A coppy of a letter written by John Lilburne, close prisoner in the wards of the fleet, which he sent to Iames Ingram and Henry Hopkins, wardens of the said fleet. Wherin is fully discovered their great cruelty exercised upon his body
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             A coppy of a letter written by John Lilburne, close prisoner in the wards of the fleet, which he sent to Iames Ingram and Henry Hopkins, wardens of the said fleet. Wherin is fully discovered their great cruelty exercised upon his body
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                   A
                   COPPY
                   OF
                   A
                   LETTER
                   WRITTEN
                   BY
                   JOHN
                   LILBURNE
                   ,
                   CLOSE
                   PRISONER
                   IN
                   THE
                   WARDS
                   of
                   the
                   Fleet
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   sent
                   to
                   
                     Iames
                     Ingram
                  
                   and
                   
                     Henry
                     Hopkins
                  
                   ,
                   Wardens
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Fleet.
                   
                
                 
                   Wherin
                   is
                   fully
                   discovered
                   their
                   great
                   Cruelty
                   exercised
                   upon
                   his
                   Body
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     SIRS
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   YOU
                   are
                   both
                   so
                   rooted
                   in
                   oppression
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   malicious
                   in
                   thirsting
                   after
                   
                     innocent
                     blood
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   actions
                   of
                   the
                   one
                   ,
                   may
                   be
                   attributed
                   and
                   judged
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   the
                   actions
                   of
                   you
                   both
                   ;
                   there
                   is
                   such
                   a
                   harmony
                   betwixt
                   you
                   in
                   wickednesse
                   ,
                   so
                   that
                   I
                   will
                   now
                   put
                   you
                   both
                   in
                   the
                   singuler
                   number
                   ,
                   and
                   write
                   unto
                   you
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   you
                   were
                   but
                   one
                   ;
                   Desireing
                   to
                   let
                   you
                   understaud
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   December
                   was
                   2.
                   yeares
                   ,
                   the
                   Devil
                   your
                   old
                   Father
                   ,
                   Iohn
                   8
                   ,
                   44.
                   (
                   for
                   my
                   
                     innocencie
                     )
                     cast
                     me
                     into
                     Prison
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     William
                     Laud
                  
                   his
                   obedient
                   Sonne
                   ,
                   got
                   me
                   committed
                   to
                   your
                   custodie
                   to
                   be
                   tormented
                   ,
                   in
                   which
                   Art
                   you
                   are
                   very
                   exquisite
                   ,
                   and
                   expert
                   ;
                   and
                   your
                   plots
                   to
                   murther
                   me
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   take
                   away
                   my
                   
                     innocent
                     blood
                  
                   from
                   me
                   ,
                   have
                   not
                   been
                   a
                   few
                   ,
                   which
                   have
                   been
                   ,
                   and
                   still
                   are
                   so
                   palpable
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   cannot
                   be
                   hid
                   from
                   the
                   world
                   ;
                   unto
                   the
                   view
                   of
                   which
                   I
                   have
                   already
                   in
                   part
                   ,
                   in
                   my
                   Printed
                   Books
                   ,
                   layd
                   them
                   open
                   in
                   a
                   brief
                   way
                   :
                   but
                   much
                   more
                   then
                   I
                   have
                   in
                   publique
                   said
                   ,
                   have
                   I
                   yet
                   behind
                   ,
                   truly
                   to
                   declare
                   .
                   You
                   may
                   remember
                   that
                   last
                   yeare
                   ,
                   the
                   17.
                   of
                   September
                   ,
                   you
                   set
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   of
                   twenty
                   of
                   your
                   blood
                   Hounds
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     murther
                     me
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   whom
                   I
                   was
                   forced
                   to
                   fight
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   of
                   two
                   houres
                   ,
                   to
                   save
                   my
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   my
                   left
                   hand
                   in
                   the
                   broyle
                   I
                   had
                   like
                   to
                   have
                   lost
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   requite
                   one
                   of
                   them
                   for
                   his
                   good
                   indeavours
                   to
                   take
                   away
                   my
                   life
                   ,
                   you
                   gave
                   him
                   halfe
                   a
                   crown
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   himselfe
                   confessed
                   :
                   but
                   when
                   I
                   was
                   under
                   the
                   Chyrurgions
                   hands
                   ,
                   more
                   likely
                   to
                   dye
                   upon
                   the
                   wound
                   ,
                   then
                   to
                   live
                   ,
                   yet
                   would
                   you
                   neither
                   pay
                   the
                   Chyrurgions
                   for
                   the
                   Cure
                   ,
                   nor
                   suffer
                   my
                   Friends
                   to
                   come
                   to
                   me
                   ,
                   that
                   so
                   I
                   might
                   get
                   moneys
                   to
                   pay
                   them
                   my selfe
                   .
                   Also
                   ,
                   when
                   your
                   slaughtermen
                   my
                   Keepers
                   afterwards
                   did
                   still
                   prosecute
                   the
                   taking
                   away
                   of
                   the
                   last
                   drop
                   of
                   my
                   blood
                   (
                   divers
                   quarts
                   of
                   which
                   I
                   lost
                   
                   the
                   day
                   before
                   mentioned
                   )
                   I
                   in
                   a
                   large
                   Letter
                   in
                   December
                   after
                   in
                   a
                   faire
                   way
                   acquainted
                   you
                   with
                   it
                   ,
                   intreating
                   you
                   in
                   peaceable
                   termes
                   to
                   take
                   some
                   course
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   for
                   my
                   innocencie
                   might
                   not
                   be
                   murthered
                   by
                   your
                   men
                   :
                   then
                   you
                   and
                   they
                   together
                   ,
                   as
                   to'me
                   it
                   seems
                   ,
                   invented
                   another
                   way
                   ,
                   if
                   it
                   were
                   possible
                   to
                   put
                   an
                   end
                   unto
                   my
                   dayes
                   ,
                   and
                   therfore
                   placed
                   two
                   Chamber-Mates
                   with
                   me
                   ,
                   the
                   12.
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   contrary
                   unto
                   my
                   Order
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   ,
                   
                     that
                     I
                     should
                     lye
                     alone
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   made
                   use
                   of
                   them
                   as
                   instruments
                   to
                   get
                   me
                   into
                   your
                   cheating
                   and
                   poysoning
                   shoppe
                   ,
                   the
                   Lodge
                   ,
                   that
                   so
                   in
                   a
                   Tubbe
                   of
                   liquor
                   I
                   might
                   receive
                   my
                   deaths
                   wound
                   :
                   into
                   which
                   place
                   when
                   I
                   absolutely
                   refused
                   to
                   come
                   (
                   though
                   I
                   were
                   severall
                   times
                   earnestly
                   solicited
                   )
                   then
                   upon
                   the
                   15.
                   of
                   December
                   you
                   set
                   your
                   murthering
                   Slaughter-men
                   or
                   cruell
                   blood
                   Hounds
                   ,
                   not
                   onely
                   to
                   kill
                   and
                   murther
                   my selfe
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   one
                   of
                   my
                   Friends
                   that
                   came
                   to
                   the
                   Prison
                   dore
                   ,
                   to
                   inquire
                   after
                   my
                   necessaries
                   ▪
                   and
                   in
                   likelyhood
                   they
                   had
                   fulfilled
                   their
                   
                     bloody
                     intentions
                  
                   ,
                   if
                   some
                   Prisoners
                   had
                   not
                   been
                   that
                   saved
                   my
                   life
                   by
                   rescuing
                   of
                   me
                   from
                   their
                   devouring
                   hands
                   .
                   And
                   then
                   betwixt
                   that
                   time
                   and
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   last
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   in
                   April
                   last
                   ,
                   many
                   plots
                   there
                   was
                   contrived
                   against
                   me
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   feare
                   that
                   I
                   should
                   there
                   prosecute
                   you
                   as
                   a
                   blood-thirsty
                   and
                   
                     murthering
                     man
                  
                   ,
                   you
                   procured
                   one
                   of
                   your
                   Affidavite
                   slaves
                   many
                   times
                   to
                   pick
                   quarrels
                   with
                   me
                   ,
                   that
                   so
                   some
                   slight
                   occasion
                   might
                   be
                   taken
                   to
                   lock
                   me
                   up
                   againe
                   ,
                   to
                   frustrate
                   me
                   in
                   my
                   just
                   and
                   
                     grievous
                     complaints
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   blowes
                   was
                   struck
                   upon
                   the
                   second
                   day
                   of
                   the
                   Parliament
                   :
                   I
                   being
                   not
                   the
                   beginner
                   of
                   the
                   quarrell
                   ,
                   but
                   onely
                   a
                   defender
                   of
                   my selfe
                   ,
                   as
                   many
                   of
                   your
                   Prisoners
                   can
                   justifie
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   next
                   morning
                   you
                   sent
                   5.
                   or
                   6.
                   of
                   your
                   murthering
                   Officers
                   unto
                   me
                   ,
                   as
                   though
                   you
                   would
                   speake
                   with
                   me
                   ,
                   but
                   they
                   coming
                   in
                   such
                   a
                   hostile
                   manner
                   as
                   they
                   did
                   ,
                   made
                   me
                   afraid
                   that
                   they
                   would
                   indeed
                   kill
                   me
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   to
                   save
                   my
                   life
                   ,
                   I
                   kept
                   my
                   doore
                   barred
                   against
                   them
                   ,
                   whereupon
                   I
                   was
                   locked
                   up
                   ,
                   which
                   when
                   you
                   had
                   done
                   ,
                   I
                   wanted
                   some
                   water
                   to
                   dresse
                   my
                   diate
                   ;
                   and
                   you
                   have
                   kept
                   an
                   honest
                   Gentleman
                   up
                   ever
                   since
                   closse
                   Prisoner
                   ,
                   for
                   giving
                   me
                   but
                   three
                   bottles
                   of
                   water
                   ,
                   that
                   so
                   the
                   cruelty
                   inflicted
                   upon
                   him
                   ,
                   might
                   make
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   Prisoners
                   afraid
                   to
                   doe
                   the
                   least
                   courtesie
                   for
                   me
                   ,
                   that
                   so
                   you
                   might
                   at
                   least
                   prevayle
                   against
                   me
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   away
                   my
                   life
                   and
                   blood
                   from
                   the
                   earth
                   .
                   And
                   my
                   Friends
                   being
                   severall
                   times
                   assaulted
                   by
                   your
                   Officers
                   (
                   for
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   Prison
                   dore
                   to
                   see
                   me
                   ,
                   and
                   speake
                   to
                   me
                   )
                   to
                   the
                   great
                   hazard
                   of
                   some
                   of
                   their
                   lives
                   ;
                   some
                   of
                   them
                   to
                   avoyd
                   the
                   
                   danger
                   ,
                   that
                   formerly
                   they
                   went
                   through
                   ,
                   did
                   goe
                   up
                   into
                   
                     Thomas
                     Deanes
                  
                   room
                   over
                   against
                   me
                   ,
                   that
                   so
                   they
                   might
                   know
                   how
                   it
                   fared
                   with
                   me
                   ,
                   there
                   being
                   the
                   breadth
                   of
                   the
                   Prison
                   yard
                   betwixt
                   us
                   ;
                   and
                   our
                   discourse
                   and
                   talke
                   was
                   such
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   did
                   not
                   care
                   who
                   heard
                   it
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Prisoners
                   not
                   onely
                   walking
                   in
                   the
                   Yard
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   those
                   that
                   were
                   in
                   their
                   Lodgings
                   might
                   heare
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   would
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   our selves
                   :
                   but
                   seeing
                   that
                   still
                   I
                   live
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   your
                   malice
                   cannot
                   put
                   an
                   end
                   unto
                   my
                   dayes
                   ,
                   you
                   have
                   taken
                   him
                   to
                   task
                   severall
                   times
                   ,
                   as
                   though
                   my
                   Order
                   were
                   so
                   strickt
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   shall
                   incurre
                   a
                   great
                   deale
                   of
                   detriment
                   ,
                   if
                   Persons
                   came
                   there
                   to
                   speake
                   with
                   me
                   .
                   And
                   therfore
                   have
                   you
                   commanded
                   him
                   ,
                   either
                   to
                   leave
                   his
                   Lodging
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   to
                   suffer
                   no
                   more
                   Persons
                   to
                   speak
                   to
                   me
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   Chamber
                   .
                   Well
                   ,
                   it
                   may
                   be
                   ,
                   before
                   you
                   and
                   I
                   have
                   done
                   ,
                   you
                   had
                   as
                   good
                   have
                   held
                   your
                   peace
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   said
                   nothing
                   .
                   You
                   can
                   execute
                   my
                   Order
                   when
                   you
                   please
                   ,
                   and
                   you
                   can
                   break
                   it
                   when
                   you
                   lift
                   ,
                   or
                   doe
                   any
                   thing
                   that
                   my
                   life
                   may
                   be
                   brought
                   in
                   danger
                   :
                   for
                   time
                   hath
                   been
                   when
                   my
                   Friends
                   would
                   yeeld
                   to
                   the
                   covetous
                   exactions
                   of
                   my
                   Keepers
                   ,
                   to
                   give
                   them
                   12
                   pence
                   ,
                   18
                   pence
                   ,
                   and
                   2
                   shillings
                   ,
                   and
                   more
                   at
                   a
                   time
                   ,
                   for
                   coming
                   to
                   see
                   me
                   ,
                   and
                   speake
                   with
                   me
                   ,
                   they
                   might
                   be
                   let
                   up
                   into
                   my
                   Chamber
                   to
                   talke
                   with
                   me
                   .
                   Yea
                   to
                   such
                   a
                   height
                   of
                   covetousnesse
                   was
                   your
                   man
                   Murry
                   grown
                   unto
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   would
                   not
                   let
                   my
                   Friends
                   Servants
                   up
                   with
                   that
                   Diate
                   they
                   brought
                   me
                   ,
                   unlesse
                   they
                   would
                   give
                   him
                   money
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   occasion
                   of
                   his
                   out-fall
                   and
                   mine
                   .
                   And
                   you
                   have
                   not
                   onely
                   broke
                   my
                   Order
                   ,
                   by
                   placing
                   others
                   in
                   my
                   Chamber
                   to
                   lodge
                   with
                   me
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   by
                   your
                   Man
                   Murry
                   in
                   giving
                   me
                   leave
                   to
                   walke
                   at
                   my
                   pleasure
                   in
                   the
                   Prison
                   Yard
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   come
                   into
                   his
                   cozening
                   and
                   murthering
                   Lodge
                   ,
                   to
                   drinke
                   with
                   whom
                   I
                   would
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   I
                   can
                   justifie
                   by
                   honest
                   men
                   ,
                   that
                   were
                   the
                   messengers
                   severall
                   times
                   to
                   bring
                   me
                   up
                   the
                   tidings
                   :
                   but
                   because
                   I
                   was
                   afraid
                   of
                   poysoning
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   told
                   them
                   )
                   and
                   would
                   not
                   upon
                   any
                   termes
                   come
                   into
                   the
                   Lodge
                   to
                   receive
                   it
                   :
                   The
                   strictnesse
                   of
                   my
                   Order
                   must
                   be
                   executed
                   upon
                   me
                   againe
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   must
                   be
                   locked
                   up
                   closse
                   in
                   a
                   room
                   ,
                   and
                   my
                   Friends
                   must
                   not
                   come
                   to
                   me
                   ,
                   to
                   relieve
                   me
                   ,
                   nor
                   come
                   to
                   speake
                   with
                   me
                   ,
                   to
                   see
                   if
                   I
                   be
                   alive
                   or
                   no
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   poor
                   Prisoners
                   must
                   be
                   punished
                   ,
                   and
                   tormented
                   ;
                   if
                   they
                   give
                   me
                   but
                   a
                   little
                   water
                   ,
                   or
                   doe
                   any
                   other
                   courtesie
                   for
                   me
                   (
                   some
                   of
                   whom
                   have
                   had
                   three
                   Beds
                   taken
                   from
                   under
                   them
                   ,
                   by
                   your
                   command
                   and
                   order
                   ,
                   and
                   several
                   times
                   put
                   off
                   the
                   charity
                   ,
                   and
                   threatned
                   by
                   your selfe
                   to
                   be
                   put
                   in
                   Irons
                   ,
                   for
                   helping
                   me
                   to
                   my
                   
                   Victuals
                   )
                   and
                   yet
                   ,
                   you
                   ,
                   nor
                   your
                   great
                   Lord
                   and
                   Master
                   will
                   not
                   alow
                   me
                   one
                   farthing
                   to
                   live
                   upon
                   :
                   and
                   if
                   this
                   be
                   not
                   hard
                   measure
                   ,
                   then
                   sure
                   I
                   am
                   ,
                   the
                   Devils
                   Instruments
                   ,
                   never
                   measured
                   any
                   in
                   their
                   lives
                   .
                   But
                   for
                   my
                   Order
                   ,
                   the
                   strictnesse
                   of
                   which
                   at
                   some
                   times
                   you
                   so
                   much
                   stand
                   upon
                   ,
                   let
                   me
                   tell
                   you
                   without
                   feare
                   ,
                   That
                   I
                   verily
                   beleeve
                   ,
                   if
                   Beelzebub
                   the
                   Prince
                   of
                   Devils
                   had
                   sate
                   in
                   personall
                   presence
                   at
                   the
                   Inner
                   Star-chamber
                   ,
                   instead
                   of
                   the
                   Pope
                   of
                   Lambeth
                   ,
                   his
                   dutifull
                   Son
                   ,
                   he
                   could
                   not
                   have
                   made
                   a
                   more
                   mercilesse
                   inhumane
                   Order
                   against
                   me
                   ,
                   then
                   my
                   Order
                   is
                   which
                   the
                   bloody
                   Prelat
                   caused
                   to
                   be
                   made
                   against
                   me
                   the
                   18.
                   of
                   Aprill
                   was
                   2.
                   yeares
                   ,
                   after
                   he
                   had
                   caused
                   me
                   to
                   be
                   whipped
                   at
                   a
                   Carts
                   arse
                   ,
                   from
                   Fleet
                   Bridge
                   to
                   Westminster
                   Hall.
                   For
                   how
                   can
                   a
                   Man
                   live
                   when
                   all
                   resort
                   of
                   persons
                   shall
                   be
                   kept
                   from
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   necessary
                   subsistence
                   from
                   his
                   Friends
                   ,
                   and
                   yet
                   his
                   Enemies
                   will
                   not
                   allow
                   him
                   a
                   bit
                   of
                   bread
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   drop
                   of
                   drinke
                   .
                   Well
                   Sir
                   ,
                   if
                   by
                   your
                   new
                   plots
                   you
                   take
                   away
                   my
                   life
                   from
                   me
                   ,
                   before
                   I
                   can
                   have
                   Justice
                   against
                   you
                   in
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   know
                   thus
                   much
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   already
                   made
                   my
                   Will
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     bequeathed
                     my
                     soule
                     ,
                     to
                     him
                     that
                     purchased
                     it
                     with
                     his
                     own
                     blood
                     ,
                     and
                     my
                     body
                     to
                     the
                     dust
                     ,
                     from
                     whence
                     it
                     came
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   the
                   Priests
                   will
                   not
                   suffer
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   buried
                   in
                   the
                   Church-yard
                   (
                   as
                   they
                   call
                   it
                   )
                   then
                   would
                   I
                   have
                   it
                   layd
                   beside
                   the
                   Coblers
                   ,
                   in
                   Finsbury
                   Fields
                   :
                   and
                   for
                   my
                   goods
                   they
                   are
                   soon
                   disposed
                   of
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Prelats
                   ,
                   have
                   already
                   robbed
                   me
                   of
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   of
                   them
                   ;
                   for
                   Canterburies
                   Catchpoles
                   took
                   from
                   me
                   last
                   yeare
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Custom-house
                   ,
                   almost
                   two
                   thousand
                   of
                   my
                   Books
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   came
                   from
                   Amsterdam
                   :
                   but
                   when
                   I
                   was
                   informed
                   that
                   they
                   had
                   cozened
                   him
                   of
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   or
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   sent
                   them
                   to
                   Scotland
                   for
                   filthy
                   lucres
                   sake
                   ,
                   at
                   whose
                   Parliament
                   they
                   were
                   fold
                   as
                   publique
                   as
                   
