  [To be continued. INDEX or BY W. H. HART, F.S.A. PRICE TWO SHILLINGS. LONDON: 1873. HART, PRINTER,] [SAFFRON WALDEN. 54. A short view of the long life and raigne of Henry the Third, King of England. Presented to King James. Printed 1627. 4to. Published anonymously. (By Sir Robert Cotton.) This tract was reprinted in the first number of Morgan's Phoenix Britannicus, 1641, and also in the fourth volume of the Somers Collection of Tracts, 1651. The printers were threatened with proceedings in the Court of High Commission for printing the same without licence, and Sir Robert Cotton, who admitted the authorship, also ran some risk, as appears from the following letter of the Bishop of London (dated February 15th, 1627) to Secretary Conway, and also the examinations of the stationers and printers. My very honorable good Lord, May it please your Lordship, I have found a booke intituled A view of ye long life and raigne of Henry ye third, King of England, which I send your Lordship with the examinations of all that I find guilty of ye setting of it forth under ye hand of ye Register by whom before me there examinacions were taken. The parties ar in custody and I meane to proceede against them by ye High Comission for printing ye booke without licence, leaving the matter of state to your Lordship's wisdome. Sir Robert Cotton acknowledgeth he writt the booke some 15 yeares agone, but denies that he hath any knowledg of or hand in ye now printing of it. Good my Lord, give me leave uppon such occasions as this to repayre to your Lordship, whose wisdome will mutch strenthen my poore endeavors to his Majestie's service in this kind, or any other that lies in my ability and power; Your Lordship's humble servant, Geo. London. From my House, February 15th, 1626. Februarii 15to, A briefe of the severall examinations taken before the Lord Bishop of London thes weeke, touching the booke entituled A veiwe of the long life and raigne of Henry the third, King of England. Benjamin Fisher, a stationer of the City of London, acknowledgeth that he caused five hundred of those bookes to be printed, and no more; five sheets whereof were printed by one Okes a printer, and one other sheete whereof was printed by Breward Alsope and Thomas Fawcett, two other printers. Of these books Fisher saith they have vented four hundred and twenty or thereabouts, and names some of the parties unto whom they have vented them: viz.—one hundred of them to one Peter Horson, the rest to severall stationers in the country, and that he bought the copy thereof of one Alsope a printer, and saith it was printed without licence. This Alsope being examined where he had the copy saith he bought it of one Ferdinando Ely, a broker in bookes, and that the said Fisher sent Alsope to buy it of Ely, that he the said Alsope payd unto Ely xijd. for it, and having bought it delivered it presently unto Fisher, who caused it to be printed. Alsope he saith that he printed of that sheet delivered unto him as many as should make upp a thousand books of that sort, besides some waste sheets. Ferdinando Ely being examined, denieth upon his oath that he ever had the copy of the said book, or that he sold it to Alsope, but afterwards uppon better remembrance saith that about two yeares since he sold a copy of a small book to the said Alsope, but what was the contents of it, or for how much money he sold it, he doth not remember. Peter Horson being examined, confesseth that together with a letter he received an hundred of those books wanting two from the said Fisher, which letter importeth that they were printed at Okes the printer saith his sonn printed part of that book whilest he Okes the father was prisoner in the Compter, and saith that as his sonn told him he printed five hundred of them and no more, and saith they were printed for Benjamin Fisher aforesaid.
55. Religion and Allegiance. Two Sermons. By Roger Manwaring. 1627. These two sermons were preached by Roger Manwaring, D.D., before his Majesty on the 4th July and 29th July, 1627, and were afterwards published under the before mentioned title, for which Manwaring was brought to the bar of the House of Lords. On the 14th June, 1628, that House gave judgment thus:— 1.—That Dr. Manwaring shall be imprisoned during the pleasure of the House. 2.—That he be fined £1000 to the King. 3.—That he shall make such submission and acknowledgment of his offences as shall be set down by a Committee in writing both at the bar and in the House of Commons. 4.—That he shall be suspended three years from the exercise of his ministry. 5.—That he shall hereafter be disabled from any ecclesiastical dignity. 6.—That he shall be for ever disabled to preach at the Court hereafter, and 7.—That his Majesty be moved to grant a proclamation for the calling in of his books, that they may be burnt in London and both Universities. The following is the proclamation:— A Proclamation for the calling in and suppressing of two Sermons, preached and printed by Roger Manwaring, Doctor in Divinity, intituled Religion and Allegiance. Whereas Roger Manwaring, Doctor in Divinity, hath lately preached two Sermons, the one upon the fourth, the other on the nine and twentieth of July last, and after caused them to bee And to that purpose, wee doe hereby straitly charge and command all and every person and persons whatsoever, in whose hands any of those bookes now are, or hereafter shall be, that they foorthwith deliver, or cause the same to be delivered, to the Bishop or other ordinary of that diocese or place where hee or they at any time are, if it be not within either of our Universities; and if it bee in either of the Universities, that then he or they deliver the same to the Vicechancellour of that Universitie, to whom wee doe heereby give speciall charge and command to cause them to be utterly suppressed. And wee doe further charge and command, that no man hereafter presume to print the sayd sermons or either of them againe, upon paine of our high displeasure, and of such further punishment, as for their presumption in that behalfe, may any way bee inflicted upon them. Given at our Court at Whitehall, the foure and twentieth day of June, in the fourth yeere of our reigne of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland. God save the King. Imprinted at London by Bonham Norton and John Bill, Printers to the King's most excellent Majestie. MDCXXVIII. On the 21st of June, Manwaring made a humble submission to the House of Lords, and after the session was over, the fine was remitted, the Doctor himself released from prison, two livings given him, and in 1636 he became Bishop of St. Davids. 56. An Appeal to the Parliament; or Sion's Plea against the Prelacie. Printed the year and moneth wherein Rochell was lost. (1628.) This book was written by Alexander Leighton, a Scotch doctor of physic and divinity, father of the Archbishop. In this book the author calls bishops men of blood, ravens, and magpies; he declares the institution of episcopacy to be anti-christian and satanical; the Queen is a daughter of Heth, and the King is corrupted by bishops to the undoing of himself and people; and he approves of the murder of Buckingham. Language such as this could hardly have been passed over unnoticed. But it was not till June 4th, 1630, that the author was brought before the Star Chamber. There was no difficulty in pronouncing him guilty of seditious and scandalous writings; and he was sentenced to a terrible and barbarous punishment. Besides a fine of £10,000, and degradation from the ministry, he was publicly whipped in Palace Yard, made to stand two hours in the pillory, one ear was cut off, a nostril slit open, and one of his cheeks branded with the letters S.S. (Sower of Sedition.) After this he was sent off to the Fleet Prison. At the end of a week, "being not yet cured," he was brought out again, underwent a second whipping and repetition of the former atrocities, and was then consigned to prison to life, where he actually spent eleven years. In April, 1641, his sentence was reversed by the House of Commons, and he received such consolation as it could afford him, when it was decided that his former mutilation and imprisonment had been entirely illegal. 57. A true relation of the unjust, cruel, and barbarous proceeding against the English at Amboyna in the East Indies, by the Neatherlandish Governour and Councel there. 1624. This book was ordered to be suppressed by a warrant from the Council, dated September 7th, 1631; but the prohibition was revoked, and all restraint upon the sale of the book removed in the following month. 58. An examination of those things wherein the Author of the late Appeale holdeth the doctrines of the Pelagians and Arminians to be the doctrines of the Church of England. By George Carleton, Doctor of Divinitie and Bishop of Chichester. London, 1626. This book was suppressed as appears from a letter from Sir Francis Nethersole to Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia, dated February 14th, 1629, wherein the writer says, "The printers have preferred a petition, alleging that of late books written against Arminians have been suppressed, especially one written by Bishop Carleton, but others written in their favour have been licensed." 59. The Reconciler. Babel no Bethel, that is, the Church of Rome no true visible Church of Christ. By H(enry) B(urton), Rector of St. Matthew's, Friday Street. 1629. Maschil unmasked, in a treatise defending this sentence of our Church, viz., the present Romish Church hath not the nature of the true Church. By Thomas Spencer. London. N. d. The Church of England's old antithesis to new Arminianisme. By William Prynne. London, 1629. On April 20th, 1629, articles were exhibited by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners against the printers and publishers of these books, among whom was Michael Sparkes, stationer, who had been committed to the Fleet "for printing and publishing offensive books without license or warrant." In his answer to the articles objected against him by the Commissioners, Sparkes denies the present binding authority of the decree in the Star Chamber for regulating printing, as directly intrenching on the hereditary liberty of the subjects' persons and goods, and being contrary to Magna Charta, the Petition of Right, and other statutes. He presumed that Court would no way infringe the 60. Rome's Ruin. 1631. Articles were exhibited by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners against Michael Sparke, James Bouler, Nicholas Bourne, and Henry Overton, servant of Mrs. Shefford, of London, stationers, charging them with having caused to be printed without license this "scandalous book," wherein are passages taxing not only the whole state, but also some particular bishops and persons of eminent place in the church. 61. De regno HiberniÆ Sanctorum Insula Commentarius, Authore Illustriss, ac Reverendiss. Domino D. Petro Lombardo Hiberno, Archiepiscopo Ardmachano, totius ejusdem Regni Primate, olim in Alma Universitate Lovaniensi S. Theol. Doctore, & quondam PrÆposito EcclesiÆ Cathedralis Camaracensis, &c. Lovanii, 1632. This book was ordered to be suppressed and prosecuted by Lord Deputy Strafford, at the direction of the King. 62. Histrio Mastix. The Player's Scourge, or Actor's Tragedie. By William Prynne. London, 1633. In this remarkable book the author speaks in such unmeasured terms of "women actors" that it was considered to be a special attack on the Queen, who had herself taken part in the performance of a pastoral at Somerset House. Therefore on February 7th, 1632/3, Mr. William Prynne, utter barrister of Lincoln's Inn, was brought to the Court of Star Chamber on the information of the Attorney General for writing this book, and at the same time were brought up Michael Sparkes and William Buckner, the one for printing and the other for licensing the same book. The book was condemned to be burnt, and Mr. Prynne was adjudged to be put from the bar and to be for ever incapable of his profession, to be expelled from the Society of Lincoln's Inn, to stand in the pillory in Westminster and Cheapside, to lose both his ears, one in each place, and with a paper on his head denoting his offence; to pay a fine of £5000 to the King, and be perpetually imprisoned. Buckner was sentenced to imprisonment according to the course of the Court, and to pay a fine of £50 to the King. Sparkes was sentenced to pay a fine of £500 to the King, and to stand in the pillory in Cheapside without touching his ears, with a paper on his head to declare his offence. The sentence against Prynne was executed the 7th and 10th days of May following. 