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A62841	Amyntor, or, A defence of Milton's life containing I. a general apology for all writings of that kind, II. a catalogue of books attributed in the primitive times to Jesus Christ, his apostles and other eminent persons ..., III. a complete history of the book entitul'd Icon basilike, proving Dr. Gauden and not King Charles the First to be the author of it, with an answer to all the facts alledg'd by Mr. Wagstaf to the contrary, and to the exceptions made against my Lord Anglesey's Memorandum, Dr. Walker's book or Mrs. Gauden's narrative, which last piece is now the first time publish'd at large.	Toland, John, 1670-1722.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Wagstaffe, Thomas, 1645-1712. Vindication of King Charles the martyr.; Gauden, John, 1605-1662. Eikon basilike, the pourtraicture of His Sacred Maiestie in his solitude and sufferings.; Walker, Anthony, d. 1692. True account of the author of a book entituled Eikon basilike.	1699 (1699)	Wing T1760; ESTC R22638	52,206	178

Reason after his Death They were not concern'd so much for his Honor as their own Interest and having contriv'd this Forgery to carry their Cause they thought themselves afterwards oblig'd to support it Mr. WAGSTAF affirms that there is no presumtion that the Royal Brothers communicated this Affair to any other Person besides my Lord ANGELSEY which is a negative Argument and proves nothing 'T is possible enough that my Lord ANGLESEY himself told of this to others tho' they may be since dead or are not willing to tell it again If the Royal Brothers had spoke of it to no body else it follows not that a Secret was never committed to one because it was not to more as if it were necessary for a Man to call Witnesses that he imparted a Secret to his Friend But we shall presently alledge more than a Presumtion that both King CHARLES the Second and the late King JAMES declar'd thier Opinion to other People besides my Lord ANGLESEY that Icon Basilike was not their Father's Book By such nice Cavils against the Memorandum we can easily judg of the Exceptions we may expect to Dr. WALKER's Account That GAUDEN hop'd o make a Fortune by this Book as well as to promote the Cause of the Church ought by no means to be counted strange for who is it pray that serves the King any more than God for nought Have not most of the Bishops and other Clergymen of those times that either liv'd depriv'd here in England or that accompany'd CHARLES the Second in his Exile pleaded their Loyalty and magnify'd their Services at the Restoration as many others would questionless do if King JAMES should ever return again Were not great Persons employ'd to solicit and make an Interest for them And in a Word are not Divines observ'd to make the same Steps and take the same Measures that all other sorts of Men do to get Preferment I should rather doubt that Dr. GAUDEN was not the Author of this Forgery if he had not expected a Reward for it from CHARLES the Second for 't is certain that the Credit of Icon Basilike contributed more to his Establishment than any other single Motive whatsoever But 't is well known that this Prince was not the kindest in the World to his Father's Friends who would too often forget his own and that it was not the Interest of som People to have this business unravell'd tho' their impolitic Conduct has bin since the occasion of divulging what every body suspected before THE Immorality of this Forgery is urg'd as an Argument against it and if it could by any means hold Water is indeed an Argument worth a Million Then it would clearly follow that because it was a most immoral thing to ly for God and to forge Books Epistles or the like under the Names of CHRIST and his Apostles there were therefore never any such Pieces and that because it was an ill thing to feign Miracles or to destroy Mens Lives for the Advancement of Religion there never was therefore any Priestcraft nor any of these infamous Practices known in the World But if the contrary be as clear as the Day I believe Men might be found that would make as bold with the Name of King CHARLES as others have don with that of King JESUS Mr. WAGSTAF knows tho' Mr. BLACKHALL does not that TERTULLIAN tells us of a certain Presbyter of Asia who when he was accus'd of having forg'd a Book containing the Travels of PAUL and THECLA confest the Fact and alledg'd that he did it for the love of PAUL and I say that Dr. GAUDEN wrote Icon Basilike for the Church's sake the King 's and his own AS for the plausible Accounts given in that Book of the King 's Secret Intentions his particular Trobles his Remorses of Consciences and the like it is very ridiculous to alledge 'em as an Argument of the Genuinness of it