name, with an epigram upon him, 685.

Altham, baron of the exchequer, a grave

and reverend judge, 281. Ambiguitas patens, what is meant thereby in law, 50. how to be holden, 51, Latens, what meant by it, 50. how to be holden, 51. another fort of it, ibid. Amendment of the law, vid. law. Amurath, the firft, flain, 323. Anabaptifts, profefs the doctrine of depofing Kings, 323. Annuity given pro concilio impenjo & impendendo, is not void, if the grantee is hinder'd from giving it by imprifon

peror, 242.

Aragon, kingdom of, is united with Ca

Stile, 217. is at laft naturalized to prevent any revolts, ibid. caufes of its revolt, 232. Archbishops, how they came in ufe, 465. Arian berefy, the occafion thereof, 464. Army, a project of reinforcing it în Ireland, without any expence, 647. Arraignment of Blunt, Davers, Davis, Merick, and Cuffe, all concern'd in Lord Effex's treafon; with their confeffions, evidences against them, their defences, and anfwers thereto, 410, &c. Arreft, in what cafes the constable has

power to execute it, 97.

Arundel, Lord, fome account of him, 658.

Alfaffin, this word deriv'd from the name of a Saracen Prince, 323. Aftronomers, fome in Italy condemn'd, 662.

Atheism, two chief caufes thereof, 460.

another cause of it, 482. Attainder, cafes relating thereto explain'd, 21, 37. what fort of them fhall give the efcheat to the King, 67, &c. and what to the Lord, 70. by judgment, 67. by verdict or confeffion, ibid. by outlawry, ibid. taken often by prayer of clergy, 71. forfeiteth all the perfon was poffefs'd of at the time of the offence, ibid. there can be no reftitution of blood after it, but by act of parliament, with other confequences thereof, 72. if a perfon guilty of it shall purchafe it fhall be to the King's ufe, unless he be pardon'd, ibid. cafes relating to a perfon guilty of it, and his chil

dren, ibid. 73. the claufe of forfeiture of goods thereby, found in no private act till Edw. IV's reign, 165. Attorney General, us'd not to be privy. counsellors, 1. did not then deal in caufes between party and party, ibid. Alturnement, what it is, 75. must be had to the grant of a reverfion, ibid. in what cafes a tenant is oblig'd to atturne, ibid.

Auguftus Caefar, commended as a great lawgiver, 10, 13.

Auterlony's books of 2001. land in charge in fee-fimple, ftay'dat the feal, and why, 684.

Autre capacite, & autre droit, their diffe rence fhewn, 120.

B.

Bacon, Sir Nic. a fhort account of him, 374. bishop of Rofs's faying upon him, ibid. was lord keeper of the great feal, 558. Sir Francis, his apology for any imputations concerning lord Effex, 429. his fervices to lord Effex, 430. two points wherein they always differ'd, 431. a coldness of behaviour grows between them, 432. his advice to the Queen about calling home lord Effex from Ireland, 333. his advice to lord Effex, when he came from Ireland without leave from the Queen, ibid. endeavours to reconcile the Queen, to lord Effex, 334, &c. defires the Queen to be left out in Effex's caufe, 337writes an account by the Queen's order of the proceedings relating to Effex, 441. is cenfur'd by fome for his proceedings in the Charter-houfe affair, but unjustly, 686. he praises the King's bounty to him, 726. complains to the King of his poverty, 727. expoftulates roughly with Buckingham about neglecting him, 729. does the fame with treasurer Marlborough, 736. begs of the King a remiffion of his fentence, and the return of his favour, 737. promifes bishop Williams to bequeath his writings to him, ibid. is charg'd with bri bery. See bribery.

Mr. Anthony, a fhort account of him, 556. Bankrupts, their petitions, when to be granted, 155.

Baptifm by women or lay-men condemn'd, 481. was formerly adminifter'd but annually, ibid. Barrow, a promoter of the opinions of the Brownifts, 353.

