The Project Gutenberg eBook of Index Expurgatorius Anglicanus, by W. H. Hart.

Master Glyn's Reply to the Earle of Strafford's defence of the severall Articles objected against him by the House of Commons. London. Printed for Lawrence Chapman, 1641.

On May 11th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that this speech, which was printed and went under Mr. Glynne's name, should be suppressed and the printer punished: and the Master and Wardens of the Stationers' Company were to attend the House to employ their best endeavours accordingly.[59]

A copy exists in the British Museum Library. It is in quarto, and contains 56 pages.

Verses lately written by Thomas, Earle of Strafford. 1641. A folio broadside, containing nine seven-line stanzas.

On May 14th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that the consideration of printing these verses be referred to the Committee for printing of books.[60]

A copy is preserved in the British Museum Library. The verses are as follows:—

(I.)

"Go, Empty Joyes,

With all your noyse,

And leave me here alone,

In sweet sad silence to bemoane

Your vaine and fleet delight,

Whose danger none can see aright,

Whilest your false splendor dimmes his sight.

(II.)

Goe and insnare

With your false ware,

Some other easie Wight,

And cheat him with your flattering Light;

Raine on his head a shower

Of Honours, favor, wealth, and power;

Then snatch it from him in an houre.

(III.)

Fill his big minde

With gallant winde

Of Insolent applause;

Let him not fear all-curbing Lawes,

Nor King nor People's frowne,

But dreame of something like a Crowne,

And climing towards it, tumble downe.

(IV.)

Let him appeare

In his bright Sphere

Like Scynthia in her pride,

With star-like troups on every side;

Such for their number and their light,

As may at last orewhelme him quite,

And blend us both in one dead night.

(V.)

Welcome, sad Night,

Griefe's sole delight,

Your mourning best agrees

With Honour's funerall Obsequies.

In Thetis' lap he lies,

Mantled with soft securities,

Whose too much Sunshine blinds his eyes.

(VI.)

Was he too bold,

That needs would hold

With curbing raines, the day,

And make Sol's fiery Steeds obay?

Then sure as rash was I,

Who with ambitious wings did fly

In Charles his Waine too loftily.

(VII.)

I fall, I fall;

Whom shall I call?

Alas, can he be heard,

Who now is neither lov'd nor fear'd.

You, who were wont to kisse the ground,

Where e're my honor'd steps were found,

Come catch me at my last rebound.

(VIII.)

How each admires

Heav'n's twinkling fires,

When from their glorious seat

Their influence gives life and heat.

But O! how few there ar',

(Though danger from that act be far)

Will stoop and catch a falling star.

(IX.)

Now 'tis too late

To imitate

Those Lights, whose pallidnesse

Argues no inward guiltinesse:

Their course one way is bent.

The reason is, there's no dissent

In Heaven's high Court of Parliament.

London, printed 1641.

On May 18th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that this publication be referred to the Committee for printing as concerning the printer; and that the Stationers' Company be strictly required to use all their endeavours to suppress those copies; and that John Turner, who names himself the author, be sent for as a delinquent for his boldness in causing a new belief to be printed without authority, during the sitting of parliament.[61]

The accompanying folding page contains an exact reprint, line for line, of this eccentric paper, of which a copy exists in the British Museum Library.

a Gen. 1, 1. Prov. 16, 4. b 1 Joh. 5, 7. c Joh. 10, 30. 1 Joh. 5, 7. d Gen. 1, 2. Joh. 1, 1, 2, 3. e Ro. 3, 24. Ephe. 1, 7. f Psal. 97, 10. Phil. 4, 7. g Tit. 2, 11. Jo. 11, 25. h Col. 2, 9. Mat. 1, 23. i 1 Tim. 2, 5. Act. 2, 22. Heb. 7, 24. k 1 Joh. 4, 9. Joh. 3, 17. l Isay. 7, 14. Luk. 2, 7. m John 11, 48. John 19, 12, 15, 16. n Mat. 27, 35. o Joh. 19, 33. p Luk. 23, 43, 46. q Joh. 19, 41, 42. r 1 Cor. 15, 4. s Act. 1, 9, 10, 11. Joh. 20, 17. t Heb. 1, 3. u Act. 3, 21. w 1 Joh. 2, 12. Joh. 1, 29. x 1 Thes. 4, 16, 17. y Mat. 25, 32. z Mat. 1, 2, 36. a Gen. 6, 5. 1 Cor. 3, 20. b Mat. 12, 36. c Exo. 20, 7. Mat. 5, 34, 35, 36, 37. Jam. 1, 26. d Rev. 22, 12. Mat. 25, 41, 45, 46.

