The History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 Volume 3 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1828 Excerpt: ...was aged twenty-nine years. Those alone remained, of six. Ic gitimate children, born to him. He never had any illegitimate; and he never discovered any tendency, even the smallest, towards a passion for any mistress. The archbishops of Canterbury, during this reign, were Whitgift, who died in 1640; Bancroft, in 1610; Abbot, who survived the king. The chancellors, lord Ellesmore, who resigned in 1617; Bacon was first lord keeper, till 1619; then was created chancellor, and was displaced in 1621; Williams, bishop of Lincoln, was created lord keeper in his place. The high treasurers were, the earl of Dorset, who died in 1609; the carl of Salisbury, in 1612; the earl of Suffolk, .fined and displaced, for bribery, in 1618; lord Mandeville, resigned in 1621; the earl of Middlesex, displaced in 1624; the earl of Marlborough succeeded. The lord admirals were, the earl of Nottingham, who resigned in 1618; the earl, afterwards duke of Buckingham. The secretaries of state were, the earl of Salisbury, Sir Ralph Winwood, Nanton, Calvcrt, lord Conway, Sir Albcrtas Moreton. The numbers of the house of lords, in the first parliament of this reign, were seventy-eight temporal peers. The numbers in the first parliament of Charles, were ninety-seven. Consequently, James, during that period, created nineteen new peerages above those that expired. The house of commons, in the first parliament of this reign-, cotisisted of four hundred and sixty-seveji members. It 'appears, that four boroughs revived their charters, which they had.formerly neglected. And as the first parliament of Charles consisted of four hundred and ninety-four members, we may infer, that James cre&tod ten new boroughs. APPENDIX r ' TO THE REIGN OF JAMES l.- Civil Government of England, during this per...