Chap. Ill. The H I ST OR Y of the PURITANS. 523 Theking gave the royal affent to this bill in the moil ample manner, K. dialled.. which I mention, that the reader may remember what regard his majefty 1, paid to it in the twelve fucceeding years of his reign. In the mean time, the houfe of lords went upon Manwaring's fermons mama- already mentioned, and paffed the following fentence upon the author; ring's fevers that he be imprifoned during pleafure, and be fined one thoufand pounds ; /Renu e. that he make hisjubmfon at the bar of the houfe, andbe fufpended from his p. 593, 6°S min/ry for threeyears; that hebe dáfabledfor ever frompreachingat court, Fuller, be uncapable ofany ecclfaflical or ficular preferment, and that his fermons P.129. be burnt in London and both univerfities. Purfuant to this fentence, Man- waringappeared upon his knees at the bar of the houfe, June 23. and tnade an ample acknowledgment and fubmiffion, craving pardon of God, the king, the parliament, and the whole commonwealth, in words drawn up by a committee : But the houles were no fooner riten, than his fine was remitted, and himfelfpreferred firft to the living of Stamford Rivers, He is par- with a difpenfation to hold St. Giles's in thefields, then to the deanery of Boned and Worcefier, and after fome time to the bifhoprickof St. David's. preferred. Within a month after this, [Augu/l 22.] Montague was promoted to Montague the bifhoprick of Chichefler, while he layunder the cenfure of parliament. confecrated At his confecration at Bow Church, Mr. Jones a ftationer of London flood bifhop of up, and excepted againfi his qualification for a bifhoprick, becaufe the ehe{4er. parliament had voted him incapable of any prefetent in the church ; but his exceptions were over-ruled, not being delivered in by a probior; though Jones averred that he could not prevail with any one to appear for him, though he offered them their.fees: So the confecration proceeded. Sibthorp the other incendiary, was made prebendary of Peterborough, Sibthorppre- and redor of Burton Latimer in Wiltfhire; though the Oxford hifto- ferred. rian confeffes he had nothing to recommend him but forwardnefs and Servile flattery. While the money bill was going through the houfe of lords, the commons were bufy in drawing up a remonfirance of the grievances of the nation, with a petition for redrefs But as loon as the king had ob- tained his money, he came to the houfe June 26. and prorogued the parliament, firíè to the loth of Ocbiober, and then to the 26th of Ja- nuary. Thecommons being difappointed of prefenting their remonflrance, difperfed it through the nation ; but the king called it in, and after fome time publifhed an anfwer drawn up by bifhop Laud, as was proved againft him at his trial. The remonflrance was dated June i T. and betides the civil grievances Parliamsnss of billetting foldiers, &c. complains with regard to religion, remonjìrane, r. Of the great encreafe of popery by the laws not being put in exe- cution ; by conferring honours and places of command upon papifts ; anfwer. X x x 2 by
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