66o The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. VII. K. Charles I. blue cap and golden beard, was miftook for the top of bifhop Hatfield's 14 °' tomb, which had been erected many years before ; that there were but two candles on the communion- table ; and that no more were ufed on candlemas night than in the chrmas holidays ; that he did not forbid the Pinging the pfalms in metre, nor direEt the finging of the anthem to the three kings of Celen; nor ufe a confecrated knife at the facrament. The lords were fo far fatisfied with the doctor's anfwer, as not to com- mit him at prefent; but the commons having voted him unfit to hold any ecclefiaftical promotion, the doétor forefeeing the form that was coming upon the church, wifely withdrew into France, where he beha- ved difcreetly and prudently till the reftoration, being foftened in his prin- ciples by age and fufferings. Bp.Wren. Dr. MatthewWren late bifhop of Norwich, and now of Ely, having Nation, been remarkably fevere againft the puritan clergy in his diocefes the-in- P 398- habitants of 1pfwich drew up a petition againft him, and prefented it to the houle December 22. 164o. upon which the committee of parliament exhibited a charge againft him contifting of twenty-five articles relating to the late innovations. It was carried up to the lords by Sir ThomasWid- drington, and Pets forth, that during the time of his being bifhop ofNor- wich, which was about two years, fifty minifters had been excommuni- cated, fufpended, and deprived, for not reading thefecond fervice at the communion-table ; for not reading-the book of(ports ; for soling conceivedpray- ers before the afternoonfermon, &c. and that by his rigorous feverities ma- ny of his majefty's fubjeéts to the number of three thoufand, had remov- ed themfelves, their families, and eftates, to Holland, and let up their manufadtories there, to the great prejudice of the trade of this kingdom. I don't find that the bifhop put in-a particular anfwer to thefe articles, nor was he taken into cuftody, but only gave bond for his appearance. Some time after, the commons voted him unfit to hold any ecclefiaftical preferment, and both lords and commons joined in a petition to the king, to remove the laid bifhop from his perfon and fervice ; after which he was imprifoned with the reft of the protefting bithops; upon his releafe he retired to his houle at Downham in the ifle of Ely, from whence he was taken by a party of parliament foldiers and conveyed to the Tow- er, where he continued a patient prifoner till the end of the year 1659.. without being brought to his trial or admitted to bail. 9nd feverat Complaints were made againft feveral other biflrops and clergymen, as- ether clergy Dr. Pierce bifhop of Bath and Wells, Dr. Montague bifhop of Nor- men. wich, Dr. Owen bithop of Landes- Dr. Manwaring bifhop of St. Da- vid's; but the houle had too many affairs upon their hands to attend their profecutions. Of the inferior clergy, Dr. Stone, Chain; .dfion, Jones, and Tome others who had been inftruments of feverity in the late times, were
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