Chap. III. 'Ihe HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS. 8g From this time the univerfity of Cambridge 'njoyed a happy tranquil- K. Cha rles£. lity, learning fl ourifhed, religion and good manners were promo ted, at ~ a time when the reil: of the nation was in bl ood and confufion. And ' though this alteration was effeCl:ed by a mixture of the civil and military power, yet in a little time things reverted to their former channel, and the flatutes of the univerfity were as regularly obferved as ever. Let the reader now judge the candor and impartiality of the famous Dr. Rarwick, author of the querela cantabrigin!fis, whofe words are thefe: " Thus the knipperdol!ings of the age reduced a glorious and renowned Q1erela '' univerfity almoil: to a meer mu'?fter, and did more in lefs than three P~ef: P· 2 • "years, than the apoil:ate Julian could effec.t in his reign, (viz.) broke &:~~~~·s " the heart-il:rings of learning, and all learned men, and thereby luxated Attcn1pt, "all the joints of chrifl:ianity in this kingdom. We are not afraid to P· 11 5· " appeal to any impartial judge, whether if the goths and vandals, or " even the turks themfelves, had over-run this nation, they would have cc more inhumanly abufed a flourifhing univerfity, than thefc pretended '' advancers of religion have done ? Having thruil: out one of the eyes of. " this kingdom, made eloquence dumb, philofophy fot tifh ; widdowed " the arts, drove the mufes from their ancient habitation, plucked the " reverend and orthodox profdfors out of the chairs, and filenced th~m " in prifon or their graves; turned religion into rebellion; changed the " apoftolical chair into a defk for blafphemy ; tore the g<1rland from " off the head of learning to place it on the dull brows of diiloyal ig- " norance, and unhived thofe numerous f warms of labouring bees, '' which ufed to drop honey-dews over all this kingdom, to pl ace in their " room [warms of fenfelefs drones." Such was the rant of this reverend clergyman ; and fuch the language and the fpirit of the ejeCl:ed loyalifis! While the earl was fecuring the univerfity to the parliament, he ap- Committu pointed commiffioners for removing fcandalous minifl:ers in the fevenfir fc~n~aalfociated counties, empowering them to aC1: by the following warrant, lous mmijlm March IS• '' BY virtue of an ordinance of both houfes of parliament, bearing E. of Man- ,, date J an. 2 2. I 643-4. I do authcrize and appoint you--, chef!er's " or any five of you, to call before you all minifl:ers or fchool-mafl:ers warra.nt em- " ' h' h . f h fi . z· powermg ':"it 1~ t e count1es o ---, t at are candalous m their tves, or them to aCf. " til-ajje._'fed to the parliament, or f omenters if this unnatural war; or Sulf. Cler. cc that /ball ~vi!fu!ly rifufe obedience to the ordinances of parliament; or P· 11 7• ." that have dejerted their ordinary places if rifldence, not being employed VoL. ll. N " in
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