Will he grant what I cite is true He is evidently convinced and must yeild that the Writings of Pope Calixtus stand firm upon an Authority which passes without exception amongst the best and wisest of Christians I wish the Dr were one of them 13. Now follow the two and twenty Miracles of S. James related by Calixtus in his second Book but I only touch upon five being most remarkable and above the force of nature 14. One is Chapter 3. of à young youth whom the Apostle found dead in à Wood and raised to life 15. A second Chap. 5. of à Pilgrim hanged up by Thieves 36. dayes dead and brought to life again by S. James 16. A third Chap. 20. of à Souldier by name William not in the least hurt though his fellow Souldier fiercely strook at his bare neck and endeavored with à sharp sword to cut off his head 17. A fourth Chap 21. is of one contracted or monstrously lame perfectly cured by S. James at Compostella 18. A fifth Chap. 22. of one and the same man Thirteene times sold and made Captive whom the Apostle so often released and set at Liberty These and the other 17. remaining are still preserved in the Manuscripts of the Vatican Library as we have related Show you Mr Dr. fraud in these particulars or grant them as they deserve to be reckoned of as true matters of Fact 19. Dr Still recount's five or six Miracles Dr Still pag. 474. more Written by Pope Calixtus will you hear how profoundly he refutes them and proves all Fabulous Anno Dom. 1090. certain Germans clad like Pelgrims were going on Pilgrimage to S. James it happened that in the City of Tholouse their Host by forceing upon them Variis potibus saith my relation gratiâ hospitalitatis inebriavit Scyphum argenteum in manticam eorum posuit several drinks made them drunk and in the night time thrust two silver cups into the Portmantues of two of them I read of one silver cup only Next morning the avaricious man following in all hast the Pilgrims now travelling on accused them of Theft They innocent Answered that he with whom the Cup was found should be held the guilty Person In fine upon examination it was found in the Portmantue belonging to à Father and his Son Both were brought before the Judge who mercifully gave Sentence that but one of them should dye and after much complementing between them saith our Dr the Son was executed By the way the complement was that the sorrowful Father offered himselfe to dy in place of his Son which the Judge not approving the Father held on his Pilgrimage and after thirty six dayes returning to the place where his Son Still hanged wept bitterly over him When behold on à sudden the young man Spake and said O Father weep not for me but rather rejoyce for all hitherto is well with me because S. James hath comforted me with Heavenly delights Whereat the Father overjoyed ran forthwith to the City called whole multitudes to behold the Miracle who took his son down from the Gallows and after à Juridical Trial made hanged up the wicked Host in his place This Miracle twice related in the VVritings I have on my Table is taken out of the Vatican Library N. 1198. Hear now in à word how manfully the Dr refutes it VVas saith he our Sauviours raising Lazarus after four dayes to be compared to this VVas ever à more simple Question proposed by à Dr I Answer A Simple question proposed by the Dr. Christ's Miracle was greater upon this Account that he wrought it by his own Power S. James did the wonder here mentioned by Power given from Christ for whom he dyed Ask therefore Sr no more such simple Questions but either prove the fraud or confesse the fact 20. Anno 1100. when VVilliam Count of Poictou reigned under Lewis King of France à great Plague raged in that Country in so much that whole Families dyed if it At which time Heros quidam à certain Gentleman much affrighted with the mortality purposed to make à Pilgrimage to S. James and set his wife with two small Children upon à horse or mule but comming to Pampelona his wife dyed in an Inn where the ungodly Host rob'd the Gentleman of all he had who notwithstanding that double losse of wife and Goods held on his Journey carrying one child in his armes and leading the other by his The Apostles singular favour to à distressed Traveller side Not far from Pampelona à Stranger decently cloathed met him with à strong Asse and bad him make use of the Beast for the help of his Children to Compostella which he accepted of with hearty Thanks Once in the night while he was devoutly at his Prayers in à corner of the Church at Compostella S. James very glorious appeared and asked him Numquid mi frater me nosti Dos't thou know me Brother The devout Pilgrim answered No. I said he am James the Apostle of our Lord who lent the Asse neer Pampelona make use of it in thy return home