think_v they_o can_v stop_v the_o noise_n of_o all_o these_o just_a complaint_n with_o their_o usual_a grin_a objection_n that_o sundry_a of_o our_o student_n be_v in_o the_o king_n army_n make_v that_o to_o be_v their_o crime_n to_o which_o if_o their_o own_o innate_a loyalty_n do_v not_o draw_v they_o yet_o their_o haughty_a and_o heathenish_a usage_n will_v of_o necessity_n drive_v they_o for_o who_o have_v not_o rather_o fall_v upon_o the_o bed_n of_o honour_n and_o assert_v with_o his_o dear_a blood_n his_o religion_n loyalty_n and_o liberty_n then_o live_v a_o slave_n under_o they_o to_o set_v his_o survive_a footstep_n upon_o the_o grave_n and_o ash_n of_o expire_a loyalty_n nobility_n gentry_n clergy_n and_o civility_n itself_o and_o now_o to_o tell_v how_o they_o have_v profane_v and_o abuse_v our_o several_a chapel_n though_o our_o pen_n flow_v as_o fast_v with_o vinegar_n and_o gall_n as_o our_o eye_n do_v with_o tear_n yet_o be_v it_o impossible_a sufficient_o to_o be_v express_v when_o as_o multitude_n of_o enrage_a soldier_n let_v loose_a to_o reform_v have_v to_o i_o down_o all_o carve_a work_n not_o respect_v the_o very_a monument_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o have_v ruin_v a_o beautiful_a carve_a structure_n in_o the_o university_n church_n though_o indeed_o that_o be_v not_o do_v without_o direction_n from_o a_o great_a one_o as_o appear_v after_o upon_o complaint_n cromwell_n make_v to_o he_o which_o stand_v we_o in_o a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n and_o have_v not_o one_o jot_n of_o imagery_n or_o statue_n work_v about_o it_o and_o when_o that_o reverend_a man_n the_o then_o vice-chancellor_n tell_v they_o mild_o ward_n that_o they_o may_v be_v better_o employ_v they_o return_v he_o such_o language_n as_o we_o be_v ashamed_a here_o to_o express_v nor_o be_v it_o any_o whit_n strange_a to_o find_v whole_a band_n of_o soldier_n train_v and_o excercise_v in_o the_o royal_a chapel_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o coll._n nay_o even_o the_o commander_n themselves_o be_v command_v to_o show_v their_o new_a major_a general_n *_o crawford_n how_o well_o they_o understand_v their_o trade_n choose_v that_o place_n to_o train_n in_o whether_o in_o policy_n to_o conceal_v their_o mystery_n or_o out_o of_o fear_n to_o betray_v their_o ignorance_n or_o on_o purpose_n to_o show_v their_o soldier_n how_o little_a god_n house_n be_v to_o be_v regard_v let_v the_o world_n conjecture_n and_o one_o who_o call_v himself_o john_n dowsing_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o pretend_a commission_n go_v about_o the_o country_n like_o a_o bedlam_n break_v gloss_n window_n have_v batter_v and_o beat_v down_o all_o our_o paint_a glass_n not_o only_o in_o our_o chapel_n but_o contrary_a to_o order_n in_o our_o public_a school_n college_n hall_n pref._n library_n and_o chamber_n mistake_v perhaps_o the_o liberal_a art_n for_o saint_n with_o they_o in_o end_n in_o time_n to_o pull_v down_o too_o and_o have_v against_o a_o order_n deface_v and_o dig_v up_o the_o floor_n of_o our_o chapel_n many_o of_o which_o have_v lie_v so_o for_o two_o or_o three_o hundred_o year_n together_o not_o regard_v the_o dust_n of_o our_o founder_n and_o predecessor_n who_o likely_o be_v bury_v there_o compel_v we_o by_o arm_a soldier_n to_o pay_v forty_o shilling_n a_o college_n for_o not_o mend_v what_o he_o have_v spoil_v and_o deface_v or_o forthwith_o to_o go_v to_o prison_n we_o shall_v need_v to_o use_v no_o more_o instance_n than_o these_o two_o to_o show_v that_o neither_o place_n person_n nor_o thing_n have_v any_o reverence_n or_o respect_n among_o they_o *_o john_n a_o fellow_n of_o one_o of_o our_o college_n be_v violent_o pluck_v from_o the_o communion_n as_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v that_o holy_a sacrament_n before_o the_o solemn_a election_n of_o a_o master_n of_o that_o college_n and_o throw_v into_o gaol_n to_o the_o great_a disturbance_n of_o the_o election_n and_o at_o another_o *_o john_n college_n the_o communion-plate_n be_v most_o sacrilegious_o seize_v upon_o and_o take_v