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Balder, Allegory of, 12.
Baltimore, Lord, in Maryland, ii.,

132.

Bamfield, Col., spy, ii., 257.
Banks, Mr., on Cromwell, 17.
Bannockburn, Cromwell at, 540.
Barbadoes, delinquents sent to, ii.,

165.

Barbarous nations, records of, 6.
Barbone, Mr. Praisegod, account of,
ii., 33.

Barebones's Parliament, ii., 33.
Barclay of Ury, Scotch Quaker, 518.
Barkstead, Col., a Major-Gen., ii.,184.
Barlow, Mrs., and Charles II., 391.
Barnard, Robert, Justice of the Peace,
65, 127; his descendants, 128;
Cromwell's letter to, 127.
Barnet, Col., at Wogan, 411.
Basing House described, 184, 186.
Bastwick, John, Dr., in pillory, 92;
his Widow provided for, ii., 347.
Bates, Dr., sent to Cromwell in Scot-
land, 537.

Battles: Edgehill, 23d Oct., 1642,
125; Grantham, 13th May, 1643,
135; Newbury (first), 20th Sept.,
1643, 144; Winceby, 11th Oct.,
1643, 145; Marston Moor, 2d July,
1644, 149; Cropredy, 30th June,
1644, 153; Newbury (second),
27th Oct., 1644, 154; Naseby,
14th June, 1645, 165-168; Pres-
ton, 17th Aug., 1648, 271; Dun-
bar, 3d Sept. 1650, 465, 466, 471:,
Worcester, 3d Sept., 1651, 551,
553.

Baxter's, Richard, opinion of Edge-
hill battle, 125; unfriendly to
Cromwell, ii., 75.

Beard, Dr., Schoolmaster, 35, 62,
65.

Bedford, Earl, chief of Puritans, 115;

General of Parliament horse, 124.
Bedford Level, 95.
Bennet, Richard, Cromwell's letter
to, ii., 132.

Berkley, Sir John, tutor to Duke of
York, ii., 257.

Berners's, Lord, ancestors, 130.
Berney, Sir Richard, fined, 134.
Berwick demanded by Cromwell, 298.
Bethel, Major, at Bristol siege, 179.
Biddle, Mr., Socinian, ii., 129.

Billingsley, butcher, in Gerard's plot,
ii., 81.
Biographers of Cromwell, criticised,
15. See Heath, Noble, Ludlow,
Banks, Maidston, Kimber, Forster,
Harris.
Birch, Col., at Bristol siege, 179.

Dr., prints Hammond's letters,
238.
Bishops, pretended Scotch, 41. Bi-
shops, their lands sold, 89 (ii., 17,
&c.); insulted, 119; protest of,
119; twelve of them sent to the
Tower, 120.

Bishopsgate, mutiny in, 359.
Blake, Col. Robert, relieved, 170;
in Ireland, 400; as Admiral, beats
the Dutch, ii., 17; in Little Par-
liament, 33; fires the Turkish
ships, 171; letters from Cromwell
to, 171, 178, 181, 204, 206, 349;
letter to Cromwell, 173; sends
thirty-eight waggon-loads of silver
to London, 252; beats the Spa-
niards at Santa Cruz, 312; death
of, 349.

Bletchington House taken, 161.
Bohemia, King of, dies, 68.
Boteler, Major, a Major-General, i1.,
184. See Butler.
Bourchier pedigree, 45.
Boyd, Rev. Zachary, against Crom
well, 496.
Brandenburg, Duke of, mastered, ii.,
375.

Bradshaw, John, presides at trial of
Charles I., 328; in Council of
State, 335; President of, 340,
Cromwell's letters to, 380, 392,
417, 444, 473, 489, 526, 540; in
Cromwell's First Parliament, ii.,
87; does not sign the Recognition,
127; a rejected M. P. candidate,

216.

Bramston, Judge, notice of, 124.
Brandly, Captain, at Tredah, 381.
Brewster, Rev. Mr., ii., 175.
Bright, Colonel, notice of, 296.
Briot, Nicholas, engraver, 523.
Bristol, Parliament loses, 142; siege
of, Sept., 1645, 176.
Brocksmouth and House described,

460.

