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A56192	The Popish royall favourite: or, a full discovery of His Majesties extraordinary favours to, and protections of notorious papists, priestes, Jesuites, against all prosecutions and penalties of the laws enacted against them notwithstanding his many royall proclamations, declarations, and protestations to the contrary: as likewise of a most desperate long prosecuted designe to set up popery, and extirpate the Protestant religion by degrees, in this our kealme [sic] of England, and all His Majesties dominions. Manifested by sundry letters of grace, warrants, writings under the Kings own signe-manuall, privy-signet, his privy-councels, and Secretary Windebanks hands and seals, by divers orders and proceedings in open sessions at Newgate, in the Kings Bench, and elsewhere ... Collected and published by authority of Parliament: by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1643 (1643)	Wing P4039A; ESTC R220569	95,274	89

inundation of Popery that extermination of our Protestant Religion Laws Liberties Parliaments that utter destruction now menaced to our three united Christian Kingdomes against which the great Roman Pontif with all his Antichristian bloody generation of Forraign and Domestick Popelings have a long time conspired and now united all their polices purses forces to accomplish their finall devastation as the ensuing papers will in part descry which I shall recommend to your most serious perusall and Gods blessing the reality of them being so unquestionable and these Transcrips so consonant to the Originalls by which they have been diligently examined that I should but waste time and Paper to trouble you with any other arguments or attestations of their verity so well known to the Papists and all Officers of justice then such as you shall finde annexed to them in the following pages by the Collector of them Your most affectionate friend and reall Servant of our Church and Republique to his power WILLIAM PRYNNE The Popish Royall Favourite CONTAINING Sundry Letters of Grace Protection and Warrants of discharge granted by His Majesty to notorious Popish Recusants Priests and Iesuits to exempt them from all Prosecutions and penall Lawes against them signed with the Kings owne hand c. The Originals whereof are in the custody of Mr. Iohn Glynne Esquire Recorder of London Mr. Graves Clerke of the Peace for Middlesex and others CHARLES REX WHereas we have received good testimony of the loyalty and duty of our trusty and welbeloved William Keeley in the county of VVorcester and because he may be subiect to the penalties of the lawes for Recusancy these are to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend our speciall grace towards him and doe hereby will and command that no indictment presentment information or suit in our name or in the name of any other be henceforth commenced prosecuted or attempted against him by any Officers or Subiects whatsoever for or concerning Recusancy And if any such shall happen to be then our will and pleasure is that upon sight thereof the same shall be discharged and made voyd or otherwise not prejudiciall to him Given under our Signet at our Court at VVhitehall the six and twentieth day of March in the tenth yeare of our Raigne To all and singular our Iudges of Assize Iustices of peace Mai●rs Sheriffs Clerkes of Assize and peace Bayliffs Constables Informers and to all other our Officers and Ministers whom it may or doth concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX WHereas we are well satisfied of the loyalty duty and affection of our trusty and wellbeloved VVilliam Cobbe of Sa●dringham in the County of Norfolke Gentleman and because he may be subject to the penalties of the lawes made against recusants by way of Indictment or otherwise these are to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend our speciall grace towards him and doe hereby will and command that no Indictment presentment Information or Suite in Our name or in the name of any other be henceforth prosecuted or accepted against him the said William Cobbe by any of our Officers or Subjects whatsoever for or concerning recusancy till We shall signifie Our pleasure to the contrary and if any such shall happen to be then Our will and pleasure is that upon sight hereof the same shall be discharged and made voyd or otherwise not prejudiciall to him Given under our Signet at Our Pallace at Westminster the fourteenth of March in the tenth yeare of our raigne To all and Singular our Iudges of Assize and Barons of our Exchequer Iustices of Peace Maiors Baliffes Clerkes of Assize and of the peace Constables Headboroughs Messengers Pursivants Informers and to all every our Officers whom it may