Barton,

Barton, call'd the holy maid of Kent, is
condemn'd for treafon, 313.
Baftard, how his heirs may become law-
ful poffeffors in oppofition to legal if-
fue, 65.

Battery, how to be punish'd, 56.
Bedford, lady, fome account of her, 645.
Beggars, the ill effects from them, 451.
Bellum fociale, between the Romans and

Latins, with the occafion of it, 217. Benevolence, a contribution fo call'd made of money, plate, &c. to King James I. with the occafion of it, 314, &c. letters fent to the fheriffs to bring the country into it, ibid. great care taken to prevent its being look'd on as a tax, or being drawn into precedent; with reafons in juftification thereof, 316. Oliver St. John's complaints against it, with his papers relating thereto condemn'd in feveral particulars, 317. Bertram, concerning his murdering Tyndal, 654. His Cafe, 655. Bill of review, in what cafes to be admitted in chancery, 146, &c. of an immoderate length, is to be fin'd in chancery, 151.that is libellous, or flanderous, or impertinent, to be punish'd, ibid. Bingley turns pirate, and his hip is taken in Ireland, 254.

of

Bishops; their wrong conduct often occafions controverfies in the church, 462. of England anfwer'd, ibid, 467. ought not lightly to be spoken ill of, 463. when any were anciently excommunicated, their offence was bury'd in oblivion, ibid. ill ones cenfur'd by the fathers, ibid. whether the prefent practice of exercising their authority alone by themselves be right, 476. how they came by this authority, ibid. government of the church by bifhops commended, ibid. in caufes that come before them they should be affifted by the other clergy, 477. fhould have no deputies to judge for them, ibid. the caufes which they are to judge of, 478. Blunt, the effect of what pafs'd at his arraignment, 410, &c. his confeffion relating to Effex's treason, 392, 419. a fecond confeffion, 420. another made at the bar, 425. his fpeech at his death, 426.

Bodley, Sir Thomas, foine account of him, 564.

Body, natural and politick of the King, their mutual influence upon each other,

202.

Books proper to affift ftudents in reading the common law, much wanted, 7. a way propos'd for fupplying them, ibid.

Bremingham, his relation of what Tyrone faid to him about conquering England,

391.

Bribery, our author is apprehenfive of being charg'd therewith, 713. his requests to the lords thereupon, ibid. promifes a fair answer relating thereto, 714. his fubmiffion, 716. his fupplication for favour, 717.

Brother, &c. of the half-blood fhall not inherit to his brother &c. but only as a child to his parents, 66. Brownists, fome account of their opinions, 352, &c.

Buchanan, his hiftory of Scotland, 569. Buckhurst, lord, is concern'd in Ellex's tryal, 404. his character from Naunton, 565.

Bulls from the pope are forbid in England, 361.

Buckingham, made lord high admiral, 663. Burgess, Dr, is reftor'd to preach, and made rector of Sutton-Colefield, 644. Burgh English, a cuftom in boroughs, fo call'd, 66.

Burleigh, lord; counfellor to Queen Elizabeth, commended, 344. is cenfur'd in a libel, ibid. farther attempts to make him fufpected to the Queen and nation, 346. fome account of him, with remarks upon his actions, 372. was much respected by Queen Mary, 373. fome falfe reflections concerning him, ibid. &c. is accus'd of defigning a match between his grandchild Will. Gecil, and the lady Arabella, 375. feveral letters to the English and Scotch lord Burleigh for which fee letter.

C.

Caefar, a faying of Seneca's about his re

figning his power, ro. was a famous lawgiver, ibid. a faying to him, 231. Calais, poffefs'd by the Spaniards, 229. restitution thereof demanded, 367. Callifthenes in his two orations commends and discommends the Macedonians, 2. Alexander's faying to him thereupon, ibid.

Cambridge, a letter to the university pro

feffing great refpect and fervices due from our author, 661.

Cambden, his annals of Queen Elizabeth commended, 569.

Canon law, a defign of purging it in
Hen. VIII's time, 4, 11.
Capite, lands held in cap. in knight's-fer-

vice, in what manner and parcels they may be devis'd, 79. Cardinal, whence fo call'd, 477.