63. A Defence of the most ancient and sacred Ordinance of God, the Sabbath Day. Second edition, corrected and amended. By Theophilus Brabourne, Clerk. 1634, circa. I have not been able to meet with a copy of this book, but there is at the British Museum a volume by the same author, which may be the first edition of the one now under consideration. It is entitled "A discourse upon the Sabbath Day, wherein are handled these particulars ensuinge. 1.—That the Lord's Day is not Sabbath Day by divine institution. 2.—An exposition of the 4 commandement so farr forth as may give light unto In 1634 Brabourne was cited before the Court of High Commission for writing this book, and in his answer he confessed to have composed and caused to be printed beyond sea five hundred copies of the same, in which he was alleged to have broached "erroneous heretical and judaical opinions." Being admonished to renounce his opinions, he acknowledged himself to be a Sabbatharian, and as much bound to keep the Saturday's Sabbath as the Jews were before the coming of Christ. The Court pronounced him a Jew, a heretic and schismatic, and adjudged him worthy to be severely punished. He was ordered to be deprived of all his ecclesiastical livings and dignities, and to be deposed and degraded from his holy orders and function in the university, pronounced excommunicate, fined £1000, condemned in expenses, ordered to make a public submission conceptis verbis at such times and places as the Court should appoint, and remanded back to prison until the Court advise on some other course for delivering him over to the secular power if he persisted in his opinions. 64. Flagellum Pontificis et Episcoporum Latialium. Auctore Johanne Bastwick. 1635. This book, "though professing to be directed against the Church of Rome, 'tis more than manifest," Laud says, "that it was purposely written and divulged against the Bishops and Church of England." For this Bastwick was cited before the High Commission Court, when thirty seven articles were charged against him. He was acquitted of all the charges except one, and that was his maintaining bishops and priests to be the same order of ministers, or, as he expressed it himself, "Impingitur horrendum crimen quod infulis et apicibus jus divinum negaverim, quod Episcopi et Presbyteri paritatem asseruerim." For this he was condemned to pay a fine of £1000, to be excommunicated, to be debarred from the practise of his profession, his 65. A divine tragedie lately acted: or a collection of sundry memorable examples of God's judgments upon Sabbath breakers. By William Prynne. London. 1636. News from Ipswich, discovering certaine late detestable practises of some domineering lordly prelates. By the same. Ipswich. 1636. The first mentioned book was directed against Noye, the Attorney General, who, it was made out, was visited with a judgment from heaven whilst laughing at Prynne as he stood in the pillory. For writing and publishing these books, the latter of which was styled "a pernicious damnable scurrilous invective and libel," an information was exhibited in the Star Chamber against the author, and on the 14th June, 1637, he was sentenced to lose his ears in the Palace Yard at Westminster, to be fined £5000 to the King, and to perpetual imprisonment. He was also condemned to be stigmatized in the cheeks with two letters, S. and L., for a seditious libeller; and on the 30th June, the sentence was carried out with barbarous cruelty, but at the beginning of the Long Parliament Prynne was liberated. 66. The Lord's Day, the Sabbath Day, or a Brief Answer to some passages in a late Treatise of the (Lord's) Day: digested dialogue-wise betweene two Divines, A. and B. 1636. In March, 1637, articles were objected by the Commissioners for Causes Ecclesiastical against James Hannum, of St. Clement Danes, London, wax chandler, for selling this book, as well as Bastwick's Apologeticus. He was required, by virtue of his oath, to set down how many of the said books he had uttered, vented, or sold, and of whom he had them and to whom he sold 67. ??????S ?O? ???S???O?, sive Apologeticus ad PrÆsules Anglicanos criminum Ecclesiasticorum in Curia CelsÆ Commissionis. Autore Johanne Bastwick, M.D. 1636. This was written by Bastwick, while he was in confinement in the Gate House Prison, in answer to a book by Thomas Chowney, a Sussex gentleman, who maintained that the Church of Rome was a true church, and had not erred in fundamentals. For writing and publishing this book, as well as the Litany (presently described), an information was exhibited in the Star Chamber against Bastwick, and on June 14th, 1637, he was sentenced to lose his ears in the Palace Yard at Westminster, to be fined £5000 to his Majesty and to perpetual imprisonment. He was confined in the castle or fort of the Isles of Scilly, but was liberated by the Long Parliament. 68. An Apology of an Appeale. Also an Epistle to the true-hearted Nobility. By Henry Burton, Pastor of St. Matthewe's, Friday Street. 1636. For God and the King. The summe of two Sermons preached on the fifth of November last in St. Matthewe's, Friday Streete, 1636. By Henry Burton, Minister of God's word there and then. Burton was born at Birsall in Yorkshire in 1579. He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, and became Rector of St. Matthew's, Friday Street about 1626. He had been Clerk of the Closet to Prince Henry, and afterwards to Prince Charles; a position in which he was not continued when Charles became King. In this bitter disappointment he produced the 69. The Letany of John Bastwick, Doctor of Phisicke, being now full of devotion, as well in respect of the common calamities of plague and pestilence, as also of his owne particular miserie, lying at this instant in Limbo Patrum. Printed by the speciall procurement and for the especiall use of our English Prelats, in the yeare of remembrance, Anno 1637. The answer of John Bastwick, Doctor of Phisicke, to the exceptions made against his Letany by a learned Gentleman, which is annexed to the Litany itselfe, as Articles superadditionall against the Prelats. This is to follow the Letany as a second part thereof. Printed in the yeare of remembrance, Anno 1637. The Answer of John Bastwick, Doctor of Phisicke, to the information of Sir John Bancks, Knight, Atturney universall. Printed in the yeare 1637. XVI New QuÆres proposed to our Lord PrÆlates. Printed in the yeare M.DC.XXXVII. The first mentioned book, the "Letany" was at first only shown to a few friends in manuscript, but afterwards it came to be printed in this way. John Lilburne, afterwards a Lieutenant Colonel in the Parliamentary army, and who behaved with such gallantry at Marston Moor, was introduced to Dr. Bastwick in 1637, and was so much pleased at hearing the Letany, that having a little ready money at command, he undertook to get it printed in Holland. Bastwick was at first averse to this, as he distrusted a friend of Lilburne's who would have to assist in disposing of the impression. His scruples however were overcome, 70. Britannia Triumphans: a Masque presented at Whitehall by the King's Majestie and his Lords on the Sunday after Twelfth Night, 1637. By Inigo Jones, Surveyor of His Majestie's Workes, and William Davenant, Her Majestie's Servant. London, 1637. This masque is said to have been suppressed from the statement on the title page of it being acted on a Sunday, and the clamour it excited. 71. Sunday no Sabbath. A Sermon preached before the Lord Bishop of Lincolne at his Lordship's visitation at Ampthill in the County of Bedford, August 17th, 1635. By John Pocklington, Doctor of Divinitie, late Fellow and President both of Pembroke Hall and Sidney College in Cambridge, and Chaplaine to the Right Reverend Father in God the Lord Bishop of Lincolne. London, 1636. Altare Christianum, or the Dead Vicar's Plea. Wherein the Vicar of Gr. being dead yet speaketh and pleadeth out of antiquity against him that hath broken downe his altar. Presented and humbly submitted to the consideration of his superiours, the governours of our Church. By John Pocklington, D.D. London, 1637. For writing these books Pocklington was deprived of all his livings, dignities, and preferments, and prohibited the King's Court. These proceedings were instituted against him at the instigation of Archbishop Williams. On February 10th, 1641, the House of Lords ordered that these two books should be publicly burnt in the City of London and the two Universities by the common hangman; and on March 10th, the House ordered the Sheriffs of London and the Vice-Chancellors of both the Universities forthwith to take care and see the order of the house carried into execution. 72. An Introduction to a Devout Life, 1637. This is a translation of the "Praxis Spiritualis, sive Introductio ad vitam devotam," by the celebrated Catholic divine, St. Francis de Sales. Archbishop Laud in writing to his Vice-Chancellor in The following is the proclamation for suppressing the book:— "By the King. "A proclamation for calling in a book entituled An Introduction to a Devout Life; and that the same be publikely burnt. "Whereas a book entituled An Introduction to a Devout Life, was lately printed by Nicholas Oakes of London, and many of them published and dispersed throughout the realme, the copy of which book being brought to the Chaplaine of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for licence and allowance, was by him, upon diligent perusall, in sundry places expunged and purged of divers passages therein tending to Popery. Neverthelesse, the same book, after it was so amended and allowed to be printed, was corrupted and falsified by the translator and stationer, who between them inserted again the same Popish and unsound passages; and the stationer is now apprehended, and the translator sought for, to be proceeded against according to justice. His Majesty, out of his pious and constant care to uphold and maintain the religion professed in the Church of England in its purity, without error or corruption, doth therefore hereby declare his royall will and pleasure to be, and doth straitly charge and command all persons, of what degree, quality, or condition soever, to whose hands any of the said bookes are or shall come, that without delay they deliver or send them to the Bishop or Chancellor of the Diocesse, whom his Majestie requireth to cause the same to be publikely burnt, as such of "Given at our Court at Whitehall, the fourteenth day of May in the thirteenth yeare of our reigne. "God save the King. "Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the King's most excellent Majestie; and by the Assignes of John Bill. 1637." 73. The Jubilee of Jesuits. Circa, 1640. In this book it was contained that the Papists should fish in troubled waters while the King was at war with the Scots, with prayers in it for the holy martyrs that suffered in the Fleet sent against the heretics in England, 1639. It is undoubtedly the same work as is entitled "Jubileum sive speculum Jesuiticum opera et studio I.L.W.O.P.," of which there is a reprint in the British Museum dated 1643. On the 14th November, 1640, Thomas Chude and John Clay were called in before the House of Commons to testify touching this book, when Chude declared he had one in his custody; he had it from a woman at Redriffe, wife to H. Goodwell, a cobbler, whose wife was a Papist; he delivered the book the same day he had it to the Sheriff of London, Sheriff Warner. 74. Information from the Estaits of the Kingdome of Scotland to the Kingdome of England. 1640. By a proclamation of March 30th, 1640, "against libellous and seditious pamphlets and discourses sent from Scotland," this tract was prohibited on account of its containing "many most notorious falsehoods and scandals to the dishonour of His Majesty's proceedings with his subjects in Scotland." 75. Mr. Maynard's Speech before both Houses in Parliament, upon Wednesday, the 24th of March, in reply upon the Earle of Strafford's Answer to his Articles at the Barre. 