or doth concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX VVHereas ou● trusty and wellbeloved Sir Francis Eaglesfield Knight and Baronet being a recusant is thereby subject to our lawes and statutes in that case provided These are to signifie our royall will and pleasure that no person or persons shall at any time hereafter sue prosecute implead either by way of Indictment Information or otherwise against the said Sir Francis Eaglesfield for being a recusant or cause or procure him to be Indicted or convicted by vertue of any of our Lawes or Statutes against Popish recusants till we shall signifie Our pleasure to the contrary Given under our signet at our Palace of Westminster the sixth day of December in the tenth yeare of our raigne To all our Iudges of Assize Iustices of Peace Maiors Sheriffes Bayliffes Constables Headboroughs Pursivant● and to all other our Officers and Min●sters whom it may or doth concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX VVHereas we are well satisfied of the loyalty duty and affection of our trusty and wellbeloved Sir Iohn Shelly Knight and Baronet and the Lady Iane his wife and because they may be subject to the penalty of the lawes made against recusants by way of Indictment or otherwise These are to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend Our speciall grace towards them and doe hereby will and command that no Indictment Presentment Information or suit in our name or in the name of any other be henceforth commenced prosecured or accepted against them or either of them by any of our Officers or Subiects whatsoever for or concerning recusancy till we shall signifie Our pleasure to the contrary And if any such shall happen to be then our will and pleasure is that upon sight hereof the same shall be discharged and made voyd or otherwise not preiudiciall to them or either of them Given under our Signet at our Court at Greenwich the ninth day of Iune in the eleventh yeare of our Raigne To all and singular the Barons of the Exchequer Iudges of Assize Iustices of peace Maiors Sheriffes Bailiffes Clerkes of Assize and Petty Constables Headboroughs Messengers Pursivants Informers and to all other our Officers and Ministers whom it may or doth concerne and to every of them ● CHARLES REX VVHereas we have received very good testimony of the loyalty duty and affection of our trusty wellbeloved Sir Iohn Wintour of Lydney in our County of Glo●cester Knight and the Lady Mary his Wife and because they may be subject to the penalty of the Lawes made against Recusancie These are to signifie that we are pleased to extend Our speciall grace towards them and doe hereby command that no Indictment Presentment Information or Suit either in Our name or in the name of any other be hereafter commenced prosecuted or accepted against them or either of them by any of our Officers or Ministers whatsoever for matter of Recusancy till we shall signifie our pleasure to the contrary And if any such be already or shall happen to be at any time hereafter then our will and pleasure is the same shall be forth with made void or otherwise not preiudiciall to them or either of them Given under our Signet at our

Court at Oatlands the seventh day of August in the thirteenth yeare of our Raigne To the most Reverend Father in God our right trusty and right entirely el●ved Councellour the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury to the Treasurer Vnder treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer for the time being to our Commissioners for Recusancy for the time being and to all the Iudges of Assize Iustices of peace Maiors Sheriffes Bailiffes Clerkes of Assize Petty Constables Headboroughs Messengers Pursivants and Informers and to all other our Officers and Ministers as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX VVHereas we are well satisfied of the loyalty duty and affection of our trusty and wellbeloved Sir Francis Mannecke of Stocke in our County of Suffolke Baronet and Dame Mary his Wife and because they are or may be subject to the penalty of our lawes made against Recusancy by way of Indictment or otherwise These are to signifie that we are pleased to extend our speciall grace and fovour towards them and doe therefore here by command that no Indictment Presentment Information or Suite either in our name or in the name of any other be from henceforth framed preferred commenced prosecuted or accepted against them or either of them by any our Officers or Ministers whatsoever Ecclesiasticall or Temporall for or concerning Recusancy till we shall signifie our pleasure to the contrary And if any such be or shall happen to be hereafter then our pleasure is that presently upon sight hereof the same be cancelled and