1591.

Cecil assists his Father as Secretary, and is knighted and

1592.

1593.

1596.

21

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23

Bacon; his Defence of Cecil against Persons

Contest about Law Promotions; Bacon's Discontent

Reconciliation

24

24

29

- 30

- 30

- 31

Disputes about the Expedition

1600.

Essex, Lord Deputy of Ireland

Essex's Discontent; he returns from Ireland, and is ac-

cused

His Sentence

His Outbreak and Trial

Cecil's Conduct

47

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47

48

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48

-

48

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49

50

Parliament; Monopolies

Supply; Navy ;. Cecil and Ralegh

Estrangement between Cecil and Ralegh

Question of the Succession; Correspondence with Scotland 77

First Parliament of James's Government unpopular
Cecil's Correspondence with Archbishop Hutton
His Quarrel with Hertford

Second Session of Parliament; Powder Plot
Entertainment at Theobalds

Parliament; Disagreement between King and Commons 161

Irish Affairs; Baronets

Arabella Stuart; Vorstius

1609. Foreign Affairs; Cleves and Juliers

1612.

B. The Letter to Squire, Lord Essex's Servant

C. Characters of Cecil

D. State and Dignity of a Secretary's Place

Illness, Death, and Character of Salisbury
APPENDIX A. Letters from Cecil to Michael Hicks

1673.

Tenth Session of the Long Parliament; opposes the Go-

vernment on the dispensing Power exercised in favour

of Dissenters

- 205

Discussions concerning a General Peace; Danby and Sir

William Temple

Arlington's Mission to the Prince of Orange

Danby in favour with the King and the Prince of Orange 214

Scheme of religious Comprehension

- 212

213

- 21°

- 213

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214

Meeting at Lambeth, and Measures in favour of the

Church

- 216

Conciliation of the Cavaliers

- 216

1675. Thirteenth Session; Speeches of the King and the Lord

Keeper Finch

- 218

1677.

plies, and special Appropriation

Fifteenth Session; Committal of Four Lords; scanty Sup-

Addresses on Foreign Affairs

The King adjourns the Parliament

Danby's anti-popish Measures

- 235

- 235

- 237

237

243

- 244

- 247

- 250

- 250

He is a Party to the Negotiation for Money from Louis

Overtures towards the Match with the Princess Mary

Mission of Lord Duras to Paris

- 260

- 260

Further Correspondence with Montagu; Offers to Danby 263

His Answer, and his Views of Peace and War

- 266

Ruvigni's Intrigues with Russel and others

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- 268

1678.

State of Parties at the Re-assembly of Parliament in Janu-

Danby authorizes an Application to Louis for Money

Parliament meets (April 29.)

- 277

- 279

Commons' hostile Votes

- 279

Charles prorogues Parliament, and makes a new Treaty,

of which Danby was conusant

- 280

Sixteenth Session (May 23.)

- 280

Commons vote to go to War, or disband the Army