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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44930	Munster and Abingdon, or, The open rebellion there [brace] and [brace] unhappy tumult here (bred in the same wombe) that from Sleidans Comm. L. 10. [brace] [brace] this from eye and eare witnesses : with marginal notes of Mvncer and Mahomet, faithfully communicated to English readers, in a booke and postscript, for a seasonable caution to the British nation and a serious check to rash and giddy spirits / by W.H.	Hughes, William, fl. 1665-1683.	1657 (1657)	Wing H3344; ESTC R39005	45,813	124

forthwith a mighty Army should destroy all Kings and Princes one or other shewing mercy to the People only that is to those that do love righteousnesse and that he should possesse the seat of his father David untill the Father do require the Kingdome of him for the ungodly troden under foote the Saints must raigne even in this life This spoken openly John a-Leiden instātly faling on his knees and lifting up his hands to heaven cries out Men and brethren I have beene no stranger to this businesse for these many daies and yet I had no mind to publish it but now to put it out of doubt the Father hath made use of another Messenger Thus being then made King he forthwith Nulls the Twelve and as the Regall mode is Creates him Nobles Commands two Crownes a Scabbard Chaine Scepter with other such like Badges of state to be provided for him of the purest Gold Then he appointed certaine daies of hearing in all causes that required his Cognizance As often as he came in Publique he was attended with his officers and nobles of his Court. Next to him followed too young men mounted He on the right with a Crowne and Bible the other with a naked sword In like state was his Principall wife attended for he had many at that time In the hall there was erected a lofty throne of state covered with Cloth of Gold The Complaints and suits before him for the most part were of marrying or divorcing a thing now thredbare with them Insomuch that some who many yeares had lived together were now first put asunder But on a time the People standing very thick and crowded in the hall to heare Loe Cnipperdoling leapeth up and Scrabling by all foure on the Crowd he wanders to and fro upon their Tops and gaping wide mouthed on them saith to them severally The Father hath Sanctified thee receive the Holy Ghost Another day leading a dance before the King quoth he thus my litle whore and I sometimes are want to do But now the Father bad me do the same before the King And when he never would have done the King went forth offended at him Then he mounts up the throne and Playes Rex himselfe But the King the while returning puls downe my man and claps him three dayes up in prison CAP. XII A booke Printed for the Raigne of Saints And confuted THe siege continuing they write a booke publish it their Title is The Restitution Herein with other stuffe they broach That Christs kingdome shall be such before the last day of Judgment that all the ungodly every where extinct the Godly and the Elect shall raigne They tell us also that the people may turne off their Magistrates and though the Apostles were not commanded to take the Civill power into their hands yet the present Ministers of the Church ought to clayme title to the Sword and to enforce a new forme of Government Moreover that none but true Christians might be suffered in the Church and that none could be saved except they would relinquish all propriety in the Estate they had and make it common For Luther and the Pope of Rome they were both false Prophets yet Luther was the worser of the twaine And as to unbelievers Marriage t is polluted and impure nor to be reckoned say they than for whoredome and adultery Those their opinions were oppugned chiefely by Melancthon Justus Menius and Vrbanus Rhegius whose writings upon this Subject are extant very cleere and full CAP. XIII New Apostles Their Comission A few weekes after the new-sprung Prophet Spoken of before by Sound of Trumpet throughout all the Streets proclaimes that all should make appearance in their Armes at the Cathedrall-Porch because the enemy must be sent packing from the Citie At their coming thither they find a supper ready Being bad about 4000 sit downe unto it after they sup that were the while upon the guard about 1000. The King and Queene with their houshold Servants wait Having eaten and supper almost ended the King himselfe reaching bread to every one saith Take eat shew forth the death of the Lord The Queene holding out the cup saith Drink and shew forth the death of the Lord. This done the foresaid Prophet steps up into a pulpit askes them whether they would obey the word of God All saying yea quoth he It is the fathers command that Teachers of the word should be sent forth about eight and twenty who going into the foure quarters of the world may preach the doctrine famous in this City Then names he them directs the way that every one should take Six were dispatched to Osenbruge as many unto Warendorse eight unto Susat the like number unto Cosfield Afterwards the King and Queene sit downe to supper with their other servants and those appointed for the progresse At supper the king starts up sayes that he hath a litle businesse the father hath commanded It chanced there was a certaine Souldier taken him as another Judas the King accused of treason and himselfe beheads him This done he returned to supper and merily brags of that his brave exploit Having sup'd the foresaid 28 are sent away within night a litle and besides provisions for their journy every man hath his peece of Gold which in the places where their doctrine is refused they are bid to leave behind them as a token of their future destruction and eternall ruine for contempt of peace and such a saving doctrine CAP. V. The Apostles behaviour And entertainement where they come WHen they departing came into their severall places with a loud out cry through the streets That men repent or looke for suddaine ruine They spread their garments on the ground before the magistrate and threw the Golden peeces that they had receiv'd thereon assuring them that the father sent them to offer peace unto them which if they would imbrace they must make common what they had but if they did refuse then hereby as an earnest they did protest against this wickednesse of theirs and ingratitude For now the time is come whereof all the Prophets spake when through all the world God will have righteousnesse be embraced And when the King in doing of this dutie shall bring the businesse unto such a passe that righteousnesse raigne in every place then shall it be that Christ deliver up the Kingdome to his father Talking at this rate they are laid hold off and freindly first then on the rack examin'd of their faith and life and of the Cities Strength They answer that only they themselves held the true Doctrine and they would beare witnesse to it at the perill of their lives For from the very Apostles time neither had the word of God beene truly taught nor any righteousnesse set a foot There are in all foure Prophets and no more two righteous ones David and John a-Leiden two wicked the Pope and Luther and this the worser of the twaine Being asked why against their

