. Oliver Cromwell, a history; comprising a narrative of his life, with extracts from his letters and speeches, and an account of the political, religious, and military affairs of England during his time . nly some twenty shillings),and the great trial which followed, that first won for him theadmiration of all patriotic Englishmen. In this trial the judg-ment of the court was in the Kings behalf, and men who hadheretofore paid the tax as a loan or favour to the King in hisnecessity, were now offended when it was exacted as his legalright. They no more looked upon it, remarks the noble his-tori
. Oliver Cromwell, a history; comprising a narrative of his life, with extracts from his letters and speeches, and an account of the political, religious, and military affairs of England during his time . nly some twenty shillings),and the great trial which followed, that first won for him theadmiration of all patriotic Englishmen. In this trial the judg-ment of the court was in the Kings behalf, and men who hadheretofore paid the tax as a loan or favour to the King in hisnecessity, were now offended when it was exacted as his legalright. They no more looked upon it, remarks the noble his-torian, as the case of one man, but the case of the kingdom,nor as an imposition laid upon them by the King, but by thejudges, which they thought themselves bound in conscience tothe public justice not to submit to. Men were willing toadmit that urgent necessity or public safety would justify onoccasion an extreme exercise of the regal power in the levyingof this arbitrary tax. But when the judges sustained theaction of the Kings council as sound doctrine of law, and Clarendon, vol. i., p. 67. Rushworth, vol. ii., pp. 136, 142-189, 252. Clarendon, vol. i., p. 68. ^ Ibid., vol. i., p. 68. John ABSOLUTE MONARCHY. 87 found the levy of the twenty shillings to be legal for ho otherreason than that Hampden could afford to pay the money, itwas justly considered that the liberties of the subject werebeing unduly invaded. In 1633 Charles made a royal progress to Scotland to becrowned King there, and he was received by the people withevery sign of welcome and loyalty. The popular discontentsdid not then seem to have passed beyond the Tweed. preached on a Sunday in the chapel at Edinburgh, andtook occasion to recommend to his hearers the duty of con-formity to the Episcopalian worship, his remarks on thatsubject being received with an apparently gracious accord. The Court of Star Chamber resumed its activities upon theKings return to London. Sir David Fowlis was fined fiveth
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