                     Martin
                     Parker
                  
                   (
                   the
                   Bishops
                   champion
                   Ballad
                   maker
                   )
                   Ballads
                   are
                   sould
                   here
                   at
                   London
                   ,
                   it
                   made
                   me
                   to
                   laugh
                   at
                   my
                   losse
                   :
                   but
                   yet
                   for
                   all
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   left
                   you
                   for
                   a
                   Legacie
                   ,
                   a
                   biting
                   whippe
                   to
                   lash
                   and
                   scourge
                   your
                   fat
                   and
                   knavish
                   sides
                   ;
                   for
                   to
                   my
                   Executor
                   as
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   of
                   my
                   Treasure
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   to
                   leave
                   him
                   ,
                   have
                   I
                   bequeathed
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   a
                   punctuall
                   Anatomie
                   ,
                   of
                   some
                   part
                   of
                   your
                   matchlesse
                   knavery
                   ,
                   villany
                   ,
                   and
                   bloodthirstinesse
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   strict
                   Order
                   to
                   put
                   it
                   in
                   Print
                   ,
                   with
                   some
                   Marginall
                   notes
                   to
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   also
                   to
                   prosecute
                   you
                   in
                   the
                   greatest
                   Court
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   for
                   a
                   criminall
                   ,
                   and
                   fellonious
                   person
                   ,
                   for
                   murthering
                   the
                   Kings
                   loyall
                   and
                   faithfull
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   for
                   their
                   innocencie
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   honest
                   ,
                   reall
                   ,
                   and
                   good
                   indeavours
                   for
                   the
                   welfare
                   of
                   his
                   Kingdomes
                   .
                   And
                   though
                   you
                   have
                   bin
                   
                   so
                   observant
                   of
                   that
                   wicked
                   man
                   that
                   beares
                   so
                   great
                   a
                   sway
                   in
                   the
                   ruling
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   (
                   of
                   whom
                   and
                   his
                   commands
                   you
                   have
                   said
                   you
                   must
                   be
                   observant
                   )
                   so
                   that
                   it
                   seems
                   if
                   the
                   Kings
                   Trayterly
                   enemies
                   be
                   great
                   ones
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   be
                   a
                   combinator
                   with
                   them
                   to
                   destroy
                   the
                   Kings
                   best
                   Subjects
                   ●
                   yet
                   me
                   thinks
                   the
                   time
                   is
                   hard
                   at
                   hand
                   ,
                   wherein
                   ,
                   you
                   and
                   he
                   both
                   ,
                   for
                   all
                   your
                   wickednesse
                   ,
                   and
                   blood-thirstinesse
                   ,
                   will
                   receive
                   ,
                   your
                   just
                   ,
                   and
                   long
                   since
                   due
                   deserts
                   at
                   Saint
                   Tyborne
                   ,
                   if
                   you
                   doe
                   not
                   make
                   your
                   Feet
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   worth
                   two
                   payre
                   of
                   Hands
                   unto
                   you
                   ,
                   as
                   your
                   Predecessour
                   Harr●
                   did
                   before
                   you
                   in
                   a
                   former
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   King
                   CHARLES
                   his
                   Reigne
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   the
                   thing
                   that
                   I
                   am
                   greatly
                   afraid
                   of
                   )
                   which
                   if
                   you
                   doe
                   ,
                   know
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   will
                   indeavour
                   to
                   get
                   
                     Martin
                     Parker
                  
                   the
                   Papist
                   ,
                   or
                   some
                   other
                   Ballad
                   maker
                   ,
                   to
                   send
                   some
                   of
                   their
                   rimes
                   after
                   you
                   ,
                   to
                   jeare
                   you
                   for
                   a
                   Runaway
                   :
                   But
                   if
                   you
                   dare
                   but
                   stay
                   by
                   it
                   ,
                   the
                   which
                   I
                   would
                   intreat
                   you
                   ,
                   though
                   you
                   now
                   by
                   your
                   greatnesse
                   tyrannize
                   over
                   me
                   ,
                   in
                   my
                   afflicted
                   and
                   distressed
                   condition
                   ,
                   yet
                   I
                   doubt
                   not
                   but
                   time
                   is
                   a
                   coming
                   ,
                   wherein
                   my
                   innocencie
                   ,
                   and
                   my
                   honesty
                   ,
                   will
                   procure
                   me
                   more
                   Friends
                   ,
                   then
                   all
                   your
                   base
                   and
                   ill
                   gotten
                   Gold
                   ,
                   and
                   Silver
                   will
                   doe
                   you
                   ;
                   a
                   great
                   part
                   of
                   which
                   hath
                   been
                   gotten
                   by
                   Cussening
                   ,
                   Cheating
                   ,
                   and
                   Robbing
                   of
                   the
                   Poore
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   exacting
                   and
                   oppressing
                   of
                   the
                   Prisoners
                   in
                   their
                   Fees
                   and
                   Chamber
                   rents
                   ;
                   of
                   some
                   of
                   whom
                   to
                   my
                   own
                   knowledge
                   ,
                   you
                   have
                   taken
                   20.
                   shillings
                   ,
                   where
                   5.
                   shillings
                   was
                   not
                   your
                   due
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   Tyrannising
                   with
                   unheard
                   of
                   cruelty
                   ,
                   over
                   others
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   taking
                   away
                   of
                   some
                   of
                   their
                   lives
                   ,
                   and
                   in●angering
                   of
                   divers
                   others
                   ,
                   it
                   may
                   be
                   for
                   bribes
                   given
                   to
                   you
                   by
                   their
                   potent
                   adversaries
                   ;
                   or
                   else
                   because
                   you
                   in
                   revenge
                   would
                   plague
                   and
                   hamper
                   them
                   for
                   complaining
                   of
                   your
                   Lawlesse
                   and
                   bloody
                   oppre●sions
                   ,
                   that
                   so
                   your
                   cruell
                   punishment
                   inflicted
                   upon
                   them
                   might
                   be
                   a
                   terrifying
                   example
                   ,
                   to
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   Prisoners
                   no
                   to
                   trouble
                   ,
                   or
                   molest
                   you
                   in
                   your
                   in●ollerable
                   wicked
                   ,
                   and
                   ungodly
                   practises
                   :
                   but
                   take
                   notice
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   for
                   my
                   part
                   ,
                   by
                   these
                   my
                   lines
                   ,
                   bid
                   defiance
                   to
                   you
                   ,
                   letting
                   you
                   understand
                   ,
                   that
                   doe
                   the
                   worst
                   you
                   can
                   ,
                   you
                   can
                   doe
                   no
                   more
                   unto
                   me
                   ,
                   then
                   the
                   Devill
                   did
                   to
                   Iob
                   ;
                   and
                   I
                   have
                   by
                   large
                   experience
                   found
                   the
                   tenderest
                   of
                   your
                   mercies
                   towards
                   me
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   cruelty
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   my
                   own
                   particular
                   ,
                   I
                   neither
                   feare
                   you
                   ,
                   nor
                   care
                   for
                   you
                   ,
                   nor
                   ever
                   a
                   conferate
                   the
                   Devils
                   agents
                   hath
                   upon
                   the
                   earth
                   ,
                   
                     For
                     the
                     Righteous
                     are
                     as
                     bold
                     as
                     a
                     Lyon
                     ,
                     though
                     the
                     wicked
                     flee
                     when
                     none
                     persues
                     them
                     ,
                  
                   Prov.
                   28.
                   1.
                   
                   And
                   for
                   my
                   subsistence
                   
                   in
                   my
                   condition
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   told
                   the
                   Prelat
                   ,
                   in
                   my
                   Booke
                   ,
                   called
                   ,
                   
                     Come
                     out
                     of
                     her
                     my
                     People
                     ,
                  
                   which
                   I
                   writ
                   ,
                   when
                   my
                   hands
                   were
                   fettered
                   together
                   ,
                   with
                   Irons
                   ,
                   
                     that
                     by
                     Faith
                     ,
                     I
                     could
                     live
                     in
                     every
                     condition
                     ,
                     whether
                     it
                     were
                     in
                     hunger
                     ,
                     or
                     nakednesse
                     ,
                     in
                     want
                     ,
                     or
                     scarcity
                     ▪
                     in
                     Pr●son
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     Dungion
                     ▪
                     in
                     exile
                     ,
                     or
                     in
                     banishment
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   now
                   I
                   tell
                   you
                   ;
                   that
                   so
                   strong
                   is
                   my
                   Faith
                   ,
                   that
                   by
                   it
                   I
                   can
                   live
                   upon
                   a
                   stony
                   ,
                   and
                   flinty
                   Mountaine
                   ,
                   where
                   neither
                   Bread
                   ,
                   nor
                   Water
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   had
                   ,
                   nor
                   found
                   :
                   yea
                   so
                   great
                   is
                   my
                   grounded
                   confidence
                   in
                   the
                   Lords
                   Goodnesse
                   ,
                   and
                   Allmightinesse
                   ,
                   tha●
                   I
                   verily
                   beleeve
                   before
                   I
                   want
                   that
                   which
                   is
                   fitting
                   for
                   me
                   ,
                   he
                   will
                   make
                   the
                   stones
                   ,
                   and
                   sencelesse
                   creatures
                   ,
                   to
                   change
                   their
                   natures
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   serviceable
                   in
                   ministring
                   to
                   my
                   necessities
                   .
                   You
                   told
                   my
                   Neighbour
                   Deane
                   ,
                   when
                   you
                   commanded
                   him
                   to
                   depart
                   his
                   Lodging
                   ,
                   for
                   letting
                   People
                   talke
                   with
                   me
                   ,
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   Roome
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   were
                   afraid
                   to
                   get
                   a
                   great
                   deale
                   of
                   anger
                   about
                   my
                   Books
                   :
                   true
                   it
                   is
                   that
                   you●
                   Barbaro●s
                   ,
                   and
                   more
                   then
                   Pagan
                   like
                   cruelty
                   ,
                   made
                   me
                   the
                   last
                   yeare
                   with
                   shrillnesse
                   and
                   lowdnesse
                   ,
                   by
                   way
                   of
                   just
                   Complaint
                   ,
                   bitterly
                   to
                   cry
                   out
                   to
                   the
                   Lord
                   Maior
                   and
                   Aldermen
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   also
                   to
                   my
                   fellow
                   Aprentices
                   ;
                   which
                   now
                   with
                   Foure
                   other
                   Book
                   are
                   all
                   in
                   Print
                   ;
                   and
                   it
                   is
                   a
                   wonder
                   to
                   me
                   (
                   but
                   onely
                   Unrighteousnesse
                   ,
                   doth
                   trample
                   down
                   Justice
                   ,
                   and
                   Equity
                   )
                   that
                   you
                   are
                   not
                   call'd
                   to
                   a
                   strict
                   accompt
                   ;
                   indeed
                   ,
                   for
                   my
                   just
                   and
                   lamentable
                   Complaints
                   against
                   you
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   let
                   you
                   know
                   ,
                   that
                   when
                   I
                   had
                   my
                   health
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   before
                   my
                   Friends
                   were
                   acquainted
                   with
                   
                     Thomas
                     Deane
                  
                   ,
                   I
                   was
                   not
                   idle
                   ,
                   but
                   writ
                   the●
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   at
                   command
                   now
                   ,
                   more
                   sheets
                   of
                   paper
                   (
                   which
                   many
                   moneths
                   agoe
                   I
                   sent
                   into
                   Holland
                   to
                   my
                   Printer
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   world
                   yet
                   never
                   see
                   )
                   then
                   all
                   my
                   Printed
                   Books
                   doe
                   contain
                   ,
                   filled
                   full
                   of
                   such
                   lines
                   as
                   will
                   not
                   onely
                   vexe
                   the
                   Prelate
                   of
                   Canterburies
                   heart
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   shake
                   his
                   Rotten
                   Antichristian
                   and
                   Babylonian
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   as
                   will
                   be
                   seen
                   when
                   the
                   time
                   is
                   come
                   that
                   I
                   have
                   determined
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   dispersed
                   in
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   may
                   be
                   you
                   will
                   demand
                   if
                   I
                   be
                   mad
                   ,
                   to
                   write
                   such
                   lines
                   as
                   these
                   to
                   you
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   true
                   indeed
                   Oppression
                   will
                   make
                   a
                   wise
                   man
                   mad
                   :
                   but
                   if
                   you
                   say
                   these
                   are
                   a
                   mad
                   mans
                   lines
                   ,
                   you
                   shew
                   your selfe
                   a
                   Foole
                   ,
                   for
                   I
                   am
                   as
                   able
                   to
                   give
                   a
                   Reason
                   ,
                   for
                   any
                   thing
                   that
                   I
                   doe
                   ,
                   as
                   your selfe
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   you
                   would
                   know
                   a
                   Reason
                   why
                   I
                   thus
                   write
                   ,
                   First
                   of
                   all
                   ,
                   
                     It
                     is
                     because
                     ,
                     I
                     love
                     and
                     take
                     delight
                     to
                     rubbe
                     a
                     gald
                     
                     Horses
                     backe
                     ,
                     especially
                     ,
                     when
                     I
                     perceive
                     he
                     will
                     make
                     sport
                     ,
                     by
                     winching
                     and
                     kicking
                     handsomely
                     ,
                     that
                     so
                     I
                     may
                     have
                     something
                     to
                     laugh
                     a●in
                     my
                     solatary
                     condition
                     ,
                     now
                     you
                     have
                     deprived
                     me
                     of
                     the
                     figh●
                     of
                     the
                     face
                     ,
                     of
                     my
                     Friends
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   
                     That
                     I
                     might
                     a
                     little
                     informe
                     you
                     ,
                     of
                     the
                     foolishnesse
                     of
                     your
                     wayes
                     ,
                     to
                     bring
                     me
                     to
                     your
                     bow
                     ;
                     for
                     before
                     any
                     man
                     that
                     ●rongs
                     me
                     as
                     you
                     have
                     done
                     ,
                     get
                     me
                     to
                     crouch
                     unto
                     him
                     by
                     tyrannyzing
                     ever
                     me
                     ,
                     I
                     will
                     first
                     dye
                     at
                     hi●
                     foot
                     :
                     and
                     therfore
                     know
                     ,
                     that
                     the
                     more
                     cruelty
                     you
                     exercise
                     upon
                     me
                     ,
                     the
                     more
                     notches
                     you
                     set
                     upon
                     the
                     tally
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     the
                     Bill
                     of
                     my
                     complaint
                     in
                     Parliament
                     the
                     larger
                     against
                     you
                     ;
                     and
                     the
                     more
                     i●
                     my
                     spirit
                     exasperated
                     to
                     cleave
                     and
                     sticke
                     as
                     closse
                     unto
                     you
                     ,
                     as
                     the
                     shirt
                     opon
                     your
                     back
                     ,
                     or
                     a●
                  
                   Drake
                   
                     did
                     to
                     the
                     Spaniard
                     :
                     and
                     the
                     closser
                     you
                     locke
                     me
                     up
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     more
                     you
                     deprive
                     me
                     of
                     the
                     fight
                     of
                     my
                     Friends
                     ,
                     the
                     more
                     active
                     and
                     nimbler
                     in
                     my
                     meditations
                     ,
                     and
                     invention
                     to
                     quit
                     scores
                     with
                     you
                     ,
                     and
                     pay
                     you
                     in
                     your
                     own
                     coyne
                     .
                     Yea
                     did
                     but
                     your
                     great
                     Master
                     ,
                     his
                     holynesse
                     of
                  
                   Lambeth
                   
                     know
                     ,
                     how
                     good
                     service
                     I
                     have
                     done
                     ,
                     to
                     helpe
                     to
                     pull
                     down
                     his
                     wicked
                     Antichristian
                     Kingdome
                     ,
                     since
                     yeu
                     last
                     locked
                     me
                     up
                     (
                     though
                     I
                     never
                     made
                     use
                     of
                     my
                     neighbour
                  
                   Deane
                   
                     to
                     carry
                     nor
                     bring
                     none
                     of
                     my
                     Bookes
                     )
                     he
                     would
                     give
                     you
                     no
                     thanks
                     for
                     your
                     so
                     doing
                     ,
                     to
                     provoke
                     me
                     to
                     it
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Lastly
                   ,
                   
                     I
                     send
                     you
                     this
                     ,
                     that
                     so
                     you
                     may
                     know
                     ,
                     that
                     though
                     your
                     cruelty
                     make
                     many
                     cowards
                     in
                     this
                     Prison
                     ,
                     yet
                     I
                     am
                     not
                     turned
                     one
                     ,
                     as
                     your
                     great
                     Lord
                  
                   Laud
                   
                     is
                     (
                     though
                     he
                     be
                     the
                     King
                     ,
                     and
                     head
                     of
                     the
                     blacke
                     Regiment
                     of
                     Locusts
                     in
                     this
                     Kingdome
                     )
                     yet
                     never
                     durst
                     looke
                     upon
                     my
                     face
                     since
                     I
                     silenced
                     him
                     in
                     the
                     Star
                     chamber
                     in
                     the
                     open
                     Court
                     (
                     almost
                  
                   3.
                   
                     yeares
                     agoe
                     )
                     though
                     I
                     have
                     often
                     since
                     ,
                     as
                     you
                     very
                     well
                     know
                     challenged
                     him
                     to
                     a
                     disputation
                     ,
                     for
                     I
                     have
                     still
                     a
                     true
                     bred
                     Souldiers
                     heart
                     in
                     my
                     belly
                     ,
                     that
                     dreads
                     ,
                     nor
                     feares
                     none
                     of
                     my
                     adversaries
                     ,
                     and
                     therfore
                     know
                     ,
                     seeing
                     you
                     have
                     dealt
                     with
                     me
                     as
                     you
                     have
                     done
                     ,
                     that
                     if
                     there
                     be
                     but
                     a
                     Printing-house
                     in
                     any
                     of
                     the
                     Cities
                     in
                     the
                     Provinces
                     of
                  
                   Holland
                   ,
                   
                     I
                     will
                     cause
                     this
                     Letter
                     to
                     be
                     Printed
                     ;
                     that
                     so
                     ,
                     if
                     it
                     be
                     possible
                     ,
                     it
                     may
                     be
                     claimed
                     up
                     upon
                     the
                     Posts
                     ,
                     and
                     made
                     as
                     publique
                     as
                     the
                     Coblers
                     Sermon
                     ,
                     that
                     so
                     you
                     may
                     if
                     you
                     will
                     read
                     it
                     in
                     the
                     Streets
                     ,
                     as
                     you
                     goe
                     to
                     the
                     Parliament
                     house
                     :
                     for
                     because
                     I
                     hitherto
                     ,
                     could
                     never
                     get
                     Iustice
                     against
                     you
                     ,
                     as
                     I
                     have
                     often
                     sent
                     you
                     word
                     ,
                     I
                     will
                     now
                     Print
                     some
                     more
                     of
                     your
                     knavery
                     .
                     And
                     as
                     for
                     the
                     old
                     knave
                  
