====== The Three Estates ======
The members were collectively referred to as the **Three Estates** ([[w... ish throne. It was believed that the universities were affected by the decisions of Parliament and ought
or the preservation of religion and liberty which were in such eminent danger. Neither can we in the lea... and factions that may impede so good a work.
We were glad to find that so many of the nobility and gentry, when here at London, were so much inclined to an union of both kingdoms, an