Carew

of patrimony therein, 485. methods of
fupplying its decay'd maintenance, 486.
Parliaments are oblig'd in confcience to
enlarge its patrimony, ibid. its affec-
tation of imitating foreign churches con-
demn'd as a caufe of fchifm and herefy,
465.

-catholick, that there is one, 457.
that there is a visible one, ibid.

of Rome, the ill effects of our con-
demning every thing alike therein, 464.
Circuit, counties divided into fix of them,
61. times appointed for the judges to
go to them, ibid.

Civil law prevails in Gascoigne, Langue-
doc, &c. 247.

Claufula derogatoria, call'd alfo claufula

non obftante, is of two forts, 44, &c.
its force explain'd by feveral inftances to
pag. 46.
Clergy, benefit thereof, its first rise, 62.
was allow'd in all cafes except treafon
and robbing of churches; but is now
much limited, 63. to what cafes now
confin'd, ibid. their maintenance is jure
divino, 485. equality in their order con-
demn'd, ibid. an affembly of them much
commended, 482.

Clerk of the crown, his office, 98. his place
in the difpofal of the judges, ibid. of
the peace, his office, 99. is appointed
by the Cuftos Rotulorum, ibid.
Clifton, lord, how to be proceeded againft,
681. to be punish'd for fpeaking against
the chancellor, 683.

Cloathing business at a stay, 652. a reme-
dy hereof proposed, ibid. fome farther
thoughts upon the fame, 653. the new
company not to be encourag'd in the
cloathing trade, ibid.

Cogitata & vifa, Bodley's opinion of that
book, 578, &c.

Coke, an account of his errors in law, 626,
627. his reports much commended, 3,
666. are thought to contain matters a-
gainst the prerogative, ibid.
College for controverfies propos'd, 452.
Colthurft's cafe, 123.

Columbus's offer to Hen. VII. relating to
the Indies, 197:

Combats of two forts feem to have been
look'd upon as authoriz'd, 301. by way
of judicial tryal, of right, by whom
introduc'd, 302.

Commendams, letter to the King about
them, 631. fome proceedings therein
give offence to the King, 634. King
deny'd to have a power of granting
them, 637. judges proceed therein with-
out the King's leave, 638. the King
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writes to them upon it, 639. he charges
them with feveral faults therein, 640.
the judges fubmit, 641. and commen-
dams are allow'd to be in the King's
power, 643.

Commiffions for plantation of Ireland how
to act, 445. &c. See Ireland.
▬▬▬▬▬▬for examinations of witnesses, 152.
for charitable uses, 155. fuits thereup-
on how to proceed, ibid. of ftewards,
cafes relating thereto, ibid. of delegates,
when to be awarded, ibid.
Committees, are ftill in form appointed
by the King in the upper-houfe to re-
ceive the petitions of Normandy, &c. 234
Common law, what method to be observ'd
in the digefting of it, 5. what points
chiefly to be minded in the reduction of
it, 6.

Common people, ftate of them in Queen
Elizabeth's time, 358.

Common pleas, court of, erected in Hen. III's
time, 61. its inftitution and defign, ibid.
its jurifdiction, 282.

Common voucher, who he is, and in what
cafes made ufe of, 76.

Comparison, between Philip of Macedon,
and the King of Spain, 362.
Compofitio & Miftio, the difference natu-
ralifts make between them, 212.
Condition, its fignificancy in ftat. of uses,
176.

Conference between the lords and commons
upon petitioning the King to treat of a
compofition for wards and tenures, 261
Confeffion of faith, 453.
Confirmation, whether we are not in our
church miftaken about it, in the time
of using it, 480.

Conjuration, how to be punish'd, 290.
Conquest, diftinction between conqueft and

defcent in the cafe of naturalization con-
futed, 197, &c. fubjects gain'd thereby
are efteem'd naturaliz'd, ibid.
Confalvo, his faying upon honour, 302.
Confcience, how perfons are to be treated

in religious matters upon pretence there-
of, 360.

