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A70389	Restitution to the royal author, or, A Vindication of King Charls the Martyr's most excellent book intitutled 'Eikōn basilikē' from the false, scandalous, and malicious reflections lately published against it	Levett, William.; Keble, Samuel.	1691 (1691)	Wing K121B; ESTC R36779	4,996	9

Majesty in his Bed-chamber as also by Mr. William Levet a Page of the back-Stairs the Title then perfix'd to it being Suspiria Regalia who not only read several parts thereof but saw the Ring divers times writing farther on it Add hereunto the Testimony of Mr. Richard Royston a Bookseller at the Angel in Ivy-Lane who having in those Rebellious times adventur'd to Print divers of his Majesty's Declarations Speeches and Messages about the beginning of Oct. 1648 the King being then in the Isle of Wight was sent to by his Majesty to prepare all things ready for the printing some papers which he purposed shortly after to convey to him Which was this very Copy brought to him on the Twenty Third of December next following by one Mr. Edward Symmons a Reverend Divine who Receiv'd it from Dr. Bryan Duppa then Bishop of Salisbury and afterwards of Winchester In the Printing whereof Mr. Royston made such speed that it was finish'd before that dismal Thirtieth of January that his Majesties Life was so taken away as before is observ'd To make the proof more incontestible if possible I shall in the last place insert a Letter transcribed from the Original written by Mr. Levet now Living the Gentleman mentioned by Sir William Dugdale in the place above cited The Superscription of the said Letter runs thus For Seymer Bourman Esq near the Arch in Lincolns-Inn Fields Dear Brother YOurs of the 21th of this instant April I received and one Letter before that to the same effect Viz. To give a true Account of my knowledg of that unparallel'd Book which his Sacred Majesty of ever blessed memory King Charls the First murdered by his own Rebellious Subjects before his own Pallace at White-hall with all the violent and malitious circumstances that wicked Men could invent which Book of my certain knowledge I can depose was truly His own having observed His Majesty oftentimes writing His Royal Resentments of the bold and insolent behaviour of His Souldiers His Rebellious Subjects when they had Him in their custody I waited on His Majesty as Page of the Bed-chamber in ordinary during all the time of His Solitudes except when I was forced from Him and especially being nominated by His Majesty to be one of His Servants amongst others that should attend Him during the Treaty at Newport in the Isle of Wight had the happiness to read the same oftentimes in Manuscript under His Majesties own Hand being pleased to leave it in the Window in His own Bed-chamber where I was alwayes obliged to attend His Majesties coming thither But the Treaty being ended in few dayes after the Souldiers with One to conduct them by name Mr. Anthony Mildmay then Cup-bearer came to the Bed-chamber about ii of the clock in the Night and knocked at the door and one Mr. Herbert Mr. Kirk and my self having some hint of their intentions were watching in an inward Room and hearing the noise went into His Majesties Bed-chamber and asked who they were that durst disturb His Majesty at that unseasonable time of the Night who answered they were sent to tell the King He must rise and go with them We acquainting His Majesty with their design He was pleased to command us to tell them He would go with them but it was not His usual hour to rise so soon we again acquainted the Souldiers with His Majesties answer They instead of complying with his Majesty bid us tell Him if He did not rise presently they must force Him to it His Majesty onely said if I must give me my Cloaths and so He immediately arose Here you may observe a mirrour of Patience in a distressed Prince During the time of His Majesties making himself ready he concern'd himself only how to secure this Book of his and a small Cabinet wherein he secured his Letters to his Queen who was then beyond the Sea and his Majesty having procured a Pass for me from the Governour that I should wait on him there He gave me in charge this said Book and small Cabinet which I faithfully presented to his Majesties own hands that Night in Hurst-Castle But the Governour by what information is too tedious to insert here at this time and therefore I omit it did on the Saturday banish me out of the Castle I should have sent you a Relation which I had from Royston the Kings Printer for the Printing the said Book by his Majesties especial Command brought to him by a Divine but not to be * * By Printed is to be understood Published printed till after the Kings death which he observed accordingly for which Cromwel sent for him to White-hall not onely promising Rewards but also threatning Punishment if he would not deny that he printed it by his Majesties Order which he refusing to do did imprison him for about a fortnight but seeing he could not work upon him released him which is all at present from From Savernack Park near Marlborough Apr. 29. 