A short history of England . easurerand carried on the financial business skillfully. The king hadalready received one great recruit from his parliamentary oppo-nents. Wentworth, who had previously opposed him in parlia-ment, took office under the king, became a member of the privycouncil, and was made first a baron, then a viscount, and finallyearl of Strafford. Wentworth, or Strafford, as he should now becalled, ought not to be considered a turncoat. He had neverobjected to the possession of high powers by the king, and hadopposed him only for the purpose of inducing him to choosewiser minis
A short history of England . easurerand carried on the financial business skillfully. The king hadalready received one great recruit from his parliamentary oppo-nents. Wentworth, who had previously opposed him in parlia-ment, took office under the king, became a member of the privycouncil, and was made first a baron, then a viscount, and finallyearl of Strafford. Wentworth, or Strafford, as he should now becalled, ought not to be considered a turncoat. He had neverobjected to the possession of high powers by the king, and hadopposed him only for the purpose of inducing him to choosewiser ministers. He had never believed that parliament oughtto have a higher position in the government than the king. Hewas not a Puritan and did not sympathize with the religious intol-erance of parliament. When he entered the service of (harles,therefore, he probably did so conscientiously and without anyfeeling of dishonor, though even in his own time he was hatedby his older associates as a deserter. 420 A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLAND. Charless principal adviser in all matters concerning the church was William 1 ami, bishop of London, who was later promoted tobe archbishop of Canterbury. Without being a man of genius,like Strafford, 1 aud was conscientious, laborious, and determined. There were no triflers in Charlesscouncil, and the king himself tookan active interest in the work 01government. 377. A Policy of Peace and Order.— The wars with Spain and Francehad never had any very real reasonfor existence, and peace was nowmade with both countries. Goodorder at home was somewhat moredifficult to obtain. The three mem-bersof the House of Commons whohad made themselves most con-spicuous in the disorder at the closeof the last session were arrestedand tried on a charge of riot. They refused to plead, claiming thatthe judges could not take notice of things which had been done inparliament. They were nevertheless declared guilty, fined, andimprisoned. Towards Sir John Eliot, the most promin
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