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The lasher proved liar, or, The beadles lash laid open in a short reply to a slight pamphlet ushered into the world with the scurrilous title of A lash for a lyar, discovering the vanity of William Jennison, with his ungodly abuse of Thomas Tillam, minister of Christs Gospell.
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Tillam, Thomas.
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Wing T1165A; ESTC R27149
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money he might have gon beyond Sea and might there have lived happy and been adored for that our Church will forgive all that repent The Ambassador further added at that time that Burgomanero the Spanish Ambassador was a great Friend of the said Chambermaids and that the said Burgomonero would be examined before the Council about that Matter as he thought And this Informant further saith That the Ambassador his Master after he came home one night from Court with great Joy said That Villain Shaftsbury is put out of the Council and now we must have his Blood calling this Informant Dunce and Blockhead that he should be at White-Hall and not hear it before And this Informant further saith That at one other time discoursing of Mr. Coleman that was Executed he said If ever any Man was Guilty that died Coleman was and therefore could not ever be Canonized for a Saint because of the Guilt but he might be Absolved And this Informant further saith That at the time when the Duke of Monmouths Cook accused Segnior Antonio Farnandez belonging to the Queens Confessor for somwhat said by him or to him about the four Ruffians at Windsor after he had given directions to one of the Hhrbingers to provide Lodging for four Irish Gentlemen for which as this Informant beleives the said Antonio Fernandez was imprisoned in Newgate and to be tryed at Westminster before the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs as this Informant heard but he being out upon Bayl he came to vvait upon the Ambassador who ask him whether or no he had spoken to any of the four Irish Gentlemen at Windsor who replyed yes he had to one of them but he was sure the Rogue the Cook that had accused him could not hear him direct the said Person to see him at Night to which the Ambassador presently replyed Segnior Fernandez you shall not be Canoniz'd or suffer Martordom this bout for we have taken care that nothing shall appear against you which proved true the Ambassador giving this Informant a Guiney that day he was to be tryed and he did attend at Westminister and there saw him in Court and nothing did appear against him and this Informant further sayeth that Dr. Mendez beforementioned was once in the absence of this Informant Interpreter betwixt the said Ambassador and the Lady Abergavenny and that the said Dr. Mendez about a Month after the said Ambassador was gone for Portugal was passing in his Coach by the Shop of one Mr. Phillips on Ludgate-Hill where the said Dr. Mendez espying this Informant he took him into his Coach and as they rode together this Informant complained that the Ambassador was not so kind to him at his departure as he expected adding that he knew enough against the said Ambassador to ruine him and should he discover it would hurt many in England and the Dr. made answer I hope you will be more honest than to discover any thing and this Informant believes that if the said Dr. Mendez were Examined he would own the same This Informant further sayeth that before the said Ambassador went out of England he this Informant having much trouble upon his Spirits arising from the Knowledge of the things he hath now discovered to ease his Mind did write down the Heads of the same in Portuguese upon a Piece of Paper and delivered the same to his Mother to lay up carefully for him and more especially what related to the Design against the Earl of Shaftbury Dr. Oats and Mr. Bedlow and a Country Justice which Paper was Svvorn unto in the House of Peers on Fryday the 19th of November 1680. Sworn by Order of the Lords Committees for Examinations c. the 10th of December 1680. before me Edmund Warcupp Esq The following INFORMATION was delivered in the Spanish Language fairly written by Mr. John Faria my Father to his Majesty and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled who were pleased to Command Mr. William Blathwaite to Translate the same into English which was done and the same Sworn unto in the Lords House his Majesty present upon the 19th Day of Nov. 1680. THIS Informant sayeth that at the first Arrival of Gasper de Abreu de Freitas the