was made Bishop of Waterford and Lord Treasurer of Ireland and after Archbishop of Tuam and twice Lord Chief Justice of that Kingdom He dyed an 1288. and was buried in Trinity Church in Dublin St. Dunstan born in and Abbot of Glassenbury was Bishop of London and Worcester and Archbishop of Canterbury and for promoting of Monkery was reputed a Saint His skill in Smithery was so great that the Goldsmiths in London are incorporated by the name of the Company of St. Dunstans He dyed Anno 988. He was the strictest of the Clergy against the marriages of Priests in his life time Sewald bred in Oxford was Scholar to St. Edward who was wont to say to him Sewald Sewald thou wilt have many afflictions and dye a Martyr Nor did he miss much of his mark therein though he met with peace and plenty at first when Archbishop but afterwards opposing the Pope who intruded one Jordan an Italian to be Dean of York he was for his contempt Excommunicated Note that at the same time there were 300 benefices possessed by Italians who did not only teach in the Church but misteach by their lascivious and debauched conversations Let us now return to Sewald who never returned into the Popes favour but dyed of grief in the state of Excommunication An. 1258. yet was he reputed a Saint in vulgar estimation Eleanor Eldest Daughter to King Ed. I. and Queen Eleanor born at Windsor afterwards was married by Proxy a naked sword interposing between her and his body to Alphons King of Arragon who dyed before the consummation of marriage The Princess was afterwards married to H. 3. Earl of Berry in France from whom the Dukes of Anjou and Kings of Sicil are descended She dyed An. 1298. Edward III. Son to Ed. II. and Queen Isabel born at Windsor a pious and fortunate Prince was Passive in deposing of his Father practised on in his minority by his Mother and Mortimer His French Victories speak both of his Wisdom and Valour and though the conquests by H. 5. were thicker his were broader in France and Scotland though both in length a like as lost by by their immediate Successors He was the first English King that coyned Gold He first stamped the Rorse Nobles having on one side Jesus autem transiens per medium illorum ibat and on the Reverse his own Image with a Sword and Sheild sitting in a Ship waving on the Sea He had a numerous and happy Issue by Philippa his Queen after whose death being almost 70 years old he cast his assections on Alice Pierce his Paramour to his dishonour it being true what Epictetus returned to Adrian the Emperor asking of him what love was In puero pudor in virgine Rubor in Foemina furorin Juvene Ardor in sene Risus In a Boy Bashfulness in a Maid Blushing in a Woman Fury in a young Man Fire in an Old Man Folly However this King had few equals none superiours for Wisdom Clemency and Courage He dyed An. Dom. 1378. Wulstan of Brandsford was Prior of Worcester and built a most beautifull Hall in his Convent Hence he was preferred Bishop of Worcester 1338. He was verus pontisex in the Grammatical notation thereof building a fair Bridge at Brandsford over the River Teme and dyed not long after Jo. Eversden was breda Monk in Bury Abby whereof he was Cellerer or Caterer but mounting himself above this mean imploy he buried himself in Poetry Law and History whereof he wrote a fair Volume from the beginning of the World Being a Monk he was not fond of Fryers And observeth that when the Franciscans first entred Bury a few years before his death there hapened a hideous Hurricane levâ—lling Trees Towers yet went they out with a clam at the time of the dissolution He dyed 1338. Anno 1378. Note that in this year in the Reign of Richard II. the Sussexians of Rye and Winchel-sea imbarked for Normandy and afterwards entred by night into a Towncalled Peter's Port took all such Prisoners who were able to pay ransom and safely returned home with their spoils amongst which were some Bells the French had formerly taken from the Towns in this County which they lately invaded It was a worthy advice which William Earl of Arundel gave to his Son Henry Fitz-Allen never to trust his Neighbours the French which I would commend to the inhabitants of this County and indeed now and forever to all England John Stratford of Stratford Warwickshire being born there was preferred by the Pope to the Bishopr of Winchest whereupon falling into the displeasure of Richard II. for a time he took it in so ill part that he forsook that King whilst in his extremity this cost him the displeasure of the Queen Mother and Edw. III. till at last converted by his constancy they turned their frowns into smiles upon him When he was Archbishop of Cant. he furnished the King with great sums of money at his first seting forth for France But when the King sent to him again for another supply instead of Coyn the Bishop sent him Counsel whereat the King returning into England was so highly offended that the Bishop was forced to pass his publick purgation in Parlia by which he was restored to the reputation of his Innocence He built and bountifully endowed a Beautiful Colledge in Stratford He dyed Anno 1348. having been a man of great charity meekness and moderation Ralph Straford his Kinsman was Bishop of London and there being a grievous Pestilence there this Bishop bought a piece of Land for the burial of the Dead lying near Smithfield called No mans Land Eustathius de Fauconbridge was chosen Bishop of London An. 6. Hen. III. He was chosen Chief Justice then Chancellor of the Exchequer and afterwards Treasurer of England and twice Ambassador to the King of France He dyed October 31. 1228. and was buried in the Presbytery Maurice Chamnee bred a Fryer in the Charter-House He only escaped when 18 of his Order lost their lives by him written for refusing the Oath of supremacy 'T is said he warped to the will of H. 8. to preserve his Covent from destruction He dyed beyond the Seas about 1580. Sir Amias Preston of an ancient Family at Cricket in Somerset An. 88. seized on the Admiral of the Galiasses wherein the Governour with most of his men were burnt or killed He took the Town of Puerto Sancto and the Isle of Cochi surprized the Fort and Town of Coro sacked the City of St. Jago put to Ransom the Town of Cumana and entred Jamaica all in the West Indies and returned home safely He sent a challenge to Sir Walter Raleigh the Privy Counsellor which was by him refused having a Wife and Children and a fair Estate and Sir Amias being a private and single Person though of good quality because Sir Walter condemned those for ill humours where the Hangman gives the Garland These two Knights were reconciled afterwards and Sir Amias dyed about the
the Kings Tryal Jan. 20. he was brought before the High Court of Justice falsely so called 22. day the second time 23. the third time was brought before the said Court the 27. day sentenced to Death by that bold Traitor John Bradshaw the 30. day barbarously murdred at his own Palace door betwixt 1. and 2. a Clock So fell this Pious and Learned Prince who will never be too much lamented nor forgotten This sad Subject would make a Volume but that is not my intention there are several Tracts already written That alone of Dr. Nalson's of the Kings Judges under Phelp's own hand is sufficient and note when the King was murdered Sir Tho. Fairfax was General and Oliver Cromwel was Leiutenant General of the Army The latter over ruling overawing over fooling the former or else Dr. Hammond's Letter would have turned that violent Torrent which with him took no effect but was altogether slighted or unregarded but would have converted any unbjassed person from doing or suffering to be done such a bloody and unjust Act by so many impious Regicides Then the above named false and confused Society adjourned Hilary Term. Febr. 6. the Kings Office voted unnecessary and burdensome the 7. the King's body removed to Windsor and there interred under a small Marble Stone and so remains to this day without any show of Magnificence or Regal Monument where I hope his now dust will rest quietly But before I close up this fatal year let me produce one little wonder Note that in the Hundred of Râ—ckford Essex an Army of Mice shaved off all the Grass at the bare roots which withered to Dung was infectious to Cattle the March following numberless flocks of Owls from all parts flew thither and destroyed them and 68 years before this year happened the like accident in the Hundred of Dengy in Essex Jo. Richardson Born in Cheshire of a most worshipful and ancient Family bred in the University of Dublin where he was graduated Doctor in Divinity and was afterwards made Bishop of Ardagh in Ireland In the late Rebellion he came over into England a grave man and good Divine verifying the Rule Bonus Texturius Bonus Theologus for he carried a Concordance in his memory The larger Annotations especially on Ezekiel an elaborate work challenge him in a great measure for the Author Our Bishop who had been relieved had his bounty to bestow on others and by his will bequeathed a considerable Legacy to the College of Dublin He dyed an 1658. aged 74. Jo. Cleaveland Born at Hinkley Loic where his Father was Vicar was Fellow in St. John's College in Camb. and Advocate General in the Garrison of Newark a general Artist pure Latinist exquisite Orator