Chap. V. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 6oz unlefs it be firft licenfed with all its titles, epiftles, and prefaces, by K. Charles I. " the archbi(hop, or bi(hop of London for the time being, or by their ap- r37. pointment; and within the limits of the univerfity, by the chancellor " ° or vice-chancellor; on painof the printer's being difabled from his pro- " feflion for the future, and to fuffer fuch other punifhment as the high " comm ion fhall think fit. That before any books imported from abroad be fold, acatalogue of them fhall be delivered to the archbifhop, or bi- " ° fhopof London, to be perufed by themfelves or their chaplains. And if " there be any fchifmatical or offenfive books, they (hall be delivered up " to the bifhop or to the high commiffion, that the offenders may be punifhed. It was further ordained, that no perfon (hall print beyond " fea any englifh book, or books whereof the greateft part is englif, whe- ther formerly printed or not ; nor (hall any book be reprinted, though " formerly licenfed, without a new licenfe. And finally, if any perfon .. that is not an allowedprinter (hall fet up a printing prefs, he (hall be "fet in the pillory, and be whipt through the ftreetsof London." Thefe terrible proceedings, inftead of.ferving the interefts of the church FurtherJr- or hate, awakened the refentments of all ranks and profe(fions of men, verities. againft thofe in power : the laity were as uneafy as the clergy, many of whom fold their effects and removed with their families and trades into Holland or New England. This alarmed the king and council, who Ringforbids iffued out a proclamation, April Both. 1637. to the following purpofe, the go "The king being informed, that great numbersof his fubjeéts were °ut of the " yearly tranfported into New England with their families and whole kingdom Y Y p g without a " eftates, that they might be out of the reach of ecclefiaftical authority; his lúenfe. " majefty therefore commands, that his officers of the feveral ports (hould Ruthw. " fuffer none to,pafs without licenfe from the commiffioners of the plan- P. 409. " tations, and a teftimonial from their minifter of their conformity " to the orders and difcipline of the church." And to bar the min f ers, the following order of council was publifhed. Hereas it is obferved, that fuck minifters who are unconform- And the mi- t' v able to the difcipline and ceremonies of the church, do fre- niftert. " quently tranfport themfelves to the plantations, where they take liber- Ib p. 410. " ty to nouri(h their faétious and fchifmatical humours, to the hindrance " of thegood conformity and unityof the church; we therefore exprefs- " ly command you, in his majefty's name, to fuffer no clergyman to " tranfport himfelf without a teftimonial from the archbilhopof Canter- " bury and bi(hop of London." Vol,. I. 4 H This
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