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A95843	The supreme povver of Christian states vindicated against the insolent pretences of Guillielmus Apollonii, or A translation of a book intituled, Grallæ, seu vere puerilis cothurnus sapientiæ, &c. Or, the stilts, or most childish chapin of knowledge upon which William Appolonius of Trever, and minister of the church of Middleburgh boasts, among such as are ignorant, in his patcht rhapsodies, which hee set forth concerning supreame power and jurisdiction in matters of religion. Against the book of the most famous Dr. Nicholaus Vedelius, intituled Of the episcopacy of Constantine the Great.; Grallæ. English.	Vedel, Nicolaus, 1596-1642,	1647 (1647)	Wing V168; Thomason E388_5; ESTC R201503	255,312	305

Ecclesiastick businesse and then afterward in secular and to leave no stone unmoved for weakning and shaking of their authority Not long since 1 Example when the King of England and his Parliament were warring the Vicinity of places and the Commerce of Religion from that disturbed State spread complaints among the people which indirectly as usually seemed to require pity and helpe Apollonius with his fellows now a long time desirous of innovation and whilest other Churches were quiet did study to interpose himselfe in these troubles that hee might bee known to the English and prevailed so much by his accustomed Arts with the Walachrians that among others he obtained the charge of comforting the Church there by Letters and offering to them verball consolation This being known the States of Zeland thinking with themselves how dangerous it might bee if the Ministers of Zeland should intermeddle with the affaires of England without their advice considering that not onely the differences waxed hot between the King and Parliament but between the Parliament-men themselves so that some affected this others that kinde of Church-Government The States Ordered that the Letter which was conceived and written by the Classick Ministers should not bee sent to England till first they had read and examined it But when which is worth the noting the Ministers were warned in the name of the States to deliver the Copy of their Letters that they might peruse them they presently and boldly refused affirming that in this matter they could not obey the State untill first they had acquainted their Principalls or Classiaries by which answer they did plainly intimate that they acknowledged in Zeland other Principalls besides the States as not long after they made it really appeare For whereas their minds now did swell with the * Orgasm● eager desire of ruling which not long since they had contracted out of Apollonius his writings concerning the Right of Majesty Having examined the States Mandat they resolved not to obey it but tacitly upbraiding them with hard-heartednesse and pusillanimity they involved themselves in the differences of England having written Letters in the Churches name to the Britaines and against the States will conveyed them thither which that they might not seeme to have done under-hand the same Apollonius by the * Orgasm● eager desire of ruling which not long since they had contracted out of Apollonius his writings concerning the Right of Majesty Having examined the States Mandat they resolved not to obey it but tacitly upbraiding them with hard-heartednesse and pusillanimity they involved themselves in the differences of England having written Letters in the Churches name to the Britaines and against the States will conveyed them thither which that they might not seeme to have done under-hand the same Apollonius by the command of the Walachrians Printed afterward a Book of Considerations to the English plainely intimating that by the right of their Hierarchie they had so much resolution and power that they might despise and reject the Orders and Councells of the Supreme Magistrate not onely in Ecclesiasticall but also in Secular Affaires which concerned the state of the Common-wealth Vpon this Triall which they made of their Ecclesiastick jurisdiction 2 Example there fell out another not unlike this The continuance of the unhappy Warre caused a great famine amongst the Irish that not onely by report but also by intimation from the Parliament it was divulged that thousands of Irish were like to be starved if they were not releeved the sooner this matter being first brought to the States Generall in the name of the Parliament and by them recommended to their Provinces by the States of Zeland Order was also taken in their publick meetings that releefe should bee raised in all the Townes and Villages within their precincts adding an expresse command that the money should bee brought to the Table of Middleburgh as to the common Exchequer that with more certainty and expedition aide might bee sent from the States Commissioners to those miserable and panting people Here Apollonius with his Complices perceiving that by this meanes the distribution of the Money should bee taken away from the Churches jurisdiction and his power they did not now tacitly whisper but openly cry out that they would not obey the States Order but the Magistrates of Middleburgh being unwilling to give way to this disobedience and rebellion of Apollonius and being also mindfull of the quarrell raised afore by him and his fellows about the collection and distribution of the money of Sweibrugh where they challenged all that right as sacred and proper onely to the Church Fearing also lest by these and such like Remora's the ready and needfull benevolence that was raised should bee retarded they no lesse piously then prudently ordered to gather from house to house neither was this a thing unusuall in that City where foure times in the yeare certain deputed Magistrates together with the Deacons use to gather mens benevolence from house to house for the releefe of the poore Here Apollonius with his Church-men made opposition plainly threatning that bee would not