 Following Nayler's Palm Sunday Re-enactment, Nayler and some of his "followers" were apprehended and subsequently examined before Parliament.The examination found that many of Nayler's followers then referred to Nayler by such titles as, "Lord", "Prince of Peace", etc., apparently believing that Nayler was in some manner representing the return of Jesus Christ.On 16 December 1656 he was convicted of blasphemy in a highly publicised trial before the Second Protectorate Parliament.