28 - the achievments of the rump

Question 1

religious divisions in the rump

Answer 1

roughly half wanted presbyterianism in a state church and the other half were indepnants who didnt want any form of state fun church
some also were in favour of aspects of both sides and were somehwere in the middle

Question 2

reluctancy of the rump to make religious decisions

Answer 2

teh absence of sweepingr efoms shows that the rump had no real inetntion of refroming the church along the lines hoped for by the radicals

Question 3

tithes

Answer 3

the rump made little changes to it and the clergy continued to pay it in the same way as they had previously

Question 4

control of the pulpit

Answer 4

controlled what form of woraship was followed in localities
commitee for the propegation of teh gospel was appointed by the rump in 1652 to creatwe a system of strict supervision - but ereligious ivision meant that no clear decision was made on how this would be done

Question 5

the rumps opinion on millenarianism

Answer 5

did noty hold this ame belief
made pamplets of their own to counteract that of teh radical groups

Question 6

issues that were presented to the rump over the legal system

Answer 6

• the preserve of the privledge
• expesnsive
• slow in operation
• in the hands of courrput lawyers

Question 7

reaction of the rump to issues with the legal system

Answer 7

• adopted a more lenient method towards punishing debtors
• used english in the courts instead of french or latin
• legal fees were still highh and provided little acsessibility to the normal person

Question 8

reasons for hesitance, by the rump, to reform the legal system

Answer 8

50/211 were lawyers
the largest group among the average 6-/70 who attended the daily sessions were lawyers

Question 9

the influences of merchants on legal reforms

Answer 9

merchants heavily represented in the house
they used heir infuence to avoid changes on trade such as monopolies ect

Question 10

the moderate rump

Answer 10

it was seen that the rump didnt inted to make sweeping cjhanges, but to excersise moderately and gain support from the established classes

Question 11

social change and the rump

Answer 11

did give soem attention to extending education and poor relief but the demands for funds for wr and security meant taht little changes were made

Question 12

ways of the rump raising finance

Answer 12

taxation
levies on ports
assesment (tax on land)
sale of church and crown lands
confication of royal estates

Question 13

reasons the rump was short on revenue

Answer 13

wars with -
* the irish
* the scottish
* the dutch