Primero, a game of, 143. Prince, The, 267.
Princes, Premonition to, 268. Puckering, Sir Thomas, 378. Pullison, Lord Mayor, 34. Putijma, 118, 124, 318. Puttenham, George, 30, 77. Pym, John, 207, 314, 397. Pyne, Henry, 162, 314-5, 369. Pyrrhus, 277.
Raleana, the, 115. Kalegh, Adrian, 50.
Sir Carew, 2, 31, 44, 86, 103, 157, 166, 242, 248.
-Mr. Carew, 30, 104, 163, 243, 248, 261, 264, 302, 305, 314, 327, 368, 381-3.
the Netherlands, 11; a law stu- dent at Lyon's Inn and the Middle Temple, 12, 13; at Islington in 1577, 13: joins in Humphrey Gilbert's Norimbega expedition, 14-15; a Captain in Munster, 16; at the Smerwick massacre, 17; surprises Lord Barry's and Lord Roche's castles, 18-19; a Com- missioner for Munster, 20; brings home despatches. Advice to the Council on Irish affairs, 22-3; wins the Queen's favour; Thomas Fuller's story, 23-4; his relations to the Queen, 25-7; invidious versatility, 27; aspect, 28-9 ; spelling of his name, 30-31. At- tendance on the Duc d'Anjou, 33; Warden of the Stannaries, and Captain of the Guard, 34-5; wine licenser, 36; controversy with University of Cambridge, 36-7; an Undertaker for Munster, 37-8; the Babington forfeiture, 39; extravagance and neediness of Elizabethan courtiers, 40. For- bidden to voyage with Humphrey Gilbert, 42; equips expedition to Virginia, 43-4; sends settlers, 45-8; imports tobacco and pota- toes, 49; privateering, 50-2. patron of literature, 53-5; defer- ence to Earl of Leicester, 56-7; befriends Earl of Oxford, 57; 'damnably proud,' 58; passion for management, 59. Essex's jealousy, 61-2; sups at Lord Burleigh's with Lady Arabella Stuart, 63; council of war against the Armada, 64; the Armada, 65; 'a morris dance upon the waters'; danger of grappling, 66; expedition against Lisbon, 67; dispute with Colonel Roger Williams, 68. Reported loss of royal favour, 69; Lismore Castle and Myrtle Grove, 70; visit to Edmund Spenser, 71; the Faerie Queene, 72; Cynthia, and its date, 73-5; Ralegh's sonnet to Spenser, 76; his poetic gifts, 77; their limitations, 78; disputed authorship of poems, 79-80. Commissioned to intercept the
Plate Fleet; replaced by Sir Richard Grenville, 82; narrative of Grenville's fight with the Spaniards, 84; invective against Spanish ambition and cruelty, 85; threatened duel with Lord Howard of Effingham, 84; equips an expedition to avenge the Revenge, 86; sails, and is superseded by Burgh and Fro- bisher, 87. Disgrace and im- prisonment, 88; the alleged intrigue with Elizabeth Throck- morton, 89; difficulties in the charge, 90; balance of improba- bilities, 91; extravagances to move the Queen's pity, 92-3; place of confinement, and his keeper, 94; discontent with Lord Deputy Fitzwilliam, 95; ‘a fish with lame legs, and lamer lungs,' ibid.; capture of the Madre de Dios, 96; her riches; Robert Cecil and he sent to Plymouth to realize them, 97; joy of his servants and stepbrother, 98; worth of the cargo, and the Queen's share, 99. His homes; negotiations for Hayes, 100-1 ; demise of Sherborne and its manors, 102; amusements and Occupations, 103; Durham House, and other London residences, 104-5; House of Commons, 105-6; goes to sea; despotic Irish policy, 107. Court ru- mours concerning him, and fears; plans Guiana expedition, 108; Lady Ralegh's anxiety, 110; Whiddon's pioneering voyage, 111; Ralegh sails, ibid.; captures San Giuseppe, and Antonio de Berreo, 113; navigates the Orin- oko, 114; an Indian centenarian, 115; native marvels, 116; gold, 117-8; return, 119; narrative of the expedition, 120; further ex- plorations, 121-4. Preparations against Cadiz, 125-6; attack on the harbour, 127-9; on the town, 129; discontent at share of spoil, 130; comes to London, 131; received back into royal
