go to a Parliament whose members were determined to have their say before they 
made up the difference between the King's income and what had to be spent.The Civil War (1640 to 1646):
The Scots occupied Newcastle and, under the treaty of Ripon, stayed in 
occupation of Northumberland and Durham and they were to be paid a subsidy 
until their grievances were redressed.Many of the most unpopular of Charles' courtiers and ministers fled 
abroad: Charles himself recalled Strafford to London, promising ' on the word of 
a king ' that Strafford ' should not suffer in his person, honour, or fortune '.Wherever they went they urged the squires or the burgesses 
to choose a Puritan as their new member.