parliament, 44.—The earl of Leicester's letter to archbishop Whitgift in behalf
of Cartwright, 45.—The archbishop's answer, 46.-Carew, the Pantheist, 46.—
Fecknam's death: somewhat of his character, 47.-The malcontent Scotch lords
return home, take arms, and are pardoned, 47.-Some of the ministers misbe-
have themselves in the pulpit, 47.-The archbishop's expostulatory letter to the
lord-treasurer, 48.-Divinity lecture set up at Oxford, 50.-Adamson, archbishop
of St. Andrew's, cited before a kirk-synod, 51.-He protests against their authority,
and appeals, 51.—He is excommunicated by the synod, 52.-Some of his excep-
tions to the synod, 52.-He submits to terms of disadvantage, 53.—The laity not
to vote in the general assemblies, 54.-The bishops to preside in the synods, 55.
-The ministers refuse to pray for the queen of Scots, 55.-Cowper's misbe-
haviour, 55.-A conspiracy against queen Elizabeth, 56.-A commission for
trying the queen of Scots, 57.-The queen of Scots tried upon 27 Elizabeth,
cap. 1, 57.—The archbishop of Canterbury at the head of the commission,
57.-Some of serjeant Puckering's reasons for executing the queen of Scots, 58.
-A convocation, 59.-The queen of Scots' death, and part of her character, 60.
―The proceedings against her censured by Cambden, 62.—Objections against the
oath ex officio, with the answers in defence of it, 64.-The method of the classes,
and the business done there, 67.-The country classes under the direction of the
assembly at London, 69.-The assembly at Edinburgh refuse to give the king
satisfaction, 70.-The assembly petition the parliament againt the prelates, 70.-
The Scotch annexation act for conveying the Church lands to the crown, 72.—
The king repents passing the act of annexation, and why, 73.-Several acts made
in favour of the ministers, 74.-The penalty for an excommunicated person who
intrudes into the Church, and refuses to go out upon admonition, 74.-The rea-
sons suggested to the king of Spain for an expedition against England, 75.-The
resolutions of the Warwickshire classis, 76.-Scandalous pamphlets published by
some of the Puritans against the bishops and Church of England, 78.-Arch-
bishop Whitgift solicits for the discharge of some Puritans, and procures it, 79.—
Secretary Walsingham's letter to Monsieur Critoy, secretary of France, in de-
fence of the queen's proceedings against recusants of both kinds, 72.-An act
against simoniacal presentations, ordinations, &c., 84.-Covetousness one motive
to false doctrine, 85.-The lay-Puritans' argument against the clergy turned upon
them, 86.-The Dissenters' principles with respect to the civil supremacy, 88.—
The sense of the ancients upon this question, 89.-The emperor Constantine's
opinion in the contest with the Donatists, 92.-The discourse between Constan-
tius and Liberius, 93.-Paulinus Dionysius, &c., answer to the emperor Constan-
tius, 95.-Part of Hosius's letter to Constantius, 95.-Hosius's character, 97.-
Athanasius's remonstrance against the proceedings of Constantius, 97.-Several
emperors' declarations against interposing in the discipline of the Church, 99.—
The decrees of the council of Arles and Antioch to this purpose, 101.-The an-
cients supposed preferable to the modern, 103.-An absolute submission not due
from the Church to the regale, 103.-The doctrine of some learned Papists touch-
ing the regale, 105.-Fecknam to Bishop Horne, 105.-The Dissenters' senti-
timents upon this question, 108.-The Puritans' plea for Church power insuffi-
cient, 109.-Three orders, with different degrees of power, settled in the Church
by our Saviour and his Apostles, 110.-The Presbyterians' argument from Phi-
lippians i. 1, considered, 112.-The Christian hierarchy founded upon the model
of the Jewish, 114.-Ignatius full for three distinct orders, 115.-Further proof
for this point, 115.-Orders given by none but presbyters always accounted null
for the first 1500 years, 117.-Regulations for the clergy made in convocation,
119.-Seditious pamphlets published by the Puritans, 120.--Assembly of Dis-
senters at Cambridge, 120.-Earl Bothwell does public penauce, 121.-Some of
