thatallthesermons，allthelecturespreached，printed，ventedinsuchnumbers，andsuchvolumes，ashavenowwellnighmadeallotherbooksunsaleable，shouldnotbearmourenoughagainstonesingleEnchiridion，withoutthecastleofSt。AngeloofanImprimatur。
Andlestsomeshouldpersuadeye，LordsandCommons，thattheseargumentsoflearnedmen’sdiscouragementatthisyourOrderaremereflourishes，andnotreal，IcouldrecountwhatIhaveseenandheardinothercountries，wherethiskindofinquisitiontyrannizes;whenIhavesatamongtheirlearnedmen，forthathonourIhad，andbeencountedhappytobeborninsuchaplaceofphilosophicfreedom，astheysupposedEnglandwas，whilethemselvesdidnothingbutbemoantheservileconditionintowhichlearningamongstthemwasbrought;thatthiswasitwhichhaddampedthegloryofItalianwits;thatnothinghadbeentherewrittennowthesemanyyearsbutflatteryandfustian。ThereitwasthatI
foundandvisitedthefamousGalileo，grownold，aprisonertotheInquisition，forthinkinginastronomyotherwisethantheFranciscanandDominicanlicensersthought。AndthoughIknewthatEnglandthenwasgroaningloudestundertheprelaticalyoke，neverthelessItookitasapledgeoffuturehappiness，thatothernationsweresopersuadedofherliberty。Yetwasitbeyondmyhopethatthoseworthieswerethenbreathinginherair，whoshouldbeherleaderstosuchadeliverance，asshallneverbeforgottenbyanyrevolutionoftimethatthisworldhathtofinish。Whenthatwasoncebegun，itwasaslittleinmyfearthatwhatwordsofcomplaintIheardamonglearnedmenofotherpartsutteredagainsttheInquisition，thesameIshouldhearbyaslearnedmenathome，utteredintimeofParliamentagainstanorderoflicensing;andthatsogenerallythat，whenIhaddisclosedmyselfacompanionoftheirdiscontent，Imightsay，ifwithoutenvy，thathewhomanhonestquaestorshiphadendearedtotheSicilianswasnotmorebythemimportunedagainstVerres，thanthefavourableopinionwhichIhadamongmanywhohonourye，andareknownandrespectedbyye，loadedmewithentreatiesandpersuasions，thatIwouldnotdespairtolaytogetherthatwhichjustreasonshouldbringintomymind，towardtheremovalofanundeservedthraldomuponlearning。Thatthisisnotthereforethedisburdeningofaparticularfancy，butthecommongrievanceofallthosewhohadpreparedtheirmindsandstudiesabovethevulgarpitchtoadvancetruthinothers，andfromotherstoentertainit，thusmuchmaysatisfy。
AndintheirnameIshallforneitherfriendnorfoeconcealwhatthegeneralmurmuris;thatifitcometoinquisitioningagainandlicensing，andthatwearesotimorousofourselves，andsosuspiciousofallmen，astofeareachbookandtheshakingofeveryleaf，beforeweknowwhatthecontentsare;ifsomewhobutoflatewerelittlebetterthansilencedfrompreachingshallcomenowtosilenceusfromreading，exceptwhattheyplease，itcannotbeguessedwhatisintendedbysomebutasecondtyrannyoverlearning:andwillsoonputitoutofcontroversy，thatbishopsandpresbytersarethesametous，bothnameandthing。Thatthoseevilsofprelaty，whichbeforefromfiveorsixandtwentyseesweredistributivelychargeduponthewholepeople，willnowlightwhollyuponlearning，isnotobscuretous:whenasnowthepastorofasmallunlearnedparishonthesuddenshallbeexaltedarchbishopoveralargedioceseofbooks，andyetnotremove，butkeephisothercuretoo，amysticalpluralist。HewhobutoflatecrieddownthesoleordinationofeverynoviceBachelorofArt，anddeniedsolejurisdictionoverthesimplestparishioner，shallnowathomeinhisprivatechairassumeboththeseoverworthiestandexcellentestbooksandablestauthorsthatwritethem。
Thisisnot，yeCovenantsandProtestationsthatwehavemade！