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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75633	The articles and charge proved in Parliament against Doctor Walton, minister of St. Martins Orgars in Cannon street. VVherein his subtile tricks, and Popish innovations are discovered; as also the consultations, and assistance he hath had therein by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Rochester, Mr. Brough, and Mr. Baker to effect the same. As also his impudence in defaming the honourable members of the House of Commons, by scandalous aspersions and abusive language.		1641 (1641)	Wing A3809; Thomason E173_11; ESTC R14741	5,045	16

THE ARTICLES AND CHARGE PROVED IN PARLIAMENT AGAINST Doctor Walton Minister of St. Martins Orgars in Cannon street Wherein his subtile tricks and popish Innovations are discovered as also the consultations and assistance he hath had therein by the Archbishop of Canterbury the Bishop of Rochester Mr. Brough and Mr. Baker to effect the same As also his impudence in defaming the Honourable members of the house of Commons by scandalous aspersions and abusive language LONDON Printed 1641. To the Honourable the house of Commons assembled in Parliament The humble Petition of the Parishioners of St. Martins Orgar London HVmbly beseecheth this honourable Assembly to take into their serious and religious consideration your petitioners extream sufferings by the violence and wrongs done unto them by Bryan Walton Doctor in Divinity their Parson but a man of an unquiet and unpeaceable carriage making differences with his Parishioners both by the new way of officiating in his Function to the scandall offence of many and his eager prosecution of such of his Parishioners as are not of his party and opinion and also by his greedy and covetous gaining into his power by indirect meanes the disposition of a great part of the Rents and proffits of the Church lands which are directed for other imployment whose turbulent courses and troublesome cariage is such that your Petitioners have but little comfort from him for matter of conscience nor quiet in their temporall estate and abiding 1 That the said Doctor Walton about the end of March 1637. did in despight and malice toward divers of his Parishioners whom he knew well would be troubled at it repaire to the said Church of St. Martins Orgar accompanied for the better countenancing of his unlawfull act with Mr. Doctor Warner now Lord Bishop of Rochester Doctor Brough and Doctor Baker together also with two other men whose names your Petitioners have learned to be Hayward and Smith and then sent for Mr. Gore then Churchwarden who being come they commanded him in the Kings name in the name of the Lord Archbishops grace of Canterbury forthwith to take the Communion Table which then stood in the midst of the Chancell compassed in on all sides with a very faire raile and to set it and mount it up under the East window in forme of an Altar Mr. Gore for that they made shew to come with authority desired to have sight of their warrant No they had it but he should not see it Whereupon Mr. Gore did deny to obey their Command then came Doctor Warner to the Table in a ryotous way and calling to the rest to helpe him they together tooke hold of the Table lifted it over the Railes and carried and placed it under the East window And the said Doctor Walton threatned the said Mr. Gore that if he should cause the Table to be removed backe againe to the place where it did stand that he should be punished for it in the high Commission court Whereof Mr. Gore being fearfull knowing well the malice of the man suffered it to stand where the said Doctor had placed it and where it now stands raised up with severall ascents and degrees in the fashion of an Altar to the scandall and discontentment of the Parishioners whom he causeth to come thither to receive the Sacrament And for the morning service part thereof he reades or causeth to be read in the usuall reading pew and thereof all that are present may be partakers a second part hee carries with him to the Altar where it is read but so that a great part of his parishioners scarce heare more then a sound or noise and in stead therof their eyes observations are taken up with his lowly incurvation and bowing towards the Altar which he often useth and untill the Sermon be ended his Curates station is appointed to be at the Altar in his Surplice and then concludes with a third part of Service 2. The said Doctor hath refused to administer the sacrament of Baptisme to Infants who have been presented in the Church for that purpose on the holy day before divine Service though hee hath beene before-hand made acquainted therewith and desired For what cause your Petitioners know not other then that their parents were not in his favour 3. Hee neither preacheth nor catechiseth on Sundayes in the afternoones nor will permit the Petitioners to procure a Preacher though at their owne charge yet he puts into an account which he makes in the spirituall Court twenty pounds for afternoones Sermons which is allowed him there he is non-resident all the Summer and commits the charge of your Petitioners soules to an ignorant Curate maintaining him no otherwise then with a salary catched out of the Revenue of the Parish-lands which he doth in this manner wherein also lieth another grievance One William Cromer Knight 10. H. 6. gave divers Tenements in London to God and the said Church and to Iohn Nicholl then Parson and his successours for ever to find therewith a Chaplaine to pray for his soule and to keepe an Anniversary and the residue to repaire the Church and Ornaments which Tenements by reason of the superstitious use aforesaid were seized into the hands of E. 6. upon the Statute of Chantries and granted away These lands of late yeares at the great charge and labour of the Parishioners have bin recovered by Iudgement upon Argument in the Kings Bench and for maintenance of that suit the Parish hath beene forced to sell other houses It fortuned that neere about the end of this suite the Doctor comes to be Parson there And then as if the lands were all his owne he falls to letting of Leases and taking Fines which he puts into his owne purse This wrong to the Parish occasioned a suit with him in his Majesties high court of Chancerie Where upon hearing a reference was made to Sir Edward Littleton then Solicitour generall now Lord chiefe Iustice of the Common-Pleas and to Mr. Chute being then the Counsell on both sides to settle the businesse who not onely allowed the Doctor to goe away with the Fines he had taken by making Leases at undervalues of the houses recovered at the parish charges but giving faith to an Affidavit by him then made of a bill of great disbursments out of his owne purse expended in the recovery of the said houses gave allowance of them also upon their report to the Court a Decree was passed and now he takes receives all the rents and proffits to his owne use accompts not at all to the Parish but keepes them strangers to all as if it concern'd them not Whereas the Decree allowes charges to your Petitioners aswell as to him and directs that de futuro in the Leases that should bee made the Churchwardens for the time being should be named and though the Rents are directed to be made paiable to the Doctor and his successours yet they are to be delivered over to remaine in the hands of