eat him at Nectansmere, 89
_Piers the Ploughman_, ii. 178, 269-272
Pilgrim Fathers, the, v. 308-310
Pilgrimage of Grace, iii. 323
Pillnitz, conference at, viii. 96
Pinkie Cleugh, battle of, iv. 53
Pitt, William, vii. 204, 220;
opposes treaty with Russia, 247;
his relations with Walpole and the Pelhams, 249-251;
his lofty spirit, 251-255;
patriotism, 255-257;
eloquence, 257-259;
statesmanship, 259, 260;
supports Frederick II., 262, 263;
his place among English statesmen, 275, 276;
rejects peace with France and supports Frederick, 302;
plans of war in 1761, 303;
resigns, 304;
relations with George III. and the Whigs, 316;
denounces the Stamp Act, 327;
recalled to office, 328;
again withdraws, 329;
supports American resistance, 331;
demands repeal of the Stamp Act, 331;
his policy towards America, 337;
attacks the Declaratory Act, 338;
forms a ministry, 339, 340.
_See_ Chatham
Pitt, William, the younger, viii. 52, 62;
his Reform Bill, 63, 64;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 65;
new scheme for parliamentary reform, 67;
First Lord of the Treasury, 69;
his temper, 70-72;
statesmanship, 72-74;
his plans of parliamentary reform, 75, 76;
finance, 77;
treaty of commerce with France, 79;
advocates abolition of slave-trade, _ib._;
resists the prince's claim to the regency, 84;
attitude towards the French Revolution, 84, 86, 88, 89, 91, 95;
supports Fox's Libel Act, 92;
gives a constitution to Canada, _ib._;
endeavours to maintain peace, 102, 103;
position after the declaration of war, 104, 105;
his financial difficulties, 113, 114;
negotiations with France, 121, 126;
introduces the Income-Tax, 137;
effects union with Ireland, 138, 139;
his position during the war, 148-151;
revives plans for Catholic emancipation in Ireland, 152-155;
retires, 148, 155;
opposes Russia, 161;
returns to office, 170;
subsidizes a league against Napoleon, 172;
death, 173, 174
Pittsburg, vii. 266
Pius II., Pope, iii. 162
Pius IV., Pope,
his policy, iv. 190, 191;
recalls the council to Trent, 192, 193;
forbids attendance of Catholics at English Church service, 214
Pius V., Pope, iv. 226, 250;
relations with Philip II., 254, 256;
sends envoys to the English Catholics, 264;
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