Chap. V. 'Ihe HIS T 0 R Y of the PliRIT ANS. ..t I!<J the managers, for which, andJomething e!fe in their proceedings, I am con- K. Cbarles I. jident, Jays he, they J!;al/ anfciJer at another bar.. • . . ~ The managers objeB:ed further, " the archb1£hop s takmg undue g1fts, Bribery ob· " and among others, his receiving two buts of fock, in a caufe of fome ;elfed to the " Chelter men, whom it was in his power to relieve, by mitigating the M.abp.Ch J' . , arge, " fine fet on them in the high commit1ion, and takmg fev~rnllarge (urns " of money by way of compofition for fines in the high commit1ion court, '' making ufe of the method of commutation, by virtue of a patent ob- " tained from the king, which took away all opportunity from his majef- " ty of doingjufl:ice, and !hewing mercy to his poor [ubje6ts, and invefl:ed " the archbi£hop with the final determination." Hisgrace heard this part of his charge with great refentment and impa- Abp's, reply. tie_nce. If I would have had any t~ing to do in the bafe dirty bufinefs of ~a~d s 1~•fr6, bnbery (fays he;) I needed not be 111 fuch want as I now am. As to the ~oo!4' 7 Jack, he protefl:ed as he !hould anfwer it to God, that he knew nothing of it, and offered to confirm it by his oath, if it might be admitted. He declared, that when his fl:eward told him of Mr. Stone's defign, he abfolutely forbid his receiving it, or any thing from any man who had bufinefs before him; but Mr. Stone watching a time when his fl:eward was out of town, and the archbi£hop at court, brought theJack, tellirig the yeoman of the wine-cellar, t.hat he had leave to lay it in. Afterwards when his fl:eward acquainted him that theJack was brought in, he commanded it !hould be carried back, but Mr. Stone entreated he might not be fo difgraced, and protefl:ed he did not do it on the account of the Chifter bujinifs, though after this he went home and put it on their account; for which they complained to the houfe of commons, and produced Mr. ,Stone for their witnefs. The archbi£hop obferves, that Mr. Browne in fumming up his charge did him jufl:ice in this particular, for neither to the lords nor commons did he fo much as mention it. As to the other fums of money which he received by way of compqfition Commutation or otherwife, for fines in the high commiffion, he (aid, that he had the ofpenance. broad feal from the king, for applying them to the repairing the weft end of St. Paul's, for the fpace of ten years, which broad feal was then in the hands of Mr. Ha!Jord, and was on record to be feen. And all tines in the high commiilion belonging to the crown, his majefl:y had a right to give them to what ufe he pleafed; that as for himfelf, he thought it his duty to get as much money for fo good a work as he could, even by way of commutation for certain crimes; which method of pecuniary commutations was according to law, and the ancient cufl:om and practice of this kingdom, efpecially where men of quality were offenders, and he had applied no part of them to his own benefit or advantage. VoL. II. S It
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