                   Lewis
                   
                     the
                     Steward
                     ,
                     who
                     as
                     I
                     am
                     told
                     ,
                     was
                     the
                     chiefe
                     Informer
                     against
                     my
                     neighbour
                  
                   Deane
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     my
                     Friends
                     ,
                     because
                     I
                     have
                     lately
                     told
                     him
                     a
                     little
                     of
                     his
                     own
                     ,
                     by
                     taking
                     him
                     to
                     taske
                     for
                     his
                     insolent
                     domineering
                     ,
                     
                     and
                     insulting
                     over
                     the
                     poore
                     ma●●
                     and
                     for
                     his
                     combination
                     with
                     your selfe
                     ,
                     to
                     cozen
                     and
                     cheate
                     them
                     of
                     their
                     due
                     :
                     But
                     time
                     is
                     a
                     coming
                     ,
                     wherein
                     if
                     I
                     live
                     ,
                     in
                     the
                     poore
                     mens
                     behalfe
                     ,
                     I
                     shall
                     in
                     another
                     manner
                     tell
                     him
                     my
                     mind
                     ;
                     And
                     so
                     at
                     present
                     I
                     rest
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   
                     From
                     your
                     Common
                     and
                     bloody
                     Slaughter-house
                     ,
                     called
                     the
                     Wards
                     of
                     the
                     Fleet
                     ,
                     
                       this
                       4
                       th
                       of
                       October
                       ,
                       1640.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     Your
                     lawlesse
                     oppressed
                     closse
                     Prisoner
                     ,
                     that
                     now
                     scornes
                     to
                     be
                     beholden
                     to
                     your
                     courtesie
                     ,
                     but
                     bids
                     defiance
                     to
                     your
                     malice
                     ,
                  
                   honest
                   
                     JOHN
                     LILBURNE
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
             
               And
               this
               I
               counted
               my
               weding
               day
               in
               which
               I
               was
               married
               to
               the
               Lord
               Iesus
               Christ●
               for
               now
               I
               knowe
               ●e
               loues
               me
               in
               that
               he
               hath
               bestowed
               soe
               rich
               apparrell
               this
               day
               upon
               me
               ,
               and
               counted
               me
               worthie
               to
               suffer
               for
               his
               sake
               .
               I
               hauing
               a
               desire
               to
               retire
               into
               a
               private
               roome
               from
               the
               multitude
               of
               people
               that
               were
               about
               me
               ,
               which
               made
               me
               like
               to
               faint
               :
               I
               had
               not
               been
               ther
               long
               but
               
                 Mr.
                 Lightburne
              
               the
               Tibstaffe
               of
               the
               Star-Chamber
               ,
               came
               to
               me
               saying
               the
               Lords
               sent
               him
               to
               me
               ,
               to
               knowe
               if
               I
               would
               acknowledge
               my selfe
               to
               be
               in
               a
               fault
               and
               then
               he
               knew
               what
               to
               say
               unto
               me
               .
               To
               whom
               I
               replied
               ,
               Haue
               their
               Honours
               caused
               me
               to
               be
               whipt
               from
               the
               Fleet
               to
               Westminster
               ,
               and
               doe
               they
               now
               send
               to
               knowe
               if
               I
               wil
               acknowledge
               a
               fault
               .
               They
               should
               have
               done
               this
               before
               I
               had
               beene
               whip●
               ;
               for
               now
               seeing
               I
               have
               v●dergone
               the
               greatest
               part
               of
               my
               punishment
               ,
               I
               hope
               the
               Lord
               will
               assi●t
               me
               to
               goe
               through
               it
               all
               .
               and
               besides
               ,
               if
               I
               would
               haue
               done
               this
               at
               the
               first
               I
               needed
               not
               to
               haue
               come
               to
               this
               ,
               But
               as
               I
               tould
               the
               Lords
               when
               J
               was
               before
               them
               at
               the
               Barre
               .
               Soe
               I
               desire
               you
               to
               tell
               them
               againe
               ,
               that
               I
               am
               not
               conscio●s
               to
               my selfe
               of
               doing
               any
               thing
               that
               deserues
               a
               submission
               ,
               but
               yet
               I
               doe
               willingly
               submit
               to
               their
               Lordships
               pleasures
               in
               my
               Censure
               .
               He
               told
               me
               if
               I
               would
               confesse
               ,
               a
               fault
               it
               would
               saue
               me
               astanding
               on
               the
               Pillary
               o●herwise
               I
               must
               undergoe
               the
               burden
               of
               it
               .
            
             
               Wel
               ,
               (
               Said
               I
               )
               J
               regard
               not
               a
               little
               outward
               d●sgrace
               for
               the
               cause
               of
               my
               God
               ,
               I
               haue
               ●ound
               alreadie
               that
               sweetnesse
               in
               him
               in
               whom
               I
               haue
               beleeued
               ,
               that
               through
               his
               strength
               I
               am
               able
               to
               undergoe
               any
               thing
               that
               shalb●e
               inflicted
               on
               me
               ;
               But
               me
               thinks
               that
               J
               had
               verie
               hard
               measure
               that
               I
               should
               be
               condemned
               and
               thus
               punished
               vpon
               two
               Oaths
               ,
               in
               which
               the
               party
               hath
               most
               falslie
               foresworne
               himself●
               :
               and
               because
               I
               would
               not
               take
               an
               Oath
               to
               betray
               mire
               owne
               innocency
               ;
               Why
               '
               Raul
               found
               more
               favour
               and
               mercy
               from
               the
               Heathen
               Roman-Governors
               ,
               for
               they
               would
               not
               put
               him
               to
               an
               Oath
               to
               sccuse
               himselfe
               ,
               but
               suffered
               him
               to
               make
               the
               best
               defence
               ●e
               could
               for
               himselfe
               ,
               neither
               would
               they
               condemne
               him
               before
               his
               accusers
               and
               he
               were
               brought
               face
               to
               face
               ,
               to
               justifie
               and
               fully
               to
               proue
               their
               accusation
               :
               But
               the
               Lords
               haue
               not
               d●alt
               so
               with
               m●
               ,
               for
               my
               accusers
               and
               I
               were
               neuer
               brought
               face
               to
               face
               to
               justi●●e
               their
               accu●ati●n
               against
               m●
               :
               it
               is
               true
               two
               false
               Oathes
               were
               
               Sworne
               against
               mee
               :
               and
               I
               was
               therevpon
               condemned
               ,
               and
               because
               I
               would
               not
               accuse
               my selfe
               .
               It
               is
               true
               (
               said
               hee
               )
               it
               was
               soe
               with
               Paul
               but
               the
               Lawes
               of
               this
               Land
               ,
               are
               otherwise
               then
               their
               Lawes
               were
               in
               those
               dayes
               .
               Then
               said
               I
               ,
               they
               are
               vvorse
               and
               more
               cruell
               ,
               then
               the
               Lawes
               of
               the
               Pagans
               and
               
                 Heathen
                 Romans
              
               were
               .
               whoe
               would
               condemne
               no
               man
               without
               wittnesses
               ,
               and
               they
               should
               be
               brought
               face
               to
               face
               ,
               to
               justifie
               their
               accusation
               .
               And
               so
               hee
               went
               away
               ,
               &
               I
               prepared
               my selfe
               for
               the
               Pillary
               ,
               to
               which
               J
               went
               with
               a
               joyfull
               courage
               .
               and
               when
               I
               was
               vpon
               i●
               ,
               I
               made
               obeysance
               to
               the
               Lords
               ,
               some
               of
               them
               as
               (
               J
               suppose
               )
               looking
               out
               at
               the
               
               Sarr-Chamber-window
               ,
               towards
               mee
               .
               And
               so
               I
               putt
               my
               neck
               into
               the
               hole
               ,
               which
               beeing
               a
               great
               deale
               to
               low
               for
               me
               ,
               it
               was
               v●ry
               painfull
               to
               me
               in
               regard
               of
               the
               continuance
               of
               time
               that
               I
               stood
               on
               the
               Pillary
               :
               which
               was
               a
               bout
               two
               houres
               ,
               my
               back
               also
               being
               very
               sore
               ,
               and
               the
               Sunne
               shining
               exceeding
               hot
               .
               And
               the
               
                 Topstaffe
                 man
              
               ,
               not
               suffering
               mee
               to
               keepe
               on
               my
               hat
               ,
               to
               defend
               my
               head
               from
               the
               heat
               of
               the
               Sunne
               .
               So
               that
               I
               stood
               there
               in
               great
               paine
               .
               Yet
               through
               the
               strength
               of
               my
               God
               I
               vnderwent
               it
               with
               courage
               :
               to
               the
               very
               last
               minute
               .
               And
               lifting
               vp
               my
               heart
               and
               spirit
               vnto
               my
               God
               ,
            
             
               While
               I
               was
               thus
               standing
               on
               the
               Pillary
               ▪
               J
               craued
               his
               Powerfull
               assistance
               :
               with
               the
               spirit
               of
               wisdome
               and
               courage
               ,
               that
               I
               might
               open
               my
               mouth
               with
               boldnesse
               :
               and
               speake
               those
               things
               that
               might
               make
               for
               his
               greatest
               glory
               ,
               and
               the
               good
               of
               his
               people
               ,
               and
               soe
               casting
               my
               eyes
               on
               the
               multitude
               ,
               I
               beganne
               to
               speake
               after
               this
               manner
               .
            
             
               My
               
                 Christean
                 B●ethren
              
               ,
               to
               all
               you
               that
               loue
               the
               Lord
               Iesus
               Christ.
               and
               desire
               that
               hee
               should
               raigne
               and
               rule
               in
               your
               hearts
               and
               liues
               ,
               to
               you
               especially
               :
               and
               to
               as
               many
               as
               heare
               me
               this
               day
               :
               I
               direct
               my
               speech
               .
            
             
               J
               stand
               here
               in
               the
               place
               of
               ignominy
               and
               shame
               .
               Yet
               to
               mee
               it
               is
               not
               so
               ,
               but
               I
               owne
               and
               imbrace
               it
               ,
               as
               the
               
                 Wellcome
                 Crosse
                 of
                 Christ.
              
               And
               as
               a
               badge
               of
               my
               
                 Christian
                 Profession
              
               .
               I
               haue
               been
               already
               whipt
               from
               the
               Fleet
               to
               this
               place
               ,
               by
               vertue
               of
               a
               Censure
               :
               from
               the
               
                 Honourable
                 Lords
              
               of
               the
               
                 Starr
                 Chamber
              
               hereunto
               ,
               The
               Cause
               of
               my
               Censure
               I
               shall
               declare
               unto
               you
               as
               briefly
               as
               I
               canne
               .
            
             
               The
               Lord
               by
               his
               speciall
               hand
               of
               prouidence
               so
               ordered
               it
               ,
               that
               
               Not
               long
               agoe
               I
               was
               in
               Holland
               .
               Where
               I
               was
               like
               to
               haue
               settled
               my selfe
               in
               a
               Course
               of
               trading
               ,
               that
               might
               haue
               brought
               me
               in
               a
               -
               pretty
               large
               portion
               of
               earthlie
               things
               ;
               (
               after
               which
               my
               heart
               did
               too
               much
               runne
               )
               but
               the
               Lord
               hauing
               a
               better
               portion
               in
               store
               for
               mee
               ,
               and
               more
               durable
               riches
               to
               bestow
               vpon
               my
               soule
               .
               By
               the
               same
               hand
               of
               providence
               :
               brought
               me
               back
               a
               gaine
               .
               And
               cast
               me
               into
               easie
               affliction
               ,
               that
               there
               by
               I
               might
               be
               weaned
               from
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               see
               the
               vanitie
               and
               emptines
               of
               all
               things
               therein
               .
               And
               he
               hath
               now
               pitched
               my
               soule
               vpon
               such
               an
               object
               of
               beautie
               ,
               amiablenessc
               :
               &
               excelencie
               ,
               as
               is
               as
               permanent
               and
               endurable
               as
               eternitie
               it selfe
               ,
               Namely
               the
               personall
               excelencie
               of
               the
               Lord
               Iesus
               Christ.
               the
               sweetnesse
               of
               whose
               presence
               ,
               no
               affliction
               can
               ever
               be
               able
               to
               wrest
               out
               of
               my
               soule
               .
            
             
               Now
               while
               J
               was
               in
               Holland
               ,
               it
               seemes
               ther
               were
               divers
               Bookes
               .
               of
               that
               Noble
               and
               Renowned
               
                 Dr.
                 Iohn
                 Bastwicks
              
               sent
               into
               England
               .
               which
               came
               to
               the
               hands
               of
               one
               
                 Edmond
                 Chillington
              
               ,
               for
               the
               sending
               over
               which
               I
               was
               taken
               ,
               and
               apprehended
               .
               the
               plot
               being
               before
               laid
               ,
               by
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Chilliburne
              
               (
               whom
               I
               supposed
               )
               &
               tooke
               to
               be
               my
               friend
               )
               servant
               to
               my
               old
               fellow
               souldier
               
                 Mr.
                 Iohn
                 Wharton
              
               living
               in
               Bow-lane
               (
               after
               this
               manner
               .
               )
            
             
               I
               walking
               in
               the
               Street
               ,
               with
               the
               said
               
                 Iohn
                 Chilliburne
              
               ,
               was
               taken
               by
               the
               Pursevant
               and
               his
               men
               .
               the
               said
               Iohn
               as
               I
               verily
               beleeve
               ,
               hauing
               given
               direction
               to
               them
               :
               where
               to
               stand
               ,
               and
               he
               himselfe
               was
               the
               third
               man
               that
               laid
               hands
               on
               me
               to
               hold
               mee
               .
            
             
               Now
               at
               my
               Censure
               before
               the
               Lords
               :
               I
               there
               declared
               vpon
               the
               word
               of
               
                 a
                 Christian
              
               that
               I
               sent
               not
               over
               those
               Bookes
               ,
               neither
               did
               I
               know
               the
               Shipp
               that
               brought
               them
               .
               nor
               any
               of
               the
               men
               that
               belonged
               to
               the
               Shipp
               ,
               nor
               to
               my
               knowledge
               did
               I
               ever
               see
               ,
               either
               Shipp
               :
               or
               any
               appertaining
               to
               it
               ,
               in
               all
               my
               dayes
               .
            
             
               Besides
               this
               ,
               I
               was
               accused
               at
               my
               examination
               before
               ,
               the
               
                 Kings
                 Atturny
              
               at
               his
               Chamber
               ,
               by
               the
               said
               
                 Edmond
                 Chillington
              
               Button
               Seller
               ●iving
               in
               
                 Canon
                 street
              
               neere
               
                 Abchurch
                 Lane
              
               ,
               and
               late
               Prisoner
               in
               Bridewell
               &
               Newgate
               ,
               for
               printing
               10.
               or
               12.
               thousand
               Bookes
               in
               Holland
               ,
               and
               that
               J
               would
               haue
               printed
               
                 the
                 Vnmasking
                 the
                 mistery
                 of
                 iniquitie
              
               if
               I
               could
               haue
               gott
               a
               true
               Copie
               of
               it
               ,
               and
               that
               I
               had
               a
               Chamber
               in
               
                 Mr.
                 Iohn
                 Foot
                 's
              
               house
               at
               Delfe
               where
               hee
               thinkes
               
               the
               bookes
               were
               kept
               .
               Now
               here
               I
               declare
               before
               you
               all
               ,
               vpon
               the
               word
               of
               a
               suffering
               Christian
               :
               that
               hee
               might
               haue
               as
               well
               accused
               mee
               of
               printing
               ahundred
               thousand
               bookes
               ,
               and
               the
               on
               been
               as
               true
               as
               the
               other
               ;
               And
               for
               the
               printing
               the
               
                 Vnmasking
                 the
                 Mistery
                 of
                 Iniquity
              
               ,
               vpon
               the
               word
               of
               an
               honest
               man
               I
               never
               ●aw
               ,
               nor
               to
               my
               knowledge
               heard
               of
               the
               Booke
               ,
               till
               I
               came
               back
               againe
               into
               England
               :
               And
               for
               my
               having
               a
               Chamber
               in
               
                 Mr.
                 Iohn
                 Foot
                 's
              
               house
               at
               Delfe
               ,
               where
               he
               thinkes
               the
               Bookes
               were
               kept
               .
               J
               was
               soe
               farre
               from
               having
               a
               Chamber
               there
               ,
               as
               I
               never
               lay
               in
               his
               house
               ,
               but
               twice
               or
               thrice
               at
               the
               most
               ,
               and
               upon
               the
               last
               Friday
               of
               the
               last
               Tearme
               I
               was
               brought
               to
               the
               
                 Star-Chamber
                 Barre
              
               ,
               where
               before
               mee
               was
               read
               the
               said
               
                 Edmond
                 Chillingtons
                 Affidavit
              
               ,
               vpon
               Oath
               ,
               against
               
                 Mr.
                 Iohn
                 Wharton
              
               and
               my selfe
               .
               The
               Summe
               of
               which
               Oath
               was
               ,
               That
               hee
               and
               I
               had
               Printed
               (
               at
               Rotterdam
               in
               Holland
               ,
               )
               
                 Dr.
                 Bastwicks
                 Answer
              
               ,
               and
               his
               Letany
               ,
               with
               divers
               other
               scandalous
               Bookes
               .
            
             
               Now
               here
               againe
               I
               speake
               it
               in
               the
               presence
               of
               God
               ,
               &
               all
               you
               that
               heare
               mee
               .
               that
               
                 Mr.
                 Wharton
              
               ,
               and
               I
               never
               joyned
               together
               in
               printing
               ,
               either
               these
               or
               any
               other
               Bookes
               whatsoever
               .
               Neither
               did
               I
               receive
               any
               mony
               from
               him
               ,
               toward
               the
               printing
               any
               .
            
             
               Withall
               ,
               in
               his
               first
               Oath
               ,
               hee
               peremtorilie
               swore
               that
               wee
               had
               printed
               them
               at
               Rotterdam
               .
               Vnto
               which
               I
               likewise
               say
               ,
               That
               hee
               hath
               in
               this
               particular
               forsworne
               himselfe
               .
               for
               my
               owne
               part
               ,
               I
               never
               in
               all
               my
               daies
               either
               printed
               ,
               or
               caused
               to
               be
               printed
               ,
               either
               for
               my selfe
               or
               
                 Mr.
                 Wharton
              
               any
               Bookes
               at
               Rotterdam
               .
               Neither
               did
               I
               come
               into
               any
               Printing
               house
               there
               all
               the
               time
               I
               was
               in
               the
               Citty
               .
            
