Bacon, Francis-continued.
His letter to the King, advising
how to proceed in it, 231.
Argues the case of Rege inconsulto
in the King's Bench, 233.
His letter to the King reporting
the result, 233-236.
Letters to the King upon the
breach with the New (Cloth-
dressing) Company, 236-238.

256-259.

Touching the Lord Chancellor's

sickness, 239, 240.

Touching the Lord Chancellor's
place, 240-244.

Letter to Villiers on receiving an
assurance of the Chancellorship
when vacant, 245.

Letters to the King, and to Villiers,

on the conflict as to jurisdiction
between the Chancery and King's
Bench Courts, 246-254.
Letters to Villiers suggesting that
he be sworn Privy Councillor,
255. 260. 347.

Letter of thanks to the King for

promised promotion, 260.
Letters to Villiers concerning ex-
aminations of Sir Robert Cot-
ton and the Earl and Countess
of Somerset, 263-268, 270.
Letter to the Judges in the Commen-

dam case, and report to the King
of their proceeding, 272-275.
Further letters to the King and to
Villiers on the forthcoming trial
of the Somersets, 275-280.
281-283. 285-289. 290-292.
292-294.

His memorial touching the course
to be held in my Lord of Somer-
set's arraignment, 295.
His charge on praying judgment
against the Countess, 297-304.
See also 303 note.

His charge against Somerset before
the Peers, 307-320.
Heads of the evidence adduced by
him, 321-324.

He declines to reply to the defence,
and prays judgment, 334, 335.
Charge against him in Amos's
"Great Oyer of Poisoning,"

344. 346.

Letter to Villiers preferring a

Privy Councillorship to a pro-
mise of the reversion of the
Chancellorship, 348.
Sworn Privy Councillor, 349.
"Memorial for His Majesty," re-

lative to the conflict between
the Chancery and King's Bench,
and also the case of the Com-
mendams, 349-354.

Bacon, Francis-continued.
Principle observed by him in re-
gard to monopolies: his report
and recommendation to the King
on Sir G. Houghton's petition
for a patent, 354-356.
Letter to Villiers with draft of
Act of Council on the Commen-
dam case, and copy of same,
356-369.

His policy with regard to the Non-
conformists, 371.

His letter to Villiers in favour of
Dr. Burgess, the Puritan clergy-
man, 372.

Letters to Villiers and to the King
enclosing warrant for pardon of
Lady Somerset, 375.

His views as to the treatment of
Recusant magistrates in Ireland,

377.
Recommends Mr. Edward Wry-
tington for the Irish Attorney-
Generalship, ibid.

His letter to Villiers upon the
policy to be pursued in Ireland,
378-380.

Decree drawn up by him on the
Præmunire Question arising out
of the conflict between the Chan-
cery and King's Bench, 385-
395.

The question settled according to
the view he took of it, 396.
See 397, 399.

Bacon, Sir Nicholas (Bacon's father),
from what office raised to the
Chancellorship, 242. See 390.

"Balaam's Ass," charge against John
Cotton relative to, 4.

Denounced by Bacon as a "wicked
and monstrous libel," 161.
Barton, Elizabeth, the "holy maid of
Kent," put to death by Henry
VIII.; her case cited as a pre-
cedent, 11. 119.

Bath and Wells, Dr. James Montague,
Bishop of, libelled by Edmund
Peacham, 90.

Appointed to examine Peacham on
a charge of treason, 122.
"Hath dealt in an effectual matter
with Peacham," 123.

Favourable to the restoration of
Dr. Burgess to preach, 373.
Bear, Sir John, his candidature for the
Irish Attorney-Generalship ob-
jected to by Bacon, 377.
Bedford, Lucy, Countess of, cured of her
ailments by Burgess the Puri-
tan, 371.

Active in promoting Burgess's re-
instatement as a preacher, 373.
Benevolence, or voluntary oblation

Benevolence-continued.

proposed to be raised for the
King on the dissolution of Par-
liament without supplies voted;
Archbishop Abbot's initiatory
letter, 78, 79.

Amount promised at starting and
givers thereof, 80.

