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picion that he was killed by one
of his own officers, 311. notice of
him, ib.

Aubigney, (Catharine Howard,)
lady, how far concerned in
the design of Mr. Waller and
Mr. Tomkins, 391, 392. impri-
soned by the parliament in con-
sequence, 391, 693. and would
have been put to death, had she
not made her escape, ib. to the
Hague, 710. where she died, 711.
her character, and share in the
king's affairs, 710.

Aviliana, princess of, married the
duke of Medina de los Torres,
733.

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Baily, 890.

Bainton, sir Edward, 330.
Baker, colonel, taken prisoner at
Cropredy-bridge, 489.
Balcarris, (Balcarras,) Alexander
Lindsay, lord, afterwards earl of,
a petition intended of the Scotch
presbyterians by him and Frazier,
that the chancellor of the exche-
quer might be removed, 805.
urges Charles II. to go to Scot-
land, 817.

Balfour, sir William, dismissed by
Charles I. from being lieutenant
of the Tower, 133. how the house
of commons took his dismissal,
ib. observations on his discharge,
142. the command of the parlia-
ment horse chiefly depended upon
him at the battle of Edge-hill,
307, 311. reminded by the earl
of Lindsey of his obligations to
the king, 310. ordered to observe
sir W. Waller's commands, 478.
present with him at the battle of
Alresford, 479. escapes with the
earl of Essex's horse through the
king's army in Cornwall, 499,

503.

Ball, sir Peter, one of the commis-

sioners of the four associated
counties who were summoned to
Bridgewater by the prince of
Wales, 546. invites the commis-
sioners to propose to the prince
to make lord Goring his lieute-
nant-general, 547.
Balthazar, colonel, 836.
Bamfield, or Bamford, colonel, no-

tice of, 479. his endeavours to
become governor of Arundel cas-
tle, ib. aids the escape of the duke

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Charles I, 312. relieved by the
earl of Northampton, 507.
Bancroft, Richard, archbishop of
Canterbury, eulogium of, 36.
Banks, sir John, 338, 371. attorney-
general, promoted to the common
pleas, 84. an idea of making him
lord keeper of the great seal, 229.
notice of his character, ib. signed
the declaration of the king's lords
and counsellors disavowing any
intentions of war, 263. his house,
Corfe castle, defended by his lady
with some few gentry, 424.
Barbadoes delivered up to the par-
liament forces, 788. vast fortunes
made there, ib.

Barclay, -, one of the parliament
commissioners to treat at Ux-
bridge, 520.

Bard, sir Henry, governor of Camb-
den house, 551. notice of his
licentious acts, ib.
Barebone, Praise-God, a leather-
seller, an eminent speaker in the
parliament, which was afterwards
named after him, 794. presents a
petition to parliament from the
fanatics to join others with Monk
in the command of the army,
887.

Barnstable yielded to colonel Digby,
425. transactions there, especially
complaints against sir R. Green-
vil, 557.

Basing-house, the seat of the mar-
quis of Winchester, relieved by
colonel Gage, 501. again besieged
and abandoned, 511. taken by
Cromwell, 588.
Basset, sir Arthur, 587.
Basset, sir Thomas, major-general
of the Cornish, 397, 408.
Bastwick, John, M. D. an opponent
of episcopacy, his character, 80.
punished for libelling, ib. how
received on his return from exile,
80, 81.

Bastwick, Dr., 279.
Bath taken possession of by the

king's Cornish forces, 407.
Bath, Henry Bourchier, fifth earl
of, 96. one of the lords that signed
a declaration that the king had
no intentions of war, 263. sent
with the marquis of Hertford
into Devonshire, from his sup-
posed power there, 273. taken
prisoner, 297. his intentions to-
wards Charles I, ib.
Bath and Wells, William Pierce,
bishop of, complaints against, for
exorbitant acts, 82. signed the
bishops' petition on their con-

strained absence from the house
of lords, 141.

Batten, captain William, made vice-
admiral, 193. hostile to Charles I,
193, 271, 272. his part in pre-
venting the fleet from declaring
for the king, 271. dissatisfied at
the parliament appointing Rains-
borough to be admiral of a fleet,
646. joins the prince of Wales, is
knighted, and made rear-admiral,
649. his appointment not liked by
the sailors, ib. 674. retires with
the leave of Charles II, 674.
Battle of Keinton, or Edge-hill, 307.
at Bradock-down, 343. on Hop-
ton-heath, 349. at Charlgrave,
396. near Stratton, 398. at Lans-
down, 403. of Roundway-down,
406. at Torrington, 425. at New-
bury, 429. at Alresford, 479. at
Cropredy-bridge,489. at Marston-
moor, 491. second battle at New-
bury, 508. of Naseby, 553. near
Lamport, 559. at Ashburton, 576.
at Chester, ib. near Preston, 658.
at Dunbar, 751. at Worcester,
764. of Dunkirk, 859.
Bavaria, Wolfgang William, duke
of, 9, 14.
Baynton, 188.
Beauchamp, Henry Seymour, lord,
496.