the pleasure of the state was published to them THAT THEY MUST DEPART UNTO THEIR SEVERALL HABITATIONS those that are strangers that is for Townesmen they are left unto their liberty This would not take upon them though backed with importunities both of perswasions and intreaties Some had given out before that they had put up requests to God they waited for returnes unto did not know how long they might be kept in expectation But the common answer was by flat affronts to the Souldiers faces A guard was set upon the house they met in that they might not enter there The multitude cut scores for that and hurry to the market place Under greatest patience and bitterest provocation There in the Cryers Pulpit they begin to pray and speake or rather rant and raile in wild confusion Abusing the Protector and the Souldiers to their very teethes There one cryes out now Lord appeare now or never for confounding of these thine and our Enemies Another we are not for Cromwels Kingdome for Priests and Universities but for the Kingdome of Christ Whole armefuls more of Billingsgate flowers far fetched indeede but at the cheapest rate were there put off that might be The female sex meane while encouraging the Tumult-leaders with their acclamation Hold on ye Sons of Syon One passage more at least is worth your noting I meane that mans Adventure who in the market place calls for a signe from heaven in hearing of that great assembly though also know 't was with alike successe to those that had no voyce nor any answering in the 18 of Kings the 18 and the 26. O the amazing patience of him that seeth spight and mischiefe which he can with ease requite and yet forbeareth When at the last their contempt and obstinacy was growne insuperable Dissolves the meeting either by request or by commands the Souldiers were constrained with their owne hands to pull downe the speakers and so to make division of them But of all the mischiefe done in such a tumult at such resistance by Canes and Swords for the Guns it seemes were silent whatever it were I cannot learne unto this day though I live so neare and have often since been upon the quest among themselves and others there and else where who hath a wound to shew for that dayes work The worst that ever I met with and that was from themselves for I will not willingly conceale a little worth the hearing was that some body who I know not was slightly scratched upon the nose as others tells me by a Souldier in the drawing forth his sword and another individuum vagum cut upon the hand This being over the Major Generall enters with his whole Brigade of horse and having called before himselfe and cheifest officers the principall somenters of that Seditious Businesse assayes not meerly by extreame civility but freindly and affectionate tendernesse to reduce them to sobriety But with what successe None would acknowledge as to owne the present Government Many even hoyes with heads uncovered would dispute it with him And others would not engage for Peace not knowing as they said how soone they might 〈◊〉 called out to do the Lords work Upon the issue of this whole affayre but only five of all that number where the common signall of a Mutiny they were all one was often given out were committed unto custody though since The issue of all with I heare released for further answer to their misbehaviour Yet what a stirre is made about it much rather at how cheap a rate a tumult of that nature was appeased I think is worthy admiration Reader thou hast the summe and substance of what upon this subject came to my hands from persons as I told thee of unquestionable credit whereto without the breach of modesty I nothing doubt I may and do professe a faithfull adherence on my parte from first to last And if thou wantest yet some fuller evidence for ripening of thy Judgment on the issue of such strange behaviour Intimation of the Spring and head thereof I thinke thou wilt not loose thy labour by consulting only GENERATION WORK Part 1. especially pag. 23.24.110 compared with a Sermon sometime preached in Abingdon a short account whereof thou hast in an Appendix to Church-Rules for Abingdon published by the Minister there who heard it preached without the least reply thereto unto this day though long before his death whose buriall did give life unto The Tumult That the Morall Law for instance thou shalt not kill should vayle the bonnet to a dispensation meerely calling unto blood The Lord awaken soules and make them try before they trust Presuming now at last thou art as weary as my selfe having once good Reader but expostulated a little with our discontented Brethren I 'le turne thee loose §. 14. Sirs Will you vouchsafe to cast an eye indifferent on a few lines P. 3. An Expostulation with our discontented Brethren about that do protest as farre as possibly their utmost intimacy with their Masters mind can reach have nothing else before them but your reall service An almes me thinks so cheape you should not grudge so many of you at the least as have not sealed Indentures unto sullen Passion an earnest beggar suppose him freind or otherwise What is it then that ayleth you to make this noyse Their present injoyments and and stirre you do Why cannot the Nations rest in peace all long of your disturbance Who is the Man that doth or dares entrench upon your priviledges but at his perill and on whom you may be righted if you list to make complaint Is not the seife same scope and elbow roome allowed you in all concernments as any the good people of the Nations whatsoever Wher 's any other Lord and Master of your faith but whom your selves set up Are not your meetings for doctrine and for practice left to your owne discretion Can you complaine the beames of supreame Power light with a fairer and fuller influence on the otherwise minded than those of your perswasion Name the capacities for Honour or Advantage or what you please that is worth the naming whereto your meere Profession can give a non-suite to your claime Do not all men see many your freinds for we presume your selves do not think the severall merits of them all can mount so high in Court and Camp in Councill and in Country Stars of the greater magnitude §. 15. The premises are so above board in open view to all Past Professions compared that I am so little solicitous about your owne concession of them as to be confident very strangers in our Israel are apt to think the disease lyes not in perishing for want Past Professions compared but taking surfet by excesse Look back a little how long is it since the world was made beleive farre lesse than this would have served your turne Can your selves forget the time wherein you bare in hand might