The Puritans: Or, the Church, Court, And Parliament of England, During the Reigns of Edward Vi. And Queen Elizabeth V.2
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But these loud cries from their constituents doubtless stimulated them to action. Notwithstanding her Majesty's "special admonition, that the Commons should not deal or intermeddle with any matters touching Church Government," some bill upon Religion was drawn by them, repeatedly conferred upon by joint Committees of both Houses, and, after various amend- ^ Compare Strype's Aylmer, 32. " Neal, I. 147. Ch. VII.l THE PARLIAMENT OF 15S0-]. 1^5 ments, was read once in the Commons. But no fur- ther ...trace of it appears upon the Journal.-^ On the third day of March, however, various mo- tions and arguments were made upon reformation in matters of ReHgion, with particular reference to the Petition of the House during the last session. Sir Walter Mildmay, the Chancellor of her Majesty's Ex- chequer ; Hatton, her Yice-Chamberlain and favorite, and her two Secretaries, were appointed a Committee " to confer with the Lords Bishops touching the griefs of the House for some things very requisite to be reformed in the Church; as, the great number of unlearned and unable ministers, the great abuse of excommunication for every matter of small mo- ment, the commutation of penance, the great mul- titude of Dispensations and Pluralities, and other things very hurtful to the Church." They were also instructed "further to impart unto their Lordships the earnest desire of the House for the redress of these griefs ; and to desire their Lordships to join with them in petition to her Majesty for the same." This commitment was accompanied with a special protestation, that " the arguments and speeches upon the subject should be deemed in every man to pro- ceed of good and godly zeal, without any evil intent or meaning at all." ^ Four days afterwards, this Committee reported that they had obeyed their instructions; that some of the Lords Bishops admitted, and were ready to redress, the grievances alleged, and had willingly joined with them in humble suit to her Majesty 1 D'Ewes, 289, 294, 295, 299, - Ibid., 301, 302.
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