Chap. III. The HISTORY of the PURIrANS. 5/I felf. The houfes thanked the king for his,nioft gracious fpeech; but be- K. Charles I. fore they entered upon other bufnefs, joined in a petition againft popifh :625. recufants, which his maiefty promifed to examine, and give a fatisfa Cory anfwer to the particulars. The petition fets forth the caufes of the encreafe of popery, with the Gentles of the remedies : The caries are, encreafe of (r.) The want of the due execution of the laws againft them. Rpert' Ruthw. (2.) The interpofing of foreign powers by their ambaffadors and agents p. 281. in their favour. (3.) The great concourf of papifts to the city, and their frequent con- ferences and conventicles there. (d.) Their open refort to the chapels of foreign ambaffadors. (5.) The education of their children in foreign feminaries. (6.) The want of fufficient inftrudtion in the proteftant religion in fe veral places of the country. (7.) The licentious printing of popifh books. (8.) The employment of men ill affected to the proteftant religion in places of government. They therefore pray that the youth of the kingdom may be carefully educated under proteftant fchool- mafters ; which his majefty, in his anfwer to their petition, promifed : That the ancient difcipiine of the univerfities peririons cf may be refuted ; which his majefly approved: That the preaching of the the commons . word of God may be enlarged; and that to this purpofe the bifhops be u!t/ the Awls's an. advifed to make ufe of the labours of fuch able minifters as have been fwer, formerly filenced, ad.vifing and befeeching them to behave themfelves peaceably; and that pluralities, non-refidencies, and commendams, may be moderated. ANSWER, This his ntaje/ly approved, fofar asthe min/ers- would confirm to church government. But he apprehends that pluralities, &c. are now fo moderated, that there is no room for complaint ; and recommends. it to the parliament to take care that every parifh allow a competent main- tenance fir an able miniflér. That provifion might be made againft tranfporting children to popifh feminaries, and for recalling thofe that were there. ANSW. To this his maje/ly agreed. That no popifh recufant be admitted to come to court, but upon fpecial occafion according to ftatute' 3 fac. ANSW. This alfo his majfyprom f d. That the laws againft pa pifts be put in execution, and that a day be fixed for the departureof all jefuits and feminary priefts out of the kingdom, and that no natural born . it:1* t, nor ftrange bithops, nor any other by authority from the fee of Rome, confer any ecclefraftical orders or exercife any ecclefiaftical funEtiott upon your majefly's fubjefts. ANS W. It(hall befo publfed by procláma tion. That your majefty's learned council may have orders to confider of all former grants of recufant lands, that Poch may be avoided as are avoidable
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