se of the cessation of crusades, iii. 305;
their demoralizing influence, 307.

Cyprian's views relative to church government, ii. 159 _note_ h;
further observations thereon, 267, 268.

Dagobert I., insignificance of the successors of, i. 6;
nature of the authority exercised by him, 117;
progress of the arts in his reign, 119.

Dagobert II., name of, how restored to history, i. 112.

Damascus, degeneracy of the khalifs of, ii. 120, 121.

Danes, England first infested by the, i. 21.

Dante Alighieri expelled from Florence, i. 402;
his birth, iii. 445;
style of his Vita Nuova, _ib. note_;
characteristics of his great poem, 446-448;
enthusiasm which attended its publication, 448.

Dauphine annexed to the French crown, i. 100;
its origin, 101, _note_ k.

Defiance, institution of the right of, ii. 95;
its abolition, 96.

De la Mare (Peter), opposes the duke of Lancaster, iii. 56;
conduct of the citizens on his imprisonment, 57;
elected speaker of the commons, 58.

Della Bella (Giano), improves the Florentine constitution, i. 424;
driven into exile, 425.

Derby (earl of). See Bolingbroke.

Diet. See Council.

Diet of Worms, important changes effected by the, ii. 94;
abolishes the right of defiance, 96;
establishes the imperial chamber, 97-99.

Domesday Book, origin of the term, iii. 362 _note_ r.

Domestic life in the middle ages, iii. 341-345;
income and style of living, 370.

Douglas (earl of) aids Charles VII., i. 78.

Duelling, introduction of the practice of, iii. 294 and _note_ u.

Du Guesclin (Bertrand), proceeds to Castile, i. 58;
his character 64;
he serves against Peter the Cruel, ii. 15;
is taken prisoner, _ib._

Dunstan and Odo, and their treatment of Edwy and Elgiva, ii. 158;
elucidatory remarks relative thereto, 264-267.

Earl, origin of the title of, ii. 274 _note_ p.

Ebroin, exercise of supreme power by, i. 6, 115, 120.

Eccelin da Romano, tyrannic exercise of power by, i. 389;
pretexts to which his infamous cruelty gave birth, _ib. note_ f;
his fall, 406.

Ecclesiastical jurisdiction. See Church, Clergy, Papal Power.

Edessa, extent of the principality of, i. 37 and _note_ f.

Edward the Confessor, popularity of the laws of, ii. 324, 351.

Edward I. offends Philip IV. of France, i. 43 and _note_;
his brother Edmund outwitted b