A
COPPY
OF
A
LETTER
WRITTEN
BY
JOHN
LILBURNE
,
CLOSE
PRISONER
IN
THE
WARDS
of
the
Fleet
,
which
he
sent
to
Iames
Ingram
and
Henry
Hopkins
,
Wardens
of
the
said
Fleet
.
Wherin
is
fully
discovered
their
great
Cruelty
exercised
upon
his
Body
.
SIRS
,
YOU
are
both
so
rooted
in
oppression
,
and
so
malicious
in
thirsting
after
innocent
blood
,
that
the
actions
of
the
one
,
may
be
attributed
and
judged
,
to
be
the
actions
of
you
both
;
there
is
such
a
harmony
betwixt
you
in
wickednesse
,
so
that
I
will
now
put
you
both
in
the
singuler
number
,
and
write
unto
you
,
as
if
you
were
but
one
;
Desireing
to
let
you
understaud
,
that
in
December
was
2.
yeares
,
the
Devil
your
old
Father
,
Iohn
8
,
44.
(
for
my
innocencie
)
cast
me
into
Prison
,
and
William
Laud
his
obedient
Sonne
,
got
me
committed
to
your
custodie
to
be
tormented
,
in
which
Art
you
are
very
exquisite
,
and
expert
;
and
your
plots
to
murther
me
,
and
to
take
away
my
innocent
blood
from
me
,
have
not
been
a
few
,
which
have
been
,
and
still
are
so
palpable
,
that
they
cannot
be
hid
from
the
world
;
unto
the
view
of
which
I
have
already
in
part
,
in
my
Printed
Books
,
layd
them
open
in
a
brief
way
:
but
much
more
then
I
have
in
publique
said
,
have
I
yet
behind
,
truly
to
declare
.
You
may
remember
that
last
yeare
,
the
17.
of
September
,
you
set
the
greatest
part
of
twenty
of
your
blood
Hounds
,
to
murther
me
,
with
whom
I
was
forced
to
fight
the
greatest
part
of
two
houres
,
to
save
my
life
,
and
my
left
hand
in
the
broyle
I
had
like
to
have
lost
;
and
to
requite
one
of
them
for
his
good
indeavours
to
take
away
my
life
,
you
gave
him
halfe
a
crown
,
as
he
himselfe
confessed
:
but
when
I
was
under
the
Chyrurgions
hands
,
more
likely
to
dye
upon
the
wound
,
then
to
live
,
yet
would
you
neither
pay
the
Chyrurgions
for
the
Cure
,
nor
suffer
my
Friends
to
come
to
me
,
that
so
I
might
get
moneys
to
pay
them
my selfe
.
Also
,
when
your
slaughtermen
my
Keepers
afterwards
did
still
prosecute
the
taking
away
of
the
last
drop
of
my
blood
(
divers
quarts
of
which
I
lost
the
day
before
mentioned
)
I
in
a
large
Letter
in
December
after
in
a
faire
way
acquainted
you
with
it
,
intreating
you
in
peaceable
termes
to
take
some
course
,
that
I
for
my
innocencie
might
not
be
murthered
by
your
men
:
then
you
and
they
together
,
as
to'me
it
seems
,
invented
another
way
,
if
it
were
possible
to
put
an
end
unto
my
dayes
,
and
therfore
placed
two
Chamber-Mates
with
me
,
the
12.
of
December
,
contrary
unto
my
Order
,
which
is
,
that
I
should
lye
alone
,
and
so
made
use
of
them
as
instruments
to
get
me
into
your
cheating
and
poysoning
shoppe
,
the
Lodge
,
that
so
in
a
Tubbe
of
liquor
I
might
receive
my
deaths
wound
:
into
which
place
when
I
absolutely
refused
to
come
(
though
I
were
severall
times
earnestly
solicited
)
then
upon
the
15.
of
December
you
set
your
murthering
Slaughter-men
or
cruell
blood
Hounds
,
not
onely
to
kill
and
murther
my selfe
,
but
also
one
of
my
Friends
that
came
to
the
Prison
dore
,
to
inquire
after
my
necessaries
▪
and
in
likelyhood
they
had
fulfilled
their
bloody
intentions
,
if
some
Prisoners
had
not
been
that
saved
my
life
by
rescuing
of
me
from
their
devouring
hands
.
And
then
betwixt
that
time
and
the
beginning
of
the
last
Parliament
,
in
April
last
,
many
plots
there
was
contrived
against
me
,
and
for
feare
that
I
should
there
prosecute
you
as
a
blood-thirsty
and
murthering
man
,
you
procured
one
of
your
Affidavite
slaves
many
times
to
pick
quarrels
with
me
,
that
so
some
slight
occasion
might
be
taken
to
lock
me
up
againe
,
to
frustrate
me
in
my
just
and
grievous
complaints
,
and
some
blowes
was
struck
upon
the
second
day
of
the
Parliament
:
I
being
not
the
beginner
of
the
quarrell
,
but
onely
a
defender
of
my selfe
,
as
many
of
your
Prisoners
can
justifie
,
and
the
next
morning
you
sent
5.
or
6.
of
your
murthering
Officers
unto
me
,
as
though
you
would
speake
with
me
,
but
they
coming
in
such
a
hostile
manner
as
they
did
,
made
me
afraid
that
they
would
indeed
kill
me
;
and
therefore
to
save
my
life
,
I
kept
my
doore
barred
against
them
,
whereupon
I
was
locked
up
,
which
when
you
had
done
,
I
wanted
some
water
to
dresse
my
diate
;
and
you
have
kept
an
honest
Gentleman
up
ever
since
closse
Prisoner
,
for
giving
me
but
three
bottles
of
water
,
that
so
the
cruelty
inflicted
upon
him
,
might
make
all
the
rest
of
the
Prisoners
afraid
to
doe
the
least
courtesie
for
me
,
that
so
you
might
at
least
prevayle
against
me
,
to
take
away
my
life
and
blood
from
the
earth
.
And
my
Friends
being
severall
times
assaulted
by
your
Officers
(
for
coming
to
the
Prison
dore
to
see
me
,
and
speake
to
me
)
to
the
great
hazard
of
some
of
their
lives
;
some
of
them
to
avoyd
the
danger
,
that
formerly
they
went
through
,
did
goe
up
into
Thomas
Deanes
room
over
against
me
,
that
so
they
might
know
how
it
fared
with
me
,
there
being
the
breadth
of
the
Prison
yard
betwixt
us
;
and
our
discourse
and
talke
was
such
,
that
we
did
not
care
who
heard
it
,
which
the
Prisoners
not
onely
walking
in
the
Yard
,
but
also
those
that
were
in
their
Lodgings
might
heare
,
if
they
would
,
as
well
as
our selves
:
but
seeing
that
still
I
live
,
and
that
your
malice
cannot
put
an
end
unto
my
dayes
,
you
have
taken
him
to
task
severall
times
,
as
though
my
Order
were
so
strickt
,
that
you
shall
incurre
a
great
deale
of
detriment
,
if
Persons
came
there
to
speake
with
me
.
And
therfore
have
you
commanded
him
,
either
to
leave
his
Lodging
,
or
else
to
suffer
no
more
Persons
to
speak
to
me
out
of
his
Chamber
.
Well
,
it
may
be
,
before
you
and
I
have
done
,
you
had
as
good
have
held
your
peace
,
and
have
said
nothing
.
You
can
execute
my
Order
when
you
please
,
and
you
can
break
it
when
you
lift
,
or
doe
any
thing
that
my
life
may
be
brought
in
danger
:
for
time
hath
been
when
my
Friends
would
yeeld
to
the
covetous
exactions
of
my
Keepers
,
to
give
them
12
pence
,
18
pence
,
and
2
shillings
,
and
more
at
a
time
,
for
coming
to
see
me
,
and
speake
with
me
,
they
might
be
let
up
into
my
Chamber
to
talke
with
me
.
Yea
to
such
a
height
of
covetousnesse
was
your
man
Murry
grown
unto
,
that
he
would
not
let
my
Friends
Servants
up
with
that
Diate
they
brought
me
,
unlesse
they
would
give
him
money
,
which
was
the
first
occasion
of
his
outfall
and
mine
.
And
you
have
not
onely
broke
my
Order
,
by
placing
others
in
my
Chamber
to
lodge
with
me
,
but
also
by
your
Man
Murry
in
giving
me
leave
to
walke
at
my
pleasure
in
the
Prison
Yard
,
and
to
come
into
his
cozening
and
murthering
Lodge
,
to
drinke
with
whom
I
would
,
and
this
I
can
justifie
by
honest
men
,
that
were
the
messengers
severall
times
to
bring
me
up
the
tidings
:
but
because
I
was
afraid
of
poysoning
(
as
I
told
them
)
and
would
not
upon
any
termes
come
into
the
Lodge
to
receive
it
:
The
strictnesse
of
my
Order
must
be
executed
upon
me
againe
,
and
I
must
be
locked
up
closse
in
a
room
,
and
my
Friends
must
not
come
to
me
,
to
relieve
me
,
nor
come
to
speake
with
me
,
to
see
if
I
be
alive
or
no
;
and
the
poor
Prisoners
must
be
punished
,
and
tormented
;
if
they
give
me
but
a
little
water
,
or
doe
any
other
courtesie
for
me
(
some
of
whom
have
had
three
Beds
taken
from
under
them
,
by
your
command
and
order
,
and
several
times
put
off
the
charity
,
and
threatned
by
your selfe
to
be
put
in
Irons
,
for
helping
me
to
my
Victuals
)
and
yet
,
you
,
nor
your
great
Lord
and
Master
will
not
alow
me
one
farthing
to
live
upon
:
and
if
this
be
not
hard
measure
,
then
sure
I
am
,
the
Devils
Instruments
,
never
measured
any
in
their
lives
.
But
for
my
Order
,
the
strictnesse
of
which
at
some
times
you
so
much
stand
upon
,
let
me
tell
you
without
feare
,
That
I
verily
beleeve
,
if
Beelzebub
the
Prince
of
Devils
had
sate
in
personall
presence
at
the
Inner
Star-chamber
,
instead
of
the
Pope
of
Lambeth
,
his
dutifull
Son
,
he
could
not
have
made
a
more
mercilesse
inhumane
Order
against
me
,
then
my
Order
is
which
the
bloody
Prelat
caused
to
be
made
against
me
the
18.
of
Aprill
was
2.
yeares
,
after
he
had
caused
me
to
be
whipped
at
a
Carts
arse
,
from
Fleet
Bridge
to
Westminster
Hall
.
For
how
can
a
Man
live
when
all
resort
of
persons
shall
be
kept
from
him
,
and
that
necessary
subsistence
from
his
Friends
,
and
yet
his
Enemies
will
not
allow
him
a
bit
of
bread
,
or
a
drop
of
drinke
.
