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ii. 287; committed to the Tower,
288; assertion respecting him in
Macpherson's extracts, ib. n.; his
cheerfulness, 289; copy of a letter
concerning him, 290; petitions to be
tried, 292; denied relief by Judge
Pemberton, 293; petitions to the
sessions at Hicks's Hall, 294; de-
termination of the popish party with
regard to him, 298; indicted for
high treason, 302; his trial, 303;
acquitted, 304; joy of the people,
ib.; medal struck concerning him,
305; the ministry forbid anything
in favour of him to be published,
307; tracts published under his
cognizance, 308; copy of the paper
produced against him, 309 n.; set-
tles his estate, 311; Bishop Bur-
net's remarks concerning him, ib. n.;
endeavours to prosecute his accusers,
313; declines prosecuting them in
any other county, 314; removes
to a place of concealment, 316; his
afflictions, ib. n.; his proposition to
the patriotic party, 318; sends mes-
sages to their meetings, 319; his
proposal not agreed to, 320; Lord
John Russell's remarks concerning
him, 321; his principles justified
by the revolution, 325; troubled
by one of his relations, ib.; reasons
for his going abroad, 326; Lord
Mordaunt's information to him,
327; leaves his house, ib.; quits
London, 328; detained at Har-
wich, ib.; anecdote of him, 329;
embarks at Harwich, ib.; his re-
ception at Amsterdam, 330; made
a burgess of that city, ib.; his
sudden death, 331; remarks con-
cerning him in the "Bibliothèque
Choisie," ib. n.; respect to his
memory, 332; interred at his seat,
ib.; disposition of his will, ib.;
his liberality to his grandson, 333;
monument to his memory, ib.,
334; retrospect of his character,
335, et seq.; his surprising cheer-
fulness, 373; anecdote of him, 374;
a patron of literature, ib. ; his power
as speaker, 377; anecdote of him,
378; confined his opinions to him-
self, ib.

Cooper, Sir John, father of the Earl

of Shaftesbury, i. 35; death of, 36.

Cooper, Sir William, made executor
of Lord Shaftesbury's will, ii. 332.
William, signs the indict-
ment against the Duke of York,
ii. 239.

Coote, Sir Charles, his promises to

the Earl of Shaftesbury, i. 213.
Corfe Castle, surrendered to the Earl
of Shaftesbury, i. 149.

Coriton, Mr. warrant issued against
him, i. 79.

Cornish, Sheriff, the king's remark to
him, ii. 279.

ii. 312.

Mr. reproach on his jury,

Corporation Bill, opposed by the lords,
i. 254.

Cosin, Bishop of Durham, his infor-
mation to the king, ii. 282.
Coste, Mr. passages in his charac-
ter of Mr. Locke, i. 14.
Court, views of the, in the adjourn-
ments, ii. 164; artifices of, to divide
the people, 285; resentment of the,
307; designs of, 315.
Coventry, Mr. accompanies the Earl
of Shaftesbury into Worcestershire, i.
43; supports the protestant reli-
gion and appointed secretary of
state, 405; receives the seals from
Lord Shaftesbury, ii. 77; remark
of, 127 n.

Sir William, appointed with
others to execute the office of lord
high treasurer, i. 323; turned out
of his employments, 347 n.
Cowper, Lord Chancellor, observa-
tion of, ii. 13 n.

Crequi, Marshal, commands part of the
French army on the Rhine, ii. 11.
Crew, Sir Randolph, chief justice,
removed from his place, i. 65 n.

Mr. (afterwards Lord,) com-
mitted to the Tower, i. 109; ap-
pointed one of the council of state,
231.

Cromwell, Oliver, prevented from de-
parting for America, i. 92 n.; the
principal contriver of the self-de-
nying ordinance, 155; new-mo-
dels the army, 156; makes it sub-
servient to his designs, 157; Mr.
Holles's design against him, ib.;
frustrates it, 158; his speech to
the Earl of Shaftesbury, 159; the
king carried to the army through

his artifice, i. 160; parliament un-
der his influence, ib.; commands
conferred upon him, 161; his un-
successful efforts to conciliate the
Earl of Shaftesbury, 163; sum-
mons a convention, 164; assumes
the protectorship, 165; sends direc-
tions to prevent the Earl of Shaftes-
bury's return for Wiltshire, ib.;
regulations made by him, ib.; re-
quires a recognition to be signed,
166; finds the parliament will not
agree to his measures, 167; dis-
solves it, 168; plot against him
defeated, ib.; his remark concern-
ing the Earl of Shaftesbury, ib.
meeting of another parliament,
169; his tyranny, ib. n.; design to
make him king, 171; title of Lord
Protector conferred on him, ib.
inaugurated in that office, 172; his
death, 174; character of him, ib.
175; left the protectorship to his
son, 176.