the Scotch ministers object against the ceremony of anointing princes, 122. —The
assembly petition the king for three things, 123.-The fouds suppressed by the
king, 123.-An order of the assembly for subscribing the Book of Discipline,
124. Snape summoned before the ecclesiastical commissioners, and required to
answer certain interrogatories, 124.-Udall, a dissenting minister, indicted upon
23 Elizabeth, cap. 3, 125.—He is brought in guilty, 126.-Archbishop Whit-
gift procures him a reprieve, 126.-He dies of melancholy, 127.-Saravia
writes in defence of episcopacy, 127.-Dr. Suttliff, dean of Exeter, writes
against the Genevian model, 128.-Beza's concessions to archbishop Whitgift,
128. Thomas Cartwright brought before the High Commission, and charged upon
several articles, 129.—Cartwright refuses to answer the interrogatories, and is
committed, 138.-A further account of the Book of Discipline, 138.-The Puri-
tans' singularity in giving names at baptism, 138.—Their opinion of the bishop's
authority in giving orders, &c., 139.-The enthusiasm and conspiracy of
Coppingher, Arthington, and Hacket, 139.-Hacket pretends to the com-
mission of a prophet, 140.-Coppingher believes himself under the privilege
of an extraordinary mission, 140.-His letter to Cartwright for the resolution of
six questions, 141.-Cartwright and some others disengage from Coppingher, 143.
-He is encouraged by Wiggington, 143.-A contest between the assembly at
Edinburgh and the lords of the session, 144.-The assembly passes a revocation
of all alienations of Church-revenues, 145.-Wiggington's odd letter to Porter,
146.-Another from Scotland upon the same subject, 146.-The king of Scots'
letter to queen Elizabeth in behalf of the English Nonconformists, 146.-Cart-
wright brought a second time before the High Commission, 147.-The lawful-
ness of the oath for answering to interrogatories maintained by attorney-general
Popham, 148.-Bancroft objects the danger to the government by setting up the
discipline, 149.-A bill preferred in the Star-chamber against several nonconform-
ing ministers, 149.-The defendants refuse to answer several questions, 150.—
The substance of what they delivered, 151.-Coppingher and Arthington proclaim
Hacket king of Europe in Cheapside, 152.-Their designs against the queen, privy
council, &c., 152.-They are examined and imprisoned, 153.-Hacket brought
to his trial, 153.-He blasphemes at his death, 154.-These enthusiasts not
under distraction, 155.-Whether the nonconformist ministers behaved them-
selves unexceptionably in this juncture, 155.-Stone's confession with refer-
ence to the Dissenters, 157.-The contest between Hooker and Travers, 159.—
Travers silenced by the High Commission, 160.-He petitions the council,
but without success, 161.-A resolution of the judges concerning the king's
ecclesiastical supremacy, 162.-Remarks upon the resolution, 163.-A com-
plaint against the High Commission and other spiritual courts, 164.-Petitions
presented by the Kirk to Parliament, 165.-The Presbyterian government
and discipline settled by act of parliament, 166.-The queen's progress to Ox-
ford, 168.-What the queen meant by granting liberty of speech to the com-
mons, 169.-She commands the speaker not to read any bill relating to ecclesias-
tical causes, 170.—An act against Dissenters, 170.-The form of submission, 171.
-This act was continued by 3 Car. 1, cap. 4, 172.-An act against popish recu-
sants, 172.-An act to confirm the grants of abbey-lands, 172.-Several members
of the house of Commons committed by the privy council, 172.-The bishop of
St. David's suspended by the High Commision, 173.-Barrow and Greenwood's
tenets, 173.-They are executed, 175.-Penry, a nonconformist minister, indicted
for seditious writings, 175.-The matter charged against him in the first indict-
ment, 175.-Penry's character and management, 179.-A posthumous pamphlet
of Penry's published, 179.-Cartwright relents, and is enlarged by the archbishop's
interest, 180.-A general assembly at Dundee, 181.-Several things required of
the Kirk by the king, 181.-The assembly prohibits commerce with Spain, 182.——
They endeavour to alter the market-day of Edinburgh, but without success, 182.