Bacon's note of points to be ob-

served therein, 81-83.
Oliver St. John's manifesto against
the project, and proceedings
consequent thereon, 132-151.
[See St. John.]
Duke of Buckingham's definition
of a Benevolence, 140.
Result of the experiment, 168.
Berkeley, Sir Maurice, M.P., moves for
a Committee to draw a bill
against Ecclesiastical Courts, 34.
Course suggested by him relative
to the Bishop of Lincoln's speech
in the other House, 62, 65.
Called in question in connection
with Peacham's case, but acquits
himself, 122. 126.

See Winchester.

Bilson, Dr.
Binning, Lord, why not fit to be used
in the examination of Somerset,
266.

Birch, Thomas, his statement as to

Cæsar, Sir Julius, Master of the Rolls,

on a motion for supply, 35.
One of the Council responsible for
the order for torturing Peacham,

92.

Also one of Peacham's Examiners,
93.

His speech in Council on the ex-
pediency of calling a new Par-
liament, 199.

One of the Committees in the dis-
pute between the Chancery and
King's Bench Courts, 351.

See 357. 369. 385 note.
Cambridge University chooses Bacon
as its member in the 1614 Par-
liament, 31.

Camden, William, on the feeling ex-
cited by Lady Somerset at her
condemnation, 305. 374.
Campbell, John, Lord, his mistake as
to Oliver St. John, 131.
His remark on Bacon's letter
"touching the Lord Chancel-
lor's place," 244.

Canterbury, Archbishop of. See Abbot.

Boniface.

Canute, conduct of, in sending back his
Danes, recommended as an ex-
ample to the King, 69.

C.

Birch, Thomas-continued.

Lord Grandison's death, 131
note. See 152. 264 note.

Boniface, Archbishop of Canterbury,
sentence of excommunication
passed by, 133.

Boniface VIII., Pope, brought to an
ignominious end by Philip the
Fair, 8.

Bowles, Alderman, and others, indict-
ment of præmunire preferred
against, 251.

Bromley, Edward, one of the Judges,

360.

Bromley, Sir Thomas, from what office
raised to the Chancellorship, 242.
See 390.
Buckingham, Duke of, his definition of
a Benevolence, 140.
Buckingham, Duke of. See Villiers.
Bulstrode, Mr., M.P., on a letter from
the King to the Speaker, 60.
On the Bishop of Lincoln's speech
in the other House, 65.
Burgess, Dr., Puritan preacher, inter-
dicted from preaching, takes to
medical practice, 371.
Attends Lucy, Countess of Bed-
ford, ibid.

Restored to preach, 372, 373.
Burleigh, Lord, 282.

Carre, Sir Robert, suggested as a fit
person to deliver a message to
Somerset, 282.

Sent to induce Somerset to proceed
quietly to his trial, 306.

Cary, underkeeper of the Tower, dis-
placed by Somerset's means, 315,
316. 319.

Chamberlain, John, Dudley Carleton's
correspondent, on the meddling
of the King's friends, 1613-14,
in the elections, 20.
His comment on the King's speech
to the new Parliament, 23.
His account of the proceedings
that led to the dissolution of
James's second parliament, 69,
70. 72 note.

His note of the sums subscribed by
the bishops, nobles, etc., for the
King, 80.

On incidents connected with
Peacham's case; opinions of
the Judges, 121 note. New dis-
closures by Peacham, 122.
Peacham's trial, condemnation,
and death, 127, 128 note.
On Oliver St. John's committal,
134 note.

On Owen's trial and its result, 167.

Chancery and King's Bench Courts,
conflict of jurisdiction between ;
indictments of præmunire pre-
ferred against the parties appeal-
ing to equity, 246.

Letter thereon from Bacon to the
King, 246-254.

Memorial drawn up by Bacon,
349-354.

Speech of the King in the Star
Chamber on the subject, and de-
cree subsequently promulgated,
381-395.

Charles, Prince, afterwards Charles I.,
289.

Charles V., Pope Clement imprisoned
by, 8.

Chibborne, Serjeant, his arguments in
the case of the Commendams, 358.
364.

Chichester, Sir Arthur, Lord Deputy of
Ireland, 355.

Recalled from his post, 376, 377.
Chute, Sir Walter, M.P., on the King's
letter to the Speaker, 60.
On the course to be adopted rela-
tive to the Bishop of Lincoln's
Speech in the other House, 64.
His attack on the King's favourites,
71. See 183.
Clarendon, on the dissolutions of Par-
liament in Charles's reign, 74.
Clement, Pope, how dealt with by
Charles V., 8.
Clothworkers' grievance against the
Merchant Adventurers' Com-
pany result of efforts made to
remedy same, 169-172.

