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A10174	A shorte declaration of the lives and doctrinde [sic] of the Protestants and puritans vvher by one of independent iudgment may knovv the holinesse of their religion.	Griffin, George Augustus, attributed name.	1615 (1615)	STC 20451; ESTC S106114	88,828	192

Sacrilegius wyfe others ascertaine that he did kill him selfe with his owen hande SIR IHON kNOX life the false Apostle of Scolland Extracted out of M. Nicoll Burns disputation and approoued by other Oculare vatnessis vvhich vvere liuing in his teme CHAP. VIII SIR Ihon Knox a renegat Priest of the Towne of Hadintowne in Scotland was Incensed with the burning lust of the flesh as the Prophete Daniell did foretell 12.37 that all feare of God and honnour of the world sette asside did thinke no shame at all to polute his Fathers bedde in cōmitting horrible Incest with his owen Mother in lawein an cordnekill who being Excōmunicated by his owen Bihope for such an horrible crime did in despight by his Bishope and censure vsed against him foresaike at once his Priestly dignitie and fanction with the Catholeque Re●igion and so be come an heretique Thus as S. Paul sayet 1. Tim. 110 hauing banished away good conscience from him selfe did make shipe wrake of his faith which loose of conscience and corruption of life is alwise the begining of heresie After that he did foresaike the mekenesse of Pristhood he become a cruell actour and conspiratour of the Cardinall Beatons deatd which was cruellie Murthered by our heretiques first plāters of this carnall Gospell in Scotland when the Castell of S. Androwes was taken from our heretiques which did hold the same by force Against the Queenes Maiestie Knox with the rest of the heretiques conspiratours of the said Cardinalls death were also taken by the frincemen and condemned as Slaues vnto the Galleyes Knex at the last by some quyet conuoy being sette at libertie from Galley Slauene went vnto England where he did lerne the artie of Necromancie for better aduanceēnt of his carnall Gospell The Earle of Murray in the meane seaon ceing in England Knox did enter in conference with him at S. Pauls Church in London where he did persuade the said Earle that God hade chosen him to be King of Scotland to Roote out Idolatrie Establish the light of their Gospell and that he as a new Iosias should mantaine and defend sir Ihon Knox the new Helias against all Catholique Pastours which he calletd the Priests of Baal and liekwise the Queens Maiestie which he Nicknamed Iesabeli VVhich things to performe and atchiue he sette out his booke Intituled the blast of the Trompet against the Regiment of weemen attempting therely to spoile the Queenes Maiestie with all ther pesteritie of their Regall Diademe and heriatle of the the Kingdome of Scotland so at one time did Endeuoure him selfe to Plant a false Renigion for atrue and to Install an vnlawfull King for an lawfull Princesse in the Realme of Scotland This was the Sound Intention whole drifte of this false Prophete with the rest of his seditious Ministers to ouerthrowe the Spirituall and temporall Estate in the Realme of Seotland at one time This forelorne Priest retourning from Englnnd to Scotland againe did persuade a Married woman with her daughter to foresaike her hasband to follow him and thus shamefullie Sacrilegiously and Incestuously seale and proper fruits or their Carnall Gopell After the death of that adulteresse he being an old decreeped Priest at the pits brinke he did ryde upon a prettie Guelded horse with his Silken ●carfe adorned with an Golden Ring Pretious Stones as yf he hade beene a young Springall and wanton youth an Euident Signe of an meere worlding full of bold presumption Diabolicall pride He did also wooe an Gentle woman of the house of Ochiltrie to Marrie in this princly forme and Enchant her so by his Deuillish Arte of necromancie that he did appeare to this young Gentlewoman not in his owen shape an olde decreeped Priest but as a young Strypling most beutifull to beholde site to fight courgiosly in Venus fiield and so did Incense such an disordained loue in hir heart towards him selfe that she could nowise ●iue or take repose without his accursed Societie All the world beholding her to be a beutifull braue and pleasant Damosell and Knox to be but an olde decreeped priest of an base and obscure condition and of Ignoble blood they could not Ascribe the cause of that vehement affection which she did beare to such decreeped Priest but his Dueillish Arte of Sorcerie or Necromancie whereby he did bewitch the young Gentle woman in such fashon that she could not behold the shame and disgrace which she did Incurre when she did linke her selfe in Marriage with such a renegate Priest and Ignoble person as Knox was in verie deede The progresse of his life did shewe these things to be most true when an young wōan in the Lord Ochiltries house almost did loose hir life for feare when she did Espy thraugh an clift or bore in the doore Sathan in shape of a blacke men in quyet conference speaking with Knox which was the blacke Doctour and Master of Schoole whome froe he did learne his lesson as much in Sorcerie Necromancie as in the Preaching of his carnal Gospell A Gentle woman worthie to be beleeued in thi● behalfe did see Knox face toure in his necke during the time of his Preaching in S. Gils Church a● Edinbrugh as truly She did relate vnto me As the Arrians did not skare with the Doctrin● of Arrians when he did shute his Entralls in th● Iacks with the loose of his life publickly Euens● the puritans are not affrayed at the doctrine o● Knox which was damnad by God with such 〈◊〉 Monstrous prodige as the doctrine of Arrius wa● in ages long before Lastlly when he at the houre of death did assu● his Bretheren that the olde Religion should ari● againe they saide that he did but dotte and ra● in such speaches as a man be straught in mind 〈◊〉 Answerred to them saying to the end you ma● beleeue such things to be true as I haue foreto● you goe you Incontinently out of the house where I doe lye and when you retourne in againe ●ou shall find my words to be confirmed with a ●rodigous signe after they hade performed his will ●n this behalfe as he hade desired them to doe Entring in the house againe where they did ●eaue him giuing vp the Ghost they did find all ●he lights Extinguished and Knox him selfe lying ●old dead on the floore and his face tourned in ●is Necke This is the prodidgious end which ●his forelorne Priest did make most worthie of his deserts The young man which did serue him vnto his ●itter end did relate all these things to a Gentle man of Estate worthie of credence which did ●eherse these thinga as most true vnto his frinds as ●hey are tecited abue OF M. Ihon Craige a foresvvorne Dominican frier Minister to his Maiestie CHAP. IX Maister Ihon Craige apostata Frier Minister to King Iames the sixt of Scotland minded to retu●rne to his Monastrie being at time in Italie or laike of Moyen after he did foresaike the same ●onfesseth that the