Westminster Riots 198 Protest drawn up by Twelve Bishops 203 Presented to the King 204 Prelates sent to the Tower 205 Their Unpopularity 205 Dismissed on Bail 206 CHAPTER IX. Bishops excluded from the Upper House 207 Those who died before 1650 209 Wright--Frewen--Westfield Howell 209 Coke--Owen--Curle--Towers 210 Prideaux--Williams 211 Irish Rebellion 212 Protestant Churches in Ireland 216 Popish Massacre 218 Fears of the English 220 CHAPTER X. Episcopacy 223 Seceders from the Popular Party 224 Opponents of Episcopacy 227 Sectaries 228 Flight of the King 229 Charles at Windsor 230 Charles at York 231 Attempts at Mediation 231 Manifestoes 233 The Coming Conflict 237 Hostile Preparations 239 The Parliamentary Army 240 Royalist Army 242 Nature of the Struggle 243 CHAPTER XI. Outbreak of the War 246 Puritan Troops on the March 248 Barbarity of the Cavaliers 251 Battle of Edge Hill 253 Church Politics in London 255 Popular Preachers 259 The Scotch advocate a thorough Reformation 261 The Fate of Prelacy 262 Negotiations at Oxford 264 Proposals from Parliament 265 Royal Answer 266 Scottish Petition 267 CHAPTER XII. Westminster Assembly 271 Its Constitution 273 Meeting of the Members 275 Parliamentary Directions 278