I Beleeve in one Almighty God, [a] Creator and maker of all things, [b] distinguished in three, Father, Sonne, and Holy Ghost: [c] but not divided, [d] all working together in the Creation, [e] Redemption, [f] preservation, [g] and salvation of Man. The Son our Lord Jesus Christ, [h] God [i] and Man; [k] begotten and sent by the Father; [l] conceived and born of the Virgin Mary, [m] suffered under the Roman power, Pilate being Judge; [n] crucified [o] dead, [p] and his soule immediately received by God his Father; [q] and his body buried; [r] rose againe the third day according to the Scriptures; [s] and ascended into heaven; [t] sits at the right hand of God; [u] whom the heavens must contain for a time; [w] in whom all our sins are forgiven; [x] and from thence he shall come to judge the living and the dead; [y] before whom every one shall appeare, [z] to give an account [a] of every evill thought, [b] idle word, [c] vaine oath, and [d] wicked action. And I beleeve in the Holy Ghost, [e] sent by the Father and the Sonne to teach and leade [f] his Elect in all truth, [g] instituting by his Apostles particular Churches here on earth, and no other; [h] every ordinance of God belonging to every one of them; [i] all of equall authority, no one being greater or lesser then other, either in power or priviledges; [k] who must serve him as he hath commanded in his holy Scriptures; [l] both in ordinances, [m] and order, [n] in their own Faith; [o] with a pure conscience; [p] all Beleevers being bound in duty to have and hold communion in some one of them; [q] and that every Church hath power from GOD to elect and ordaine their own Officers, [r] receive in Beleevers, [s] and Excommunicate any one of them that lives in transgression, without the helpe or assistance of any; [t] no one member being more free then another. [u]

And I beleeve I am bound in conscience to GOD to honour and obey my Father, Mother, King, Master, and every Officer under him, whether they be Christians, irreligious, Idolaters, or Heathens. The Commandement requires obedience to every one of them of what Religion soever they be equall, and alike. [w] And I beleeve the bodies of the just shall rise to life everlasting, [x] and the wicked to everlasting perdition, &c.

e Joh. 14, 26. Joh. 15, 26. Joh. 16, 13. f Col. 3, 12. 1 Pet. 1, 2. Rom. 9, 11. g Mat. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20. Rev. 1, 11. Gal 1, 2. h 1 Cor. 3, 21, 22, 23. Psal. 149, 7, 8, 9. i 2 Cor. 12, 13. 1 Cor. 5, 12, 13. k Joh. 15, 10, 14. Joh. 5, 39. l Rev. 22, 18. Deut. 5, 32. Mat. 28, 20. m Col. 2, 5. 1 Cor. 14, 40. 1 Cor. 15, 2. Levi. 10, 1, 2. 1 Chro. 13, 9, 11. 1 Chro. 15, 13. Num. 15, 16. n 2 Tim. 1, 13, 14. Mat. 9, 22. Mark 16, 16. Heb. 11, 6. o 1 Tim. 19, 1. Joh. 3, 20. p Heb. 10, 25. Mat. 18, 17, 18, 19, 20. q Acts 6, 2, 3, 5. Act. 14, 23. Act. 1, 15, 23, 26. Ezek. 33, 2. Numb. 8, 10. r 2 Cor. 2, 7, 8. Joh. 3, 10. s Mat. 18, 17, 18, 19, 20. 1 Cor. 5, 12, 13. Acts 11, 2, 3, 4. t Ro. 2, 11. Deut. 1, 17. Jam. 2, 9. Acts 11, 2, 3, 4. u Ro. 13, 2, 3, 4, 5. Exo. 20, 12. Ephes. 6, 5, 10. 1 Cor. 15. Mat. 25, 34. x Isay. 30, 33. Mat. 25, 41, 46.