when the Book was written for that very end For the Design of the Author was to give such a Color to all the King's Actions and to tell such fine things of his gracious Purposes as would beget a better Opinion of him in the Readers Mind and move his Indignation against the Parliament or Compassion of his Misfortunes But that Dr. GAUDEN has frequently made the King's Thoughts to contradict his Actions is evident to any Man that has both read Icon Basilike and the History of those times And this Subject is thro'ly handled by JOHN MILTON in his Iconoclastes to which I refer those who want Satisfaction BUT there is an Objection still behind and as strong be sure as any of the rest which is that Dr. WALKER did not see Dr. GAUDEN write this Book nor tells us that it was in his own Hand But I believe Mr. WAGSTAF is the only Man living that questions whether Dr. WALKER meant Dr. GAUDEN's own Writing when he says that before the whole was finisht Dr. GAUDEN was pleas'd to acquaint him with his Design and shew him the Heads of diverse Chapters with som of the Discourses written of them and that Mr. GIFFORD transcrib'd a Copy of it This is all that can be said of any Author in the World and if Dr. WALKER had said more expresly or rather superfluously that it was likewise D. GAUDEN's Hand-writing we should then have bin told that it was a Transcript from the King's Copy in the Hands of Mr. SYMMONDS of which more hereafter WE proceed now to those Pieces commonly call'd Mr. NORTH's Papers he being the Discoverer Chancellor HYDE in his Letter to Dr. GAUDEN tells him as was said before That the Particular he mention'd had indeed bin imparted to him as a Secret which he was sorry he ever knew and that when it ceast to be a Secret it would please none but Mr. MILTON Was there no other Secret in the World but this says Mr. WAGSTAF that the divulging of it would gratify Mr. MILTON Yes doubtless but I believe not one that would please none but Mr. MILTON as the Chancellor expresses it For he having particularly question'd the Genuinness of this Book and offer'd a fair Proof of the Spuriousness thereof from intrinsic Evidence only without any further Light would be extreamly pleas'd to find his Reasonings and Judgment confirm'd by undeniable Matters of Fact Nor does any indifferent Person in the World understand this Passage otherwise that weighs Dr. GAUDEN's Pretences with Mr. MILTON's Concern and considers that Mrs. GAUDEN put this and the other Papers relating to Icon Basilike in one Bundle together with her own Narrative for the Information of her Son Besides that all those who ever saw other Writings of the Chancellor own this to be his Hand and particularly his eldest Son the present Farl of CLARENDON as Mr. WAGSTAF himself acknowledges BUT he says That my Lord CLARENDON from whom he had it in a Letter by leave of the King and Queen preparing to attend his Father in France in the beginning

and this says my Lord is all the Account I can give of it What is become of the Manuscript I know not and what will become of his Majesty God knows Upon this my Husband told my Lord Marquiss That in his Opinion there was no way so probable to save his Majesty's Life as by endeavouring to move the Hearts and Affections of the People as much as might be towards him and that he also thought that that Book would be very effectual for that purpose Then my Lord bad my Husband to do what he would in regard the Case was desperate Then immediately my Husband resolv'd to print it with all speed that might be he having a Copy of that which he sent to the King and that he printed was just the same only he then added the Essay upon their denying his Majesty the Attendance of his Chaplains and the Meditation of Death after the Votes of the Non-addresses and his Majesty's close Imprisonment at Carisbrook Castle Now the Instrument which my Husband employ'd to get it printed was one Mr. SIMMONDS a Divine and a great Sufferer for his Majesty and he got one Mr. ROYSTON to print it which ROYSTON never knew any thing but that it was of his Majesty's own penning my Husband did then alter the Title of it and call'd it Icon Basilike Now when it was about half printed they who were in power found the Press where it was printing and likewise a Letter of my Husbands which he sent up to the Press whereupon they destroy'd all that they then found printed but could not find out from whence the Letter came in regard it had no Name to it Notwithstanding all this my Husband attempted the printing of it again but could by no means get it finish'd till som few Days after his Majesty was destroyed When it was com out they who were then in Power were not only extremely displeas'd at it but also infinitely solicitous to find out the Author of it