Index of Gardiner's History of England

Council, the Privy,

• proceedings of, after Elizabeth's death,
• asks the Irish Government to justify its proceedings against the recusants,
• recommends that Parliament shall be summoned in 1615,
• James's relations with,
• discussion on the course to be taken with Raleigh in,
• meets to hear James announce his intentions about Bohemia,
• advises that Philip shall be summoned to obtain the restitution of Heidelberg,
• supports Buckingham and Charles in their opposition to James's wish to rely on Spanish promises,
• asks James to summon Parliament,
• agrees to the Spanish marriage treaty,
• swears to observe the public articles, and not to exact penalties from the Catholics,
• declares Buckingham to be innocent of the charges brought by Inojosa,
• submission of the French marriage treaty to,
• sanctions the suspension of proceedings against the recusants,
• formation of, at Charles's accession,
• adopts Buckingham's proposal to execute the penal laws against the Catholics,
• meets to consider whether Parliament is to be dissolved,
• reprimands Mansell,
• Charles resolves to consult on all occasions,
• takes measures for the defence of Harwich,
• recommends the sending of a fleet to bring away the English ships from Rochelle,
• directs a settlement of the dispute about French prize goods,
• receives petitions for the release of the 'St. Peter' of Havre de Grace,
• does not recommend extreme measures against the Lords who refuse to pay the forced loan,
• commission of members of, to collect the forced loan,
• calls before it the refusers of the loan, and commands them to obey the King,
• is in favour of peace with France,
• does not venture to express its opinion,
• considers various devices for raising money,
• assents to Buckingham's proposal to raise a standing army,
• policy of withdrawing from Continental engagements supported in,
• its right to commit prisoners without showing cause asserted by Coventry,
• the answer to be given to the Petition of Right discussed in,
• considers the question whether aid shall be given to the King of Denmark,
• orders assistance to be given to the officers of the Custom House,
• commits Chambers to the Marshalsea,
• approves the declaration prefixed to the Articles,
• assents to the King's declaration that the Custom House officers are not responsible to the Commons,
• urges the merchants to pay tonnage and poundage,
• attempts to relieve distress in Essex,
• attempts to remove social abuses,
• Cromwell summoned before,
• advises Charles to summon Parliament if he wishes to aid Gustavus,
• recommends Charles to reject the terms offered by Gustavus,
• orders the demolition of houses round St. Paul's,
• the suit about the communion-table at St. Gregory's brought before,
• attempts to check emigration to New England,
• the levy of ship-money proposed to,
• approves of Charles's claim to the sovereignty of the seas,
• appoints a committee to consider ship-money,
• directs the sheriffs to assess ship-money,
• insists upon having assessments for ship-money made by the sheriffs,
• places restrictions on emigration,
• is consulted on the affairs of Scotland,
• fails to obtain money for the war with Scotland,
• attempts to extort a loan from the City,
• orders the prosecution of Lord Loftus,
• Traquair's report to,
• accepts Wentworth's advice to summon Parliament,
• offers a loan to Charles
• thinks of burning a heretic,
• fails to induce the City to lend to the King,
• votes for the dissolution of the Short Parliament,
• orders watch to be kept after the Lambeth riots,
• takes measures to enforce the payment of ship-money, and of coat-and-conduct money,
• proposed debasement of the coinage discussed in,
• is distracted by the news of the Scottish invasion,
• provides for the defence of London and the South of England,
• asks Bedford to return to his own county,
• suggests the calling of a Great Council,
• a copy of the Petition of the Twelve Peers brought before,
• refuses to support the petition,
• tries to stop the signing of a petition in the City,