Chap. X. The HISTORY of the PURITANS, 743 1Hear it is reported, that at my return, I intend to alter the government K. Charles I. of' the church ofEngland, and to bring it to that form it is in here ' 641 therefore I commandyou to affùre all my férvants, that Iwill be confiant to Kng t ~é the difcipline and dot`frine y. the church ofEngland eßabliflied by queen Eliz- infavour of abeth and myfather ; and that I refolve, by thegrace of God, todie in the thehlerarchy. maintenance ofit. Edinburgh Otob. 18. 1641 g. 683, Accordingly his majefly refolved to fill up the. vacant fees, and or- dered five Congo( d' eflires to bedrawn for five clergymen therein named but the two houfes joining in a petition to bis majefly to fufpend his commands till he came hume, the matter was delayed ; however faon after his return, he made the following removes and pro- motions. Dr. Williams bifhop of Lirfcoln was tranflated to the provinceof York, He Ells up in the room of Dr. Neile deceafed, and Dr. Winnifè dean of St, Paul's, the vaeanr: a grave and moderate divine, was made bifhop of Lincoln ; Dr. Duppa brlbopricks,. bifhop of Chichefler was tranflated to Sallsbury, vacant by the death of Dr. Davenant; and Dr, King dean of Rochefler was promoted to Chich f ter. Dr. Hall was tranflated from Exeter to Norwich, in the room of bi- fhop Montague; and Dr. Brownrigge mafier of Katherine-Hall Cam- bridge, an eminent and learned divine, was advanced to Exeter. Dr. Skinner was tranflated fromBri/iol to Oxford, vacant by the death of Dr. Bancroft ; and Dr. .Weffeld archdeacon of St. Alban's, a very popular prea- cher, was promoted to Brio/.; Dr. Prideaux king's profeffor of divinity in Oxford was made bifhop of Worcefier, in the room of bifhop Thorn- borough deceafed. The bithoprick of Carlifle being vacant by the death of Dr. Barnabas Potter a puritan bifhop, commonly called the penitential preacher, was given in commendam to the moll reverend Dr. Ufher archbi_. fhop and primate of Ireland, during the commotions in that kingdom. Mott of thefe divines flood well in the opinion of the people, but their accepting bifhopricks in this crifisdid neither the king nor themfelves any fervice. After this his majefty nominated but two bifhops throughout the courfe of his reign ; one was Dr. Frewen dean of Gloucefler,.and pre- fident ofMagdalen -College Oxon, to the bifhopric of Coventry and Litch- field 1644. and Dr. Howel prebendary of Windfor to Briflol, about ten months after. A committee had been appointed above a twelvemonth ago, at theRemouf motion of the lord Digby, to draw out ofall the grievances of the nation trance of se fueb'a remonfirance as. might be afaithfisl and lively reprefentation to hishoufe of cam mafil2 mans,
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