EDEN, Alexander, kills John Cade, 221-made go-
vernor of Dover-caftle, ib.
Edward I. engaged in the holy wars, 1-arrives at the
city of Acon in Palestine, ib.-relieves that place, 2
-obtains many victories, ib.-is in danger of being
murdered, 3-wrefts the weapon from the hands of the
affaffin, and ftabs him, ib.-receives a wound in his
arm with a poifoned dagger, 4-his life in danger,
ib-makes his will, ib.-is cured by an English fur-
geon, ib.-bis recovery afcribed to the piety of his wife
Eleanora, ib.-concludes a truce with the foldan of
Babylon, ib.-fets fail for Sicily, 5-arrives fafely at
that place, where he first hears the news of his father's
death, ibis greatly afflicted at his loss, ib.—his an-
fwer to the king of Sicily, who expreffed great furprize
at his grief, ib.-paffes over to France, ib.-receives
great honours there, ib.-gives proofs of his bravery at
a tournament, 6-comes off victorious, ib.-does ho-
mage to Philip king of France, ib.-fets out for Gas-
cony, ib-arrives in England, ib.-is crowned king of
England at Westminster, 7-his great popularity, ib.
-receives homage of the king of Scotland and other
princes, ib.-is esteemed by all ranks of people, ib.-
his prudent conduct, 8-corrects the abufes which had
crept in during his father's reign, ib.-redreffes all
grievances, ib.his prejudice to the Jews, ib.-exer-
cifes great feverity again that people, 9-refolves to
march against Lewellyn, prince of North Wales, ib.-
levies an army against that prince, and marches into
Wales, 10-penetrates into Lewellyn's retreat, 11-
reduces him to the greateft diftrefs, ib.-obliges that
unfortunate prince to submit, ib.-imposes hard terms
of accommodation on Lewellyn, ib.-goes again to war
with Lewellyn, 12-affembles a confiderable force,
and marches into Wales, ib.-part of his army defeat-
ed by the Welsh, 13-obtains a complete victory over
them, 14-orders the Welsh bards to be maffacred, 15
leaves his queen, who was pregnant, to be delivered
in the castle of Caernarvon, 16-prefents the child,
Edward, to the Welsh lords as their appointed prince,
ib.-unites the government of Wales to that of Eng
land, ib.-is made arbitrator in the difpute concerning
the Scottish throne, 17-his artful conduct in that af
fair, ib.-lays claim to the crown of Scotland, and ad-
vances to the frontiers of that kingdom with a formid-
able army, 18-convenes the Scotch parliament to meet
him in the castle of Norham, ib.-produces the proofs
of his fuperior claim to the throne of Scotland, ib.-his
fuperiority acknowledged by the Scotch barons, 19—
puts John Baliol in poffeffion of the kingdom of Scot-
land, 20-his arbitrary proceedings with regard to the
king of Scotland, ib.-fummonfes that prince to ap-
pear before him at Westminster, ib, requires Ba-
liol to perform the duty of a vaffal, 21-orders him to
appear before the parliament at Newcastle, ib.-his
commands difregarded by Baliol, 22-marches with a
confiderable army into the kingdom of Scotland, ib →
receives the fubmiffion of Robert de Bruce and his fon,
ib.-takes Berwick by affault, ib.-makes the governor
prifoner, and puts the garrifon to the fword, ib.-lays
fiege to Dunbar, ib.-obliges that caftle to furrender,
and obtains a complete victory, 23-reduces the whole
fouthern parts of the country, ib.-reinforces his army
in order to fubdue the northern parts, ib.-receives the
fubmiffion of Baliol, who refigns his crown, 24—re-
duces the whole Scottish nation to obedience, ib.-
destroys all their records and monuments of antiquity,
ib.-deprives them of that ancient ftone called Jacob's
pillow, ib.-breaks the great feal of Baliol, and fends
that unhappy prince prifoner to London, ib.-makes
preparations for a war with France, 26-orders his ter-
ritory of Guienne to be put in a posture of defence, ib,
-forms a treaty with feveral neighbouring princes, ib.
