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A67909	A three-fold discourse betweene three neighbours, Algate, Bishopsgate, and John Heyden the late cobler of Hounsditch, a professed Brownist. Whereunto is added a true relation (by way of dittie) of a lamentable fire which happened at Oxford two nights before Christ-tide last, in a religious brothers shop, knowne by the name of Iohn of all-trades.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1642 (1642)	Wing T517; ESTC R18689	5,907	10

poore underling trees besides them which cannot thrive and Prosper because those greater over-drop them keepe the sun from them or suck from earth the Iuice which should nourish them to themselves Bish But what is the reason they are called Moor-fields can you tell mee Iohn withall the wit you have Cobler Because it may bee there are more fields in England beside these Alg. That is without doubt Cob. Or rather because more learned and godly teaching by us and our brethren is here exercised then in the City or the whole land beside or it may be they are so called from a Blackamoor set over an Alley gate in these fields Bish Nay Iohn now you have overshot your selfe Cob. I talke of Moorefields and not of Finsbury there indeed is shooting and no preaching Bish But neighbour Iohn Cobler let me tell you in good earnest when I was built new in the time of K. Richard the second whose statue in stone holding his unfortunate and broken Scepter in his hand I bear upon my Frontispiece on the other side Wenceslaus his wives father the Emperour yet many say it was K. Edward the 3. certaine calves tyed about the necks with wit hs being brought for a present to Wat Tyler and his Rebels then in Smithfield whom let me tell you by the way K. Richard could plainely discerne from Long Acre so rare were houses and buildings in the Suburbs in those dayes were all stifled and drowned in those fields which were nothing else but a Moore or Quagmire whence they tooke their name nay it was such within these 40. or 50. yeares Sister Algate had they brought by your way the common roade of calves they had been out of danger Cob. Verily Mrs. Algate I have knowne of late yeares many calves to have been brought out of Essex and other plaaes unto your Gate where when they should have entred their simple countrey drivers would not suffer them but drave them home againe Alg. They were simple indeede but what was their meaning so to doe Cob. Why I will tell you you carry upon your top two huge Gyants in Armour holding up and readie as it were to throw down mighty bullets who affright both the calves and the countrey mon that I have heard some protest that for their lives they could not perswade the driver to venture them throgh this was at their first setting up and I well remember in that yeare Veale was so scarce at Leaden Hall that hardly any could be got for money Bish Iohn they were placed there to shew the auntient defence of Ports which when the enemy offered to assaile or break open Armed men stood aloft and threw downe huge stones peices of timber and such like to kill or knock them down but I heare Iohn Cobler you are a pretender to Divinity and are ready to turne Preacher Cob. Why not I as well as Walker the Ironmonger Alg. I thinke you never come to any of our Churches in the City Cob. Very seldome yes I was halfe a yeere since at Annes within Aldersgate and once a fortnight agoe at Margets in West minster Bish St. Margets you should say Cob. The matter is not great they were built by the Papists and smell of superstition to this day for name any Church about the Citie that was built in time of the Gospel Cree-church excepted and that by Tuttle-street in Westminster not yet execrated as they call it Alg. Consecrated thou wouldst say that indeed is new but Cree-Church was new built upon an old foundation if we should be all of your opinion we should come to no Church at all but heare Sermons in woods as you doe Cob. Did not Iohn Baptist preach in the desart or wildernesse And multitudes of people followed to heare him Bish Iohn you are much deceived that was no obscure place like St. Iohns wood whither you and your fellowes goe but a woodie Countrey wherein were many Towns and Cities like the forrest of Sherwood in Nottinghamshire inhabited with many people Cob. I will never beleeve that for all I am a Translator my selfe Alg. But Iohn I pray thee tell me how camest thou to bee a Brownist at the first Bish I have heard that the first beginner of your Sect was a miserable Doctor in the Vniversity who sold his commons seiz'd away his part of white-bread and liv'd all the weeke with a sixpenny browne loafe which occasion gave you all your names Cob. No our first father was Mr. Browne parson of A church in Northampton-shire where hee