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             The Bishop of Worcester's letter to his reverend clergy within the county and diocess of Worcester with some short and genuine animadversions upon it.
             Fleetwood, James, 1603-1683.
          
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           The
           Bishop
           of
           Worcester's
           LETTER
           To
           his
           Reverend
           Clergy
           within
           the
           County
           and
           Diocess
           of
           Worcester
           .
        
         
           
             VVith
             some
             short
             and
             genuine
             Animadversions
             vpon
             it
             .
          
        
         
           HAving
           received
           in
           a
           Letter
           from
           a
           Person
           of
           Eminent
           Quality
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Worcester
           ,
           who
           is
           pleas'd
           to
           Honour
           me
           with
           his
           particular
           Friendship
           and
           esteem
           ,
           That
           of
           this
           Right
           Reverend
           Bishop
           ;
           and
           being
           assured
           from
           him
           ,
           upon
           the
           Testimony
           of
           a
           Clergyman
           of
           that
           Diocess
           ,
           who
           has
           one
           of
           the
           Originals
           ,
           (
           for
           it
           seems
           there
           were
           several
           of
           them
           sent
           abroad
           )
           that
           it
           was
           an
           exact
           Copy
           ,
           I
           was
           mightily
           pleased
           with
           his
           great
           kindness
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           upon
           reading
           it
           several
           times
           over
           ,
           I
           thought
           it
           very
           well
           worthy
           of
           many
           good
           Animadversions
           .
        
         
           Indeed
           I
           could
           have
           wished
           this
           Labour
           had
           been
           saved
           me
           by
           a
           more
           Ingenious
           and
           habile
           Pen
           ;
           for
           then
           not
           only
           I
           my self
           should
           have
           got
           considerable
           Improvement
           by
           the
           learned
           remarks
           that
           must
           needs
           have
           been
           made
           on
           it
           ,
           but
           the
           publick
           would
           no
           doubt
           have
           testifyed
           greater
           acknowledgments
           ,
           and
           have
           given
           their
           just
           applauses
           ,
           according
           to
           
           Cicero's
           opinion
           ,
           
             Habet
             enim
             justam
             venerationem
             quicquid
             excellit
             .
          
        
         
           But
           having
           waited
           thus
           long
           ,
           and
           finding
           none
           so
           generously
           inclined
           as
           to
           bestow
           his
           serious
           thoughts
           this
           way
           for
           common
           good
           and
           benefit
           ;
           I
           conceived
           it
           would
           not
           be
           altogether
           ungrateful
           to
           the
           world
           if
           I
           should
           venture
           at
           it
           ;
           and
           ,
           rather
           than
           have
           all
           lost
           ,
           present
           you
           with
           my
           short
           and
           natural
           Reflections
           upon
           the
           Letter
           that
           followes
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 To
                 the
                 Rectors
                 ,
                 Vicars
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 within
                 the
                 County
                 and
                 Diocess
                 of
                 
                   Worcester
                   ,
                   James
                
                 by
                 Divine
                 permission
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 sendeth
                 greeting
                 .
              
            
             
               WHereas
               the
               Knights
               and
               Principal
               Gentlemen
               of
               the
               County
               ,
               (
               in
               pursuance
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Writ
               for
               calling
               and
               holding
               a
               Parliament
               at
               VVestminster
               upon
               the
               17th
               of
               October
               next
               coming
               )
               have
               met
               together
               and
               resolved
               and
               pitched
               upon
               Collonel
               
                 Samuel
                 Sands
              
               ,
               to
               stand
               as
               a
               Candidate
               to
               be
               elected
               for
               one
               of
               the
               Knights
               of
               the
               Shire
               to
               serve
               in
               the
               said
               Parliament
               ;
               We
               taking
               into
               Consideration
               his
               constant
               ,
               known
               ,
               and
               steady
               affection
               ,
               loyalty
               ,
               and
               fidelity
               to
               the
               Crown
               and
               Church
               of
               England
               ,
               do
               recommend
               him
               to
               You
               as
               a
               Person
               that
               will
               be
               firm
               and
               faithful
               to
               the
               Interest
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               the
               true
               Protestant
               Religion
               ,
               and
               the
               Common
               good
               of
               the
               People
               of
               this
               Realm
               ;
               And
               we
               do
               earnestly
               desire
               You
               to
               give
               your
               suffrages
               for
               him
               ,
               and
               to
               ingage
               such
               as
               are
               qualified
               in
               your
               Parishes
               to
               do
               the
               like
               ,
               upon
               VVednesday
               next
               ,
               being
               the
               third
               of
               September
               ;
               and
               thus
               leaving
               You
               wholly
               to
               your
               freedom
               in
               the
               other
               part
               of
               your
               choice
               ,
               but
               