Beaufort, duke de, 782.
Beaumonts, ·4.
Beckly, colonel, 395.
Beckwith, 218.
Bedford taken by prince Rupert,
447.
Bedford, Edward Russell, third earl
of, 311. Oliver St. John made a
peer through his means, ib.
Bedford, Francis Russell, fourth earl
of, 99, 105, 136. one of the king's
commissioners to treat with the
Scots at Rippon, 63. much court-
ed by them, ib. his object in coun-
tenancing the puritans, 73. Pym
wholly devoted to him, 74. St.
John of an intimate trust with
him, to whom he was in some
sort allied, 75. sworn a privy-
counsellor, 78. was to be trea-
surer, 84. gets St. John made
solicitor-general, ib. not hostile to
the church government, yet did
not discountenance the noncon-
forming clergy, 93. laboured to
save lord Strafford's life, 96. his
conversation with Mr. Hyde con-
cerning the king's feeling and
wishes with respect to him, ib.
desirous of healing the breaches
between the king and people, 99.
secretly undertook to save lord
Strafford's life, but died too soon,
102. afficted at the intemperance
of his party, ib.
Bedford, William Russell, fifth earl
of, (afterwards duke of,) 340,
422, 436. sent by the parliament,
as their general of the horse,
against the marquis of Hertford
in Somersetshire, 291. challenged
by him to fight a duel, 296. drives
him from thence, ib. his part at

the battle of Edge-hill, 307. goes
over to Charles I, 419. debate in
the council at Oxford how he
should be received, 420, 421. his
reception, 420, 423. present with
the king at the battle of New-
bury, 435. makes his peace with
the parliament again, 437, 451.
his estates in Devonshire granted
to sir R. Greenvil by the king, 560.
Bediford yielded to colonel Digby,
425.

Bedingfield, sir Thomas, committed

to the Tower, 194.
Bellasis,

219.

Bellasis, Harry, M.P. for Yorkshire,
signs the articles of neutrality
agreed on in that county, 345.
Bellasis, John, (afterwards lord,)
sent into Yorkshire, 345. present
at the siege of Bristol, 408. where
he was wounded, 410. the com-
mand of York, and the forces for
the guard of the county, intrusted
to him, 472. being a person of
great interest in the county, and
of exemplary industry and cou-
rage, ib. defeated and taken by
sir T. Fairfax at Selby, ib. ap-
pointed governor of Newark, 579,
580. ordered by the king to sur-
render it, 602.

Bellievre, monsieur, fixed upon by
queen Henrietta and cardinal
Mazarine as ambassador into
England, 598. his instructions,
604. his negotiations at London,
and afterwards at Newcastle, with
Charles I, 605.
Bellingham,

killed at the battle

of Edge-hill, 312.
Bellingham, sir Henry, 662.
Bennet,
secretary to sir J.

Berkeley, 756.
Bennet, colonel, 425.
Bennet, sir Henry, sent envoy to
Madrid, 847. what he did there,
874, 876, 877, 896.
Bennet, sir Humphrey,

distin-
guished himself at the second
battle of Newbury, 509.
Berkley, sir Charles, 546.
Berkley, of Berkley-castle, George,
twelfth lord, one of the commit-
tee sent by parliament to Charles
II. at the Hague, 908.
Berkley, sir Robert, justice, 441.
committed to the Tower, ib. fined,
ib.