made voyd or otherwise not preiudiciall to them or either of them and these our Letters shall be to all our said Officers and Ministers whatsoever sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalfe Given under our Signet at our Palace of Westminster the one and twentieth day of April in the fourteenth yeare of our Raigne To all c. CHARLES REX WHereas we are well satisfied of the loyalty duty affection and good service of our trusty and welbeloved Thomas lennings of London Merchant and because he is or may be subiect to the Penalty of our Lawes made against Recusancy by way of Indictment or otherwise by reason of his Wives Recusancy although he himself be every way conformable These are to signifie that we are pleased to extend our speciall grace towards him and her and doe therefore hereby command that no Indictment Presentment Information or Suit either in our name or in the name of any other be from henceforth framed preferred prosecuted or accepted against them or either of them by any of our Officers or Ministers whatsoever for or concerning her Recusancy till we shall signifie our pleasure to the contrary And if any such be or shall happen to be hereafter then our will and pleasure is that forthwith upon sight hereof the same shall be cancelled and made voyd or otherwise not preiudiciall to them or either of them and this our letter shall be unto all and every our officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalf Given under our Signet at our Palace of Westminster the seven and twentieth day of March in the fifteenth Yeare of our Reigne To the most reverend Father in God our right trusty and right intirely beloved Councellour the Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury Primate and Metrapolitane of all England and to the Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury for the time being to the Tresurer and Vnder-treasurers and Barons of our Exchequer for the time being to our Commissioners for Recusants for the time being to all and singular our Iudges● Iustices of Assize and Goal-delivery Iustices of Peace Maiors Sheriffs Clerkes of Assize and peace Baliffs Constables Messengers Pursivants and Informers and to all other our Officers and Ministers as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall now and for the time being whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX WHereas Sir Chr●les Smith of VValton VVavers in the County of VVarwick Knight is or may be subiect to the danger of our Lawes for his Recusancy by way of Indictment or otherwise These are to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend our speciall grace and favour towards him and doe hereby will and command that no Indictment Presentment Information or Suit in our name or in the name of any other be henceforth preferred or accepted against him by reason of his said Recusancy by any of our Officers or Subjects whomsoeever and if any such shall happen to be then our will and pleasure is upon sight hereof that the same shall be discharged and made voyd Given under our Signet at our Court at Greenwich the nine and twentieth day of June in the tenth yeare of our Reigne To all and singular our Iudges of Assize Iustices of peace Maiors Sheriffs Bailiffs Clerkes of Assize and Peace Constables and to all other our Officers and Ministers wh●● it doth or may concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX TRusty and well beloved we greet you well we have been often and earnestly moved by our deare Mother the Queene Mother of France to extend our favour to Sir Henry Bedingfield Knight his Wife and Family who are Popish Recusants and we are very willing that for her sake they should receive our favour when they shall stand in need thereof for that cause yet we must so performe it that it may not be of ill example to others who are or shall be in the like kinde obnoxious to our Lawes for Recusancy nor be scandalous to our Government whereof we are and must be tender therefore our will and command to you is that you take knowledge of our pleasure herein and take speciall care to preserve the said Sir Henry Bedingfield and his Wife from the danger of the lawes made against Popish Recusarits that Sir Henry himself shall not be impeached any way for any of his Family for being Popish Recusants for the doing whereof from time to time by such wayes you shall thinke fittest this shall be your warrant Dated this twentieth of November 1634. To our tructy and wellbeloved Iohn Bankes Knight Atturney Generall and his successors CHARLES REX WHereas we are well satisfied of the loyalty duty and affection of our trusty and wellbeloved Clement Paston of Thrope in our County of Norfolke Esquire and because he may be subject to the penalty of our Lawes made against Recusants by way of Indictment or otherwise These are to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend our speciall grace towards him and doe hereby will and command that no Indictment Presentment Information or suit in our name or in the name of any other be from henceforth Commenced prosecuted or accepted against him by any of our Officers or Subjects whatsoever for or concerning Recusancy till we shall signifie our pleasure to the contrary and if any such shall happen to be then our will and pleasure is that upon sight hereof the