               confiding
               in
               your
               filial
               and
               hearty
               compliance
               in
               this
               ,
               we
               recommend
               You
               to
               God's
               Holy
               Protection
               ,
               and
               remain
               ,
            
             
               
                 Your
                 Affectionate
                 Friend
                 and
                 Brother
                 James
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Worcester
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           THis
           is
           the
           Letter
           Verbatim
           as
           it
           came
           to
           my
           hands
           ;
           and
           how
           kindly
           it
           is
           written
           for
           advancing
           the
           Interest
           ,
           or
           but
           maintaining
           the
           natural
           liberty
           and
           property
           of
           the
           more
           inferiour
           Commons
           ,
           you
           shall
           in
           part
           see
           by
           and
           by
           .
        
         
           But
           before
           I
           come
           to
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           Letter
           it self
           ,
           I
           think
           it
           will
           not
           be
           very
           improper
           here
           by
           the
           way
           to
           observe
           ,
           how
           much
           that
           dissenting
           party
           from
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           ,
           I
           mean
           ,
           the
           Presbyterians
           ,
           is
           taxed
           for
           going
           (
           as
           they
           say
           like
           
             Satan
             )
             to
             and
             fro
             in
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             for
             walking
             up
             and
             down
             in
             it
          
           to
           make
           their
           parties
           for
           Elections
           ;
           what
           tricks
           and
           Insinuations
           they
           use
           to
           gain
           Proselites
           ;
           and
           especially
           in
           this
           late
           Election
           for
           our
           Metropolis
           ,
           the
           City
           of
           London
           ,
           where
           they
           said
           ,
           as
           I
           my self
           heard
           it
           ,
           there
           were
           three
           of
           their
           chiefest
           Ministers
           particularly
           ,
           but
           whom
           they
           would
           not
           name
           ,
           that
           made
           it
           their
           great
           business
           to
           run
           from
           house
           to
           house
           to
           secure
           Votes
           for
           a
           Worthy
           member
           and
           Patriot
           of
           it
           ,
           whom
           another
           party
           ,
           under
           the
           Vizar
           and
           Masquerade
           of
           Church
           of
           England
           men
           ,
           would
           fain
           have
           set
           beside
           the
           Cushion
           ;
           when
           as
           ,
           for
           I
           have
           made
           as
           particular
           an
           Inquiry
           into
           it
           as
           possibly
           I
           could
           ,
           not
           one
           of
           them
           has
           stirred
           in
           it
           any
           further
           than
           perchance
           accidental
           common
           Conversation
           has
           brought
           them
           on
           ;
           but
           ,
           as
           I
           believe
           the
           party
           who
           affirm'd
           it
           only
           vapoured
           ,
           and
           would
           fain
           have
           blackened
           them
           ,
           if
           his
           silly
           word
           would
           have
           been
           credited
           ;
           so
           ,
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           put
           the
           case
           it
           had
           been
           so
           ,
           they
           had
           done
           nothing
           but
           what
           they
           could
           have
           produced
           a
           very
           good
           president
           for
           ,
           from
           this
           Letter
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           long
           time
           Antecedent
           to
           the
           Election
           here
           ,
           and
           I
           hope
           none
           will
           be
           so
           spiteful
           as
           to
           hit
           their
           own
           selves
           a
           box
           o'
           th'
           ear
           in
           blaming
           them
           for
           their
           Conformity
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           but
           will
           be
           rather
           glad
           to
           see
           that
           they
           will
           in
           any
           thing
           come
           over
           to
           it
           ,
           and
           take
           their
           Measures
           from
           it
           .
        