Berkley, sir John, 448, 549, 561,

565, 569, 626, 756. sets out
for Holland, being obnoxious to
the parliament, 283. returns, ib.
sent into the west, 273, 287. joins
the marquis of Hertford at Sher-
borne, 291. sent by him into
Cornwall, 297. joined in the com-
mand of the western parts, 342.
advances with others to Tavistock,
343. whereupon the earl of Stam-
ford retires, ib. overruns Devon,
ib. his part in the battle of Strat-
ton, 397. present at the dislodge-
ment of the enemy from Mendip-
hill, 401. sent back into Devon-
shire, 402. besieges Exeter, 414,

424. sends colonel Digby into
Cornwall, 425, 477. appointed to
blockade Lyme, 506. ordered to
take the command of sir R.
Greenvil's forces, 549. wherewith
he takes Wellington-house, ib.
besieges Taunton, 546. sir R.
Greenvil hostile to him, 545, 548.
how he had been benefited by him,
560. cause of their animosities,
548, 561. ordered to intend the
work before Plymouth, 554, 559,
560. sent by the prince of Wales
to confer with lord Goring, 556.
attends the prince at Barnstable,
557. after his surrender of Exeter
waits upon the queen at Paris,
614. sent by her to the king, ib.
his and Mr. Ashburnham's trans-
actions with some officers of the
army, ib. 622, 623. his part in
the king's escape from Hampton-
court, 624, 627. sent by the king
to treat with colonel Hammond
about receiving him, 624. some
notice of him, 625. wrote an apo-
logy of his conduct as to the
king's escape, 626. he and Ash-
burnham became enemies in con-
sequence of this affair, ib. acquit-
ted both by Charles I. and II. of
any treasonable intentions in the
business, ib. transports himself
again into France, after the king
went to the Isle of Wight, ib.
made governor to the duke of
York, 645. not agreeable to the
duke, 648. by whose instigation,
ib. his conduct in this post, 670,
776. being superseded by lord
Byron, he does not accompany
the duke to Brussels, 756. had
most of the queen's favour, 776.
urges the duke to join the French
army, ib. his motives for so doing,
ib. pretends to the mastership of
wards, ib. the chancellor of the
exchequer tries to dissuade him,
777. the king denies it him, ib.
whereupon he breaks with the
chancellor, ib. the late king had
not a very good opinion of him,
ib. upon lord Byron's death has
the chief management of the duke
of York's affairs, 783. designs
mademoiselle de Longueville for
the duke's wife, ib.
Berkley, sir William, governor of
Virginia, surrenders it to the par-
liament forces, 788. suffered to
remain there as a private man, ib.
Berkshire, Thomas, lord Howard of
Charlton, first earl of, one of the
commissioners to treat with the
Scots at Rippon, 63. one of the
lords who signed the declaration
that the king had no intentions
of war, 263. took prisoner, and
committed to the Tower by the
parliament, 297. notice of his cha-
racter, 370. made governor of the
prince of Wales, 455. Charles I.
regrets having appointed him his
son's governor, 514. sided against
the prince's council in the west,
547, 565. jealous of the prince's

intention of going into France,
584. or into Jersey, 594. returns
into England from Jersey, upon
the prince's going into France,
604.

Berkshire, second earl of, (see lord
Howard of Charlton.)
Berwick, taken possession of by the
earl of Essex against the Scotch
covenanters, 46. delivered to the
parliament, 662.
Betteley, colonel, condemned and
executed, 852.
Beza, Theodore, 681.
Bill passed for raising two subsidies,
the commons naming commis-
sioners to receive the money, 83.
which method was afterwards
continued, ib. a bill for a triennial
parliament passed, 84. a bill of
attainder brought into the com-
mons against the earl of Strafford,
91. passed in a few days, 93. a
bill passed in the commons to
take away the bishops' votes in
parliament, 94. rejected in the
lords, 95. a bill brought into the
commons for extirpating bishops,
deans, and chapters, &c. 95. but
laid by for that time, ib. revived
and committed, 110. laid aside, ib.
a bill for settling the militia pre-
ferred, 111. read once, ib. a new
bill in the commons to take away
bishops' votes, 121. a bill prepared
in the commons for pressing men
for Ireland, 131. its preamble ex-
cepted against by the lords, ib.
passed, 132. a bill for settling the
power of the militia received by
the commons, 133. touching the
bill against the bishops' votes,
depending in the house of lords,
134. the militia bill passed by the
commons, 155. and by the lords,
166. the lords pass the bills
touching the bishops' votes and
pressing, 167. which are passed
by the king, 172. (see Acts and
Parliament.)

Binion, George, disfranchised and
fined by the parliament for being
concerned in the London petition
against their settling the militia,
195.

