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A27409	The bloody assizes, or, A compleat history of the life of George Lord Jefferies, from his birth to this present time ... to which is added Major Holmes's excellent speech, with the dying speeches and prayers of many other eminent Protestants : none of which were ever before publish'd ...	Bent, James.; Holmes, Abraham, d. 1685.; Tutchin, John, 1661?-1707.; Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.; Dunton, John, 1659-1733.; J. S. (John Shirley), fl. 1680-1702.	1689 (1689)	Wing B1905; ESTC R23364	51,348	72

croud and it might be wished in so dangerous a height he had looked better to his footsteps for now being Created Baron of Wem we find him in a High Commission or Ecclesiastical Court Suspending the Honourable Lord Bishop of London from performing the Episcopal Office and Function of that See and for no other default than not readily complying with the King's Letter in Suspending Dr. Sharp Dean of Norwich for Preaching a Sermon in the Parish Church of St. Giles in the Fields at the request of the Parishioners shewing the Errors and Fallacies of the Romish Religion the better to confirm them in the Faith and Doctrine of the Church of England Nor was it this good Bishop alone that was aimed at for scarce had the Magdalen Colledge passed the Seal and in that very Mother of Learning and Chief Seminary of our Church such alterations made as startled the Kingdom by whose Counsel I undertake not to determine but in the midst of Liberty of Conscience as twice declared The Church of England had a Test put upon her Sons which seem'd such a Paradox that has been rarely heard of viz. To Read the King's Declaration for Liberty of Conscience in the Churches during the time of Divine Service and a Mark and Penalties threatned to the refusers which was evidently demonstrated by the Imprisonment of those Pious Patriots of their Country and Pillars of the Church His Grace the Lord Arch bishop of Canterbury the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells Ely Peterborough Chichester St. Asaph and Bristol who for shewing their Reasons why they could not comply with this Command by way of Humble Petition were sent to the Tower and afterwards Tryed upon Information of High Misdemeanour at the Court of Kings-Bench where their Innocency appearing in a large manner they were Acquitted to the scandal of their Accusers yet Orders were sent into all parts of England to return an Account to the Lord Chancellour of those that refused to Read the Declaration that they might be proceeded against for a contempt of what their Consciences would not permit them to do and for a time they were extreamly hot upon it But the News of the great Preparations in Holland and that the Prince of Orange was certainly designed for England the determined Councils cooled and then quite ceased so that the Church of England men whose Cause the Prince had espoused were restored again to the Commissions and Trusts they had by what Justice I know not been lately deprived and amongst other Charters that were on this occasion restored was that of the City of London and that which makes it more memorable was that it was brought to the Guild-Hall by this Person tho' he was not attended with the Shouts and Acclamations he expected nor seemed so florid or frolicksome as heretofore which some looked upon as a presaging Omen and it 's reported soon after he being asked by a Courtier What the Heads of the Princes Declaration was he should Answer He was sure his was one whatever the rest was The Court by this time beginning to scatter and the Prince of Orange approaching the King thought fit to withdraw himself upon notice of which the Lord Chancellour betook himself to Wapping disguised like a Seaman in order to his Escape to Hamborough in a Collier but being discovered he was brought before Sir John Chapman Lord Mayor of the City of London in a strange disguise from what he formerly appeared And by reason of the Lord Mayor's Indisposition he not being able to Commit him he offered to go to the Tower to be out of the Hands of the Rabble who there in great numbers with clubs and slaves threatned him with present destruction But having a Guard of the Train bands to conduct him he got thither safe and soon after was charged in Custody by a Warrant of Commitment from the Lords at White-Hall where he continued under much affliction and indisposition having since moved for his Habeas-Corpus to be Bailed but has hitherto not been able to attain it He had not been in the Tower many days but as 't is said whither true or no I cannot affirm he had a Barrel of Oysters sent him upon sight of which he said to the bearer Well then I see I have some Friends left still but upon opening the Barrel he found them to be only Friends that were impatient till he gave them a prospect of his future destiny for verily the mighty Present was nothing but a good able Halter Now as I said before whether this passage be true or no I cannot say but this I am sure if we consider his Lordships Life and Cruelties the Moral of it is very good And thus Reader you have briefly seen the Rise and Fall of this now unfortunate Person and so at present we take our Farewel FINIS ADVERTISEMENT 1 THE Saints Readiness for their Lords coming A Funeral Sermon preach'd upon the Death of that faithful and laborious Servant of Christ Mr. John Oakes by Samuel Slater Minister of the Gospel Price bound 1 s. 2 His Sermon Preached to Young Men the Twenty fifth of December last at that which was Mr. Oakes's Meeting-place 3 Early Piety Exemplified in the Life and Death of Mr. Nathanael Mather who having become at the Age of Nineteen an Instance of more than common Learning and Virtue changed Earth for Heaven Octob. 17. 1688. Whereto are added some Discourses on the true Nature the great Reward and the best Season of such a Walk with God as he left a Pattern of Price bound 1 s. 4 The Joy of Faith Or a Treatise opening the true Nature of Faith its lowest stature and Distinction from Assurance with a Preliminary Tract evidencing the Divinity of the Sacred Scriptures By Samuel Lee M. A. All sold by John Dunton at the Black Raven in the Poultrey