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CT de Heretico Comburendo, paffed in the reign of Henry IV. to fupprefs the followers of Wickliffe, i. 293.

- relative to high treason, ii. 276. for feptennial parliaments, ii. 335. Adventurers, Saxon, a number of, eftablish the three kingdoms of the EaftAngles, Mercia, Eaft Saxony, or Effex, i..5.

Agag, a name given to Cromwell by the Scotch fanatics, ii. 145. Aix-la-Chapelle, congress and treaty at, ii. 369.

Alban's, St. battle of, the first between the houses of York and Lancaster, i. 327.

A.

Albemarle, earl, particularly noted in the reign of Henry III. for his turbu lent difpofition and unlawful practices, i. 167. Is excommunicated by the pope's legate, Pandolf, ib. Algernon Sydney, trial of, ii. 242. His execution, ib.

Alfred the Great, a Saxon king of England, gave early marks of thofe great virtues, and fhining abilities, which rendered his name fo illuftrious, i. 14. Had hardly taken poffeffion of the crown when his prefence was required to oppofe the Danes, whofe fuperiority force his few troops to yield, ib. Collects new forces, and fights one year eight battles with the enemy, 15. New fwarms of them arriving, the Saxons are reduced to defpair, and Alfred to feek fhelter in the meanest difguifes, ib. News of

the fuccefs of the earl of Devonshire against them. induces him to quit his retreat, and he enters the Danif camp in the disguise of a harper, 16. Remarking their fupine fecurity, he difpatches meffengers to his fubjects to meet him in arms, and accordingly difcomfits the Danes with great flaughter, ib. Now enjoying an interval of twelve years peace, he provides against the return of the like calamities, by maintaining a naval force, 17. Vigorously attacks again the Danes, takes feveral of their fhips, and hangs up the prifoners as pirates, 18. Tranquillity reftored to the nation, ib. Alfred gives encouragement to learning and learned men, 19. Introduces and encourages all ufeful manufactures, ib. His death and character, ib. Iffue, 20. Alfred, elder brother of Edward the Confeffor, how cut off by the contrivance of king Harold and earl Godwin, i. 36.

Ambrofius, of Roman defcent, chofen by the Britons to be their leader against the Saxons, i. 4. America, emigration to, in the reign of Charles I. ii. 78.

Amherst, general, reduces the province of Canada, ii. 392. Anarchy and distraction, all England in a ftate of, on the death of king John,

i. 163.

Angria, the pirate, taken by admiral Watson, ii. 384.

Anjou, duke of, his pretenfions to queen Elizabeth how frustrated, ii, 16. Anne,

Anne, of Cleves,
VIII. i. 425.
vorced, 427.

married to Henry
Difliked, ib. Di-

princefs, king James II's favou-`
rite daughter, abandons him in his
diftrefs, ii. 260.

queen, hiftory of the reign of,
ii. 281. State of parties in the council,
ib. War with France, 282. Marl-
borough is appointed general of the
allied army, 283. His progress in
Flanders, ib. Is created a duke, ib.
Fruitless expedition to Cadiz, ib.
Succefs of the English at Vigo, ib.
Admiral Bembow's engagement with
Du Calfe in the Weft Indies, ib.
The queen affembles a new parlia-
'ment, 284. Progrefs of the allies,
285. Marlborough marches into
Germany, 286. Is joined by prince
Eugene, ib. Battle of Blenheim,
287. Marshal Tallard made prifoner,
288. The allies obtain a complete
victory, ib. Marlborough obtains
the manor of Woodstock, where a
palace is built for him at the public
expence, 289. The English take
Gibraltar, ib. The Spaniards make
a fruitless attempt to retake Gibral
tar, 290. King of Spain lands in
England, 291. The earl of Peter-
borough befieges Barcelona, which is
obliged to furtender, ib. The gar-
rifon furrenders, ib. War in Flan-
ders, 292. Battle of Ramilies, ib."
State of parties in England, 293.
Difafters of the English and Dutch
troops in Spain, 294. Miscarriage
of the enterprize againft Toulon, ib.
Difafters at fea, ib. Treaty of union
between England and Scotland, 295.
Stipulations therein, 296. The Scots
diffatisfied with lofing their ancient
and independent government, 297.
The union oppofed by the Tories,
and upon what motives, 298. Mrs.
Mafham poffeffes great favour with
the queen, ib. Intrigues of Harley,
afterwards created Earl of Oxford,
299. Meeting of the firft British
parliament, ib. Difcontent of Marl-
borough and Godolphin. 300. Ac-
count of Dr. Sacheverel, 301. His
trial, 302.
Tumults in London,
303. A new parliament, 304.
Marlborough returns to Flanders, and
leads on the allied army to great, but
dear-bought victories, ib. Battle of
Malplaquet, 305. The allied army
remain mafters of the field, but their
number of flain is greater, ib. Lewis
continues defirous of peace, and re-

folves once more to folicit a confer
ence, ib. The duke of Marlborough's
influence at home is at an end, 306.
Infolence of his duchefs, 307. The
duke begs leave, in a letter to the
queen, to refign all his employments,
ib. The queen refolves to change
the miniftry, 308. Diffolution of
the Whig miniftry, 309. Marl-
borough becomes an object of hatred
and reproach, ib Affair of Guif-
card, who attempts to ftab Harley,
eftablishes his credit with his party
and the queen, 310. Harley is ap-
pointed minifter, ib. Difmiffion of
Marlborough, 311. Negociations for
peace, 312. The conferences opened
at Utrecht, 313. The queen's mea-
fures obftructed by the allies, ib.
A defperate party in the kingdom,
314. In this dilemma a private ne-
gociation is fet on foot with France,
ib. The duke of Ormond invested
with the fupreme command of the
British forces, ib. The Dutch not
difpofed to acquiefce to terms of

