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A35353	Cathedrall newes from Canterbury shewing, the Canterburian Cathedrall to bee in an abbey-like, corrupt, and rotten condition, which cals for a speedy reformation, or dissolution : vvhich dissolution is already foreshowne, and begun there, by many remarkeable passages upon that place, and the prelats there : amongst which passages of wonder is, the Archbishop of Canterburies passing-bell, rung miraculously in that cathedrall / recorded and published by Richard Culmer ...	Culmer, Richard, d. 1662.	1644 (1644)	Wing C7478; ESTC R209928	28,341	30

especially Religious Churchwardens How often was the Bishops railing prayer or rather execration against the Scots when they stood up for their Religion Liberties against the Tyrannous Prelates read in that Cathedrall with a hundred Cathedrall Bellowing and Bawling A-A-Amens after that Prelaticall Prayer Some Souldiers being Listed to serve in the Bishops Warres against the Scots they being Mustered at Barham-downe in East-Kent neere Canterbury on the fifth of Aprill 1639. I heard the Grandee or Deane of that Cathedrall incourage them in the open Field at the Muster and amongst the rest he said to them Ha Blades I hope to see you returne every Man bravely with Blew Scots Caps on your Heads c. And their Colonell said you shall not need to ●●●ht a stroake but onely to shew your selves a little hee said also that the King would make the Scots glad to take Bishops and Arch-Bishops and Popes too at which the Cathedralist laught exceedingly Their Cathedrall Sermons what have they been for the most part these many yeers but kickings against the power of Godlines and Religion and the advancing of Popery Prelacy Superstition Prophanenesse c So that good Men have long since altogether abhorred and deserted their Cathedrall Preachments and thereby we are deprived of much evidence against their strange Cathedrall Sermonizings And had it not been for one of that Society who though mis-led yet now returned hath been a constant Preacher and in that respect their Cathedrall Salt that Cathedrall Nest of Prelates had wholly stunke and sunke long before this time A Religious and well-affected Alderman of Canterbury gave mee lately a Transcript of a passage written with his owne hand in a spare leafe in his great Bible which passage I have often read it s this Christ-tide 1633. was the first day of the High Altar and Candlestickes on it and Candles in them and other dressings very brave in Christ-Church Canterbury Doctor c. did preach us such a conjuring Sermon as I never heard before his Text was Mat. 2. 2. For wee have seene his Starre in the East and are come to worship him Hee told us the Names of the Wise Men and their profession Conjuring And in the end told the people that if they would find Christ they must come to the ALTAR and there they should find him really present if anywhere This is written in the Aldermans Bible but in the Transcript he writ further to me thus But the Cathedrall Doctor did so conjure that I went away with my haire an end and came no more to the Cathedrall in eight yeares after and I never could be in tune till the comming of the Noble Scots And the Parliament comming on set mee right againe Another of those Cathedrall Doctors Preaching there in the Quire on the fifth of November 1639. compared the Scots to the Gun-Powder Traytors because as I conceive they had blowne the Bishops and Popery out of Scotland Hee said The Gun-powder-Traytors had their powder in the barrels but these in the Bandeleers those would blow up these would blow out c. These were the fire-hot fumes of a Cathedrall Oven yet their cake is dough The persecuting Speech of the Arch-bishop of Canterbury made at Westminster in Starre-chamber against Englands three Worthies Mr. Burton Dr. Bastwicke and Mr. Prynne did presently eccho very many passages of it in the Cathedrall at Canterbury where they were called in a Cathedrall Sermon black-mouth'd-railing-Rabshakes c. An ordinary Cathedrall-turne-Preacher who in his morning service as is directed in the Masse Booke used to sing Psal. 43. And when they sung Then will I to thine Altar goe hee presently went out of his seat and did goe up ducking to the Altar to read Service there This Altar-Priest Preacht in that Cathedrall which I heard word for word thus His name Jesus was given him by an Angell his name Christ was given him by a Bishop an Arch-bishop Pontisex Maximus as wee say in English a Pope the first of all Popes Saint Peter thou art Christ It s no marvel if such men now malignantly side with Cavaleeres Bapists and Prelates against the proceedings of Parliament Another Cathedrall-turne-Preacher who being questioned why hee made not new Chancell railes for the Communion-Table he replied that those Railes were made of old Church wood and Seats which was consecrated stuffe This Cathedrall Preacher in his Visitation Sermon Preached on the three and twentyeth day of April 1639. Added to the Arch-bishops usuall titles calling him Our Good Lord and Master as they of old said of the Pope Dominus Deus noster Papa hee then Preached in Folio Diocesan Bishops to bee jure divine affirming the Presbyterian government to be a Gemmy a toy or Gu-gaw by Gemmy meaning the Scots as was conceived against whom he expresly inveyed and amongst the rest said Regi inimica meo gens inimica Deo A Nation at enmity with my King a Nation at enmity with my God The Busitaking-Sermon being ended the Arch-deacon being Prebend of that Cathedrall made an Oration to the Church-wardens and then I heard him say Is your Communion Table set up to the East end of the Chancell and rayled in Let it beset up in the highest place in the Church its fit Almighty God should have the highest room there as if one invite a great man to his house he will give him the chiefest room or seat One of those Cathedrall Doctors Preaching there before the Kings Majesty when he went with the Queen to Dovor in his Sermon cursed all those that went about to take away the Episcopall Government and to bring in the Presbyterian he affirmed then the Episcopall Government to be from Heaven as was that of old by the High Priests c. but said he I know not from whence the Presbyterian is unlesse from Corah Dathan Abiram Another Cathedrall Doctor Preaching there said that there was now in this Land a conspiracy against the King to take away his life and hee compared those whom he called conspirators to Corah Dathan and Abiram affirming that those that dyed at Keinton Battle being of this Conspiracy were the children of the Devill and their blood was on their own heads and that he hoped the people of the Land though the City would not would rise up and stay those Conspirators But the People of the Land presently rose up out of zeale to God the King Parliament and Kingdome against that Cathedrall Incendiary And although the Cathedrall-gates were shut a day or two for his rescue and defence against the Magistrate and people yet forces so increased round about the Cathedrall and did Peake and watch so closely and the Posterne Bridge between the Cathedrall and he Abbey of Austin the Monke being broken downe the Cathedralists themselves for feare of their own ruine did in the night by Torch-light deliver up their most Malignant Cathedrall Brother Into the hands