and eminent Poet. His lofty fancy may seem to stride from the top of one Mountain to the top of another so making to it self a constant champain and Level of continued elevations He dyed an 1658. and was buried at College Hill Church Mr. Parson in his funeral Sermon forbore his praises seeing such who knew him not would sufpect them far above whilst such as were acquainted with him did know them much beneath his true desert In this year 58 Dunkirk was taken by the English but not long after by the English or by a few of the better sort of the English sold to the French King and surrendred into his hands and 't was such a Bargain for France as England has had reason and I am afraid ever will to lament and be much afflicted for the loss of it and a hard-task it will prove to reduce it to the Crown of England In this year also being in July Sir H. Slingsby and the Reverend and Pious Dr. Huit was beheaded under the Tyranny of Oliver Cromwel However he set up a High-Court of Justice called so then Dr. Huit was a very great and good Divine and though Oliver's Daughter very much besought her Father upon her knees for his life all was but in vain however it was believed that the Monster of mankind Oliver never enjoyed himself long after for he was much troubled with Gravel and a little after that was much tormented with the Stone in the Bladder and though Dr. Bowls set him on his head and his heels upwards to remove the stone and gave him some ease at present yet he being return'd to his natural posture and the Dr. into the Country with his Coach and Six which Oliver had bestowed on him for his fees and attendance the Stone pressed down again with that violence and force and caused that horrible pain and that pain a Feaver and the Feaver brought that which took the insolent Usurper from his Protectorship which happened Sept. 3. 1658. Now let me desire you to accept of the Company of his Son Richard for a Protector Though he staid but six Months at the Helm the Sea the Commonwealth of Engl. grew very boisterous and sick till Richard was spewed up and outed of his Protectorship And he wanting his Fathers Courage and Judgment was outed accordingly 't was said he had some kindness for King Ch. II. and was willing to shew it at that time and help to restore him but too many eyes were upon him and his own want of experience made all ineffectuall at that juncture of affairs and the Government was put into other hands as shall appear afterwards This short-ruling Protector did very little in his half years Reign only got together things necessary for his Fathers Pompous Funeral which was upon Novomber 23. 1658. This funeral cost so much that all the Tradesmen and others concerned in it were either forced to run away or hide themselves in some Alsatia ever after Anno 1668. In this year there were two Easter days the one being in April and the other on March 23. 1668. and the precedent year had no Easter A thing to be noted because 't is to be found very rarely either by looking forward or the days past This year also by instigation of the Parliament to the King an Order was made to send the Earl of Clarendon out of England He travelled to Montpelier in France where he stayed some years and then hearing the joyful news of his return with excess of joy gave up the ghost his body was brought into England and interred in H. 7. Chapel close by the Steps He was the first Lord Chancellor under Ch. II. James Duke of York was married to his Daughter Ann at the Kings return into England from whom are descended Mary Our Gracious Queen and Ann Princess of Denmark The first stone of the first pillar of the Royal Exchange was laid by K. Ch. II. in this year 1668. Anno 1678. In this year the Popish Plot was discovered and 18 persons were executed for the same the chief of them was Viscount Stafford beheaded at Towerhill Edw. Coleman Esq then Secretary to the Dutchess of York his House searcheâ— and Papers seized October the 1. day Wherein was
A MOST CHOICE Historical Compendium Fitted for the use of all Ingenious and Inquisitive Persons WHO Are curious to know what wonderfull Events have come to pass for almost 1000 Years under the Figure 8 from 818. to 1688. Inclusive Wherein is briefly Comprised The Life and Death Rise and Fall of Kings Queens Noblemen Clergymen Warriors and several famous Poets With many other Curious Remarks and Observations not here mention'd Written in a Plain method by A. M. Gent. London Printed for John Weld at the Crown near Temple-Bar in Fleet street 1692. TO THE READER THE best and must infallible Guide we have upon Earth The Holy Writ informs us that the wife and Omnipotent Creator of the World was pleased to set out six days to finish that vast piece of work and blessed the Seventh day and hallowed it Yet afterward when the wickedness of Mankind increased to that heighth as to provoke the same Creator to destroy his works again by a Flood He commanded Noah to build an Ark for the preservation of all manner of Beasts Fowle and Fish c. Noah had also a precept to enter the House of Safety and to take along with him his Family which in all amounted but to eight persons Out of which number the whole earth was repopulated and replenished to the incredulous number of Millions of Persons already known and found out to this day and finding many memorable passages happening under that number in many places abroad especially in our own Kingdom of England and that also in very late years the last being 1688. I shall here present to thy unbyassed Judgment many Heroick actions done by our own Countrymen both at Home and Abroad The Rise and Fall the Birth and Death the conferring of Honour and Preferment and also the Degrading of many persons both Divines Lawyers Warriers and Seamen Lords Knights Gentlemen and Private men some of a low degree and some famous Poets born and bred in the English Climate and all these begun or ended under the figure of eight and no other As for example England was first so called by Egbert a Saxon King in 818. Ethelbert another Saxon King began his Reign 858. And many more English Kings and Queens so likewise Sir Hugh Calveley Sir Walter Raleigh and many other persons very remarkable in their Lives and Fortunes continuing on the same to this wonder-working year 1688. as thou mayst see in this Treatise fully explain'd Here is also presented to thy veiw the Spanish Armadoe consisting of what Ships and other preparations in 1588. the Murder of King Charles the first The Death of Vsurping Oliver The death of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey The Popish Plot. The publishing of a Birth of the Prince of Wales The landing of the Prince of Orange The departure of King James and his Q. c. out of the Kingdom of England and also an account of other matters included in the aforesaid years very profitable both for present and future Generations and in these later years being matter of fact and truly stated and demonstrated may be a good Copy to write after learning there by to carry our selves steadily and wisely in our several stations both in times of War and Peace Prosperity and Adversity Now if any one should ask thee why I took no other figure to end in tell him it would have swelled the Book to a greater Price intending this only portable for the Pocket and for such as are not willing to go to a higher rate and if that answer is not sufficient let them take the other eight remaining figures and use to their best advantage and pleasure if this Tract finds good acceptance it may be an encouragement for a second adventure after the same way and method for the future However at present I will no longer detain thee in the Porch but open a passage into a fair Field full of variety and pleasure desiring thee to reap the same by perusal of these my pains and willing endeavours Vale. A CHOICE And most useful COMPENDIUM ENgland was first so called by Egbert a Saxon King who began his Reign in 818. Ethelbert another Saxon King began his Reign in 858. Alfred another Saxon King first divided England into Shires in the year 888. Organs were brought into general use in Churches about the year 828 and much improved by Bernard a Venetian and an incomparble Musician Herbert de Boshâ—â— was a Manubus unto Tho. Becket at whose Martyring he was present and had the discretion to make no resistance he wrote the story of his Master's death Going over into Italy he was by Pope Alex. 3. made Archbishop of Beneventum and in Decemb. 1178. created Cardinal St. Agelnoth the Good Archbish of Cant. is said to have given at Rome 100 Talents of Silver and one of Gold for the Arm of St. Augustine B of Hippo. He expended much in repairing his Cathedral lately destroyed by the Danes assisted therein by the bounty of King Canutus He dyed 1038. Walt Episc Carliel no great Clerk being made Lord Treasurer of England he avowed his Accounts even when justly charged with a 100 l. Debt to the Exchequer upon which he resigned his Bishoprick and became a Fryer at Oxford where he dyed 1248. Where note that some persons will descend from a higher to lower degree to obtain pardon for sin Edward Son to Edgar K. of England was in his Infancy whipt by Elfrida his Mother-in-Law with wax Candles so that afterward he could never indure the sight of any such Candles when he was King Elfrida managed for the most part all the Affairs of State and afterwards caused this Edward to be stab'd at Corse Castle whither he had come to visit her An. 978. intending by that murther to make way for her Son Ethelred to the Kingdom He was buried at Shaftsbury which was formerly called St. Edwards Matthew Gournay Born at Stoke under Hambden Somer where his family hath flourished since the Conquest and there built both a Castle and a College He was the honour of his House in the Reign of Edw. 3 d. He fought at the Siege of Algiers and Benemazin against the Saracens at Ingen Poictiers Sluee Cressy against the French and at Nazaran under the Black Prince in Spain His Armour was beheld by martial men with much civil veneration with whom his faithful Buckler was a relique of esteem He dyed in peace aged 90. odd years an 1378. Steph. Langton born in England bred in Paris was one of the greatest Scholars of the Christian world in his age He was consecrated Cardinal of St. Chrysogone then by the Pope intruded Archbishop of Cant. in defiance of King John he wrote coâ—ments on all the old and some of the new Testament He first divided the Bible into Chapters which Robert Stephens a Frenchman subdivided into Verses Langton divided also the Kingdom of England reducing King John to sad extremities He dyed and was buried at Canterbury an 1220. Stephen de Fulborn
