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lord_n	day_n	speak_v	word_n	16,774	5	4.1389	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64219	The vvhole life and progresse of Henry Walker the ironmonger first, the manner of his conversation : secondly, the severall offences and scandalous pamphlets the said Walker hath writ, and for which he is now a prisoner in New-Gate : thirdly, the forme of the inditement which is laid against him, by the Kings sergeants at law, and his learned counsell : fourthly, his conviction by the iury : fiftly, his recantation and sorrow for the publicke wrong he hath done His Majesty and the whole kingdome : here are also many remarkable passages concerning the offence, and apprehending the said Henry Walker, with a true relation of his severall escapes and rescues from the hands of justice, &c. / collected and written by Iohn Taylor.	Taylor, John, 1580-1653.	1642 (1642)	Wing T530; ESTC R22104	7,313	10

THE VVhole Life and Progresse of Henry Walker the Ironmonger First The manner of his Conversation Secondly The severall offences and scandalous Pampehlets the said Walker hath writ and for which he is now a Prisoner in New-Gate Thirdly The forme of the Inditement which is laid against him by the Kings Sergeants at Law and his learned Counsell Fourthly His Conviction by the Iury Fiftly His Recantation and sorrow for the publicke wrong he hath done his Majesty and the whole Kingdome Here are also many remarkable passages concerning the offence and apprehending the said Henry Walker with a true Relation of his severall escapes and rescues from the hands of Justice c. Collected and Written by Iohn Taylor Printed at London 1642. Walkers Recantation together with his Life and Conversation IT is too much apparant to this whole Land or Kingdome which our Gracious Soveraigne is the Lords Annoynted over what and how many and numberlesse Pamphlets seditious and scandalous Libells impudent over-bold impertinent and sawcy Petitions to the great discontent of his Maiesty the abuse of the High Court of Parliament and disorder or cause of the too much confusion throughout all his Majesties Dominions have bin disperst The chiefe or maine stickler in this cause hath bin this Henry Walker of whom I 〈◊〉 to treate in these ensuing lines and first to begin with his beginning as far as I know The truth is he was an Apprentice to one Mr. 〈◊〉 an Iro● monger in Newgate Market his time being expired I know not how or when he did set up that Trade in divers places of this City of London but his Trade and 〈◊〉 felt at odds one with the other so that there was a breach betwixt them being there was no 〈◊〉 they parted never mean to come together againe Then he having left selling Grydirens and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a gadding 〈◊〉 walk'd and found out a softer occupation and 〈◊〉 up a Booke-sellers Shop fell to Booke-selling Hee not having any word of God in his said Shop above the bulke or fize of a Horne-booke In these troublesome times Mr. Walker set his wits a worke to compose such things as he supposed would vent or be 〈◊〉 amongst such people as understood them not loved contention or were willing to beleeve any thing that tended to rend or shake the 〈◊〉 of either Church or State and such and no other but such were all the Pamphlets which he the said Walker composed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 printed and sold of which kinds of stuffe it is supposed that he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 neere 300. severall ones of which number many 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bin printed 1500. or a 200. at an Impression and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 least of any one of them besides some of them have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 twice or thrice over so that there hath not bin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4. or 500000. of such Pamphlets of his dispersed by which 〈◊〉 or doings some hundred 〈◊〉 thred-bare 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Trade of scandalous Writing and Newes making and would bee called 〈◊〉 some halfe a yeare or there abouts Mr. Walker did set his 〈◊〉 to his worthlesse workes till at last his name grew odious and contemptiblc so that his 〈◊〉 would not sell if people did perceive that they were of his doing Then hee set out his Rarities namelesse and shamelesse in greater numbers than formerly he had done so that all this Kingdome or Island of Great Brittaine with the Principallity of Wales and Realme of Ireland were 〈◊〉 over with Lyes 〈◊〉 and Lice nay these scandalous fooleries or knaveries were of such Attractive force and power that they drew at least 500. Vagrants and Vagabonds from all the Shires round about London and they were all suddainely Metamorphis'd and Transform'd into wandring Booke sellers every one of them like apt Schollers had quickly learn'd the Art to Cry Will 〈◊〉 buy a new Booke new●lye come forth This hath past without controlement to the abuse of Church and State the scandall of the whole Kingdome the injury 〈◊〉 this Honourable City the raysing of strifes divisions and bad 〈◊〉 in many people of weake 〈◊〉 and judgements and to the mighty impeachment and detriment of the Worshipfull Brother-hood of the Stationers who are at great charges in paying all duties and Taxes and that now almost two yeares the Bread hath bin eaten out of their mouthes by those 〈◊〉 commonly called Mercuries and Hawkers Walker continuing still in this course cursed course his ragged Regiment of Tatterdemallions daily vending and dispersing his 〈◊〉 Pamphlets at last one night late he was by a Watch in London taken for a Rat and carried to the Counter the next day he was brought before the Right Honourable Sir Edmond Wright then Lord Major where upon some occasions was one 〈◊〉 Brown a Stationer whom Walker desired to speake a good word for him to the L. 〈◊〉 to whom Browne answered that he would speake And speake he did to the purpose for when my L. came to examine Walker what he was and how he lived he being not able to give a good account for himselfe then Browne began to certifie my Lord of Walkers good behaviour in manner and forme following My Lord 〈◊〉 he I doe know this Walker to be an arrant Rascall an 〈◊〉 by his Trade which though it be a Worshipfull Company yet it cannot containe him nor he it but he is a base intruder and a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 into the Trade of the Stationers or Booke-sellers wherein 〈◊〉 unlawfully doth invent write print and scatter all the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bables or the most part of them that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the City and 〈◊〉 and I doe humbly beseech your Lordship to take some 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 him in restraining him from doing any more Upon these words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Major would have bound Walker to answer at the Sessions but he 〈◊〉 to desist and returne to his old Trade againe was dismist and 〈◊〉 for that time got off Yet for all the promises Mr. 〈◊〉 walked 〈◊〉 in his callumnious Art and mystery of Libelling untill at last his old Master 〈◊〉 him a shame paid him in his owne Coyne thus He having gotten some notice from some of his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 scowtes that his 〈◊〉 intended to come to London to the Guild-Hall 〈◊〉 next day which his 〈◊〉 did and dined at Sir George Garrets Knight and one of the Sheriffes and Alderman of the City near 〈◊〉 Church Walkers invention being mounted upon the Altitude of 〈◊〉 he plotted and contrived with a Printer the said night before to write and print a perrillous Petition to his Majesty and borrowed the 〈◊〉 wives Bible out of which he tooke his 〈◊〉 out of the first of Kings Chap 12. ver. 16 part of the verse To your 〈◊〉 O Israel There was writing and printing all night and all the next day 〈◊〉 Libels were scattered and when his Majesty had dined and had taken Coach to returne to White-Hall Walker stood watching the Kings comming by amongst the Drapers in Pauls Church-yard and having 〈◊〉