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A25921 An Account of the seducing of Ann, the daughter of Edward Ketelbey, of Ludlow, Gent., to the popish religion with some very extraordinary passages relating thereto, particularly of the gross prevarications, and insolent boldness of the two popish bishops, Leyborn and Gifford, in the management of it ... 1700 (1700) Wing A382; ESTC R7165 9,323 8

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AN ACCOUNT OF THE Seducing of Ann the Daughter of Edward Ketelbey of Ludlow Gent. TO THE Popish Religion With some very Extraordinary Passages relating thereto PARTICULARLY Of the gross Prevarications and insolent Boldness of the two Popish Bishops Leyborn and Gifford in the Management of it Humbly Presented to the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons now Assembled in Parliament MR. KETELBEY being often from home particularly in the years 1696. and 1697. with his Wife and part of his Family leaving only his Daughter of the Age of Nineteen and Servants at home a Popish Family coming Strangers into the Town and Living near him obtained Leave of the Daughter to walk in the Garden being pleasant for Air and by this means two young Ladies of that Family insinuating themselves into the Daughter's Acquaintance with the assistance of one Windsor a reputed Popish Priest living with them who pretends to Practice Physick now but in King James his Reign shewed himself more open Seduced her to the Popish Religion but Instructed her of what dangerous Consequence it might be if discovered both the Seducer and Seduced being punishable with Death which made her for a long time disown and forswear her Conversion to Popery The Mother coming first into the Country found her Daughter's Temper and Humour Changed disowning her Mother's Power and Authority over her and denying to do several Things she Commanded without the Advice of her Friends meaning the Papists that had Seduced her And they having also Corrupted some of the Servants after the Mother came home they gave Intelligence whereby those Papists often Conversed with the Daughter in private as 't is believed and Conveying Books into her Hands settled her in that Religion But the Mother for some time after she came down knew nothing of her Daughters new Friends till coming one Morning early into her Chamber the found her Reading in a Book in Bed at which the Daughter being surprized let it fall into the Bed and denied that she was Reading or had any Book but upon search it was found to be a Book wrote by Parsons the Jesuit which so startled the Mother that upon Searching the Daughter's Closet afterwards she found other Popish Books Pictures Papers and other Things relating to Popery with very Familiar and Indulgent Letters from one Mrs. Berrington and a Daughter of the Lord Gerrard's of Bromley who had been at Ludlow for some time before but altogether Strangers to Mr. Ketelbey and his Family By these Letters and other Things the Mother found the Daughter had Changed her Religion as well as Manners Yet did not think fit to publish the Matter but Imparted it to some particular Friends and sent her out of Town Nor did she at first acquaint her Husband with it who was then in London only sent him General Complaints of his long Absence whereby his Family suffered and desired his speedy coming down Whereupon he sent down his Son who soon discovered his Sister's Change and Imparted it to the Father He soon after coming down himself found it too true and his Daughter full of Equivocations and Lying Stories and even denying that which seemed to be the most apparent Truth as to the Circumstances of her Change the Method of her Seduction and the Persons who Seduced her affirming that she was a very good Protestant and gave out that there was nothing in it but her Mothers Unkindness who never Loved her from a Child and Fondness to her Brother which brought that Scandal and Reproach upon her of her being a Papist on purpose to deprive her of her Father's Favour and she was ready to give him all the Satisfaction he should desire of her Sincerity in the Protestant Religion To make this better believed she came constantly to Church to Prayers and the Sacrament and upon her Examination by the Doctor of the Parish and other Protestant Divines they thought her Stedfast therein She framed her Story so well being Seconded by the Popish Gang who seemed to disown her that it became a Reflection upon her Parents for their Jealousie and supposed Severity towards their Daughter in charging her designedly with what they knew to be false The Doctor himself often saying to the Papists and others that he believed her as good a Protestant as himself So soon had she learnt the Art of Popish Dissimulation But she would never confess how she came by the Popish Books only saying that some of them she found in Ludlow Castle and the Servants being of her Party owned some of the Books to be theirs which the Daughter pretended she had only a Curiosity to Read that she might be able to maintain an Argument and to Ridicule the Papists The Father being afflicted at this great Misfortune in his Family and full of Fears and Jealousies in November 1698. brought his Family to London to get the Assistance of able Divines and particularly had her under the Care of the Reverend Dean of Windsor who Examined her several times and believed her to be a good Protestant Yet her Father would not be satisfied unless she would Consent to Abjure the Popish Religion before a Judge or some Magistrate according to a Form which was drawn up in these Words I Ann Ketelbey the only Daughter of Edward Ketelbey of Ludlow in the County of Salop Gent. in the presence of God do in and by this Writing under my own ●and solemnly and sincerely profess testifie and declare that I do believe That in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper there is not any Transubstantiation of the Elements of Bread and Wine into the Body and Blood of Christ at or after the Consecration thereof by any Person whatsoever and that the Invocation or Adoration of the Virgin Mary or any other Saint and the Sacrifice of the Mass as they are now used and practised in the Church of Rome are Superstitious and Idolatrous And also That the Doctrines of Purgatory Praying for the Dead Justification by Works Denying the Cup in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper to the Layety having Divine Service performed in an unknown Tongue as taught and practiced in the Church of Rome are dangerous Errours and no way warranted by the Scriptures which are the true rule of Faith and Manners and ought to be my Guide in Divine Matters containing all things necessary to Salvation And I do hereby in the presence of God further also solemnly prosess and testifie that I do make this Declaration and every part thereof and intend the same in the plain and ordinary Sense of the Words herein contained as they are wrote down with my own Hand and as they are commonly understood by Protestants without any Evasion Equivocation or Mental Reservation whatsoever and without any Dispensation already granted me for this purpose by the Pope or any other Authority or Person whatsoever and without believeing that I am or can be acquitted before God or Man or Absolved of this Declaration or any part thereof