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STRAFFORD.

You shall do well to cause him to pay his soldiers what he oweth them, and to defalk it out of his own entertainments. I understand by his uncle Newburgh, he has a great mind to part with his company, and to bestow himself in the Low Countries, which I am glad of, that we may get shut of him there."

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oppressing Lords to their gracious King, the "true foundation of wealth and peace, and the only hope of introducing civility and religion, wherein the prosperity of that kingdom doth consist." He tells Wentworth this in his masterpiece.

108. "If old Ned Coke were alive again, he would perchance advise him to

17. Summary of what he had done in Ire- take the company of his fellows along with land.

18. Equal justice. Wills and uses.

23. "I have with much difficulty obtained direction for a privy seal for taking off the four shillings upon a ton of coals, new imposition; as also that other immeasurable charge set upon horses to be transported hence into Ireland, as also one shilling and sixpence upon every head of cattle, and stopped another imposition intended to be set upon all live sheep brought thence."

42. He recommends that the King should preferably employ men of fortune in his service, rather than those who have their fortunes to make.

him, and tell him (as he never failed to do, as often as a patent of monopoly came in his way) animalia solivaga semper sunt nociva, and for better authority quote him Aristotle for it."-Wentworth.

109. He writes to the Duke of Medina, saying, he has sent "those merchants and ship to begin and settle, I trust, a trade of linen cloths, much if I deceive not myself, to the benefit of both kingdoms."

111. Irish abroad plotting rebellion, and inciting Spain and Rome to encourage and support it.

112. Strafford's letters to Con upon this subject.

119. To Laud. "If others would keep

54. Charles intended the place of Ad- the same quarter with us your grace doth, miral for the Duke of York.

56. Sir Henry Anderson, of Yorkshire, obtains an audience, and makes a remonstrant speech to the King, 1636.

65. Duke of York to be provided for in Ireland. "God having blest you with so royal and plentiful a posterity, if provisions be not early thought of for them by your servants, and by yourself, they will at some time or other fall weightily and with pressure upon the crown."

72. Marquis Hamilton is not easily taken off, especially where there is a glimmering of good profit to come in.-GAR

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92. Plots of the exiles, and advice concerning the army in Ireland, to be kept up till total conformity in religion be brought about.

that is, first require our opinions on this side, before anything be resolved there, his Majesty would not be so early and often engaged to the prejudice of these affairs; and drawing along with it a mighty disadvantage upon us, that by this means become the negative ministers of casting them aside at after, and contracting unto ourselves the hatred of the parties interested, as the reward of our good and faithful service."

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96. Against sending the rents to the injury, for weak minds have strong retenEnglish Exchequer.

103. Coke calls the changing of the tenures of the lower sort of Irish from their

tions of injuries, and only noble hearts know how to forgive."-LORD CONWAY.

131. Laud replies. "I am sorry if the

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ministers on this side do not keep the quarter they should with you. For there is no reason in the world that the sourness of every negative should be put upon you on that side. Great reason there is that it should be kept off from the King as much as may be, and as great that it should be divided among the ministers with some indifferency, and not lodged upon one, or few. But this is not the way, for every man saves himself as well as he can, let the burden light where it will. And now I am grown almost as proud as you, for whereas you write that his Majesty must not always look to be served upon such terms, I shall say so too; and perhaps when I am gone, my saying shall be found true."

132. Laud. "I see your lordship hath a great opinion of him (Sir G. Radcliffe) or else you would not trust your son with him. And I hope he will discharge that trust, so as shall give you content, and lay such a foundation in your son as shall enable him to withstand any Prynning.”

135. Tobacco contract. Strafford writes to the king of his unfriends. His profits, p.

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138. "Mr. Hambden is a great brother: and the very genius of that nation of people leads them always to oppose as well civilly as ecclesiastically all that ever authority ordains for them; but in good faith were they right served, they should be whipt home into their right wits; and much beholden they should be to any that would thoroughly take pains with them in that kind."-STRAFFORD, 1637.

151. Bedell. He had devoted all he should recover in a certain process for his see, to the edition of the Irish Bible.

158. "As well as I think of Mr. Hambden's abilities, I take his will and peevishness to be full as great; and without diminution to him, judge the other (?) howbeit not the father of the country (a title some will not stick to give unto them both, to put them, if it be possible, the faster and farther out of their wits) the very Sinciput, the vertical point of the whole faction."

185. 1638. The Scots. "There is a speech here that they have sent to know the number of Scotchmen in Ulster; and that privately there hath been a list taken of such as are able to bear arms, and that they are found to be above 40,000 in Ulster only."-Laud.

196.