otherwise not prejudiciall to them or either of them Given under our signet at our Palace of VVestminster the fifteenth day of Iune in the thirteenth yeare of our Raigne To the most reverend father in God the Lord archbishop of Canterbury to our Lord-treasurer and Chancellor and Barons of the exchequer for the time being to all and singular our Commissioners for Recusants for the time being to all our Iudges of assize Iustices of peace maiors Sheriffs Clerkes of Assize and peace Bayliffes Constables Headboroughs Messengers Pursivants and Informers and to all other Officers and Ministers whatsoever to whom it doth or may appertaine and to every of them as well Ecclesiasticall as Temporall CHARLES REX WHereas we have received very good testimony of the loyalty duty and affection of our right trusty and wellbeloved Thomas Lord Arundell of Wardor and the Lady Anne his wife and because they may be subiect to the penalty of our Lawes made against Recusants by way of Indictment or otherwise these are to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend our speciall grace towards them and doe hereby will and command that no Indictment presentment information or suite in our name or● in the name of any other be henceforth commenced prosecuted or accepted against them or either of them by any of our Officers or Subjects whatsoever for or concerning Recusancy till we shall signifie our pleasure to the Contrary And if any such be already or shall happen to be hereafter then Our will and pleasure is that upon sight hereof the same shall be discharged and made void or otherwise not prejudiciall to them or either of them Given under our signet at our palace at Westminster the one and twentieth day of Iune in the thirteenth Yeare of Our Raigne To our Lord Treasurer and Chancellour of our Exchequer for the time being to all and singular our Commissioners for Recusants for the time being to all our Iudges of Assize Iustices of peace Maiors Sheriffs Clerkes of Assize and Peace Bailiffes Constables Headboroughs Messengers Pursivants and Informers and to all other our Officers and Ministers whatsoever to whom it doth or may appertaine and to every of them CHARLES REX WHereas we are well satisfied of the loialty duty and affection of our trusty and welbeloved William Therold of Arberfield in the County of Berks Esquire and Francis his wife and because they are or may be subject to the penalty of our Lawes for their Recusancy by way of Indictment or otherwise These are therefore to signifie that We are pleased to extend our speciall grace towards them and doe hereby will and command that no Indictment Presentment Information Citation or other Suit whatsoever in our name or in the name of any other be from henceforth framed preferred prosecuted or accepted against them or either of them by any our officers or subjects whatsoever for or concerning their Recusancy till we shall signifie our pleasure to the contrary And if any such already be or shall happen to be hereafter then our will and pleasure is that upon sight hereof the same shall be discharged and made voide or otherwise not prejudiciall to them Given under our Signe-Manuall this fourth day of September 1639. To the most Reverend Father in God our right trusty and right intirely beloved Councellour William Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan of all England and to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for the time being the Treasurer and Vnder-treasurer Chamberlains and Barons of our Exchequer for the time being to all and singular our Commissioners for Recusants for the time being to all our Iudges of Assize Iustices of peace Maiors Sheriffs Clerkes of Assize and peace Bailiffs and to all other our Officers and Ministers Ecclesiasticall and temporall for the time being and to all others whom it shall or may concerne The like letters of grace under the Kings owne signe manuall I find granted to the Lady Elizateth Dormer dated the 19 of June 1629 to Captaine Iohn Read 13 of Iuly Anno 10 Car. to Anthony Metcalf Her Majestyes servant produced at the open Sessions of Goale-delivery made for Middlesex the 28 of March 15 th Car. to Anne Lady Sands Dowager