Book Excerpt: Commonsbecame higher and higher.The ultimatum which at last the Puritan party in Parliament delivered tothe king, was that no man should remain in the royal council who was notagreeable to Parliament; that no deed of the king should have validityunless it passed the council, and was attested under their hands; thatall the officers of the state and principal judges should be chosen withconsent of Parliament, and enjoy their offices for life; that none ofthe royal family should marry without consent of ...
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Book Excerpt: Commonsbecame higher and higher.The ultimatum which at last the Puritan party in Parliament delivered tothe king, was that no man should remain in the royal council who was notagreeable to Parliament; that no deed of the king should have validityunless it passed the council, and was attested under their hands; thatall the officers of the state and principal judges should be chosen withconsent of Parliament, and enjoy their offices for life; that none ofthe royal family should marry without consent of Parliament or thecouncil; that the penal laws should be executed against Catholics; thatthe votes of popish lords should not be received in the Peers, and thatbishops should be excluded from the House; that the reformation of theliturgy and church government should be carried out according to theadvice of Parliament; that the ordinances which they had made withregard to the militia should be submitted to; that the justice ofParliament should pass upon all delinquents, that is, upon all officialsRead More
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