favour, 133; league with Cecil and Essex, 133-4. The Islands Voyage, 135; conquest of Fayal, 137; Essex's wrath, 138; disap- pointments, 139. The killing of a rebel,' 142; relations with Essex; friendly, 143-4; hostile, 145-50; interview with Gorges, 149; pre- sence at execution of Essex, 150; warning to Cecil against relenting, 151-2; obscurities in the letter, 153-4. A mark for Oxford's sar- casms, 155; with Prince Maurice, Sully, and Biron, 156; at the Mermaid Tavern, 157; Member for Cornwall, 158; speech on monopolies, 159; Governor of Jersey, 160; improvements at Lismore Manor, 161; its sale, 162; Sherborne Castle, 163-4; disputes with Meere, 165; with Sir Amias Preston, 166-7. Cor- diality of Cecil, 169-70; the rift, 171; relations with King James, 173-5; Henry Howard's hatred of the accursed duality,' or 'tri- plicity,' 175; Ralegh's amity with Cobham, 177. Elizabeth's death, and Ralegh's cold reception by James, 180-81; dismissal from Captaincy of the Guard, 181; ejectment from Durham House, 183; overtures of Sully, 184. The Bye and Main Plots, 186 et seq.; examined by Lords of the Council, 189; accused of compli- city by Cobham, 191; inquiries by Waad, 192; attempt at suicide, 194; an apocryphal letter of fare- well, 195-8; absurd statement by de Thou; Cobham's remorse and retractations, 201-3; a combina- tion of enmities, 203-5. The indictment, 207; journey to Win- chester; brutish mob fury, 208; the trial, 209-20; Coke's insults, 212; rules of evidence in treason prosecutions, 213-5; Cobham's renewed charge, 217; Ralegh's ' amazement,' 218; produces Cob- ham's letter to himself, 219; ver- dict of guilty, and judgment, 220; noble demeanour, 221. Legally
innocent, 222-5; and morally, 225-8; general admiration, 229- 30. The hero abased, 232; the explanation, 234-6; preparing for death; farewell to wife, 237: reprieved, 239-40. The legal penalties, 241; their mitigation, 243; vain prayers for freedom, 245; bodily ailments, 246-7; his Tower home and household, 247- 9; petty tyranny of Waad, 249-50; suspected implication in Gun- powder Plot, 251; other imputed crimes, 252; favour of Queen Anne, 254; of Prince Henry, 255; the Savoy Marriages, 256; naval con- struction, 257; Cecil's death, 257; Prince Henry's, 260; loss of Sher- borne, 260-4. Scientific, 265-7, and literary pursuits, 267-70; 'no slug,' 273; History of the World, 270; collaborators, 273-5; date of publication, 275; defects,
276; merits, 277-9; applause from all, 279; except the King, 280-81; cause of interruption of the work, 282-4; Prerogative of Parliaments, 284-6. Visions of Guiana gold mines, 287-92; the opportunity, 292-3; payments to Edward Villiers and William St. John, 294; enlargement, 295; fable of meeting with Robert Carr. Equipment of ships for Guiana, 299; commission with omissions, 301; Lord Keeper Bacon's view of the superfluity of a pardon; alleged avowal of designs upon the Plate Fleet, 303; Gondomar's protests, 304; James's deference to them, 305; the French envoy's visit to Ralegh's flagship, 307; further negotiations with France, 307-10; and with Savoy, 310-11. Departure of the fleet from Ply- mouth, 313; stay at Cork, and Boyle's hospitality, 314-5; panic at Lancerota, 315; secession of Captain Bayley; the Lady of Gomera, 316; sickness in the Fleet, ibid.; arrival in Guiana, and organisation of expedition to the mine; Ralegh's ignorance of
the position of San Thome, 318; his instructions, 319; despatch of Walter and George Ralegh, with Keymis, 320; at Puncto Gallo; hears of Walter's death in the San Thome skirmish, 323; angry re- ception and death of Keymis, 324-5; deserted by Whitney and Wollaston, 326; writes to Win- wood and Lady Ralegh from St. Christopher's, 328-9; arrives at Kinsale from Newfoundland, 330. Meeting with Lady Ralegh at Ply- mouth, June 21, 331; Sir Lewis Stukely directed to arrest him and his ship, 334; escape planned, and abandoned, 334; journey, with Stukely and Manourie, 335; malingering at Salisbury; and composition of Apology, 336; Manourie's treachery, 338; inter- views with French Agents, 338-9; flight, and return to the Tower, 341-2. Last interview with Stuke- ly, 343; examined by the Privy Council, 344; Sir Thomas Wil- son's endeavours to extort evidence from him, 346-52; Sir Allen's and Lady Apsley's kindness, 347-8; appeals to the King and Villiers, 349-51; dilemma of the Govern ment, 355-7; recourse to the Main Plot, 357. A quasi-trial, 359-64; the decision, 364-5 i execution granted by the King's Bench, 366-7; testamentary note, 369. At the Gate-house, 371; 'fearlessness, with reverence and conscience,' 372; farewell to his wife, 373 and to life, 374; on the scaffold, 375-8; on the block, 379. Burial, 380; popular wrath, and vengeance, 386-9. Durability of the national sympathy, 394-8; contradictions in character and career, 398-400. Ralegh, Wimund, I.
