THE

HISTORY

O F

GREAT BRITAIN,

FROM

The INVASION of JULIUS CÆSAR

то

The REVOLUTION in 1688.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

By DAVID HUME, Efq;

VOL. VI.

A NEW EDITION, Corrected.

To which is added, a COMPLETE INDEX.

DUBLIN:

PRINTED FOR THE UNITED COMPANY OF BOOK-

SELLERS.

MDCCLXXVI.

CANTON DE

LIDERS

RIE

FOTHEQUE

VAUD

CANTO

MONALE

CONTENTS

OF THE

SIXTH VOLUM E.

CHA P. XLVI.

HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN.

JAMES I.

Introduction. James's firft tranfactions.

State of Europe. -Rofni's negociations.

Raleigh's confpiracy. Hampton-court confer-

Peace with Spain.

A parliament.

Page I

ence.

CHA P. XLVII.

Gun-powder confpiracy. -A parliament.

Truce betwixt Spain and the United Provinces.

A parliament.- -Death of the French

king. Arminianifm. -State of Ireland. 25

CHAP.

Death of prince Henry: -Marriage of the prin-

cefs Elizabeth with the Palatine: Rife of

Somerfet. His marriage.- -Overbury poison-

ed.-Fall of Somerfet. Rife of Bucking-

bam.- -Cautionary towns delivered. Affairs

of Scotland.
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CHAP.

XLVIII.

XLIX.

A

Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition. -His execution.

-Infurrections in Bohemia.- -Lofs of the

Palatinate.- Negociations with Spain.-

parliament. -Parties. Fall of Bacon.

Rupture between king and parliament.-

teftation of the Commons.

Pro-

80

CHA P. L.

Negociations with regard to the marriage and the

Palatinate.- -Character of

Prince's journey to Spain.-

broken. A parliament.-

Rupture with Spain.

France. ·Mansfeldt's expedition.

of the king. His character.

Buckingham.

Marriage treaty

Return of Bristol.

Treaty with

-Death

103

APPEN-

APPENDIX to the REIGN of JAMES I.

Civil government of England during this period.

-Ecclefiaftical government.- Manners.

Finances.Navy.

factures.

·Colonies.-

-

Commerce.

Manu-

Learning and arts.

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CHA P. LI

CHARLES I,

A parliament at Westminster. At Oxford.

Naval expedition against Spain.-Second par-

liament.Impeachment of Buckingham.

Violent measures of the court. -War with

France.Expedition to the ifle of Rbé.

165

CHA P. LII.

Third parliament. Petition of right.-

rogation. -Death of Buckingham.-

feffion of parliament. -Tonnage and poundage.

Arminianifm. -Diffolution of the par-

liament.

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the queen. -Strafford.

Innovations in the church.

Pro-

New

СНАР, LIII.

Peace with France.Peace with Spain.-

State of the court and miniftry-Character of

Laud

Irregular levies

of