Broghil, Lord, in Ireland, 401, 408,

414; in Cromwell's First Parlia-
ment, ii., 87; in Committee on
Kingship, 278; and Cromwell on
Kingship, 292.

Brook, Lord, a Puritan, 51.
Brown, Sir John, Major-General of
Scots, 538; routed at Linlithgow,

539.
Burntisland surrenders to Cromwell,
540, 543.

Buckingham, Duke, accused, 59;
stabbed by Felton, 62.
Buckingham, Duke, at Kingston, 268.
Bunyan, John, notice of, 169.
Burford, Levellers at, 362.
Burgess, Roger, defends Farringdon,
161; Cromwell's letters to, 161,
162.

Burleigh House, ii., 209.
Burton's Diary criticised, ii., 268,
314.

Burton, Rev. Henry, in pillory, 92.
Butler, Major, seizes Wildman, ii.,

162.

Cadiz to be attempted, ii., 205.
Cahir Castle submits, 417.
Calendar, Earl, at Preston fight, 272,
277, 280.

Calendar House taken by Cromwell,
538.

Cambridge plate, 123; Committee,

Cromwell's letter to, 138.
Cant, its effect and prevalence, 6, 76.
Cantwell Castle surrenders, 421.
Capel, Lord, motions of, 131, 288;
condemned, 343; dies nobly, 344.
Carisbrooke Castle, Charles I. con-
fined in, 237.

Carlisle demanded by Cromwell, 298.
Carre, Gibby. See Ker.

Carstairs, Principal, aWhig, 518.
Carstairs, Rev. John, account of, 518;
preaches before Cromwell, 532.
Carte, Jacobite, his opinion on Tre-
dah, 386.

Cartwright, Dr., Message to Crom-
well, 422.

Castlehaven, Earl, assists Wexford,
389.

Cavendish, General, killed, 139; ac-
count of, 141.

Cecil, Trooper, and Sindercomb, ii.,

261

Ceremonialism in 1610, 38.
Cervantes' death, 40.

Chaloner, M.P., a drunkard, ii., 27.
Chancery records, 52.

Chancery Court to be abolished, ií.,
62; reform of, difficult, 167.
Charles, Prince, returns from Spain,

47.

Charles I., failures of, 55; devices to
raise money, 64; goes to Scotland,
69; wars with Scots, 101; shifts
to raise an army, 102; his Council
of Peers, 103; endeavors to co-
alesce with Puritans, 115; his dif-
ficulties, 116; favors Army-Plots,
116; yields a little, 117; goes to
Scotland, 118; feasted by London
City, 119; attempts to seize five
Members of Parliament, 120; his
Queen pawns Crown jewels, 121;
attempts Hull, 121; his Commis-
sion of Array, 122; at Oxford,
135; his affairs in August, 1643,
142; sends for Irish Army, 148;
is completely routed, 165, 166;
his motions after Naseby battle,
170; in Wales, 191; goes to Scots
Army, 191; at Holmby, 205; car-
ried off by Joyce, 217; his ma-
nœuvring, 224; at Hampton Court,
227, 234; attempts to escape, 250;
is denounced, 256; last Treaty
with, 307; at Hurst Castle, 325;
Trial of, 328; Death warrant,
329; execution of, 335;
his goods,
&c., to be sold, 341.
Charles II. at Jersey, 391; character
of, 435; with Scots Army, 444;
repudiates his father's doings,
453; descended from Catherine
Muir, 391, 502; at Perth, 22d
Nov., 1650, 518; invades England,
544; at Worcester, 547; escapes
from Worcester, 551; countenances
assassins, ii., 72; at Middleburg,
165; his embassy to Spain, 214;
quarrels with his brother, 257;
designation of, by Cromwell, 379;
cold reception of abroad, 397
Cheapside. See Cross
Chepstow Castle taken, 261.
Cheswick, Cromwell at, 301.
Church government, Cromwell's, ii,
74, 75.

