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CHAP, chief indeed,) why he called for them at that time ; to wit, 

 upon the account of Stubbs s book, and of the animosities 

 Admonishes that it had occasioned ; for people were highly offended at 

 about tife 7 Monsieur s being at Court, and perhaps he used his religion 

 Queen. there. And many of the preachers themselves meddled in 

 that argument, and in matters of state, in their pulpits, to 

 the farther disturbing of the minds of the people. There 

 fore the Bishop first of all assured them with many good 

 words of the Queen s steadiness in religion, wherein she 

 was, he said, resolute and settled. Then, that they should 

 not meddle with such high secular matters, nor intrude 

 themselves into the Queen s affairs; but study peace and 

 quietness, and to promote it in their several charges : that 

 they should be constant, sober, prudent, and wise ; and that 

 they should do their endeavour in their places to bring in 

 that dangerous book : for which purpose there was a pro 

 clamation issued forth. And both the author, printer, and 

 disperser afterwards were discovered and severely punished. 

 For which I refer the reader to the civil historian. 

 The Minis- These disturbances about the Queen s marriage being 

 don now&quot; 1 &quot; cn i e % moved by such as were enemies to the ecclesiastical 

 often cited, constitutions, a straiter hand was this year held over them, 

 and the Ministers of the city, for their due conformity to 

 the orders of the Church. For besides this summons al 

 ready mentioned, they were four times more called together 

 by order from above to the Bishop, that there might a dili 

 gent inspection be made into their behaviour ; and for the 

 prescribing them several rules in their ministry. 



Articles of The next citation then of the Ministers of London was 

 November the 10th following, at St. Sepulchre s church ; 

 where also met many persons sworn to make inquisition 

 upon certain articles to be given them ; which articles were 

 as follow: 1. For the true and faithful observation of the 

 book of public prayers : 2. If any preachers meddled with 

 matters of state in their public or private doctrine, or inter 

 meddled with alterations of states and kingdoms : 3. If any 

 used to preach not licensed thereunto ; for that such who 

 had not licences were not to preach : 4. To inquire after 



