390 LIFE OF ARCHBISHOP SHARP. 



Queen about the episcopal clergy. He told her 

 he should luillingly come into the union, for he had no 

 objection against the articles that he had seen, 'provided 

 there was no detriment to the Church or constitution 

 thereby. But he was afraid of two things ; first, 

 that they would not grant a toleration for the episco- 

 pal communion in that kingdom, considering that we 

 had allowed a toleration here to their Kirk. She 

 said that she hadgiveii orders to her cojjimissioners in 

 Scotland to propose this, and to get it settled; but 

 she forbad him to make mention of this. The second 

 thing he objected against was — the fear he had they 

 would impose such oaths on her Majesty and her suc- 

 cessors, that they could not give consent to the altera- 

 tion of Church government if ever the parliament of 

 Great Britain should think it convenient. She said 

 she knew not of any such oaths that would be put upon 

 her : she further said that she meant to take care 

 that as there was a neiv security to be given to the 

 Kirk of Scotland, so she meant there should be an act 

 for securing the Church of England. 



But when the bill for the further security of 

 the Church of England upon the union with 

 Scotland was brought into the House of Peers 

 by the Archbishop of Canterbury, January the 

 31st. following, he made a strong objection to it 

 upon account of the test act not being continued as 

 well as the act of uniformity, and so he found did 



