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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86602	A black-smith and no Jesuite or, a true relation how I VVilliam Houlbrook black-smith of Marleborough was betray'd by Cornet George Joyce, who carried the King prisoner from Holmby; and of the unjust imprisoning of me: and my several examination: before Bradshaw, and his bloody crew: with my answers unto all of them, as you may read in the following discourse. Written in the time of my imprisonment, and now put to publick view.	Houlbrook, William.	1660 (1660)	Wing H2939; Thomason E2138_2; ESTC R208362	31,494	104

A BLACK-SMITH AND NO JESVITE OR A True relation how I VVilliam Houlbrook Black-smith of Marleborough was betray'd by Cornet George Joyce who carried the King prisoner from Holmby and of the unjust imprisoning of me And my several examination before Bradshaw and his bloody Crew With my Answers unto all of them as you may read in the following Discourse Written in the time of my imprisonment and now put to publick view Luke 21.14 15. Settle it therefore in your hearts not what ye shall answer for I will give you wisdom which all your adversaries shall not gainsay LONDON Printed for the Author and are to be sould by Francis Lash next door to the Pauls-head Tavern at Pauls-Chain 1660. To the Right Worshipful Henry Hungerford and Ieffery Daniel Esquires Burgesses for the Town of Marleborough Worthy Sirs YOU have here presented the result of a few melancholy nights spun out in recollecting what the minds Intelligencer had recorded from the single eyed Cyclopean cruelty and unthought of heat in framing Chariots and hammering out thunder-bolts and other engines for Mars Verily did not Zeal burn within me as impatient of concealing such fire-brands I should not dare thus boldly to scriblle and grate your now serene sedate spirits with such an ignoble pedantick story of Royalty ravished with the disguised wild-fire of Aristocrasie which heaven only knows how many heads of this Kingdom it might have blown off had they not as wanting sufficiencie of the fool to act the knave artificially being too confident of effecting their designs in due time discovered their dark Lanthorn Honoured Sirs The noble respect you were wont to manifest towards all industrious atchievements as also some friends did incite me not to to defer the divulging this though rude rustick incomposed Table-talk hath imboldned me to crave for it a shelter under the shadow of your benigne wings from the contagious breath of heated tongues I am far from presuming to delineate these Monsters so as to undertake to derive their Pedegree to fadom their bottomless profundity or calculate the knaverie simplicitie instability or independencie either of their lives or actions but yet I have adventured in Loyalty to my Soveraign obedience to your selves respect to my friends and fidelitie unto all to present you a true though not so artificial survey of a single plot which had almost been unwittingly purchased of the intending usurping Landlords had not their Achitophel-like Counsels been soon defeated and they soon after confounded in their own devices for which Divine Providence and a continuance thereof is and I hope ever shall be the daily prayer of him who devotes himself to fear God honour the King and unfeignedly to serve you William Houlbrook THE EPISTLE TO THE Reader CHristian Reader it was not my thoughts to ever appear in Print nor do I now in any vain-glory or to expect any praise from men but being moved by some Friends and having most part of it written by me ever since I was in Newgate and having witnesses in the Countrey that knew how it was acted I have thought good not to pass it over with silence for it is not for any private ends that I do it but that the world may know what bloody men we have had in this Nation that went under the Notion of Religions men when indeed they were Devils as witness that blasphemous Petition of Praise-God Barebones for which he had the thanks of the Devils Imps to have Church and State ruined but there be many other Presidents of as great a nature and therefore I shall not name them here but we have had such wicked Governments that no man did dare to speak his conscience Seeing now it is Gods Love and mercy to settle us in our ancient form of Government of King Lords and Commons let us submit thereto according to our duty For we all see the danger in rejecting the Lords Anointed and to what great extremities these poor Nations were brought into by endeavouring to ruine one another I desire all persons that shall find fault with me to examine their own selves and not to look too much abroad and all people to obey their King and all Souldiers to remember our Saviour Christs Command and in their doing so we shall live a peaceable and quiet life according to Gods Command and shall never be brought under such bloody men again So leaving thee to the ensuing Discourse I rest Thine to serve thee William Houlbrook A BLACK-SMITH And no Jesuite Or The Smith of MARLEBOROVGH THE twenty eight of July 1659. Cornet Joyce Cornet Smale Quartermaster Tynne Mr. Waldron and Corporal Carter came to Marleborough with about twenty Souldiers which Souldiers quartered at the George at the towns end but Cornet Joyce and the rest of his Confederates went into the Town Joyce quartering at the White-hart and the rest at the Angel having thus dispersed themselves I was sent for to shooe Cornet Smale's horse which I did being called into the Chamber to receive my due I went not suspecting any designe but after payment Tynne Waldron Smale and Carter were exceeding inquisitive concerning news I told them I could not inform them of any being from home till last night at Sarum Assises What news there I made answer great complaints of bad trading and great Taxes and the poor ready to famish Tynne Is it so said Tynne now thou shalt see honest Smith that in a short time things will alter for thou shalt see the Rump turned out Smith Say you so sir truly I am very glad of that for then I shall have some work and likewise all other tradesmen Smale Truly honest Smith I see thou art right for I have lost all that I had for being for the King Smith Sir be of good comfort for a good Conscience goes beyond riches and no doubt but God will raise you up again Then they asked me what friends the King had thereabouts I said there are many that would be glad to see better times Tynne But honest Smith dost thou know of any who have sent any thing to carry on our Kings Interest thou needs not be a fraid said he for we are as faithfull true subjects to the King as any persons can be then they all said we have lost our estates we have ventured our lives and therefore thou needest not doubt or fear us Smith No for my part I have no cause then they call'd for Beer and did drink the Kings health and I pledged them then they said the Rump was Cheaters and my answer was they said true enough for they had not only cheated the King of his right but many thousands more Tynne It is very true indeed for these Members which sit now at Westminster have Cheated me of a brave estate Waldron And so also have they of mine and I would not for fourty pounds but that I had known thee for thou mayest do us a great deal of good to help on our Interest