Civil War. See War.
Clarendon, Lord, character of, 77;
his notice of Cromwell, 109; on
Irish affairs, 428.
Claypole, Lady, her character, 202;
and family, ii., 528, 529; death of,
402.

Claypoles, the, in Cromwell's First
Parliament, ii., 87.

Cleveland, John, poet, apprehended,
ii., 200

Clonmel stormed, 424, 425.

Clubmen, account of, 171; an obsti-
nate one, 173; their designs dis-
covered, 175.

Coaches, hackney, in 1654, ii., 76.
Cockburnspath. See Copperspath.
Cockpit, the, bestowed on Cromwell,

417.

Coke, Chief Justice, 40; weeps, 58.
Coke, Henry, taken at Lowestoffe,
134.

Colchester, tumults at, 261; siege
of, 288.

Colvil, Lord, in Ireland, 415.
Commonwealth established, 336;
seal found, 364.
Conference. See Hampton Court.
Conisby, Sheriff Thomas, sent pri-
soner to Parliament, 131.
Cooper, Anthony Ashley, in Little
Parliament, ii., 33; in Council of
State, 61; in Cromwell's First
Parliament, 87; is refused the
Lady Mary Cromwell, 213.
Coot, Sir Charles, in Ireland, 401.
Copperspath in Scotland, 443.
Coriolanus, position of, ii., 108.
Cory, John, his letter, 132.
Cotton, Rev. John, character of, ii.,
8; Cromwell's letter to, 9.
Council of State, members of, 335;
first meeting, 340.
Counties. See Associated
Courtenay, Mr Hugh, royalist, ii.,

136.

Covenant,-see Scots; taken by House
of Commons, 1643, 144.
Covent Garden, soldiers in, 208
Cowell, Col., killed, 294.
Crane, Sir Richard, slain, 177.
Crequi, Duc de, Ambassador to
Cromwell, ii., 398.

Cromwell, Mrs. Elizabeth, letters

from Oliver Cromwell to, 474, 527,
536; letter to Oliver Cromwell
from, 516; retired to Norborough,
528.

Cromwell, Frances, and Mr. Rich,
ii., 212, 361; married, 213.
Cromwell, Henry (son of Protect.),
is of Gray's Inn, 44; is a captain,
240; in Ireland, 418; in Little
Parliament, ii., 61; in Ireland,
good conduct of, 174; Oliver
Cromwell's letters to, 199, 215;
Mary, letter to, 203.

Cromwell, Major, wounded at Bris-
tol, 179.

Cromwell, Mary, her letters to Hen-
ry, ii., 203, 211,; married, 213,

361.

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Cromwell, Oliver, significance of, to
the Puritan cause, 14; modern re-
action in favor of, 17; birth, kin-
dred, &c., 20, 21; youth of, 23;
house where born, 24; his Fa-
ther's character, 24, 25; List of
his Brothers and Sisters, 21; of
his Uncles and Aunts, 25, 26; of
his Children, 67. His poverty?
27; related to Earl Essex, 27; his
great grandfather, 28; the alias
Williams,' 31; his Welsh pedi-
gree, 32; origin of the name, 32;
death of his grandfather, 34; idle
tales of his youth, 35; his school-
master, 35; admitted of Cambridge
University, 39; death of his father,
42; death of his grandfather, 42;
never of any Inn of Court, 44;
marries Elizabeth Bourchier, 46;
his Uncle an M.P., 48; his hypo-
chondria, 48; becomes Calvinist,
49; subscribes to Feoffee Fund,
51; is a Puritan, 51; visit to his
royalist uncle, 53; heir to his un-
cle at Ely, 55; is M.P. for Hun-
tingdon in 1628, 55; returns to
Huntingdon, 60; first mention of
in Commons Journals, 63; is Jus-
tice of Peace, 65; sells his estate,
65. Of his Letters and Speeches,
72; how to read them, 73, 74.

his life at St. Ives, 82-89; sto-
ries of, an enthusiast? 88; at Ely,
90, 91; character of by Warwick,
95; related to Oliver St. John,

97; once dissolute? 44, 98; is
M. P. for Cambridge, 102, 103;
delivers Lilburne's petition, 108;
Sir P. Warwick's description of
him, 109; dispute with Lord
Mandevil, 110; reproved by Mr.
Hyde, 111.

