320 The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. VIL Upon calling up the Survey, the 'late of the following counties Bands thus : !Churches or livings. In Cornwal are about 16o In Lincolnfhire 590 In Oxfordfhire 127 In Buckinghamfhire, parfona-) ges, vicarages, and cul ._ 2/0 rates ferving In Berkfhire In Surrey 140 In ftxteen of the Hundreds? of EJ7ex. S 335 In Warwickfhire . 188 In Middlefex about 6o In. London, within and with- ZZ out the walla, about S 123 Preachers. No preachers but readers, Double beneficed . and non-refidenté, 29 121 29 140 455 95 25 154 . 20 30 120 16o 29 51 24 125 12 173 41 I20 14 48 97 46, of which / 43 8 71 27 16 41 Queen It muff -be uncommon diligence and application, as well asa very great Eli ab8ee,h, expence, tocoiled fo many names and charafters of men ; the exalt valu- ation offomany livings ; the number of non- refident minßers; of fuch as .Remarks. _had been mafspriejls ; and of mechanicks and tradefinen : But fuch was thezeal ofthefe pious men 1 Thefurvey of Lincolnfhire was figned by the juftices of the peace of that county, and the others are attefted by tome of the principal clergymen of thofe parts ; and are fo particular in all circum- fiances, as leavelittle room to doubt of their truth in general, though there maybeSome few miftakes in charafters and numbers : Upon the whole, M. s. the SU'R'VEY takes notice, that after 28 years eftablifhment ofthe church of P. 2c6. England, there were only 2000 preachers to ferve near 10000 parifh chur- ches, fo that there were almoft 8000 parifhes without preaching minifters. Infwer to To this account agrees that of Mr. Fenner who lived in thefe times, and ;Dr.Bridges, fays, that á thirdpart of the minifters of England, were covered with a S4 48' cloud of fufpenfions ; that if perlons would hear a fermon, they mud go in fome places,:5, 7, 12, yea in fome counties 20 miles, and at the fame -time be fined 12 d. a fabbath for being abfent from their own parifh church, tho' it be proved they were hearing a fermon elfewhere, becaufe they had none at home. Nor is it at all Strange it Should be thus in the country, when the bifhop of London, enjoined his clergy in his vifitation this very year, ,á
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