Cromwell, Richard, son of Oliver, suc-
ceeds to the protectorship, i. 176;
flattering situation of his affairs,
177; calls a parliament, ib. ; alarm-
ed by the Earl of Shaftesbury's
speech, 199; dissolves the parlia-
ment and loses his power, 200.

Henry, second son of the

protector, i. 169.
Cronstrom, A. his letter to Lord
Ashley, i. 361 n.

Crown, clerk of the, examination of,
ii. 272.

Culpeper, Lord, vice-president of the
council of trade, ii. 12.

D.

"Dalrymple Memoirs,"

extracts

from, i. 360 n. ; ii. 86 n. 192 n.
Dalrymple, Sir John, remark in his
"Review of Events after the Re-
storation," i. 251; published a letter
from Ruvigny to Louis XIV. 388;
his account of the secret treaty,
390; extracts the conduct of Lord
Shaftesbury from a manuscript, ii.
26; quotes a letter, 304; observa-
tion of, 358; biassed towards Tory
principles, 359; his testimony re-
jected, 360.

Danby, Lord-treasurer, swearing-in

of, i. 336; his advice to the king,

ii. 72; apprehensive of the meeting
of parliament, 129; his information
to the lords, 181; petition of, 273.
Dangerfield, Mr. attempts to assassi-
nate Lord Shaftesbury, ii. 225;
reproached by Mrs. Cellier, 226;
Rapin's account of him, 227; his
confession, 228.

Darley, Mr. Henry, committed to the
castle at York, i. 115 n.

Dartmouth, Earl of, his observation
concerning the Earl of Shaftesbury,
i. 32 n.

Delamere, Lord, opposes the Corpora-
tion Bill, i. 255; signs a petition to
the king, ii. 264.

Denbigh, Earl of, one of the commit-
tee from the house of lords to the
king, i. 143; resigns his commis-
sion, 155.

Denham, Judge, i. 91 n.
Dennis, Bernard, indictment against
him, ii. 297.
Desborough, Colonel, directs the Wal-
lingford House administration, i.
200; remark concerning, in "Eng-
land's Confusion," 203 n.; re-
solution of the parliament to dis-
charge him, 207.
D'Estrades' Memoirs, extract from,
i. 265.

D'Ewes, Mr. his journals, ii. 23 n.
Dhona, Count, minister from Sweden,
i. 338.

Digby, Lord, his remark on the con-
vocation, i. 110 n.; affronts Lord
Shaftesbury, ii. 130.

Diggs, Sir Dudley, committed to the
Tower, i. 61; released, 62.
Dives, Sir Lewis, completely routed
by the Earl of Shaftesbury, i. 152.
Dorchester, Marquis of, anecdote of, i.
349 n.

Dorset, Earl of, anecdote of him, i.
99 n.

Douglas, Colonel, his regiment sent to
Ireland, ii. 206.

Downing, Sir George, Lord Claren-

don's behaviour to him, i. 330 n.
Dryden, Mr. his " Absalom and Achi-
tophel," a satire, i. 19; his cele-
brated satire of the Medal, ii. 305;
the hint given him by the king,
306; dedicates it to the Whigs,
ib.; his contempt for Lord Shaftes-
bury's son, 333 n; ridicules Lord
Shaftesbury in his poem, 361; pu-

nished by the Earl of Rochester,
ii. 375.

Dugdale, Mr. remarks on his evidence,
ii. 197.

Duncombe, Sir John, one of the com-
missioners to execute the office of
lord high treasurer, i. 323; desists
from paying money into the exche-
quer, ii. 2.

Dunkirk, importance of, i. 263;
treaty for the sale of to the French,
signed, 275; made a free port by
the French king, 279.

Durham, Bp. of. See Cosin, Bishop
of Durham.
Dysart, Countess of, married to the
Earl of Lauderdale, i. 405.

E.

Earle, Sir Walter, his assistance to
the Earl of Shaftesbury, i. 140.
Echard, Archdeacon, copied his cha-
racter of the Earl of Shaftesbury
from Father Orleans, i. 28; his
observation on Lord Shaftesbury's
removal, ii. 77 n.

Edward VI. King, encouraged the
Reformation through religious mo-
tives, i. 50.

Elizabeth, Princess, daughter of the
Queen of Bohemia, i. 248.
Elizabeth, Queen, re-established the
reformed religion, i. 51; the bishops
prohibited from alienating church-
lands in her reign, ib.n; writs issued
in her reign, ii. 23.
Ellesmere, Lord, chancellor in the
reign of James I. ii. 24.
Elliot, Sir John, committed to the
Tower, i. 61; released, 62; warrant
issued against him, 79; summoned
before the council, ib.; his answer
to the question put to him by the
council, 80; warrant issued for
sealing up his study, 81; died in
the Tower, 83.

