INDEX.

ARISTOCRACY.

Earl of; son of the above.Joins William Prince ofOrange at the Hague, III.2G4. Takes his seat in theConvention at Edinburgh,IV. 270. Administers thecoronation oath for Scot-land to William III. 289,290. Alarm in the High-lands at his restoration,IV. 316. His insignificantcharacter; his hatred toMacdonald of Glencoe,VII. 9. Joins in the planfor the extirpation of theMacdonalds of Glencoe,VII. 17.

Aristocracy, English; itscharacter, I. 36. Thinnedby the wars of the Roses,I. 38.

Arlington, Henry Bennet,Lord, I, 209. His officialgains, I. 303.

Arminian controversy, I. 78.

Armstrong, SirThomas; exe-cution of, V. 190.

Arnold, Michael, a jurymanin the trial of the bishops,III. 191. Holds out for aconviction, III. 198.

Arran, Earl of, III. 398.

ATIILONE.

Articles, Lords of, II. 354 —356.

Arundel, Earl of, I. 332.

Arundell, Lord of Ward our,II. 281. Made a PrivyCouncillor, II. 318. LordPrivy Seal, 11.391.

Ashley, Anthony Ashley Coo-per, Lord; his maidenspeech, VIII. 106. 107. His“ Characteristics,” VIII.107.

Ashley. See Shaftesbury.

Ashton, John, Jacobite agent,VI. 109. Arrested, VI. 112.His trial and execution, IV.130— 132.

“Association, The; ” insti-tuted on the discovery ofthe assassination plot, VIII.129, 130. Debate in theLords upon, VIII. 144, 145.Its signature throughoutthe country, VIII. 146 —148.

Astry, Sir Samuel, Clerkof the Crown, III. 189.199.

Athanasian Creed, questionof, V. 139.

Athlone, importance and si-