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A39731	An Impartial relation of the whole proceedings against St. Mary Magdalen Colledge in Oxon, in the year of our Lord 1687 containing only matters of fact as they occurred.	Fairfax, Henry, 1634-1702.; Fairfax, Henry, 1634-1702.; Aldworth, Charles, 1648 or 9-1720.; Hough, John, 1651-1743.; Bagshaw, Francis, b. 1653 or 4.	1688 (1688)	Wing F124; ESTC R25079	42,768	47

the Great Seal or otherwise but according to Law in Spiritual Causes by the Canon Law in Temporal by the other Laws and Statutes of the Land. And wherein the proceedings in some Commissions are directed to be summarie de plano c. those words are to be applied to shorten the Forms of Process and not for matter of Judgment for Magna Charta provides for our Spiritual Liberties as well as our Temporal AN Account of the VISITATION OF St Mary Magdalen Colledge in Oxon. ON Oct. 19th Mr. Atterbury the King's Messenger fix'd a Citation on the Colledge and Chappel-Doors requiring the Pretended President and Fellows and other Members of the Colledge to appear before the Lords Commissioners Bishop of Chester Lord Chief Justice Wright and Mr. Barron Jenner in the Chappel at Nine of the Clock on Friday-morning November 21st On Thursday the Lords Commissioners came to Oxon attended with three Troops of Horse which Quarter there On Friday Morning at Nine they went into the Chappel the President and Fellows thinking they had design'd to fit in the Quire made no preparation of Seats in the outward Chappel upon which their Lordships adjourned to the Hall where their Commission was then read which in general was the same with the former These three being added to the other Lords Commissioners and particularly impowred to visit Magdalen Colledge only This done the Names of the President and Fellows were called over Dr. Hough being first called All in Town appeared except Dr. Fairfax and excuses were made for the absent Then a Speech was made by the Bishop of Chester and in it his Lordship was Severe against Disloyalty and Disobedience He urg'd that the Church of England taught an unconditionate and unlimited Obedience He spake of the Kings Gracious Promises to Arch-Bishops and Bishops c. which had deserved thanks on bended Knees notwithstanding the Oxon Reasons to the contrary which they knew best who was the Authour thereof He told them that it could not be expected but that the King would give all incouragement to those of his own Religion which could be done without severity and cruelty which His Majesty abhorr'd and without injuring the Church of England which was at present establish'd by Law He told them that this Corporation as well as others were the Creatures of the Crown and that it was insolence in their Local Statutes to spurn against their Maker That their Distempers had brought this Visitation upon them the Consequences of which might be ill to the Church and Universities That however they might escape in this World these Sins were to be accounted for above their other Sins in the next He Exhorted them by the Bowels of Christ to consider these things He told them that the Eyes of the World were upon them and they ought to take care that their Practices might not influence their deluded admirers In short the whole design of the Speech seem'd to be promises and threats to aime at the inducing them to a complyance The Court was then Adjourned till Two in the Afternoon In the Afternoon were called over the Names of the Demoys Chaplins Clerks Choristers and Colledge Servants The President then interpos'd desiring leave to speak before they proceeded any further which being granted he told their Lordships That President THE time betwixt your Citation and Appearance was so short that the Society had not time to advise with the Council how to behave themselves on this Occasion Therefore desired of your Lordships a Copy of the Commission and time to consider of it Bishop Ch. 