Chap. VIII. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 689 by king :Zones I. to fearch the cellars under the parliament houle at the K. CharlesI. time of the gun-powder plot, took Guy Vaux with his dark lanthorn in s64°' his hand, which lanthorn is preferved among thearchives of Oxford, with Mr. Heywood's name upon it in letters of gold. The parliament alarmed at this daring attempt, fent orders to all the The king fa- jufticei of peace of Weflmin/ler London and Middlefex, requiring them yours them. to command the church -wardens to make a return of the names of all re- cufants within their parifhes, in order to their being proceeded againft according to law ; a few days after the like orders were fent to the jufli- ces in the remoter counties. The houles petitioned his majefly to dif- charge all popifh officers in garrifons or in the army, who refufed to take the oaths of allegiance and fupremacy, and to fill up their places with proteftants. March 16. they petitioned his majefty to remove all papifts from court, and particularly Sir Kenelm Digby, Sir Toby Mat- thews, Sir .7ohn Winter, and Mr. Montague, and that the whole body of roman catholics might be difarmed. The anfwer returned was, that his majeftÿ would take care that the papifts about the court fhould give no jufl caufe of fcandal; and as for difarming them, he was content it fhould be done according to law. So that their addreffes had no other effe& than to exafperate the papifts, the king and queen being determin- ed to prote t them as long as they were able. There was at this time one Goodman a feminary prieft under condem- Goodman a nation in Newgate, whom the king inftead of leaving to the fentence ofpr;ef reprie- the law, reprieved in the face of his parlianment ; whereupon bothhou- ved by the kin les agreed upon the following remonfirance. g. .. That confidering the prefent juncture, they conceived the ftri& Jan. 29. " execution of the laws against recufants more neceffary than for- X640, " merly, Remalj/t_ a. " Becaufe by divers petitions from feveral parts of the kingdom, sf tha y p p > pariianc " complaints are made of the great increafe of popery and fuperftition ; againft it. " priefts and jefuits fwarmin great abundance in this kingdom, and ap- "pear as boldly as if there were no laws against them. 2. " It appears w the houfe, that of late years many priefts and " jefuits condemned for high treafon have been difcharged out of > prifon. 3. " That at this time the pope has a nuncio or agent in this city ; " and papifts go as publicly to mats at Denmark houle, and to St. " 5tames's and the ambafladors chapels, as others do to their parifh " churches. 4. " That the putting the laws in execution againft papifts, is for the " prefervation and advancement of the true religion eftablifhed in this Vol.. I. 4 T " king-
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