             
               And
               then
               vpon
               the
               Twe●day
               after
               he
               swore
               ,
               against
               both
               of
               us
               againe
               .
               The
               summe
               of
               which
               Oaths
               was
               ,
               that
               I
               had
               confessed
               to
               him
               (
               which
               is
               most
               false
               )
               that
               I
               had
               Printed
               
                 Dr.
                 Bastwicks
              
               Answer
               to
               
                 S●
                 .
                 Iohn
                 Banks
              
               his
               Information
               ,
               and
               his
               Letany
               ;
               &
               another
               Booke
               called
               
                 Certaine
                 answers
                 to
                 certaine
                 Objections
              
               ;
               And
               another
               Booke
               called
               
                 The
                 vanity
                 &
                 impiety
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Letany
              
               ;
               &
               that
               J
               had
               divers
               other
               Bookes
               of
               the
               said
               
                 Dr.
                 Bastwicks
              
               in
               Printing
               ,
               &
               that
               
                 Mr.
                 Wharton
              
               had
               beene
               at
               the
               charges
               of
               Printing
               a
               Booke
               called
               
                 A
                 Breviat
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Bishops
               late
               proceeding
               ;
               and
               another
               Booke
               called
               16.
               
                 new
                 Queries
              
               ,
               and
               in
               this
               his
               Oath
               hath
               sworne
               they
               were
               Printed
               at
               Rotterdam
               ,
               
               or
               some
               where
               else
               in
               Holland
               ;
               &
               that
               on
               
                 Iames
                 Oldam
              
               .
               a
               Turner
               keping
               Shop
               at
               
                 Westminster
                 hall-gate
              
               disperced
               divers
               of
               these
               bookes
               .
               Now
               in
               this
               Oath
               he
               hath
               againe
               forsworne
               himselfe
               in
               a
               high
               degree
               ,
               for
               wheras
               he
               took
               his
               Oath
               that
               I
               had
               printed
               the
               Booke
               called
               
                 The
                 Vanitie
                 and
                 impiety
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Letany
                 ,
              
               I
               here
               speake
               it
               before
               you
               all
               ,
               that
               I
               never
               in
               all
               my
               daies
               did
               see
               one
               of
               them
               in
               print
               ,
               but
               I
               must
               confess
               ,
               I
               haue
               seen
               &
               read
               it
               ,
               in
               written
               hand
               ,
               before
               the
               Dr.
               was
               censured
               ,
               &
               as
               for
               other
               books
               ,
               of
               which
               he
               saith
               I
               haue
               diverse
               in
               printing
               .
               To
               that
               I
               answer
               ,
               that
               for
               mine
               owne
               perticuler
               I
               never
               read
               nor
               saw
               any
               of
               the
               Drs.
               Bookes
               :
               but
               the
               forenamed
               foure
               in
               English.
               and
               one
               little
               thing
               more
               of
               about
               two
               sheetes
               of
               paper
               ,
               which
               is
               annexed
               to
               the
               
                 Vanity
                 of
                 the
                 Old
                 Letany
              
               ,
               And
               as
               for
               his
               Lattine
               Bookes
               J
               never
               saw
               any
               but
               two
               :
               Namely
               his
               Flag●llum
               ,
               for
               which
               he
               was
               first
               censured
               in
               the
               
                 High.
                 Commission
                 Court
              
               :
               and
               his
               Apologeticus
               ,
               which
               were
               both
               in
               print
               long
               before
               J
               knew
               the
               Dr.
               But
               it
               is
               true
               ,
               there
               is
               a
               second
               edition
               of
               his
               Flagellum
               ,
               but
               that
               was
               at
               the
               presse
               aboue
               two
               yeares
               agoe
               :
               namly
               Anno
               1634.
               
               And
               some
               of
               this
               impression
               was
               in
               England
               before
               J
               came
               out
               of
               Holland
               .
            
             
               And
               these
               are
               the
               maine
               things
               for
               which
               I
               was
               Censured
               and
               Condemned
               .
               Being
               two
               Oaths
               in
               which
               the
               said
               Chillington
               ,
               hath
               palpably
               forsworne
               himselfe
               .
               And
               if
               hee
               had
               not
               forsworne
               himselfe
               .
               Yet
               by
               the
               law
               (
               as
               I
               am
               given
               to
               vnderstand
               )
               I
               might
               have
               excepted
               against
               him
               ,
               being
               a
               guilty
               person
               himselfe
               and
               a
               Prisoner
               ,
               and
               did
               that
               which
               hee
               did
               against
               ●ee
               for
               pvrchasing
               his
               owne
               liberty
               which
               he
               hath
               by
               such
               Iudasly
               meanes
               gott
               and
               obtained
               .
               Who
               is
               also
               knowne
               to
               bee
               a
               lying
               fellow
               ,
               as
               J
               told
               the
               Lords
               I
               was
               able
               to
               proue
               and
               make
               good
               .
            
             
               But
               besides
               all
               this
               ,
               there
               was
               an
               inquisition-Oath-tendered
               vnto
               mee
               (
               which
               J
               refused
               to
               take
               )
               on
               foure
               severall
               daies
               ;
               the
               summe
               of
               which
               Oath
               is
               thus
               much
               .
               You
               shall
               sweare
               that
               you
               shall
               make
               true
               answer
               to
               all
               things
               that
               shall
               be
               asked
               of
               you
               :
               So
               helpe
               you
               God.
               Now
               this
               Oath
               I
               refused
               as
               a
               sinfull
               and
               vnlawfull
               Oath
               :
               it
               being
               the
               
                 High-Commission
                 Oath
              
               ,
               with
               which
               the
               Prelates
               euer
               haue
               and
               still
               do
               so
               butcherly
               torment
               ,
               afflict
               and
               vndoe
               ,
               the
               deare
               Saints
               and
               Servants
               ,
               of
               God
               ,
               It
               is
               also
               an
               Oath
               against
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
               
               As
               
                 Mr.
                 Nicholas
                 Fuller
              
               in
               his
               Argument
               doth
               proue
               .
               And
               olso
               it
               is
               expressly
               against
               the
               
                 Petition
                 of
                 Right
                 an
                 Act
                 of
                 Parlament
                 Enacted
              
               in
               the
               second
               yeare
               of
               our
               King.
               Againe
               ,
               it
               is
               absolutely
               against
               the
               Law
               of
               God
               ,
               for
               that
               law
               requires
               noe
               man
               to
               accuse
               himselfe
               ,
               but
               if
               any
               thing
               be
               laid
               to
               his
               charge
               :
               there
               must
               come
               two
               or
               three
               witnesses
               at
               the
               least
               to
               proue
               it
               .
               It
               is
               also
               against
               the
               practise
               of
               Christ
               himselfe
               ,
               who
               in
               all
               his
               examinations
               before
               the
               High
               Priest
               would
               not
               accuse
               himselfe
               :
               but
               vpon
               their
               demands
               ,
               returned
               this
               answer
               :
               
                 Why
                 aske
                 yea
                 mee
                 ,
                 go
                 to
                 them
                 that
                 heard
                 mee
                 .
              
            
             
               With
               all
               this
               Oath
               is
               against
               the
               uery
               law
               of
               nature
               ,
               for
               nature
               is
               alwaies
               a
               preserver
               of
               it selfe
               and
               not
               a
               distroyer
               .
               But
               if
               a
               man
               takes
               this
               wicked
               Oath
               he
               distroyes
               and
               vndoes
               himselfe
               ,
               as
               daily
               experience
               doth
               witnesse
               .
               Nay
               it
               is
               worse
               then
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Heathen
               Romans
               ,
               as
               we
               may
               reade
               Act.
               25.
               16.
               
               
                 For
                 when
                 Paull
                 stood
                 before
                 the
                 Pagan
                 Governours
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Iews
                 required
                 Iudgement
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 Governour
                 replyed
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 to
                 condemne
                 any
                 man
                 before
                 his
                 accusers
                 &
                 hee
                 were
                 brought
                 face
                 to
                 face
                 to
                 justify
                 their
                 accusation
                 .
              
               But
               for
               my
               owne
               part
               ,
               if
               I
               had
               beene
               proceeded
               against
               by
               a
               Bill
               ,
               J
               would
               haue
               answered
               &
               justified
               all
               that
               they
               coulde
               have
               proved
               against
               me
               ,
               &
               by
               the
               strength
               of
               my
               God
               would
               have
               sealed
               whatsoever
               I
               have
               don
               with
               my
               bloud
               ,
               for
               I
               am
               privy
               to
               mine
               own
               actions
               ,
               &
               my
               conscience
               beares
               me
               witnes
               that
               I
               have
               laboured
               ever
               since
               the
               Lord
               in
               mercy
               made
               the
               riches
               of
               his
               grace
               known
               to
               my
               Soule
               ,
               to
               keep
               a
               good
               conscience
               and
               to
               walke
               inoffensably
               both
               towards
               God
               ,
               &
               man.
               But
               as
               for
               that
               Oath
               that
               was
               put
               unto
               me
               I
               did
               refuse
               to
               take
               it
               ,
               as
               a
               sinfull
               and
               unlawfull
               Oath
               ,
               &
               by
               the
               strength
               of
               my
               God
               enabling
               me
               I
               wil
               never
               take
               it
               though
               I
               be
               pu●d
               in
               peices
               with
               wilde
               horses
               as
               the
               ancient
               Chritians
               were
               by
               the
               bloudy
               Tirants
               ,
               in
               the
               
                 Primitive
                 Church
              
               ,
               neither
               shall
               I
               thinke
               that
               man
               a
               faithfull
               Subject
               ,
               of
               Christs
               Kingdome
               ,
               that
               shall
               at
               any
               time
               hereafter
               take
               it
               ,
               seeing
               the
               wickednes
               of
               it
               hath
               been
               so
               apparently
               laid
               open
               by
               so
               many
               ,
               for
               the
               refusall
               wherof
               many
               doe
               suffer
               cruell
               persecution
               to
               this
               day
               .
               Thus
               have
               I
               as
               briefly
               as
               I
               could
               ;
               declared
               unto
               you
               ,
               ●he
               whole
               cause
               of
               my
               standing
               here
               this
               day
               ,
               I
               being
               upon
               these
               gr●unds
               censured
               by
               the
               Lords
               at
               the
               Starr-chamber
               on
               the
               last
               Court
               day
               o●
               the
               last
               tearme
               to
               pay
               500.
               pō.
               to
               the
               King
               and
               to
               receive
               the
               punishment
               which
               with
               rejoicing
               I
               haue
               undergon
               ,
               vnto
               whose
               censure
               I
               do
               with
               willingnes
               &
               cheerefulnes
               submit
               ,
               my selfe
               .
            
             
             
               But
               seeing
               I
               now
               stand
               here
               at
               this
               present
               ,
               I
               intend
               the
               Lord
               assisting
               me
               with
               his
               power
               ,
               and
               guiding
               me
               by
               his
               spirit
               ,
               to
               declare
               my
               minde
               unto
               you
               .
            
             
               I
               haue
               nothing
               to
               say
               to
               any
               mans
               person
               ,
               and
               therefore
               will
               not
               meddle
               with
               that
               .
               Onlie
               the
               things
               that
               I
               have
               to
               say
               in
               the
               first
               place
               ,
               are
               concerning
               the
               Bishops
               &
               their
               calling
               .
               They
               challeng
               their
               callings
               ●o
               be
               
                 Iure
                 Divino
              
               ,
               &
               for
               the
               oppugning
               of
               which
               ,
               those
               three
               renovvned
               living
               marters
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               
                 Dr.
                 Bastwick
                 M.
                 Burton
              
               &
               
                 M.
                 Prinne
              
               :
               did
               suffer
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               and
               they
               have
               sufficientlie
               proved
               ,
               that
               their
               ,
               Calling
               is
               not
               from
               God
               ,
               which
               men
               I
               love
               and
               honour
               ,
               and
               doe
               perswade
               my selfe
               their
               soules
               are
               deere
               and
               precious
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               God
               ,
               though
               they
               were
               so
               cruellie
               and
               butcherlie
               dealt
               with
               by
               the
               Prelates
               ,
               and
               as
               for
               
                 Mr.
                 Burton
              
               and
               
                 Mr.
                 Prynne
              
               they
               are
               worthie
               and
               learned
               men
               ,
               but
               yet
               did
               not
               in
               manie
               things
               write
               so
               fullie
               as
               the
               Dr.
               did
               ,
               who
               hath
               sufficientlie
               &
               plentifullie
               set
               forth
               the
               wickednes
               ,
               both
               of
               the
               Prelates
               themselves
               &
               of
               their
               callings
               .
               (
               as
               you
               may
               reade
               in
               his
               Bookes
               )
               that
               they
               are
               not
               
                 Iure
                 Divino
              
               ,
               which
               noble
               and
               reverend
               Dr.
               I
               love
               with
               my
               Soule
               .
               and
               as
               he
               is
               a
               man
               that
               stands
               for
               the
               truth
               and
               Glorie
               of
               God
               ,
               my
               verie
               life
               and
               hart
               blood
               I
               will
               lay
               downe
               for
               his
               honour
               ,
               and
               the
               maintaining
               of
               his
               cause
               ,
               for
               which
               he
               Suffered
               ,
               it
               being
               Gods
               cause
               .
               As
               for
               the
               Bishops
               ,
               they
               vsed
               in
               former
               times
               to
               challeng
               their
               jurisdiction
               ,
               Callings
               ,
               and
               power
               from
               the
               King.
               But
               they
               haue
               now
               openly
               in
               the
               
                 High
                 Commission
                 Court
              
               renounced
               that
               .
               as
               was
               heard
               by
               many
               ,
               at
               the
               Censure
               of
               that
               
                 Noble
                 Dr.
              
               And
               as
               you
               may
               fullie
               read
               in
               his
               Apollogeticus
               .
               And
               in
               his
               Answer
               to
               
                 Sr.
                 Iohn
                 Bankes
              
               his
               Information
               .
               Novv
               J
               will
               here
               mantaine
               it
               before
               them
               all
               .
               That
               their
               Calling
               is
               so
               farre
               from
               being
               
                 Iure
                 Diuino
              
               (
               as
               they
               say
               they
               are
               )
               that
               they
               are
               rather
               
                 Iure
                 Diabollico
              
               .
               Which
               if
               I
               be
               not
               able
               to
               proue
               ,
               let
               me
               be
               hanged
               vp
               at
               the
               Hall
               Gate
               .
               But
               my
               Brethren
               ,
               for
               your
               better
               satisfaction
               .
               read
               the
               9.
               
               &
               13.
               
               Chapters
               of
               the
               Reuelation
               ,
               and
               there
               you
               shall
               see
               ,
               that
               there
               came
               Locust
               out
               of
               the
               
                 Bottomlesse
                 Pitt
              
               ,
               part
               of
               vvhom
               they
               are
               .
               and
               they
               are
               ther
               liuely
               discirbed
               .
               Also
               you
               shall
               there
               finde
               ,
               that
               the
               Beast
               (
               which
               is
               the
               Pope
               ,
               or
               Roman
               State
               and
               Goverment
               .
               )
               hath
               given
               to
               him
               by
               the
               D●agon
               (
               the
               Devill
               )
               his
               Power
               and
               Seate
               ,
               and
               great
               authoritie
               .
               
               Soe
               that
               the
               Popes
               authoritie
               comes
               from
               the
               Devill
               ,
               and
               the
               Prelates
               ,
               and
               their
               Creatures
               in
               their
               printed
               Bookes
               ,
               do
               challenge
               their
               authoritie
               jurisdiction
               and
               Power
               ,
               (
               that
               they
               exercise
               over
               all
               sorts
               of
               people
               )
               is
               from
               Rome
               .
            
             
               And
               for
               proving
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               England
               to
               be
               a
               true
               Church
               ,
               their
               best
               &
               strongest
               argument
               is
               :
               that
               the
               Bb.
               are
               lineally
               discended
               from
               his
               Holines
               (
               or
               impiousnes
               )
               of
               Rome
               :
               as
               you
               may
               read
               in
               Pocklingtons
               Booke
               ,
               called
               
                 Sunday
                 no
                 Sabboth
              
               .
               So
               that
               by
               their
               own
               confession
               they
               stand
               by
               that
               same
               power
               and
               authoritie
               that
               they
               haue
               receaved
               from
               the
               Pope
               .
               Soe
               that
               their
               calling
               is
               not
               from
               God
               but
               from
               the
               Divill
               .
               For
               the
               Pope
               cannot
               give
               a
               better
               authoritie
               or
               calling
               to
               them
               ,
               then
               he
               himselfe
               hath
               .
               But
               his
               Authoritie
               and
               Calling
               is
               from
               the
               Devill
               :
               Therefore
               the
               Prelates
               Calling
               and
               authoritie
               is
               from
               the
               Devill
               alsoe
               .
               Revel
               .
               9.
               3.
               
               
                 And
                 there
                 came
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 smoake
                 ,
                 Locusts
                 upon
                 the
                 earth
                 :
                 and
                 unto
                 them
                 was
                 given
                 power
                 as
                 the
                 Scorpions
                 of
                 the
                 earth
                 haue
                 power
                 to
                 hurt
                 .
              
               and
               vndoe
               men
               ,
               as
               the
               Prelates
               dailie
               doe
               .
               And
               also
               Revel
               .
               13.
               2.
               
               
                 And
                 the
                 Beast
                 which
                 I
                 sawe
              
               (
               saith
               S.
               Iohn
               )
               
                 was
                 like
                 unto
                 a
                 Leopard
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 feete
                 were
                 as
                 the
                 feete
                 of
                 a
                 Beare
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 mouth
                 as
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 a
                 Lion
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Dragon
              
               (
               that
               is
               to
               say
               the
               Devill
               )
               
                 gaue
                 him
                 his
                 power
                 ,
                 his
                 seat
                 ,
                 and
                 great
                 authority
                 .
              
               and
               ver
               .
               15.
               16.
               17.
               
               And
               whether
               the
               Prelates
               as
               well
               as
               the
               Pope
               ,
               do
               not
               daily
               the
               same
               things
               :
               let
               every
               man
               that
               hath
               but
               common
               reason
               judge
               .
            
             
               For
               do
               not
               their
               daily
               practises
               and
               cruell
               burdens
               ,
               imposed
               on
               all
               sorts
               of
               people
               ,
               high
               and
               low
               ,
               rich
               and
               poore
               :
               witnesse
               that
               their
               discent
               is
               from
               the
               Beast
               ,
               part
               of
               his
               state
               and
               kingdome
               .
               Soe
               also
               Revel
               .
               16.
               13.
               14.
               
               All
               which
               places
               do
               deçlare
               ,
               that
               their
               Power
               a●d
               authority
               being
               from
               the
               Pope
               ,
               (
               as
               they
               themselues
               confesse
               )
               Therefore
               it
               must
               needes
               originally
               come
               from
               the
               Devill
               For
               their
               power
               &
               callings
               ,
               must
               of
               necessitie
               proceede
               either
               from
               God
               ,
               or
               else
               from
               the
               Divill
               ,
               But
               it
               proceeds
               not
               from
               God
               ,
               as
               the
               Scriptures
               sufficiently
               declares
               ▪
               Therefore
               there
               calling
               and
               power
               proceeds
               from
               the
               Devill
               ,
               as
               both
               Scripture
               and
               there
               owne
               daily
               practises
               doe
               demonstrate
               and
               prove
               .
               And
               as
               for
               that
               last
               place
               cited
               Rev.
               16.
               13.
               
               ●4
               .
               Jf
               you
               please
               to
               reade
               the
               Second
               ,
               and
               third
               parts
               of
               
                 Dr.
                 Bastwicks
                 Letany
              
               ,
               you
               shall
               finde
               ,
               he
               their
               proves
               that
               
               the
               Prelates
               practises
               doe
               every
               way
               suite
               ●with
               ,
               and
               make
               good
               that
               portion
               of
               Scripture
               to
               the
               vtmost
               .
               For
               in
               their
               Sermons
               that
               they
               preach
               before
               his
               Majestie
               :
               how
               doe
               they
               incense
               the
               King
               &
               nobles
               against
               the
               people
               of
               God.
               labouring
               to
               make
               them
               odious
               in
               his
               sight
               &
               stirring
               him
               up
               to
               execute
               vengance
               vpon
               them
               ,
               though
               they
               be
               the
               most
               harmelesse
               generation
               of
               all
               others
               .
            
