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created prince of Wales.-Plan for his marriage to a
French princess.-Lord Hay's embassy,-his pomp and
prodigality.-James congratulates Louis XIII. on the
murder of marshal d'Ancre.-Cautionary towns given up
to the Dutch...
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CHAPTER XVI.
1617.
Earl of Worcester resigns the office of lord-privy-seal to
Villiers created earl of Buckingham.-Lord Ellesmere
resigns.-Bacon keeper of the seals.-Circumstances of
Ellesmere's resignation.-His death and character.-
James's visit to Scotland.-He attempts to make himself
head of the church, but is opposed by the parliament
and clergy;-establishes a court of high commission,-
imposes five new articles on the church;-leaves the
country in anger.-Court intrigues.-Coke offers his
daughter to Buckingham's brother.--Bacon opposes the
match. His letters against it to Buckingham and to the
king. They are displeased, and Bacon offers to promote
the match. The king's return from Scotland. — Bacon
ill received by Buckingham, but soon restored to favor.
-Coke readmitted to the council-board.-The marriage
solemnized.-Coke's wife supported against him.-Book
of sports.-Sabbatarian controversy.-Conduct of the
lord-mayor of London.-Arrival and reception of a Rus-
sian embassy,-of a Turkish chiaux.-Death and cha-
racter of sir Ralph Winwood....
CHAPTER XVII.
1618.
Liberation of Raleigh.-Occurrences during his imprison-
ment. His expedition to Guiana.-Return,-imprison-
ment,-death.-King's antipathy to young Raleigh.-
Declaration by authority of the motives for putting Ra-
leigh to death.-Proof that he was sacrificed to Spain.-
Reform
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Reform of the royal expenditure.-Condemnation of the
lord-treasurer for corruption.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Alarm at the appearance of a comet.-Death and character
of the queen.-James makes a speech in the star-cham-
ber. He judges in person the cause of lady Lake.—
Publication of his works.-Synod of Dort.-Divines sent
thither by James.-Carleton-Hall-Davenant-Ward
-Balcanqual-Goad-Hales.-Account of Selden ;—
his History of tythes.-Conduct of James to him,—to sir
H. Finch.-Rise of lord-keeper Williams.-Progress of
Villiers.-Extravagant grants to him and his family.-
Causes of discontent.-Marriage treaty with Spain.-
Suspension of laws against catholics.-Convents founded
in Flanders.-Female jesuits.-The Palatine elected king
of Bohemia.-Letter of Abbot respecting him.—Pacific
politics of James....
CHAPTER XIX.
1617 To 1620.
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James's speech against flocking to London.-His conduct
to the antiquarian society. His hostility to the common
law.Abuses in the administration of justice.-Chancery.
-Star-chamber.-High-commission.-Torture.-Trials
for witchcraft..
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CHAPTER XX.
1620, 1621.
Affairs of Bohemia.-Negotiations of James.-Embassies
of sir H. Wotton.-His verses on the queen of Bohemia.
-Levies for the war in Germany.-Earl of Oxford.-
James attempts to impose a benevolence.-Negotiations
of lord Herbert of Chirbury.-Behaviour of a French
embassy.-Preparations for a parliament.-Letter of
Bacon.-Proclamation.-Prohibition of talking of state
affairs,
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affairs.-King's speech.-Prosperous state of Bacon.-
His private life,-studies,-powers of conversation.-
The commons accuse him to the lords.-Easter recess.-
Alarm of Villiers and the monopolists.-Dissolution of
parliament advised.-Williams dissuades it.-Bacon's
submission to the lords.-He is deprived of the seals.—
Sentence upon him.-Remarks on his case.-Treachery
of the king and Villiers towards him.-His after-life and
death..
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CHAPTER XXI.
1621.
Disaffection of the parliament.-Usher appointed to preach
before the commons,-his conference with James.-Con-
duct of Laud.-King's speech against monopolies.-Case
of attorney Yelverton.-King's speech respecting the
affairs of the Palatine.-Supplies delayed.-Parliament
adjourned.-Opposition lords-earls of Essex and Ox-
ford,-earl of Southampton-his imprisonment.-Lord
Say and Sele,-earl of Warwick,-lord Spencer.—In.
sulting conduct of the earl of Arundel; his office of earl-
marshal.-Competitors for the post of chancellor.-Sir
Lionel Cranfield.-Dean Williams keeper of the seals.
