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Rh Bishop Jewel's works (especially the controversy with Harding) ; also a book for entering the names of strange preachers. A pair of organs was desired but not required. Some churches might indeed rise above this standard ; but none was to fall below.

It will be remembered that in 1519 there was much decay, neglect and irreverence in Buckinghamshire, about forty years before the acces- sion of Elizabeth ; but this was nothing to the neglect and irreverence that prevailed about forty years after her death. Perhaps we may see in this the last halting-place of the extreme party of reform within the Church.

Not many cases from this county were referred to the Court of High Commission ; only a few which were quite deserving of punish- ment, such as flagrant irreverence and evil living. There was a consistory court established however at Leighton Buzzard, which gave great offence in the neighbourhood though Sir Nathanael Brent said there was more complaining than proving ; none of its acts have been recorded. The ordinary archdeaconry courts were held at Aylesbury, Buckingham, Stony Stratford, Little Brickhill, etc. In 1642 the Civil War began, and Buckinghamshire was found for the most part on the side of the Parliament. The county town