The HIST 0 R Y of the PuRITANS, 6g Chap. H. bam, ratione Jufpe'!fionis dom. Guil. archiepffcopi Cant. & _fequ~f!rationis K Charles r: t 3 mporalium archiepifcopatw in manibus jitpremae curiae parfiamenti, jam . 16 43· exijtentis. By reqfon of the jitjpenjion of the archbijhop rj Cdnterbury, '-J~ and the jequejtration if the temporalities if his archbifhopric intothe hant!J of the prejent high court if parliament, the .fame belonging to t /.?fir gzft. But this ordinance was of no long continuance, for upon the fi 1ti').: 1 the aifembly of divines, all church bufinefs went throu~h their haJJL the parijhes eleCted their minifiers, the a.!fembly examined anci approved them, and the parliament confirmed them in their benefices withou t any regard to the archbifhop or his vicar. Thus the earl of Manchifter fi lled the vacant pulpits in the aifociated counties; and when lord Fairfax was authorized to fupply thofe in the north, by an ordinance of Feb. 27. the preamble fays, " the houfes being credibly informed that ma r.y mi- Parl. Chr " nifiers in the county of York were not only of a fcandalou s life, but palt IV· " having left their churches and cures, had withdrawn themfelves wil- P· 128 · " fully from the fame, and joined fuch forces as had been raifed aaainll: " the parliament, and a!Iifted them with men, money, horfes, and :X-ms; " therefore it is ordained, that lord Faiifax be authorized to fill up their '' places, with fuch learned and godly divines as he !hall think fit, with " advice of the affembly." This created a great deal of bufinefs; for though the aifembly had Coil: •,£ttc · ~not a parliame~llary- a-uthority to ordain, yet the examination and aopro- examme bation of fuch clergymen already in orders, as petitioned for fequ~fl:er- clergymen. ed livings, being by exprefs order of the two houfes referred to th em, they were obliged to chufe a felecr committee for this work; their names . were, <J'he Rev. Dr. Gouge, Dr. Staunton, Dr. Lightfoot, . Dr. Smith, Dr. Temple; Dr. Tuckney, Dr. Hoyle, Dr. Burges; Dr. Spurfiow, Mr. Ley, Mr. Reynolds, The Rev. Mr. Conant; Mr. Gower, Mt. Col man, . Mr. Hill, Mr. Corbet; . Mr. Gataker, . Mr. Herle, M r. Hall, Mr. Whitaker, Mr. Bathurft; Mr. Cheynel: . The t_n_ettiod of e~~mination was this ; the names ·of the minifters Theit• mttbad wh~ petmcne-d_ for li~I.ngs; ?r were recommended by either houfe of of examina- .. pathament, bemg pub.tthed m the aifembly two or three days before.the tJon. examin a-
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