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article_n of_o marriage_n p._n 86._o the_o oath_n take_v by_o he_o p._n 88_o swear_v to_o private_a article_n p._n 88_o 89._o and_o afterward_o find_v delay_n in_o spain_n p._n 102._o resolve_v to_o depart_v thence_o and_o leave_v a_o proxy_n with_o bristol_n p._n 103._o feast_n the_o spanish_a don_n aboard_o his_o ship_n p._n 104._o arrive_v safe_a in_o england_n ibid._n left_a private_a instruction_n with_o bristol_n to_o contradict_v the_o proxy_n ibid._n atte_v the_o duke_n narrative_a in_o parliament_n p._n 119_o be_v proclaim_v king_n p._n 169._o new_a swear_v the_o old_a privy_a council_n ibid._n pursue_v their_o advice_n p._n 170._o put_v forth_o a_o proclamation_n of_o government_n p._n 171._o attend_v in_o person_n his_o father_n funeral_n ibid._n continue_v the_o duke_n intimate_o in_o favour_n ibid._n levy_n soldier_n for_o the_o palatinate_n p._n 172._o sign_n the_o article_n of_o marriage_n with_o france_n ibid._n the_o marriage_n solemnize_v in_o france_n p._n 173._o 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recusant_n p._n 198._o send_v out_o his_o fleet_n and_o army_n under_o command_n of_o viscount_n wimbleton_n p._n 198_o 199._o their_o unsuccessful_a voyage_n p._n 200._o he_o now_o prohibit_v trade_n with_o spain_n p._n 201._o take_v the_o seal_n from_o lord_n keeper_n williams_n p._n 202._o call_v a_o parliament_n ibid._n prepare_v for_o his_o coronation_n p._n 203._o command_v all_o of_o forty_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la to_o appear_v and_o receive_v the_o order_n of_o knighthood_n ibid._n the_o manner_n of_o his_o coronation_n p._n 204._o the_o king_n be_v present_a at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o second_o parliament_n p._n 206._o and_o command_v the_o lord_n keeper_n coventry_n to_o speak_v what_o he_o intend_v himself_o to_o have_v say_v ibid._n forbid_v resort_n to_o hear_v mass_n p._n 216._o the_o king_n letter_n to_o the_o commons_o to_o hasten_v supply_n p._n 218._o second_o it_n with_o a_o message_n p._n 219._o to_o which_o the_o commons_o send_v a_o answer_n p._n 220._o the_o king_n reply_n ibid._n and_o send_v another_o message_n concern_v mr._n cook_n and_o doctor_n turner_n p._n 222._o three_o subsidy_n and_o three_o fifteen_o vote_v to_o be_v give_v he_o p._n 225._o and_o hot_a debate_n against_o the_o duke_n ibid._n whereupon_o the_o king_n speak_v to_o the_o parliament_n ibid._n and_o refer_v to_o the_o lord_n keeper_n to_o speak_v further_o p._n 225_o 226_o etc._n etc._n and_o speak_v again_o himself_o p._n 229._o his_o speech_n explain_v by_o the_o duke_n ibid._n receive_v a_o petition_n touch_v nobility_n p._n 237._o his_o letter_n to_o bristol_n p._n 241._o his_o message_n concern_v bristol_n p._n 243._o receive_v a_o remonstrance_n from_o the_o commons_o concern_v the_o duke_n p._n 247._o adjourn_v the_o parliament_n for_o a_o week_n p._n 250._o he_o be_v attend_v by_o some_o bishop_n concern_v the_o duke_n p._n 251._o leave_v the_o house_n at_o liberty_n to_o present_v the_o matter_n concern_v the_o duke_n p._n 252._o his_o message_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o duke_n against_o bristol_n p._n 260._o his_o speech_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o duke_n p._n 361._o commit_v sir_n dudley_n diggs_n and_o sir_n john_n elliot_n p._n 362._o release_v they_o p._n 364._o his_o message_n concern_v the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n p._n 