Northumberland writes (1638,

July) concerning the Scotch troubles"In the Exchequer (being examined upon this occasion) there is found but £200; nor by all the means that can yet be devised, the treasurer and Cottington engaging both the king's and their own credits, are able to raise but £110,000 towards the maintaining of this war. The king's magazines are totally unfurnished of arms and all sorts of ammunition, and commanders we have none, either for advice or execution. The people through all England are generally so discontented by reason of the multitude of projects daily imposed upon them, as I think there is reason to fear that a great part of them will be readier to join with the Scots, than to draw their swords in the king's service."

187. Concerning the Earl of Antrim, Strafford says to the king "I neither hope much of his parts, of his power, or of his affections."

188. 1638. Strafford fears the withdrawal of any troops from Ireland, and says to the king, “Besides, Sir, you understand how little practice or knowledge I have in these military affairs; so as I should humbly desire to have one experienced person left near me, to advise with upon any sudden storm."

190-1. Strafford's view of the Scotch troubles, and the course to be pursued, a most able letter. But when he expected that the means might be raised by voluntary contributions, it shows that he was far from being aware how widely and deeply disaffection had spread and struck root, and that he thought others were as disinterested and as liberal and as loyal as himself.

195. 1638. "It is not to be kept secret, that there are 40,000 Scots in Ulster able

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to bear arms; we hear the crack of it, if not the threat, every day in the streets. And might they have had Connaught too (and that they have it not, the whole kingdom bear me the ill will of it), it would have been so much the stronger laid for them." 198. Good order of the troops in Ireland -best manner of increasing them, 204.

204. Earl of Antrim.

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300. As many O's and Mac's as would startle a whole council board on this side to hear of.

Antrim, he proposed to transport over with him 10,000 live cows to furnish them with milk, which he affirmed had been his grandfather Tyrone's play.

302. He saw they would do well enough, feed their horse with leaves of trees and

208. To Lord Clifford, directions for themselves with shamrocks. mustering and training.

219. The Bishop of Down. "All the Puritans in my diocese are confident that the arms raised against the king in Scotland, will procure them a liberty to set up their own discipline here among themselves, insomuch that many whom I had brought to some measure of conformity have revolted lately, and when I call them in question for it, they scorn my process."

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221. The Queen's Letter concerning St. Patrick's purgatory, and Strafford's reply! this in 1638! Laud says of it to him:p. 230. “I am half way into purgatory to think such a motion, in such a place, at such a time, amidst such people, should be offered to you! But in this you have played the courtier notably, and I hope to good purpose. You may see by that what good offices I have done me here, for I have many motions from thence which I can scarce tell what to say to."

283. Strafford to the King. "We see the monstrous birth, the late contempt of inferiors, the negligence and remissness in some others to preserve magistracy, hath brought forth among us, and sure how could other fruit be with right reason expected? For that once trod down it cannot choose but the next step will be upon monarchy itself."

288. Character of Sir J. Hotham whom Strafford recommends to the King.

288. His anxiety that the King should have the credit of kind actions.

297. Earl of Antrim. Strafford's sense of danger from the arming a body of Irish. Impossibility of raising money in Ireland by loan.

307. "It is most true Leslie can neither write nor read, and to boot a bastard begot betwixt two mean folks. A captain he is, but no such great Kill-Cow as they would have him; never general to the King of Swede; general of the forces (as they learn to command, how beit in itself not so good as that of colonel) of a Hanse town. Lubeck, as I take it, and no more."

308. Sir Marmaduke Langdale active in opposing ship-money, 1639.

Letters to Sir J. Hotham.

313. Advice to avoid fighting, but secure Berwick and Carlisle. 1639.

314. And not to strike the first blow. 324. 322. French ambassador wants to accompany the army,—that he might communicate with the Covenanters.

325. Treachery in Scotland.

327. To Sir Henry Vane, he speaks of "the secresy you nobly promise, and I assure myself from your own virtue and affections to me!"

332. Charles giving way to the Earl of St. Albans and others, 365. 81.

335. Earl of Antrim, 336-57-8, 9. 343. Measures for ascertaining the number of Scots in Ireland.

366. Earl of St. Alban and Clanrichard, 425.

"It hath been the constant endeavour of this state to break the dependencies which great lords draw to themselves of followers, tenants, and neighbours, and make the subject to hold immediately of the crown, and not to be liable to the distresses of great lords."

383. Oath scrupled by the Scots.

388, 9. Strafford's opinion of the ship

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money, the duty of obedience and the danger of imaginary liberties.

121. The real presence.

135. "This I could bear with more ease,

416. Charles's promise "on the word of had I not written more against Popish sua king."

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perstition than any Presbyter in Scotland hath done."