Elisabeth Stukely her onely daughter and Elisabeth Hitchcock her servant produced at the Sessions of Gaole delivery for the same County the 8 of Iuly Anno 15 to Car. to Iohn Chamberlain of Lindhurst Produced at the same place the 9 of May 14 to Car. to Sir Henry Audley Knight and Dame Anne his wife dated 15 Ianuarii Anno 13 Car. to the Lady Katharine Windsor wife of Thomas Lord VVindsor dated 7 Febr. Anno 15 Car. all these Letters of Grace under the Kings signe-manuall and privy Signet for protection of these Arch-popish Recusants against all Lawes and prosecutions are registred and the true copies of them entered by the Recusants themselves or their agents in the Clerk of the Peace his bookes for London and Middlesex or in the Crowne-Office besides sundry others left with the Clerks of the Peace in other Counties of England What effects these Letters of Grace and protection produced in Courts of Iustice contrary to Law and to the Kings and Iustices own Oathes will appeare by these few ensuing Orders made at the open Sessions of Gaole delivery for the County of Middlesex UPon speciall directions given by his Majesty and signified by a Letter from Master Secretary VVindebank to the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Richardson Knight Lord chief Justice of his Majesties Court of Kings Bench bearing date the sixteenth day of April 1634 and shewed now to this Court. It is ordered by this Court ' that the Recognisance taken in Court at the Sessions of Gaole-delivery holden for the County of Middlesex at Iustice Hall in the Old-baily the fourth day of October last past wherein Alexander Baker of the Parish of Saint Andrewes in Holborn in the County of Middlesex Gentleman was bound to his Majesty with two sureties for his appearance at the Sessions of Goale delivery then next following At which Sessions he made default shall not be estreated but all further proceedings thereupon shall be forthwith stayed Per Cur. UPon the reading of His Majesties Letters Parents under the Great Seale of England bearing date the third day of Ianuary in the 3 yeare of his Maiesties reigne of England c. and inrolled in his Maiesties Court of Exchequer It appeared unto this Court that His Maiesty was graciously pleased to signifie His Royall pleasure that Iohn Chamberlain of Lindhurst in the County of Southampton Esq●● should not at any time hereafter during the terme of LX years be indicted of or for Recusancy or for not repairing to Church Chappell or usuall place of Common prayer contrary to the Lawes and Statutes of this Kingdome in that behalf had and provided And that if any indictment be that then upon such indictment or indictments no processe or other proceedings by Proclamation or Proclamations

same shall be discharged and made voyd or otherwise not preiudiciall to him Given under our Signet at our Palace of Westminster the foure and twentieth day of March in the tenth yeare of our Raigne To all Iudges of Assize Barons of Exchequer Iustices of peace Maiors Sheriffes Bayliffes Constables Headboroughs Messengers Pursivants Informers and to all other our Officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX WHereas our wellbeloved Subject William Peters of Landford-rivers in the County of Essex hath particular imployments in Our service which he cannot so well discharge and execute if he be troubled for his Religion these are therefore to signifie our gracious pleasure that we are so well informed and satisfied of his loyalty towards us that from henceforward he be not any wayes questioned for the same unlesse our pleasure be especially delivered to the contrary And this to be sufficient warrant to any whom that may concerne Given under our Signet at our Court at Whitehall the six and twentieth day of March in the fourteenth yeare of our Raigne To the Treasurer Vnder-treasurer Chancellours Barons and other the Officers of our Court of Exchequer for the time being To all our Iudges of either Bench Iudges of Assize and Peace Maiors Sheriffes Bailiffes Clerkes of Assize and Peace Constables Headboroughs and to all other our Officers and Ministers whom it may or doth concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX WHereas the Lady Elizabeth Stoner of Blounts-court widdow stands indicted for Recusancy in the County of Oxon she being a weake and sickly woman as we are informed Our Royall pleasure is that you henceforth forbeare to proceed and suffer not any farther proceeding against her nor upon her lands and goods upon the said indictment to Conviction or upon any other the foresaid Indictment in the the said County of Oxon or Wilts untill you know our further pleasure to be signified by us expresly touching the same And this shall be your warrant in that behalfe To