368._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o lord_n petition_v p._n 371_o 372._o his_o further_a answer_n concern_v the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n p._n 373._o another_o message_n from_o the_o king_n concern_v the_o say_a earl_n p._n 374_o 375._o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n set_v at_o liberty_n p._n 375._o his_o message_n to_o the_o parliament_n that_o they_o hinder_v not_o the_o election_n of_o the_o duke_n as_o chancellor_z of_o cambridge_n p._n 376_o 377._o his_o letter_n to_o that_o university_n on_o the_o duke_n behalf_n p._n 378._o his_o letter_n to_o the_o speaker_n concern_v supply_n p._n 394._o the_o commons_o petition_v he_o against_o recusant_n p._n 395._o a_o speech_n make_v to_o he_o by_o sir_n hennage_n finch_n concern_v the_o duke_n p._n 401._o his_o commission_n to_o dissolve_v the_o parliament_n p._n 403_o the_o parliament_n remonstrance_n to_o he_o p._n 404_o 405_o etc._n etc._n his_o proclamation_n against_o the_o say_a remonstrance_n p._n 415._o and_o another_o against_o dispute_v about_o arminian_n controtroversy_n p._n 416._o cause_n a_o information_n to_o be_v prefer_v against_o the_o duke_n p._n 417._o prohibit_v the_o book_n of_o bounty_n ibid._n take_v the_o forfeiture_n arise_v from_o recusant_n ibid._n grant_v a_o commission_n to_o compound_v with_o recusant_n p._n 418._o his_o proclamation_n to_o make_v his_o revenue_n certain_a ibid._n send_v to_o his_o noble_n to_o lend_v he_o money_n ibid._n demand_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n the_o loan_n of_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n p._n 419._o require_v port_n town_n to_o furnish_v ship_n ibid._n which_o the_o port_n in_o dorsetshire_n dispute_v ibid._n the_o city_n of_o london_n the_o like_a and_o be_v check_v ibid._n issue_n forth_o privy_a seal_n p._n 420._o require_v inhabitant_n in_o port_n town_n to_o repair_v to_o their_o house_n ibid._n send_v ship_n to_o the_o river_n elbe_n ibid._n declare_v the_o king_n of_o denmark_n overthrow_n to_o be_v one_o ground_n of_o the_o loan_n p._n 422._o put_v forth_o a_o declaration_n concern_v the_o loan_n ibid._n give_v private_a instruction_n concern_v the_o loan_n ibid._n grant_v a_o commission_n for_o martial_a law_n p._n 423._o displace_v sir_n randal_n crew_n about_o the_o loan_n and_o make_v sir_n nicholas_n hide_v chief_a justice_n p._n 424._o send_v six_o thousand_o english_a into_o the_o netherlands_o pag._n 425._o make_v sir_n charles_n morgan_n general_n of_o they_o ibid._n cause_n refuser_n of_o loan_n money_n to_o be_v press_v for_o soldier_n p._n 426._o dissatisfy_v with_o the_o french_a about_o the_o queen_n p._n 427._o and_o dismiss_v they_o p._n 428._o his_o declaration_n concern_v a_o war_n with_o france_n p._n 429._o make_v the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n admiral_n and_o general_n and_o give_v he_o a_o commission_n ibid._n secure_v several_a gentleman_n for_o not_o pay_v the_o loan_n money_n p._n 433._o grant_v a_o commission_n to_o sequester_v archbishop_n abbot_n p._n 435._o appoint_v a_o supply_n to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o duke_n under_o the_o earl_n of_o holland_n p._n 466._o a_o list_n of_o the_o debt_n the_o king_n owe_v for_o fraight_n of_o ship_n upon_o the_o two_o expedition_n to_o cadize_n and_o rhee_n p._n 470._o call_v a_o parliament_n p._n 476._o set_a at_o liberty_n the_o imprison_a gentleman_n about_o the_o loan_n money_n p._n 477._o a_o list_n of_o those_o gentry_n