Well
Sir
,
if
by
your
new
plots
you
take
away
my
life
from
me
,
before
I
can
have
Justice
against
you
in
the
Parliament
,
know
thus
much
,
that
I
have
already
made
my
Will
,
and
bequeathed
my
soule
,
to
him
that
purchased
it
with
his
own
blood
,
and
my
body
to
the
dust
,
from
whence
it
came
;
and
if
the
Priests
will
not
suffer
it
to
be
buried
in
the
Church-yard
(
as
they
call
it
)
then
would
I
have
it
layd
beside
the
Coblers
,
in
Finsbury
Fields
:
and
for
my
goods
they
are
soon
disposed
of
,
for
the
Prelats
,
have
already
robbed
me
of
the
most
part
of
them
;
for
Canterburies
Catchpoles
took
from
me
last
yeare
,
at
the
Custom-house
,
almost
two
thousand
of
my
Books
,
as
they
came
from
Amsterdam
:
but
when
I
was
informed
that
they
had
cozened
him
of
the
greatest
part
or
them
,
and
sent
them
to
Scotland
for
filthy
lucres
sake
,
at
whose
Parliament
they
were
fold
as
publique
as
Martin
Parker
(
the
Bishops
champion
Ballad
maker
)
Ballads
are
sould
here
at
London
,
it
made
me
to
laugh
at
my
losse
:
but
yet
for
all
that
I
have
left
you
for
a
Legacie
,
a
biting
whippe
to
lash
and
scourge
your
fat
and
knavish
sides
;
for
to
my
Executor
as
the
greatest
part
of
my
Treasure
,
that
I
have
to
leave
him
,
have
I
bequeathed
to
him
,
a
punctuall
Anatomie
,
of
some
part
of
your
matchlesse
knavery
,
villany
,
and
bloodthirstinesse
,
with
a
strict
Order
to
put
it
in
Print
,
with
some
Marginall
notes
to
it
;
and
also
to
prosecute
you
in
the
greatest
Court
in
England
,
for
a
criminall
,
and
fellonious
person
,
for
murthering
the
Kings
loyall
and
faithfull
Subjects
,
for
their
innocencie
,
and
their
honest
,
reall
,
and
good
indeavours
for
the
welfare
of
his
Kingdomes
.
And
though
you
have
bin
so
observant
of
that
wicked
man
that
beares
so
great
a
sway
in
the
ruling
of
the
Kingdome
(
of
whom
and
his
commands
you
have
said
you
must
be
observant
)
so
that
it
seems
if
the
Kings
Trayterly
enemies
be
great
ones
,
you
must
be
a
combinator
with
them
to
destroy
the
Kings
best
Subjects
●
yet
me thinks
the
time
is
hard
at
hand
,
wherein
,
you
and
he
both
,
for
all
your
wickednesse
,
and
blood-thirstinesse
,
will
receive
,
your
just
,
and
long
since
due
deserts
at
Saint
Tyborne
,
if
you
doe
not
make
your
Feet
,
to
be
worth
two
payre
of
Hands
unto
you
,
as
your
Predecessour
Harr●
did
before
you
in
a
former
Parliament
,
in
the
beginning
of
King
CHARLES
his
Reigne
(
which
is
the
thing
that
I
am
greatly
afraid
of
)
which
if
you
doe
,
know
,
that
I
will
indeavour
to
get
Martin
Parker
the
Papist
,
or
some
other
Ballad
maker
,
to
send
some
of
their
rimes
after
you
,
to
jeare
you
for
a
Runaway
:
But
if
you
dare
but
stay
by
it
,
the
which
I
would
intreat
you
,
though
you
now
by
your
greatnesse
tyrannize
over
me
,
in
my
afflicted
and
distressed
condition
,
yet
I
doubt
not
but
time
is
a
coming
,
wherein
my
innocencie
,
and
my
honesty
,
will
procure
me
more
Friends
,
then
all
your
base
and
ill
gotten
Gold
,
and
Silver
will
doe
you
;
a
great
part
of
which
hath
been
gotten
by
Cussening
,
Cheating
,
and
Robbing
of
the
Poore
,
and
by
exacting
and
oppressing
of
the
Prisoners
in
their
Fees
and
Chamber
rents
;
of
some
of
whom
to
my
own
knowledge
,
you
have
taken
20.
shillings
,
where
5.
shillings
was
not
your
due
;
and
for
Tyrannising
with
unheard
of
cruelty
,
over
others
,
to
the
taking
away
of
some
of
their
lives
,
and
in●angering
of
divers
others
,
it
may
be
for
bribes
given
to
you
by
their
potent
adversaries
;
or
else
because
you
in
revenge
would
plague
and
hamper
them
for
complaining
of
your
Lawlesse
and
bloody
oppre●sions
,
that
so
your
cruell
punishment
inflicted
upon
them
might
be
a
terrifying
example
,
to
all
the
rest
of
the
Prisoners
no
to
trouble
,
or
molest
you
in
your
in●ollerable
wicked
,
and
ungodly
practises
:
but
take
notice
,
that
I
for
my
part
,
by
these
my
lines
,
bid
defiance
to
you
,
letting
you
understand
,
that
doe
the
worst
you
can
,
you
can
doe
no
more
unto
me
,
then
the
Devill
did
to
Iob
;
and
I
have
by
large
experience
found
the
tenderest
of
your
mercies
towards
me
,
to
be
cruelty
;
and
for
my
own
particular
,
I
neither
feare
you
,
nor
care
for
you
,
nor
ever
a
conferate
the
Devils
agents
hath
upon
the
earth
,
For
the
Righteous
are
as
bold
as
a
Lyon
,
though
the
wicked
flee
when
none
persues
them
,
Prov.
28.
1.
And
for
my
subsistence
in
my
condition
,
as
I
told
the
Prelat
,
in
my
Booke
,
called
,
Come
out
of
her
my
People
,
which
I
writ
,
when
my
hands
were
fettered
together
,
with
Irons
,
that
by
Faith
,
I
could
live
in
every
condition
,
whether
it
were
in
hunger
,
or
nakednesse
,
in
want
,
or
scarcity
▪
in
Pr●son
,
or
in
Dungion
▪
in
exile
,
or
in
banishment
;
and
now
I
tell
you
;
that
so
strong
is
my
Faith
,
that
by
it
I
can
live
upon
a
stony
,
and
flinty
Mountaine
,
where
neither
Bread
,
nor
Water
is
to
be
had
,
nor
found
:
yea
so
great
is
my
grounded
confidence
in
the
Lords
Goodnesse
,
and
Allmightinesse
,
tha●
I
verily
beleeve
before
I
want
that
which
is
fitting
for
me
,
he
will
make
the
stones
,
and
sencelesse
creatures
,
to
change
their
natures
,
and
be
serviceable
in
ministring
to
my
necessities
.
You
told
my
Neighbour
Deane
,
when
you
commanded
him
to
depart
his
Lodging
,
for
letting
People
talke
with
me
,
out
of
his
Roome
,
that
you
were
afraid
to
get
a
great
deale
of
anger
about
my
Books
:
true
it
is
that
you●
Barbaro●s
,
and
more
then
Pagan
like
cruelty
,
made
me
the
last
yeare
with
shrillnesse
and
lowdnesse
,
by
way
of
just
Complaint
,
bitterly
to
cry
out
to
the
Lord
Maior
and
Aldermen
of
London
,
also
to
my
fellow
Aprentices
;
which
now
with
Foure
other
Book
are
all
in
Print
;
and
it
is
a
wonder
to
me
(
but
onely
Unrighteousnesse
,
doth
trample
down
Justice
,
and
Equity
)
that
you
are
not
call'd
to
a
strict
accompt
;
indeed
,
for
my
just
and
lamentable
Complaints
against
you
:
and
to
let
you
know
,
that
when
I
had
my
health
,
which
was
before
my
Friends
were
acquainted
with
Thomas
Deane
,
I
was
not
idle
,
but
writ
the●
,
and
have
at
command
now
,
more
sheets
of
paper
(
which
many
moneths
agoe
I
sent
into
Holland
to
my
Printer
,
which
the
world
yet
never
see
)
then
all
my
Printed
Books
doe
contain
,
filled
full
of
such
lines
as
will
not
onely
vexe
the
Prelate
of
Canterburies
heart
,
but
also
shake
his
Rotten
Antichristian
and
Babylonian
Kingdome
,
as
will
be
seen
when
the
time
is
come
that
I
have
determined
that
they
shall
be
dispersed
in
.
It
may
be
you
will
demand
if
I
be
mad
,
to
write
such
lines
as
these
to
you
.
It
is
true
indeed
Oppression
will
make
a
wise
man
mad
:
but
if
you
say
these
are
a
mad
mans
lines
,
you
shew
your selfe
a
Foole
,
for
I
am
as
able
to
give
a
Reason
,
for
any
thing
that
I
doe
,
as
your selfe
.
And
if
you
would
know
a
Reason
why
I
thus
write
,
First
of
all
,
It
is
because
,
I
love
and
take
delight
to
rubbe
a
gald
Horses
backe
,
especially
,
when
I
perceive
he
will
make
sport
,
by
winching
and
kicking
handsomely
,
that
so
I
may
have
something
to
laugh
a●in
my
solatary
condition
,
now
you
have
deprived
me
of
the
figh●
of
the
face
,
of
my
Friends
.
2.
Secondly
,
That
I
might
a
little
informe
you
,
of
the
foolishnesse
of
your
wayes
,
to
bring
me
to
your
bow
;
for
before
any
man
that
●rongs
me
as
you
have
done
,
get
me
to
crouch
unto
him
by
tyrannyzing
ever
me
,
I
will
first
dye
at
hi●
foot
:
and
therfore
know
,
that
the
more
cruelty
you
exercise
upon
me
,
the
more
notches
you
set
upon
the
tally
,
to
make
the
Bill
of
my
complaint
in
Parliament
the
larger
against
you
;
and
the
more
i●
my
spirit
exasperated
to
cleave
and
sticke
as
closse
unto
you
,
as
the
shirt
opon
your
back
,
or
a●
Drake
did
to
the
Spaniard
:
and
the
closser
you
locke
me
up
,
and
the
more
you
deprive
me
of
the
fight
of
my
Friends
,
the
more
active
and
nimbler
in
my
meditations
,
and
invention
to
quit
scores
with
you
,
and
pay
you
in
your
own
coyne
.
Yea
did
but
your
great
Master
,
his
holynesse
of
Lambeth
know
,
how
good
service
I
have
done
,
to
helpe
to
pull
down
his
wicked
Antichristian
Kingdome
,
since
yeu
last
locked
me
up
(
though
I
never
made
use
of
my
neighbour
Deane
to
carry
nor
bring
none
of
my
Bookes
)
he
would
give
you
no
thanks
for
your
so
doing
,
to
provoke
me
to
it
.
3.
Lastly
,
I
send
you
this
,
that
so
you
may
know
,
that
though
your
cruelty
make
many
cowards
in
this
Prison
,
yet
I
am
not
turned
one
,
as
your
great
Lord
Laud
is
(
though
he
be
the
King
,
and
head
of
the
blacke
Regiment
of
Locusts
in
this
Kingdome
)
yet
never
durst
looke
upon
my
face
since
I
silenced
him
in
the
Star
chamber
in
the
open
Court
(
almost
3.
yeares
agoe
)
though
I
have
often
since
,
as
you
very
well
know
challenged
him
to
a
disputation
,
for
I
have
still
a
true
bred
Souldiers
heart
in
my
belly
,
that
dreads
,
nor
feares
none
of
my
adversaries
,
and
therfore
know
,
seeing
you
have
dealt
with
me
as
you
have
done
,
that
if
there
be
but
a
Printing-house
in
any
of
the
Cities
in
the
Provinces
of
Holland
,
I
will
cause
this
Letter
to
be
Printed
;
that
so
,
if
it
be
possible
,
it
may
be
claimed
up
upon
the
Posts
,
and
made
as
publique
as
the
Coblers
Sermon
,
that
so
you
may
if
you
will
read
it
in
the
Streets
,
as
you
goe
to
the
Parliament
house
:
for
because
I
hitherto
,
could
never
get
Iustice
against
you
,
as
I
have
often
sent
you
word
,
I
will
now
Print
some
more
of
your
knavery
.
