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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09156	The Isle of Man: or, the legall proceeding in Man-shire against sinne Wherein, by way of a continued allegorie, the chiefe malefactors disturbing both Church and common-wealth, are detected and attached; with their arraignment, and iudiciall triall, according to the lawes of England. The spirituall vse thereof, with an apologie for the manner of handling, most necessary to be first read, for direction in the right vse of the allegory thorowout, is added in the end. By R.B. ...	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1627 (1627)	STC 1947; ESTC S101708	79,283	417

Worshipfull Gentlemen These are men of worth my Lord of farre more esteeme euery where than these meane men heere picked out of purpose by Master Sheriffe These my Lord of the Iurie are men of small reckoning in the Country These liue scattered here and there almost without habitation except in poore Cottages so as we maruel my Lord how they can bee brought in for Free-holders hardly any one of them is of any account with men of great estates and of worth in the Land Good my Lord consider of vs. Then the Iudge asketh them what those men be of whom they speake and what are their names Then they answer My Lord they are these Master Naturalist Master Doubting Master Opinion Master Carelesse Master Chiuerell Master Libertine Master Laodicean Master Temporizer Master Politician Master Out-side Master Ambo dexter and Master Newtralitie all my Lord very indifferent men betwixt vs and them Gentlemen Free-holders of great meanes we beseech you my Lord to shew vs some pitty that they may be of the Iurie The Iudge informed by those worthy Iustices of the Quorum concerning these men so named by the prisoners and knowing the honesty and good credit of the chosen Iurie their exceptions against them are not admitted of and so these indifferent Gentlemen are passed by The Clerke therefore is commanded to goe forward and then he readeth the Inditement of euery one in order one after another as they be called forth by name and set to the Barre The first which is called out is the Old-man Then saith the Clerke Gaoler set out Old-man to the Barre Then hee is brought to the Barre and commanded to hold vp his hand and his Inditement is read Old-man thou art indited here by the name of Old-man of the Towne of Euahs Temptation in the Countie of Adams consent that vpon the day of Mans fall in Paradise when he was driuen out thou did dest corrupt the whole nature of man body and soule leading all and euery of his Posterity comming by generation with the body of Sinne making him indisposed to any thing that is good framing lets to any holy duty and polluting his best actions but making him prone to all euill bringing him captiue to imperious lusts and so causing him to liue in continuall rebellion against GOD contrary to the Peace of our Soueraigne Lord the King IESVS CHRIST his Crowne and Dignity What sayest thou to it He pleades Not guilty and so puts himselfe to the Triall Then the Cryer calleth for euidence against the Prisoner Then commeth forth Dauid whose Euidence is this I was shapen in Iniquity and in Sinne hath my Mother conceiued me Iobs is this He cannot be cleane that is borne of a Woman Isaiah his Euidence is That all are transgressours from the wombe Saint Pauls Euidence is most cleere for being asked what hee could say Hee answered My Lord this Old-man hath bin the death of very many I haue wofull experience of him a wretched man hath he made me Hee tooke occasion by the Commandement to worke all concupiscence in me Hee deceiued me and slew me wrought Death in mee so that in my flesh dwelleth no good but when I would doe good euill is present with mee so that through him the good I would doe I cannot and the euill I hate that I doe Hee maketh warre against the law of my minde and bringeth me into captiuitie to the Law of Sinne. Thus my Lord is in me the Body of Death from which I desire to be deliuered and this is that I can say The Euidence being thus cleere the Iury presently being all agreed giue in their Verdict and being asked what they say of the prisoner at the Barre guilty or not they answer Guilty Then he asketh what hee can say for himselfe why sentence should not bee pronounced against him Good my Lord saith he I am wrongfully accused and am made the man I am not there is no such thing as Originall Corruption Pelagius a Learned man and all those now that are called Anabaptists who well enough know all these Euidences brought against me haue hitherto and yet doe maintaine it that