Chap. I. ?7e HISTORY of the PURITANS. 43x " conveniently heard of the communicants in his prayer and adminiftra-KivJamesI. " tion ; and the communicants allo more conveniently, and in more num- 1604. " bers, may communicate with the laid minifter; and a convenient feat tti " wall be made fot!the minifter to read fervice in." The other canons relate to the particular duties of miniliers, le5'urers, church-wardens, parifh clerks; to the jurifdiftion and bufinefs of eccle- fiaftical courts, with their proper officers, asjudges ecclefiaflical, furrogates, protlors, regiflers, apparitors, &c. The book concludes with denouncing the fentence of excommunication, r. Againft fuch as (hall affirm, that this fynod thus affembled is not the true church of Englandby reprefen- tation. 2. Againft fuch as (hall affirm, that perlons not particularly affembled in this fynod, either clergy or laity, are not fubje& to the de- crees thereof, as not having given their voices to them. 3. Againft fuch as (hall affirm, this facred fynod was a company of fuck perlons as did' confpire againft godly and religious profeffors of the gofpel, and there- fore that they and their proceedings ought to be defpifed and contemned, . though ratified and confirmed by the royal fupremacy and authority. The king in his ratification of thefe canons, commands them to be di- Ratfcation ligently obferved andexecuted; and for the better obfervationof the fame, of the canon" that every parifh minifter fhall read them over once every year in his church, on a funday or holiday, before divine fervice; and all archbifhops, bifhops and others, having ecclefiaftical jurifdiétion, arecommanded to fee them put in execution, and not fpare to execute the penalties in them feverally mentioned on thofe that wilfully break or negle& them. I hall leave the reader to make his own comment on the proceeding of this fynod, only obferving, that when they had finned their decrees, they were prorogued to January 1605-6, when Dr. Overal being pro- locutor, they gave the king four fubfidies, but did no more church bu -- finefs till the time of their diffolution, in the year 161o. Dr. Bancroft bishop of London, being tranflated to the fee of Canter- dddrej of bury, [December 16o4,] was fucceed by Vaughan bishop of Cher, a the French- corpulent man, and of little atlivity ; upon his advancement the Dutch a Dutch: and French minifters within his diocefe, prefented himwith an addrefs forme be r his proteEtion and favour, wherein they let forth, " that their churchesLondon. " were granted them by charter from pious king Edward VI: in theStrp' ype'sA es. " year 1550; and that though they were again difperfed by the MarianV ot, u14 " perfecution, they were reftored to their churches and 39v" " queen Elizabeth, in the year 1552. from which time they. havgeebeen, " in the uninterrupted poffeffion of them. It appears from our records " (fay they) how kind and friendly the pious Grindal, was to us ; and `° what pains the prudent bithop Sandy; took in compofing our differen- ces. . We promi£e ourfelves the like favour from your lordfhip, fez for
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