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

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

to know his mind who told him he was content to receive a petition but would not heare any discourse so those that were deputed to that action on the 12 of February waited for the King at his comming forth out of his Chappell going to dinner and Master Marmet one of the Ministers of the French Church of London accompanied by the foresaid Deputies Ministers and Elders gave unto his Majesty the petition This was the Petition To the KINGS most excellent Majesty The humble Petition of the forraigne Churches in this Realme of ENGLAND Humbly sheweth to your sacred Majesty That the Petitioners and their predecessours by your Highnesse favour and your noble Progenitors have and doe 〈◊〉 enjoy severall priviledges concerning the state of government of their Churches But of late they have beene acquainted with an Injunction made by the right honourable the Lord of Canterbury his grace and directed to the forraigne Churches which are in his Diocesse By the execution whereof 〈◊〉 will ensue the dissipation not onely of the said Churches but also of all other forraigne Churches in this your Majesties Kingdome The Petitioners therefore humbly beseech that your sacred Majestie would extend your highnesse favour towards them still and be graciously pleased to heare the Petitioners deputies in your most honourable Privie Councell upon the most humble Remonstrances which the Petitioners will produce unto your Majestie and their Honours therein And as in duty bound the Petitioners will continue to pray to God for your Majesties long and prosperous reigne c. The King going to dinner gave the Petition to my Lord Chamberlin to give it to one of the Secretaries who told the King many considerable things in the behalfe of the forraigne Churches which he affected and favoured to whom the King said We must beleeve our Archbishop of Canterbury in the hearing of Master Gasparus one of the Deputies My Lord Chamberlin came and told the Deputies what he had told the King and what the King had charged him with and that he went to give the Petition to Sir John Cooke Secretary they thanked his Honour for his good will towards them and care of them glad that the Petition should fall into the hands of that religious Secretary 〈◊〉 that good Patriot and not in the hands of Sir 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that Popish Secretary and my Lord of Canterburies creature The said afternoone Sir William Saint 〈◊〉 waiting on the Kings Majesty in Saint James Parke give unto his Majesty the Speech in French which should have beene made unto him in the morning The Tenour whereof was this thus translated into English To the King Most gracious Soveraigne The forraigne Churches which under the favour maintenance and support of the Kings your Predecessours whose memory is blessed have been established and who doe as yet subsist in your Kingdome under the same favour of your Majesty Having 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 prejudication or fore-judgement of their dissipation in an Injunction directed from my Lord Archbishop of canterbury to those churches that reside in his Diocesse are here in the persons of 〈◊〉 Deputies at your Majesties feet to intreat your Majesty most humbly that with the same affection and royall promise with the which it was pleased at its happy comming to the crowne to confirme unto them their priviledges granted unto them by your Majesties predecessours it will be also pleased now to prevent their 〈◊〉 just apprehensions and stop the blow of their ruine The said Injunction hath two branches the one whereof is directed unto 〈◊〉 that are borne in this land tending that they are to seperate themselves and to goe and remaine every 〈◊〉 in his owne Parish the other concernes the strangers that they are to leave and quit their ordinary Liturgy and to range and ranke themselves to that of England The first command Sir doth undermine at one blow and overthrow the fovndation of the subsistence of their churches For although the natives doe in some places make the greater and in some others the least part thereof yet neverthelesse they are every where the most important and considerable part because they onely possesse some meanes and by their extraordinary liberall reliefe the Ministrie is entertained and a great quantity of Poore maintained 〈◊〉 they are charged So that those withdrawing themselves the Pastors will remaine without entertainment 〈◊〉 churches without exercise the Poore without assistance and the rest being composed of no others then Artificers ignorant of the English tongue and whose abode being not stable for want of meanes is as uncertaine as indifferent shall be constrained to goe and seeke elsewhere the exercise 〈◊〉 their religion Thus all being dissipated by this first command the second will remaine very unprofitable The singular Pietie of your Majestie is well knowne of all and we have seen with our eyes notable effects of its good naturall and mercifull disposition towards those that professe with it the same purity of doctrine to make us ever to beleeve that it will suffer under its reigne or can see with his eyes so great adesolation That these poore flocks who hath escaped the fire the massacres and persecutions are come here and have been received and put under covert as in a place of refuge and sanctuary of a holy Temple shall be now dispersed and compelled to seek elswhere some certaine and sure seat and dwelling That these forraigne plants cast by divers stormes and violent tempests on the coasts of this Island so carefully gathered together by the good Edward the VI and welcomed by him so favourably maintained and entertained by that vertuous Princesse Queen Elizabeth attained to perfection under the reigne as happy as peaceable of that great and wise King James your Majesties Father and in this time flourishing as much as ever under your gracious dominion and government shall be now plucked up by the roots as it were to the blame check and contempt of the prudence and charity of all those who hitherto have beheld it with a good eye and favoured their growth That those lively Monuments erected to the everlasting memory of all those good Princes and that doe highly publish over all the world the fame and glory of their piety charity and hospitality towards the afflicted members of the Lord Jesus should be cast downe and reduced into dust That those 〈◊〉 and expressed testimonies of the union of this Kingdome with the reformed Churches of France and of Germany and of the united Provinces so religiously kept and upheld hitherto should now be broken and sent back as in signe and token of a sad and totall seperation they are things unto the which we hope your Majesty will never wholy condescend and resolve Especiall at this time wherein the Churches of Germany swimming in their owne blood those of France in their teares all in the midst of their ruine and apprehensions of a greater desolation they have no other then your Majesty on whom they can turne cast and settle both