Sinne commeth by imitation and not by Propagation and in-bred prauity Good my Lord I beseech you be good vnto me and cast not away so poore an Old man good my Lord for I am at this day 5556. yeeres old Then saith the Iudge Old-man the Euidence is cleere those thou hast named are condemned Heretickes and as for thy yeeres in respect of which thou crauest pitty it is pitty thou hast beene suffered so long to doe so great and so generall a mischiefe as these good men doe witnesse against hee O my Lord I beseech you then a Psalme of Mercie Old-man the Law of the King allowes thee not the benefit of the Clergie for The reward of Sin is death This is his Maiesties Decree vnchangeable as the Law of the Medes and Persians Good my Lord that is meant only of Actuall Sin and not of me That is not so for Originall Sinne is Sinne and all men know that Children die that neuer sinned by Imitation nor Actually after the similitude of Adams transgression And Death goeth ouer all in as much as all haue sinned If sinne were not in Infants they could not die Heare therefore thy Sentence Thou Old-man hast by that name beene indited of these Fellonies Outrages and Murthers and for the same arraigned thou hast pleaded Not-guiltie and put thy selfe vpon the Tryall and art found guiltie and hauing nothing iustly to say for thy selfe this is the Law thou shalt bee carried backe to the place of Execution and there be cast off with all thy deeds and all thy members daily mortified and crucified with all thy lusts of euerie one that hath truly put on Christ This Sentence pronounced the Sheriffe is commanded to doe Execution which Religion by his Vnder Sheriffe Resolution seeth throughly performed The Executioner is hee that hath put on Christ Gal. 5. 24. This Prisoner thus proceeded against the Gaoler is commanded to set out Mistrisse Heart to the Barre who is commanded to hold vp her hand and then is her Inditement read Mistrisse Heart thou art heere indited by the name of Mistrisse Heart of Soule in the County of the Isle of Man that also vpon the day of Mans fall in Paradise thou becamest corrupted accompanying the Old-man and also Will thy man and hast beene so hardened that thou couldest not repent and so blinde that thou becamest past feeling and hast made men to giue themselues ouer to all lasciuiousnesse to worke all vncleannesse euen with greedinesse to bee also very slow to beleeue all that the Prophets haue spoken and to be so enraged with choller somtimes as to runne mercilesly on Innocents to murther them and to cause men most cursedly to

and is a Witch and hath by his or her owne wayes brought this euill vpon him or her without the practice of any other Witch 4. Whether they might proceed vpon meere presumptions against the suspected or rather stay till they had more certaine and grounded pro●fet 5. Whether they could none of them being read in any learned Tractates touching the practices of Witches rightly examine the suspected to finde out a Witch and so to bring him or her deseruedly vnder the power of Authority There is now come forth by the leaue of Authority a Guide to Grand-Iury men in cases of Witch-craft my suit is that they would be pleased to accept of my well-meaning therein In which all these points before are fully handled as also That there are witches who are most subiect to be made Witches How they prepare themselues for the Deuill How Satan draweth thē to a league becommeth familiar with them That there are good Witches and the signes to know them That there are bad Witches and how then practise and what it is that they can doe and how many things must concurre in bewitching What are the signes to know one to be bewitched That Witches may be detected What are strong presūptions of a Witch What are the certaine euidences against such an one How throughly to examine a Witch With many other particulars set forth in 28 distinct Chapters fully and yet with great breuity The death of fiue brethren and sisters lately condemned and executed for Witches one more yet remaining formerly brought before a Iudge and now in danger to bee questioned againe hath mooued mee to take this paine not to preuent Iustice nor to hinder legall proceedings but that I may not be mistaken nor wronged as I was once and more should haue beene had not the wisdome and goodnesse of so reuerend a Iudge accepted graciously of my vpright Apologie against vaine Accusers I made a Petition then to my Lord the Iudge to the worthy then M. Sheriffe and to all the Worshipfull of the Bench then present which I am bold to renew againe more publikely and that now this third time because it pleased