228 Mr. NEAL9S IId Vol. of th2 Bifhop Kennet obferves, * ' That the Difpofi- ' Lion of the Houfe did fo much abet and encou- ' rage the Schifmatical and Ent.hufiaflical People, that they broke into the molt infólent Rudenefs ; of which Complaint and Proof being made in the Houle, they refolved, That the Order fhould be ' read publickly in all the Churches in London, &c.' And the King, I think, charges it home upon them, in his Speech to the Inhabitants of Denbigh and Flintfhire, 27 Septembers t 642. t ' And, to let you know how I have been dealt with by a powerful malignant Party in the Kingdom, whole ' Defigns areno lefs than to deftroy my Perfon and Crown, the Laws of the Land, and the prefent Government, both of Church and State ; the ' Leaders of thefe Men, by their Subtilty and cunning Praices, have fo prevail'd upon the meaner fort of People about London, that they have called them up into frequent and dangerous Tumults, and thereby have chafed from thence myfelf, and the greateft part of the Members of ' both Houfes ofParliament. Their Power and ' fecret Plots have had fuch Influence upon the fmall remaining part of both Houles, that under ' colour of Orders and Ordinances, made without the Royal Affent, (a thing never heard of before this Parliament) I am robb'd and defpoiled of my Towns, Forts, Caftles, and Goods, my Navy forcibly taken from me, and employed againft me ; all my Revenue is ftopt, and feiz'd upon, and at this time a powerful Army is marching againft me.' Neal, p. 391. Thole Minifers who prayed with Fervency and Devotion, in Words of their own Con- ception, fuitable either to the Sermon that was preach- ed, or the prefent Urgency of Affairs, had crouded and * Bilhop Kennet, Vol. I. p. top, Mssbaads's Exa1 Collections, p. 6 t8. 3 attentive
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