he procured Indulgences to such as should go in Pilgrimage to St. Winifreds Well in his Diocess Robert Brassy born at Bunbury i. e. Boniface-bury in Cheshire bred D. D. in King's Colledge in Cambridge whereof he was Provost being learned and stout he publickly protested against the Visitors in Q. Mary's Reign as to his own College thereby taking off the edg of these persecuting Commissioners When many Doctors of Cambridge were resolved to sell their Right in Sturbridg-Fair for a trifle to the Towns-men he dashed their designs which manly opposition prevented the Vice-Chancellor's holding the Stirrup to the Mayor He died Ann. Dom. 1558. and lies buried on the South-side of the Chapel Thomas Stuckley was a younger Brother of an ancient and worshipful Family near Illfracomb in Devon one of good parts and great ambition having spent his Patrimony and undertaking the Plantation of Florida he blushed not to tell Queen Elizabeth That he preferred rather to be Soveraign of a Mole-hill than the highest Subject to the greatest King in Christendom and that he was assured he should be a Prince before his Death I hope said the Queen I shall hear from you when you are stated in your Principality I will write unto you quoth Stuckley In what Language said the Queen He returned In the Stile of Princes To our dear Sister His fair project being blasted for lack of Money he went into Ireland where missing the preferment he expected he went over with treacherous intent into Italy There he wrought himself with ineredible dexterity into the very bosom of Pope Pius 5. vaunting that with 3000 Soldiers he could beat all the English out of Ireland The Pope loading him with the Titles of Baron of Ross Visc Murrough Earl of Wexford Marq. of Lemster furnished him with 800 Soldiers paid by the King of Spain for the Irish Expedition But Stuckley chose rather to accompany Sebastian King of Portugal with 2 Moorish Kings into Africa where behaving himself valiantly with his 800 Men in the Battel of Alcaser he was slain An. 1578. In vain he had given good counsel to these furious Kings to refresh their faint Soldiers before the Fight for rushing on after their first Landing they buried themselves together in the same ruin A fatal Fight wherein one day was slain Three Kings that were and one that would be fain Agnes Prest lived at Northcot in Cornwall and was indicted before W. Stanford Judge of the Assize an 2. 3. P. and Mary her own Husband and Children being her greatest persecutors from whom she fled because they would force her to Mass but being presented to the Bishop of Exeter she was condemned for denying the Sacrâ—ment of the Altar after which she refused money from all well affected people saying she was going to that City where money had no mastery she was burnt without the Walls of Exeter in Sothonhay Nov. 558. ag 54. Tho. Leaver B. D. in Cambridge fled in the Marian days and became Pastor of the English Exiles at Arrow in Switz He wrote a book entitled The right Path way to Christ He dyed after his return into England 1558. Hen. Stafford Baron of Stafford was Son to Ed. Duke of Buckingham beheaded under Hen. 8. the Barony descended unforfeited to this Henry placed here not as a trans but a cis reformation man for translating the book of Dr. Fox Bishop of Hereford favourer of Luther into English of the differences of power Ecclesiastical and Secular He dyed 1558. some months before the beginning of Queen Elizabeth Peter Petow of an ancient Family flourishing for a long time at Chesterton was a Franciscan afterwards Cardinal being created by Pope Paul III. who also made him Legat a latere and Bishop of Salisbury Queen Mary in favour to Cardinal Poole prohibited this Legat's entrance into her Court He died in France 1558. Thomas Savage born at Macklesfield in Cheshire his Father a Knight bred in Cambridge a Doctor of Law Hence he was preferred Bishop of Rochester and at last Arch-bishop of York A greater Courtier than Clerk dextrous in managing secular Affairs a mighty Hunts-man He was the first who was privately installed by his Vicar He maintained a numerous Family and built much at Sâ—roby and Cawood in Yorks He died 1508. his Body being buried at York his Heart at Macklesfield in a Chapel of his own Erection Godfrey Gouldsbrough born in Cambridge bred in Trinity-College and afterwards Fellow thereof at last was consecrated Bishop of Gloucester 1598. one of the second sett of Protestant Bishops after those in the Marian days and before those who come within our Memory He gave 100 Marks to Trinity College and died some Months after Sir Will. Drury descended of a worshipful Family long flourishing at Hantstead in Suffolk answered his name Drury in Sax. Pearle in the preciousness of his disposition clear and hard valiant and innocent His Youth he spent in the French Wars his middle in Scotland and his old Age in Ireland He was Knight-Marshal of Berwick at which time the French had possessed themselves of the Castle of Edenburgh in the minority of King James Queen Elizabeth imployed this Sir William with 1500 Men to besiege the Castle Which service he worthily performed in reducing it in few days to the right owner thereof He was appointed Lord President of Munster where he executed impartial Justice in spite of the Owners thereof Entring Kerry with a competent train of 140 Men with which he forced his return through 700 Men belonging to the Earl of Desmond who claimed Kerry as a Palatinate peculiarly to himself In the last Year of his Life he was made Lord-Deputy of Ireland dying at Waterford 1598. Tho. Cavendish Esq of Trimley Suffolk intending Foreign Discoveries on his own cost victualled and furnished three Ships the least of Fleets viz. The Desire Admiral 120 Tuns the Content Vice-Admiral 40 and the Hugh-Gallant Reer-Admiral 40 Tuns all three man'd with 123 Men and setting to Sea from Plimouth July 21. 1586. entred the mouth of the Magellan-Straits 7 January following where they suffered much hunger Mr. Cavendish named a Town there Port-Famine The Spaniards intending to fortifie the Straits and engross the passage were smitten with such a Mortality that scarce 5 of 500 did survive On Feb. 28. they entred the South-Sea and frequently landed as they saw occasion Many were their conflicts with the Natives more with the Spaniards coming off gainers in most and savers in all Encounters that in Quinterno excepted April 1. 1587. where they lost 12 men of account the cause that they afterwards sunk the Reer-Admiral for want of men to manage her Of the many Prizes he took the St. Anne was the most considerable being the Spanish Admiral of the South-Sea of 700 Tun and 190 Men there were 122000 Pezos each worth 8 Shill of Gold with other rich Lading as Silks and Musk. Mr. Cavendish landed the Spaniards and left them plentiful Provisions surrounding the East-Indies and