- Elizabeth Throckmorton, Lady, 30, 88-91, 104, 110, 119, 144, 151, 163, 169-70, 175-6, 237, 243, 248, 250-52, 254, 261-2, 288, 305, 311, 317, 329, 331, 334-6, 351-2, 358, 368-9, 373, 380-2, 384-5.
Ralegh's, Sir Walter, Ghost, 395. Ralegh, City of, 46. Ramsay, John, Viscount Hadding- ton, and Earl of Holderness, 290, 314.
Reeks, of Ratcliff, 315, 331. Register, Oxford, 8, 31. - Stationers', 31, 275. Registers, Middlesex, 13. Rehoboam, 278. Revenge, The, 83. Reynerson, Albert, 51.
Rich, Sir Henry, Captain of the Guard, and, 1624, Earl of Hol- land, 375.
Richard the Second, 134. Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de, 306-7. Rimenant, battle of, 11. Roche, Maurice, Viscount Roche and Fermoy, 18.
David, Viscount Roche and Fer- moy, 314.
Roe, Sir Thomas, 299. Ros, William Lennox Lascelles, Lord de, 248.
Ross, Alexander, 275, 281. Royal Navy, and Sea Service, 257, 267.
Royal Society anticipated, 55. Rushworth, John, 186, 385. Russell, Sir William, 146, 148. Rutland, Elizabeth Sidney, Countess of, 266.
Stafford, Sir Edward, 89. Standen, Sir Anthony, 132. Stanhope, Sir John, 49, 209. State, Maxims of, 267, 286. Steele, Sir Richard, 269. Stewart, Dugald, 398. Stow, John, 146.
Stowell, Sir John, 38.
Strafford, Thomas Wentworth, Earl of, 382.
Strype, Rev. John, 66.
Stuart, Arabella (Grey), 63, 172-3, 207, 211, 216, 250, 295. Stukely, John, 45.
- Sir Lewis, 30, 45, 150, 334-43, 362-3, 369, 377, 383-4, 386-9, 395.
Sully, Maximilien de Bethune, duc de, Baron de Rosny, 156, 184, 254, 295.
Sussex, Thomas Ratcliffe, Earl of, 23, 33.
Swale, M. P., 159.
Talbot, John, 248, 316. Mrs., 369.
Tarleton, Richard, 59. Taxis, Juan de, 240.
Tempest, the Jesuit, 142. Temple, Middle, 12, 103. Tenures before the Conquest, 269. Thome, San, or St. Thomas, 123,
290, 318, 320-23, 332, 350-51, 353-5, 357, 393-
Thomond, Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of, 330.
Thou, Jacques Auguste de, 199, 227. Throckmorton, Sir Arthur, 91, 129, 131.
Sir Nicholas, 88, 213. Thynne, Captain, 82.
Francis, 372.
Tichborne, Sir Benjamin, 157, 221,
Tillage Act, 158.
Tissaphernes, 204.
Toparimaca, 115.
Topiowari, King, 115, 117, 123. Torporley, 295.
Tounson, Robert, Dean of West- minster, and Bishop of Salisbury, 372-6, 378-9, 395.
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