Excerpt from The History of the Puritans, Vol. 3: Or, Protestant Nonconformists; From the Reformation in 1517, to the Revolution in 1688 Upon the death of the protector, all the discontented spirits who had been subdued by his administration resumed their courage, and within the compass of one year revived the confusions of the preceding ten. Richard Cromwell, being proclaimed protector upon his father's decease, received numberless addresses from all parts congratulating his accession to the dignityiof protector, with assurances of lives and fortunes cheerfully devoted to sup port his title. He was a young gentleman of a calm and peace able temper, but had by no means the capacity or resolution of his father, and was therefore unfit to be at the helm in such bois terous times. He was highly caressed by the Presbyterians, though he set out upon the principles of general toleration, as ap pears by his declaration of November 25, entitled, A proclama tion for the better encouraging godly ministers and others; and for their enjoying their dues and liberties, according to law, without being molested with indictments for not using the Com mon Prayer-book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.