Inner-Temple 1618. being first Attorney-General to K. James He was afterwards made Lord-Keeper of the Great-Seal and 1. of Charles I. by whom he was created An. 4 Regis Baron Coventry of Alesborough in this County He enjoyed the dignity of Lord-Keeper fifteen Years if it was not more proper to say that Dignity enjoyed him The Patent whereby he was created Baron makes mention of his most worthy Services to K. James and K. Charles he died before the Civil Wars never Lord-Keeper made fewer Orders which were afterwards reversed his being firmly grounded on the consent of Parties In this year 1618 were executed at Tyburn 19 Pirats and one Garnet a Jesuit And the destruction of the Spanish Army sent against the Venetians Martin's Fort relieved by the Marquess Schomberge Ebsham-Waters now Epsom found out in a dry Season the Water first observed in a Horse or Neats footing run through some Veins of Allume and are abstersive and sanative being outwardly and inwardly taken Sir Jo. Doderidg bred in Oxford a general Scholar was second Justice of the King's Bench his Soul consisted of two Essentials Ability and Integrity holding the Scale of Justice with a steady hand He is famous for the expression That as old and infirm as he was he would go to Tyburn on Foot to see such a Man hang'd that should proffer Mony for a place of Judicature it being necessary that those who buy such Offices by whole-sale should sell Justice by re-tale to make themselves savers He was commonly called the sleeping Judge because he would sit on the Bench with his Eyes shut a posture of attention He died leaving no Issue An. 1628. and was interred in our Lady's Chapel in Exetâ—r Tobias Mathew D. D. bred in Oxford became Bishop of Durham and at last of York when placed there he merrily said He wanted nothing but Grace he died An. 1628. Tho. Taylor born at York and bred in Christ's College in Cambridge entered into the Ministry at 27 years of Age continuing in the same at Reading and London 35 years a pious and charitable man and a painful Preacher A little before his death he avowed That we served such a Master who covereth many imperfections and giveth much Wages for a little work He died about 1628. Note also in this year 1628. Dr. Lamb was murdered in the City of London for which the said City was fined 6000 l. Nath. Shute born at Gigleswick Yorksh and bred in Christ's College in Cambridge was an excellent Schollar and solid Preacher at St. Mildred-Poultrey in London though nothing of his is extant in Print save a Sermon called Corona Charitatis He was an uncomfortable Preacher in one sense in that he left no hope of imitation for such as should succeed him He died An. 1638. Note There were four other Brothers to this Nath. viz. Josiah Minister of St. Mary Woollnoth London Robert in Linn Thomas in Chester and Timothy in Exeter all famous for Learning and laborious Preachers Sir Rich. Hutton born at Perith Cumberland of a worshipful Family and bred in Jesus College in Cambr. diverted from Divinity by the importunity chiefly of George Earl of Cumberland became Barrister in Grays-Inn and 't was observed he seldom or never took Fees of Clergy-men afterwards being Recorder of York he was Knighted and made Judge of the Common-Pleas and continued though his opinion was against Ship-Money the King using to call him the honest Judge he died and was buried at St. Dunstan's in the West An. 1638. Joseph Mede born near Bishop-Stratford Eslex wrote de Sanctitate relativa he was a learned Man good Preacher and charitable to the Poor From that place of Scripture Judges 3. 30. And the Land had rest eight Years he observed that that was the longest time of Peace that the Church of God enjoyed And seeing the same lease of Halcyon days was expired in England since 1. Elizabeth he did grievously suspect some strange concussion in Church and State which came to pass accordingly He was a Millenary and was as much dishonoured by some furious Followers as even Aristotle was by ignorant Pretenders to his Philosophy He died An. 1638. leaving near 3000 l. to Christs College in Cambridge where he was bred Edm. Doubleday Esq a man of great Stature Valor Gravity and Activity attended Sir Tho. Knevet Novemb. 4. 1605. when he searched the Cellar beneath the Parliament-House where they found Guy Faux with his dark Lanthorn in the dead of the Night providing for the death of many next Morning He was newly come out of the Devils Closet the inner Room where the Powder lay Faux beginning to bustle Mr. Doubleday ordered him at his pleasure up with his Heels and theâ—â— with the Traitor lay the Treason 〈◊〉 along the Floor by God's good 〈◊〉 detected and defeated Faux vow 〈◊〉 that had he been taken in the innâ—â— Room he had blown up himself and all the Company therein Mr. Doubleday died An. 1618. John Moile born in or near South-Molton Devon bred in France where he became perfect in the Language spent his youth in Military imployments and in his reduced Age was made an Examiner in the Court of Tho. Lord Burgley and President of the North Afterwards being Governour to the Lord Ross he went to Rome with him where that Lord was courted and Mr Moile imprisoned in the Inquisition the Priests in vain hacking at the root of his constancy he continued 30 years in Prison and died 1638. at 81. Salkod a branch of a worshipful Family bred beyond the Seas either Jesuit or secular Priest coming over into England to angle for Proselytes his line broke and he was cast in Prison whence being brought to King James by his Arguments with a Benefice bestowed on him in Somersetshire he became a Protestant he was not a little proud that the King was pleased to stile him the learned Salkod See his true Character in the Book he writ of Angels He died An. 1638. Benj. Johnson whose Mother married a Brick-layer for her second Husband was bred in Westminster-School then in St. John's College in Cambridge being also honorary Member of Christ's Church in Oxford where he continued but few Weeks for want of further Maintenance being fain to return to the trade of his Father-in-Law he helped at the new Structure of Lincoln-Inn when having a Trowel in his hand he had a Book in his pocket some Gentlemen afterwards manumised him freely to follow his own ingenious Inclinations his Wit was elaborate wrought out by his own Industry he would sit silent in learned Company and â—uck in besides Wine their several Humors into his observation he was paramount in the dramatique part of Poetry and taught the Stage an exact conformity to the Laws of Comedians his Comedies were above the Vulgar which are only tickled with down-right obscenity and took not so well at the first stroke as at the rebound when beheld the second time yea they will endure reading and that
with due commendation so long as either Ingenuity or Learning are fashionable in our Nation He died An. 1638 and was buried in the Abby Church of Westminster under a small Stone with this Inscription O rare Ben. Johnson Sir Robert Car Son to Thomas Laird of Fumhurst in the South of Scotland who being active for Mary Queen of Scots was thereupon forced to fly to York was born in this City 'T is reported that his first making at Court was by breaking his Leg at Tilting in London whereby he came first into the cognizance of K. James who reflected on him whose Father had been a kind of Confessor for the cause of the Queen his Mother besides the young Gentleman had a handsom Person and a conveniency of desert Honours were crowded upon him made Baron Viscount Earl of Somerset Knight of the Garter Warden of the Cinque-Ports c. He was a good natur'd Man doing himself more hurt than any Man else but yet much harm to others viz. Sir Tho. Overbury lost the favour of this Earl by dissuading him from keeping Company with a Lady Wife of another Person of Honour to whom afterwards he was married her first Husband still living Earl of Essex and had a Child by her a Daughter who was afterwards married to a Person of Honour but Sir Tho. Overbury under a pretence for refusing to be sent Ambassador to Russia was sent to the Tower and his strict restraint encouraged his Enemies to practise his death which was by Poison effected for which divers were executed the Earl had the sentence of death which by K. James contrary to his word was never executed but gave him a lease of so many years as a pardon for his Life though he was banished the Court lived privately even from the sight of his Wife and in much sorrow and grief died An. 1638. In this year 1638. Lewis XIV King of France was born or rather per ignotam illicitam viam by that politick and governing Cardinal sent into the World to be a Plague to all Christendom a spoiler and robber of his own Country a troubler of the Gallican-Clergy a great opposer of his Infallible Holiness a severe and cruel Tormenter of the Hugonots first eating and plundering their Goods by his Booted Apostles his Dragoons and then unmercifully abusing their Bodies by Wounds Irons Whippings Prisons Famine and Death it self but without burial which by us is never denied to any Roman-Catholick He governs all his Vassals and Slaves that should be his Subjects by his will rigour and injustice and when they have got any thing for their own Family the King's Officers take it for their Master and there is no remedy for this general contagion But yet let me inform you of one piece of good nature that is rooted fast to him tho' he resists the Pope he loves the Turk and much condemns the Emperor for fighting against him and the French K. has many times lately assured his Brother the Turkish Emperor That he will divert all his Enemies that is all Christian Princes from invading his Countrey by his own powerful Armies And pray do not think much of these his strange and extravagant expressions for he hopes as there is but one King of Heaven so there will be but one on Earth and that must be a French one There was also in this year 1638. a many little Devils called the Covenanters in Scotland gathered into a riotous Body and chused David Leisley for their General and sollicited France for aid and though it took little effect yet you may learn that the Scotch were always great lovers of the English Their Covenant consisting of 666 words the mark of the Beast was set on Foot and every one willing or not swallowed it down by the help of labouring Preachers the Covenanters All this was but a preparative for their coming into England which they did the next year and according to their Covenant to settle the King in his Throne in Peace and Honour and make him a Glorious King which contrary to their Covenant by Perjury falsehood and selling his Person was accomplished in an 1648. next to be observed being a year full of wonder and horrour but before we give an account of that take notice there was four persons concerned in a Tumult in Moor-fields pretending to reform by pulling down Baudy Houses on the Easter Holidays who was sentenced and executed as Traytors May 9. 