His image and superscription must still appear on the coin and on the Great Seal.

Acts of Parliament must still be called from the years of his reign.

But the administration must be taken from him and confided to a Regent named by the Estates of the Realm.

In this way, Sancroft gravely maintained, the people would remain true to their allegiance: the oaths of fealty which they had sworn to their King would be strictly fulfilled; and the most orthodox Churchmen might, without any scruple of conscience, take office under the Regent.

[635] The opinion of Sancroft had great weight with the whole Tory party, and especially with the clergy.