INDEX.

ABBEY.

A.
Abbey Lands, appropriation
of them considered, 53, 55.
Lawfulness of seizing, 53.
Distribution of, 54. Re-
tained by the parliament
under Mary, 54. Increase
the power of the nobility,
etc., 54, 55. Charity of the
early possessors of, 55.
Confirmed by the pope to
their new possessors, 67.
Abbot (George, archbishop
of Canterbury) sequester-
ed, 235. His Calvinistic
zeal, 261.

Abbots, surrenders of, to
Henry VIII. probably un-
lawful, 52. Seats of, in
parliament, and their ma-
jority over the temporal
peers, 52.
Abolition of military ten-
ures, 380.
Act of Indemnity, 375. Ex-
clusion of the regicides
from the, ib. Commons
vote to exclude seven, yet
add several more, ib.

ARMY.

against wrongous im-
prisonment in Scotland,

667.

for settlement of Ire-
land, 705, 707. Its insuffi-
ciency, ib.

of explanation, 707.
Acts, harsh, against the na-
tive Irish in settlement of
colonies, 698.

replacing the crown in
its prerogatives, 388. (See
Bills and Statutes.)
Adamson, archbishop of St.
Andrews, obliged to re-
tract before the general
assembly of the church of
Scotland, 653.

Addresses, numerous ser-
vile, from all parties to
James II., 506.
of Uniformity, 393. Administration of Ireland,
Clauses against the pres- in whom vested, 681.
byterians, ib. No person Agitators established in ev-
to hold any preferment in ery regiment, 330.
England without episco- Aix-la-Chapelle, peace of,
pal ordination, ib. Every
minister compelled to give Alienation, ancient English
his assent to the Book of laws on, 19.
Common Prayer on pain Allegiance, extent and pow-
of being deprived of his er of, 41, note.
benefice, 394.
-, oath of, administered
to papists under James I.,

411.

230.

for suppressing con-
venticles, 398, 417. Op-
posed by bishop Wilkins, Almanza, battle of, 605.
ib. Supported by Shel- Altars removed in churches,
don and others, ib.

of Security in Scotland,
668.

GO.

of Supremacy, particu- Alva (duke of), his design-
lars of the, 420.
ed invasion of England,
82, 84.
Ambassadors, exempt from
criminal process, 94. Ex-
tent of their privilege ex-
amined, ib.

of 1700 against the
growth of popery, 561.
Severity of its penalties,
ib. Not carried into ef-
fect, ib.

of Settlement, 562. Lim-
itations of the prerogative
contained in it, 563. Re-l

Andrews (Dr. Launcelot,
bishop of Winchester), he
contributes toward a re-
lapse into superstition,

posed marriage with
queen Elizabeth, 135.
Anne (queen of Great Brit-
ain), her incapacity for
government, 589. Her con-
fidence in Godolphin and
Marlborough, ib. Revolu-
tions in her ministry, 590.
Alarmed at the expedi-
tion of the Pretender, 598.
Her secret intentions with
respect to the Pretender
never divulged, 600. Her
death, 601.

Appeals in civil suits in
Scotland lay from the bar-
on's court to that of the
sheriff or lord of regality,
and ultimately to the par-
liament, 649.

Argyle (earl of), refuses to
subscribe the test, 663.
Convicted of treason upon
the statute of leasing-
making, and escapes, ib.
Is executed after his re-
bellion upon his old sen-
tence, ib.

Aristocracy, English, in Ire-
land, analogy of, to that
of France, 648.

of Scotland, influence
of the, in the reign of
James IV., 648.
Arlington, one of the Cabal,
410. Obliged to change
his policy, 422.
Arminian controversy, view
of the, 227-231.
Armstrong (sir Thomas),
given up by the States,
and executed without tri-
al, 463.

Army of Scotland enters
England, 312.

parliamentary, new-
modeled, 317. Advances
toward London, 327.

proposals of the, to
king Charles I. at Hamp-
ton Court, 329, 330. Re-
jected by him, 330. Inno-
vating spirit in, 334. Pub-
lishes a declaration for

Burgesses, debate on non-
resident, in the House of
commons, 156.
Burgundy (duke of), effect
of his death on the French
succession, 596.
Burnet (Dr. Gilbert, bishop
of Salisbury), denies the
answer of Henry VIII. to
Luther, 44, note 1. His val-
uation of the suppressed
monasteries, 54. Remark
of, on the statute for reg-
ulating trials in cases of
high treason, 552.
Burton (Henry), and Edward
Bastwick, prosecuted by
the Star-chamber, 255.
Bushell, a juryman, commit-
ted for non-payment of
his fine imposed on him
in the case of Peun and
Mead, 473.