Cromwell, time spent at Ely, 118;
intends for New England? 119;
subscribes 300l. to reduce Ireland,
122; gets arms for Cambridge,
123; his soldiers on the alert, 124;
is a Captain of Parliament horse,
125; at Edgehill battle, 125; his
movements in 1643, 128; is Colo-
nel, 128; his troopers at St. Al-
bans, 131; takes Lowestoffe, 133;
preserves Associated Counties,
134; skirmish at Grantham, 135;
relieves Croyland, 137; the begin-
ning of his great fortunes, 141;
is Governor of Isle of Ely, 142;
his Ironsides, 143; signs the Scots
Covenant, 144; nearly killed at
Winceby, 145; complains of Lord
Willoughby, 148; at Marston
Moor, 150; proceeds with vigor,
154; complains of Earl Manches-
ter, 155; would fire at the King
in battle, 156; an incendiary? 157;
besieges Farringdon, 161, 162; is
Lieutenant-General of the Army,
162; at Naseby battle, 165; heads
Schismatic Party, 169; reduces
the Clubmen, 172, 173; at Bristol,
176; on uniformity in religion,
181; famous at sieges, 182; takes
Winchester, 183; his justice, 183;
takes Basing, 184; his character
by Mr. Peters, 188.

his duplicity? 212; his true
character, 213; very busy, 231;
his Free Offer, 244; his two
youngest daughters, 247, 248, 249.

in Wales, 262; goes north, 269;
at Preston, 274; at Durham, 293;
his justice, 304; at Berwick, 305;
at Seaton and Moray House, Edin-
burgh, 308; feasted there, 311;
at Carlisle, 313; in London, 327;
attends Trial of Charles I., 328.

is made one of Council of State,
335; is Commander for Ireland,
349

routs Levellers, 362; at

Bristol, 367; at Dublin, 373;
takes Tredah, 380; takes Ross,
396; at Cork, 409; wanted for
Sootland, 412; at Kilkenny, 420;
returns to London, 426.
Cromwell appointed Commander-in-
Chief against Scots, 436, 439;
conversation with Ludlow, 436,
437; in Scotland, 441; his gene-
rosity to the Scots, 449; encamps
on Pentland Hills, 450; comments
on Scots Covenant, 451: at Dun-
bar, 457, 458; straitened at Dun-
bar, 458; battle of Dunbar, 459-
476; Letters to Edinburgh Minis-
ters, 477-488; in Glasgow, 497;
Proclamation by, in Scotland, 497;
another, on surrender of Edinburgh
Castle, 510; in Edinburgh, 513;
his portrait, 522, 524; dangerously
ill at Edinburgh, 526, 527; at
church, in Glasgow, 532, 533; at
Allertoun House, 534,535; pursues
the Scots into England, 546; Wor-
cester battle, 551; comes to Lon-
don, 556; his government of Scot-
land, 558, 559.

on future government of the
State, ii., 11, 12; disbands the
Rump, 27-29; his mode of public
speaking, 56; in Council of State,
61, n.; made Lord Protector, 64,
65; personal appearance of, 65.
- removes to Whitehall, 76; his
First Parliament, 87, 88; difficult
position of, 108, 157; accident to,
in Hyde Park, 138; his Mother
dies, 131.

appoints Major-Generals, 165,
184; assists Piedmont, 169; dines
with Triers, 170; receives Swedish
Ambassador, 179; interviews with
George Fox, 185, 404; on Popery,
223.

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fond of music, 266; is offered
the title of King, 273, 274; recre-
ations whilst debating kingship,
292; refuses the title of King, 345
installed Protector, 350; unwell,
369; invincible, 399; age and ap-
pearance, 401; last sickness of,
402; death-bed sayings and pray-
er, 403-410; dies, 3d Sept., 1658,
410.

