in Latin, that the Parliament’s proceedings and the University’s sufferings might be manifested to all nations:  and the imposers of these oaths might repent, or answer them:  but they were past the first; and for the latter, I might swear they neither can, nor ever will.  And these Reasons were also suddenly turned into English by Dr. Sanderson, that those of these three kingdoms might the better judge of the loyal party’s sufferings.

[Sidenote:  “Cases of Conscience”]

[Sidenote:  The King’s errors]

[Sidenote:  Translation of “De Juramento”]

About this time the Independents—­who were then grown to be the most powerful part of the army—­had taken the King from a close to a more large imprisonment; and, by their own pretences to liberty of conscience, were obliged to allow somewhat of that to the King, who had, in the year 1646, sent for Dr. Sanderson, Dr. Hammond, Dr. Sheldon,—­the late Archbishop of Canterbury,—­and Dr. Morley,—­the now Bishop of Winchester,—­to attend him, in order to advise with them, how far he might with a good conscience comply with the proposals of the Parliament for a peace in Church and State:  but these, having been then denied him by the Presbyterian Parliament, were now allowed him by those in present power.  And as those other Divines, so Dr. Sanderson gave his attendance on his Majesty also in the Isle of Wight, preached there before him, and had in that attendance many, both public and private, conferences with him, to his Majesty’s great satisfaction.  At which time he desired Dr. Sanderson, that, being the Parliament had proposed to him the abolishing of Episcopal Government in the Church, as inconsistent with Monarchy, that he would consider of it; and declare his judgment.  He undertook to do so, and did it; but it might not be printed till our King’s happy Restoration, and then it was.  And at Dr. Sanderson’s taking his leave of his Majesty in his last attendance on him, the King requested him to betake himself to the writing Cases of Conscience for the good of posterity.  To which his answer was, “That he was now grown old, and unfit to write Cases of Conscience.”  But the King was so bold with him as to say, “It was the simplest answer he ever heard from Dr. Sanderson; for no young man was fit to be a judge, or write Cases of Conscience.”  And let me here take occasion to tell the Reader this truth, not commonly known; that in one of these conferences this conscientious King told Dr. Sanderson, or one of them that then waited with him, “that the remembrance of two errors did much afflict him; which were, his assent to the Earl of Strafford’s death, and the abolishing Episcopacy in Scotland; and that if God ever restored him to be in a peaceable possession of his Crown, he would demonstrate his repentance by a public confession, and a voluntary penance,”—­I think barefoot—­from the Tower of London, or Whitehall, to St. Paul’s Church, and desire the people to intercede with God for his pardon.  I am sure