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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74263	A perfect narrative of the phanatick wonders seen in the west of England. With a true relation of the particulars thereof: sent in a letter to a worthy gentleman, belonging to an alderman of the City of London. Attested under the hands of John Shipman, minister. Thomas Watkins, Church-warden. John Betterton, constable. Francis Cripps, and William Chaundler	Brown, G., of Fairford.	1660 (1660)	Wing B5017; Thomason E1045_6; ESTC R207956	2,029	7

A Perfect Narrative Of the Phanatick WONDERS SEEN In the West of ENGLAND WITH A True Relation of the Particulars thereof Sent in a Letter to a worthy Gentleman belonging to an Alderman of the City of London Attested under the Hands of John Shipman Minister Thomas Watkins Church-warden John Betterton Constable Francis Cripps And William Chaundler LONDON Printed for Charles Gustavus 1660. A Perfect Narrative OF THE Phanatique Wonders seen in the West of England With a true Relation thereof touching the full particulars c. IT is a true saying of one of the Antients that Time and the Eye try out Truth but Falshood winneth Credit only on a suddain and by uncertainties And since Time the most sure and impartiall Judge hath sentenced those glorious Pretences with which our late Politicians did veyl themselves to be nothing else by gilded Hypocrisies so also shall we present the World with the odious Frauds of some Phanatique Impostures who in a late Seditious Pamphlet endeavoured to suggest unto the People a wonderful Story of an Army of Frogs at Fairford in Gloucestershire Whereas indeed the true particulars thereof had long since been communicated to publike View had they not miscarryed in the hands of the Carryer But a true Copy thereof being transmitted to the hands of a worthy Gentleman at an Aldermans house in the City of London be pleased to take a view thereof VIZ. Loving Cozen THE best of my Affections salute you c. These are to represent That for your last Letter give you thanks And whereas you write that you admire you did not hear from me in Answer to your last Letter I did write And the Carryer promised me the delivering it with his own hands for whose neglect I am sorry And as concerning the Paper-book inclosed in your Letter I received In answer whereunto as near and as credibly as possibly I can I have endeavoured to wit June the 16th last past it pleased God to send Us plenty of Rain and Thunder showres which was very welcome God send us thankful Hearts and free us from lying Tongues After which Rain my Landlord Esquire Barker having some old Fish-Ponds in his Orchard and Ou●lets These Ponds being fill'd afresh with the Rain and other Supplies there did which will appear by perfect Evidence an Annual Customary thing not onely in that place but in all other about our Neighbourhood Parishes ●ssue forth of these Ponds and Ditches great store of young Froggs and Water Toads which in length were an Inch or hardly so long shifting and hopping to and fro being out of their Watery ●ement Insomuch that if any would have taken the pains to view them shifting some one way some another they might have seen thousands of these silly poor Varments which was as usuall as the year did proceed Which silly Creatures without any manner of preju●ice or off●nce unto Man Woman or Child that ●vening and Night were cleared Wherefore in Answer to the Verity of your Book and these Zealots that were the Founders for the od●ousness thereof I shall leave that to the Judgments of you and your Friends had the Prayers of these Zealots prev●lencie But God will not hearken to Prayers where Malice is the Foundation We may perceive by these true Informers who would turn Magicians if they knew how to raise the Plagues of Aegypt amongst Us were not God's Mercies superabundant who hath chained up their malice But now like Demetrius their Trade and hopes of enjoyment that which was never left them by Inheritance being void they summon up the Brethren to cry down by their vicious and abhorred Lyes And whereas in your Letter you pitty the persons concerned might they or could they have or find out any sure ground how they might finde out or know these true Informers what the Law of Man would for such abominable gross Lyers afford in no wise be wanting but for that it is at present omitted for want of a ground-work As for the Verity hereof the Persons who have subscribed their hands will and are ready for the maintaining the same Wherefore loving Kinsman if it may not be too much prejudice unto you That the mouthes of such abominable Lyars may be stopt that you use a meanes through this Letter for the prevalency of a Book to be printed to the contrary which if you can and do perform Us this favour it shall not God willing to the uttermost be forgotten withall desiring with what expedition may be a speedy return of some few Copies Thus expecting your loving Answer I leave you to the preservation of Him that is the Preserver of Us all and rest Fairford the 13th 1660. Your loving Vnckle G. BROWN The Truth of this Narrative contained in the precedent Letter is attested under the Hands of John Shipman Minister Thomas Watkins Church-warden John Betterton Constable Francis Cripps William Chaundler Thus having fully evinced these Politick Contumelies of their Libellous and def●mtory Reports may we not clearly discern their Phanatick mischiefs in which they are implicated Their Desires are impossible their Attempts are wicked and their Reports are false and scandalous And is it possible that after all this any Person should be such a superlative Phanatick as to need extrinsick Arguments to reclaim them Surely it cannot be except he be rooted in his Errour as they say Marsus Diaboli roots it self in the Earth which can never be pulled up without breaking However I do not doubt but as Sue●onius reports that Aug●stus Caesar walking by a Pond where the Froggs were croaking commanded them to keep silence and they were never after heard to make any Noyse in that Place So all that harsh roaring and discordant clamour both in their Libellous Paper and Airy Invention will ere long 't is hopes by the Command of our Gracious Sovereign be silenc'd and restrained FINIS