the Misticall body of Christ and to give any thing to it was to beautifie Christs body and that to goe out to heare Sermons on the Lords day when they had none at home was spirituall whoredome And the said Doctor being informed of his said Curates superstitious practises and false doctrines and desired to remove him refused it affirming that he would mainetaine him in whatsoever he had said or done 30. The Benefice of Edward Brewster Rector of the Parish Church of Lawshall in the County of Suffolk is sequestred for that he hath refused to administer the Sacrament of the Lords Supper to such of his Parishioners as would not kneele at the railes and after they were taken downe from the place where they had stood caused divers of them to be presented in the Ecclesiasticall Court for not kneeling at their first coming into the Church and compelled them to doe penance for the same and hath refused to observe the late day of Thankes-giving appointed by the Parliament for the discovery of the late hellish Plot against the City of London and the Kingdome and is a common Ale-house haunter and hath been found guilty thereof upon Inditement at the Assises which he never traversed but submitted unto a Fine thereupon and hath continued since his frequent sitting and tipling in Ale-houses and hath spoken very disgracefully of the Earle of Essex and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament and neglected the keeping of the monethly Fasts and out of meere wilfulnesse hath refused to baptise children brought to the Church unto him for that purpose 31. The Benefice of Richard Hart Rector of the Parish Church of Hargrave in the County of Suffolk is sequestred for that he is a common Ale-house haunter and upholder of private Ale-houses and commonly sitteth drinking in them divers dayes together and lately continued drinking and tipling there from Tewesday till Sunday-morning and that morning being come home durst not come to Church his face was so battered and beaten and forced his Parishioners to goe to other Churches by reason of his inability to reade Divine service or preach unto them And used on the Lords-daies in the afternoones after his reading of Divine service to draw his Parishioners with him to his house forcing them there to drinke untill they be drunke causing every one to cast a Dye in their course and to drinke up so many cups as fell to their chance perswading them that if they will take their cups he can forgive them that sinne and when he hath preached on the Fast-day hath told his Parishioners that he knew not wherefore the Fast was and that it was not materiall to be kept and consumeth the after-noones of such dayes in drinking with some of his Parish in his owne house or at some private Ale-house And upon Whit-sunday last though he had administred the Communion in the fore-noone after Evening prayer read he drew a man and his wife to a private Ale-house and there kept them drinking till night and after led them to his owne house and there made the man so drunke as he fell a sleepe and then enticed the mans wife up into his Chamber where they were all night suspitiously together and drinking and taking tobacco and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament professing he would rather carse them then pray for them 32. The benefice of Edward Ienkinson Parson of the Parish Church of Panfield in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he did set the Communion Table Altar-wise and railed it in and commanded the Church-wardens to present such as refused to come and receive at the railes and called them that refused Wall-eyed Horses and hath in his Sermons taught That the Table is Gods Altar and that those that would not bow here at the Name of Iesus should bow in hell hereafter And that such as taught them they need not bow were blind guides And hath compared the godly reverend Ministers living about him to Salt-bitches which Doggs runne after and to roasted Doggs which draw away other mens Pigeons because his people went to heare them preach when they had no Sermon at home And hath said that such as preach twice a day are but praters and that hee will want of his will but he will put by preaching in the after-noone himselfe being a Judge in the Ecclesiasticall Court And he is an encourager of prophaning the Lords-day sending then for Cudgels for his people to play withall and being present himself at the Cudgell playing And hath expressed great malignancie against the Parliament 33. The Benefice of Black Novelty alias Notly in the Countie of Essex is sequestred from Ioseph Plumm Parson thereof for that he is a common Ale-house and Taverne-haunter and hath beene divers times drunke and not onely used superstitious bowing himselfe at the Name Jesus but hath presented the Church-wardens for not bowing and threatned his Parishioners because they refused it commanding his Church-wardens to looke to them and hath absented himselfe from his said Cure for the space of eighteene weekes last past and is reported to have betaken himselfe to the army of the Cavaleers and hath otherwise expressed great malignity against the Parliament 34. The Benefice of William Graunt Vicar of the Parish Church of Iselworth in the County of Middlesex is sequestred for that he hath called the singing Psalmes Hopkins Ligges And affirmed That he had rather heare a paire of Organs ten to one then the singing of them And hath read the Declarations and Proclamations set forth by his Majestie against the Parliament in his Church and hath refused to reade the Ordinances of Parliament enjoyned to be read and hath often preached against the present Defensive Warre averring the same to be against the Kings Person and wishing their hands might rot off that should be lift up therein and preached in like manner before some Regiments of the Parliament souldiers and hath also preached That they that went about to change the Lawes and Government of the Church and Ceremonies would at last change their Religion too And hath absented himselfe from his said Cure ever since the Kings Forces were at Branford and hath said That the Court of Parliament was a Court of no equitie and affirmed the marrying of the Clergie to be the undoing of them and that it would never be well with our Church untill auricular Confession be set up againe in it And is a common haunter of Ale-houses and Tavernes and that on the Lords-day even since the Order of Parliament for observing the Lords-day and hath beene often drunke and that many times in one weeke And that he complained that all good fellowship was laid aside in his Parish but he would bring it in againe and maintaine it and invited and entertained all he could procure to come to
he would bring no such new orders among them and in his Sermons usually enveighs against his parishioners for going to heare Sermons at other Churches when they had none at home and finding his Curate painefull in preaching twice on the Lords day he put him away and entertained in his roome a most drunken scandalous and idle Curate and is a common frequenter of Tavernes and Ale-houses sitting ripling there foure or five dayes in a weeke and oft till mid-night and hath been often drunke and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 72. The Benefice of Samuel Alsop Vicar of the Parish Church of Acton in the county of Suffolk is sequestred for that he hath attempted the chastity of divers married women and frequented the company of women greatly suspected to be lewd and of ill fame and got a maid with child in the house where he sojourned and hath set up in his chancell the Jesuits Badge in gold in divers places thereof and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament and hath wholy deserted his said Cure for halfe a yeare last past before the said sequestration 73. The Benefice of Robert Senior Vicar of the Parish Church of Feering in the county of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Ale-houses and commonly drunke and hath been admonished by his Ordinary for it and yet hath not left it and was for his continuance therein suspended by the Ordinary and yet still persisteth in the same and commonly marries any manner of persons even without licence and of the monethly Fast said he wondred who a pox devised it and sware by his Maker that he would preach no more on it and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament and great affection to the Cavaleeres and Army raised against the Parliament as more suitable to his spirit 74. The Benefice of Henry Kybert Parson of the Parish Church of S. Katherine-Coleman London is sequestred for that he got into the said parish indirectly by meanes of a false Certificate subtilly procured by false suggestions from divers of the parishioners of the said parish who having complained and Articled against him and Percivall Hill his predecessor for great misdemeanours pretended that he was upon some hope of preferment else where and that if his parishioners would subseribe to a Certificate and testimoniall of his good behaviour they should be rid of him and having thereby obtained such subscriptions the said Hill and he went to the Bishop of London Patron of the said Church and the said Hill to flie from the censure of Parliament upon the said Articles resigned the said Church and upon vehement affirmation that the said Certificate was true and fairely gotten procured the said Bishop to present the said Kybert to the said Church who was thereupon instituted and inducted And the said Kybert is a common frequenter of Tavernes and Ale-houses and commonly frequents the company of a married woman of very ill fame and hath been seen to imbrace and kisse her very lasciviously and hath been in a very suspitious manner in private with her and hath not been ashamed in Divine-service publikely to expresse unseemely gestures and behaviours towards her in the Church and being told that he was seen to be in such private miscarriage with her answered that he would after be more cautions which accordingly he observed resorting commonly to her house afterwards by night and not by day and hath since his institution into the said Church seldome preached and in his absence committed the Cure to drunken lewd and lascivious Curates and hath been a great practiser and presser of the late illegall Innovations in the Worship of God and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament and hath deserted his said Cure for more then foure Moneths last past before the said sequestration 75. The Benefice of Walter Mattock Parson of the Parish Church of Storrington in the county of Sussex is sequestred for that he is a zealous practiser of the late illegall Innovations and hath not preached above once or twice in foure or five yeares in his Parish and refuseth to Church women if they have not on a Vaile and come not up to the raile and hath given his Curate charge to observe the same And is a common swearer and curser and a common gamester at Cards and Dice and useth to sit tipling with loose and lewd companions and hath been over-seen in drinke and hath said That none but a company of giddy-headed fellowes would preach twice a day and caused and countenanced the reading of the Book of Sports in his Church to prophane the Lords day and hath sent his Armes to assist the illegall Commission of Array and to oppose the Forces of the Parliament and hath otherwise expressed great malignancy against the Parliament and hath wholy deserted his said Cure ever since the first of February last 76. The Benefice of Clement Vincent Rector of the Parish Church of Danbury in the county of Essex is sequestred for that he is a great practiser of the late illegall Innovations and doth not only encourage sports and playing on the Sabbath-day before his own doore but hath also been a practiser himselfe thereof giving ill example thereby and neglected the keeping of the monethly-Fast and instead of fasting suffered on the Fast-day Foot-ball playing in his own ground himselfe being a spectator thereof and is a common drunkard and common swearer and curser and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 77. The Benefice of Matthew Clay Vicar of the Parish Church of Chelsworth in the county of Suffolk is sequestred for that he hath very little resided upon his Parsonage-house but letteth one live in it that turneth it to an Ale-house in which there is very much disorder even upon the Lords dayes and hath neglected the observation of the monethly-Fast affirming that the time for them is expired and is a common swearer a haunter of Ale-houses and Tavernes and hath been oft very drunke And hath often preached That sinnes of ignorance and sinnes of infirmity doe not grieve the Spirit of God and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament and hath wholy deserted his said Cure for above foure Moneths before the said sequestration leaving upon his departure a scandalous Curate a drunkard that state in the stocks for his misdemeanours and for divers Lords-dayes the Church doores have been shut up and the Parish left without prayer or preaching 78. The Benefice of Daniel Horsmandeâ— Doctor in Divinity Parson of the Parish Church of Vlcomb in the county of Kent is sequestred for that he did affirme That the late Deputy of Ireland was put to death wrongfully and was sacrificed as our Saviour Christ was to give the people content and is and hath been for eleven yeares last past a common haunter of Ale-houses and Tavernes and very often exceeding drunke and hath expressed great malignity against the Parliament and preached That to heare a
