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