Querela Cantabrigiensis: OR, A REMONSTRANCE By way of apology, For the banished Members of the late flourishing UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. By some of the said sufferers. S. MATTH. 10. 17, 18. Beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the Councils, and they will scourge you in their Synagogues. And ye shall be brought before governors, &c. Basil, Magn, Epist. 79. Eustach. Episc. Sebastiae. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman}. Anno Dom. 1647. AN ADVERTISEMENT To every indifferent Reader. Christian Brethren, and Fellow-Subjects, IT is a memorable saying of an ancient Heathen Moralist, Curae leves loquuntur, ingentes stupent: And the like may be said concerning sorrows; when they come once to overcharge the heart, they stupefy it, and obstruct those passages, by which it should ease itself of them. This hath been our particular case: Our being deprived of our livelihoods (for how small a Trifle this ensuing Remonstrance will manifest) hath filled our hearts with sorrow: But when we considered, not only the hand from whence this oppression cometh, (even that which pretexdeth to the infallible wield of the Sword of Justice) but withal that through our sides such a fatal stroke is given to one of the most famous universities of Christendom: this sad prospect did so far surcharge us with grief, that it cast us for a long time into a fit of Musing, till at last (the fire being kindled) we spoke with our tongue. And now that the string of our tongue is untied, our earnest desire is, that none of these its sorrowful expressions may be misinterpreted by any. And to that end we have prefixed this advertisement, to prevent three mistakes, which are all we can possibly imagine the malice of our greatest enemies can any way fancy against this our Remonstrance. I. The first is, That perhaps it may be groundless, because we have not therein set down the express words, either of those Protections by which we might securely have expected an indemnity, or of those Orders by which we suffered. To which we answer, That the reason hereof was partly to avoid tediousness, and therefore we gave only some short hints in the margin. And partly because (being dispersed) we could not possibly have the true Copies of all of them by us. And to publish any thing that was but supposititious, could not consist with our constant endeavour still to maintain the truth, notwithstanding whatsoever difficulties to the contrary. But yet (to prevent all mistakes as near as we can) we have here inserted the true Copies of such as we had by us: whereby the indifferent Reader will not only guess at the rest, but also easily imagine what rigour and malice there was used in the execution of them, which we assure him are as much (or more) than he can possibly fancy. For they being to deal with an university, which then had a reverend esteem over the whole kingdom must counterfeit Jacob's voice as much as possibly he could in their Orders, though their hands were far rougher than Esau's in the execution of them. And accordingly (though now it is too apparent it was but only in mockery) we had sent us these two following Protections. Die Sabbati 4. Mar. 1642. THe Earl of Holland, chancellor of the University of Cambridge, having this day represented in the House the present condition of the said University; The Lords in Parliament apprehending that through the public distractions, and by reason of great multitudes of soldiers resorting from several places to the town of Cambridge, some disturbance might happen to the quiet and studies of the Scholars: For preventing therefore of any such mischief, have thought fit to declare the esteem and care they have of that ancient and noble Seminary of Learning; And have accordingly Ordered, That no person or persons whatsoever, shall presume to offer any outrage or violence either by themselves or others unto any the colleges, chapels, Libraries, schools, or other buildings belonging to the said University, or to any the Scholars or public Ministers thereof: Nor plunder, purloin, deface, spoil, or take away any the books, goods, chattels, or householdstuff of or belonging to the said University, or any college there, or to any Scholar or public Minister thereof, under any colour or pretence whatsoever, as they will answer the contrary to this House at their utmost perils. And that Divine Service may be quietly performed and executed throughout all the said University according to the settlement of the Church of England, without any trouble, let, or disturbance, until the pleasure of the Parliament be further signified. Provided nevertheless that this Protection shall not extend to stop any due, course of Law, or proceeding of Parliament, that may or might have had its course if this Protection had not been granted. And herein ready obedience is to be given by all such whom this doth or may concern, as they will answer the contrary at their perils. Jo. Browne Cleric. Parliamentorum. THese are to will, require, and command you, and every of you, to forbear (under any pretence whatsoever) to prejudice or offer any damage to the University of Cambridge, or to any the schools, colleges, Halls, Libraries, chapels, or other places belonging to the said University, by plundering the same or any part thereof in any kind whatsoever. Hereof fail not as you will answer the contrary at your perils. Given under my hand and seal the 7. day of March, 1642. Essex. To all Colonels, Lieutenant-Colonels, captains, and all other officers and soldiers of the Army under any command. These indeed were our Protections, but they were blasted in the bud by this following Warrant. THese are to authorise you to enter into the houses of all Papists, Malignants, and other persons whatsoever, that have or shall refuse to appear at Musters, or to contribute according to the Propositions of both Houses of Parliament, or refuse to enter into the Association: And to seize upon all such Horses, arms, and Ammunition, as shall be found in their custodies, and to apprehend their said persons, and them to be brought before me, or any one of the deputy-lieutenants of the County: and in case of Resistance, to force the same, Commanding all Mayors, sheriffs, captains, Trained-Bands, and other inferior Officers whatsoever, to be aiding and assisting to Colonel Coke herein. Dated Feb. 23. 1642. Gray of Wark. To Col. Coke, Lieutenant-Col. Brildon, or any other of his Officers. This Warrant was issued out the more suddenly, and prosecuted the more violently, in regard that our Protections were then in procuring: But the rigorous prosecution of this, made those to be of little or no use, more than the name, unless it was to shut the Stable door after the Steed was stolen. For under pretence of Papists, Malignants, &c. there was scarce a Scholar in all the university which escaped examination: And left our Colledge-Chappels, Libraries, or Treasuries, or even the privatest Cabinet therein, or in any of our Chambers or Studies, should (perchance) have been converted into Stables for Horses, or Magazines for arms and Ammunition, they searched them all so strictly, and plandered them all so throughly, that nothing which they liked escaped their fingers, our ancient coins not excepted. When we had seen their unparalleled rigour herein, and how we were slighted when we admitted our just Complaints against it, we did not much regard whether they had any Commission or not for whatsoever they did to us afterward. But like Christian sufferers, when they took our cloaks, we forbade them not to take our coats also: and when they took our goods, we asked them not again. For we did plainly see that we were destinated to ruin, and that all these were but previous dispositious, to take us down and fit us for the great stroke, when they should please to lay it upon us. And therefore (omitting all the rest, though we could insert some) we shall here only add two other Warrants, mentioned hereafter: The one their general Summons, the other their first form of their Writs of Ejection. THese are to will and require you upon sight hereof, to give speedy advertisement, viis mediis & modis, to Master, fellows, Scholars, and Officers of your college, to be resident in your said college the 10. day of March next ensuing, to give an account wherein they shall be required, and to answer such things as may be demanded by me, or such Commissioners as I shall appoint. Given under my hand and seal the 26. of Feb. 1643. E. Manchester. To the precedent or Locum tenens of— college. BY virtue of an Ordinance of Parliament, entitled, An Ordinance for regulating the University of Cambridge, and the removing of Scandalous Ministers in the seven Associated Counties; giving me likewise power to eject such Masters of colleges as are scandalous in their lives or doctrines, or do oppose the proceedings of Parliament: I do eject— from being Master of— college in Cambridge, for opposing the proceedings of Parliament, and * Mark. It was not FOR scandalous acts, but for opposing. other scandalous acts in the University of Cambridge. And I require you to sequester the Profits of his Mastership for one that I shall appoint in his place; and to cut his name out of the Butteries, and to certify me of this your act within one day. Given under my hand and seal the 13. of March 1643. E. Manchester. To the precedent and fellows of— college in Cambridge. This, we hope, will satisfy the indifferent Reader concerning the truth and ground of our Sufferings. II. But lest a second mistake should arise, That (supposing them to be true, yet) they are not (perhaps) so great as we pretend, because that for the most part we have given but a slight glance at them; we held it very requisite to give this further Advertisement: 1. That in matters of this nature, a man ought not to macerate his soul too much by reflecting on his own misery, lest the devil thereby get an advantage upon him, to tempt him to a melancholy despair. 