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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93926	The VViltshire rant; or A narrative wherein the most unparallel'd prophane actings, counterfeit repentings, and evil speakings of Thomas Webbe late pretended minister of Langley Buriall, are discovered; the particulars whereof are set down in the following page. Also the proceedings of those in authority against him. With a catalogue of his untruths in his Masse of malice, and replies to sundry of them. by Edw. Stokes Esq;	Stokes, Edward, Esq.	1653 (1653)	Wing S5725; Thomason E669_5; ESTC R207024	71,727	91

THE Wiltshire Rant OR A NARRATIVE Wherein the most unparallel'd Prophane Actings Counterfeit Repentings and evil Speakings of THOMAS WEBBE Late pretended Minister of Langley Buriall are discovered the particulars whereof are set down in the following Page Also the Proceedings of those in Authority against him With a Catalogue of his untruths in his Masse of malice and Replies to sundry of them By Edw. Stokes Esq ISAIAH 59. 4 5 6. They trust in vanity and speak lies they conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity They hatch Cockatrice eggs and weave the Spiders Webb He that eateth of their eggs dieth and that which is crushed breaketh out into a Viper Their Webbs shall not become Garments neither shall they cover themselves with their works their works are works of iniquity LONDON Printed for Ralph Smith at the Sign of the Bible in Cornhill near the Royall Exchange 1652. THE CONTENTS Thomas Webb late pretended Minister of Langley Buriall Appears in Wilts like an Angel of Light Page 3. Obtains a Parsinage ib. Refuseth Tithes ib. Burieth his second wife ib. Makes himself sure to another mans wife p. 4. Commits Adultery with her by his own confession ib. Marrieth a third wife ib. Becomes a kinde of Pander to his own wife p. 6. Hath a man-wife who is discovered p. 7. Fals at variance with Mistress M. W. another mans wife p. 10. Is accused of sundry horrid crimes and misdameanors by Mistress M. W. and divers others p. 11. The Catalogue of the women he said he had lien withall p. 12. He getting the French-pox gave it his wife ib. Salmons blasphemous Letter p. 13. The particulars of his fained repentance p. 14. Maketh frequent Confessions of his unclean life to M. Stokes and others p. 15. His first Letter to M. Stokes confessing his uncleannesse p. 16. His second Letter of Confession and repentance to Edw. Stokes and William Shute Esquires p. 17. His third Letter to William Shute Esq. p. 19. Preacheth against whorish women and the sinne of uncleannesse ib. Becomes friends with Mistress M. W. p. 21. Scorns and contemns such as dislike his waies and those to whom he confessed his unclean life ib. His companions p. 21. His study 22. Songs p. 22. Is become a lover of Musick and mixt dancing ib. Seeks the ruine of his own fellow-creatures for relating his wicked word and works p. 23. Is charged to have been taken in the act of Adultery with M. W. p. 29. Is examined upon the information which is upon Oath and committed to Goal p. 33. Rails against his accuser and the Justices p. 34 35. Pretends a second repentance in Goal p. 39. His deliverance and return from Goal p. 43. The Articles of prophanenesse and scandall against him p. 47. Depositions to the Articles against him p. 49. to 56. His ejectment from the Parsonage of Langley B. p. 57. His Masse of malice discovered p. 58. A Catalogue of his lies p. 60 61 c. Replies to some of his lies and self-invented blasphemies p. 66 67 68 69. His blasphemy upon Record p. 82. His late progresse into and return from Wilts. ib. THE EPISTLE TO THE READER READER THou art here presented with a Narrative of one of the most saddest Stories that hath been related in this latter age in which you have these three particulars First A true Character of T. W. late Minister of Langley Buriall his life and actions according to his own Confessions Letters and Accusations of his own dear fellow-creatures whilst he continued Ranting upon the publique Stage of Wilts with the proceedings of the Justices against him the said Webb Secondly Thou hast laid before thee a Catalogue of Parson Webbs most notorious untruths dispersed in his Mass of malice against his Judge the Justices of Peace and his accusers and prosecutors c. Thirdly Thou hast divers of those untruths guarded with replies of truth tending to clear up the innocency of the most falsly accused E. S. from those fierce foul and hell-invented aspersions laid to his charge by the malevolent mock-Parson T. W. And the Narrative aforesaid is now made publique First To inform the world upon what grounds Tho. Webb was prosecuted and tried