Natanleod, or Nazaleod, fuppofed the fame with Uther Pendragon, iv. 104.
Nations, at liberty to erect what form of government they like, ii. 276, iii. 132. Their beginning why obfcure, iv. 1. Nazianzen, his wifh that prelacy had never been, iii. 46.
Nature, her zodiac and annual circuit over human things, ii. 206. Nero, had no right to the fucceffion, iii. 172. Comparison be- tween him and king Charles, 237.
Netherlands, faved from ruin by not trufting the Spanish king, ii. 302.
Nonnichia, wife of Gerontius, her resolution and death, iv. 78. Is highly praised by Sozomen, ibid.
Nimrod, reputed by ancient tradition, the first that founded mo- narchy, ii. 470.
Ninnius, an author reputed to have lived above 1000 years ago,
Norway, prince Frederic heir of, the council of state's letter to him, iv. 361. Oliver's letter to him, 435. Newgate, when built, iv. 23, note.
OBEDIENCE, defined, ii. 294.
Octa, and Ebiffa, Hengift the fon and nephew of, called over by him, iv. 98. They poffefs themfelves of Northumberland, ibid.
Odemira, Conde de, Oliver's letter to him, iv. 413.
Oenus, one in the catalogue of ancient British kings, iv. 22. Oeric, or Oife, fucceeds his father Hengift in the kingdom of Kent, and from him the Kentish kings called Oifcings, iv. 103. He is otherwife called Efca, 110.
Offa, the fon of Siger, quits his kingdom of the East Saxons to go to Rome and turn monk, iv. 146, 150.
Offa, defeating and flaying Beornred, becomes king of Mercia after Ethelbald, iv. 151. He fubdues a neighbouring_people called Haftings, 152. Gets the victory of Alric king of Kent at Occanford, ibid. Inviting Ethelbrite king of the Eaft-Angles to his palace, he there treacheroufly caufes him to be beheaded, and feizes his kingdom, 155. Had at first enmity, afterwards league with Charles the Great, 156. He grants a perpetual tribute to the pope out of every houfe in his kingdom, ibid. He draws a trench of wonderous length between Mercia and the British confines. His death, ibid.
Oldenburgh, count of, letter from the council of ftate to him, iv. 362. Letters from Oliver to him, 371, 372.
Oldenburgh, Henry, letters to, i. xxii. xxviii. xxxv. xl. Oliver, the protector, letters written in his name to several princes and potentates, iv. 371, &c. In Latin, vi. 1, &c. His ma-
nifefto against the depredations of the Spaniards, v. 12. · In Latin, vi. 90.
Ordination, whether the order of bishops to be kept up to perform it, i. 190. Preaching as holy, and far more excellent, ibid. Origen, while a layman, expounded the fcriptures publickly, i. 135, 136. Permitted women to marry after divorce, ii. 88. 221. Oreftes, condemned to death for killing his mother, iii. 94. Ormond, earl of, articles between him and the Irifh, ii. 315. His letter to colonel Jones, 349. His proclamation of king Charles II. in Ireland, 354. Remarks on the articles, &c. 360.
Ofbald, a nobleman, exalted to the throne of the Northumbrians after Ethelred, iv. 156.
Ofbert, reigns in Northumberland after the laft of the Ethelreds, iv. 166. Helping the Picts against Donaldus, king of Scotland, defeats the Scots at Stirlingbridge, with great flaughter, and takes the king prifoner, 168.
Osfrid, and Eanfrid, the fons of Edwin, converted and baptized, iv. 131. Osfrid flain, together with his father, in a battle against Kedwalla, 132.
Ofiris, flain by his brother Typhon, iii. 219.
Oflac, and Cneban, two Saxon earls, flain by Keaulin at Wibban- dun, iv. 111.
Ofmund, king of the South-Saxons, iv. 151.
Ofred, a child, fucceeds Alfrid in the Northumbrian kingdom, iv. 145. He is flain by his kindred, for his vicious life, 146. Ofred, fon of Alcred, advanced to the kingdom of Northumberland, after Elfwald, is foon driven out again, iv. 154. Is taken and forcibly fhaven a monk at York, 155.
Ofric, the fon of Elfric, baptized by Paulinus, fucceeds in the kingdom of Deira, iv. 132. Turns apoftate, and is flain by an eruption of Kedwalla, out of a befieged town, ibid. Another Ofric fucceeds Kenred the fecond, 146.