1641. On April 6th, 1641, it was ordered by the House of Commons that enquiry should be made after the printer and venter of this speech, and that all diligence was to be used in suppressing the same. 76. The Anatomy of Et cÆtera. Or the unfolding of that dangerous Oath in the close of the Sixth Canon, As it was contrived by the Bishops and some of the Clergie in their late Oath Ex Officio, cunningly obliging the Consciences of His Majestie's Subjects to observe and obey whatsoever errours they would impose. Condemned and dissected in a passionate Conference betwixt the two zealous Brothers Roger and Ralph, penned at the first injunction of the new Canons, and now publisht since their abolishment. By an Oxfordshire gentleman. London, 1641. On August 24th, 1641, it was resolved by the House of Commons that Richard Heren should be sent for as a delinquent by the Sergeant at Arms for printing this pamphlet; and also that Thomas Bray, an Oxon scholar, who turned the pamphlet out of poetry into prose should also be sent for as a delinquent. A copy is preserved in the British Museum Library. It commences thus:— "Two of the zealous Tribe being inspired, as they tearmed it, and having a greater parcell of the spirit than at other times, after a great deal of chat, now concerning this thing, and now concerning that thing, at last drew themselves as far as the New Canons, where they read, but yet you must not thinke that "Roger. I that have behaved my selfe so well, that now I am in sincerity elected a Zealous Brother, I that having my worth seen am for it rewarded with twenty Nobles per annum, besides what I collect every year from our Female Charity, considering with myselfe what a vile and indiscreet thing these new Oathes and Canons are, I am even wrapt besides my selfe, and with this very word, or letter, or syllable, or whatsoever it is, I must and will dissect it. "Ralph. Why brother Roger? Art thou of so shallow capacity as thou makest thyselfe to be? Have patience pray, and rather finde fault with the Printer than with the thing printed, or rather with him which set the Printer on worke than with the Printer himselfe, these times are corrupted, for why? corrupt men have ruled us here in this Land. "Here could Roger hold no longer, but like to a Beardog, he yawnes, and barkes, and bawles, saying, "Roger. In sincerity brother Ralph, thou doest not know what an urging this is to me, see what a vile mishapen monster it is, this Et cÆtera, God blesse us! is a Limbe of the Devill;" &c., &c. And it concludes thus:— "Well, these two Zealous Brothers had dranke so long together that they played the beasts, like a couple of drunken rogues, &c., and then they must needs quarrell, and make themselves and Religion in them to be scoffed egregiously, and indeed it is an ancient proverbe, When theeves fall out, true men come by their goods. "It chanced that Roger gave Ralph some words in his drinke, which did not very well please him, which made Ralph break out beyond the bounds of modesty, and told him that he was a dissembling knave, and that he could prove him so, for said Ralph, Is it not the part of a knave to carry another man's wife so far as Banbury in Oxfordshire, and there to live with her, and keep her as your owne wife? fie, fie, for shame. "Nay, said Roger, hic-up, if you go to that, hic-up, you are as arrant a knave as my selfe, hic-up, for do you remember, you Slave you, how you wisht your wife in the Low Countries, to say, that you "Thus they brawled, and scolded, and scolded, and brawled, till they fell asleep, in which pickle I left them." 77. The order and course of passing Bills in Parliament. 1641. On June 3rd, 1641, the House of Commons referred to the Committee concerning printing, the consideration of the printing of this book, and they were to report to the House what they thought fit to be done therein; and to send for the printer thereof, and the parties who conceived themselves to be prejudiced by that false copy. A copy is preserved in the British Museum Library. 78. The true relation of the French Ambassage. 1641. On July 12th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that the printing of this pamphlet be referred to the Committee for printing, where Sir Edward Dering had the chair; and on the 18th November following, it was further ordered that Alsop the printer should be summoned to attend and answer such matters as should be objected against him concerning the printing of this pamphlet, and that some course was to be considered for preventing inordinate printing for the future. 79. The Copy of a Letter sent from the Earle of Holland to an Honourable Lord at the Parliament. 1641. On August 20th, 1641, the House of Commons referred to the Committee concerning printing to enquire who printed this letter, and to take some course and propound it to the House for preventing the inordinate licence of printing. On enquiry it was found that Thomas Symonds was the printer, and it was resolved A copy is preserved in the British Museum Library. 80. Sir Kenelme Digbye's Honour Maintained by a most couragious Combat which he fought with the Lord Mount le Ros, who by base and slanderous words reviled our King. Also the true relation how he went to the King of France, who kindly intreated him, and sent two hundred men to guard him so far as Flanders. And now he is returned from Banishment, and to his eternall honour lives in England. Printed at London for T. B., 1641. A pamphlet of five pages, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. On the title page is a rough woodcut representing two men fighting a duel. On November 24th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that the Committee for printing should enquire after the printing of this book. 81. A terrible outcry against the loytering exalted prelates. By H. Walker. 1641. On December 20th, 1641, the House of Commons resolved that Walker should be sent for as a delinquent by the Sergeant at Arms for being author of this pamphlet; and the printing of this and other books by the same author was referred to the Committee for printing. 82. Noli me tangere is a thinge to be thought on. Or Vox carnis sacrÆ clamantis ab Altari ad Aquilam sacrilegam. Noli me tangere ne te perdam. 1642. On January 31st, 1641/2, the House of Commons referred this book to the Committee for printing, to enquire out the author and the printer thereof. 83. The Lord Digbies Speech in the House of Commons to the Bill of Attainder of the Earle of Strafford, the 21 of April, 1641. Printed in the yeare 1641. On July 13th, 1641, the House of Commons resolved that this speech contained untrue and scandalous matters concerning the proceedings of the Committees of the Lords and Commons, and that the publishing and printing of that speech by Lord Digby, after a vote passed in that House, was scandalous to the proceedings of that House, and a crime; and it was also ordered that all the books so printed should be publicly burnt on the following Friday, in various parts of London by the Common Hangman. A copy exists in the British Museum Library. 84. Master Glyn's Reply to the Earle of Strafford's defence of the severall Articles objected against him by the House of Commons. London. Printed for Lawrence Chapman, 1641. On May 11th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that this speech, which was printed and went under Mr. Glynne's name, should be suppressed and the printer punished: and the Master and Wardens of the Stationers' Company were to attend the House to employ their best endeavours accordingly. A copy exists in the British Museum Library. It is in quarto, and contains 56 pages. 85. Verses lately written by Thomas, Earle of Strafford. 1641. A folio broadside, containing nine seven-line stanzas. On May 14th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that the consideration of printing these verses be referred to the Committee for printing of books. A copy is preserved in the British Museum Library. The verses are as follows:— (I.) "Go, Empty Joyes, With all your noyse, And leave me here alone, In sweet sad silence to bemoane Your vaine and fleet delight, Whose danger none can see aright, Whilest your false splendor dimmes his sight. (II.) Goe and insnare With your false ware, Some other easie Wight, And cheat him with your flattering Light; Raine on his head a shower Of Honours, favor, wealth, and power; Then snatch it from him in an houre. (III.) Fill his big minde With gallant winde Of Insolent applause; Let him not fear all-curbing Lawes, Nor King nor People's frowne, But dreame of something like a Crowne, And climing towards it, tumble downe. (IV.) Let him appeare In his bright Sphere Like Scynthia in her pride, With star-like troups on every side; Such for their number and their light, As may at last orewhelme him quite, And blend us both in one dead night. (V.) Welcome, sad Night, Griefe's sole delight, Your mourning best agrees With Honour's funerall Obsequies. In Thetis' lap he lies, Mantled with soft securities, Whose too much Sunshine blinds his eyes. (VI.) Was he too bold, That needs would hold With curbing raines, the day, And make Sol's fiery Steeds obay? Then sure as rash was I, Who with ambitious wings did fly In Charles his Waine too loftily. (VII.) I fall, I fall; Whom shall I call? Alas, can he be heard, Who now is neither lov'd nor fear'd. You, who were wont to kisse the ground, Where e're my honor'd steps were found, Come catch me at my last rebound. (VIII.) How each admires Heav'n's twinkling fires, When from their glorious seat Their influence gives life and heat. But O! how few there ar', (Though danger from that act be far) Will stoop and catch a falling star. (IX.) Now 'tis too late To imitate Those Lights, whose pallidnesse Argues no inward guiltinesse: Their course one way is bent. The reason is, there's no dissent In Heaven's high Court of Parliament. London, printed 1641. 86. The Saint's Beliefe. By John Turner. 1641. A folio broadside. On May 18th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that this publication be referred to the Committee for printing as concerning the printer; and that the Stationers' Company be strictly required to use all their endeavours to suppress those copies; and that John Turner, who names himself the author, be sent for as a delinquent for his boldness in causing a new belief to be printed without authority, during the sitting of parliament. The accompanying folding page contains an exact reprint, line for line, of this eccentric paper, of which a copy exists in the British Museum Library. THE a Gen. 1, 1. Prov. 16, 4. b 1 Joh. 5, 7. c Joh. 10, 30. 1 Joh. 5, 7. d Gen. 1, 2. Joh. 1, 1, 2, 3. e Ro. 3, 24. Ephe. 1, 7. f Psal. 97, 10. Phil. 4, 7. g Tit. 2, 11. Jo. 11, 25. h Col. 2, 9. Mat. 1, 23. i 1 Tim. 2, 5. Act. 2, 22. Heb. 7, 24. k 1 Joh. 4, 9. Joh. 3, 17. l Isay. 7, 14. Luk. 2, 7. m John 11, 48. John 19, 12, 15, 16. n Mat. 27, 35. o Joh. 19, 33. p Luk. 23, 43, 46. q Joh. 19, 41, 42. r 1 Cor. 15, 4. s Act. 1, 9, 10, 11. Joh. 20, 17. t Heb. 1, 3. u Act. 3, 21. w 1 Joh. 2, 12. Joh. 1, 29. x 1 Thes. 4, 16, 17. y Mat. 25, 32. z Mat. 1, 2, 36. a Gen. 6, 5. 1 Cor. 3, 20. b Mat. 12, 36. c Exo. 20, 7. Mat. 5, 34, 35, 36, 37. Jam. 1, 26. d Rev. 22, 12. Mat. 25, 41, 45, 46. I Beleeve in one Almighty God, [a] Creator and maker of all things, [b] distinguished in three, Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost: [c] but not divided, [d] all working together in the Creation, [e] Redemption, [f] preservation, [g] and salvation of Man. The Son our Lord Jesus Christ, [h] God [i] and Man; [k] begotten and sent by the Father; [l] conceived and born of the Virgin Mary, [m] suffered under the Roman power, Pilate being Judge; [n] crucified [o] dead, [p] and his soule immediately received by God his Father; [q] and his body buried; [r] rose againe the third day according to the Scriptures; [s] and ascended into heaven; [t] sits at the right hand of God; [u] whom the heavens must contain for a time; [w] in whom all our sins are forgiven; [x] and from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead; [y] before whom every one shall appeare, [z] to give an account [a] of every evill thought, [b] idle word, [c] vaine oath, and [d] wicked action. And I beleeve in the Holy Ghost, [e] sent by the Father and the Sonne to teach and leade [f] his Elect in all truth, [g] instituting by his Apostles particular Churches here on earth, and no other; [h] every ordinance of God belonging to every one of them; [i] all of equall authority, no one being greater or lesser then other, either in power or priviledges; [k] who must serve him as he hath commanded in his holy Scriptures; [l] both in ordinances, [m] and order, [n] in their own Faith; [o] with a pure conscience; [p] all Beleevers being bound in duty to have and hold communion in some one of them; [q] and that every Church hath power from GOD to elect and ordaine their own Officers, [r] receive in Beleevers, [s] and Excommunicate any one of them that lives in transgression, without the helpe or assistance of any; [t] no one member being more free then another. [u] And I beleeve I am bound in conscience to GOD to honour and obey my Father, Mother, King, Master, and every Officer under him, whether they be Christians, irreligious, Idolaters, or Heathens. The Commandement requires obedience to every one of them of what Religion soever they be equall, and alike. [w] And I beleeve the bodies of the just shall rise to life everlasting, [x] and the wicked to everlasting perdition, &c. e Joh. 14, 26. Joh. 15, 26. Joh. 16, 13. f Col. 3, 12. 1 Pet. 1, 2. Rom. 9, 11. g Mat. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Rev. 1, 11. Gal 1, 2. h 1 Cor. 3, 21, 22, 23. Psal. 149, 7, 8, 9. i 2 Cor. 12, 13. 1 Cor. 5, 12, 13. k Joh. 15, 10, 14. Joh. 5, 39. l Rev. 22, 18. Deut. 5, 32. Mat. 28, 20. m Col. 2, 5. 1 Cor. 14, 40. 1 Cor. 15, 2. Levi. 10, 1, 2. 1 Chro. 13, 9, 11. 1 Chro. 15, 13. Num. 15, 16. n 2 Tim. 1, 13, 14. Mat. 9, 22. Mark 16, 16. Heb. 11, 6. o 1 Tim. 19, 1. Joh. 3, 20. p Heb. 10, 25. Mat. 18, 17, 18, 19, 20. q Acts 6, 2, 3, 5. Act. 14, 23. Act. 1, 15, 23, 26. Ezek. 33, 2. Numb. 8, 10. r 2 Cor. 2, 7, 8. Joh. 3, 10. s Mat. 18, 17, 18, 19, 20. 1 Cor. 5, 12, 13. Acts 11, 2, 3, 4. t Ro. 2, 11. Deut. 1, 17. Jam. 2, 9. Acts 11, 2, 3, 4. u Ro. 13, 2, 3, 4, 5. Exo. 20, 12. Ephes. 6, 5, 10. 1 Cor. 15. Mat. 25, 34. x Isay. 30, 33. Mat. 25, 41, 46.