and in them to wish That he might be cursed by Father Mother and all his Kin that endeth one health and will not another begin And hath kept a common Ale-house and is a prophaner of the Sabbath day by common sequenting of Ale-houses thereon and is a practiser of the late Innovations and would never preach himselfe nor suffer others to preach on the Sabbath-dayes in the after-noon and hath attempted the chastity of divers women and used unchast behaviour towards them 94. The Benefice of Robert Shepard _____ of the Parish Church of Hepworth in the county of Suffolk is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and frequenter of Tavernes and Ale-houses lying and continuing drunke in the said houses divers nights sometimes twice or thrice a weeke and is greatly suspected of incontinency having had divers maid-servants depart from his house great with child none living in the house with them but himselfe and some of them have returned againe to live with him and within a short time have been with-child againe And hath been a great practiser of the Altar-worship an inforcer of his Parishioners to receive the Sacrament at the railes and hath put 15. at a time from the Sacrament for refusing to receive it at the railes And in his Catechising and preaching calls his parishioners Black-mouthed hell-hounds Limmes of the Devill Fire-brands of Hell Plow joggers Bawling doggs Weaverly Iacks and Church-Robbers affirming that if he could terme them worse he would And hath endeavoured to perswade poore men to forsweare themselves for him and hath affirmed That the Parliament were but a company of factious spirits 95. The Benefice of Iohn Woolhouse Vicar of the Parish Church of West-Mersea in the county of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common and excessive tipler and drinker both at home and abroad a common Ale-house haunter and drunkard and on the Lords day going from the Church to the Ale-house in the fore-noon and continuing tipling there till the after-noon service and useth to intice and provoke others to joyne in the same excesse with him even to drunkennesse and is a common dicer and gamester for money inticing his tipling companions thereunto and is a common curser and swearer and hath tempted women to incontinency and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 96. The Benefice of Henry Hannington Vicar of the Parish Church of Hougham in the county of Kent is sequestred for that he is a common and notorious drunkard and oft lying dead-drunke in high-wayes and hath continued so for the space of twenty yeares and upwards and useth to sing in his cupps in the Ale-house baudy songs which he calleth Cathedrall Songs and on Easter-Eve and the severall Saturdayes before and after that he was so drunke that he was scarce able to speake and yet did administer the Communion on the three Sundayes following them And being likely to recover the Peere of Dover to be within the bounds of his Parish hee was asked how so great a number could have roome in so small a Church as his and his answer was Let them pay me their offerings at Easter and let them all goe to the Devill at Whitsontide and hath been so negligent of his Cure as children have been six or seven weekes unbaptized and the rest of the parish wholy neglected And when he read the Book of Sports on the Lords day there was Beere laid into his Barne and dancing and drinking there that day and to give them the more time for it he dismissed the Congregation with a few prayers and left off preaching in the after-noone And was at the time of the late Innovations a very forward promotor and diligent practiser of them and threatned the Church-wardens when they took downe the communion-Table into the Church and when young people and servants have come to him to pay their offerings and be examined of their fitnesse to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper his manner alwayes was to aske them How many Piggs their Fathers and Masters had and how many Fowle they kept and how many Lambes and when they had fully informed him thereof admitted them to the Sacrament without any further examination 97. The Benefice of Samuel Sowthen Vicar of the Parish Church of Malendine in the county of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common haunter of Ale-houses and Tavernes and often drunke even upon the Lords day and is a common provoker of others to drinke excessively rejoycing when he had made them drunke and is a common swearer and curser and hath refused to deliver the Sacrament of the Lords Supper to his parishioners that would not come to the railes to receive and useth to bow to the Elements in the Sacrament lifting them up and imbracing them and hath administred the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in one kind only and preached in maintenance thereof and hath been a diligent practiser of the late Innovations and perswader of others thereunto and hath frequently enveighed against painfull Preachers and their hearers comparing them to Pedlers and Ballad-singers that have most company when rich Merchants have but few and hath persecuted his Parishioners even to excommunication for going to heare Sermons at other Churches on the Lords-day in the after-noone when they had none at home and hath expressed great malignity against the Parliament and is vehemently suspected of living incontinently and in adultery with Katherine Hayward and hath been severall times presented to the Ecclesiasticall Court by the Church-wardens and sides-men for the same 98. The Benefice of Thomas Heard Vicar of the Parish Church of West-Tukely in the County of Essex is sepuestred for that he is a common drunkard and companion of drunkards and hath been so drunke that he hath tumbled into ditches and mire and hath been oft drunke since he was complained of in Parliament and in one of his drunken fitts called for a fire to be made and vowed he would burne his Wife and children in it and refused to deliver the Sacrament to his Parishioners for not kneeling at the ledge of the railes though they did present themselves kneeling neere unto it within his reach and when the former Parliament brake up said boastingly That he hoped then to live to see all the Puritans hanged 99. The Benefice of Samuel Scrivener Parson of the Parish Church of Westhropp in the County of Suffolk is sequestred for that he did frequently bow towards the communion-Table affirming That there was an inherent holinesse in that place and hath committed adultery with Margaret the Wife of George Woods and is a common frequenter of Ale-houses and hath been often drunke and hath said That the County of Suffolk had chosen such factious fellowes for their Knights that the Parliament was not like to hold and hath preached against this present defensive war of the Parliament and Kingdome 100. The Benefice of Ambrose Westrop Vicar of the Parish Church of Much-Totham in the Countie of Essex is
thou art that fixest thine eye on this display learne by the evills which thou readest to bewaile the greater evills in this sinfull Land which thou yet dost not know b The following Centuries will make a more full Discovery of the wickednesses that are among us When malice hath spoken its worst and done its utmost then shalt thou cleerely understand what I daily see and certainely know that the great services and paines of the Parliament have no other scope but divine glory the Churches reformation and the Kingdomes safety Consider sadly and seriously of these things and the Lord give thee and me understanding of these times to know what Israell ought to doe in the same and let us without feare of the hand of violence or foote of pride set hand and heart and shoulder and all to the perfect cleansing of the house of the Lord and advancing his Sion to a perfection of beauty and setting up his Christ upon his Throne to rule over us in all things according to his own mind and then expect with fulnesse of assurance that he will speedily make all his enemies his foot-stoole and ease himselfe and us of all his adversaries Which is the prayer of him that desireth to spend himselfe and be spent in the service of the King and Kingdome JOHN WHITE THE FIRST CENTVRY OF Scandalous and Lewde MINISTERS 1. THE Benefice of Iohn Wilson Vicar of Arlington in the County of Sussex is sequestred for that he in most beastly manner divers times attempted to commit buggery with Nathaniel Browne Samuel Andrewes and Robert Williams his Parishioners and by perswasions and violence laboured to draw them to that abhominable sinne that as he shamed not to professe they might make up his number eighteene and hath professed that he made choice to commit that act with man-kind rather then with women to avoide the shame and danger that oft ensueth in begetting Bastards and hath also attempted to commit Buggery with a Mare and at Baptizing of a Bastard child blasphemously said openly in the Church That our Saviour as he was in the flesh was a Bastard and usually preacheth That Baptisme utterly taketh away originall sinne and that the sinnes committed after Baptisme are only by imitation and not by naturall corruption and hath in his Sermons much commended Images in Churches as good for edification and that men should pray with Beades and hath openly said that the Parliament were Rebels and endeavoured to starve the King and that whatsoever the King commands we are all bound to obey whether it be good or evill and hath openly affirmed that Buggery is no sinne and is a usuall frequenter of Ale-houses and a great drinker 2. The stipend of Iohn Aymes Curate of Lowis in Kent is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard a common haunter of Ale-houses and a common swearer and hath affirmed the Parliament to be a Round-headed Parliament and that their heads should be all shortly chopt off and wished that the King might grind them in pieces like a Potters vessell and for above 15. weekes hath altogether deserted his Cure 3. The Benefice of Charles Forbench Parson of Heny in the County of Essex was sequestred because he is a common swearer oftentimes breaking forth into fearfull Oathes and Imprecations and very carelesse of his pastorall function and wholy neglecteth the observing of the monethly Fast setting his men to plow himselfe also working on those dayes in