Ofric, earl of Southampton, and Ethelwolf of Berkshire, beat the Danes back to their fhips, iv. 170.
Oftorius, fent viceprætor into Britain, in the room of Plautius the prætor, iv. 44. Routs the Britons, and improves his victory to the beft advantage, ibid. Gives the government of several cities to Cogidunus, a British king, his ally, 45. Defeats the Silures under the leading of Caractacus, 46. Has afterwards bad fuccefs, 47.
Oftrid, the wife of Ethelred, killed by her own nobles, iv. 145. Ofwald, brother of Eanfrid, living exiled in Scotland, is there bap- tized, iv. 132. With a fmall army utterly overthrows Ked- walla, 133. Settles religion, and very much enlarges his domi- nions, ibid. Overcome and flain in battle by Penda, at Maser- field, now Ofweftre, 134.
Ofwi, fucceeds his brother Ofwald in the kingdom, iv. 134. He
perfuades Sigebert to receive the Chriftian faith, 137. Routs Penda's vaft army, 138. He fubdues all Mercia, and the greateft part of the Pictish nation, ibid. Shaken off by the Mer- cian nobles, and Wulfer fet up in his ftead, 139. His death,
Ofwin, the nephew of Edwin, fhares with Ofwi in the kingdom of Northumberland, iv. 135. Coming to arms with him, he is overmatched, and flain by his command, ibid.
Ofwulf, has the crown of Northumberland relinquished to him by Eadbert, iv. 152. Slain by his own fervants, ibid. Otha, fucceeds Efca in the kingdom of Kent, iv. III. Otter, and Roald, two Danish leaders landing in Devonshire, their whole forces are scattered, and Roald flain, iv. 186. Owiga, river, steep water-falls in it, iv. 277. Oxford, burnt by the Danes, iv. 214.
PANDRASUS, a Grecian king, keeps the Trojans in fervitude, iv. 6. Is beaten by Brutus, 7.
Paolo, Padre, his judgment concerning the hierarchy of England, Obferves, that books were left to each one's confcience, to read or lay by, till after the year 800, 293.
Papifts, imitating the ceremonial law, fell into fuperftition, i. 92. Most severe against divorce, yet most easy to all licentiousness,
Parable, in Luke xiv. 16, &c. explained, iii. 336.
Paraus, his opinion that the gofpel requires perfecter obedience than the law, refuted, ii. 20. His objection against divorce anfwered, 60. His definition of marriage, 141. Accufes the jefuit Mal- donatus, 169. His note on the entertainment of the young man in the gospel, 177.
·Parallel, between a king and a mafter of a family, very lame, iii.
Parliament, the abfurdity of calling it a convocation, i. 246. Com- mendation of their proceedings, 248. Praised for their cou- rage in punishing tyrants, ii. 301. Their guard difmiffed, and another appointed, 422. By our old laws, to be held twice a year at London, 431. Not to be diffolved till grievances are re- dreffed, 433- What the name originally fignified, iii. 417. Above all pofitive law, 439. Character of the long parliament in 1641, iv. 81, &c. Letters of state written in the name of
the, iv. 323-367. v. 9, 10. In Latin, v. 390-432. vi. 88, 89. Cautions on the choice of reprefentatives in, 443. Paftor, of Chrift's church, his univerfal right to admonish, i. 165. For his greatest labours, requires only common neceffaries, 195. Paftoral Office, the nature and dignity of it, i. 195, 196. Patriarchate, independent of the crown, affected by fome prelates,
Paul, St. his inftruction to Timothy, for church-difcipline, i. 86. Meaning of that text, Charity believeth all things, ii. 50. His writings touching divorce explained, 93. His different man- ner of fpeaking explained, 209. Commands us to pray for kings, yet calls Nero a lion, iii. 178.
Paulinus, with Edelberga, endeavours to convert Northumberland to christianity, iv. 128. The manner of his making king Ed- win a convert, 128, 129. He converts the province of Lind- fey, and Blecca the governor of Lincoln, and builds a church in that city, 131.
Paul's, St. cathedral at London, by whom firft built, iv. 123. Paulus Jovius, his motives for describing only Britain and Muscovy, iv. 271.
Peace, proclamation relating to that between the earl of Ormond and the Irish, ii. 315. Articles of it, &c. 316 Remarks on thofe articles, &c. 360.