Pro. 22, 6.	Teach a Child in the trade of his way, and when he is old he shall not depart from it.
1 Thes. 5.	Try all things, keep that which is good.
Acts 17, 11.	These were also more noble men then they which were of Thessalonica, which received the Word with all readinesse, and searched the Scriptures dayly, whether these things were so.
1 Sam. 15, 22.	To obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken then the fat of rammes.

By me JOHN TURNER, Prisoner of our Lord Jesus Christ (committed by the Bishops) neare 14 yeares; for affirming CHRIST JESUS hath left in his written word sufficient direction to order his Church and Children in his worship: So that nothing may be done, over nor above, nor besides, what is commanded therein, by a Precept, an Example, or a true gathered consequence; which I dare not but affirme, though I die for the same. And now delivered (as abusively Imprisoned all this time) by the most Honourable

Lords in Parliament, 1641.

1 Cor. 15, 57. Thanks be unto God which hath given us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

The declaration of Colonel Goring to the House of Commons upon his examination concerning the late conspiracie against the state and kingdome. With the report of that worthy gentleman, Mr. Fynes, to the House of Commons from the Committee upon the examination of severall gentlemen concerning the same, 19th June, 1641.

On June 28th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that this book be referred to the Committee for printing, and they were to use their best diligence in enquiring as to the printer.[62]

The Protestation protested, or a short remonstrance showing what is principally required of all those that have or doe take the last Parliamentary Protestation. 1641.

On July 10th, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that the Committee for printing should take this book into consideration, and examine the printer thereof, and discover the author; and on August 24th following, it was further ordered that Gregory Dexter, printer, who printed this pamphlet and was therefore committed prisoner to the Gatehouse, should be bailed.[63] A copy of this book is at the British Museum, and a manuscript note on the title page ascribes its authorship to H. Burton, of whom mention has been previously made.

The Brownists' Conventicle: or an assemble of Brownists, Separatists, and Non-Conformists, as they met together at a private house to heare a Sermon of a brother of theirs neere Algate, being a learned Felt-maker. 1641.

On the title page of this curious tract (of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library) there is a woodcut which represents four men seated at a table after a meal, and listening to one who appears half an idiot, and is named "simple Robin"; on the right is a man kissing a woman, and saying, "A little in zeale good sister Ruth." The tract refers to the numerous "Hereticks, Schismaticks, Novellists, Separatists," and other sects of this time, including Thraskites or Sabbatarians, Banisterians, Brownists, Anabaptists, Familists, Adamists, "who have their private meetings when they will not heare the Word preached nor have the Sacrament administered unto them but naked, not so much as fig-leave breeches upon them, thinking thereby to imitate our first parents in their innocency."

On July 12th, 1641, this tract was referred by the House of Commons to the Committee for printing.[64]

The order and form for Church Government by Bishops and the Clergy of this kingdom. N. d.

On July 23rd, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet be referred to the Committee for printing; and that the author and printer be enquired after.[65]

The Heads of severall Petitions and complaints made against, 1.—Sir John Connyers, Lieutenant Generall of the Horse in the Northerne expedition. 2.—Dr. Heywood, of St. Gyles in the Fields. 3.—The Parishioners of St. Mary Woolchurch. 4.—Dr. Fuller of St. Giles, Cripplegate. 5.—Mr. Booth, of St. Botolph's, Aldersgate, Touching the Rayles about the Communion Table, the Pictures in Glasse windowes, and weekely Lectures; and read before the Committee, October 16, 1641. London, Printed for John Thomas, 1641.

On October 23rd, 1641, the House of Commons ordered that the Stationers' Company should enquire and inform the House who printed this "scandalous pamphlet."[66] A copy exists in the British Museum Library. It is in quarto, and contains four pages.

A Petition directed to the House of Lords by the inhabitants of the County of Herts. 1642.

