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THE
HISTORY OF ENGLAND,
FROM THE
INVASION OF JULIUS CÆSAR
TO
THE REVOLUTION IN 1688.
BY
DAVID HUME, ESQ.
A NEW EDITION,
WITH THE AUTHOR'S LAST CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED
A SHORT ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.
IN SIX VOLUMES.
VOL. IV.
BOSTON:
LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY.
KF =116
HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIERARY
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CAMBRIDGE:
ALLEN AND FARNHAM, PRINTERS,
REMINGTON STREET.
STONE AND SMART, STEREOTYPERS.
CONTENTS
OF
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CHAPTER XLI.
ELIZABETH.
Affairs of Scotland. - Spanish Affairs. Sir Francis Drake. — A
Parliament. Negotiations of Marriage with the Duke of Anjou.
Affairs of Scotland. - Letter of Queen Mary to Elizabeth. Con-
spiracies in England. - A Parliament. The Ecclesiastical Com-
mission. Affairs of the Low Countries. Hostilities with Spain
CHAPTER XLII.
Page 1
Zeal of the Catholics. - Babington's Conspiracy. - Mary assents to
the Conspiracy.
Reso-
The Conspirators seized and executed.
lution to try the Queen of Scots. The Commissioners prevail on
her to submit to the Trial.-The Trial.- Sentence against Mary.-
Interposition of King James. Reasons for the Execution of
Mary. The Execution. Mary's Character. The Queen's
affected Sorrow.-Drake destroys the Spanish Fleet at Cadiz. —
Philip projects the Invasion of England.-The Invincible Armada.-
Preparations in England. - The Armada arrives in the Chan-
nel Defeated. A Parliament. Expedition against Portu-
gal.- Affairs of Scotland
CHAPTER XLIII
French Affairs. Murder of the Duke of Guise. — Murder of Henry
III.- Progress of Henry IV.- Naval Enterprises against Spain.-
A Parliament. - Henry IV. embraces the Catholic Religion.
Scotch Affairs. Naval Enterprises. — A Parliament. Peace of
Vervins. The Earl of Essex
CHAPTER XLIV.
State of Ireland. - Tyrone's Rebellion. - Essex sent over to Ire-
land. - His ill Success. Returns to England - Is Disgraced. -
His Intrigues. — His Insurrection. — His Trial and Execution. -
French Affairs. -Mountjoy's Success in Ireland. - Defeat of the
Spaniards and Irish. - A Parliament. - Tyrone's Submission.
Queen's Sickness and Death—and Character
APPENDIX III.
Government of England. Revenues. Commerce.
Force. Manufactures. Learning
CHAPTER XLV.
JAMES I.
Page 138
Introduction. James's first Transactions. State of Europe.
Rosni's Negotiations. Raleigh's Conspiracy. - Hampton-Court
Conference. A Parliament. - Peace with Spain
--
. 219
Truce between Spain
- Death of the French
242
Death of Prince Henry. - Marriage of the Princess Elizabeth with
the Palatine. Rise of Somerset. His Marriage. Overbury
poisoned. Fall of Somerset.
Sir Walter Raleigh's Expedition. His Execution. - Insurrections
in Bohemia. Loss of the Palatinate.
- Negotiations with Spain. -
A Parliament. Parties. Fall of Bacon. - Rupture between the
King and the Commons. - Protestation of the Commons . . 293
CHAPTER XLIX.
Negotiations with regard to the Marriage and the Palatinate. -
Character of Buckingham. - Prince's Journey to Spain.-Mar-
riage Treaty broken. - A Parliament.
ture with Spain. - Treaty with France.
- Death of the King. His Character .
APPENDIX
- Return of Bristol. — Rup-
Mansfeldt's Expedition.
.. Page 317
TO THE REIGN OF JAMES I.
Civil Government of England during this Period.
Government. Manners. Finances.
Navy.
Learning and Arts
Ecclesiastical
Commerce.
345
CHAPTER L.
CHARLES I.
Naval Expedition
A Parliament at Westminster. At Oxford.
against Spain. Second Parliament. - Impeachment of Bucking-
ham.-Violent Measures of the Court. - War with France. - Ex-
pedition to the Isle of Rhé.
380
CHAPTER LI.
Third Parliament. - Petition of Right. Prorogation. - Death of
Buckingham.-New Session of Parliament. - Tonnage and Pound-
age. -Arminianism. — Dissolution of the Parliament
CHAPTER LII.
. . 412
Peace with France.-Peace with Spain. - State of the Court and
Ministry. Character of the Queen. - Strafford. Laud. - Inno-
vations in the Church. - Irregular Levies of Money. Severities
in the Star-Chamber and High Commission. Ship Money.-
Trial of Hambden.
445
CHAPTER LIIL
Discontents in Scotland. - Introduction of the Canons and Liturgy.-
A Tumult at Edinburgh. — The Covenant.-A General Assem-
bly.-Episcopacy abolished. - War. — A Pacification. — Renewal
of the War. - Fourth English Parliament. - Dissolution. - Dis-
contents in England. - Rout at Newburn.- Treaty of Rippon.-
Great Council of the Peers
479