Index of Gardiner's History of England

Manchester, Earl of, 1626 (Henry Montague),

• moves an amendment of the Lords message about Arundel,
• explains that the report of the words spoken to Digges had been altered by Digges.
• checks Serjeant Ashley for saying that the question of imprisonment is too high for a legal decision,
• is a member of the Lords' committee on imprisonment,
• becomes Lord Privy Seal,
• reminds the Merchant Adventurers that they are released by the King from a statutory penalty, and therefore ought to pay tonnage and poundage,
• takes part in a conference on the terms on which bail is to be offered to the imprisoned members,
• arbitrates between Cromwell and Barnard,
• gives an opinion in favour of the legality of ship-money,
• argues that the City of London is bound to pay ship-money,
• becomes a commissioner of the Treasury,
• does not favour the attempt of the Council to force the City to lend money,
• takes part in the Councillors' loan,
• attempts to persuade the City to lend money to the King,
• suggests the summoning of the Great Council,
• lays a copy of the petition of the twelve peers before the Privy Council,
• votes against the refusal of the Lords to communicate their resolution on Divine service to the Commons,
• See Montague, Sir Henry
• See Mandeville, Viscount