INDEX.

riage with her, and cause
of dislike, 45. Divorce
from, ib. Feelings of the
nation in her favor, 49.
Catholic religion, presump-
tion of the establishment
of, 418. Remarks on
James II.'s intention to
re-establish, 496, 497.
Catholics, laws of Elizabeth
respecting the, chap. iii.,
69-99. A proud and obnox-
ious faction in the reign
of Charles I., 313. Natu-
ral enemies to peace, ib.
Promises of Charles II.
to, 394. Loyalty of, 395.
Charles II.'s bias in favor
of, ib. Laws against, en-
forced in Ireland, 695.
Claim the re-establish-
ment of their religion, 704.
Aim at revoking the act
of settlement, 708. Their
hopes under Charles II.
and James II., ib., 709.
Their possessions at the
end of the seventeenth
century, 709. Severity of
the laws against them dur-
ing the reigns of William
III. and Aune, ib. Severe
penalties imposed upon
them, 710.

Cavaliers, ruined, inade-

quate relief voted to, 387.
Cecil (William, lord Bur-
leigh), his great talents, 70.
His conduct concerning
Elizabeth's marriage, 77.
Favors her marriage with
the archduke Charles, ib.
Suspected of favoring the
house of Suffolk, 79. Mem-
orandum of, concerning
the queen of Scots, 81.
Pamphlets of, in defense of
Elizabeth, 89. Fidelity of
his spies on Mary queen
of Scots, 91. Continues
his severity to the papists,

99.

Campian (Edmund), exe-
cuted for popery, 87, SS.
His torture justified by Averse to the severi-
lord Burleigh, 89.
ty of Whitgift, 118.
His
Canon laws, a new series spoliation of church prop-
drawn up, 66.
erty, 127. Project of, for
Canons, ecclesiastical, new raising money, 142. Inter-
code of, under James I., ests himself in affairs of
175. Defending the king's private individuals, ib.,
absolute power, 184. 143. His policy in doing
Cartwright (Thomas), found- so, 143. Foresight the
er of the puritans, 108. character of his adminis-
His character, ib. His Ad-tration, ib.

monition, ib. His opposi- Celibacy of priests, its ori-
tion to civil authority in gin and evils considered,
the church, 109. Design!

62.

of his labors, 110. Sum- Ceremonies, superstitions,
moned before the eccle- abolished in England, 59,|
siastical commission, 121. 60.

Disapproved of the puri- Chambers (Richard), pro-
tan libels, ib.

Catherine of Aragon, queen

of Henry VIII., his mar-

ceedings against, for re-
fusing to pay customs,

243.

CHARLES I.

Chancery, origin and power
of the court of, 195, 196.
Dispute on the extent of
its jurisdiction, 196. Its
abolition voted, 346.
CHARLES I. (king of En-
gland), constitution of En-
gland under, from 1625-
1629, chap, vii., 214-236.
Favorable features of his
character, 214. Succeeds
to the throne in prepara-
tions for war, ib. Privi-
leges of Parliament in-
fringed by, 216, 217. Deter-
mines to dissolve it, 218.
Demands a loan, and con-
sequent tumult, ib. Arbi-
trary proceedings of his
council, 219. Summons a
new parliament, 221. His
dislike to the petition of
right, 222, 223. Answer
concerning tonnage and
poundage, and prorogues
the parliament, 224. His
engagement to the Span-
ish papists when prince
of Wales, 232. Conditions
for his marriage with the
princess Henrietta Maria,
233. View of his third par-
liament compared with
his character, 236. Con-
stitution of England un-
der, from 1629-1640, chap.
viii., 239-275. Declaration
of, after the dissolution,
239.

His proclamations,
250. Proceedings against
the city, 251. Principal
charges against his gov-
ernment, 251, 252.
His
court, etc., suspected of
favoring popery, 263. At-
tempts to draw him into
the Romish church, 266.
Aversion to calling a par-
liament, 272. Vain en-
deavor to procure a supply
from, 273, 274. Dissolved,
ib. His means for raising
money, 275, Summons
the council of York, ib.
Assents to calling a par-
liament, ib. Constitution
of England under, from
1640-1642, chap. ix., 276-
302. Recovers a portion
of his subjects' confidence,
290. His sincerity still sus-
pected, 291. His attempt
to seize members of Par-

liament, 293. Effects of,
on the nation, ib. His sac-
rifices to the parliament,
298. Nineteen proposi-
tions offered to, 299. Pow-
ers claimed by, in the
nineteen propositions, ib.
Comparative merits of his
contest with the parlia-

