and, where as ye Statute of .King James¹ extended onely to such as. were legally convict, this reached any had not repayred to Church more then once in a month, or having two or more howsehold servants of the Popish religion; in short, any that could bee imagined popishly affected: and, for the seeing it put in speedy execution, named certayn members of ye Neither howse as supervisors of every man's actions. And about the same tyme there came out a declaration wtu orders of ya howse of Commons, wth another from Mr. Pym, as Chayr man of ye Committee (during a Recesse ye Commons had taken), for the publishing the same in all Churches, expressing their dissent from ye Lords (who had commanded divine service to bee performed as it stoode appoynted by the Acts of Parlyament of this Realm), and published for the better understanding th' intentions of ye sayd howse.
   6. When I saw these, and that they carryed a shew of relieving tender consciences who could not submit to some inocent ceremonies, I pray'd hartyly to God the true meaning of hym that sent them abroad were no² to make tryall whither they should not find obedience enough upon their owne strength to issue out and force us to submit to other commands of theirs. And I very well remember, beeing, after Michaelmas, 1641, at the Quarter Sessions, Sr Edward Deering, then a Parlyament Man, was asked two questions:—1st, If a Justice of Peace should take away ye goods of any man not prohibyted by law ye keeping armor, whether he conceived that Order of ye Lords and Commons would save hym harmlesse? 2ly, Whether those orders of the Howse, and Mr. Pym's upon them, were intended for a suspension of Divine service as it was then by law establisht, or onely to declare men should celebrate it as formerly,
   ¹  3 Jac. c. 5.—T.
     ²  i.e. " I prayed heartily to God that the true meaning of him that