. A short history of England and the British Empire. wlV !? IJH| IK, % 1 406 THE WHIG REVOLUTION dissenters, the most notable of whom was the famous Quaker chief, William Penn. These were in favor of ac-Stuart / . ,.!../, partisans cepting the royal gift, and, their influence was among the strong with many, especially with Quakers andBaptists. But the great majority, the Presbyte-rians in particular, refused to accept a privilege that was deniedthem by the laws of the land. 380. The Second Declaration: the Protest of the SevenBishops. 1688. A year later (April, 1688), James II issued asecond D
. A short history of England and the British Empire. wlV !? IJH| IK, % 1 406 THE WHIG REVOLUTION dissenters, the most notable of whom was the famous Quaker chief, William Penn. These were in favor of ac-Stuart / . ,.!../, partisans cepting the royal gift, and, their influence was among the strong with many, especially with Quakers andBaptists. But the great majority, the Presbyte-rians in particular, refused to accept a privilege that was deniedthem by the laws of the land. 380. The Second Declaration: the Protest of the SevenBishops. 1688. A year later (April, 1688), James II issued asecond Declaration of Indulgence in which he reaffirmed theearlier grant; he also ordered that this document should beread in all the Anglican churches. The church rebelled; only. The Seven Bishops on Their Way to the TowerFrom a Dutch print dated 1689. a very few priests obeyed the mandate. Seven bishops led bythe archbishop of Canterbury drew up a petition to the kingTrial of requesting him to excuse the priests from reading the seven the Startled and angry the king bishops. replied: This is rebellion. ... I will have my declaration published. Legal action was brought against the 1 Cheyney, No. 330; Gardiner, 642-643; Kendall, No. 98. STUART TYRANNY IN SCOTLAND 407 bishops, the charge being that they had libeled the king; butthe jury refused to 381. Stuart Tyranny in Scotland. By midsummer, 1688,James II had alienated almost the entire English nation; eventhe Catholics, most of whom longed for peace rather than forpower, hesitated to follow a king who showed so little discre-tion. In Scotland the situation was, if possible, even the English the Scots had rejoiced in the res- The situationtoration of the Stuart dynasty; but w
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