Index of Gardiner's History of England

Heath, Sir Robert (Solicitor-General, 1620: Attorney-General, 1625; Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 1631-1634; Justice of the King's Bench, 1641),

• becomes Solicitor-General,
• supports a petition on religion,
• acknowledges that the liberties of Parliament are inherited,
• promises an answer to the grievances of 1624,
• opposes the limitation of tonnage and poundage to a single year,
• tells the Commons that the additional supply asked for by Coke is not needed,
• defends the issue of a pardon to a Jesuit,
• warns the Commons against inquiring into the conduct of Montague on the ground that he is in the King's service,
• asks the Commons to come to an understanding with the King on the proposed war against Spain,
• asserts that the Council of War has often been consulted,
• becomes Attorney-General,
• defends Buckingham before Eliot's committee,
• gives an opinion adverse to the claim of the Commons to ask what advice had been given by the members of the Council of War,
• delivers charges against Bristol,
• helps Buckingham in his defence,
• begs Charles to postpone the dissolution,
• argues for the Crown in the five knights' case,
• argues against the Commons' resolutions on the liberty of the subject,
• disavows Sergeant Ashley's statement that the question of imprisonment is too high for legal decision,
• draws up forms of the answer to be given by the King to the Petition of Right,
• prosecutes Chambers in the Star Chamber, and applies to the Court of Exchequer to prevent Rolle from regaining his goods,
• appeals to Montague to revise his book,
• explains by what authority he has drawn pardons for Montague and others,
• is accused of stifling a charge against Cosin,
• acknowledges that the summons of a member on a subpoena is a breach of privilege,
• propounds questions to the judges on the case against the imprisoned members,
• exhibits an information in the Star Chamber against them,
• replies to the demand of the members for bail,
• advises the King not to produce the prisoners in court,
• confers with three Privy Councillors on the terms on which bail is to be offered to the imprisoned members,
• brings an information in the King's Bench against Eliot, Holles, and Valentine,
• charge brought against Eliot, Holles, and Valentine by,
• makes a reply,
• becomes Chief Justice of the Common Pleas,
• is on the side of leniency in Sherfield's case,
• is dismissed from the Chief Justiceship,
• postpones his argument in the case of Chambers,
• becomes a puisne judge,
• his appointment of Master of the Wards cancelled,