His

ment, 299-301. His suc-l
cess in the first part of
the civil war, 304. Affair
at Brentford injurious to
his reputation, 305.
strange promise to the
queen, ib. Denies the twol
houses the name of a par-
liament, 307. Earls of Hol-
land, Bedford, and Clare
join, ib. Their bad recep-
tion, and return to the par-
liament, ib., 308. Yeoman-
ry and trading classes gen-
erally against him,312. Re-
marks on the strength and
resources of the two par-
ties, ib. Loses ground dur-
ing winter, ib. Makes a
truce with the rebel cath-
olics, who are beaten at
Namptwich, ib. Success
over Essex in the West,
313. Summons the peers
and commons to meet at
Oxford, ib. Vote of par-
liament summoning him
to appear at Westminster,
314. Does not sustain
much loss in the West,
317. Defeat of, at Naseby,
ib. Observations on his
conduct after his defeat,
ib., 318. Surrenders him-
self to the Scots, 318. Re-
flections on his situation,
319, 320. Fidelity to the En-
glish church, 320. Thinks
of escaping, ib. Impru-
dence of preserving the
queen's letters, which fell
into the hands of parlia-
ment, 321. Disavows the
power granted to Glamor-
gan, 322. Is delivered up
to the parliament, 323. Re-
marks on that event, ib.
Offers made by the army
to, 327. Taken by Joyce,
ib. Treated with indul-
gence, 328. His ill recep-
tion of the proposals of the
army at Hampton Court,
329, 330. Escapes from
Hampton Court, 330. De-
clines passing four bills,
331. Placed in solitary
confinement, ib. Remarks
on his trial, 336. Reflec-
tions on his execution,
character, and govern-
ment, 337, 338. His inno-
vations on the law of Scot-
land, 656-658. His prom-
ise of graces to the Irish,
700. His perfidy on the
occasion, ib. State of the
church in Ireland in the
reign of, ib.
Charles II. (king of En-

gland), seeks foreign as-
sistance, 349. Attempts to

interest the pope in his fa-
vor, ib. His court at Brus-
sels, 362. Receives pledges
from many friends in En-
gland, 363. Hatred of the
army to, 366. His restora-
tion considered imminent,
early in the year 1660, 367.
Constitution of the con-
veution parliament great-
ly in his favor, 368. His]
declaration from Breda,
375. Proclamation soon
after landing, 376. Re-en-
ters on the crown-lands,]
378. Income settled on,
379. Character of, by op-
posite parties, 383. Prom-
ises to grant liberty of
conscience, ib. His decla-
ration in favor of a com-
promise, 385. Violates his
promise by the execution
of Vane, 388. His desire for
the repeal of the triennial
act, 390. Violates the spir-
it of his declarations, 394.
Wishes to mitigate the pe-
nal laws against the cath-
olics, ib. His inclination
toward that mode of faith,
395.

to make peace with Hol-
land, 423. His attachment
to French interests, ib. Re-
ceives money from France,
425. His secret treaties
with France, 430. His in-
sincerity, ib. His proposal
to Louis XIV. of a league
to support Sweden, ib. His
death anxiously wished
for by the Jesuits, 441. His
unsteadiness, 447. His of
fers in the case of exclu-
sion, 448. Implores the
aid of Louis XIV. against
his council and parlia-
ment, 450.
His dissimu-
lation, 452. Consultations
against his government
begin to be held, 459. His
connection with Louis
XIV. broken off, 466. His
death, 467. No general
infringements of public
liberty during his reign,
468. Tyrannical form of
his government in Scot-
land, 661, 662. State of the
protestants and catholics
in Ireland at his restora-
tion, 705. State, charac-
ter, and religion of the
parties in Ireland at the
restoration of, ib. His dec-
laration for the settlement
of Ireland, ib. Claims of
the different parties, ib.,
706. Not satisfactory to all
concerned, 706. Disgusted
with the Irish agents, ib.
Charles V. (emperor of Ger-
many), intercedes for the
princess Mary to enjoy her
religion, 64.

Publishes a declara-
tion in favor of liberty of
conscience, 396. Private
life of, 400. Not averse to
a commission of inquiry
into the public accounts,
403. Solicits money from
France, 408. Intrigues
with France, 411. His de-
sire of absolute power, ib.
Complains of the freedom
of political conversations,
412. Advice of some court-
iers to, on the fire of Lon-
don, ib. Unpopularity of,
ib. Endeavors to obtain
aid from France, 413. De-
sires to testify publicly his
adherence to the Romish
communion, ib. His con- election extended to, 491.
ference with the duke of Chichester (Sir Arthur, lord-
York, Clifford, and Ar- deputy), his capacity, 698.
lington, for the advance- The great colony of Ulster
ment of the Catholic faith, carried into effect by his
ib. His personal hatred means, ib.
to the Dutch, 414. Joins Chieftains (Irish), compelled
with Louis to subvert to defend their lands, 683.
Holland, ib. Confesses to Chillingworth (Dr. William),
Louis XIV.'s ambassador his examination of popery,
the national dislike to 266. Effect of the covenant
French alliance, 415. His upon his fortunes, 311.
evasive conduct toward Christ Church College, Ox-
Louis XIV., ib. Hopes of
his court, 417.

(archduke of Austria),
a suitor for the hand of
Elizabeth, 77. Recognized
as king of Spain, 591.
Elected emperor, 594.
Chester, county of, right of

His pre-
rogative opposed by the
Commons, 420. Complains
to the Lords of the oppo-
sition of the Commons,
ib. Gives way to the pub-
lic voice about the suspen-
sion bill, ib. Compelled

ford, endowed by Wolsey
from the suppressed mou-
asteries, 51.
Church of England, view of,
under Henry VIII., Ed-
ward VI., and queen Mary,
chap. ii., 42-68.

ceremonies and liturgy
disliked by the reformers,