Bishoprics, several vacant, filled up
to the dissatisfaction of the house
of commons, 121.
Bishops, how their attendance at

the earl of Strafford's trial was
set aside, 87. wrong in acquies-
cing, ib. a bill passed the commons
to take away the bishops' votes in
parliament, 94. rejected in the
house of lords, 95. a bill brought
into the commons for extirpating
bishops, deans, and chapters, ib.
laid by, ib. revived and commit-
ted, 10. laid aside, ib. bishops
censurable for not advising the
king to persist in his refusal to
sign the bill condemning the earl
of Strafford for treason, 103. a
new bill in the commons to take
away bishops' votes, 121. touching
it, depending in the house of

lords, 134. all the bishops intimi- | Bouchier, George, hanged for con-

spiring to deliver up Bristol to
the king, 389.
Bowing at the name of Jesus for-
bidden by parliament, 117.
Boys, or Bois, colonel, garrisoned
Donnington-castle, 429. bravely
defended it, 499.

Brabazon, Edward, 465.
Brachamonte, don Diego de, 734.
Bradock-down, sir R. Hopton beats
the parliament forces under Ru-
then there, 343.
Bradshaw, John, 701. made lord
president of the court of justice
to try king Charles, 692. notice
of him, ib. his conduct in the
trial, 695.

Braganza, duke of, (see king of
Portugal.)

dated by the mob from attending
the house of lords, 135. ill advised
by archbishop Williams to protest
against the legality of the pro-
ceedings of the house of lords
during their constrained absence,
140. copy of the protest drawn
up by the archbishop, 141. cen-Brabant, 860.
sure of this measure, 142. twelve
that subscribed accused of treason
by the commons, and sent to the
Tower, ib. the bill depriving them
of their votes passed in the house
of lords, 167. reasons suggested
to the king for depriving them
of their seats in the house of
lords, 171. he passes the bill
chiefly through the queen's per-
suasions, ib. the twelve imprisoned
bishops bailed by the house of
lords, 174. recominitted by the
commons, ib. (see Episcopacy.)
Blake, admiral Robert, encounters
the Dutch fleet, 785. takes their
fishingbusses and their guard-
ships, 786. appointed one of the
three admirals of the fleet in 1653,
though not thought to be enough
devoted to Cromwell, 796. the
Dutch beaten by this fleet, ib.
appointed to a fleet in 1655, as
Cromwell had all confidence in
him, 833. sent into the Mediter-
ranean, ib. forces Algiers to a
peace, 834. and burns a fleet in
the harbour of Tunis, ib. Moun-
tague joined in commission with |
him, 836. beats a Spanish fleet at
Santa Cruz, 842. dies on his way
home, ib. his burial and character,
843.
Blavett,

725.

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Booth, sir George, 872, 893, un-
dertakes to possess himself of
Chester for Charles II, 869. seizes
it, 871. his and sir T. Middleton's
declaration, ib. Lambert sent
against them by the parliament,
ib. who routs sir G. and takes
Chester, ib. sir G. escaped, but
was taken and sent to the Tower,
ib. released from prison, and
chosen a member of the new par-
liament, 892. one of the com-
mittee sent by parliament to wait
on the king at the Hague, 908.
Borgia, Cæsar, 637.

Borlase, (Burlase,) sir John, one of
the lords justices in Ireland, 465.
Borrel, monsieur, Dutch ambassador
at Paris, 786.
Bostal-house taken by colonel Gage
for Charles I, 487.
Boswell, sir William, the king's re-
sident in Holland, 691.
Boteler, sir William, killed in the
action of Cropredy-bridge, 489.

Brainford, or Brentford, earl of,
(see general Ruthen.)
Bramston, sir John, chief justice,
306, 338.

Brandenburgh, Frederick William,
elector of, 819.

Brandon, Charles, duke of Suffolk,
564.

Brandon family, 564.
Brent, sir Nathaniel, a commissioner
to reform the university of Oxford
by the rule of the covenant, 622.
Brentford, or Brainford, earl of,
(see general Ruthen.)
Brereton, (see Bruerton.)
Bret, captain Edward, 498.
Brett, colonel, 351.
Bridges, captain, 477.
Bridges, major, drowned, 485.
Bridgman, sir Orlando, his repu-
tation and dexterity, 347. attor-
ney of the court of wards, 520.
was instrumental in keeping
Chester firm to Charles I, 347.
one of the king's commissioners
to treat at Uxbridge, 520, 525.
Bridgewater taken by the marquis
of Hertford, 400. retaken by sir
T. Fairfax, 563.

Brill, the, given up by king James,
27.