See Merchant Adventurers.
Cobham, Lord, extension of the royal
mercy to, 282. 298.

Coke, Sir Edward, Chief Justice of the
King's Bench, 3.

Signs report on a proposition re-
ferred to the learned Counsel,
13.
Declines, on the part of the Judges,
to deliver an opinion to the
House of Lords upon the ques-
tion of Impositions, 58.
His contribution to the Benevo-
lence, 80.

Coke, Sir Edward-continued.
Value of his Reports, 86.
Commissions with clause autho-

rizing the use of Torture passed
by him when Attorney-General,
93 note.

His subsequent discovery that
there was no law to warrant tor-
tures in England, ibid.

His authority with the other
Judges, 99.

His objection to the taking of
Judges' opinions singly and
apart, 100. 104.

Had "done his part" in case of
Recusancy, 102.

His Conferences with Bacon on the
case of Peacham, 107-110.
Conference at his Chambers be-
tween the Judges of the King's
Bench and the Learned Counsel
in the case of Owen, 114. 119.
Consents to give a private opinion

on the case of Peacham, 114.
His doctrine that the Judges ought
not to deliver their opinions be-
forehand, a discovery of later
date, 115-118.

Effect of his private opinion given
in Peacham's case, 120, 121. 128.
"Delivers the law for the Benevo-

lence strongly" in the Star
Chamber, 135.

His change of opinion as to the le-
gality of the proceeding, 146.
His Speech in Council on the ex-
pediency of calling a new Par-
liament, 199.

Commissioned to investigate the
murder of Overbury, 209.
His premature declaration of the
complicity of the Somersets, 210,
211. 229.

His objection to the proposal to
confront Weston with them, 212.
Sole manager of the trials of the
commoners implicated, 223.
Directed to postpone the hearing

of the case of Rege inconsulto, 225.
Does not mean to dispute about
Sir John Roper's patent, 227, 228.
Discovers evidence which he con-
siders "sufficient" against So-
merset, 229, 230. 326.
Compliments Bacon on his argu-
ment in the Rege inconsulto case,
234, 235.

Objections to his being made
Chancellor, 242.

Encourages an indictment of præ-
munire against the officers of the
Chancery, for giving relief in
equity after judgment in the
King's Bench, 246.

Coke, Sir Edward-continued.
Letters and proceedings relative to
the dispute, 246-254.
Talks of committing some of the
"New Company," 257.
Draws wrong inferences from the
discovery in Somerset's posses-
sion of a confidential dispatch
from Digby to the King, 262.
Arranges with Bacon for a re-ex-
amination of Lady Somerset,
267, 271, 282.

Confers with Bacon on revenue
matters, 267, 268.
Invents a constitutional doctrine
to prevent the King from ex-
amining the evidence in Somer-
set's case for himself, 269 note.
Meddles no more in the examina-
tion, 272 note.

Refuses to postpone the argument
on the Commendam case upon
directions from the King through
the Attorney-General, 272-275.
Number of examinations taken
by him in the Overbury case,
302.

His note on a piece of evidence
against Somerset, 325.
His interruption of Somerset dur-
ing the trial, 327 note.
His note of Franklin's confessions,
and hints of discoveries made
thereupon, 338, 339.

His unsuccessful attempts to elicit
evidence in confirmation of them,
342.

Charge brought against him by
Professor Amos, 344–346.
His conduct with regard to the
Commendam case, 352-354. 357
-369.

His evasive answer, 369, 370.
Called before the Council to an-
swer certain charges; promises
that the King's decree forbidding
bills of præmunire to be brought
against the Chancery in the
King's Bench shall be obeyed,

Commendams continued.

Council concerning same, 352.
357-369.

Commons, House of, elected in 1614, 19.
Two-thirds of the members new,
20.

Resolution (with special exception
of Bacon on this occasion) that
the Attorney-General is ex officio
ineligible, 31-33.

Bills introduced concerning Impo-
sitions and against Ecclesiastical
Courts, 34.

