spanish ships up Cadiz harbour, 15; takes Fort Puntal, 17; refuses to pay the forced loan, 150; asks the Lords to put the Petition of Right to a vote, 282; attends on the King at Oxford, viii. 152: appointed second in command in the first Bishops' War, 86; gives to the King the letter written to him by the Covenanters, ix. 12 votes against interference with the Commons, 109; signs a letter to Johnston of Warriston, 179; takes part in a meet-
ing of the opponents of the Court, 198;. signs the Petition of the Twelve Peers, 199; becomes a Privy Councillor, 292; reproves the Scottish Commissioners for interfering with the Church of England, 299; declares for Strafford's death, 340; is appointed Lord Chamberlain, 409; thinks the Incident may be imitated at Westminster, x. 32; proposal to give authority over the trained bands to, 59; restriction placed by the Lords on his authority over the trained bands, 73; rumoured dismissal of, from the Council and office, 98: the Commons wish to have a guard under the command of, 119; the Commons ask the King to give them a guard under the command of, 126: in- tention of Charles to call, as a witness against the five members, 130; accom- panies Charles to the City after the at- tempt on the five members, 142; wishes Charles to postpone his departure from Whitehall, 149; is stopped by the House of Lords from obeying Charles's sum- mons to attend him at York, 179; is a member of the Committee of Safety, 209; is appointed to command the Parlia mentary army, 211; is declared a traitor by the King, 217; the Commons swear to live and die with, ib.; is suggested for the command of the Northern army, 316; tells Hyde that 'stone dead hath no fellow,' 341; is appointed Lord-Lieu. tenant of Yorkshire, 374 ; is to command forces south of the Trent, 413
Estates of the realm, the three, new expla nation of, ix. 106
Etcetera oath, the, imposed by the canons of 1640, ix. 146; suspension of, 188 Eure, Lieutenant, murder of, ix. 172 Eure, Lord (William Eure), refuses to obey an order of the Court of Chancery, vii. 233; stands a siege at Malton, ib. Everard, Dr., imprisoned for preaching against the Spaniards, iv. 118; is again imprisoned, 346
Everard, Sir John, removed from the Irish Bench, i. 391; is elected Speaker of the Irish House of Commons by the Catho- lics, ii. 290
Exchequer, the. See Finances Exchequer, the Court of, Bate's case in, ii. 6; decides in Rolle's case that goods cannot be taken from the King by a re- plevin, vii. 6; replies to a message of the Commons on tonnage and poundage, 61; Chambers brings an action against the Custom House officers in, 86; question about the jurisdiction of the Star Charn- ber raised in, 114; postpones considera- tion of the right to tonnage and pound. age, 115; declares in favour of the King's right to levy compositions for knighthood and impositions, 167; case of the feoffees for impropriations in, 258 Excise, an, proposal made for raising money by, vi. 222; abandonment of the proposal for, 225; commissioners appointed for
the consideration of, 227; Charles cancels the commission for the consideration of, 318; proposal made in the Committee of Eight to levy, ix. 75
Exeter, Countess of, charges brought by Lady Roos against, iii. 191 Exeter, Earl of, 1605-1622 Thomas Cecil), interferes in his grandson's dealings with the Lakes, iii. 190; compliments Buck- ingham on his success at Rhé, vi. 190 Exeter, Earl of, 1640 (David Cecil), signs the Petition of the Twelve Peers, ix. 199 Ex officio oath, the, introduction of, i. 36 Exportation of gold, fines imposed for the, iii. 323
Extemporary prayers, opposition roused by the use of, x. 30
FABRONI, protests that Mary de Medicis is
not preparing to visit England, viii. 379 Faige, Captain, sent by Raleigh to Mont- morency, iii. 109; is sent to fit out French ships to join Raleigh, 110; is imprisoned as a debtor, 1II
Fairfax, Viscount, 1640 (Ferdinando Fair- fax), is one of the Parliamentary com- missioners to attend the King at York, x.
