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A70870	A new discovery of the prelates tyranny in their late prosecutions of Mr. William Pryn, an eminent Lawyer, Dr. Iohn Bastwick, a learned physitian and Mr. Henry Burton, a reverent divine wherein the separate and joynt proceedings against them in the high commission and Star Chamber their petitions, speeches, cariages at the hearing and execution of their last sentences	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Bastwick, John, 1593-1654.; Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1641 (1641)	Wing P4018; ESTC R13582	25,214	51

and assisting unto you in and about the execution hereof as they tender his Majesties service and will answer the contrary at their perill Given at London this thirteenth day of May 1634. Will. Canter Na. Brent Jo. Lambe Utro Gwynne Arth. Ducke Ro. Aylett Tho. Mottershed deputatus Geo. Paule mi. Regstrar Regij To Humphry Crosse one of the sworne messengers of his Majesties Chamber and also to William ●la●sted his deputy and to either of them BY vertue of this warrant one cartlode of Master Prynnes bookes were there seised and carried away by Crosse of which Master Prynne complaining the Archbishop in the open Court in Star-Chamber denyed the granting of this warrant though yet extant under his hand and promised present restitution of the bookes and yet gave under hand order for detaining them till they were extended and sold for Master Prynnes fine in Star-Chamber such saith and truth is there in Prelates words and actions Master Prynne remained sundry yeares a prisoner in the Tower by force of the former censure during his imprisonment 〈◊〉 the prelates brought Doctor Bastwicke into their High Commission Inquisition for his Elenchus papismi and Flagellum Episcoporum Latialium and there without any just ground or cause at all passed a heavy and unjust censure upon him by vertue whereof hee remained close prisoner two yeares in the Gate-house the limbus pat●●m of our ghostly fathers where he writ a latine booke sti●ed Apologeticus ad praesules Anglicanos dedicated to the Lords of Councell declaring the injustice of the proceedings and censure against him in the High Commission which was printed and a letany in English Not long after Master Burton upon the fifth of November 1636. preached two Sermons in his owne parish-Church in Friday-streete in London upon Prov. 24. 21. 22. My sonne feare thou the Lord and the King and meddle not with those that are given to change c. wherein hee laid open the Innovations in doctrine worship and ceremonies which had lately crept into our Church and wished the people to beware of them The Archbishop hearing of it causeth Articles to be drawne up against him in the High Commission and summoned him to answer them out of tearme before Doctor Ducke at Cheswick where he appearing instead of answering appealed to the King which appeale was formally entred by the Register yet notwithstanding within 15. dayes after they summoned him to appeare before a private Commission at Doctors Commons by direction from the Arch-bishop and there suspended him both from his office and benefice and granted out attachments to apprehend him he hereupon keepes his house prints his Sermons with an Apologie to justifie his appeale which hee dedicated to the King with Epistles to the Lords of the Counsell to whom his wife presenting some of those printed Sermons by his direction was committed by the Lords for her paines The High Commission pursevants not daring to breake open Master Burtons doores to apprehend him the Archbishop and Bishop of London made a warrant to one Dendy a serjeant at armes to apprehend him of which this is a true Coppy THese shall be to will and require you to make your immediate repaire to any place where you shall understand of the present being of Henry Burton Clarks and having found him to take him into your custody and to bring him forthwith and in your company all delayes and excuses set a part before us to answer to such matters as shall be objected against him And you are further by vertue hereof to require and charge all Majors Sheriffes Iustices of peace Bayliffs Constables Headborughs and all other his Majesties Officers and loving Subjects to be ayding and assisting unto you in the full and due execution of this service whereof neither they nor you may fayle at your perill● And this shall be unto you and them a sufficient warrant Dated at Star-Chamber the first of Feb. 1636. * W. Cant. Guil. London Henry Vaine Tho. Coventrey Arundell and Surrey I. Coke To Edward Dendy Esquire one of his Majesties Serjeants at Armes BY force of this illegall warrant expressing no cause of Master Burtons apprehension as by law it ought serjeant Dendy came to Master Burtons house in Friday-streete the same evening betweene ten and eleven of the Clocke at night accompanied with Alderman Abel then Sh●●iffe of London and diverse armed Officers and Pursevants and be●●●ting his house * violently broke open his doores with Iron Crowes and attached him in his house he making no resistance and the High Commission Pursevants entring in along with him by warrant from the High Commission under Canterburies hand and others searched his study and tooke away such bookes and papers with them as they pleased and Master Burton that night was lodged where the preachers at Pauls-Crosse were entertained and there kept prisoner till the next day when insteed of being brought before the Lords as this warrant required hee was by another warrant without