And
as
for
the
old
knave
Lewis
the
Steward
,
who
as
I
am
told
,
was
the
chiefe
Informer
against
my
neighbour
Deane
,
and
my
Friends
,
because
I
have
lately
told
him
a
little
of
his
own
,
by
taking
him
to
taske
for
his
insolent
domineering
,
and
insulting
over
the
poore
ma●●
and
for
his
combination
with
your selfe
,
to
cozen
and
cheate
them
of
their
due
:
But
time
is
a
coming
,
wherein
if
I
live
,
in
the
poore
mens
behalfe
,
I
shall
in
another
manner
tell
him
my
mind
;
And
so
at
present
I
rest
,
From
your
Common
and
bloody
Slaughter-house
,
called
the
Wards
of
the
Fleet
,
this
4th
of
October
,
1640.
Your
lawlesse
oppressed
closse
Prisoner
,
that
now
scornes
to
be
beholden
to
your
courtesie
,
but
bids
defiance
to
your
malice
,
honest
JOHN
LILBURNE
.
And
this
I
counted
my
weding
day
in
which
I
was
married
to
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ●
for
now
I
knowe
●e
loues
me
in
that
he
hath
bestowed
soe
rich
apparrell
this
day
upon
me
,
and
counted
me
worthie
to
suffer
for
his
sake
.
I
hauing
a
desire
to
retire
into
a
private
roome
from
the
multitude
of
people
that
were
about
me
,
which
made
me
like
to
faint
:
I
had
not
been
ther
long
but
Mr.
Lightburne
the
Tibstaffe
of
the
Star-Chamber
,
came
to
me
saying
the
Lords
sent
him
to
me
,
to
knowe
if
I
would
acknowledge
my selfe
to
be
in
a
fault
and
then
he
knew
what
to
say
unto
me
.
To
whom
I
replied
,
Haue
their
Honours
caused
me
to
be
whipt
from
the
Fleet
to
Westminster
,
and
doe
they
now
send
to
knowe
if
I
wil
acknowledge
a
fault
.
They
should
have
done
this
before
I
had
beene
whip●
;
for
now
seeing
I
have
v●dergone
the
greatest
part
of
my
punishment
,
I
hope
the
Lord
will
assi●t
me
to
goe
through
it
all
.
and
besides
,
if
I
would
haue
done
this
at
the
first
I
needed
not
to
haue
come
to
this
,
But
as
I
tould
the
Lords
when
J
was
before
them
at
the
Barre
.
Soe
I
desire
you
to
tell
them
againe
,
that
I
am
not
conscio●s
to
my selfe
of
doing
any
thing
that
deserues
a
submission
,
but
yet
I
doe
willingly
submit
to
their
Lordships
pleasures
in
my
Censure
.
He
told
me
if
I
would
confesse
,
a
fault
it
would
saue
me
astanding
on
the
Pillary
o●herwise
I
must
undergoe
the
burden
of
it
.
Wel
,
(
Said
I
)
J
regard
not
a
little
outward
d●sgrace
for
the
cause
of
my
God
,
I
haue
●ound
alreadie
that
sweetnesse
in
him
in
whom
I
haue
beleeued
,
that
through
his
strength
I
am
able
to
undergoe
any
thing
that
shalb●e
inflicted
on
me
;
But
me thinks
that
J
had
verie
hard
measure
that
I
should
be
condemned
and
thus
punished
vpon
two
Oaths
,
in
which
the
party
hath
most
falslie
foresworne
himself●
:
and
because
I
would
not
take
an
Oath
to
betray
mire
owne
innocency
;
Why
'
Raul
found
more
favour
and
mercy
from
the
Heathen
Roman-Governors
,
for
they
would
not
put
him
to
an
Oath
to
sccuse
himselfe
,
but
suffered
him
to
make
the
best
defence
●e
could
for
himselfe
,
neither
would
they
condemne
him
before
his
accusers
and
he
were
brought
face
to
face
,
to
justifie
and
fully
to
proue
their
accusation
:
But
the
Lords
haue
not
d●alt
so
with
m●
,
for
my
accusers
and
I
were
neuer
brought
face
to
face
to
justi●●e
their
accu●ati●n
against
m●
:
it
is
true
two
false
Oathes
were
Sworne
against
mee
:
and
I
was
therevpon
condemned
,
and
because
I
would
not
accuse
my selfe
.
It
is
true
(
said
hee
)
it
was
soe
with
Paul
but
the
Lawes
of
this
Land
,
are
otherwise
then
their
Lawes
were
in
those
dayes
.
Then
said
I
,
they
are
worse
and
more
cruell
,
then
the
Lawes
of
the
Pagans
and
Heathen
Romans
were
.
whoe
would
condemne
no
man
without
wittnesses
,
and
they
should
be
brought
face
to
face
,
to
justifie
their
accusation
.
And
so
hee
went
away
,
&
I
prepared
my selfe
for
the
Pillary
,
to
which
J
went
with
a
joyfull
courage
.
and
when
I
was
vpon
i●
,
I
made
obeysance
to
the
Lords
,
some
of
them
as
(
J
suppose
)
looking
out
at
the
Sarr-Chamber-window
,
towards
mee
.
And
so
I
putt
my
neck
into
the
hole
,
which
beeing
a
great
deale
to
low
for
me
,
it
was
v●ry
painfull
to
me
in
regard
of
the
continuance
of
time
that
I
stood
on
the
Pillary
:
which
was
a
bout
two
houres
,
my
back
also
being
very
sore
,
and
the
Sunne
shining
exceeding
hot
.
And
the
Topstaffe
man
,
not
suffering
mee
to
keepe
on
my
hat
,
to
defend
my
head
from
the
heat
of
the
Sunne
.
So
that
I
stood
there
in
great
paine
.
Yet
through
the
strength
of
my
God
I
vnderwent
it
with
courage
:
to
the
very
last
minute
.
And
lifting
vp
my
heart
and
spirit
vnto
my
God
,
While
I
was
thus
standing
on
the
Pillary
▪
J
craued
his
Powerfull
assistance
:
with
the
spirit
of
wisdome
and
courage
,
that
I
might
open
my
mouth
with
boldnesse
:
and
speake
those
things
that
might
make
for
his
greatest
glory
,
and
the
good
of
his
people
,
and
soe
casting
my
eyes
on
the
multitude
,
I
beganne
to
speake
after
this
manner
.
My
Christean
B●ethren
,
to
all
you
that
loue
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
.
and
desire
that
hee
should
raigne
and
rule
in
your
hearts
and
liues
,
to
you
especially
:
and
to
as
many
as
heare
me
this
day
:
I
direct
my
speech
.
J
stand
here
in
the
place
of
ignominy
and
shame
.
Yet
to
mee
it
is
not
so
,
but
I
owne
and
imbrace
it
,
as
the
Wellcome
Crosse
of
Christ
.
And
as
a
badge
of
my
Christian
Profession
.
I
haue
been
already
whipt
from
the
Fleet
to
this
place
,
by
vertue
of
a
Censure
:
from
the
Honourable
Lords
of
the
Starr
Chamber
hereunto
,
The
Cause
of
my
Censure
I
shall
declare
unto
you
as
briefly
as
I
canne
.
The
Lord
by
his
speciall
hand
of
prouidence
so
ordered
it
,
that
Not
long
agoe
I
was
in
Holland
.
Where
I
was
like
to
haue
settled
my selfe
in
a
Course
of
trading
,
that
might
haue
brought
me
in
a
-
pretty
large
portion
of
earthlie
things
;
(
after
which
my
heart
did
too
much
runne
)
but
the
Lord
hauing
a
better
portion
in
store
for
mee
,
and
more
durable
riches
to
bestow
vpon
my
soule
.
By
the
same
hand
of
providence
:
brought
me
back
a
gaine
.
And
cast
me
into
easie
affliction
,
that
there
by
I
might
be
weaned
from
the
world
,
and
see
the
vanitie
and
emptines
of
all
things
therein
.
And
he
hath
now
pitched
my
soule
vpon
such
an
object
of
beautie
,
amiablenessc
:
&
excelencie
,
as
is
as
permanent
and
endurable
as
eternitie
it selfe
,
Namely
the
personall
excelencie
of
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
.
the
sweetnesse
of
whose
presence
,
no
affliction
can
ever
be
able
to
wrest
out
of
my
soule
.
Now
while
J
was
in
Holland
,
it
seemes
ther
were
divers
Bookes
.
of
that
Noble
and
Renowned
Dr.
Iohn
Bastwicks
sent
into
England
.
which
came
to
the
hands
of
one
Edmond
Chillington
,
for
the
sending
over
which
I
was
taken
,
and
apprehended
.
the
plot
being
before
laid
,
by
one
Iohn
Chilliburne
(
whom
I
supposed
)
&
tooke
to
be
my
friend
)
servant
to
my
old
fellow
souldier
Mr.
Iohn
Wharton
living
in
Bow-lane
(
after
this
manner
.
)
I
walking
in
the
Street
,
with
the
said
Iohn
Chilliburne
,
was
taken
by
the
Pursevant
and
his
men
.
the
said
Iohn
as
I
verily
beleeve
,
hauing
given
direction
to
them
:
where
to
stand
,
and
he
himselfe
was
the
third
man
that
laid
hands
on
me
to
hold
mee
.
Now
at
my
Censure
before
the
Lords
:
I
there
declared
vpon
the
word
of
a
Christian
that
I
sent
not
over
those
Bookes
,
neither
did
I
know
the
Shipp
that
brought
them
.
nor
any
of
the
men
that
belonged
to
the
Shipp
,
nor
to
my
knowledge
did
I
ever
see
,
either
Shipp
:
or
any
appertaining
to
it
,
in
all
my
dayes
.
Besides
this
,
I
was
accused
at
my
examination
before
,
the
Kings
Atturny
at
his
Chamber
,
by
the
said
Edmond
Chillington
Button
Seller
●iving
in
Canon
street
neere
Abchurch
Lane
,
and
late
Prisoner
in
Bridewell
&
Newgate
,
for
printing
10.
or
12.
thousand
Bookes
in
Holland
,
and
that
J
would
haue
printed
the
Vnmasking
the
mistery
of
iniquitie
if
I
could
haue
gott
a
true
Copie
of
it
,
and
that
I
had
a
Chamber
in
Mr.
Iohn
Foots
house
at
Delfe
where
hee
thinkes
the
bookes
were
kept
.
Now
here
I
declare
before
you
all
,
vpon
the
word
of
a
suffering
Christian
:
that
hee
might
haue
as
well
accused
mee
of
printing
ahundred
thousand
bookes
,
and
the
on
been
as
true
as
the
other
;
And
for
the
printing
the
Vnmasking
the
Mistery
of
Iniquity
,
vpon
the
word
of
an
honest
man
I
never
●aw
,
nor
to
my
knowledge
heard
of
the
Booke
,
till
I
came
back
againe
into
England
:
And
for
my
having
a
Chamber
in
Mr.
Iohn
Foots
house
at
Delfe
,
where
he
thinkes
the
Bookes
were
kept
.
J
was
soe
farre
from
having
a
Chamber
there
,
as
I
never
lay
in
his
house
,
but
twice
or
thrice
at
the
most
,
and
upon
the
last
Friday
of
the
last
Tearme
I
was
brought
to
the
Star-Chamber
Barre
,
where
before
mee
was
read
the
said
Edmond
Chillingtons
Affidavit
,
vpon
Oath
,
against
Mr.
Iohn
Wharton
and
my selfe
.
The
Summe
of
which
Oath
was
,
That
hee
and
I
had
Printed
(
at
Rotterdam
in
Holland
,
)
Dr.
Bastwicks
Answer
,
and
his
Letany
,
with
divers
other
scandalous
Bookes
.
Now
here
againe
I
speake
it
in
the
presence
of
God
,
&
all
you
that
heare
mee
.
that
Mr.
Wharton
,
and
I
never
joyned
together
in
printing
,
either
these
or
any
other
Bookes
whatsoever
.