last Ambassador in Ordinary from Portugal at the Court of England this Informant went to visit him as having had an old Acquaintance with the said Ambassador at the time when he was here before in the Quality of Envoy extraordinary to his Maejesty of Great Brittain whom God preserve And the said Ambassador asking the Informant about his Son Francisco de Faria whom he had a mind to make his Secretary of Languages as being skilled in the English French and Portugeze Languages whereupon this Informant carryed his said Son to the Ambassadors House and left him there to be his Interpreter and this Informant continuing often to visit the Ambassador who used to complain much in his Discourse of the great Persecution which he said the Roman Catholicks lay under in the Kingdom of England and that all was occasioned by Mr. Oats and Bedlow who were base Rogues and Villains and that for their having caused so great Mischiefs they deserved to be killed swearing by God that he would take care to have them killed and this Informant hearing the Ambassador use at several times this Sort of Discourse this Informant told him as he used to be very free with the Ambassador That his Ambassy in England was about the affair of the Kingdom of Portugal and that he needed not trouble himself with any Body else and that he should let the King of Englands Subjects live in Peace to which the said Ambassador replyed that for those great Mischiefs those Rascals had brought upon the Roman Catholicks they deserved to be killed And this Informant further sayeth that a Month or five Weeks before the said Ambassador took leave of his Majesty of Great Brittan upon his Return to Portugal the aforesaid Francisco de Faria brought to the House of this Informant some Papers belonging to his said Son that this Informant might keep them for him and amongst the rest there was one which the Informant saw written with the Hand of the said Francisco de Faria wherein were several Memorandums written in the Portuguese Tongue with the Names of English Persons as may be seen by the said Paper which the said Francisco de Faria took away afterwards out of the House of the said Informant And this Informant further sayeth that at that time when the Book made by Mr. Oats was published in French being a Narrative of the Plot the said Ambassador sent to buy one of them which the Informant translated and read out of the French into Portuguese unto the Ambassador who then spake verily angerly of Mr. Oats and sayed that the Jesuits that had suffered died as Martyrs whereunto this Informant replyed that if they were so Zealous of their Religion it had been better for them to have exercised it in
Lash p. 3. 11 12. to own and imbrace this glorious day on which the Apostles Pentecost fell as the very day which ye did and ought to keep as their Sabbath And I shall for ever acquit him of all the abuses in his book and esteem it abundant satisfaction to see a sinner return from the error of his way Jam. 5.20 Amen As touching the second part of Mr. Iennisons Lash concerning Baptisme he must excuse me if I deem it a dishonour to that flourishing truth to contend with him after so many learned debates of persons with whom neither of us may compare much less conceit to exceed The Covenant made to litteral Israel which he would have to be one with mystical Israel do exceedingly differ As 1. In the Mediator Gal. 3.19 The servant being veiled 2 Cor. 3.13 The Son revealed Mat. 17.5 2 Cor. 3.18 Ioh. 1.14 2. In the parties taken into Covenant In the Type a fleshly seed Gen. 17.7 13. In the truth a faithful seed Gal. 3.9 29. Rev. 12.17 Then not in Covenant till first they were Abrahams now not in Covenant till first they be Christs 3. There 's difference in the Sign The shadow signed the outward man Gen. 17.10 11. The truth signs the inner man Rom. 2.28 29. Eph. 1.13 14. 4. In the Sacrifice The Type Carnal Heb. 9.10 The Truth Spiritual 1 Pet. 2.5 The Type dead Heb. 10.1 4 5. The Truth living Rom. 12.1 2. 