Stuart dynasty

INDEX.
467
Citto, Dutch Ambassador, duplicity of,
278
Clarence, Duke of, design of David II.
to put him in succession, 15
defeated at Beauge, 40
Clarendon's History of the Rebellion,
239-252
Clarendon, Lord, upright statesman-
ship of, 258 — developes constitu-
tional government, 262
■ Henry, Earl of, 282
Clarges, Monk's son-in-law, 257
Claverhouse. See Dundee.
Clement VI. gives dispensation for
marriage of Robert Stuart (Robert
II.), 14
VII. dies, 121
VIII., 58
Clephane, General, 422, 444
Clergy of Scotland, lax morals of, 215,
216
Clinton, Lord, 187
Clova, 250
Clyde, the, 4, 113, 123
Cockburn, Sir James, of Stirling, 187
Cochran, favourite of James III., 74 —
traduces Mar, 75 — hanged with
others, 77
Coinage regulated temp. James I., 53
Coldingham Abbey destroyed by the
English, 135
Coldstream, 113-255
Colvil, Lord, retainers massacred by
William Douglas, 62
Commercy, 343, 403
Commissioners of Inquiry into Charges
against Mary Stuart, 187
Commonwealth, the, 244 — estimate of,
245 — traditions unconstitutional,
262
" Compounders," moderate Jacobites
so called, 302
Confederated Lords march to attack
Bothwell, 172 — send the Queen to
Holyrood, 174 — accuse her of adher-
ing to Bothwell, 174 — take manage-
ment of the State, 175
Conference of Lords with Queen at
Craigmillar Castle, 162, 165, 176,
177, 194
to inquire into Mary Queen of
Scots' conduct. See York and West-
minster.
Congregation, Lords of, accept James
Douglas, 139 — destroy ecclesiastical
buildings, 141 — obtain Elizabeth's
interference, 142, 143 — Queen Re-
gent and attitude of Englund to-
wards, 179
Conn, papal representative, at Hen-
rietta Maria's instance, 237
Constable of Scotland, 44
Constance, Council of, 58
Constitution in peril under Charles II.,
258
Corrichie. See Battles.
Corotorphine. See Battles.
Coulston, 399
Council directed by Albany not to
make peace with England, 114 —
advice of to James V., 121 — action
of, 128
the, consents to residence of the
young Queen in France, 139
of Government chosen, 144
Courcelles, de, French Ambassador,
referred to, 208
Courtney, Mr., 393
Covenanters, persecution of, 261, 262,
269, 271
Craigmillar Castle, confinement of
Mar at, 75 — conference at, 162, 165,
176, 177, 194
Craufurd, Earl of, description of tor-
tures of James II.'s adherents, 295
Craven, Earl of, 282— refuses to with-
draw his troops, 289
Crawford, spy of Lennox's, deposes to
account from hira by Darnley, 451 —
suspicious identity of this statement
with letter in Casket, ib.
Earl of, 44
(the Tiger Earl) confederacy
with, sought by William Douglas,
64, 65 — submits himself, 67
summoned by James III.,
80
killed at Flodden, 100
Crichton, Sir William, James II.
smuggled from his custody, 58 —
kidnaps him, 59 — meeting and com-
pact with Livingston, 59
Crofts, Lord, 248
Croisart, 364
Cromwell, Oliver, modern writers'
judgment of, 233 — intrigues for
power, 234 — defi ats Hamilton, 236 —
protectorate of, 244 — England's
eminence in Europe under his rule,
245 — ill consequences of alliance
with France, ib. — cruelty in Ireland,
249 — advances into Scotland, ib. —
conquers at Dunbar, 250 — dread of,
paralyzes Royalist action, 252 —
receives from Monk copy of letter
from Charles II., 254— dies, 256
Richard, succeeds to the Govern-
ment, 256 — receives treacherous ad-