imprison_v by_o the_o king_n about_o loan_n money_n ibid._n his_o commission_n for_o a_o imposition_n in_o nature_n of_o a_o excise_n consider_v of_o p._n 478_o his_o privy_a seal_n to_o pay_v thirty_o thousand_o pound_n for_o raise_v of_o german_a horse_n ibid._n his_o speech_n at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o three_o parment_n p._n 480._o lord_n keeper_n speech_n by_o his_o direction_n p._n 481._o the_o speaker_n speech_n to_o he_o p._n 484._o petition_v to_o he_o for_o a_o fast_a p._n 494._o his_o proposition_n for_o supply_v p._n 502._o his_o proposition_n touch_v supply_n again_o mention_v p._n 509._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o petition_n against_o recusant_n p._n 511._o his_o proposition_n debate_v p._n 525_o 526._o his_o message_n concern_v word_n say_v to_o be_v speak_v p._n 529._o another_o message_n to_o secure_a liberty_n by_o bill_n p._n 530_o 531._o subsidy_n resolve_v to_o be_v present_v unto_o he_o ibid._n the_o king_n answer_v concern_v the_o same_o ibid._n the_o duke_n speech_n concern_v the_o commons_o liberal_a gift_n to_o the_o king_n ibid._n a_o message_n from_o he_o against_o a_o recess_n at_o easter_n p._n 543._o a_o message_n from_o the_o king_n to_o hasten_v supply_n p._n 544._o the_o speaker_n speech_n unto_o he_o at_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o petition_n against_o billete_n
expression_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o accusation_n p._n 258._o his_o speech_n at_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o article_n against_o the_o duke_n p._n 259._o article_n exhibit_v by_o he_o against_o the_o duke_n p._n 266._o and_o also_o against_o the_o lord_n conway_n p._n 268._o a_o message_n from_o the_o king_n against_o bristol_n p._n 270._o reason_n why_o he_o shall_v only_o be_v try_v in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n p._n 271._o judge_n opinion_n concern_v that_o particular_a p._n 272._o his_o speech_n by_o way_n of_o introduction_n before_o he_o give_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o article_n p._n 273_o 274_o etc._n etc._n his_o answer_n to_o the_o article_n p._n 278_o 279_o etc._n etc._n dudley_n sir_n diggs_n p._n 55_o 306_o 307_o 360_o 364_o 365_o 454_o 533_o 544_o 554_o 614._o doncaster_n viscount_n send_v ambassador_n p._n 11_o 13_o 22._o drummond_n mr._n p._n 167._o e._n earl_n sir_n walter_z upon_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 462._o edmond_n sir_n thomas_n p._n 660._o elector_n vide_fw-la palatinate_n elliot_n sir_n john_n p._n 224_o 357_o 360_o 366_o 433_o 529_o 532_o 561_o 563_o 544_o 554_o 614_o 660_o 669._o information_n against_o he_o in_o the_o upper_a bench_n p._n 693_o 696_o 697_o etc._n etc._n emperor_n vide_fw-la the_o palatinate_n essex_z earl_n p._n 200._o f._n fairfax_n captain_n p._n 15._o a_o monument_n erect_v at_o frandendale_a in_o memory_n of_o he_o and_o mr._n john_n fairfax_n his_o brother_n both_o slay_v in_o the_o defence_n thereof_o p._n 155_o felton_n visit_v in_o prison_n and_o confess_v the_o fact_n p._n 650._o his_o examination_n before_o the_o council_n ibid._n threaten_v to_o be_v rack_v ibid._n try_v p._n 652._o tender_v his_o hand_n to_o be_v cut_v off_o ib._n hang_v in_o chain_n p._n 653._o finch_n sir_n hennage_v speaker_n p._n 208_o 401_o finch_n sir_n john_n speaker_n p._n 484_o 561_o fleetwood_n sir_n miles_n p._n 561_o france_n about_o a_o treaty_n of_o marriage_n p._n 156_o 114._o a_o marriage_n there_o p._n 172_o 173._o difference_n