         
           For
           my
           part
           ,
           I
           am
           so
           much
           a
           Lover
           of
           unity
           and
           peace
           ,
           and
           so
           impatient
           of
           whatsoever
           looks
           like
           faction
           ,
           or
           dividing
           Interests
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           be
           one
           of
           the
           first
           to
           cast
           a
           stone
           at
           that
           man
           that
           sets
           himself
           to
           make
           a
           party
           :
           for
           ,
           if
           we
           are
           free-born
           ,
           let
           's
           injoy
           our
           priviledg
           ,
           and
           not
           suffer
           our selves
           to
           be
           cullied
           and
           ham-string'd
           by
           every
           formal
           Fop
           that
           perhaps
           either
           has
           a
           hank
           upon
           us
           ,
           or
           else
           has
           got
           the
           knack
           to
           talk
           more
           oylily
           than
           our selves
           .
           I
           would
           have
           my
           judgment
           my
           own
           ,
           and
           would
           choose
           where
           I
           please
           ,
           and
           not
           give
           another
           man
           the
           power
           to
           say
           he
           has
           got
           me
           in
           his
           pocket
           ,
           and
           he
           can
           shake
           me
           
             like
             a
             Dog
             in
             a
             blanket
             .
          
           But
           now
           to
           my
           Subject
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           of
           all
           I
           think
           it
           is
           very
           easy
           to
           remark
           ,
           that
           the
           Knights
           and
           
             Principal
             Gentry
          
           of
           a
           County
           ,
           when
           any
           Important
           Affair
           of
           the
           State
           is
           to
           be
           mannaged
           ,
           (
           as
           is
           this
           of
           
             Electing
             Parliament-men
          
           )
           do
           meet
           together
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           
             private
             Cabals
          
           ,
           do
           consult
           and
           resolve
           among
           themselves
           how
           the
           matter
           shall
           determine
           ,
           and
           which
           way
           they
           will
           have
           things
           to
           go
           ;
           and
           after
           this
           ,
           then
           they
           pitch
           upon
           such
           ways
           and
           means
           as
           they
           judg
           most
           
           proper
           to
           be
           conducive
           to
           those
           Ends
           :
           and
           here
           in
           this
           case
           that
           we
           have
           before
           us
           ,
           You
           see
           they
           take
           this
           course
           ;
           so
           that
           by
           this
           mean
           ,
           if
           any
           would
           have
           a
           particular
           faction
           or
           party
           ,
           be
           it
           about
           business
           of
           either
           Church
           or
           State
           ,
           carryed
           on
           ;
           it
           is
           only
           to
           make
           your
           interests
           with
           these
           great
           Do●alls
           of
           their
           
             respective
             Shires
          
           or
           Districts
           ,
           by
           bribes
           of
           Money
           ,
           preferments
           to
           high
           places
           ,
           or
           by
           getting
           honours
           to
           be
           conferred
           on
           them
           ,
           &c.
           
           And
           when
           you
           have
           once
           brought
           them
           over
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           made
           'em
           your
           own
           ,
           you
           may
           
             sleep
             on
             ,
             and
             take
             your
             rest
             ,
          
           as
           it
           is
           said
           in
           another
           case
           ,
           for
           they
           know
           how
           to
           do
           your
           work
           well
           enough
           without
           any
           further
           troubling
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           when
           they
           have
           concluded
           the
           matter
           thus
           by
           themselves
           ,
           it
           is
           as
           obvious
           to
           any
           considering
           man
           as
           the
           former
           ,
           that
           they
           then
           go
           ,
           and
           acquaint
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           their
           Bishop
           with
           what
           they
           have
           done
           ,
           
             and
             pray
             in
             aid
          
           to
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           graciously
           please
           to
           inform
           the
           Clergy
           over
           whom
           he
           presides
           ,
           with
           their
           project
           ;
           and
           by
           an
           express
           to
           let
           them
           know
           ,
           how
           agreeable
           it
           is
           to
           his
           Lordship
           ,
           how
           good
           in
           it self
           ,
           and
           how
           honourable
           it
           will
           be
           for
           them
           to
           be
           seen
           in
           ,
           and
           advance
           the
           cause
           ;
           and
           not
           only
           that
           they
           themselves
           would
           stir
           in
           it
           ,
           but
           recommendations
           must
           be
           made
           to
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           do
           all
           they
           can
           
             to
             ingage
             such
             as
             are
             qualified
             in
             their
             Parishes
             ,
          
           to
           lay
           their
           Shoulders
           to
           the
           work
           ,
           and
           according
           to
           their
           power
           to
           influence
           all
           others
           of
           their
           acquaintance
           
             junctis
             viribus
          
           to
           do
           the
           like
           .
        