Confervators of the peace, their origin, of-
fice, and continuance thereof, 59. who
are fuch by office, ibid. were fucceeded
by juftices of the peace, ibid.
Confiftory at Rome, whereof it confifts, 477.
performs all Ecclefiaftical jurisdiction,

ibid.

Confpiracies against princes, the peculiar
heinoufnefs of them, 322. are condemn'd
by the law of nations, 342.
Conftable, his office, 57. was fettled by
William the conqueror, ibid. two high
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conftables

conftables appointed for every hundred by the fheriff, ibid. a petty one appointed for every village, ibid. the original of their authority very dark, 94. original of their office ftill more obfcure, 95. whether the high constable was ab origine, ibid. by whom elected, and where, 95. of what condition they ought to be in eftate, &c. ibid. they are to perform their office gratis, 96. are oblig'd to fue, ibid. their authority, ibid. &c. their original power reducible to three heads, ibid. by whom they are punishable, 97. their oath, ibid. their office fumm'd up, 98.

Conftantine, his faying of Trojan the Emperor for his many buildings, 9. Contempts of our church and fervice how punishable, 289.

Contract, the difference of diffolving a contract, and making a release of the thing contracted for; the one of which may be done, when the other is impoffible, 46.

Controverfies, are no ill fign in a church, 353. college for controverfies propos'd, 452. are to be expected, 458. thofe of the church of England not about great matters, 459. by what means they are eafily prevented, ibid. are carry'd on amongst us with great indecency, 460. five points wherein both the controverting parties are to blame in thefe matters, 461. the occafions of them, 462, &c. their progrefs, 466. they grow high about the form of church government, ibid. unbrotherly proceedings on both fides in thefe controverfies, 467. fhou'd not be difcufs'd before the people, 470, &c. few are qualify'd enough to judge of them impartially, 473. Converfation, fome obfervations relating thereto, 500.

Converts to the reform'd religion, a propofal for making a receptacle to encourage them, 442.

Conveyance, property of land gain'd thereby in eftates in fee, in tail, for life, for years, 72. of lands is made fix ways; by feoffment, by fine, by recovery, by ufe, by covenant, by will, 75. thefe ways are all explain'd, ibid. &c. by way of ufe, ought to be conftru'd favourably, 124.

Copies in chancery, how to be regulated, 152. Copper mines, cafe relating to them determin'd by records and precedents, 281. Copy-holders, their original; with feveral other things relating to them, 70.

Coronation of our Kings, where to be held after the union of England and Scotland,

221.

Coroners, their office, 100. how they came to be call'd fo, ibid. by whom they are chofen, ibid. are in ufe in Scotland likewife, ibid.

Corporations, excluded from trust by stat. of uses, 174. of the crown differ from all others, 202.

Councils of ftate, how to be order'd after the union of England and Scotland, 224. one to be erected at Carlisle or Berwick upon the union, with the extent of its jurifdiction, 218. in Ireland, whether they fhou'd be reduc'd, or not, 647. Counfel, to give it, is the greateft truft between man and man, 654. Sir Francis

Bacon's effay on council, much commended, ibid.

Counties, the divifion of England into them, 58. lords fet over each, and their authority, ibid. this authority given afterwards to the fheriff, ibid. countycourt held by the fheriff monthly, ibid. this dealt only in crown matters, 61. its jurifdiction, 99.

Court barons, their original, and use, 70. Courts of justice, how to be order'd after

the union of England and Scotland, 226. Court rolls, their examination to be re

ferr'd to two mafters in chancery, 151. Covenant, a manner of conveyance, 77. how it is effected, ibid. Covin, how made and discharg'd, 162. Cranfeild, Sir Lionel, fome account of him, 675.

Cromwell, lord, his examination relating to lord Effex's treason, 424. Crown of England, goes by defcent, 204.

ceremonial of it, how to be fram'd after

the union of England and Scotland, 221. Crook, Sir John, fome account of him,

594.

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