any cause expressed committed close prisoner to the 〈◊〉 the Coppy whereof to which Canterbury's 〈…〉 here followeth THese 〈…〉 will and require you to receive into you●●●●tody the person of Henry Burton Clerke sent herewith unto you and to keepe him * close prisoner in the Fleet not suffering any one to speake with him untill further Order whereof you may not faile at your perils and this shall be your warrant Dated at White-Hall the second of February 1636. W. Cant. Guil. London Arundell and Surry Pemb●ooke and Mountgomery T. Jermyn Io ●●oke Fra Windebanke To the Warden of t●● Fleet or his deputy MAster Burto●●ereupon was shut up sundry weekes close prisoner in the Fleet so as neither his wife nor friends could have free accesse unto him In the interim betweene his Sermon preached and his imprisonment two bookes the one intituled A Divine Tragedy containing a Catalogue of Gods late Iudgements upon Sabbath-breakers the other Newes from Ipswich discovering some late Innovations in Religion brought in by the Prelates and some extravagancies of Bishop Wren in his late Visitation were published in print without any Authors name annexed to them wherewith the Prelates were much vexed and perplexed And consulting with themselves which way to vent the extremity of their malice upon Doctor Bastwick Master Burton and Master Prynne they at last resolved to exhibite an information against them into the Star-Chamber in Sir Iohn Banks his Majesties Atturnies name with these two last named bookes Doctor Bastwicks Apology and Letany and Master Burtons Apology of his appeale and two Sermons thereto annexed which was done accordingly This information was exhibited into that Court the eleventh day of March 12. Caroli in the Vacation time against these three Gentlemen and others who were ordered to appeare and put in their answers to it immediately They served with Sub-poenas returnable immediatè contrary to the usuall proceedings of the Court refused to appeare being all three prisoners and two of them close prisoners before

Judges altered it yet for not answering to Interrogatories framed on it as it stood before its expungement the Information was taken against him Pro confesso and this order made at a prirate seale out of Terme to bring the cause to hearing upon one dayes warning onely given to the Defendants when as by the course of the Court a Subpaena ad audiendum judicium should have beene served on them and 15 dayes warning at least given them before the day of hearing Apud Aedes Domini Custodis magni Sigilli Angliae de cimo tertio die Junii Anno decimo tertio Caroli Regis IT is this day ordered by the right Honorable the Lord Keeper that John Bastwick Doctor in Physick Henry Burton c. William Prynne Gentlemen defendants at the suite of his Majesties Atturney Generall shall have liberty with their keepers to attend their councell and to appeare at the Barre of this Court on wednesday the 14. of this instant moneth when the cause is appointed to be heard Jo. Arthur Dep. THese prisoners having this liberty granted them just the day before the hearing Master Prynne thereupon repaired with his answer formerly drawne up and engrossed by Master Holt to Master Tomlins another of his counsell newly returned out of the Country the evening before and having got him to signe this engrossed answer he goeth therewith to Master Holt desiring him likewise to subscribe it according to promise who refused to doe it now as hee had done before protesting that he durst not for an 100 peeces signe it because he had received an expresse command to the contrary Whereupon Master Prynne caries it signed with Master Tomlins hand to the Star-Chamber Office where hee tendred it to Master Goad together with another longer answer signed with his owne hand and an Affidavit that hee could not possibly procure his counsells hand to his answer before that time But Master Goad advising with his deputy refused to receave either the answers or Affidavit though earnestly pressed to it by Master Prynne who thereupon returned with his answers to the Tower and prepared himselfe for the hearing the next morning resolving that since he was thus fore judged and taken pro confesso upon a meere false pretence of a contempt in refusing to answer to speake nothing but what the Court should give him occasion when he appeared at the Barre Doctor Bastwick and Master Burton taking up the like resolution because they were certainly informed that whatever they spake their sentence was already determined and set downe in writing before the hearing came all being thus taken pro confesso as you have heard and seene by the former orders Thus I have given you a faithfull relation of the proceedings in this cause before the hearing out of the Orders and Records of the Star-Chamber the legality whereof you shall finde discussed in the close of this Treatise Now before I come to the day of hearing give me leave to acquaint you onely with one particular touching Master Holt hee being sharply checked and terrified for drawing and signing Master Burtons answer and charged not to signe Master Prinnes answer when hee had drawne it as you have heard before was much troubled at it and being in Court at the hearing the next day he offered two or three times to speake something in defence of Master Burtons cause which the then Lord Keeper perceiving beckoned and held up his finger to him to hold his peace whereupon hee kept silence And comming home to his house as soone as the sentence was passed his wife inquiring of him how