Cromwell, Oliver (son of Protector),
Cornet of horse, 125; death of,
150.

Cromwell, Richard, Protector's great
grandfather, 28-32.

Cromwell, Richard (son of Protect-
or), character, 241; married, 336;
death of, 355; his Wife, 355;
Cromwell's letter to his Wife, 372;
Oliver's letter to, ii., 209; his
estate, 210, n.

Cromwell, Mrs. Richard's child, 440.
Cromwell, Thomas, Earl Essex, 24;
Oliver related to, 27.
Cromwells in the Civil War, 53.
Crook, Capt. Unton, Cromwell's let-
ter to, ii., 135; pursues Wagstaff,
&c., 164.

Cropredy. See Battle.

Derby, Earl, routed at Wigan, 546;
beheaded, 555.

Desbrow, Maj., at Bristol Siege, 178
Colonel, at conference at Speak-
er's, ii., 11-13; in Council of State,
61, n.; made Major-General, 165,
against title of King, 346; one cf
Cromwell's Lords, 363.

Dewes, Sir Simon, cited, 108, 109,
notices of Cromwell, 122; purged
by Pride, 327.

Dick, Sir William, notice of, 310
Dives, Sir Lewis, notice of, 175.
Divines, Westminster Assembly of,
108, 206.

Doon Hill, Scots Army at, 458.
Dorislaus, Dr., notice of, 231.
Douglas, Will, his poetry on Crom
well, 392.

Cross, Cheapside and Charing, de- Drogheda. See Tredah.
stroyed, 136.

Croyland relieved, 137.

Dalbier, Col., at Basing siege, 185;
account of him, 190; in revolt at
Kingston, 268.

Dalegarth Hall described, 339.
Dalgetty, Dugald. See Turner, Sir

James.

Dalhousie, Cromwell at, 311.
Danger, Scots Committee of, 246.
Daniel, Colonel, at Linlithgow fight,
540.

Danton on government, ii., 109.
Davy, John.
See Theauro.

Dawkins, Admiral, a Major-General,
ii., 184.

Dean, Col., at Preston, 283; Major-
General, at Worcester battle, 552;
in Dutch War, ii., 17.
Dean, Cornet, Leveller, pardoned,
363.

Debentures of soldiers, 247.
Declaration against Army, 214; ex-
punged, 224; by Cromwell, 293;
by Charles Stuart against his Fa-
ther, 488.

Delinquents, Staffordshire, 208; are
searched out, ii., 18.

Denbigh, Earl, and Duke Hamilton,
314.

Dendy, Edward, Sergeant-at-Arms,
335.

Dennington Castle, 184, 185.

Drury Lane, Cromwell lives in, 203
Dryasdust Societies, 4, 5, 9.
Dryden's uncle, ii., 61.
Dublin, Cromwell in, 373.
Dukinfield, Governor of Chester,

265.

Dunbar, town described, 457; Crom-
well at, 456, 457; battle, plan of,
462, 463. See Battle.

Duncannon, ships taken at, 402.
Dunch of Pusey, John, collection of
letters, 336; Cromwell's letter to,
ii., 352.

Dundas, Governor, letter to General
Whalley, 478; letters to, from
Cromwell, 479, 502, 503, 505, 506,
507, 508, 509; his letters to Crom-
well, 480, 503, 504, 506, 508, 509.
Dundee, stormed by General Monk,
557.

Dunkirk taken, ii, 259.
Dutch War, ii., 17.

Earle, Sir Walter, sent to Charles I.,

198.

Edgehill. See Battle.
Edinburgh, riot in, 94: Cromwell in,
307, 310; Scots Army near, 445,
446, 455; Ministers and Cromwell,
447, 448; Castle besieged, 491,
502-510; High Church, Cromwell
in, 477; Castle surrenders, 509
Eliot, Sir John, motion by, 58; dies
in the Tower, 64.

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