. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . , and, until the splitoccurred on the religious question, he seemed so invincible that theCourt made offers of office to him as well as to several other leadersof the Opposition. According to one scheme the Earl of Bedfordwas to have been Treasurer and Pym Chancellor of the Earls death put an end to such schemes, and the violence. JOHN PVM Krom tlif porlrait in the Victoria and Albert iMiiscuiiPiiinlcT unknown face p. no JOHN PYM IT7 of the left wing of his party, which brought forward the Root andBranch Bill, checked P
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . , and, until the splitoccurred on the religious question, he seemed so invincible that theCourt made offers of office to him as well as to several other leadersof the Opposition. According to one scheme the Earl of Bedfordwas to have been Treasurer and Pym Chancellor of the Earls death put an end to such schemes, and the violence. JOHN PVM Krom tlif porlrait in the Victoria and Albert iMiiscuiiPiiinlcT unknown face p. no JOHN PYM IT7 of the left wing of his party, which brought forward the Root andBranch Bill, checked Pyms triumphal march at the head of a unitedParliament. His own wisli was for the reformation of the Churchwithout the abolition either of bishops or of prayer-book. Thougha Puritan, he was no lover of presbyters, but the times made half-measures and middle courses impossible. Hence, on the religiousquestion a great section of his supporters seceded to the King andthe real struggle began, which now centred round the control of themilitia. Throughout, Pym had full information of the Kings designsand intrigues. He seized every opportunity to expose the plots foroverawing Parliament by armed force, believing that the re-establish-ment of despotism and Catholicism together was the true aim of theCourt. This fear was openly expressed in the Grand grew rapidly on either side and t
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