             
               And
               as
               for
               all
               these
               officers
               that
               are
               vnder
               them
               &
               made
               by
               them
               ,
               for
               mine
               own
               particular
               I
               cannot
               se
               but
               that
               their
               callings
               ●re
               as
               unlawfull
               as
               the
               Bishops
               themselves
               ,
               and
               in
               particular
               for
               the
               callings
               of
               the
               ministers
               ,
               J
               do
               not
               ,
               nor
               will
               not
               speake
               against
               their
               persons
               ,
               for
               I
               know
               some
               of
               them
               to
               be
               very
               able
               men
               ,
               and
               men
               of
               excellent
               gui●tes
               and
               quallifications
               ,
               and
               I
               perswade
               my
               Ielfe
               their
               souls
               are
               very
               deare
               and
               pretious
               in
               the
               sight
               of
               God.
               
            
             
               Yet
               not
               withstanding
               ,
               this
               proves
               not
               their
               Callings
               to
               be
               ever
               the
               better
               .
               As
               it
               is
               in
               civill
               government
               .
               If
               the
               King
               (
               whom
               God
               hath
               made
               a
               lawfull
               Majestrate
               )
               make
               a
               wicked
               man
               an
               officer
               ,
               hee
               is
               as
               true
               an
               officer
               and
               as
               well
               to
               be
               obeyed
               ,
               comming
               in
               the
               Kings
               name
               ,
               as
               the
               best
               man
               in
               the
               world
               comming
               with
               the
               same
               atthoritie
               .
               for
               in
               such
               a
               case
               ,
               he
               that
               is
               a
               wicked
               man
               hath
               his
               calling
               from
               as
               good
               authority
               as
               the
               godliest
               man
               hath
               :
               And
               therefore
               his
               calling
               is
               as
               good
               as
               the
               others
               .
            
             
               But
               on
               the
               other
               side
               ,
               if
               he
               that
               hath
               noe
               authoritie
               make
               officers
               ,
               though
               the
               men
               themselues
               be
               never
               so
               good
               and
               holie
               .
               Yet
               their
               holines
               maks
               their
               calling
               never
               awhitt
               the
               truer
               ,
               but
               still
               is
               a
               false
               a
               calling
               :
               in
               regard
               his
               authority
               was
               not
               good
               nor
               lawful
               that
               made
               thē
               ,
               &
               evē
               so
               the
               ministers
               ,
               be
               they
               never
               so
               holy
               mē
               :
               yet
               they
               haue
               one
               and
               the
               same
               calling
               with
               the
               wickedest
               that
               is
               amongest
               them
               ,
               their
               holines
               proues
               not
               their
               callings
               to
               be
               ever
               the
               truer
               :
               seeing
               their
               authority
               that
               made
               them
               ministers
               is
               false
               ,
               and
               therefore
               they
               haue
               more
               to
               answer
               for
               then
               any
               of
               the
               rest
               :
               by
               how
               much
               the
               more
               God
               hath
               bestowed
               greater
               guists
               vpon
               them
               then
               vpon
               others
               ,
               and
               yet
               they
               detaine
               the
               truth
               in
               vnrighteousnesse
               from
               Gods
               people
               :
               and
               do
               not
               make
               knowne
               to
               them
               as
               they
               ought
               ,
               the
               whole
               will
               and
               counsell
               of
               God.
               
            
             
               And
               againe
               ,
               the
               greater
               is
               their
               sinne
               if
               their
               callings
               be
               vnlawfull
               ,
               (
               as
               J
               verily
               beleeve
               they
               are
               )
               in
               that
               they
               still
               hold
               them
               
               and
               doe
               not
               willingly
               lay
               them
               downe
               &
               renounce
               them
               ,
               for
               they
               do
               but
               deceiue
               the
               people
               and
               highly
               dishonour
               God
               ,
               and
               sinne
               against
               their
               owne
               soules
               ,
               while
               they
               preach
               vnto
               the
               people
               by
               vertue
               of
               an
               Antichristian
               and
               vnlawfull
               Calling
               ,
               and
               the
               more
               godlie
               and
               able
               the
               Minister
               is
               that
               still
               preaches
               by
               vertue
               of
               this
               calling
               ,
               the
               more
               hurt
               he
               doth
               ,
               for
               the
               people
               that
               haue
               such
               a
               Minister
               will
               not
               be
               perswaded
               of
               the
               truth
               of
               things
               ,
               though
               one
               speake
               &
               informe
               them
               in
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord
               ;
               but
               will
               be
               ready
               to
               reply
               ,
               Our
               Minister
               that
               preaches
               still
               by
               vertue
               of
               this
               Calling
               ,
               is
               so
               holy
               a
               man
               ,
               that
               were
               not
               his
               calling
               right
               &
               good
               :
               I
               do
               assure
               my selfe
               he
               would
               no
               longer
               preach
               by
               vertue
               thereof
               ,
               And
               thus
               the
               holines
               of
               the
               minister
               is
               a
               Cloake
               to
               couer
               the
               unlawfulnes
               of
               his
               calling
               ,
               and
               make
               the
               people
               continue
               rebells
               against
               Christs
               his
               Scepter
               and
               Kingdome
               ,
               which
               is
               an
               agreuation
               of
               his
               sinne
               .
               for
               by
               this
               meanes
               the
               people
               are
               kept
               off
               from
               receiving
               the
               whole
               truth
               into
               their
               soules
               ,
               &
               rest
               in
               being
               but
               almost
               C●ristians
               ,
               or
               but
               Christians
               in
               part
               .
               B●t
               Oh
               my
               Brethren
               ,
               it
               behoues
               all
               you
               that
               feare
               God
               ,
               and
               tender
               the
               Salvation
               of
               your
               owne
               Soules
               ,
               to
               looke
               about
               you
               &
               to
               shake
               of
               that
               long
               security
               &
               formality
               in
               Religion
               ,
               that
               you
               have
               layne
               in
               .
               For
               God
               of
               all
               things
               cannot
               indure
               
                 Lukewarmenes
                 Revel
              
               3.
               16.
               
               And
               search
               out
               diligently
               the
               truth
               of
               things
               ,
               and
               try
               them
               in
               the
               
                 Ballance
                 of
                 the
                 Sanctuary
              
               .
               I
               beseech
               you
               take
               things
               no
               more
               vpon
               trust
               ,
               as
               hitherto
               you
               haue
               done
               ,
               but
               take
               p●ines
               to
               search
               and
               fi●de
               out
               those
               Spirituall
               and
               hidden
               truthes
               that
               God
               hath
               enwraped
               in
               his
               sacred
               Booke
               ,
               and
               finde
               out
               a
               bottom
               for
               your
               owne
               soules
               .
               For
               if
               you
               will
               haue
               the
               comforts
               of
               them
               ,
               you
               must
               bestow
               some
               labour
               for
               the
               getting
               of
               them
               ,
               and
               you
               must
               search
               dilligently
               before
               you
               finde
               them
               Pro.
               2.
               
               Labour
               also
               to
               withdraw
               your
               neckes
               from
               vnder
               that
               Spirituall
               and
               Antichristian
               bondage
               ,
               (
               unto
               which
               you
               haue
               for
               a
               long
               time
               subjected
               your
               soules
               )
               least
               the
               Lord
               cause
               his
               plagues
               and
               the
               searcenesse
               of
               his
               wrath
               to
               seize
               both
               vpon
               your
               bodies
               and
               soules
               :
               seeing
               you
               are
               now
               warned
               of
               the
               danger
               of
               these
               things
               .
            
             
               For
               hee
               himselfe
               hath
               said
               Revel
               .
               14.
               9.
               10.
               11.
               
               
                 That
                 if
                 any
                 man
                 worship
                 the
                 Beast
                 and
                 his
                 Image
                 ,
                 and
                 receiue
                 his
                 marke
                 in
                 his
                 forehead
                 or
                 in
                 his
                 hand
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 shall
                 drinke
                 of
                 the
                 wine
                 of
                 his
                 wrath
                 :
                 which
                 is
                 
                 powered
                 out
                 without
                 mixture
                 into
                 the
                 cup
                 of
                 his
                 indignation
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 shal
                 be
                 tormented
                 with
                 fire
                 and
                 brimstone
                 in
                 the
                 presences
                 of
                 the
                 holy
                 Angels
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 the
                 Lambe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 smoake
                 of
                 their
                 Torment
                 ascended
                 ,
                 vp
                 for
                 ever
                 and
                 ever
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 haue
                 noe
                 rest
                 day
                 nor
                 night
                 ,
                 who
                 worship
                 the
                 Beast
                 ,
                 &
                 his
                 Image
                 ,
                 and
                 whosoever
                 receiveth
                 the
                 m●ke
                 of
                 his
                 name
                 .
              
               Therefore
               as
               you
               loue
               your
               owne
               soules
               and
               looke
               for
               that
               immortall
               Crowne
               of
               happines
               in
               the
               world
               to
               come
               ,
               looke
               that
               you
               with
               draw
               your selves
               from
               that
               Antichristian
               power
               &
               slavery
               that
               you
               are
               now
               vnder
               ,
               even
               as
               God
               himselfe
               hath
               commanded
               and
               injoyned
               you
               in
               Rev.
               18.
               4.
               saying
               
                 Come
                 out
                 of
                 her
                 my
                 people
                 that
                 you
                 bee
                 not
                 pertaker
                 of
                 her
                 sinns
                 and
                 that
                 yee
                 receive
                 not
                 of
                 her
                 Plagues
                 ,
                 for
                 her
                 sinnes
                 have
                 reached
                 vnto
                 heaven
                 ,
                 and
                 God
                 hath
                 remembred
                 her
                 iniquities
                 .
              
               Here
               is
               the
               voyce
               of
               God
               himselfe
               commanding
               all
               his
               chosen
               ones
               ,
               though
               they
               have
               lived
               vnder
               this
               Antichristian
               slavish
               power
               and
               estate
               along
               time
               ,
               yet
               at
               last
               to
               withdraw
               their
               obedience
               ,
               and
               subjection
               from
               it
               .
               My
               Brethren
               ,
               wee
               are
               all
               at
               this
               present
               in
               a
               very
               dangerous
               and
               fearefull
               condition
               ,
               vnder
               the
               ●dolatrous
               ,
               and
               spirituall
               bondage
               of
               the
               Prelates
               ,
               in
               regard
               wee
               have
               turned
               Tray
               tours
               vnto
               our
               God
               ,
               in
               seing
               his
               Almighty
               great
               name
               and
               his
               Heavenly
               truth
               troden
               under
               foote
               ,
               and
               soe
               highlie
               dishonoured
               by
               them
               ,
               and
               yet
               wee
               not
               onely
               let
               them
               alone
               in
               holding
               our
               peace
               ,
               but
               most
               slavishlie
               &
               wickedly
               ,
               subject
               our selves
               unto
               them
               ,
               fearing
               the
               face
               of
               a
               peece
               of
               durr
               ,
               more
               then
               the
               Almightie
               great
               God
               of
               Heaven
               and
               earth
               ,
               who
               is
               able
               to
               cast
               both
               body
               &
               Soule
               in
               to
               everlasting
               damnation
               .
            
             
               Oh
               repent
               ,
               I
               beseech
               you
               therefore
               repent
               ,
               for
               that
               great
               dishonour
               you
               have
               suffered
               to
               bee
               done
               unto
               God
               by
               your
               fearfullnes
               ,
               and
               cowardlines
               ,
               &
               for
               the
               time
               to
               come
               ,
               put
               on
               couragious
               resolutions
               like
               valiant
               souldiers
               of
               
                 Iesus
                 Christ
              
               ,
               and
               fight
               manfullie
               in
               this
               his
               spirituall
               battell
               ,
               in
               which
               battell
               some
               of
               his
               souldiers
               haue
               allready
               lost
               part
               of
               their
               blood
               ,
               and
               withall
               ;
               Study
               this
               Booke
               of
               the
               Revelation
               ,
               and
               there
               you
               shall
               finde
               the
               mistery
               of
               iniquitie
               fullie
               vnfolded
               and
               explaned
               ;
               and
               also
               you
               shall
               se
               what
               great
               spirituall
               battels
               haue
               beene
               fought
               betwixt
               the
               Lambe
               &
               his
               Servants
               ,
               and
               the
               Dragon
               (
               the
               Devill
               )
               and
               his
               vassals
               ,
               and
               some
               are
               yet
               to
               fight
               .
            
             
             
               Therefore
               gird
               on
               your
               Spirituall
               armour
               Spoken
               of
               Ephes.
               6.
               that
               you
               may
               quit
               your selves
               like
               good
               &
               faithfull
               Souldiers
               ,
               and
               feare
               no
               coulors
               the
               victory
               and
               conquest
               is
               ours
               allready
               ,
               for
               wee
               are
               sure
               to
               have
               it
               ,
               (
               I
               do
               not
               speake
               of
               any
               bodily
               and
               temporall
               battell
               but
               onelie
               of
               a
               spirituall
               one
               )
               and
               be
               not
               discouraged
               and
               knoct
               of
               from
               the
               study
               of
               it
               ,
               because
               of
               the
               obscurity
               and
               darkenes
               of
               it
               ,
               for
               the
               Lord
               hath
               promised
               his
               enlightening
               Spirit
               unto
               all
               his
               people
               that
               are
               laborous
               and
               studious
               to
               know
               him
               aright
               ,
               and
               also
               he
               hath
               promised
               a
               blessing
               and
               pronounced
               a
               blessednes
               vnto
               all
               that
               read
               and
               labour
               to
               keepe
               the
               things
               contayned
               in
               this
               booke
               Rev.
               1.
               3.
               
               My
               Christian
               Brethren
               ,
               in
               the
               bowels
               of
               Iesus
               Christ
               I
               beseech
               you
               doe
               not
               contemne
               the
               things
               that
               are
               delivered
               to
               you
               ,
               in
               regard
               of
               the
               meanesse
               and
               weaknesse
               of
               mee
               the
               instrument
               ,
               being
               but
               one
               of
               the
               meanest
               and
               unworthiest
               of
               the
               Servants
               of
               Je●us
               Christ
               ,
               for
               the
               Lord
               many
               times
               doth
               great
               things
               by
               weake
               meanes
               ,
               that
               his
               power
               may
               be
               more
               seene
               ,
               for
               wee
               are
               to
               ready
               to
               cast
               our
               eye
               vpon
               the
               meanes
               and
               instrument
               :
               not
               looking
               up
               unto
               that
               Almighty
               power
               that
               is
               in
               God
               ,
               who
               is
               able
               to
               doe
               the
               greatest
               things
               by
               the
               weakest
               meanes
               ,
               and
               therefore
               out
               of
               the
               mouthes
               of
               Babes
               &
               Suckling●
               he
               hath
               ordayned
               strength
               Psal.
               8.
               2.
               
               And
               hee
               hath
               chosen
               the
               foolish
               things
               of
               the
               world
               to
               confound
               the
               wise
               ,
               and
               God
               hath
               chosen
               the
               weake
               things
               of
               the
               world
               to
               confound
               the
               things
               which
               are
               mighty
               ,
               &
               base
               things
               of
               the
               world
               ,
               &
               things
               which
               are
               dispised
               hath
               God
               chosen
               ,
               Yea
               things
               which
               ate
               not
               ,
               to
               bring
               to
               nought
               things
               that
               are
               1.
               
               Cor.
               1.27.28
               .
               And
               he
               giues
               the
               reason
               wherefore
               he
               is
               pleased
               so
               to
               do
               .
               
                 That
                 no
                 flesh
                 should
                 glory
                 in
                 his
                 presence
              
            
             
               So
               you
               se
               God
               is
               not
               tyed
               to
               any
               instrument
               &
               means
               to
               effect
               his
               own
               glory
               ,
               but
               ●ee
               by
               the
               least
               instrument
               is
               able
               to
               bring
               to
               passe
               the
               greatest
               things
               .
            
             
               It
               is
               true
               ,
               I
               am
               a
               yong
               man
               and
               noe
               Scoller
               ,
               according
               to
               that
               which
               the
               world
               counts
               Scollership
               ,
               yet
               I
               have
               obtayned
               mercie
               of
               the
               Lord
               to
               be
               faithfull
               ,
               &
               hee
               by
               a
               divine
               prouidence
               hath
               brought
               me
               hither
               this
               day
               ,
               &
               I
               speak
               to
               you
               in
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               being
               assisted
               with
               the
               spirit
               &
               power
               of
               the
               God
               of
               Heaven
               and
               earth
               ,
               &
               I
               speake
               not
               the
               words
               of
               rashnes
               or
               inconsideratenesse
               ,
               but
               the
               words
               of
               sobernes
               ,
               and
               mature
               deliberation
               ,
               for
               I
               did
               consult
               with
               my
               God
               before
               I
               came
               hi●her
               ,
               and
               desired
               him
               that
               he
               would
               direct
               
               and
               enable
               me
               to
               speake
               that
               which
               might
               be
               for
               his
               glory
               and
               the
               good
               of
               his
               people
               ,
               And
               as
               I
               am
               a
               Souldier
               fighting
               under
               the
               banner
               of
               the
               great
               and
               mightie
               
                 Captaine
                 the
                 Lord
                 Iesus
                 Christ
              
               ,
               and
               as
               J
               looke
               for
               that
               Crowne
               of
               immortality
               which
               one
               day
               I
               know
               shall
               bee
               set
               upon
               my
               temples
               ,
               being
               in
               the
               condition
               that
               I
               am
               in
               ,
               I
               dare
               not
               hold
               my
               peace
               ,
               but
               speake
               unto
               you
               with
               boldnes
               in
               the
               might
               and
               strength
               of
               my
               God
               ,
               the
               things
               which
               the
               Lord
               in
               mercy
               hath
               made
               knowne
               unto
               my
               Soule
               ,
               come
               life
               come
               death
               .
            
             
               When
               I
               was
               here
               a
               bout
               ,
               there
               came
               a
               fat
               Lawier
               ,
               I
               do
               not
               know
               his
               name
               ,
               &
               commanded
               me
               to
               hold
               my
               peace
               &
               leave
               my
               preaching
               .
               To
               whom
               I
               replied
               and
               said
               ,
               Sr.
               I
               will
               not
               hold
               my
               peace
               but
               speake
               my
               minde
               freely
               though
               I
               be
               hanged
               at
               Tiburne
               for
               my
               paines
               .
               It
               seemes
               he
               himselfe
               was
               gauled
               and
               toucht
               as
               the
               Lawiers
               were
               in
               Christ
               time
               ,
               when
               hee
               spake
               against
               the
               Scribes
               &
               Pharisees
               ,
               which
               made
               them
               say
               ,
               
                 Master
                 in
                 saying
                 thus
                 thou
                 reuilest
                 us
                 alsoe
                 .
              
