. The annals of England : an epitome of English history, from co[n]temporary writers, the rolls of Parliament, and other public records. Wentworth is appointed deputy of Ireland,Julv 3 u. 8 He was of the blood royal, being- descended from a daughter ofJames II. Charles refused to credit theaccusations against him, and afterwardsemployed him to negotiate with the Cove-nanters, but his conduct was so ambiguous,that when he repaired to the king at Ox-ford, after the war had broken out, he wassent a prisoner into Cornwall, where heremained until released by the parlia-mentary forces. In 1648, howe
. The annals of England : an epitome of English history, from co[n]temporary writers, the rolls of Parliament, and other public records. Wentworth is appointed deputy of Ireland,Julv 3 u. 8 He was of the blood royal, being- descended from a daughter ofJames II. Charles refused to credit theaccusations against him, and afterwardsemployed him to negotiate with the Cove-nanters, but his conduct was so ambiguous,that when he repaired to the king at Ox-ford, after the war had broken out, he wassent a prisoner into Cornwall, where heremained until released by the parlia-mentary forces. In 1648, however, heheaded the Scottish army which invadedEngland in the cause of the king, butwas defeated and captured, and was be-headed early in 1649. His brother Wil-liam, the second duke, was killed in the■royal cause at Worcester. * After his return, orders were sent for . „ ... ,, „ ,, „ •.. , T ., . ,, Crest of Hamilton. the use of the English Liturgy in the kings chapel in Edinburgh, but the council did not think it prudent to comply with the direction. ■> He held this office until 1639, when he was created lord lieu-. CHARLES I. 389 Bishop Laud is translated to the see of Canterbury,August; he is succeeded as bishop of London by BishopJuxon x. William Prynne y is committed to the Tower for hisbook Histriomastix, a condemnation of plays, sup-posed to reflect on the queen, who sometimes took partin the masques and similar diversions of the court The Book of Sports of King Jamesz is again publishedby royal authority, Oct. 18, which is displeasing to manybeside the Puritans a. tenant. His administration was perfectly despotic, and marked bymany acts of violence and cruelty. He endeavoured to expel allScots who had taken the Covenant from Ireland, and thus earnedtheir hatred, which pursued him to the scaffold. * William Juxon, a native of Chichester, born in 1582, was edu-cated at St. Johns College, Oxford, and became president was a friend of Bishop Laud, and
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