liament 395 and ns. Some account of him, iii 136 His behavior
at the Savoy conference, iv 398 Remarkable passage in his will,
Cotton Rev. Mr. removes to New-England, ii 279
Covenant. See Solemn League.
Covenant or vow to stand by the parliament, iii 46
Coverdale Miles, assists in translating the bible, i 68
Made coadju-
tor, and then bishop of Exeter, 115 Retires out of the kingdom
128 His sufferings and death, 213 Much followed by the puri-
tans, 252
Council table, its arbitrary proceedings, ii 179 Council of officers and
agitators, iii 393 Council of state, a new one, iv 83 Dismissed by
Cromwell, 92
Country clergy, their hardships i 434
Countryman's Catechism, or the church's plea for tithes iv 86
Court of Charles II. their views with respect to a comprehension or
toleration iv 312 418 Their behavior 434 Their licentionsness
464 Their proceedings to establish arbitrary power v 33 A bill
in the house of lords for that purpose ib. It is dropt 34 Secret
history of this Court and Reigu,' a work quoted in vol ii 46 n. 53 n.
267 n. and in many other parts of these volumes.
Coward William, Esq. institutes the lectures in Berry-street p 22 of
life of Neal, prefixed to vol i
Cowel Dr. his extravagant positions concerning the prerogative ii 98
Cox Dr. brings in king Edward's service-book at Frankfort i 153
which breaks up the old congregation ib.
Cox Mr. B. his sufferings iii 549
Cox Mr. Benjamin, some particulars of v 122
Cranford Mr. James, his death iv 208
Cranmer archbishop, gives sentence of divorce for Henry VIIIth, i 61
Promotes the reformation 64 Reviews and corrects Tyndall's bi-
ble 68 Appointed to dispute against Lambert the martyr 75 His
power declines 83 His judgment concerning the episcopal jurisdic-
tion 93 His persecuting principles 101 Causes Joan of Kent and
George Van Paris to be burnt as heretics 102 103 He is zealous
for the habits 112 But relaxes his opinion about them 113 His
sentiments about discipline 122 Not satisfied with the liturgy,
though twice reformed 123 He is sent to the tower 128 Tried for high
treason 130 Declared a heretic 134 Degraded, and recants 142
Retracts his recantation, and is burnt 143 Was utterly against
the popish habits at last 218 Cranmer's bible ii 114
Creed church, manner of its consecration by Laud ii 237
Crisp Dr. of London, his death and character iii 44
Crofton Mr. his sufferings iv 335
Cromwell lord, a friend to the reformation i 64 Made visitor-gener-
al of the monasteries 65 Arrested, and beheaded without trial 77
Cause of his fall discussed 78 and n.
Cromwell Oliver, designs to go to New-England ii 342 507 564 581
His character iii 277 His bravery and conduct in the battle of
Naseby 279 He and Ireton confer with the king about his restor-
ation 404 Reasons of his deserting him 405 His speech in pår-
liament 414 He reduces the Welch 471 Defeats the Scots under
Duke Hamilton 475 Returns to London 514 His speech on the
motion for trying the king 515 Reduces Ireland iv 28 His rapid
success 29 He and his army petition for a toleration 32 Marches
against the Scots 45 Defeats them at Dunbar 46 Invites the
Scots ministers to return to their churches 47 His letter to the
governor of Edinburgh castle ib. Ministers' reply, and his answer
48 Reply to the governor's complaint 49 Extracts of more let-
ters 50 Remarks ib. Chosen Chancellor of Oxford 51 His letter
to the university thereon ib. Progress of his army in Scotland 76
Defeats the king at Worcester 79 His letter to the parliament ib.
