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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70389	Restitution to the royal author, or, A Vindication of King Charls the Martyr's most excellent book intitutled 'Eikōn basilikē' from the false, scandalous, and malicious reflections lately published against it	Levett, William.; Keble, Samuel.	1691 (1691)	Wing K121B; ESTC R36779	4,996	9

RESTITUTION TO THE Royal Author OR A VINDICATION OF King CHARLS the Martyr's most Excellent BOOK Intituled ἘΙΚΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΗ From the False Scandalous and Malicious Reflections lately Published against it LICENSED May 10 1691 Z. Isham C R LONDON Printed for Samuel Keble at the Great Turks-Head in Fleet-street over against Fetter-Lane-end 1691. RESTITUTION TO THE ROYAL AUTHOR OR A Vindication of King Charles the Martyr's most Excellent Book Intituled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from the False Scandalous and Malicious Reflections lately Published against it MR. Milton's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 being lately reprinted the Editor has thought sit out of what design he best knows to prefix the following Advertisement to his Book ADVERTISEMENT Whereas a Book called Eikon Basilike or King Charles the First 's Meditations is most commonly reported and believed by many especially the Clergy to be composed by King Charles the First the following Insertion of the Noble Lord Anglesey under his own hand was found by Edward Millington prefixt to one of the Books reputed to be King Charles the First 's Which Memorandum if the Declaration of two Kings may be believed is sufficient to satisfie the World how much that King was imposed upon by Dr. Gauden Bishop of Exeter MEMORANDUM King Charles the Second and the Duke of York did both in the last Session of Parliament 1675. when I shewed them in the Lords House the Written Copy of this Book wherein are some Corrections and Alterations written with the Late King Charles the First 's own Hand assure me that this was none of the said Kings compiling but made by Dr. Gauden Bishop of Exeter which I here insert for the undeceiving of others in this Point by attesting so much under my Hand Anglesey Now to prevent the ill Impressions which may possibly be occasion'd by the abovementioned Memorandum and to restore this Incomparable Book to the just Priviledge of its Royal Author I shall very briefly do these two things I. Shew some Marks of Suspicion upon the Advertisement II. Supposing it had all the pretended advantages I shall produce such proof against it which the Circumstances of the Evidence considered must be allowed an over Ballance to his Lordships Attestation I There are some things in the Advertisement which render the Credit of it very questionable For 1. It calls the Duke his then Royal Highness the Duke of York which was no Court Language in 1675 there being neither Reason nor Custom for such a length of Distinction at that time Now it s somewhat unlikely that a Person of Honor and a Courtier especially one of my late Lord Anglesey's Sense should be guilty of such an Impropriety 2. We are inform'd by the Advertisement that in the Written Coppy of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 There are some Corrections and Alterations written with the late King Charles the first his own Hand which is no contemptible Argument if we had no other that the King was the Author otherwise we shall be at a loss for the reason of his Majesty's Correcting the Manuscript and suffering it to pass under the Title of his own Composure 3. The making Bishop Gauden the Author of this Book is another disadvantage to the credit of the Memorandum for the Stile the Air and Thought of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is as different from the management of Bishop Gauden's writings as 't is possible to imagine But out of respect to the Bishop's Memory I shall forbear to insist upon the Comparison ' Its likely therefore King Charles the Second and the then Duke might tell the late Earl of Anglesey which his Lordship might possibly forget that the Manuscript was not King Charles the First his Hand but a Transcript of Dr. Gauden's writing which as it agrees with matter of Fact so it gives a fair account of the Alterations in the Copy which the Memorandum grants were made by the King II. Supposing this Memorandum had all the pretended Advantages I shall now produce such proof against it which the Circumstances of the Evidence considered must be allowed an over ballance to his Lordships Attestation 1. We have the Letters Patents of King Charles the Second dated November the 29th 1660. In which Richard Royston of London Bookseller has the sole priviledge given him of Printing all the Works of King Charles the First amongst which the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is mentioned with a particular Character and Commendation 2. The same Priviledge for Reprinting the Works of King Charles the First is granted to the abovemention'd Richard Royston by his Pt. Majesty King James the Second as appears by his Majesties Letters dated February 22. 1685 6. Which grant refers expresly to the first Edition Publish'd by Richard Royston in the year 1662 and in which his Majesty declares that all the Works of his Royal Father were Collected and Published Which former Impression as I have already observ'd makes particular mention of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Now I leave it to any unprejudiced Person to judge whether 't is in the least probable that either of their Majesties should tell the late Earl of Anglesey that this excellent Book was written by Dr. Gauden since they have both own'd it to be their Royal Father 's in so publick a manner so that to use the expression of the Advertisement if the Declaration of two Kings made with all the Circumstances of Advantage may be believ'd before a blind Manuscript written by a doubtful Hand and grounded upon a private Relation then we have sufficient evidence to satisfie the World how much this Advertiser has Endeavour'd to impose upon it To these Royal Testimonies I shall subjoyn that of Sir Will. Dugdale who having mention'd the restless Endeavours of the Rebels to lessen his Majesties Reputation as by other methods of Calumnies and Detraction so particularly with respect to this Book assigning it to some other tho' uncertain Author Having remarked this ill usage he delivers his opinion in these words But to manifest that these were no borrowed Wares Sir William Dugdale's short View of the late troubles in England pr. 1681. p. 380. but by the good and gracious assistance of Almighty God were totally of his own composure in the midst of his most sad afflictions besides the unlikely-hood that any such expressions could flow from an heart not oppressed and griev'd with such a weight of sorrow as his was I shall make it evident from the Testimony of very credible Persons yet Living that he had begun the penning of them long before he went from Oxford to the Scots For the Manuscript it self written with his own hand being found in his Cabinet which was taken at Nauesby Fight was restor'd to him after he was brought to Hampton Court by the Hand of Major Huntington thro the favour of General Fairfax of whom he obtain'd it And that whilst he was in the Isle of Wight it was there seen frequently by Mr. Thomas Herbert who then waited on his