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A44224	Dr. Hollingworth's defence of K. Charles the First's holy and divine book, called Eikon basilikē against the rude and undutiful assaults of the late Dr. Walker of Essex proving by living and unquestionable evidences, the aforesaid book to be that royal martyr's, and not Dr. Gauden's.	Hollingworth, Richard, 1639?-1701.	1692 (1692)	Wing H2503; ESTC R13677	14,190	32

was not her Husband's Hand and therefore asked him whose it was which he turning her off with bidding her mind her own Business she desisted from any further Enquiry after which he sending or else giving it with his own hands to Mr. Royston to print The said Book was printed as I shall shew by and by and the Proofs corrected by himself but the thing getting some Air the Souldiers came and seized upon a great part of the Impression so that what were left of that Impression were sold for Twenty Shillings a piece The King's Murther quickly after following she told me her Husband never joyed himself those were her very words but fell sick and died the 29th of March following and throughout his whole Sickness declared the Book was the King's Book which upon reading the Spirit and Temper the Religion and Piety the holy Courage and undaunted Zeal the Simplicity and Sincerity of the man throughout all his Writings for King Charles I am confident he would never have attested upon his Death-bed if the Book had been composed by any but King Charles himself and which upon the Characters I have read of the Lord Marquess of Hartford and Bishop Duppa I also firmly believe of them both of them no doubt scorning to assist their Royal Master's Righteous Cause by such a Cheat as a Book writ in his Name by Dr. Gauden for true Church-of England-men governed by conscientious Principles scorn to carry on their Designs by Lyes and Forgeries by Tricks and Devices that are only fit to serve a bad and wicked Cause the King himself was a man of too great Wisdom and Piety of Understanding and Learning to want the help of such a man as Dr. Gauden and I dare say the two aforesaid Lords scorned to propose such a thing to him or if they had he would with all worthy Disdain have rejected it But to put this thing further out of doubt understanding who compos'd and printed this Book and they both being now alive I went to the one and sent to the other he I went to was Mr. Thomas Milbourn Printer just by Jewen-street and enquiring of him what he knew of King Charles's Book he told me before a sufficient Witness That in the year 48 he was Apprentice to Mr. John Grisman a Printer at which time Mr. Simmonds by Mr. Royston sent the King's Book to be printed and that his Master did print it and that Mr. Simmonds alwaies had the name of sending it to the Press and that it came to them as from the King and they understood it no otherways and that they had printed several other things with C. R. to them and that it looked to them like the same Hand and the same sort of Paper with others that were so marked and looked upon as the King's Papers for the King as all Kings no doubt do kept the Original by him and Mr. Odert the Secretary transcribed them Which after I writ down I read to him and he before witness declared to be true but withal he informed me that there was one Mr. Clifford belonging to the Church of St. Paul's and Reader of Prayers at Serjeants-Inne in Fleetstreet that assisted him in composing and correcting the aforesaid Book who could give me a further account of the thing upon which the same day April the 28th in the Afternoon I sent a Letter to Mr. Clifford desiring him to give me the favour of his company that Afternoon or to come to me the day following who sent me an Answer That his Business was so that he could not come that Evening but he would come to me the next day which accordingly he did and after Dinner before Witnesses I writ down what he said to me upon Knowledge of the King's Book which I after read to him and he set his Hand to The words were these I James Clifford do upon my Knowledge declare to Dr. Hollingworth that I was an Actuary in several things published by King Charles particularly the Letters between him and Mr. Alexander Henderson who endeavoured to seduce the King to favour the Presbyterian Government and that there was a man of known Fidelity Mr. Simmonds by Name Chaplain to the then Prince of Wales who was employed by the King to take care of his Book because he had writ the Vindication of the King so well and that the King entituled his Book The Royal Plea but Dr. Jeremiah Taylor coming accidentally to Mr. Royston's Shop he having a great and assured Cofidence in him shewed him the first Proof from the Press which when the Dr. viewed under that Title he told him that the Title would betray the Book whereupon Dr. Tayler did undertake to write a Letter to his Majesty to let him know it would be in danger of being suppressed for the Titles sake there being as he understood two crafty Informers by name Cheltenham and Jones who would understand the Book by the Title and therefore he thought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 would be a better Title and the less taken notice of by the Informers being Greek and withal it agreeing with the Title of his Father's Book called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 upon which Letter the King immediately consented to the alteration of the Title as Dr. Tayler proposed And withal I do declare that the King for fear the Original should miscarry ordered Mr. Odert Secretary to Sir Edw. Nicholas Principal Secretary of State to transcribe it and lodged the Original in the Lord Marquess of Hartford's own Hands and by the Copy of Mr. Odert's Mr. Milbourn and my self it being the way of Livelihood I took to being turned out of Magdalen College in Oxford for my Loyalty did print the said Book after the printing of which a great part was seized in Mr. Simmonds's Lodgings and he though in a Shepherd's Habit was so far discovered as that he was pursued into Great Carter-lane by the Rebels where he took Refuge and the bloody Villains fired two Pistols at him which frighted him up Stairs and out of the Garret Window he made his escape over the Houses And I do further say that I never heard nay that I am sure that Dr. Gauden never was concerned in that Book by which Mr. Milbourn and my self printed it and that we had no part of the Copy from Dr. Walker for it was that transcribed by the aforesaid Mr. Odert we printed it by Teste Jac. Clifford In the Presence of Luke Milbourn Clerk and Margaret Hollingworth And now I think this is enough as to Mr. Simmonds there is but one thing worthy of Remark for the other about Colonel Rich is trifling and that is That Mr. Simmonds was gone from Raine some years before 48 and therefore could not send for Dr. Gauden as a Neighbour to communicate the King's Book to him This Story though true in the main was not so punctually delivered as it ought to have been and I quickly saw my Error after the Book was out

