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A30098	A relation of the troubles of the three forraign churches in Kent, caused by the injunctions of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, Anno Dom. 1634 &c. written by J.B., Minister of the word of God.	J. B. (John Bulteel), d. 1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing B5452; ESTC R200067	48,685	60

A RELATION OF THE TROUBLES Of the three forraign Churches in KENT Caused by the Injunctions of William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury Anno Dom. 1634. c. Written by J. B. Minister of the Word of God Et quorum pars magna fui 2 SAM. 10. 12. Be of good courage and let us play the men for our people and the Lord doe that which seemeth him good Imprinted at London for Sam. Enderbie at the Starre in Popes head Alley 1645. To the Christian Reader THE Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament did exhibite divers Articles against William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury unto the Lords of the upper house the twelft whereof is set downe in these words He hath traiterously indevoured to cause division and discord betwixt the Church of England and other Reformed Churches And to that end hath supprest and abrogated the Priviledges and Immunities which have been by his Majestie and his Royall Ancestors granted to the Dutch and French Churches in this Kingdome and divers other wayes hath expressed his malice and dis-affection to these Churches that so by such dis-union the Papists might have more advantage for the overthrow and extirpation of both The truth of this appeares by the Archbishops proceeding against our forraign Churches in England for although the Deputies of all the forraign Churches met at London Anno 1625. and held a Synod whereof I was a Member deputed by the Church of Canterbury and went to the King who was accompanied with the Duke of Buckingham the Earl of Pembroke and Sectetary Morton all deceased and others and a Speech was made in French to the Kings Majesty by M. Primrose containing among other things a Petition for the continuance of our Priviledges concerning our Discipline according to our custom granted heretofore by his Ancestors and Royall Progenitors The King gave us a gracious Answer and 〈◊〉 Promise and gave us his hand to kisse and we enjoyed our Priviledges as long as Archbishop Abbot lived Yet as soone as 〈◊〉 was warme in his Archbishops seat he indeavoured with tooth and naile to suppresse and abrogate our Priviledges and Immunities granted to our forraign Churches by his Majestie and his Royall Ancestors to introduce the Book of Common Prayer in our Churches and subject us to the English Liturgie translated into French c. and to withdraw from our Churches those of the first and second descent to have them goe to the English Parishes as may fully appeare by this Relation True it is that in King James his raigne the two forraign Churches French and Dutch in Norwich were assaulted and troubled by Dr. Overald Bishop of Norwich and especially by his Chancellour but that was about two points the one was a prohibition to observe Publicke Fasts without the Kings permission which the Churches had implicite in the toleration of their Discipline The second was A command to the Communicants of both Congregations to receive the Communion not sitting but standing Indeed when the French forraign Churches held their Synod at Norwich Anno Dom. 1619. to the which I was deputed and was chosen Scribe by the Synod at that time the Bishops Chancellour came to our Synod and told us That my Lord would have the Communicants kneele at the Communion which seemed very strange to us I was chosen to goe to the Chancellour accompanied by the whole Synod and declared to him what Priviledges we had from time to time from King Edward Queene Elizabeth of famous memorie and from King James then reigning The Chancellour answered us That the King might alter his word revoke his promise But we replied That we esteemed the Kings word as much as a Patent We went afterwards to the Bishop who told us that his Chancellour had abused him he never intended that those of the forraign Congregation should receive the Communion Kneeling but Standing as they did in France He told us that his Majesty commanded him to look to his Diocesse We answered That the two forraign Congregations in Norwich were in his Diocesse but not of his Diocesse and desired his Lordship to let the Churches be in quiet till we had communicated the businesse to our Consistories and returned our answer to the two Churches Which he promised to doe In the meane time the Bishop died The Bishop who succeeded him was content to let the two Congregations enjoy their Discipline in their Fasts and Communion so that Archbishop Abbot would set his hand to such a permission which was a strange Condition for he might have considered that the Archbishop did not trouble the forraign Churches in his Diocesse but let them enjoy their Priviledges quietly But after the Bishop had heard the Kings answer to the forraign Churches permitting the continuance of their Discipline he did not molest them but the two Congregations lived in peace till Archbishop Lauds time who was not content to trouble the three forraign Churches in his Diocesse but endeavoured to assault all the forraign Churches in this Kingdome and did cite their Deputies to appeare and meant not to deprive them of two or three points of their Discipline but to dispossesse them of all and to submit them to the English Discipline Yet when he saw he could not bring it to passe he would have perswaded the world he never intended such an Injunction as will appeare by this following Treatise We intend not to write of the troubles of all the forraign Churches in England or those of London or of Norwich but by the by or a touch of them by occasion our purpose is to write principally and summarily what hapned to the three forraign Churches in Kent In which Narration it will appeare the malice and dis-affection of the Archbishop of Canterbury to the Dutch and French Churches in this Kingdome which stood in his way intending the dissipation and extirpation of them that so his fine designe of bringing in Popery might have taken effect and sure footing in England to the overthrow of the true Protestant Religion had not God in his great mercy put an end and set a period to his ambition his tyranny designes and life A Relation of the Troubles of the three forraigne Churches in KENT AFter the death of George Abbot Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud Bishop of London was promoted to that See and made Archbishop thereof who at his entrance obtained of the Kings Majesty a Patent for a generall Visitation of all the Diocesses under his jurisdiction as well of those that were exempts as otherwise And although the foraigne Churches of this Realme were not comprehended in that Patent for whereas Bishops Deanes Archdeacons Canons prebendaries ministers and others were nominated the forraine Churches were not named yet the Archbishop presupposed and pretended them to be and therefore in the visitation of his Diocesse of Canterburie by his Commissioners in Aprill Anno Domini 1634. he caused the three forreine churches to be cited to appeare by their deputies in Canterburie