1638. I wish the Mobile in these our days were well informed of this late action Now also in this year take in John Lilburn the Quaker who was whipped at a Carts Tayle in Febr. 1638. Anno 1648. At Preston in Anderness Duke Hamilton Aug. 7th entred England with an Army Most beheld him as one rather cunning than wise yet rather wise than valiant however he had Officers what did â—ken the geat of fighting as wool as ony of oor Age. He would accept of no English assistance Their Van and their Rear were many miles asunder and they met the resistance of Major General Lambert before they expected it He at Preston gave the Scotch Army such a blow as stunned it though it reeled on some miles more Southward into Staffordshire Where at Vlcester the Duke was taken Prisoner and utterly defeated and afterwards made a Prisoner in the Tower and then condemned and executed with the Lord Capel which is the next to be taken notice of Arthur Capel Esq of Hadham Hartf was by Ch. I. Created Baron 1641. after the surrender of Oxford he retired to his House from whence he went to Colchester His Loyalty to his Master was proof against all Batteries and Sollicitations of his Enemies He was sent Prisoner to the Tower by the Parliament which was butindeed but a part of the Dom. Com. He escaped from the Tower in Feb. but was retaken and sent back and the next day an Act made for his Tryal and being condemned was beheaded 1648. undaunted on the Scaffold Hence one alluding to his Arms a Lyon Rampant in a Field Gules betwixt three Crosses made these following Lines Thus Lyon like Capel undaunted stood Beset with Crosses in a Field of Blood He wrote a book of Meditation wherein judicious Piety is discovered he was Grandfather to this present Earl of Essex The Earl of Holland was executed at the same time with this Noble Lord Capel and Duke Hamilton March 9th an 1648. And now give me leave to bring in a Murder without any former precedent and I hope none will be so wicked and horrid as to think of the like fact for the future Char. the I. our Lawful and good King was taken from his own House at Holdenby in Northamptonshire and carried to Childersley by Cornet Joice then to Roysten Hatfield Windsor Hampton-Court this was done in May and June Then the King escaped to the Isle of Wight but stay'd not long before he was brought back and Jan. 4. an Ordinance was engrossed and read for
conception and that God by the earnest intercession of the blessed Lady had heard their Prayers and granted their desires in sending them a Son and indeed they knew it was a Son before the 10th day of June above-mentioned now this tradition was handed about to the great and indeed all places in England by Letters and otherways And yet for all this specious and gilded information if you would certainly know the truth of this great birth and state you will be forced to take their tradition and bâ—lieve it as they believe it be it true or not true yet as I said before every one is left to his own choice For if this blind huddled business should have been acted more in the light and in the presence of Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne of Denmark and other persons of quality of the Princess's Religion it would have given full-satisfaction to all the now unsettled doubtful wavering and ever-disbelieving Persons of England and settled a firm belief upon future Generations The King soon after great râ—joâ—cings and illuminations for tâ—iâ— nâ—w Deodatus perceiving at a distance a great storm arising in the East applies himself to raise several nâ—w Forcâ—s of Horse Dragoons and Foot and sends to the Earl of Tyrconnel then Governour of Ireland for 4000 or more of the Irish Foot which was sent accordingly into England very likely and able and war-like Men and coming up to London was very well approved of by all the King's Officers but the Inhabitants had a prejudice against them for the Irish had got an ill name and was not well spoken of though to do them Justice in part of London and in the City of Westminster they carried themselves very civilly in their respective Quarters Now it was observed by the Politicians of War that these Irish sent out of Ireland from the adjacent parts of Londonderry did so much comfort and encourage that City as to make it hold out so long and to that extremity and if that 4000 so detached had remained in Ireland that City in all probability and reason had been either taken or surrendred to the late King James who in this Summer 88 had formed a Campaigne on Hounsloe-heath Horse and Foot to the number of betwixt 16 or 18000. where we must leave them at present in their Tents with their several pieces of Canon and take notice how the King was equipping his Ships at Sea to make a formidable Fleet and made choice of the Lord Dartmouth as a chief Officer to muster up his Seamen for most of them had a great kindness for that Lord who made it his business and gathered up many Seamen and after a little time manned out several Ships to Sea but in this time the poor Seamen being as it were spirited on board and knew not what cause they were to fight for they begun by degrees to consider and at last take the boldness upon them to ask their Captains upon what design they were upon and who they must encounter withal The Captains gave them such dark and aenigmatical answers as gave them no satisfaction Upon which some of the Ships whole Crew came upon the Decks and as one man told their several Officers That they would not fight for the Papists but always stand for and maintain the Prâ—testant Religion Which unhappy news for King James was carried to him by the Lord Dartmouth The King was much discomposed with the hearing thereof but made no great outward appearance about it at present The King 's next design was to take off the Penal Laws and Test and for that purpose a Parliament was to be called to sit at Westminster and many crafty Courtiers being Papists or so inclined was with suitable instructions sent down into the several Countys and Burroughs of England and Wales to prepare such Members as would throw over-board the Test and Penal Laws at one sitting but this took as little effect as the former for the King hearing by his Agitators in the Country how that they could not make a party there prevalent enough to throw down the two Bulwarks it so was ordered that the designed Parliament never me together Then the King's Council where Father Peters was always of the Quorum put the King himself to examine those of his menial Servants and those that held Offices under His Majesty as the Great Seal Privy Seal Secretaries of State Mr. Attorney and Mr. Sollicitor-General the Gentlemen of the Green Cloth and all the Officers in White-Hall the Commissioners of the Customs and Fire-hearths these and many others were all to give an account of their opinions of the Penal Laws and Test and then being Closeted by the King they gave in their private verdict in that place if they would not condescend to take away the two aforesaid Bars their Offices and Preferments was ipso facto taken from them By this â—ly practice many Lords and Gentlemen and many other inferior Officers wâ—â— cashiered and many of the red â—â—â—ter men substituted in their places but in all this the King gained but little ground for the number obliged and the disobliged were still equal Yet they would not let the King rest here but they persuade him to closet all his Judges of Westminster which accordingly he did and found some of them according to his wish the rest stoutly opposed and was presently displaced and some mean Lawyers and mean Persons but Papists or popishly affected mounted up into their seats at the several Courts in Westminster Hall By this project the King lost the hearts of his Subjects for these new Judges were so mean in birth some in breeding some in learning and all of them ignorant of the Law so that by their illiterate practice the Law was quite buried For Sir John Maynard that old Serjeant of the Law told King William That if His Majesty had not come as he had out-lived many good Lawyers so he should have out-lived the Law it self And the reason was plain for these new erected Judges did all agree in this maxime That any penal or statute Law whatsoever and though made and confirmed by the three Estates yet the King by vertue of his Prerogative Royal had power to dispence with it and what is that dispensation but by the arbitrary will and pleasure of the Prince all Laws are abrogated and all penalties thereof remitted And the King taking these Judges opinion in this matter for good Law upon this false bottom the King offered to admit and many Zealots accepted places both Military and Civil without taking the Oaths and Test and every one under that circumstance is liable to pay 500 l. And hereby all Corporations was new transformed Papists made Mayors and Aldermen Governours of the Forts and Castleâ— Captains at Sea Colonels and other Officers of Land-Forces Obadiah Walker set up some few weak Proselytes at Oxford in despite of Authority and indeed the Tempest did arise higher for Magdalen College refusing to