the fields and hath affirmed that the Earle of Strafford was no traitour and that he was put to death wrongfully by the Parliament 4. The Benefice of Stephen Withers Parson of Kelvedon in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he hath sollicited oftentimes the Wife of Philip Glascomb to commit adultery with him and divers other women affirming it to be no sinne to lie with them And hath not only practised Altar-worship but urged his people to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper at the railes and in his Church read the Booke for prophanation of the Sabbath by sports and will not suffer his people to have above one Sermon on the Lords day though at their charge and hath expressed great malignity against the Parliament 5. The Benefice of Emanuel Vty Doctor in Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of Chigwell in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he affirmed that there hath beene no true Religion in England these forty yeares and that he loved the Pope with all his heart peremptorily maintaining that whatsoever men of holy Orders speake they speake by Divine inspiration and that if the Devill himselfe would have holy Orders put on him he would be inspired by the holy Ghost and hath denied the Kings Supremacy and exalted the Power of Bishops above the Authority of the Prince affirming them to be the head of the Church and blasphemously broached That the Command of the Arch-bishop of Canterbury was to be equally obeyed with the Word of God and hath declaimed against the Authority of Parliament and affirmed That Parliament-men are Mechanicks and illiterate and have nothing to doe to intermeddle in matters of Religion 6. The Benefice of Edward Cherry Rector of the Parish Church of Much-holland in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he usually boweth twelve times towards the East when he goeth into the Chancell and his Sermons which were rarely above one a Moneth mostly tend to the upholding and pressing of that and the like superstitious innovations and hath refused to give the Sacrament to those of his Parishioners that would not come up to the railes to receive it and hath taught in his Sermons That Baptisme washeth away originall sinne and that all men may be saved if they will and have free-will thereunto and hath been very often drunke and affirmed that a man may more lawfully play game and drinke in an Ale-house on the Sunday then on any other day and hath published a very scandalous Libell against the Earle of Essex Earle of Warwick and Earle of Holland and hath affirmed That he never knew any good the Parliament did unlesse it were to rob the Country and pick their purses and hath deserted his said Cure for above a yeare last past leaving the same wholy unsupplied and is reputed to have betaken himselfe to the Army raised against the Parliament 7. The Benefice of Thomas Thrall Vicar of the Parish Church of S. Mary Mount-thaw London is sequestred for that he hath neither Preached nor Catechized on the Lords day in the afternoone nor suffered his Parishioners to have any to performe the same though they have desired it at their own charge And is a common haunter of Tavernes and Ale-houses spending much of his time there and hath been often drunke and not only read the Booke for sports on the Sabbath in his Church but hath stirred up his Parishioners thereunto and countenanced them with his presence at Cudgells and the like other sports on that day
let his Parishioners have a Lecturer on a weeke day which was appointed and maintenance for the same given by the will of the dead and useth to prophane the Sabbath-day by playing at Cards and hath been often drunke in Ale-houses and other places and usually seeketh and haunteth the company of women notoriously suspected of incontinency and intrudes himselfe into their company and into the company of other women walking alone in the streetes in the darke and twi-light and tempteth them to uncleannesse leading them into darke places and into Tavernes fit for such workes of darknesse and hath expressed great malignity against the Parliament and charged the Parliament to be the cause of all the trouble and disturbances in the Kingdome and hath greatly neglected his Cure and in his absence hath provided scandalous Ministers to supply the same 19. The Benefice of Iames Bradshaw Vicar of the Parish Church of Chalfont S. Peters in the County of Bucks is sequestred for that he is not only a practiser and maintainer of all the late innovations but hath also preached in his Sermons That the Commissaries Courts were the suburbs of Heaven and the Commissaries and Officers of that Court the very supremacies next to Arch-Angels and that it was a damnable sinne for any warned to that Court not to appeare and that to preach twice on the Lords day is a damnable sinne and that to use any prayers besides the Booke of Common-prayer was likewise a damable sinne and wished that all Lecturers were hanged 20. The Benefices of Robert Cotesford Doctor in Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of Hadleigh and Munkes Ely in the County of Suffolke are sequestred for that he is a strict observer of the late Innovations still continues bowing towards the East in divine Service and hath often preached for auricular confession of sinnes and that the reason why so many fall into despaire is because they come not to their ghostly Father to confesse their sinnes and that men have by nature free-will to all good and that Baptisme doth wash away originall sinne ex opere operato and hath been often drunke consuming his time in tipling and drinking sometimes from morning to night and hath oft attempted the chastity of his maid-servant that she could not live in the house for him and seldome preacheth and for five Moneths last past wholy deserted his said Cures so that the Church-wardens were inforced through his default to make some provision for the said Cure of Hadleigh and hath not only refused to reade the Declarations of Parliament and especially that of the 22th of October 1643. concerning his Majesties Commissions granted to Papists to raise forces commanded to be read in Churches but hath expressed otherwise great malignity against the Parliament and the proceedings thereof 21. The Benefices of Nicholas Andrewes Doctor in Divinity Rector of the Parish Churches of Guilford and Vicar of Godalmine in the County of Surrey are sequestred for that he is not only negligent in preaching himselfe but hath also expressed himselfe to be an enemy to frequent preaching inveighing in his Sermons against long Sermons saying that Peters sword cut off but one eare but long Sermons like long swords cut off both at once and that the surfet of the Word is of all most dangerous and that the silliest creatures have longest eares and that preaching was the worst part of Gods worship and that if he left out any thing he would leave out that and refused to give the Parishioners leave to have a Lecturer to preach unto them and hath presented his Parishioners that went to heare Sermons at other Churches when they had no preaching at home and caused the Church-wardens and Sides-men to be presented for not presenting such into the Ecclesiasticall court And in delivering the Bread in the Sacrament he elevateth it lookes upon it and bowes low unto it and useth other frequent bowing in administring the Sacrament and in his Sermons greatly exclaimes against that Doctrin which teacheth that the greatest part of the world should be damned and frequenteth Tavernes and consumes his time in sitting and tipling there And hath refused to publish the Order of Parliament concerning the removall of superstitious and Idolatrous pictures and Images and hath substituted to officiate for him in the said Cure very scandalous and Malignant Curates viz. Bacock Leverland Pastorloe Heath and one Blane who is in the Army raised against the Parliament and when his people have propounded honest and Orthodox men to be his Curates he hath refused them 22. The Benefice of Ephraim Vdall Rector of the Parlish Church of S. Austins London is sequestred for that he hath affirmed That the great reformers of the Church now were Hypocrites and hath made framed and published a Booke intituled Noli me tangere without Licence Charging the Parliament with Sacriledge in endeavouring to abolish Episcopacy and to take away the Lands of Deanes and Chapters to amend therewith the maintenance of preaching Ministers and that they have thereby brought a Nationall sinne upon the Land as was formerly done by them in taking away the Monasteries and that an uncleane spirit did breathe these things into their minds a devout Devill pretending care of Gods service and that all their goodly pretences are hipocriticall and the maske of vile iniquity and holy theft and that it is a thing senselesse that Lay-men should have any Tithes and that Tithes are Jure divino and that to alien the Lands of Cathedrall Churches to maintaine preaching Ministers is to pervert the will of the dead that gave them and otherwise expressed great Malignancy against the Parliament The Benefices of _____ Ieofferis Doctor in Divinity Vicar of the Parish Churches of Feversham and Ticehurst in the County of Kent are sequestred for that he hath preached That the King may take not only part but the whole of his subjects Estates if it please him And in the same Sermon wished that evill might befall those that went about to take away governement by Bishops which had its plat-forme from Heaven and that the governement by Bishops Priests and Deacons under the Gospell was from God as under the Law the governement of High-priests Priests and Levites and that he knew not from whence the Presbiterian governement came but from Corah Dathan and Abiram And hath opposed and hindered the Lecturer from preaching a Lecture in the said Church although appointed by the House of Commons thereunto And said of the Parliament That Schismaticall and Pragmaticall fellowes were met together to make new Lawes and he hath neglected the monethly Fast and the Lords day there having been for divers Sabbaths neither preaching nor prayers in the said Church and hath deserted his said Cure for the space of halfe a yeare now last past 24. The Benefice of Iames Mountford Rector of the Parish Church of Jewing in the County of Hertford is sequestred for that all hath refused to deliver the Sacrament to his Parishioners