1691. Your Affectionate Brother To serve you WILLIAM LEVETT These Authorities together with Remarks upon the Memorandum are I conceive sufficient to clear the Point in hand and to give the Reader full satisfaction I shall just add a word concerning the Prayer which Milton pretends the King took from Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia and so conclude I. We may take notice that the Prayer it self is Grave Pious and unexceptionable II. This Prayer as it is observ'd by the excellent Author of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 82 Was neither made by an Heathen Woman nor to an Heathen God as the Objection supposes but composed as is believed by the Author a Christian with out Reference to any Heathen Deity III. This Prayer was not printed with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in two or three of the First Impressions of that Book which is an Argument it was not used by the King but afterward inserted by the Printers for their private advantage This Inference besides the reasonableness of it is the Opinion of the Learned Person aboyementioned FINIS ADVERTISEMENT PReparation to a Holy Life or Devotions for Families or Private Persons with Directions suited to most particular Cases c. by the Author of the Weeks Preparation to the Sacrament c. A Collection of Private Forms of Prayer out of the Common Prayer Book for Morning Noon and Night and other special Occasions being in a different method from any former by the Author of the Weeks Preparation to the Sacrament c. Together with the Holy Feasts and Fasts as they are observed in the Church of England explained and the Reasons why they are yearly Celebrated A Table to all the Epistles and Gospels in the Book of common-Common-Prayer so that you may find any Texts of Scripture being contained in them Rules of more Devout Behaviour in the time of Divine Service in the Church of England An Explication of the Terms Order and Usefulness of the Liturgy of the Church of England by way of Question and Answer recommended to be learned after the Church Catechism All Five Printed for Sam. Keble and are to be Sold at the Great Turks-Head in Fleetstreet over against Fetter-Lane end 1691.

RESTITUTION TO THE Royal Author OR A VINDICATION OF King CHARLS the Martyr's most Excellent BOOK Intituled ἘΙΚΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ From the False Scandalous and Malicious Reflections lately Published against it LICENSED May 10 1691 Z. Isham C R LONDON Printed for Samuel Keble at the Great Turks-Head in Fleet-street over against Fetter-Lane-end 1691. RESTITUTION TO THE ROYAL AUTHOR OR A Vindication of King Charles the Martyr's most Excellent Book Intituled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from the False Scandalous and Malicious Reflections lately Published against it MR. Milton's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 being lately reprinted the Editor has thought sit out of what design he best knows to prefix the following Advertisement to his Book ADVERTISEMENT Whereas a Book called Eikon Basilike or King Charles the First 's Meditations is most commonly reported and believed by many especially the Clergy to be composed by King Charles the First the following Insertion of the Noble Lord Anglesey under his own hand was found by Edward Millington prefixt to one of the Books reputed to be King Charles the First 's Which Memorandum if the Declaration of two Kings may be believed is sufficient to satisfie the World how much that King was imposed upon by Dr. Gauden Bishop of Exeter MEMORANDUM King Charles the Second and the Duke of York did both in the last Session of Parliament 1675. when I shewed them in the Lords House the Written Copy of this Book wherein are some Corrections and Alterations written with the Late King Charles the First 's own Hand assure me that this was none of the said Kings compiling but made by Dr. Gauden Bishop of Exeter which I here insert for the undeceiving of others in this Point by attesting so much under my Hand Anglesey Now to prevent the ill Impressions which may possibly be occasion'd by the abovementioned Memorandum and to restore this Incomparable Book to the just Priviledge of its Royal Author I shall very briefly do these two things I. Shew some Marks of Suspicion upon the Advertisement II. Supposing it had all the pretended advantages I shall produce such proof against it which the Circumstances of the Evidence