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MEMORIALS

OF

JOHN HAMPDEN,

HIS PARTY AND HIS TIMES.

BY LORD NUGENT.

FOURTH EDITION,

WITH A MEMOIR OF THE WRITER, AND A GENERAL INDEX.

ILLUSTRATED WITH TWELVE PORTRAITS ENGRAVED ON STEEL.

LONDON:

HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

CONTENT S.

MEMOIR OF GEORGE GRENVILLE, BARON NUGENT
THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE MEMORIALS.

THE MEMORIALS.

PART THE FIRST.

FROM 1594 TO 1625.

Ancestry and Family of Hampden-His Education and early Life-
Introductory Matter-Posture of Public Affairs-Advance of general
Information and the Spirit of Liberty-James the First-Disputes
with his first Parliament concerning Privileges and Supply-Dis-
gusts the Nobility, and persecutes the Puritans - Dissolution —
Second Parliament-Undertakers-Dissolution-Third Parliament
-Hampden takes his Seat-His Mother urges him to seek a Peerage
-First Parliamentary Party-Proceedings against Delinquents-
Remonstrances-Answers of the King-Protestation - Dissolution
-Commitments of Members-Villiers, Duke of Buckingham-His
Influence over the Prince-Disasters of his Administration-A new
Parliament-On better Terms with the King-Buckingham's In-
fluence declines-Death of the King

PART THE SECOND.

FROM 1625 TO 1628.

Accession of Charles the First-His Character-Appearance of a Reformation in the Manners of the Court-Renewal of arbitrary Measures-Project of the Popular Party for extending the Representation

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-Right of Election restored to several Boroughs-Hampden elected

for Wendover-Two Subsidies granted-Votes of Censure and In-

quiry Further Supplies refused - Dissolution - Forced Loans -

Ships lent to France to serve against the Huguenots-Failure of th

Expedition to Cadiz, and Blockade of Dunkirk-Second Parliamen.

-Buckingham impeached-Elected Chancellor of the University of

Cambridge-Seizure of Members - Dissolution-Hampden impri-

soned-Oppressive Imposts-Members released-A new Parliament

-Petition of Right-Further Attempts at Redress of Grievances-

Activity and Industry of Hampden-Prorogation-Merchants' Goods

seized-Failure of the Expedition to Rochelle-Death of Buckingham
-Failure of a second Expedition-Surrender of Rochelle

PART THE THIRD.

FROM 1628 TO 1629.

Eminent Persons of the Country Party won over by the Court-Went-

worth-Saville-Noy-A new Session-A Bill proposed to legalise

Tonnage and Poundage-The Speaker refuses to put a Resolution

of Privilege-The Commons' Protest-Dissolution-Hampden on

divers Committees of the House-Members committed to the Tower

-Removed to prevent their Appearance to a Writ of Habeas Corpus

-Sir John Eliot-Certain unjust Aspersions on his Memory-Let-

ters to him from Hampden concerning his Sons-Hampden retires

into Private Life-Violences of Laud, and Sufferings of the Puritans

-Dr. Morley, Dr. Hales, and Dr. Heylin-Star Chamber, and High

Commission Court-Hampden's first Wife dies-First Writ for the

Levy of the Ship-Money

PART THE FOURTH.

FROM 1635 TO 1640.

Ship-Money-The Levy extended to Inland Places-Motives lately im-

puted to Hampden for his Opposition to it-The Grounds of that

Imputation examined-Hampden and Thirty other Freeholders of

the Parish of Great Kimble, in Buckinghamshire, refuse Payment-

Sir Peter Temple, the High Sheriff, summoned to answer for Arrears

-Disconsolate Letter from him to his Mother-Proceedings against

Hampden-Judges declare for the Crown-General Discontent of the