for not coming up to the railes though some of them begged it with teares and openly reviled them for not conforming to that superstitious Innovation calling them Doggs Rogues and Beggers and presented them to the Commissaries Court for the same to their great damage and vexation and hath published in his Church the Booke of Sports on the Lords day and commended the same and hath publikely in his Sermons affirmed That preaching is not necessary for the sanctification of the Sabbath and that the Sabbath was made for Ministers to rest in as well as for the people and that Lay-men ought not to meddle with the Scriptures but must beleeve as the Church beleeves which Church he made to be Arch-bishops and Bishops And the railes being removed he placed formes instead of them making his people kneele at them to receive the Lords Supper And hath preached That if the King should set up flat Idolatry we ought to submit and not to take up Armes as some doe now and enveighed against the Parliament for endeavouring to take away Episcopacy and hath not only refused to joyne in the publike defence but hath also discouraged such as have so done 25. The Benefice of Iohn Peckham Rector of the Parish Church of Hosteede parva in the County of Sussex who giveth out that he is the Kings Chaplaine is sequestred for that he hath been very negligent in his Cure absenting himselfe from his Parishioners sometimes a whole Moneth together without leaving any to Officiate for him and hath refused to administer the Lords Supper to those of his Parish that would not come up to the Railes and is a common drunkard and notorious adulterer and uncleane person having drawne divers women to commit uncleannesse with him and hath bragged that he could lie with women and never get them with child and hath used sordid and beastly carriages towards women to intice them to satisfie his lust not to be named among the Heathen and hath expressed great malignity against the Parliament and proceedings thereof and hath affirmed publikely that a man might live in murther adultery and other grosse sinnes from day to day and yet be a true penitent person 26. The stipend of Iohn Kidd Curate of Egerton in the County of Kent is sequestred for that he preacheth not to his Parish above once in a fort-night sometimes not once in a Moneth or two Moneths though there be in the said Parish neere 400. Communicants nor provided any other to instruct them and hath used frequent and unreasonable bowing to the Communion-Table in his said Church and perswaded his people so to doe and called them openly unreverent Puppies that passed by it without such bowing and in administring the Sacrament of the Lords Supper when he had received himselfe and was going to administer the Bread to his people assaulted one of the Communicants and pulled him by the haire of the head and thrust him out of the Church and Congregation without any just cause and hath never preached to his Parishioners upon any of the Fast dayes 27. The Benefice of Griffith Roberts Vicar of the Parish Church of Ridge in the County of Hertford is sequestred for that he hath not only practised the late Innovations and neglected the publike Fast and imployed his neighbours to carry home wood for him upon a Fast day but hath openly declared the Earle of Essex and all his followers and Armies of the Parliament to be Traitours and that whosoever sent Horses Money or Plate to the Parliament were also Traitours and that this Land was governed by Children and Fooles and that the Parliament had done that that they must die for even the best of them if ever the Lawes were setled and that the said Roberts is a common drunkard and tipler in Ale-houses and drinker of healths quarrelling with them that will not pledge him therein 28. The Benefice of Peter Dausem Vicar of the Parish Church of Camberwell in the County of Surry is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and drunke at the times of his officiating at Burials and Baptizings and hath by his debaushed conversation disabled himselfe from preaching and hath not preached for these 12. yeares and upwards and did protect and hide a Romish Priest in his house from the Officers that came to seek him and hath extorted undue and unreasonable fees from his Parishioners and after the administring of the Sacrament of the Lords Supper expended the money given to the poore in Sack and dranke it in the Church And in delivering the Sacrament to one Mistris Wilson one of his Parishioners cast the Bread upon the ground saying to her take it there if thou wilt have it and is a common curser and swearer and hath read in his Church his Majesties Declaration against the Parliament concerning Levies and being told of an Ordinance of Parliament against the reading of such things answered He cared not for it 29. The Benefice of Iohn Mountford Doctor in Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of Austie in the County of Hertford is sequestred for that he hath introduced into his said Church and other Churches a turning of the Communion-Table Altar-wise and having a great Crucifix and Picture of the Virgin Mary in the East window over the said Table used bowings and cringings before the said Table and Crucifix set Altar-wise and caused the said Table to be railed in and the Jesuits Badge to be set upon the Carpet there compelled the people to come up to the railes there to kneele to receive the sacrament teaching them that God was alwayes present at the Altar by the presence of his grace and was therefore to be bowed unto and in his going up to the Table to reade second Service usually caused that part of the 43. Psalme to be sung viz. Then shall I to the Altar goe of God c. And hath endeavoured to leaven his people with the doctrines of Arminianisme and hath forbidden by vertue of a Commissary or Surrogates place he held under the Deane and Chapter of Paules preaching in the afternoone on the Lords day and expounding of the Catechisme within his Jurisdiction only tying them to use the same by bare Questions and Answers and pressing the reading of the Booke of Sports on the Sabbath day and usually enveighed in his Sermons against those that went out from his said Parish Church to heare Sermons when they had none at home and did arrest the Church-wardens of the said Parish and the Glasier for pulling downe the said scandalous Pictures in the said window in obedience to Order of Parliament and hath preached against praying ex tempore as unlawfull and hath in his absence substituted a very scandalous Curate very superstitious in his practises who preached that that conscience was neither good nor quiet that could not be content with one Sermon a day on the Lords day and charged them as Rebells that did not observe his superstitious practises of the late illegall Innovations and that his people are bound in conscience to believe whatsoever he and the Doctor did preach and that the materiall Church was
his house on Sundayes after prayers to sit there with him and consume their time in drinking and tipling 35. The Benefice of Henry Hancocks Vicar of the Parish Church of Fornax-Pelham in the County of Hertford is sequestred for that he hath preached That it is as lawfull for a woman if she dislike her Husband to leave him and take another as for one to goe out of his Parish to heare another Minister And that to goe to another Church was as the sinne of Witch-craft and Idolatry and filleth as well his Sermons as his ordinary discourses with bitter invectives and slanders against those that are religiously affected especially presenting them under the names of Puritans and Round-heads and hath said in his Sermons That the Puritans forced the Parliament to make Lawes according to their own fantasies and not according to the Law of God And after the fight at Edge-hill said in his Sermon That he was overjoyed to thinke that God should put it into the heart of the King to fight the Lords battell on the Lords day to uphold the ould antient Catholike Faith And fearing the pulling up of the railes about the Communion-Table he walked with his Sword about the Church-yard in the night saying he would rather loose his life then suffer them to be pul'd up and that if the Bishops should command him to weare a Kettle upon his head he would doe it and is a common tipler and haunter of Ale-houses and a prophane swearer of bloudy oathes 36. The Benefice of Alexander Clarke Vicar of the Parish Church of Bredfield in the County of Suffolk is sequestred for that he hath used very frequent bowing to the Altar in his going and returning from it and hath pressed the observing thereof upon his Parishioners and refused to let the Church-wardens levell the ground where the Altar stood because it was holy and consecrated and not fit to be throwne out or mixed with common earth and hath enveighed in his Sermons aginst praying by the Spirit calling it a Monster conceived borne and dying all in an instant and hath read the Booke of Sports on the Lords day and incouraged his Parishioners to observe the same telling them that it was sitter to play and follow their businesse on the Lords day then on holy dayes and hath publikely sported himselfe with his parishioners on the Lords dayes at Barly-breake and hath taught to the people that he hath absolute power to forgive sinnes blaming them that they did not send for their ghostly Father to have them forgiven and hath seldome observed the monethly Fast enjoyned by Parliament and hath endeavoured to draw his Parishioners to the Forces raised against the Parliament affirming that the Parliament had driven the King away from them and that the proceedings of them about the King were just and that there was not a Papist neere him And hath affirmed that the Earle of Strafford did die wrongfully and that the Parliament put him to death without a cause and hath spoken reproachfully of the Earle of Pembrooke and hath threatned his neighbours to give a list of the Names of them to the King that incouraged any to contribute to the Parliament 37. The Benefice of Zachary Tusham Vicar of the Parish Church of Dallington in the County of Sussex is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and hath solicited the chastity of one Alice Thorpe and is a common quarreller and did way-lay one Edmund Gore about mid-night and fell upon him and beare him and hath greatly neglected his Cure sometimes deserting the same for two-Moneths together without any supply and hath spoken very disgracefully of the Earle of Essex and expressed great malignity against the Parliament 38. The Benefice of Nicholas Wright Doctor in Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of Thoydon-Garnon in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he hath not preached above twice or thrice a yeare to his Parishioners and yet hath presented divers of them and put them to great charges in the Ecclesiasticall Courts for going to heare Sermons in other Churches when they had none at home and brought also such Ministers as they heard so preach into trouble And hath procured the Communion-Table to be set Altar-wise with stepps to it and railes about it and constantly bowed towards it at his coming and going out of the Church refusing to administer the Sacrament to divers of his Parishioners without any cause other then his own wilfulnesse and read the Booke for Sports on the Lords day in his said Church and preached to maintaine the lawfulnesse of it by meanes whereof the Lords day hath ever since been much prophaned by Foot-ball playing and other ungodly practises and hath deserted his said Cure ever since Palme-Sunday last and betaken himselfe to the Army of the Cavaleeres and is in actuall War against the Parliament and Kingdome And hath brought and continued long under him for his Curate a drunken lewd and scandalous person that hath been indited and found guilty at the Sessions for a common drunkard 39. The Benefice of Iohn Woodcock Vicar of the Parish Church of Elham in the County of Kent is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Ale-houses and commonly drunke and abuseth them that will not keepe company with him at the Ale-house and is a common swearer by Wounds Bloud and other like execrable Oathes and a common curser and hath deserted his said Cure ever since the first of August last and hath expressed great Malignity against the Parliament and the proceedings thereof 40. The Benefice of Iohn Manby Doctor in Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of Cottenham in the County of Cambridge is sequestred for that while the Table was set Altar-wise he did constantly bow to it eight or nine times in a fore-noone and though he knew that the Parishioners could not heare him yet did alwayes reade second Service at the Altar and affirmed That it was no matter whether they heard or not for he prayed for them at the Altar which was Sanctum Sanctorum and affirmed That God was there more peculiarly present then in any other place of the Church and hath pressed his people in his Sermons That they ought to bring their offerings to the Altar and offer them there to him for that he was there in Gods stead to receive them and preached That he had power not only to pronounce absolution but had undoubted power to forgive sinnes and that the same was given him by the Bishops laying on of hands and that the Holy-dayes ought to be kept with as much reverence as the Lords day and that he read the late new Cannons and exhorted the people to receive and observe them as Scripture affirming them to be drawn out of Scripture And refused to Baptise children brought to the Church on the Lords day at evening Prayer though earnestly desired giving no other reason for it but because it was not his pleasure and hath preached openly
