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Problems between 1614-1625 (Religion (Synod of Dort 1618 (Discussed…
Problems between 1614-1625
Religion
Synod of Dort 1618
Discussed Arminian beliefs which were close to Catholicism- they believed Catholicism was true religion but had become corrupt- stressed importance of ceremonies and sacraments but didn't believe in predestination
James disagreed with many ideas at first but Arminius' teachings on royal authority, persuaded James of the advantages of such a system of belief in enforcing obedience
James also appreciated tolerance and refusal to take part in irrational hatred of Catholicism
Parliament displeased due to hatred of Catholicism
Book of sports 1618
Allowed certain popular games to be played on Sundays but prohibited drunkenness and bawdy pastimes
Satisfied some demands for stricter observance of the Sabbath
Disappointed the more ardent Puritans who wished the sabbath to be reserved for prayer and worship only
Toleration towards Catholics
August 1622- James released 400 priests and 4000 Catholic lay persons imprisoned under the Penal laws in an attempt to advance negotiations with Spain
Much anti-catholic feeling in James' 3rd ad 4th parliaments- wanted James to follow anti-catholic foreign policy
1622- James issued instructions forbidding preaching on Predestination- dampen anti-catholic preaching
Finance
Monopolies
Between 1618- 1621 there occurred in a growth of the number of monopolies granted by the crown- these issues were to be raised by James' third parliament
In James' final parliament he willingly accepted a Monopolies Act- stated that the King was only allowed to issue monopolies for new inventions which were limited to 14 years- not allowed to grant monopolies to individuals
Sir Giles Mompesson- 1617 granted a monopoly for the licensing of inns but instead of removing disorderly landlords he had granted a licence to anyone who would pay for it
The Cockayne Project 1614
Cockayne persuaded James to end the export of unfinished cloth to the Netherlands, so that it could be finished in England
Produced poor cloth because English weren't as skilled as the Netherland cloth men- after failure they were restored to their control and had to pay for their privilege- made merchant classes more hostile to James
Dispute arose with Merchant Adventurers who controlled the export of cloth, when James revoked their rights and handed over trade to Cockayne and a group of merchants
Foreign policy
Spanish Match
After failure of 1621 parliament James had to fall back on idea of Spanish marriage as a way of helping his son in law Frederick retrieve his palatinate
Charles and Buckingham travelled to Madrid in disguise in an attempt to woo Spanish infanta- Phillip IV would not allow Charles to leave until marriage treaty was agreed
Treaty would mean that Catholics would be tolerated and the infata would not have to convert and could raise children as Catholics
Charles accepted the treaty without changes in July 1623
Attempts at Catholic marriage enraged parliament who hated Spain and were not tolerant of Catholics
1621 Parliament
1621 parliament- James explains he intends to get Palatinate back although he doesn't keep MP's fully informed of how he plans to do this
Asks for 1 million but doesn't say what for, MP's reluctant to give money and start discussing foreign policy and asking James to abandon Spanish marriage for a Protestant princess