By me JOHN TURNER, Prisoner of our Lord Jesus Christ (committed by the Bishops) neare 14 yeares; for affirming CHRIST JESUS hath left in his written word sufficient direction to order his Church and Children in his worship: So that nothing may be done, over nor above, nor besides, what is commanded therein, by a Precept, an Example, or a true gathered consequence; which I dare not but affirme, though I die for the same. And now delivered (as abusively Imprisoned all this time) by the most Honourable Lords in Parliament, 1641. 1 Cor. 15, 57. Thanks be unto God which hath given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 87. The declaration of Colonel Goring to the House of Commons upon his examination concerning the late conspiracie against the state and kingdome. With the On June 28th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that this book be referred to the Committee for printing, and they were to use their best diligence in enquiring as to the printer. 88. The Protestation protested, or a short remonstrance showing what is principally required of all those that have or doe take the last Parliamentary Protestation. 1641. On July 10th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that the Committee for printing should take this book into consideration, and examine the printer thereof, and discover the author; and on August 24th following, it was further ordered that Gregory Dexter, printer, who printed this pamphlet and was therefore committed prisoner to the Gatehouse, should be bailed. 89. The Brownists' Conventicle: or an assemble of Brownists, Separatists, and Non-Conformists, as they met together at a private house to heare a Sermon of a brother of theirs neere Algate, being a learned Felt-maker. 1641. On the title page of this curious tract (of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library) there is a woodcut which represents four men seated at a table after a meal, and listening to one who appears half an idiot, and is named "simple Robin"; on the right is a man kissing a woman, and saying, "A little in On July 12th, 1641, this tract was referred by the House of Commons to the Committee for printing. 90. The order and form for Church Government by Bishops and the Clergy of this kingdom. N. d. On July 23rd, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet be referred to the Committee for printing; and that the author and printer be enquired after. 91. The Heads of severall Petitions and complaints made against, 1.—Sir John Connyers, Lieutenant Generall of the Horse in the Northerne expedition. 2.—Dr. Heywood, of St. Gyles in the Fields. 3.—The Parishioners of St. Mary Woolchurch. 4.—Dr. Fuller of St. Giles, Cripplegate. 5.—Mr. Booth, of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate, Touching the Rayles about the Communion Table, the Pictures in Glasse windowes, and weekely Lectures; and read before the Committee, October 16, 1641. London, Printed for John Thomas, 1641. On October 23rd, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that the Stationers' Company should enquire and inform the House who printed this "scandalous pamphlet." 92. A Petition directed to the House of Lords by the inhabitants of the County of Herts. 1642. This is contained in a tract of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library, entitled: "Two Petitions of the Knights, Gentlemen, Freeholders, and others of the Inhabitants of the County of Hertford. The one to the Right Honourable House of Peeres, the other to the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. Delivered by at least 4000 Knights, Gentlemen, Freeholders, and other Inhabitants of the County of Hertford, January 25, 1641. London." Printed by a perfect copy for John Wright, dwelling in the Old Bailey. 1642. On the title page of this tract is a small woodcut representing an old man standing under a tree, from which he is lopping some branches, with a scroll over his head inscribed "noli altvm sapere." On January 25th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that a Committee should examine who printed this petition, and who was the author of it, and brought it to be printed. Martin Eldred, of Jesus College in Cambridge, on being brought to the bar, said that he did not compose the petition, but one Thomas Herbert, once of Trinity College, did compose it; and that he was in the company of Herbert when he composed it, and that it was composed at the Sign of the Antelope, and afterwards sold it to John Greensmith for two shillings and sixpence. John Greensmith the stationer was called in, and confessed that Eldred and Herbert brought the petition unto him, and that one Barnaby Alsop, of Bread Street, printed it; he also confessed that he had printed sundry pamphlets of these men's composing: viz.—Good News from Ireland, and Bloody News, and the Cambridge Petition, and that he had two shillings and sixpence a piece for them. It was thereupon resolved that Eldred and Greensmith should be committed prisoners to the Gatehouse, and that Herbert and Alsop should be sent for as delinquents; but shortly afterwards Eldred and Greensmith were liberated. The following is a copy of the petition complained of:— "To the Right Honovrable the "The humble Petition of Knights, Gentlemen, Freeholders, and other inhabitants of the County of Hertford "Sheweth, "That the Petitioners having hitherto with much patience waited for, and with great confidence expected the happy progresse of this Parliament, and therein the removall of all those grievances under which they have a long time groaned, and the perfect Reformation of Church and Commonwealth, They are now constrained to represent unto this Honourable House, the manifold feares, troubles, and distractions wherewith they are incompassed, ariseing from that hellish and bloody rebellion in Ireland, acted by the Papists against our Bretheren by Nation and Religion, apparently threatning the losse of that Kingdome, the extirpation of the Protestants Religion there, and extreame prejudice, if not ruine of this Kingdome, From the want of timely and powerful supplies to suppresse those Rebells, the not granting ample Commissions to those who have bin ready to take up Armes against them, the not passing of the Acts for impressing Soldiers to that service, and the delayes in acceptance of the worthy offer of the South Nation to send 10,000 Soldiers thither, From the continuance of the Prelacy, and multitude of erronious and scandalous Ministers in this Kingdome; the Insolency of the Papists their being armed: the want of execution of Justice against Priests and Jesuits already condemned, and other notorious Delinquents; the many desperate plots and designes attempted against the Parliament and Kingdome by the Popish and Prelaticall party; the great and unparrelled breaches lately made upon the Priviledges of Parliament, endangering the overthrow of the very being thereof, and the destruction of divers of its Members, worthy Patriots of their Country; the not disclosing and punishing of those persons who counselled the same; The unpreparednesse of the sea Forts and other strengths of this Kingdome by Sea and Land against any Invasions, and the continuance of divers of them in unsafe hands, wherein the Parliament (and in them the whole Kingdome) cannot confide, the delay of putting the Kingdome into a posture of Warre, for their better defence; the misunderstanding between his Majesty "The Petitioners therefore humbly pray, that all the foresaid Causes and springs of their feares and troubles may be speedily removed: And (for the effecting thereof) that the evill Councellors and others hindring the publike good may be taken from his Maiestie, and the voting of the Popish Lords and Bishops removed out of this Honourable House; And that the Petitioners (who shall be ever ready to hazard their lives and Estates for the deffence of the King and Parliament, the Priviledges of the same, and in speciall those noble Lords and Gentlemen in both Houses, whose endeavours are for the publike good) may have liberty to protest against all those as enemies to this Kingdome, who refuse to joyne with those Honourable Lords and the House of Commons for the putting of the Kingdome into a way of safety under the Command of such persons as the Parliament shall appoint. "And your Petitioners shall daily pray, &c." 93. The Resolution of the Roundheads to pull downe Cheapside Crosse. Being a zealous Declaration of the Grievances wherewith their little Wits are consumed to On February 1st, 1641/2, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing; and Stephen Buckle, in St. Martin's, London, who was said to be the printer, was ordered to attend the Committee. A copy of this curious pamphlet is in the British Museum Library. It commences thus:— "Whereas we are through our great ignorance and obstinacy growne to a most seditious and malignant head, and the hornes of that head (though of a maine length) not able to support our arrogant faction, as appeares by our last being soundly slasht and bastinadoed by a mad crew called the Cavallery; and whereas a great part of us have shut up our shops because wee could no longer keepe them open, which kind of shutting up proceedeth commonly from our vast expence in White broths, Custards, and other luxurious Dishes provided for the Edification one of another. And whereas the multitude, called true Protestants, endeavour to hold up Bishops, to maintaine good Order, Discipline, and Orthodox preaching in the Church, Learning and Arts in the Universities, and peace in the Commonwealth; all which is nothing but Idolatry, superstition, prophanenesse, and plaine Popery: and further, whereas wee (who are nothing properly but Roundheads and Prickeares) who are in most scandalous manner termed Puritans, Holy Brethren, the Zealots of the Land, and which in sincerity wee never were, or ever will be:—" And then after stating various grievances, not without a considerable spice of indecency, the pamphlet proceeds thus:— "All which grievances doe stand with much reason, and therefore are utterly against our tender Consciences, and never were "1.—That our religion, Tenents, and maners before mentioned be established and maintained against all reason, Learning, Divinity, Order, Discipline, Morality, Piety, or Humanity whatsoever. "2.—That the very names of Bishops shall be a sufficient Jury and judge to condemne any of them, without any further Evidence or circumstance. "3.—That if any man whatsoever having knowledge in the Latine Tongue (being a Popish Language) shall presume to think he can save a soule by preaching, he be excommunicated both in this world and in the World to come unlesse it be some certaine Lecturers of whose approved rayling and ignorance we are well assured, and have knowne to stand 6 houres on a fasting day. "4.—That the Felt-maker and the Cobler, two innocent cuckolds may be instituted Primats and Metropolitans of the two Arch Provinces, and the rest of the Sect preserved (preferred?) according to their imbecilities of spirit, to such Bishopricks and other Livings as will competently serve to procure fat poultry for the filling of their insatiate stomacks; in which regard, Church livings had more need to be encreased than diminished. "5.