Bristol, a design of giving up the
city to prince Rupert, how pre-
vented, 389. besieged by him, 407.
surrendered upon articles, 408.
delivered up by the prince, 567.
Bristol, John Digby, first earl of,
15, 194, 195, 570, 721. as ambas-
sador extraordinary in Spain he
had negotiated the marriage be-
tween prince Charles and the in-
fanta, 5. duke of Buckingham's
reflections against him respecting
this match, 9, 370. the real rea-
son of his being recalled from
Madrid, 9. king James's opinion
of him, ib. committed to the Tower
for treason, owing to the weak-
ness of that king, 10. accuses
Buckingham of treason, ib. how
he had given offence to Bucking-
ham in Spain, 15. one of the
commissioners to treat with the
Scots at Rippon, 63. sworn a
privy counsellor, 78. one of the

lords that signed the declaration
that the king had no intentions
of war, 263. one of those excepted
by parliament from being allowed
to make their peace with them
on any terms, 300. his dismissal
from the king's councils proposed
to Charles I. by parliament, 338.
his character, 370. where he died,
ib. retired into France at the end
of the war, ib. summoned from
Caen to attend prince Charles at
the Louvre, 646. by whom he
was less regarded, owing to Mr.
Elliot, 720. died in France, 370.
Bristol, second earl of, (see George
lord Digby.)

Broad seal, a new one voted by
parliament, as the king had the
old one, 453. delivered to six
commissioners, ib.

Broghill, Roger Boyle, lord, after-
wards first earl of Orrery, the
province of Munster possessed for
the parliament by his activity and
lord Inchiquin's, 632. as presid-
ent of Munster, was disposed to-
wards Charles II. from hatred of
Lambert, 903.
Bromicham, determined hostility of
this place to the king's cause, 308.
taken by prince Rupert, 383.
Brooke, Fulke Grevile, first lord, 20.
Brook, Robert Greville, second lord,

91. refuses to make the protesta-
tion of loyalty at York, 47. one
of the commissioners to treat
with the Scots at Rippon, 63.
hostile to the earl of Strafford
and archbishop Laud, 74. he and
lord Say the only positive enemies
in the house of peers to the whole
fabric of the church and of the
state, 93. governed for the par-
liament in Warwickshire, 308.
driven thence by the earl of
Northampton, 350. certain coun-
ties associated against the king
under his command, 348. shot in
besieging Litchfield cathedral,349.
his character, ib.
Brook, Robert Greville, fourth lord,
one of the committee sent by par-
liament to wait on Charles II. at
the Hague, 908.
Brown, one of the parliament
commissioners intrusted with the
new broad seal, 453.
Brown, colonel, 612.
Brown, major-general, 624. com-
manded the parliament garrison
at Abingdon, 500. one of the
committee appointed by parlia-
ment to receive Charles I. at
Newcastle, 608. one of the leading
men in the house of commons,
616. committed to prison by the
house, 690.

Brown, Jeffery, one of the com-
missioners of trust in Ireland,
sent with sir N. Plunket to treat
with the duke of Lorrain, 789.
Brown, sir John, 509.
Brown, Samuel, 338.
Brownerigg, Ralph, made bishop of
Exeter, 121.

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Bruce, Edward, lord, slain in a duel
by the earl of Dorset, 25.
Bruce, lord, one of the committee
sent by parliament to wait upon
Charles II. at the Hague, 908.
Bruerton, or Brereton, sir William,

M. P. for Cheshire, hostile to the
church, 347. marches into Che-
shire, ib. fortifies Nantwich, 348.
notice of his character and con-
duct, ib. present at the battle of
Hopton-heath, 349. his and sir
J. Gell's unreasonable demand as
a ransom for the earl of North-
ampton's body, 350. the strength
of his forces, 466. joined by sir T.
Fairfax, 472.

Buck, colonel sir Brutus, fell at the

siege of Bristol, 408. notice of
him, 409.

Buckhurst, Thomas Sackville, lord,
treasurer, created earl of Dorset
on king James's first entrance,
25. educated his grandchild Ed-
ward, afterwards earl of Dorset,
ib.

Buckhurst, Richard Sackville, lord,
afterwards fifth earl of Dorset,

331.

