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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57609	Rome for Canterbury, or, A true relation of the birth and life of William Laud Arch-bishop of Canterbury together with the whole manner of his proceeding, both in the star-chamber, high-commission court, in his owne house, and some observations of him in the tower : with his carriage at the fight of the deputyes going to the place of execution, &c. : dedicated to all the Arminian tribe or Canterburian faction, in the yeare of grace, 1641 : whereunto is added all the articles by which he stands charged of high treason, &c.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1641 (1641)	Wing R1895; ESTC R17938	6,955	8

and cunningly dealt by his agents Secretary Windibank Sir John Lamb others that they were sent abroad and he séene to have no hand in the businesse when in the interim all the rigorous sentences that past him were against the zealous professors of our Protestant Religion A poore Prelate having long waited to speake with this great Arch-Bishop and being after much attendance admitted to his presence in their discourse the great Metropolitane told him hee was an idle fellow to whom the other replyed it is most true for had I not béene so I could not have spared so many idle hours to attend upon your grace to such small purpose At which he being much mov'd said Why what fellow dost thou thinke of us Bishops who replyed I will in plaine tearmes tell your grace what I thinke of you I can no better compare you than unto the huge Brasse Andirons that stand in great mens Chimnies and us poore Ministers to the low Créepers you are they that carry it out in a vaine-glorious shew but wee the poore Curates undergoe and beare the burthen Another told him when h●e used to play upon other mens miseries that his Lordship must néeds be witty hée being a very little man that his head and his heart were so neare together Some have observed that as hee was a Prelate and Primate so hée greatly favoured the letter P. by which may bée coniectured the Pope w●ose Emblasons amongst other of his Pontificall Escutchions are three Bishops viz I take it thrée Bibles and to shew he much affected that Episcopall Letter his thrée beneuolent and well benefit'd Chaplaines were Browne Bray and Baker And for the letter P. he was also a great patron and protector to Doctor P●ck●i●ton who for publishing one Booke called Sunday is no Sabboth wherein he vilified all the observance due to Dies Domini the Lords Day and another intituled the Christians Altar wherein he would have first produc'd and after propagated Popish superstition he did confere upon him three or foure Benefices worth some two or thr●● hundred per annum and a Prebendary in Windsor valued at thrée hundred more by the yeare Many are the probabilities that he purposed to bring poperie into the Kingdome as the Scotch Service Book differing from our English Liturgie especially in words concerning receiving the Eucharist or the Lords Supper w●ich was the first incendiary of all these late troubles betwéen the two Kingdomes of England and Scotland in which some bloud hath béene drawne but infinite treasure exhausted apparancy néedeth no proofe but tha● we leave to the ●e●sure of the higher powres being an argument as it hath béene long so now at this present in agitation yet the better to define that which before was but disputable when he came first into the Tower and not being acquainted with the place he desired that by no meanes he should be lodged where the Bishop of Lincoln had before laine and being demanded the reason because they were swéet and good he made answer O but I feare they ●mell so of Puritanisme that the very ayre of them will halfe stifle or choake me These sympathising with the rest may give the world reason to suspect his Religion Upon monday being the tenth of May when it was knowne that the Lieutenant should prepare himselfe to dye tidings was brought to the Arch Bishop of the setting up of the Scaffold● upon Tower-hill whereon the Deputie of Ireland was to suf●er death hee immediately spake to his men saying It is no matter when or where we dye so wee first have time to make our peace and reconciliation with God we are all of us borne to dye though there be many severall wayes to death for death must at last conquer and have victory over the bodies of all flesh whatsoever Be yée of good comfort doe not yée be discouraged for me I am a man of sorrow and borne to this sorrow Lord give me strength to bear thy chastisements patiently and indure them constantly even to the end and period of my life I am indéed a man borne of a woman of a short continuance and full of trouble and heavinesse a man indéed ma●● like to vanity and compared to the flowers of the field here this day it may be gone to morrow nay I am worse a child of wrath a vessell of dishonour begotten in uncleanenesse living in care and wretchednesse and dying in distresse O Lord I will cry unto thée night and day before I passe through this vale of misery I will summe up all my offences I will confesse my vilenesse before thee and will not be ashamed for true confession is the very way whereby I may come unto thée which art the way and the onely true way that leads unto life eternall O the most happy life which the Angels enioy in the right blessed Kingdome voyd of death everlasting where no times succéed by ages where the continuall day without night hath no end where the conquering souldier ioyned to that ioyfull quire of Angells crowned with the Crowne of everlasting glory doth sing to his God a Song amongst the Songs of Syon I meddle not with any state busines whatsoever but it séems he bore no great affection to the Scots which is probable by the little love they beare unto him But most sure we are that he was arrested of high and capitall Treason first committed to the Knight of the black rod and thence convayed to the Tower where ever since he hath béene in custody of the Lieutenant of whose demeanor during his abode there I shall next speak by the true information of some credible persons that have observed his deportment He was not onely frequent and fervent in and at his Orisons in his owne chamber where hee spent the greatest part of the morning at his private meditations but very carefull and observant at the wéeke dayes service at the Chappell but especially on the Lords day he came duely and prostrated himselfe devoutly on his knées giving great attention both to the service and sermon and taking speciall notice of some particular Psalmes that were sung before the Parson went up into the pulpit especially the second part of the thrée and thirtieth Psalme the second part of the fortie ninth and the first part of the hundred and fortieth which are worthy any mans reading being so aptly pickt out for that purpose he called the Clark one day unto him and courteously demanded of him whether he happened on them by accident or had cald them out by his owne conceit the plaine old man ingenuously confessed unto him that he chose them out purposely to put him in minde of his present estate at which hee modestly smiling made him no further answer but departed towards his lodging Further hee was heard to say that if ever God delivered him from that present durance and that the King would restore him to his pristine dignities he would much improve that place

