Chapter VII: Elections for New Parliament 147

Interception of Letters 151

Meeting of Parliament 154

Commission for Savoy Conference 155

Convocation 158

Savoy Palace 162

Members of Conference 163

Coronation 166

Election for Members of Convocation 168

Presbyterians' Exceptions to the Liturgy 170

Meeting of Convocation 173

Proceedings of Convocation 176

Bishops' Answers to Exceptions 179

Baxter's Liturgy 180

Presbyterians' Rejoinder to Bishops' Answers 183

Last two Meetings of Savoy Conference 187

Baxter's Account of Commissioners 189

Baxter's Petition 191

CHAPTER VIII.

Proceedings of Parliament 196

Burning of Solemn League and Covenant 196

Bill for restoring Prelates to the Upper House 197

Bill for governing Corporations 199

Bill for Restoration of Ecclesiastical Courts 200

Uniformity Bill 202

State of feeling 206

CHAPTER IX.

Re-assembling of Parliament 209

Pretended Plots 211

Deliberations of Convocation 213

History of the Prayer Book 214

Revision of the Book 219

Subscription 223

Consecration of Bishops 227

CHAPTER X.

Uniformity Bill 229

Lords' Amendments 231

Debates on Amendments 233

Commons' Amendments 239

Conference between the two Houses 241

CHAPTER XI.

Royal Assent to Bill of Uniformity 245

Change in the Establishment made by the Act 246

Convocation responsible for Changes in the Prayer Book 247

Bishops' share in Responsibility 248

House of Commons 250

Clarendon 250

Roman Catholic Party 251

Omissions in Act 253

Classes affected by it 255

CHAPTER XII.

Sir Henry Vane 256

Edmund Ludlow 258

Edward Whalley and Major-General Gough 259

Effects of the Act of Uniformity 261

Reports of Disaffection 267

CHAPTER XIII.

Bartholomew Ejectment--Farewell Sermons 271

Reception of Catherine of Braganza 275

Petitions from Quakers 275

St. Bartholomew's Day 278

The Ejected Ministers 278

CHAPTER XIV.

Petition from Presbyterians 283

Operation of the Act 285

Clergy who conformed 287

Bishops' Articles of Visitation 289

Ministers who continued in the Establishment without conforming 290

Clergy who disapproved of the Ejectment 291

Rumoured Plots 292

CHAPTER XV.

King's Declaration of Indulgence 296

Baxter and the Independents 298

Parliament 299

Debate on Indulgence 300

Papists and Nonconformists 303

Deaths of Bishops 305

Proscribed Worship 308

Colonial Policy 310

Plots and Informers 312

Nonconformist Places of Worship 314

Ejected Ministers 316

CHAPTER XVI.

Conventicle Act 322

Execution of the Act 327

Convocation 329

Sheldon's Inquiries 331

CHAPTER XVII.

The Plague 333

Ministers who remained in London during the Plague 338

Usefulness of the Ejected Clergy 340

Mompesson 341

Stanley and Shaw 342

Parliament at Oxford 343

Increase of Nonconformity 343

Five Mile Act 345

Nonconformists who took the Oath of Non-resistance 348

Those who refused it 350

Dutch War 355

CHAPTER XVIII.

The Fire of London 357

Papists suspected 361

Exertions of Nonconformists after the Fire 362

Disturbances in Scotland 363

Fanatics 365

The Dutch 366

Empty Exchequer 367

Impeachment of Clarendon 369

His Character 371

Comparison between Clarendon and Burleigh 373

Extent of Nonconformity 375

CHAPTER XIX.

Comprehension 378

Episcopalian Proposals 381

Presbyterian Modifications 383

Thorndike's Principles 385

New Conventicle Bill 387

CHAPTER XX.

Manton and Baxter 390

Conventicles 392

Sufferings of Quakers 398

CHAPTER XXI.

The Cabal 400

Declaration of Indulgence 403

How regarded by Politicians 404

By Episcopalians and Presbyterians 406

By Independents 407

Nonconformists return thanks for Declaration 408

Grants to Nonconformists 410

Charles II. and the Quakers Carver and Moore 412

Pardon of Quakers 414

CHAPTER XXII.

Opening of Parliament 416

Political parties 417

Debate on the Declaration 418

Measures for Relief 421

Test Act 425

Cancelling of the Declaration of Indulgence 428

State of Nonconformists 429

CHAPTER XXIII.

Earl of Danby 434

New Test 436

Comprehension 438

Persecution of Nonconformists 441

Coffee Houses 443

Comprehension and Toleration 444

Bishop Croft 447

CHAPTER XXIV.

Roman Catholicism 450

The Duke of York 451

Protestant Opposition 455

St. Germain and Luzancy 458

Parliament 459

Committal of Four Lords to the Tower 462

Bills against Popery 463

Act for Better Observance of the Lord's Day 465

Act for Augmentation of Small Livings 467

Repeal of the law _De Hæretico Comburendo_ 467

Bill for Exclusion of Papists from Parliament 469