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A29832 A discovery of the notorious proceedings of William Lavd Archbishop of Canterbury in bringing innovations into the church and raising up troubles in the state his pride in riding in his coach when the King himselfe went along on foot and being reproved would not alight : with his tyrannicall government both in himselfe and his agents / confessed by John Browne a prisoner in the gatehouse, twice examined by a committee of six from the honourable House of Commons ; and now brought to the view of the world, October 15, 1641. Browne, John, Jesuit. 1641 (1641) Wing B5119; ESTC R14696 4,059 7

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A DISCOVERY Of the Notorious Proceedings OF WILLIAM LAVD Archbishop of Canterbury in bringing Innovations into the Church and raising up troubles in the State his pride in riding in his Coach when the King himselfe went along on foot and being reproved would not alight With his tyrannicall government both in himselfe and his Agents Confessed by Iohn Browne a Prisoner in the Gatehouse twice examined by a Committee of six from the Honourable House of COMMONS And now brought to the view of the world October 15. 1641. LONDON Printed and are to be sold by Henry Walker 1641. A discovery of the notorious proceedings of William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury by Iohn Browne prisoner in the Gatehouse THat concerning the Bishop of Canterbury it is most notorious hee hath beene the speciall cause of the troubles in Scotland and jar●es betwixt them and the English for when he went to the North with his Majesty he being of a high and lofty spirit remarking the government of the Church of Scotland began his innovations by setting up of Altars Episcopall robes and Organs which were not seene since the birth of King Iames more then 80 yeares before in Scotland at which they were much incensed in so much that when the common people upon a Sunday perceiving his Majesty to goe on foot from the Palace of Holirood house to the Church at Edenburgh and so to returne and all his Nobles with him on foot my Lords Grace and the Bishop of Ely were seene to goe in their Coach They exclaimed on them and said How dare you presume to goe so when our Soveraigne goes on foot you are the ragges and servants of the Pope That same time did he move his Majesty to make that Church a Cathedrall and appoint a Bishop where was never any before and so the people were more and more stirred up At his returne from thence he moved his M●jesty to erect a high Commission in all the Bishopricks of that Ki●gdom by vertue of a Proclamation which he extorted from his Majesty in August if I be not deceived 5. yeares agoe wherein was ordered that the Bishops Courts here in England should have no subordination to any other Courts no not to his Majesties owne Councell but should proceed without any dependency not to make use of his Maj●sties Armes in their Seales but their owne and so deprive his Maj●sty of his Supremacy which was never done since the reigne of King Henry the 8. So soone as he had obtained that of his Maj●sty he in all hast sends his Proclamation to all the Bishops of Scotland who being blowne up with pride following the Archbishops footsteps began to erect a High Commission Court in their Diocesses and called to it the Nobles and the Gentry punishing them for trifling things and fining and confining them to the farthest parts of that Kingdome from Galloway to Cachnes neare 300. miles a cruelty never practised before in Scotland in any age Nay they became so insolent being made Privy Councellours by the Archbishops solicitation of S. Andrewes being made great Chancellor in that Kingdome never practised these 300. yeares that at open Councell Table they gave the lye to the Peeres of the Land namely to the Earle of Argile which affront was done by one Sedserfe now Bishop of Galloway and resident at this present in London where began the fire to appeare which before was but smoke the Nobles Gentry and Commons made a league which they called a Covenant and combined together for the rooting out of Bishops and conservation of their ancient liberties upon which is ensued a million of miseries putting both the Kingdomes to excessive charges exhausting the Kings cofers and oppressing the people I beleeve if my Lord Archbishop were neerly questioned it would bee found he stirred up his Majesty to make up his Army two severall times which hath beene the occasion of the ruine of two Shires Northumberland and the Bishopricke of Durham which losse will not be repaired in 100. yeares These two fire-brand Bishops of Galloway and Rosse who are clients to Canterbury and altogether guided by him it is more then expedient that they and other incendiaries were given to the Scots Commissioners to be tryed by their Parliament But I beleeve Rosse will fl●e to Ireland where his Majesty hath given him a Bishoprick and Galloway will be forced to hide himselfe in some Island and shake off his robes or become a Pedler in Poland as his father was before him One Sandal a Clarke of the Rolles told mee hee saw my Lord Sterling Secretary of Scotland agent at Court for the Bishops viewing narrowly the Rolles to see the originall institution of the High Commission which he would never have done had he not bin informed by my Lords Grace I may not omit to let you know how of his large liberality he hath given to these fire-brand Ministers refuged in this Kingdome at some times very large and profuse charity which he would never have bestowed on the poore Clergy of his Diocesse I come to his government wherein hee hath beene like to a Camelian of divers colours now punishing of Romish Priests but poore ones for the fattest he protected and cherished above measure as Father Leader superiour of the Benedictines Master Flamders and Master Price after Leaders death and Master Gascoyne and the whole order of the Iesuites The poore Recusants for going to heare Masse or onely upon supposition were cruelly used by him but the chiefe he tenderly loved and feasted as Kenelme Digby and others to what end you may conjecture After he took a fit to punish Anabaptists Familists and Brownists sometimes one sometimes another he followed the steps of Cardinall Wolsey and intended because he could not be Pope at Rome to be a Patriarch in these Kingdomes to which end t is wel known he did so credit and grace Father Leader aforesaid cherishing him above the rest giving him his eare at all times remaining here at London till his death and after him Price and Gascoyne aforementioned At the comming of Father Leader he beganne to looke chearfully upon Recusants then began he to erect Altars to take away Communion Tables to make all kneele at the Sacrament to be all uncovered at time of Divine Service to stand up at the reading of the Gospell to bow at the name of Iesus and consecrate anew the Church of Saint Giles in the fields with many other Arch trickes that he might be in the Popes and Queenes favour and so continue in his Majesties good liking Then began hee to use rigour against Puritane Ministers calling them into the High Commission some for symony as master Ward and others of Suffolke some for contradicting the Bishop of Norwich some for heresie as Doctor Everard Chaplaine to the Earle of Holland Then beganne hee to practise his Excommunications and aggravations against Sir Robert Willoughbie sonne in law to the Bishop of Worcester and Master Hope a Scotsman Cupbearer to