This is contained in a tract of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library, entitled: "Two Petitions of the Knights, Gentlemen, Freeholders, and others of the Inhabitants of the County of Hertford. The one to the Right Honourable House of Peeres, the other to the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses of the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. Delivered by at least 4000 Knights, Gentlemen, Freeholders, and other Inhabitants of the County of Hertford, January 25, 1641. London." Printed by a perfect copy for John Wright, dwelling in the Old Bailey. 1642.

On the title page of this tract is a small woodcut representing an old man standing under a tree, from which he is lopping some branches, with a scroll over his head inscribed "noli altvm sapere."

On January 25th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that a Committee should examine who printed this petition, and who was the author of it, and brought it to be printed. Martin Eldred, of Jesus College in Cambridge, on being brought to the bar, said that he did not compose the petition, but one Thomas Herbert, once of Trinity College, did compose it; and that he was in the company of Herbert when he composed it, and that it was composed at the Sign of the Antelope, and afterwards sold it to John Greensmith for two shillings and sixpence. John Greensmith the stationer was called in, and confessed that Eldred and Herbert brought the petition unto him, and that one Barnaby Alsop, of Bread Street, printed it; he also confessed that he had printed sundry pamphlets of these men's composing: viz.—Good News from Ireland, and Bloody News, and the Cambridge Petition, and that he had two shillings and sixpence a piece for them. It was thereupon resolved that Eldred and Greensmith should be committed prisoners to the Gatehouse, and that Herbert and Alsop should be sent for as delinquents; but shortly afterwards Eldred and Greensmith were liberated.[67]

The following is a copy of the petition complained of:—

"To the Right Honovrable the
Hovse of Peeres now assembled
in Parliament.

"The humble Petition of Knights, Gentlemen, Freeholders, and other inhabitants of the County of Hertford

"Sheweth,

"That the Petitioners having hitherto with much patience waited for, and with great confidence expected the happy progresse of this Parliament, and therein the removall of all those grievances under which they have a long time groaned, and the perfect Reformation of Church and Commonwealth, They are now constrained to represent unto this Honourable House, the manifold feares, troubles, and distractions wherewith they are incompassed, ariseing from that hellish and bloody rebellion in Ireland, acted by the Papists against our Bretheren by Nation and Religion, apparently threatning the losse of that Kingdome, the extirpation of the Protestants Religion there, and extreame prejudice, if not ruine of this Kingdome, From the want of timely and powerful supplies to suppresse those Rebells, the not granting ample Commissions to those who have bin ready to take up Armes against them, the not passing of the Acts for impressing Soldiers to that service, and the delayes in acceptance of the worthy offer of the South Nation to send 10,000 Soldiers thither, From the continuance of the Prelacy, and multitude of erronious and scandalous Ministers in this Kingdome; the Insolency of the Papists their being armed: the want of execution of Justice against Priests and Jesuits already condemned, and other notorious Delinquents; the many desperate plots and designes attempted against the Parliament and Kingdome by the Popish and Prelaticall party; the great and unparrelled breaches lately made upon the Priviledges of Parliament, endangering the overthrow of the very being thereof, and the destruction of divers of its Members, worthy Patriots of their Country; the not disclosing and punishing of those persons who counselled the same; The unpreparednesse of the sea Forts and other strengths of this Kingdome by Sea and Land against any Invasions, and the continuance of divers of them in unsafe hands, wherein the Parliament (and in them the whole Kingdome) cannot confide, the delay of putting the Kingdome into a posture of Warre, for their better defence; the misunderstanding between his Majesty and the Parliament, and the want of Compliance by this Honourable House with the House of Commons, in entertaining those many good Motions and passing those necessary Bils presented to you from that House for the Common good. All which springs and causes of your Petitioners' feares and distractions, having occasioned the totall decay of trade, and great scarcity of money, and thereby impoverishing and unsetlement of the whole Kingdome, and tending so exceedingly to the indangering of his Majestie's honour and dignity, and the peace and safety of this Kingdome:—the Petitioners doe verily beleeve, that as the same received their first being from the Popish and Prelaticall party, so have they hitherto beene continued, and will be (it is to be feared) daily increased by the Voting of the Popish Lords and Bishops in this Honourable House (whose interests in respect of Religion, their owne standings, or otherwise are at this time so contrary to the happinesse of this Kingdome) and by the continuance of wicked Councellors and evill Ministers of State about his Majestie.

