Chap. VI. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 629 the papifts were very generous; Strafford went over to Ireland and ob- K. Charles t. tamed four fubfidies of the parliament of that kingdom ; foldiers were cr 4v preffed into the fervice in all counties, few lifting themfelves voluntarily except papifts, many of whom had commifions in the army, which gave rife to a common faying among the people, that the queen's army of papifis were going to efiabl/ the proteftant religion in Scotland. The people groaned under thefe oppreßions, the odium whereof fell °t., "'s upon Laud and Straffrd, who were libelled and threatened with the r¡,fp plé °f fury of the populace. May 9. a paper was fixed upon the old Exchange, animating the apprentices to poll the archbifhop out of his palace at Lambeth; upon this the train'd bands were ordered into St. George's fields, Keverthelefs the mob rote and broke his windows, for which ohe of them being apprehended fuffered death as a traitor, though he could not be guilty of more than a breach of the peace. From Lambeth the mob went to the houle of the pope's agent, where they were dif- perfed by the king's guards, and force of them fent to the white lion prifon ; but next week [May s 5.] they rofe again and refcued their friends. The country was in the fame mutinous pofture, there being frequent . fkirmifhes between them and the new railed foldiers, even to bloodfhed. The city train bands were in arms all the fummer, but the campaign proving unfuccefsful, there was no keeping the people within bounds afterwards ; for while the high comrrii /ön was fitting at St. Paul's, Odt. 22. near two thoufitnd Brówni/ls (as the archbishop calls them) railed a difturbance and broke up the court, crying out, no bithops, no high com- migion. Such were the difternpers of the times I The convocation that fat with this parliament was opened April 14. Csnvoeatiom: with morefplendor and magnificence than the fituationof affairs requir- opened. ed. The fermon was preached by Dr. Turner, canon refidentiary of St. Paul's, from St. Matth. xvi. r6. Behold I fend you forth as fheep a- mong wolves. After which they adjourned to the Chapter-hoof, where the king's writ of fummons being read, the archbifhop in a Latin speech, . recommended to the lower houle the choofing a prolocutor, to be pre- fented to himlelf or his commiffary in the chapel ofHenry VII. on fri- day following, to which time and place the convocation was adjourned. On the 7th of April after divine fervice, Dr. STEWARD dean ofpreteeedings, Chichefier, and clerk of the clofet, was prefented to the archbifhop aspro - of the conzo locutor in the chapel of Henry VII. whom his grace approved, and then cation. Collyer's produced his majefty's commifüon under the great teal, authorizing them ecat. hlt p make and ordain certain canons and con/litutions, for the eßablifhing793. true religion, and the profit of thehate of the church of 'England. The Life of commifhon was to remain in force during. 'the prelent feflion of, par- Heylrn+. liament, and. no longer ; and by a remarkable claufe, nothing was to bee
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