2-0 The I-1 I S,TOR,Y of the PURITANS. Chap. III. K. Charks i. their own profeflion, and in ordihe ad fpiritualia, gave unto Ceefar that t1627. which did not belong to him. Abp. Abbot Sibthorp dedicated his fermon to the king, and carried it to archbifhop JZJpended far Abbot to be licenfed, which the honett old prelate refuted, for which he e f OSiùIt was fufpended from all his archiepifcopal functions, and ordered to retire thorp's SoY- to Canterbury or Ford, a moorith, unhealthy place, five miles beyond Can- .aoan, terbuvy. The fermon was then carried to the bifhop of London, who li-. cenfed and recommended it as a fermon learnedly and difereetly preached, agreeable to the ancient doctrine ofthe primitive church, bothfòr faith and goodmanners, and to the eflabled doctrine of thechurch ofEngland. 1627. Archbifhop Abbot had been out of favour for fume time, becaufe he Other yea- Jcns the es ofhis country, would not give up the laws and liberti nor treat the great of Abp'sfpen- duke of Buckinghamwith that fervile fubmiffion that he expeéled. Heylin f °n. fays the king was difpleafd with him for being too favourable to the Roth. p.442. puritans, and too remits its his government; and that for this reafon he Co742; feized his jurifdiétion, and put it into hands more difpofed to at with feverity. Fuller fays, that a commiffion was granted to five bithops, whereof Laud was one, to fufpend him for cafal homicide that he had committed Leven years before, and of which he had been cleared by commifiioners appointed to examine into the fact in the reign of king yames; betides, his grace had a royal difpenfation to fhelter him from the canons, and had ever fince exercifed his jurifdiction without interruption, even to the con- fecrating of Laudhimfelf to a bifhoprick. But the commiftion mentions no caufe ofhis fufpenfion, and only takes notice, that the archbfhop can't at prefent, in hisown pertn, attend the fervices which are otherwlfè proper for his connufance andjurifdibtion. But why could he not attend them ? Becaufe his majefty had commanded him to retire, for refuting to licenfe Sibthorp's fermon. The blame of this feverity fell upon Laud, as if not having patience to wait for the reverend old prelate's death, he was deli- roue to Ilep into the archiepifcopal chair while hewas alive; for no fooner was Abbot fufpended, than his jurifdition was put into the hands of five bithops by commiffion, of whomLaud was thechief. Bp. of Lin- There was another prelate that gave the court fame uneafinefs (viz.) corn Jàvote- Dr. WILLIAMS Bithop of Lincoln, late lord- keeper of the great Peal, who puritans,he being in difgrace retired to his diocefe, and became very popular among Ra[hw, his clergy. He declared againfl the loan, and fell in with the puritans Yoi.Lp,42o. and country -party, infomuch that Sir yohn Lamb and Dr. Sibthorp infor- med the council, that they were grieved to fee the bifhop of Lincoln give place to unconformable miniflers, when he turned his back upon thofe who were conformable; that the puritans ruled all with him; and that diverfe of them in Leiceflerfhire being convened before the commilfaries, his lórdlhip would not admit proceedings to be had againtt them. That they
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