The HISTORY of the PURITANs. · VoL. II. K. Charles I. bouring villages, under a proper guard. The parliament appointed two ~of their clergy (viz.) Mr. Caryl and Mr. Mar/hall, to preach in the chapel, morning and afternoon on the Lord's day, and perform the de– votions of the chapel on week days, but his majeil:y never gave his attend– ance. He fpent his fundays in private; and though they waited at table he would not fo much as admit them to aik a bleffing. ' o,·dina11a Before the king removed from Newcciflle, the parliament put the finifl 1 _ for abalijhiltg ing hand to the deil:ruction of the hierarchy, by aboliihing the very names ~pr and bps. and titles of archbiihops, bilhops, &c. and alienating their revenues for payc. ment of the public debts. This was done by two ordinances, bearing date 'Hu!hand's Oflob. 9· and Nov. r6. 1646. entitled, Ordinances for abolijhing archbi- .Collell. }hops and hifhofs, and providi~gfor the payment of the jufl and neceflary I'· 922 ' debts of' the kmgdom, mto whrch the fame has been drawn by a war, main– ly promoted by, and in favour of' the Jaid archbijhops, bijhops, nnd other their adherents and dependants. The ordinance appoints, " that the name, " title, fiile, and dignity of archbifbcp of Cmterbmy, archbifhop of York, -cc bijbop of' Winchefier, bifoop of Du rham, a nd all other bilhops of any " bilhoprics within the kingdom of England and dominion of Wales, " be, from and after Septei7Zber 5· 1646. wholly aboliihed and taken a– ·" way; and all and every perfon and perfons are to be thenceforth difab– _,, led to hold the place, function, lble of archbilhop, or bilhop of any ·" church, fee, or diocefe now eil:ablilhed or ereCted, or hereafter to be " eil:abli01ed or ereCted within the kingdom of England, dominion of ·' ' Wales, or town of Berwick on <I weed; or to ufe, or put in ufe any " archiepifcopal, or epifcopal jurifdic:tion or authority, by force of any let– ,, ters patents from the crown, made, or to be made, or by any other " authority whatfoever, any law, fiatute, ufage or cultom to the contra– " ry not withil:anding." .J,•dfor [ale By the ordinance of Nov. 16. it is further ordained, "that all counties "£their lands. " palatine, honours, manors, lordlhips, il:iles, circuits, precinCts, cafiles, 3~ulhw. I'· " granges, mdfuages, mills, lands, tenements, m eadows, pafiures, parI?· " fonages, appropriate tithes, oblations, obventions, penfions, portions " of tithes, vicarages, churches, chapels, advowfons, donations, nomi– " nations, rights of patronage and prefentations, parks, woods, rents, " reverlions, fervices, annuities, franchifes, liberties, privileges, immu– '" nities, rights -of aCtion, and of entry, intere!l:s, titles of entry, condi-– " tions, commons, court-leets, and court-barons, and all other pofleffi– ·" ons and heredi'taments whatfoever, which now are, or within ten yea rs " before the beginniqg of the prefent parliament, were belonging to the " faid archbilhops and bilhops, archbilhoprics or bilhoprics, or any of ·''them, together with all chattels, deeds, books, accompts, rolls, and '" othe-r writings a4ld 'evidences whatfoever, con<:erning the premifes, " which
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