         
           And
           therefore
           because
           the
           Knights
           and
           principal
           Gentlemen
           in
           a
           County
           have
           pitched
           upon
           such
           a
           one
           ,
           (
           be
           he
           never
           so
           deserving
           a
           person
           ,
           or
           never
           so
           otherwise
           ,
           that
           is
           nothing
           to
           the
           purpose
           )
           as
           for
           instance
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           Member
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           he
           must
           of
           necessity
           be
           the
           man
           :
           so
           that
           as
           I
           take
           it
           ,
           (
           and
           I
           would
           not
           willingly
           mistake
           the
           point
           )
           this
           is
           to
           exclude
           the
           Commonalty
           absolutely
           to
           have
           a
           hand
           in
           the
           choice
           ;
           for
           they
           must
           not
           dare
           to
           give
           a
           Negative
           Vote
           if
           they
           should
           be
           injoined
           to
           stand
           up
           for
           such
           or
           such
           a
           particular
           person
           ;
           and
           by
           this
           means
           they
           are
           cashiered
           of
           that
           power
           and
           liberty
           ,
           and
           that
           property
           that
           they
           have
           ,
           to
           appear
           in
           the
           behalf
           of
           another
           person
           ,
           whom
           they
           may
           think
           to
           be
           better
           qualified
           ,
           or
           however
           ,
           whom
           they
           may
           like
           better
           ,
           and
           otherwise
           would
           choose
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           not
           beforehand
           so
           ingaged
           .
        
         
           But
           further
           ,
           by
           leaving
           them
           to
           their
           freedom
           in
           the
           other
           part
           of
           their
           choice
           ,
           (
           as
           is
           here
           mentioned
           )
           doth
           imply
           a
           Restraint
           upon
           them
           and
           that
           ,
           despotically
           ,
           or
           magisterially
           ,
           for
           the
           first
           ;
           by
           which
           means
           ,
           if
           commonly
           practised
           by
           other
           Bishops
           ,
           the
           Parliament
           may
           make
           an
           Act
           to
           exclude
           the
           Clergy
           from
           voting
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           those
           that
           had
           Lease-lands
           ,
           nay
           Copy-holds
           of
           Inheritance
           ;
           presuming
           they
           would
           be
           byassed
           by
           their
           Lords
           of
           their
           Estates
           to
           vote
           which
           way
           they
           pleased
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           a
           black
           reckoning
           when
           they
           came
           to
           renew
           .
           Besides
           ,
           if
           they
           do
           restrain
           them
           for
           one
           ,
           as
           here
           you
           see
           it
           is
           plainly
           proved
           
             de
             facto
          
           ,
           why
           may
           they
           not
           by
           the
           same
           right
           and
           justice
           lay
           a
           restraint
           on
           them
           for
           both
           :
           And
           how
           can
           they
           then
           be
           said
           indeed
           to
           be
           our
           representatives
           ,
           when
           possibly
           they
           may
           not
           be
           those
           persons
           whom
           we
           would
           have
           to
           represent
           us
           ,
           but
           are
           such
           as
           the
           
           Knights
           and
           principal
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           County
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           Bishop
           and
           his
           Clergy
           ,
           will
           impose
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           make
           us
           to
           stand
           by
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           worse
           circumstances
           to
           befal
           our selves
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           
             By
             his
             confiding
             in
             their
             filial
             and
             hearty
             compliance
             ,
          
           he
           doth
           explain
           the
           restraint
           as
           to
           the
           first
           vote
           :
           That
           is
           ,
           methinks
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           to
           say
           ,
           we
           will
           oblige
           you
           to
           choose
           one
           such
           man
           as
           we
           would
           have
           you
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           made
           a
           mouth
           of
           by
           us
           in
           that
           particular
           ,
           and
           we
           will
           
             give
             you
             freedom
             in
             the
             other
             part
             of
             your
             choice
          
