Torricelli invents the barometer.

1609.-Jesuit mis-
sions in Para-
guay.

1616.-The Tobac-
co plant introdu-
ced into Virgi-

nia.

1620.-Negro

slaves first im-
ported to Virgi-

nia.

Emigra tion of Puritans to New England. 1621.John Carver, 1st Governor of N. E.

1624. New Am

1612. English factories at
Surat.

1616. Ministry of Villiers,
duke of Buckingham.
1617. Sir Francis Bacon,
lord chancellor.
1618. Sir Walter

1610. Assassination of Henry IV., by Ravail

lac.

-Louis

XIII, (9 years old). Mary de Medici, regent. 1614. Last as

sembly of the

Ra

leigh's unsuccessful

States-gene

ral.

voyage to America-1615. The king

he is beheaded on his
return.

marries Anne, of Austria.Civil war :Conde heads the Hugue. nots.

sterdam set- 1625.-Charles 1.

tled by the Dutch.

Buckingham, prime

1624. Ministry of Cardinal Riche. lieu.

minister.

1627 The Parian marbles brought 1627. Boston found-1627. War with France, in support of

1598-1718.-Edict of Nantes to the death of Charles XII., of Sweden.