That Ecclesiasticall government doth not belong to the King but as the King had power to make Lawes to governe the Temporall estate by so the Prelates had power to make Lawes and governe in Ecclesiasticall things and hath affirmed that he ought not to be judged by a temporall Magistrate and is a common swearer and curser Woundes and Bloud and Pox and Plague and such like horrid oathes and curses doe commonly proceed out of his mouth and did bragge that he hath out-sworne a great swearer and is a frequent Gamester even upon the Lords dayes and when the late Innovations were growing to an height in the Church he did openly say in the said Church That the Kingdome had been governed by Puritans but now he hoped they would be rightly governed and hath read in his said Church all such Declarations and Proclamations as came forth in the Kings name and refused to reade the Ordinances of Parliament or to contribute to the Parliament or associate for the publike defence 41. The Benefice of William Muffet Vicar of the Parish Church of Edmonton in the County of Middlesex is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Tavernes and Ale-houses and a common swearer curser and blasphemer and is a common fighter and quarreller not sparing his Majesties Officers and is commonly drunke and scarcely sober at all but when he wanteth money to consume in drinke and in his drunkennesse goeth up and downe the said Towne breaking glasse windowes which hath cost him twenty shillings at a time to repaire and is a common drinker of healths and forcer of others to doe the same and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 42. The Benefice of Iohn Denn Vicar of the Parish Church of Dartford in the County of Kent is sequestred for that he is a common Ale-house and Taverne haunter and commonly drunke and on Sabbath dayes useth to sit till twelve of the clock at night sending for bottles of Wine and clubbing and in a Sermon described a drunkard to be only such an one as lies in the Cart-way foaming at mouth and not able to remove from the Cart-wheeles and refuseth to preach on the Lords dayes and Fast dayes and is unwilling to suffer any to doe the same and hath expressed great malignity against the Parliament and the proceedings thereof 43. The Benefice of Richard Tanton Parson of the Parish Church of Ardingly in the County of Sussex is sequestred for that hee is a common drunkard and Ale-house haunter and in his Sermons hath wished That every knee might rot that would not bow at the name Iesus and hath read in the said Church Declarations in his Majesties name for raising of horse and money to maintaine warre against the Parliament and against the Militia and hath stirred up his Parishioners to joyne with the Kings forces and hath affirmed That he would beare out his Curate in refusing to deliver the Sacrament to such of his Parish as would not come to the Railes to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper 44. The Benefice of Thomas King Vicar of the Parish Church of Chesill magna in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Ale-houses and Tavernes and very frequently drunke even upon Fasting-dayes and upon the Lords-day and hath refused to deliver the Sacrament of the Lords-Supper for divers yeares to his Parishioners that would not come up to the Railes having set up the Table Altar-wise and used bowing and cringing to it although they did upon their knees intreate it at his hands in the Chancell where they were wont before to receive it and hath deserted his Cure for above three months and did reade the book of sportes in his said Church for prophaning of the Sabbath 45. The Benefice of Edward Alston Parson of the Parish Church of Pentloe in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he hath attempted the chastity of some women and hath used very unchast demeanours towards other women snatching a handkerchiefe from one and thrusting it into his breeches and forcing her hand after it and putting his yard into her hand pulling up the coates of another and thrusting his hand into the placket of another and using other wicked temptations to draw them to his lust and was a forward maintainer and practicer of the late illegall Innovations and hath expressed great Malignancy against the Parliament affirming That they sate to make Lawes by authoritie and brake them without authority which was meere hypocrisy And in his Pulpit spake against the present defensive warre protesting that now when every child lift up his Sword to shed innocent bloud it was high time for him to lift up his voyce like a trumpet And did reade in his Church Declarations set out in his Majesties name but refused to reade any Declarations of Parliament And at Christmas was 12. moneth having appointed a Communion and all things were ready for it and the Parishioners prepared he turned his backe and went away refusing to deliver it because the Surplice was not there And falsly affirmed That the Parliament gathered great summes of money to enrich their owne purses 46. The Benefice of Christopher Webb Vicar of the Parish Church of Sabridgworth in the County of Hertford is sequestred for that he is a Common drunkard and Ale-house haunter negligent of his Cure and not suffering others to preach when himselfe would not and hath expressed much malignity against the Parliament affirming among other things That he hoped in God he should see the Confusion of the Parliament 47. The Benefice of Iohn Reynolds Parson of the Parish Church of Haughton and Witton in the County of Huntington sequestred for that he is a common Ale-house haunter and tipler therein and swearer and in stead of preaching did reade the Booke of Canons condemned in Parliament to his people and pressed them to observe the same commending them for the admirablest things and wittiest peece that ever was set forth and affirmed The Synod or Convocation of the Bishops to be of more force and authoritie then all Parliaments and to be before any of them And hath altogether left his said Cure for foure months last past 48. The Benefice of Edward Ashburnham Vicar of the Parish Church of Tunbridge in the County of Kent is sequestred for that he is a common Ale-house haunter and Taverne haunter and very often drunke even upon the Lords-days and hath driven divers of his Parishioners with their families from their dwellings by pursuing them for not comming up to the Railes to receive the Sacrament and seldome preacheth upon the publike fast-Fast-days and made a publick speech for the incouraging of the late Insurrection and Rebellion at Tunbridge and to contribute to the maintenance therof 49. The Benefice of Nicholas Bloxam Parson of the Parish Church of great Waldingfield in the County of Sussex is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and inticer of others to that beastly
vice a common swearer by great and bloudy oaths and hath bin very carelesse and negligent of his Cure seldome preaching above once a month and never on the Fast-dayes and is seldome present at Church on the Past-dayes and often absent on the Lords-day when he hath drunke hard the day before and hath carried himself very lasciviously towards severall women and is greatly suspected of Incontinency 50. The stipend and Benefice of Iohn Man Curate of the Parish Church of Stroode neare Rochester in the County of Kent is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and frequenter of Ale-houses and Tavernes drawing others to the same excesse with him and is a common swearer by bloudy oathes and useth to curse and is a common quarreller and fighter and said That he scorned the Parliament and that the Parliament-men were not Gentlemen of quality and hath otherwise expressed great malignity against the Parliament 51. The Benefice of Nicholas Lowes Vicar of the Parish Church of Much-Bently in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he hath beene often drunke and useth to sit tipling in Ale-houses seven or eight houres together even on the Lords dayes and affirmed That he hoped to see them all hanged that had set their hands against Bishops and Papists and he and by his example the people spend the greatest part of the Lords day in pastimes and drinking at the Ale-house and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 52. The Benefice of William Evans Parson of the Parish Church of Sandcroft in the County of Suffolk is sequestred for that he is a common Ale-house haunter and notorious drunkard and campanion of Ale-house haunters and hath altogether neglected the publike Fast even since the Order of Parliament for the better observation thereof and spent the same dayes or the greater part of them in Ale-houses and wholy neglected to preach in the after-noones on the Lords day or to suffer any other to doe it And hath driven divers of his Parishioners out of the Parish by prosecuting them in the Ecclesiasticall Courts for going to other Churches to heare Sermons when himselfe preached not and in his Pulpit delivered That those that did give or lend to the Parliament were accursed and insteed of a Sermon on the Lords day read to his people a Declaration set forth in his Majesties name concerning the Militia the Ships Fortes and Towne of Hull 53. The Benefice of Iohn Squire Vicar of the Parish Church of Shorditch in the County of Middlesex is sequestred for that he hath publikely in his Sermons affirmed the Papists to be the Kings best Subjects for their Loyalty and for their liberality and that like Arauna many had given like Kings to the King to maintaine his Honour against the rebellious Scots and for their patience that enduring the many grievances under his Majesty they had buried all in oblivion and the Protestants would afford him nothing but in a Legall way yea but in their own way and exhorting that none should come to the Sacrament unlesse they were so affected to his Majesty as the Papists were and compared his Majesty to the man that went from Hierusalem to Jericho and fell among theeves that wounded him of his Honour robbed him of his Castles and hearts of his people the Priest passing by was the Protestant the forward professour the Levite but the Papist was the good Samaritan especially the Irish Papist and that the Subjects and all they have are at the Kings command 54. The Benefice of Iohn Clarke Rector of the Parish Church of S. Ethelburrough within Bishops-gate London is sequestred for that he hath endeavoured to corrupt his auditory with the leaven of Popish doctrine that the Bread and Wine after the words of consecration cease to be Bread and Wine and differ specie from what they were before and that the Virgin Mary was the window of Heaven and the very clouts and raggs wherein Christ was wrapped were glorious raggs and that the crosse whereon Christ was crucified was made of foure sorts of wood and that he is a common haunter of Tavernes and Ale-houses and useth to sit tipling there till he be drunke and hath exprest great malignity against the power and proceedings of Parliament saying That the Parliament could not meddle or settle the businesse of the Church they being not Schollers but Mechanick men 55. The Benefice of Richard Nicholson Parson of the Parish Church of Stapleford Tawny in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and swearer and hath expressed great Malignancy against the Parliament saying They were a company of Factious fellowes and that this Parliament is no Parliament and that the major part of the Lords and Commons being with the King they were the Parliament and used divers other wicked speeches against the Parliament and against severall Lords in the House of Peeres and had three wicked and scandalous Libells