Chap.. T. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 39 " againft the book were to be fined to /. for the firft offence; 2o /. for King " the fecond ; and to forfeit all their goods, and to be imprifoned for Edward VI:. " life, for the third." It ought to be obferved, that this fervice book le ivv was not laid before the convocation, or any reprefentative body of the clergy : And whereas it is faid to be done by one uniform agreement, 'tis certain that four of the bithops employed in drawing it up, protefted againft it, viz. the bithops of Norwich, Hereford, Chichelier, and Weft- minJler. But if the liturgy had been more perfeét than it was, the pe-. Hi/t. Refer,. nalties by which it was impofed were feuere and unchriftian, contrary Vol. II. to fcripture and primitive antiquity. 1' 94. As loon as the aét commenced, the council appointed vifitors to fee that the new liturgy was received all over England. Bonner, who re folved to comply in every thing, fent to the dean and refidentiary of St. Paul's to ufe it; and all the clergy were fo pliable, that the vifi- tors returned no complaints; only that the lady MARY continued to have mafs Paid in her own houle, which upon the interceffion of the emperor, was indulged her for a time. Gardiner bifhop of Winchefier, remained dill a prifoner in the Tower, without being brought to a trial, for refuting to fubmit to the council's fupremacy while the king was under age; and for fome other complaints againft him. His imprifon- BP Gardi- ment was certainly illegal ; it was unjuftifiable to keep a man in pri- nar hardly, fon two years upon a bare complaint ; and then without producing any aged' evidence in fupport of the charge, to fift him by articles and interroga- tories : This carried too much the face of an inquifition ; but the king being in the pope's room (fays bithop Burnet) there were forne things Hifr. Refor:. gathered from the canon law, and from the proceedings ex officio, that Vol. II. rather excufed than juftified the hard meafures he met with. When p' X52' the council fent fecretary Petre to the bithop, to know whether he would fubfcribe to the ufe of the fervice book, he confented with Tome exceptions, which not being admitted, he was threaten'd with depriva- vation. But the new liturgy did not fit well on the minds of the country people, Rebellions on who were for going on in their old way, of wakes, procef ions, church behafof ales, holidays, cenfng of images, and other theatrical rites which ftrike the old Reli the minds of the vulgar: Thefe being encouraged by the old monks andg:on. friars, rote up in arms in feveral counties, but were loon difperled. The moft formidable infurreEtions were in Devonfhire and Norfolk. InDevon- fhire they were s0000 ftrong, and tent the following articles or demands to the king. r. " That the fix articles fhould be reftored. 2. " That mats fhould be laid in Latin. 3. " That the hoft fhould be elevated and adored. 4. "That
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