that reuerend Iudge so well to like thereof to second it and is wished of many to finde some good effect at the length The state of poore prisoners is well knowne and how their soules safety is neglected and yet our Sauiour gaue such a testimony to a penitent theefe as hee neuer gaue to any mortall man else for he told him that he should be that day with him in Paradise How blessed a worke would it be to haue maintenance raised for a learned godly and graue Diuine that might attend to instruct thē daily Twelue pence a quarter of one parish with another in our Countie would encourage some compassionate holy man thereunto And what is this Not a mite out of euery mans purse to saue soules If with this instruction there should bee meanes to set them also on worke they might get somewhat for food for raiment They might so preuent the miserable fruits of sloth their mindes would bee imployed their bodies bee preserued in health and not pine away and be consumed with vermine Yea enforced labour there would terrifie loose vagrants lazie wanderers and the idle rout from turning the eues more then either imprisonment or death hitherto hath done And besides such as should escape would by this heauenly meanes of instruction and bodily labour become through Gods mercy more profitable members in the Commō-Weale afterwards whereas now they become twice more the children of Belial than they were before Oh let me be hold earnestly to beseech you and in all humility to craue your mercifull and tender bowels of compassion towards them And first of you right Honourable my Lords the Iudges who sit as Gods among men to giue iudgement vpon this so wretched and so miserable a generation of mankinde that if they die they may be more ready with all patience and submission of spirit to receiue their iust reward and your doome of death vpon them or if they be acquitted and so liue they may learne afterwards to liue the life of good Christians and so make a good vse of their deliuerance And would not this reioyce your hearts to forward such a worke when your Lordships doe know that the blessed Angels doe reioyce at the conuersion of Sinners Next of you Worthy Master Sheriffe vnder whose wisedome religious affection tender mercies and powerfull habilities the Prison and the Prisoners be for the time present Shall not this worke set forward by you be vnto you an euerlasting remembrance Then of all you Right Worshipfull the worthy Iustices of our Country by whose authority these offenders are sent vnto prison Oh that it might not displease you to heare me calling vpon you by name who I hope are well-minded to such a blessed and charitable a worke Yee deseruedly honoured Knights Sir George Speke Sir Iohn Stowel Sir Francis Popham Sir Henry Barkley Sir Iohn Windham Sir Iohn Horner Sir Edward Rodney and Sir Robert George And may I not here also name the worthily esteemed of their Country though not at this present in Commission with you Sir Ralph Hopton Sir Robert Philips Sir Charles Barkley and Sir Edward Barkley All to be graciously pleased to commiserate their lamentable case and to helpe forward this worke of pietie and pitie towards prisoners O yee other worthies of your Country no lesse generously affected Iohn Powlet Robert Hopton Edward Rogers George Lutterell Iohn May Fra. Baber Ro. Cuffe Tho. Breerton Io. Coles William Francis Rice Dauys Thomas Windham Iohn Harrington Io. Harbin William Capel and Anth. Stocker Esquires let the bowels of compassion compasse you about that you may affect this so good a deed and be honoured for euer in bringing to passe so rare a charitie The worke surely would blesse you all Alas the Prison now is a very picture of Hell and more is the pitie as the case now stands is no lesse than a preparatiue thereto for want of daily instruction It would be by a faithfull ministery and bodily imploiment of them a house of correction with instruction and so happily the way of life Then might charity quicken vp iustice to send offenders obstinately persisting in euill and abusing their liberty vnto prison in good hope of their reformation The losse of their corporall liberty might through Gods mercy then gaine them spirituall freedome Health by labour would be preserued and their soules by wholsome instruction saued The Father of our Lord Iesus Christ perswade your well-disposed hearts to such an vnbegun worke among so many good deeds very famous in this renowned Nation The spirit of the Lord God of Heauen and Earth rest vpon you to cause you to affect this and in time to effect the same by stirring vp the Country and by your owne mercies in your life times you giuing