Chap. Ill. 'lbe HIST 0 RY of the PuRr1' ANs: 5Il: terwards publii11ed by Dr. Brambal, bil11op of Derry, in a treatife en..: POiiver · dji ofT ol" ,fl {;."11. ·,n·.cd (; roteElor. titled, the confecratzon an UCCIJ;10n q; prote 1 tant z~,_op~ JU;,Zfte ; t'e 165 s. bijbop of Durefme vindicated; and the fable of the ordmatton o/ the nags- ~: head club clearly coifitted. This awakened the clergy to enter upon meafures for the continuance of a fncceflion of biihops, though they could not be regularly chofcn, ldl: the validity of the epifcopal min~fl:ry ihould ceafe; which will come under coniideration in the tranfaCl:wns of the next year. Lord Clarendon mentions an addrefs of the anabaptijls to the king, Addrefs of who being diftppointed in their expectations of a commonwealth, threw the anabap– themfelves at his majefly's feet, offering their affiil:ance to pull down the ttfts. prefent government. In their addrefs they fay, '' they took up arms in " the late war for liberty and reformation, but alfure his majef1y that '' they were fo far from entertaining any thoughts of calling off their " allegiance, or extirpating the royal fami!y, that they had not the !earl: " intent to abridge him of his ju!l: prerogatives, but only the reil:rain!ng " thofe excefies of government, which were nothing but the excrefcen- " cies of a wanton power, and were rather a burden, than an orname-nt " to the royal diadem." They then go on to declaim againO: the proteCior, calling him, that grand impoflor, that loathfome hypocrite, that detejlable traitor, the prodigy ifnature, the opprobrium of mankind, a landflip of iniquity, a)ink of )in, a compmdium qfoafenifs. And then begging pardon for their former offences, they promife to facrifice .their lives and fortunes for his majefiy's refl:oration, provided his majefty would be fo gracious, as to refl:ore the remains of the long parliament; to ratify the treaty of the Ijle of Wight ; to eO:abliih liberty of confcience; to take away tithes, and provide fome other mai ntenance for the national clergy; and to pafs an act of oblivion, for all who had been in arms againfl: his father and himfelf, except tho(e who iliould adhere to that ungodly tyrant who calls himfelf proteC!or. His lordiliip adds, that the melfenger that brought thefe propofitions, afking the fum of two thoufand pounds to carry 011 the projed, his majefly difmifled him with civil ex– pre!lions, telli ng him, he had no defigns to trouble any man for his opinion. However, if there had been fu ch an addrefs from the body of the anabaptiil:s, 'tis a little ftrange that after the reil:oration it was not re– membered to their advantage. But his lord!hip feems to have had no great ~cquain tance with thefe men, when he fays, they always pretende~ a JU11 eil:eem and value for all men who faithfully adhered to the kwg, whereas they were of all the feel:s mofl: zealous for a commonwealth, and were enemies to the proteCior for no other reafon, but becaufe he was for government by a fingle perfon. In truth, this whole affair
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