Ely, Bishop of, his accusations, i.
189; spoke against the bill of re-
peal, ii. 272.
"England's Confusion," pamphlet
so called, i. 203 n.
Essex, Earl of, signs the petition to
the king, i. 117; resigns his com-
mission, 155; his friendship for
Lord Ashley, 384; his report, 385;

the Earl of Shaftesbury's letter to,
ii. 14 n.; story told by him, 89;
admitted into the new council,
208; persuaded to the dissolution,
222 n; projected charge against him,
224; his consultations with Lord
Shaftesbury, 232; frequently de-
sired his advice, 235; design to
impute the popish plot to him, 257;
anxious for Simpson Tonge's exami-
nation, ib.; presents a petition to
the king, 259; signs the petition to
the king, 264.

Este, Mary d', Princess of Modena,
offer of the French king to, ii. 68.
Estrades, Count d', invited to Eng-
land, i. 265; extracts from his Me-
moirs, ib. n. et seq.; his letter to
the French king, 272. 274.
Evelyn, Sir John, refused admittance
into the house of commons, i. 202;
appointed one of the council of
state, 231; one of the council of
trade, ii. 12.

Everard, Edmund, feigned consent
to Fitzharris's proposal, ii. 276; dis-
covers the design, 277; draws up
the libel, 278.

Evers, Lord, signs the petition to the
king, ii. 264.

Examen," by Roger North, ii. 18.
358; extract from, 22 n.
Exchequer, declaration for shutting
up, i. 413.

Eyre, Sir Samuel, lord chief justice,
recommends Mr. Wyche to Lord
Shaftesbury, i. 29 n.

F.

Fagg, Sir John, Dr. Shirley's appeal
against him, ii. 127.
Fairfax, Sir Thomas, afterwards Lord,
made general of the parliament's
forces, i. 155; writes to the parlia-
ment, 156; the king carried to the
army without his knowledge, 159;
resigns his commission, 161; re-
mark concerning, in "England's
Confusion," 203 n.; his influence
on the soldiers, 213; intimates his
desire for the restoration, 221; one
of the council of state, 231; one
of the commissioners to the king
from the commons, 242.
Falconbridge, Lord, mentioned in one

of Lord Shaftesbury's letters ii.
111; question of, 273.
Falkland, Lord, introduces the Earl of
Shaftesbury to the king, i. 138; one
of the commissioners to the king
from the commons, 242.

Faria, Francisco de, deposition of, ii.

228.

Fell, Dr. Bishop of Oxford, i. 10 n.
Felton assassinates the Duke of Buck-

ingham, i. 77; pressed to confess
who instigated him to it, i. 123 n.
Ferguson, Mr. conspiracy of, ii. 319;

his propensity for plots, 322; at-
tends the meeting at Captain Wal-
cot's, 324.

Fiennes, Mr. one of the committee
to accompany the king into Scot-
land, i. 130 n.

Finch, Sir John, speaker of the
house of commons, i. 78; a mem-
ber of the council for trade, ii. 12.

Lord, cool reply of, i. 83 n.

Lord Keeper, inquiry into his
conduct, i. 125; Lord Shaftesbury's
reply to, 423; observation of, in
the lords, ii. 118.

Sir Heneage, attorney-general,
ii. 18.
Fitzgerald, engaged in the Irish rebel-
lion, ii. 277; indictment against
him, 297.

Fitzharris, Edward, Rapin's account

of him, ii. 276; gives Everard the
heads for a libel, 277; sent to
Newgate, 278; removed to the
Tower, 279; impeached by the
commons, ib.; executed 280; his
advice to his wife, ib.
Fitzpatrick, engaged in the Irish re-
bellion, ii. 277.

Fitzwalter, Earl of, his friendship for
Mr. Stringer, i. 22.
Five-mile Act, i. 301.
Fleetwood, Lieutenant-general, di-
rects the Wallingford house ad-
ministration, i. 200; parliament
resolves to appoint him a commis-
sioner of the forces, 207; appointed
commander-in-chief of the forces,
208; examines the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, 209; blamed for not securing
him, 210.

Forrester, William, signs the indict-
ment against the Duke of York, ii.
239.

Fountain, Serjeant, assists the Earl of
Shaftesbury, i. 140.

Fox, Mr. "History of the early part

of the Reign of James 11." i. 398;
admires Lord Shaftesbury's charac-
ter, ii. 371.
France, court of, apprehensions of,
i. 331.

Frecheville, Lord, movement of, ii.
158.

Freke, Mr. friend of Lord Shaftes-
bury, ii. 130.

Friesen, Baron de, first minister of the
Elector of Saxony, ii. 6.

G.

Garmers, Mr. syndic to the city of
Hamburgh, i. 312.

Geere, Alderman, committed to the
Gate-house, i. 113.
Germany, Emperor of, his marriage,
ii. 11; unites in a league against
France, 92.