recommend the distressed state of the Irish for any releefe from the members of the Church as the custome was whispering that it were better there never were any Almes gathered than that so holy a work of mercy should in such an unlawfull way be profained by the Magistrate Willing also to shew his boldnesse in maintaining the sanctity of his jurisdiction the matter being agitate in the Consistory he drew it to the Walachrian Classis by whose suffrages being assisted by a large writing hee signified to the Magistrates of Middleburgh they should doe against the Scriptures the custome of the Apostles the modern right of the Church against the confessions and as it were the very Nationall Oath and consequently to the prejudice of the whole Religion If they presumed to touch with their secular and prophane hands so sacred a businesse as the collecting and distributing of Almes Affirming that this holy work was injoyned by holy men that is by the Church for holy men and therefore could not bee lawfully exercised but by holy Church-men Which childish songs though elsewhere I did sleight with laughter yet Apollonius made such account of them that hee plainely affirmed in the fourth Article of his paper which hee exhibited that the ordering and disposing of collections or almes appertain to the Church and that they depend upon no power out of the Church if this bee so then the secular Magistrate hath now no more right to appoint Collections among his subjects whereof the greatest part are the Churches within their jurisdictions For because the power of the Magistrate is not in but about the Church as Apollonius finely sings elsewhere by this supposition the Magistrate hath no power to impose any tax upon the holy people of the Church for an holy use for this were prophanation but this right belongs to the Church onely that is

THAT which hath rays'd a coyle in the Army And truly to informe you with the first Rise the Growth and progresse of it and how at hath been headed and handed on I should have told you of the admirable care and patience of the Generall I should have elecred the common Souldier I should have extolled many officers I should have acquainted you with what subtile boldnesse some men drive on their Designe to to oppose those Worthies by whose Authority they have acted and performed great and glorious things I should have represented to you the sad condition wherein wee are but having spoken something of LIBERTY the last week lest I might be mistaken for a Libertine I will begin this weeke with something concerning RELIGION For this is the Bond by which we doe oblige our selves to God in a commanded obedience for the performance of holy Duties according to his Will and Word I say a commanded obedience for should we sancy a Divine worship of our own there would be as many Religions as men since every man doth differ from another as much in opinion as in countenance and is more precisely singular in the businesse of Divinity We should not therefore trust to our own darke and false and misguiding lights but in submission unto order apply our selves to such Pastors and teachers who presume not too much on private inspirations but take paines to receive their light from the Counsells and Doctors of the Church who so the suppressing of Ignorance and superstition have been famous in their Generation and shall be forevermore Tuesday May 11. THe printed Bookes of the Confession of Faith with notes of Scripture annexed to it were this day delivered to the Members of both Houses of Parliament the Members subscribed their Names at the receipt thereof before the Bookes are published the Parliament are to giue their Licence and approbation of them This day Judge Jenkins a Prisoner in the Tower Petitioned the House of Commons whereupon it was ordered that an Ordinance should be drawn up and brought in for his tryall which it is believed will be very speedy It was this day ordered that no Passes shall be granted to go beyond the Seas but upon businesse of some great concernment A Vessell was taken passing from Dover unto Calit wherein were some Merchants and their Wives who intended for a day or two to see forraigne Countries onely for their pleasure and to make mecry at Calice but the Pinnace being taken by Captaine Mildmay they were sent prisoners to Captaine Batten who as I heare hath with some check discharged them A Letter was received from Sir John H●lland one of our Commissioners with the King at Holmby wherein he desires leave to goe awhile about some businesse of his owne into Hampshire The Earle of D●●●igh did also write to the House of ●●ords that for a certaine space of time he might have leave to come to London to the condiscending of which I shall acquaint you in the passages of the day following Wednesday May 12. THe Commons this day received a Message from the House of Lords concerning the Letters of the Earle of Di●bigh for his comming to the City to which the House of Commons did give their assent A Letter being the day before received from the Scort Commissioners concerning the going of the Earle of Da●●irm●●ing unto the King at Holmby It was this day Ordered that the said Earle should have accesse unto the King according to agreement This day the House of Commons finished the Propositions to be sent unto the King and they were passed with this Caution That all such who have compounded for their Estates shall be free Provided that they have delivered a just account of their Estates and at a true Rate It was Ordered that the Assent of the House of Peeres should be had unto it Collonel Rainsborought Ordinance for the reducing of Iarsoy was this day sent unto the Lord for their Concurrence The differences in Ga●●oso● betwixt the Deputy Governour Collonel Russell and the Inhabitants of that Island were referred to a Committee to have them examined Letters from Wales did this day confirme that the Souldiers at Poole in Mountgomeryshire have made a new Insurrection