Buckingham, George Villiers, first
duke of, 20, 24, 26, 73, 137, 371.
advised the dissolutions of the
two first parliaments of Charles I.,
3. to escape impeachment, 3, 11.
this advice the cause of his mur-
der, 3. his conduct easily account-
ed for, ib. blasphemously called
our Saviour by sir E. Coke, ib.
his rise, 4. first owing to the
handsomeness of his person, ib.
which was universally admired,
16. he was a younger son of sir
G. Villiers, ib. partly educated in
France, ib. succeeded the earl of
Somerset as the favourite of James
I, 4. made cupbearer to him, ib.
his numerous promotions, ib. had
the disposal of all the public ho-
nours and offices, 5. how he dis-
pensed them, ib. many thought
that James grew weary of him,
and would have deprived him of
his power had he lived, ib. why
not probable, ib. James never well
pleased with him after prince
Charles's journey to Spain, ib. 8,
9. why and how he contrived the
journey, 5. this circumstance the
beginning of the confidence be-
tween him and the prince, enmity
previously existing, ib. his beha-
viour to the king on this occa-
sion, ib. (usually called Stenny by
king James,) 7. his behaviour to
sir Fr. Cottington, whose opinion
was against the journey, ib. hav-
ing offended the king on account
of the Spanish match being broken
off, he resolves to court the par-
liament and people, 8, 375. his
account to parliament of Charles's
journey, 8. he reflects therein
against the earl of Bristol, 9. was
the cause both of the rise and fall
of the earl of Middlesex, ib.
offended king James by the im-'

peachment of the earl, ib. the
king's prophetic declaration in
consequence respecting parlia-
mentary impeachment, 1o. con-
tinues king Charles's favourite
after his accession, ib. and has
the disposal of every thing, ib.
brought Charles's bride from
France, II. was general at the
unfortunate descent upon the isle
of Rhé, ib. his brave conduct
there, 13. particulars of his assas-
sination by Felton, at Portsmouth,
whilst preparing to embark for
Rochelle, 11, 12. how the king
received the news of his death,
13. his character, ib. the origin
of his enmity with the earl of
Oxford, ib. occasion of his avowed
hostility to sir Fr. Cottington, ib.
how far afterwards reconciled, 14.
his never gaining a true friend, a
chief cause of his misfortunes, ib. in-
herited a vast fortune by his wife,
(Catharine Manners,) sole heiress
of the earl of Rutland, ib. two
particulars most hurtful to his
reputation, ib. the first his en-
gaging king James in a war with
Spain, in consequence of his quar-
rel with Olivarez, 15. particulars
of it, ib. the second, his involving
him in a war with France, owing
to a private amour, 16. endea-
voured to estrange Charles from
his wife, ib. these two wars the
cause of his ruin, 17. an account
of a prediction of his death, ib.
the bishop of Lincoln removed
from the keepership of the great
seal, owing to his displeasure, 19.
inade Weston lord treasurer, 20.
the earl of Manchester rose by
his favour, 22. and the earl of
Holland, 26. and sir D. Carleton,
27. guided by Laud in the dispo-
sal of the church preferment, ib.
to make himself popular, he
sought the friendship of lord Say;
but finding him too imperious,
and to affect too dangerous muta-
tions, he cast him off, 375. how
far concerned with the fortunes
of sir H. Vane, the elder, ib.
courted by sir R. Greenvil, 504.
Buckingham, George Villiers, se-
cond duke of, 738, 759, 760, 766,
780. rises with the earl of Hol-
land in favour of Charles II, 642,
663. the earl being routed, he
escapes into Holland, 664. the
only English person of quality
allowed to be about the king
in Scotland, 746. gave himself
wholly up to the marquis of
Argyle, 758, 761. having broken
off his friendship with duke Ha-
milton, and the earl of Lauder-
dale, 761. solicits the king, whilst
at Worcester, to make him gene-
ral in chief, 763. refused, 764.
Buckingham, (Mary Beaumont,)
countess of, 18.
Buckingham, (Catharine Manners,)

duchess of, 14.
Buckinghamshire petition to the

house of commons, 152. the house
of lords, 153. and the king, ib.
Buckland Monachorum in Devon,
560.
Bulkeley, Launcelot, archbishop of
Dublin, 465.

