Chap. IX. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 779, the bill exceeded the title, and therefore made a paufe in contenting toX. Charles r. pats it, and that tome bithops prevailed with his majetly to fign it, to 164r. take off the odium from that bench, of their being enemies to all refor- ` oration; for it was infinuated (lays the noble hiftorian) that frnce they oppofed a due regulation of their power, there would be no way but to cut them off Root and Branch. The ad for taking away thefiar chamber, and regulating the privy Starcbamrr council, diffolves the laid court from the firft of _lug. 1641. " and re- abavhed if peals all thofe ads, or claufes of as of parliament, by which any ju " nldifìion, power, or authority, is given to the Paid court, or to any o of the officers or minifters thereof. And it ordains further, that nei- ther his majefty, nor his privy council, have, or ought to have, any " jurifdidion, power, - or authority, by Englifh bill, petition, articles, " libel, or other arbitrary way, to examine or draw in queftion, deter- " mine, or dìfpore of the lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods or t' chattles, of any of the fubjeEts of this kingdom." Thus fell the two chief engines of the late arbitrary proceedings in church and fate, which had the liberties and elates of many worthy and pious families to anfwer for. By the provifo in the ad for abolifh. ing the high eommif ion, that no new court /hall be erected with like powers for thefuture, it appears how odious their proceedings were in the eyes of the nation. Lord Clarendon admits, that the taking away Vol. I.p.8g; the fiar chamber at this time was very popular; but is of opinion that it would be no lets politick in the crown to revive it when the prefent diftempers are expired ; however I rely on the wifdom of a Brit/h par- liament, that they will never content to it. When the king had figned the two bills, he defired the advice of his Man:fe /tó parliament,, concerning a manfeflo which he intended to fend to the dietfavour of oho of Raton in favour of the Palatine family, wherein he declares, that palatine 14' he will not abandon the interefis of his fifter and nephews, but will m:ty' employ all his force and power in their behalf untill they are reftored. This was highly Acceptable to the puritans, who had always the interefs of that houle at heart. The manifefto was read July %. when the Ruthw, commons declared their approbation of it and refolved to give his ma-P.310. jetty fuch affiftance therein, as ínáll fland with the honour of his ma- jetty, and the intereft and affedt.inns of his kingdom, if the prefent treaty does not fucceed. Tile peers concurred in the fame vote, and both houles deired the king to recommend it to the parliament of Scat- ` iara4 which his majefìy prornifed, Many warm fpeeches were made on Malfön, pa this occafion in favour of the queen of l3okewie, by Sir Sirnsrt .'Ewes, 36a, 3kß Mr. Desrzil Hollis, and Sic Betiamiu- Rusyard " Tlae reftoring the o prince.
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