. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . - previous time if he would havepromised to abstain from preaching ; but this the sturdy Puritanrefused to do. He had now a regular licence to preach, and became pastor of theCongregation at Bedford, but he never ceased travelling and pouringforth tracts, allegories, and parables with his pen as well as histongue. The Holy War was written in 1682 and the Second Partof the Pilgrims Progress in 1684. Notwithstanding the revocationof the Indulgence in 1673, there is no real evidence that theGovernment ever again interfered with Bunjan,
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . - previous time if he would havepromised to abstain from preaching ; but this the sturdy Puritanrefused to do. He had now a regular licence to preach, and became pastor of theCongregation at Bedford, but he never ceased travelling and pouringforth tracts, allegories, and parables with his pen as well as histongue. The Holy War was written in 1682 and the Second Partof the Pilgrims Progress in 1684. Notwithstanding the revocationof the Indulgence in 1673, there is no real evidence that theGovernment ever again interfered with Bunjan, who frequentlyvisited London and preached to large congregations. James II evenmade overtures to him in 1687. He died in London on the eve ofthe Revolution. His second wife, who had continuously exertedherself to obtain his release from 1660 onwards, died soon after him,but he left descendants from both his KICHARI) BANCROFT. ARCIlIilSllOP Or CANTERBURY From the porlrait in the National Portrait Gallery Iaintcr unknown Fact f>. J20 RICHARD BANCROFT ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY (1544-1610) son of John Bancroft, a Lancashire gentleman, and Mary Curwen,was educated at Christs College, Cambridge, but migrated to Jesus,where he showed at first certain Puritan sympathies. These hesoon abjured, and found an easy path to ecclesiastical distinction bybecoming the inveterate enemy of Puritanism. He exhibited muchzeal and some intolerance against the Marprelatists , and soon wonthe ro3al favour. When he became Bishop of London in 1597 hewas already marked out to be Whitgifts successor at Canterbury,a position which he attained in 1604. At the Hampton Court con-ference his bigotry even led him to oppose the translation of theBible because the proposal came from the Puritans, but he afterwardssupported it warmly when it was sanctioned by King James. He isfurther distinguished for the compilation in 16
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