-The Kirk excommunicates the Roman Catholic lords, 183.-They refuse to
stop the censure at the king's instance, 183.-The Kirk petitions the king touching
this matter, 184.-They order the subjects to meet and appear
in arms, 185.-
And refuse to obey the king's proclamation, 185.--Articles agreed on by the com-
mittee of the estates at Edinburgh, with respect to the Roman Catholics, 185.-
Bishop Ailmer's death, 186.-William Reynolds, his death and character, 187.—
Cardinal Allen, his death, &c., 188.-A misunderstanding between the seculars
and Jesuits in Wisbeach-castle, 188.-Weston obliged by his provincial to lay
down his claim, 189.-Bound's doctrine concerning the observation of the Sab-
bath, 190.-Several extravagant assertions of the Sabbatarians, 191.-A contest
at Cambridge concerning the five points, 192.-The Lambeth articles settled
the Calvinian way, 193.-Archbishop Hutton's letter to Whitgift, 195.-The
Lambeth articles suppressed by the archbishop at the queen's order, 196.—The
homilies declare against some of them, 196.-Bishop Jewel, and Noel, dean
of St. Paul's, write to the same purpose, 197.-Dr. Baroe, Margaret-professor,
determines against absolute reprobation, 197.-A remarkable sermon against the
Predestinarians preached at St. Paul's-cross by Mr. Harsnet, 198.-A letter to
the lord Burleigh, chancellor of Cambridge, touching the predestinarian contro-
versy, 201.-The Church of England not reformed upon the Calvinian scheme,
either in discipline or doctrine, 204.-A general assembly at Montrose, in Scot-
land, 205.-An assembly at Edinburgh, 205.-They appoint a public fast, 206.—
Bruce's answer to the king, 207.-The commissioners of the Kirk take check at
what was agreed by the convention of the estates, 207.-A conference between
some of the privy council and the ministers, but without effect, 208.—The king
expostulates with the Church-commissioners, 209.—Blake rails in the pulpit
against the king, the council, and queen Elizabeth, 210.-He is summoned to
appear before the council, 210.-His declinator or plea against the jurisdiction
of the temporal courts, 211.-Blake's plea to the information, 212.-A copy
of the declinator sent to the presbyteries, 212.-The Church-commissioners
ordered to quit Edinburgh, 213.-The ministers refuse to come to a temper
with the court, 213.-The Church-commissioners' petition rejected, 214.-The
charge against Blake, 214.-Protestation against the proceedings of the king
and council, 215.-The king offers an accommodation, 216.-Expostulates
with the ministers, 216.-And condescends to publish a declaration in favour of
the Church, 217.-Blake refuses to ask the queen's pardon, 218.-The king offers
further terms of accommodation, 219.-The overture refused by the commissioners,
219.-The king publishes a declaration against the ministers, 220.-The breach
made wider by some courtiers, 220.—Balcanquel's scandalous sermon, 220.-The
king insulted, 221.-Mutiny in Edinburgh, 221.—The king quits the town, and
carries off the courts of justice, 222.-The ministers endeavour to re-assure the
faction, 222.-Welsh's treasonable sermon, 223.-A treasonable letter sent to lord
Hamilton, 223.-The burghers of Edinburgh make their submission to the king,
and are refused, 224.—Questions relating to the government and discipline of the
Church published by the king, 225.—The king's message to the ministers in the
North, 229.-A general assembly at Perth, 230.-The articles insisted on by the
king, 230.-The Church's protestation, 232.-Several articles agreed, 232.-
Coldwell, bishop of Salisbury, his death and mismanagement, 233.-The town of
Edinburgh proclaimed rebels for abetting the ministers, and pardoned, 234.—An
assembly at Dundee, 234.-The principal remaining questions settled between
the king and the assembly, 234.-Commissioners appointed by the assembly to
transact for the Church, 235.-A reformation in the university of St. Andrew's,
236.-Statute for restoring bishops to their right of voting in parliament, 237.—
A parliament at Westminster, 237.-An act for the establishing the bishop of
Norwich, &c., 238.-The concealers endeavour to seize the estate of the deanery
and chapter of Norwich, 239.-This case argued by attorney-general Coke, with
the resolution of the lord-keeper and judges, 240.—An assembly at Dundee, 244.