"The Petitioners therefore humbly pray, that all the foresaid Causes and springs of their feares and troubles may be speedily removed: And (for the effecting thereof) that the evill Councellors and others hindring the publike good may be taken from his Maiestie, and the voting of the Popish Lords and Bishops removed out of this Honourable House; And that the Petitioners (who shall be ever ready to hazard their lives and Estates for the deffence of the King and Parliament, the Priviledges of the same, and in speciall those noble Lords and Gentlemen in both Houses, whose endeavours are for the publike good) may have liberty to protest against all those as enemies to this Kingdome, who refuse to joyne with those Honourable Lords and the House of Commons for the putting of the Kingdome into a way of safety under the Command of such persons as the Parliament shall appoint.

"And your Petitioners shall daily pray, &c."

The Resolution of the Roundheads to pull downe Cheapside Crosse. Being a zealous Declaration of the Grievances wherewith their little Wits are consumed to destruction. And what things they in their wisedome (yet left them) conceive fit to bee Reformed. Also the Answer to the Rattle-Heads, Concerning their fictionate Resolutions of the Round-Heads. Wherein is explained every particular therein contained against them, with many godly Counsells to Doctor Little-wit: the Composer of their former scurrilous and illiterate Pamphlet. London, printed 1641.

On February 1st, 1641/2, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing; and Stephen Buckle, in St. Martin's, London, who was said to be the printer, was ordered to attend the Committee.[68]

A copy of this curious pamphlet is in the British Museum Library. It commences thus:—

"Whereas we are through our great ignorance and obstinacy growne to a most seditious and malignant head, and the hornes of that head (though of a maine length) not able to support our arrogant faction, as appeares by our last being soundly slasht and bastinadoed by a mad crew called the Cavallery; and whereas a great part of us have shut up our shops because wee could no longer keepe them open, which kind of shutting up proceedeth commonly from our vast expence in White broths, Custards, and other luxurious Dishes provided for the Edification one of another. And whereas the multitude, called true Protestants, endeavour to hold up Bishops, to maintaine good Order, Discipline, and Orthodox preaching in the Church, Learning and Arts in the Universities, and peace in the Commonwealth; all which is nothing but Idolatry, superstition, prophanenesse, and plaine Popery: and further, whereas wee (who are nothing properly but Roundheads and Prickeares) who are in most scandalous manner termed Puritans, Holy Brethren, the Zealots of the Land, and which in sincerity wee never were, or ever will be:—"

And then after stating various grievances, not without a considerable spice of indecency, the pamphlet proceeds thus:—

"All which grievances doe stand with much reason, and therefore are utterly against our tender Consciences, and never were allowed by any Synod of Moore-fields or Pimlico. That therefore which we doe now resolve to maintaine, and desire to have confirmed and never to be altered (till some new toy tickle us in the Pericranium, which will be very shortly) is:—

"1.—That our religion, Tenents, and maners before mentioned be established and maintained against all reason, Learning, Divinity, Order, Discipline, Morality, Piety, or Humanity whatsoever.

"2.—That the very names of Bishops shall be a sufficient Jury and judge to condemne any of them, without any further Evidence or circumstance.

"3.—That if any man whatsoever having knowledge in the Latine Tongue (being a Popish Language) shall presume to think he can save a soule by preaching, he be excommunicated both in this world and in the World to come unlesse it be some certaine Lecturers of whose approved rayling and ignorance we are well assured, and have knowne to stand 6 houres on a fasting day.

"4.—That the Felt-maker and the Cobler, two innocent cuckolds may be instituted Primats and Metropolitans of the two Arch Provinces, and the rest of the Sect preserved (preferred?) according to their imbecilities of spirit, to such Bishopricks and other Livings as will competently serve to procure fat poultry for the filling of their insatiate stomacks; in which regard, Church livings had more need to be encreased than diminished.

"5.—That no man whatsoever who beares the name of Caviler, may be capable of making any of the Brethren a Cukold, unless he cut his hair and altar his Profession, but be excluded from the Conventicles as the King's friend and a Reprobate.

