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.
KYNEGILS, king of Wessex, embraces Christianity,
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.
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.
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,
Mowbray, Robert, conspires against William II. 125 dies in prison, ib.
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.
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.
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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