               Soe
               he
               went
               away
               and
               (
               I
               thinke
               )
               complained
               to
               ●he
               Lords
               ,
               but
               J
               went
               on
               with
               my
               speech
               and
               said
               ,
            
             
               My
               Brethren
               ,
               be
               not
               discouraged
               at
               the
               waies
               of
               God
               for
               the
               affliction
               and
               Crosse
               that
               doth
               accompany
               them
               ,
               for
               it
               is
               sweete
               &
               comfortable
               drawing
               in
               the
               Yoake
               of
               Christ
               for
               all
               that
               ,
               and
               I
               haue
               found
               it
               soe
               by
               experience
               ,
               for
               my
               soule
               is
               fild
               so
               full
               of
               spirituall
               and
               heavenlie
               joy
               ,
               that
               with
               my
               tongue
               J
               am
               not
               able
               to
               expresse
               it
               ,
               neither
               are
               any
               capeable
               (
               J
               thinke
               )
               to
               partake
               of
               soe
               great
               a
               degre
               of
               consolation
               but
               onelie
               those
               upon
               whom
               the
               Lords
               gracious
               afflicting
               hand
               is
               .
            
             
               And
               for
               mine
               owne
               part
               I
               stand
               this
               day
               in
               the
               place
               of
               an
               evill
               doer
               ,
               but
               my
               conscience
               witnesseth
               that
               I
               am
               no●
               soe
               .
               And
               here
               about
               I
               put
               my
               hand
               in
               my
               pocket
               ,
               and
               puld
               out
               Three
               of
               worthie
               
                 Dr.
                 Bastwicks
                 Bookes
              
               and
               threw
               them
               among
               the
               people
               and
               said
               .
               There
               is
               part
               of
               the
               bookes
               for
               which
               I
               suffer
               ,
               take
               them
               among
               you
               ,
               and
               read
               them
               ,
               and
               see
               if
               you
               finde
               any
               thing
               in
               them
               ,
               against
               the
               Law
               of
               God
               ,
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
               the
               glory
               of
               God
               ,
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               King
               or
               state
               .
            
             
               I
               am
               the
               Sonne
               of
               a
               Gentle
               man
               ,
               and
               my
               Friends
               are
               of
               rancke
               and
               quality
               in
               the
               Countrie
               where
               they
               live
               ,
               which
               is
               200.
               miles
               from
               this
               place
               ,
               and
               I
               am
               in
               my
               present
               condition
               deserted
               of
               them
               
               all
               ,
               for
               I
               know
               not
               one
               of
               them
               dare
               meddle
               with
               me
               in
               my
               present
               estate
               ,
               being
               J
               am
               stung
               by
               the
               
                 Scorpions
                 (
                 the
                 Prelates
              
               )
               and
               for
               any
               thing
               I
               know
               ,
               it
               may
               bee
               I
               shall
               never
               haue
               a
               fauourable
               countenance
               from
               any
               of
               them
               againe
               ,
               and
               wi●hall
               ,
               I
               am
               a
               yong
               man
               and
               likelie
               to
               haue
               lived
               well
               and
               in
               plentie
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               fashion
               of
               the
               world
               .
               Yet
               notwithstanding
               ,
               for
               the
               cause
               of
               Christ
               ,
               and
               to
               doe
               him
               service
               ,
               I
               haue
               and
               doe
               bid
               adue
               to
               Father
               ,
               Friends
               ,
               Riches
               ,
               pleasures
               ,
               ease
               ,
               contented
               life
               and
               bloud
               ,
               and
               lay
               all
               downe
               at
               the
               Footstoole
               of
               
                 Iesus
                 Christ
              
               ,
               being
               willing
               to
               part
               with
               all
               rather
               then
               I
               will
               dishonour
               him
               ,
               or
               in
               the
               least
               measure
               part
               with
               the
               peace
               of
               a
               good
               conscience
               ,
               &
               that
               sweetnesse
               and
               joy
               which
               I
               haue
               found
               in
               him
               ,
               for
               in
               naked
               Christ
               is
               the
               quintisence
               of
               swetnes
               &
               I
               am
               so
               farr
               from
               thinking
               my
               affliction
               and
               punishment
               which
               this
               day
               I
               haue
               endured
               and
               still
               doe
               indure
               and
               groane
               under
               (
               a
               disgrace
               )
               that
               I
               receive
               it
               as
               the
               welcome
               
                 Crosse
                 of
                 Christ
              
               ,
               and
               doe
               thinke
               my selfe
               this
               day
               more
               honoured
               by
               my
               sufferings
               then
               if
               a
               Crowne
               of
               gold
               had
               beene
               set
               upon
               my
               head
               ,
               for
               I
               haue
               in
               some
               part
               beene
               made
               conformable
               to
               my
               Lord
               and
               Master
               ,
               and
               have
               in
               some
               measure
               drunke
               of
               the
               same
               Cupp
               which
               he
               himselfe
               drank
               of
               ,
               while
               he
               was
               in
               this
               sinfull
               world
               ,
               for
               he
               shed
               his
               most
               precious
               bloud
               for
               the
               salvation
               of
               my
               poore
               soul
               ,
               that
               so
               I
               might
               be
               reconsiled
               to
               his
               father
               ,
               therfor
               am
               I
               willing
               to
               undergo
               any
               thing
               for
               his
               sake
               ,
               &
               that
               in
               ward
               joy
               &
               consolation
               within
               me
               that
               carries
               mee
               high
               aboue
               all
               my
               pains
               &
               torments
               .
               &
               you
               (
               
                 My
                 Brethren
              
               )
               if
               you
               be
               willing
               to
               haue
               Christ
               ,
               you
               must
               owne
               him
               and
               take
               him
               upon
               his
               own
               tearmes
               ,
               &
               know
               that
               Christ
               and
               the
               Crosse
               is
               in
               seperable
               ,
               for
               he
               that
               will
               live
               godlie
               in
               Christ
               Iesus
               must
               suffer
               persecution
               and
               affliction
               ,
               it
               is
               the
               lott
               and
               portion
               of
               all
               his
               chosen
               ones
               ,
               through
               many
               afflictions
               &
               trials
               we
               must
               enter
               into
               glorie
               and
               the
               Apostell
               faith
               ,
               
                 that
                 if
                 we
                 be
                 without
                 afflictions
                 whereof
                 all
                 are
                 partakers
                 ,
                 then
                 are
                 yee
                 Bastards
                 and
                 ,
                 not
                 Sonnes
                 .
              
               And
               therfore
               if
               you
               will
               haue
               Christ
               sit
               down
               &
               reckon
               before
               ever
               you
               make
               profession
               of
               him
               what
               he
               will
               cost
               you
               ;
               leaft
               when
               you
               come
               to
               the
               triall
               you
               dishonour
               him
               ,
               and
               if
               you
               bee
               not
               willing
               and
               contented
               to
               part
               withall
               ;
               and
               let
               all
               goe
               for
               his
               sake
               ,
               you
               are
               not
               worthy
               of
               him
               .
            
             
             
               If
               Parents
               ,
               husband
               ,
               wife
               or
               children
               ,
               lands
               or
               livings
               ,
               riches
               ,
               or
               honours
               ,
               plea●ure
               ,
               or
               ease
               ,
               life
               or
               blood
               ,
               st●nd
               in
               the
               way
               ,
               you
               must
               be
               willing
               to
               parte
               with
               all
               these
               and
               to
               entertaine
               Christ
               naked
               &
               alone
               ,
               though
               you
               haue
               nothing
               but
               the
               Crosse
               ,
               or
               else
               you
               are
               not
               worthy
               of
               him
               Math.
               10.37.38
               .
            
             
               Oh
               my
               Brethren
               there
               is
               such
               sweetness
               and
               contentednes
               in
               enjoying
               the
               
                 Lord
                 Iesus
              
               alone
               ,
               that
               it
               is
               able
               where
               it
               is
               felt
               ,
               to
               make
               a
               man
               goe
               through
               all
               difficulties
               '
               &
               endure
               all
               hardshipps
               that
               may
               possibl●e
               come
               vpon
               him
               .
               Therefore
               if
               hee
               call
               you
               to
               it
               ,
               doe
               not
               deny
               him
               nor
               his
               truth
               in
               the
               le●st
               manner
               ,
               for
               he
               hath
               said
               ,
               
                 Hee
                 that
                 denies
                 him
                 before
                 men
                 ▪
                 him
                 will
                 hee
                 denie
                 before
                 his
                 Father
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 Heaven
                 .
              
               And
               now
               is
               the
               time
               that
               wee
               must
               shew
               our selves
               good
               Souldiers
               of
               
                 Iesus
                 Christ
              
               ,
               for
               his
               truth
               ,
               his
               cause
               and
               glorie
               lies
               at
               stake
               in
               a
               high
               degree
               ,
               therefore
               put
               one
               couragious
               resolutions
               ,
               and
               withdraw
               your
               necks
               and
               soules
               from
               all
               false
               power
               and
               worship
               ,
               and
               fight
               with
               courage
               and
               boldnes
               in
               this
               spirituall
               Battell
               ,
               in
               which
               Battell
               the
               Lord
               befor
               your
               eyes
               hath
               raised
               vp
               some
               valiant
               Champions
               that
               fought
               up
               to
               ●he
               eares
               in
               bloud
               ,
               therefore
               be
               couragious
               Souldiers
               and
               fight
               it
               out
               brav●ly
               ,
               that
               your
               God
               m●y
               be
               glorifi●d
               by
               you
               ,
               and
               let
               him
               onelie
               have
               the
               service
               ,
               both
               of
               your
               inward
               and
               outward
               m●n
               ,
               and
               stand
               to
               his
               cause
               ,
               and
               loue
               your
               owne
               Soul●s
               ,
               and
               feare
               not
               the
               face
               of
               any
               mortall
               man
               ,
               for
               God
               hath
               promised
               to
               bee
               with
               you
               and
               uphold
               you
               that
               they
               shall
               not
               preuaile
               against
               you
               ,
               Isay.
               41.10.11
               .
               But
               alas
               ,
               how
               fewe
               are
               there
               that
               dare
               shew
               any
               courage
               for
               God
               and
               his
               cause
               ,
               though
               his
               glorie
               lies
               at
               the
               Stake
               ,
               but
               thinke
               themselves
               happy
               and
               well
               ,
               and
               count
               them selves
               wise
               men
               if
               they
               can
               sleepe
               in
               a
               whole
               skinn
               ,
               
                 when
                 Christ
                 hath
                 said
                 ,
                 Hee
                 that
                 will
                 saue
                 his
                 life
                 shall
                 loose
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 that
                 will
                 loose
                 his
                 life
                 for
                 his
                 sake
                 shall
                 finde
                 it
                 ,
                 What
                 shall
                 it
                 profit
                 aman
                 if
                 he
                 gaine
                 the
                 whole
                 world
                 &
                 loose
                 his
                 owne
                 Soule
                 ?
              
            
             
               '
               Therefore
               is
               it
               better
               for
               a
               man
               to
               bee
               willing
               and
               contented
               to
               let
               all
               goe
               for
               the
               enjoying
               of
               Christ
               and
               doing
               him
               service
               ,
               then
               to
               sit
               downe
               and
               sleepe
               in
               a
               whole
               skinne
               ,
               though
               in
               soe
               doeing
               hee
               ga●e
               all
               the
               w●rld
               and
               see
               him
               dishonoured
               ,
               his
               glorie
               and
               truth
               ●r●den
               under
               so●t
               ,
               and
               the
               bloud
               of
               his
               Servants
               shed
               and
               Spilt
               ?
            
             
             
               Yes
               ,
               without
               doubt
               it
               is
               .
               But
               many
               are
               in
               these
               times
               so
               far
               from
               suffering
               valientlie
               for
               Christ
               ,
               that
               they
               rather
               dis●wade
               men
               from
               it
               ,
               and
               count
               it
               a
               point
               of
               singularitie
               and
               pride
               ,
               and
               selfe
               ends
               for
               a
               man
               to
               put
               himselfe
               forward
               to
               doe
               God
               service
               ;
               a●●ing
               ,
               what
               calling
               and
               warrant
               any
               private
               man
               hath
               thereunto
               ,
               seeing
               it
               bel●ngs
               to
               the
               Ministers
               to
               speake
               of
               these
               things
               .
               Yes
               soe
               it
               doth
               ,
               But
               alas
               they
               are
               so
               cowardly
               and
               fearfull
               that
               they
               dare
               not
               speake
               ;
            
             
               And
               therefore
               it
               belongs
               also
               to
               thee
               ,
               or
               mee
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               man
               ,
               if
               thou
               beest
               a
               Souldier
               of
               Iesus
               Christ
               ,
               whatsoever
               by
               place
               or
               Calling
               thy
               rancke
               or
               degree
               bee
               ,
               bee
               it
               higher
               or
               lower
               ,
               yet
               if
               hee
               call
               for
               thy
               service
               ,
               thou
               art
               bound
               though
               others
               stand
               still
               ,
               to
               mainetaine
               his
               power
               and
               glory
               to
               the
               utmost
               of
               thy
               power
               and
               strength
               ,
               yea
               to
               the
               sh●dding
               the
               last
               drop
               of
               thy
               blood
               ,
               for
               he
               hath
               not
               loued
               his
               life
               vnto
               the
               death
               for
               thy
               sake
               ,
               but
               shed
               his
               precious
               blood
               for
               the
               redemption
               of
               thy
               soule
               ,
               bath
               hee
               done
               this
               for
               th●e
               ,
               and
               darest
               thou
               see
               him
               dishonour●d
               and
               his
               glory
               lie
               at
               the
               stake
               ,
               and
               not
               speake
               on
               his
               behalfe
               ,
               or
               doe
               him
               the
               best
               service
               thou
               canst
               ?
            
             
               If
               out
               of
               a
               base
               and
               cowardlie
               Spirit
               thus
               thou
               do●●
               ,
               Let
               me
               tell
               thee
               here
               and
               that
               truly
               to
               thy
               face
               ,
               thou
               hast
               a
               D●l●la
               in
               thy
               heart
               which
               thou
               louest
               more
               then
               God
               ,
               and
               that
               thou
               shalt
               on
               day
               certainly
               finde
               by
               wofull
               experience
               .
               Alas
               if
               men
               should
               hold
               th●ir
               peace
               in
               such
               times
               as
               these
               ,
               the
               Lord
               would
               cause
               the
               verie
               Stones
               to
               speake
               to
               convince
               man
               of
               his
               cowardlie
               basenesse
               .
            
             
               Having
               proceeded
               in
               amanner
               thus
               ●arre
               by
               the
               strength
               of
               my
               God
               ,
               with
               boldnes
               and
               courage
               in
               my
               speech
               ,
               
                 The
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 Fleete
              
               came
               with
               the
               fatt
               Lawier
               ,
               and
               commanded
               mee
               to
               hold
               my
               peace
               .
               To
               whom
               I
               replied
               ,
               I
               would
               speake
               and
               declare
               my
               cause
               and
               minde
               ,
               though
               J
               were
               to
               bee
               Hanged
               at
               the
               gate
               for
               my
               speaking
               .
               And
               he
               caused
               proclamation
               to
               be
               maid
               upon
               the
               Pillary
               :
               for
               brin
               ging
               to
               hi●
               the
               Bookes
               .
               So
               then
               he
               commanded
               me
               to
               be
               gagged
               ,
               and
               if
               I
               spake
               any
               more
               that
               then
               J
               should
               bee
               whipt
               againe
               upon
               the
               Pillary
               .
            
             
               So
               I
               remained
               about
               an
               houre
               &
               a
               halfe
               gagged
               ,
               being
               intercepted
               of
               much
               matter
               which
               by
               Gods
               assistance
               I
               intended
               to
               haue
               spoken
               ,
               But
               yet
               with
               their
               cruelty
               I
               was
               nothing
               at
               all
               daunted
               ,
               for
               I
               ●was
               full
               of
               comfort
               and
               courage
               ,
               beeing
               mightily
               strengthned
               with
               the
               
               power
               of
               the
               Almightie
               which
               made
               me
               with
               cheerefullnesse
               triumph
               over
               all
               my
               sufferings
               ,
               not
               shewing
               one
               sad
               countenance
               or
               a
               disconted
               heart
               .
            
             
               And
               when
               I
               was
               to
               come
               downe
               having
               taken
               out
               my
               head
               out
               of
               the
               Pillarie
               ,
               I
               looked
               about
               mee
               upon
               the
               people
               and
               said
               .
               
                 I
                 am
                 more
                 then
                 a
                 conquerer
                 though
                 him
                 that
                 loved
                 me
                 .
                 Vivat
                 Rex
                 .
              
               Let
               the
               King
               live
               for
               ever
               ,
               and
               soe
               I
               came
               downe
               ,
               and
               was
               had
               backe
               againe
               to
               the
               Tavern
               ,
               where
               I
               together
               with
               
                 Mr.
                 Wharton
              
               ,
               staid
               a
               while
               till
               one
               went
               to
               the
               Warden
               to
               know
               what
               should
               be
               done
               with
               me
               ,
               who
               gaue
               order
               wee
               should
               be
               carried
               back
               againe
               to
               the
               Fleete
               ,
               and
               as
               I
               went
               by
               land
               through
               the
               streetes
               ,
               greate
               store
               of
               people
               stood
               all
               along
               to
               behold
               me
               ,
               and
               many
               of
               them
               blessed
               God
               for
               enabling
               me
               to
               undergoe
               my
               sufferings
               with
               such
               cheerefullnes
               and
               courage
               as
               I
               did
               ,
               for
               I
               was
               mightily
               filled
               with
               the
               sweete
               presence
               of
               Gods
               Spirit
               ,
               which
               caused
               me
               notwitstanding
               the
               paines
               of
               my
               sufferings
               to
               go
               along
               the
               streets
               with
               a
               joyfull
               countenance
               not
               shewing
               the
               least
               discontentednes
               ,
               as
               if
               I
               had
               beene
               going
               to
               take
               possession
               of
               some
               great
               treasures
               .
            
