t, by _concurring_ (47 _a_) timely warning." In others, hopes
_with_ (5) _them_ (5) _they_ were excited, and offices,
should be sure to obtain offices honours, and preferments were held
and honours and any kind of out as the reward of adhesion.
preferment." Though there were too Too many were led away by one or
many corrupted and misled by these other of these temptations, and
several temptations, and (19) indeed some needed no other
others (40 _a_) who needed no temptation than their innate
other temptations than from the fierceness and barbarity and the
fierceness and barbarity _of malice they had contracted against
their_ (47 _a_) _own natures_, and the Church and the court. But the
the malice they had contracted leaders of the conspiracy were not
against the Church and against the many. The flock was large and
court; (43) yet the number was not submissive, but the shepherds were
great _of those in whom the very few.
government of the rest_ (47 _a_)
_was vested_, nor were there many
who had the absolute authority
(13) to lead, though there were a
multitude (13) that was disposed
to follow.

(44) (30) Mr. Pym was looked upon Of these, Mr. Pym was thought
as the man of greatest experience superior to all the rest in
in parliaments, _where he had_ parliamentary experience. To this
(50) _served very long_, and _was advantage he added habits of
always_ (50) _a man of business_, business acquired from his
(7) being an officer in the continuous service in the
Exchequer, (43) and of a good Exchequer. He had also a good
reputation generally, (30) though reputation generally; for, though
known to be inclined to the known to be inclined to the
Puritan party; yet not of those Puritan party, yet he was not so
furious resolutions against the fanatically set against the Church
Church as the other leading men as the other leaders. In this
were, and (44) wholly devoted to respect he resembled the Earl of
the Earl of Bedford, who had Bedford, to whom he was
nothing of that spirit. thoroughly devoted.

(Here follow descriptions of Hampden and Saint John.)

It was generally believed that These three persons, with the
these three persons, with the three peers mentioned before, were
other three lords ment