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A79504	New-Englands Jonas cast up at London: or, A relation of the proceedings of the court at Boston in New-England against divers honest and godly persons, for petitioning for government in the common-wealth, according to the lawes of England, and for admittance of themselves and children to the sacraments in their churches; and in case that should not be granted, for leave to have ministers and church-government according to the best reformation of England and Scotland. Together with a confutation of some reports of a fained miracle upon the aforesaid petition, being thrown over-board at sea; as also a breif [sic] answer to some passages in a late book (entituled Hypocrisie unmasked) set out by Mr. Winslowe, concerning the Independent churches holding communion with the reformed churches. / By Major John Child.	Child, John, Major.	1647 (1647)	Wing C3851; Thomason E384_5; ESTC R201443	15,799	25

NEW-ENGLANDS JONAS Cast up at LONDON OR A RELATION of the Proceedings of the Court at Boston in new-New-England against divers honest and godly persons for Petitioning for Government in the Common-wealth according to the Lawes of England and for admittance of themselves and children to the Sacraments in their Churches and in case that should not be granted for leave to have Ministers and Church-government according to the best Reformation of England and Scotland Together with a Confutation of some Reports of a fained Miracle upon the foresaid Petition being thrown over-board at Sea As also a breif Answer to some passages in a late Book entituled Hypocrisie unmasked set out by Mr. Winslowe concerning the Independent Churches holding communion with the Reformed Churches By Major John Child London Printed for T. R. and E. M. 1647. The Preface Courteous Reader THE occasion of Printing this following Relation are the sufferings that not only my Brother Robert Child Doctor of Physick with some Gentlemen and others have suffered in New-England in their persons and estates by Fines and imprisonments there but here in England in their repute by false reports and fained Miracles invented and spread on purpose by some lately come from thence and fomented by some others here to colour their unjust proceedings First they give out of my Brother and others that they desire a Toleration of all Religions Secondly that they are troublesome persons and against all government both in Church and Common-wealth Thirdly that some of them are come from thence to Petition the Parliament for that purpose 4ly that their Petition brought from thence to be presented to the Parliam which they had named Jonas in a Ship called the Supply being in a storme neer Silly out of horror of conscience the Petition was come and thrown over board and that then the storm immediatly ceased and they miraculously saved Now for satisfaction I present to the Reader these following particulars First the Petition of the greater part of the Inhabitants of Hingham and the proceedings therein Secondly a Petition of Doctor Child and others delivered to the generall Court at Boston with some passages thereupon Thirdly the Capital Laws of the Massachusets Bay with the Free-mans Oath as they are printed there by themselves Fourthly a Relation of that story of Jonas verbatim as it was delivered to me in writing by a Gentleman that was then a passenger in the Ship The Petition of the greater part of the Inhabitants of Hingham as it was taken out of the Records of the Court at Boston To the Honoured the Generall Court consisting of the Magistrates and Deputies of the Country now assembled in Court at Boston The humble Petition of the greater part of the Inhabitants of the Township of Hingham WHereas there hath fallen out some agitations amongst us concerning the choice of our chief Military Officers which by Order of the Court we have power to choose as we conceive So it is that we did elect and present to the Generall Court for their confirmation Mr. Bozoune Allin for our Chieftain but the Court not having time to finish that busines at that time some other things and overtures have happened since whereby it hath so fallen out that some of us have been compelled to appeare before some of the Magistrates and to give Bonds for appearance at a Quarter-Court which is to be holden after this Generall Court and some for not giving Bond to answer there are committed to prison and remain there at present the matters of accusation as we conceive is for certain words spoken by some concerning the liberty and power of the Generall Court and our own liberty granted to us by the said Courts and to the Country in generall and also it doth concern the Liberty of an English free-borne Member of that State and further it hath occasioned such disturbance and schisme in our Church and trouble to some of our Members for witnessing against a Delinquent whereby the power of the Ordinances of Jesus Christ in his Church is slighted and the free passage thereof stopped to the endangering of the liberty of the Churches amongst us if timely remedy be not by your Wisdoms provided Now seeing the matters in hand doth concern the generall liberty of the whole Couuntry and the peace of the Churches and glory of God as we are ready upon the hearing of the Court to make it appeare We humbly sue to this honoured Court to be pleased to grant us an honourable and free hearing and that we may have liberty to plead our common Liberties in this Court together with the liberties of the Churches of Christ maintained And we shall ever pray for your peace and prosperity long to continue For which Petition being fined 100. l. and the Marshal sent to Hingham to levy the said Fine Mr. Hubbard the Minister of that town being one of them that was fined the Marshal