570 2le HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. V. K. Charles L comply upon any terms whatfoever. Fuller Pays, " that the archbifhop's x633. " moderation in his own diocefe was remarkable, filencing but three, in B. XC " whom alto was a concurrence of other non- conformities ; but that his p. 148. " adverfaries imputed it not to his charity but policy, fox like, preying " fartheft from his own den, and inftigating other bifhops to do more Prynne's " than he would appear in himfelf." Sir Nath. Brent his grace'siicar- Ca t. Doom. general, attefted upon oath at the archbifhop's trial, that he gave him a fpecial charge to convene all minifters before him who would not read the book offports on the Lord's day, and to fufpend them for it; and that he gave particular order to fufpend the three following Kentifh minifters by name, (viz.) Mr. Player, Mr. Hieren, and Mr. Culmer. Whereupon he did, againft his judgment, fufpend them all ab officio & beneficio, though the king's declaration (as has been obferved) does not oblige the miniffer to read it, nor authorize the bifhops to inflilt any punifhtnent on the re- futers. When the fufpended minifters repaired to Lambeth, and petitioned to be reftored, the archbifhop told them, if they did not know how to obey, he did not know how to grant their petition. So their fufpenfion conti- nued till the beginningof the com notions in Scotland, to the ruin of their poor fatrtilies ; Mr. Culmer having a wife and leven children to provide for. Suffirieg: of Several clergymen of other diocefes were alto filenced, and deprived on Mr. Willen the fame account; as Mr. Thomas Wilton of ()them, who being fent for Ì° oeerr to Lambeth, and afked, whether he had read the book of fports in his reading it. church, anfwered no; whereupon thearchbifhop replied immediately, I fufpendyoufor ever from your office and benefice till you read it; and fo he continued four years, being cited into the high commifiion, and articled lb- P. 5.5I. againft for the fame crime. Mr. Wrath and Mr. Erbery were brought up from Wales, Mr. William Yones from Gloucefterfhire with divers others, and cenfured by the high comtnifllon (of which the archbifhop waschief) for, not reading the declaration, and not bowing his body at the bleffed name of Jefus, &c. To thefe may be added Mr. Whitfield of Ockly, Mr. Garthof Woverfh Mr. Ward of Pepper Harrow, Mr. Farrol of Purbright, and Mr. Pegges of Wexford, to whom the archbifhop Paid, that he fufpend- ed him ex nunc grout ex tunc, in cafe he did not read the king's declaration for fports, on the funday feven-night following. Sufferings of The reverend and learned Mr. Lawrence Snelling rector ofPaul's Cray, Mr. Snel- was not only fufpended by the high commif on at Lambeth for four years, ritfo' n; aPfa`t r bio but deprived and excommunicated for not reading the declaration, &c. He ea not reading pleaded in his own defence the laws of God and of the realm, and the the book of authority ofcouncils and fathers;. he added, that the king's declaration did fports. not enjoin miners to read it, nor authorize the bifhops or high com- miffioners to fufpend or punifh eninifters for not reading it; that it being merely
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