dyed after his many persecutions among the wicked Alg. So he that would have no Church was afterward parson of a Church Bish But I assure you Iohn he recanted his opinions and dyed an Orthodox Protestant and an honest man it is true he was persecuted in all places hee fled into Scotl●nd and had been hanged had he not been neere a kin unto the L. Treasurer Cicill for he was a Gentleman borne and of an ancient family of the Brownes of Tolthorpe beside he was endued with many good and gentile qualiti●● among the rest he was a singular good Lutenist and he made his Son T●mothy usually on Sundays bring his Viol to Church and play the Base to the Psalmes that w●re sung so far was he like you and your fellows from being an enemy to Church Musicke Cob. I would have given all the Shooes in my shop I had knowne so much before But Landlady Bishopsgate and Mrs. Algate time calls mee away I have three paire of boots to mend for the Norwich foot-post and a paire of shooes for honest Mr. Sacchar of Buttolphs and I hope ere long we shal meet and then yfaith I will have a fling at you and your name-sake the Bishops Bish Well Iohn I shall defend those Bishops well enough and will Petition that those Reverend men may have their liberty to go abroad in the days and repair to their Brother in the Tower againe at night Farewell Zeale over-heated A Relation of a lamentable fire which happened at Oxford two nights before Christ-tide in a religious Brothers shop who though hee laboured in all mens trades yet his trades were fewer than his tricks to fetch over the wicked that he might afford the godly a better Penny-worth To the Tune of Chivey Chace ATtend you brethren everie one And listen with a paire Of swaggering eares which have out growne By many an inch the haire Of Popish flames I will relate to you a dolefull st●rie Which turn'd a zealous shop of late into a Purgatorie There dwels ●n Oxon neere the place where ho●y C … rnish teacheth One that i● all trades h●th such grace the wicked he ●●-●eaches This brother first a Stoick was Peripatetic●ll For 'bout the world as he did passe his wealth he carried all But when his sins had made his pack Too heavie for his shoulder J'th ' foresaid place he eas'd his back and turn'd a staid house-holder In all occasions by and by he grew so great a Medler That if th' Exchange his shop stood nigh you 'd take him for no Pedler By slight of tongue be could fetch ore all Sparks that came unto him Except those which two nights before Christ-tide had like to undoe him When he to sleep himselfe had set and dream'd of no more fire Than those his zeale and little Pet kindled in his desire He heard some cry Fire fire amaine and said that were he slack Great Iohn of All trades would againe be brought to his first pack Then hasting dowre to see what burn'd the smoke did almost stop His breath the new Exchange was turn'd to a Tobacco shop His wise came downe at that report her cloaths hung in such pickle As she were new come from the sport after a Converticle And first in these flames she espide a pure Geneva Bible With gilded leaves and strings beside that were not contemptible The second Part to the same Tune BVt with lesse grlefe he could have seen 't as he then said to some one Had but the Apocrypha beene in 't and Prayers that we call Common The Practice there of Pietie and good St. Katherine Stubs Were martyr'd which oft quoted hee had heard in severall Tubs Then being of his Dods bereft and Cleavers all and some You may presume that there was left of Comfor●s never a Crum A chest of Cambricks and Holland was turn'd to a box of tinder His virgins tapers out were brand th'Extinguishers could not hinder They that his Taffities did see and various Ribbonds straight Concluded that in burnt silks hee was richly worth his weight His Hobby horses erst so tame some babes of grace might run A race upon them now became hot as the Steeds o' th' Sun Of Canes there smoaking lay great store his eyes ●ad s●one espi●d them They never were fi●e canes before though he had oft bely'd them Mirrors and Prespectives then might be burning glasses call'd The fever grew so hot that night the periwigs grew bald The Mouse-traps Fly-flaps and whole shelves of whips with other some Such dreadfull instruments themselves suffer'd a martyrdome But to conclude the flame being done some that were there did sweare Though Christ-tide were not yet begun yet was Ashwednesday there Deare brethren be not then too hot for if unto your harme Your zeale like this take fire J wot you 'll wish 't were but luke-warme God blesse the King the Queene and Issue Nobles and Parliament And may all such affrightments misse you of the furious element And keep all from disasters And such as now good servants are May never prove bad masters FINIS