Chap.'. ?he HISTORY ofthe PURITANS. 4.35 furplice only ; and from others a verbal promife, that they might be Kingjaes I, ufed, not obliging themfelves to the ufe of them at all; the defign of i6 °^m which was to ferve the church by them at prefent, till the univerfities could fupply them with new men; for they had a firift eye upon thole feminaries of learning, and would admit no young fcholar into orders, without a full and abfolute fubfcription to all the articles and canons. Bancroft in a letter to his brethren the bifhops, dated December 18th. Bancroft?, 1604. gives the following diredions, " as to fuch miniflers as are not letter about already placed in the church, the 36th and 37th canons are to bepreZngeo "- obferved; and none are to be admitted to execute any ecclefiaflicalPierce t fundlion without fubfcription. Such as are already placed in the p. 170. " ° church, are of two forts : r. Some promife conformity, but are un- " willing to fubfcribe again. Of thefe, forafmuch as the near affinity " between conformity and fubfcription gives apparent hopes, that being " men of fincerity, they will in a fhort time frame themfelves to a more `0 confiant courfe, and fubfcribe to that again, which by their pradlice °' they teflify not to be repugnant to the word of God ; your lordfhip " may (an ad remaining upon record of fuch their offer and promife) " refpite their fubfcription for fome fhort time. 2. Others in their ob- " flinacy will yield neither to fubfcription, nor promife of conformity ; " there are either flipendary curates, or flipendary ledlurers, or men be- `0 neficed ; the two firft are tobe filenced, and the third deprived." He adds, " that the king's proclamation of July 16, r 604, admonifhes them " to conform to the church, and obey the fame, or elfe to difpofe of " themfelves and their families fome other way, as being men unfit, for " their obftinacy and contempt, to occupy fuch places; and befides, they are within the compafs of feveral laws." The puritans who feparated from the church, or inclined that way, Mr. Lad, were treated with yet greater rigor. Mr. Maunfel minifler of Tarmouth, Mr. Maun- and Mr. Lad a merchant of that town, were impriföned by the high Fuller's ff commifiion, for a fuppofed conventicle, becaufe that on the Lord's dayferings. after fermon, they joined with Mr. tackler their late minifler, in repeat- ing the heads of the fermon preached that day in the church. Mr. Lad was obliged to anfwer upon oath certain articles, without being able to obtain a fight of them before hand ; and after he had anfwered before the chancellor, was cited up to Lambeth, to anfwer them again before the high commifiïoners upon a new oath, which he refufing, without a fight of his former anfwer, was thrown into prifon, where he continued a long time, without being admitted to bail. Mr. Maunfel the minifler was charged further, with figning a complaint to the lower houle of parliament, and for refufing the oath ex ?fficío, for which he allo was flint up in prifon without bail. At length being brought to the bar K k k 2 upon
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