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 VVhat 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
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 Novv 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 vvhom 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 thē evē so the ministers be they never so holy mē 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
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 vvorse 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 Foot 's 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 Foot 's 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
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 assistāce 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