Peada, prince of the Middle Angles, is baptized with all his fol- lowers, iv. 136. Hath South Mercia conferred on him by Oswi, 138. Slain by the treachery of his wife, ibid.
Pechora, a river in Siberia, abounding with divers forts of fowl, which ferve for winter provifion, iv. 274.
Peers, twelve ancient ones of the kings of France, iv. 247. Pelagius, a Briton, brings new opinions into the church, iv. 77. The Pelagian doctrine refuted by Germanus, 90. Pelagians are judged to banishment by Germanus, 94.
Penda, the fon of Wibba, king of Mercia, has the kingdom fur- rendered to him by Kearle, iv. 131. He joins with Kedwalla against Edwin, 132. He flays Ofwald in battle, 134. In ano ther battle, Sigebert, 135. In another, Anna, king of the East- Angles, 136. He is flain in a battle against Ofwi, 138. Peniffel, reckoned in the number of ancientest British kings, iv. 23.
People of England, Defence of, against Salmafius, iii, 103. In the original Latin, v. 37. Second Defence of, vi. 361. In the original Latin, v. 197.
Peredure, and Vigenius, expel their brother Elidure, and share the kingdom between them, iv. 21.
Perjury, an example of divine vengeance in Alfred, who confpired against king Athelftan, iv. 190.
Pern, Dr. his teftimony concerning Martin Bucer, ii. 66. Perfians, their kings not abfolute, iii. 222. Frequently murdered their princes, 224.
Peftilence, prevents the invafion of the Scots and Picts, iv. 94. Peter, St. commits to the prefbyters only, full authority to feed the flock, and to epifcopate, i. 87, 88. His epiftle concerning fub- miffion explained, 167, 168.
Pertilius Cerealis, defeated by the Britons, iv. 51. He commands the Roman army in Britain, 55.
Petronius Turpilianus, commands in chief in Britain, after Sueto- nius Paulinus, iv. 55.
Pharaoh, the confequences of his fear of the Ifraelites, iii. 40. Pharifees their queftion concerning divorce, ii. 105. Afraid left Chrift fhould abolish the judicial law, 170.
Pharifees and Sadducees, though different fects, yet both met toge- ther in their common worthip of God, iv. 261.
Philip de Comines, his opinion of the English government, iii.
Philip IV, king of Spain, letters to him, iv. 326, 327. Letter to him complaining of the murder of Afcham, 334. Another, de- firing fpeedy punishment may be inflicted on the murderers, 335. Another, complaining of the ill treatment of the English mer- chants, 342.
Philo Judeus, his definition of a king and a tyrant, iii. 133, 134. Piety and Justice, our foundreffes, not the common or civil law,
Pir, one of the ancienteft race of British kings, iv. 23.
Pits, and Scots, harafs the fouth coafts of Britain,iv. 74, &c. See Scots.
Picts, and Saxons, beaten by the Britons, through the pious con- duct of Germanus, iv. 91.
Plato, recommended the reading of Ariftophanes to his fcholar Dionyfius, i. 291. In his book of laws, lays a restraint on the freedom of writing, 303. His faying of offspring, iv. 125. How he would have magiftrates called, iii. 167.
Pliny, his compliment to Trajan, iii. 230. Commends the killing of Domitian, 231.
Plows, a privilege of fanctuary granted them, iv. 18.
Poetafters, the corruption and bane of our youth, by their libidi nous writings, i. 121.
Poets, elegiac, Milton's fondness of them in his youth, i. 223. True ones enemies to defpotifm, vi. 387.
Poland, declaration for the election of John the Third, king of, iv. 314.
Pool, cardinal, his reproof of Marinaro, a Carmelite, ii. 167. Pope, title of Moft Holy Father, given him by a proteftant prince, 111. 121. As a tyrant, may be lawfully rooted out of the church, 185, 186. Why accounted Antichrift, 322.
Popery, as being idolatrous, not to be tolerated either in private or public, iv. 264. Means to hinder the growth of it, 265. Amend ment of life, the beft means to avoid it, 269. Reasons against tolerating it, iii. 330. iv. 264.
Porrex, flays his brother Ferrex, iv. 17. Whofe death is revenged by his mother Videna, ibid. Another of that name reckoned in the catalogue of kings, 22.
Portsmouth, denominated from the landing of Porta, a Saxon prince, with his two fons Bida and Megla, iv. 104.
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