Fairfax, Sir Thomas, offers a petition to
Charles on Heyworth Moor, x. 200 Fajardo, Don Luis, is ordered to trans- port men to the Netherlands, i. 340 Fakenham, Brent's report of the metropoli- tical visita ion of, viii. 109
Falkland, 1st Viscount, 1620-1633 (Henry Cary), is appointed Lord Deputy of Ire- land, viii. 9; banishes the priests, 10; receives from England the first draft of the Graces, 13; lays the Graces before an assembly of the Irish nobility, 14; is in despair at the state of Ireland, 15; opens an Assembly of the Lords and representatives, ib.; fails to obtain a contribution from the Assembly, 16; summons a Parliament, and afterwards countermands the summons, 18; en- gages in dispute with a minority of the Council, 20; wishes to establish a plan- tation in Wicklow, ib.; his treatment of the Byrnes of Wicklow, 21; is sur- prised by the appointment of a committee to investigate the case of the Byrnes, 23; his position shaken, 26; is recalled, 27; death of, 256
Falkland, 2nd Viscount, 1633 (Lucius Cary), early life of, viii. 255; his life at Great Tew, 256; appreciates Ben Jonson, 257; writes verses in praise of the King's sovereignty of the seas, 258; engages in religious controversy, ib. ; compared with Chil'ingworth, 259; replies to Walter Montague, 260; objects to impeaching Strafford till the whole truth has been discovered, ix. 234; speaks against ship- money, 245; attacks Finch, 246; fears that Presbyterianism will be tyrannical, 276; speaks for the reformation, and
against the abolition, of episcopacy, 278; suggests a compromise, 287: declares that the Lords had acted justly in giving Strafford time to prepare his defence, 292; supports the Attainder Bill, 338; comes to an understanding with Hampden, that episcopacy is to be reformed, 347; op. poses the Root-and-Branch Bill, 38 is a member of the Committee of Defence, x. 2; thinks that the English Parliament should take no notice of the Incident, 32; his share of responsibility in the Parliamentary conflict, 33; objects to the Bishops' Exclusion Bill, 37; objects to the employment of Scottish troops in Ireland, 55; tells Cromwell that the final debate on the Grand Remonstrance wil take time, 74: complains of the hard measure dealt out to bishops and Armi- nians, 75; his conversation with Cromwell, 78; becomes Secretary of State, 127: signs the Protestation of the Peers at York, 205
Falmouth, arrival of part of the Cadiz ex- pedition at, vi. 13; Soubise brings a French prize into, 28
Family of Love, the, x. 29
Faringdon, murder of Lieutenant Mohun at, ix. 160
Farmers of the Customs, proposal of Eliot to call to account, vii. 59; fine imposed on, ix. 379
Fawkes, Guido. See Gunpowder Plot Fawley, position of the communion-table at, vii. 46
Fears and jealousies, the Parliament's de- claration of, x. 172
Fees, custom of taking, iv. 79
Felton, John, murders Buckingham, vi.
349; surrenders himself, 350; motives and conduct of, 352; popularity of, 353; Townley's verses on, 34: is threatened with the rack, condemned and executed,
life of, 268; asserts his right to the throne of Bohemia, 290; defends Vienna, 302; success of the armies of, 304; re- ceives Doncaster civilly, 305: rejects James's offer of mediation, 306; is elected Emperor, and deposed from the throne of Bohemia, 309. See Ferdinand II., Emperor
Ferdinand II. (Emperor, 1618) visits Maxi- milian, iii. 318; promises to transfer Frederick's Electorate to him, 319; de- fends Vienna against Bethlen Gabor, 320; advocates the invasion of the Pala tinate, 328; view taken of Frederick's conduct by, iv. 172; puts Frederick to the ban, 177; proposes to convoke an Assembly at Ratisbon, 192; opposition evoked by his proposal to deprive Fre- derick of the Electorate, 193; suspects Frederick's sincerity, 204; hesitates to reject Digby's terms, 205; offers to treat, 206; orders Maximilian to attack Mans- feld, 208; consents to a suspension of arms, 209; agrees to Digby's plan for a pacification, 216; recommends the plan to Maximilian, 217; secretly confers Frederick's Electorate on Maximilian, 219; discovery of his transference of the Electorate, 300; sends Schwarzenberg to England, 304; informs James of his intention to hold an Assembly at Ratis- bon, 326; throws the blame of the con- tinuance of the war on Frederick and Mansfeld, 339; orders Tilly to besiege Heidelberg, 340; refuses to abandon his resolution to transfer the Electorate, 377; expels the Lutheran clergy from Bohemia, 400; proposes the transference of the Electorate at Ratisbon, 404; con- fers the Electorate on Maximilian, 405; disputes the succession of the Duke of Nevers to the Duchy of Mantua, vi. 331; issues the Edict of Restitution, vii. 98; makes peace with Christian IV. at Lübeck, 101; dismisses Wallenstein, 174; refuses to take the advice of Olivares, 180; maintains the Edict of Restitution, 181; neglects the advice of Spain, 187; failure of the system of, 188; effects of his renewed alliance with Spain, 353: signs the Peace of Prague, 388; gives hopes to Taylor of the restitution of the Palatinate, viii. 101; rejects Arundel's demands, 160. See Ferdinand, Archduke (Duke of Styria, &c.)