144. Burton, Prynne, &c. Laud gave no sentence, as being in some degree concerned, 145.

151. The want of written law gives a latitude to the judges which comes a little too near that arbitrary governor so much and so justly found fault with.

159. His feelings concerning Popery. 161. What should keep him from Rome? very fine.

162. Use that he has made of his reve

nues.

178. Character of Strafford.

187. Bill for taking away the bishop's

21. Bugs in the text explained by votes. His foresight. Churches in a marginal note.

27. Fears for the Church.

30. Scheme for separating the colonies from Spain, religion to be the means employed.

34. His sense of the evil of factions.

41. Dr. Donne. "The King forgave him certain slips in a sermon preached April 1, Sunday 1627."

59. Fall of his picture.

73. Protestation of his motives.

74. Brutality of Essex and Say.
Comfortable psalms.

75. Scotch troubles how brought about. 76. His advice for peace.

78. Lindsey excludes clergy from the pacification.

Strafford advises calling a parliament. 79. Canons. Continuance of the convocation, 80.

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206. Prynne. 208, 216-9, 412-3.
208. Synod of Divines.
224. Uniformity.

227. Chillingworth.
232. Sir Henry Vane.

297. Impropriations in Ireland.
310. Featley's evidence.
314. Painted windows.
319. Coronation oath.

337. They print whatsoever is charged against me as if it were fully proved, never so much as mentioning what, or how I answered.

340. Consecration of Churches. 343. Book of sports.

372. The feoffment.

387. Act against relieving a priest. 473. His birth-in reply to Lord Say. 475. His slow promotion.

476. Aim in reforming a neglected wor

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CLARENDON.

ticular out of the Word of God, to the very
taking up of a rush or straw, as their grave
master J. C. taught them. As if God took
care of straws, or their taking of them up."
501. Lord Say, 512.
502, 3. Calvinists.

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and his Majesty must, notwithstanding his said oath, proceed against the offenders."

14. Don Fennyn's wild report to Buckingham of a people in America who produced gold, without working for it in the mines, had also precious stones, and were

510. King's power with regard to the besotted with a prediction that there should Church.

519. Great part of the powder treason was hatched at St. Winifred's Well.

527. Running lectures.

come unto them a nation with flaxen hair, white complexion, grey eyes, that shall govern them.

18. Buckingham's treaty with the King

530. The Cathedral at Salisbury much of Sweden for the conquest of that part of pestered with seats.

531. A pun. Laud and Charles.

610. To Sir Ken. Digby on his change of religion, a beautiful letter, most characteristic of, and most honourable to the writer.

Vol. 2.

America, Jamaica, St. Domingo, &c.

49. 1631. League offensive and defensive with Spain against Holland.

67. Prohibited books introduced under

the Spanish resident's address.

72. Father Leander alias Jones.
127. One D. Francesco de Melo, of the

189. Oxford relapsing into a drinking house of Braganza, a very wise and wellhumour.

195. Jackson.

Answer to Lord Say's speech. 12. Roundheads.

Clarendon's State Papers.

tempered man, now ambassador at Geneva, 1634.

130. F. Leander's account of the disputes among the Roman Catholics in England. The propositions that the King could only legislate with his parliament, and that in certain cases the temporal commonwealth might depose the King, were deemed very injurious to their cause.

134. "The King," F. Leander says, "is not a heretic,-only a person not sufficiently informed."

140. Wealth of the Jesuits in England, some 2 or £300,000 in yearly rents of lands, houses and money at use. More than 360 Jesuits in the country, and out of it more that 550 English students in their colleges.

141. Danger from them.

3. SPANISH match. The Pope insisted that the children should be brought up Catholics under the mother till they were twelve or fourteen. James having limited their education under the mother to seven years. James was contented to yield thus much farther, "that howbeit in the public articles (which in that point he desires not to be altered), he mentions but seven years, he will oblige himself privately by a letter to the King of Spain, that they shall be brought up sub regimine matris for two years longer, that is, until the age of nine." 10. "James promised a perpetual toleration to exercise the Roman Catholic religion within their private houses, but with this protestation, that if they shall inso167. Employment of French Capuchins lently abuse this his Majesty's high grace in Scotland, a mischief planned by Richeand favour to the danger of embroiling his lieu and Father Joseph, of which Leander state and government, the safety of the Commonwealth is in this case supreme law,

159. List of gifts which Charles permitted the Lord Treasurer Portland to receive, amounting to £44,500, among them was a sum of £500 from Sir Wm. Withpool, for pardoning his burning in the hand.

warns Windebank. 1634.

197. Leander's view of the nearness of

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