170 'l'he HISTORY of thePuRITANS. Vot. II. K. Charles I. " publi!hing his vindication of himfelf." Mr. Rapin adds, " Let the ~ « ·archbiiliop's favourers fay wha.t they pleafe, he was one of t?e chief Rapin, " authors of the troubles that affi!tted England, firjl, by fupportmg with Vol. XII. " all his might the principles of that arbitrary power which the court P· 254· " ftrove for feveral years to e!l:abliili. Secondly, by ufing too much firict– " nefs and rigidnefs in the obfervance of t rifles in divine fervice, and in " compelling every body to conform themfelves thereto." To which I would beg leave to add, that fince nothing relating to the doCl:rine or dif– cipline of the church of E ngland e!l:abliil1ed by law, was objeCl:ed to him at his triul, but only certain in novations in the church, without or contrary to law, I cannot conceive with what propriety of language, his friends and admirers have canonized him, as the bkjfed martr qj the church rf England. Treaty of Uxbridge. 1644-5. Whitlock, p. I 14. '£07.· Rufhw. p. 788, 78<). The !aft and moft memorable tranfaetion of this year, was the treaty of Uxbridge. His majefiy had fent the two houfes fundry propofitions for peace !aft fummer, which took them up a great deal of time to form into pro– pofitions for his majefty's affent. The commiffioners were two lords, four commoners, and thofe of the ji:ots commiilioners; they arrived at Oxford Nov. 26. and though the king had given them a fafe conduCl:, Mr. Whitlock obferves, they met with very rude treatment from the populace, who faluted them as they paifed along the ftreets, with the names of tray– tors, rogues, and rebels, throwing fiones and dirt into their coaches; when they came to their inn they were infulted by the foldiers, fo they were ob– liged to filllt up the doors till the king ordered them a guard. When they delivered their propofitions, his majefl:y received them coldly ; and be– caufe they were only to receive his anfwer, told them, a letter carrier might have done as 7vell. Next day his majefty gave them his anfwer in writing fealed up; and when they defired to fee it, he replied with a frown, what is it to you, who are but to carry 'lvhat I fend; if I will fend the Jong qf Robin H ood, or Little J ohn, you muft carry it. At length they obtained a copy, which was only to defire a fafe conduCt for the duke of Lenox and earl of Southampton to come to London with his majefty's anfwer; but the letter not being direCted to the parliament. of England, the houfes would not confent but upon that condition. The king's council advifed him to yield, which did not prevail, till his majefty had found out an King's cabi– :nel opmed. W hdwck, evafion, and entered it upon record in t he council books, as ap· pears by his letter to the qu een, dated Jan. 2. in which he fays, " that '' his calling them a parliament did not imply his acknowledging them as " fuch; upon which confl:ruetion, and no other (fays he) l called thern, " as it is regi!l:ered in the council books, and if there had been but two '·' of my. opinion (fays the king) I would not have done it." In another 11· 277· inter-
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