           ;
           we
           will
           put
           the
           wheadle
           on
           you
           as
           for
           the
           other
           ,
           you
           shall
           seem
           wholly
           to
           elect
           him
           ,
           though
           he
           be
           fore
           ▪
           ordained
           to
           be
           the
           man
           ,
           by
           our selves
           at
           our
           private
           Cabinet-board
           :
           for
           ,
           to
           be
           sure
           ,
           if
           you
           are
           once
           so
           far
           prevailed
           upon
           as
           to
           yield
           to
           their
           Judgments
           in
           one
           ,
           you
           tacitely
           do
           acknowledg
           that
           you
           have
           not
           understanding
           ,
           and
           be
           not
           fit
           enough
           of
           your selves
           to
           make
           a
           wise
           and
           safe
           choice
           without
           their
           previous
           direction
           ,
           and
           so
           consequently
           will
           be
           easily
           led
           away
           to
           give
           your
           suffrage
           for
           any
           other
           ,
           whom
           perhaps
           some
           of
           the
           slie
           pretenders
           to
           your
           party
           ,
           (
           if
           that
           may
           be
           called
           so
           ,
           which
           is
           only
           a
           disinteressed
           affection
           to
           serve
           you
           Country
           )
           may
           be
           their
           secret
           order
           and
           impulse
           loudly
           bawle
           out
           for
           ,
           and
           cry
           up
           ;
           so
           that
           in
           one
           sense
           there
           will
           be
           a
           restraint
           upon
           you
           as
           for
           both
           ,
           though
           knowingly
           it
           shall
           appear
           but
           for
           one
           ,
           and
           to
           that
           it
           plainly
           seems
           you
           must
           comply
           .
        
         
           Moreover
           ,
           which
           to
           me
           looks
           like
           a
           Paradox
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           
             contradictio
             in
             adjecto
          
           ;
           he
           expects
           from
           them
           a
           filial
           or
           son-like
           obedience
           ,
           and
           yet
           he
           subscribes
           himself
           their
           Brother
           ;
           he
           would
           have
           them
           blindly
           to
           pay
           him
           the
           duty
           of
           Children
           ,
           but
           he
           does
           not
           stile
           himself
           their
           Father
           :
           indeed
           he
           is
           their
           right
           Reverend
           Father
           in
           God
           to
           superintend
           them
           in
           spiritual
           affairs
           ,
           and
           in
           Divine
           Mysteries
           ;
           but
           I
           do
           not
           very
           well
           understand
           ,
           how
           it
           is
           his
           Province
           to
           charge
           them
           with
           the
           cares
           of
           State
           ,
           how
           he
           can
           ingage
           them
           to
           run
           up
           and
           down
           after
           all
           
             such
             as
             are
             qualified
             in
             their
             parishes
             ,
          
           and
           get
           Votes
           for
           the
           beloved
           Candidate
           ;
           but
           yet
           this
           they
           are
           obliged
           to
           do
           ,
           if
           they
           mean
           to
           show
           their
           filial
           respect
           to
           their
           honour'd
           elder
           Brother
           ;
           for
           here
           's
           their
           Injunction
           ;
           and
           ,
           
             litera
             scripta
             manet
          
           ,
           should
           they
           prove
           obstinate
           and
           restive
           ,
           and
           offer
           to
           disobey
           the
           precept
           ,
           this
           hand-writing
           would
           no
           doubt
           rise
           up
           in
           judgment
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           render
           them
           inexcusable
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           by
           no
           means
           to
           reflect
           upon
           that
           Worthy
           Gentleman
           ,
           whom
           this
           Letter
           has
           a
           relation
           to
           ;
           for
           all
           persons
           I
           can
           hear
           of
           ,
           that
           have
           any
           acquaintance
           with
           him
           ,
           give
           him
           deservedly
           a
           most
           honourable
           mention
           ;
           and
           I
           cannot
           in
           the
           least
           imagine
           but
           that
           the
           qualified
           Electing
           persons
           would
           voluntarily
           have
           given
           him
           their
           voice
           to
           be
           one
           of
           their
           Representatives
           ,
           without
           the
           Solicitations
           and
           ingagements
           of
           their
           Clergy
           to
           them
           .
           But
           this
           is
           to
           show
           by
           what
           ways
           and
           artifices
           Men
           may
           get
           to
           be
           chosen
           ,
           and
           to
           leave
           it
           upon
           a
           
             dubitatur
             in
             Lege
          
           ,
           how
           far
           such
           things
           are
           just
           and
           rightful
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .