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A59709	An ansvver to the scandalous aspersions of committees, by Mr. Walter Powell, in his booke, called, Newes for newters, &c. and in his epistles preceding his booke. By William Sheppard Esquire, one of the members of the committee for Gloucester, Hereford, &c.; Answer to the scandalous aspersions of committees, by Mr. Walter Powell, in his booke, called, Newes for newters, &c. and in his epistles preceding his booke.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1648 (1648)	Wing S3176A; ESTC R203562	25,732	33

Powell had an order from Sir Nathaniel Brent to take possession of the said house and so had it from the parish againe John Beard and John Ellis of Saul affirme the same Anne Gabb of Standish widow being sworne saith that Mr. Powell is a man very contentious and given to Law suites and hath sued this deponent and caused her to spend most of her estate in Law suits And about four years since Mr. Powell sent one of his daughters to this deponents house to tell her that Mr. Powell her father had put Cattle in this deponents ground whereupon this deponent going to see whether it were so or no and comming to the said ground the said Powell had there provided two Bailiffs to Arrest her And saith that Mr. Powell used this pollicy on purpose to Arrest her And that when they had Arrested her Mr. Powell refused to let her go upon Bayle but ket her two dayes and a night as a prisoner and made her pay all the charges of the Bayliffs before she could be let goe and afterwards let her go upon her owne Bond And she saith that Mr. Powell through his violent prosecuting her by Law suits cozened her out of 10. l. per an because she was not able to defend her selfe in the said suits she being a widow and not capable of Law suits And she saith that Mr. Powell keeps away from her six Acres of ground by violence Margery Knight the wife of Nathaniel Knight of Arlingham being sworne saith that about foure years since she saw Mr. Powell as she beleeves so drunke that he could scarce sit upright on his horse back And she saith that Mr. Powell at the same time did leane over his horse as if he had vomited And she saith that as many as saw him at the same time were sorry to see a man of his coate so Drunke Robert Chamles of Saul being sworne saith that about a year since he was sent by the parishioners of Saul to Mr. Powell to desire his approbation for one Mr. Summers an honest Minister to have the Cure of Saul And the said Mr. Powell in answer desired this deponent to give the said Mr. Summers all the encouragement that might be and withall promised that the said Mr. Summers should have the place if the parish of Saul would pay him their dues And this deponent saith that the next Sabbath day after the said Mr. Powell contrary to his former promise sent one Mr. Grime of Woodchester to serve the said Cure whereupon the parishioners of Saul were enforced to Petition the Governour to have the said Mr. Summers to be their Minister who granted it unto them 5. To the fifth Article Thomas Beard of Saul being sworne saith that Mr. Powell is very contentious and hath been much given to Law suits and hath sued this deponent and diverse others as he hath heard and he saith that the said Mr. Powell is very deceitfull in his dealings as appears in that after this deponent had paid his money for Tythes the said Mr. Powell denied the receipt of the said money and caused this deponent to prove the payment of it by witnesses Edward Mill of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell is very contentious and given to Law suites and that he sued this deponents mother when as she owed him nothing and caused her to pawne her Coverlet from her bed to pay Fees and that she hath not redeemed her said Coverlet to this day And he saith the said Mr. Powell hath sued this deponents mother because she would not exchange foure Acres and a halfe of Land for three Acres and a halfe of Mr. Powels Richard Cowly of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell is a man very contentious and given to Law suites and saith that the said Powell sued this deponent and caused him to spend money upon an unjust suite Edward Norman of Haresfield being sworne saith that Mr. Powell is a man very contentious and given to over reach his neighbours in bargaining And he saith that about 12 years since he tooke Land to halves of Mr. Powell and after he had bestowed a whole summers worke in plowing and earing the said Land and making it ready to be sowed he the said Mr. Powell enforced this deponent to yeild up his bargaine without giving him any satisfaction for all his charge and paines 6. To the sixth Article Edward Mill of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell is a man deceitfull in his dealings and given to over-reach and deceive in bargaining 8. To the eighth Article William Turner of Standish being sworne saith that the last summer Mr. Powell was absent from all his Churches or Cures for 10 or 12 weekes together or there about and that during that time they had neither Preaching nor Prayers in Standish Church for three Sabbath dayes and one Fast day and the last Sabbath day they had no Preaching nor Prayers in the afternoone Michael Niblet of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell was absent from his foure Churches the last Summer from the beginning of May to the end of July then next following and he saith that he being Clerke to Mr. Powell at Standish knew not of any Minister that Mr. Powell provided to serve the Cure at Standish in his absence And he saith that during the time of Mr. Powels absence he did ring the Bell in Standish Church two Sabbath dayes expecting to have Preaching or Prayers but had none at all 9. To the ninth Article Mr. George Ven now Minister at Whetenhurst being sworne saith that about Midsommer last he was placed by the Committee to serve the Cure of Hardwick in Mr. Powels absence they being in distresse for want of a Minister and that he served the said Cure seven or eight weekes And he saith that Mr. Powell when he came home turned out this deponent contrary to the Committees order and hath not yet given him any satisfaction for serving the said Cure 10. To the tenth Article Mr. Ven saith being sworne that after he had served the said Cure seven or eight weekes Mr. Powell came from London and shewed this deponent an Order or Letter under the hands of Nathaniel Stephens and Edward Stephens Esquires one Parliament man more but refused to let this deponent read the said Letter or Order but said the substance of it was that he should take the Cure of Hardwick into his owne hands 11. To the eleventh Article Richard Cowly of Standish being sworne saith that upon the last Fast day being the 27 of Novemb. † This Smith was proved before the Committee to be a common Swearer a Drunkard a Blasphemer a common Gamester a whoremonger and a man ill affected to the Parliament for which crimes he was Ejected by the Committee Mr. Powell being present Mr. John Smith of Rendwick Preached in Mr. Powels Church at Standish the said Mr. Smith being Ejected by this Committee the day before being the 26 day of Novemb. last

shall be pleased to name to examine the falshood of these accusations then that Mr. Powell should desire a Commission from the Parliament to such Commissioners as he shall name to examine the Combination and unjust proceedings of his malevolent Committee adversay c. Your true friend W. S. I Have left his Booke to be scanned by those that have more leasure and ability then I have yet I shall give you the suddaine sence of a witty Schollar upon it in these Verses I lighted on by chance To the Reader on Mr. Powels Booke Laugh and be fat for thou didst never tast So many kickshawes at a publike fast He the first service prefaced as appears With Hedghogs Eagles Pussicats and Beares Whether this Cooke served it in Plate or Pewter Were wise or witty Aske not He is Neuter Aske what he lent the State himselfe can tell it Much in a mouthfull or a paper pellet Aske what was offered on his Fasting day They offered more then one to go away Aske what he did what grist he brought to th' mill Then the man 's groun'd and neuter passive still Here followeth a true Coppy of all the proceedings of the Committee of Gloucester in Mr. Walter Powels case That Branch of the Ordinance made the 10. of May 1644. by which the Committee of Gloucester c. are authorized to put out Scandalous and il-affected Ministers ANd be it further Ordained by the said Lords and Commons that the said Committees or any three of them shall have power to call before them all Ministers and Schoole-masters within the said Counties and City that are Scandalous in their lives or il-affected to the Parliament or fomenters of this unnaturall War or shall wilfully refuse obedience to the Ordinances of Parliament or shall have deserted their ordinary place of residence not being imployed in the service of the King and Parliament And they shall have power to send for any witnesses and examine any complaint or receive any restimony against them upon Oath of any person that shall be produced to give Evidence against them and upon such proofs of the aforesaid crimes the said Committees or any three or more of them have hereby power to remove and Eject all such Scandalous Ministers and Schoole-masters and in their places nominate and appoint such learned able and Godly persons as they shall thinke fit and shall cause all such Ministers and Schoole masters so nominated and placed to be put in possession of the said severall Churches and Schooles who shall and may representatively take receive and perceive to their owne use the profits and revenues belonging to the said severall Churches and places Articles Exhibited to the Committee for the County of Gloucester against Walter Powell Clerke Vicar of Standish in the said County 3. Decemb. 1644. 1. IMprimis That he keepeth and holdeth foure places with cure of souls in his hands and endeavoureth to do so still and taketh little care for either of them 2. Item That he is a common haunter of Alehouses and hath been drunke oft 3. Item That he doth so exceedingly busie himself in secular affaires that he is not fit to undertake the cure of souls 4. Item That he is a common lyar and very deceitfull in word and deed 5. Item That he is a man very contentious and given to Law suits 6. Item That he is a common Cheater and doth usually over-reach his neighbours in bargaining 7. Item That he having the Cure and charge of Rendwick Church under him hath for divers years together kept and continued Mr. John Smith a Curate under him who is a man very scandalous and ill affected to the Parliament and one who for the same is Ejected by the Committee and yet a man much favoured and countenanced by Mr. Powell 8. Item That the said Mr. Powell the last year was absent from all his Churches 12. weekes together and made no provision for them all that time 9. Item That when the Committee the presentation of the same Churches belonging to the Bishop of Gloucester had at the suite of the Parishoners of Hardwick they being then in distresse for want of a Minister put in Mr. Powels absence one Mr Ven an honest Minister who continued there diverse weekes and served the Cure yet Mr. Powell when he came home turned him out contrary to the Order of the Committee and refused to give him any satisfaction for the time he had served the Cure 10. Item That Mr. Powell when he came from London gave out speeches he had an Order from the Parliament to put out Mr. Ven when he had none 11. Item That Mr. Powell in contempt of the Committee after they had Ejected Mr. John Smith his Curate at Rendwick caused him the next Fast day after the said Ejectment to Preach in his own Parish Church at Standish he being present when the said Mr. Smith was Ejected 12. Item He hath caused divers persons of the Parish of Standish to be presented in the Consistory Court at Gloucester for going to other Parishes to hear Sermons when as himselfe did neglect the said Cure once a day at least 13. Item That after there had been debate before the Committee touching the Rents in question between Sir Ralph Dutton and Mr. Pawell and the Committee had told him that he should not receive the said Rents he notwithstanding did cunningly practice with Mr. Hart the Collector perswading him to abuse the power committed to him to get the said Rents into his hands 14. Item That since he hath been questioned before the Committee he hath given out threatning speeches against the witnesses that have been summoned in against him 15. Item That since he hath been questioned before the Committee he hath been seen drinking in an Ale house at Wethenhurst 24 houres together 16. Item That the said Mr. Powell did suffer his servants with Waine and Oxen to carry Hay certaine Sabbath daies together 17. Item That after Mr. Powels Cattle had been distrained for Contribution money the said Powell gave out threatning speeches that if ever the Kings Army came into the County again he would be revenged of those that had distrained his Cattle 18. Item The said Mr. Powell is a man much given to fighting and quarrelling 19. Item That when the Overseers of the poor for the Parish of Hardwick demanded of Mr. Powell his dues to the poor according to the Statute in that case provided The said Mr. Powell answered them that if they would make him pay to the poor according to the Statute then they should have Sermons according to the Statute that is once a moneth or when they could have them Depositions of witnesses to the Articles exhibited against Walter Powell Vicar of Standish Decemb. 8. 1644. 1. TO the first Article John Bainham of Hardwick being sworne saith that the said Walter Powell being now possessed of the Vicarage of Hardwick is for the most part a non-resident at Hardwick And he saith that the

last year 1643. there was but one Sermon in the Parish Church of Hardwick for 14 weekes together Thomas Beard of Saul sworne to the first Article saith that Mr. Powell hath the charge of foure severall Churches and Cures viz. Standish Hardwick Rendwick and Saul And saith that the Privy Tythes of Saul and the Gleab-land there is worth about 7. l. per an And saith that Mr. Powell since he had the Cure of Saul he sold away the Gleab-land and the Church-yard belonging to Saul for 60. years if he the said Powell so long live And that Mr. Powell hath for the most part placed to serve the Cure of Saul Drunken Idle Ministers such as he could get best cheape one whereof whose name was Floyd the said Powell hired for about 40. s. per an to serve the said Cure and that the said Floyd was enforced to sue the said Powell for the said 40. s. before he could have it And he saith diverse of the Inhabitants of Saul have formerly been presented at the Consistory Court some of them and their whole families by the said Powels bad Curates for going to other Parishes to hear able Ministers Preach John Beard and John Ellis of Saul aforesaid say upon Oath that what Thomas Beard hath spoken is true in all points Robert Keylock of Hardwick sworne to the first Article saith that Mr. Powell hath the charge of foure Churches and Cures viz. Standish Hardwick Rendwick and Saul And saith that in the Parish Church of Hardwick they have had no Minister the last Summer for divers weekes together but what the Parish procured of themselves and saith he hath heard and doth beleeve that the Vicaridg of Hardwick hath been worth 50 l. per an And saith that Mr. Ham being Curate of Hardwick about ten years since under Mr. Powell was enforced to sue the said Powell for his wages at the Councell John Niblet of Standish sworne saith that Mr. Powell hath the Cure and charge of foure Churches viz. Standish Hardwick Rendwick and Saul and saith that Mr. Ham his Curate at Hardwick told this deponent that he was faine to sue the said Powell for his wages for serving the Cure of Hardwick Edward Mill of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell hath the charge of foure Churches and that Standish being one of them hath been sometimes neglected for a fortnight or three weekes together without any Preaching or Prayers John Paine of Hardwick being sworne saith that Mr. Powell Vicar of Hardwick hath been very negligent in serving the Cure of Hardwick and for three moneths last past the said Parish of Hardwick hath been neglected six severall times Richard Yealf of Hardwick being sworne saith that Mr. Powell hath and holdeth foure Churches with cure of souls as this deponent hath heard and that Hardwick being one of them hath been many dayes neglected once a Saboth Giles Wyman of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell having the charge of foure severall Churches of which Standish is one and he saith that in Standish Church they have been many dayes neglected at least once a Sunday And he saith that when the well minded people of the Parish have by reason of his neglect gone to other Parishes he doth usually raile at them calling them Neuters leane Witches Gallopers and Amblers to other Churches And that when the Parliament doth settle things he will be the first that shall question them for it these have been his usuall expressions in the Pulpit George Stratford of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell hath been very negligent in serving the cure of Standish and he saith that for two Saboth dayes within two moneths last the Bell having rung for a Sermon when the people came to Church they had no Sermon at all Henry Payne being sworne saith that Mr. Powell is a man very negligent in serving the Cure of Standish for this deponent saith that he hath lived many yeares in Standish parrish and that the said parish hath been many Saboth daies neglected by Mr. Powell in his duty in serving the said Cure which hath occasioned diverse of his parishioners as the deponent beleeves to go to other parishes to hear Sermons whereupon the said Mr. Powell usually fais a rayling at them in the Pulpit for going to other parishes calling them Trotters and Amblers and that if the Parliament do not take course with such they might pray that the Parliament would take course to pull downe the Churches Oliven Haltham being sworne saith that Mr. Powell Vicar of Hardwick was in the year 1642. absent from his parish of Hardwick about 14 weekes together and that during all that time they had but on Sermon in Hardwick Church and that the Church doores were shut up most of that time Daniell Wats of Hardwick being sworne saith that Mr. Ham Curate of Hardwick was enforced to sue Mr. Powell often for his Wages and he hath heard Mr. Powels Curates often complaine for want of their pay from Mr. Powell John Rogers and Thomas Rols both of Hardwick being sworne say that on Sunday the 16 of February last they had neither Preaching nor Prayer in the parish Church of Hardwick And they say that on the said day the Bell did ring in the morning and almost the whole parish came to the Church but had no Minister there And they say that the Clerke of the said parish told them that Mr. Powell did appoint him to ring the Bell every Sabbath day except he did hear from Mr. Powell to the contrary and they say that he rang the Bell twice accordingly but Mr. Powell came not nor any else for him Richard Watkins of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell hath for many years last past been very negligent in serving the Cure of Standish and he saith that about three years since he gave out threatning speeches against this deponents son William Watkins that if the said William would not keepe his owne parish Church at Standish he sometimes going to other parish Churches by reason of Mr. Powels neglect he would make him forsake the place of his abode whereupon this deponent wished him to question those that never come to any Church mentioning one Henry Hall and one or two more who did seldome go to any Church at all To whom Mr. Powell answered that if the said Hall and the rest do not come to his Church yet they goe to no Church else with which he the said Powell seemed to be well pleased Thomas Fowler of Standish being sworne saith that the last summer Mr. Powell was absent from all his Churches for about ten weekes together and sometimes they had Preaching in their Church at Standish and sometimes none 2. To the second Article Thomas Beard of Saul being sworne saith that he hath diverse times seene Mr. Powell sit drinking in an Ale-house at Fromyload passage and other places John Niblet being sworne saith that about ten years since the said Mr. Powell drew this deponent into

Thomas Fowler of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. John Smith of Rendwick Preached in Mr. Powels parish Church at Standish upon the last Fast day being the 27 of November or upon the Sabbath day after being the first of December last as he remembers William Turner being sworne affirmes the same Michaell Niblet being sworne saith that Mr. Smith of Rendwick Preached in Standish Church the last Fast day being the 27 of November last 12. To the twelfth Article John Niblet of Standish being sworne saith that Mr. Powell hath divers times presented this deponent in the Consistory Court for going to hear Mr. Capel and hath threatned to have him in the High Commission Court for so doing And that Mr. Powell presented this deponents wife in the said Consistory for staying at home one Sabbath day after noone And Mr. Powels man said his Master did it because he thought she had been gone to Eastington to Church And he saith that Mr. Powell hath caused this deponent and his wife to be Excommunicate And saith that he is a man notoriously knowne to be false in his dealings and is usually more conversant with Drunkards and Usurers then with good Christians and therefore an unworthy man to be a Minister John Window of Standish being sworne saith that about nine years since Mr. Powell caused this deponent and about 20 persons of Standish parish to be presented in the Consistory for not comming to his Church they going to another parish to hear Sermons when as in their owne parish of Standish they were sometimes neglected at least once a Sabbath 18 Decemb. 1644. 14. To the fourteenth Article Thomas Vick of Hardwick being sworne saith that a little after Nathaniel Knight had been examined before the Committee about Mr. Powell the said Powell in the hearing of this deponent gave out threatning speeches against the said Nathaniel Knight saying he would have his ears nayled to the Pillory Nathaniel Knight being sworne saith that he having been formerly summoned by warrant from this Committee to testifie the truth of his knowledge concerning Mr. Powell and having testified accordingly About a weeke after Mr. Powell meeting this deponent in Gloucester told him he would make him repent his oath taken against him 15. To the fifteenth Article Anne Parre of Whetenhurst aged 11 years saith that about three moneths since Mr. Powell came to Whetenhurst Inne and two others with him and staied there almost two dayes and a whole night and was there drinking part of the time James Perry of Standish Morton being sworne saith that since Michaelmas last he comming to the Inne at Whetenhurst the Inne-keepers wife told him that Mr. Powell and an Inne-keeper of Barkley and others were there And the next day after this deponent comming to the same Inne the said Inne-keepers wife told him that Mr. Powell had continued in the said Inne from about 10 of the clock the day before till 2 of the clock that present day and that the said Powell and the rest had been drinking in the said Inne Margery the wife of George Turbervile of Whetenhurst Innekeeper being sworne saith that about Michaelmas last Mr. Powell came into the Inne at Whetenhurst and there sate drinking with other company as this deponent beleeves And she saith that he continued there from about 10 or 11 of the Clock till the next day after about twelve of the clock 16. To the sixteenth Article William Mill of Haresfield being sworne saith that about a year and three quarters since he being a fervant in Mr. Powels house did for three Sabbath dayes together with a Waine and a Yoake of Oxen carry certaine Loades of Mr. Powels Hay to fodder his Cattle in a ground of the said Mr. Powels And he saith that the first of the three Sabbaths Mr. Powell knew not of it but the other two he beleeves the said Mr. Powell did know of it Edward Mill of Standish being sworne saith that about two years since he saw Mr. Powels Teeme carry Hay upon a Sabbath day about a quarter of a mile 2. And he saith that he hath seene Mr. Powell sit drinking in the Inne at little Haresfield above forty and twenty times Nathaniel Shatford of Standish being sworne saith that about two years since he saw Hay carryed upon a Sabbath day morning And he saith he knowes not whether it were Mr. Powels Teeme that carried it For he saith that sometimes it was Mr. Powels Teeme and sometimes Captaine Bayleys his son-in-law 17. To the seventeenth Article George Wild William King and Joseph Probert three of Captaine Singletons Company informe that about three weekes since they having distrained Mr. Powels Cattle for Contribution money The said Powell fell a railing at the Committee and said he would make them ashamed of it when he came to London and for keeping away his Rent and that Mr. Sheppard was his only enemy and that the Committee kept away 16. l. of his money from him Item About 3 or 4 dayes after this the said Mr. Powell being before the Committee to have his Cattle againe which they refusing to grant till he had paid his Contribution money for which they were distrained The said Mr. Powell said he never found such dealing from the Cavaliers 10 Feb. 1644. Also Mr. Powell said before the Committee that Mr. Sheppard of the Committee did alwayes speake as an adversary in his businesse and not as a Judge Also he said that if there be five Articles exhibited against himselfe he the said Powell hath ten Articles against Mr. Sheppard Daniel Guilliam of Rendwick being sworne saith that about foure moneths since Mr. Smith of Rendwick being questioned before the Committee for a scandalous Minister and this deponent having before been called before the Committee as a witnesse against Mr. Smith The said Mr. Powell came to this deponent and would have him and the rest of the parishioners of Rendwick to Petition the Committee on the behalfe of the said Smith that he might stay at Rendwick till S. Mary day to take up a quarters pay and his Easter booke which this deponent refused to do whereupon Mr. Powell spake to this deponent to this effect viz. Suppose the Kings Army should come into this Country againe as it is like enough it will be so what will you do if Mr. Smith or some friend of his should come on his behalfe 18. To the eighteenth Article Edward Mill of Standish being sworne saith that on the 26 day of March last as this deponent was diging in his owne ground Mr. Powell and three men more came upon him in a violent manner and Mr. Powell with his owne hands smote this deponent on the face with his fist and tare his doublet and hose and told this deponent that he had not cared if he had killed him 19. To the ninteenth Article John Rogers of Hardwick being sworne saith that about seven years since he being Overseeer of the poor of the parish of Hardwick and

by the whole Committee being eight of them was done by the procurement of one Committee-man This is as true as the rest and as sensles and ridiculous as false Nor can these seven Gentlemen take this well that they should be deemed so shallow and weake to be all of them in so great a worke led by one and one of the meanest of them 6. But he finds fault further and saith That he was adjudged to be scandalous to satisfie the greedy appetites of a new Committee-man an old hangman a posted Malignant and a professed Newter I must herein as to the persons whose appetites he pretends were satisfied by this unjust censure professe my ignorance of his meaning except by old hangman he mean one Henry Gabb who offered to give evidence against him but was refused For the greatest part if not all the witnesses who did depose against him were very substantiall many of them Religious persons And I dare say that as the Judges were discreet just men so was that judgement of theirs uncorrupt and according to the merit of the cause not to satisfie the greedy appetite of any but to satisfie their owne Consciences in the discharge of the trust put upon them 7. But he tels you somewhere he sped the worse in his cause for his Sermon This is as true as all the rest And observe how probable it is when himself affirmeth that the man that procured all this in-justice to be done did not hear the Sermon and if we mistake not the man he doth assure you he never to his remembrance heard any thing of his Sermon till now that he had made it so common by his Printing and publishing thereof 2. But in aggravation of all these wrongs he boasts himself for lack of neighbours to do it for him and cries up what love he hath borne to and how much he hath done for the Parliament Tell me for this Mr. Powell when you began first to shew your self so friendly to the Parliament for I do not remember I have heard any thing of your zeal for it till first by their zeal against you you were like by their Commissioners to be justly punished for your wicked life and then as your manner is you begin to flatter with the Parliament but what have you done for the Parliament tell me if you can if not I will tell you what you have not done for it Did you out of your great estate lend the Parliament any money in the time of its extreamity I will play the foole a little also and tell Amicus certus c. you of a Committee-man and it may be the man you are so much troubled withall who out of his penury lent the Parliament 40. l. in the time of its extreamity did you out of your plenty lend it 40. s. Nay are not you the man that did and still do shew your self most averse and unwilling to the payment of all Parliament taxes and See the case fol. 11. threaten and reproach the Parliament Collectors and Officers in the execution of their office yet more I shall tell you what you have done against the Parliament 1. You have yet more to heighten and provoke the rage and fury of the people against the Parliament and their servants charged all Country Committees with injustice oppression and tyranny as one of the great causes of the staggering of the people and in this do you not strike the Parliament through their Fol. 29. of his Book Injuria servo illata redundat in dominum servants sides you are doubtlesse in the right where you say This doth reflect upon the honour of the Parliament as moysture in the feet strikes up to the head But can you make out this accusation well against all Committees as you have done the accusations you have made against the Committee of Gloucester I dare say if you were put to it you cannot prove two unjust acts to be done by all the Committees of England your Tongue is your owne 2. Are not you See the case fol. 9. the man that placed and kept in Raudwick one of your Cures one Mr. Smith a man notorious for his scandall and ill affection to the Parliament till he was for the same ejected by the Committee of Gloucester and did not you then indeavour to oppose their justice therein and are not you the man that notwithstanding you were present at the hearing of his cause and the sentence of his ejectment who did cause the same Smith to Preach in your own Church at Standish your self being present the next Fast day after his ejectment 3. And if I mistake not you placed and kept in Hardwick A good cause is much wronged by a bad champion another of your Churches one Mr. Swan as great a Cavaleere as any you cry out so much against till he was forced to flie from thence for fear of the Parliament Army I dare not affirme that you do not love the Parliament But if you do I will tell you what is said of Ithasius hatred to the Priscillian heresie it was all the virtue he had 3. After this he tels you of his sufferings for the Parliament in his name person and estate which he tels you have been intolleraale incredible and to the losse of his lively-hood and danger of his life For this we have enquired of his sufferings by the Kings Party and can hear of nothing of value taken from him save what he had againe except two Oxen a Bullock and Bull taken by Sir Ralph Duttons meanes for a debt of 8. l. Sir Ralph challenged from him for Rent the which he had againe and might have kept if he would have paid him and foure Kine and some small pieces of housholdstuffe this we have heard to be the truth of that case And as to his sufferings by this hideous sentence of the Committee we cannot imagine how he should be much hurt by this for the truth is as he himself in one of his Epistles confesseth that not long after this sentence given for his ejectment he got an Order from the Committee of Plundered Ministers to restore him to the Vicarage of Standish and his arreares and hereby he hath ever since enjoyed it against the Order of the Committee And we are credibly informed that albeit Mr. Powell was absent from his charge at Standish almost a whole year and for the most part the same was served by other Ministers Yet there hath not been above 30. l. of the profits of the Viecarage taken from him by any other Minister And that he either hath or might have received the rest Runwick and Saule being places inconsiderable not able to discharge the Curate I do not find that the Committee have intermedled with them And as for Hardwick now worth about 40. l. a year it was at or near the time of the Order of ejectment in the hands of one Mr. Dowlman who held the same

and Suffering and so continued constant should not be slighted but honoured and rewarded I therefore do Appeale from the censure of the Committee at Gloucester for many good causes and do demand that the publique Notary or Clerke of the said Committee do enter this my Appeale to the High Court of Parliament In witnesse whereof I have put to my hand this 18 day of Febr 1644. Walter Powell Ordered the same day by the Committee that the cause of Mr. Powell be put off till Satturday the 22 of this instant Febr. at eight of the clock in the morning at Mr. Lanes house And that notice be sent to Mr. Powell that he be then there and a Warrant to be sent out requiring the most materiall witnesses that have not appeared this day to be then present in person to give their evidence viva voce to the end that a finall sentence may be given in the said cause 22 Februarii 1644. William Watkins of Standish informeth upon oath that upon Thursday morning last he left at Mr. Powels house an order from the Committee wherein the said Powell was required to appear before the Committee this present day to hear the finall determination of his cause At which day diverse witnesses being examined viva voce by the Committee It was ordered that the censure in Mr. Powels cause be respited till Tuesday next eight of the clock in the morning Then all the Members of the Committee who have been at the hearing of the cause this day to meet that so in the interim a more serious and deliberate consideration may be had thereof the proofs having been fully heard this day and before and Mr. Powell summoned to appear before the Committee to attend the said censure this day but came not Present Mr. Mayor Mr. Kyrle Mr. Fettiplace Mr. Wood. Mr. Clifford Mr. Sheppard Mr. Jones Mr. Fowler Mr. Catchmay 25 Febr. 1644. To the Honourable Committee by Ordinance of Parliament for Glocester Heref. c. The Humble Petition of diverse of the Inhabitants of Standish Hardwick Rendwick and Saul Sheweth THat the said severall Parishes or places doe consist of many people and that M. Walter Powell hath for above 20 yeares past been Vicar of the said Parishes whereby the Cure of the Soules of all the said Parishoners have been under his Charge The profits whereof as is conceived have been worth about 200l per annum for the recompence of serving the said Cures Notwithstanding the said M. Powell hath for a great part of the said time exceedingly neglected the Cure of the soules of the said people in the discharge of his duty in the said places And sometimes the said Churches have been voide and had no Minister for many Sabbath dayes together not so much as to read Prayers And when the Inhabitants of some of the said Parishes have procured an able Minister among them The said M. Powell hath refused to allow them a competent maintenance for their support whereby they have been forced to leave the said places And to the knowledge of most of us some of the said Parishes have been neglected ten or twelve weekes together And have sometimes been served to many of our knowledges by ignorant scandalous and wandring persons such as the said M. Powell could gain best cheap And scarce at any time have the said Cures been long served in an orderly way whereby many of the said Parishoners have been forced to goe to other Parishes for performance of their services to the Lord All which have been an exceeding burthen and grievance to the said Parishioners For redresse whereof to some of us known a petition hath been exhibited unto the Honourable Parliament since to the Honourable Governour of Glocester but by reason of the present distractions your Petitioners have not as yet obtained any relief in this Case The premises considered your Petitioners humbly desire that you will be pleased to execute the power which the Honourable Parliament have entrusted you withall in this Case for the Soules comfort of your Petitioners And they shall ever pray Will Andrews Henry Robins Richard Yealf Joseph Ellis John Bainham Richard Dowding Thomas Brether Jo Merriman James Haines Thomas Pride John Beard Alice Tovie Elizabeth Jones Anne Bohan Thomas Beard John Kylock John Niblet George Stratford William Chew John Eliots Daniel Gwilliam Edmund Alen. John Spencer John Barnard Henry Nicholson William Balden Elizabeth Watkins Elizabeth Balden Daniel Wats Thomas Rolls Lewis Harris Rebcceab Keylock John Window John Barnard Thomas Mills Anne Packer Edith Beard Thomas Pride Anne Haines John Paine Samuell Smith William Pello John Merret John Rogers William Whichurch Giles Wyman Elizabeth Beard William Trevis Richard Harris Natha Greneing Richard Watkins Joseph Greening Richard Paine Robert Chamneys John Croome Dorothy Nichalson Thomas Beard Thomas Dowding John Ellis Walter Fryer John Beard William Beard Edmund Beard Samuel Beard Nich Prosser Alice Chew Thomas Allen. Thomas Wintle Mary Beard Thomas Robins Anthony Russell Edith Wirtle Robert Waite Thomas Morweut Die Martis 25. Feb. 1644. FOrasmuch as upon Complaint made to this Committee against Walter Powel Clerk Vicar of the Parish Church of Standish and the Chappels or Parish Churches of Hardwick Rendwick and Saul for matter of scandall in his life it did appear to them by the clear and pregnant testimony of many substantiall witnesses beyond all exception That the said Walter Powell having for diverse years together now last past had the Charge and Cure of the Soules of the people of the said Parishes which have been many and taken the Tithes and other profits incident and belonging to the said Churches yet hath been notoriously carelesse thereof and negligent of his Charge therein sometimes absenting himself many moneths together and not leaving any to Officiate for him so that for diverse Lords dayes tother the people had neither preaching nor prayers And in one of his Churches they had not the Sacrament in a whole yeare causing the Bell to ring and the Congregation to come together many times when there was neither sermon nor prayers And yet notwithstanding would not suffer his people that were well-affected to goe abroad to other Churches to hear godly and Orthodox Divines but preached against them presented and vexed them for it in the Chancellours Court And substituting and keeping under him to officiate in his Cures base and scandalous Ministers which when the people desired to remove and suppresse he did by all meanes labour to keep in and bear up And when the people had sonetimes by their owne care procured honest and able men to supply the Charge he did either by not paying off or opposition against them soone weary them and make them desert the place And whereas it did also appeare to the Committee by a cleare proof that the said Walter Powell hath been drunk diverse times and that he is a great frequenter of Ale houses and doth spend much time therein and that he is very false dishonest and injurious in his dealings contentious and litigious amongst his neighbours one that doth exceedingly entangle himself in secular affaires and is guilty of many other Crimes and the said Walter Powell being required by the Committee to answer those Crimes charged upon him he wilfully refused and behaved himself so before the Committee as declared in him a manifest neglect and contempt of them It is therefore this day Ordered that the said Walter Powell shall be and hereby is ejected and removed from the Vicaridge of Standish and Chappels or parish Churches of Hardwick Rendwick and Saul and of all the said Churches and service of the Cures thereof and from the Tythes profits and Revenues thereof And that in his place some such godly able learned person shall be placed and put in possession of the said Churches and Cures severally and respectively as this Committee shall nominate and appoint who shall receive and have all the profits and revenues thereof according to the Ordinance of Parliament made in that behalfe Luke Nurse Major James Kirle John Fettiplace Sil Wood. Will Sheppard Henry Jones Stephen Fowler Christ Catchmay 4 Febr. 1647. This day the Parishioners of Hardwick exhibited a Petition to the Committee desiring them to admit of Mr. Henry Walker a stranger to be their Minister Whereupon they made this ensuing Order WHereas the Parishioners and Inhabitants of Hardwick have petitioned this Committee for the setling of Mr. Hen Walker amongst them to be their present Minister there And the Committee have not as yet received satisfaction concerning his godly life and conversation It is therefore Ordered That the said Mr. Walker shall Officiate in the said Parish and be Preacher to the same Parish for his farther tryall untill farther order be given by this Committee to the contrary And that so long as he shall continue to serve that Cure he shall receive all the profits incident thereunto John Madocke Maior Will. Sheppard Jo Dorney After Master Walker had been there about five moneths Information came in to the Committee against him upon Oath That he had been in Armes against the Parliament Whereupon they 〈◊〉 an Order to eject him The Copie whereof followeth 18 Julii 1648. WHereas several Depositions containing matter of Delinquencie and ill affection to the Parliament are exhibited against Master Hen Walker the present Minister of Hardwick in the County of Glouc. whereby it appeares by the oathes of severall witnesses that the said Hen Walker hath been in actuall Armes against the Parliament and was taken Prisoner by the Parliament Forces in the Kings Garrison at Hynam about five yeares since And the Committee being informed that the said Walker is Ejected by the Committee of Mormouthshire for his Delinquencie and other crimes proved against him It is thereupon Ordered That the said Hen Walker be and is hereby Ejected and removed out of and from the Vicaridge of Hardwick and from serving the Cure there And that from henceforth he shall no longer officiate in the Parish Church of Hardwick And that in his roome some godly able Minister be placed such as this Committee shall nominate and appoint according to the Ordinance of Parl. in that behalfe John Madocke Maior Will Sheppard Jo Dorney FINIS