meaning the Church in remembrance that he had béene there a prisoner It is also reported that a gentleman of quality comming to the Tower to give him a visite and asking his grace how it fared with him at that present he made him answer I thanke God I am well for it hath pleased his Sacred Maiesty my Soveraigne to provide for me an honourable and convenient lodging where I have good and wholsome fare and where not withstanding all my troubles and tribulations I never yet broke an houre of my usuall and contented sléep And the morning when the late Earle of Strafford past by his lodging as he was led to the place of execution and mooved his ha● unto him then standing and looking out of his windowe he held up his hands and eyes towards heaven without speaking any thing audible to the observers as if he prayed earnestly and inwardly for the salvation of his soule c. He was observed also sometimes to speake those words of the Psalmist Psal. 82. v. 6 7. I have said ye are gods and children of the most high but ye shall dye as men and yee Princes shall fall like others c. Now follow the Articles exhibited c. The true copy of the Articles whereby William Laud Arch-Bishop of Canterbury stands charged with high Treason FIrst That the said William Laud Arch-bishop of Canterbury hath traiterously laboured to subvert the fundamental Laws and Government of the Kingdome by giving his Majesty advise privately and in other places said that hee would have them gouern'd by Civill Lawes and further said hee would make the proudest Subject in the Kingdome give way to him and being told it was against Law he replied he would make it Law and that the King might at his owne pleasure take away without Law and make it warrantable by Gods Law Secondly His countenancing of Bookes and their Authors for the maintenance of his unlimited and absolute power wherein the power of the Parliament is denied and the Bishops power of Prela●y set up Thirdly That he traitorously went about to interrupt the Iudges by his threatnings and other meanes to constraine them to give false Iudgment in the case of Ship-mony as will appeare both by writings and his hand by testimony of divers persons of good worth and quality Fourthly That he hath taken bribes and sold justice in the High Commission Court as he was Arch-bishop and hath not only corrupted the Iudges there but hath also sold judicial places to be corrupted Fiftly That he hath endeavoured the incroachment of jurisdiction and institution of Canons which are not onely unlawfull but prejudiciall to the Subject and that hee hath exercised his authority very cruelly both as a Chancellour Commissioner and Iudge Sixtly That He hath traiterously assumed a capitall power over his Majesties subjects denying his power of Prelacy as from the King Seaventhly That by false erronious Doctrines and other sinister wayes and meanes He went about to subvert the Religion establish●d in this Kingdom and to set up Papistry and superstition in the Church Eightly That by undue meanes and practice he hath gotten into his hand the power of nominating of Ministers to Spirituall promotions and hath preferred none but scandalous Ministers thereunto and that he preferred corrupt Chaplains to his Majesty Ninthly That his owne Ministers as Heywood Laifield and others are notoriously disaff●cted to Religion Tenthly That hee hath Traiterously endea●oured to reconcile us to the Church of Rome and to that end hath imployed a Iesuite and a Papist-priest and hath wrought with the Popes Agents in severall p●i●ts Eleventh That to suppresse prea●hing Hee hath suspended divers good men and u●ed u●lawfull meanes by Letters and otherwise to severall Bishops to suppresse th●m Twelth That he hath Traiterously endeavoured to suppresse the French Religion here amongst us which is the same wee are of and also the Dutch Church and to set divisio● betweene them and u● Thirteenth That he hath Traiterously ende●vored to set Division between the King and his Subjects and hath gone about to bring in Innovatio●s into our Church And hath induced the King to Warre with the Scots and many upon their death beds to give towards the maintenance of the Warre And hath caused the Clergy to give fr●●ly towards the same and hath broug●t in many Superstitions and Innov●tions into the Church of Scotland And that hee procured the King to breake the pacification thereby to cause a bloody War betwee● the Kingdomes Fourteenth That to preserve himselfe from being questioned for these and other his Traiterous designes from the first yeare of his Majesties Raigne untill now hee hath laboured to subvert the Rites of Parliam●ntary proceedings and to incense h●s Majesty against Parliaments By all which Words Councels and Actions hee hath Trait●rously laboured to ali●nate the h●arts of the Kings leige people from his Majesty ●o set a Division betweene them and to ruine and destroy his Majesties Kingdomes For which they impeach him of high Tre●son agai●st our Soveraigne Lord the King his Crown● and Dignity And the said Commons by protestation saving to themselves the liberty of exhibiting at any time hereafter any other Accusation or Impeachment against the said William La●d Arch-bishop of Canterbury And also of replying to the Answers that he● the said Arch-bishop shall make unto the said Articles or any of them And of offering proofe also of the Premisses or a●y of them or any other Impeachment or Accusation that shall be exhibited by them ●● the course of Parliaments require Doe pray that he the said William La●d Arch-bishop of Cant●rbury may be put spe●dily to answere for all and eve●y the premisses that such Proceedings Examin●tions Trials and Iudgments may be upon every one of them had and used as is agre●able to Law and Iustice FINIS