 Defying the king , between 12 February and 20 April 1642 , each county delegation of England in Commons chose two divines , in addition to two for each county of Wales , four for London , and two for each University ( Oxford and Cambridge ) . County delegations often chose divines from their own county , but not always . Commons chose the members in this way to ensure that their local constituencies were represented in the decision . The House of Lords , Parliament 's upper house , added another fourteen names on 14 May , to which Commons agreed . Meanwhile , relations continued to deteriorate between the king and Parliament . Charles raised the royal standard at Nottingham on 22 August , marking the beginning of the First English Civil War . The start of the war lent support to the cause of the Assembly in Parliament , because holding it would convince the Scots that Parliament was serious about reforming the church and induce the Scots to come to their aid . On the other hand , the war added strain to the already busy Parliament . 
 Defying the king , between 12 February and 20 April 1642 , each county delegation of England in Commons chose two divines , in addition to two for each county of Wales , four for London , and two for each University ( Oxford and Cambridge ) . County delegations often chose divines from their own county , but not always . Commons chose the members in this way to ensure that their local constituencies <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> represented in the decision . The House of Lords , Parliament <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>upper house , added another fourteen names on 14 May , to which Commons agreed . Meanwhile , relations continued to deteriorate between the king and Parliament . Charles raised the royal standard at Nottingham on 22 August , marking the beginning of the First English Civil War . The start of the war lent support to the cause of the Assembly in Parliament , because holding it would convince the Scots that Parliament was serious about reforming the church and induce the Scots to come to their aid . On the other hand , the war added strain to the already busy Parliament . 
Defying the king , between 12 February and 20 April 1642 , each county delegation of England in Commons chose 2 divines , in addition to two fir each county of Wales , 4 for London , and two for each University ( Oxford and Cambridge ) . County delegations often chose divines from their own county , but not always . Commons chose the members in dis way to ensure that their local constituencies was represented in the decision . The House of Lords , Parliament  upper house , added anotha fourteen names on 14 May , to which Commons agreed . Meanwhile , relations continued to deteriorate between da king and Parliament . Charles raised tdaroyal standard at Nottingham on 22 August , marking thdaeginning of the First English Civil War . The start of the war lent support to thedause of the Assembly in Parliament , because holdin it would convince the Scots that Parliament was serious about reforming the darch and induce the Scots to come to their aid . On the odar hand , the war added strain to the aldady busy Parliament .