2. Though we desire hereby to move every compassionate Christian to a fellow-feeling of our miseries; yet have we endeavoured (as much as we could) to forbear the long insisting upon particulars, lest we should offend his ears instead of moving his compassion. For as in music the harshness of a discord may be omitted, if it be not too long produced; so have we studied to temper these harsh notes to the tender ear of the Christian Auditor, by making a speedy transition from one to anotier. 3. We had so many matters of complaint, (and might have had many more, if we had been all together to confer our sufferings) that this small remonstrance would have swelled to (an lliada malorum) a just volume, if we had not purposely endeavoured to comprise an Ilias in a nutshell, by instancing only in some, and reducing those to as small a model as possibly we could. And to this end also we have used as much plainness of speech in our expressions, as ingeniousness of the truth of the thing itself. And indeed if we should but a little have indulged our pen the liberty of a rhetorical flourish, we should thereby have made our sufferings (which in themselves are almost beyond belief) to have seemed altogether incredible. III. But our greatest aur last fear is, lest the intolerable weight of those heavy pressures under which we have so long groaned, have (perhaps) extorted from us some expressions which may not seem altogether to become persecuted Christians. And in this we submit ourselves wholly to the candour of the charitable Reader, desiring him to interpret all things in the best sense. For though we have used our endeavours to avoid all manner of expressions which might seem to savour of malice, yet carrying about us those passions which accompany flesh and blood, it is impossible but we should sometimes slip. We know very well, and acknowledge, that Prayers and tears are the only defensive weapons of a Chrstian against persecutions: And if any thing, which is not fully confonant hereunto, hath passed from our pen, we desire it may be imputed to out many infirmities; seeing we are still ready to pray for our Persecutors, that God would open their eyes, that they may yet see and repent of those many and great wrongs which they have done to him, his true Religion and Service, to his anointed our gracious sovereign, as also to us in particular, and other their fellow-subjects. Which if it would please him to grant unto them, we might quickly recover the temporal peace of this distracted kingdom; and they the possibility of enjoying everlasting peace in the kingdom of Heaven. 1 PET. 4. 16. If any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God on this behalf. ACT. 5. 41. They departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his Name. JOHN 16. 33. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. Aug. in Psal. 93. Boni laborant quia flagellantur ut filii: mali exultant quia damnantur ut alieni. Idem in Psal. 125. Sicut qui seminat per hyemem non deterretur ab opere propter hyemem: Sie & nos pressura mundi non debemus à bono opere deterreri, quia qui seminant in lachrymis, in gaudio metent. Querela Cantabrigiensis: OR, The Universities Complaint. THough an Apology for our long silence might better become us then any other form of Prefacing, yet were there some that thought it better to fit down in the shade of cool patience, and sweeten the sad prospect of our own miseries, by reflecting on the great public woes of this kingdom, then incur the suspicion of querelous natures, such as are apt to cry out only at the imagination of being hurt. But seeing our miseries are real, and our sufferings not so much intended against us, as against that famous University, whereof by right, we are still actual members; And that the adverse party, hath hitherto made so much advantage of our tameness, as to steal away our livelihood from us, and conceal the Theft: though our own mother's mouth be stopped, by violently seizing her press, and thereby not suffered to speak, but (like Apollo's Statue of old) just as the evil spirit speaks in her, which at this time utters little else but disloyalty and Rebellion: yet seeing it hath pleased the hand of providence to give us this happy opportunity freely to bewail our own miseries; We are at length resolved to do Justice to these men's iniquity and our own innocence, that our Fellow-Subjects may know, (and if they leave so much learning as to speak in another language, the whole world may hereafter understand) how, and by what A●●s the Knipperdullings of this Age (who think shortly to make themselves Kings of this Zion) have reduced a glorious and renowned University, almost to a mere Munster, and have done more, in less than three years, than the Apostate Julian could effect in all his reign, viz. broken the heartstrings of Learning and Learned men, and thereby luxated all the joints of Christianity in this kingdom. The particulars whereof, and the barbarous courses taken to bring these designs to effect, as we shall truly and impartially set them down, so we fear not to appeal to any impartial Judge, whether if the Goths and Vandals, or even the Turks themselves, had overrun this Nation, they would more inhumanly have abused a flourishing University, than these pretended advancers of Religion and Learning have done; it being a constant custom (if not also the law of Nations) in the fiercest encounters of the most enraged parties, to exempt and privilege Scholars from, if not protect them by their martial proceedings. To begin therefore with the first occasion, (as we conceive) from whence they pretended any cause of this rage and persecution against us, (though the mere conscience of so senseless a Rebellion cried up only by the illiterate herd, might afford reason enough for them to look asquint upon all Scholars quâ tales) The contribution of a small pittance of money to our sovereign's extreme necessity before any war was thought on by us, is made to be our impardonable crime, (though not then prohibited by any Order or Ordinance) which (added to the tenderness of our consciences in refusing their wicked confederacy, commonly called the Covenant) by the help of their Legislative engine, has bereaved us of all, and cast us from our livelihoods, maintenance and colleges, For when His Sacred Majesty (whom they made to be the first Grand Delinquent, and whose crown-revenues and Estate, together with His towns, Ships, and Magazines, they sequestered and seized on) daigned (by His royal Letters to acquaint his poor University with his strange wants, even of sustenance for his very household: Our hearts burned within us, to hear our living Founder, whom we expected to be made (by that time) a great and glorious King, (as was promised him) should almost starve while we had bread on our Table. Whereupon out of our poverty, a small and inconsiderable sum of money was collected and tendered, as a Testimony not only of our Loyalty to him as King, or of our gratitude as our most gracious and bountiful Protector and Benefactor● but also of our Charity to him as a Christian, then in extreme want and necessity. We hope our Persecutors will pardon us this expression, seeing our metaphysics may with less danger of Treason abstract Charles from King, than their bullets; And this was the first flower out of which they sucked all that venom which shortly after they disgorged upon us. Hereupon His Sacred Majesty (knowing well how eager that party was in revenging the least seeming provocation, and being informed of that Cloud which was then hanging over us and ours, for that action of Humanity, Loyalty, and Christianity) out of His care and tenderness, proffered to secure our college plate (if we were content to deposit it in his hands) which their intended Revenge, had already swallowed without any Grace, so much as of the public Faith: and therefore wrote his most gracious Letters to us to take an exact survey of it, not only for the weight, but also of the form of every piece, together with the Names, arms, and Mottoes of the respective Donors, that if (perhaps) his Majesty could not preserve it entire as it was, he might restore it hereafter in the same weight and form, and with the same marks: All which he graciously insured upon his royal word. It behooved not us to refuse protection from that hand to which God (for that end) had entrusted a sceptre, especially considering the concurrence of Actions about that time. It is not unknown to most part of this kingdom, that not long before this, the zealous Brethren of Essex and Suffolk had packed themselves together in a religious rout, to give the first Essay of a Popular Reformation: How happily this work did thrive in their hands, has been already published to the kingdom, and the ruins of the two magnificent houses of the Countess Rivers (with many other gentlemen's houses of quality) are still dismal I witnesses. Vid. Mercur. So that (having found the sweat of their labours) the Reformers would in all likelihood have prosecuted the great work as far as Cambridge, Rustic. 