and have seized upon the persons of two of the Committee and a Gentleman who was Collector of monyes in that County Master Thomson who was the Collector had his liberty upon his assurance that he would within three dayes pay three hundred pound unto the Souldiers It was this day Ordered by the Lords that the Ordinance for the two hundred thousand pound for the securing of all those who sha●● advance the said monyes for the service of England and Ireland shall be forthwith Printed The Ordinance is extant at large to which I shall referre you The Lady Cave who brought Letters from the Qu●●n● unto his Majesty and perempterily and boldly affirming that she would deliver them unto him was taken examined and sent Prisoner to Northampton she was said to be as full of height of spirit 〈◊〉 her deportment as she was delicate in her beantyes From Ireland we heare but little this weeke of action I shall in this place insert some Proceedings of the generall Assembly of the Confederate Catholic●es in Ireland WHereas the Confederate Roman Catholicks of pre●an● have been forced to take Armes for the necessary defence and preservation of their Religion plotted and by many foul practises endeavoured to be quite suppressed by the Puritan faction as also for the defence safeguard and maintenance of his Ma●esties regall power just prerogatives and rights invaded upon by the Mangnant Parliamentary partie of England Ireland and Scotland and for the presrvation of the Religion lives liberties possessions estates and rights of the said Confederate Catholiques have to that effect heretofore taken an Oath of Association in Declaration and firme binding of a reall and unanimou● union among them for the effects aforesaid It is ordered that all and every Magistrate and Officer aswell within Cities and Towns Corporate as likewise all manner of Offficers of what name condition or degree either in the Marshall or Civill List within the Quarters of the confederate Catholicks shall upon the taking of any imployment sweare and take the Oath of Association aforesaid Otherwise not to be admitted in any such publick trust or imployment And all and every Magistrate or other Officer of what nature name or comdition whatsoever already in authority or intrusted from the Confederate Catholicks in any imployment either Civill or Martiall that shall fail or refuse to take the Oath aforesaid to be immediately upon such refusall displaced and put from command power Office or imployment among the said Confederate Catholicks and to be treated with and proceeded against as an enemy in manner as before declared forasmuch as grievous and daily complaints are made against the Commanders and Officers of the Army for their contempts and disobedience to the Orders of such as

are placed in authority or in the government of the Kingdome to prevent the like in the future by the tye and obligation of obedience by the aforesaid Oath imposed It is further ordered that no manner of Commander of what degree soever in any the Army or Armies of the Kingdome shall receive or be paid either for any past arrears or future means to accru from the publick unto him or them respectively untill such Commander or Commanders officer or officers do produce his and their certificate respectively of taking the Oath aforesaid And it is further ordered and declared that no person or persons of what degree or quality soever shall be admitted to sue implead or shall have any other judgement sentence or decree in any court or courts Judicature or Judicatures whatsoever either spirit all or temporall within the Quarters of the confederate Catholicks before such person or persons first take the said Oath of Association and that they not taking or refusing to take the said oath of Association shall be a sufficient plea in Barre and shall abate the suit or suits of any such person or persons whatsoever And the Superiours and other persons aforesaid of secular and regular Clergie intrusted to administer the said Oath of Association and to return Rolls as before declared are injoyned as they tender the publick good of Ireland and of the Catholick cause duly and effectually to pursue and observe the contents of this order and least herein they or any of them should prove negligent those to be intrusted in authority and with the governement of the Kingdome by this Assembly are upon such failer by issuing of Commissions to such whom they shall thinke fit to trust or by some other meanes to prescribe a Course whereby the said Oath of Association shall be generally taken by all the Confederate Catholiques of Ireland in manner as is before expressed and declared Given at Killkenny the 12 of March 1647. Thursday May 13. THis morning there was a debate in the House of Commons about a Burgesse for Rippon in Yorkshire by name Solomon Swale of Grayes Inne Esquire a gentleman of a very ancient family in that County and of undoubted fidelity to the Parliament which moved the Corporation to make choice of him in his absence without any seeking of his at all and they carried it for him with so general a consent that Sir John Bourcheier his competitor had though present at the election but sixteen voices at most whereupon the Indenture was returned by the Major of the Town for Mr. Swale to the most worthy and faithfull high Sheriffe of Yorkshire who very nobly and freely signed and sealed it sending it to his undersheriffe to be returne up speedily to the House But to the affront of the Towne and the noble Sheriffe and the dishonour of the worthy gentleman elected●●e tooke the boldnesse to retard the dispatch while in the meane time some Adversaries to this election have endeavoured to null it by questioning Master Swale yesterday upon a pretended delinquency at Haberdashers Hall for passing through the Kings Quarters to a solemn funerall of the Lady Vicountesse Cambden Henry Nonell Esquire and his onely Son and Heire all at the same time interred in Cambden in Glocestershire