Neither
did
I
receive
any
mony
from
him
,
toward
the
printing
any
.
Withall
,
in
his
first
Oath
,
hee
peremtorilie
swore
that
wee
had
printed
them
at
Rotterdam
.
Vnto
which
I
likewise
say
,
That
hee
hath
in
this
particular
forsworne
himselfe
.
for
my
owne
part
,
I
never
in
all
my
daies
either
printed
,
or
caused
to
be
printed
,
either
for
my selfe
or
Mr.
Wharton
any
Bookes
at
Rotterdam
.
Neither
did
I
come
into
any
Printing
house
there
all
the
time
I
was
in
the
Citty
.
And
then
vpon
the
Twe●day
after
he
swore
,
against
both
of
us
againe
.
The
summe
of
which
Oaths
was
,
that
I
had
confessed
to
him
(
which
is
most
false
)
that
I
had
Printed
Dr.
Bastwicks
Answer
to
S●
.
Iohn
Banks
his
Information
,
and
his
Letany
;
&
another
Booke
called
Certaine
answers
to
certaine
Objections
;
And
another
Booke
called
The
vanity
&
impiety
of
the
old
Letany
;
&
that
J
had
divers
other
Bookes
of
the
said
Dr.
Bastwicks
in
Printing
,
&
that
Mr.
Wharton
had
beene
at
the
charges
of
Printing
a
Booke
called
A
Breviat
,
of
the
Bishops
late
proceeding
;
and
another
Booke
called
16.
new
Queries
,
and
in
this
his
Oath
hath
sworne
they
were
Printed
at
Rotterdam
,
or
some where
else
in
Holland
;
&
that
on
Iames
Oldam
.
a
Turner
keping
Shop
at
Westminster
hall-gate
disperced
divers
of
these
bookes
.
Now
in
this
Oath
he
hath
againe
forsworne
himselfe
in
a
high
degree
,
for
wheras
he
took
his
Oath
that
I
had
printed
the
Booke
called
The
Vanitie
and
impiety
of
the
old
Letany
,
I
here
speake
it
before
you
all
,
that
I
never
in
all
my
daies
did
see
one
of
them
in
print
,
but
I
must
confess
,
I
haue
seen
&
read
it
,
in
written
hand
,
before
the
Dr.
was
censured
,
&
as
for
other
books
,
of
which
he
saith
I
haue
diverse
in
printing
.
To
that
I
answer
,
that
for
mine
owne
perticuler
I
never
read
nor
saw
any
of
the
Drs.
Bookes
:
but
the
forenamed
foure
in
English
.
and
one
little
thing
more
of
about
two
sheetes
of
paper
,
which
is
annexed
to
the
Vanity
of
the
Old
Letany
,
And
as
for
his
Lattine
Bookes
J
never
saw
any
but
two
:
Namely
his
Flag●llum
,
for
which
he
was
first
censured
in
the
High
.
Commission
Court
:
and
his
Apologeticus
,
which
were
both
in
print
long
before
J
knew
the
Dr.
But
it
is
true
,
there
is
a
second
edition
of
his
Flagellum
,
but
that
was
at
the
presse
aboue
two
yeares
agoe
:
namly
Anno
1634.
And
some
of
this
impression
was
in
England
before
J
came
out
of
Holland
.
And
these
are
the
maine
things
for
which
I
was
Censured
and
Condemned
.
Being
two
Oaths
in
which
the
said
Chillington
,
hath
palpably
forsworne
himselfe
.
And
if
hee
had
not
forsworne
himselfe
.
Yet
by
the
law
(
as
I
am
given
to
vnderstand
)
I
might
have
excepted
against
him
,
being
a
guilty
person
himselfe
and
a
Prisoner
,
and
did
that
which
hee
did
against
●ee
for
pvrchasing
his
owne
liberty
which
he
hath
by
such
Iudasly
meanes
gott
and
obtained
.
Who
is
also
knowne
to
bee
a
lying
fellow
,
as
J
told
the
Lords
I
was
able
to
proue
and
make
good
.
But
besides
all
this
,
there
was
an
inquisition-Oath-tendered
vnto
mee
(
which
J
refused
to
take
)
on
foure
severall
daies
;
the
summe
of
which
Oath
is
thus
much
.
You
shall
sweare
that
you
shall
make
true
answer
to
all
things
that
shall
be
asked
of
you
:
So
helpe
you
God
.
Now
this
Oath
I
refused
as
a
sinfull
and
vnlawfull
Oath
:
it
being
the
High-Commission
Oath
,
with
which
the
Prelates
euer
haue
and
still
do
so
butcherly
torment
,
afflict
and
vndoe
,
the
deare
Saints
and
Servants
,
of
God
,
It
is
also
an
Oath
against
the
Law
of
the
Land
,
As
Mr.
Nicholas
Fuller
in
his
Argument
doth
proue
.
And
olso
it
is
expressly
against
the
Petition
of
Right
an
Act
of
Parlament
Enacted
in
the
second
yeare
of
our
King
.
Againe
,
it
is
absolutely
against
the
Law
of
God
,
for
that
law
requires
noe
man
to
accuse
himselfe
,
but
if
any
thing
be
laid
to
his
charge
:
there
must
come
two
or
three
witnesses
at
the
least
to
proue
it
.
It
is
also
against
the
practise
of
Christ
himselfe
,
who
in
all
his
examinations
before
the
High
Priest
would
not
accuse
himselfe
:
but
vpon
their
demands
,
returned
this
answer
:
Why
aske
yea
mee
,
go
to
them
that
heard
mee
.
With
all
this
Oath
is
against
the
uery
law
of
nature
,
for
nature
is
alwaies
a
preserver
of
it selfe
and
not
a
distroyer
.
But
if
a
man
takes
this
wicked
Oath
he
distroyes
and
vndoes
himselfe
,
as
daily
experience
doth
witnesse
.
Nay
it
is
worse
then
the
Law
of
the
Heathen
Romans
,
as
we
may
reade
Act.
25.
16.
For
when
Paull
stood
before
the
Pagan
Governours
,
and
the
Iews
required
Iudgement
against
him
,
the
Governour
replyed
,
it
is
not
the
manner
of
the
Romans
to
condemne
any
man
before
his
accusers
&
hee
were
brought
face
to
face
to
justify
their
accusation
.
But
for
my
owne
part
,
if
I
had
beene
proceeded
against
by
a
Bill
,
J
would
haue
answered
&
justified
all
that
they
coulde
have
proved
against
me
,
&
by
the
strength
of
my
God
would
have
sealed
whatsoever
I
have
don
with
my
bloud
,
for
I
am
privy
to
mine
own
actions
,
&
my
conscience
beares
me
witnes
that
I
have
laboured
ever
since
the
Lord
in
mercy
made
the
riches
of
his
grace
known
to
my
Soule
,
to
keep
a
good
conscience
and
to
walke
inoffensably
both
towards
God
,
&
man
.
But
as
for
that
Oath
that
was
put
unto
me
I
did
refuse
to
take
it
,
as
a
sinfull
and
unlawfull
Oath
,
&
by
the
strength
of
my
God
enabling
me
I
wil
never
take
it
though
I
be
pu●d
in
peices
with
wilde
horses
as
the
ancient
Chritians
were
by
the
bloudy
Tirants
,
in
the
Primitive
Church
,
neither
shall
I
thinke
that
man
a
faithfull
Subject
,
of
Christs
Kingdome
,
that
shall
at
any
time
hereafter
take
it
,
seeing
the
wickednes
of
it
hath
been
so
apparently
laid
open
by
so
many
,
for
the
refusall
wherof
many
doe
suffer
cruell
persecution
to
this
day
.
Thus
have
I
as
briefly
as
I
could
;
declared
unto
you
,
the
whole
cause
of
my
standing
here
this
day
,
I
being
upon
these
gr●unds
censured
by
the
Lords
at
the
Starr-chamber
on
the
last
Court
day
o●
the
last
tearme
to
pay
500.
pō.
to
the
King
and
to
receive
the
punishment
which
with
rejoicing
I
haue
undergon
,
vnto
whose
censure
I
do
with
willingnes
&
cheerefulnes
submit
,
my selfe
.
But
seeing
I
now
stand
here
at
this
present
,
I
intend
the
Lord
assisting
me
with
his
power
,
and
guiding
me
by
his
spirit
,
to
declare
my
minde
unto
you
.
I
haue
nothing
to
say
to
any
mans
person
,
and
therefore
will
not
meddle
with
that
.
Onlie
the
things
that
I
have
to
say
in
the
first
place
,
are
concerning
the
Bishops
&
their
calling
.
They
challeng
their
callings
●o
be
Iure
Divino
,
&
for
the
oppugning
of
which
,
those
three
renowned
living
marters
of
the
Lord
,
Dr.
Bastwick
M.
Burton
&
M.
Prinne
:
did
suffer
in
this
place
,
and
they
have
sufficientlie
proved
,
that
their
,
Calling
is
not
from
God
,
which
men
I
love
and
honour
,
and
doe
perswade
my selfe
their
soules
are
deere
and
precious
in
the
sight
of
God
,
though
they
were
so
cruellie
and
butcherlie
dealt
with
by
the
Prelates
,
and
as
for
Mr.
Burton
and
Mr.
Prynne
they
are
worthie
and
learned
men
,
but
yet
did
not
in
manie
things
write
so
fullie
as
the
Dr.
did
,
who
hath
sufficientlie
&
plentifullie
set
forth
the
wickednes
,
both
of
the
Prelates
themselves
&
of
their
callings
.
(
as
you
may
reade
in
his
Bookes
)
that
they
are
not
Iure
Divino
,
which
noble
and
reverend
Dr.
I
love
with
my
Soule
.
and
as
he
is
a
man
that
stands
for
the
truth
and
Glorie
of
God
,
my
verie
life
and
hart
blood
I
will
lay
downe
for
his
honour
,
and
the
maintaining
of
his
cause
,
for
which
he
Suffered
,
it
being
Gods
cause
.
As
for
the
Bishops
,
they
vsed
in
former
times
to
challeng
their
jurisdiction
,
Callings
,
and
power
from
the
King
.
But
they
haue
now
openly
in
the
High
Commission
Court
renounced
that
.
as
was
heard
by
many
,
at
the
Censure
of
that
Noble
Dr.
And
as
you
may
fullie
read
in
his
Apollogeticus
.
And
in
his
Answer
to
Sr.
Iohn
Bankes
his
Information
.
Now
J
will
here
mantaine
it
before
them
all
.
That
their
Calling
is
so
farre
from
being
Iure
Diuino
(
as
they
say
they
are
)
that
they
are
rather
Iure
Diabollico
.
Which
if
I
be
not
able
to
proue
,
let
me
be
hanged
vp
at
the
Hall
Gate
.
But
my
Brethren
,
for
your
better
satisfaction
.
read
the
9.
&
13.
Chapters
of
the
Reuelation
,
and
there
you
shall
see
,
that
there
came
Locust
out
of
the
Bottomlesse
Pitt
,
part
of
whom
they
are
.
and
they
are
ther
liuely
discirbed
.
Also
you
shall
there
finde
,
that
the
Beast
(
which
is
the
Pope
,
or
Roman
State
and
Goverment
.
)
hath
given
to
him
by
the
D●agon
(
the
Devill
)
his
Power
and
Seate
,
and
great
authoritie
.
Soe
that
the
Popes
authoritie
comes
from
the
Devill
,
and
the
Prelates
,
and
their
Creatures
in
their
printed
Bookes
,
do
challenge
their
authoritie
jurisdiction
and
Power
,
(
that
they
exercise
over
all
sorts
of
people
)
is
from
Rome
.
