inevitable. Popular indignation began to be manifest, and Puritan
members of the Commons began to use language the import of which could
not be mistaken. Bacon was disgraced; his crime,--while ostensibly the
"taking of bribes,"--was in reality his being the servile tool of the
King.

[Sidenote: Translation of Bible. Great Britain.]

In reviewing the acts of this reign we see a foolish Sovereign ruled by
an intriguing adventurer whom he created Duke of Buckingham. We see him
foiled in his attempt to link the fate of England with that of Catholic
Europe;--sacrificing Sir Walter Raleigh because he had given offense to
Spain, the country whose friendship he most desired. We see numberless
acts of folly, and but three which we can commend. James did authorize
and promote the translation of the Bible which has been in use until
today. He named his double Kingdom of England and Scotland "Great
Britain." These two acts, together with his death in 1625, meet with
our entire approval.

[Sidenote: James' Death 1625. Charles I., 1625-1649.]

Charles I., son of James, was at least one thing which his father was
not. He was a gentleman. Had it not been his misfortune to inherit a
crown, his scholarly refinements and exquisite tastes, his
irreproachable morals, and his rectitude in the personal relations of
life, might have won him only esteem and honor. But these qualities
belonged to Charles Stuart the gentleman. Charles the King was
imperious, false, obstinate, blind to the conditions of his time, and
ignorant of the nature of his people. Every step taken during his reign
led him nearer to its fatal consummation.