the cause went he broke out into these speeches O wife I never saw a just cause so unjustly caried which I could have defended by Scripture against all the World I had a great desire to speake in the cause for my client but my Lord Keeper beckened and held up his finger to me to hold my peace And the poore Gentlemen have received the most unjust and hardest censure that ever I heard in that Court For my owne part I gave over my practise in other Courts and be tooke my selfe wholy to this Court to enjoy the liberty of my conscience thinking to finde nothing but Iustice and just proceedings there But now alas J finde things so carried there that for this dayes worke sake I desire never to come more to that Barre J desire of God that this may be the last cause that ever I may plead in that Court which hath partly miscarried through my default as I am affraid most will judge though I durst not doe otherwise beeing so checked and threatned This sayd he continued sad and soone after falling sicke for conceit only of the miscarriage of this cause as his wife friends beleeved hee died never going to the Star-Chamber after this sentence the proceedings and passages whereof I shall next relate * Qui malè facit malè audit * Acts 20. 28. 29. Matth 7. 15. * See Fox Act●● Monuments v●l 1. p. ●26 Ed●t ult. * Prov. 26 27. c. 28. 10. Psal. 7. 15 16. Psal. 9. 15 16. Psal. 124. 7. Psal. 140. 9. 10 11. * Psal. 20. 8. * Iudges 1. 7. * Pro. 1. 16. 18. * Prov. 28. 17 * Psal. 3. 7 5 6. * Exodus 15. 11. * Psal. 126 2 3 * This Archb. at the delivery of the rule for Master Prynnes prohibitiō was so extreamly enraged that he and some 3. or 4. Bishops more rose and went out of their Court then kept in the Consistory at Pauls in a Fury saying they would immediatly repaire to the King make a bolt or a shaft of it using many angry words and threatning to lay M. Prynne by the heels for delivering the Rule * Mr. H. I. that first presented shewed the booke to the King was a few moneths after committed prisoner to the Tower for begetting one of the actors of this pastorall with child soone after it was acted and making a reall commentary on M. Prynnes misapplyed text both the Actresse and he for this cause be comming M. Prynnes fellow prisoners in the Tower A strange providence and worthy observation * Pag. 671 to ●78 * What Law is there for you to false and dispose of the Books of mens studies against whom nosuites are péding before you Or with what face can you pretend Law when you doe directly against law * The 〈◊〉 and first 〈◊〉 in all the warrants * Which Act the Parliament hath resolved to bee against Law and that Serjeants at Armes 〈◊〉 breake open mens hous●● * Canterbury himselfe and Str●fford though accused and committed by the Parliament for high Treason had far more liberty and were not close imprisoned as they committed others God forbid he should have so much favour being in disfavour with the Prelates * Yea and have their lives taken away * This Pursevant was so officious that hee searched Mr. Prynnes foule close-stoole though Master Nicholas wished him to forbeare where he found nothing but a fitting Nosegay to recompence his industry 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Master Prynnes second petition to the Lords * It should here be his injustice rather * The Parliament hath now resolved this for a truth however the Court of Star-Ch●mber or Judges determined contrary in favour of the prelate● * Why not by the defendants too to heare what they could say 1. 2. 3. * It is a strange age when his Majesties own sworne counsell must thus be of counsell with the prelates against the King contrary t● their o●●h ●nd promote their ●ncroachments upon his prer●g●tive Roy ●ll * A strange president and motion I think no age can sh●w the like * It is fit it should end as well as begin with him * It seemes then they are no one of the Kings Courts because they have neither his name nor Image * Note * Master Holt the ancientest practisar in the Court then living Master Bartons assigned counsell was very much over-seene if all his answer but this consisting of 40. sheets of paper at least was scandalous and impertinent

this pastorall But this misinformation onely exasperating the King and Queene against Master Prynne for the present and not taking effect to worke his restraint their Majesties being truly informed by others that this booke was written and printed long before this pastorall was thought of the now Archbishop thereupon caused Doctor Heylin whom Master Prynne had refuted in * that booke by the by in a point concerning Saint George to collect such passages out of the booke and digest them into severall heads as might draw Master Prynne into Question for supposed scandals therein of the King Queene State and Government of the Realme Hereupon the Doctor drawes up such Collections digested into seven heads with his owne malicious Inferences upon them not warranted by Master Prynnes Text and delivers them in writing to Secretary Co●ke and the Arch-bishop The prelate thus furnished by his minion takes Mr. Pryns booke and these collections and repaireth with them on the second Lords-Daymorning in Candlemas Tearme 1632 to Lincolns Inne to Master Noy then Kings Attourney generall and keeping him on that sacred day both from the Chappell and Sacrament which he then purposed to receive shewed him the said book and collections of some passages out of it which he said his councell informed him to be dangerous charged him on that duty he owed to his Master the King to