"6.—Lastly, That there bee two whole daies set apart to Fast and pray, for the confusion of all that are not thus resolved.

"I come to charge yee

"That slight the Clergie,

"And pull the Miter from the Prelate's head;

"That you will bee wary,

"Lest you miscarry,

"In all these factious humours you have bred;

"But as for Brownists wee'l have none,

"But take them all; and hang them one by one.

"Your wicked Actions,

"Joyn'd in Factions,

"Are all but aymes to rob the King of his due,

"Then give this reason,

"For your treason,

"That you'l be rul'd if he'l be rul'd by you;

"Then leave these Factions, zealous brother,

"Least you be hang'd against each other.

"Your wit abounded,

"Gentle Roundhead,

"When you abus'd the Bishops in a Dity;

"When as you sanged,

"They must be hanged,

"A Tinpence of malice made you witty,

"And though your hot zeale made you bold,

"When you are hang'd your a—e will be a cold.

"Then leave confounding,

"And expounding,

"The doctrine that you preach in Tubs;

"You raise this warring,

"And private jarring,

"I doubt, in time will prove the knave of Clubs;

"It's for your lying, and not for your Oathes,

"You shall be hang'd, and Greg shall have your cloaths.

"We further agree amonst ourselves that whosoever shall not be of our owne Schismaticall opinion, they shall receive from us the Apellation of Papists, though never so innocent and harmelesse; and whatsoever shall be enacted by them as adornment to their Church, wee will terme it superstitious and Popish Innovation, if not approved by our sect. But O! the famous and illustrious Crosse in Cheapside, the Enigmaticall Embleme of impiety, in respect it has bin an eye-sore unto us so long, We order further, that we not onely proceed, but also perfect those our zealous beginnings in the confusion therof; not only detracting armes and legges of the superstitious bodies, but also making it levell with the ground, to the utter abolishing of their Idoll, which they account the glory of this City; after which, we will in recompence of these our ignorant brethren's paines taken therein, infuse into them spiritual blessings, and endow them with gifts far exceeding the abilities of the learned stiffe-necked Protestants."

A collection of speeches made by Sir Edward Dering, Knight and Baronet, in matters of religion. London, 1642.

This book was on February 2nd, 1641/2, voted by the House of Commons scandalous, and ordered to be burnt by the Common Hangman in Westminster, Cheapside, and Smithfield; the author disabled from sitting as a member, and ordered to be committed to the Tower; the printer was likewise prohibited from selling them. On February 5th it was also ordered that the Stationers' Company should have power to search the houses where they should be informed that Sir Edward Dering's books were printing, or to be sold, and seize them, and inform the House of the name of the printer.[69] Dr. Harris says that this book contains many curious particulars not elsewhere to be met with.

This is a false copy of a sermon preached by the Archbishop of Armagh before the House of Lords on the Fast day, December 22nd, 1641. It was printed by one John Nicholson; but on the petition of the Archbishop it was ordered to be called in and suppressed by the House of Lords on February 11th, 1641.