'T is upon Record you may have it above Pr. Is it the same the other Lords Commissioners had Bish Ch. Yes for the most part it is Pr. Then my Lord I do assure you and will make Oath if you please that I have often endeavoured to get a Copy of it and could not procure it L. C. J. Have you not heard it Read or will you hear it again Pr. I am not capable of making a Judgment of it my self but it is possible there may be Errours and Defects in 't such as the Society may make use of to their own advantage and I am confident it is neither his Majesties intention nor your Lordships we should be debar'd from it A Copy was then denyed Bish Ch. Dr. Hough will you submit to this Visitation Pr. My Lords I do declare here in the name of my self and the greater part of the Fellows that we submit to the Visitation as far as it is consistent with the Laws of the Land and the Statutes of the Colledge and no further I desire your Lordships that it may be Recorded This was twice Repeated L. C. J. You cannot imagine that we Act contrary to the Laws of the Land and as to the Statutes the King has dispensed with them Do you think we come here to act against Laws Pr. It does not become me my Lords to say so but I 'le be plain with your Lordships I find that your Commission gives you Authority to change and alter the Statutes and make new ones as you think fit Now my Lords we have an Oath not only to observe these Statutes laying his hand on the Book but to admit of no new ones or alterations in these This must be my behaviour here I must admit of no alteration from it and by the Grace of God never will. Bish Ch. Do you observe all these Statutes Pr. Yes my Lord I hope we do Bish Ch. You have a Statute there for Mass why don't you read Mass Pr. My Lord the matter of this Oath is unlawful and in such a case no man is oblig'd to observe an Oath Besides the Statute is taken away by the Laws of the Land. Bish Ch. By what Law Dr. Stafford By that which obliges to say Common-Prayer Bish Ch. What the Act of Uniformity I have often considered it and don 't remember one word of Mass in it Dr. Staff. But that obliges us to use the Liturgy of the Church of England in all Collegiate Churches and Chappels And I hope my Lords you do not imagine that we can say Common-Prayer and Mass together Bish Ch. Do you allow that Act of Parliament can free you from the obligation of a Statute Pr. I do not say but that his Majesty may alter our Statutes nor do I know but a Parliament may do the same I dispute not their Power onely this my Lord I say that I who already have taken an Oath to observe these Statutes as they now stand and am sworn not to admit of any change or alteration by any Authority whatsoever And then turning to the Oath where they were to observe these Statutes and no other according to the Literal and Grammatical sence c. and reading it to their Lordships can obey none But then those who come after such Limitations and Restrictions are made are not oblig'd to observe 'em and that my Lords is our Case as to the

Wiltshire under a Nonconformist Minister without License That in September 1683. the said Mr. Farmer was entred in St. Mary Magdalen Hall in Oxon. where such frequent Complaints were brought against him to the Principal for his troublesome humour and unquiet temper that to preserve the Peace of the Society he was desired to leave the said Hall. That after his leaving Magdalen Hall he was admitted into Magdalen Colledge where discoursing about Religion he declared That there was no Protestant but would cut the Kings Throat notwithstanding which at other times he declared to some of the Fellows of the said Colledge That whatsoever he pretended he was really a Member of the Church of England and that he made an Interest with some Roman Catholicks only to get Preferment by their means and for that reason was willing to be thought of their Religion That at the very time when his Majesty's Letter came to the Colledge in his behalf the said Mr. Farmer was at Abbington in very ill Company where he continued drinking to excess two or three days and nights together and amongst other Disorders was one of those that then in the night time threw the Town-Stocks into the River and that in general the said Mr. Farmer hath had the unhappiness to lie under an ill Fame as to his Life and Conversation as by several Letters and Certificates ready to be produced will more largely appear Copies of Letters and Certificates delivered to the Lords Commissioners for Ecclesiastical Affairs June 27. 1687. I. I Anthony Farmer Batchelour of Arts and Scholar of this Colledge do confess That I have behav'd my self very unlike a Member of this Colledge and even a Christian at the Dancing-School for which I humbly ask Pardon and do acknowledge before the Seniority that I have deservedly received of the Master my first Admonition in order to Expulsion Anth. Farmer Trinity Coll. Camb. June 11. 