that of knights and burgeffes, i. 48. Their noble achievements
leffened by monks and mechanics, 119.
Enniaunus, an ancient British king, depofed, iv. 22.
Eorpwald, the fon of Redwald, king of the Eaft-angles, perfuaded
to chriftianity by Edwin, iv. 131. He is flain in fight by
Ricbert, a Pagan, ibid.
Epiphanius, his opinion of divorce, ii. 222.
Epifcopacy, anfwers to feveral objections relating to the inconve-
niences of abolishing it. i. 49, 51. Infufficiency of teftimonies
for it from antiquity, and the fathers, 61. Not to be deduced
from the apoftolical times, 76. A mere child of ceremony, 9'.
Not recommended to the Corinthians by St. Paul, as a remedy
against fchifm, 100. See Prelacy, and Prelatical Epifcopacy.
Erafmus, writes his treatife of divorce, for the benefit of England,
ii. 109.
Erchenwin, faid to be the erector of the kingdom of the East-
Saxons, iv. 105.
Ercombert, fucceeds Eadbald in the kingdom of Kent, iv. 134.
Orders the deftroying of idols, ibid. The first establisher of
Lent here, ibid. Is fucceeded by his fon Ecbert, 140.
Ermenred, thought to have had more right to the kingdom than
Ercombert, iv. 134.
Errous, of fervice to the attainment of truth, i. 298.
Efewin, and Kentwin, the nephew and fon of Kinegil, said to have
fucceeded Kenwalk in the government of the Weft-Saxons, iv.
140. Efcwin joins battle with Wulfer at Bedanhafde, 141.
Efrildis, beloved by Locrine, iv. II. With her daughter Sabra
thrown into a river, ibid.
Ethelbald, king of Mercia, after Ina, commands all the provinces
on this fide Humber, iv. 147, He takes the town of Somerton,
149. Fraudulently affaults part of Northumberland in Eadbert's
abfence, ibid. His encounter at Beorford with Cuthred the
Weft-Saxon, 150. In a fight at Secandune is flain, 151.
Ethelbald, and Ethelbert, fhare the English Saxon kingdom be-
tween them after their father Ethelwolf, iv. 169. Ethelbald
marries Judith his father's widow, 170. Is buried at Sherburn,
ibid.
Ethelbert, fucceeds Emeric in the kingdom of Kent, iv. 111. He
is defeated at Wibbandun, by Keaulin and his fon Cutha, ibid.
Enlarges his dominions from Kent to Humber, 118. Civilly
receives Auftin and his fellow preachers of the gofpel, 120. Is
himself baptized, 121. Moved by Auftin, he builds St. Peter's
church in Canterbury, and endows it, 122. He builds and en-
dows St. Paul's church in London, and the cathedral at Ro-
chefter, 123. His death, 125.
Ethelbert, Eadbert, and Alric, fucceed their father Victred, in the
kingdom of Kent, iv. 146.
Ethelbert, or Pren. See Eadbright.
Ethelbert, the fon of Ethelwolf, enjoys the whole kingdom to him-
felf, iv. 170. During his reign, the Danes wafte Kent, ibid.
Is buried with his brother at Sherburn, ibid.
Ethelfrid, fucceeds Ethelric in the kingdom of Northumberland,
iv. 116. He waftes the Britons, 122. Overthrows Edan, king
of Scots, ibid. In a battle at Westchester, flays above 1200
monks, 124.
Ethelmund, and Weolftan, in a fight between the Worcestershire
men and Wiltshire men, flain, iv. 157, 158.
Ethelred, fucceeding his brother Wolfer in the kingdom of Mercia,
recovers Lindley, and other parts, iv. 141. Invades the king-
dom of Kent, ibid. A fore battle between him and Ecfrid the
Northumbrian, 143. After the violent death of his queen, he
exchanges his crown for a monk's cowl, 145.
Ethelred, the fon of Mollo, the ufurper Alcred being for faken by
the Northumbrians and depofed, crowned in his ftead, iv. 152.
Having caufed three of his noblemen to be treacherously flain, is
driven into banishment, ibid. After ten years banifhment re-
ftored again, 154. He cruelly and treacheroufly puts to death
Oelf and Oelfwin, the fons of Elfwald, formerly king, 155.
And afterwards Ofred, who, though fhaven a monk, attempted
again upon the kingdom, ibid. He marries Elfled the daughter
of Offa, ibid. And is miferably flain by his people, 156.
Ethelred, the fon of Eandred, driven out in his 4th year, iv. 166.
Is reinftated, but flain the 4th year after, ibid.