He and his army quarrel with parliament 89 Remarks ib. Advises a-
bout a new form of government 90 His ambitious designs ib. Forcibly
dissolves the long parliament 91 Dismisses the council of state 92
Remarks ib. He and his council of officers assume the government
94 His form of summons for a new parliament 95 His first (called
the little) parliament 95 Declared protector by the council 99 His
instalment and oath 101 Remarks 102 Mr. Baxter's testimony
to his government 104 His first council 105 State of the nation
at his assuming the protectorship 110 His grandeur and wise man-
agement ib. Gives peace to the Dutch ib. High reputation among
foreign nations 111 French ambassador's speech to him ib. His
domestic enemies ib. His management of the cavaliers, presbyteri-
aus, and republicans 112 113 His friends ib. Remarks 114 Incorpo-
rates Scotland and Ireland with England ib. Royalists' plot against
him ib. Executes the Portuguese ambassador's brother 115 Calls a
new parliament, goes in state, and his speech 116 Second speech;
appoints a recognition of the government 117 118 He dissolves
them 119 Plots against him ib. His vigilance 120 Severity to
the royalists, by decimation 121 For universal liberty of conscience
125 His speech to parliament for that purpose ib. Bates's testi-
mony to it ib. Is for encouraging of learning 145 Appoints new
visitors for the universities ib. His zeal for the protestant religion
147 His letter to the prince of Tarente ib. Appoints major-gene-
rals 154 Euters into an alliance with France 155 Sends Blake to
the Mediterranean ib. Publishes a severe ordinance against the old
sequestered clergy 159 But is willing to dispense with it 161 Rea-
sons of the severities against the papists ib. Is for encouraging the
jews 162 Assists the protestants in the vallies 164 His letter to
the Duke of Savoy 165 Calls a new parliament 171 Assists the
protestants at Nismes 184 His letter to cardinal Mazarine ib.-
Debates about giving him the title of king 189 His reasons for de-
elining it 191 Remarks ib. His title of protector confirmed 192
His second instalment 195 His grandeur, and wise administration,
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196 His treaty with France 197 Constitutes an upper house of
parliament 200 His speech at their dissolution 201 Purges the
army 203 And projects an union of the whole reformed interest ib.
Resigns his chancellorship of Oxford 204 Appoints his son Henry
lord lieutenant of Ireland 205 His only remaining descendants 206
Success of his arms abroad 209 Plots against him 210 His sick-
ness 221 His last prayer 222 His death, burial, and character,
222 223 As a soldier and statesman 225 His public, religious, and
moral character 226 His enthusiasm 227 Objections against him
In regard to his dissimulation, ambition &c. 229
Sum of his character 230 Poems on, ib. His body taken up after
the restoration 338
Cromwell Henry, appointed by his father lord lieutenant of Ireland,
iv 205 Some account of him and his family ib. His letters to his
brother 235 His letter to Fleetwood 237 Others 239 240
Cromwell Richard, chosen chancellor of Oxford iv 205 Proclaimed
protector 233 Calls a parliament ib. Obliged by the army to dis-
solve them 234 Deposed by the army 235 Quietly resigns the pro-
tectorship 240 and n. Resigns his chancellorship, and absconds
280 His character 281 Death and character of his wife v 40 n.
Crosby's History of English Baptists, quoted by the editor i 65 n. and in
a variety of other places in the course of the work See an account
of this work, editor's advertisement to vol. iii.
Cross in baptism, objections of the puritans against it i 259 Bishop
Rudd's inoderating speech about it ii 54 Puritans' objections 78 81
Cross of the, in baptism, a learned treatise, by Mr. R. Parker; conse-
quences to the author ii 96
Cross Dr. some account of him iii 460
Crosses, several pulled down iii 66 Pamphlet on it ib. n.
Crowder Mr. his hard treatment ii 244
Crowley Mr. his sufferings i 246
Budworth Dr. some account of him iii 139 and n.
Daille of Paris, his letter on the king's constancy in religion iv 259 De
L'Angle on the same 260
Damplin, a papist, hanged i 79
Danger of the church, cry of, v 37
Dangerfield's plot iv 551 Proceedings against him in James's reign
D'Anvers, an eminent minister and writer, an account of, v 240
Darrel Mr. his sufferings for pretending to cast out unclean spirits i
551 His protestation 552
Davenant bishop censured ii 234 Death and character 482 His ben-
efactions to Queen's-college, Cambridge 491 n.
Davenport Rev. Mr. removes to New-England ii 279
Davenport Christopher, some account of the work he wrote under the
title of Franciscus de Clara," and of himself ii 316 and n.