for his life in the County of Wilts and wherefore he was ejected the Parsonage of L. B. Secondly To give a true Character of the most delusive Parson T. W. that others be not deceived by him as many hundreds in Wilts have been many of whom are bound to curse the day that ever they saw his fawning face or heard his deceitfull tongue Thirdly To clear up the innocency of those in Authority and to make it manifest that their proceedings against the said T. W. were neither unjust illegall nor malicious as the Author of the Mass of malice and his Ranting gang give out Fourthly To lay open the weaknesse wickednesse and vanity of the Ranting principle and practice that Wisdom may be justified of her children c. and the mouth of ungodlinesse stopped To conclude with the Psalmist Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust and respecteth not the proud nor such as turn aside to lies Psal. 40. 4. Reader Thou art desired to take notice of two particulars for the better understanding of the Author in the ensuing Narrative First That it is not his intention in any wise to cast reproach or contempt upon any of the Godly able Ministers of the Gospel for such he accounts worthy of double honour according to that 1 Tim. 5. 17. whom to despise is to despise Jesus Christ whose messengers they are sent out to proclaim the grace and love of God to sinners that they may be turned from darkness to light from the power of Satan to God whose number the Lord increase for the glory of his great Name But prophane ignorant and scandalous Ministers and such as take upon them the work of publique Ministers and Preachers when never sent of the Lord nor allowed or approved of men nor any way gifted and qualified for so glorious a work whose light is but darknesse whose confidence is in the flesh whose God is their belly who glory in their shame who minde earthly things Amongst which number you shall finde the painted sepulchre and wandering starre T. W. with his most besotted faction and adherents These are the mock-Parsons and Priests mentioned and intended in the Narrative and none other and who in their best estate make but a fair shew in the flesh to accomplish their wicked and most pernicious ends which when obtained their abominations appear to the great scandal of Religion and the righteous waies and people of God The second particular is to let the Reader know that the said Narrative is the more dark and hard to be understood because the names of many persons principall actors in the Wiltshire Rant and others deluded and abused by them are at this time past over in silence and not made publique and that for these Reasons First Many of them seem

relation to his fellow-creatures to be above and more binding to him then his relation to his own wife which was but formall but the other was real Upon this with other his most impudent carriage the Parsons wife poor woman expecting better things as the fruit of his sufferings but now seeing her hopes to fail she fals into a labirinth of misery and heart-distress and presently in the same room earnestly desired M. F. Bayliff then in company who was one of Webbs witnesses at the Triall that he would run her through with his sword for she was no longer able to bear as she had done Not to trouble the Reader with all passages in the Parsons return from his Chappell at Fisherton to the Parish Church of Langley you shall only know that at Bradford the Sack went merrily down the Witnesses throats and the rest of the fellow-creatures who well deserved it But amidst their Cups they quaff about this health Here is a health to the Star that now is in the Eclipse but hereafter shall shine in perfect glory which the Relator thus interprets The Star in Eclipse is Mistress White who though now despised because of the peoples ignorance of true liberty yet hereafter when it should be known she should shine in perfect glory viz. be had in high accompt and esteem Well at length home the fellow-creatures come divers are in expectation that the mock-Parson will surely now become a new man at least in apperance but he reforms like a Parsons Ape the clean contrary way he swaggereth it out most bravely with his proud looks poudered pate and prating tongue he breaths out no lesse then ruine and destruction against all opposers amongst which M. Stokes must have a large share he shall no longer continue in the Commission of the Peace a great revenge because he acts so irregularly and unjustly as to prosecute the Law against the honest party and makes no difference between common whoremongers and Masters of Art alias mock-Parsons and Priests Apes a sad case Well all the influence of this honest party is withdrawn which