2. for a less prize than our University plate, (thanks be to God and our good Benefactors.) And we had good reason to fear the increase of their Army, if they had come near us, seeing the inferior part of the Town had provided Arms, and yet had no Commanders; and some that durst discharge a musket, made it their practice to terrify us, and disturb our studies by shooting in at our windows. This particular appeareth by a paper delivered into the Registers Office, under the hands (if not also upon the oaths) of Master Christopher turn, and Mr. Anthony Walker, both of St. John's college, who had muskets several times discharged in at their windows, as also divers others. And therefore lest our Plate should become a bait to have our Libraries rifled, our colleges pulled down, and perhaps our throats cut, we thought it our wisest course to secure all, by securing that in His majesty's gracious hands. Upon these reasons (which no judicious man will esteem otherwise then weighty) we endeavoured to convey away some part of our Plate about the beginning of August, 1642. (which by the way was before either His majesty's Standard was erected, or His Proclamation issued out to that end: However many of us, and others have suffered for it, as fomenters of this war.) But within a few days after, (see how the just grounds of our fears concentrated) one Master Cromwell, Burgess for the town of Cambridge, and then newly turned a Man of war, was sent down by his Masters above, at the invitation of his Masters below, (as himself confessed) to gather what strength he could to stop all passages that no Plate might be sent: But his designs being frustrated, and his opinion as of an active subtle man, thereby somewhat shaken and endangered, he hath ever since bent himself to work what revenge and mischief he could against us. In pursuit whereof, before that month was expired, down he comes again in a terrible manner with what Forces he could draw together, and surrounds divers colleges, while we were at our devotion in our several chapels, taking away Prisoners, several Doctors of Divinity, Heads of colleges, viz. D. Beale Master of S. John's college, D. Martin Master of Queen's Col. and D. Sterne Master of Jesus Col. men of such eminent worth and abilities, as render them above the reach of our commendation, and these he carries with him to London in triumph: And though there was an express Order from the Lord's House for their imprisonment in the Tower, which met them at Tottenham-High cross, (wherein notwithstanding there was no Crime expressed) yet were they led captive through Bartholomew fair, and so as far as Temple-Bar, and back through the City to prison in the Tower, on purpose that they might be houted at, or stoned by the rabble-rout. Since which time, now above three years together they have been hurried up and down from one prison to another at excessive and unreasonable charges, and fees exacted from them, far beyond their abilities to defray, having all their goods plundered, and their Masterships and Livings taken from them, which should preserve them from famishing. And though in all this time there was never any accusation brought, much less proved against any of them; yet have they suffered intolerable imprisonment over since, both by Land and Water, especially that in the Ship, where for ten days together, they (with many other Gentlemen of great rank) were kept under deck, without liberty to come to breath in the common air, or to ease nature, except at the courtesy of the rude sailors, which oftentimes was denied them. In which condition, they were more like galley-slaves, then freeborn Subjects, and men of such quality and condition; and had been so indeed, might some have had their wills, who were bargaining with the Merchants to sell them to Algiers, Alex. Rigby the Lawyer. Vide Declar. of the Parl. at Oxf. March 19 1643. or as bad a place, as hath been since notoriously known upon no false or fraudulent information. And now that we are mentioning our Reverend and worthy Heads of Houses, we may not omit, what our long exile from the said University will not suffer us otherwise then by certain Report to be apprehensive of: Namely, that a very great number of them are since in the same condition with us, that is, deprived of all, and banished: Particularly, the Right Reverend Father in God, the Lord Bishop of Exeter, against whom their malice could invent no more than that he was a Bishop, nor pretend any thing, but that, being vicechancellor, he did according to his office preach a learned and pious Sermon in Saint Mary's, March 27. 1645. being the day of His majesty's most happy inauguration. To whom we may add that most reverend and learned man, Doctor Collins, His majesty's Professor of Divinity, whose extraordinary worth and pains had continued him in that place almost thirty years, and made his name famous, and his person desirable in every Protestant University in Christendom: And yet his loyalty and conscience caused our new pretended Reformers to think him unworthy so much as of a country Cure, (for they sequestered likewise both his Livings) though since, as we hear, they have restored him to his Professors place, which none of them are able to discharge, and he living in their Quarters, durst not deny. Thus likewise have Doctor Comber, D. Pask, D. x, and D. Lany, been deprived of their several Masterships and Livings, and some of them also plundered of their goods, though all of them be very eminent for their Learning, Prudence, Judgement and Piety, among all that know them, and have no prejudice of them. And for conclusion (as the epitome of all) we add D. Holdsworth, whose universal approbation put him up-the troublesome office of Vice-chancellour-ship for three years together in the beginning of these troubles; yet before his triennial office was expired, his person was seized upon and imprisoned, first in Ely-house, than (because they thought that was not expensive enough, though they had plundered him of all) they thrust him into the Tower only for his loyalty in seeing His majesty's Commands executed for the printing of such Declarations at Cambridge, as were formerly printed at York; which though the Committees before which he appeared have always objected against him as Licensing the King's Books, yet hath he ever denied it, (for the manner, though not for the matter) professing himself before them, not to be so saucy as to offer to licence any thing which His Majesty commanded to be printed: but yet still enjoining the Printer (as he would answer the contrary at his peril) that the thing might be performed according to His majesty's Command. And that the whole Body of the University might fare no better than the Heads; not long after the carrying up of the first three, they gave us an Argument of a sad presage. What was like to become of that ancient and famous Seminary of Learning and Religion, when those Root-and-Branch-men chose that place for the prime Garrison and Ran●ezvouz of their Association? whereby the subtle engineers of the great pretended work of Reformation hoped not so much to gain security to their disloyal actions by any fortifications of that town, (which it never was capable of, as now plainly appears) as some countenance and authority rather (which they had more need of) from the sacred name of an University to be listed Theirs. By this means instead of carrying us all to London gaols, (thanks be to our multitude, not their mercy) they found a device to convey a Prison to us, and under colour of Fortification confined us only in a larger enclosure, not suffering any Scholars to pass out of the town, unless some townsman of their Tribe would promise for him that he was a Consider, as they call it. And after this entrenchment for almost two years together, (We are forced with unsp●akable grief of mind to think) what profanations, violence, outrages and wrongs our chapels, colleges and Persons have suffered by the uncontrolled fury of rude soldiers, notwithstanding two several protections to the contrary, one from the House of peers, the other from the Generalissimo the Earl of Essex. It is grievous to our memories to recount, how our vicechancellor and Heads of colleges solemnly assembled in Consistory, being many of them threescore years old and upward, were kept Prisoners in the public schools in an exceeding cold night till midnight, without any accommodations for food, On Good Friday, Mar. 30. 