Chap. V. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 21. S for what was to be applied to the fame ufe ; but nothing of this kind Queen appears in his two indiëhnents which are now before me, with the names Eüzábe`h, of all the witnefíes; but for the other offences,_ viz. for omitting thefe words in the office of baptifm, I receive this child into the congregation of Chrift's flock, and do fgn him with the figs of the crofs, in token, &c. And for omitting theme words in the marrying of Leonard Morris and Agnes Miles, With this ring I thee wed, with my body I thee worfhip, and with all my worldlygoods I thee endow, in . the name of the Father, &c. and for refuting to fubfcribe, he was Phut up in clofe prifon for feven weeks, till he died in great poverty and want, The forms of fubfcription variedin the feveral diocefes, though the u- For,n offeb- foal fubfcription and proteflation for Poch clergymen as werecited beforefreitn fir the commioners for non - conformity, was this, " I prornife unfeignedly " by thefe prefents, and fubfcribe with my hand, that I will teach the " word of God foberly, fincerely and truly, according to the doarine " eflablifhed by law, without moving unneceffary contentions; and that " I will never fuller any perfon to ufe my licence of preaching, by rafing " out the name, or abufing the Peal ; and that I will deliver up my licence, " being fo required by that authority from whence I had it. . " I acknowledge the book of articles agreed on in the fynod of " 1563, and confirmed by the queen, to be found, and agreeable to the " word of God. 2.,-" That the queen's majefly is fupreme governor of the church of " England next under Chrift, as well in ecclefiaflical as in civil caufes. 3. " That in the book of common prayer there is nothing evil, or re- " pugnant to the word of God, and that it may be well ufed in this our chriflian church of England. ç, " That as the publick preachingof the word in the church of Eng-, " land, is found and fincere, fo the publick order of adminiftration of fa- " craments, is confonant to the word of God. And whereas I have in publick prayer, and adminiftration of facra- " ments, neglefted and omitted the order by publick authority fet down, " ° following my own fancy in altering, adding, or omitting of the fame, ".not ufing fuch rites as by law and order are appointed; I acknow- " ledge my fault therein, andam lorry, for it, and humbly pray pardon " for that diforder. And here I do fubmit myfelf to the order and rites " fet down ; and I do promife, that I will from henceforth in publick " prayer, and adminiftratton of the facraments, ufe and obferve the fame. " ° The which I do prefently and willingly teftify with the fubfcription of " mine own hand." But this not reaching the LAITY, manyof whom deferted their own parifh churches, and went to hear the non-conformifls, the corntnjoners E e 2 framed
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