against the Parliament found in his Study and did sing one of them in an Ale-house 36. The Benefice of Francis Wright Vicar of the Parish Church of Witham in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he hath tempted divers women both his servants and Parishioners to uncleannesse and is a common haunter of Ale-houses and Tavernes and a common drunkard and prophaner of the Worship of God by publike performing of the same in his drunkennesse and a common swearer and common user of corrupt communication and hath not officiated in the said Cure for the space of twelve Moneths last past before the sequestration 57. The Benefice of Curthbert Dale Rector of the Parish Church of Kettleburrough in the County of Suffolk is sequestred for that he was a constant observer of the late illegall Innovations in the Worship of God and presented and troubled his Parishioners in the Ecclesiasticall Courts for not comming up to the railes to receive the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and not observing other of the said Innovations and is a common swearer and curser and in his Sermons hath maintained That the Angells did mediate for the children of God and that men might drinke one pot for necessity a second for recreation and a third for good-fellowship and that it is not the blood of Christ that takes away sinne before God but it is repentance and teares that washes away sinnes and hath read the Book of sports on the Lords day and hath slighted and neglected the Monethly Fast and suffered his servants to worke thereupon And seeing a stranger in the Church put on his hat in Sermon time he openly then called him sawcy unmannerly Clowne and bid the Church-wardens take notice of him and the next Lords day tooke occasion in his Sermon againe to speake of him being then absent and to call him Lobb sawcy Goose Idiot a Wigeon a Cuckoe saying he was a scabbed Sheepe a stragler and none of his flock and is a common Ale-house and Taverne haunter and hath been often drunke and
frequently in his Pulpit upbraideth his Parishioners calling them Knaves Devills Raskalls Rogues and Villaines using other opprobrious speeches against them and in one of his Sermons affirmed That he hoped the late Lord Cooke was in Hell for maintaining Prohibitions and hath been very negligent in his Cure oft absenting himselfe from it for many weekes together and leaving the same in his absence to very scandalous Curates and hath wholy deserted his said Cure for above nine weekes last past and hath expressed great Malignancy against the Parliament 58. The Benefice of Thomas Goade _____ of the Parish Church of East-Hatley in the County of Cambridge is sequestred for that he was for his scandalous life and misdemeanours deprived of his Benefice at Guningson in the County of Nottingham about 20. yeares since and hath not since reformed his life but is still a common frequenter of Ale-houses and very often drunke and oft on the Lords day And on Newyeares-day was twelve-moneth the Sacrament of the Lords Supper being to be administred in his Church he came from an Ale-house where he had been all night and was so drunke that he fell downe twice or thrice in the presence of the Parishioners who expected him at the Church-doore And hath beene oft likewise drunke when he should have been preaching and taken up drunke in the Church-yard coming to performe that duty by reason whereof divers times his Parishioners have had neither prayers nor preaching on the Lords day And hath oft sate so long drinking that he hath bepist himselfe and sometimes the roome where he sate and is an outragious common swearer and curser and in his Tipling useth to say Now Devill doe thy worst and caused his servants to goe to their earthly laboures upon the Fast-dayes and finding his neighbours Hoggs trespassing wished the plague of God in Hell might take her and her Hoggs and hath been a great practiser and presser of the late illegall Innovations in the Worship of God And because his Parishioners would not come up to the railes to receive caused the Parish-Clarke to carry away the Bread and Wine and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 59. The Benefice of Nicholas King Vicar of Friston and Snape in the County of Suffolk is sequestred for that he is a common Ale-house haunter and companion of scandalous persons and men of evill fame and oft drunke and attempted the chastity of Elizabeth Scotchmer who going to his house to pay him some moneyes he inticed her to lye with him and did strive a long time with her to abuse her by force and would have corrupted her thereunto with moneyes but she protesting unto him she would not sell her soule to the Devill for money he replied to her She was a foole for God did forgive the greatest sinners and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 60. The Benefice of Edward Turner Parson of the Parish Church of S. Lawrence in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common swearer and common Ale-house haunter and strong to beare strong drinke and useth to sit five or six houres together tipling at Tavernes sometimes whole dayes and nights tipling and drinking and sometimes drunke a common practiser and presser of the late illegall Innovations and hath deserted his Cure for the space of a yeare now last past 61. The Benefice of Iohn Wells Parson of the Parish Church of Shimplyn in the County of Suffolk is sequestred for that he is a common Ale-house haunter and common drunkard and in his drunkennesse hath layne abroad in the fields lost his hat fallen into ditches and so bemired himselfe that he hath been faine to be washed and hath attempted the chastity of divers women and sould his Calves for kisses with them and having lockt himselfe up in a chamber in an Inne with a lewd woman after a long time the doore was broken open upon him upon his refusall to unlock it and he found in a very suspitious manner upon a bed with her after which he conveyed her secretly away and sent guifts unto her And hath affirmed That the Land was governed by wicked men and that the Papists were the Kings best subjects and is a common swearer of very great Oathes 62. The Benefice of Thomas Geary Vicar of the Parish Church of Beddingfield in the County of Suffolke is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Ale-houses often drunke even to vomit and hath been and is a common swearer of bloody oathes and curser in a fearfull manner as God damne me the Devill damne me refused to preach for many Sabbath dayes together and said he thought preaching would doe his Parishioners no good and useth in his Sermons to raile upon his Parishioners calling them sowded Piggs Bursten Rammes and speckled Frogs and one of the chiefe women of the Parish greatly grieved at such miscarriages and going out of the Church the said Geary openly in his Pulpit thereupon said that if there were but one Whore in the Parish she would kick and fling and never keepe her seate and affirmed that he had absolute power to forgive sinnes and said that though this doctrine had laine hid for many yeares yet he blessed God that it was now revived againe and on a Fast-day disheartend men from attending on that sacred Ordinance and was a great promotor practiser and urger of the late illegall Innovations and when the railes were taken away affirmed that the place was the worse for thowant of them and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 63. The Benefice of Thomas Darnell Vicar of the Parish Church of Thorpe in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he is an usuall prophaner of the Lords day by sports and playes and by making cleane his Cow-house and out-houses and other like servile workes and read the Book of sports on the Lords day in the Church with approbation thereof and is a common swearer and curser and a notorious drunkard and Ale-house haunter even upon the Fast-dayes and is a common Gamester at unlawfull games and hath been convicted of incontinency and adultery before Doctor Warren and others Justices of peace and began suite at Law in an action of slander for the same but durst never proceed therein and hath preached That he that would not conforme to his Prince in any Religion ought to be burnt and was a constant practiser of the late Innovations and put such of his Parish from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper as would not come to receive it at the railes and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 64. The Benefice of Iohn Wood Vicar of the Parish Church of Marden in the county of Kent is sequestred for that he did reade the Booke of sports upon the Lords day in his Parish Church and did preach for the maintenance thereof and is notoriously infamous for sundry adulteries a common Ale-house haunter oft drunke a common gamester and quarreller in
gaming a great swearer and was punished at a quarter Sessions for adultery committed with the Wife of one Prior of the said Parish and having contracted one Margaret Parkes his servant to Thomas Maplesden his own Wife happening to die afterwards tooke to Wife the said Margaret against the will of the said Thomas Maplesden And on the Fast-dayes useth to sit drinking and tipling two or three houres together in an Ale-house in the company of other mens wives by him seduced thereunto and hath said That the Parliament hath no power to doe any thing in the Kings absence no more then a man without a head and hath otherwise expressed great malignity against the Parliament 65. The Benefice of Thomas Heny Vicar of the Parish Church of Arundell in the County of Sussex is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Ale-houses and Tavernes and hath beene often drunke a common swearer and hath oft procured Ale-houses to be set up in by-corners of the said Towne in despite of the Magistrate and not onely preacheth very seldome himselfe except it be for speciall reward but refuseth to suffer others to preach to his Parishioners when himselfe doth not and checks them for desiring preaching so much telling them That he would make them content with a Homily and before he had done with them would make them glad with one Sermon in a moneth And by his power in the Ecclesiasticall Courts hath caused scandalous persons to be placed for schoolmasters in the said Towne to corrupt the youth and hath expressed great malignancie against the Parliament 66. The Benefice of Erasmus Laud Rector of the Parish Church of Little-Tey in the Countie of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard even on the Lords day thereby disabling himselfe to officiate his Cure and sitting drinking late on a Satur-day night was demanded who should preach on the next day he answered Let the devill preach give me another cup of sacke and is a common swearer and hath used frequent superstitious cringing to the Altar and seldome preacheth to his Parishioners not above once in five or six weekes before the Parliament and divers times through his neglect his Church-doores have beene shut up all day on the Lords-dayes and Fast-dayes and at those times set his servants to worke and did work himself with them 67. The Benefice of Anthony Hugget Parson of the Parish Church of the Cliffe in the County of Sussex is sequestred for that he hath preached that it was more lawfull to steale or doe servile workes upon the Lords day then to goe to other Churches to heare a Sermon when there was none at home And hath sued divers of his Parishioners for going to other Churches to heare Sermons when he preached not and forced two of them to doe pennance for it and to acknowledge openly That they had offended God in it and grieved and gave offence to their fellow-Parishioners And procured one of them to be excommunicated for it And put one Peter Pennell whom he had 7. yeares before admitted to the communion from the Sacrament of the Lords Supper because he would not come among the boyes to be catechized and likewise refused to deliver the Sacrament to