1643. firing or lodging; and for no other reason, but only because they could not in conscience comply or contribute any thing to this detestable war against his Majesty: Yet they, notwithstanding all terrors and ill usage the day following this their ●m●r●sonment, did constantly and unanimously avouch and decla●e before the than Gonerall of the Association, That it was against true Religion and good Conscience for any to contribute to the Parliament in this war. Whereupon our Learned and Reverend Professors, two of Divinity, and one of the Law, the very Junior whereof (as well as the other two) had faithfully discharged his place almost so long as that by the imperial laws (his own profession) ever since Valens the Emperor, he might have challenged to have been * Imperator Valens Grammaticos, Sophistas, Legum Professores, qui per viginti annos probe munere docendi functi sunt, annumerari & honorari cum its, qui ex vicaria sint principis dignitate jubet & inter Comites. Greg. Tholossan. Syntog. lib. 19 c. 1. §. 8. uvi citat l. uni de Professor. qui in urbe Constantinop. lib. 12. C. tit. 1. juncta rub. & gl. Comes Imperii; yet all the encouragement any of them could get from these was, perpetually to be harrowed by Plundering and tedious imprisonment to betray their loyalty, Learning, and Consciences to the advancement of this present Rebellion, till at last that Reverend man whom Posterity will honour (henceforth as much for his loyalty as his Learning) Doctor Samuel Ward (a man of known integrity and universal approbation even amongst those who were his adversaries in this Cause) took the wings of a dove to fly away and be at rest: whose dying words (as if the cause of his martyrdom had been written in golden letters upon his heart) were breathed up to heaven with his parting soul, GOD bless THE KING. And though the grave resolutions of all the Reverend Professors of Divinity and Law in so famous an University ought to be more sacred and powerful with them than the noise of their new Teachers and obstreperous American Lay-Lecturers, yet they are not ashamed, after all these (upon mature deliberation and consultation with the rest of the Learned men of that famous University) have publicly and unanimously declared their proceedings to be flatly contrary to Christian Religion and Loyalty, (and have stood therein even to imprisonment and death) to persuade the silly abused multitude, that all is for the Defence of His Majesty, and the Protestant Religion. Neither is their wild fury confinable within those banks, it swells yet higher: for as the Tyrant wished that Rome had but one neck, that he might cut it off at one stroke; so these having got the opportunity, imprisoned the whole University, March 23. 1643. which day the whole Senate, (the Representative Body of it) being solemnly assembled in the Regent House, were there violently environed with great Binds of Armed soldiers, who wanted nothing but the Word to dispatch us, because we would not vote in a matter as they would have us, though that matter did not any whit concern them or their Cause, more than the conferring of a Degree upon such a man as the whole University in their consciences judged unworthy of it: And one Master Danes, (General of that famous Expedition, but formerly a member of that House which he then so abused) adding Perjury to his former sins, came in a terrible manner, (contrary to his Oath formerly taken to his Mother the University) and flatly denied the vicechancellor leave to dissolve the Congregation, unless he would first promise that the matter should be voted, as they required: Whereupon sundry Members of that Senate, being observed to make use of that Statute-liberty and freedom, which was essential to that assembly, were forrhwith seized on, and imprisoned by the Committee, in no better Lodgings than the common Court of Guard. Which strange and violent perverting of our Universities proceedings, we wondered at the less, for that this captain had not done more to us, than captain Ven with his raggamuffin's had done formerly to the sacred Senate of the whole kingdom. And that all academical Exercises might expire, and so the face of an University be quite takenaway, a grave Divine (the Lady Margaret's public Preacher) going to Preach Ad Clerum, M. Power. (according to his office) pridie Termini, was furiously pursued over the market place by a confused number of soldiers, who in a barbarous uncivil manner cried out, A Pope, A Pope, and vowed high revenge if he offered to go into the Pulpit; whereupon the Church was straightways filled with great multitudes, and when some who accompanied the Preacher, told them, It was an University Exercise, and to be by Statute performed in Latin, they replied, They knew no reason why all Sermons should not be performed in English, that all might be edified, threatening withal to tear the Hoods and Habits which Graduates than wore, according to the University Statute. Yet all this may perhaps be extenuated as a sudden uproar of undisciplined soldiers, but (which is the aggravation of all, and makes us believe that these petty Reformers were but the senseless instruments of higher Agents) when all this was related to their then general of the Association, no course was taken at all to prevent these growing mischiefs, Lord Gray of Warke. but the Divine appointed by Statute to preach ad Clerum, was enforced to return Re infectâ, and glad he could escape so: And this is the great protection which Learning is like to find from these grand pretenders to advance it. And that Religion might fare no better than Learning in the University Church, (for perhaps it may be Idolatry now to call it Saint Mary's) in the presence of the than general our Common-Prayer-Book was torn before our faces, See the Preface. notwithstanding our Protection from the House of peers for the free use of it, some (now great one) encouraging them in it, M. Cromwell. and openly rebuking the University Clerk who complained of it before his soldiers. Thus those Reverend Fathers, the Compilers of it, who sealed the truth thereof with their dearest blood, being content to burn at a stake for the light of the Gospel, are now this second time martyred and torn in pieces in their liturgy, yet all this under pretence of Religion. It will not be strange now to hear how our persons have been abused, seeing Religion and Learning have suffered so deeply amongst us: how divers of us have been imprisoned without so much as pretending any cause, but snatched up in the streets, and thrown into prison at the pleasure of a small sneaking captain, where we have lain three or four months together, Jordan. not so much as accused, much less heard, but quite and clean forgotten, as if there had been no such thing in nature. How some of us (and many others with us) have been thrust out of bed in the night, that our Chambers might forthwith be converted into Prison Lodgings: So at Saint John's Coll. How our young Scholars with terror have been commanded to accuse and cut out the names of their own Tutors, and some of them thrown into prison for not being old enough to take their Covenant * So was Joh. Bullock of S. John's. : But (to pass higher) how often have our colleges been beset, and broken open, and Guards thrust into them sometimes at midnight, while we were asleep in our beds? How often our Libraries and Treasuries ransacked and rifled, not sparing so much as our ancient * So at Saint John's college, whence they took in ancient coins to the value of 22. l. according to weight. coins? which those that know any thing, know to be a great light to the understanding of history. How often hath that small pit●ance of Commons which our Founders and Benefactors allotted for our sustenance, been taken from off our Tables by the wanton Soldier? How often have our Rents been extorted from our Tenants, or if received, remanded of our Bursars and Stewards, and by force taken from them? and all this under the old odious title of Plundering, which word though they cannot endure to hear of, since that new term of Sequestration was invented; yet the thing is the same, and more practised then ever, they having for above two years together set themselves upon little else then to seize and take away our goods and furniture belonging to our Chambers, prizing and selling away our Books at a tenth part of their value, which are our only tools and instruments whereby the trade and profession of Learning should be holden up. And to this end they have constituted a decayed Hatter, Fortune. Plunder-Master general, who (together with a Conventieling Barber and a Confiding