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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19395	Conspiracie, for pretended reformation viz. presbyteriall discipline. A treatise discouering the late designments and courses held for aduancement thereof, by William Hacket yeoman, Edmund Coppinger, and Henry Arthington Gent. out of others depositions and their owne letters, writings & confessions vpon examination: together with some part of the life and conditions, and two inditements, arraignment, and execution of the sayd Hacket: also an answere to the calumniations of such as affirme they were mad men: and a resemblance of this action vnto the like, happened heretofore in Germanie. Vltimo Septembris. 1591. Published now by authoritie.	Cosin, Richard, 1549?-1597.	1592 (1592)	STC 5823; ESTC S108823	96,463	116

a note of his owne hande set vpon the backe of these two copies thus viz. By these letters it may appeare what care I had to carry my selfe in this action But in his letters about this matter written vnto Preachers others of his owne humor he goeth more plainely to worke and declareth another purpose and that it is aspeciall seruice by him to be done to God and his Church and so no ciuill matter as he elsewhere pretendeth For I finde by a letter of another Gentleman of the Laitie P. W. dated the 25. of Ianuarie last and written vnto Coppinger in answere that Coppinger had sent for him vp to receaue aduise of him in some matters of importance tending to the true seruice of God wherein he was labouring in the ende whereof are these wordes viz. you are in a plentifull soile where you may vse the aduise of many godly wise vse the benefite thereof and then as Ioshua saide be bolde and of a good courage feare not to be discouraged for God euen the mightie God will protect and defend you In his solliciting the Preachers to take trial of his gifts extraordinarie calling it appeareth he vsed some more plainnesse without much disguising of the qualitie of the action which he entended and likewise how faintly he was discouraged from it by them For in a letter of his vnto T. L. written the 29. of Ianuary last he reporteth that M. E. a Preacher most Christianly wisely and louingly perswaded him to be careful circumspect ouer himselfe to take heede lest he were deceaued by the subtiltie of Satan and so mislead wherby he might endanger himselfe both for his libertie estate credite and also be an hinderance to the great cause Note which he would seeme to be most desirous to further but withall the said M. E. concluded that he would be loath to quench the spirite of God in him or to hinder his zeale About this time matter Coppinger writ also another letter to T. C. which thing besides the letter it selfe appeareth also by a letter of his written the 24. of February last to one M. H. The whole tenor of the letter vnto T. C. is in mine opinion meete to be here inserted Note in many respects viz. Right Reuerend Sir I haue with much griefe bene put backe from doing some special seruice to God and to his Church which I hope time wil manifest that I am appointed for which if it had bene done by enemies it should not much haue troubled me but being done by persons as much regarded by me as flesh blood can regard men it goeth neere vnto me From you I receaued this message that I should attempt nothing but by aduise of those whom you would procure to counsel me this was done from you in the name of the Lord of heauen earth therefore I obey it with great care and conscience expecting at your hands that Munday being the day appointed for conference that it may hold that I may be iustifiedin my course or condemned The danger that some stand in for their liues is not vnknowen and if I had not bene letted Note I durst haue ventured my life to haue procured their release ere now God helpe vs I see wisdome zeale courage loue are seene but in few those who would gladly vse those graces giftes which God hath giuen them cannot but God seeth what is best to be done and he will by contrary effects bring to passe whatsoeuer pleaseth him If you wil answer my last questions there may much vse be made of them I desire them as much in regard of others as my selfe who am resolued of diuers things whereof I craue to bee resolued which I doe to good purpose And as you commanded me in the name of God to be wise and circumspect and to deale by counsell so as I may I command you in the name of God that you aduise the preachers to deale speedily and circumspectly Note least some bloud of the saints be shed which must needs bring down vengeance from heauen vpon the land Returne this letter I beseech you to me that I may shew it amongst other things when the meeting shall be and commend me my purposes to God in your holy praiers that they may so far be blessed as himselfe is the directer of them God keepe vs euer his this 14. of Febr. There is also this postscript I am so full of worldly businesse as I haue no time to attend this weightie action but do onely waite vpon God for the direction of his spirit sauing my heart and soule are still mindfull hereof and to morow by Gods grace I will humble my selfe before his maiestie in fasting and prayer hope that God will stirre vp some other to ioyne with me in spirit though few or none in person doe onely one I am assured of Note the prisoners know it I leaue it to them to ioyne or not as God mooues them but if euer men will fast and pray I thinke it is now more then time to doe it The superscription was this To my very louing and reuerend friend master C. He delt also about this matter with another gentleman of the laitie I. T. in one of whose letters written in answer vnto Coppingers the 18. of the fifth moneth meaning thereby Maie I find these words of some marke I confesse saieth he I heard some buzze abroad of a sole and singular course that either you or some other had plotted in his head And a little after thus I would wish you and all that beare good will to the holy cause in this perillous age of ours to take both your eyes in your hands as they say and to bee sure of your ground and warrant before you striue to put in execution Striue to put in execution Besides these and some others he instanted both by worde and letters in Easter terme last about this businesse a certaine gentleman In his first letter to the sayd gentleman dated 19. of May last Coppinger promiseth to him in the name of the L. a recompense in the life to come for that in the Starre chamber he feared God more then man in such a glorious action so pleasing to God so behoouefull to his Church which shall also remaine of record here to all posteritie And a litle after thus If after your owne holy priuate prayer you find any desire of speach with me let me intreat you either to send this letter to M. Cartwright or rather if you can carie it vnto him c. The second letter which he writ to the said Lawyer the 21. of May they hauing in the meane time conferred togither was thus word by word Let thy spirit O gracious father direct vs now and for euer in all our wayes especially in those whereby greatest honor may redound to thy glorious maiestie most benefit to thy church and most