And
for
proving
of
the
Church
of
England
to
be
a
true
Church
,
their
best
&
strongest
argument
is
:
that
the
Bb.
are
lineally
discended
from
his
Holines
(
or
impiousnes
)
of
Rome
:
as
you
may
read
in
Pocklingtons
Booke
,
called
Sunday
no
Sabboth
.
So
that
by
their
own
confession
they
stand
by
that
same
power
and
authoritie
that
they
haue
receaved
from
the
Pope
.
Soe
that
their
calling
is
not
from
God
but
from
the
Divill
.
For
the
Pope
cannot
give
a
better
authoritie
or
calling
to
them
,
then
he
himselfe
hath
.
But
his
Authoritie
and
Calling
is
from
the
Devill
:
Therefore
the
Prelates
Calling
and
authoritie
is
from
the
Devill
alsoe
.
Revel.
9.
3.
And
there
came
out
of
the
smoake
,
Locusts
upon
the
earth
:
and
unto
them
was
given
power
as
the
Scorpions
of
the
earth
haue
power
to
hurt
.
and
vndoe
men
,
as
the
Prelates
dailie
doe
.
And
also
Revel.
13.
2.
And
the
Beast
which
I
sawe
(
saith
S.
Iohn
)
was
like
unto
a
Leopard
,
and
his
feete
were
as
the
feete
of
a
Beare
,
and
his
mouth
as
the
mouth
of
a
Lion
,
and
the
Dragon
(
that
is
to
say
the
Devill
)
gaue
him
his
power
,
his
seat
,
and
great
authority
.
and
ver.
15.
16.
17.
And
whether
the
Prelates
as
well
as
the
Pope
,
do
not
daily
the
same
things
:
let
every
man
that
hath
but
common
reason
judge
.
For
do
not
their
daily
practises
and
cruell
burdens
,
imposed
on
all
sorts
of
people
,
high
and
low
,
rich
and
poore
:
witnesse
that
their
discent
is
from
the
Beast
,
part
of
his
state
and
kingdome
.
Soe
also
Revel.
16.
13.
14.
All
which
places
do
deçlare
,
that
their
Power
a●d
authority
being
from
the
Pope
,
(
as
they
themselues
confesse
)
Therefore
it
must
needes
originally
come
from
the
Devill
For
their
power
&
callings
,
must
of
necessitie
proceede
either
from
God
,
or
else
from
the
Divill
,
But
it
proceeds
not
from
God
,
as
the
Scriptures
sufficiently
declares
▪
Therefore
there
calling
and
power
proceeds
from
the
Devill
,
as
both
Scripture
and
there
owne
daily
practises
doe
demonstrate
and
prove
.
And
as
for
that
last
place
cited
Rev.
16.
13.
●4
.
Jf
you
please
to
reade
the
Second
,
and
third
parts
of
Dr.
Bastwicks
Letany
,
you
shall
finde
,
he
their
proves
that
the
Prelates
practises
doe
every
way
suite
●with
,
and
make
good
that
portion
of
Scripture
to
the
vtmost
.
For
in
their
Sermons
that
they
preach
before
his
Majestie
:
how
doe
they
incense
the
King
&
nobles
against
the
people
of
God
.
labouring
to
make
them
odious
in
his
sight
&
stirring
him
up
to
execute
vengance
vpon
them
,
though
they
be
the
most
harmelesse
generation
of
all
others
.
And
as
for
all
these
officers
that
are
vnder
them
&
made
by
them
,
for
mine
own
particular
I
cannot
se
but
that
their
callings
●re
as
unlawfull
as
the
Bishops
themselves
,
and
in
particular
for
the
callings
of
the
ministers
,
J
do
not
,
nor
will
not
speake
against
their
persons
,
for
I
know
some
of
them
to
be
very
able
men
,
and
men
of
excellent
gui●tes
and
quallifications
,
and
I
perswade
my
Ielfe
their
souls
are
very
deare
and
pretious
in
the
sight
of
God
.
Yet
not
withstanding
,
this
proves
not
their
Callings
to
be
ever
the
better
.
As
it
is
in
civill
government
.
If
the
King
(
whom
God
hath
made
a
lawfull
Majestrate
)
make
a
wicked
man
an
officer
,
hee
is
as
true
an
officer
and
as
well
to
be
obeyed
,
comming
in
the
Kings
name
,
as
the
best
man
in
the
world
comming
with
the
same
atthoritie
.
for
in
such
a
case
,
he
that
is
a
wicked
man
hath
his
calling
from
as
good
authority
as
the
godliest
man
hath
:
And
therefore
his
calling
is
as
good
as
the
others
.
But
on
the
other
side
,
if
he
that
hath
noe
authoritie
make
officers
,
though
the
men
themselues
be
never
so
good
and
holie
.
Yet
their
holines
maks
their
calling
never
awhitt
the
truer
,
but
still
is
a
false
a
calling
:
in
regard
his
authority
was
not
good
nor
lawful
that
made
them
,
&
even
so
the
ministers
,
be
they
never
so
holy
men
:
yet
they
haue
one
and
the
same
calling
with
the
wickedest
that
is
amongest
them
,
their
holines
proues
not
their
callings
to
be
ever
the
truer
:
seeing
their
authority
that
made
them
ministers
is
false
,
and
therefore
they
haue
more
to
answer
for
then
any
of
the
rest
:
by
how
much
the
more
God
hath
bestowed
greater
guists
vpon
them
then
vpon
others
,
and
yet
they
detaine
the
truth
in
vnrighteousnesse
from
Gods
people
:
and
do
not
make
knowne
to
them
as
they
ought
,
the
whole
will
and
counsell
of
God
.
And
againe
,
the
greater
is
their
sinne
if
their
callings
be
vnlawfull
,
(
as
J
verily
beleeve
they
are
)
in
that
they
still
hold
them
and
doe
not
willingly
lay
them
downe
&
renounce
them
,
for
they
do
but
deceiue
the
people
and
highly
dishonour
God
,
and
sinne
against
their
owne
soules
,
while
they
preach
vnto
the
people
by
vertue
of
an
Antichristian
and
vnlawfull
Calling
,
and
the
more
godlie
and
able
the
Minister
is
that
still
preaches
by
vertue
of
this
calling
,
the
more
hurt
he
doth
,
for
the
people
that
haue
such
a
Minister
will
not
be
perswaded
of
the
truth
of
things
,
though
one
speake
&
informe
them
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
;
but
will
be
ready
to
reply
,
Our
Minister
that
preaches
still
by
vertue
of
this
Calling
,
is
so
holy
a
man
,
that
were
not
his
calling
right
&
good
:
I
do
assure
my selfe
he
would
no
longer
preach
by
vertue
thereof
,
And
thus
the
holines
of
the
minister
is
a
Cloake
to
couer
the
unlawfulnes
of
his
calling
,
and
make
the
people
continue
rebells
against
Christs
his
Scepter
and
Kingdome
,
which
is
an
agreuation
of
his
sinne
.
for
by
this
meanes
the
people
are
kept
off
from
receiving
the
whole
truth
into
their
soules
,
&
rest
in
being
but
almost
C●ristians
,
or
but
Christians
in
part
.
B●t
Oh
my
Brethren
,
it
behoues
all
you
that
feare
God
,
and
tender
the
Salvation
of
your
owne
Soules
,
to
looke
about
you
&
to
shake
of
that
long
security
&
formality
in
Religion
,
that
you
have
layne
in
.
For
God
of
all
things
cannot
indure
Lukewarmenes
Revel
3.
16.
And
search
out
diligently
the
truth
of
things
,
and
try
them
in
the
Ballance
of
the
Sanctuary
.
I
beseech
you
take
things
no
more
vpon
trust
,
as
hitherto
you
haue
done
,
but
take
p●ines
to
search
and
fi●de
out
those
Spirituall
and
hidden
truthes
that
God
hath
enwraped
in
his
sacred
Booke
,
and
finde
out
a
bottom
for
your
owne
soules
.
For
if
you
will
haue
the
comforts
of
them
,
you
must
bestow
some
labour
for
the
getting
of
them
,
and
you
must
search
dilligently
before
you
finde
them
Pro.
2.
Labour
also
to
withdraw
your
neckes
from
vnder
that
Spirituall
and
Antichristian
bondage
,
(
unto
which
you
haue
for
a
long
time
subjected
your
soules
)
least
the
Lord
cause
his
plagues
and
the
searcenesse
of
his
wrath
to
seize
both
vpon
your
bodies
and
soules
:
seeing
you
are
now
warned
of
the
danger
of
these
things
.
For
hee
himselfe
hath
said
Revel.
14.
9.
10.
11.
That
if
any
man
worship
the
Beast
and
his
Image
,
and
receiue
his
marke
in
his
forehead
or
in
his
hand
.
The
same
shall
drinke
of
the
wine
of
his
wrath
:
which
is
powered
out
without
mixture
into
the
cup
of
his
indignation
,
and
he
shal
be
tormented
with
fire
and
brimstone
in
the
presences
of
the
holy
Angels
,
&
in
the
presence
of
the
Lambe
,
and
the
smoake
of
their
Torment
ascended
,
vp
for
ever
and
ever
,
and
they
haue
noe
rest
day
nor
night
,
who
worship
the
Beast
,
&
his
Image
,
and
whosoever
receiveth
the
m●ke
of
his
name
.
Therefore
as
you
loue
your
owne
soules
and
looke
for
that
immortall
Crowne
of
happines
in
the
world
to
come
,
looke
that
you
with
draw
your selves
from
that
Antichristian
power
&
slavery
that
you
are
now
vnder
,
even
as
God
himselfe
hath
commanded
and
injoyned
you
in
Rev.
18.
4.
saying
Come
out
of
her
my
people
that
you
bee
not
pertaker
of
her
sinns
and
that
yee
receive
not
of
her
Plagues
,
for
her
sinnes
have
reached
vnto
heaven
,
and
God
hath
remembred
her
iniquities
.
Here
is
the
voyce
of
God
himselfe
commanding
all
his
chosen
ones
,
though
they
have
lived
vnder
this
Antichristian
slavish
power
and
estate
along
time
,
yet
at
last
to
withdraw
their
obedience
,
and
subjection
from
it
.
My
Brethren
,
wee
are
all
at
this
present
in
a
very
dangerous
and
fearefull
condition
,
vnder
the
●dolatrous
,
and
spirituall
bondage
of
the
Prelates
,
in
regard
wee
have
turned
Traytours
vnto
our
God
,
in
seing
his
Almighty
great
name
and
his
Heavenly
truth
troden
under
foote
,
and
soe
highlie
dishonoured
by
them
,
and
yet
wee
not
onely
let
them
alone
in
holding
our
peace
,
but
most
slavishlie
&
wickedly
,
subject
our selves
unto
them
,
fearing
the
face
of
a
peece
of
durr
,
more
then
the
Almightie
great
God
of
Heaven
and
earth
,
who
is
able
to
cast
both
body
&
Soule
in
to
everlasting
damnation
.
Oh
repent
,
I
beseech
you
therefore
repent
,
for
that
great
dishonour
you
have
suffered
to
bee
done
unto
God
by
your
fearfullnes
,
and
cowardlines
,
&
for
the
time
to
come
,
put
on
couragious
resolutions
like
valiant
souldiers
of
Iesus
Christ
,
and
fight
manfullie
in
this
his
spirituall
battell
,
in
which
battell
some
of
his
souldiers
haue
allready
lost
part
of
their
blood
,
and
withall
;
Study
this
Booke
of
the
Revelation
,
and
there
you
shall
finde
the
mistery
of
iniquitie
fullie
vnfolded
and
explaned
;
and
also
you
shall
se
what
great
spirituall
battels
haue
beene
fought
betwixt
the
Lambe
&
his
Servants
,
and
the
Dragon
(
the
Devill
)
and
his
vassals
,
and
some
are
yet
to
fight
.
