They consequently forfeited their bishoprics; but Sancroft was informed that the King had not yet relinquished the hope of being able to make some arrangement which might avert the necessity of appointing successors, and that the nonjuring prelates might continue for the present to reside in their palaces.

Their receivers were appointed receivers for the Crown, and continued to collect the revenues of the vacant sees, [569] Similar indulgence was shown to some divines of lower rank.

Sherlock, in particular, continued, after his deprivation, to live unmolested in his official mansion close to the Temple Church.
And now appeared a proclamation dissolving the Parliament.

The writs for a general election went out; and soon every part of the kingdom was in a ferment.

Van Citters, who had resided in England during many eventful years, declared that he had never seen London more violently agitated, [570] The excitement was kept up by compositions of all sorts, from sermons with sixteen heads down to jingling street ballads.