for life to Richard II., 98; to
Edward IV., 108; to Henry
VII., 160; to Henry VIII., 167;
to Edward VI., 198; to Mary,
200; to Elizabeth, 220; to James
I., 240; refused to Charles I.,
262; who collects it without
consent of Parliament, 268; de-
clared by Commons illegal, 293;
Bill brought in for, by Secretary
Cooke, 297; payment enforced,
298; king's officers punished
by Commons, 299: resolutions
against, 301; yielded by Charles
I., 333; granted to Charles II.,

369.

Trial, indictment, depositions of
witnesses, 541; several duties
of judge and juries, 542; chal-
lenge of juries, 543; counsel al-
lowed for prisoner, 545.
Treason, statute concerning, 134,
136; extended by Henry VIII.,
194; restored by Edward VI.,
197; protection afforded to ac-
cused on trials for, 546.
Tyler, Wat, insurrection of vil-
leins, 99.

Uniformity, Act of: Edward VI.,

198; Elizabeth, 207.
United States, constitution of,
referred to: functions of Presi-
dent as depositary of the execu
tive power, 427, 434, 443, notes;
qualifications of senators of, 458
note; constitution of House of
Representatives, 480 n.; quali-
fication of electors to House of
Representatives, 505 n.

Victoria, Queen, title given to her
Majesty by Indian Proclama-

tion of 1858, 426; her Civil List,
446.

Villani, or Villains, what, 13; in-
surrection, 99; emancipation of,
100.

Viscount, first created, 108.

Wages of Members of Parliament

78 n.; amount of, and mode of
assessing them, 131.

Wales, united to England, 192;
with same Courts of Justice,
193; Prince of, 447.
Wards, Court of, erected, 191.
Ways and Means, Committee of,

492.

Wentworth, Peter, speeches of,
222-224.

Weregeld, 14.

William the Conqueror, 21; divi-
sion of Saxon lands, 22; intro-
duced feudal system, 23; at
Sarum, 24; appropriated lands
to the Church, 25; instituted
subinfeudation, 27; required
oath of allegiance from the va-
vasours, 28; caused Domesday
Book to be made, 31; his great
wealth, 33; stern rule, 34; his
power not absolute, 34, 35.
William and Mary, invited to
succeed James II., 420; meet-
ing of Members of Parliament,
and Convention summoned, 421;
parliamentary resolution of the
basis of the government, 422;
the Convention, settled the dy-
nasty, 423; constitutional mon.
archy established, 424.
Wills, statute giving power to de-
vise lands by, 195.
Wittena-Gemote, how composed,
12; its duties, 13.

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