Therefore
gird
on
your
Spirituall
armour
Spoken
of
Ephes.
6.
that
you
may
quit
your selves
like
good
&
faithfull
Souldiers
,
and
feare
no
coulors
the
victory
and
conquest
is
ours
allready
,
for
wee
are
sure
to
have
it
,
(
I
do
not
speake
of
any
bodily
and
temporall
battell
but
onelie
of
a
spirituall
one
)
and
be
not
discouraged
and
knoct
of
from
the
study
of
it
,
because
of
the
obscurity
and
darkenes
of
it
,
for
the
Lord
hath
promised
his
enlightening
Spirit
unto
all
his
people
that
are
laborous
and
studious
to
know
him
aright
,
and
also
he
hath
promised
a
blessing
and
pronounced
a
blessednes
vnto
all
that
read
and
labour
to
keepe
the
things
contayned
in
this
booke
Rev.
1.
3.
My
Christian
Brethren
,
in
the
bowels
of
Iesus
Christ
I
beseech
you
doe
not
contemne
the
things
that
are
delivered
to
you
,
in
regard
of
the
meanesse
and
weaknesse
of
mee
the
instrument
,
being
but
one
of
the
meanest
and
unworthiest
of
the
Servants
of
Je●us
Christ
,
for
the
Lord
many
times
doth
great
things
by
weake
meanes
,
that
his
power
may
be
more
seene
,
for
wee
are
to
ready
to
cast
our
eye
vpon
the
meanes
and
instrument
:
not
looking
up
unto
that
Almighty
power
that
is
in
God
,
who
is
able
to
doe
the
greatest
things
by
the
weakest
meanes
,
and
therefore
out
of
the
mouthes
of
Babes
&
Suckling●
he
hath
ordayned
strength
Psal.
8.
2.
And
hee
hath
chosen
the
foolish
things
of
the
world
to
confound
the
wise
,
and
God
hath
chosen
the
weake
things
of
the
world
to
confound
the
things
which
are
mighty
,
&
base
things
of
the
world
,
&
things
which
are
dispised
hath
God
chosen
,
Yea
things
which
ate
not
,
to
bring
to
nought
things
that
are
1.
Cor.
1.27.28
.
And
he
giues
the
reason
wherefore
he
is
pleased
so
to
do
.
That
no
flesh
should
glory
in
his
presence
So
you
se
God
is
not
tyed
to
any
instrument
&
means
to
effect
his
own
glory
,
but
●ee
by
the
least
instrument
is
able
to
bring
to
passe
the
greatest
things
.
It
is
true
,
I
am
a
yong
man
and
noe
Scoller
,
according
to
that
which
the
world
counts
Scollership
,
yet
I
have
obtayned
mercie
of
the
Lord
to
be
faithfull
,
&
hee
by
a
divine
prouidence
hath
brought
me
hither
this
day
,
&
I
speak
to
you
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
,
being
assisted
with
the
spirit
&
power
of
the
God
of
Heaven
and
earth
,
&
I
speake
not
the
words
of
rashnes
or
inconsideratenesse
,
but
the
words
of
sobernes
,
and
mature
deliberation
,
for
I
did
consult
with
my
God
before
I
came
hi●her
,
and
desired
him
that
he
would
direct
and
enable
me
to
speake
that
which
might
be
for
his
glory
and
the
good
of
his
people
,
And
as
I
am
a
Souldier
fighting
under
the
banner
of
the
great
and
mightie
Captaine
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
and
as
J
looke
for
that
Crowne
of
immortality
which
one
day
I
know
shall
bee
set
upon
my
temples
,
being
in
the
condition
that
I
am
in
,
I
dare
not
hold
my
peace
,
but
speake
unto
you
with
boldnes
in
the
might
and
strength
of
my
God
,
the
things
which
the
Lord
in
mercy
hath
made
knowne
unto
my
Soule
,
come
life
come
death
.
When
I
was
here
a
bout
,
there
came
a
fat
Lawier
,
I
do
not
know
his
name
,
&
commanded
me
to
hold
my
peace
&
leave
my
preaching
.
To
whom
I
replied
and
said
,
Sr.
I
will
not
hold
my
peace
but
speake
my
minde
freely
though
I
be
hanged
at
Tiburne
for
my
paines
.
It
seemes
he
himselfe
was
gauled
and
toucht
as
the
Lawiers
were
in
Christ
time
,
when
hee
spake
against
the
Scribes
&
Pharisees
,
which
made
them
say
,
Master
in
saying
thus
thou
reuilest
us
alsoe
.
Soe
he
went
away
and
(
I
thinke
)
complained
to
the
Lords
,
but
J
went
on
with
my
speech
and
said
,
My
Brethren
,
be
not
discouraged
at
the
waies
of
God
for
the
affliction
and
Crosse
that
doth
accompany
them
,
for
it
is
sweete
&
comfortable
drawing
in
the
Yoake
of
Christ
for
all
that
,
and
I
haue
found
it
soe
by
experience
,
for
my
soule
is
fild
so
full
of
spirituall
and
heavenlie
joy
,
that
with
my
tongue
J
am
not
able
to
expresse
it
,
neither
are
any
capeable
(
J
thinke
)
to
partake
of
soe
great
a
degre
of
consolation
but
onelie
those
upon
whom
the
Lords
gracious
afflicting
hand
is
.
And
for
mine
owne
part
I
stand
this
day
in
the
place
of
an
evill
doer
,
but
my
conscience
witnesseth
that
I
am
no●
soe
.
And
here
about
I
put
my
hand
in
my
pocket
,
and
puld
out
Three
of
worthie
Dr.
Bastwicks
Bookes
and
threw
them
among
the
people
and
said
.
There
is
part
of
the
bookes
for
which
I
suffer
,
take
them
among
you
,
and
read
them
,
and
see
if
you
finde
any
thing
in
them
,
against
the
Law
of
God
,
the
Law
of
the
Land
,
the
glory
of
God
,
the
honour
of
the
King
or
state
.
I
am
the
Sonne
of
a
Gentle
man
,
and
my
Friends
are
of
rancke
and
quality
in
the
Countrie
where
they
live
,
which
is
200.
miles
from
this
place
,
and
I
am
in
my
present
condition
deserted
of
them
all
,
for
I
know
not
one
of
them
dare
meddle
with
me
in
my
present
estate
,
being
J
am
stung
by
the
Scorpions
(
the
Prelates
)
and
for
any
thing
I
know
,
it
may
bee
I
shall
never
haue
a
fauourable
countenance
from
any
of
them
againe
,
and
wi●hall
,
I
am
a
yong
man
and
likelie
to
haue
lived
well
and
in
plentie
,
according
to
the
fashion
of
the
world
.
Yet
notwithstanding
,
for
the
cause
of
Christ
,
and
to
doe
him
service
,
I
haue
and
doe
bid
adue
to
Father
,
Friends
,
Riches
,
pleasures
,
ease
,
contented
life
and
bloud
,
and
lay
all
downe
at
the
Footstoole
of
Iesus
Christ
,
being
willing
to
part
with
all
rather
then
I
will
dishonour
him
,
or
in
the
least
measure
part
with
the
peace
of
a
good
conscience
,
&
that
sweetnesse
and
joy
which
I
haue
found
in
him
,
for
in
naked
Christ
is
the
quintisence
of
swetnes
&
I
am
so
farr
from
thinking
my
affliction
and
punishment
which
this
day
I
haue
endured
and
still
doe
indure
and
groane
under
(
a
disgrace
)
that
I
receive
it
as
the
welcome
Crosse
of
Christ
,
and
doe
thinke
my selfe
this
day
more
honoured
by
my
sufferings
then
if
a
Crowne
of
gold
had
beene
set
upon
my
head
,
for
I
haue
in
some
part
beene
made
conformable
to
my
Lord
and
Master
,
and
have
in
some
measure
drunke
of
the
same
Cupp
which
he
himselfe
drank
of
,
while
he
was
in
this
sinfull
world
,
for
he
shed
his
most
precious
bloud
for
the
salvation
of
my
poore
soul
,
that
so
I
might
be
reconsiled
to
his
father
,
therfor
am
I
willing
to
undergo
any
thing
for
his
sake
,
&
that
in
ward
joy
&
consolation
within
me
that
carries
mee
high
aboue
all
my
pains
&
torments
.
&
you
(
My
Brethren
)
if
you
be
willing
to
haue
Christ
,
you
must
owne
him
and
take
him
upon
his
own
tearmes
,
&
know
that
Christ
and
the
Crosse
is
in
seperable
,
for
he
that
will
live
godlie
in
Christ
Iesus
must
suffer
persecution
and
affliction
,
it
is
the
lott
and
portion
of
all
his
chosen
ones
,
through
many
afflictions
&
trials
we
must
enter
into
glorie
and
the
Apostell
faith
,
that
if
we
be
without
afflictions
whereof
all
are
partakers
,
then
are
yee
Bastards
and
,
not
Sonnes
.
And
therfore
if
you
will
haue
Christ
sit
down
&
reckon
before
ever
you
make
profession
of
him
what
he
will
cost
you
;
leaft
when
you
come
to
the
triall
you
dishonour
him
,
and
if
you
bee
not
willing
and
contented
to
part
withall
;
and
let
all
goe
for
his
sake
,
you
are
not
worthy
of
him
.
If
Parents
,
husband
,
wife
or
children
,
lands
or
livings
,
riches
,
or
honours
,
plea●ure
,
or
ease
,
life
or
blood
,
st●nd
in
the
way
,
you
must
be
willing
to
parte
with
all
these
and
to
entertaine
Christ
naked
&
alone
,
though
you
haue
nothing
but
the
Crosse
,
or
else
you
are
not
worthy
of
him
Math.
10.37.38
.
Oh
my
Brethren
there
is
such
sweetness
and
contentednes
in
enjoying
the
Lord
Iesus
alone
,
that
it
is
able
where
it
is
felt
,
to
make
a
man
goe
through
all
difficulties
'
&
endure
all
hardshipps
that
may
possibl●e
come
vpon
him
.
Therefore
if
hee
call
you
to
it
,
doe
not
deny
him
nor
his
truth
in
the
le●st
manner
,
for
he
hath
said
,
Hee
that
denies
him
before
men
▪
him
will
hee
denie
before
his
Father
which
is
in
Heaven
.
And
now
is
the
time
that
wee
must
shew
our selves
good
Souldiers
of
Iesus
Christ
,
for
his
truth
,
his
cause
and
glorie
lies
at
stake
in
a
high
degree
,
therefore
put
one
couragious
resolutions
,
and
withdraw
your
necks
and
soules
from
all
false
power
and
worship
,
and
fight
with
courage
and
boldnes
in
this
spirituall
Battell
,
in
which
Battell
the
Lord
befor
your
eyes
hath
raised
vp
some
valiant
Champions
that
fought
up
to
the
eares
in
bloud
,
therefore
be
couragious
Souldiers
and
fight
it
out
brav●ly
,
that
your
God
m●y
be
glorifi●d
by
you
,
and
let
him
onelie
have
the
service
,
both
of
your
inward
and
outward
man
,
and
stand
to
his
cause
,
and
loue
your
owne
Soul●s
,
and
feare
not
the
face
of
any
mortall
man
,
for
God
hath
promised
to
bee
with
you
and
uphold
you
that
they
shall
not
preuaile
against
you
,
Isay.
41.10.11
.
