Chap. xr. 7be HISTORY oftbe PuRITANS. The king's next attempt was upon the zmhJerjities: He began with King Cambridge, and commanded Dr. Peacbel the vicechancellor, to admit one Ja:~~6 If. A/ban Francis, a benedictine monk, to the degree of M . .d. without~ adminiflring to him any oath or 9aths whatfoevcr; all which his majefiy Privileges of declared he would difpenfe with. The vicechance!lor having read the 1}'cmv~jity kt ter to the congregation of regents, it was agreed to petition the king, to ~nva;;;;, • revoke his mandate; but infle2d of complying with their petition, the Burner, p. king fen t for the vicechancellor before the ecciifzaflical commijjion, by 7°0 • whom be was [ufpended ab qf!icio & bendJcio, for difobedience and contempt of the king's commands ; and Dr. Ba!derjlon, mafier of Emanuel Colkge, was chofen vicecbancellor in his room. Soon after, the king fent a mandamus to the vice-prefident of Magdalen AndofMagd. College Oxford, and to the fellows, to cboofe Mr. Farmer, a man of ill Coil. Oxon. reputation, their prefident, in the room of Dr. Clarke deceafed ; but in defiance of the king's mandate, they chafe Dr. Hough; for which they were cited before the ecclifzajlical commijfioners, but having proved Farmer to be a man of bad character, the king relinquifhed him, and ordered them by another mandate, to choofe Dr. Parker bifhop of Oxford. The fellows having agreed to abide by their firfi choice, refufed to ele.Cl: the bifhop, as contrary to their flatutes. Upon which the commifjioners were fent to vilit them, who after fundry enquiries and examinations, deprived Dr. flough, an d infialled the bifhop of Oxford by proxy; and thefello~e·s refufing to fign a fubmiffion to their new prifzdmt, twenty five of them were deprived, and made incapable of any benefice. Parker died foon after, ar.d or:e of the popifh bifhops was by mcmdamus chofen prelident in his place; which inflamed the church party [o far, that they fent preffing meffages to the prince of Orange, defiring him to efpoufe the caufe of the church, and break with the king, if he would not redrefs their grievances. Thus the very firfi beginnings of relifiance toBurnet, p. king James, came from that very univerfity, which but four years before, 7°1 • had pronounced _this doctrine damnable by a folemn decree; and from thofe very men, who were afterwards king William's mofi bitter enemies. The more defperate the war grew between the king and the church, Both ki11g the more neceffary did both parties find it, to fhew kindnefs to the dijjen- and church c h" r h" · fi r: h a:: • court the j ters; 10r t IS purpo1e IS ma3e y 1ent agents among t em, oaermg dijfenters, them the royal favour, and all manner of encouragement, if they would concur with him, in abrogating the penal laws and ttjt; he invited [ome of their mini11ers to court, and pretended to confult them in the prefent crifis. The clergy, at the fame time, prayed and entreated the dt/fenters to appear on their fide, and fiand by the efiablifhment, making
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