-Liberation of the earl of Northumberland,-of the
earl and countess of Somerset.-Williams made bishop
of Lincoln.-Circumstances of Laud's appointment to
the see of St. David's.-Archbishop Abbot kills a man
by chance, proceedings respecting him.-Account of
bishop Andrews,-Latin elegy on his death by Milton.. 224
CHAPTER XXII.
1621, 1622.
Parliament assembled.-Speech of the lord-keeper.-Lord
Digby's account of his negotiations.-Petition and re-
monstrance of the commons.-The king's letter to the
speaker,-Reply of the commons.-The king's rejoinder.
-His
-His reception of a committee of the house.-Concilia-
tory advice of the lord-keeper neglected by the king.—
Notice of adjournment delivered by the prince of Wales.
-Protestation entered by the house on its journals.—
Imprisonment of Philips, Selden, Pym and Mallory.-
Other members sent to Ireland.-Attempts to ruin sir
Edward Coke.-Sir John Savile bought over by the
court.-Liberation of Selden.-Committal of the earls
of Southampton and Oxford.-Lord Spencer and others
reprimanded.-Remonstrance against the creation of
Scotch and Irish peers.-Menacing words of the king to
the earl of Essex.-A benevolence extorted.-Freedom
of speech restrained.-Caricatures of king James.-
General liberation of prisoners for recusancy.-Re-
straints laid on preachers.-Anecdote of the lord-keeper. 273
CHAPTER XXIII.
1622, 1623.
Embassy of John Digby earl of Bristol to Spain.-Account
of him.-Views of Buckingham.-He persuades the
prince to go to Spain;-their mode of gaining the king's
consent. The prince's journey.-Lines by Waller.—
His arrival and reception at Madrid.-Correspondence
of the king and Buckingham.-James required to own
the pope's supremacy.-Correspondence of the prince
with the pope.-Secret articles added to the treaty.-
Disagreement between Buckingham and the Spanish
ministry.-Desponding letter of James,-his steps in
favor of recusants.-Etiquette of the Spanish court.-
Articles signed.-Letter of Bristol.-Departure of the
prince.-Letter of Bristol to the prince....
CHAPTER XXIV.
1623, 1624.
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State of public opinion respecting the prince and Bucking-
ham.-Policy adopted by the lord-keeper,-by the lord-
treasurer.
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treasurer.-Arrival of the prince and Buckingham in
England.-Steps taken by their advice to break off the
marriage-treaty.-Recall and honorable conduct of Bris-
tol.-The king compelled into the measures of Bucking-
ham, his regret and melancholy.-Debates in the coun-
cil concerning a war with Spain.-Violent behaviour of
Buckingham.-His resentment against the lord-keeper
and other councillors.-He causes parliament to be as-
sembled, and courts the popular party.-Death of the
duke of Lenox and Richmond.-King's speech to par-
liament disclaiming toleration of the catholics.-Buck-
ingham's false narration of occurrences in Spain.-The
Spanish ambassador demands his head.-The house de-
fends him.-Address of both houses in favor of war with
Spain. Temporising conduct of the king.-Supplies
voted. The king overruled by Buckingham.-Letters
from him to the king.-King's speech to parliament.—
Petition against the catholics.-Buckingham accused by
the Spanish ambassadors,-disgraced by the king,—re-
covers himself by the counsels of the lord-keeper.-Cu-
rious intrigues of the lord-keeper.-Impeachment of the
lord-treasurer.-Return and disgrace of Bristol.-Dis-
solution of parliament...
CHAPTER XXV.
1624, 1625.
General rejoicing on the change of measures.-Disappoint-
ment.-Marriage treaty with France.-Feeble prepara-
tions for war.-Troops sent to serve with the Dutch.-
Expedition fitted out under Mansfeldt.-Its complete
failure. Sickness and death of king James.-His works
and character.-Anecdotes of him.-His funeral sermon
by Williams. Translation of the bible under his au-
spices. Conclusion.......
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