tailor) hath full Commission, apparel. for our propriety sake, Curd. to Lord over us, and dispose of out goods as they please: So despicable a thing to them is an University, or any that belong unto it. But their malice is unsatiable, and cannot be contained within the Line of their Fortifications, and therefore to propagate their own wickedness, and make us odious and abominable to the whole Country, as we were already (though most undeservedly) to some of themselves, they have invented a pretty device to reserve out of their plunder all sorts of pictures, were they but paper prints of the twelve Apostles, and every market-day to burn them openly in the marketplace, proclaiming them the Popish Idols of the University, until we became so hated by the weaker sort of the deceived people, that a Scholar could have small security from being stoned or affronted as he walked the streets. But why do we insist so long upon particular men's plundering, when whole colleges (wherein not only the present, but also the future propagation of Religion and Learning is concerned) have drunk so deeply the dregs of their malice? For besides the cutting down of our Walks and Orchards, (contrary to their own Generalissimo's Orders of war) they have cut down the Woods and Groves belonging to our colleges, So at Jesus Coll. and sold them before our eyes to a great value, when by an Ordinance they were declared not Sequestrable: And (which was likewise contrary to an Order) they have seized and taken away the Materials of our intended buildings, to the worth of three or four hundred pounds in Timber, which our pious and charitable Benefactors had out of their devotion conferred towards the re-edifying of an ancient college which Time had impaired: Clare Hali. And, to show what violent passions they are transported withal, they have pulled down, demolished and defaced five or six fair Bridges of Stone and Timber belonging to several colleges, S. John's, Trin. Kings, Garret hostile, and z. at Queens. and have spoiled a goodly Walk with a new Gate pertaining to one of our * King's Coll. colleges, upon pretence of keeping our Cavaliers, and yet for forty shillings they would fain have been hired to spare it, and cast up a Work beyond. And let the world judge whether this was not done to get the countenance of a Contribution from a college to their Fortifications, and consequently to this war against the King. But (as if Bridges and materials for Buildings were nothing) they have yet proceeded further, even to the very Structure itself of one of the fairest colleges in our University, S. John's Coll. which they plundered the true owners of, for above sixteen months together, as an especial argument of their love to Learning, and have converted all the old Court thereof into a Prison for His majesty's loyal Subjects, (which before the other was built, has contained above three hundred Students at a time) not suffering any whom it concerned to remove any bedding or other goods, whereof the Gaoler could make any use or benefit, but renting them all out together with the Chambers at above five hundred pounds per An. And as if spoiling of one college were not enough, their malice has since extended itself to all the rest, in Quartering multitudes of Common soldiers in those glorious and ancient Structures, which our devout and royal Founders designed for Sanctuaries of Learning and Piety, but were made by them mere spitals and Bawdy-houses for sick and debauched soldiers, being filled with Queans, Drabs, Fiddlers, and Revels night and day. Which black deeds of darkness being divers times complained of by us to their Officers, and the particular men thewed them, who had thus lewdly abused our colleges, none of these new Reformers were ever punished, Pembr. Hall. nor the holy Sisters removed, nor so much as called before any that then bore rule among us. By which means, (see what Religion they fight for, and what a glorious Reformation we may expect) they have dishonoured God, countenanced lewdness, scandalised modest and civil men, and driven from us, or poisoned among us, those young Students which were left. To this we may add, how they have torn and defaced those Reverend buildings, pulled down and burned the Wainscot of our Chambers, our bedsteads, chairs, Stools, Tables, and Shelves for our Books, so as they may now have some plea for multiplying of gaols, if the Liberty of the Subject shall so require. And when their ragged Regiments which had lain lowzing before Crowland nigh a fortnight, were commanded to Cambridge, forthwith the colleges are appointed for their Kennels, and fourscore were turned loose into one of the least Halls in the University, Pembr. Hall. and charged by their Officers to shift for themselves; who without any more ado, broke open the fellows and Scholars Chambers, and took their Beds from under them. But when the King's Prisoners taken at Hilsden-house were brought famished and naked in triumph by Cambridge to London, some of our Scholars were knocked down in the streets, only for offering them a cup of small beer to sustain nature, and the drink thrown in the keanell, rather than the famished and parched throats of the wicked, as they esteemed them, should usurp one drop of the creature. And it is much to be feared, they would have starved them in prison there, Mistress Cumbers maid. if a valiant chambermaid had not relieved them by force, trampling under her feet in the kennel their great persecuter, a Lubberly Scotch Major. Homes. What should we mention moreover, how we have been overwhelmed with insupportable Taxes extorted from us by plundering, sessed not by any of our own Body, but (which is directly contrary to our established privileges) by the Arbitration of a few confiding Aldermen, our professed Enemies, who, instead of that gratitude which very nature requires at their hands, now repay us with unsatiable malice and Envy; which property of theirs have since commended and qualified them to be appointed Commissioners and Judges to strip us of our Estates and livelihoods. And when neither our Consciences nor Estates could extend any further to defray their imposts for our very Chambers (which their Soldiers then possessed and burnt) besides all excises, weekly payments, Taxes, fift and twentieth part, upon all our revenues, and other such new terms of property and liberty, all the favour we can expect from them, is, quietly to be thrust into prison without further abusings. And although all these are but sad themes to be thus far enlarged and dilated upon, yet they think they can stop the noise of all these just complaints with their usual grinning objection, that sundry of our Students are in the King's Army: making that to be their crime, to which if their own innate loyalty did not draw them, yet their haughty and heathenish usage would of necessity drive them: For who had not rather fall upon the bed of honour, and assert with his dearest blood, his Religion, loyalty, and Liberty, then live a slave under them, to set his surviving footsteps upon the graves and ashes of expired loyalty, Nobility, Gentry, clergy, and Civility itself? And now to tell how they have profaned and abused our several chapels; though our pens flowed as fast with vinegar and gall, as our eyes do with tears, yet were it impossible sufficiently to be expressed: when as multitudes of enraged soldiers (let loose to reform) have to me down all carved work, not respecting the very Monuments of the dead: And have ruined a beautiful carved structure in the university Church (though indeed that was not done without direction from a great one, as appeared after upon complaint, M. Cromwell. made to him) which stood us in a great sum of money, and had not one jot of Imagery or statue work about it. And when that Reverend man the then vice-chancellor told them mildly, D. Ward. That they might be better employed, they returned him such Language, as we are ashamed here to express. Nor was it any whit strange to find whole Bands of Soldiers training and excercising in the royal chapel of King Henry the sixth: King's Coll. Nay even the Commanders themselves (being commanded to show their new Major general * Crawford. how well they understood their trade) chose that place to train in, (whether in policy to conceal their mystery, or out of fear to betray their ignorance, or on purpose to show their Soldiers how little God's house was to be regarded, let the world conjecture.) And one who calls himself John dousing, and by virtue of a pretended Commission goes about the Country like a Bedlam, breaking gloss windows, having battered and beaten down all our painted glass, not only in our chapels, but (contrary to Order) in our public Schools, college Halls, See the Pref. Libraries, and Chambers, mistaking perhaps the liberal arts for Saints (With they in end in time to pull down too) and having (against an Order) defaced and digged up the floors of our chapels, many of which had lain so for two or three hundred years together, not regarding the dust of