They obeyed his commands, harangued vehemently against the clergy, reviled the seven Bishops, called the memorable petition a factious libel, criticized with great asperity Sancroft's style, which was indeed open to criticism, and pronounced that his Grace ought to be whipped by Doctor Busby for writing bad English.

But the only effect of these indecent declamations was to increase the public discontent.

All the marks of public respect which had usually been shown to the judicial office and to the royal commission were withdrawn.

The old custom was that men of good birth and estate should ride in the train of the Sheriff when he escorted the Judges to the county town: but such a procession could now with difficulty be formed in any part of the kingdom.

The successors of Powell and Holloway, in particular, were treated with marked indignity.