thinking it very improbable that his Majesty should write it in regard of the great Disturbances and Troubles which for many Years he had suffer'd or at least impossible that he should have writ it all for after the Attendance of his Chaplains was deny'd him and he a close Prisoner they well understood that he could not write any thing without their Discovery They also took that very Manuscript which my Husband had sent his Majesty and saw that it was none of his Majesty's Hand-writing Upon this they appointed a Committee to examin the Business of which my Husband having notice he went privatly in the Night away from his own House to Sir JOHN WENTWORTH'S who liv'd near Yarmouth and him he acquainted with the Business and the great Danger he was then in when Sir JOHN did not only promise to conceal him but also to convey him out of England it being in his Power to give Passes to go beyond Sea About this time Mr. SYMMONDS was taken in a Disguise but God in his Providence so order'd it that he sickned immediatly and dy'd before h● came to his Examination nor could the Committee find out any thing by any means whatever which alter'd my Husband's Resolutions of going out of England Now besides these Circumstances to a●●ert the Truth of what I say I can produce som Letters which I am sure will put it out of all Dispute My Husband contin●●d at Bo●king till the return of his Majesty King CHARLES the Second and upon his Restoration knowing his Princely Disposition did not unjustly expect a suitable Reward for his Endeavors to serve his Majesty's Father and himself in that Book And meeting with Dr. MORLEY he fell into Discourse how sensible he was of the great Service which he had don his present Majesty and the Royal Family in composing and setting forth that excellent Piece call'd the King's Book and also assur'd him that it had bin very effectual not only at home but abroad to move the Hearts and Affections of People towards his Majesty instancing in several Persons who were most exceedingly affected with it and so advantageous he said it had bin to his Majesty that according to his great Merit he might have what Preferment he desir'd Dr. MORLEY also told him That he had acquainted Sir EDWARD HYDE with the Business and that he did very much commend and admire it but we have not said he acquainted his Majesty with it but did assure him that his Majesty did set a high Value upon the Book and had commanded Dr. EARL to translate into Latin som having taken the Pains to put it into other Languages before My Husband being encouraged by this Discourse of Dr. MORLEY'S and shortly after meeting with Dr. SHELDON who he knew was not ignorant that he was the only Author of the foremention'd Book he told Dr. SHELDON that since he had bin inform'd that his Majesty out of his Princely Disposition would without doubt when once acquainted with it reward that Service which he had endeavor'd to do his Father and himself he thought it most convenient for himself and also that he might be serviceable to his Majesty in the Diocess of London a Place where he was well known if it would please his Majesty to make him Bishop of that See Dr. SHELDON was pleas'd with a great deal of Gravity to tell him that was a great Leap at first Whereupon my Husband desisted and was resolv'd to leave his Preferment to God's dispose Soon after this the King being still ignorant of what he had done he was by the Mediation of a Person perfectly ignorant of his Merit as to this Matter made Bishop of Exeter all the considerable Bishopricks being otherwise dispos'd of Not long after this it pleas'd God to visit my Husband with an Infirmity which he had great cause to fear would as it did prove mortal to him This made him resolve to acquaint the King with the whole Matter and the rather because he saw som Persons who were privy to it desir'd nothing more than to have it conceal'd and bury'd in Oblivion but my Husband was not willing it should be so in regard he had at that time four Sons living and they he thought if he should die might be capable of his Majesty's Favour Besides the Duke of Somerset was dead and the Bishop of Winchester the Person who was best able to attest it was very ill These Considerations made him go to his Majesty and having the Opportunity of discoursing privatly with him he told him the whole Matter as I have related it and for the Truth of it appeal'd to Dr. DUPPA then Bishop of Winchester and formerly his Majesty's Tutor The King then was pleas'd to entertain som Discourse with my Husband about it and said that he did often wonder how his Father should have gotten Time and Privacy enough in his Troubles to compose so excellent a Piece and written with so much Learning BY the Extract that was publish'd of