Buller, sir Richard, 340, 341.
Bullingbrook, (Bolingbroke,) Oliver
St. John, earl of, one of the par-
liament commissioners intrusted
with the new broad seal, 453-
one of the few peers who attended
the house of lords, 467.
Bunkly, lieutenant-colonel, 502.
Burgess, Dr., 121.
Burlacy, sir John, a lord justice in
Ireland, 355.
Burlase, (see Borlase.)
Burly, captain, 272, 687. stirs up
the people in the Isle of Wight
for Charles I, 629. is condemned
and executed, ib.
Burton, Henry, an opponent of
episcopacy, 38. his character, 80.
punished for libelling, ib. how
received on his return from exile,
ib. 81. preaches against episco-
pacy, 134. his sermon printed
under the title of The Protesta-
tion Protested, ib. 244.
Bushel, Brown, executed for having
gone over to the king, 775.
Butler, lieutenant-colonel, 500.
Byron, sir John, afterwards lord,
296, 298, 299, 653, 776. made
lieutenant of the Tower, 133.
the house of commons peti-
tion for his removal, 154, 160.
the house of lords refusing to
join them, 160. notice of his
family and character, ib. the king
dismisses him at his own request,
168. his part in the battle of
Edge-hill, 307. and at Round-
way-down, 406. his conduct as
governor of Chester and Shrop-
shire, 474, 551. made governor
of the duke of York, 645. gets
possession of Anglesey, and dis-
poses North Wales to aid the
king's cause, 651. accompanies
the duke of York to Brussels,
756. not consulted about the
duke's going there, ib. or about
his proposed marriage, 757. sir
J. Berkley tries to prejudice the
duke against him, 776. his death,
783.

Byron, sir Nicholas, 305, 307.
wounded at the battle of Edge-
hill, 311. made governor of Ches-
ter, 347. notice of him, 348.
Byron, sir Thomas, wounded at
the battle of Hopton-heath, 350.
C.

Cadiz, or Cales, unsuccessful at-
tempt against, 2, 11, 16, 127.
Cæsar, sir Julius, master of the
rolls, 21.
Cæsar, Robert, notice of, 21. a re-
markable story with relation to
him and the earl of Portland, ib.
Calamy, Edmund, one of the pres
byterian divines who had a public
audience of Charles II. at the
Hague, 909.

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Calendar, James Livingston, first
earl of, 124, 316.
Cales, (see Cadiz.)
Calvin, 68r.

Calvinian party, notice of, 36. strong
at Oxford, ib.

Cambden house wantonly burnt
down by sir H. Bard, 551.
Cambridge, university of, contri-
butes plate and money for the
use of Charles I, 301.
Cambridge, earl of, (see marquis of
Hamilton.)

Canons, (see Scotland.)
Cansfield, sir John, his gallant con-

duct in the second battle of New-
bury, 509. is wounded, ib.
Canteeroy, countess of, 757.
Canterbury, archbishop of, (see
Abbot, and Laud.)
Capel, 85.

Capel, Arthur lord, 466, 531, 544,
572, 573, 581, 582, 584, 609,
622. one of the lords who signed
the declaration that Charles I.
had no intentions of war, 263.
sent to borrow money of the earl
of Kingston for the king, 301.
made lieutenant-general of Shrop-
shire, Cheshire, and North Wales,
348. appointed one of the council
to the prince of Wales, 514. and
one of the king's commissioners
to treat at Uxbridge, 520. sent to
Taunton, 545. and to Exeter, to
investigate the complaints against
sir R. Greenvil, 548. goes to
Scilly, 585, 594. sent with lord
Colepepper to Paris, to dissuade
the queen from sending for the
prince of Wales to France, 595.
how far they prevailed, 598. his
opinion against the prince's going,
603. remains in Jersey after his
departure, 604. waits on the king
at Hampton Court, 621. was in
the most secret part in all the in-
trigues in the king's favour, 645.
joins the rising in Essex, 655.
remonstrates in favour of his
fellow-prisoners at Colchester,
664. how treated by Fairfax, 665.
sent to the Tower, ib. a new high
court of justice appointed for his
trial, and that of some others,
700. his behaviour at his trial,
701. Bradshaw's insolent expres-
sions to him, ib. condemned, ib.
account of his escape, and recap-
ture, 702. beheaded, 703. his
speech on the scaffold, ib. his cha-
racter, ib.

Capuchin friars, attendant upon the

queen, sent back to France by
the parliament, 299.
Cardinas, don Alonzo de, ambassa-
dor from the king of Spain in
England, 112, 719, 727, 734, 747,
834, 897, 907. treats with the
parliament, 591, 700. malignant
towards the king, 700, 734. buys
his pictures, &c. after his murder,
700. makes it believed at Madrid
that the king's affairs were des-
perate, 734. ordered by Cromwell
to leave England, 834. his in-

trigues with the levellers, 835.)
the chancellor of the exchequer
sent to confer with him at Brus-
sels, 845, 846. disliked the earl
of Bristol, 847. urges the king
to make a conjunction with the
levellers, 858. don Juan recalled
through his influence, and the
marquis of Carracena's, 872. con-
tinues firm to the levellers, 896.
and possessed the court of Madrid
with the same spirit, ib.
Cardinas, Antonio de, 726.
Careless, captain, persuades Charles
II. to hide himself in the oak,
766. and conducts him thence to
a place of safety, ib.
Carew, sir Alex., 341. possesses the
east part of Cornwall for the par-
liament, 340. notice of him, 448.
treats of a surrender of the fort of
Plymouth to the king's forces,
but is surprised, ib.
Carleton, sir Dudley, afterwards
viscount Dorchester, secretary of
state, 26. his character, ib. his
previous occupations, ib.
Carlingford, earl of, (see viscount
Taffe.)