Ferdinand, the Archduke (Son of Ferdi- nand II.), marriage proposed between the Infanta Maria and, iii. 377. Ferdinand III. Ferdinand III. (King of Ilungarv), is ap- pointed to the command of the Emperor's armies, vii. 353; in conjunction with the Cardinal Infant takes Ratisbon and de- feats the Swedes at Nördlingen, 372; is chosen King of the Romans, viii. 204 Ferdinand. See Cardinal Infant, the Feria, Duke of. occupies Southern Alsace, vii. 348
FIN Fermanagh, feud amongst the Maguires of, i. 381; Chichester's visit to, 404; refusal of the settlers to maintain soldiers in, viii. 15 Lord Maguire's influence in, x. 49; atrocities of the Maguires in, 65
Fern, Sir John, seconds Raleigh's proposal. to attack the Mexico fleet, iii. 128 Ferrar, Nicholas, early life of, vii. 262; establishes a community at Little Gid. ding, 263; character of the spiritual life of, 264; his language about the use of crucifixes, 265
Ferrett, misbehaviour of, as an agent of the Commissioners for Inns, iv. 41 Ferté Imbault, la, Marquis of, arrives in England, ix. 406; advises the Queen not to leave England, ib.; predicts a con- flict between Charles and the Commons, x. 90; probably sends warning to the Commons of Charles's approach, 137 Feudal tenures, negotiation for the com. mutation of. See Contract, the Great Field, Theophilus (Bishop of Llandaff, 1619-1627; of St. David's, 1627-1635; of Hereford, 1635-1636), bribe offered by Edward Egerton to, iv. 64; is handed over by the Lords to the censure of the Archbishop, 125
Fielding, Captain, offers licences to the Dutch fishing-boats, viii. 220
Fielding, Sir William, created Baron, and subsequently Viscount Fielding, iv. 270. See Fielding, Viscount; Denbigh, Earl of Fielding, Viscount (Basil Fielding), offers to change clothes with Buckingham, vi.
201; is sent to direct his father to return to Rochelle, 292; challenges George Goring, vii. 218
Fielding, Viscount, 1620 (William Field- ing), becomes Master of the Wardrobe, iv. 276; is created an Earl. See Fielding, Sir William; Denbigh, Earl of Fiennes, Nathaniel, speaks in favour of the abolition of episcopacy, ix. 279; is a member of the Committee on Church Affairs, 287; is a member of the Com mittee for investigating the Army Plot, 358; brings up a report from the Com mittee, 384; tells Hyde that many will give their lives rather than submit to the bishops again, 389; is appointed a Parliamentary Commissioner to attend the King in Scotland, x. 4; reports that the officers at Whitehall had been com- manded to obey Sir W. Fleming, 137; is a member of the Committee of Safety, 209 Finances, the, state of, in 1604, i. 185; in 1606, 294; burden laid upon, by the Irish troubles, ii. 1; Salisbury's efforts to remedy the disorder of, 11; Salisbury gives account to Parliament of the cor dition of, 64; Cæsar's report on, 199 state of, at the meeting of the Parliament of 1614, 227; state of, after the dissolu- tion, 260; state of, in 1615, 364; state
of, in 1617, iii. 196; iniprovement effected by Cranfield in, 200; state of, at the opening of Charles's first Parliament, v. 336; condition of, after Buckingham's return from Rhé, vi. 219; improved state of, in 1635, viii. 1; state of, in 1636, 199; state of, in 1638, 281; state of, in 1639, ix. 24; commission appointed to improve the condition of, x. 99 Finch, John, speaks in Bacon's favour, iv. 65; reminds the Commons that they have no sworn evidence against Floyd, 120. See Finch, Sir John; Finch, of Fordwich, Lord
Finch, of Fordwich, Lord, 1640, speaks at the opening of the Short Parliament, ix. 98; the Lords adjourn on account of the ill-health of, 101; explains to the Houses that Charles is ready to commute ship- money for some other mode of payment, 107; assures the King of the legality of the continuance of Convocation after the dissolution of Parliament, 142; is at- tacked by Falkland and defends himself, 246; the Commons vote the impeach- ment of, 247; flight of, ib.; formal im- peachment of, 203. See Finch, John; Finch, Sir John Finch, Henry, Serjeant, is a referee for the patent for inns, iv. 3
