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John, brother to Richard I. joins the king of France,
102-claims the crown of England, 203-his claim
rejected by the barons, ib.-his possessions confiscat-
ed, 206—makes his submission to his brother, ib.—
succeeds him as king of England, 210-is in danger
of being opposed by prince Arthur his nephew, ib.-
renews the war with France, 211-concludes a
treaty with Philip, ib.-marries Isabella, daughter of
count Angouleme, ib.-quells a dangerous insur-
rection formed against him, ib.-offends his barons,
212-another dangerous confederacy formed against
him, ib.-renders himself contemptible, ib-his
cruel treatment of his nephew and his mother, ib-
is opposed by young Arthur in concert with Philip,
ib.-
-defeats the prince and takes him prisoner,
ib,-confines him in the castle of Falaise, ib –
resolves to put him to death, 213-removes Arthur
to the castle of Rouen, ib.-repairs thither himself
at midnight, and orders the prince to be brought be.
fore him, ib.-stabs the prince with his own hand,
214 is detested for this inhuman action. ib,-is
deprived of all his French provinces, ib.-loses the
whole dutchy of Normandy, ib.-accuses his barons
as the cause of his ill success, 215-his ridiculous
treatment of his barons, ib.—his pusillanimous con-
duct, ib.-sets sail, and lands at Rochelle, ib.
marches to Angers, and lays the city in ashes, ib.-
returns ingloriously to England, ib.-his impolitic
behaviour with respect to the clergy, 216-receives
a metaphorical present from the pope, 217-refuses
to admit Stephen Langton as archbishop of Canter-
bury, ib.-expels the monks from their convents, and
takes possession of their revenues, ib -receives a
threatening message from the pope, ib-is intreated
by his bishops to receive the new elected primate, ib.
—his violent behaviour, 218-his authority treated
with contempt, 219--is excommunicated by the
pope, ib.-opposed by his subjects, ib.-puts Ġeof-
fry, archdeacon of Norwich, to death, ib.-his sub-
jects absolved from their oath of allegiance by the
pope, 220-his deplorable situation, ib.-shuts him-

self up in the castle of Nottingham, ib.puts all
the Welch hostages to death, ib.requires the sons
and daughters of his barons as hostages for their obe-
dience, ib.sends a body of forces to seize the
person of Brause, a nobleman, whose wife had refus-
ed to give up her children, ib-throws the wifè
and son into prison, and has them starved to death, ib.
-his kingdom offered by the pope to the king of
France, 221-his perplexed situation, ib —raises an
army to oppose Philip, ib.-advances to Dover at
the head of his forces ib.-has an interview with the
pope's legate, 222-agrees to submit to that pontiff,
ib takes a solemn oath of obedience to that pontiff,
223-consents to reinstate Langton in the primacy,
ib.-receives his crown from the legate, ib.-resolves
to prosecute the war with France, ib.-his barbarous
treatment of Peter Pomfret, an hermit, 224-his
odious proceedings both in public and private, ib.-
his barons, in conjunction with Langton, form a con-
federacy against him, ib refuses the demands of
the barons, 26--is treated with haughtiness by
them, ib.diverts their purpose by a promise of
giving a positive reply to their request, ib.-solicits
the favour of the clergy, 227-takes the cross, ib.-
appeals to the pope against his barons, ib.is fa-
voured by the pope, ib.-—his subjects takes arms
against him, 228--sends the archbishop of Can-
terbury and others to meet the rebels and know their
request, ib.—is enraged at their insolence, and swears
never to comply with their demands, ib.—his king-
dom ravaged by the rebels, 229— -is left at Odi-
ham in Surry, with only seven knights, ib.--ap-
peals to Langton, ib.--his commands slighted by
that prelate, ib.is persuaded to dismiss his Ger-
man forces, ib.-is enraged at his own weakness, ib.

agrees to come to terms of accommodation with
his barons, 130-sends his commissioners to meet
his barons at a place called Runimede, ib.-submis-
sively signs and seals the charter required of him,
now known by the name of Magna Charta, ib.-
appoints twenty-five barons as conservators of the

public liberty, 223--sends writs to the sheriffs with
orders to swear obedience to the twenty five barons,
ib.-his perfidy, ib.-his sullen deportment, 234-
retires to the isle of Wight, ib -sends to the conti-
nent to inlist forces, ib.--complains to the pope,
who espouses his cause, ib.--throws off his hypocri-
sy,
and again appears the tyrant, ib.-takes the field
at the head of a numerous army of Germans, &c. ib.
-invests and takes the castle of Rochester, 235-
puts several of the prisoners to death, ib.
-pursues
his victory with great success and cruelty, ib.-burns
the towns, and exercises the most horrid tortures on
the people, ib.-is opposed by his barons, who invite
overto their assistance Lewis son to the king of France,
ib.-is deserted by a great number of his army, 236—
again assembles a large force and directs his route to-
wards Lincolnshire, 237-loses his carriages, treasure,
&c. and is himself in danger of being lost, 238-
thrown into afever by the distracted state of his mind,
ib-his death and character, ib.- -his issue, ib.
Isaac, king of Cyprus, pillages the English ships, and
imprisons the sailors, 197--is totally defeated by
Richard I, ib.