when thou shalt find that hard hearted Host who robbed thee dead And this he found verifyed VVith much joy the Gentleman went back to his own house and no sooner had he taken down the Children but the Asse disappeared This Miracle written by Pope Calixtus and recorded in the Vatican Manuscripts Dr Still P. 475. relates and all he has against it amount's to à meer nothing Prove the fraud or grant the fact This saith he is an Instance of S. Iames's kindness by land but Calixtus tell us he vvas as kind by Sea First to à Captain that tumbled with his Armour into the bottom of the sea and was brought safe to his ship again by S. James 2. To à Pilgrim that had the like mischance whom S. James held by the hair of his head and kept above water for three dayes till he came to his Port. Thus the Dr. 21. Shall we perfect the Dr's short Story à Quidam nauta little Both these Miracles Pope Calixtus relates The first happened Anno 1191. to à Mariner by name Frison who with his Ship full of Passengers went to visit the Holy Sepulchre at Hierusalem and was set upon by à Sarracen called Avit Mainon that endeavouvred to make him and all the Christians Captives While the Sarracens and Christians were close together hard at Fight Frison the Capitain laden with à Coat of Mail à Helmet and à Buckler by chance slip't between the Vessels into the VVater when in his heart he called upon S. James and implored the Apostles Assistance for himselfe and fellow Christians S. James appearing took him by the hand safely placed him in his own Ship and to the great Terror of the Sarracens conducted the Christians safe to the End of their Voyage The other Miracle concerning the pious Pilgrim that returned from Hierusalem happened Anno 1104. who casually thrown into the deep sea
c. And thus all dissenting Christians stand as it were equally ballanced in their Plea for Truth one is no more advanced than another nor shall any ever know where Christ's Truths are taught unlesse he first find out à Church evidenced by Christ's own Signatures I mean glorious Miracles 19. Some may here Ask whether God cannot set other Marks on à Church besides Miracles Sufficient to distinguish it from all false Conventicles I answer the Question by another like Demand Could not God have set other Marks on Christ and his Apostles excluding Miracles sufficient to distinguish them from all false Prophets Reader we enquire not in this place what God can do his Power is Omnipotent but speak of what he has already done and Say that as his Power and Wisdom marked Christ Apostles and the Church marked by Miracles out our blessed Lord and the Apostles by many clear Signs as great Sanctity Purity in Doctrin admirable Conversions and one most choise Gods own Signatures glorious Miracles So also he has set all and every one of these Signal Marks upon his own Oracle the Catholick Church the chiefest and choisest whereof are illustrious Miracles by these she is clearly distinguished from all false and misled Teachers CHAP. III. Some Choise Manifest Miracles proved upon the Deposition of many Sworn Ey-witnesses Of à Late famous Miracle wrought at Calais in Picardy None can call into doubt the Authentick Miracles done by S. Thomas Cantilupe our renowned Bishop of Hereford Other grat Miracles yet obvious to all mens eyes S. Bernard's known Miracles proved most certain 1. MIracles being Matters of Fact and Objects of sense cannot but gain credit when Authors of unquestionable Fame produce many faithful Ey-witnesses who upon Oath attesâ—ed they saw them done Of these I shall chiefly speak in this chapter and remit the Reader to my former Book as also to some ensuing Chapters in this Treatise Reas. and Relig. Dis 2. cap. 8. where I bring to light à whole Torrent of most ancient Fathers not lightly but upon set design teaching That God in all Ages has adorned his Church with renewned and undeniable Miracles Cardinal Bellarmin begin's from the Bellar. lib. 4. de notis Ecclesiae Cap. 14. first Century with the known Miracles wrought by Christ and the Apostles and showes à continuance of them ever after to the 16.th Age when that learned man lived The exact Brerely Protes Apol Tract 2. c. 3. Sect. 7. Sub. 3. pag 534. having proved à confessed want of Miracles in Luther and Calvin and other Sectaries lead's you from the eight Century downwards and points out Miracles so manifestly attested by approved Authors that our very Adversaries as Osiander the Centurists and others cannot for shame either Question the sincerity of these Witnesses or deny the matters of Fact but shamefully recurre to à desperate Plea and say plainly God had no hand in them No. All were done by the Divel's power Now to the Task we have undertaken 2. One glorious and most certain Miracle being but lately done at Calais à Town in Picardy neer England shall first give the Reader entertainment The whole Processe whereof the rigid Examination made the Depositions taken from many Ey-witnesses and every particular at last confirmed by Episcopal Authority those two laborious Writers Godefridus Henschenius Acta Sanct. Mens April Tom. 1. 