Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . accused of treasonable correspondencewith the Scots. The Speaker replied, Sir, I have neithereyes to see, nor ears to hear, except as the House shalldirect me. The five members, warned of their danger,had been safely concealed in the city, and the king wasobhged to retire withouc them. He had forcibly and unlaw-fully invaded the rights of the House and had failed. Thecitizens were roused; an armed force was raised, and the fivemembers were escorted ba
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . accused of treasonable correspondencewith the Scots. The Speaker replied, Sir, I have neithereyes to see, nor ears to hear, except as the House shalldirect me. The five members, warned of their danger,had been safely concealed in the city, and the king wasobhged to retire withouc them. He had forcibly and unlaw-fully invaded the rights of the House and had failed. Thecitizens were roused; an armed force was raised, and the fivemembers were escorted back to Westminster. 168. The Civil War breaks out.—Affairs had now come toa point where neither party would yield any further, andthere was nothing to do but to fight. Setting up hisstandard at Nottingham in 1642, the king called uponall loyal subjects to join him. Every man in the kingdommust stand on one side or the other. About one-third ofthe Commons and more than one-half of the Lords sup-ported the king, while the cmainder of the Ix)rds and Com-mons, a large number of country gentlemen of high social 170 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [1642-43. A Cavalier position, and the bulk of the Puritans supported the Par-liament. It is easier to draw a geographical line between parties, though both sideshad representatives every-where. For the most part,London, the southern andthe south-eastern shires werein favour of Parliament;the north, Wales, and thesouth-western shires incUnedtowards the king. Theroyalists, because of theirexcellent horsemanship, wereknown as Cavahers, andthe supporters of ParliamentA Roundhead ^^^^ nicknamed Round- heads, from the close-cropped hair worn by the Puritans. 169. Progress of the war.—It was in 1642 that the firstfighting took place; the first real battle was at Edgehill in1643. Neither army had had much training, but most of thekings men were accustomed to riding, and therefore the royalcavalry was far superior to the undrilled Puritan foot c
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