our founders and predecessors, who likely were buried there; compelled us by armed soldiers to pay forty shillings a college for not mending what he had spoiled and defaced, or forthwith to go to Prison: We shall need to use no more instances than these two, to show that neither place, person nor thing, hath any reverence, or respect amongst them. * Master Pawson of Sidney college, though since he hath proved himself an arrant honest man, and is rewarded for it with a Fellowship in S. John's. A Fellow of one of our colleges was violently plucked from the Communion, as he was ready to receive that holy Sacrament before the solemn Election of a Master of that college, and thrown into gaol, to the great disturbance of the Election: And at another * S. John's. college the Communion-Plate was most sacrilegiously seized upon and taken away from the very Communion Table, notwithstanding it was (upon a former Plunder) restored to the said college by an Order from the Close Committee of the 18. of September, 1643. under the hands of the Earl of Pembroke, Earl of Denbigh, Lord Say, Lord Howard, Sir William Waller, and Master Pym. And yet all these actions of theirs were but preparatory pills to dispose our whole Body for its final purge of Reformation, when ever they should please to think it sick of us: And that is this last act, which is none of the least arguments of this our sad complaint. For although we were seldom in any freedom for any time near these three years from some Protestation, Oath, Association, Vow and Covenant, &c. menaced upon us, yet this last only brought with it the fatal doom of our final extirpation: though we must have leave to wonder that all Liberty of Conscience should be denied us by them, who lately pleaded nothing else against the established ecclesiastical laws, and now pretend partly to fight for the same: But indeed the Covenant was not the true cause but the pretence only for our Ejection, (for that is the word of Art, for this newly invented Mystery) as appears by several writs issued out under hand and seal without mention of refusing the Covenant. The thing was absolutely determined by a perentptory decree, to plant a new University for propagating at least, if not inventing a new Religion: And to that end the Old one must be removed, at least so much of it, for the present, as might hinder this great design; only some means and plausible pretences were yet wanting. The first that was attempted was to summon all those that were absent to return within ten days. But than they were so far to seek for reason of Ejection, as that after almost half ten days more study all they could insert in their writ was, For opposing the Proceedings of Parliament, See Preface. and other Scandalous Actions in the University: Their tongues thereby testifying their minds, though perhaps out of incogitancy, which are so furiously set upon their great work of Reformation as to punish the opposing of Scandalous Actions, with the loss of all a man's livelihood. Whether they were ashamed of the phrase or not, we know not; but they had very good reason to be ashamed of the Act, being so different from all show of Justice, as to enjoin impossibilities in commanding men to return within twelve days, after issuing the summons, which at that time were above two hundred miles distant, and had two Armies to pass through all the ways: or enjoining them to be resident at Cambridge, whom themselves at the same time kept fast prisoners at London: And yet for non appearance, for no man knows any other cause, these must be ejected. But though this be not so plausible, yet they have a sure reserve, their solemn League and Covenant, which coming from their dear Brethren of Scotland, they think no penalty too great for refusal of it: And this, because it carries in its frontispiece a pretence of Reformation, comes not alone, but (though without any visible Order) accompanied with a new Legislative fangle called An Oath of discovery, but indeed was an Oath of Treachery, a wild unlimited device to call whom they would before them, and make them accuse their nearest and dearest Friends, Benefactors, Tutors, and Masters, and betray the Members and Acts of their several Societies, manifestly contrary to our Peaceable Statutes formerly sworn unto by us, which provide against all faction and sedition, which these men only hunt after, [Viz. Non revelabis aliquod secretum Collegii; Non malum aut damnum inferes Collegio aut cuilibet Sociorum:] And apparently reviving the Oath Ex Offishio, (as their Commissioners spell it) abolished this present Parliament, to accuse ourselves: For what is it else to accuse our own Societies and Corporations, whereof ourselves are parts and members? And though we would not any whit derogate from the Oath Ex Officio as it is used this day in most Christian kingdoms and commonwealths, nay even in Scotland and Geneva, and may be of excellent use, if not stretched beyond the due limits of Law: yet this Oath of discovery, all, we think, except one or two, refused, perceiving that thereby the design of a second Century was to be promoted; for they finding no accusation or crime objected against any of us, wherewith to colour their ugly purposes, which they had already plotted in private against us, and yet their Covenant must be for Reformation, they resolved to shrive us with an Auricular Confession sanctified to the Cause, that so we might help them out with their malice, which was otherwise like to be borne blind, though hitherto it hath been Eagle-eyed over our most venial slips; And forthwith upon refusal of this Oath was their solemn league and Covenant urged upon us. We cannot but signify by the way, that seeing it must be tendered to the University, as their printed instructions told us, we hoped it should have been to the whole body statuteably assembled, either to admit of, or otherwise humbly to show reasons of denial, but they were wise enough to foresee what entertainment such stuff was like to find from all the learned Men of so famous an university, and were not willing it should be blasted with their universal refusal. And therefore contrary to our hopes, a selected number of particular men are culled out, partly as the lot fell, for it much resembled a lottery, but chiefly of such whom they most redoubted, & of whom by some petty information, they had received a black Character of loyalty termed Malignancy, and to these, yet severally, was tendered the Oath of discovery, and after that the Covenant. And though indeed we should, by God's help, as often have refused it, as it should have been offered, yet after one single denial, without a second tender, Contrary to the eleventh Article of the Instructions, a warrant was straightway issued forth under the Earl of manchester's hand and seal for our Ejection and Banishment from the university of Cambridge for refusing to take the Solemn League and covenant, and other misdemeanours in the said university, which were surely no other than the denial of the Oath of discovery, for not one of us who were there present, had any one accusation brought, much less proved against him, when we appeared upon their Summons. And without any delay our names are cut out of the college Tables, and we strictly commanded in three days' space to quit the university and town under pain of Imprisonment and Plunder, if any thing was left. And it is here not to be passed by, that whereas by the laws of the Land we were ever reputed to have as good an interest in our several fellowships during life, as any of our fellow Subjects in his see Simple, provided we carried ourselves according to those Statutes by which our several colleges were respectively to be governed, yet now we are utterly deprived of them by the mere Arbitrary power of one of our fellow Subjects without transgressing of any one Statute, or being called to answer for any pretended offence whatsoever. Nay, so little was Propriety valued, that a pair of * M. Ash, and M. Good. Camp-Chaplains, or one of them, might expunge, eject, and banish whom they pleased, especially such as would not sacrifice their loyality and Consciences to the nerves and cement of this Rebellion, called the Covenant. For instance, when a Warrant for Ejection of certain Fellows of Saint John's college was issued out under hand and seal, and their names expressly mentioned in it, yet M. Ash knows very well who it was that expunged M. Henmans name, and put in M. Botelers, without so much at writing the Warrant over again. And now (seeing what courses were taken) it will not seem strange to the Reader, to hear that no less than 29. Fellows, (together with the Master) have been thrust out of the said college, the emoluments of whose places have been ever since swallowed up by not half the number, and not content with that neither. And in another they have made a through Reformation, Queen's college. Root and Branch, leaving neither Fellow nor Scholar. In others indeed they have left perhaps one or two, (or more as they see good) like