2. April pag. 229. and Daniel Papebrochius have amply drawn out to whom I must remit you for further Satisfaction and briefly recount the Miracle visibly wrought upon à Gentlewoman in Calais by the intercession of that great Servant of God S. Franciscus de Paula Founder of à most Holy Religious Order Vulgarly called Minims 3. In the year 1661. the forenamed Gentlewoman The nature af Peronna's Infirmity about 30. years old by name Peronna Raoult daughter to an honourable man called Lewis Raoult had been 13. whole years griveously afflicted with à violent cough and stoppage at her lungs caused by á continual Defluxion of humours comming from her head Physicians though often consulted found no remedy saying ingenuously they well knew not the cause and nature of her strange Asthtmatical disease which for the four last years more and more encreasing brought frequent and fearful convulsion fits upon the afflicted Patient whence followed such à contraction of nerves and Sinewes in her left Leg that first it became four fingers soon after halfe à foot shorter than the other This innumerable Witnesses saw and gave Evidence of as also that the bone of her right Leg and Hip put out of joynt gave her such intolerable pain that the could not sit without drawing her body into à round lump in which Posture she suffered many Sowing fits and unexpressible Torments When the most Christian King came to Calais anno 1658 His Majesties chief Physician Mons t Valet and three other expert Doctors were there also and several times visited the infirm creature which done all unanimously concluded the infirmity to be incurable and that poor Peronna was to remain Paralitick all the dayes of her life 4. Thus left confortles still enduring excessive Torment she thought it high time to implore help from Heaven and resolved to make à Novens or nine dayes of prayer by her Peronna implores assistence from Heaven selfe or others to the glorious Saint Francis of Paula and began it in the Minims Church at Calais the fift day within the Saints Octave Now because of her great weaknes she could not repair thither without much pain she often sent her Maid servant to perform the Devotion for her yet encouraged to doe some thing herselfe during the Novens though usually carried to the Church in à chair she called that day for her Crutches and with the help of her Maid to hold her up after many à wearisom step and stop in drawing breath at last got to the Church where she heard Masse said for her intention and communicated When behold at the reading of the last Gospel Peronna felt an excessive pain all her body over but chiefly in her left Leg and both hipps then all her nerves were violently stretched out by à humour as she thought dispersing it selfe through every member and heard the noyse of her bones long out of joint brought again to their natural posture Immediatly after these Torments Peronna Cured in an Instant by Miracle the vigour and agility of her whole body were perfectly restored in à moment in so much that without help or the least sign of weaknes she rose up and knelt before the Altar to the great admiration of all the Beholders The Priest who said Masse by name F. John de Beaumont when he saw her kneeling wondred at it and because he yet knew nothing of the Miracle advised her to fit down O Father said she blessed be God that is now needless for I am perfectly cured and as well as if I had never been infirm Then she went to the
Associates who transported the Holy Body of S. James to Spain Can you perswade your selfe that to laugh at the Story as you doe is à weighty refutation though all this while I propose it not as Gospel What I find besides in this Relation is that S. James's Body was buried neer to the Mountain Illicinus now called Mons Sacer not far from à Fountain and there left by those Holy men who carried it thither 4. Thus much said we return to Baronius Num. 71. where we are told that by reason of the great persecution raised against Christians in those parts of Spain All long since dead who Conveyed the Sacred Body thither the Sepulchre likewise where the Treasure lay being hid and all the Memory of it forgotten Behold saith Baronius Num. 72. Magno Dei beneficio Factum c. by à Special Favour of Almighty God after à large Circuit of Ages in the time of Alfonsus Castus à most pious Prince the Apostles long concealed Body discovered it selfe by clear