At the performance whereof he was ingaged to be present being much trusted by the said Lady in the execution of her great Will and also in her reall estate for raising Portions and preferring her Grand-Children and accordingly had leave given him to passe by a warrant signed under the hands of the Committee for safety of both Kingdomes All which I mention to note the insolent partiall dealing of an under-officer in a busines of so high concernement as the free election of a faithfull Gentleman for the service of his Country in Parliament The Petition of the Earle of Mulgrave the Petition of the Earle of Northampton and the Petition of Mr. Cartwright were this day reade It was Ordered that the Earle of Mulgraves Petition should be referred to a Committee to consider of his losses It was Ordered in relation to Mr. Cartwrights Petition who desired ten thousand pound out of the Earle of Northamptons Composition that the said Earle of Northampton shall be referred to Goldsmiths Hall to compound for his Delinquency upon the usuall Rates It was Ordered that a Letter should be sent to Captaine Batten for the discharge of those Shipps which belonging to the Queene of Swethland he lately brought into the Downes A Committee was named to consider of the great losses of Master Bourcher and Master Challoner and to receive Petitions and consider of the whole businesse concerning Alome and Aloms Pits Ordered that a third part of the Arreares of the Officers of the North shall be payd unto them in full of their Arreares which shall be charged upon the Excise in course with allowance of eight pound in the hundred to such as shall advance it Friday May 14. IT was this day Ordered that a fortnights pay shall be added to the Souldiers six weekes pay upon the disbanding And that those who goe for Ireland shall have six weekes pay more The Ordinance was past for Indemnity of Souldiers as also of the Committees of the severall Counties for what they have done in the parsuance of the Ordinances of the Parliament Letters came from Helmby certifing the Kings expectation of the Propositions to be sent unto him to which already he hath prepared an answer and that if he could not be allowed a Secretary to transcribe his answer he would write it over himselfe as faire and as well as he could the King was heard to say that his answer was such that he hoped to be justified in it Letters were also directed by the King unto the House of Peeres representing something as is conceived concerning the Proposition Saturday May 15. By Leteers from Ireland it was this day certified that the Towne and Castle of Caterlagh is surre ●dred to the Rebells upon quarter and that they intend to advance from thence to besiege another hold call'd Trymen Our ●orse are taken into the field the Rebells intend with a running Army to sall into the English quarters and sweep away all the cattell before them There is a report that the Lord I●●he q●i● hath performed good service in Munster and taken a strong Castle from the Rebells called Cupoquine where was found some store of Ammunition and provision It is also said that Generall Preston is designed with a strong power to march into Munster to divert the proceedings of the Lord Inchequin against him In the meane time from the Headquarters at Walden it is certified that the Souldiers have made their severall returns by their officers who say that they find no distempers in the Army but many grievances It is referred to a Committee of generall officers to digest into order and method what is propounded by the whole Army this accordingly hath been done and the grievances distinctly set downe in the name of the officers and souldiers of the whole Army which hath been presented to Field Marshall Skipper to represent them to the Parliament In this they meddle with nothing but that which pertains to them as Souldiers Monday May 17. THe Committee for Ireland did this day sit for the promoting of the affaires of that Kingdome from whence we received further confirmation that Generall Preston being advanced to hinder the prosperous successe of the Lord Inchequin in the Province of Munster Owen Oneale is ordered to defend the Province of Lemster and what the Rebells doe enjoy about Kilkenny which is a flourishing Country and by some called The Garden of that Kingdome A numerous party of our Horse with some companies of Foot are marched into the Field betwixt whom and the Rebells you will shortly heare of Action The Letters from Scotland doe this day certifie that the affaires in that Kingdome doe continue in the same condition as I declared to you in my last with little or almost no alteration at all Kolkiteth continueth and repeateth his old cruelties Lievtenant-Generall Lesley doth continue still at Pearth on the foot of the hills not far from Saint Johnstons he doth what he can to incurrage and fortifie the Garrisons in the Counties of Carlile and Larue He is making great preparations to advance into those Counties for the reliefe of the poore Inhabitants and to fight with Kilkitoth who it is said expecteth daily Recruits of men and Armes from Ireland The Lord Dunfermeling is not as yet gone unto the King to Hol●●by but setteth forth from London about Thursday next The present necessities of the Kingdome of Ireland doe crave sudden and considerable supplies That which this week is most remarkable is first from England The Kings Letter to the Parliament His Answer drawn up to the Propositions And his judgement of it The Queenes Letter is the King The Desires and the Demands of the Souldiers of the Army and an Order for more Pay for them The strong Castle of Catterlagh is Ireland surrendred to the Rebells And the successe of the Lord Inchequin in Munster The preparations there of our Forces and the Designes of the Enemy The cruelty of the Arch Rebell Kolkitoch in Scotland and the preparations of Lievtenant Generall Lesley to march up the Hills and to give battell to him Printed for H. B.