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 . s strugglefor the mastery. In order to makefriends with the Scots, he went toEdinburgh in 1641, agreed to all thedemands of the Scottish Parliament,and tried to persuade them to sendhim an army. In the meantime, there was troublein Ireland. The native Irish, whohad been dispossessed of their land byJames I, were almost in a state ofrebellion. The rule of Strafford hadmade the Irish more discontentedthan ever. As soon as his strong hand was removed, a
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 . s strugglefor the mastery. In order to makefriends with the Scots, he went toEdinburgh in 1641, agreed to all thedemands of the Scottish Parliament,and tried to persuade them to sendhim an army. In the meantime, there was troublein Ireland. The native Irish, whohad been dispossessed of their land byJames I, were almost in a state ofrebellion. The rule of Strafford hadmade the Irish more discontentedthan ever. As soon as his strong hand was removed, a re-bellion took place, and thousands of English were massacredin a few days. It was necessary to send an army to quellthe revolt; but to give the king men and money was toendanger the liberties of England, for he would then bestrong enough to compel the submission of those membersof Parliament who were opposed to him. There was much discussion. Some stood firmly by theking. Some thought that it was the wisest plan, since theking had yielded several points, to ^°fir wtb Viim^ and hopethat nothing worse would come to pass. Some—and these. John Hampden 1641-42] THE HOUSE OF STUART 169 were in the majority—felt that they had endured as long asthey could, and that they could put no confidence in any-thing that he might promise. They drew up a documentcalled the Grand Remonstrance, which named, oneafter another, the acts of Charles that they consideredwere against the laws of the land. Just at this point the king might have recovered hispower. There was a party in Parliament that favoured him,while his opponents were divided into religious factions; hisagreement to the demands of the Scottish Parliament hadmade him friends, and his assent to the measures of theCommons had won him support in London. He now took astep which destroyed his influence. The queen urged himto seize five members of Parliament who had beenleaders in passing the Remonstrance. Her only idea ofa king was tha
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