William Pennell because he was lame and could not kneele to receive it And hath beene bound at the generall quarter Sessions to his good behaviour for severall Misdemeanours and in stead of a Sermon on the Lords day did reade to his people the late new Canons and is greatly suspected of Incontinency and hath had the French-pox and was cured thereof by one M. Abell for 10. pound promised him And the said Huggets wife asking him for a peece of gold which he tooke from her and gave to a light woman in furie he spurned her on the belly when shee was quicke with child so that she was forced presently to take her chamber and was delivered of a dead child notwithstanding wch he vowed he would never have more children by her And hath wholy deserted his Cure for above 6 months from the time of the said sequestration and hath been seene in the Army of Cavaleers raised against the Parliament 68. The Benefice of Iohn Sydall Vicar of the Parish Church of Kensworth in the county of Hertford is sequestred for that hee is a common frequenter of Ale-houses and commonly drunke and hath severall times refused to administer the Sacrament to such as would not come up to the Railes to receive the same And when the Railes were taken away said it was the beginning of the abomination of Desolation and that Whore-mongers and Drunkards are as excusable as those that goe from their owne Parish to heare Srrmons and that Papists were better Subjects then Puritans And hath neglected his Cure for severall Lords dayes without any supply and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 69. The Benefice of Iohn Rannew Parson of the Parish Church of Kettlebaston in the county of Suffolke is sequestred for that he is a common Ale-house haunter and much given to tipling and drinking and useth to provoke others to the same and hath been often-times drunke and hath preached in his Sermons That Originall sinne is washed away in baptisme And read the booke of sports on the Lords day and encouraged his Parishioners to practise the same and hath procured some of his parishioners to be punished in the Commissaries court for going to heare Sermons in other Churches when they had none at home and hath sundry times wholy neglected the monethly Fast and employed his servants in their weekely labours and worke on the same And hath been a zealous practiser of the late illegall Innovations and hath wholy deserted his Cure for halfe a yeare and upwards 70. The Benefice of Ieoffrey Anherst Doctor in Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of Horsemauden in the county of Kent is sequestred for that he hath been a diligent practiser of the late illegall Innovations in the Worship of God and refused to administer the Sacrament to those that would not come up to the railes reproaching such as would not comply with him in those Innovations as such as shall have no part with the Saints in light nor inherit the Kingdome of Heaven and is a common swearer and haunter of Ale-houses and hath been often and extreamely drunke and hath wholy deserted his said Cure for above seven Moneths last before the said sequestration and hath expressed great malignity against the Parliament 71. The Benefice of Miles Goultie Vicar of the Parish Church of Walton in the county of Suffolk is sequestred for that he is a great practiser and presser of the late illegall Innovations in the Worship of God and hath refused to give the Sacrament to his parishioners that would not come up to the railes to receive the same and being pressed much by his parishioners to preach twice a day or to give them leave to procure one to doe it he utterly refused professing
Sermon on the weeke dayes was a will-worship 79. The place and stipend of Ioseph Daves Curate and Hospitler of S. Thomas Hospitall in Southwarke is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and common haunter of Tavernes and Alehouses and a common swearer and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament affirming them to be all Rogues and that he was consident God would shew no mercy to them that died in the Parliaments service and that all that went forth in their service were Rogues and Rascals and that those that died in their service at Edge Hill went to the Devill 80. The Benefice of Henry Osbalston Doctor in Divinity Parson of the Parish Church of Much-Parudon in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he in his absence supplied his said Cure by scandalous and insufficient Curates and hath in his Sermons preached against frequent preaching affirming it to be properly no service of God and that it was never a merry world since there was so much of it and that if he could preach twice a day he would not and that once hearing of Common-prayer is better then 10. Sermons and hath read in his said Church the Booke of Sports on the Lords-day and encouraged men to Foot-ball and other like sports on that day and hath taught his people That the water in Baptisme doth wash away originall sinne and being desired to pray for a sick child that was two yeares old said in his prayer That actuall sinne it had committed none and as for originall it was done away at Baptisme and hath pressed his parishioners to come up to the railes to receive the Sacrament professing that otherwise he would not deliver it unto them And hath threatned to present such of his parishioners as went to heare Sermons elsewhere when they had none at home calling them Hypocrites and of the tribe of God and said to one of his parishioners that he could not abide him because he shanke of two Sermons a day And being demanded to contribute to the association of the Counties for the publike defence said he would first have his throate cut before he would 81. The Benefice of Humphrey Dawes Vicar of the Parish Church of Mount-Nezing in the county of Essex is sequestred for that he hath discouraged his parishioners from assisting the present defensive War affirming That they are damned and are Traitors to the King that have lent money to the Parliament and that he hath read the Book of Sports and incouraged his parishioners to prophane the Sabbath and hath been often drunke and came so drunke to Church on the Lords day as he bad his people sing a Chapter in the Hebrewes for a Psalme not knowing what he did 82. The Benefices of Richard Taylor Parson of the Parish Churches of Buntingford Westmill and Aspeden in the county of Hertford are sequestred for that he hath not only used frequent bowing to the Communion-Table set Altar-wise but affirmed That there was a more peculiar presence of God there then in the Church and hath compelled his people to come up to the railes to receive the Sacrament refusing to administer to such as scrupled to doe it and there being a Crosse at the head of the Font in his Church upon every approach towards the Font used to bow to it and urged some of the parish to make auricular confession to him affirming that he could forgive them and having the Office of Surrogate in the Ecclesiasticall Court he did improve his authority to introduce the late Innovations into the Church and in his preaching also pressed his people to bow three times at their comming into the Church and keepeth a picture of Christ in his Parlour which hee hath confessed was to put him in mind of his Saviour and hath affirmed the fourth Commandement to be meerely ceremoniall and accordingly useth to hire servants ride journeyes buy wood and send his Hopps to market on the Lords day and upon the dissolution of a late Parliament he said If he were as the King he would never have Parliament more while he lived And affirmed that the last Parliament was the weakest that ever sate because they went about to question the Kings servants and the Ministers that went to the Table to say second Service and said There was no need of a Parliament for the King might have money another way and charged this Parliament with doing great wrong in committing and executing the Earle of Strafford and would neither preach on the Sabbath daies in the after-noone nor suffer others to preach though he could doe it as he said with halfe an houres study and prosecuteth his people for going to other Churches to heare Sermons when they had none at home and hath expressed great malignity against the Parliament and refused to publish the Protestation and hath deserted his cure ever since a fort-night before Easter last 83. The Benefice of Thomas Baily Rector of the Parish Church of Brasteed in the county of Kent is sequestred for that he hath endeavoured to corrupt his people with the leaven of false Doctrine teaching them that ex tempore prayer was Pharisaicall at the best and that no prayer ought to be longer then the Lords prayer and that people ought not to pray privately or secretly any prayer that was not first written and shewed to and allowed by a Priest That though people confesse their sinnes to God yet they ought for more surety of forgivenesse to confesse them to their Priest their ghosty Father and that for want of auricular Confession some have beene brought to confesse at the Gallowes And hath laboured by his preaching and otherwise to draw his people to auricular confession averring that he had power to absolve them and that the Priest though wicked had power to forgive others sins though not his owne and that such as refused to give their children and servants liberty on the Lords day after their observation of the time of publike-worship to sport and play did breake Gods Commandements That Offering on the Altar upon their knees is of absolute necessity and accordingly while the Church-wardens are collecting the monies given at the Sacrament he useth to suspend the celebration thereof and when it is brought up to the Table takes it from them layes it on his booke blesseth it offers it up and re-delivers it unto them and then proceeds And hath also publikely preached That it is a great griefe to Gods people that Abbies are not againe erected because divers could not endure to live publikely that the curse of God was on them that kept the Abby-Lands and therefore they did not prosper That he turned the communion-Table Altar-wise railed it in used frequent bowing before it urged his people to come thither to receive set the Jesuites badge with a glory about it over the communion-Table on the East-wall and on the north-wall neare the Altar caused the picture of a flying Dove to be set over the Font