considered must be allowed an over Ballance to his Lordships Attestation I There are some things in the Advertisement which render the Credit of it very questionable For 1. It calls the Duke his then Royal Highness the Duke of York which was no Court Language in 1675 there being neither Reason nor Custom for such a length of Distinction at that time Now it s somewhat unlikely that a Person of Honor and a Courtier especially one of my late Lord Anglesey's Sense should be guilty of such an Impropriety 2. We are inform'd by the Advertisement that in the Written Coppy of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There are some Corrections and Alterations written with the late King Charles the first his own Hand which is no contemptible Argument if we had no other that the King was the Author otherwise we shall be at a loss for the reason of his Majesty's Correcting the Manuscript and suffering it to pass under the Title of his own Composure 3. The making Bishop Gauden the Author of this Book is another disadvantage to the credit of the Memorandum for the Stile the Air and Thought of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is as different from the management of Bishop Gauden's writings as 't is possible to imagine But out of respect to the Bishop's Memory I shall forbear to insist upon the Comparison ' Its likely therefore King Charles the Second and the then Duke might tell the late Earl of Anglesey which his Lordship might possibly forget that the Manuscript was not King Charles the First his Hand but a Transcript of Dr. Gauden's writing which as it agrees with matter of Fact so it gives a fair account of the Alterations in the Copy which the Memorandum grants were made by the King II. Supposing this Memorandum had all the pretended Advantages I shall now produce such proof against it which the Circumstances of the Evidence considered must be allowed an over ballance to his Lordships Attestation 1. We have the Letters Patents of King Charles the Second dated November the 29th 1660. In which Richard Royston of London Bookseller has the sole priviledge given him of Printing all the Works of King Charles the First amongst which the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is mentioned with a particular Character and Commendation 2. The same Priviledge for Reprinting the Works of King Charles the First is granted to the abovemention'd Richard Royston by his Pt. Majesty King James the Second as appears by his Majesties Letters dated February 22. 1685 6. Which grant refers expresly to the first Edition Publish'd by Richard Royston in the year 1662 and in which his Majesty declares that all the Works of his Royal Father were Collected and Published Which former Impression as I have already observ'd makes particular mention of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Now I leave it to any unprejudiced Person to judge whether 't is in the least probable that either of their Majesties should tell the late Earl of Anglesey that this excellent Book was written by Dr. Gauden since they have both own'd it to be their Royal Father 's in so publick a manner so that to use the expression of the Advertisement if the Declaration of two Kings made with all the Circumstances of Advantage may be believ'd before a blind Manuscript written by a doubtful Hand and grounded upon a private Relation then we have sufficient evidence to satisfie the World how much this Advertiser has Endeavour'd to impose upon it To these Royal Testimonies I shall subjoyn that of Sir Will. Dugdale who having mention'd the restless Endeavours of the Rebels to lessen his Majesties Reputation as by other methods of Calumnies and Detraction so particularly with respect to this Book assigning it to some other tho' uncertain Author Having remarked this ill usage he delivers his opinion in these words But to manifest that these were no borrowed Wares Sir William Dugdale's short View of the late troubles in England pr. 1681. p. 380. but by the good and gracious assistance of Almighty God were totally of his own composure in the midst of his most sad afflictions besides the unlikely-hood that any such expressions could flow from an heart not oppressed and griev'd with such a weight of sorrow as his was I shall make it evident from the Testimony of very credible Persons yet Living that he had begun the penning of them long before he went from Oxford to the Scots For the Manuscript it self written with his own hand being found in his Cabinet which was taken at Nauesby Fight was restor'd to him after he was brought to Hampton Court by the Hand of Major Huntington thro the favour of General Fairfax of whom he obtain'd it And that whilst he was in the Isle of Wight it was there seen frequently by Mr. Thomas Herbert who then waited on his