Index of Gardiner's History of England

Vane, Sir Henry,

• declares the liberties of Parliament to be inherited,
• is sent to the Hague to consult the Dutch on the Spanish offers of peace,
• is to return to the Hague to persuade the Dutch to accept Charles's arbitration,
• fails to persuade the Prince of Orange to make peace with Spain,
• is sent again to the Hague to urge the Dutch to accept Charles's arbitration,
• is sent to open a negotiation with Gustavus,
• meets with a rebuff from Gustavus,
• is recalled,
• hesitates to vote for war with Scotland,
• becomes Secretary,
• announces to the Commons that a refusal of supply will be followed by a dissolution,
• demands twelve subsidies,
• declares that the King will not be content with less,
• assures the King that the Commons will not grant a penny,
• argues for a defensive war with Scotland,
• is sent into the City to induce the citizens to lend,
• calls on the Council to remedy the disasters in the North,
• reports an improvement in the state of the army,
• is said to have persuaded Charles to send for Strafford,
• his notes of Strafford's speeches in the Committee of Eight copied by his son,
• speaks of the London petitioners as Brownists,
• declares that the Irish army should be kept on foot till the Scottish army is disbanded,
• is examined on Strafford's words about bringing over the Irish army,
• tells the Commons the story of his notes,
• joins the King in Scotland,
• is dismissed from the Secretaryship,