all our Iudges of Assize and Iustices of peace for the County of Oxon and Wilts To our Clerkes of Assize and peace for the said Counties and to all other our Officers and Ministers else where whom it doth or may concerne CHARLES REX WHereas we have received very good testimony of the loyalty duty and affection of Sir William Pearsall Knight And because he may be subject to the penalty of the lawes made against recusants by way of indictment or otherwise These are to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend our speciall grace towards him And doe hereby will and command that no Indictments Presentments Informations or suit in our Name or in the name of any other be henceforth commenced prosecuted or accepted against him by any other officers or subjects whatsoever for or concerning his recusancy till we shall signifie our pleasure especially to the contrary And if any such be already or shall happen to be hereafter then our will and pleasure is that upon sight hereof the same shall be discharged and voyd or otherwise not prejudiciall to him Given under our Signet at our Court of Oatelands the five and twentieth day of November in the tenth yeare of Our raigne To our Treasurer and Chancellour of the Exchequer for the time being and to all and singular our Commissioners for Recusants to all Iudges of Assize Iustices of the peace Maiors Sheriffes Bayliffs Clerkes of the Assize and of the peace Constables M●ssengers Pursivants Informers and to all other Officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them CHARLES REX WHeareas Iohn Carrill of Harting in the County of Sussex Esquier sone and heire of Sir Iohn Carrill of Harting aforesaid Knight is or may be subiect to the danger of our lawes for his recusancy by way of indictment information or otherwise and whereas we understand that the said Iohn Carrill hath componnded with us for his whole Estate by the Commission of grace which we have been pleased to grant for that purpose and the like and hath duly hitherto paid the rent reserved to us thereupon his whole Estate having been granted and released by us to him under our great Scale of England And whereas we are informed that the said Iohn Carrill Esquire hath no Lands at all to live upon but only some in the mannor of Warnham in the County of Sussex which his Father allowed him for his maintenance and which is part and parcell of the Lands aforesaid so compounded for with us by our Commissioners and for which the Father hitherto hath duly paid the rent reserved And whereas the said Iohn Carrill the Sonne h●mbly offers that if God call his Father before him he will pay us the same rent to which his father is subiect now for the same favours and immunities which the said father now enioyes so as we are not to be damnified at all in our Revenue by this our act of grace to the Sonne These are therefore to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend our speciall favour towards the said Iohn Carrill the Sonne and doe hereby will and command that no indictment presentment Information or any Suite of any kind in our name or in the name of any other be henceforth preferred or accepted against him by reason of his said Recusancy by any of our Officers or subjects whatsoever And if any shall happen to be commenced or brought then our expresse will and pleasure is that upon sight hereof the same shall be discharged and made voyd and this ou● Warrant shall continue in force untill we shall signifie our pleasure to the contrary● Given under our Signet at our Court at Whitehall the last day of February in the twelfth yeare of Our Raigne To all and singular our Iudges of Assize our Atturney Generall and Solliciter Iustices of peace Maiors Sheriffs Bayliffs Clerkes of Assize and of the peace Constables and all other our Officers and Ministers whom it doth or may concerne and to every of them CHRALES REX WHereas we have received a good Testimoney of the loyalty duty and good affection of our trusty and wellbeloved servant Edward Cotton of Shelwood in the County of Surry Esquire and of Mary his wife and because they may be subject to the penalties of the lawes made against Recusants by way of Indictment or otherwise These are to signifie that we are graciously pleased to extend our speciall grace towards them and doe hereby will and command that no Indictmen Presentment Information or suit in our name or in the name of any other be henceforth commenced prosecuted or accepted against them or either of them by any of our Officers or servants whatsoever for or concerning Recusancy till we shall signifie our pleasure to the contrary Or if any be or shall happen to be then our will and pleasure is that upon sight here of the same shall be discharged and made voyd or