             
               After
               J
               came
               back
               to
               the
               prison
               ,
               none
               were
               suffered
               to
               come
               at
               me
               but
               the
               Surgió
               to
               dresse
               me
               ,
               &
               I
               feeling
               my self
               somwhat
               Fevorish
               I
               went
               to
               bed
               ,
               &
               my
               Surgion
               doubting
               the
               same
               also
               ,
               gaue
               me
               a
               Glister
               ,
               and
               appointed
               to
               come
               the
               next
               morning
               &
               let
               me
               blood
               ▪
               but
               when
               he
               came
               ,
               he
               could
               not
               be
               permitted
               to
               come
               at
               me
               :
               no●
               any
               else
               ,
               for
               the
               Porter
               kept
               the
               key
               ,
               and
               lockt
               me
               vp
               very
               close
               :
               saying
               the
               Warden
               gaue
               him
               straight
               command
               so
               to
               doe
               .
               Wherevp
               on
               I
               desired
               the
               Surgion
               to
               go
               to
               Westminster
               to
               the
               Warden
               &
               certifie
               him
               how
               it
               was
               with
               me
               ,
               (
               being
               very
               ill
               )
               &
               that
               he
               might
               haue
               liberty
               to
               come
               at
               me
               to
               let
               me
               blood
               and
               dresse
               mee
               ,
               which
               could
               not
               be
               obtained
               till
               the
               Warden
               himself
               came
               home
               .
               About
               one
               of
               the
               clock
               
                 Iohn
                 Hawes
              
               the
               Porter
               came
               to
               me
               ,
               to
               knowe
               what
               I
               had
               to
               say
               to
               the
               warden
               ,
               to
               whom
               I
               said
               ,
               
                 Mr.
                 Hawes
              
               ,
               this
               is
               very
               cruell
               &
               harsh
               dealing
               ,
               that
               after
               so
               sore
               whipping
               my
               Surgió
               shal
               not
               be
               admitted
               to
               come
               &
               dresse
               me
               ,
               nor
               any
               other
               be
               suffered
               to
               administer
               to
               my
               necessities
               ,
               having
               not
               eaten
               all
               this
               day
               nor
               the
               last
               ev̄eing
               but
               a
               little
               Caudle
               ,
               I
               hope
               the
               Lords
               will
               be
               more
               mercifull
               then
               after
               the
               undergo●ing
               the
               extremity
               of
               my
               Censure
               to
               take
               my
               life
               from
               me
               ,
               by
               letting
               mee
               perish
               for
               want
               of
               looking
               to
               ,
               therefore
               I
               
               pray
               speake
               to
               Mr.
               Warden
               ▪
               that
               he
               would
               be
               pleased
               to
               give
               leave
               to
               my
               Chirurgion
               to
               come
               dresse
               me
               and
               let
               mee
               bloud
               ;
               otherwise
               I
               was
               in
               danger
               of
               a
               Feaver
               ,
               which
               might
               take
               away
               my
               life
               ;
               So
               he
               wished
               me
               to
               have
               written
               to
               the
               Warden
               ;
               J
               told
               him
               ,
               if
               he
               would
               helpe
               me
               to
               Penne
               Inke
               and
               Paper
               ,
               so
               I
               would
               .
               No
               (
               said
               hee
               )
               I
               dare
               not
               doe
               that
               ;
               Then
               I
               desired
               him
               to
               deliver
               my
               mind
               to
               the
               Warden
               by
               word
               of
               mouth
               ;
               who
               then
               went
               away
               ,
               and
               after
               I
               was
               in
               my
               bedd
               ,
               he
               came
               to
               me
               againe
               ,
               and
               said
               thus
               unto
               me
               :
               
                 Mr.
                 Lilburne
              
               I
               have
               one
               suite
               to
               you
               .
               What
               is
               that
               ,
               said
               J
               ?
               It
               is
               this
               ,
               said
               he
               ,
               that
               you
               would
               helpe
               me
               to
               one
               of
               those
               Books
               that
               you
               threw
               abroad
               at
               the
               Pillary
               ,
               that
               I
               might
               reade
               it
               ,
               for
               J
               never
               read
               any
               of
               them
               ;
               I
               speake
               not
               for
               it
               to
               doe
               you
               any
               hurt
               ,
               only
               I
               have
               a
               great
               desire
               to
               reade
               one
               of
               them
               .
               Sir
               ,
               I
               thinke
               you
               doe
               not
               (
               said
               J
               )
               but
               I
               cannot
               satisfie
               your
               desire
               ,
               for
               if
               I
               had
               had
               more
               of
               them
               ;
               they
               should
               yesterday
               have
               all
               gone
               .
               J
               verily
               beleeve
               you
               ,
               said
               he
               ,
               and
               so
               we
               parted
               .
            
             
               And
               in
               a
               very
               little
               while
               after
               ,
               came
               the
               Warden
               himselfe
               with
               the
               Porter
               ,
               and
               J
               being
               in
               my
               bedd
               ,
               hee
               asked
               me
               how
               J
               did
               ?
               Said
               J
               ,
               I
               am
               well
               ,
               I
               blesse
               my
               God
               for
               it
               ,
               and
               am
               very
               merry
               and
               cheerfull
               .
               Well
               (
               said
               hee
               )
               you
               have
               undone
               your selfe
               with
               speaking
               what
               you
               did
               yesterday
               .
               Sir
               (
               said
               I
               )
               I
               am
               not
               sorry
               for
               what
               I
               said
               ,
               but
               am
               hartely
               gladd
               that
               the
               Lord
               gave
               mee
               strength
               and
               courage
               to
               speake
               what
               I
               did
               ,
               and
               were
               I
               to
               speake
               againe
               ,
               I
               would
               speak
               twice
               as
               much
               as
               I
               did
               ,
               if
               J
               could
               have
               liberty
               ,
               though
               I
               were
               immediatly
               to
               loose
               my
               life
               afrer
               it
               .
               wouldst
               thou
               so
               ,
               said
               he
               ?
               Ey
               indeed
               Sir
               would
               I
               ,
               with
               the
               Lords
               assistāce
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               for
               I
               fear
               not
               the
               face
               of
               Man
               ;
               And
               concerning
               what
               I
               yesterday
               spake
               ,
               J
               did
               not
               in
               the
               least
               manner
               speake
               against
               any
               of
               the
               Lords
               ,
               but
               did
               openly
               declare
               ,
               that
               I
               did
               willingly
               with
               all
               contentednes
               submitt
               my selfe
               to
               their
               Censure
               ;
               and
               as
               for
               the
               Bishops
               ,
               I
               said
               nothing
               against
               any
               of
               their
               persons
               ,
               but
               only
               against
               their
               callings
               .
               Ey
               ,
               said
               the
               Warden
               ,
               and
               thou
               saidst
               their
               calling
               was
               from
               the
               Devill
               .
               Yes
               Sir
               so
               I
               did
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               and
               J
               will
               prove
               it
               ,
               and
               make
               it
               good
               ,
               or
               else
               I
               wil
               be
               willing
               to
               loose
               my
               dearest
               blood
               ;
               For
               if
               you
               please
               to
               reade
               the
               9.
               
               &
               13.
               
                 chap.
                 of
                 Rev.
              
               you
               shall
               there
               finde
               ,
               that
               the
               Beast
               which
               ascended
               out
               of
               the
               bottomloste
               Pitt
               (
               which
               is
               the
               Pope
               and
               Roman
               
               State
               ,
               hath
               his
               power
               and
               authority
               given
               him
               by
               the
               Dragon
               ;
               (
               the
               Devill
               )
               So
               that
               all
               the
               power
               which
               the
               Pope
               hath
               and
               doth
               exercise
               ,
               originally
               comes
               from
               the
               Devill
               :
               If
               you
               reade
               also
               some
               Bookes
               lately
               set
               forth
               by
               the
               P●elates
               themselves
               and
               their
               Creatures
               ,
               you
               shall
               there
               finde
               ,
               that
               they
               claime
               their
               jurisdiction
               ,
               standing
               ,
               and
               power
               from
               the
               Pope
               :
               Now
               ,
               if
               their
               power
               and
               calling
               be
               from
               the
               Pope
               ,
               (
               as
               they
               themselves
               say
               it
               is
               )
               then
               it
               must
               needs
               be
               from
               the
               D●vill
               also
               ;
               For
               the
               Popes
               power
               a●d
               calling
               is
               from
               the
               Devill
               ;
               And
               he
               cannot
               give
               a
               better
               power
               and
               calling
               to
               them
               then
               he
               himselfe
               hath
               ;
               and
               I
               pray
               Sir
               ,
               if
               the
               Bishop
               of
               Ca●terbury
               be
               offended
               at
               that
               which
               J
               spake
               yesterday
               ,
               tell
               him
               I
               will
               seale
               it
               with
               my
               bloud
               ;
               And
               if
               he
               please
               to
               send
               for
               me
               ,
               I
               will
               justifie
               it
               to
               his
               face
               ,
               and
               if
               I
               be
               not
               able
               to
               make
               it
               good
               before
               any
               noble
               man
               in
               the
               Kingdome
               ,
               let
               mee
               loose
               my
               life
               .
               Ey
               ,
               but
               it
               had
               been
               a
               great
               deale
               better
               ▪
               said
               he
               ,
               for
               thine
               owne
               particular
               good
               to
               have
               beene
               more
               sparing
               of
               thy
               speech
               at
               that
               time
               .
               No
               Sir
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               nothing
               at
               all
               ,
               for
               my
               life
               and
               blo●d
               is
               not
               deare
               and
               precious
               to
               me
               ,
               ●o
               I
               may
               glorifie
               God
               ,
               and
               doe
               him
               any
               service
               therewith
               .
               I
               assure
               thee
               ,
               said
               he
               ,
               I
               was
               exceedingly
               chidd
               about
               thee
               ;
               and
               also
               there
               were
               old
               businesses
               rubd
               up
               ●gainst
               mee
               concerning
               
                 Dr.
                 Lai●on
              
               and
               
                 Mr.
                 Burton
              
               ,
               for
               that
               Liberty
               that
               they
               had
               .
               Wherefore
               were
               yo●
               chidd
               fo●
               me
               ,
               said
               I
               ?
               About
               the
               Bookes
               ,
               said
               he
               ,
               that
               you
               threw
               abroade
               ,
               in
               regard
               you
               were
               close
               Prisoner
               ,
               and
               yet
               had
               those
               Bookes
               about
               you
               ;
               I
               would
               aske
               you
               one
               question
               :
               Did
               you
               bring
               those
               Bookes
               to
               the
               F●eete
               with
               you
               ,
               or
               were
               they
               since
               brought
               to
               you
               by
               any
               other
               ?
               I
               beseech
               you
               Sir
               pardon
               me
               for
               revealing
               that
               said
               I.
               Then
               he
               would
               have
               knowne
               who
               they
               were
               that
               most
               resorted
               to
               me
               .
               I
               desired
               I
               might
               be
               excused
               in
               that
               also
               .
               Ey
               ,
               but
               you
               must
               give
               me
               an
               answer
               ,
               said
               hee
               ,
               for
               I
               must
               certifie
               the
               Lords
               thereof
               .
               Then
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               I
               pray
               you
               tell
               their
               Honours
               ,
               I
               am
               unwilling
               to
               tell
               you
               .
               What
               were
               those
               Bookes
               ,
               said
               he
               ,
               that
               you
               threw
               abroade
               ,
               were
               they
               all
               of
               one
               sort
               ?
               Those
               that
               have
               them
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               can
               certifie
               you
               of
               that
               .
               I
               my selfe
               have
               one
               of
               them
               ,
               said
               he
               ,
               and
               have
               read
               it
               ,
               and
               I
               can
               finde
               no
               wit
               in
               it
               ,
               there
               is
               nothing
               but
               railing
               in
               it
               .
               Sir
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               I
               conceive
               you
               are
               mistaken
               ,
               for
               the
               Booke
               is
               all
               full
               of
               wit
               ;
               it
               is
               true
               ,
               this
               Booke
               
               which
               you
               lighted
               on
               ▪
               is
               not
               so
               full
               of
               soliditie
               as
               other
               of
               his
               Bookes
               are
               ;
               but
               you
               must
               understand
               ,
               that
               at
               that
               time
               when
               the
               Dr.
               made
               that
               Booke
               ,
               hee
               was
               full
               of
               heavines
               and
               in
               danger
               of
               a
               great
               punishment
               ,
               for
               the
               Prelates
               had
               breathed
               out
               more
               crueltie
               against
               him
               for
               writing
               his
               Apology
               ;
               And
               at
               that
               time
               also
               he
               was
               compassed
               about
               on
               every
               side
               with
               the
               P●stilence
               ;
               Th●refore
               he
               made
               that
               Booke
               to
               make
               himselfe
               merrie
               .
               But
               ,
               said
               he
               ,
               hee
               doth
               not
               write
               any
               thing
               in
               it
               to
               the
               purpose
               against
               the
               Bishops
               callings
               .
               Sir
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               I
               must
               confesse
               ,
               you
               lighted
               on
               the
               wo●stof
               the
               3.
               
               And
               it
               is
               true
               ,
               there
               is
               not
               much
               soliditie
               and
               force
               of
               argument
               in
               it
               but
               only
               mirt●
               ;
               But
               the
               other
               two
               are
               as
               full
               of
               s●l●ditie
               as
               this
               is
               of
               mir●h
               .
               What
               ,
               were
               they
               ●f
               3.
               so●ts
               ,
               said
               he
               ?
               Yes
               Sir
               ,
               that
               they
               were
               ,
               said
               I.
               What
               were
               the
               other
               two
               called
               ,
               said
               he
               ?
               The
               one
               (
               said
               I
               )
               was
               his
               
                 Answer
                 to
                 Sr.
                 I●hn
                 Ba●ks
                 his
                 Information
              
               ;
               The
               other
               is
               an
               
                 Answer
                 to
                 some
                 Objections
                 that
                 are
                 made
                 against
                 that
                 Booke
                 which
                 you
                 have
              
               ;
               But
               if
               ever
               you
               reade
               his
               
                 Latine
                 Bookes
              
               ,
               you
               shall
               there
               finde
               soliditie
               enough
               ,
               and
               the
               wickednes
               and
               unlawfulnes
               of
               the
               Bishops
               Callings
               and
               practises
               set
               forth
               to
               the
               full
               .
               What
               
                 Latine
                 Bookes
              
               be
               they
               ,
               said
               he
               ?
               His
               Flagelluw
               ,
               for
               which
               hee
               was
               first
               Censured
               ,
               said
               I.
               What
               ,
               hath
               hee
               been
               twice
               Censured
               ,
               said
               he
               ?
               Yes
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               he
               was
               Censured
               in
               the
               
                 High-Commission
                 Court
              
               ,
               for
               writing
               his
               Flagellum
               ;
               And
               after
               that
               he
               wrote
               his
               Apology
               ;
               and
               that
               little
               Booke
               which
               you
               have
               ,
               which
               were
               the
               cause
               of
               his
               Censure
               in
               the
               Starr-Chamb●r
               .
               But
               hast
               thou
               any
               more
               of
               those
               Bookes
               ,
               said
               he
               ?
               Sir
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               if
               I
               had
               had
               20.
               of
               them
               more
               ,
               they
               should
               all
               have
               gone
               yesterday
               .
               But
               ,
               hast
               thou
               any
               more
               of
               them
               now
               ,
               said
               he
               ?
               Sir
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               I
               verily
               think●
               ,
               that
               if
               I
               should
               tell
               you
               ,
               I
               had
               not
               ,
               you
               would
               not
               beleeve
               me
               ,
               and
               therefore
               if
               you
               please
               ,
               you
               may
               search
               my
               Chamber
               .
               So
               I
               must
               (
               said
               he
               )
               for
               the
               Lords
               have
               commaunded
               me
               so
               to
               doe
               ,
               therefore
               open
               your
               Trunke
               .
               Sir
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               it
               is
               open
               alreadie
               .
               Search
               it
               
                 Iohn
                 Hawes
              
               ,
               said
               he
               .
               So
               he
               search
               it
               ,
               and
               found
               nothing
               there
               .
               Open
               the
               Cubbard
               ,
               said
               he
               .
               So
               I
               gave
               the
               Porter
               the
               key
               of
               my
               Cubbard
               ,
               to
               search
               it
               ,
               and
               he
               found
               nothing
               there
               but
               my
               victuals
               .
               Search
               his
               pocket
               said
               the
               Warden
               .
               Indeed
               Sir
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               there
               is
               none
               in
               them
               ;
               Yet
               he
               searched
               them
               ,
               and
               found
               as
               I
               said
               .
               Then
               he
               
               searched
               all
               my
               Chamber
               over
               ,
               but
               found
               nothing
               at
               all
               .
               Well
               Sir
               ,
               said
               I
               ,
               now
               you
               can
               certifie
               the
               Lords
               how
               you
               finde
               things
               with
               me
               ;
               But
               I
               pray
               Sir
               ,
               mu●●
               I
               still
               be
               kept
               close
               Prisoner
               ?
               I
               hope
               ,
               now
               the
               Lords
               have
               inflicted
               their
               Censure
               on
               me
               ,
               they
               will
               not
               still
               keepe
               me
               close
               .
               No
               ,
               said
               hee
               ,
               within
               a
               little
               time
               you
               will
               be
               eased
               of
               it
               ;
               So
               we
               tooke
               our
               leaves
               each
               of
               other
               ,
               and
               hee
               went
               away
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               next
               day
               ,
               being
               Fryday
               ,
               and
               a
               Starr-Chamber-day
               ,
               J
               hoped
               I
               should
               have
               had
               the
               Libertie
               of
               the
               Prison
               ;
               But
               in
               stead
               thereof
               ,
               newes
               was
               brought
               me
               at
               evening
               ,
               that
               I
               must
               be
               removed
               to
               the
               
                 Common
                 Goale
              
               ,
               or
               a
               worse
               place
               ,
               and
               that
               I
               must
               bee
               put
               in
               Irons
               .
               Well
               ,
               for
               all
               this
               my
               God
               enabled
               me
               to
               keep
               my
               hold
               still
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               let
               my
               confidence
               goe
               ;
               For
               (
               blessed
               be
               his
               name
               for
               it
               )
               this
               newes
               did
               not
               in
               the
               least
               manner
               trouble
               me
               .
            
             
               And
               upon
               Saterday
               morning
               
                 Iohn
                 Hawes
              
               the
               Porter
               came
               with
               the
               Woman
               that
               looked
               to
               mee
               to
               my
               Chamber
               ,
               to
               stand
               by
               her
               that
               none
               might
               speake
               with
               me
               till
               she
               had
               made
               my
               bedd
               ,
               and
               done
               other
               things
               for
               me
               ;
               And
               he
               told
               me
               ,
               hee
               was
               sorrie
               to
               heare
               such
               newes
               as
               he
               did
               concerning
               me
               .
               VVhat
               is
               it
               ,
               said
               
                 I
                 ?
                 I
              
               heare
               ,
               said
               he
               ,
               that
               the
               Lords
               have
               ordered
               ,
               that
               you
               must
               be
               put
               into
               the
               Wards
               ,
               and
               kept
               close
               Prisoner
               there
               ,
               and
               lie
               in
               irons
               ,
               and
               none
               must
               be
               suffered
               to
               come
               at
               you
               ,
               to
               bring
               you
               any
               thing
               ;
               but
               you
               must
               live
               upon
               the
               Poore
               Mans
               Box.
               Sir
               ,
               that
               's
               verie
               hard
               ,
               said
               J
               ,
               but
               the
               will
               of
               my
               God
               be
               done
               ;
               For
               mine
               owne
               part
               ,
               i●
               nothing
               at
               all
               troubles
               me
               ;
               For
               I
               know
               in
               whom
               I
               have
               beleeved
               ,
               and
               I
               know
               ,
               not
               one
               Haire
               of
               my
               Head
               shall
               fall
               to
               the
               ground
               without
               his
               providence
               ;
               And
               I
               have
               cast
               up
               my
               account
               alreadie
               what
               it
               will
               cost
               me
               ;
               Therefore
               I
               waigh
               not
               any
               thing
               that
               can
               be
               inflicted
               on
               me
               ;
               For
               I
               knovv
               ,
               that
               God
               ,
               that
               made
               Paul
               and
               Silas
               to
               singe
               in
               the
               Stocks
               at
               midnight
               ,
               will
               also
               make
               me
               rejoyce
               in
               my
               Chaines
               ;
               But
               it
               is
               verie
               much
               that
               they
               wil
               let
               none
               com
               to
               me
               ,
               to
               bring
               me
               any
               thing
               ;
               it
               seemes
               ,
               they
               wil
               be
               more
               cruell
               to
               me
               then
               the
               verie
               Heathens
               and
               
                 Pagan
                 Romans
              
               were
               to
               Paul
               ,
               who
               when
               he
               was
               in
               Prison
               ,
               did
               never
               refuse
               to
               let
               any
               come
               to
               him
               ,
               to
               administer
               to
               his
               necessities
               ;
               But
               I
               vvaigh
               it
               not
               ,
               for
               I
               knovv
               my
               God
               is
               and
               vvill
               be
               with
               me
               ,
               to
               make
               me
               goe
               through
               all
               my
               afflictions
               with
               cheerefulnes
               ,
               
               for
               I
               feele
               his
               power
               within
               me
               so
               mightily
               supporting
               and
               upholding
               me
               ,
               that
               no
               condition
               in
               this
               World
               can
               make
               me
               miserable
               ;
               And
               for
               mine
               owne
               part
               ,
               I
               doe
               no
               more
               sett
               by
               my
               life
               and
               blood
               in
               this
               cause
               ,
               then
               I
               doe
               a
               peece
               of
               bread
               when
               I
               have
               newly
               dyned
               .
            