Ethelred, the third fon of Ethelwolf, the third monarch of the
English-Saxons, infefted with fresh invafions of the Danes, iv.
171. He fights feveral great battles with them, 172, 173.
He dies in the 5th year of his reign, and is buried at Winburn,
174.
Ethelred, the fon of Edgar by Elfrida, crowned at Kingston, iv.
205. Dunftan at his baptifm prefages ill of his future reign,
206. New invafions of the Danes, and great fpoils committed
by them in his reign, 206, 207, &c. Being reduced to straits
by the Danes, he retires into Normandy, 217. Is recalled by
his people, and joyfully received, 218. Drives Canute the Dane
back to his fhips, ibid. He dies at London, 221.
Ethelric, expels Edwin the fon of Alla out of the kingdom of Deira,
iv. 116.
Ethelwald, the fon of Ofwald, taking part with the Mercians,
withdraws his forces from the field, iv. 138.
Ethelwald, fucceeds Edelhere in the kingdom of the East angles,
iv. 138.
Ethelwald, furnamed Mollo, fet up king of the Northumbrians in
the room of Ofwulf, iv. 152. He flays in battle Ofwin, but is
fet upon by Alcred, who affumes his place, ibid.
Ethelwolf, the fecond monarch of the English Saxons, of a mild
nature, not warlike, or ambitious, iv. 165. He with his fon
Ethelbald gives the Danes a total defeat at Ak-Lea, or Oat-Lea,
167. Dedicates the tenth of his whole kingdom towards the
maintenance of maffes and pfalms for his fuccess against the
Danes, ibid. Goes to Rome with his fon Alfrid, ibid. Marries
Judith the daughter of Charles the Bald of France, 168. He is
driven by a confpiracy to confign half his kingdom to his fon
Ethelbald, ibid. Dies and is buried at Winchester, 169.
Ethelwolf, earl of Berkshire, obtains a victory against the Danes
at Englefield, iv. 173. In another battle is flain himself, ibid.
Etbildrith, wife of Ecfrid, turns Nun, and made abbefs of Ely,
iv. 143.
Ethiopians, their manner of punishing criminals, iii. 221.
Eumerus attempts to affaffinate king Edwin, iv. 128. Is put to
death, ibid.
Euripides, introduces Thefeus king of Athens fpeaking for the liberty
of the people, iii. 240.
Eufebius, thought it difficult to tell who were appointed bifhops by
the apoftles, i. 63. His account of Papias, and his infecting
Gunæus and other ecclefiaftical writers with his errours, 69.
Euftace, count of Boloign, revenging the death of one of his
fervants, is fet upon by the citizens of Canterbury, iv. 239.
He complains to king Edward, who takes his part against the
Canterburians, and commands earl Godwin againft them, but
in vain, ibid.
Excommunication, the proper ufe and design of it, i. 53. Left to
the church as a rough and cleanfing medicine, 141.
Exhortation, to fettle the pure worship of God in his church, and
juftice in the ftate, i. 46.
FACTOR for religion, his bufinefs, i. 316.
Faganus and Deruvianus faid to have preached the Gospel here, and
to have converted almoft the whole ifland, iv. 64.
Fagius Paulus, his opinion concerning divorce, ii. 54. Testimo-
nies of learned men concerning him, 67. In the fame fenti-
ments with the author as to divorce, 72. Agrees with Martin
Bucer, 232.
Famine, difcord, and civil commotions among the Britons, iv. 90.
Swane driven by famine out of the land, 212.
Fashions, of the Romans imitated by the Britons, a fecret art to
prepare them for bondage, iv. 57.
Fathers, Primitive, in what manner they interpreted the words of
Chrift concerning divorce, ii. 218, &c.
Faulius, incestuoufly born of Vortimer and his daughter, lives a
devout life in Glamorganshire, iv. Ico.
Fencing and wreftling recommended to youth. i. 283.
Ferdinand II, grand duke of Tufcany, letters from the English re-
public to him, iv. 338, 348, 355, 357, 359. From Oliver,
435, 443, 445, 454.
Fergus, king of Scots, faid to be lain by the joint forces of the
Britons and the Romans, iv. 89.
Ferrex, the fon of Gorbogudo, flain in fight by his brother Porrex,
iv.' 17.
Flaccus, the printer, account of him, vi. 373.
Flattery, odious and contemptible to a generous fpirit, iv. 230.
Fletcher, Dr. Giles, ambassador from queen Elizabeth to Ruffia,
iv. 310.
Forms of Prayer, not to be impofed, i. 258.