Day bishop deprived i 108 Restored 128
Deacons, conclusions of the puritans concerning them i 352
Dead bodies of considerable persons in Cromwell's and parliament
times dug up iv 387
Dead, praying for them i 89
Deans and chapters &c. bill for abolishing them ii 454 Dr. Hackett's
defence of them 455 Several speeches against them 456 &c. Ori-
gin of them ib. Resolutions of the commons against them 459
Declaration of faith, by the reformers in prison i 134 Of articles of
religion, set forth by the bishops 162
Declaration of the doings of those ministers &c. a work published in
1366 to justify those who refused the garments; an abstract from it,
an account of the answers it produced, and the ministers' reply i
Declaration to encourage sports on the Lord's-Day, a curious one issu-
ed by James I. an extract and account of, ii 140
Deering Mr. articles of his examination i 321 Deprived and restored
322 Deprived again 323 His death and character 357
Deering Sir Edward, his speech against the hierarchy ii 452
Defence of the ministers' reasons for refusal of subscription to the book
of common-prayer, against the cavils of F. Hutton, B. D. Dr. Covel,
and Dr. Sparkes, a work published in 1607; an extract from it ii 84
Defender of the faith, the origin of that title i 56
Defenders in Bohemia, some account of ii 142
Delaune Mr. his sufferings v 94 95 96 and notes.
Delegates, rise of the court of, i 63
Delinquents, ordinance for seizing their estates iii 61
Dell William, his death &e. v 117
Demonstration of Discipline, a book so called; proceedings against the
supposed author i 494 &c.
Denne Mr. Henry, his disputation in prison with Dr. Featly iii 320 n.
His sufferings 549 His death and character iv 391 n.
Derby earl of, defeated iv 79
Descent of Christ into hell, controversy about it i 550
Design of this work i preface p 1 62 23
Detestation of the Errors of the Times; a book published by the As-
sembly of divines about 1645, against the sectarians iii 366
Devon and Cornwall minister's protestation of their loyalty ii 92
De Wits murdered v 15
Dewsbury William, his death and character v 257
Digby lord, his speech against the bishops and new canons ii 375-
Another for reforming the hierarchy 420 Another against the earl
of Strafford 441
Diodati of Geneva, his temperate answer to the letter of the Assem-
bly of divines iii 110 n.
Dippers Dipt, by Dr. Featly; a celebrated piece against the baptists
iii 319 n.
Directory for public worship established iii 167 Preface to it ib. Its
variations from the book of common-prayer 169 Success of it 171
Ordinance for enforcing the use of it ib. Remarks 172 The king
forbids the use of it ib. University of Oxford's objections 432 The
king's objection to it 502 see Appendix No. 8
Directory for ordination of ministers iii 281-see Appendix No. 9
Disciplina Ecelesiæ: a book in high esteem, written by Mr. Travers,
published in English by Mr. Cartwright i 439
Discipline of the church, reformers' opinion of, i 79 n. 123 124 Pu-
tans' objections, and complaints of the want of it 257 The commons
address the queen to reform it 287 Rules for it agreed upon by
the ministers &c. of Northampton 290 Associations of the puritans
for restoring it 350 Their book of discipline 439 Another treatise
called the Abstract 440 Bill to reform it ib. Form of subscription
to the book of discipline 471 Persons who subscribed it ib. What
the puritans wanted reformed in it ii 32 Innovations in it 461 Bish-
op Williams's scheme of it 464
Disney Dr. his life of Jortin quoted iii 484 n.
Dispensing power, arguments for and against it, v 19
vote against it ib. The dissenters renounce it 20 175 Exercised
by James II. 17 Declared illegal by the judges ib. and 176
Disputation at Oxford between the reformers and papists i 134 Anoth-
er appointed by queen Elizabeth 175
Dissenters protestant, friends to their country i preface 57 Grievanc-
es on them ib-See more under Nonconformists. Bill for their ease
▼ 21 It miscarries 22 Severity of the court against them revived
29 Their suffering 29 30 Bill for easing them withdrawn by the
clerk 68 Proceedings thereon in the next parliament 74 Their per-
secution revived by order of king and council 78 Treatises in fa-
vor of them 79 Their farther sufferings 81 Their persecution com-
pared with the reformers in Mary's reign 107 Persecution revived
in James's reign 141 Some turn from the church to them 149 Pro-
gress of the persecution against them 150 Their methods to conceal
their meetings 151 Reasons for their not writing against popery
153 Have liberty by means of the dispensing power 155 Are car-
essed by the court 156 The end of their prosecution by the penal
laws 157 Computation of sufferers, and estimation of damages 159
160 n. Reasons of their numbers not decreasing 161 Commission
of enquiry into their losses by the church party 162 They are
courted by king and church 170 Admitted to serve offices 174 But
will not generally acknowledge the dispensing power 175 and n.-
Addresses of some of them 175 176 and ns. Are jealous of the
king's conduct 178 The church applies to them for assistance, with
assurances of favor in better times 179 Prince of Orange's advice
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