THE ARTICLES OR, CHARGE EXHIBITED IN Parliament against D. COZENS of Durham, Anno 1641.  
IN DOMINO CONFIDO  printer's device (McKerrow no. 268)  
London, Printed. 1641.   

THE CHARGE AGAINST DOCTOR COZENS, consisting of these several ARTICLES.  
1. THat he was the first man that caused the Communion Table in the Church of Durham, to be removed and set Altarwise, in the erecting and beautifying whereof, he( being then Treasurer) expended two hundred pounds.  
2. That he used to officiate at the West side thereof, turning his back to the people.  
3. That he used extraordinary bowing to it.  
4. That he compelled others to do it, using violence to the persons of them that refused so to do: for instance, once some omitting it, he comes out of his Seat, down to the Seat where they fate, being Gentlewomen, called them Whores and Jades, and Pagans, and the like unseemly words, and rent some of their Clothes.  
5. That he converted divers prayers in the book of Common prayers into hymns, to be sung in the choir, and played with the Organ, contrary to the ancient custom of that Church.  
6. That whereas it had been formerly a custom in that Church, at the end of every Sermon to sing a psalm; this custom, when D. Cozens came thither was abrogated, and instead thereof they sung an Anthem in the choir, there being no Psalm sung either at the Ministers going up into the Pulpit, or at his coming down.  
7. That the first Candlemas day at night that he had been in that Church, he caused three hundred wax Candles to be set up, and lighted in the Church at once, in honour of our Lady, and placed threescore of them upon and about the Altar.  
8. That in this Church there were relics of divers Images, above which were remaining the ruins of two Seraphims, with the picture of Christ between them, erected in Queen Maries time in the time of Popery, all which when Q. Elizabeth came to the Crown, were demolished by virtue of a Commission by her to that intent granted, which so continued demolished from that time, till D. Cozens came to that Church, who being Treasurer, caused the same to be repaired, and most gloriously painted.  
9. That all the time that he was unmarried, he wore a Cope made of white satin, never officiating in any other, it being reserved solie for him, no man except himself making use thereof, which after marriage he cast off, and never after wore.  
10. That there was a Knife belonging to the Church, kept altogether in the vestry, being put to none but holy uses, as cutting the bread in the Sacrament, and the like, Doctor Cozens refusing to cut the same with any other but that, thinking all others that were unconsecrated, polluted, but that, which he putting holinesse in, never termed but the consecrated Knife.  
11. That he in a Sermon preached in that Church, did deliver certain words in disgrace of the Reformers of our Church, for instance, the words were these, The Reformers of this Church, when they abolished the mass, took away all good order, and instead of Reformation, made it a Deformation.  
12. That he seldom or never in any of his Sermons styled the Ministers of the Word and Sacraments by any other name then Priests, nor the Communion-Table by any other name then Altar.  
13. That by his appointment there was a Cope bought, the seller being a convicted Jesuit, and afterwards employed in that Church, having upon it the picture of the invisible, and incomprehensible Trinity.  
14. That whereas it had been formerly a custom in that Church, at five of the Clock to have morning Prayers red Winter and Summer, This custom when D. Cozens came thither, was abandoned, and in stead thereof was used singing, and playing on the Organs, and some few prayers red, and this was called first Service, which being ended, the people departed out of the Church, returning at nine a Clock, and having then morning prayers red unto them, and this was called second Service, which Innovation being misliked, and complained of by Master Iustice Hutton, was reformed.  
15. That he framed a superstitious ceremony in lighting the Tapers which were placed on the Altar, which for instance was this, A company of boyes that belonged to the Church came in at the choir door with Torches in their hands lighted, bowing towards the Altar at their first entrance, bowing thrice before they lighted their Tapers, having done, they withdrew themselves, bowing so oft as before; not once turning their back-parts towards the Altar, the Organs all the time going.  
16. That he counseled some young Students of the University to be imitators and practisers of his superstitious Ceremonies, who to ingratiate themselves in his favour, did accordingly, and being afterwards reproved for the same by some of their friends, confessed that D. Cozens first induced them to that practise, and encouraged them therein.  
17. That he used upon Communion daies to make the sign of the cross with his finger both upon the seats whereon they were to sit, and the Cushions to kneel upon, using some words when he so did.  
18. That one Sabbath day there was set up an unnecessary company of Tapers and Lights in the Church, which D. Hunt being then Dean, fearing they might give offence, being they were unnecessary, sent his man to pull them down, who did so; But D. Cozens being there at aggrieved, came to the fellow, and there miscalled him in most uncivil manner, and began to beat him in the public view of the Congregation, to the great disturbance of the same.  
19. That the dean and chapter of that Church whereof D. Cozens was one, with many others being invited to dinner in the Town of Durham: D. Cozens then, and there spake words derogating from the Kings Prerogative: The words were these, The King hath no more power over the Church, than the boy that rubs my horse heels.  
20. That there being many of the Canons of the said Church present at that time, amongst the rest there was one took more notice of his words then the rest, and acquainted one of his fellow Canons with them when he came home; This Canon being a friend to D. Cozens,  told the Doctor that such a man exclaimed of him, and charged him with words that he should speak at such a time; The Doctor presently sends for him, and when he came into the house, the Doctor desires him to follow him into an inner room, who did so; But so soon as he came in, the Doctor shuts the door, and sets both his hands upon him, calling him Rogue and Rascall, and many other names, insomuch that the man fearing he would do him a mischief, cried out; mistress Cozens coming in, endeavoured to appease her husband, and holding his hands, the other ran away.  
21. That the Doctor did seek many unjust ways to ensnare this man, that so he might take a just occasion to put him out of his place, but none of them taking effect, he put him out by violence, having no other reason why he did so, but because he had no good voice, when as he had served the place two yeares before D. Cozens came thither: For instance of which unjust ways to ensnare this man, D. Cozens hired a man and a woman to pretend a desire of Matrimony, and to offer a sum of money to this petty Canon to contract Matrimony between them in a private Chamber, so thereupon to take advantage of his revenge upon him; This plot being confessed by the parties to be first laid by D. Cozens, and that they were his instruments.  
FINIS.