—That no man whatsoever who beares the name of Caviler, may be capable of making any of the Brethren a Cukold, unless he cut his hair and altar his Profession, but be excluded from the Conventicles as the King's friend and a Reprobate. "6.—Lastly, That there bee two whole daies set apart to Fast and pray, for the confusion of all that are not thus resolved. "I come to charge yee "That slight the Clergie, "And pull the Miter from the Prelate's head; "That you will bee wary, "Lest you miscarry, "In all these factious humours you have bred; "But as for Brownists wee'l have none, "But take them all; and hang them one by one. "Your wicked Actions, "Joyn'd in Factions, "Are all but aymes to rob the King of his due, "Then give this reason, "For your treason, "That you'l be rul'd if he'l be rul'd by you; "Then leave these Factions, zealous brother, "Least you be hang'd against each other. "Your wit abounded, "Gentle Roundhead, "When you abus'd the Bishops in a Dity; "When as you sanged, "They must be hanged, "A Tinpence of malice made you witty, "And though your hot zeale made you bold, "When you are hang'd your a—e will be a cold. "Then leave confounding, "And expounding, "The doctrine that you preach in Tubs; "You raise this warring, "And private jarring, "I doubt, in time will prove the knave of Clubs; "It's for your lying, and not for your Oathes, "You shall be hang'd, and Greg shall have your cloaths. "We further agree amonst ourselves that whosoever shall not be of our owne Schismaticall opinion, they shall receive from us the Apellation of Papists, though never so innocent and harmelesse; and whatsoever shall be enacted by them as adornment to their Church, wee will terme it superstitious and Popish Innovation, if not approved by our sect. But O! the famous and illustrious Crosse in Cheapside, the Enigmaticall Embleme of impiety, in respect it has bin an eye-sore unto us so long, We order further, that we not onely proceed, but also perfect those our zealous beginnings in the confusion therof; not only detracting armes and legges of the superstitious bodies, but also making it levell with the ground, to the utter abolishing of their Idoll, which they account the glory of this City; after 94. A collection of speeches made by Sir Edward Dering, Knight and Baronet, in matters of religion. London, 1642. This book was on February 2nd, 1641/2, voted by the House of Commons scandalous, and ordered to be burnt by the Common Hangman in Westminster, Cheapside, and Smithfield; the author disabled from sitting as a member, and ordered to be committed to the Tower; the printer was likewise prohibited from selling them. On February 5th it was also ordered that the Stationers' Company should have power to search the houses where they should be informed that Sir Edward Dering's books were printing, or to be sold, and seize them, and inform the House of the name of the printer. 95. Vox HiberniÆ. This is a false copy of a sermon preached by the Archbishop of Armagh before the House of Lords on the Fast day, December 22nd, 1641. It was printed by one John Nicholson; but on the petition of the Archbishop it was ordered to be called in and suppressed by the House of Lords on February 11th, 1641. 96. To your Tents, O Israel. By Henry Walker. 1642. A seditious pamphlet, for which Walker was tried at the Old Bailey in July, 1642. On the trial the Queen's Attorney and two Serjeants at law after causing the indictment to be read "began to show and did make it plain how odious the matter was, and how it was a fact of a high nature; first against his Majesty, to make him as it were odious to his people: To your Tents, O This account of Walker's trial is taken from his life and recantation, collected and written by John Taylor, 1642. 97. The Petition of Sir Philomy Oneale, Knight, Generall of the Rebels in Ireland, and of the Lords, Nobility, and Commanders of the Army of the Catholiques in that Kingdome. Presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons now assembled in the High Court of Parliament in England. London. Printed by T. F. for John Thomas. On March 8th, 1641/2, the House of Commons ordered that the consideration of this pamphlet be referred to the Committee for printing, and that they take some speedy course for repairing the honour of the Earl of Ormond, much wounded by this pamphlet, and for the corporal punishment of the printer and the contriver. 98. Message of the House of Commons, sent in reply to his Majesty's last message. 1642. On March 28th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that John Franc the printer should be forthwith sent for as a delinquent by the Serjeant at Arms for causing this message to be printed without any licence. 99. The humble petition and declaration of both Houses of Parliament, of 23rd March, 1641/2. On March 28th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that John Wright the stationer and Gregory Dexter should be sent for as delinquents by the Serjeant at Arms for printing this petition without licence. 100. Two letters from the Hague. 1642. On March 28th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that William Humfreyvile should be sent for as a delinquent for feigning and making these two letters, and causing them to be printed. 101. Diurnal from March 14th to March 21st, 1642. On March 28th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that this Diurnal, printed by Robert Wood, was false and scandalous to the King and the parliament, and contained in it "divers seditious passages and of dangerous consequence," and that Wood should be sent for as a delinquent by the Serjeant at Arms for printing this Diurnal; and it was resolved that whoever should print or sell any act or passages of that house under the name of a Diurnal or otherwise without particular licence "should be reputed a high contemner and breaker of the privilege of parliament, and so punished accordingly." A copy of this Diurnal is among the King's pamphlets in the British Museum. 102. A short treatise of Baptisme: wherein is declared that only Christ's disciples or beleevers are to be baptised; and that the baptising of infants hath no footing in the word of God, but is a meere tradition received from our forefathers. 1642. A little pamphlet of 13 pages, written by Thomas Kilcop, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. On April 28th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that the Lord Chief Justice should be required to proceed against Thomas Kilcop according to law "speedily and with effect" for the setting forth and publishing this "scandalous ignorant pamphlet." 103. A Letter sent by a Yorkshire Gentleman to a friend in London: Being a full and true Relation of the proceedings betweene his Majesty and the County of York, at Heworth Moore, upon Friday, June 3. Also the most materiall passages of this weeke, from London, Westminster, &c. N. d. A pamphlet of eight pages, but without title; of which a copy exists in the British Museum Library. On June 8th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing, and that the printer should be immediately sent for to attend that Committee. 104. A true relation of the proceedings of the Scotts and English forces in the north of Ireland. 1642. On June 8th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing, and that the printers be sent for; and that Tobias Sedgewick, Francis Cowles, and Thomas Baites be forthwith sent for in safe custody. Cowles and Bates being called in before the Committee, confessed that one White, a printer, brought the copy thereof to them before it was printed, and offered to sell the impression thereof to them, and they accordingly bought it and published divers printed copies thereof. It was thereupon ordered that Cowles and Bates should be forthwith committed prisoners to the King's Bench, and that the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench be required to proceed against them as publishers of false news; and the book was ordered to be burnt by the Common Hangman in the new Palace Yard at Westminster. On the next day, White, the printer of the pamphlet was called in, and confessed that he had received the letter, which was directed from one Pike in Ireland to one Tobias Sedgwick, from Sedgwick, a barber in the Strand; and that he carried this letter to Baites and Cowles the stationers and read it to them, and they thereupon hired him to print three reams of paper, and gave him therefore eighteen shillings; he presented to the house the original letter. It was then resolved that White should be forthwith committed to the King's Bench prison for printing and publishing a scandalous libel to the dishonour of the Scott's nation, and that he be referred to the King's Bench, to be proceeded with there according to law; but on the 15th June following all concerned were ordered to be forthwith discharged from any farther imprisonment. 105. A picture of Sir John Hotham on horseback upon the walls of Hull, his Majesty on foot before the walls. 1642. Whether this is an independent picture unaccompanied by letter-press, or whether it is the illustration on the title page of a pamphlet I have not been able to discover. On June 10th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that "this scandalous picture" should be burnt by the Common Hangman in the Palace Yard, and that all further sale or publication of them be strictly forbidden, and enquiry was to be made for the printer and publisher. On June 13th, the printer and designer of the picture was brought to the door of the House in custody: but no further proceedings against him appear among the Records of the House. 106. A Collection of Sundry Petitions presented to the King's most excellent Majestie. As also to the two most Honourable Houses, now assembled in Parliament. And others, already signed, by most of the Gentry, Ministers, and Freeholders of severall Counties, in behalfe of Episcopacie, Liturgie, and supportation of Church-Revenues, and suppression of Schismaticks. Collected by a faithfull Lover of the Church, for the comfort of the dejected Clergy, and all moderatly affected Protestants. Published by his Majesties speciall Command. Printed for William Sheares, 1642. A pamphlet of 67 pages, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. On June 14th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this book, which was printed for William Sheares, should be referred to the Committee for printing; and that Sheares the printer should be summoned to attend the Committee. 107. New Orders new agreed upon by a Parliament of Roundheads. Confirmed by the Brethren of the New Separation. Assembled at Roundheads' Hall, without Cripplegate. With the great discretion of Master Longbreath, an upright new inspired Cobler, Speaker of the House. Avowed by Ananias Dulman, alias Prick-eares. Cler. Parl. Round. London, printed for T. U. 1642. A pamphlet of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. It commences thus:— "In the spacious Theater of the Universe, the singular conditions of singular Persons are directly articulated in some expresse place. Wherefore the Round-heads, whose Pricke-eares are longer than their Haire, have erected an Image of their own Imaginations; a Synagogue, or a convenient place conduceably to the obscured secrecy of their Conventicles: and they gave a plausible appellation to it, calling it Round-heads' Hall. Here did the Councell of Fooles meet usually, and called themselves The Simple Senate of the Times. There are severall places for severall Men appointed, yet I did alwaies wonder that one should be so long wanting. There is Newgate for Theeves, Ludgate for Debters, the Counter for Drunkards and misdemeanors, Bridewell for Idle Persons, Bedlam for Mad-Men; but I wondered extreamely there should be no place appointed for Fooles: but the Round-heads have taken that into their serious consideration, and least a place should be wanting for Fooles, they have built Round-heads' Hall, wherein they seeme to have done a great Act of Charity: for Charity begins at home." And it concludes thus:— "Thus being conveened in this Round-heads' Hall, in this manner without any Order: for they say Order is prophanesse, and where no Order is, there can be no transgression upon any, and where no transgression is found, there can be no prophanesse, Ergo, It is holinesse to be without Order: They began to shew their simple Opinions, each Man at least foure houres, and after "Orders made by the Parliament of Round-heads, "Since the Lobs and Common Fooles assembled at Round-heads' Hall, have understood in sincerity the manifold distempers of Religion, the errors of People, and the malignity of some Popishly affected, and that they being sensible of the insolency of the Cavalleers, and what imminent danger that insolency may produce if not prevented in time, It is therefore by them ordered, 1.