Consequently James, during that period, created nineteen new peerages above those that expired.
The house of commons, in the first parliament of this reign, consisted of four hundred and sixty-seven members.

It appears that four boroughs revived their charters, which they had formerly neglected.

And as the first parliament of Charles consisted of four hundred and ninety-four members, we may infer that James created ten new boroughs.
APPENDIX TO THE REIGN OF JAMES I.[*] * This history of the house of Stuart was written and published by the author before the history of the house of Tudor.

Hence it happens that some passages, particularly in the present Appendix, may seem to be repetitions of what was formerly delivered in the reign of Elizabeth.

The author, in order to obviate this objection, has cancelled some few passages in the foregoing chapters.
It may not be improper, at this period, to make a pause, and to take a survey of the state of the kingdom with regard to government, manners, finances, arms, trade, learning.