OF GRAY'S INN, BARRISTER-AT-LAW. SECOND EDITION. VOL. II. LONDON: HENRY COLBURN, PUBLISHER, GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET. M.DCCCXLV. 5 CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. CHAPTER I. 1616-1617. Coke anxious to be restored to the favour of the court -The quarrel between Secretary Winwood and the Chancellor Bacon-Proposes a marriage between his daughter Frances and Sir John Villiers, Buckingham's brother-Lady Hatton opposes the match-Carries her daughter off-Coke discovers her retreat, and recovers possession of her-Both Coke and his wife complain to the Privy Council-Memorial written for Lady Hatton-Lady Hatton a court beauty-Her conduct to Sir Edward Coke after his disgrace Notices of them in the gossiping letters of that period-Letter of Lady Hatton to the Privy Council-Is out of favour at court-Petition to the King-Letters of Lady Page Hatton to Buckingham-To the King-Again restored to favour at court Ben Jonson's " Masque of Beauty"-Coke addresses a letter to Buckingham-States the portion he intends to give his daughter and what Lady Hatton will give -Lady Hatton's letter to Buckingham. CHAPTER II. Page 1617. The foolish position of Coke in the negociation-Bacon's opposition to it-His letter to Buckingham-His letter to the King and to Buckingham-Receives a letter from the King, and changes his opinion of the match -Bacon's letter to the King-The King's letter to Bacon-Buckingham's to Bacon-Bacon becomes a warm friend to the match-His letter to Buckingham -Sir Henry Yelverton's letter to Bacon-The marriage settlements-Lady Hatton's letter to the KingHer memorial to the King with regard to Coke's treatment of her-The marriage celebrated-The history of this union-Sir John Villiers made Viscount Purbeck -Lady Purbeck's letter to her mother-Purbeck deserts his wife-Lady Purbeck's letter to Buckingham -Gossiping letters of that period-Death of Lady Purbeck-History of Sir Robert Wright. 31 Commencement of Coke's second parliamentary career- mation-His address to the House of Commons on the first day of the sessions-The Speaker's prosy reply -The close of the session-The King's parting speech to them-Brief sketch of the first Parliament of James -Speech of Sir Edward Coke-Carries up a message from the Commons to the House of Lords-His address to the Lords on this occasion-His speech in the Commons on the impeachment of Bacon-The Parliament several times prorogued and dismissed-Dispute between the Commons and the King-The King's letter to the Speaker-The Parliament dissolvedAnother summoned-Coke elected for Coventry-His papers seized by the government-Memoir of PymAnother Parliament summoned-King James opposed to any warlike assistance for his son-in-law-Parliament is opposed to the marriage of his son Charles with the Infanta of Spain-Conference with the Lords on the occasion-Coke's address to them. Page 90 CHAPTER IV. mons 1624. Coke manages a conference on behalf of the ComImpeachment of the Earl of MiddlesexCoke's speech on the occasion-Prefers his charges— The trial-the King defends his Lord Treasurer He is condemned-His character-Death of James I -The character of the first Stuart and his Parliaments-Review of his treatment of them-The first Parliament of Charles I-The subsidies granted by Parliaments in that reign-Amount of a subsidy |