Chapter II: Introduction

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Opening of Long Parliament 1

ANGLICANS.

Under Elizabeth 4

Under the Stuarts 6

Spirit of Anglicanism 9

Intolerance 17

Ecclesiastical Courts 18

High Commission Court 20

Star Chamber Court 26

Strafford 29

Laud 31

PURITANS.

In the reign of Elizabeth 40

Change in the Controversy 45

Puritan dislike of Ceremonies 48

Sufferings 49

Emigration 50

Bolton and Sibbs 53

Puritanism a Reaction 55

Its defects 56

CHAPTER I.

MEMBERS OF THE LONG PARLIAMENT.

Lenthall 59

Holles--Glynne--Rudyard 60

Vane 61

Fiennes 62

Cromwell 63

St. John 64

Haselrig--Pym 65

Hampden 66

Marten 68

Selden 69

Falkland 72

Dering 74

Digby 75

Hyde 77

CHAPTER II.

Grand Committee for Religion 79

Petitions from Prynne, Burton, and Bastwick 79

Debates on Religion 83

Pym's and Rudyard's Speeches 83-85

Committee appointed to prepare
a Remonstrance 86

Debates respecting Strafford 87

Strafford impeached by Pym 89

Impeachment of Laud 91

Puritan Petitions 93

Debate on the Canons 95

CHAPTER III.

Presbyterianism in England 100

Root and Branch Petition 103

Presbyterianism in Scotland 104

Scotch Commissioners in London 107

Petition and Remonstrance presented to the House 109

Other Petitions 110

Debate touching Root and Branch Petition 112

CHAPTER IV.

Lords' Committee on Innovations 119

Williams, Dean of Westminster 119

Meetings in Jerusalem Chamber 121

Ceremonial Innovations 123

The Prayer Book 124

Episcopacy 124

Resolutions for Reforming Pluralities and removing
Bishops from the Peerage 126

Star Chamber and High Commission Courts 127

The Smectymnus Controversy 128

CHAPTER V.

Marriage of the Princess Mary 131

The Solemn Vow and Protestation 133

Conference between the two Houses 134

No Popery Riots 136

Trial of Strafford 137

His Execution 141

Deans and Chapters 142

Bill for Restraining Bishops 144

Bill for Abolition of Episcopacy 146

Debated by the Commons 148

Conference between the two Houses 150

Further Debate 152

Discussion on Deans and Chapters 154

Discussions respecting Episcopacy 157

Complaints against the Clergy 158

CHAPTER VI.

Laud sent to the Tower 160

Bishop Wren arrested 161

Montague's Death 162

Davenant's Death 163

Impeachment of the Thirteen Prelates 163

Correspondence between English and Scotch Clergy 163

Visit of Charles to Scotland 165

Dislike of the Lower House to the Expedition 166

Charles departs for Edinburgh 166

Letters from Sidney Bere 167

Conduct of Charles in Scotland 169

Church Reforms 170

Innovations discussed 171

Parliament adjourns 172

Parliament less popular 173

Causes of the Reaction 174

CHAPTER VII.

Bill for excluding Bishops from Parliament 176

Dering's Speech 176

The Grand Remonstrance 179

Debated by the Commons 182

Discussion about the Printing of it 183

CHAPTER VIII.

Return of the King 186

Vacant Bishoprics filled up 186

Reception of Charles in London 187

The Remonstrance presented 191

His Majesty's Answer 192

Arrest of the Five Members 193

Royalist Version of the Affair 193

Fatal Crisis in the History of Charles 196

Reaction in favour of the Puritans 197

Westminster Riots 198

Protest drawn up by Twelve Bishops 203

Presented to the King 204

Prelates sent to the Tower 205

Their Unpopularity 205

Dismissed on Bail 206

CHAPTER IX.

Bishops excluded from the Upper House 207

Those who died before 1650 209

Wright--Frewen--Westfield Howell 209

Coke--Owen--Curle--Towers 210

Prideaux--Williams 211

Irish Rebellion 212

Protestant Churches in Ireland 216

Popish Massacre 218

Fears of the English 220

CHAPTER X.

Episcopacy 223

Seceders from the Popular Party 224

Opponents of Episcopacy 227

Sectaries 228

Flight of the King 229

Charles at Windsor 230

Charles at York 231

Attempts at Mediation 231

Manifestoes 233

The Coming Conflict 237

Hostile Preparations 239

The Parliamentary Army 240

Royalist Army 242

Nature of the Struggle 243

CHAPTER XI.

Outbreak of the War 246

Puritan Troops on the March 248

Barbarity of the Cavaliers 251

Battle of Edge Hill 253

Church Politics in London 255

Popular Preachers 259

The Scotch advocate a thorough Reformation 261

The Fate of Prelacy 262

Negotiations at Oxford 264

Proposals from Parliament 265

Royal Answer 266

Scottish Petition 267

CHAPTER XII.

Westminster Assembly 271

Its Constitution 273

Meeting of the Members 275

Parliamentary Directions 278

Death of Brooke 280

Death of Hampden 281

Success of the Royalists 283

Bradford Besieged 283

Gloucester Besieged 284

Effect of the War upon the Assembly 287

Commissioners sent to Scotland 289

The Solemn League and Covenant 292

Taken by the Assembly 294

Battle of Newbury 296

Treaty with the Scotch 297