A seditious pamphlet, for which Walker was tried at the Old Bailey in July, 1642. On the trial the Queen's Attorney and two Serjeants at law after causing the indictment to be read "began to show and did make it plain how odious the matter was, and how it was a fact of a high nature; first against his Majesty, to make him as it were odious to his people: To your Tents, O Israel; as if the King were a Tyrant, bidding as it were every man to take his Sword and Armor; and oppose all Authority whatsoever, obeying no Law but that of their owne humour and will; what can there be more said, but that it was very plaine, but that this Walker did by those words labour to instigate and stir up the King's Subjects to a mutiny, and to cause tumults to arise in this Kingdome, nay, in the heart of this Kingdome, in the City of London too; not onely to teach these words, but to cause them at his owne charge to be printed, and to divulge the same through his Majestie's Kingdomes. Nor did this Walker rest himselfe therewith satisfied, but in an audacious way, and in a bold manner, as the King's Majesty passed through the City of London riding in his Coach, threw one of them into the very Coach itselfe, and in the very face of the King; what an affront was this? can any age paralell it, or any Chronicle make mention of the like, and in a Civill Commonwealth, and in a well governed City; I think not: nor is this all, for this Walker hath invented and writ divers Pamphlets and other scandalous Bookes, to the great disturbance of his Majesty, and of his Liege people; a meere sower of division, an upholder of a new Government, an inventer of a new Doctrine; nay, he is become a Preacher and a deliverer of this his humour even in the Church, and openly in the Pulpit too, and on the Sunday: drawing after him, and seducing poore ignorant people to the very ruine of their soules, if it were possible. This act of his, it was done with much venome, malice, bitternes, and rankor considering the time; because the King and his Parliament were then at some difference, who did as much as in him lay to set his Majesty and his Subjects together at discord; it was drawne with cunning, and at such a time published that if envy itself had plotted it, it could not have come forth in a more dangerous season. He confessed it was his owne worke, and done by night, and the next day by him exposed to sale. It was a foule misdemeanour, and it was published with an ill intent. Nay, what is this Walker not, what wrong hee hath done let his owne conscience, his severall Bookes and Pamphlets, which hee hath both written, made, and printed them himselfe witnesse. Well, the Jury heares the information, the severall pleadings, the severall Witnesses that this Walker was the onely framer, inventer, publisher, and disperser of that Booke, To your Tents, O Israel; upon which severall Evidences the Jury withdrawes themselves (being 12 honest men, and of a good rank and quality) to consider of the matter; which being truely weighed, and a long time debated and scanned, agreed all in one mind, calleth for Henry Walker to the Bar: who being come to deliver their Verdict, they all declared him by the voyce of their Foreman to be guilty both of the Trespasse and of the misdemenour. He was convicted, 1.—For writing of it. 2.—For the composing of it. 3.—For the publishing of it himselfe at the Printer's house, and receiving money for them. Which done, he had nothing to say for himselfe, nor his Counsell neither, but onely he did it not with an ill intent to doe any harme. And now he is heartily sorrowfull for it, and begs the King's mercy, and the charitable censure of all men for his rashnesse and over hot zeale, especially of his sacred Majesty, whom he hath most offended; and for his Majestie's clemency to him, he will ever be bound to pray for him; because his Majesty did give Command that his Inditement should not be put against him for Treason, but onely for a misdemenor, which if it had bin preferred for Treason it might have bin as well found and have cost him his life, as for this fact of misdemenour; and so I, H. Walker, am heartily sorry, and desire God, his Majesty, and all his Majestie's Subjects to forgive me, and by my example to forsake these private and secret meetings, or rather conventicles; and so with teares I submit myselfe to the Law and the punishments whensoever it shall be denounced and inflicted upon me."

This account of Walker's trial is taken from his life and recantation, collected and written by John Taylor, 1642.

The Petition of Sir Philomy Oneale, Knight, Generall of the Rebels in Ireland, and of the Lords, Nobility, and Commanders of the Army of the Catholiques in that Kingdome. Presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons now assembled in the High Court of Parliament in England. London. Printed by T. F. for John Thomas.

On March 8th, 1641/2, the House of Commons ordered that the consideration of this pamphlet be referred to the Committee for printing, and that they take some speedy course for repairing the honour of the Earl of Ormond, much wounded by this pamphlet, and for the corporal punishment of the printer and the contriver.[70] A copy is in the British Museum Library. It is in quarto, and contains six pages.

Message of the House of Commons, sent in reply to his Majesty's last message. 1642.

On March 28th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that John Franc the printer should be forthwith sent for as a delinquent by the Serjeant at Arms for causing this message to be printed without any licence.[71]

The humble petition and declaration of both Houses of Parliament, of 23rd March, 1641/2.

On March 28th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that John Wright the stationer and Gregory Dexter should be sent for as delinquents by the Serjeant at Arms for printing this petition without licence.[72]

On March 28th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that William Humfreyvile should be sent for as a delinquent for feigning and making these two letters, and causing them to be printed.[73]

On March 28th, 1642, the House of Commons resolved that this Diurnal, printed by Robert Wood, was false and scandalous to the King and the parliament, and contained in it "divers seditious passages and of dangerous consequence," and that Wood should be sent for as a delinquent by the Serjeant at Arms for printing this Diurnal; and it was resolved that whoever should print or sell any act or passages of that house under the name of a Diurnal or otherwise without particular licence "should be reputed a high contemner and breaker of the privilege of parliament, and so punished accordingly."[74]

A copy of this Diurnal is among the King's pamphlets in the British Museum.