—Since a parity was first ordained by God himselfe, and that there needeth no Order or Degree of persons, because God is equall and no respecter of persons, Be it therefore ordered, that we have no King but P. "2.—That we have no Bishops, because they are the Pope's Sons, but that we send them either to the Tower or Tiburne. "3.—That we have no Churches, for they are of a Popish construction, and were derived first from Rome. "4.—That we have no Bels, Organs, or Babylonish Timpans, for they all tend to the prophanation of God's holy Word. "5.—That we have no Crosses, for they are meere Popery, and tend to the Confusion and Opposition of Scripture; especially let the sight of Cheapeside Crosse be a detestation unto you all: and let those streets that are called Crosses, as Red-Crosse Street, and White Crosse, &c., be turned otherwise and called after the Names of some of our owne Family, as Greene, Spencer, &c., and call it rather Green Street then Red Crosse Street, &c., that thus all prophanesse being rooted and extirpated from our conventions, nothing but holinesse may remaine amongst us. "6.—That there be no tolleration of Surplices, because it was the defiled Smocke of Pope Jone; who being great with Childe, had her Smocke made the wider, which is now commonly called a Surplesse. "7.—That we assume no other Names to ourselves but Round-heads, and that this Round-heads' Hall shall be our meeting place. "8.—That we have no pictures of Saints, Cherubims, &c., because they leade the way to Idolatry and Abomination. "9.—That any Round-head (being God's anointed) may and shall have authority by Us, the Parliament of Round-heads, to Preach, teach, Pray, and Instruct in any place soever; whether it be in a Barne, Chamber, Stable, Loft, Garret, Field, Ditch, Saw-pit, in Woods, or under Hedges, either by Land or Sea, without the prohibition of any Place; provided onely, That it be not taught in a Pulpit, for that tends to the advancement of Popery, therefore it is more convenient in a Tub. "10.—That in our Prayers a singular caution be made, not to pray for the King, Queene, Prince, or State: but especially not for Bishops or Universities; and that it be no set forme of Prayer, but such as the Spirit doth suggest into the heart, yea, the Lord's Prayer is not to be used amongst us Holy ones as lawfull. "11.—That Salvation be Preacht to none but Round-heads, because we are the only Children of Grace, and to us belongeth the Kingdome: for at the latter day of judgment it shall be said, Come ye Round-heads, &c., but Depart yee Rattle-heads and Cavaleers, &c. "12.—That instead of Matrimony, if any Brother taketh affection to any Sister, or if any Sister mutually reflects her love to any Brother, they may (if they agree in the affectionate community of the Spirit) take one another's word, without any other foolish circumstance as the Church of England ignorantly useth. "13.—That in the Buriall of the Dead, Prayer is as needlesse as superfluous, and therefore no words are to be expressed, because it is Popery to pray for the Dead. "14.—That none ought to be Baptised before they be foureteen years of age, and have their names written in the Book of the Faithfull. "15.—That the Common Prayer is Porrage, and made by the Pope's Cook, being the Rubbish of Babilonish opinions, and therefore ought not to be used but as Apocrypha. "16.—That everything be common amongst the Brethren, one Man's Wife for another, when the candle of iniquity is extinguished, and the Spirit moves, as to the Exposition of that place in Scripture, Increase and Multiply. "17.—That no kneeling at the Sacrament be allowed of, but that it shall be received at Night in an upper Roome, only by twelve together sitting all round. "18.—That none shall weare long haire, for as Souldiers are known only by their Colours they weare, so we will be known to be Round-heads onely by our long Eares. "19.—That our Diet be very provocative, and whatsoever is effectuall to the accomplishment of this purpose, that it be esteemed as a Soveraign Antidote to expell the contagious infection of despaire, and very co-operative to revive our dead and fainting Spirits, because they will be much weakened with such holy zeale, and will want some lively nourishment; therefore let our bodies be alwaies well tempered, that our pulses may beat hard when the flesh riseth. "20.—That all Learning, Order, Discipline, and the Universities be abrogated from all our Brethren as being Popery. "21.—That every Yeare there shall be the Round-heads' Feast Celebrated, a well lung'd long-breathed Cobler shall preach a Sermon six houres, and his Prayers two houres long, and at every Messe in this Feast shall be presented a goodly Dish of Turnips, because it is very agreeable to our Natures; for a Turnip hath a round head, and the anagram of Puritan is A TURNIP. "22.—That whosoever shall not agree and condescend to the due observation of each particular Order by us here establisht, they shall be held as the malignant party, enemies to the State of the Round-heads, and worthy to be renounced, suspended, or excommunicated, and never to be re-admitted into the Society of the Brethren." On June 15th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that Stephen Buckley, dwelling in St. Martin's near Aldersgate, who printed "this scandalous pamphlet," should be sent for as a delinquent. 108. Three Speeches, being such Speeches as the like were never spoken in the City. The first by Master Warden to the Fellowes of his Company, touching the Affaires of the Kingdome. The second by Mistriss Warden, being her observations on her Husband's Reverent A tract with a woodcut on the title page which is divided horizontally, the lower part being unequally divided by a pillar, as of an arcade. In the upper portion ten men, in official civic robes, sit at a long table, and are addressed by another who is at the head of the table. "Militia" is printed near the head of the last man. What appear to be the balusters of a staircase are under an arch, on our left; under another arch, on our right, a window and a table appear. In the lower division on our left, six women sit at a round table; one of them addresses her companions in an animated manner; "I am Mistris Warden" is written at her side. The compartment on our right shows a woman adjusting her head-dress before a mirror, which hangs against a latticed window; near her stands a second woman, with reference to whom "the Maid" is printed over her head. Mr. Warden's speech commences thus:— "Brethren and fellow Counsellors, I begin with an acknowledgment of thanks for your election of me to wagge my beard amongst you this day for the good of the Common-wealth. I confesse myselfe as very a Woodcock as the best of you, yet (with your patience) I will express my simple affection to the Weale publick, to shew the spleene of my shallow capacity. "Be pleased first to consider the Liturgy of the Church, now generally spoken against by grave and Orthodox Coachmen, Weavers, and Brewers' Clarkes, and growne odious to our she divines, who looke asquint with the very thought of it, what this Liturgy is I know not, nor care not; yet as simple as I am, I beleeve it is a hard word, either Greeke or Latine or both: whence I conclude if no hard word, no Greeke or Latine nor any that know them ought to come within the Discipline of the Church, but plaine Hebrew and English. Let us then avoyd this Liturgy, and if it concerne the Common Prayer, (as my On June 15th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that Nicholas Vavasor, who dispersed this pamphlet, should be forthwith summoned and brought in safe custody to answer to the House; and the Stationers' Company were called in and were enjoined by the Speaker to be very careful and diligent in searching after anything that was printed which might reflect upon his Majesty; and it was resolved that an ordinance be drawn for preventing the printing or publishing any scandallous or libellous pamphlet that might reflect upon the King, the kingdom, or the parliament, or Scotland, and for suppressing such as already had been printed. 109. The Petition of the Nobilitie, Gentrie, Burrows, Ministers, and Commons of the Kingdom of Scotland to The Lords of His Majestie's most Honourable Privie Councell. London. Printed by Robert Barker. 1642. A pamphlet of five pages, of which a copy exists in the British Museum Library. On June 15th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that Robert Barker, the King's Printer, be 110. A Declaration or Resolution of the County of Hereford. 1642. A printed paper, on a single sheet, commencing thus:— "Wheras the Kingdom for many yeers past hath groned under Taxes of Loans, Shipmoney, and the like dismall effects of an Arbitrary Government and a high stretcht Prerogative, for the cure of which distempers a Parliament was held to be the onely good old way of Physick to cleanse the Body Politique from oppressing Crudities (which was heartily desir'd) but not by overstrong Purgations to weaken it in the principall Part, charging it to receive a disposition to the like distemper, or a Relapse into the same, or a worse Disease, which instead of restoring it to its primitive vigour and health, must needs drive it to a fatall Period. Such is our misery, such the just judgment of God upon our Sins. "This wholsome Physick hath not wrought in us that blessed effect, as was either believed by some or hoped for by all men: but as if God had answered our importunity for a Parliament, as hee did the old Israelites for a King in his anger; we drive on with much more haste then good speed to the other extream, which portends no lesse Symptomes of ruine and destruction than the former. So that having maturely considered what hath proved destructive to this or other Parliaments, we may the more easily avoid those Rocks upon which others have split themselves, viz. 1. The venting of particular ends of Avarice and Ambition in the publike Cause. 2. Private Combinations or Chamber conventicles to resolve before-hand what shall be done in the House. 3. Hindring the freedom of speech by imprisonment of their persons. 4. Denying information by the humble way of Petitions from the County, as that most excellent Orthodox Petition of our Brethren of Kent, and of rejecting information of Letters to our Knights and Burgesses. 5. The ready swallowing of informations and jealous rumours 1. The Protestant Religion. After expatiating upon these four resolutions, the paper concludes thus:— "As wee conceive ourselves obliged by the Law of God, the Law of the Land, by the Dictates of Nature and reason to maintaine all these; so by God's grace assisting us, we hope we shall not be terrified or compelled to yeeld any active obedience to any dis-joyned part of Parliament without the consent of the whole (which we heartily desire may be united) or to any uncertaine Debates, Votes or Ordinances, that are not digested or setled into Lawes; nay which seemes to contradict former Lawes, and yet are tender'd to us with so much earnestnes, as some dare hardly deny them with safety or obey with Conscience. "Nor shall we ever yeeld ourselves such Slaves, or so betray the liberty purchased by our Forefathers blood, and bequeathed unto us as to suffer our selves to be swayed by any Arbytrary Government whatsoever, or stand with too much contention of Spirit to cast off the yoake of our Tyrany to endure many worse. "And seeing his Majestie is graciously pleased to maintaine the true Protestant Religion; his owne just Power, The Lawes of the Land, On July 8th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that this printed paper should be referred to the Committee for printing, and that Hammon the printer should be forthwith summoned to attend the House. Mr. Maddison was then called in, and averred that he being at a stationer's shop and reading this pamphlet, and saying that this was a foul scandal upon the Parliament, and that the author of it deserved to be whipt; one Sir William Boleter told him that he deserved to be whipt for saying so; and that he would justify every word of it; and that, by God he would slash him; and while he was talking with him one Mr. Dutton a minister came to him, and likewise said that he deserved to be whipt; and he asked him wherefore? And he replied, for speaking Nonsense, and for saying it was a Libel. It was then resolved that Mr. Dutton the Minister should be forthwith committed a prisoner to the Gatehouse, during the pleasure of the House for carrying himself in a scornful manner in the House, and for, as much as in him lay, justifying the foulest and most scandalous pamphlet that ever was raised or published against the Parliament. Sir Robert Harley reported from a conference had with the Lords, that the Lords had brought unto them a printed paper which is a scandalous and infamous libel in the name of the County of Hereford, and they desired that the Commons would join with them in desiring the Knights that serve for that County to send down to know who in that County would avow the same; and if any did, that they should be prosecuted to the utmost for setting forth such an infamous libel. 