Fornication, what it is, ii. 46, 47. A lawful caufe of divorce, 45.
Why our Saviour ufes this word, 47. The Greek deficient in
explaining it, 197. To understand rightly what it means, we
fhould have recourfe to the Hebrew, 198.
Fortefcue, his faving of a king of England, ii. 287. Quotation
from his Laud. Leg. Ang. 288.
France, fee Lewis, king of.
Francus, named among the four fons of Hiftion, sprung of Japhet,
and from him the Francs faid to be derived, iv. 4.
Frederic III, king of Denmark, letters to him from the council of
ftate, iv. 345, 353. From Oliver, 389, 396, 424. From the
parliament reftored, v. 10.
Frederic, prince, heir of Norway, &c. letter from the council of
ftate to him, iv. 361. From Oliver, 435.
Freedom of writing, the good confequences of it, i. 157, 158. Not
allowed while the prelates had power to prevent it, 237. See
Licenfing.
French, according to Hottoman, at the first institution of kingship,
referved a power of choofing and depofing their princes, ii. 208.
Their manners and language when introduced into England,
iv. 239.
French ambaffador, Oliver's letter to the, iv. 438.
Friars, dying men perfuaded by them to leave their effects to the
church, i. 180.
Fulgenius, reckoned among the ancient British kings, iv. 22. The
commander in chief of the Caledonians against Septimius Severus,
fo called by Geoffrey of Monmouth, 68.
GALGACUS, heads the Britons against Julius Agricola, iv. 60.
Galileo, imprifoned by the inquifition, for his notions in astronomy,
Garden and Gardener, an allegorical story applied to the prelates,
Genefis ii, 24, explained, ii. 134.
Geneva, Oliver's letter to the confuls and fenators of that city,
Gentry, reafon of their efpoufing prelates, i. 146.
Geography, its ftudy both profitable and delightful, iv. 270.
Germanus, in a public difputation at Verulam, filences the chief of
the Pelagians, iv. go. He is intreated by the Britons to head
them against the Picts and Saxons, 91. He gains the victory by
a religious ftratagem, ibid. His death, 94.
Gerontius, a Briton, by his valour advances the fuccefs of Conftan-
tine the ufurper in France and Spain, iv. 78. Difplaced by him,
he calls in the Vandals against him, ibid. Deferted by his fol-
diers, defends himself valiantly with the flaughter of 300 of his
enemies, ibid. He kills his wife Nonnichia, refufing to outlive
him, ibid. Kills himfelf, ibid.
Geruntius, the fon of Elidure, not his immediate fucceffor, iv, 22.
Gildas, his account of the Britons electing and depofing their kings,
ii. 290. His bad character of the Britons, iv. 73. 93. After
two eminent fucceffes, III.
Gill, Alexander, letters to, I. ii, iii, v.
Godwin, earl of Kent, and the Weft-Saxons, ftand for Hardicnute,
iv. 230, 231. He betrays prince Elfred to Harold, 231. Being
called to account by Hardicnute, appeafes him with a very rich.
prefent, 233. Earneftly exhorts Edward to take upon him the
crown of England, 235 Marries his daughter to king Edward,
236. Raifes forces in oppofition to the French whom the king
favoured, 240, Is banished, 241. He and his fons grow for-
midable, 242. Coming up to London with his ships, a recon-
ciliation is fuddenly made between him and the king, 243. Sit-
ting with the king at table, he fuddenly finks down dead, 244.
Gomer, the eldest fon of Japhet, believed the firft that peopled
these weft and northern climes, iv. 3.
Gonoril, gains upon her father king Leir, by diffimulation, iv. 14.
Is married to Maglaunus duke of Albania. 15. Her ingratitude
to her father, ibid.
Gorbogudo, or Gorbodego, fucceeds Kinmarcus in the kingdom,
Gorbonian, fucceeds Morindus in the kingdom, iv. 20.
Gofpel, more favourable than the law, ii. 8. Impofes no fubjec-
tion to tyranny, iii. 161, &c. Not contrary to reason and the
Government, the reafons of its firft establishment, ii. 277.
the confequences of readmitting it, 407.
Grammar, Latin, what it is, iii. 443.
Gratianus Funarius, the father of Valentinian, commander in chief
of the Roman armies in Britain, iv. 73.
Gregory, archdeacon of Rome, and afterward pope, procures the
fending over of abbot Austin and others to preach the Gospel to
the Saxons in this ifland, iv. 119.
Griffin, prince of South Wales, cominitting great spoil in Hereford,
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