1678. This is a true Copy of Anth. Farmer 's Admonition attested by us whose Names are hereunto under-written Humph Babington Vice Magist Deput John Hawkins Vice Magist Deput Benj. Pullsyn Vice Magist Deput John Laughton Vice Magist Deput II. THese are to certifie That Mr. Anth. Farmer was Usher to Mr. Benj. Flower a Nonconformist Preacher in the Town of Chippenham in the County of Wilts for the space of half a year or upwards the said Mr. Flower keeping School without License from the Bishop and the said Mr. Farmer continuing his Usher for the time mentioned without any License also Witness our hands Will. Lak● Vicar Will. Loude Will. Gale. III. MR. Anthony Farmer was entred of St. Mary Magdalen Hall in Oxford Septem 1. 1683. Where after he had been some time frequent Complaints were brought to me by some of the Masters that he raised Quarrels and Differences amongst them that he often occasioned Disturbances and was of a troublesome and unpeaceable humour Whereupon that Love and Friendship might be preserv'd and continu'd in the Society as it used to be I advised the said Mr. Farmer to make tryal if he could live more easily and quietly in some other House Accordingly he did voluntarily leave the Hall July the 13th 1685. and got himself admitted into Magdalen Colledge William Levet Principal IV. I Do certifie That Mr. William Bambrigg Gentleman Commoner of Magdalen Hall Oxon did say That Mr. Anthony Farmer Master of Arts did intice him from his Studies in the University to go to London where he the said Mr. Farmer did attempt to draw the said Mr. Bambrigg into several Debaucheries both at Taverns and Bawdy-houses Witness my hand John Ryland Mr. of Arts of Magd. Hall. V. I Do certifie That Mr. William Bambrigg Gentleman Commoner of Magdalen Hall did say That Mr. Anthony Farmer Master of Arts of the said Hall did receive Money of him and other Gentlemen publickly to expose unto them a Naked Woman which he accordingly did Witness my hand Richard Clerk Mr. of Arts of Magd. Hall. June 9. 1687. VI. I Am very willing to justifie any thing I have formerly said relating to so serious a matter as this is you enquire after Mr. Farmer one night in the Cloyster asked me why I did not get a Commission I told him truly I had not Friends to do it for me He then asked me what I would do for one I told him I would fight for my King and whatsoever he should command me He then ask'd me if I would fight for the King's Religion I told him there would be no occasion for that nor would it ever be required of me He as'd me of what Religion I was I told him a Protestant And then he said There was no Protestant but would cut the King's Throat and that he should lose Three thousand pounds for being of that Religion he intended to be of which he said was a Papist This to the best of my remembrance is the full of what he said If I have omitted any thing it is my care not to write more than I would honestly and justly swear to I am SIR Your most Obliged and most Humble Servant JOHN BRABOURN VII IN or about January last 1687. Mr. Anthony Farmer declared before us That the Report of his being a Papist was false but that he was willing to be thought so because it might do him a kindness That the reason of his acquaintance with Mr. Brent and Mr. Walker was to get Preferment by their Interest That he had not forsaken the Protestant Religion adding we should call him Rogue if ever he did That he would not make any publick Declaration of this but would declare it amongst Friends when and where he pleased Henry Dobson Ja. Fayrer Tho. Goodwin VIII I Do hereby certifie That Robert Gardiner Porter of St. Mary Magdalen Colledge did tell me that Mr. Farmer did very often come into the Colledge late at night so much in drink that he could scarce go or speak Witness my hand this 9th of June 1687. George Fulham IX UPon Monday April the third Mr. Farmer came to the Lobster in Abbington with Mr. Clerk Mr. Gravener and Mr. Jenny Jar about eight in the morning and staid some time in the house and went from thence to the Tavern return'd again about eleven at night and sat up till one in the morning The next day they went to the Bush-Tavern and sent for a quarter of lamb for their Supper and there Mr. Farmer Mr. Clerk Mr. Gravener and two Troopers and others continued till past eleven at night and so return'd to the foresaid place and sat up till past three in the morning This I do assert was the Company that the said Mr. Anthony Farmer kept and these were the unseasonable Hours In witness whereof I am ready to swear whenever a Subpaena shall be sent to me George Mortimer X. MRs. Mortimer is ready to assert That when Mr. Anthony Farmer return'd to the Lobster about eleven at night he came much concern'd in Drink and was for