 The Assembly was strictly under the control of Parliament , and was only to debate topics which Parliament directed . Assembly members were not permitted to state their disagreements with majority opinions or share any information about the proceedings , except in writing to Parliament . Parliament chose William Twisse , an internationally respected theologian , to be the Assembly 's prolocutor or chairman . Due to Twisse 's ill health , Cornelius Burges , whom Parliament appointed as one of several assessors , served as prolocutor pro tempore for most of the Assembly . Twenty @-@ two appointed members of the Assembly died before 1649 , and they along with those who did not attend for other reasons were replaced by another nineteen members . Three non @-@ voting scribes were also added in 1643 . 
 The Assembly was strictly under the control of Parliament , and was only to debate topics which Parliament directed . Assembly members <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> not permitted to state their disagreements with majority opinions or share any information about the proceedings , except in writing to Parliament . Parliament chose William Twisse , an internationally respected theologian , to be the Assembly <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>prolocutor or chairman . Due to Twisse <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>ill health , Cornelius Burges , whom Parliament appointed as one of several assessors , served as prolocutor pro tempore for most of the Assembly . Twenty @-@ two appointed members of the Assembly died before 1649 , and they along with those <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>who</mark></a>did not attend for other reasons <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> replaced by another nineteen members . Three non @-@ voting scribes <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> also added in 1643 . 
The Assembly was strictly under da control of Parliament , and was only to debate topics which Parliament directed . Assembly members was not permitted to state their disagreements with majority opinions or share any information about tdaproceedings , except in writing to Parliament . Parliament chose William Twisse , an internationally respected theologian , to be the Assembly  prolocutor or chairman . Due to Twisse  ima health , Cornelius Burges , whom Parliament appointed as one of several assessors , served as prolocutor pro tempore for most of the Assembly . Twenty @-@ 2 appointed members of the Assembly died before 1649 , and they along with those did not attend for other reasons was replaced by another nineteen members . Three non @-@ voting scribes was also added in 1643 .