with_o france_n p._n 428_o g._n gage_n mr._n send_v to_o rome_n p._n 23_o 66_o 121_o glanvile_n serjeant_n p._n 313_o 318_o 574_o glynn_n mr._n recorder_n ap._n 56_o 57_o gundamor_n flatter_v king_n james_n p._n 3._o the_o treaty_n on_o the_o spaniard_n behalf_n ibid._n contrive_v sir_n walter_n rawleigh_v death_n p._n 4_o 16_o 18_o 20._o assault_v in_o london_n street_n p._n 34._o a_o letter_n to_o he_o to_o expedite_v the_o match_n 69_o see_v 113_o 122_o gorge_n sir_n ferdinando_n p._n 180_o germany_n vide_fw-la palatinate_n h._n habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la debate_n and_o argument_n p._n 462_o 463_o etc._n etc._n also_o vide_fw-la parliament_n quarto_fw-la car._n and_o appendix_n hackwel_n mr._n p._n 507_o 528_o 568_o hayman_n sir_n peter_n p._n 528_o heath_n sir_n robert_n p._n 216_o 667_o 689._o ap._n 39_o 53_o henry_n prince_n a_o match_n propose_v between_o he_o and_o a_o daughter_n of_o spain_n p._n 1_o herbert_n mr._n p._n 312_o herbert_n sir_n gerrard_n p._n 15_o 69_o herbert_n sir_n edward_n p._n 43_o heveningham_n sir_n john_n bring_v his_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 462_o heidelburg_n p._n 66_o 69_o hobby_n sir_n thomas_n p._n 528_o holland_n earl_n p._n 173_o 469_o 470_o hollis_n mr._n p._n 676_o 689_o 693_o hubbard_n sir_n miles_n bring_v upon_o a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la p._n 689_o hide_v sir_n nicholas_n make_v chief_a justice_n p._n 424_o i._n james_n king_n of_o scotland_n affect_v the_o title_n of_o peacemaker_n p._n 1._o desire_v to_o match_n prince_n charles_n with_o somergeat_fw-la princess_n though_o of_o different_a religion_n ibid._n and_o 50._o incline_v to_o a_o match_n with_o spain_n p._n 2._o flatter_v by_o gundamor_n p._n 3._o deliver_v up_o the_o cautionary_a town_n ibid._n give_v a_o commission_n to_o digby_n to_o treat_v on_o a_o marriage_n ibid._n receive_v article_n about_o religion_n out_o of_o spain_n p._n 4._o employ_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n upon_o a_o design_n into_o america_n p._n 4_o 5._o too_o credulous_a of_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 8._o a_o letter_n show_v upon_o what_o account_n the_o king_n give_v way_n to_o the_o behead_v of_o sir_n walter_n raleigh_n p._n 9_o send_v viscount_n doncaster_n ambassador_n p._n 11_o 13._o his_o advice_n crave_v by_o the_o count_n palatine_n p._n 12._o he_o dislike_v the_o palatine_n acceptance_n of_o the_o crown_n p._n 13_o a._n 14_o b._n 16_o a._n go_v to_o war_n with_o one_o regiment_n to_o assist_v the_o palatine_n p._n 14._o receive_v news_n of_o the_o defeat_n give_v the_o palatine_a at_o prague_n p._n 17._o raise_v money_n by_o advice_n of_o privy_a council_n ibid._n flatter_v again_o by_o the_o spaniard_n p._n 18._o the_o spaniard_n secret_a instruction_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o king_n ibid._n he_o call_v a_o parliament_n p._n 20._o forbid_v discourse_n of_o state_n affair_n p._n 21._o his_o speech_n to_o the_o parliament_n ibid._n send_v digby_n ambassador_n into_o flanders_n p._n 23._o his_o second_o speech_n in_o parliament_n about_o projector_n p._n 24._o speak_v on_o behalf_n of_o the_o duke_n p._n 26_o 27._o send_v a_o message_n against_o sir_n henry_n yeluerton_n p._n 33_o d._n intend_v to_o adjourn_v the_o parliament_n p._n 35._o the_o commons_o declaration_n about_o the_o palatinate_n before_o the_o adjournment_n p._n 36._o reform_v grievance_n by_o proclamation_n ibid._n again_o forbid_v speak_v of_o state_n