Chap. VII. The HIS T 0 R Y of the PuRITANS.. 22r 6. " That aH incapacities impofed upon the nation be taken away, K. Charles I. h h h A ' f • 1646 " and t at t ey ave power to ereu one or more mns o court m or near~ " the city of Dublin; and that all catholics educated there, be capable· of · " taking their degrees without the oath of fupremacy~ 7, '' That the roman catholics £hall be empowered to ere& one or more "' univerfities, and keep free-fchools for the education of their youth~. " any law or ftatute to the contrary notwithftanding. 8. " That places of command, honour, profit and trufi', £haH be con– '' ferred on the roman ..:atholics, without making any difference between· ." them and proteftants, both in the army and in the civil government. 9· " That an act of oblivion £hall be pafs'd in the next parliament, to •• extend to all the roman catholicks and their heirs, abfolving them of all " treafons and offences whatfoever, and particularly of the maffacre of " 164r. fo that no perfons £hall be impeached, troubled, or molefted~ '' for any thing done onone fide or the other. 10. " That the roman catholics £hall continue in poffeffion of all thofe " cities, forts, garrifons and towns, that they are poffeifed of,. till things. " are come to a full fettlement."· Was this· the way to· effablilh a good' underftanding between the king and his two houfes? or could they believe, that his majefty meant the fecurity of the proteltant religion, and the extirpation of popery in England, when his general confented to fuch a peace in Ireland, with- Parliammt's out any marks of his fovereign's difpleafure? nay, when after a tommiJ(ioners a long treaty with the parliament commiffioners, he refufed to deliver upi~:',f//-f,: the forts and garrifons into their hands, infomuch that after fix weeks at~ tendance, they were obliged to return .to their £hips, and carry back the fupplies they had brought for the garrifons, having only publifhed a dedaration, that the parliament of England would take all the protefiants of Ireland into their protection, and fend over an army tocarry on the war againff the papifts with vigor. The king being now in the hands of theji:ots, the englijh preiliyterians Pre!byteri– at L ondon refumed their courage, concluding they could not·fail of a full anspetition eftablilhment of their difcipline, and of bringing the parliament at Weft- ag_aznjlfttla– minjier to their terms of uniformity; for this purpofe they framed a bold~~·. pamp; remonflrance in the name of the lord mayor, aldermen, and common No. 34, council, and prefented it to the houfe ·May z6. complaining, " that the "' reins of difcipline were let loofe; that particular congregations were " allowed to take up what form of divine fervice they pleafed, and that " fe0aries began to fwarm by virtue of a toleration granted to ·tender con- '' fc1ences. They put the parliament in mind of their covenant, which ~· obljged !h~m !<? ~n~eav.~u~ th~ ~xtirpation of popery, prelacy, fuper- - " ftitution, ,
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