| Dedication | | Page [iii] |
| Preface | | [vii]-[xxi] |
| 1599–1628. |
| Chap. I. | —Marriage of Henry Somerset, Lord Herbert of Raglan | [1]–[9] |
| 1601–1639. |
| Chap. II. | —Birth, home, education, early career, times, and first marriage of Edward Somerset, Lord Herbert | [10]–[29] |
| 1639–1642. |
| Chap. III. | —Edward, Lord Herbert’s second marriage | [30]–[36] |
| 1641–1642. |
| Chap. IV. | —Henry, Earl of Worcester—created Marquis of Worcester—Raglan Castle | [37]–[54] |
| 1642–1644. |
| Chap. V. | —Lord Herbert in his military capacity | [55]–[68] |
| 1644–1645. |
| Chap. VI. | —Lord Herbert created Earl of Glamorgan—Irish affairs | [69]–[94] |
| 1640–1645. |
| Chap. VII. | —Raglan Castle—Royal visits | [95]–[111] |
| 1645–1646. |
| Chap. VIII. | —The Earl of Glamorgan’s second visit to Ireland | [112]–[139] |
| 1646–1647. |
| Chap. IX. | —Raglan Castle; its defence and surrender—Death of Henry, Marquis of Worcester | [140]–[156] |
| 1645–1647. |
| Chap. X. | —The Earl of Glamorgan’s transactions in Ireland, concluded | [157]–[185] |
| 1646–1650. |
| Chap. XI. | —The Marquis of Worcester in exile; resides in France | [186]–[191] |
| 1643–1659. |
| Chap. XII. | —Affairs affecting the Marquis of Worcester’s family, in respect to Worcester House and other property in and near London | [192]–[200] |
| 1651. |
| Chap. XIII. | —The Marquis of Worcester’s son, and two daughters | [201]–[208] |
| 1651–1661. |
| Chap. XIV. | —His return to England—Imprisonment, and liberation—his “Century”—pecuniary difficulties—petitions—at Charles the Second’s Coronation—Lord Herbert | [209]–[233] |
| 1660–1662. |
| Chap. XV. | —His prospects at the period of the Restoration—Proceedings in Parliament respecting the Patent to create him Duke of Somerset—Estates restored, &c.—Parliamentary duties | [234]–[246] |
| 1660–1664. |
| Chap. XVI. | —His Inventions—further Petitions—publication of his “Century”—Charles II. visits Lord Herbert at Badminton—Worcester House, Strand | [247]–[261] |
| 1664–1670. |
| Chap. XVII. | —His operations at Vauxhall—Petitions and decease—Caspar Kaltoff and family—M. Sorbière—Cosmo, Grand Duke of Tuscany—The Dowager Marchioness of Worcester | [262]–[308] |
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| Chap. XVIII. | —A brief retrospect of the Marquis of Worcester’s Genealogy, and his private, political, and philosophical character; including his own statement of expenditure during the Civil War | [309]–[342] |