affair_n ibid._n give_v the_o great_a seal_n to_o dean_n williams_n ibid._n reassemble_v the_o parliament_n p._n 39_o in_o his_o absence_n the_o lord_n keeper_n speak_v ibid._n be_v try_v with_o a_o petition_n and_o remonstrance_n from_o the_o commons_o p._n 40._o write_v to_o the_o speaker_n p._n 43._o answer_v the_o petition_n p._n 46_o 47._o his_o answer_n qualify_v by_o the_o lord_n keeper_n p._n 52._o the_o commons_o protestation_n p._n 53._o the_o king_n tear_v it_o out_o of_o the_o journal_n ibid._n commit_v some_o member_n of_o parliament_n p._n 55._o employ_v other_o to_o ireland_n ibid._n again_o forbid_v speak_v of_o state_n affair_n ibid._n offer_v term_n to_o the_o emperor_n on_o behalf_n of_o the_o palatinate_n ibid._n receive_v a_o answer_n from_o the_o emperor_n p._n 56._o write_v to_o philip_n the_o four_o to_o accelerate_v the_o match_n p._n 57_o also_o to_o don_n balthasar_n p._n 59_o write_v for_o the_o raise_n of_o money_n p._n 61._o oppose_v the_o arminian_n sect_n p._n 62._o show_v favour_n to_o recusant_n ibid._n lord_n keeper_n excuse_v the_o king_n favour_n to_o recusant_n p._n 63._o write_v to_o the_o archbishop_n about_o regulate_v the_o clergy_n p._n 64._o give_v direction_n concern_v preacher_n ibid._n new_a condition_n demand_v of_o he_o by_o the_o pope_n p._n 66._o his_o answer_n to_o those_o demand_n p._n 67._o his_o letter_n to_o digby_n p._n 68_o send_v he_o a_o dispatch_n in_o a_o peremptory_a stile_n concern_v heidelburgh_n p._n 70._o sign_n the_o pope_n demand_n p._n 73._o write_v again_o to_o bristol_n concern_v the_o palatinate_n p._n 74._o send_v the_o prince_n into_o spain_n p._n 76._o archbishop_n abbot_n letter_n to_o the_o king_n against_o toleration_n of_o popery_n p._n 85._o article_n of_o marriage_n swear_v to_o by_o he_o p._n 86._o the_o oath_n take_v by_o he_o p._n 88_o he_o swear_v also_o to_o private_a article_n p._n 88_o 89._o pope_n urban_n write_v to_o king_n james_n p._n 95._o after_o the_o prince_n arrival_n send_v to_o bristol_n not_o to_o deliver_v the_o proxy_n without_o restitution_n of_o the_o palatinate_n p._n 105._o and_o write_v to_o the_o palatine_a to_o make_v his_o submission_n to_o the_o emperor_n p._n 108._o the_o palatine_n answer_v p._n 109._o seek_v a_o match_n with_o france_n p._n 114._o call_v a_o parliament_n about_o the_o treaty_n with_o spain_n p._n 115._o make_v a_o speech_n ibid._n also_o another_o speech_n in_o justification_n of_o the_o duke_n p._n 127._o he_o make_v a_o three_o speech_n unto_o they_o concern_v their_o advice_n to_o break_v off_o the_o match_n p._n 129._o desire_v he_o may_v not_o have_v a_o furrow_n of_o land_n leave_v without_o restitution_n of_o the_o palatinate_n p._n 130._o scruple_n at_o the_o word_n insincerity_n of_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n p._n 136._o declare_v his_o resolution_n to_o dissolve_v the_o treaty_n p._n 138._o accept_v subsidy_n and_o make_v another_o speech_n to_o the_o parliament_n ibid._n offer_v to_o go_v to_o war_n in_o his_o own_o person_n p._n 139._o be_v trouble_v at_o a_o petition_n against_o recusant_n p._n 140._o that_o he_o have_v break_v the_o neck_n of_o three_o parliament_n ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o that_o petition_n p._n 143._o receive_v information_n concern_v the_o duke_n p._n 144._o his_o speech_n at_o the_o adjournment_n of_o the_o parliament_n p._n 150._o a_o particular_a of_o what_o law_n he_o then_o pass_v p._n 152._o desire_v a_o match_n with_o france_n p._n 156._o which_o he_o