admit some persons by Mandamus from the King contrary to Law and the Statutes of their College were ejected themselves viz. Dr. Hough Dr. Fairfax c. Magdalen College at Cambridge had also part of the storm for not admitting by Mandamus whereby Dr. Peachel then Vice Chancellâ—r was suspended ex beneficio during the King's pleasure being then either President or Master Some Clergy were also preserred to â—ishopricks viz. Dr. Parker to be â—ishop of Oxford Dr. Waâ—son bishop of Bangor Dr. Cartwright Bishop of Chester by the King's Dispensation not taking the Oaths and Test By these examples you may plainly perceive that the Law was perfectly buried Not omitting the Reverend Henry Compton Lord Bishop of London who was by an arbitrary and unjust sentence suspended ex officio contrary to the Canon and Civil Law and Dr. Sharp Dean of Norwich and Vicar of St. Giles's in the Fields was silenced from Preaching without any form of Law but indeed was willing to obey his Ordinarie and so ceased pro tempore in his Ministerial Function In this Year also the Pope was pleased to send over into England his Nunciâ— Count Dada a Venetian a man of great Abilities and a comely Person being very graciously received by the King and highly treated by the Courtiers well respected by the Ladies of the greatest qualities and by the ignorant Bigots admired and adored and the more by reason here had not been one resident among us for above a hundred years before this time for the Law is very severe both in receiving or treating any of that nomination and if an act of Grace had not obliterated most Offences that great Entertainment in the â—ity of London and several other miscarriages by several persons of good note had been deeply punished These are the most remarkable passages which happened in this part of the year being the latter end of September and part of October and now see what follows after And for that purpose pray recall to mind that I told you in some few precedent Pages That the King perceived a great Storm arising in the East and by this time it was got over the Pampus and the English Seas and upon the Downs and so was driven on all along upon our Coasts by Dover and Portsmouth and other Ports 'till it safely alighted or indeed arrived at Torbay not many Miles distant from the City of Exeter upon the 5th of November and though it was esteemed and called a storm by some few yet it was a most joyful and golden Shower to most People of England and as that day was formerly noted under God's great Mercy and Goodness to deliver us from destruction intended by that horrid Powder Plot This day now will make England truly sensible that by the same infinite goodness we are made free from the slavery of Popery Arbitrary Government and many other imminent Judgments which would undoubtedly have fallen upon us And now let me tell you what this happy and joyful arrival was and first it produced that Magnanimous Heroick Noble Vndaunted Martial and Victorious William Nassau Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland The Forces that landed with him were as follow viz. Foot 10692. Horse 3660 In all 14352. Ships being Men of War of the second and third rate 65. Flyboats 500. Pinks 60. Fire-ships 10. In all 635. This Fleet and Army through the coldness of the late season of the year their long Voyage by adverse Winds upon the Sea and perhaps the Prince's first intention to have landed in another part of the Kingdom had sustained some loss and was much wearied and weakned and many was sick yet was forced to wade through the Water to some considerable deepness at their Landing After which the Prince was pleased to march to Exeter for his head Quarters the whole Army being there or very near it and it being a large and plentiful City sufficient Provisions was made for the Prince and all his Forces the Prince stayed there some Days expecting hourly with great impatience what Nobility Gentry Gentry and other Forces would resort to him and join with his Army after some few days before his hopes was quite withered there appeared in his Royal Presence the Lord Colchester the Lord Cornbury c. Colonel Godfrey and others and by degrees several other Lords and Gentlemen who carried along with them very good and effectual men to augment the Army and as the Prince advanced his Army increased This news came presently to King James from the first landing who was daily and hourly precisely informed of their several Movements and Advances toward what places But the main design of the Prince was bâ—lieved by all for London which sell out accordingly The King in the junctuâ—e of these affairs was in grâ—at amasement for some of his Army nay some of his Life-Guard had deserted and went over to the Prince yet the King trusted to his Army especially to the Irish the rest being English some Scotch and some few French being all mustred together with several Trains of Artillery drawn out of the Tower and in a Martial manner marched away on the Roads towards their Enemies the Prince likewise doing the same in hopes to encounter with them after a little marching but in his marching the Prince was pleased to put forth several Declarations whereby the end and intentions of the Prince's coming into England with his Army was fairly and clearly discovered to the people and with such satisfactory reasons therein inserted that all on a sudden the people desired his Royal presence especially in London and Westminster both being places convenient to turn the Tyde of Affairs if there had been any occasion Within six days the Kings Army was marched to Salisbury the chief Rendezvouz the Princes Army being about 20 or 30 miles distant from them and there happened betwixt several of their Parties and Forlorn-hopes some small encounters and skirmishes but very few taken or slain of either side the Kings Army or at least the main Body lay still at and about Sarum the Princes Army drawing nearer to that place insomuch that the King daily expected a Battle but on a sudden the Scene was changed for a Rumour only coming to the King that the Prince's Army was ready at hand to fall upon his the King forthwith without calling a Council of War or any other consideration left them in great hast and disorder and returned to London the Army being thus deserted by the King whether for want of a good Cause for the love they bore to the Protestant Religion or their good will and opinion for the Prince of Orange Besides an Order given to the Earl of Feversham for their Disbanding the great expected Battel was ended before it begun the Kings Army flying away or at the best easily retreating when no enemy pursued after them it seemeth they had read or at least heard of Mr. Hobbs's self-preservation This supposed terrible Army being removed leaving
the Roads very clear and quiet for the Prince's Horse to march at their leisure and come for London which by easie Marches in few days was accomplishâ—â— to the great joy and rejoying of England But before his Highness would arrive at White-hall to prevent disorders by tumults or otherways which might have been raised by the Romanists and other disaffected persons residing and busying themselves in and about London and Westminster he was pleased to send three or more Lords to the King that he would be pleased to withdraw his person and his Guards to Windsor or any other place where his Majesty should make choice of And withall upon the word of a Prince his Majesty should be secured from all fear and danger This message came to the King about 11. or 12. a Clock in the Night which being delivered the King presently prepared himself and withdrew into Kent with a party of his Guards to Rochester This was his first leaving White-hall December 10th and going to Feversham in Kent was retaken and brought back to London in great state and rejoycing by his Subjects and the Prince did appoint some of his own Guards half Protestants and half Papists which latter went to Mass with him and had liberty to go where he pleased the Guard being charged by the Prince to that very purpose The Priests thinking themselves in a snare which indeed did of right belong to them made the King very uneasie and perswaded him to go away a second time which was done 18. Decemb. and going into Kent with his Guards which the King himself commanded took shipping with a party with him dismissing his Guards whom by gratuities he requited and so sailed into France without any disturbance Now let any indifferent and unbyassed person judge if the King was forced by any rough or unmannerly means or actions to leave his Kingdom being upon 23. of December His Queen with her new found out Relation went away from White-hall upon Decemb. 