-The right, &c., of ministers voting in parliament settled, 245.-The conditions
the ministers who sat in parliament were obliged to sign, 245.—Attorney-general
Coke prosecuted in the archbishop's court for marrying without banns or
licence, 247.-Squire tried for high treason, 247.-Dr. Stapleton's death and cha-
racter, 248.-Dr. Cosins's death, &c., 248.-King James publishes his "Doron
Basilicon," and upon what occasion, 249.-Hooker's death, &c., 250.-The
general assembly at Montrose confirms the agreement at Falkland, 250.—The ill
condition of the sees in Scotland, 251.-The Gowry conspiracy, 251.-The Edin-
burgh ministers refuse to give thanks for the king's deliverance, 253.-Some of
them recollect themselves, and give satisfaction, 254.-Clement VIII's briefs, 254.
-The Irish encouraged to an insurrection by the pope's bull, 254.-Bishop Ban-
croft entertains some of the secular priests, and why, 255.-The secular priests'
loyal protestation, 255.-A parliament at Westminster, 257.-A bill against plu-
rality of benefices, 257.—A defence of pluralities, 258.-A bill for punishing ab-
sentees from Church, 262.-It is opposed, and miscarries, 263.-The speaker of
the house of commons has no vote, 264.-The convocation, 264.-The secular
priests write against the Jesuits, 264.-And charge them with disloyalty, 265.—
The death of Dr. Nowel, dean of St. Paul's, and Westphaling, bishop of Hereford,
266.-A general assembly at Holyrood-house, 266.-Pope Clement's letter to
Blackwell the archpriest, 267.-Queen Elizabeth's death and character, 267.
K. James I. proclaimed, and comes into England, 272.-The death and character
of Beaton, archbishop of Glasgow, 272.-The Puritans omit the ceremonies of
the Church, 273.-A proclamation against innovation, 273.-The Millennary
petition, 273.-The universities declare and write against it, 277.-A conference
at Hampton-court, 277.—The king's speech, 278.—The first day's conference, 279.
-The second day's conference, 283.-The king dislikes marginal notes in the
translation of the Bible, and why, 292.-Seditious books complained of, 293.-
Nonconformists' agents move for a sufficient ministry in every parish, 294. —
The objections against the Common Prayer and subscription, 297.-The third
day's conference, 304.-The agents for the Nonconformists acquiesce, and promise
obedience, 307.-Some alterations, or, rather, explanations, made in the rubric,
&c., 307.-The conference misrelated by the Nonconformists, 308.—A calumny
upon Dr. Barlow's memory disproved, 308.—The king's proclamation relating to
the conference, 309.-Archbishop Whitgift's death and character, 310.—Whitgift's
discourse to queen Elizabeth against sacrilege, 313.-The parliament meets at
Westminster, 315.-Part of the king's speech, 315.-An act for disabling the king
and his successors from having any archbishop's or bishop's lands conveyed to
them, 318.-The convocation meets, 319.-The collegiate church at Ripon
founded by the king, 319.-The Family of Love's address to the king, 319.-
Bancroft translated from London to Canterbury, 320.-The Nonconformists
multiply their exceptions against the Church of England, 321.-Some of the
Scotch Presbyterians refuse to discontinue their assembly at the king's order, 322.
-They subscribe a declinator of the temporal courts, and appeal to a general
assembly, 323.-They are prosecuted, and found guilty of treason, 323.—Arch-
bishop Bancroft exhibits articles against the judges, 323.-The Gunpowder Plot
discovered by a letter to the lord Mounteagle, 324.-Part of the king's speech in
parliament, 326.-The conspirators tried and condemned, and most of them
penitent at their execution, 327.-Garnet's excuse for not discovering his know-
ledge of the conspiracy, 328.-He dies penitent, 329.-Tortus's scandalous
doctrine, 329.-Blackwell's abhorrence of the Gunpowder Plot, 330.-Blackwell's
second letter to dissuade violent attempts upon the account of religion, 331.—The
annexation act repealed at the parliament of Perth, 332.-Several of the Scotch
bishops and Presbyterian ministers sent for to Hampton-court, 332.-The Presby-
terian ministers refuse to condemn the Aberdeen assembly, 334.-They answer
evasively to the king's questions, 334.-The ministers convicted of treason
banished, 335.-The pope's brief, forbidding the English papists to come to church
or take the oath of allegiance, 335.-A translation of the Bible undertaken, 335.
