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A83370	The petition and articles or severall charge exhibited in Parliament against Edward Finch vicar of Christs Church in London, and brother to Sir Iohn Finch, late Lord Keeper, now a fugitive for fear of this present Parliament, 1641.		1641 (1641)	Wing E2157; Thomason E166_12; ESTC R16294	8,863	16

the next morning yet notwithstanding because he had them not at that present he caused the Church doores to be shut up made the Corps and people stand a great while in the street at last letting them into the Church yet disappointed them of their Sermon and yet kept the five pounds to himselfe without restitution of any part thereof It was further testified by another Parishioner who was made Executor to one Master Darneton a young man in the Parish who upon his Death-bed desired that Doctour Holdsworth should make his Funerall-Sermon and to avoid all differences the Deceased very frankly gave M. Finch a legacy of fourty shillings and a mourning Gowne conditionally that he would give way for Doctour Holdsworth to preach but Master Finch not content with what the Deceased left him in his will he afterward understanding that the Doctour had five pounds and a mourning Gowne left him as a Legacy and his Legacy was not so much he again sends for the Executor and demands of him what he would give him to let Holdsworth preach as for the fourty shillings legacy that he should not hinder him of but ●ow he came upon new tearmes to know what he would give him for he saw no reason but he should have as much to give way as the other had for preaching for the Pulpit was his so that he did enforce the Executor to keep the Corps from Monday till Saturday before it could be buried by reason of Master Finch his unreasonable demands for he told this Executor and others that had the like occasions with Master Finch as was then testified That his Pulpit was his Shop whereby he got his living and that he must improve his Shop to the utmost advantage as well as they did theirs and further saying That no Holdsworth should come into his Pulpit to eat the bread out of his mouth for what was Holdsworth more than he so that in conclusion he did cause the said Executor to disburse to give him satisfaction to the value of thirteen pounds five shillings six pence most of it in money and the rest in linnen cloth and notwithstanding the said Master Finch performed no office at the funerall himselfe but spent his time in the Taverne at the same time when the funerall was performed and this was proved to be his usuall manner to get his first demands fully into his hands and then by one tricke or another to come over them again for a new supply or else there should be no ground broke nor Church-doores opened These instances were thought sufficient for the proof of this Charge though the Parishioners had divers more notorious prankes of his of this kinde and were then and there ready prepared with witnesses to have testified them all To the Articles concerning his superstitious affection to the Surplice and other Popish practises it was testified and further could have been proved than was desired or could by time be permitted that he usually preached in his Surplice wore it when he went about the Parish in the annuall perambulation through the streets and was so Popishly affected and addicted to it that even since his lying under the just condemnation of these things he refused on last Ascension day 1641. to accompany the Parishioners in their Perambulation because they would not suffer him to wear the Surplice and reade the Epistles and Gospels at the stinted places and corners of the streets as formerly And that he never read or pronounced the Name Iesus in either of the Sacraments Epistles or Gospels or in Sermons or Prayers though then on his knees but he most constantly ducked lowly at it and in his Canonicall prayer before his Homilies for all his preaching was continually a meer reading out of a written book he familiarly used to praise God for the Saints departed but especially for the Virgin Mary the Mother of God As for the Article touching his drunkennesse besides his accustomed practise of that beastly sin at other ordinary times it was testified by very good witnesse that hath seen him drunke on the Lords day and at another time twice drunke in one and the same Lords day first in the morning and then laid to sleep and drunke again before night Also another Parishioner being employed to take order for the buriall of a friend of his in the said Parish for which Master Finch as his custome was would have his morey before hand which he accordingly received being 3 pounds 13. s. upon the payment whereof the said Parishioner demanded on acquittance but Master Finch and his man were so drunke that they could not write so that the party was fain to call witnesse that it was paid and very needfull too for the next day Master Finch sent his man to demand the same money again who answered he had paid it already the day before and would not pay it twice Some few dayes after the Church-wardens came to the Parishioner for their Duties which Master Finch had received in the former sum but Master Finch would not pay them any It was further also testified to full satisfaction of the Parliament that he was so drunke when he was fetcht from a Taverne to give the Sacrament to a dying woman that he was fain to be led by the arme to the house that there he was not able to pronounce the Lords Prayer but was out twice or thrice in saying it that he was not able to rise off from his knees without helpe nor being up to sit downe that he delivered the Elements without Consecration And also desiring the people to go forth of the room he came to the dying woman to whom using many unfit gestures and stroaking her cheekes he said That if she would confesse to him all her secret sinnes then he would love her The woman thereupon calling out as loud as she could for some to come in they found her much troubled in minde and unsatisfied by reason of Master Finch his ill carriage and behaviour and therefore desired that the Sacrament might be given her again by some other Minister but she died before it was effected and Master Finch was fain to be led to the next Alehouse as he desired where he lay all that night and the next morning this wretched man was so shamelesse as to send for a fee of three shillings four pence for that his most wicked and abominable service As for his Sermons on November 5 the Popish Powder-plot it was testified also that one year he would permit no Sermon at all Another year he would permit none unlesse he might have a share of thirteen shillings four pence out of the Collection for the Poor which being but small he took ten shillings for his owne use Another year he preacht himselfe and in his Sermon as it was fully proved he said words to this effect That the Plotters in that businesse were but a few male content persons and that they desired at their death that this