But
alas
,
how
fewe
are
there
that
dare
shew
any
courage
for
God
and
his
cause
,
though
his
glorie
lies
at
the
Stake
,
but
thinke
themselves
happy
and
well
,
and
count
them selves
wise
men
if
they
can
sleepe
in
a
whole
skinn
,
when
Christ
hath
said
,
Hee
that
will
saue
his
life
shall
loose
it
,
and
hee
that
will
loose
his
life
for
his
sake
shall
finde
it
,
What
shall
it
profit
aman
if
he
gaine
the
whole
world
&
loose
his
owne
Soule
?
‛
Therefore
is
it
better
for
a
man
to
bee
willing
and
contented
to
let
all
goe
for
the
enjoying
of
Christ
and
doing
him
service
,
then
to
sit
downe
and
sleepe
in
a
whole
skinne
,
though
in
soe
doeing
hee
ga●e
all
the
w●rld
and
see
him
dishonoured
,
his
glorie
and
truth
●r●den
under
so●t
,
and
the
bloud
of
his
Servants
shed
and
Spilt
?
Yes
,
without
doubt
it
is
.
But
many
are
in
these
times
so
far
from
suffering
valientlie
for
Christ
,
that
they
rather
dis●wade
men
from
it
,
and
count
it
a
point
of
singularitie
and
pride
,
and
selfe
ends
for
a
man
to
put
himselfe
forward
to
doe
God
service
;
a●●ing
,
what
calling
and
warrant
any
private
man
hath
thereunto
,
seeing
it
bel●ngs
to
the
Ministers
to
speake
of
these
things
.
Yes
soe
it
doth
,
But
alas
they
are
so
cowardly
and
fearfull
that
they
dare
not
speake
;
And
therefore
it
belongs
also
to
thee
,
or
mee
,
or
any
other
man
,
if
thou
beest
a
Souldier
of
Iesus
Christ
,
whatsoever
by
place
or
Calling
thy
rancke
or
degree
bee
,
bee
it
higher
or
lower
,
yet
if
hee
call
for
thy
service
,
thou
art
bound
though
others
stand
still
,
to
mainetaine
his
power
and
glory
to
the
utmost
of
thy
power
and
strength
,
yea
to
the
sh●dding
the
last
drop
of
thy
blood
,
for
he
hath
not
loued
his
life
vnto
the
death
for
thy
sake
,
but
shed
his
precious
blood
for
the
redemption
of
thy
soule
,
bath
hee
done
this
for
th●e
,
and
darest
thou
see
him
dishonour●d
and
his
glory
lie
at
the
stake
,
and
not
speake
on
his
behalfe
,
or
doe
him
the
best
service
thou
canst
?
If
out
of
a
base
and
cowardlie
Spirit
thus
thou
do●●
,
Let
me
tell
thee
here
and
that
truly
to
thy
face
,
thou
hast
a
D●l●la
in
thy
heart
which
thou
louest
more
then
God
,
and
that
thou
shalt
on
day
certainly
finde
by
wofull
experience
.
Alas
if
men
should
hold
their
peace
in
such
times
as
these
,
the
Lord
would
cause
the
verie
Stones
to
speake
to
convince
man
of
his
cowardlie
basenesse
.
Having
proceeded
in
amanner
thus
●arre
by
the
strength
of
my
God
,
with
boldnes
and
courage
in
my
speech
,
The
Warden
of
the
Fleete
came
with
the
fatt
Lawier
,
and
commanded
mee
to
hold
my
peace
.
To
whom
I
replied
,
I
would
speake
and
declare
my
cause
and
minde
,
though
J
were
to
bee
Hanged
at
the
gate
for
my
speaking
.
And
he
caused
proclamation
to
be
maid
upon
the
Pillary
:
for
bringing
to
hi●
the
Bookes
.
So
then
he
commanded
me
to
be
gagged
,
and
if
I
spake
any
more
that
then
J
should
bee
whipt
againe
upon
the
Pillary
.
So
I
remained
about
an
houre
&
a
halfe
gagged
,
being
intercepted
of
much
matter
which
by
Gods
assistance
I
intended
to
haue
spoken
,
But
yet
with
their
cruelty
I
was
nothing
at
all
daunted
,
for
I
●was
full
of
comfort
and
courage
,
beeing
mightily
strengthned
with
the
power
of
the
Almightie
which
made
me
with
cheerefullnesse
triumph
over
all
my
sufferings
,
not
shewing
one
sad
countenance
or
a
disconted
heart
.
And
when
I
was
to
come
downe
having
taken
out
my
head
out
of
the
Pillarie
,
I
looked
about
mee
upon
the
people
and
said
.
I
am
more
then
a
conquerer
though
him
that
loved
me
.
Vivat
Rex
.
Let
the
King
live
for
ever
,
and
soe
I
came
downe
,
and
was
had
backe
againe
to
the
Tavern
,
where
I
together
with
Mr.
Wharton
,
staid
a
while
till
one
went
to
the
Warden
to
know
what
should
be
done
with
me
,
who
gaue
order
wee
should
be
carried
back
againe
to
the
Fleete
,
and
as
I
went
by
land
through
the
streetes
,
greate
store
of
people
stood
all
along
to
behold
me
,
and
many
of
them
blessed
God
for
enabling
me
to
undergoe
my
sufferings
with
such
cheerefullnes
and
courage
as
I
did
,
for
I
was
mightily
filled
with
the
sweete
presence
of
Gods
Spirit
,
which
caused
me
notwitstanding
the
paines
of
my
sufferings
to
go
along
the
streets
with
a
joyfull
countenance
not
shewing
the
least
discontentednes
,
as
if
I
had
beene
going
to
take
possession
of
some
great
treasures
.
After
J
came
back
to
the
prison
,
none
were
suffered
to
come
at
me
but
the
Surgió
to
dresse
me
,
&
I
feeling
my self
somwhat
Fevorish
I
went
to
bed
,
&
my
Surgion
doubting
the
same
also
,
gaue
me
a
Glister
,
and
appointed
to
come
the
next
morning
&
let
me
blood
▪
but
when
he
came
,
he
could
not
be
permitted
to
come
at
me
:
no●
any
else
,
for
the
Porter
kept
the
key
,
and
lockt
me
vp
very
close
:
saying
the
Warden
gaue
him
straight
command
so
to
doe
.
Wherevp
on
I
desired
the
Surgion
to
go
to
Westminster
to
the
Warden
&
certifie
him
how
it
was
with
me
,
(
being
very
ill
)
&
that
he
might
haue
liberty
to
come
at
me
to
let
me
blood
and
dresse
mee
,
which
could
not
be
obtained
till
the
Warden
himself
came
home
.
About
one
of
the
clock
Iohn
Hawes
the
Porter
came
to
me
,
to
knowe
what
I
had
to
say
to
the
warden
,
to
whom
I
said
,
Mr.
Hawes
,
this
is
very
cruell
&
harsh
dealing
,
that
after
so
sore
whipping
my
Surgió
shal
not
be
admitted
to
come
&
dresse
me
,
nor
any
other
be
suffered
to
administer
to
my
necessities
,
having
not
eaten
all
this
day
nor
the
last
ev̄eing
but
a
little
Caudle
,
I
hope
the
Lords
will
be
more
mercifull
then
after
the
undergo●ing
the
extremity
of
my
Censure
to
take
my
life
from
me
,
by
letting
mee
perish
for
want
of
looking
to
,
therefore
I
pray
speake
to
Mr.
Warden
▪
that
he
would
be
pleased
to
give
leave
to
my
Chirurgion
to
come
dresse
me
and
let
mee
bloud
;
otherwise
I
was
in
danger
of
a
Feaver
,
which
might
take
away
my
life
;
So
he
wished
me
to
have
written
to
the
Warden
;
J
told
him
,
if
he
would
helpe
me
to
Penne
Inke
and
Paper
,
so
I
would
.
No
(
said
hee
)
I
dare
not
doe
that
;
Then
I
desired
him
to
deliver
my
mind
to
the
Warden
by
word
of
mouth
;
who
then
went
away
,
and
after
I
was
in
my
bedd
,
he
came
to
me
againe
,
and
said
thus
unto
me
:
Mr.
Lilburne
I
have
one
suite
to
you
.
What
is
that
,
said
J
?
It
is
this
,
said
he
,
that
you
would
helpe
me
to
one
of
those
Books
that
you
threw
abroad
at
the
Pillary
,
that
I
might
reade
it
,
for
J
never
read
any
of
them
;
I
speake
not
for
it
to
doe
you
any
hurt
,
only
I
have
a
great
desire
to
reade
one
of
them
.
Sir
,
I
thinke
you
doe
not
(
said
J
)
but
I
cannot
satisfie
your
desire
,
for
if
I
had
had
more
of
them
;
they
should
yesterday
have
all
gone
.
J
verily
beleeve
you
,
said
he
,
and
so
we
parted
.
And
in
a
very
little
while
after
,
came
the
Warden
himselfe
with
the
Porter
,
and
J
being
in
my
bedd
,
hee
asked
me
how
J
did
?
Said
J
,
I
am
well
,
I
blesse
my
God
for
it
,
and
am
very
merry
and
cheerfull
.
Well
(
said
hee
)
you
have
undone
your selfe
with
speaking
what
you
did
yesterday
.
Sir
(
said
I
)
I
am
not
sorry
for
what
I
said
,
but
am
hartely
gladd
that
the
Lord
gave
mee
strength
and
courage
to
speake
what
I
did
,
and
were
I
to
speake
againe
,
I
would
speak
twice
as
much
as
I
did
,
if
J
could
have
liberty
,
though
I
were
immediatly
to
loose
my
life
afrer
it
.
wouldst
thou
so
,
said
he
?
Ey
indeed
Sir
would
I
,
with
the
Lords
assistance
,
said
I
,
for
I
fear
not
the
face
of
Man
;
And
concerning
what
I
yesterday
spake
,
J
did
not
in
the
least
manner
speake
against
any
of
the
Lords
,
but
did
openly
declare
,
that
I
did
willingly
with
all
contentednes
submitt
my selfe
to
their
Censure
;
and
as
for
the
Bishops
,
I
said
nothing
against
any
of
their
persons
,
but
only
against
their
callings
.
Ey
,
said
the
Warden
,
and
thou
saidst
their
calling
was
from
the
Devill
.
Yes
Sir
so
I
did
,
said
I
,
and
J
will
prove
it
,
and
make
it
good
,
or
else
I
wil
be
willing
to
loose
my
dearest
blood
;
For
if
you
please
to
reade
the
9.
&
13.
chap.
of
Rev.
you
shall
there
finde
,
that
the
Beast
which
ascended
out
of
the
bottomloste
Pitt
(
which
is
the
Pope
and
Roman
State
,
hath
his
power
and
authority
given
him
by
the
Dragon
;
(
the
Devill
)
So
that
all
the
power
which
the
Pope
hath
and
doth
exercise
,
originally
comes
from
the
Devill
:
If
you
reade
also
some
Bookes
lately
set
forth
by
the
P●elates
themselves
and
their
Creatures
,
you
shall
there
finde
,
that
they
claime
their
jurisdiction
,
standing
,
and
power
from
the
Pope
:
Now
,
if
their
power
and
calling
be
from
the
Pope
,
(
as
they
themselves
say
it
is
)
then
it
must
needs
be
from
the
D●vill
also
;
For
the
Popes
power
and
calling
is
from
the
Devill
;
And
he
cannot
give
a
better
power
and
calling
to
them
then
he
himselfe
hath
;
and
I
pray
Sir
,
if
the
Bishop
of
Ca●terbury
be
offended
at
that
which
J
spake
yesterday
,
tell
him
I
will
seale
it
with
my
bloud
;
And
if
he
please
to
send
for
me
,
I
will
justifie
it
to
his
face
,
and
if
I
be
not
able
to
make
it
good
before
any
noble
man
in
the
Kingdome
,
let
mee
loose
my
life
.
