He placed no guard at the door of either house; but soon found how incompatible liberty is with military usurpations.

By bringing so great a number of his friends and adherents into the other house he had lost the majority among the national representatives.

In consequence of a clause in the humble petition and advice the commons assumed a power of readmitting those members whom the council had formerly excluded.

Sir Arthur Hazelrig and some others, whom Cromwell had created lords, rather chose to take their seat with the commons.

An incontestable majority now declared themselves against the protector; and they refused to acknowledge the jurisdiction of that other house which he had established.