He found that the vast majority of the people of London were longing for the overthrow of the rule of the Independents, and for the restoration of the king.

The preachers were as busy as ever haranguing people in the streets, and especially at Paul's Cross.

In the cathedral of St.Paul's the Independent soldiers had stabled their horses, to the great anger of many moderate people, who were shocked at the manner in which those who had first begun to fight for liberty of conscience now tyrannized over the consciences and insulted the feelings of all others.

Harry and his followers mixed among the groups, and aided in inflaming the temper of the people by passing jeering remarks, and loudly questioning the statements of the preachers.

These, unaccustomed to interruption, would rapidly lose temper, and they and their partisans would make a rush through the crowd to seize their interrogators.