Gibeonites, to hew wood and draw water, till such time as they have discovered unto them all the mysteries concerning their college Revenues, and by that time they will find enough godly men of their own Tribe, learned enough to pocket the profits of two Fellowships apiece, which is the end of all this blessed Reformation. Thus is their old pretence of Regulation vanished, in place whereof their true intention of a total Extirpation of the whole ancient Body of the University doth now so plainly appear, that they which run may read it; which though a great many would not believe, till by woeful experience they found it, yet was it conspicuous enough from the very beginning to any that was but tolerably provident in matters of this nature. For it was hardly possible that Cambridge should be free from these two crying sins of sacrilege and Rebellion, which the devil hath long endeavoured to make this whole kingdom guilty of; and to that end (Miscalling them by the names of Religion and Liberty) had masked under the counterfeit vizard of a Covenant for Reformation: By which means though the simplicity of the vulgar was much abused, to the extreme hazard of this once flourishing Church and State; yet seeing it could not be able to endure the strict search, which in such an university of all sorts of learned and conscientious men it was not like to escape; it could not be otherwise expected, but that those who were his instruments herein, would lay a sure foundation, and (how moderate soever their pretences were) reform Root and Branch, as they called it, that seeing they could not make the University of Cambridge to rebel by taking their Covenant, they might at least make a rebellious University at Cambridge which should take it. And to this end those new intruders which falsely call themselves Masters and fellows of our several colleges, instead of those solemn Oaths which our pious and prudent Founders and Legislators enjoined to be taken, (and without taking of which, no man can pretend any right to any of their foundations) only take their Covenant again, and make a Protestation to reform all our wholesome Laws and Statutes according to that Covenant. A Covenant with hell, begot between Munster and Mecha, by the help of a Jesuit, the most impious and unchristian confederacy that their grand master the devil could contrive: the chief end whereof is to dethrone the Lord's anointed, and throw down the Church and apostolical government thereof, and to force not only their fellow-Subjects, to contradict their oaths of Allegiance and supremacy, but even their most gracious sovereign to perjury, in violating that this sacred Oath which he solemnly made at his Coronation. And to complete that their most horrid and heinous sin, to join in arms with a foreign Nation, to lay desolate their own native Country, to stain this Earth with the Blood of their own countrymen and fellow-Subiects, and to expose the treasures of England, the Cream of these fruitful valleys, to the Empty and hungry maw of a Rebellious Scot: and then vow never to have peace, but what shall be written in the blood of their Enemies (His majesty and his loyal subjects) and lastly, most cruelly and wickedly to exhort and solicit all Protestants in the Christian world to undertake the like course with them by rising in Rebellious arms; thereby exposing the throats and lives of all our Brethren the Protestants in France and elsewhere to the Just jealousy of their several princes. And yet (forsooth) this Covenant is made the foundation of the great work of their glorious Reformation, and under pretence of refusing this we must be banished, and thrust out of all we have. It will not be more than what upon trial will be found true, if we here mention a mystery which many (we conceive) will not a little wonder at, viz. That this Covenant, for which all this persecution hath been, consisted of 6. Articles, and those Articles of 666. words. This is not the first time that peresecution hath risen in England upon 6. Articles, (Witness those in the reign of King Hen. the 8. * See M. Fox, Act. and Mon. ) But as for the number of the beast, to answer directly to the words of those six Articles, Vol. 2. p. 443. it is a thing, Edit. London. 1631. which (considering God's blessed providence in every particular thing) hath made many of us and others seriously and often to reflect upon it; though we were never so superstitiously Caballisticall as to ascribe much to numbers. This discovery (we confess) was not made by any of us, but by a very judicious and worthy Divine, formerly of our University, and then a Prisoner (for his Conscience) within the precincts of it, M. jest. and not yet restored to his liberty, but removed to London. And therefore we shall forbear to insist any farther, either upon it, or the occasion of it. For our own particulars we shall only add thus much, that seeing some of our own Reasons with which we had armed ourselves against that mystery of Iniquity have since that time been published to the world (in such humility of phrase as well became Christian sufferers, though in such distraction as may sufficiently testify who were the Authors and what their Condition) we appeal to any who with judgement and moderation hath or shall read the same; whether we have causelessly and foolishly triffed away those fair advantages wherewith God by the means of our renowned Benefactors had endowed us, for the advancement of his Glory, and further propagation of learning and true Religion; or whether we had not rather suftered an unjust deprival of all our livelihoods under the merciless hands of cruel Tyrants, who neither fear God not respect the just sctuples of tender Consciences. For when a Member or our university was brought upon this occasion before the E. M. Maldero. of Manchester, and being not satisfied in conscience, desired his LOP that his chaplain (Than present) might resolve him in some Scruples about it; to this motion (being then thought not unreasonable ot his LOP, and much pressed by some that were there present) his Reverend Chaplain learnedly replied before the whole Company, that he came not thither to resolve men's Consciences, but to preach to his LOP. Whereupon the Gentleman was not long after sent up prisoner to London by the said Earl for tendering the Reasons of his refusing the Covenant, though invited and required thereunto by his Lordship: And there without farther hearing committed to prison, where he continued a long time at excessive charges, which is all the satisfaction he could find (or any other can expect) from them, for the scruples of a tender conscience. Thus are we imprisoned or banished for our consciences, being not so much as accused of any thing else, only suspected of loyalty to our King, and Fidelity to our Mother the Church of England; and not only so, but quite stripped of all our livelihood, and exposed to beggary, having nothing left us to sustain the necessities of nature, and many of us no friends to go to, but destitute and forlorn, not knowing whither to bend one step when we set footing out of Cambridge, having one only companion, which will make us rejoice in our utmost afflictions, viz. A clear Conscience in a righteous cause: Humbly submitting ourselves to the chastisement of the Almighty, who after he hath tried us, will at last cast his rods into the fire. As for us, God forbid that we should take up any railing or cursing, who are commanded only to bless: we are so far from that, that we have rather chosen to let the names of our greatest persecutors rot in our ruins, than so much as mention them with our pen, save only where necessity compelled us unto it. But though we spare their names, we hope we may without offence to any describe their qualities: And therefore if Posterity shall ask, Who thrust out one of the eyes of this kingdom? Who made Eloquence dumb, philosophy sottish, widowed the Arts, and drove the Muses from their ancient habitation? Who plucked the Reverend and Orthodox Professors out of their chairs, and silenced them in prison or their graves? Who turned Religion into Rebellion, and changed the apostolical chair into a desk for Blasphemy, and tore the garland from off the head of Learning, to place it on the dull brows of disloyal Ignorance? If they shall ask, who made those Ancient and beautiful chapels, the sweet remembrancers and Monuments of our forefather charity, and kind fomenters of their children's devotion, to become ruinous heaps of dust and stones? or who unhived those numerous swarms of labouring Bees, which used to drop honey-dews over all this kingdom, to place in their rooms swarms of senseless Drones? 