coming to his house to levy part thereof produced this effect as followeth taken out of their Records THE RELATION THe 18. of the first Moneth 1645. the Marshall going to gather 100. l. in Fines of divers Inhabitants of Hingham as they were set by the Generall Court in the 3. or 4. moneth past came to Mr. Peter Hubbard who desiring to see his Warrant which the Marshall shewing him upon a sight of it Mr. Hubbard said the Warrant was insufficient being not sent out in his Majesties name he being sworne to the Crown of England and said that they had sent into England unto his Friends the busines and expected shortly an answer and advice from thence And that our Government here was not more then a Corporation in England and that we had not power to put men to death by vertue of the Patent nor to do some other things we did and that for himself he had neither horn nor hoose of his own nor any thing wherewith to buy his children cloaths And he wished that the Magistrates would take some course that the Ministers might be better provided for and he wondered by what order or rule the Ministers were deprived of their Tythes but if he must pay it he would pay it in Books but that he knew not for what they were fined unlesse it were for Petitioning and if they were so waspish they might not be Petitioned then he could not tell what to say about thirty or forty being present And further that he had seriously considered what they had done and he could not see any thing they had done amisse for which they should be Fined Increase Nowel Secret THE TRIAL BY THE COVRT THe names of the Jury-men at the Quarter-Court the 2. of the 4. Moneth 1646. Tho. Marshal Tho. Boutle John Clough Edward Dykes Tho. Bartlet Edward Pason Edward Breck John Button Charles Chedwick Richard Goode Fra. Smith Edward Clapp The Returne of this Jury WE do find that Mr. Peter Hubbard of Hingham being a Free-man of this Jurisdiction and having taken the Oath

be baptized else would their unbaptized be seen amongst them as well as they are to be seen in New-England besides t is well known the Church of Scotland holds themselves a National church and hath a National Assembly and so the Church of Holland and France hold themselves National churches against the Independents 3. As to the great love he insinuates they of New-England bear to Presbyterian churches by the example of Profering certain Scots a Plantation amongst them where they should share with them in their lands and enjoy their liberty of Presbyterial government p. 100. I answer that passage is strange and I can hardly believe it that they who denied so many godly Ministers well known to them Mr. Ball Mr. Rathband c. English men the liberty of enjoying Presbyteriall government should grant it to strangers of the Scotish nation Now that they denied them is apparent besides Mr. Rathband and other Ministers testimonies now with God and Mr. Ash of the Assembly and others testifying so much themselves in Print in the book intituled Church-government and Church covenant discussed in ans to the 31 quest p. 83 84. confesse it and give reason of their denial But if it be true there were any such promise to the Scots which I much question I am confident they had some design of their own in it some worldly end or other as namely That in those dangerous times when it was likely that the time in England would soon be so bad that they could not be supplied of necessaries from England they might then be supplied from Scotland with cloth as leather ot●●r commodities which Plot a very dull States-man might easily have contriv●● 4. As for that he says that Mr. Noyce Mr. Parker and Mr. Hubard have their liberties in New England who yet are Presbyterian I answer the Church of the two first was founded in the Church way of the Independent manner which is not anew constituted though they in their judgments are somewhat different and still they hold many Independent principles as may be seen by Mr. Noyse's Book lately printed though some Presbyterian principles 5. For Mr. Hubard dares Mr. Winslow says that Mr. Hubard was not punished neither directly nor indirectly for baptizing some children whose parents were not members of their Churches and that his sharp fines disgracefull being bound to the good behaviour had an influence from the baptism of those children 6. Can any man think that the despitefull passages vented in Pulpits against the Church of England there by some of their chief Elders calling England Egypt Babylon and saying that out of their Church-waies we cannot go to Heaven denying the Scales of the Covenant to some because they would not confesse that there was no way of God lawfull to govern the Church by but the Independent way and for no other cause as it is ready to be proved when ever Mr. VVinslow or any other Independents will desired meeting in London before indifferent Judges and much more then I will here relate is a sign of love to the Presbyterian brethren and of keeping communion with them 7. Concerning the offer that Mr VVinslow saith was made not long before he came away by the Court to certain discontented persons demanding liberty for Presbyterial government that it was freely is openly tendred to them this is strange news to us here for we hear not one word of that offer from those Petitioners although here are letters from some of them dated since M. VVinflows comming from thence that relates that Dr. Child others of them remained still in prison save that D. Child hath the liberty to be confined to M. Laeders house upon security of 800. l. bond being given for his abiding there For a conclusion of this Postscript I shall desire the Reader by all that hath been said to observe how Independents are all of a peece for subtilltie designs fallacies both in New-England and in Old FINIS