Resolution to postpone the con-
sideration of Supply till after
Easter, 35-38.

Committee appointed to consider
of a message to the King "to
intimate the protestation of the
House against Undertakers," 39.
[See Undertakers.]

Resolution to take the question of
Impositions before the question
of Supply, 40.

Resolution to invite the Lords to a
conference concerning Imposi-
tions;
and Committee appointed

to prepare for it, 49, 50.
Prepared to vote liberally when
the proper time comes, but re-
solved to do nothing in the mat-
ter of Supply until something
has been ordered for the good of
the public, 50.
Expulsion of Sir Thomas Parry
for unlawful interference in an
election, 51, 52.

Preparation for Conference with
the Lords, 52–54. 56.
Invitation to confer, sent and re-
fused, 57.

Rumour of words spoken in the

Upper House in derogation of
the Lower, 58.
Punishment of the speaker (Bishop
of Lincoln) demanded, and all
other business suspended in the
mean time, 60.

Explanations and apologies offered
in vain, 61-66.

Committee to consider what is fit
further to be done, 66.
Dissolution, 67, 68.
Causes of the dissolution as de-
scribed by Chamberlain and
Lorkin; supposed conspiracy to
bring the Parliament to confu-
sion, 69-72.

Errors and excuses, 74-76.
Cope, Sir William, M.P., on the Bishop
of Lincoln's explanation, 61.
Copyhold enfranchisement suggested
by Bacon as a source of revenue
to the King, 114.

Cornwallis, Sir Charles, sent to the
Tower, 70.

One of Lord Northampton's instru-
ments for causing a breach be-
tween King and the House of
Commons, 72. See 183.
Cottington, Francis, Clerk of the Coun-
cil, one of the Commissioners for
the examination of Peacham, 94.
Cotton, John, assumed author of the
book "Balaam's Ass," charge of
treason against, and law-officers'
report thereon, 4.

His long imprisonment: found not
to be the author of the obnox-
ious book, 5.

Cotton, Sir Robert, and his dealings
with Somerset: his examination
determined on, 263-265.
Notes of his examination, and of
Somerset's statements in regard
to him, 328, 329. 333. 337.
His conduct in reference to a par-
don prepared for Somerset, 330.
333. 334. See 266. 270.
Courtman, Mr., recommended by Bacon
as a Law reporter, 36.
Coventry, Lord Keeper, 397.
Cowell's offence against the House of

Commons compared with St.
John's against the King, 134.
Cox, Sir Richard, a Master of the Board
of Green Cloth, 97, 98.

Craig, Dr., Letter from Somerset to,
ordering him to attend Over-
bury, 336.

Cranfield, Sir Lionel, 237, 258.
Crew, Sir Randal (or Ranulph), King's
Serjeant, explains why Bacon's

Davies, Sir John, Attorney-General
for Ireland, 355.

Davis, Laurence, Overbury's servant,
facts criminatory of Somerset
deposed to by, 324. 327. 329. 333.
Deer-stealing, notes of a Star Chamber
speech by Bacon on, 87.

Denham, Sir John, made Lord Justice
of Ireland, 376.

Deurst, Clerk in Chancery, included in
the præmunire indictment, 251.
D'Ewes, Sir Simonds, his favourable

impression of Villiers, when
Marquis of Buckingham, 226.
Dier, Lord, character of the law reports
of, 86.

Digby, Sir John, Ambassador in Spain,

sent for to give further informa-
tion about Somerset's dealings
with the Spanish Ambassador,

232.

His explanatory letter to the King,
and subsequent conferences with

Digby, Sir John-continued.

Bacon and the Lord Chancellor
thereon, 262-265. See 294. 369.
Digges, Sir Dudley, against a prema-
ture motion for supply, 50.
On the Bishop of Lincoln's speech
in the other House, 66.
Dixon's "Personal History of Lord
Bacon," extracts from Oliver St.
John's petition to be seen in, 151.
Dodderidge, Mr. Justice, required by

the King to give his opinion
singly and apart on Peacham's
case, 100.

The Judges' letter to the King in
the Commendam case signed by
him, 359, 360.

His submission and intended ac-
tion in that case, 367, 368.
Duncombe, Mr., M.P., course recom-
mended by, relative to the
Bishop of Lincoln's speech in
the other House, 61, 65.