raised M. Stokes into the sadle therefore he must needs fall and the propheticall Parson foretels strange things to come and fortunes to befall divers persons which will all be fulfilled the next black munday And after a while the Parson takes a journey to London and appears before the Committee of Plundered Ministers who so bold as blinde Byard in hopes to continue Parson of Langley by that power which he despised the better to out-brave Mr Stokes and others to whom he had whined and howled out his own wickedness for he well knew though he had narrowly escaped the Halter yet he appeared in an unclean and most ugly shape to all tender spirits And at length about May 1651. he sends Mr Stokes under his own hand writing the Copy of an Order from the said Committee with four Articles against himself to be examined by and certified from the Justices and desires Mr Stokes to appoint a time and place for the execution of the said Order which Mr Stokes appointed accordingly and withall promised the mock-Parson to make good the charge himself against him which when his grace understood he startles not a little and at length scribles back an invective Letter to M. Stokes acquainting him also that his time would not now permit to have the businesse heard for he must wait upon his wife a kinde Parson to Batly which proved a shift whereupon M. Stokes gives this reply to the P. Sir Though you snarl at creatures and like a mad man strike at those that are next you yet when you shall be delivered from your frenzy you will say It was the iniquity of your heels that compassed you about and not malice in your Opposers You might have enjoyed your being at Langley long enough with the love and liking of all that fear God or love the Nation had you been true to your self or friends your dissembled Repentance had once almost re-inthroned you in the hearts of honest men had not your revolting and revellings tumbled you down from thence When you appeared in sheeps clothing who harmed you who molested you who advanced themselves above you When you appeared in another shape who did not pity you and pray for you and expect your return c. Had you learned the doctrine of self-denial but half so perfectly as that of self-justification certainly your present condition had been such as now you fain it to be But why do you boast your self in your own deceivings your great swelling words of vanity affrighten none save fools or women You do well to study the Law but I wish your understanding therein prove not abortive like your Gospel knowledge But howsoever you need not fear the times are so peaceable theeves cannot and so good honest men will not rob you of any priviviledge due to you The whole body of Articles you may meet withall with the Committee of Plundred Ministers or have a Copy here when my Clerk is at leasure You can appoint and wave meetings at your pleasure you can both juggle and play fair at the same game 't is no matter into what shape you lick your self so long as you like your self Sir Your contemptible reproaches and threats are but badges of honour which you are pleased to cast though with another intent upon E. Stokes About the later end of August following these ensuing Orders and Articles were sent down by the Committee for Plundered Ministers unto the Justices of the Peace for the said County of Wilts. By the Committee for Plundered Ministers August the 8th 1651. ORdered that the Articles exhibited against Thomas Webb Minister of Langley Burhill in the County of Wilts a copy whereof is annexed be referred to the Justices of the peace in the said County or any two or more of them who are desired to receive the said M. Webb his Answer to the said Articles and to summon before them examine and crosse-examine the witnesses that shall be produced as well for proof of the said Articles as of the defence of the said M. Webb and to certifie the said Articles answer and Examinations to this Committee by the eleventh day of November next close sealed And the said Justices are desired to secure the profits of the said Rectory till this Committee shall have heard and determined the cause upon the said return and to see that no spoil be made on the said Personage-house or Glebe-lands thereunto belonging By the Committee for Plundered Ministers August the 13th 1651. ORdered that the Additionall Articles this day exhibited against Thomas Webb Minister of Langley Buthill in the County of Wilts a copy whereof is annexed be referred to the Justices of the Peace in the said County or any two or more of them who are desired to receive the said M. Webb his Answer thereunto and to summon before them and examine and crosse-examine the Witnesses that shall be