Carlisle delivered to the parliament,
662.

Carlisle, James Hay, first earl of,
previously viscount Dorchester,
25. of much authority in the
council of king James, ib. with
whom he came into England, ib.
his education and character, ib.
sets the example of the greatest
expense in clothes and diet, ib.
the earl of Holland his friend, 26.
was first gentleman of the bed-
chamber to Charles I. 32. married
the earl of Northumberland's
daughter, 372. and obtained his
release from prison, ib.
Carlisle, (Lucy Percy,) countess of,
656, 673. betrays the queen's
secrets, 118.

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Carlos, don, infante of Spain, 15.
Carnarvon, Robert Dormer, first
earl of, 400, 414. one of the lords
who signed the declaration that
Charles I. had no intentions of war,
263. and one of those who were ex-
cepted by parliament from making
peace with them on any terms,
300. his gallant conduct at Men-
dip-hill, 402. his part in the battle
at Lansdown, 403. and at Round-
way-down, 405, 406. marches
into Dorsetshire, 423. Dorchester,
Weymouth, and Portland, sur-
render to him, 424, 425. reason
of his quitting his command, and
returning to the king before Glou-
cester, 424. slain at the battle of
Newbury, 430. his character, ib.
Carnewarth, (Carnwath,) Robert

Dalzell, second earl of, 578. turns
the king's horse out of the field of
battle at Naseby, 553. marches
with lord Digby to Doncaster,
578. after the defeat at Sherborne,
he retires into Ireland, 579.
Carpio, marquis of, 733.
Carr,

governor of Cirencester,

taken prisoner, 340.
Carr, major, 499.
Carracena, marquis of, 878, 897.
appointed to command the Spanish
army in Flanders, 835. receives
the marquis of Ormond with great
civility, 845. and the earl of Bris-
tol, 847. he and don Juan neglect
the prince of Condé's advice, 859.
and lose the battle of Dunkirk in
consequence, 860. procures the
recall of don Juan, 872. and ob-
tains the government of Flanders
for himself, ib. his intention of
seizing Charles II., 897. twice in-
vites him back to Brussels, but in
vain, 907.
Carrington, lord, 480.

Carteret, or Cartwright, captain,
afterwards sir George, 609. re-
fuses the vice-admiralty under the
earl of Warwick, 193, 272. sup-
plies the king's forces with ammu-
nition, 344. had the command of
Jersey under lord Jermyn, 724.
which he defended as long as he
could, 787. ordered by the king to
surrender on conditions, 788.
Cartwright, sir Hugh, 668.
Cartwright, (see Carteret.)
Case, one of the presbyterian
divines who had a public audience
of Charles II. at the Hague, 909.
Cassel, (see Hesse Cassel.)
Castile, admirante, account of his
altercation with the marquis de
Liche, 728.

Castille, Roderigo, marquis of, one
of the Spanish council of state,
733. notice of him, 734.
Castlehaven,

791.
Castleton,

Touchet, earl of,

Saunderson, lord,
one of the committee sent by the
house of commons to wait on
Charles II. at the Hague, 908.
Castrilio, condé of, one of the Spanish
council of state, 733. notice of
him, 734.

Cavaliers, use of the term, 136. all
banished twenty miles from Lon-
don by the parliament, 868.
Cavendish, Charles, afterwards sir
Charles, sent into Lincolnshire,
347. present at the battle of Mar-
ston-moor, 491. notice of him, ib.
Cecil, sir Robert, 754.
Cessation agreed on at Rippon, 64.

cessation of arms concluded for a
year in Ireland, 1643, 458. dis-
owned by parliament, ib.
Chafin, Dr., 24.
Chalgrave-field, the action there,
395. Hambden mortally wounded,
396.
Chaloner, 418, 693. his trial
and execution, 393.
Chancellor of the exchequer, (see
Hyde.)

Chancellor of Scotland, (see earl of
Loudon.)

Chancels ordered by parliament to
be levelled, 117.
Chandois, George Bridges, sixth
lord, Sudley-castle, his seat, 428.
notice of him, 486.

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