and after further hot debate, the queftion of whether it should stand paffed to a divifion. It was carried in the affirmative by a majority Claufe of 25, Sir Thomas Barrington, the member against Bishops for Colchester, and Sir Martin Lumley, the carried. member for Effex, being tellers for the 124 ayes, and Sir Edward Dering, with Sir Hugh Cholmley, the member for Scarborough, for the 99 noes. The difcuffion on this day again. occupied nearly all the fitting, and was only at laft closed by the compromife of laying afide Comprofome claufes in which exception had been taken mife as to to parts of the Liturgy as favouring of fuperftition. Other changes, comprifing fome additions, were also affented to; and thefe, with the Declaration as amended thus far, were referred to "the fame committee that was "appointed for penning of it, and they are to bring it back to the Houfe with all convenient speed." A further conceffion to the Oppofi- Conceftion was at the fame time made, in the addition fions to Oppofito that committee of the names of Culpeper tion. and Falkland. Liturgy. rifed re ports. The two following days, Wednesday and UnauthoThursday, the 17th and 18th of November, were filent as to the Remonftrance, but filled with matters of grave import having a direct bearing upon it. Complaints had been made of unauthorised and exaggerated accounts sent abroad of the recent proceedings of the House, and after debate an order was iffued for peremptory fuppreffion of all prefent printing, " or Suppref"venting in manufcript," of the Diurnal Oc- Printed currences of parliament. The examinations as and Ms. to the new army plot were also completed, the Diurnals. fion of Refolu tion as to fecond Army Plot. Nicholas's the King. evidence leaving little doubt as to the defign having been known to the King; and Pym moved and carried a refolution, "that, in the examinations now read unto us, we did con"ceive there was fufficient evidence for us to "believe that there was a fecond defign to "bring up the army to overawe the delibera❝tions of this Houle. That was the moft direct avowal yet made of a consciousness on the part of the Commons, not merely of what had taken the King to Scotland, but of what ftill kept him there. The alarm and dismay it carried with it, fhowed how unerringly the mark had been hit. § XII. PREPARATIONS FOR THE FINAL VOTE. 19TH NOV. AND 20TH Nov. On the day after Pym's refolution had been fear for paffed, Friday the 19th, Secretary Nicholas wrote with unconcealed alarm and mifgiving to his master. "The worst in all that business is, that it reflects on your Majefty, as if you had given fome inftructions concerning "the ftirring up the army to petition the "Parliament. I hope it will appear that your Majefty's intentions were only to retain the 66 army in their duty and dependance on your Majefty." After which, in the fame letter, Mr. Secretary went on to fay, that there had been nothing done these two days by the Commons touching the Declaration remonstrating the Progrefs bad effects of ill counfels; but it was thought of Remon- that the fame would be finifhed that week. reported. There were, he added, divers well affected ftrance fervants of his Majefty in the House who had continued to oppose the Remonftrance with Nicholas unanswerable arguments; but it was verily as to printing: thought that it would pafs notwithstanding, and that it would be "ordered to be printed without tranfmiffion to the Lords. Upon which it is to be obferved as beyond question, that manifeftly there was no longer any concealment of the ultimate defign of the leaders of the House of Commons. Thus early, the deftination of the Remonftrance was known. Strode had already, indeed, argued upon the affumption of its being printed and the defign diffused among the people, as a thing to be admitted; and any fubfequent complaint, therefore, of being taken by surprise when the propofition for the printing was formally made, could have been but a fheer pretence on the part of its opponents. avowed. Debate: 19th Nov. While Nicholas was writing to the King, it Sixth had been brought back to the House from the committee, pursuant to the laft order; certain amendments to it had been violently debated, having reference to portions of the fervicebook;* these ultimately, upon conceffion by the majority, had been read and affented to, and certain other verbal alterations made; and Amendanother lengthened debate had given further ments and * I fubjoin a characteristic paffage from a fpeech of Dering's delivered in this debate, as reported and preferved by himself. "Why, Sir, at one of your committees I heard it publicly "afferted by one of the committee that fome of our Articles "do contain fome things contrary to Holy Scripture "ftarted with wonder and anger to hear a bold mechanick A bold "tell me that my creed is not my creed. He wondered at mechamy wonder, and faid, I hope your worship is too wife to nick. "believe that which you call your creed." verbal Hyde's urgent appeal. " opportunity for the "unanfwerable arguchanges. ments on the one fide, and the quiet and refolved answers on the other, which had now occupied the House, with small intermiffion, fince the 9th of November. Why should you pafs this unneceffary and unfeasonable Declaration? urged Hyde and his friends once more. It is unneceffary to detail grievances, moft of which are already fully redreffed; and it is unfeasonable to welcome home from Scotland, with fuch a volume of reproaches, the very author of that redress, and to affail his Majesty the King for what others have done amiss, and for what he himself hath reformed. We We propofe to pafs it, was the determined answer of Pym and his affociates, because we hold it to be neceffary for the prefervation and maintenance of the conceffions which have fo been made. We believe ourselves in danger of being deprived of all the good acts we have gained, if great care and vigilance be not still used to disappoint malignant counfels. They who most exalt the grace and bounty of the King in regard to thofe good acts, have been and vindi- most busy to pervert the affections of the Pym's reply: cation. A home thruft. people from ourselves in regard to the fame their places like to do quite as much mifchief. -To which laft home thruft, reply could not have been very eafy !-It was late in the afternoon, when at the clofe of this debate, the order was moved and carried that the Declara- Order for tion fhould be duly engroffed, and again engroffbrought in at two o'clock the next day. All ment. of Mr. which having been accomplished, the House was about to pass to other business, when D'Ewes informs us that Mr. Speaker Lenthal Commade an appeal ad mifericordiam for himself. plaint He showed that he had been fitting very late Speaker. yesterday (Thursday 18th), that it was now past four o'clock, and that he really could not hold out daily to fit feven or eight hours. Whereon the indefatigable Mr. Pym, admit- Lenthal ting the appeal, fuggefted that the Houfe relieved. should rise, and that a grand committee should presently fit. 20th Nov. On Saturday, the 20th of November, at Seventh two o'clock, the Remonftrance, engroffed and debate: finished, was laid upon the table. Doubtlefs it was then expected by its fupporters, and with fome fhow of reafon, that after having ftood the brunt of fo many prolonged debates, it might be voted without further refiftance. A refolution was accordingly moved upon its Final introduction, "that it be read and finished to- debate "night;" which was met, however, by fuch fixed. determined oppofition, that Pym was obliged to yield, and the final debate was fixed for ten o'clock on the morning of Monday the 22nd. Why would you have it ftill put Cromwell off," afked Cromwell of Falkland, as they and left the House; “for this day would quickly Falkland. |