-The king's letter for encouraging and advancing the work, 335.—A list of the
translators, with the portions of Scripture assigned to them, 337.-Directions
recommended to the translators by the king, 340.-Dr. Reynolds' death, &c.,
341. The pope's second brief against the oath of allegiance, 342.-The archpriest
Blackwell's letter recommending the taking this oath, 342.—Bellarmine's dissua-
sive, &c. to Blackwell, 344.-The cardinal mistakes the oath of allegiance for
that of supremacy, 345.-The oath of allegiance, 345.-The king cites several
councils for the oath of allegiance, 347.-The Sorbon divines declare for the law-
fulness of the oath of allegiance, 349.-Chelsea-college founded by the king at the
instance of Dr. Sutcliffe, 350.-Archbishop Bancroft's scheme for furnishing a
better maintenance for the clergy, 352.-Further ways and means suggested for
this purpose, 354.—An act obliging the most considerable part of the subjects to
take the oath of allegiance, 358.-A parliament at Edinburgh restores the temporal
jurisdiction of the Church, 358.-The bishops' authority recovered in a great
measure by the assembly at Glasgow, 359.-The king's letter to the assembly, 359.
-The articles settled, 360.-The oath taken by ministers at their admission to a
benefice, 361.-The consecration of three Scotch bishops at London, 363.—The
bishops sometimes consecrated in the ancient Church without passing through the
inferior orders, 365.-The king's directions to the High Commission and clergy
in Scotland, 366.—The death of Babbington, 368.-Archbishop Bancroft's death,
368. The king's declaration against Vorstius, 369.-Some of this divine's
heterodoxies, 369.-The States' answer to the king's admonition, 370.—The king's
second letter to the States, 371.-The English ambassador protests against their
proceedings, 371.-The king's reasons for appearing in this matter, 372.-Vorstius's
apology short and evasive, 372.-The condition of religion in the islands of Jersey
and Guernsey since the Reformation, 374.-The deanery revived in Jersey, and
the island brought to a conformity with the Church of England, 379.-Legget
and Wightman burnt for heresy, 380.-The earl of Essex and the lady Frances
Howard divorced, 381.-Wadham-college founded, 381.-The death of Isaac
Casaubon, 381.-The king's directions to the university with reference to the
study of divinity, 382.-The progress of Calvinism in the kingdom of Ireland,
383. The difference between the English and Irish Articles, 384.-Conjectures
upon the grounds why his majesty confirmed the Irish Articles, 385.-Bishop
King's form for consecrating a chapel, 385.-Bishop Bilson's death and character,
387. The assembly at Aberdeen decree the drawing up a Book of Common
Prayer and canons, 388.-Canons of the ancient Church concerning translations,
388. The king's power for granting commendams argued in Westminster-hall,
389.-The judges refuse to stay the proceedings at the king's order, 390.-They
acknowledge their error, and ask pardon, 391.-The privy council sign the king's
command to the judges warrantable, 392.-Simpson recants his exposition of the
seventh of the Romans before the king, 393.-Dr. Mocket's book burnt, and
why, 393.-The king's declaration for recreation on Sundays, 394.-The general
assembly at Perth decrees kneeling at the holy eucharist, 395.-Communicating
with the sick; private baptism; confirmation; and observing some of the Church
festivals, 396.-Selden's "History of Tithes" published, 397.-He is answered by
Mountague and Tillesly, 397.—An abstract of part of Mountague's answer, 397.—
Some strictures of Tillesly's answer to Selden, 402.-Nettles, another antagonist of
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