A short treatise of Baptisme: wherein is declared that only Christ's disciples or beleevers are to be baptised; and that the baptising of infants hath no footing in the word of God, but is a meere tradition received from our forefathers. 1642.

A little pamphlet of 13 pages, written by Thomas Kilcop, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library.

On April 28th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that the Lord Chief Justice should be required to proceed against Thomas Kilcop according to law "speedily and with effect" for the setting forth and publishing this "scandalous ignorant pamphlet."[75]

A Letter sent by a Yorkshire Gentleman to a friend in London: Being a full and true Relation of the proceedings betweene his Majesty and the County of York, at Heworth Moore, upon Friday, June 3. Also the most materiall passages of this weeke, from London, Westminster, &c. N. d.

A pamphlet of eight pages, but without title; of which a copy exists in the British Museum Library.

On June 8th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing, and that the printer should be immediately sent for to attend that Committee.[76]

A true relation of the proceedings of the Scotts and English forces in the north of Ireland. 1642.

On June 8th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this pamphlet should be referred to the Committee for printing, and that the printers be sent for; and that Tobias Sedgewick, Francis Cowles, and Thomas Baites be forthwith sent for in safe custody. Cowles and Bates being called in before the Committee, confessed that one White, a printer, brought the copy thereof to them before it was printed, and offered to sell the impression thereof to them, and they accordingly bought it and published divers printed copies thereof. It was thereupon ordered that Cowles and Bates should be forthwith committed prisoners to the King's Bench, and that the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench be required to proceed against them as publishers of false news; and the book was ordered to be burnt by the Common Hangman in the new Palace Yard at Westminster.

On the next day, White, the printer of the pamphlet was called in, and confessed that he had received the letter, which was directed from one Pike in Ireland to one Tobias Sedgwick, from Sedgwick, a barber in the Strand; and that he carried this letter to Baites and Cowles the stationers and read it to them, and they thereupon hired him to print three reams of paper, and gave him therefore eighteen shillings; he presented to the house the original letter. It was then resolved that White should be forthwith committed to the King's Bench prison for printing and publishing a scandalous libel to the dishonour of the Scott's nation, and that he be referred to the King's Bench, to be proceeded with there according to law; but on the 15th June following all concerned were ordered to be forthwith discharged from any farther imprisonment.[77]

A picture of Sir John Hotham on horseback upon the walls of Hull, his Majesty on foot before the walls. 1642.

Whether this is an independent picture unaccompanied by letter-press, or whether it is the illustration on the title page of a pamphlet I have not been able to discover. On June 10th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that "this scandalous picture" should be burnt by the Common Hangman in the Palace Yard, and that all further sale or publication of them be strictly forbidden, and enquiry was to be made for the printer and publisher. On June 13th, the printer and designer of the picture was brought to the door of the House in custody: but no further proceedings against him appear among the Records of the House.[78]

A Collection of Sundry Petitions presented to the King's most excellent Majestie. As also to the two most Honourable Houses, now assembled in Parliament. And others, already signed, by most of the Gentry, Ministers, and Freeholders of severall Counties, in behalfe of Episcopacie, Liturgie, and supportation of Church-Revenues, and suppression of Schismaticks. Collected by a faithfull Lover of the Church, for the comfort of the dejected Clergy, and all moderatly affected Protestants. Published by his Majesties speciall Command. Printed for William Sheares, 1642.

A pamphlet of 67 pages, of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library.

On June 14th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this book, which was printed for William Sheares, should be referred to the Committee for printing; and that Sheares the printer should be summoned to attend the Committee.[79]

New Orders new agreed upon by a Parliament of Roundheads. Confirmed by the Brethren of the New Separation. Assembled at Roundheads' Hall, without Cripplegate. With the great discretion of Master Longbreath, an upright new inspired Cobler, Speaker of the House. Avowed by Ananias Dulman, alias Prick-eares. Cler. Parl. Round. London, printed for T. U. 1642.