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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85695	Mercurius Cambro-Britannicus. Or, Nevvs from Wales, touching the glorious and miraculous propagation of the Gospel in those parts. Being a clear discovery & manifestation of the late invented trade of tith-gathering there, intended by some persons to be suddenly set on foot and established over all England. Well worthy of the serious and timely consideration of the Parliament, Army and nation, and every individual member thereof.	Griffith, Alexander, d. 1690.	1652 (1652)	Wing G1987; Thomason E674_25; ESTC R29650	19,846	29

drawn to shew this fair picture but as soon withdrawn it being unsafe to leave matters of that concernment to publique view So that the Petitioners cannot get a copy thereof to this day it being resolved by the Saints to make their Accompts at the last day of judgement therein contained with a confession of 20000l or thereabouts received for the two last years but never say out of what received in particular whether they made or received or might have made or received more of the Tythes c. nor do they express what is become of the 20000l nor how they have disposed of the sum c. nor express any thing in paticular It being Resolved at Swanzy as the onely way to save their credit to put in a few generals stuffed up with a parcel of godly words to make some pretence and shew to the world what good stewards they have been it being dangerous and unsafe to expect a particular Accompt least there should come a particular surcharge and after that which is worse a Commission to prove it And though one of the Propagators confessed there was a particular answer and accompt in Town and in their absence shewed yet the Petitioners could not obtain that favor as to have it brought in nor so much as a Copy of that general accompt remaining with Mr Phelps until the 16 of July after their particulars put in but instead thereof the Petitioners required to bring in within two days after such particulars contained in their Petition upon which they did desire to examine witnesses The Petitioners not conceiving that they should be required to exhibite any new charge not required ordered or directed by Parliament did accordingly insist on all the particular heads of the Petition and offered to prove the same and every particular and sillable thereof so as they might have according to the Resolves of Parliament a Commission to the Countrey to examine where their witnesses and matters of fact do lie the nearest to Westminster being an 100 miles and some 200 miles distant which was all as they conceived was their duty to do or could be required or expected according to those Resolves 21. But it seems the goodly party have prayed they might not accompt and so resolved at their general Meeting whose prayers prevailed in so much that the Petitioners cannot proceed to issue or prove their Petition unless they will follow the example of Coll Lilburn in naming persons and crimes and particular misdemeanors and make way for taking shipping to Amsterdam or to a worser place for of necessity the Petitioners must needs do so by offending such as do not love to be told of their faults or else confine themselves to a few particulars beyond which they may not examine and so leave the whole truth of the Petition unexamined And if it should be expected that the Petitioners should name all those persons that have acted by vertue of the Act of Propagation and received and disposed of the Tythes c. the qualities and parts of the present stipended Itineraries and Schoolmasters with their number and stipends and by whom paid and where all the moneys and profits received are lodged with all the particular misdemeanors neglects and miscarriages in their not executing and undue executing of the powers given by the said Acts as it seems the meaning of the particulars mentioned in the order of the 18 of May last was rendred by some persons concerned It would be in the first place a work of impossibility especially to be done in two days as was ordered and required 2. A work of apparent danger to the Petitioners 3. A clear advantage to the Propagators and a means to avoid a true examination of the matters contained in the Petition wherefore the Petitioners are resolved to present the Parliament with another Petition desiring to know their pleasures Whether truth may be made evident as against the Propagators Tythe-gatherers 2. Whether those that call themselves The godly party are lyable to accompt 3. Whether the Taxes and Impositions c. now imposed on the Nation especially poor distressed oppressed Wales be so light and easie to be born and the Countrey so well able to undergo them and the publique Treasury so full as that the Parliament will suffer a Revenue of 20000 l per annum and more received for two years and upward to go to the hands of particular private persons to build new sumptuous houses and buy lands without any enquiry after the sum or else will loose 20000 l per annum de futuro for the Tythes c. of the inhabitants who are ready to give security for that purpose if the Parliament will grant it within two years comes to 20000 l more then the Propagators have accompted in their general answer for the two last years which if once granted will ease the Propagators and Tythe-gatherers of a great deal of pains care and trouble and leave them to their Divine Exercises who have