The Petition and Articles or severall Charge exhibited in Parliament against Edward Finch Vicar of Christs Church in London and brother to Sir Iohn Finch late Lord Keeper now a Fugitive for fear of this present Parliament 1641. Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord for men abhorred the offerings of the Lord. 1 Sam. 2.17 Thus saith the Lord I come against the Shepheards and will require my Sheep at their hands and cause them to cease from feeding the Sheep neither shall the Shepheards feed themselves any more for I will deliver my Sheep from their mouthes and they shall no more devour them Ezek. 34.10 Ed Finch his Perambulations away for hamersmith LONDON Sould by R. Harford at the Signe of the Bible in Queens-head Alley in Paternoster-row 1641. TO THE HONORABLE THE KNIGHTS CITIZENS AND BVRGESSES OF the Commons House of Parliament The humble Petition of the Parishioners of the Parish of Christs Church in London Most humbly sheweth THat Master Edward Finch Vicar of the said Parish having set up their Communion Table Altar-wise doth there administer the Sacrament causing all the Communicants to come to the Railes or Formes and useth frequent and unreasonable bowings before the said Table in his approach unto it and returne from it That he is of evill and scandalous life and conversation not regarding himselfe to instruct the Petitioners soules and hindring them also of such helpes as therein they would otherwise have and exacts of them unlawfull and unreasonable Fees and summes of money as by the annexed Articles may appear That the Petitioners are troubled in the said Church with singing Organs and other Instruments of Musicke not understood by them whereby they are greatly distracted in the Service of God the same being altogether unprofitable and no way tending to their spirituall edification They most humbly pray that your Honours will be pleased to take the Premisses into your grave consideration and to grant unto them such relief therein as to your great wisdomes shall seem meet And they shall dayly pray c. The Articles mentioned in the annexed Petition against Master Edward Finch Vicar of Christs Church in London FIrst that the said Master Finch is very officious and observant in worshipping the great Idoll lately erected in the said Church viz. the Altar 2. That he exacteth sometimes twenty shillings a piece and many times more for funerall Sermons himselfe seldom preaching any of them and affirmeth his Pulpit to be his Shop and therefore must improve it to the utmost 3. That he is very carelesse and negligent in executing his Pastorall duty having appeared scarce twice in twelve moneths to officiate the same nay not once in a year 4. That he ordinarily preacheth in his Surplice 5. That he also weareth his Surplice in going the perambulation of the Parish 6. That he hath not for many yeares been resident in the Parish but lets to farme his Vicaridge-house 7. That he maketh no conscience of Oathes but is a frequent violater of Gods holy Name by often swearing thereby with fearfull and horrid Imprecations and Execrations as was most abundantly proved 8. That he is a common haunter of Tavernes and Ale-houses and is often and openly drunke 9. That he hath exacted excessive Fees as ten shillings for a Christening 10. That before he will performe his duty in Burials and upon other occasions he will have his lawlesse and unconscionable demands satisfied whereof some of the Petitioners have complained to the Diocesan but it seemes his correction was gentle for no amendment hath followed 11. That he hath demanded and taken for Burials of Parishioners ten and twelve pounds a piece and hath shut or caused to be shut up the Church doores and not suffered the ground to be broken for Parishioners untill his undue exactions have been satisfied 12. That he hath administred the Communion to a dying woman when he was so drunke that he forgot the Service failed in rehearsing the Lords prayer and at his departure was not able to returne to his place of abode without leading 13. That at the same time he caused all present with the said woman to depart the room and then enjoyned the sicke party to confesse unto him all her secret sinnes 14. That being so alone with the said woman he demeaned himselfe so uncivilly and used such unseemly gestures towards her that she was fain to cry out for her husband to come in 15. That afterwards for performance of this good service about the said woman he sent for a Fee of three shillings four pence 16. That November 5. 1639. he would suffer no Sermon to be preached unlesse out of the Collection for the Poor he might have a Fee of thirteen shillings and four pence but finding the Collection to be small he took ten shillings 17. That this last November 5. 1640. he would neither preach himselfe nor suffer any other to preach 18. That he and his wife having for many yeares lived asunder with much obloquie he keepeth company with divers women suspected of incontinency 19. That he hath since his being Vicar of the said Parish much opposed the Lecture which without intermission hath for many yeares been continued in the West end of the said Church called the Old or Lower Church early in the morning on the Lords day not suffering any one to preach the same unlesse he the said Vicar might have extraordinary hire for permitting of it viz. about fourty pounds at one time and twenty pounds at another time and divers other summes at other severall times and at this present twenty pounds a year and yet not contented therewith he threatens to arrest the present Lecturer unlesse he may have his unjust demands satisfied 20. That he deteineth and keepeth away divers bookes belonging and appertaining to the said Church 21. That many times in receiving his owne exacted Fees for Burials he hath also received Duties due to the Church wardens for the use of the Poor of the said Parish and deteined them to his owne use The proofes of such of the foresaid Articles as were more fully and largely opened in Parliament by severall witnesses follow here TO the first Article concerning his frequent and most lowly bowing to his Idol-altar set up by himselfe and with his owne hands in a most proud and insolent manner both at his approaches to it departure from it and passing by it there was proof much more than enough to to testifie and clear it To the Articles of his exacting unjust and excessive Fees for Burials it was proved that he at one time exacted would have and had before hand five pounds for a Sermon at the Funerall of one Master How an ancient Parishioner but Master Finch hearing that there were gloves given to divers sent presently for gloves for himselfe and his man just about the time that the Corps was going to Church but because there was none left he was promised to have them