             
               Afterwards
               the
               VVoman
               telling
               mee
               shee
               hoped
               I
               should
               not
               have
               so
               sore
               a
               punishment
               laid
               on
               me
               ,
               but
               that
               I
               might
               have
               things
               brought
               me
               from
               my
               Freinds
               ,
               I
               told
               her
               I
               did
               not
               ●uch
               care
               how
               it
               went
               with
               me
               ,
               for
               
                 Ieremies
                 Dungeon
              
               ,
               or
               
                 Daniels
                 Denn
              
               ,
               or
               the
               3.
               
               
                 Childrens
                 Fornace
              
               ,
               is
               as
               pleasant
               and
               welcome
               to
               me
               as
               a
               Pallace
               ;
               For
               wheresoever
               I
               am
               I
               shall
               finde
               God
               there
               ,
               and
               if
               I
               have
               him
               ,
               that
               is
               enough
               to
               me
               ;
               And
               for
               victuals
               ,
               I
               told
               her
               I
               did
               not
               doubt
               but
               that
               God
               that
               fed
               the
               Prophet
               Eliah
               by
               a
               Raven
               ,
               would
               preserve
               me
               ,
               and
               fill
               me
               to
               the
               full
               by
               the
               way
               of
               his
               providence
               ;
               And
               if
               no
               meate
               should
               be
               brought
               me
               ,
               I
               knew
               ,
               if
               they
               take
               away
               my
               meate
               ,
               God
               would
               take
               away
               my
               stomack
               ;
               Therefore
               I
               wayed
               not
               their
               crueltie
               ;
               And
               thereupon
               uttered
               to
               her
               these
               4.
               
               Verses
               :
            
             
               
                 I
                 doe
                 not
                 feare
                 nor
                 dread
                 the
                 face
              
               
                 of
                 any
                 mortall
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 Let
                 him
                 against
                 me
                 bend
                 his
                 povver
                 ,
              
               
                 and
                 doe
                 the
                 vvorst
                 he
                 can
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 my
                 vvhole
                 trust
                 ,
                 strength
                 ,
                 confidence
                 ,
              
               
                 My
                 hope
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 my
                 aide
              
               
                 Is
                 in
                 the
                 Lord
                 IEHOVAHS
                 fence
                 ,
              
               
                 vvhich
                 Heaven
                 and
                 Earth
                 hath
                 made
                 .
              
            
             
             
               The
               rest
               that
               I
               intended
               by
               the
               strength
               of
               my
               God
               to
               have
               spoken
               (
               if
               J
               had
               not
               beene
               prevented
               by
               the
               Gag
               )
               I
               now
               forbeare
               to
               set
               downe
               ,
               in
               regard
               I
               heare
               J
               am
               to
               come
               into
               the
               Feild
               againe
               to
               fight
               a
               second
               battell
               ,
               unto
               which
               time
               I
               reserve
               it
               ,
               if
               the
               Lord
               so
               order
               it
               that
               I
               may
               have
               Libertie
               to
               speake
               ,
               I
               doubt
               not
               but
               by
               the
               might
               and
               power
               of
               my
               God
               ,
               in
               whom
               I
               rest
               and
               trust
               ,
               valiantly
               to
               display
               the
               weapons
               of
               a
               good
               Souldier
               of
               
                 Iesus
                 Christ
              
               ;
               Come
               life
               ,
               come
               death
               ;
               And
               in
               the
               meane
               time
               to
               what
               I
               have
               here
               said
               and
               written
               ,
               I
               set
               to
               my
               name
               ,
               by
               me
               
                 IOHN
                 LILBVRN
              
               ,
               being
               written
               with
               part
               of
               my
               owne
               bloud
               ;
               The
               rest
               of
               which
               by
               the
               Lords
               assistance
               I
               will
               willingly
               shed
               ,
               if
               hee
               call
               for
               it
               ,
               in
               the
               maintaining
               of
               his
               Truth
               and
               Glory
               ,
               and
               that
               which
               I
               have
               here
               said
               and
               written
               by
               me
            
             
               
                 IOHN
                 LILBVRNE
                 .
              
            
             
               My
               verses
               are
               to
               follovv
               here
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 I
                 Doe
                 not
                 (a)
                 feare
                 the
                 face
                 nor
                 power
                 .
                 of
                 any
                 mortall
                 man
                 ,
              
               
                 Though
                 he
                 against
                 me
                 rise
                 ,
                 to
                 doe
                 the
                 worst
                 he
                 can
                 ,
              
               
                 Because
                 my
                 (b)
                 trust
                 ,
                 my
                 hope
                 my
                 strength
                 ,
                 my
                 confidence
                 and
                 aide
              
               
                 Is
                 in
                 the
                 Lord
                 Iehovahs
                 power
                 ,
                 both
                 now
                 and
                 ever
                 staide
                 .
              
               
                 Therefore
                 my
                 soule
                 shall
                 never
                 cease
                 ,
                 Triumphantly
                 to
                 sing
                 ,
              
               
                 Thou
                 art
                 my
                 Fort
                 ,
                 (c)
                 my
                 sure
                 defence
                 ,
                 my
                 Saviour
                 and
                 my
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 in
                 my
                 (d)
                 strayts
                 and
                 trials
                 all
                 ,
                 thou
                 well
                 with
                 me
                 hast
                 delt
                 ,
              
               
                 Thy
                 mercies
                 and
                 (e)
                 upbearing
                 hand
                 ,
                 most
                 sweetly
                 I
                 have
                 felt
                 .
              
               
                 Thou
                 hast
                 in
                 my
                 (f)
                 distresses
                 great
                 ,
                 my
                 stripes
                 and
                 bitter
                 smart
              
               
                 So
                 held
                 my
                 soule
                 as
                 from
                 thy
                 truth
                 ,
                 I
                 never
                 once
                 did
                 start
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 thy
                 truth
                 with
                 cheerfulnesse
                 ,
                 and
                 courage
                 have
                 I
                 stood
                 ,
              
               
                 Though
                 tortur'd
                 for
                 it
                 were
                 my
                 flesh
                 ,
                 and
                 lost
                 my
                 dearest
                 blood
                 ,
              
               
                 When
                 from
                 Fleet-bridg
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 at
                 
                   Carts
                   Arsse
                
                 I
                 was
                 whipt
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 thou
                 with
                 joy
                 my
                 soule
                 (g)
                 upheldst
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 I
                 never
                 wept
                 .
              
               
                 Likewise
                 when
                 I
                 on
                 Pillary
                 ,
                 in
                 Pallace-yeard
                 did
                 stand
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 by
                 thy
                 helpe
                 against
                 my
                 foes
                 ,
                 J
                 had
                 the
                 upper-hand
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 openly
                 I
                 to
                 their
                 face
                 ,
                 did
                 there
                 truely
                 declare
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 from
                 the
                 Pope
                 our
                 Prelates
                 all
                 ,
                 descended
                 still
                 they
                 are
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 I
                 might
                 for
                 what
                 I
                 said
                 ,
                 make
                 confirmation
                 ,
              
               
                 J
                 nam'd
                 Chapters
                 the
                 9.
                 and
                 13.
                 of
                 Revelation
                 .
              
               
                 Likewise
                 I
                 then
                 did
                 fearelesly
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 people
                 shew
              
               
                 That
                 what
                 Pocklington
                 hath
                 writ
                 ,
                 is
                 found
                 now
                 very
                 true
                 ,
              
               
                 Namely
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 com
                 lineally
                 ,
                 from
                 (h)
                 Antichrist
                 his
                 Chaire
                 ,
              
               
                 Even
                 to
                 him
                 that
                 now
                 doth
                 raigne
                 ,
                 the
                 great
                 Arch-Bishop
                 here
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 which
                 I
                 did
                 on
                 Pillary
                 ,
                 there
                 offer
                 to
                 make
                 good
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 else
                 I
                 would
                 loose
                 willingly
                 ,
                 my
                 best
                 and
                 dearest
                 blood
                 ,
              
               
                 Moreover
                 there
                 to
                 Gods
                 people
                 ,
                 I
                 did
                 most
                 plainly
                 shew
              
               
                 That
                 we
                 have
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 are
                 still
                 ,
                 rul'd
                 by
                 a
                 Popish
                 crew
                 ;
              
               
                 Therefore
                 against
                 them
                 valiantly
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 (i)
                 fight
                 in
                 the
                 feild
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 their
                 Lawes
                 at
                 any
                 hand
                 ,
                 not
                 ever
                 once
                 to
                 yeild
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 from
                 their
                 (k)
                 Yoake
                 without
                 delay
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 our
                 neckes
                 outdraw
                 ,
              
               
                 If
                 that
                 we
                 will
                 true
                 Subjects
                 bee
                 ,
                 unto
                 our
                 Saviours
                 Law.
                 
                 (l)
              
               
                 Therefore
                 my
                 Freinds
                 ,
                 if
                 that
                 you
                 will
                 ,
                 
                   Christ
                   Iesus
                
                 here
                 (m)
                 enjoy
                 ,
              
               
                 Withdraw
                 your selves
                 from
                 these
                 vile
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 eve●y
                 Popish
                 toy
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 (n)
                 naked
                 Christ
                 be
                 willing
                 still
                 ,
                 and
                 ready
                 to
                 embrace
                 ;
              
               
                 Though
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 you
                 suffer
                 shame
                 ,
                 and
                 wicked
                 mens
                 (o)
                 disgrace
                 ,
              
               
                 Because
                 in
                 him
                 is
                 more
                 content
                 ,
                 more
                 full
                 and
                 (p)
                 sweeter
                 blesse
              
               
                 Then
                 can
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 any
                 (q)
                 thing
                 ;
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 now
                 is
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 I
                 have
                 by
                 (r)
                 triall
                 tound
                 ,
                 what
                 here
                 I
                 doe
                 declare
              
               
                 That
                 to
                 the
                 comforts
                 of
                 our
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 Earthly
                 nothing
                 are
                 ,
              
               
               
                 And
                 he
                 that
                 will
                 not
                 (s)
                 quite
                 denie
                 ,
                 all
                 things
                 for
                 Iesus
                 sake
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 joyes
                 of
                 Christ
                 he
                 neither
                 heare
                 ,
                 nor
                 (t)
                 after
                 shall
                 partake
                 ;
              
               
                 (v)
                 Reject
                 their
                 
                   Antichristian
                   Lawes
                
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 Christ
                 never
                 swerve
                 ,
              
               
                 Because
                 the
                 Lord
                 hath
                 said
                 on
                 those
                 ,
                 his
                 (x)
                 wrath
                 shall
                 surely
                 come
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 sorest
                 ire
                 ,
                 his
                 greatest
                 stroakes
                 ,
                 his
                 deepest
                 plagues
                 and
                 doome
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 doe
                 on
                 hand
                 or
                 head
                 receive
                 ,
                 the
                 Hell-marke
                 of
                 the
                 Houre
                 ,
              
               
                 Or
                 doe
                 the
                 Beast
                 and
                 his
                 image
                 ,
                 not
                 cease
                 for
                 to
                 adore
              
               
                 Thus
                 and
                 much
                 more
                 on
                 Pillarie
                 ,
                 there
                 openlie
                 I
                 saide
                 ,
              
               
                 Till
                 at
                 the
                 last
                 my
                 mouth
                 was
                 gagd
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 baselie
                 staide
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 threatened
                 there
                 once
                 againe
                 ,
                 that
                 my
                 backe
                 should
                 be
                 wipt
                 ,
              
               
                 If
                 that
                 my
                 tongue
                 but
                 one
                 word
                 more
                 ,
                 against
                 Romes
                 Preists
                 let
                 slipt
                 ,
              
               
                 Thus
                 with
                 a
                 straight
                 Gagg
                 in
                 my
                 mouth
                 ,
                 about
                 an
                 houre
                 stood
                 I
                 ,
              
               
                 Having
                 my
                 God
                 to
                 comfort
                 mee
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 my
                 miserie
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 having
                 stood
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 there
                 ,
                 J
                 was
                 at
                 length
                 downe
                 brought
                 .
              
               
                 Most
                 sweetly
                 cheered
                 with
                 (y)
                 his
                 blood
                 ,
                 that
                 had
                 my
                 poore
                 soul
                 bought
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 when
                 I
                 was
                 come
                 downe
                 ,
                 J
                 cheerefully
                 did
                 say
                 ,
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 more
                 then
                 a
                 Conquerer
                 ,
                 (z)
                 through
                 Christ
                 that
                 is
                 my
                 stay
                 .
              
               
                 Hallelujah
                 ,
                 (a)
                 all
                 blessing
                 ,
                 glorie
                 ,
                 honour
                 ,
                 laud
                 and
                 praise
                 ,
              
               
                 Be
                 rendered
                 to
                 thee
                 my
                 God
                 ;
                 of
                 mee
                 (b)
                 and
                 thine
                 alwaies
                 ,
              
               
                 For
                 though
                 that
                 I
                 was
                 in
                 my selfe
                 ;
                 a
                 Creature
                 poore
                 and
                 (c)
                 weake
                 ,
              
               
                 Yet
                 was
                 J
                 made
                 through
                 thy
                 great
                 strength
                 ,
                 with
                 boldnes
                 for
                 to
                 speake
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 (d)
                 thou
                 Lord
                 ,
                 that
                 didst
                 uphold
                 ,
                 with
                 mercie
                 and
                 thy
                 grace
                 ,
              
               
                 My
                 feeble
                 (e)
                 flesh
                 so
                 that
                 I
                 did
                 ,
                 rejoyce
                 in
                 my
                 disgrace
                 ,
              
               
                 Thou
                 fildst
                 my
                 soule
                 so
                 full
                 of
                 joy
                 ,
                 and
                 inward
                 feeling
                 peace
              
               
                 As
                 that
                 my
                 tongue
                 thy
                 praise
                 to
                 tell
                 ,
                 no
                 time
                 shall
                 ever
                 cease
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 ,
                 O
                 Lord
                 ,
                 keepe
                 thou
                 my
                 (g)
                 soule
                 ,
                 most
                 humblie
                 I
                 thee
                 pray
                 ,
              
               
                 That
                 from
                 thy
                 just
                 (h)
                 Commandements
                 ,
                 I
                 never
                 runne
                 a
                 stray
                 ,
              
               
                 But
                 unto
                 thee
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 thy
                 Truth
                 ,
                 my
                 heart
                 may
                 still
                 be
                 fast
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 not
                 offend
                 in
                 any
                 (i)
                 thing
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 life
                 doth
                 last
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 thou
                 hast
                 in
                 mee
                 (i)
                 begunne
                 ,
                 the
                 saving
                 worke
                 of
                 grace
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 grant
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 thy
                 poore
                 servant
                 ,
                 may
                 still
                 therein
                 increase
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 when
                 I
                 shall
                 lay
                 downe
                 this
                 House
                 ,
                 of
                 fraile
                 mortalitie
                 ,
              
               
                 Then
                 let
                 thy
                 Angels
                 bring
                 my
                 soule
                 ,
                 sweet
                 Iesus
                 unto
                 thee
                 .
              
            
             
               These
               Verses
               were
               my
               Meditation
               the
               next
               day
               ,
               after
               the
               Executiō
               of
               my
               Censure
               ;
               after
               the
               Warden
               of
               the
               Fleet
               had
               been
               with
               me
               ,
               from
               the
               Lords
               of
               the
               Counsell
               ,
               and
               had
               searched
               my
               Chamber
               ,
               it
               being
               after
               noone
               ,
               and
               I
               being
               not
               〈…〉
            
             
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A05465-e4020
           
             (a)
             Psa.
             27
             1.2
             ,
             3
             ,
             &
             3.6
             ,
             &
             118.6
             .
             Isa.
             51.12
             
          
           
             (b)
             Isa.
             18.
             2
             ,
             &
             31.
             3
             ,
             &
             28.
             7.8
             .
          
           
             (c)
             Psa.
             33
             &
             119
             ,
             5.
             7.
             
             Ioh.
             20.
             
             Revel
             .
             1.5
             
          
           
             (d)
             Psal.
             37.
             7.
             
          
           
             (e)
             Isa.
             41.
             10.
             13.
             14
             
             &
             40.
             31
             
          
           
             (f)
             Revel
             .
             2.13
             ,
             &
             3.
             8.
             
             Psal.
             119.
             167.
             168.
             
          
           
             (g)
             Psal.
             1●6
             .
             8
             .
          
           
             (h)
             
               Goodwin
               ●
               Catol
               .
               of
               Bb.
               Dr.
               Bastwicks
               answer
               to
               the
               information
               :
               the
            
             2.
             
               &
               third
               parts
               of
               his
               Letany
            
          
           
             (i)
             Revel
             .
             2.
             7
             ,
             &
             14.4
             ,
             &
             15.3
             ,
             &
             20.4
             .
          
           
             (k)
             Revel
             .
             18.4
             .
          
           
             (l)
             Psal.
             2
             
          
           
             (m)
             1.
             
             Cor.
             7.
             
             9.30.31
             ,
             
               &
               Ioh.
            
             2.
             15.16
             .
          
           
             (n)
             Matth.
             10.37.38.39
             .
          
           
             (o)
             Mark.
             13.13
             .
             Ioh.
             15.
             9
             ,
             &
             16.2.3
             .
          
           
             (p)
             Ioh.
             14
             16.17.18
             ,
             27
             ,
             &
             16.33
             .
          
           
             (q)
             Ps●l
             .
             37.
             16.
             
          
           
             (r)
             Psal.
             119.
             67.
             
             ●1
             .
             ●5
             .
          
           
             (s)
             Mat.
             19.21
             ,
             22
             23
             ,
             &
             16.
             24
             ,
             25.
             
             Luke
             14
             ,
             26.27
             .
          
           
             (t)
             Mat.
             10
             ,
             23.
             
             Luke
             .
             12
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             (v)
             Isa.
             5
             ,
             2.11
             .
             1
             Cor.
             6.17
             .
             Revel
             .
             14
             
          
           
             (x)
             Revol
             .
             14
             ,
             9
             ,
             10
             ,
             11
             &
             17
             ,
             8
             ,
             &
             19
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             (y)
             Heb.
             6
             1.10.1
             ,
             7.
             
             Rev.
             1
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             (z)
             Rom.
             8
             ,
             37.
             
          
           
             (a)
             Rev.
             19
             1
             ,
             4.
             
          
           
             (b)
             Psa.
             34
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             &
             10
             3
             ,
             1
             ,
             2
             
          
           
             (c)
             Psal.
             119
             ,
             141.
             
          
           
             (d)
             Isa.
             4
             ,
             1
             ,
             3
             ,
             &
             26
             ,
             4
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             (e)
             Psal.
             27
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             (g)
             Psal.
             31
             ,
             5
             ,
             &
             119
             ,
             94.
             
          
           
             (h)
             Psal.
             119
             ,
             80
             ,
             &
             66
             ,
             34.
             
          
           
             (i)
             119
             ,
             112
             ,
             118
             ,
             157.
             
          
           
             (i)
             Philip.
             1.
             6.