'tis quickly answered, Those they were, who endeavouring to share three crowns, and put them in their own pockets, have transformed this free kingdom into a large gaol, to keep the Liberty of the Subject: They who maintain 100000. robbers and murderers by sea and land, to protect our lives, and the propriety of our goods: That have gone a King-catching these six years, hunting their most gracious sovereign like a Partridge on the mountains in his own defence; They who have possessed themselves of His majesty's towns, navy, and Magazines, and robbed him of all his revenues, to make him a glorious King: Who have multiplied oaths, Protestations, vows, Leagues and Covenants for the ease of tender consciences: Filling all Pulpits with jugglets for the Cause, canting Sedition, atheism, and Rebellion, to root out Popery and Babylon, and settle the kingdom of Christ: who from a trembling guilt of a legalltry all have engaged three flourishing kingdoms, and left them weltering in their own blood, They (lastly) which when they had glutted themselves with spoil and rapine, hissed for a foreign viper to come and care up the bowels of their dear mother: The very same have stopped the mouth of all Learning, (following herein the example of their elder brother the Turk) lest any should be wiser than themselves, or Posterity know what a world of wickedness they have committed. And now seeing they are not content to deprive us of our estates, but (which is much more grievous unto us) have also robbed us of our good names, branding all of us in our several writs of Ejectment with a black Character of misdemeanours in general (and yet not any one particular was alleged against any one of us, which were then there, much less offered to be proved by any one single witness, although especial care was taken by an Ordinance for appointing a Committee to sit at Cambridge for that purpose) we challenge and conjure them as they will one day answer for this slander and oppression, that they declare and prove what those misdemeanours are; which if they do, the shame and guilt will be ours: if not (as we are confident they cannot) we must appeal herein from these unjust Judges to the impartial tribunal of the righteous Judge of Heaven and Earth, who knows our integrity, and to whom we submit ourselves and cause, humbly beseeching him not to lay this sin to their charge. For though for our many sins against him we may justly receive at his hands, heavier judgements than these: yet our Innocence will plead Not guilty, to the face of any man who shall object against us any civil misdemeanours, whereby we can more justly be deprived of our Fellow. ships than any free subject in England of his fee Simple, if they please to say he is guilty of misdemeanours. And as it hath pleased our gracious Master (whose Ministers we are) to make us examples (Though but of suffering) to the rest of our Brethren: So we hope he will continue unto us his grace of humiliation under his mighty hand, as an earnest of his exalting us in due time: And in the interim, that he will lay no more upon us, than he shall be pleased to strengthen our infirmities to bear: And that he will still preserve unto us a good conscience, that whereas our persecutors speak evil of us as of evil doers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse our good conversation in Christ. FINIS. A Catalogue of such Heads and fellows of colleges, and other Learned, Reverend, and Religious Gentlemen, of the famous University of Cambridge, as have been Ejected, plundered, Imprisoned, or Banished thence, for their constancy in the Protestant Religion established by Law, and Loyalty to their sovereign. Trinity college. D. Combar, Master, and Dean of Carlisle, ejected, and M. Hill put in his place, now Doctor, and vicechancellor. D. Row, Doctor in Divin. D. Meridith, D. D. Master Thorndike: Master Briscoe: Master Nevile: Master Jones: Master Martial▪ B. D. Master West senior: Master Salmon. Master Chamberlain, sen: Master Ashton, since dead. Master Willis, B. D. Master Barrey. Master Coake senior. Master Wyat. Master Herbert. Master Shaw. Master Parrot. Master Ofley. Master Crane. Master Creswell. Master Arundel. Master Bourcher. Master Shirley. Master Crawley Master Slater. Master Cook junior. Master Price. Master Cave. Master Appleby. Master Meade. Master Wheeler. Master Howard. Master Trevis. Master Campian. Master Cowley. Master Yeardley. Master Lister. I could not learn certainly how many of these were Bachelors in Divinity. Master Leech. Master Scarlet. Master Yates. These three were Conducts for the chapel, and all the rest fellows. Saint John's college. D. Beale, Master, ejected, who was some years in prison, and exchanged, and master Arrowsmith put into his place. Master Thornton. Bodurda. Ridding. Terwhit. Bletchinden. Mason. Buckley. Ambrose. Greenbagh. Cooper. Potter, since dead. Rogers. Wrench. Lacy. All these and the former were Bachelors in Div. Master Cleveland. Barwick senior. Richardson. Whittingham. Spooner. Bullock. Otwey. Jones. Barwick junior. Morgan. Neale. Hattou. Boteler. Watts. Drake. All these masters in Arts. King's college. D. Collins Professor in Divinity, and Provost, long imprisoned ejected, and master Whitscot put into his place. Master edmond's. Mason. Barlow. Franklin. Anstey. M. in Arts. Queen's college. D. Martin Doctor in Divinity, in prison, above these 4. years, and master Palmer put into his place. D. Cox, D. in Law. D. Capel, D. in Div. D. Bardsey, D. in Div. Master Chandler's. Marley. Wicherley. Coldham. Kemp. Master Bryan. Sparrow. Hills. These Bachelors in di Master Rogers. Cox. Walpole. Appleby. Freare. Natley. wells. Whitehead. These masters in Arts. Christ's college. D. Bambrigg, Master, who was not ejected, but died, and master Bolton chosen into his place. Master Power, Bachelor in Divinity, and the Lady Margaret's Preacher, ejected. M. Norton. M. Brearly. Bambrigg. Wildnet. Tonstall. Potts. since dead. Huntley. Mathews'. All Masters in Arts. Jesus college. D. Sterne, D. in Divinity, who hath been in prison above 4. years, and master Young put into his place. M. Hall, prisoner above 3. years in the Comptet in Southwark. master Anscell. Clerkeson. Bussey. Bachelors in Divinity. master Blakeston, Robinson, Beale, Taylor, Hanson, Lincoln, Greene, Mason, Short, Walker, These masters in Arts. Saint Peter's college. D. Cosins, D. in Divinity, ejected, and now gone beyond sea, and master Seaman put into his place. M. Tolley. Barrow, Maxwell, Wilson, Terringham, Pennyman, Beaumont, banks, Crashaw, Sir Blackeston, M. Collet, war, Wilsford, Archer, Gowyn, Bargrave, Symsafe, Holder, Sandys I could not learn how many of these were Bachelors in Divinity. Emanuel college. D. Holdsworth, Doctor in Divinity, Master, and long imprisoned, and ejected, and master Tuckney put into his place. M. Soresby, Bachelor in Divinity, ejected. Pembroke Hall. D. Laney, Doctor in Divinity, master, ejected, & is now gone beyond sea, and master Vi●es put into his place. M. Vaughan. Map le tossed. Frank. Bachelors in Divinity. M. Poley, Randall, Weeden, Ashton, Heath, Lenthall, Depden, Quarles, Cacot, Hamond, Keen senior. Felton, who was ejected for refusing the Covenant five days before he was asked the question whether he would take it or no, as the Warrant for his Ejectment showeth. Keene Junior. May. These masters in Arts. Bokenham: tanquam socius. Magdalen college. D. Rainbow, Doctor in Divinity, master, who continueth still not ejected. Ejected, Doctor Greene, Doctor of the civil Law. M. Howorth, Pullen, Erskin, Leech, Bachelors in Divinity, Butler, ma: in Arts. Gunvile and Caius college. D. Bachcraft, Doctor in Divinity, Master, who was not ejected, but continueth there still. Ejected, master Loveland, Salter, London, Buxton, Pickarell, Colebrand, Watson, haliburton, All masters in Arts, and all sequestered. M. Scarborough, since commenced Doctor of physic at Oxford. Clare-Hall. D. Paske, D. in Divinity, Master andejected, and master Cudworth put into his place. M. Oley, Carter, Bachelors in Divinity. M. Gunning, Fabian, Hickman, Bing, haver's, masters in Arts. Sidney, Sussex college. D. Ward, D. in Divinity, and Professor, Master, who was long imprisoned here, & afterwards died, and D. Minshall chosen into his place. Ejected, master Bartu, Lawson, who died afterwards. Ward, Gibson, Pawson, Ma: in Arts. Trinity-Hall. D. Eden, Doctor in Law, Master, not ejected▪ but is dead, and D. Bond is chosen into his place, & none of all that college were ejected. Katherine Hall. D. Brownrigg, Doctor in Divinity, and Bishop of Exeter, master, and ejected, and master Spurstow put into his place, and none of that college ejected besides. Corpus Christi, alias Bennet college. D. Love, D. in divinity, master, who was not ejected but continueth there still. master Tunstall, Bachelor in divinity, Palgrave, Bachelor in divinity, Briggs, ejected. ECCLES. 4. 1. So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun; and behold the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter: and on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter. ECCLES. 5. 8. If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgement and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest, regardeth; and there be higher than they. ACT. 13. 50. But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the City, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. FINIS.