The  Lnydty  of  Tresif terms


^  Beildes  mother  .excellent  j^palKd  the  S^pd  JffMj  ^or  (be/x-
clndifi^sU  Papifisfr^m  Office  in  the  Oppofiooa  of  which  the  Lord
Trearurex  Clifford  feU^  and  yet  to  preveni  his  Kuine  thu  SeJ&oa
bad  the  fpeedicr  End. Notwiibf^odin;,  the  Bifhops  atuiQed
ihekEnds,  t^itDtcUratUnhwi^  canccU'd,   and  ihtQriatSfd\i^
ing  broJien  off  from  i«,  the  Parliaaieot  having  paflTed  no  Ad  in  fa-
vor of  the  I7fj^f^4,  Aod'yet  tbeieufe  ofhoib  ^tf^;/^/ fufficieotiy
dedar'd  i^ainft  «!!  (be  InJudgtme  bat  by  kOi  of  fkrUMmtf^. Having
goi  ^.poim,  they  ua'd  it  ait  firft  with  feeoiing  Moderation  vtherc
were  np.geaioral  Dkofitiona  givea  for  Fer&puung  the  Noa*CoO'
formlfts,  tot  faerc  and  gbereioine<i|f  febe  mo&JOonflitfgyttfiicij  wot
made  wfe  of  to  try  how  they  could  receive  «he  Old  Pcrfienii^  if
as  yei  iheir  z^  raisM  agaiaibP^j  wai  fo  great^that  the  wortbi-
eft  and  fobentit  of  ihttEfifirfM  Pmy  thought  it  NECESSARY co
UMITE  cviob  the  Viffmi^  PrMtfims^i^ni  not  (o  divide  their  Ptf<
ty,  mi^a  dUheir  forces  were  Ittde  enough..*   in  tbia  poftare  th«
Seffions  of  Par liameai  «hat  began  OB^k^r  17. i6j^  f  QOad  maftWt
,which  beiag  fiiddenly  brc^en  up,  did  toihing. ^
*  The  m^f  Seffiws^  which  bqgan  Jm. 7. foOowdngt  the  Bilnopi
continued  tbek  x^  ^«m^  ^iSv  Pii/)#/^  andfeem'dco^catiryoDf  ia
Joiaii^  wnh  the  Cntptry  Lords ^  many  egccellent  votes  in  order  to  a
btl^asin  pariiculartTi!74^  thtJPrine^  rftbe  bUcdRo^ihwlioail  AUr*
ry  PratcftanM,&  maay  pihers;  but  iheir  fexcr  to  diif^mngPm^^^
was  gone,&  they  atieoipfiod  a  bai  gain  with  the  Country  Ja^^  vnb
whom  tbey  then  join'dyuot  to  promote  any  thicig  oif  thatiilaiarc^'
cepi  tkfBiUfor  tM^ng  ^m^jfffl^t  &Confm^&rt»m*tciii^  th^Qm^
^  This  Sellion  was  oor^^oner  «nded  wtthoin  4Qiqg  any  Ibingi  «*
the  whole  Clergy  wwe  Inftrudcd  to  idedar^  Tk^t  tkny^msvom^^
danitr  nfthe  Pufifts :  Tiic  Ph4t$4Mi  (for  lb,rfiey  call th^  Difim^
Prvtefimt)  Isflgttinbccome  the  ONLY  DAHGAf^Ol^m^)
and  the  Bifliops  had  found  a  Scofcb  JatI,  and  two  new  Mi«ftc(?i
—  -^thcr  great  Officers  of  EagUmd^  vho xffce  difytr^o  ^T/Ta  tf
^  put  theirMaftfir'4b»iiM&  npoff  8Q  MARROWaad  mM
etom  .•  And  tbatiSU  Cov^^nfir  i^dH^d^r^nk  nbfiPWC  the  [a-
>t^amch. and  has  .his  <:o«h  aed  Tubto^ill'd  ffiith  &»


flOUi


*  Party,


tfnder  JK^sg  Charier  11:       Chap;,2. 