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The History of the Puritans Or Protestant Non-Conformists. Repr. from Dr. Toulmin's Ed
The History of the Puritans Or Protestant NonConformists Repr from Dr Toulmin's Ed Author:Daniel Neal General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1837 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: PART III. CHAPTER I. FROM THE BATTLE OF EDGEHILL TO THE CALLING THE ASSEMBLY OF DIVINES AT WESTMINSTER. The king having recruited his army at Oxford, after the battle of Edgehill, by the assistance of the university, who now gave his majesty all their money, as they had before done their plate, resolved to pursue his march to London, in order to break up the parliament, and surprise the city; while the earl of Essex, imagining the campaign was ended, lay quiet about Warwick, till being informed of the king's designs, lie posted to London, and ordered his forces to follow with all expedition. The earl arrived November 7, 1742, and was honourably received by both houses of parliament, who presented him with a gratuity of 6,0001. and to strengthen his army passed an ordinance, that such apprentices as would list in their service should be entitled to a freedom of the city at the expiration of their apprenticeship, equally with those who continued with their masters. In the beginning of November, the king took possession of Heading without the least resistance, the parliament-garrison having abandoned it, which alarmed both houses, and made them send an express to desire a safe conduct for a committee of lords and commons, to attend his majesty with a petition for peace; the committee waited on his majesty at Colnbrook, fifteen miles from London, and having received a favourable answerf, reported it to the two houses, who Rushworth, vol. 5. p. 58. t " He seemed to receive the petition with great willingness; and called God to witness, in many protestations, that he was tenderly compassionate of hi...« less