-collects an army from the jails, ib.-his army re-
pulfed by Charles, brother to the king of France, ib.-
his attempts upon France defeated, ib.gives his
daughter Elizabeth in marriage to John earl of Hol-
land, 27-forms another defign against France, ib.—
finds it difficult to raise the neceffary fupplies, ib.-
comes to an accomodation with Philip of France, ib.—
fubmits his difpute with that monarch to the arbitration
of the pope, ib.-cements his union with Philip by a
double marriage, ib.-marries his fon Edward to Mar-
garet of France, and the prince of Wales to Ifabella,
b.-recovers Guienne from the French king, ib.—
new models his parliament, 28-exacts fupplies from
his parliament, 29-his demands refufed, 30-his ri-
gorous proceedings against the clergy, ib.-obliges them
to fubmit, 31-lays a duty of forty fhillings a fack up-
on wool, ib.—greatly oppreffes his people, ib.-excites
a general difguft among the poor, ib.-his orders
oppofed by Humphry Bohun, and Roger Bigod, 32—
his fpeech to that baron, ib.-defires to be reconciled
to his barons, to the church, and to his people, ib.-fets
out for Flanders, 33-promifes to redress the grievances
of the nation when he returns, ib.-his council, during
his abfence, obliged by the people to fign Magna Char-
ta, ib.-figns it himfelf in Flanders, ib.-confirms the
liberties of his people on his return, ib.-another re-
bellion formed against him in Scotland, 34-returns
haftily to England, 37-endeavours to recover his po-
pularity, 38-reftores to the citizens of London the
power of electing their own magiftrates, ib.-quiets the
murmurs of his people, ib.-marches into the North, at
the head of a confiderable army, ib.-makes a furious
attack on the Scots, 39-receives a fall from his horse,
ib.-obtains a complete victory, 40-another infurrec-
tion formed against him, 41-his army again attacked
by the Scots, ib-affembles an army, and enters the
frontiers of Scotland, ib.-equips a fleet against the
Scots, 42-ravages their country, and takes their
caftles, ib.-obtains a complete victory, ib.-his feve-
rity to that nation, ib.-takes Wallace through the
treachery of his friend, ib.-fends that unfortunate
warrior to London, 43-his feverity to Wallace, ib,-
another infurrection formed against him in Scotland,
44-determines to reduce the rebels, 47-fends an
army to oppose them, 47-enters Scotland at the head
of a powerful army, 48-his lenity to the poor, ib.-
expofes the fifter of Bruce, and the countefs of Buchar
in cages, ib.-is taken ill at Carlifle, 49-his death
and character, ib.-his iffue, 50
Edward II. fucceeds to the throne of England, 53-his
character, ib.-neglects the war with Scotland, ib.-
his pufilanimous conduct, ib.-recalls Gaveftone, 54
-takes him into his particular favour, ib.-endows him
with the whole earldom of Cornwall, ib.-marries him
to his niece, ib.-grants him a confiderable fum of
money, ib.-excites the indignation of his barons, 55
-takes a journey to Paris in order to espouse the
princefs Ifabella, ib.-appoints Gavestone guardian of
the realm during his abfence, ib.-is obliged, by his
queen and barons, to fend his favourite out of the
kingdom, 56-appoints Gaveftone lord lieutenant of
Ireland, ib.-obtains a difpenfation from the pope, and
recalls his favourite, ib-goes down to Chefter to
meet him, ib.-calls a parliament, ib.-his partiality
to Gavestone refented by the queen and nobles, 57-
is obliged to comply with the demands of his parlia-
ment, ib.-figns a commiffion, by which he entirely
gives up his authority for the space of fix months, ib.
his favourite banished by the parliament, 58-re-
moves to York, ib.-recalls Gaveftone, and reinftates
him in all his former fplendour, ib.-a confederacy
formed against him, ib.-his difpirited conduct, ib.-
émbarks at Tinmouth with Gaveftone, ib.-lodges his
favourite in the castle of Scarborough, and returns to
York, ib. his behaviour with refpect to the death of
Gaveftore, 60-affembles an army, and marches a-
gainst the Scots, 61-his army totally defeated, and
himfelf obliged to fly, 62-returns with difgrace to
England, 63-his unhappy fituation, ib.-continues
the barons in the government of the kingdom, 64-
adopts Hugh Defpenfer his favourite, ib.- marries
this young nobleman to his niece, ib-makes very
confiderable fettlements upon him, 65-his barons
again revolt against him, ib.-is requested by them to
difmifs his favourite, 65-recalls young Defpencer and
his father, 66-raifes an army to oppofe the batons,
and advances to the borders of Wales, ib.-obtains
a complete victory over the rebel barons, 67-takes
Lancaster prifoner, ib.-orders that nobleman to be
beheaded, ib.-is threatened by the king of France
with a confifcation of all his foreign dominions, 68—
fends an embaffy to that monarch to diffuade him from
his purpose, ib.-his terms of accommodation refused
by the king of Frances, unless he in perfon did homage
for his dominion, ib-refuses to comply with the
French king's propofals, ib.-refigns the dominion of
Guienne to his fon, ib.-fends the young prince to do
homage to the king of France, ib.-requefts his queen
to return, which the refufes, 69-a ftrong confpiracy
formed against him by his queen, 70-endeavours in
vain to raise a force to oppofe her, 71-is obliged to
leave his capital, ib.-his diftreffed fituation, ib.—is
deprived of his favourite, who is inhumanly flain, 72—
flies for refuge into Wales, 73-is driven from thence
by his purfuers, ib.-embarks for Holland, ib.-—is
driven back by contrary winds, and falls into the hands
of his enemies, ib.-is cruelly treated by them, ib.—
is conducted to the capital, amidst the infults of the
people, ib.—is confined in the Tower, ib.-is depofed
by his parliament, ib.-is fent from prifon to prison,
and treated with the greatest inhumanity, ib.-is used
with the utmost cruelty by his keepers, 74-is put to
death in the most shocking manner, 75-his iffue, ib.
Edward III. afcends the English throne, 77-his great
abilities, ib.--heads a confiderable army against the
Scots, 78-is difgufted with Mortimer his mother's
favourite, ibis in the utmoft danger of being killed,
79-his intrepid bravery, ib.-concludes a peace with
Scotland, 80-refolves to deftroy the power of Mor-
timer, 81-forms a defign of feizing Mortimer, and
the queen, in Nottingham caftle, ib.-gets Mortimer
into his power, and orders him to be hanged, 82-dif-
cards the queen from all power, and confines her for
life, ib.-refolves to gain the affection of his people, ib.
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