peace, 315. The allies feel the im-
portance of the lofs they had fuftain-
ed by the defection of England, ib.
Bolingbroke fent over to France to
remove all obftructions to the separate
treaty, 316. Duke of Hamilton
and lord Mohun killed in a duel, ib.
Marlborough retires to the continent,
ib. Peace is proclaimed, 317. Sub-
ftance of the treaty between Great
Britain and France, ib. The allies
foon conclude a peace with their ene-
my, 318. Mr. Steele expelled the
houfe of commons, ib. Diffenfions
of the minifters, ib. Aims of Bo-
lingbroke feconded by lady Masham
319. The queen feized with a le-
thargic diforder, ib. Her death and
character, 320.

Anfelm, archbishop of Canterbury,
quarrel of William Rufus with him,
i. 70. Confidered as a martyr to the
caufe of the church, 71. Reinstated
in his fee by Henry 1.73.
Anfon, commodore, fails to the South
Sea, ii. 350. Takes the Spanish gal-
leon and other prizes, 351.
Armada, invincible, fome account of,
ii. 32. Arrives in the Channel, 34.
Attacked and difperfed, ib. Returns
to Spain greatly reduced, 35.
Armorica, the Britons, that abandoned
their native country rather than fub-
mit to the Saxons, retire to the pro
vince of, i. 3.

Arteville, James, a brewer of Ghent,
who, from a private citizen, becomes
too powerful for a fubject, i. 243.
Confulted by Edward Ill. ib.
Arthur, prince, fon of king John's late
brother Geoffry, is efpoufed by Phi-
lip of France to make good his
claim to the crown of England, i.
137. Flies with his mother for pro-
tection to Philip, 139. Is made pri-
foner by king John, and at length
cruelly murdered by him in the caftle

of Rouen, 140.

prince, fon to Henry VII.
birth of, i. 359. His marriage with
Catherine of Arragon, 374. Dies
regretted, ib.

Afcue, Anne, burnt with others for
denying the real prefence, i. 443.
Affaffination plot against king William,
ii. 276. Difcovered, 277.
Athelftan, though illegitimate, fuc-
ceeds Edward the Elder in the throne
of England, i. 20. Victorious over
all his enemies, Danes, Scots, and
others, is regarded as one of the most
active and difcerning princes of thofe
times, 21.

Athelwold, his deceit to obtain Elfrida
in marriage, proves fatal to him, i.

27.

Atterbury, bishop of Rochefter, com-
mitted to the Tower, ii. 340. Bill
of pains and penalties against him,
ib. The bili, by minifterial influ-
ence, paffes against him, and he is
driven into exile, 341. His inter-
view with lord Bolingbroke, at Ca-
lais, ib.

Aughrim. See Ginkle.

Auguftine, the monk, fent by pope
Gregory the Great, to convert the
British Saxons to Chriftianity, i. 6.
His reception by king Ethelbert, fa-
vourable, ib. Is confecrated arch-
bishop of Canterbury, with authority
over all the British churches, 7.
Azay, treaty of, humiliating to Henry
II. i. 120.

Bainham, and others, burnt as heretics,
i. 406.

Baliol, king of Scotland, See Ed-

ward I.

Balmerino, lord, glories in the cause for
which he fell, ii. 367.
Banbury, battle of, i. 336.
Bannockburn, the English defeated by
the Scots in the battle of, i. 229.
Barcelona furrenders to the earl of Pe-
terborough, ii. 291.

Barebone's Parliament, ii. 156.
Barons, Norman, infurrection of, against
William the Conqueror, i. 57. Supé
preffed, 58.

their demands on king John,
occafion, in the end, bloody civil
wars, and fcenes of diftrefs in Eng-
land, i. 153, & feq. See John,
King, and Henry III.

Becket, Thomas à, archbishop of Can
terbury, hiftory of, i. 93. Quarrel
between him and king Henry II. 94.
For his proceedings and tranfactions
to the time of his murder, fee Henry
Plantaganet.

Bedford, duke of, protector and guardian
of the kingdom, under his nephew
Henry VI. ii. 304. See Henry VI.
Bedloe's narrative of the Popish plot, ii.

219.

Bembow, admiral, his engagement with
Du Caffe in the West Indies, ii. 283.
Beringaria, daughter of the king of

Navarre, married to Richard I. of
England, i. 126.

Bertha, a Chriftian, queen to Ethelbert,
king of Kent, ufes every art of per-
fuafion and addrefs to make a profe-
lyte of her husband, and fucceeds,
i. 6.

Bible, tranflated into the Saxon lan-

guage in the reign of Athelftan,

i. 21.

Bishops, affembly of, in the reign of
Henry 11. for what purpose held,
i. 96.

Proteftation of the, ii. 96.
Their impeachment, ib.
-, fix, petition king James II. ii.
253. Are committed to the Tower,
254. Their trial, and acquittal, ib.
Black-heath, battle of, fought with
infurgents in the reign of Henry VII.
on account of taxes, i. 369.
Blake, admiral, his engagements with
Van Tromp, ii. 153.
Takes the
Spanish galeons, 163.
Blakeney, general, defends Stirling-
Castle against the rebels, ii. 364.
De ends the Fort of St. Philip in
Minorca, against the French, but is

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