Signs of light shining over the Bryers where it lay The light was seen for many nights together not by one only but several By-witnesses Episcopus Iriensis Chiefly by Theodorimus Lord Bishop of Iria who like another Moses approaching the burning Bush found the precious Body of the Son of thunder so our Saviour named S. Iames which God in due time revealed to free Spain How the Body was discovered from the thraldom of Infidelity as the happy event of great Wonders wrought there has made manifest For ever since the Discovery People from all Parts of the World flocked to the Apostles Sepulchre which God had enobled with the singular Grace of innumerable stupendious Miracles And these great Works of Divine Power as Baronius notes well are better proofs than all that can be Written 5. Now comes Dr Still with à simple Objection You have saith he à Body buried among thorns and Bushes What then must this without any Inscription or Characters upon it needs be S. Iames his Body and none els I Answer Gods One Objection answered own characters glorious Miracles were then and still are upon it these Written by à Divine hand surpasse in real worth all other humane Inscriptions imaginable Pray you tell me had the other Apostles when they preached to remote Countries carried this or the like Inscription upon their Breasts VVe are Apostles of JESUS CHRIST and done no Miracles or wrought Miracles as they did without such Inscriptions Tell me I say whether of these two think you would have drawn Infidels sooner to the Beliefe of JESUS CHRIST I hold God's own Characters far more prevalent and so they are in our present case O! but we yet prove not that it was S. James his Body why may it not be the Body of some other I Answer first it is à Body whereby God is pleased to work prodigious Miracles evidently seen by innumerable Eye-witnesses and Miracles are the Scar-Crowes our Dr fear 's most whether done by S. James or any other makes nothing for his purpose Again supposing the Evidence of Miracles wrought at Compostella which is undeniable why should we not rather ascribe them to the Power of God working by the Apostles Body than to any other unknown Saint that may perhaps Lie interred thereabout And thus much the Proofs for the transporting of S. James his Body to that place seem to evince 3. Joannes Mariana tells us the Signes Mariana lib. 10 de â—eb Hispani c. 10. n. 10. we seek for were known and shewes by whom and in what manner yet what they were in particular after so many Ages and the former cruel persecution raised against Christians in that Part of Spain there is now saith he little certain memory of them 6. Dr Still Page 471. Quotes Mariana and Mariana de reb Hispan lib 4 c. 6. thinks he find's no Argument for S. James's comming into Spain but Tradition only Again the Dr cites his 5.th Chapter de Adventu Iacobi In my Book printed Anno 1605. I find nothing like these Testimonies in either place but quite Dr Still p. 473. different matters handled Lib. 4. c. 6. He speaks of Antoninus Pius and add's Quid rerum gesserit in Hispania Clam est What things he did in Spain is not known and it is certain that he treat's of S. James his comming into Spain not in any fifth chapter of my Edition The Dr err's in his quotations but in the 10.th now cited As blind à Quotation the Dr gives us where he referr's us to Mariana Cap. 12. de Adventu Iacobi That is you must run over thirty whole books so many Mariana wrot de Rebus Hispaniae and find out if you can that 12.th Chapter If Mr Dr have 25. Iuly any newer Edition of Mariana it will be no great labour to say when and where it was printed The most Mariana hath of this subject is in his own Epistle sent to Pope Paul the V. à M S. I have now by me where with great Submission he mentions many weighty Arguments collected by him concerning the comming of S. James into Spain which he hoped with leave to make publick and cast both Himselfe and labours at the feet of his Holinesse More I have not 7. A word now of Hermogenes's strange Dr. Still p. 465. Conversion to Christ by the endeavour of the B. Apostle S. James The Dr relates part of it and after his manner jeer's at all Briefly the Story is thus After S. James had visited Judea and Samaria and proved by Scripture in several Synagogues that JESUS CHRIST is the true Son of God Hermogenes à Magician sent his Disciple The Conversion of Hermogenes and Philetus Philetus to the Apostle who told him that his Master Hermogenes could enervate all he had said of Christ But Philetus seing the strange Miracles S. James had done in restoring sight to the blind and cleansing the Lepers and hearing also of his raising the dead upon his return told Hermogenes what he had heard and seen and that now he resolved to be one