111. Animadversions upon those notes which the late Observator hath published upon the seven doctrines and positions which the King by way of Recapitulation (he saith) layes open so offensive. London. 1642. On July 22nd, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing. 112. King James, his judgment of a king and of a Tyrant. Extracted out of his own speech at Whitehall, to the Lords and Commons in Parliament, 1609. With certaine notations anent the same. Also 28 questions, worthy due consideration and solution in these dangerous times of England. 1642. On September 12th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing, to enquire out the author, and the printer and publisher; and also that it should be burnt. 113. A pamphlet by Sir William Denny of Norwich. (1642.) I have not been able to meet with a copy of this pamphlet, neither can I give any idea of its title. The only book by Sir William Denny mentioned in Watts's Bibliotheca Britannica, is the "Pelecanicidium, or the Christian adviser against self-murder, together with a guide, and the Pilgrim's Passe to the Land of the Living. London, 1653,"—of which there are two copies in the British Museum Library. On September 16th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that Sir William Denny should be forthwith sent for as a delinquent by the Sergeant at Arms, for spreading and divulging this scandalous pamphlet and libel to the dishonour of both Houses of Parliament, and Thomas Hill, Sir William Denny's clerk, and Michael Philips, Mr. Corye's servant, were summoned to attend the House. On October 7th, Denny's examination was referred to the Committee for informations, but on the 19th December it was ordered that he should be released from the Sergeant's custody. 114. A most exact and true relation of the proceedings of His Majestie's Armie at Shelborne. Written by a lover of truth. London. 1642. On September 16th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that the two Stationers, Badger and Marriott, who caused this "false and scandalous book" to be printed, should be forthwith summoned to attend that House to answer for the doing thereof. 115. The King's Majestie's Desires and Propositions to all his subjects in Scotland, declaring his royall intentions and determination to all the Lords of his Privie Councell, concerning this Kingdome, signed with his Royall Signett, and now published by authority. 1642. A pamphlet of six pages, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. On September 16th, 1642, it was referred by the House of Commons to the Committee for printing to enquire who were the printers and authors of this book. 116. A speedy post from Heaven to the King of England. Never put out by any before. Written by A. H. London. 1642. On October 5th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that this pamphlet should be forthwith publicly burnt, and the books all called in, and the booksellers charged not to publish or sell them; and it was referred to the Committee of printing to enquire who was the author or printer of it. 117. A Letter sent from the Lord Falkland, Principal Secretarie to His Majestie, unto the Right Honourable Henry, Earle of Cumberland, at York, September 30. 1642, concerning the late conflict before Worcester, with the State of His Majestie's Armie now at Shrewsbury. Printed at York, October 1st, and now reprinted at London for J. T., October 7. 1642. On October 8th, 1642, this pamphlet was brought before the notice of the House of Commons. John Thomas, who printed it, was called in, and confessed that he printed some 1300 copies of it; and that Browne, a bookseller by Christ Church, brought him the original thereof, and that the said Browne said he had it from the servant of a Parliament man as he said. It was thereupon resolved that Thomas should be committed a prisoner to Newgate, and that Browne should be sent for in safe custody; and that these pamphlets now in the custody of one Mr. Browne in Cheapside should be burnt, one half in Cheapside, and half in the Palace Yard. 118. The examination of Sir Ralph Hopton, Sir John Winter, Sir John Stowell, and two other Knights upon their knees at the Barre in the House of Commons the 14 day of this instant October. With articles of High Treason exhibited against them by the House of Commons. London. 1642. On October 18th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing to enquire out the author and the printer. 119. Some few and short considerations on the present distempers. By J. P. 1642. A pamphlet of eight pages written by Dr. John Price against the Parliament. On November 2nd, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that Sir Peter Wentworth, Mr. Rous, Mr. Rigby, and Mr. White should search the studies, libraries, and papers of Dr. John Price, and that they prepare an impeachment against him; also that he should be forthwith committed prisoner to Newgate during the pleasure of the House for composing and publishing this book "very much derogatory to the proceedings of Parliament." 120. The Resolving of Conscience, upon this question, whether upon such a supposition or case, as is now usually made (the King will not discharge his trust, but is bent or seduced to subvert Religion, Laws and Liberties) Subjects may take Arms and resist? and whether that case be now? Resolved, I.—That no Conscience upon such a Supposition or Case can finde a safe and cleare ground for such resistance. II.—That no man in conscience can be truly perswaded, that the resistance now made is such, as they themselves pretend to, that plead for it in such a case. III.—That no man in Conscience can be truly perswaded that such a case is now, that is, that the King will not discharge his trust, but is bent to subvert, &c. Whence it followeth, That the resistance now made against the Higher Power is unwarrantable, and according to the Apostle, Damnable, Rom. 13. Also that the shedding of bloud in the pursuit of this resistance is Murder. By H. Fern, D.D., &c. Cambridge. 1642. On December 24th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that Dr. Fearne should be forthwith sent for as a Delinquent for composing and publishing this "seditious book," and on the 2nd February, 1642/3, there was produced to the House the 121. A complaint to the House of Commons. 1642. On January 2nd, 1642/3, the House of Commons ordered that John Wright should be committed to the Compter in Wood Street, for publishing this "scandalous book against the Parliament;" and the book itself was ordered to be burnt by the Common Hangman in the new Palace at Westminster and in Smithfield. The Serjeant's man was also to search the shops in and about Westminster for the books, and to take into custody any persons having the same in their possession. On February the 3rd following it was also ordered that Luke Norton, printer, and Mr. Sheres, stationer, should be forthwith committed prisoners to Newgate for printing this book; and it was also referred to the Committee for informations to consider of some effectual course for the speedy suppressing the printing of scandalous pamphlets, and the inordinate licentiousness of printing. 122. Two Speeches made in the House of Peeres on Munday the 19 of December, for and against accommodation. The one by the Earl of Pembroke, the other by the Lord Brooke. The latter printed by order of the House of Commons. Lond. 1642. A pamphlet of eight pages, of which a copy exists in the British Museum Library. On January 13th, 1642/3, the House of Commons ordered that the Committee for printing should enquire after the printer and publisher of this pamphlet. 123. The reasons of the Lords and Commons in Parliament, why they cannot agree to the alteration and addition in the articles of cessation offered by His Majesty: with His Majestie's gracious answer thereunto, April 4, 1643. Printed by His Majestie's command at Oxford by Leonard Lichfield, Printer to the University. 1643. On April 12th, 1643, the House of Commons ordered that Sir Frederick Cornewallis be forthwith sent for in safe custody for dispersing this book (which he brought with him from Oxford) printed without the order of the House; and the printers were enjoined not to proceed in the printing, publishing, or dispersing the said book. On the 19th April however, Sir Frederick Cornwallis was ordered to be discharged from custody. This is a pamphlet of 25 pages, a copy of which is preserved in the British Museum Library, bound with others in a volume, on one of the fly leaves of which there is this interesting note:— "Memorandum yt Col. Will. Legg and Mr. Arther Treavor wer imployed by his Matie K. Charles to gett for his present use, a Pamphlet, wch his Matie had then occasion to make use of, and not meetinge wth it, they both came to me, havinge heard yt I did imploy my selfe to take up all such thinges from ye begininge of that Parlement. And findinge it wth me, tould me it was for ye kinges owne use, I tould them all I had were at his Maties command and service, and wthall tould them if I should part wth it, and loose it presuminge yt when his Matie had done wth it, yt litle accompt would be made of it, and soe I should loose it by yt losse a Limbe of my Collection, wch I should be very loth to doe, well knowinge it would be impossible to supplie it if it should happen to be lost, wth wch answer they returned to his Majestie at Hampton Court, (as I take it) and tould him they had found yt peece he soe much desired, and wth all how loath he yt had it was to part wth it, he much fearinge its losse; whereuppon they were both sent to me againe by his Matie to tell me yt upon ye word of A Kinge, (to use their owne expressions) he would safely returne it, thereuppon immediatly by them, I sent it to his Matie. "Who havinge dun wth it, and havinge it wth him when he was goinge towardes ye Isle of Wight let it fall in ye durt; And then callinge for ye two persons before mentioned (who attended him) delivered it to them, wth a charge, as they would answer it another day, yt they should both speedyly and safly returne it to him, from whom they had received it. And wthall to desier yt partie to goe on and continewe what had begun, wch Booke togeather wth his Maties signification to me, by those worthy and faithfull gent, I received both speedyly and safely. "Wch volume hath yt marke of Honor upon it, wch noe other volume in my Collection hath. And very dilligently and carefully I continewed ye same, until ye most happie restoration and Coronation of his most gratious Matie Kinge Charles ye Second, whom God Longe Preserve." "Geo. Thomason." 124. A discourse, or Parley, continued between Partricius and Peregrine (upon their landing in France) touching the Civill Wars of England and Ireland. 1643. On August 11th, 1643, this pamphlet was referred by the House of Commons to the Committee for examinations. 125. A discourse of a true hearted Englishman. 1644. On July 3rd, 1644, the House of Commons ordered that the author and printer of this pamphlet should be enquired for. 126. A book by one Williams, concerning the tolerating of all sorts of Religion. 1643. Owing to the vagueness with which this book is mentioned in the Commons' Journals, I have not been able to identify it at all. On August 9th, 1644, the House of Commons ordered that all the copies should be publicly burnt. 