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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86602	A black-smith and no Jesuite or, a true relation how I VVilliam Houlbrook black-smith of Marleborough was betray'd by Cornet George Joyce, who carried the King prisoner from Holmby; and of the unjust imprisoning of me: and my several examination: before Bradshaw, and his bloody crew: with my answers unto all of them, as you may read in the following discourse. Written in the time of my imprisonment, and now put to publick view.	Houlbrook, William.	1660 (1660)	Wing H2939; Thomason E2138_2; ESTC R208362	31,494	104

was counted a High Breach in the King to demand Five Members he most Traiterously turned them All out for just as Richard the Third did so did he and likewise he brought like the Divil as he can Religion for all his bloody Actions as if God had ordered him to Murther his King which God and man knew was innocent and whom he ought to have obeyed and not to have slaine But what is' t that a Tyrant will not do Ioyce Thou sayest right honest Smith for he was the grearest Tyrant as ever was read of which I did finde unto my sorrow and these his Imps which now sit be as bad as he for they seek after other mens revenues as he did for they are bloody-minded men all of them Smith You say right sir for if Hell had been picked there could not a more wickeder pack been found out for they all seek after blood and other mens estates and there they sit and Vote estates one for another and lay great Taxes upon the Nations but never looketh after a Trade for the Nation whereby they might be able to pay them and fetcheth Martin and others out of Goal as are in for debt to sit in the House because they lack Members to stand for the Good Old Cause as if there were not men enough in the Nation as will stand for the Good Old Cause as well as they but this cause as they name is not the Cause as tender-hearted Christians would have for these seek after other mens estates for Martin to make him rich and the rest will not be in debt as long as there is money in the Nation Joyce Thou sayest right honest Smith for my estate and other mens must pay their debts Smith But sir did you never read Mr. Prin's Books he discovereth what their Good Old Cause is That man hath done as much good as any one man in the Nation and there is no doubt but the King will reward him for it Joyce Indeed honest Smith I have seen many of his Books and have read many of his passages but cannot hear of any thing as he doth Act and thou knowest that my Muster cannot be brought in with Books but with Armes Smith You are right sir for that but there is a time for all things and I believe when he can see an opportunity he will not be wanting Ioyce But when didst see him Smith I saw him about a week a go at the signe of the Bear in Marle-borough Ioyce And whither was he going Smith Down towards the Bath I think Ioyce And hadst thou any discourse with him Smith I was with him there and did speak with him by the means of a Londoner that was there Ioyce But what discourse had you with him Smith Truly very little for I went in only to see him and I only said I was glad to see him for I had heard good report of him for I had read many of his Books and he returned me thanks and made me drink so I went from him and did never before nor since see him Ioyce But did he not speak about a rising there Smith No indeed sir Ioyce That is a wonder they do not tell him of it for he would be a good friend to my Master had I but spoken with him I would have given twenty pounds if I had been there Smith You might have been there for half the money sir Ioyce But do'st hear honest Smith Dost know the Lord Herbert Smith Yes sir very well Ioyce Do'st think he will do us any good for he hath been right for my Master formerly Smith You need not question that sir he is so still for I assure you that he is as honest a Noble Lord as any is in the Western parts Ioyce Do'st know of any Interest he hath carried Smith No sir there is none that I know of but he will not be backward when opportunity may serve Ioyce Thou do'st know a great many Travailers as come up and down dost not Smith Yes sir I know a great many Ioyce I wonder thou wast not Trappan'd amongst them Smith No thanks be to God he hath preserved me hitherto but in Old Nolls time I was very fearfull because he set many such persons awork Ioyce How didst carry thy self being alwayes amongst them Smith I have read the 13. of the Romans and there I finde that we must be subject to the higher Powers for there is no Power but is of God and except that power do command any one to do that which is not according to his Word then we must suffer and not resist for there is Scripture for it Whether it is lawful to obey God or man judge you Ioyce So honest Smith thou art in the right for we all ought to do so Smith I must now take my leave for I am in much haste for all my work lieth to be done and to Morrow is our Market-day and so I give you many thanks for all your loving kindness and favours you have shewed me Ioyce Nay pray honest Smith stay a little longer Smith I cannot indeed sir and so I departed from him and when I came down the stairs I went for my shooing basket into the stable and as I came back again I saw Cornet Ioyce go forth towards the Angel unto the rest of his Crew but God knows I could not believe any otherwise but that they had been as honest as any men in England for their pretences made me believe no otherwise of them I seeing him going forth to the Angel I went to the Chamberlaines who heard most part of this discourse and desired them to say nothing of what discourse had passed between Joyce and me and them because if they did we should be called to question about it and these honest Gentlemen might be ruined Chamberlains We will not speak a word to any Christian Smith Pray do not for God prosper him and all others that be in Arms to get him to have his own whose right it is Chamberlains We will all keep secret Smith So I went home to my shop but all this time I did not know what their names were nor what they were but when I came to my shop I was sent for to shooing unto the Kings Arms and being there after I had shooed the Gentlemans Horse he made me drink and then I desired Mr. Sadler the Inne-keeper to go into the Court for I had some news to tell him so I told him what Ioyce had told me Sadler I am very Joyful of it but is it true Smith It 's very true for I have seen the Kings Commission Signed Charles Rex Then my Brother came for me and told me there was a Gentleman stayed at the shop to speak with me so I went to my shop and when I came it was one of them that was at the Angel the night before as I have related already whose name was Corporal Carter Carter Smith prethee go along with me