of S. James Disciples whereat the Magician highly enraged commanded the Divels to bind Philetus so fast that he could not stir But the Apostle who sent his handkerchief to Philetus soon released him and enjoyned the Divels to bring Hermogenes without hurt fast bound to him This done Hermogenes clearly seing the wonderful Power of God working with S. James much humbled and confounded became Poenitent Accipe said he Poenitentem quem invidentem detrahentem hactenus sustinuisti Accept of me great Apostle whom you have hitherto patiently borne with as à most spiteful and unworthy Detractor If replyed S. James thou be truly poenitent burn all thy books of Magick Go from house to house where thou hast wrought mischiefe and recall all thou hast done restore the money unjustly got by thy Charms follow JESUS CHRIST seek to please him whom
honoured the whole Church over by all faithful Christians 11. Thus much you have briefly collected out of these Apostolical Letters which Pope Gregory prevented by death could not finish and therefore his successor Urban the VIII exalted to S. Peters Chair of no lesse Power than Gregory both confirmed and published commanding all by Apostolical Authority to receive the Bull as certain and Authentick Subscribed Ego Vrbanus Catholicae Ecclesiae Episcopus VVhereunto is added the Subscription os XV. Cardinals 12. What saies Mr Dr now are S. Xaverius Miracles only pretended Or doth he here find à want of sufficient attestation Is it not Reader more than à little Impudence to question the Attestations already produced You have heard first how King John of Portugal commanded these Miracles to be severely examined by several Prelates in the Indies Spain and Portugal You have heard 2. That these Prelates after an exact complying with their duty made Report to the King and deposed that the Miracles were certain and undeniable You have 3. out of Acosta that the VVitnesses brought in to depose what they knew in their Conscience true were very many sound No want of Witnesses for the Saints Canonization and substantial men You have heard 4. How the whole Processe advanced thus far was represented to the See Apostolick when other Witnesses were examined in the Court of Rome You have heard 5. That the two Kings of Spain and Portugal with other Princes of Christendom made it their Business to further the Canonization upon the Account of S. Xaverius Holy life and glorious Miracles Now judge Reader and this reason convinces who of all these great and wise Princes would have dared think you to propose à matter of so high consequence as the Canonization of à Saint is to the See Apostolick had they not had in readiness the main Proofs alwaies required at hand in such à case Juridically carried on viz. Great Sanctity and manifest Miracles 13. These Princes knew well and all know excepting men like the Dr who never set foot out of England how rigid vigilant and wary Popes are in things of this nature which concern the publick Honour of à Saint and the good of the whole universal Church The Italiens say and it passes as à Proverbe amongst How rigorously the Church proceed s in the Canonization of Saints them It is à Miracle to have à Miracle approved at Rome where an Opponent one excellently well versed in matters of this Nature stand's up when such Causes come to Trial and vigorously denies all proofs that appear not convincing or most morally certain Those who know the Court of Rome can testify that many proofs brought in for Miracles have been rejected as weightlesse upon severe Examination 14. Reader you have heard enough of this rigorous Proceeding through the whole Processe concerning S. Xaverius till at last the Cardinals Patriarks Arch-Bishops Bishops c. Saw all matters clear And his Holinesse declared that full and unquestionable assurance had been given in of S. Xaverius his great Sanctity and admirable frequent Miracles Yet after all the Dr guided by fancy or malice cryes out for Attestations and would forsooth be more inclined Dr Still page 615. to believe these Miracles we are much beholding to his Worship Than those of the Lady of Loreto were it not that the want of Witnesses much retards his beliefe This is only to say Mr Dr will remain in à state of Incredulity though the whole Christian world rise up against him and yeild assent to these clear matters of Fact strongly attested and made indubitable And who can help it if his beliefe be as faint as his few objections are against the Miracles wrought by S. Xaverius 15. One stand's thus awry or rather on no foundation The Saint had not the Gift of Tongues Epist Japan 3 p. 30. as appear's by one of his Letters for He could not reach in Japan for want of Language Suppose this were true doth it therefore follow that