127. Lex, Rex, the Law and the Prince. A dispute for the just Prerogative of King and People. Containing the reasons and causes of the most necessary defensive wars of the Kingdom of Scotland, and of their Expedition for the ayd and help of their dear Brethren of England. In which their Innocency is asserted, and a full answer is given to a seditious pamphlet intituled Sacro-sancta Regum Majestas, or the Sacred and Royall Prerogative of Christian Kings; Under the name of J. A., but penned by Jo. Maxwell the Excommunicate P. Prelat. With a scripturall confutation of the ruinous grounds of W. Barclay, H. Grotius, H. ArmisÆus, Aut. de Domi. P. Bishop of Spalato, and of other late Anti-Magistratical Royalists; as, The Author of Ossorianum, D. Fern, E. Symmons, the Doctors of Aberdeen, &c. In XLIV questions. Published by authority. London: Printed for John Field, and are to be sold at his house upon Addle-Hill, near Baynards-Castle. Octob. 7, 1644. This book was written by Mr. Samuel Rutherford. A copy is preserved in the British Museum Library. It is in quarto, and contains 467 pages. It was ordered to be burnt by the hands of the Common Hangman. 128. A True Relation of the most Chiefe Occurrences, at, and since the late Battell at Newbery, untill the disjunction of the three Armies, of the Lord Generall, the A pamphlet of 12 pages, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. On January 20th, 1644, the House of Commons ordered that enquiry should be made who was the author, printer, and divulger of this book. 129. The Speech of their Excellencies the Lords Ambassadours Extraordinary from the High and Mighty States General of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, taking their leave of both the Honourable Houses of Parliament assembled at Westminster, 10 April, 1645. Translated out of French into English, and printed by their Excellencies order. Steph. Taylor, Secr. Together with a moderate answer by a private Gentleman. Printed according to order. London. Printed by M. B. for Robert Bostock at the King's Head in Paul's Church-yard, 16 April, 1645. A pamphlet of 6 pages, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. On April 15th, 1645, the House of Commons, on being informed of this printed paper, ordered that the consideration of its printing and publishing should be referred to the Committee of both Kingdoms, who were to give an account thereof the next morning. 130. The Scottish Dove. 1645. On May 23rd, 1645, the House of Commons ordered that the Committee of Examinations should send for the writer of this pamphlet to examine him touching some passages in one of his pamphlets "laying some aspersions upon the Prince of Orange, complained of by the States Ambassadors." 131. Various books and treatises by one Paul Best, alleged to be of a blasphemous and irreligious nature. I have not been able to discover the titles or even the existence of these books. On June 10th, 1645, the Assembly of Divines attended the House of Commons, and being called in represented the blasphemies of one Paul Best against the Deity of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Ghost, contained in books, treatises, and notes of his, and in his answer to twelve Interrogatories drawn out of the writings of the said Paul Best; and they desired that the Parliament would use that authority they were intrusted with, for executing of condign punishment upon an offender of so high a nature; that, in reference to the crime, he might be made exemplary: "that all the world may know, how much you detest such prodigious blasphemies, and heresies of so fearful a nature." It was thereupon referred to the Committee of plundered ministers, to examine, with all diligence, the truth of the fact of the informations against Paul Best, of divers prodigious blasphemies against the Deity of our Saviour and the Holy Ghost, contained in notes and writings of the said Paul Best, and that they bring their opinions to the House with all speed, what they think fit to be done in the business, and it was resolved that Best should be forthwith committed close prisoner to the Gatehouse Prison. On January 28th, 1645/6, it was further resolved that an ordinance be prepared and forthwith brought in for punishing with death Paul Best for his "abominable, prodigious, horrid blasphemies." 132. Comfort for Beleevers about their Sinnes and Troubles, in a treatise showing that true Beleevers, how weake soever in faith, should not be opprest, or perplexed in heart by anything whatever befalls them either in sin or afflictions. By John Archer, Master of Arts, sometime Preacher of All Hallowes, Lumbard Street, London. London, 1645. On July 14th, 1645, this book was brought before the notice of the House of Commons by the Assembly of Divines, and its scope was stated to be, "that true believers, how weak soever in faith, should not be oppressed or perplexed in heart by anything whatever befals them either in sin or afflictions." The author's words were, "God is and hath an hand in, and is the author of the sinfulness of his people; and that God is more in their sins and their sorrows than they themselves," &c. The author, the Rev. John Archer, a minister, was said to be dead. The book was thereupon ordered to be publicly burnt by the Common Hangman; some of them in the Palace Yard, and other some in Cheapside, Smithfield, Paul's Church-yard, and the Exchange; and the Stationers' Company was to search for and seize upon the same, and deliver them to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, who were to see this order put in due execution. The Assembly of Divines were also to appoint some of their members to be present at the burning of these books; and to declare to the people the abominableness of it; and if there be cause, to vindicate the author. And it was referred to the Committee of Examinations to find out the author and printer of this book, and who brought the same to the press. 133. England's Birthright justified against all arbitrary usurpation, whether regall or parliamentary, or under what vizor whatever. With divers Queries, Observations, and Grievances of the People, declaring this A pamphlet of 49 pages, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. On November 8th, 1645, this pamphlet was referred by the House of Commons to a Committee to report their opinions thereupon to the House. 134. Divers papers presented to the Honourable Houses of Parliament by the Commissioners of the Kingdome of Scotland. London, printed by M. B. for Robert Bostock, at the Kings Head in Pauls Church Yard. 1645. On November 14th, 1645, the House of Commons ordered that the Committee of Examinations should send for the printer of this book, and examine him by what direction or authority the same was printed. On the 18th November the Committee reported that Robert Bostock, stationer, being examined, said that he caused the first impression of these papers to be made; that they were licensed by Mr. Crauford, minister; and were brought to him by Mr. Buchanan without any knowledge or consent of the Scotts Commissioners that he knew of. 135. A word to the wise. Displaying great augmented grievances, and heavie pressures of dangerous consequence. Appearing by certain materiall weighty A pamphlet of 20 pages, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. On January 27th, 1645/6, the House of Commons referred to the Committee of Examinations to make a strict enquiry after the author, printer, and divulger of this pamphlet, and to give a speedy account thereof to the House. 136. A Confession of Faith of seven Congregations or Churches of Christ in London which are commonly but unjustly called Anabaptists. Published for the vindication of the truth, and information of the ignorant; likewise for the taking off of those aspersions which are frequently both in Pulpit and Print unjustly cast upon them. The second impression corrected and enlarged. Published according to order. London, printed by Matthew Simmons, and are to be sold by John Hancock in Pope's Head Alley. 1646. On January 29th, 1645/6 the House Of Commons resolved that the Serjeant should apprehend Benjamin Cox and Samuel Richardson, the parties who delivered this pamphlet at the door to the members of the House, and to take bail of them to appear from time to time at the Committee for plundered ministers; and that it be referred to that Committee to examine the book, and the parties whose names are subscribed; to send for the licenser and printer, and state the business to the House with all speed, and that the Committee of plundered ministers should have power to advise with such of the Assembly of Divines as they should think fit to send for upon this business. It was also ordered that the Stationers' Company should take diligent care to suppress the pamphlet, and the Serjeant at Arms was to send some of his servants immediately to seize and suppress the said books. The parties who delivered the pamphlet at the door were also ordered to be called in, and asked by what order and authority the pamphlet was published, and who licensed it. Whereupon Samuel Richardson and Benjamin Cox were called in, and being demanded who printed the said pamphlet, said, 137. Another word to the wise. 1646. On February 23rd, 1645/6, the House of Commons referred to the Committee of Examinations to find out the author, printer, and dispersers of this pamphlet, which was also ordered to be suppressed; and the author, printers, publishers, sellers, or dispersers of the same were to be committed to prison. 138. The last warning to all the Inhabitants of London. On March 21st, 1645/6, the House of Commons referred this pamphlet to the Committee for Examinations, to find out the author, printer, and publisher. 139. Justiciarius justificatus. The Justice justified. Being an Apologeticall Remonstrance, delivered to the Honourable Commissioners of the Great Seale, by George Wither Esquire and occasioned by Sir Richard Onslow Knight with some others, who moved to have him put out of the Commission of the Peace in Surrey. In which private defence many things are expressed verie pertinent to publike consideration, and to the vindication of the liberties of the subject, in generall, and of Magistrates in particular. A tart and libellous remonstrance on being thrust out of the Commission for the peace and gaol delivery in Surrey, which act Wither ascribed to Sir Richard Onslow's malice. On April 10th, 1646, the House of Commons being informed of this pamphlet, resolved that Wither should be forthwith sent for as a delinquent, and the book was referred to the consideration of the Committee of Examinations. On the 7th August following it was further resolved that the matters contained in this book which reflected upon Sir Richard Onslow were "false, scandalous, and injurious," and that Wither should pay him £500 for damages. The book was ordered to be burnt at Kingston upon Thames and at Guildford, upon the market days there. 140. Truth its manifest, or a short and true relation of divers main passages of things (in some whereof the Scots are particularly concerned) from the very first beginning of these unhappy troubles to this day. London. 1645. This book was written by Mr. David Buchanan. On April 13th, 1646, the House of Commons resolved that Buchanan should be sent for as a delinquent by the Serjeant at Arms and brought to the bar of the House the next morning, for writing this book; also that the book itself contained in it many matters false and scandalous; and order was given that it should be forthwith burnt by the Common Hangman. On the 20th April the Lords were desired to concur in this order. 141. Some papers of the Commissioners of Scotland given in lately to the Houses of Parliament concerning the Propositions of Peace. London, printed for Robert Bostock, dwelling at the Sign of the King's Head in Paul's Church-yard, April 11, 1646. On April 13th, 1646, the House of Commons resolved that this book contained matters "scandalous and false," and it was ordered to be burnt forthwith by the Common Hangman. It was also declared that "the author and publisher thereof was an Incendiary between the two kingdoms of England and Scotland," and search was to be made for him. It was also ordained by both Houses of Parliament that the Epistle and Tract intituled "The State of the Question concerning Propositions of Peace" comprised in the before mentioned book, contained in it matters scandalous and false, and that only the said Epistle and Tract should be forthwith burnt by the Common Hangman, and it was declared and ordained that the author was a person highly disaffected to the Parliament of England, and had endeavoured to raise sedition against the Parliament and kingdom. A copy of this book exists in the British Museum Library. It is in quarto, and contains 26 pages. The "Epistle" before referred to was written by Mr. David Buchanan. |
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