little leasure now to attend those Holy duties performable by those that attribute to themselves the names of Saints and People of God and then it will appear to the whole world whether they serve God for gain or godliness sake and by this means the state cannot be defrauded for it will be apparent what is paid out of the Tithes towards the Propagation of the Gospel and maintenance of Schools c. according to the Act when there are particular persons that are Farmers and particular persons that are Propagators whose several Accounts paiments and disbursments being compared will soon discover how the State hath been dealt withall the two last years which can never be done when the same persons are Farmors Collectors Tithe gatherers and Propagators so that it is easie without examination of the truth where matter of fact doth arise and where all particulars have been acted to blinde the eyes of the Parliament with a generall plausible answer made up of Godly words as one of the Itineraries answered an Inkeepers wife in Monmouthshire near Uske After he and his company had drunk all her drink she called for money for the reckoning she was answered by the holy man That the Saints carry neither silver nor gold nor scrip nor wallet but the poor woman replied that she could not satisfie her Landlord for his Mault with a Scripture phrase no more can godly words satisfie the defect of the Preaching of the Gospel and want of Ministers and Schoolmasters nor maintain Armies and Navies or ease the poor Country of their Taxations and Impositions It being a sad thing to see so great a Revenue really intended by the Parliament to be converted according to the Act to be so ill imployed and no accompt rendered for it when the Parishioners and Inhabitants cannot Farm their own Tithes at any reasonable rate though they are ready to give double the rate the same are let out to the chief Farmers Their usuall course being to grant one two or more Churches to one of the gadly party or other person that is listed of a particular Congregation at lesse then half the value This Grandfarmer or holy man hath severall Subfarmours and Subtenants under him who let out the Tithes at the rack rent and utmost peny they can make of the same to the great oppression and discontent of the Inhabitants and the apparent wrong and prejudice of the State And because all these transactions herein before declared may not seem to strangers for a Romanse or a false scandalous Libell or Information as undoubtedly the Goodly party will endeavour to render it the Petitioners of the six Counties of South Wales and County of Monmouth have prepared severall particulars of the true State of the said Counties in relation to the work of Propagation of the Gospel there grounded on their Petition which on the 16th of July instant were offered and exhibited to the consideration of the Honourable Committee of Parliament for Plundered Ministers which they are ready to prove and make good and much more if enabled by Commissioners to be issued to the Country where matter of fact ariseth and witnesses reside according to the former Resolves of Parliament in that behalf which Committee ordered the same should be Reported to the Parliament whereby Commissions may issue out for a clear discovery of the truth thereof in order to a Religious Reformation of all these abuses the sequell whereof I do promise to give you in my next And for the further satisfaction of the Parliament and Nation how well the Inhabitants of South-Wales are dealt withall by these goodly persons intrusted with the Military and Civil Government there It is shortly intended to come forth an abstract of their late proceedings in relation to the powers given them as Committee of Indempnity Arbitrary Commissioners Commissioners of the monethly Assessment Commissioners of Sequestration Commissioners of Militia and Justices of Peace c. which will be not only averred but proved by those that desire to give the Parliament and Nation a true accompt of the sad Consequents that befell those parts of this Nation since some persons have been intrusted there with the execution of the severall powers aforesaid to this end only That some timely information may be given the Supream Authority of the Nation the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England hereafter to be more wary and cautious who they trust and with what Powers so farre distant from their Cognizance The Inhabitants having so few Representatives in Parliament to speak for them their main and only end therein being to prevent future mischiefs and inconveniences that may befall the present Government and more particularly the Inhabitants of Wales and universally the whole Nation by the undue and indirect execution of these good and wholesome Powers and Authorities that are or shall be given by the Parliament for the advancement of Gods glory and the well Government of the Nation that every one may in peace enjoy his own and receive incouragement to wish well and cordially affect the present Government and faithfully ingage for the defence thereof in the injoyment of true Religion wholesome Laws and just Liberties and Freedoms which are the Birthright and Inheritance of the people The Enlargement Establishment and long Continuance thereof being the occasion of this Discourse and the hearty wishes and prayers of Englands but more particularly Wales most faithfull and cordial Well-wisher M. C. B. FINIS