5. In the Inheritance The Type Temporal Deut. 4.21 38. Ier. 11.3 5. The Truth Eternal Heb. 9.15 1 Pet. 1.4 His conceits upon 1 Cor. 10.1 2 3. Lash p. 61. pleads as much for Infant Communion as for Infant Baptisme neither of which is found in Christs House That of 1 Cor. 7.14 p. 64. tells you the unbelieving wife is sanctified to the husband and so are the children Mr. p. 66. c. Iennison at length grants that he can none other way help Babes to Baptisme but by consequence and because he confesseth William Iennison cannot prove his interest in Christ but by consequence he judges the same of Tho. p. 69. Tillam who through distinguishing grace hath a fairer evidence then a bare consequence Rom. 8.16 Eph 1.13 1 Cor. 2.14 the Spirit it self bearing witness with his spirit that he is the Child of God When Scripture fails for Baby-Baptisme Mr. Iennison fetches an argument from the Turk and the Devil Lash p. 73. p. 74. but I shall not travel into their Regions to disprove him They that now censure dipping of Disciples as immodest and dangerous would much more have cried out upon the circumcision of mens privy parts But I shall cease to contend about a point so fully controverted and cleared expecting a fair and speedy submission to that Christian Sabbath whereon the Apostle Pentecost was celebrated recording to his full confession wherewith I shall conclude That the day of the first New Testament Church its meeting and that wherein the Lord so highly blessed them Lash p. 12. 3. is that glorious day which the Saints did and ought to keep as their Sabbath Amen THE END As to the Lady Abergavenny mentioned in my Information I have this to add further that I do very well remember that at the time when the five Jesuits were to be hanged drawn and quartered the said Lady came to the Portugal Ambassador and made a most dreadful Complaint to his Excellency to this Effect how that we were all ruined if the said five Jesuits should suffer for to be sure that the next man that should die would be Sir George Wakeman in regard the five Jesuits were condemned upon the same Fact that Sir George Wakeman was guilty of therefore I desire your Lordship by all means to see if your Lordship can find any way to prevent the Death of those Jesuits Upon which my Lord made answer to the said Lady that he could not Imagine or Find out any way to save their Lives but that they must die for said he we have used all our Endeavours and made all the Interest vve can and it vvill not be granted Then the said Lady made ansvver to my Lord that then Sir George Wakeman vvould have his Tryal and vvould be condemned and suffer and then all our Plot vvill be discovered My Lord made answer in these vvords No Madam vve vvill seek to prevent his Death by some Friend that vve shall make Upon vvhich my Lady Abergavenny took her leave of my Lord I Francisco de Faria vvas Interpreter betvveen them both Thus far I have followed the Series of Relation without interruption as being Occurances that happend and depended one upon another I am now to repeat some passages which as they come to my Knowledge upon Various occasions and at Several times require not to be so punctually disposed in order as being compleat within themselves In January or Febuary 1678 9. A Letter vvas sent into Portugal by a Capuchin belonging to the Queens Chappel at Somerset House call'd by the name of Paulenio to a Friend of his at Lisbon the Letter Containd Words to this Efect Our affaires are very well in London vvhere I hope in a little time there vvill be a great alteration and our business vvill be at an end in a short time so that I hope this place vvill all become Catholicks The Gentleman that received the Letter in Lisbon shewed it to a Friend of his that vvas an English Man vvho by that time had intelligence of the Discovery of the Plot in England that Gentle-Man vvrites over immediately from Portugal to a Friend of his in London vvhat he had heard by a Letter from a Capuchin of Somerset-House upon vvhich the said Gentleman vvent to the King and Counsel and declared vvhat Newes his Friend had sent him out of Portugal presently the King and Counsel caused the Queens Confessor to be called and to be Examined vvho at that time denyed all protested his Innocency that he never vvrote any such Letter vvhereupon the King and Counsel discharged him but that very Night there vvas private Intelligence given to the said Father Paulenio upon vvhich he Immediately made his Escape for Flanders vvhere he staid till the Portugaal Ambassador arrived in the Downs in his passage homevvards vvhom he then met and Embarqued vvith him for Portugal in the Ruby Frigat under the Command of Captain Allum And novv that the World may see hovv this Popish Plot vvas carryed one by General Contributions and Collected Maintenances either out of Devotion or Fear I vvill add one Certainty more vvhich is this that vvhile I vvas Employed in the service of the said Ambassador I vvas intrusted among other things to pay to Mr. Anderson Alias Munson a Secular Priest then a Prisoner in the Kings Bench upon the account of the Plot fifty Shillings a Month which money I Constantly paid to his Sister Mrs. Barbara Tempest Living in Holborn near the Kings Gate during the whole