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A52692 The Grand impostor examined, or, The life, tryal and examination of James Nayler the seduced and seducing Quaker : with the manner of his riding into Bristol. 1656 (1656) Wing N283; ESTC R26866 13,477 52

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The Grand Impostor EXAMINED OR The Life Tryal and Examination OF JAMES NAYLER The Seduced and Seducing QUAKER WITH The Manner of his Riding into BRISTOL JOH. 19. 7. We have a law and by our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God JOH. 20. 31. But these are written that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God and that believing ye might have life through his Name LONDON Printed for Henry Brome at the Hand in S. Paul's Church-yard 1656. To the READER Courteous Reader I Do here give thee an account of what passed betweene James Nayler and his Judges as thinking it a part of my duty towards God and man that thereby thou mayst see and know there is but one onely God and one onely Jesus which is the Christ who was crucified by the Jews at Jerusalem Which whosoever denies let him be accursed It hath been the Custome in former Times to Immure Stone or other wayes punish with Death such as did falsly stile themselves the onely Sons of the most High God As thou may'st see in that faithful Chronologer John Speed who affirmeth That in the Reign of King Henry the third there appeared a Grand Impostor somewhat in wickedness resembling this of whom we are to treat This man or rather Devil thinking himself to be some-body boasted himself to be no-body in the eyes of the World but as being sent from Heaven And having a grave and impudent aspect pretended himself to be no less then the Saviour of Mankinde And to strike a belief into the easily-seduced People he had wounded his hands and feet and side Affirming these to be the wounds which the Jews had given him at Jerusalem For which blasphemous and horrid Doctrine he was sentenced to be starved to death between the walls of a strong Prison Where he and his Doctrine died Even So let all thine enemies perish O Lord Thou wilt in his Examination discover some Difference to be between him and GEORGE FOX but I suppose they are again reconciled I shall not trouble thee with all the many Letters which were conveyed from him to others or from them to him lest I make my Relation swell too big I shall onely give thee two or three of the chiefest Out of which if thou canst pick but a little sence and less Truth thou canst do more then Thy loving Friend December 16. 1656. James Naylors Examination READER THinking it a very good foundation to my building to give you the manner of his progresse before you come to his confession or before his blasphemie aspires to the stoole of Repentance I shall thus begin James Naylor of Wakefield in the County of Yorke a deluded and deluding Quaker and Imposter rode October last through a Village called Bedminster about a mile from Bristol accompanied with six more one whereof a yong man whose head was bare leading his horse by the bridle and another uncovered before him thorough the durty way in which the Carts and Horses and none else usually goe And with them two men on horseback with each of them a woman behind him and one woman walking on the better way or path In this posture did they màrch and in such a case that one Georse Witherley noting their condition asked them to come in the better rode adding that God expected no such extremity but they continued on their way not answering in any other notes but what were musicall singing Holy holy holy Lord God of Sabbath c. Thus continued they till by their wandring they came to the Almsehouse within the Suburbs of Bristol where one of the women alighted and she with the other of her own sex lovingly marcht on each side of Naylor's Horse This Witherley saith he supposes they could not be lesse deep in the muddy way then to the knees and he saith they sang but sometimes with such a buzzing mel-ODIOVS noyse that he could not understand what it was This the said Witherley gave in upon his oath Thus did they reach Ratcliff-gate with Timothy Wedlock of Devon bare-headed and Martha Symonds with the bridle on one side and Hannah Stranger on the other side of the Horse this Martha Simonds is the wise of Thomas Simonds of London Book-binder and Hannah Stranger is the Wife of John Stranger of London Combmaker who sung Holy holy holy Lord God of Israel Thus did he ride to the high Crosse in Bristol and after that to the White-hart in Broadstreet vvhere there lies two eminent Quakers by name Dennis Hollister and Henry Row of vvhich the Magistrates hearig they vvere apprehended and committed to prison Long it had not been after their confinement in the Goale at Exeter from whence passing through Wells and Glassenbury this party bestrewed the vvay vvith their garments But to be short they were searcht and Letters were found about them infinitely filled vvith profane non-sensicall language vvhich Letters I shall not trouble you with onely some of the chiefe lest your patience should be too much cloyd We shall hast now to their examinations and because Naylor vvas the chiefe actor 't is fit he have the preheminence of leading the vvay in their Examinations we shall therefore give you a full account of vvhat passed betvven the Magistrate and him vvhich take as follovveth The Examination of James Naylor and others BEing asked his name or whether he was not called James Naylor he replied The men of this world call me James Naylor Q. Art not thou the man that rid on horseback into Bristol a womou leading thy horse and others singing before thee Holy holy holy Hosannah c. A. I did ride into a Town but what its name was I know not and by the Spirit a woman was commanded to hold my horses bridle and some there were that cast down cloathes and sang praises to the Lord such songs as the Lord put into their hearts and its like it might be the Song of Holy holy holy c. Q. Whether or no didst thou reprove those women A. Nay but I bad them take heed that they sang nothing but what they were moved to of the Lord Q. Dost thou own this Letter whereupon a Letter vvas shewed him which Hannah Strange sent unto thee A. Yea I do own that Letter Q. Art thou according to that Letter the fairest of ten thousand A. As to the visible I deny any such attribute to be due unto me but if as to that which the Father has begotten in me I shall own it But now Reader before I passe further I hold it not impertient to deliver you the vvords of the same Letter vvith another vvhich vvere these A Letter to James Naylor at Exeter by Hannah Strange J. N. IN the pure feare and power of God my soule salutes thee Thou everlasting son of righteousnesse and Prince of peace oh how my soule travelleth to see this day which Abraham did and was glad and so shall all that are