solved. Parliament nominates men to livings. Committee to examine CHAPTER III. The Oxford Parliament. Progress of the War. Visitation of the The Oxford parliament. The king's letter to the queen. Scots army CHAPTER IV. Of the several Parties in the Assembly of Divines. Presbyterians, E- Parties in the assemblies of Divines. Of the Presbyterians; the CHAPTER V. Abstract of the Trial of Archbishop Laud; and of the Treaty of Uxbridge. Trial of Archbishop Laud. Articles of impeachment. Archbishop's answer. Serj. Wild opens the impeachment. The archbishop's speech. First tainder. His last speech and prayer. His character. Treaty of Üx- tions. Mr. Henderson's speech against bishops. Dr. Steward's reply. CHAPTER VI. The Progress of the War. Debates in the Assembly about Ordination. Earl of Eesex removed, and the army new-modelled. Character of pline. Progress of the king's forces. Battle at Naseby. Parlia- Remarks. Exceptions of the Scots to the new discipline.- CHAPTER VII. Scots The Conclusion of the first Civil War, by the King's surrendering his King, Mr. Henderson, and the Scots Commissioners. His Ma- jesty is removed from Newcastle to Holmby-house. Further account The king's melancholy condition at Oxford: surrenders his person to the Scots. Conclusion of the first civil war. Articles of peace with the Irish papists. Parliament's commissioners protest against it. Presbyterians petition against sectaries: and are seconded by the Scots. Parliament's answer. Independants oppose it. Assembly's sentiments of the jus divinum. Sentiments of the London ministers. per of considerations and cautions. Classical division of the province of London. Remarks. Scots behavior to the king at Newcastle.- Conference between the king and Mr. Henderson. The king's first paper. Mr. Henderson's first reply. King's second paper. Mr. Hen- derson's second reply. King's third paper. Mr. Henderson's third reply. King's last papers. Remarks. Mr. Henderson's pretended recantation: the falseness of it. Parliament's propositions to the king at Newcastle. Great intercession is made with the king to comply: but he refuses. His conference with the Scots commissioners. Scots kirk will not trust the king. Their solemn warning and declaration. Proceedings of the Scots parliaments relating to the king. They de- liver him up, and publish their reasons. English commissioners re- ceive the king, and convey him to Holmby. Remarks. The king at Holmby-house. Ordinance for abolishing archbishops and bishops: and for sale of their lands. Presbyterians petition against the secta- ries. Proceedings of the parliament upon it. Further account of the sectaries. Edward's Grangræna. Mr. Baxter's account of them: lord Clarendon's. Bishop Bramhall, of the papists, Death of the earl of Essex: of Mr. Colman: of Dr. Twisse: and Mr. Jeremiah CHAPTER VIII. Proceedings of the Assembly upon their Confession of Faith and Cate- chisms. Provincial Assemblies of London. The King taken out of the Parliament's custody and conveyed to the Army. His Majesty's conduct. Ile escapes from Hampton-Court, and is confined in the Proceedings of the assembly upon their confession of faith. They present it to the parliament. Debates of the commons upon it. Arti- and carried to the army: which strikes the two houses with surprise. to their livings. Fairfax's answer. CHAPTER IX. The Visitation of the University of Oxford. State of Religion at the Condition of the university of Oxford. Parliament sends ministers |