Finch, Sir Heneage, becomes Recorder of London, iv. 23; carries up to the Lords the charges against the referees, 48 Finch, Sir John, (Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 1634-1640; Lord Keeper, 1640), as Speaker of the Parliament of 1628, interrupts Eliot, vi. 303; obtains leave to go to the King, 304; declares the King's pleasure that the House be adjourned, vii. 67; is held down in the Speaker's chair, 68; refuses to put Eliot's motion to the House, 69; pleads to be allowed to go to the King, 70; double allegiance of, 71; becomes Chief Justice of the Common Pleas,_ 362; maintains the King's claims in the Forest of Dean, 363; threatens the jury in the question of the extension of Waltham Forest, 365; sits as Holland's assessor in enforcing the extension of Walthain Forest, viii. 77; is appointed to ask the opinion of the judges on the legality of ship-money, viii. 94; behaves rudely to Prynne in the Star Chamber, 228; gives judgment in the case of ship-money, 279 alarm caused by the doctrine laid down by, 280; becomes Lord Keeper, ix. 85; is created Lord Finch of Ford- wich, 98. See Finch, John; Finch of Fordwich, Lord
Finsbury Fields, review of the London trained bands in, x. 195
Fisher (pseudonym for Percy), attempts to convert the Countess of Buckingham, iv. 279; holds a conference with Laud, 281
Fisher, Sir Edward, claims lands in Wex- ford, viii. 4
Fishery. See Herring fishery and Whale fishery
Fitzwilliam, Sir William, conduct of, as Lord Deputy of Ireland, i. 361
Five Articles, the. See Articles of Perth, the five
Five Discourses, Shelford's, viii. 123 Five knights' case, the, vi. 213
Five members, the, Charles resolves to impeach, x. 129; impeachment of, 130; Charles demands the arrest of, 132; Charles resolves personally to arrest, 133; warnings sent to, 137: escape to the City, 138; are proclaimed traitors, 147; are received by the Committee at Grocers' Hall, 149; return in triumph to Westminster, 150
Flag, the English, a salute claimed by Charles for, vii. 383; the Dutch agree to salute, 385; Charles rejects a compromise proposed by Richelieu on the salute to be given to, 386
Flagellum Pontificis, written by Bastwick,
Flanders, ports of, blockade of, i. 218; wish of James to break the blockade of, iv. 225; ships hired by Gondomar to break the blockade of, 272; failure of the undertaking against, 273: Buckingham proposes a combined attack on, v. 325: refusal of Louis to take part in an attack on, 331; Morton sent to urge the Dutch to join in an attack on, 335; engage ment of the Dutch to blockade, vi. 6. See Dunkirk
Flax, cultivation of, introduced into Ire land by Wentworth, viii. 39
Fleetwood, Sir Miles, wishes inquiries about the proposed supply to be ad- dressed to the Lords, iv. 235
Fleming, Sir Thomas, (Chief Baron of the Exchequer, 1604-1607; Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, 1607-1613), is a mem ber of the first Parliament of James I., i. 163; delivers judgment in the case of impositions, ii. 6; joins Coke in resisting the King's claim to create offences by proclamation, 105; death of, 207 Fleming, Sir William, invites the Inns of Court to support the King, x. 134; the officers at Whitehall commanded to obey,
Flemish ports. See Flanders, ports of Fleurus, battle of, iv. 342.
Floating Island, The, written by William Strode, viii 150
Flood, (), sells copies of Dudley's paper of advice, vii. 139
Floyd, Edward, speaks disparagingly of the Elector and Electress Palatine, iv. 119; violent attack of the Commons on, 120; is sentenced by the Commons, 121; is sentenced by the Lords, 123; liberation of, 137
Flushing, miserable condition of Mans- feld's troops at, v. 288
Foliot, Sir Henry, orders a massacre cn Tory Island,
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