1638 And, on their prayer being refused, they enter into a civil ibid. The King makes various conceffions, but refuses to abolish The Scots treat his advances with disdain, and persist in main- He empowers the Marquis of Hamilton to fubmit the disputed 1639 Epifcopacy is abolished by an act of the General Affembly, and with it all the religious innovations introduced by James The Scottish malecontents fee the neceffity of maintaining their The Covenanters keep theirs in readiness ibid. They again take the field, and march toward the borders of ibid. 1640 The King's neceffities oblige him to affemble the English par- liament, after an intermiffion of eleven years The Commons refufe to vote any supplies, until they shall He is enabled to collect and maintain his army by loans from Advanced body of the English forces routed by the Covenanters Whole English army feized with a panic, and retreats into ibid. The Covenanters take poffeffion of Newcastle, and renew their The Commons pafs many extraordinary vetés They politically delay the departure of the Scottish army ibid. Chiefly inclined to the Prefbyterian worship, they make many furious attacks upon the eftablified religion Bring in a bill prohibiting clergymen to exercife any civil of The King alarmed at this bill, fends for the two Houses of ibid. Another framed for the total abolition of epifcopacy ibid. Act paffed for the discontinuance of Parliament more than three Courts of High Commiffion and Star Chamber abolished 319 Scots fent home, and the English army diffolved ibid. Charles goes down to Scotland, in order to fettle the govern- Great Britain and Ireland, from the Execution of Strafford, 1541 The Commons take no effectual step for that purpofe; but, under pretence of fo doing, provided themselves with arms to be employed against their lovereign They frame a remonstrance, in which all the unpopular mea- Rife of the party-names of ROUNDHEADS and CAVALIERS, ibid. A ferjeant at arms fent to the Houfe of Commons to demand ibid. Having received private intelligence of his purpose, they had withdrawn ibid. Shame and embarraffment of the King on that occafion ibid. The accufed members take refuge in the city Affected fears of the Commons and Citizens ibid. ibid. Charles feeks to appease the Commons by the most humble ibid. They refuse to accept of any conceffions for the breach of pri- The popular members inflame the public difcontents 342 Petitions for redrefs of grievances prefented to Parliament by ibid. 1642 The republican party acquire a majority in both houfes 343 They vote, That those who advised his Majefty's answer are ibid. - He removes with his two fons to York, the Queen having already taken refuge in Holland Loyalty of the northern counties, and of the great body of The Commons frame an ordinance, in which, by the fole au- thority of the two Houfes of Parliament, the Lord Lieute- nants of counties are named, and invested with the com- mand of the whole military force-of all the guards, gar- rifons, and forts in the kingdom The King iffues proclamations against this ufurpation ibid. ibid. Charles prepares himfelf for defence, and roufes his adherents ibid. Their demands, contained in nineteen propofitions, amount to He collects his forces, and erects the royal ftandard at Not- State of parties at the beginning of the Grand Rebellion 352 A.D. 1641 Ineffectual negociations during the winter Page 359 ibid. Various events of the war 1643 The parliamentary forces, under the Earl of Effex and Sir William Waller, make an unfuccefsful attempt upon Oxford, at that time the refidence of the King 360 A detachment of their main body routed by Prince Rupert, on Caligrave field, where the famous John Hambden is mortally wounded .,ibid. The army of the Parliament, under the Earl of Stamford, de- 36x 362 363 The Queen returns from Holland, with a supply of ammuni tion and artillery ibid. Prince Rupert undertakes the fiege of Bristol 364 He makes himself mafter of that city ibid. The Royal army next invests Gloucefler 365 The King, in the height of his profperity, publishes a manifefto, expreffive of his earnest defire of peace ibid. Plan, for the fame purpofe, privately concerted by Waller, Tomkins, aud Chaloner Difcovered, and Tomkins and Chaloner executed 366 ibid. Effex's horfe broken by the King's, but no decifive advantage Death and character of Lord Falkland ibid. SOLEMN LEAGUE AND COVENANT be:ween the English and Scottish Parliaments 371 ibid. Subscribed by the Lords and Commons, and by an Affembly of Divines at Westminster The Scots enter England with an army of ten thousand men 372 Retrofpective view of the affairs of Ireland 373 The King orders the Lord Lieutenant to conclude a truce with the Catholics, and tranfport over to England part of the Proteftant army 1644 That army routed at Namptwich, and dispersed by the Parliamentary Forces, under Sir Thomas Fairfax, in confequence of the fwelling of the river Wever Progrefs of the Scots in the North of England Being joined by Lord Fairfax, they invest York |