He had pleaded guilty, and had been pardoned; but from this time he showed, on every occasion, the most rancorous personal hatred of his royal mistress, of her husband, and of all who were favoured by either.

It was known that the Queen frequently consulted Burnet; and Howe was possessed with the belief that her severity was to be imputed to Burnet's influence.

[394] Now was the time to be revenged.
In a long and elaborate speech the spiteful Whig--for such he still affected to be--represented Burnet as a Tory of the worst class.

"There should be a law," he said, "making it penal for the clergy to introduce politics into their discourses.

Formerly they sought to enslave us by crying up the divine and indefeasible right of the hereditary prince.
Now they try to arrive at the same result by telling us that we are a conquered people." It was moved that the Bishop should be impeached.
To this motion there was an unanswerable objection, which the Speaker pointed out.