Empress of, her death, ii. 11.
Gerrard, Sir Gilbert, one of the new
council of state, i. 231; signs the
indictment against the Duke of
York, ii. 239; certificate in the
possession of, 282.

Gibbs, Mr. letter to, ii. 290.
Gloucester, Duke of, his request to
the Earl of Manchester, ii. 29.
Godfrey, Sir Edmondbury, murder of,
ii. 192.

Goodenough, Mr. attends the meet-
ing at Capt. Walcot's, ii. 324.
Goodman, Dr. Bishop of Gloucester,
suspended, i. 110 n.

Gorges, Lord, one of the council of
trade, ii. 12.

Graham, Mr. a solicitor to the court,
ii. 301.

Grammont, Count de, his Memoirs,
i. 393 n.

Grand Jury, reasons of, for wishing to
examine witnesses in private, ii. 302.
Greenhill, Mr. lines addressed to,
ii. 13 n.

Grenville, Lord, passage from his
tract" Oxford and Locke," i. 10 n.
Sir John, sent to the par-
liament with a declaration from
Charles II. i. 240; delivers it, 241.
Grey, Lord, anecdote of, ii. 220; signs
the indictment against the Duke of
York, 239; signs the petition to

the king, ii. 264; his opinion of the
dissolution, 281; his "Secret His-
tory of the Rye-house Plot," 284 n.
Grimston, Mr. debates upon the peti-
tions, i. 100 n.

Sir Harbottle, one of the
members of the council of state, i.
231; elected speaker of the house
of commons, 240; Lord Shaftes-
bury's representations to, ii. 82; his
answer to them, 82 n.
Grove, Mr. executed, i. 168.
Guerdeau, Mr. first entrusted with
the Earl of Shaftesbury's education,
i. 35.

Guildford, Lord Keeper, manuscript
of, ii. 26.

H.

Habeas Corpus Act, drawn up by
Lord Shaftesbury, ii. 218; disputes
respecting it, 219; passed, 220.
Hacker, Mr. tried and executed, i.
252.

Hacket's" Life of Williams," passage

from, i. 83 n.

Halifax, Lord, sent to propose peace
with the French, ii. 48; remark
concerning him in one of Lord
Shaftesbury's letters, 111; his zeal
for Lord Shaftesbury's release, 179;
proposed as one of the lords of the
new council, 210; treaty of Hol-
land discussed at his house, 212;
attached to the interest of the Duke
of York, 215; persuaded to the dis-
solution, 222 n.; projected charge
against him, 224; speaks against
the exclusion bill, 242; his pro-
position, ib. n.; desires the bill to
be committed, 271; opposed Lord
Danby's petition, 274; his intimacy
with Lord Hyde, 275; obtains a
place for Mr. Keeling, 323.
Hallam, Mr. observation of, i. 262.
Hamburgh, senate of, defence of, i.

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Hampden, Mr. prevented from de-
parting for America, i. 92 n.
Harley, Sir Edward, importunes Gen.
Monk to make an apology to the
city, i. 226; one of the council of
state, 231; made governor of Dun-
kirk, 237; resigns, 278; remark
concerning him in the Dalrymple
Papers, 279.

Harleian Miscellany, tract in the, ii.
289 n.

Harris, Benjamin, tracts of, ii. 307.
Haslerig, Sir Arthur, prevented from

departing for America, i. 92 n.;
resolution of the parliament to ap-
point him a commissioner of the
forces, 207; his interview with
Monk's commissioners, 212; takes
possession of Portsmouth, 213;
jealous of Gen. Monk, 221; ap-
pointed one of the commissioners
to command the army, 225; de-
signs to imprison the Earl of Shaf-
tesbury, 229; his resentment on
the secluded members being re-
stored, 230; his design to make
General Monk protector, 232.
Hastings, the Hon. William, the Earl
of Shaftesbury's sketch of his cha-
racter, i. 307.

Hawkins, Dr. minister of the Tower,
ii. 280.

Hawles, Sir John, remarks of, ii. 312.
Hayman, Sir Peter, warrant issued
against him, i. 79; summoned be-
fore the council, ib.
Haynes, Bryan, bill of indictment
against him, ii. 294; stop put to
any prosecution upon it, 297; pre-
tends correspondence with Lord
Shaftesbury, 312.

Heathcock, Captain, killed at Abbots-
bury, i. 151.

Henry VIII. King, his reasons for

commencing the Reformation, i. 50.
Herbert, Lord, a commissioner to the
king from the commons, i. 242;
signs the petition to the king, ii.
264.

Hereford, Viscount, one of the com-
missioners to the king, from the
peers, i. 242.
Hertford, Earl of, signs the petition to
the king, i. 117; recommends the
Earl of Shaftesbury to the king,
138; warns the Earl of Shaftes-

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