LIVES OF' THE PURITANS. W. I know not what law maketh known the minister's duty. I must, therefore, be informed of this, before I can answer. A. Tell him. Hudson. It is to say service, to preach the word, to minister the sacraments, to marry, andto bury the dead. W. I have not done all these things without the law. A. What warrant of law have you ? W. I have the orders for theoffice of adeacon, according to law. A. Shew unto us your orders. (Here Mr. Wilson pro- duced his orders, which was read by the dean, but nothing was observed.) W. Write, Mr. Proctor, that I am deacon, according to law. A. What say you ofyour preaching ? At what churches have you preached ? W. At all the churches near Kildwick.0 Mr. Proctor, record this. A. You must always have that refuge to fly to. W. My lord, I am sworn. There may be more, though I do not remember them. I dare notupon mine oath set down an uncertain thingas certain; therefore, I say, these are all, sofar as I recollect. A. What authority then had you to preach ? W. I had your grace's authority in writing. A. That was only upon condition that the peoplewould receive you, and be willing to hear you. W. I know not what was the condition. I followed the direction under the hand of Mr. Cock, in which I am sure no such thing was expressed. Cock. My lord, I wrote that it was your grace's pleasure that he should preach at Skipton, until your return from London, if he behaved himself according to law. A. I ordered you towrite no such thing, unless the people would receive him willingly, as Mr. Palmer said they would. C. My lord, they are ill-natured people, and would willingly receive none. A. have said service without surplice, and not according to the Book of Common Prayer. W. That is not true. A. You have not used the surplice in reading the service. Here Mr. Wilson, by request of the archbishop, named, as far as tra could recollect, all the churches in which he had preached.
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