hym beegan about the Militia, weh he denyed absolutely the putting into their hands, after the manner they required it.¹ The last clause of which was that such as did not obey their commands should answer their neglect or contempt in a Parlyamentary way, and not otherwise. This desire of theirs was apprehended by some, and very grievous to many, who observed that giving moeving originally from ye Commons, they of late had gayned an interest in disbursing ye guift; if they should now that of arming and punishing, they had in effect all ye rights of Soveraignity, the people under an absolute arbitrary voting Tyrany; That this was the imitation of the Tyrants of Athens, to get an army for their defence; that it was to make themselves lords of all wee had, by giving, expending, punishing by votes variable as best liked themselves. That of Tacitus² was remembred, "Odium et invidiam apud multos valere," and of ye Councell of Trent,³ that in those great assemblies, for ye differing aymes men brought, it was not allways ye best opinion had ye most voyces, and the opponent had ever an advantage of the proponent.
   19. And these men did more admire when the I of March,4 1641-2, both Howses did protest, if hys Maty should not give them satisfaction, the dangers and distempers of ye Kingdome were such, they should bee inforced to dispose of the Militia after the same manner had beene propounded to his Maty, and they resolved to doe it accordingly. By wch men observed how easy their minds were changed, to see those very men, who
    Bishops in ye very house where ye Christian religion was first preached, viz. St. Augustin's by Cant.—T.
   ¹  Collect, of Orders, p. 89, torn, i.—T.
   ²  Tacit. Annal. 3.—T.
   ³ " Per la varieta delle opinioni et interessi, e difficile ridur tanti in un, pareresse ben buono; la maggiore parte vince la megliore, et chi s'oppone ha sempre avantagio che chi promove." (Hist. Concil. Trident, lib. vj, p. 560, " Gli Ambasoiatori," edit. Lond.)—T.
   ⁴  Collect. of Orders, torn. i. p. 93.—T.