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lead him to accuse himself. For this contempt, chap.as it was interpreted, he was condemned to be til.whipped, pilloried, and imprisoned. While he lS 37 .was whipped at th,e cart, and stood on the pil-lory , he harangued the populace , and declaimedviolently against the tyranny of bishops. Fromhis pockets also he scattered pamphlets, said tobe seditious; because they attacked the hierarchy.

The star-chamber, which was sitting at that verytime, ordered him immediately to be gagged. Heceased not, however, though both gagged andpilloried, to stamp with his foot and gesticulate,in order to show the people, that, if he had itin his power, he would still harangue them. Thisbehaviour gave fresh provocation to the star-chamber; and they condemned him to be impri-soned in a dungeon , and to be loaded withirons 7 *. It was found difficult to break the spiritsof men, who placed both their honor and theirconscience in suffering.

The jealousy of the church appeared in anotherinstance less tragical. Archy, the king’s fool,who, by his office , had the privilege of jestingon his master, and the whole court, happenedUnluckily to try his wit upon Laud, who was toosacred a person to be played with. News havingarrived from Scotland of the first commotionsexcited by the liturgy, Archy seeing the primatepass by, called to him, Who’s fool, now, mylord ? For this offence, Archy was ordered , by

79 Rulhworth , vol. ii. p. 46;, 466, 467.

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