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KYNEGILS, king of Wessex, embraces Christianity,

45.

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LANGTON, cardinal Stephen, chosen archbishop of
Canterbury, 216--refused admittance by John,
217-joins with the barons, 224-produces a
copy of Henry the First's charter, 225——reproach-
ed by the pope, 227--his noble reply to John, ib.
-is killed ib.
Leolf, the robber, stabs Edmund, 67–
Leopold, duke of Austria, arrests Richard I. 199.
Lewi, son of Philip of France, invited into England by
the barons, 235-reduces the castle of Rochester,
237-exercises the sovereign authority, ib.

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deserted by the barons, ib.rejects the claim of
Robert Fitzwalter, 239- -excommunicated by the
Pope, ib.his army totally routed, 241-his
fleet defeated, ib.concludes a peace with the
protector, 242-
-retires to the continent, ib.
Long beard, espouses the cause of the poor, 209-re-
presents the people's distress to the king. ib.ob-
tains a mitigation of their taxes, ib.- -is summoned
before the justiciary, ib.appears with a formida-
ble train, ib -flies to the church of St. Mary le
Bow, ib.-executed ib.is revered as a saint, ib.
Luidbard, a Gaulish prelate, officiates at Canterbury, 41.


MAD parliament, what, 252.

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Magna Charta, signed in Runimede, 230-substance
of that famous deed, ib.solemnly confirmed, 250.
Malcolm, king of Scotland, joins with Edwin and Mor-
car against William, 105 invades England, 116
-slain in battle, 125.

Martin II. recommends the crusade, 126.
Massacre of the Jews, 193.

Matilda, niece to Edgar Atheling, married to Henry
I. 134.

, or Maud, daughter to Henry II. married to the
emperor, 142- -afterwards to the count of Anjou,
ib. her title recognized by the English barons, ib.-
lands in England, 147takes possession of Arun-
del castle, 148-retires to Bristol, ib.defeats
Stephen and takes him prisoner, 149–
crowned at
Westminster, 150-attempts to abridge the barons
power, ib. her haughty and insolent conduet, 151
-flies to Winchester, ib is deposed, and flies to
Oxford. ib.- -passes over to the continent, 152.
Mercia, kingdom of, converted to Christianity, 44.
Mise of Lewes, what, 258.

Montfort, Simon, earl of Leicester, attempts an innova-

tion in the government, 251 -engages the most
powerful barons, ib.joins the prince of Wales,
255-concludes a peace with the king, 256—defeats/

the royal army, 258-takes the king, his brother,
and the prince of Wales prisoners, ib.-his rapacious
avarice, 259-calls a parliament, ib.--releases
prince Edward, 260-pursues the duke of Glou-
cester, 261-is totally defeated and slain, 263.
Morcar, joins Edwin in a conspiracy against William,

105.

Mowbray, Robert, conspires against William II. 125
dies in prison, ib.

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NORTHUMBERLAND, kingdom of, embraces
Christianity, 43--inhabitants of, attack the Nor-
man garrison in Durham, 106--put them all to the
sword, ib.makes themselves masters of the castle
of York, and destroy the whole garrison, 107.

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ODO bishop of Bayeux, defeats the earl of Norfolk,
112intends to purchase the papacy, 117——is
seized by his brother, 118-sent prisoner to Nor-
mandy, ib.released from his confinement, 119
espouses the interest of Robert, 122.

Offa, king of Essex, makes a pilgrimage to Rome, 45
--retires into a cloister, ib.

Ordeal trial, what, 100-abolished by William I. 16.
Osterius, Scapula, sent into Britain, 19-defeats Ca-
ractacus, ib.

Otto, king of Mercia, destroys Ethelbert at an enter-
tainment, 44--pays tythes to the clergy, ib.

makes a pilgrimage to Rome, ib.-imposes the tax
called Peter-pence, ib.

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PANDOLF, the pope's legate, comes over to Eng.
land, 222-tenders a remarkable oath to John,
223-his detestable insolence. ib.

Paulinus, takes the isle of Anglesey, 21-defeats Boà-
dicea, 23.

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