Marquess of Winchester "a Willow, and not an Oak," Page 1.
His Family, 1.
His Disposition, 2. Made a Peer and Knight of the Garter, 2. Executor of
Henry VIII., 2. Protector's Difficulty in disposing of Great Seal, 2. Marquess
of Winchester made Lord Keeper, 3. His incompetency as a Judge, 4. Resigns
the Great Seal, 4. Made Lord Treasurer, 5. Presides at Trial of Duke of
Somerset, 5. Rulings at this Trial, 5. Conduct of the Marquess of Winchester
on Accession of Queen Mary, 6. On Accession of Queen Elizabeth, 7.
Death and Character, 7. His Descendants, 7.
His mercantile Descent, 9. Birth, 9. Early Profligacy, 9. Professional Pro-
His infamous Conduct on Trials of Bishop Fisher and Sir Thomas
More, 10. Office of Chirographer conferred upon him, 11. Elected Speaker
of the House of Commons, 11. Made Chancellor of Court of Augmenta-
tions, 11. His religious Indifference, 11. Paymaster of the Army, 11. Assists
in Persecution of Lutherans and Roman Catholics, 12. Foments Dispute
between Wriothesley and Somerset, 12. Made a Peer, 12. His Title, 12.
His Disappointment, 12. Appointed Lord Chancellor, 13. His Conduct as a
Judge, 13. He passes Patent, giving Precedence to Somerset with a non ob-
stante, 14. A Parliament, 15. Wholesome Laws passed, 15. Reformation of
Religion, 15. Quarrel between the Protector and his Brother Lord Sey-
mour, 16. Lord Seymour committed to the Tower, 17. Bill of Attainder
against him, 18. His Execution, 19. Misconduct of the Protector, 19. Per-
plexities of Lord Chancellor Rich, 20. His Conduct on the Fall of Somerset, 20.
Takes Part with Warwick, 21. Proceedings against Somerset, 22. Lord Chan-
cellor burns Anabaptists and Arians, 22.
His Visit to the Princess Mary, 23.
Trepidation of the Lord Chancellor, 24. Somerset's Plot against Northumber-
land, 24. Trial of Somerset, 25. Lord Chancellor feigns sickness, 25. Lord
Chancellor Rich flees from public Life, 26. His Retreat, 26. His rapid
Recovery, 27.