Chap. IV. The HISTORY of the PuRITANs.' 553 for while he remained at Breda, Mr. Bar~oick was fent over with the fol- Ch:;;;;H. !owing infiructions. 166o. I. He was to wait upon the right honourable the lord chancellor of~ England, and beg his lordlhip's affiftanc~ to prefent a moft hu~ble pet~- tion to his majefiy in the name of the b1lhops, and then to deiJver their lord!bips letters to the chancellor, to the lord lieutenant of Ireland, and to the fecretary of ll:ate, wherein they returned thofe great men their moll: thankful acknowledgements, for their piety and affeetion to the church in the late mofl: afflicted ftate. z. He was then to give his majefiy ·a difiinCl: account of the prefent fiate of the ~hurch in all the particulars wherein his majc!ly defired to be informed; and to bring the bilhops back his majelly's commands, with regard to all that lhould be thought proper for them, or any of them to do. 3· He was humbly to a!k his maje!ly's pleafure, with regard to fome of the bi!bops waiting on the fea-coafl: to pay their duty to his maje!ly, when by God's bleffing he lhould Coon land in England; and whether it was his royal pleafure, that they lbould attend him there in their epifcopal habits; and at what time and place, and how many, and which of them his majcfl:y pleafed lhould wait his arrival. 4· He was alfo to enquire concerning the tiumber of his maje!ly's chap– lains; whether any of them be fides thofe in waiting, lhould attend his ar– rival upon the coafl:; and to beg that his majefl:y would vouchfafe to appoint how many, and who. · 5· He was mofl: humbly to befeech his majefty, that if Dr. Difhing– ton, formerly the king's chaplain, lhould ofter to officiate in that capacity, his majefiy would be pleafed not to indulge him that favour, till enq•1iry fhould be made concerning his fufpeCl:ed faith and principles. [H<: was a (ocinian.) 6. Since it has been cu!lomary for our kings to celebrate public thankf– givings in St. Paul's cathedral, he was humbly to befeech his maje!ly, to fignify what was his royal pleafure in this behalf, conlidering the ruin . us e!late of that church. 7· His !aft inilruction was to give a juft and due account to his ma– jefl:y, why the affair of filling up the vacant fees had met with no better fuccefs. Mr. Barwick was mofl: graciou!ly received by the king and his minif. Forwardneft ters, an~ the .Sunday after his arrival at Breda, was appointed to preach of. the cl~rgy. before his maJefty. The court was as yet very much upon their- guard Life if Bar– with refpeCl: to the presbyterians; but the flames began to kindle at home ; wick, P• I ·r I I . . Sig. t 1e ep11copa c ergy not obfervmg any meafures of prudence in their fermons; Dr. Grijfith having preached an_angry fermon before the peneYoL. II. 4 B ral
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