All the laws in favour of episcopacy were repealed.

Threescore of the presbyterian ministers, who had been ejected at the restoration, were still alive; and these the parliament declared the only sound part of the church.

The government of it was lodged in their hands; and they were empowered to admit such as they should think proper to their assistance.

A few furious fanatics being thus associated, proceeded with ungovernable violence to persecute the episcopal party, exercising the very same tyranny against which they themselves had so loudly exclaimed.
THE TORY INTEREST PREVAILS IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
While the presbyterian interest thus triumphed in Scotland, the two parties that divided England employed their whole influence and attention in managing the elections for a new parliament; and the tories obtained the victory.

The king seemed gradually falling into the arms of this party.