A DETECTION OF THE Falsehood in a Pamphlet entitled, A Message from the Isle of Wight, brought by Major Cromwell; Falsely Relating the chief heads of Bishop Usher's Sermon.  PSAL. 4.2. 
How long will ye love vanity; and seek after leasing.  REV. 22, 15. 
Without are Dogs, and Sorcerers, and Whoremongers, and Murderers, and Idolaters; And whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.  
Dec. 6th Printed in the Year, 1648.   

A Declaration of the falsehood in a Pamphlet entitled, A Message from the Isle of Wight, etc.  
TO confute the many Lying and scandalous Pamphlets wherewith this age abounds, (to the prejudice of truth and continuance of our divisions, and so to the provoking of the wrath of God upon a lying, and lye-believing generation) would be a busy and hard task, because the Devil, the father of lies is maliciously industrious, & his children numerous. Yet I cannot but take notice of one most eminently falsehood, so as to contradict it by my knowledge: & I do it not so much to rebuke the informer as to undeceive the so simple people that are more ready to blieve such falsehoods, then to endeavour to know the truth: as for those who are knowing and sober, I mistrust them not; because wise enough to discern not only falsehoods, but improbabilities also.  
The Pamphlet wherein this monster lie is couched, bears the Title of A Message from the Isle of Wight, brought by Major Cromwell: wherein I find the pretended heads of Bishop Usher's Sermon at the Isle of Wight.  
Now though I have more than a probable conjecture, That the Bishop's integrity so well known is a sufficient confutation of so ignorant and malignant an intelligencer as he that communicates those untruths: yet certainly those that live more remote, and have not the Cognizance of men by experience, but by reports, had need be informed of the truth and falsehood of such reports, lest our charity be overpressed, and, not hearing those reports contradicted, may suspect, and at length believe what is not true; and therefore, being experimentally assured of the falseness of this report, I dare say he was neither Scholar, nor good Christian, that gave that information: or if he had been truly a Gentleman or clearly rational, he would have been ashamed of his traducements. Sure it is he had malignity enough; and the Devil his master in this trade of lying aught him a shame, and could pay him no better, then to stir him up against the so well known truth and integrity of that pious man.  
The first untruth is (That the Bishop of Armaugh hath much prejudiced the present Treaty.) The falsehood of this may justly call all the rest in question; For 'tis very well known, that no man hath been more faithful in what he undertook then the good man accused; nor would have hazarded more in procuring a well-grounded Peace, than himself; and to then end improved his best interest; though this maligner hath thus reported.  
2. The Informer saith, He sawned upon the King, flattering his Majesty?  
Good Reader, judge whether the King were in a condition to be flattered? or whether the Bishop of Armaugh expected any preferment from the King? 'Tis well known by them which know the Bishop, that he neither hopes for, nor cares for much in this world of what man can confer on him; and sure if he would be a flatterer, he took an ill aim, and a wrong person, to slatter the King is not now the thriving way; yet this accuser would feign make you forfeit your judgements, and charity to this belief.  
3. That the Bishop being asked (by some of the Court) why he preached so to heighten the King, at such a time as this? This is a mere fiction: none at Court asked this question; But that which makes this altogether improbable is the Bishop's answer, as he reports, That the Bishop excused it thus: That 'twas not premeditated what he preached; and that if anything gave offence, it was to be imputed to the distemper of his brain after his journey. Truly if the Bishop had made this excuse, I should have suspected indeed the distemper of his brain, and judge you whether ten days after he came into the Island were not sufficient to rest himself after his journey; and so long he was there ere he preached. Besides, the Bishop doth not preach nonsense, nor without premeditation at any time: sure he would not choose to do it at such a time as that was: and, good reader, can you be drawn to imagine that the Bishop of Armaugh would preach so fillily on that text as those inferences are which this maligner sets down with as much boldness as ignorance? I am at a blush for his folly.  
Yet Imust confess this much of what he writes is true, That the Bishop preached on that text cited by him, and the former part of his fourth inference, that it was his Majesty's 49 year, the year of Jubilee, and he hoped 'twould prove so to his Majest: but the last clause is most false, viz. (that he said, His Majesty was more strictly dealt withal.)  
So that of seven inferences which he notes, six of them are utterly false, and the seaventh but half true. And thus much he avoucheth, who himself was a more faithful and indifferent hearer than he who hath laboured to defile the reputation of him whose Innocence will one day plead for him, when such a man as this informer shall not be able to stand in the judgement.  
Now concerning his whole carriage at the Isle of Wight, nothing but envy can asperse his integrity and zeal for an happy accommodation 'twixt the King and his people. and to this, besides the Testimony of his own conscience, he hath good witnesses, if they will speak but what they know of him. And as for such as are of none, or of small reputation, it is not much to the purpose what they say. And therefore I presume I need say no more to satisfy any sober and unbiased in this point: though I might have said more to the informer's refutations. But the folly of his madness is and will be sufficiently made known. And in the mean time I have a word of advice to him for his good; First, to repent for the falsehoods he hath uttered; and confess and be sorry that he hath wronged a servant of Christ, and lest in stead of such a rebuke as this, the wrath of God come upon him, if after this time he sin wilfully again in this kind, for no liar shall enter into the kingdom of God. I have a word likewise to the over credulous people; be not you deceived, nor believe every report, for he that receiveth, and he that telleth lies, are both in the same transgression. To backbite, and to take up a reproach against another, are the symptoms of such as have no dwelling in the holy hill, Psal. 15.3. And as for the Bishop of Armaugh, I need say nothing to him, he knows how to bear with patience all reproaches, and stripes of envenomed tongues, and to contemn them (as things fare beneath him:) and if any of you will yet be more vile, more malicious against him, his return would be, not to bring railing for railing, but blessing for cursing; & at the extremity, but, The Lord rebuke thee, jude v. 9  
Thus much I could not but say to so bitter an accusation and unjust, untrue, I commit all to he knower of hearts, who will one day discover, Hypocrisies and lies, and render proportionably to their deservings.   
FINIS.