. The annals of England : an epitome of English history, from co[n]temporary writers, the rolls of Parliament, and other public records. ne,) he was formally suspended from office, under the plea ofill-health, but, in reality, from his opposition to the doctrine of ab-solute power, which some of the clergy began to preach, and at lasthe died, worn out with infirmities, Aug. 4, 1633, and was buried athis native place. His brother, Robert, became bishop of Salisbury,and died in 1617. w The lands were to be divided into lots of 1,000, 1,500, and2,000 acres; buildings in proportion were to be erec
. The annals of England : an epitome of English history, from co[n]temporary writers, the rolls of Parliament, and other public records. ne,) he was formally suspended from office, under the plea ofill-health, but, in reality, from his opposition to the doctrine of ab-solute power, which some of the clergy began to preach, and at lasthe died, worn out with infirmities, Aug. 4, 1633, and was buried athis native place. His brother, Robert, became bishop of Salisbury,and died in 1617. w The lands were to be divided into lots of 1,000, 1,500, and2,000 acres; buildings in proportion were to be erected on each, andnone but British settlers admitted. Much of the land, however,was not taken possession of by the undertakers, as they werestyled, but was allowed to remain in the hands of the natives ; onthe other hand, some parties fraudulently obtained ten times asmuch land as they paid for, and the towns that they were bound tobuild were never erected. The citizens of London received a vastallotment, but did not fulfil all the legal conditions, for which theywere prosecuted in the Starchamber in the next reign. 352 THE The order of Baronets establishedx ; the first patent,to Nicholas Bacon, is dated May 22. Sir Thomas Sherley, an Englishadventurer, arrives in England, asambassador from the shah of Persia;he is very honourably received, andconcludes a commercial treaty. The kings cousin, Arabella Stuart,is committed to the Tower for con-tracting marriage without the royal >« Bmouew y, June 5. The English merchants are allowed to establish a fac-tory at Surat; they are attacked by the Portuguese,but beat them off. In the following year they extendtheir trade to Java and Sumatra. 1612. Bartholomew Legate, an Arian, is burntin Smithfield, March 18; as is another heretic, EdmundWightman, at Lichfield, April 11. The minister Cecil dies, May 24; he is succeeded inpower by Robert Carr, viscount Rochester. Prince Henry dies, Nov. 6; he is buried at We
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