72.6 The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. IX. K. Charles L pentiance was to he had upon his, promifesand declarations.; that even in re4r. the year 5648. when the neceflity of his affairs obliged him, to content to an uniformity of prfbyteriangovernment in both nations, he could de- 'clare in private to his chaplain, that if he was ever reared to his throne, he would do public penancefor aboli/hing epifcopacy in Scotland. Upon the whole, the king's journey into his native country did him no fervice; for though thefoots were pleafed with his tnajefly's.conceflions, they durft not depend upon them as long as he was under the direftion of the queen and the englt/h biJhops, and they continued to think themfelves obliged from gratitude, affcflion, and intereft, to cultivate a good underftand- ing with the engliJh parliament, and to afíft theca in recovering their re- ligion and liberties. `lbánkfgiving Upon the day of thankfgiving for thepac(cation between the two na_ for the pari- bons [September 7.] Bi(]aop Williams dean of kelimitzlier, without any frati n. Nalfon, dire&ion from his fuperiors, compofed aform ofprayer for the fervice of P. 477. the day, with which the houle ofcommons were offended, and came to this refolution, That the bifhop of Lincoln had no power to let forth any prayer to be read on the public thankfgiving; and that no minif- " ter is obliged to read the faid prayer and the houle is of opinion and ", Both order, that the faid prayer be not read in the liberties of We/iminf. " ter, or elfewhere." Dr. Purges and Mr. HarJhall preached before the commons, and read the following order, appointed by both houles to be publifhed in all the churches throughout England, with his majefty's content. Scotsdeetar'd tohethe I4ereas aicording to the act of this prefent parliament, for con_ confirmation of the treaty of kutg'sfaith " fired by the commiflioners ofScotland,, that thecloyaltyrand tfai hful de, f .f " of his majefty's fubjefts [of Scotland] might be made known at the " timeof thankfgiving, in all places, and particularly in all parifh churches " of his majefty's dominions ; which requejl was.gräcioujly condefcended to " by his drtajefly, and confirmed by thefaid ahi : It is now ordered and com- " manded by both houles ofparliament, that the fame be efft;htually done " in all parifh churches throughout this kingdom, on tuefday Sep. 7. at " the time of the public thankfgiving, by the refpeftive minifiers of each " parifh, or their curates, who are hereby required to read this prefent '"' order in the church." The order being read, the thinifters declared, that notwithstanding all which had paft in the late commotions, thefoots nation were !till his haajefly's. faithful and loyal fubjefìs. Thus as the calling and continuance of
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