9. accompanied with Count Dada Father Peters and some Ladies of Honour and Gentlewomen to wait upon her person with good store of Household-goods Jewels and Treasure and also landed safely in France where the French King was pleased after his compliments passed to provide for her according to her Royal quality The King going away as I told you upon the 18. day Upon the same day the Prince entred into St. James Palace his whole Army marching with him increased by this time to above 20000 and being very much wearied by their long marches and the winter Season was all except sufficient Guards sent into winter Quarters into the adjacent Counties but especially Southwark Westminster and the Suburbs were filled with sufficient numbers of them The Army being thus provided with Quarters the Prince was pleased to assemble a General Council consisting of Lords Spiritual and Temporal Gentlemen and Lawyers in which Assembly the Prince was desired to send out his several Precepts to all Counties Cities and Borough-Towns in England and Wales these precepts was directed to the several Coroners in their respective Counties for at this time the Sheriffs of most Counties were not setled and as these Coroners so the Mayors and Sheriffs of Cities and divers Corporations were required to give notice to all in their several Jurisdictions at certain days prefixed and at such places as they should judge convenient and there to make choice of Able Persons and Gentlemen of known integrity to appear such a day at Westminster in thâ— two Houses of Parliament which accordingly was performed and received the Nomination of a Convention But bâ—fore this meeting the Prince was pleased to send for over into England his Royal Consort Mary Princess of Orange this Convention after some weeks taking into consideration the distracted and unsetled condition of the Nation wanting a Head and power to restore the said Nation into its pristine Glory and Safety by the advice of the best Lawyers and Statesmen and by search of many former Precedents wherein it did plainly appear that in all reason this Convention so generally chosen by the consent of the Commons of England might be stiled the Parliament of England to all intents and purposes And accordingly under that denomination all matters of State and concerns of the Publick were transacted And taking into their consideration the departure of King James out of the Kingdom after many arguments Pro and Con. it was agreed that by such departure out of the Kingdom without any compulsion but his own free accord he had absolutely abdicated his Kingdom and it was absolutely necessary the Crown should be conferred on the next lawful Heir which was without any further arguing adjudged to be Mâ—ry Princess of Orange Nevertheless the Parliament wisely searching into the State of the Kingdom into what great dangers it was relapsed both by reason of open Enemies and seeming bosom-Friends at home the Devilish Intreagues of that deadly hater of Christians and almost all Mankind Lewis the French King for preventing these mischievous designs now on Foot against England Scotland and Ireland it was Voted by Both Houses of Parliament Nemine contradicente that the Prince of Orange should be invested in the Crown with his Lady and so made King and Queen of England Scotland France and Ireland with all other Dominions thereunto belonging and they were immediately Proclaimed at Whitehall-Gate Temple-Bar and the Royal Exchange with the usual Solemnities and with great signs of rejoycing and satisfaction to all sober People and then Proclamations were sent down into all the Counties of England to the same purpose which was performed with great joy and alacrity as appeared by their many Bonsires Ringing of Bells and several other demonstrations of gladness they would take up several Sheets of Paper if they were to be fully mentioned in this small Treatise and for the Coronation of this blessed Pair it falls not under my figure Yet I hope the Readers Patience will hold out till April 11th in the next ensuing year where in other Writings he may be sure to satisfie himself in the truth of the whole Proceedings Scotland knowing very well all the several transactions of England and being well approved by them take the same measures and tread in the same steps calling together the States of the Land being the Nobility Gentry and other Degrees amongst them and being assembled were likewise named a Convention and afterwards a Parliament who presently addressed themselves to our King and humbly beg'd his Protection and Proclaimed William and Mary their King and Queen according to the Scottish Custom and after a little time came to London tendâ—ing their Crown by Commissioners to their Majesties which was accepted very graciously Poor distressed Ireland however the major but in the genuine sence the better part thereof would have willingly and chearfully followed the former Examples of England and Scotland but the Commands of the late King James the crafty Projects of the French King the fly
Perswasions of the Irish Priests closely and hourly made and applied to the Earl of Tyrconnel then Lord Deputy or at least Governour of Ireland he also hoping by his not submitting to gain great Honour and Preferment if not the whole Country for his own proper use and benefit but therein he â—ight easily perceive his errour for Iewis that aspiâ—ing Monarch had design'd it long before to be annexed to his Flower de luces but the poor Irish Harp would have caused but doleful Musick to the Hibernians yet a melodious tune to the wooden shoo'd French which would presently have bin dancing in that Country however the reasons before mentioned mâ—de Tyrconnel so obstinate that with what Forces and that little Courage he was possessed of to defend and preserve Ireland for his two Mâ—sters what the event was some few years will tell you however this light you shall have at present that things proved quite contrary after several Conflicts and Battels to his expectation But let us return into England and there behold how many potent Enemies the King had secured in several Prisons for the security of Their Majesties Persons and the Kingdoms Welfare Peace and Happiness viz. George Jefferies Baron of Wem and Lord High Chancellor of England the Earl of Peterborough the Earl of Salisbury the Lord Castlemain the Lord Preston the Earl of Feversham the Lord Chief Justice Wright Baron Jenner Sir Edward Hale formerly Governour of Dover and after Lieutenant of the Tower of London and let Miles Prance the Silver-Smith a timely Discoverer have the honour to be taken at Gravesend with a false Pass and there committed to Prison by the Secretary of War when he intended to pass the Seas There were many more persons of high and low rank taken into custody but by reason their Deliverances or Trials hereafter will make them more publick I shall at present omit them all except Dr. Obadiah Walker the Proselyte-maker at Oxford who was sent to the Tower of London but not amongst the Records to make search for the place of Purgatory but foretell his own fortune either by calculating his Nativity by the often Singing of his Ave Maria or numbring his Beads at their appointed Seasons whether by day or night but let Obadiah rest being accounted but one of the small There were also in this Juncture of time many persons secured in several Counties of England alwayâ— having an eye and great care of the Red Letter-men and of those hoâ— headed-persons that took places of Trust and Commissions from the late King James never regarding the Penal Laws and Test the Priests likewise were apprehended as soon as discovered yet not many for knowing their sins to be of a dark colour they would not abide the reckoning but went off with the next Oars Also about this time the King was vigilant over his Army that served under the late King James not suffering any of them at present to come for London especially in any great Parties but sent them into several Parts and Counties of England by degrees modelling of them a new first breaking the old Regiments both of Foot and Horse c. and then formed them into new Bodies so as to take away all suspicion of their disloyalty to their King which perhaps was unjustly cast upon them however by this honest Stratagem of War all the known Papists and those that appeared disaffected to the King and Government were quite cashiered and then the King was so well satisfied with the remaining part that they were sent to Whitehall and took their Guard-days in the same manner as they had formerly part of that Army which came out of Holland being of the Guards there were either all or in part removed from that Station By this time the Reader may be pondering with himself that there is an absolute necessity for great Sums of Money not only for defraying the charge of the Fleet that brought the King and his Army over into England but likewise the vast expence and charges which our English Fleet and Army had brought upon the Nation and these two Fleets and two Armies united and all to be paid by one Master would in a short space of time rise and multiply to an incredible account The Parliament taking this and other matters of the like nature being of great concern into their consideration after mature deliberation Voted several Sums for that purpose to be raised viz. by additional Excise of Ale Beer some small Branch of the said Revenue being ready to drop down was by a new Aâ—t reunited also a Land-Tax at 