Those who still remained without would then not be sufficiently numerous or powerful to extort any further concession, and would be glad to compound for a bare toleration.

[82] The opinion of the Low Churchmen concerning the Test Act differed widely from his.

But many of them thought that it was of the highest importance to have his support on the great questions of Toleration and Comprehension.

From the scattered fragments of information which have come down to us, it appears that a compromise was made.

It is quite certain that Nottingham undertook to bring in a Toleration Bill and a Comprehension Bill, and to use his best endeavours to carry both bills through the House of Lords.