Farway Bell.  
A CHRISTMAS TRUTH OR TWO out of the West worth the hearing;  
Which will be Attested by very many of known worth:  
Sent up in divers Reports and Letters, and upon full examination committed to the public to be thought upon.  
Oh the depth! How unsearchable are his Judgements, and his ways past finding out?  
Printed in the Year 1646.   

Farway Bell  
I Must thus far anticipate him that takes these Admiranda's to hand, telling him he is here not to expect either learned Paraprase or Judgement upon these manifestoes, but only a naked Relation of their truths, and nothing but their truths, which have matter in them worthy the wisest Rumination.  

Ad Rombum succincte.  
Upon the day of our Saviors Nativity this present year, at the Canonical hour of Morning Prayer, the known learned and able Minister of the Parish of Farway in the County of Devon near Honyton, Mr. Thomas Foster, being outed of his Cure of Souls, for no other crime that he knows or hears of, but his conscionable care of Preaching his People into constant Loyalty and Obedience to the sacred Servant of God, their dread Sovereign, and a young piece of Dagon Divinity Committeeed into his place, by the force of as judicious a Troop of Horse; The new come thing to show his zeal to this present rare Reformation to Confusion, forbids the Banes of Devotion and Worship of God the Father, that graciously sent his obedient Son, who out of incomparable indulgence, as on that day came in flesh to Redeem all flesh from sin; Betwixt himself, Timothy White worm and the present new Churches one part, and the Religious longing fouls of his now usurped Parishioners of Farway on the other part, he as wisely, as well knowing cause why, they ought not to be joined together, according to the Statute Law of this Land, yet by consent unrevoked.  
Guess you whence it came to pass just at the ancient Canonical hour of Morning Prayer, upon that day set apart by our Protestant Church of England for many Ages, to the solemnising of the most blessed Birth of our Redeemer; The Church and Belfry doors of Farway all being shut, one of the Bells in the Tower tolled so competent a time, as that very many of the Parishioners came together to see whether their Weathercock were turned, and thought by what they heard, The invitation of the Tolling Bell (their Head upon better resolves) would to his ability have spoken comfort and rejoicing, being used hitherto to be sent home as on that day, with ravished spirits on such sweet subjects, but they find those godly Expectations frustrate, and are filled with amazement, finding their Bell keep tolling, and their Clerk to come with the keys, to inquire of them whence this should be.  
All diligence is used by the Clerk and Parishioners in search, who out of their Astonishment find nor knavery, juggling or collusion in the business, the doors they find all fast, the Church void and empty of all things capable of acting such an amazing exploit.  
Other Letters tell us, That likewise upon St. Stephen's day, at the same hour, the Bell tolled again, and was seen moving when the searchers came up into the Tower to make discovery; going away full of trouble and distraction, one of the Parishioners of known judgement and learning, being demanded his opinion, told them, He was at the greatest puzzle that ever he was in since he understood himself, and could not tell what to make of it, unless Almighty God did so ●oll his people in the old way to Church on those times to Worship and Honour him, with giving of Thanks, and the Devil kept them out.  
Thus hath Farway Bell tolled out his Truth for Christmas.    

Ofwell Barn.  
IN this same year about the Nineteenth of December in the Afternoon, one Aminadab Doset or some such like name, a Rebel (for if there hath been any Rebellion in this wretched Kingdom these five or six years, this Presbyterian Bell is one) for he hath been on both sides, but finding the prevailing State likely to advantage him most, this lose fellow, to show himself as factious, as seditious and lascirvious, the last of which hath been offered before justice to be sworn against him, by the handsomest women of this usurpers Parish, that very Afternoon this most pernicious Law-driver gave earnest to a Thatcher to thatch the Parsonage great Barn, he most unworthily having wound himself into the Benefice of a Divine not known nor informed against to be of any just exception, That immediate evening of his Bargain making for Christmas day, the Thresher's of the usurped Corn gone from their work, the walls of that great Barn being strongly built, and having stood firm all these dreadful storms that righteous Spirits have lately trembled in, fell very strangely in a calm still breath of Air, the walls tumbling outward from the Corn, and the roof into the Threshing-floor.  
And the same week of sacred Feasts held in honour and memory of the Saints, which he contemned to celebrate, resolved so highly to profane, this Individuum vagum that never was long quiet with himself or any other where he lived, as I am most certainly imformed, and wish no better work then this Troublers questioning our relation, he was foreed in a serene night, by the cracking and shaking of the roof of his usurped house, about midnight to raise and fly, with those he had nested in it, the house being well known to be likely for long continuance.  
Here me thinks I am in his new cut Cloak, and can Divinity as well as he.  
The stones in the wall, and the timber in the sides of the house cry, Woe unto him that coveteth an evil covetousness, his Brother's house, or his Neigabors wife: This Aminadab— heard the voice of the Lord and fled, no strong wind rend the Mountains; no Earthquake intrembled any other house in the Country; no fire affrighted in the night: Behold, the Lord passeth by; the Beams (Beloved) put forth their terrible voice, believe it the Lord was in the Voice, and what dost thou hear, was heard in his conscience: And now, Beloved, I have done with that; and mistake not, for in this I have not broke what I promised, this is the word of God and not of man.   

Ofwell Bible.  
I Have but a word of this bound Tragedy, with his black inside of his own more to trouble you with, and it will be justified to the brazen face of this Presbyter of Ofwell.  
Having fallen out with the Church great Bible, he charitably resolves to persecute it out of the Parish, and to that purpose sends for his elder Churchwarden, and downright discovers himself so angry with that big Book, that he would out it, and have another; telling him, if he would not be the Executioner, it should be the worse for him.  
The elder Churchwarden demanding the reason of this his rage against that fair, and by full Authority settled Bible: He shortly told him out of his Divinity, That he would have another, for that Bible was against the Parliament: A worthy Reason to vote the holy Book out of the house of God, like the rest that comes from him: But I have done with him, the highest Authority is fit to take him to task once more.   

Broadwinsor work.  
William Dunn a factious Farmer of that Parish in the County of Dorset, upon the same day would himself go with his Plough, which being suddenly at a stand in the field, had his Speech taken from him, and so the Beast Dunn remained until he died.  
He hath others must account for such Irregularities, Prophanenesses, when they shall appear before the Judgement Seat of the contemned holy ones: Have thou nothing to do with the stool of wickedness; It is a fearful thing to fall into the hand of the everliving God. Think upon these manifested Truths; refer all judgement to the time: But pray that our distracted deluded people may be restored to the Spirit of Wisdom, judgement, and a sound mind.   
FINIS.