12 d. per Pound was Enacted by Parliament the Customs and several other Duties belonging to the Crown were by the said Authority confirmed and settled upon the King and Queen The Affairs of the Kingdom now being in a hopeful way of Settlement as so small a time had bin allowed for so great a change and new modelling both of Persons and Offices the King and Parliament in all matters very well concurring the King was pleased amongst other of his favours and elemency to declare he would stand by and defend the Protestant Religion the Church of England as by Law established to his utmost power against all opposers whatsoever and withal care should be taken for the Non Con's and differing Opinions the Kings gracious pleasure being thus published made all his Subjects to be filled with joy admiration and liberality to that degree that the Citizens of London of their own accord proffered to lend the King what Money His Majesty pleased and almost in an instant great and vast Sums of Money were brought into Guildhall and that Citizen thought himself the most happy which was the first leader and brought the biggest Bags for which at present they were very willing to accept of the Kings word for their several securities The King by this time being the latter end of March having got into possession some money but that which equalized or rather exceeded it the affections of his People would have bin very happy together by his peaceable Reign over his Subjects here in England had not the Rebels in Scotland and Ireland by the fair promises of Rewards and Preferments of the late King James and Lewis the 14th of France biâ— instigated and hurried into Arms and bloody Wars against this King William so that both Scotland and Ireland wanted his assistance and being willing and ready the King resolved to reduce them both to his obedience but this Year being drawn to its period and my figure to be out of date because I will not leap into another but conclude my Eighty Eight a Year full of Wonders and Changes yet in hopes it will be the introducer of England's Glory and do verily believe that future Generations will call it happy because it restored Our Lives Religion Laws and Liberty and I desire it may make us all truly thankful to him who was the beginner and finisher of so great and
the English Crown to King James He reduced the Court of Trinity Colledge to a spacious and beautiful Quadrangle and added a stately new Court at his own expence of above three hundred pounds He died 1618. Richard Rich Knight well descended was Sollicitor to Henry 8. upon his Deposition chiefly Sir Tho. More was beheaded Under Cromwel he was a lesser Hammer to knock down Abbies some of which stuck justly to his fingers By Edw. 6. He was made Lord Chancellor of England being an opposer of D. Dudley he resigned his Office by prevention having got a fair Estate at Lees Abby in Essex whereof he was Baron He died in 1558. being direct Ancestor to the Right Honourable Charles Rich now Earl of Warwick Richard Mulcarter of ancient Extraction was born in Westmorland and bred in Kings Gollege in Cambridge afterwards in Oxford He was chosen the first Master of Merchant-Taylors School in London where his Scholars prosited so well that the Merchant Taylors intended to six him as his Desk to their School till Death should remove him this he perceived and therefore gave for his Motto fidelis servus perpetuus asinus but after twenty five years he was made Master of St. Paul's School Such was his Discipline that the Indulgence of Parents rather increased than mitigated his severity on their offending Children He was plagiosus Orbilius and which qualified the matter unpartial Amongst the many excellent Scholars which he bred Bishop Andrews was most remarkable At last quitting the place he became Parson of Standford-Rivers and died very aged Anno 1578. William Wilford born nigh Plimouth was a valiant and successful Seaman After the French had by a suddain Invasion burnt several hundreds of Houses in Plimouth on that side of the Town called since Britain-side he took 40 Ships on the Coasts of the Britains and burnt as many at Penarch repaying the Monsieurs in their own Coin He died in 1508. This brave exploit was done in the Reign of Edw. IV. Sir John Popham of most ancient Descent was born at Huntworth in Somersetshire when a Youth he was stout and well skill'd at Sword and Buckler and wild enough in his Recreations Afterwards he applied himself to a more profitable Fencing the Study of the Common-Laws wherein he became Eminent He was preferred the Queen's Attorney and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of England He deposed upon his Oath in open Court at the Tryal of the Earl of Essex 1600. That he had been violently detained at the Earl's House by his Military Men there assembled which some conceived â—antamount to an Imprisonment Note the rarity of the precedent He cut asâ—nder the knot of Northern Robbers and others with the Sword of Justice He represented effectually to King James the inconvenience of frequent Pardons He used exemplary Severity against Malefactors shunning the dangerous Rock of cruel Mercy whereby the Lives of many Thousands were preserved He died an 1608. Tâ—omas James born in the Isle of Wight D. D. and Keeper of the Library of Oxford was a Member of the Convocation held with the Parliament of Oxford I. Car. where he made a motion that some might be Commissioned to peruse the Manuscript Fathers in all English Libraries for detecting Popish Editions He was Sub-Dean of Wâ—lls and died 1628. Sir Will. Mounson Kt. of an anâ—ient Family in Lincolnsh was made Vice-Admiral in an primo Jac. Sâ—r Richard Leveson Admiral by whose diligence and valour Trading was killed on the Coasts of Portugal and a Caract of 1600 Tun taken which had in her 300 Spanish Gentlemen and amounted to the value of 1000000 Crowns of Portugal account though the Marquess de Sancta Cruce lay hard by with 13 Ships and all were secured under the Command of a strong Castle in the Dispute the Syllogisms of Fire and Sword which were used by the English tho' the Premises were opposed with the best Spanish Logic were answered by the Opponent with a fair concession In the conclusion the Goods gotten in the Caract might be valued but the Good gained thereby was inestimable for henceforward the Spanish beheld the English with admiration and quitted their Thoughts of Invasion This worthy Knight died according to the best computation in 1608. The Family still Flourisheth with a very large and plentiful Estate of 6000 l. per Annum at Burton near or as some call it under Lincoln FINIS A Catalogue of Books lately Printed for and Sold by John Weld at the Crown between the Two Temple-Gates in Fleet-street 1. AN Historical Account of making the Penal Laws by the Papists against the Protestants and by the Protestants against the Papists c. The true Ground and Reason of making the said Laws being very necessary to be known by all Gentlemen and Practitioners of the Law Fol. By Samuel Blackerby Barrister of Grays-Inn 2. The Sacrifice a Tragedy Written by the Honourable Sir Francis Fane Knight of the Bath In Quarto The Second Edition Enlarged 3. Mr. Henry Hurst's Funeral Sermon Preached and Published at the earnest Desire of his Relatives and People By Richard Adams M. A. sometimes Fellow of Brafen-Nose College in Oxon. Quarto 4. A New Discovery of the Private Methods of France to Frustrate the Glorious Designs of the Confederate Princes c. Wherein is contained some secret Passages never before known to the World how the late King James was only made a French Tool during his short Reign to enslave these Three Kingdoms to the unsupportable Tyranny of France Quarto 5. The Lives of Famous and Illustrious Men who lived before our Blessed Saviours Nativity Translated into English by several ingenious Gentlemen in the University of Oxford for the benefit of such as do not understand the Original Language Octavo 6. The Life of God in the Soul of Man Or The Nature and Excellency of the Christian Religion with the Methods of attaining the Happiness it proposes Also an Account of the beginnings and advances of a Spiritual Life With a Preface By Right the Reverend Father in God Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum The Second Edition Corrected to which is added a Table Octavo 7. England's Alarm Or The French King's Cruelties exposed Containing a true account of what Usage these Three Nations may expect if ever they are so unhappy as to become a Prey to that most Cruel and Bloody Tyrant Octavo 8. A Discourse of Wit wherein is shown what is meant by it the Causes Variety Original Progress and Signs of it with a Character of a great Wit and of one that is only a pretender thereto Also the Ingenious Art of Writing and Translating well with a pleasant Discourse whether Women can be really Witty or no. The Objections alleg'd that they cannot be Witty answered and the contrary plainly proved by their Sagacity in managing Intriegues whether good or bad with a true Story of a Lady's Dexterity to be rid of two Husbands at once c. Twelves 9. Dr. A. Horneck's Practical Discourse of the great Necessity and Indespensible Obligation which lies upon every Christian to apply himself betimes to the Serious Practice of Religion Twelves