though I did not say that Mr. Simmonds sent for the Dr. to Raine the Living out of which he was sequestred for his Loyalty in 43. Now you must understand that Dr. Gauden was presented to the Living of Bocking in 41 and as I am well informed he had his first presentation from the Parliament but not looking upon it as a safe Hold for so great and reputable a Benefice which is called a Deanery he by the Intercession of Friends at last procured a Presentation from Archbishop Laud the rightful Patron to it then in the Tower at which place he contracted a Friendship with as well as became a Neighbour to Mr. Simmonds at Raine which I am told is not Two Miles from Bocking and it was in London after he had received the King's Book that he sent for his former Neighbour Gauden and communicated and lent him for some days that Book And pray what mighty Error is there in this for Dr. Walker to take such an Advantage from I wish he had committed no greater throughout his whole Book and then I am sure it would have not swelled to 37 Pages for if he had writ nothing but Truth a Nut-shell would have held it all And thus much for Mr. Simmonds's Story in which I hope by Living Testimonies I have made good what I asserted and proved Dr. Walker's Say-soes but meer Fictions of his own I but still Dr. Gauden said he composed and framed the whole Book to serve the King and that Good that Pious man Dr. Walker does assert it and his words weigh more with us say the Common-wealths-men than a Thousand though living Testimonies to the contrary I but soft and fair Gentlemen I say and will prove it by a better Evidence than Dr. Walker's can be supposed to be that Dr. Gauden after he was Bishop of Exeter did say the quite contrary and did justifie it to be the King's Book and that if ever he told Dr. Walker he made it he spoke that which is false to one or the other and therefore his Credit ought not to be rely'd on at all Dr. Walker hath forced me to this or else Bishop Gauden's Ashes should for me have lain peaceably and honourably in the Grave but Dr. Gauden's Reputation is a meer Trifle when put in the Scales with the Honour of King Charles the First Know therefore Reader that understanding the Reverend Mr. Long Prebendary as I take it of Exeter was well acquainted with Dr. Gauden when Bishop of Exeter and had many free Discourses and Communications with him and sometimes about King Charles the First and more particularly about his Book to whom Bishop Gauden declared it could be the Book of none but the King himself hearing of which before I ever thought of so bold a Man and audacious a Slanderer as the Essex Dr. proved afterwards by his Book to be I made bold the 21st of April the very day after the publishing of Walker's Book to write to Mr. Long desiring him to let me know whether Dr. Gauden had ever declared and asserted any such thing in Conversation with him who was pleased to answer mine by the next Post and to referr me to his Letters he had sent to Dr. Good all the Physician in Charterhouse-yard upon whom I waited and who was pleased upon my desire to give me out of Mr. Long 's two Letters these two Transcripts I Had the Hap to be acquainted with Bishop Gauden as long as he was our Diocesan and I have heard him often affirm that he was fully convine'd that the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was entirely that King's Work Exon March 23. 1691 2 Tho. Long. And in another Letter thus I Can affirm on my own Knowledge that Bishop Gauden did affirm it to be his full Belief that the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was the King's own Work Exon April 15. 1692 Tho. Long. And if the Reader of these two Accounts be desirous to know who Mr. Long is I must tell him that he is an Ancient Grave Reverend Divine well known for his Truth and Honesty one who as he is a professed Member of the Church of England so he hath alwaies been true to the Doctrin and Discipline of it in his Preaching and Practice and not like my Adversary who I know for I was personally acquainted with him was an Encourager of and a Comrade principally with those who had no kindness for the Church at all I have but one thing more which is matter of Fact to answer and that is his Story about Major Huntington He tells you how he met him at Tunbridge upon what account he visited him and what passed betwixt the Major and himself when the rest of the Company were engaged in their Divertisements in which he takes great care of not being contradicted by any Stander by for still his bare Word and Credit are the only things to be relyed upon so vain a thing is Man Well the purport of the Discourse is That the Major denies all that was said of him by Sir William Dugdale or any others as to the Papers relating to the King's Book Well done Dr. Walker if thou ever hadst a man alone with thee undoubtedly he was alwaies on thy side and thou wert alwaies in the right and when the man was dead wouldst assume the confidence to print it Now What must a man say in this case Must he give the famous Dr. Walker the Lye and say the Major never said these words and that because he said the contrary to others who have attested it in the most solemn and serious manner Truly this looks very hard upon the Memory of such a man say the Common-wealths-men as Dr. Walker Well but by the good Leave of all Dr. Walker's Believers and Admirers I will here in the Fear and Presence of God tell this Story That the last year when Dr. Walker by living in London at Alderman bury had been by his vain and rash his false and undutiful Talking an occasion of the Clergy-mens and others Defence of the King's Book amongst other Confirmations of the Truth of the Book this Story was told me by a certain Nonconformist Minister to wit what Major Huntington told him with his own Mouth that he procured some Papers that made up part of his Royal Book afterwards from the Hands of my Lord Fairfax the Parliaments General which were taken after Nazeby Fight and kept by my Lord Fairfax himself and that afterwards he the said Major Huntington presented them to the King with his own Hand This Story I remember as well as any thing I saw done or heard spoken all the last year I spare the man's Name for particular Reasons but if ever I be called by Authority to name him I will do it and depose the Truth of his saying so upon my Oath I have now and I hope to all good mens satisfaction made out Matter of Fact against Dr. Walker's Assertions and doubt not but from henceforth if