them saving his patience was abused which was conceived by the Major to be said in regard of the Injunction and was thought by him that my Lord had an a king tooth against them In the meane time J. B. wrote to one of the court relating what had happened who speaking to S. C. about it said he knew not what to say of it as for himselfe he 〈◊〉 the worst but hoped the best and in his letters a while after wrote that 〈◊〉 he nor others had heard any thing of the affaires so that he hoped the churches should have a calme and serene Ayre after some stormes and cloudy dayes past or at least should gaine time 〈◊〉 In the moneth of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sir 〈◊〉 Brent came to Canterbury where he sent for the 〈◊〉 of the severall 〈◊〉 of the City 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of them if the Injunction was observed and obeyed by the 〈◊〉 English that were of the second descent telling them that my Lord had beene informed that it was not kept as it ought to be most of them or all returned their answer that it was obeyed as farre as they could perceive that they that were of their Parishes came to their Churches He asked one of the Ministers if he would set his hand to that he said he would signe such a writing if he required it but it was not pressed The French Ministers were somewhat moved to see that there were so many misinformations and that my Lord should so easily beleeve every false rumour for except there were some Promoters or pick-thankes in every Church who could know it one man could not be at one time in all the Parishes to see and which is more to know every stranger native to know the number in every Parish and to know whether they were there or no none could better informe my Lord or Sir Nathaniel Brent then the Ministers and Churchwardens of the Parishes and complained to Sir Nathaniel Brent of it who went to London where he caused the stranger Churches of London French Dutch and others to appeare before him at Bowe Church but of that Visitation we intend not to write About the same time the Congregation of Sandwich was troubled by one of the Ministers who went to divers that were in his Parish that were strangers by descent but borne in England and that of the first dedegree and told them about a fortnight before Easter that they were to come to his Communion according to my Lords order and pleasure but Master Gasparus the Minister and the Elders of the Dutch Congregation sent and part of them went to their houses told them 〈◊〉 they were not bound to doe it that there was no such order given by my Lord that those that were of the first degree were to goe to the Dutch Church and to the Communion and not commanded to goe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 English Church and Communion and need not feare his threatnings A while after there were some supercilious and 〈◊〉 Ministers and church-wardens in Canterbury that dealt 〈◊〉 with some of the Natives beyond the Order and commission and did 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Natives in their Parishes by menaces and threatnings among others the churchwardens of one of the parishes in an imperious and threatning stile sent a note to the 〈◊〉 Householders and Masters of families of their Parish 1 We hereby signifie that we have 〈◊〉 you of the French and Walloon Congregation and that are strangers inhabiting in our Parish whether lately come over or of the first and second descent for this time to pay for the 〈◊〉 and adorning of our Church and necessary 〈◊〉 thereunto belonging the sum of five pounds ten shillings 〈◊〉 which we desire you to 〈◊〉 among your selves because you best know your owne estates and say to us the churchwardens before next Saturday 〈◊〉 at six of the clocke And if this you neglect to doe then we give you notice to appeare in the north chancell of our church next Lords day immediately after evening prayer to see your selves sessed according to our discretions 2 On saturday night next we desire the names of all married persons in your congregation of the second descent that are inhabitants in our Parish that we may take order for decent seats for them as they shall signifie their estates and qualities to be 3 Then we also entreat the names and ages of those unmarried in our parishes of the second descent and whose children and servants they he to the end we may take care of their due resort to our hurch being 〈◊〉 and communicating there according as their severall age require 4 That those of sixteen yeers and upwards that have not this Easter time already communicated prepare themselves to receive the blessed Sacrament in our Church next Lords day and so thrice in the yeere afterwards as the Canons of our church require as they will avoyd 〈◊〉 to their ordinary for their neglect therein 5 We admonish friendly and entreat you that are Parents and Masters of Families of the first and second descent henceforth duly on the Lord's day halfe an houre before evening prayer to send your men children and 〈◊〉 under sixteen to be catechized according to the order of our Church as you your selves upon presentments will answer for their absences April the 15. 1639. But what the reason was that the first Church-warden or both were more forward and strict then the rest of the Towne is not known whether their blind zeale to uphold the ceremony of the English Church or knew water would come to their Mill by presentments or would curry favour with my Lord or were set on it by some of his followers or shew their power and authority Magistratus indicat virum and to make the parish know what they should expect of them in their office yet vana sine 〈◊〉 ira it is good a curst Cow hath short horns for a few dayes after there was an election of new Church-wardens the one of them hoped to continue in his office but whether the parish perceived he would be a busie body and intended to do some fine design he was outed of his place and another chosen in his stead so 〈◊〉 strangers of that parish though threatned were not pressed to it nor presented but had their 〈◊〉 est and the other strangers also for the time For the Archbishop who had many Irons in the fire did not onely trouble the three forraign Churches of Kent and the other forraign Churches in 〈◊〉 but did vex the English Churches advancing superstitious Ceremonies and innovasions by secret 〈◊〉 and open violent persecutions having a designe to doe the like in the English Churches and Regiments in the united Provinces of the States Generall He had an intention to introduce it in Ireland where he was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 totum even when he was Bishop of London having the Lord Deputy Counsell Bishops and Clergy at his owne devotion And as soon as he was Arch-bishop he began to put on his