he never had that Gift The Depositions alledged prove he was endued with it which perhaps God denyed at the beginning and to manifest his Power the better afterward imparted the Favour I would willingly have perused that Epistle Iapan 3. p. 30. but cannot meet with it Antwerp print 1657. though I have 4. Books of the Saints Letters where I am sure there is no such third Epistle mentioning what the Dr refer's me to nor any thing like it in any third Chapter through the whole 4. Books much lesse in the 30. page I am remitted to If the Dr has any other Epistles I would know where they are printed 16. A second Objection The Dr finds not that S. Xaverius in any of his Epistles made Pretence to the Power of Miracles Though after his death the Jesuits told many Stories of them Answ The humble Saint learned that silence from his great Master Christ JESUS who after cleansing à Leper said nemini dixeris Tell none what I have done And this way S. Xaverius Mark 1. 44 followed when urged to declare the Miracle wrought by him in raysing à young man dead to life in the Promontory of Comorinum He Se this in Emanuel Acosta immediatly before the 8. page blushed and declined an Answer But pressed further said O Sinner VVhat I raise a dead man God did the Miracle When I begged for his life He rose up and This is true 17. A third Objection The Preservation of S. Xaverius's dead Body cast into quick Lime was not Miraculous But an ordinary Effect of Nature saith our Dr because learned Phisicians have declared that Bodies may be preserved incorrupt by salt Nitre or Lime The Dr it seem's has so much Kindnesse as to believe this matter of Fact whether Miraculous or no because Authors relate it Why doth he not also believe those others forementioned Wonders as raising the dead for an Instance upon the Testimony of Authors altogether as creditable By no means will the Dr Say For in doing so he must admit Miracles Reader mark the Genious of this man When à Miracle is clear the Authority of those who assert it is Decryed when disputable as he would have it in this present case the Attestation passes for good but the Miracle shifted off by another trick must be none Thus Authority rises and fall's according to the Dr's fancy for had he truly Judged this incorruption Miraculous would he not think you have said it want's sufficient Attestation You shall se him driven to this Exigency at last after you have heard the Relation briefly set down by Emanuel Acosta cited Ema Acosta immediatly before the 13. page 18. S. Xaverius's Friends saith Acosta buried the dead Body decently composed in his Priestly Vestments And as he desired cast both Corps and Vestments into burnt Lime This they did with intention to have his Flesh consumed and bones transported to the Indies Three Months after they open
Grain blessed by Pius who was created Pope long after S. Ignatius his death And Dr Still page 649. Still cheated by Hazenmiller was so grosly blinded as to Tell the Story over again and will forsooth have one Bead of the Rosary consecrated by Pius the fifth sent by à Brother at S. Ignatius his command That is S. Ignatius either rose from the dead and sent the Brother or Dr Still shamefully err's in his Story 16. Another Lye followes Ribadineira Still page 647. Gretser page 218. saith this Sycophant denyed S. Ignatius to have wrought Miracles and Dr Still has much to the same Sence Gretser Answers Mentitur turpiter Miller tell 's à filthy Lye Produce the passage where Ribadineira writes so The contrary is Manifest For the Title of the last chapter in his V. Book is of the Saints Miracles And in the 6.th Chapter he recount's many wrought by the merits and Prayers of S. Ignatius O but saith Dr Still They were only such as are liable to fraud and impostures Viz. page 648. casting out Divels in their way A flat Calumny without Proof Show you Sr the fraud or retract your false Aspersion The way was pious by Austerity and earnest Prayer works laudable before God and man Who ever doubts of S. Ignatius his Miracles may peruse Ioannes Maffeius where you have many and great Maffeius lib. 3. c. 14. Miracles recounted 17. For an Upshot another abominable Lye told by Hazenmiller or Policarp may passe after the rest and our wise Dr Still sets it forth in English Ignatius saith he is said to Page 648. have freed à possessed woman from the Divel by rehearsing this profane Verse out of Virgil. Speluncam Dido dux Trojanus eandem c. Gretser Answers it is à wonder that Policarp fancied not that other Verse more proper Tytere tu patulae recubans sub tegmine fagi Then add's It is à shame to hear these black and blockish Calumnies Could the Calumniators ever perswade Themselves that prudent men would yeild Assent to such paultry intolerable Lyes