Ii ory of thePuritans, examin'd. 365 i been able, as they vainly hoped, to frighten from their Duty toGod and the King ; and that, after they had plundered them of every thing, except their good Confcience.' And all this is modeft- ly termed, a taking poffefon of the Town and Uni- verfity, for the Parliament. Neal, p. 576. The Houles therefore ordered Dr. Beal, Dr. Martin, and Dr. Sterne, Maßers of St. John's, Jefus, and Queen's -College, into Cuftody ; upon which, many of the Scholars dferted their Sta- tions, and lifted into the King's Service. * Thefe Heads of Houles, Dr. Fuller informs us, were imprifoned in the Tower, for their Aéti- vity in the Plate Bufinefs. And by others -f-'ris laid, that they were kept clofe confined in the Tower, and in other Prifons, fore Years, parti- cularly in the noifome Hold of a Ship. Neal, ibid. Though his Majefly had but few Ro- man Catholicks among his own Forces, the Duke of Newcaftle's Army was filled with them ; and Popery was countenanced to that degree at York, that Mafs was Paid in every Street, and the Proteftants fo af- fronted, that they were almoft afraid to go to Church. As he quotes no Authority for the Proof of thefe Particulars, I am willing to believe, that they are not all of them true. The King iffued out a Proclamation the Toth Day ofAuguft, 1 642. the Title as follows ; # " By 4' the King, A Proclamation declaring his Ma- " jetty's exprefs Command, That no Popifh Re- " cufant, nor any other who inali refute to take " the two Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, 6C fhall ferve him inhis Army : and, That the Sol- " diers commit no Rapines upon the People, but 44 be fitly provided ofNeceffaries for their Money." Fuller's Hiflory ofCambridge, p. 168. Querel. Cantabrig. p. y, 6. Barwick's Life, p. 32. Hosba da's craft ColleCions, 4to. p. F t o, But
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