prosecute Master Prynne for the same Master Noy before this had twice read over the said booke very seriously and protested that he saw nothing in it that was scandalous or censurable in Star-Chamber or any other Court of Iudicature and had thereupon commanded one of the books which Master Prynne delivered him to be put into Lincolns Inne library for the use of the house in so much that he was so discontented at this command of the Arch-prelate that he wished he had beene twenty miles out of towne that morning But being commanded hee must obey and within few dayes after Master Prynne by this prelates instigation was sent for before the Lords to the inner Star-Chamber and by them sent prisoner with 4. of the Kings Guard to the Tower of London on Feb. the first 1632 with this warrant to which this prelates hand among others was subscribed AFter our hearty commendations whereas there is cause to restraine William Prynne Esquire and to commit him to your custody these are therefore to will and require you to receive into your charge the person of the said William Prynne and to keepe him safe prisoner in the Tower without giving free accesse to him untill you shall receive further Order for which this shall be your warrant From the Star-Chamber the first of Feb. 1632. Thomas Coventry Archbishop of Yorke H. Manchestour Dorset Faukland Guil. Lond. now Canter Edward Nuburgh Iohn Cooke Tho. Germine Francis Windebanke To our loving friend Sir William Balfore Knight Lieutenant of his Majesties Tower of London BY force of this generall warrant against Law wherein no cause of co●●itment is specified Master Prynne was kept pri●●●●r in the Tower without bayle or maineprise notwithstanding his oft petitions for release absolute or upon bayle till Master Noy sending for the said Heylins collections exhibited an Information against him in the Star-Chamber for his said licensed booke the 21 of Inne following and prosecuted it so that not permitting Master Prynne to be bayled not yet so much as to repaire to his Counsell with his keeper on the 17 of Feb. 1633. he procured this heavy sentence against him in that Court That Master Prynne should be committed to prison during life pay a fine of 5000 pounds to the King be expelled Lincolns Inne disbarred and disabled ever to exercise the profession of a Barrester degraded by the University of Oxford of his degree there tak●● and that done ●e set in the Pillory at Westminster with a paper on his head declaring the nature of his offence and have one of his Eares there cut off and at another time be set in the pillory in Cheap-side with a paper as aforesaid and there have his other Eare cut off and that a fire shall be made before the said pillory and the hang-man being there ready for that purpose shall publikely in disgracefull manner cast all the said bookes which could be produced to gather up which Messengers with speciall warrants were sent to bookesellers into divers Counties into the fire to be burnt as unfit to be seene by any hereafter no particular passages of the said booke on which their unparallelled sentence was grounded being so much as mentioned in the Information replication or decree as by Law they should and doubtlesse would have beene had they beene really effensive demeriting such a Censure But the innocency of these misconstrued and perverted passages being for the most part the words of other approved authors was the cause of their concealement and not recording and though many of the Lords never dreamed of any execution of this hard judgement and the Queene whom it most concerned earnestly interceded to his Majesty to remit its execution yet such was the prelates power and malice that on the seventh and tenth of May following even in cold blood it was fully executed with great rigour Whiles Master Prynnes wounds were yet fresh and bleeding within three dayes after his execution this Arch-prelate of Canterbury to adde more waight to his affliction against all Law and equity when there was no suite pending against Master Prynne in the High Commission his fine in Star-chamber un●streated granted this warrant out of the High Commission for the seisure of the books of his study conveyed to his Taylors house in Holborne of which his spies had given him Intelligence VPon speciall consideration These are to will and require you in his Majesties name by vertue of his Highnesse Commission for causes Ecclesiasticall under the great Seale of England to us and others directed that forthwith upon the receite hereof you taking a Constable and such other assistance with you which you shall thinke meete enter into the house of Thomas Edwards dwelling in Holborne and therein and in every severall roome or place thereof or in any other house or place as well in places exempt as not exempt and that thereupon you doe make diligent search for all Pamphlets books and writings either in hampers or otherwise belonging to Master Prynne and all such so found to seize and apprehend and attach or cause to be seized apprehended and attached and that thereupon you detaine them under safe custody and bring a true Inventory of them forthwith before us or others our colleagues His Majesties Commissioners in that behalfe appointed that thereupon they may be disposed of according to the * Law and as shall be thought meete and agreeable to Iustice willing and requiring in his Majesties name by authority aforsaid al Iustices of peace Majors Sherifes Constables Bayliffes and all other his Majesties officers and loving subjects to be ayding