Away with this Miller and his associats neither worth memory nor Answers What they might justly expect for their folly They have Contempt and Derision 18. There is yet more of the like stuff in another fearful Story the Dr tell 's of the Jesuits in England who under the Chief Contriver one Weston or Edmonds the Jesuits Provincial forsooth employed twelve Exorcist's to show Tricks upon certain hypochondriacal men and hysterical women falsely pretended to be possessed though all at last proved Impostures Dr Still page 650. This saith our Dr happened in the year 1585. and 1586. when I believe very few Jesuits had entred that Isleland And am sure that neither Then nor ever afterwards was there any Weston or Edmonds Provincial of the Iesuits Guileilm Weston à great sufferer in persecution but no Provincial se Morus lib. 4. His Provin Angl. num 215. for the first Provincial of the English Jesuits long after was Richardus Blondus à Grave Venerable and most pious man of whose great Prudence and vertue F. Henry More gives à large account Anno 1619. 19. Our Dr goes on The Forgery hitherto mentioned making à great noise the Persons concerned were rigidly examined and their Examinations entred upon Record in the Court of High commission were soon after published with A Story as false as fearful told of English Iesuits à particular declaration of the whole Imposture Whereunto is added à lowd confession of one Antony Tyrell à Priest who saith the Dr was fully perswaded that Sara VVilliams and Friswood her Sister Anne Smith and Richard Mayney deposed the Truth in such Points as concerned their false pretended Possessions Nay more This Tyrell saith the Dr knew that all was Counterfeit and Judged so of the rest However to gain the Catholick cause Credit They held it lawful to do as they did That is to cheat the world with lowd Lyes Thus Mr Dr. 20. Courteous Reader I justly require à Pro of this foul Calumny laid upon worthy men hitherto never blemished in their Fame and Ask upon whom may I rely for Satisfaction Must I trust the Dr No He is à broken reed I have found him faulty in à hundred other Particulars and herein rationally suspect his Fidelity Shall I credit that supposed Court of High-Commission To me it is yet à thing in the Air our of my reach Nor can I examin the Records or the whole Processe if ever any such Court was in being 21. For as much as concerns Antony Terryl the Priest The true Story which Dr Still tell 's by halves and thereby egregiously cheat's his Reader in relating the mans abominable sin but concealing his humble and hearty repentance Concertatio Eccles Cathol in Anglia printed at Triers by Henry Bock Anno 1588. You have amply set down in à known Book entituled Concertatio Ecclesiae Catho in Anglia There at the Very End of the second Part you will find the guilty Terryl his own Accuser bewailing his false and detestable Calumnies most unjustly laid not only on noble men but on many Innocent Priests also And he recals all Terril his own Accuser bewail's his unjust Calumnies with so much Zeal and fervour that I never read the like humble confession publickly made by any He acknowledges himselfe à horrid Sinner unworthy to appear before God Angels and men deserving nothing but God's just Indignation and hatred from every one upon the account◠of his impudent Lyes and malicious Detractions virulently vented against Catholicks most pious and Virtuous Then he Descend's to particulars and names the Persons he had injuriously slandered The whole Relation some what long deserves the Readers perusal Some perhaps will shed Tears when they se it 22. To be short Antony Terryl was brought Brought to S. Pauls Crosse he Professed himselfe Catholick by the Protestants to S. Pauls Cross in London the last day of January being Sunday Anno 1588. in hope he would there ratify all those false Calumnies and unjust Informations whereof we now speak and withal openly abjure Catholick Religion But the Penitent Soul came thither with another Designe For no sooner had he begun his Sermon but he publickly Professed himselfe à true Roman Catholick and would have retracted his unjust Accusations had not some Standers by commanded him silence Wherupon he quit the Pulpit and was carried again to his Prison yet found means to disperse Terrils humble recantation and the Dr's unjust Dealing some Papers Written in his own hand called Palinodia Antony Terrylli subscribed Per me Antonium Terryllum Presbyterum Manu propriâ Where you have this Penitent mans most humble Recantation and Justice done to those he had wronged Read it in the Author now cited and tell me whether Dr Still has not playd the Cheat in aggravating the Crime without saying one word of Terryls hearty Repentance 23. Some may reply Though the