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The con- The Bishop having delivered himself, according as was 



ference be- . 



tween the shewn in the history, Cartwright began to speak, but Mr. 

 withother ^ ttornev ^ r J nn Popham, another of the Commissioners, 

 Commis- took the speech from him, and made a long discourse. The 

 Cartwr i Tit G ^ ec ^ whereof was to shew, how dangerous a thing it was, 

 Mr. Attor- that men should, upon the conceits of their own heads, and 

 to y iiim Peech y et un der colour of conscience, refuse the things that have 

 been received for laws of long time. And that the oath [to 

 answer to certain interrogatories] that was tendered was ac 

 cording to the laws of the land ; which he commended above 

 the laws of all other lands : yet so, that because they were 

 the laws of men, they carried always some stain of imper 

 fection. Also, that he was now to deal with Mr. Cartwright 

 in two points : one was, the peace of the land, which was 

 broken by him and others, through unlawful meetings, and 

 making of laws : the other was, the justice of the land, 

 which he and others had offended against, in refusing the 

 oath now tendered : which, as he said, was used in other 

 courts of the land. Neither was there any, in his conscience, 

 learned in the laws, that did judge it unlawful. So exhort 

 ing Mr. Cartwright to take the oath, the rather for that he 

 being aged should have more experience, and with it more 

 wisdom than the others, he made an end of his speech. 

 The Bishop After this, the Bishop requiring Mr. Cartwright to take 

 upon taking tne oatn &amp;gt; ne desired that ere he came to the oath, he might 

 the oath ; be received to answer the grievous charges which were 



which he . . 



declines, given partly against him apart, and partly against him with 

 others, by Mr. Attorney ; but especially by his Lordship. 

 Whereunto the Bishop answered, that he should not answer 

 to any thing but only to the oath, whether he would take 

 it, to answer the Articles which he had seen. And Mr. 

 Cartwright replying, that it was a hard course to give open 

 charges, and the same very grievous, and yet to shut men 

 from all answer of them. The Bishop willed him, first to 

 answer touching the oath ; and then he should be admitted 



His answer to answer the charges which had been made upon him. Mr. 



tides? Ar Cartwright following the order the Bishop had appointed 

 him, answered, that the Articles being the same that they 