and said that the House of Commons in Parliament was an unjust Court and doth ordinarily sweare and curse and useth superstitious bowing and cringing to the Communion Table 8. The Benefice of Iohn Gordon Rector of the Parish Church of Ockley in the County of Sussex is sequestred for that he is a common haunter of Ale-houses and Tavernes sitting and tipling there night after night and hath spent the whole Sabbath there so that no Service nor Sermon was in his Church by reason thereof and is a common drunkard and hath not preached on any Fast day since it was enjoyned by King and Parliament and hath published in his Church all those to be Traitours that lent to the Parliament and hath deserted his said Church for about six Moneths last past and is reported to have been seene in the Army of Cavalieres raised against the Parliament 9. The Benefice of Lawrence Washington Rector of Purleigh in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Ale-houses not only himselfe sitting daily tipling there but also incouraging others in that beastly vice and hath been oft drunke and hath said That the Parliament have more Papists-belonging to them in their Armies then the King had about him or in his Army and that the Parliaments Army did more hurt then the Cavaleeres and that they did none at all And hath published them to be Traitours that lend to or assist the Parliament 10. The Benefice of Philip Leigh Vicar of the Parish Church of Redburne in the County of Hertford is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and haunter of Alehouses usually drinking healths and pressing others thereunto a common swearer and quarreller and hath expressed much malignancy against the Parliament 11. The Benefices of Francis Fothersby Vicar of S. Clements in Sandwich and Parson of Lingsteede in the County of Kent are sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and common swearer and curser and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament in not only refusing to contribute to the publike defence of but saying that they that would not lend the Parliament money should be sent with Ordinances to Hell 12. The stipend of Daniel Tutivall Preacher of Suttons Hospitall in the County of Middlesex commonly called Charterhouse is sequestred for that he hath been often drunke and that on the Lords day and hath taught in his Sermons to the said House that Moses and Aaron being before them meaning two Pictures set up in the Chappell and the Organs behind them newly also set up there they were a happy people and what greater comfort could mortall men have and hath wholy neglected the observation of the Monethly Fast not preaching thereupon and procured scandalous and Malignant Ministers to preach there to corrupt his people 13. The Benefice of Iohn Gorsuch Doctor of Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of Walkerne in the County of Hertford is sequestred for that he is a common haunter of Ale-houses and Tavernes and often drunke and oft sitteth gaming whole nights together and is seldome in the Pulpit preaching scarce once a quarter And hath often denied many of his Parishoners the Sacrament of the Lords Supper without any cause shown and refused to administer it to such as would not come up to the railes And endeavoured to hire one Ioanes to ride a Troope-Horse for Prince Rupert to serve under him against the Parliament saying withall he had a snotty nose Iade to send to the Parliament to poison the whole Band and hath published a wicked Libell against the Parliament That some of the Lords whom he Named were Fooles Bastards and Cuckhoulds 14. The Benefice of Edward Thurman Rector of the Parish Church of Hallingbury in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he is a Common drunkard and hath presented his Parishioners for going from their own Church to heare Sermons when they had none at home and hath affirmed that he would drive away all the Puritans out of his Parish and enforced his Parishioners to come to the railes and hath wholy deserted his said Cure for the space of halfe a yeare now last past 15. The Benefice of Robert Snell Vicar of the Parish Church of Maching in the County of Essex is sequestred for that he hath often refused to administer the Sacrament of the Lords Supper to such of his Parish that refused to come to the railes to receive it and there being a Crucifix in the window over the Altar he useth to bow towards it and would not suffer it to be pulled downe notwithstanding the Order of Parliament for it And hath taught his people that God hath now an Altar and that the Table set Altar-wise put him in mind of God to worship him the better and in administring the Sacrament called one of the Communicants Puppy for that being left-handed he put forth that hand to receive the Bread and caused the Church-wardens to present such as would not come up to the railes to receive there and kneele before them and hath expressed great Malignancy against the Parliament 16. The Benefice of Robert Hiliard Vicar of the Parish Church of Ewell in the County of Surry is sequestred for that he said The Parliament is a Parliament for the Devill and the Devils Court and that the Petitions of the Parliament to the King are like the Petitions of Jeroboam to Rehoboam commands and not Petitions and hath discouraged divers from giving or lending towards the publike defence expressing that he hoped they that did so should never see penny of it againe and that he would rather live under the government of a Heathen then of the Parliament and is a common frequenter of Tavernes and Ale-houses sitting tipling and quarrelling there and is often drunke and is a common curser and swearer and hath jeared the holy Spirit of Grace saying We have Ministers now will preach forsooth and pray by the Spirit and hath threatned to kill those that have exhibited Articles against him in Parliament in case they should proceed against him and went about with the Cavalieres at Kingstone directing them to plunder honest men there 17. The Benefice of Ioseph Soane Vicar of Aldenham in the County of Hertford is sequestred for that he is a common Gamester a common Ale-house haunter and frequently drunke and a common quarreller and hath called the Parliament Souldiers under the command of his Excellency the Earle of Essex Parliament doggs 18. The Benefices of William Fairefax Doctor in Divinity Rector of the Parish Church of S. Peters in Cornhill London and Vicar of East-Ham in the County of Middlesex are sequestred for that he hath refused to deliver the Sacrament of the Lords Supper to such of his Parishioners as refused to come up to the railes and refused to let his Parish have a Lecturer on the Lords day in the after-noone except he might have 50lb. given unto him for the same And for the space of eight yeares refused to
worship Christ and as it was for the 24. Elders in the Revelation to worship before the Throne And hath refused to deliver the Sacrament of the Lords-Supper to divers of his Parishioners though they desired it on their knees at the Railes meerely upon his owne will and denied the cup to divers to whom he gave the bread and hath often preached That if a child die baptized it is undoubtedly saved but if it die before baptisme it is undoubtedly damned and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 87. The Benefice of Thomas Vaughan Curate of the Parish Church of Chatham in the county of Kent is sequestred for that he hath beene a great practiser of the late illegall superstitious Innovations and presser of the same upon the consciences of his auditory protesting against them that would not comply with him therein as men of a devillish spirit and hath been very negligent in his Cure many times not preaching above once a moneth and affirmed That to preach in season is to preach on Sundaies in the fore-noone and out of season in the after-noon And endeavoured to hinder his parishioners from going to heare Sermons else where when they had none at home affirming to them That it was as lawfull for him to use Dalliance or lie with his neighbours wise as for any of them to goe from their owne Parish And is a common frequenter of tavernes sitting a tipling there and hath been often drunke and drew one to the taverne that had vowed not to drinke wine and mingled wine and beere and drew him to drinke it and then clapt him on the shoulder and bad him make vowes no more for he had now broken it and did preach openly That to preach nothing but Scripture without authority of the Fathers was like the devils sheering of hoggs a great cry but a litle wooll And said upon the dissolution of the late Parliament that the Members of that Parliament were a company of logger headed fellowes 88. The Benefice of Richard Goffe Vicar of the Parish Church of East-Greensteed in the county of Sussex is sequestred for that he is a common haunter of Tavernes and Ale-houses a common swearer of bloudy oathes and singer of baudy songs and often drunke and keepeth company with Papists and scandalous persons and hath confessed That he chiefly studied Popish Authours highly commended Queene Maries time and disparaged Queene Elizabeths as an enemy to learning and hoped to see the time againe that there should be no Bible in mens houses And hath openly preached That such as goe to other Parish Churches then their owne are in the state of damnation and that after the bread and wine at the Sacrament is consecrated it is no more bread and wine but the body and blood of Christ And in a funerall Sermon at the buriall of a woman said That she being regenerated in Baptisme did live and die without sin and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament saying That he hoped to see it confounded and that he cared not a figg for the Parliament 89. The Benefice of Thomas Staple Vicar of the parish Church of Mundon in the county of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Tavernes and Ale-houses and a great drinker and companion with drunken debaushed and malignant persons And upon the first of June in this instant yeare 1643. being the next day after the Fast invited to his house a riotous company to keepe a day of prophanenesse by drinking of healths round about a joyn'd-stoole singing of prophane songs with hollowing and roaring and at the same time enforced such as came to him upon other occasions to drinke healths about the stoole with him untill they were drunke And hath taught That it is not for Lay-men to meddle with the Word nor yet to search the Scriptures And hath oft left his parishioners destitute of preaching on the Lords-day even within these 12. moneths and when he hath been absent from them hath substituted in his roome very drunken and debaushed Curates and hath professed that if any of his parish that did not like of his course of life should be sicke and send for him to be reconciled to him hee would not come at him though hee were sure to save his soule thereby And hath taught That children dying without Baptisme are all damned and if any Infant that received the Sacrament of Baptisme should bee damned he would be damned for him 90. The Benefice of Peter Allen Vicar of the Parish Church of Tolsbury in the county of Essex is sequestred for that he hath lived incontinently a long time with severall women that is to say with Mary Tim who went from his house with child by him Frances Smith by whom he also had a bastard And with Ann Cooper whom he hath kept for the space of 7 yeers last past and yet keepeth in his house who miscarried of a child begotten by him And while the Railes were standing about the Communion Table he refused to administer the Sacrament to such as would not come to them And hath beene very negligent of his Cure absenting himselfe without any care taken for supply thereof a month together whereby the bodies of the dead have beene left unburied severall daies and hath expressed great malignancy against the Parliament 91. The Benefice of Iohn Hurt Vicar of the Parish Church of Horndon upon the hill in the county of Essex is sequestred for that he is a common frequenter of Tavernes and Ale-houses and a common drunkard and gamester a common swearer and curser and hath beene convicted before the Justice of peace for six oathes at a time and then sware by God he did not sweare and hath a very evill report of uncleannesse and abuse of women and hath spoken basely of the Parliament and expressed malignancy against the same and taught his Parishioners on Fast-dayes in the after-noone to follow their worldly occasions and used himselfe then to spend that time in the Ale-house 92. The Benefices of Paul Clapham Vicar of the Parish Church of Farnham in the County of Surry and Parson of the Parish Church of Martin Worthy in the county of South-hampton are sequestred for that he hath lived in adultery with severall women and hath had divers bastards and charged the Parish with the keeping of them and hath two bastards at this time kept one of which he payeth for the maintenance of and is bound with his son to pay for the maintenance of the other And hath called the Parliament and their adherents Rebels and Traitours and exhorted men to contribute and take up Armes against the Parliament and hath deserted his said Cure and betaken himselfe to the Army of Cavaleers about January last 93. The Benefice of Iohn Amnes Parson of the Parish Church of Charleton in the County of Kent is sequestred for that he is a common drunkard and hath beene drunke on the Fast-daies and useth to drinke healths