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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44930	Munster and Abingdon, or, The open rebellion there [brace] and [brace] unhappy tumult here (bred in the same wombe) that from Sleidans Comm. L. 10. [brace] [brace] this from eye and eare witnesses : with marginal notes of Mvncer and Mahomet, faithfully communicated to English readers, in a booke and postscript, for a seasonable caution to the British nation and a serious check to rash and giddy spirits / by W.H.	Hughes, William, fl. 1665-1683.	1657 (1657)	Wing H3344; ESTC R39005	45,813	124

promise given they banished honest men the City seizing on their goods and wives and Children and by what place of Scripture could they prove and maintaine that righteousnesse of theirs They say this is the time Christ spake of that the meeke should inherit the earth and in this manner heretofore God gave the Egyptians goods unto the Isralites Speaking afterwards of the forces and provisions of the citie they confesse most men have above five wives and that they looked for forces out of Friezland and from Holland as soone as ere they come the King will march forth with all his Army and subdue the world unto himselfes putting to death the Kings for not administring Justice Having beene examined when they would bide by what they were nor acknowledge any Magistrate besides their King Death was their doome yet one of them escaped CAP. XV. The King makes Dukes and Halbaltiers Their Encouragement BY this the City was so close begirt that there was no way of getting out for any the Citizens therefore fearing famine and troubled at the danger they were in had thoughts to apprehend the King and deliver him bound unto the Bishop The King that by some tokens Smelt the businesse out makes choice of twelve out of all the heap that he judged most faithfull and calls them Dukes assigning unto every of them some part of the City to defend and also yeomen of the Guard to prevent commotions Then did he promise all the people that at Easter they should be quit both of Siege and want together But for the Dukes he chose far greater matters are assured to them they shall be Lords and Masters as he tells them yea and particularly layes out what Province Castles and Mannors each should have None but the Lantgrave should be spared he said because he hoped at last he would strike in with him CHAP. XVI More Princes meet The besieged admonished ABove we told you of a meeting called at Confluence in the month December of those states that were within the Province of Rhene with them associated of his owne accord John Frederick Prince Elector of Saxony The businesse duly weighed in that assembly speedy aydes are ordered to the Bishop of horse three-hundred and three thousand foot for six months space Over these forces and the whole warre Wirich Earle of Oberstene is made Generall 'T is ordered also that all other states within the Empire shall be sollicited for assistance And because Caesar was in Spaine that King Ferdinand be desired against Aprill next for this to call a Dyet Then sent they letters sharply to admonish the besieged to leave off their course which is so both dishonest and ungodly as nothing more except they yeild and submit them to their lawfull Magistrate they tell them plainly that the whole Empire will not be wanting to assist the Bishop This was about Decembers end They answere the 13th day of January 1535. with words enough but litle to the purpose Yet so as too commend and justifie their undertakement but as to what had beene objected about the King they coyned they are quite dumb to that CAP. XVII Anabaptists write to the Lantgrave The Answers They Reply c. BUt in their private letters to the Lantgrave they would faine excuse themselves talking much about the ruine and destruction of all the wicked about the liberty and dominion of the godly in this life and herewith send him the booke of Restitution that I spake of They admonish him also to repent and not like other Princes wicked men wage warre against them harmlesse soules and Gods people The Lantgrave having read the Letter and the booke notes what he did dislike therein and orders some of his to answer And since they very briefely but somewhat blindly wrote their king was not so much of theirs as of Gods appointment He askes them why they did not shew those Scriptures whence they thought this course was lawfull and why they had not first confirmed it by signes and wonders For of Christs coming God by all his Prophets long before foretold so evidently that not only of what tribe or stock but also when and where he should be borne was cleerely manifest T was also their desire to have a hearing of their cause Hereto the Lantgrave answeres Now there was no roome for that since they had usurped authority and were the Authors of so much mischiefe For all men see whereat they ayme even to the overthrowing lawes and common-wealths And as their course is palpably wicked and villanous so also the desire of having cognizance taken of their Cause is faigned and counterfeit That for his part he had sent them faithfull ministers of the Church by whom he is sure they have beene well instructed But whereas by their nasty doctrine they revolt from their Magistrate Seize on other mens estates take many wives chuse a new King deny Christ to have taken humane nature of the Virgin Mary assert free will force men to make all common deny forgivenesse to a lapsed sinner These all are both against the lawes of God and men This answer brought them they fall againe to scribling and send withall a booke composed in the vulgar speech Of Scripture Mysteries In their Epistle they put new trimming on their cause and reinforce their principles but in the booke we speake of they divide the whole worlds age from first to last into three periods the first they tell us from Adam unto Noah perished by a floud the other wherein we are shall by fire the third shall be new all over wherein reigneth righteousnesse But before this last appeare the present must be changed with fire Yet that 's not like to be till Antichrist be revealed and his power quite subdued Then shall it be that the decayed throne of David shall be erected and Christ obtaine his Kingdome in the earth and all the writings of the Prophets he fulfilled For the present world is as the age of Esau for both herein is justice silenced and the godly are afflicted But as from Babylons captivity so also now from so great miseries the time of deliverance and restoring is at hand and the wickednesse of the wicked shall be abundantly recompenced to them as is signified in the Revelation But this restoring shall precede the world to come that all ungodly men trod under foot a seat and habitation may be prepared for righteousnesse The Lantgrave having received their booke commends it to some Ministers of the Church with him to draw up the confutation of it CAP. XVIII Free Cities meet at Esling The Result THe decree that was made at Confluence some few cities that were present utterly disliked and say they will send notice home against it After all the other cities of the Empire meete at Esling and there they come to this Conclusion that they who met before at Confluence had not to do to impose any charge on them for that therein there ought to be