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B08236 A Briefe relation of certain speciall and most materiall passages, and speeches in the Starre-Chamber, occasioned and delivered Iune the 14th. 1637. at the censure of those three worthy gentlemen, Dr. Bastwicke, Mr. Burton and Mr. Prynne, as it hath beene truely and faithfully gathered from their owne mouthes by one present at the sayd censure.. 1637 (1637) STC 1569; ESTC S126020 21,885 34

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A BRIEFE RELATION Of certain speciall and most materiall passages and speeches in the Starre-Chamber occasioned and delivered Iune the 1●th 1637. at the censure of those three worthy Gentlemen Dr. BASTWICKE Mr. BVRTON and Mr. PRYNNE as it hath beene truely and faithfully gathered from their owne mouthes by one present at the sayd Censure Printed in the Yeere 1637. A Briefe Relation of certain speciall and most materiall passages and speeches in the Starre-Chamber occasioned and delivered Iune the 14th 1637. at the censure of those three worthy Gentlemen Dr. BASTWICKE Mr. BVRTON and Mr. PRYNNE as it hath beene truely and faithfully gathered from their owne mouthes by one present at the sayd Censure BEtweene eight and nine a clocke in the morning the 14. of Iune the Lords being sett in their places in the said Court of Starre-chamber and casting their eyes upon the Prisoners then at the Barr Sr. Iohn Finch chiefe Iustice of the Common Pleas began to speake after this maner Sr. Iohn Finch I had thought Mr. Prynne had had no eares but me thinkes hee hath eares which caused many of the Lords to take the stricter view of him and for their better satisfaction the Vsher of the Court was commaunded to turne up his haire and shew his eares upon the sight whereof the Lords were displeased they had beene formerly no more cut off and cast out some disgracefull words of him M. Prynne To which Mr. Prynne replied My Lords there is never a one of your Honours but would be sorry to have your eares as mine are L. Keeper The Lord Keeper replied againe In good faith hee is somewhat sawcy M. Prynne I hope sayd Mr. Prynne your Honours will not be offended I pray God give you eares to heare L. Keeper The busines of the day sayd the Lord Keeper is to proceed on the Prisoners at the Barr. M. Prynne Mr. Prynne then humbly desired the Court to give him leave to make a motion or two which being graunted he mooves First that their Honours would be pleased to accept of a crosse Bill against the Prelates signed with their owne hands being that which stands with the Iustice of the Court which he humbly craved and so tendred it L. Keep r. As for your crosse Bill it is not the busines of the day Hereafter if the Court shall see just cause and that it savours not of Libelling we may accept of it for my part I have not seene it but have heard somewhat of it M. Prynne I hope your Honours will not refuse it being it is on his Majesties behalfe wee are his Majesties Subjects and therefore require the Iustice of the Court. L. Keeper But this is not the busines of the day M. Prynne Why then My Lords I have a second motion which I humbly pray your Honours to graunt which is That your Lordships will be pleased to dismisse the Prelates here now sitting from having any voyce in the censure of this cause being generally knowne to be Adversaries as being no wayes agreeable with equity or reaso● that they who are our Adversaries should be our Iudges Therefore wee humbly crave they may be expunged out of the Court. L. Keeper In good faith it s a sweet motion is' t not Herein you are become Libellous And if you should thus Libell all the Lords and Reverend Iudges as you doe the most Reverend Prelates by this your Plea you would have none to passe sentence upon you for your Libelling because they are parties M. Prynne Vnder correction My Lord this doth not hold your Honour need not putt that for a certainty which is an uncertainty wee have nothing to say to any of your Honours but onely to the Prelates L. Keeper Well proceed to the busines of the day Read the Information Which was read being very large and these five Bookes annexed therevnto viz. a Booke of Dr. Bastwicks written in Latin The second a little Booke intiteled Newes from Ipswich The third intiteled A Divine Tragedy recording Gods fearefull judgements on Sabbath breakers The fourth Mr. Burtons Booke intiteled An Apology of an Appeale to the Kings most Excellent Majesty with two Sermons for God and the King preached on the fifth of November last The fifth and last Dr. Bastwickes Letany The Kings Counsell being five tooke each of them a severall Booke and descanted there at the Barre upon them according to their pleasure Mr. Attorney Mr. Attorney began first with Dr. Bastwickes Latin Booke picking out here and there particular conclusions that best served for his owne ends as did all the other Counsell out of the fower other Bookes to the great abuse of the Authors as themselves there immediately complained intreating them to read the foregoing grounds upon which the sayd conclusions depended without which they could not understand the true meaning of them Ser. Next unto the Attorney Serjeant Whitfeild falls upon Reverend Mr. Burtons Booke who vented much bitternes against that unreprooveable Booke as all that read it with an honest and orthodox heart may clearely perceive swearing In good faith My Lords there is never a page in this Booke but deserves a heavier and deeper Censure then this Court can lay upon him Next followed A. B. who in like maner descanted upon the Newes from Ipswich charging it to be full of pernitious lyes and especially vindicating the honor of Mathew Wren Bishop of Norwich as being a learned pious and Reverend Father of the Church Mr. Littleton In the fourth place followes the Kings Solicitor who acts his part upon the Divine Tragedy To which part of it concerning Gods judgements on Sabbath breakers hee had little to say but onely putt it off with a scoffe saying that they sate in the Seate of God who judged those accidents which fell out upon persons suddainly strooken to be the judgement of God for Sabbath-breaking or words to the like effect but enlarged himselfe upon that passage which reflected upon that late Reverend as hee termed him and learned Professor of the Law and his Majesties faithfull Servant Mr. William Noy his Majesties late Attorney who as hee said was most shamefully abused by a slaunder layd upon him which was That it should be reported that Gods judgement fell upon him for so eagerly prosecuting that innocent person Mr. Prynne which judgement was this That he laughing at Mr. Prynne while hee was suffering upon the Pillory was strooke with an yssue of blood in his privy part which by all the art of man could never be stopped unto the day of his death a. which was soone after But the truth of this My Lords sayth hee you shall finde to be as probable as the rest for wee have here three or fower Gentlemen of good credit and ranke to testify upon oath that hee had that yssue long before and thereupon made a shew as if hee would call for them in before the Lords to witnesse the truth thereof with these particular words Make roome for the Gentlemen