Ey
,
but
it
had
been
a
great
deale
better
▪
said
he
,
for
thine
owne
particular
good
to
have
beene
more
sparing
of
thy
speech
at
that
time
.
No
Sir
,
said
I
,
nothing
at
all
,
for
my
life
and
blo●d
is
not
deare
and
precious
to
me
,
●o
I
may
glorifie
God
,
and
doe
him
any
service
therewith
.
I
assure
thee
,
said
he
,
I
was
exceedingly
chidd
about
thee
;
and
also
there
were
old
businesses
rubd
up
●gainst
mee
concerning
Dr.
Lai●on
and
Mr.
Burton
,
for
that
Liberty
that
they
had
.
Wherefore
were
yo●
chidd
fo●
me
,
said
I
?
About
the
Bookes
,
said
he
,
that
you
threw
abroade
,
in
regard
you
were
close
Prisoner
,
and
yet
had
those
Bookes
about
you
;
I
would
aske
you
one
question
:
Did
you
bring
those
Bookes
to
the
F●eete
with
you
,
or
were
they
since
brought
to
you
by
any
other
?
I
beseech
you
Sir
pardon
me
for
revealing
that
said
I.
Then
he
would
have
knowne
who
they
were
that
most
resorted
to
me
.
I
desired
I
might
be
excused
in
that
also
.
Ey
,
but
you
must
give
me
an
answer
,
said
hee
,
for
I
must
certifie
the
Lords
thereof
.
Then
,
said
I
,
I
pray
you
tell
their
Honours
,
I
am
unwilling
to
tell
you
.
What
were
those
Bookes
,
said
he
,
that
you
threw
abroade
,
were
they
all
of
one
sort
?
Those
that
have
them
,
said
I
,
can
certifie
you
of
that
.
I
my selfe
have
one
of
them
,
said
he
,
and
have
read
it
,
and
I
can
finde
no
wit
in
it
,
there
is
nothing
but
railing
in
it
.
Sir
,
said
I
,
I
conceive
you
are
mistaken
,
for
the
Booke
is
all
full
of
wit
;
it
is
true
,
this
Booke
which
you
lighted
on
▪
is
not
so
full
of
soliditie
as
other
of
his
Bookes
are
;
but
you
must
understand
,
that
at
that
time
when
the
Dr.
made
that
Booke
,
hee
was
full
of
heavines
and
in
danger
of
a
great
punishment
,
for
the
Prelates
had
breathed
out
more
crueltie
against
him
for
writing
his
Apology
;
And
at
that
time
also
he
was
compassed
about
on
every
side
with
the
P●stilence
;
Th●refore
he
made
that
Booke
to
make
himselfe
merrie
.
But
,
said
he
,
hee
doth
not
write
any
thing
in
it
to
the
purpose
against
the
Bishops
callings
.
Sir
,
said
I
,
I
must
confesse
,
you
lighted
on
the
wo●stof
the
3.
And
it
is
true
,
there
is
not
much
soliditie
and
force
of
argument
in
it
but
only
mirt●
;
But
the
other
two
are
as
full
of
s●l●ditie
as
this
is
of
mir●h
.
What
,
were
they
●f
3.
so●ts
,
said
he
?
Yes
Sir
,
that
they
were
,
said
I
.
What
were
the
other
two
called
,
said
he
?
The
one
(
said
I
)
was
his
Answer
to
Sr.
I●hn
Ba●ks
his
Information
;
The
other
is
an
Answer
to
some
Objections
that
are
made
against
that
Booke
which
you
have
;
But
if
ever
you
reade
his
Latine
Bookes
,
you
shall
there
finde
soliditie
enough
,
and
the
wickednes
and
unlawfulnes
of
the
Bishops
Callings
and
practises
set
forth
to
the
full
.
What
Latine
Bookes
be
they
,
said
he
?
His
Flagelluw
,
for
which
hee
was
first
Censured
,
said
I
.
What
,
hath
hee
been
twice
Censured
,
said
he
?
Yes
,
said
I
,
he
was
Censured
in
the
High-Commission
Court
,
for
writing
his
Flagellum
;
And
after
that
he
wrote
his
Apology
;
and
that
little
Booke
which
you
have
,
which
were
the
cause
of
his
Censure
in
the
Starr-Chamb●r
.
But
hast
thou
any
more
of
those
Bookes
,
said
he
?
Sir
,
said
I
,
if
I
had
had
20.
of
them
more
,
they
should
all
have
gone
yesterday
.
But
,
hast
thou
any
more
of
them
now
,
said
he
?
Sir
,
said
I
,
I
verily
think●
,
that
if
I
should
tell
you
,
I
had
not
,
you
would
not
beleeve
me
,
and
therefore
if
you
please
,
you
may
search
my
Chamber
.
So
I
must
(
said
he
)
for
the
Lords
have
commaunded
me
so
to
doe
,
therefore
open
your
Trunke
.
Sir
,
said
I
,
it
is
open
alreadie
.
Search
it
Iohn
Hawes
,
said
he
.
So
he
search
it
,
and
found
nothing
there
.
Open
the
Cubbard
,
said
he
.
So
I
gave
the
Porter
the
key
of
my
Cubbard
,
to
search
it
,
and
he
found
nothing
there
but
my
victuals
.
Search
his
pocket
said
the
Warden
.
Indeed
Sir
,
said
I
,
there
is
none
in
them
;
Yet
he
searched
them
,
and
found
as
I
said
.
Then
he
searched
all
my
Chamber
over
,
but
found
nothing
at
all
.
Well
Sir
,
said
I
,
now
you
can
certifie
the
Lords
how
you
finde
things
with
me
;
But
I
pray
Sir
,
mu●●
I
still
be
kept
close
Prisoner
?
I
hope
,
now
the
Lords
have
inflicted
their
Censure
on
me
,
they
will
not
still
keepe
me
close
.
No
,
said
hee
,
within
a
little
time
you
will
be
eased
of
it
;
So
we
tooke
our
leaves
each
of
other
,
and
hee
went
away
.
And
the
next
day
,
being
Fryday
,
and
a
Starr-Chamber-day
,
J
hoped
I
should
have
had
the
Libertie
of
the
Prison
;
But
in
stead
thereof
,
newes
was
brought
me
at
evening
,
that
I
must
be
removed
to
the
Common
Goale
,
or
a
worse
place
,
and
that
I
must
bee
put
in
Irons
.
Well
,
for
all
this
my
God
enabled
me
to
keep
my
hold
still
,
and
not
to
let
my
confidence
goe
;
For
(
blessed
be
his
name
for
it
)
this
newes
did
not
in
the
least
manner
trouble
me
.
And
upon
Saterday
morning
Iohn
Hawes
the
Porter
came
with
the
Woman
that
looked
to
mee
to
my
Chamber
,
to
stand
by
her
that
none
might
speake
with
me
till
she
had
made
my
bedd
,
and
done
other
things
for
me
;
And
he
told
me
,
hee
was
sorrie
to
heare
such
newes
as
he
did
concerning
me
.
What
is
it
,
said
I
?
I
heare
,
said
he
,
that
the
Lords
have
ordered
,
that
you
must
be
put
into
the
Wards
,
and
kept
close
Prisoner
there
,
and
lie
in
irons
,
and
none
must
be
suffered
to
come
at
you
,
to
bring
you
any
thing
;
but
you
must
live
upon
the
Poore
Mans
Box
.
Sir
,
that
's
verie
hard
,
said
J
,
but
the
will
of
my
God
be
done
;
For
mine
owne
part
,
i●
nothing
at
all
troubles
me
;
For
I
know
in
whom
I
have
beleeved
,
and
I
know
,
not
one
Haire
of
my
Head
shall
fall
to
the
ground
without
his
providence
;
And
I
have
cast
up
my
account
alreadie
what
it
will
cost
me
;
Therefore
I
waigh
not
any
thing
that
can
be
inflicted
on
me
;
For
I
know
,
that
God
,
that
made
Paul
and
Silas
to
singe
in
the
Stocks
at
midnight
,
will
also
make
me
rejoyce
in
my
Chaines
;
But
it
is
verie
much
that
they
wil
let
none
com
to
me
,
to
bring
me
any
thing
;
it
seemes
,
they
wil
be
more
cruell
to
me
then
the
verie
Heathens
and
Pagan
Romans
were
to
Paul
,
who
when
he
was
in
Prison
,
did
never
refuse
to
let
any
come
to
him
,
to
administer
to
his
necessities
;
But
I
waigh
it
not
,
for
I
know
my
God
is
and
will
be
with
me
,
to
make
me
goe
through
all
my
afflictions
with
cheerefulnes
,
for
I
feele
his
power
within
me
so
mightily
supporting
and
upholding
me
,
that
no
condition
in
this
World
can
make
me
miserable
;
And
for
mine
owne
part
,
I
doe
no
more
sett
by
my
life
and
blood
in
this
cause
,
then
I
doe
a
peece
of
bread
when
I
have
newly
dyned
.
Afterwards
the
Woman
telling
mee
shee
hoped
I
should
not
have
so
sore
a
punishment
laid
on
me
,
but
that
I
might
have
things
brought
me
from
my
Freinds
,
I
told
her
I
did
not
●uch
care
how
it
went
with
me
,
for
Ieremies
Dungeon
,
or
Daniels
Denn
,
or
the
3.
Childrens
Fornace
,
is
as
pleasant
and
welcome
to
me
as
a
Pallace
;
For
wheresoever
I
am
I
shall
finde
God
there
,
and
if
I
have
him
,
that
is
enough
to
me
;
And
for
victuals
,
I
told
her
I
did
not
doubt
but
that
God
that
fed
the
Prophet
Eliah
by
a
Raven
,
would
preserve
me
,
and
fill
me
to
the
full
by
the
way
of
his
providence
;
And
if
no
meate
should
be
brought
me
,
I
knew
,
if
they
take
away
my
meate
,
God
would
take
away
my
stomack
;
Therefore
I
wayed
not
their
crueltie
;
And
thereupon
uttered
to
her
these
4.
Verses
:
I
doe
not
feare
nor
dread
the
face
of
any
mortall
man
,
Let
him
against
me
bend
his
power
,
and
doe
the
worst
he
can
,
For
my
whole
trust
,
strength
,
confidence
,
My
hope
,
and
all
my
aide
Is
in
the
Lord
IEHOVAHS
fence
,
which
Heaven
and
Earth
hath
made
.
The
rest
that
I
intended
by
the
strength
of
my
God
to
have
spoken
(
if
J
had
not
beene
prevented
by
the
Gag
)
I
now
forbeare
to
set
downe
,
in
regard
I
heare
J
am
to
come
into
the
Feild
againe
to
fight
a
second
battell
,
unto
which
time
I
reserve
it
,
if
the
Lord
so
order
it
that
I
may
have
Libertie
to
speake
,
I
doubt
not
but
by
the
might
and
power
of
my
God
,
in
whom
I
rest
and
trust
,
valiantly
to
display
the
weapons
of
a
good
Souldier
of
Iesus
Christ
;
Come
life
,
come
death
;
And
in
the
meane
time
to
what
I
have
here
said
and
written
,
I
set
to
my
name
,
by
me
IOHN
LILBVRN
,
being
written
with
part
of
my
owne
bloud
;
The
rest
of
which
by
the
Lords
assistance
I
will
willingly
shed
,
if
hee
call
for
it
,
in
the
maintaining
of
his
Truth
and
Glory
,
and
that
which
I
have
here
said
and
written
by
me
IOHN
LILBVRNE
.
My
verses
are
to
follow
here
.