That  in  1G18,  his  said  Majesty  sent
one  of  his  Bishops  and  four  of  the  most
famous  Doctors  of  the  Church  of  Eng-
land to  the  Synod  of  Dort,  who  acted
with  the  whole  body,  and  signed  all
their  acts,

Tliat  the  Convocation  of  the  Clergy  in
England  were  pleased  to  take  notice  of
the  Protestant  churches  abroad  in  seve-
ral addresses  made  to  the  Crown,  antl
to  declare  how  much  they  were  con-
cerned for  the  preservation  of  their  re-
ligion. That  in  the  prayers  appointed
for  tlie  public  fasts  and  upon  solemn
occasions,  the  Eeformed  Churches
abroad  are  tlierein  recommended  to  God.
That  the  Crown  of  En.gland  hath,  on
behalf  of  the  Protestants,  been  guarantee
in  several  treaties  of  peace  between  the
Protes-tants  and  Papists.
That  many  of  the  English  nobility
and  gentry,  when  abroad,  do  repair  to
the  Protestant  I'hurches  and  assemblies
and  there  receive  the  sacrament.
Essay  I.]  RITUALISM  AND  UNIFORMITY.  35

revision  of  the  Prayer-book.  His  MS.  notes  have  been  care-
fully edited,  and  his  sentiments  cited,  as  if  they  necessarily
afforded  the  true  clue  to  the  meaning  of  the  alterations  then
made.  Without  admitting  that  they  are  entitled  to  such
importance,  I  have  no  objection  to  give  the  reader  the  means  of
knowing  Cosin's  views  on  the  point  in  hand.
For  this  purpose  I  shall  give  an  extract  from  a  letter  written
by  him  to  a  Mr.  Cordel  at  Blois,  who,  it  seems,  had  scruples  as
to  whether  he  ought  to  communicate  with  the  French  Protes-
tants, which  he  had  been  invited  to  do.
