562 The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. IV. K. Charles I. a progrefs into his native country to be crowned, and accordingly let out '633. from London May i 3th. attended by feveral noblemen and perfons of qua- Rufhw. lity ; and among others by bifhop Laud. Tune 18th, his majefty was part ad. crowned at Edinburgh, the ceremony being managed by the direction of p. 182. his favourite bifhop, who thruft away the bifhop of 'Glafgow from his place, becaufe he appeared without the coat of his order, which being an embroideredone, he fcrupled to wear, being a moderate churchman. His u¡age of On the loth of Tune the parliament met, and voted the king a large the Scotspar mum of money, After which his majefty propofed to them two aera re- tiament, lating to religion ; one was concerning his royal preroghtive, and the apparel áf kirkmen. The . other, a bill for the ratification of former ads touching religion. It being the cuftom inScotland for king, lords and commons, to fit in one houfe, when thequeftionwas put for the firft bill his majefty I . p. 183. took a paper out of his pocket, and Paid, Gentlemen, Ihave allyour names here, and Iwill know who will do me fervice, andwho will not, this day, Neverthelefs it was carried in the negative ; thirteen lords, and the ma- jority of the commons voting againfi it. The lords laid, they agreed to the a& fo far as related to his majefty's prerogative, but diffented from that part of it which referred to the apparel of kirkmen, fearing that under that cover the furplice might be introduced. But his majefty faid, he would have no diftinftion, and commanded them to fay, yes, or no, to the whole bill. The king marked every man's vote, and upon caning them up the clerk declared it was carried in the affirmative : Which fome of the members denying, hismajefty faid, the clerk'sdeclaration muff hand, unlefs any one would go to the bar and acculehim of falfifying the record ofparliament, at the peril of his life. This manner of treating the whole reprefentative body of the nation, difgufted all ranks and orders of his fubjeéts. A writing was immediately difperfed abroad, Petting forth, how grievous it was for a king to overawe and threaten his parliament in that manner ; and that the fame was a breach of privilege; that parliaments were a meer pageantry, if the clerk might declare the votes as he pleafed and no fcrutiny be allowed. Lord Balmerino in whole cuftody this libel was found, was condemned to lofe his head for it, but was afterwards pardoned. Am paled. After eight days the parliament was diffolved, but the king would not look upon the diffenting lords, or admit them to kifs his hand. The at concerning the apparel ofmini/lers fays, that "whereas it was agreed in the " parliament of a 6o6. that what order foever his majefty's father, of blef- " fed memory, fhould prescribe for the apparel of kirkmen, and fend " in writ to his clerk of regifer, fhould be a fuflicient warrant for infert- " ing the fame in the books ofparliament, to have the ftrength of any aft " thereof; the prefent parliament agrees, that the fame power thall re- main
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