away_o from_o the_o very_a communion_n table_n notwithstanding_o it_o be_v upon_o a_o former_a plunder_n restore_v to_o the_o say_a college_n by_o a_o order_n from_o the_o close_a committee_n of_o the_o 18._o of_o september_n 1643._o under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n earl_n of_o denbigh_n lord_n say_n lord_n howard_n sir_n william_n waller_n and_o master_n pym_n and_o yet_o all_o these_o action_n of_o they_o be_v but_o preparatory_a pill_n to_o dispose_v our_o whole_a body_n for_o its_o final_a purge_n of_o reformation_n when_o ever_o they_o shall_v please_v to_o think_v it_o sick_a of_o we_o and_o that_o be_v this_o last_o act_n which_o be_v none_o of_o the_o least_o argument_n of_o this_o our_o sad_a complaint_n for_o although_o we_o be_v seldom_o in_o any_o freedom_n for_o any_o time_n near_o these_o three_o year_n from_o some_o protestation_n oath_n association_n vow_n and_o covenant_n etc._n etc._n menace_v upon_o we_o yet_o this_o last_o only_o bring_v with_o it_o the_o fatal_a doom_n of_o our_o final_a extirpation_n though_o we_o must_v have_v leave_n to_o wonder_v that_o all_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n shall_v be_v deny_v we_o by_o they_o who_o late_o plead_v nothing_o else_o against_o the_o establish_a ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o now_o pretend_v partly_o to_o fight_v for_o the_o same_o but_o indeed_o the_o covenant_n be_v not_o the_o true_a cause_n but_o the_o pretence_n only_o for_o our_o ejection_n for_o that_o be_v the_o word_n of_o art_n for_o this_o new_o invent_v mystery_n as_o appear_v by_o several_a writ_n issue_v out_o under_o hand_n and_o seal_v without_o mention_n of_o refuse_v the_o covenant_n the_o thing_n be_v absolute_o determine_v by_o a_o perentptory_a decree_n to_o plant_v a_o new_a university_n for_o propagate_a at_o least_o if_o not_o invent_v a_o new_a religion_n and_o to_o that_o end_n the_o old_a one_o must_v be_v remove_v at_o least_o so_o much_o of_o it_o for_o the_o present_a as_o may_v hinder_v this_o great_a design_n only_o some_o mean_n and_o plausible_a pretence_n be_v yet_o want_v the_o first_o that_o be_v attempt_v be_v to_o summon_v all_o those_o that_o be_v absent_a to_o return_v within_o ten_o day_n but_o than_o they_o be_v so_o far_o to_o seek_v for_o reason_n of_o ejection_n as_o that_o after_o almost_o half_a ten_o day_n more_o study_v all_o they_o can_v insert_v in_o their_o writ_n be_v for_o oppose_v the_o proceed_n of_o parliament_n preface_n and_o other_o scandalous_a action_n in_o the_o university_n their_o tongue_n thereby_o testify_v their_o mind_n though_o perhaps_o out_o of_o incogitancy_n which_o be_v so_o furious_o set_v upon_o their_o great_a work_n of_o reformation_n as_o to_o punish_v the_o oppose_n of_o scandalous_a action_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o a_o man_n livelihood_n whether_o they_o be_v ashamed_a of_o the_o phrase_n or_o not_o we_o know_v not_o but_o they_o have_v very_o good_a reason_n to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o the_o act_n be_v so_o different_a from_o all_o show_n of_o justice_n as_o to_o enjoin_v impossibility_n in_o command_a man_n to_o return_v within_o twelve_o day_n after_o issue_v the_o summons_n which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v above_o two_o hundred_o mile_n distant_a and_o have_v two_o army_n to_o pass_v through_o all_o the_o way_n or_o enjoin_v they_o to_o be_v resident_a at_o cambridge_n who_o themselves_o at_o the_o same_o time_n keep_v fast_o prisoner_n at_o london_n and_o yet_o for_o non_fw-la appearance_n for_o no_o man_n know_v any_o other_o cause_n these_o must_v be_v eject_v but_o though_o this_o be_v not_o so_o plausible_a yet_o they_o have_v a_o sure_a reserve_n their_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n which_o come_v from_o their_o dear_a brethren_n of_o scotland_n they_o think_v no_o penalty_n too_o great_a for_o refusal_n of_o it_o and_o this_o because_o it_o carry_v in_o its_o frontispiece_n a_o pretence_n of_o reformation_n come_v not_o alone_o but_o though_o without_o any_o visible_a order_n accompany_v with_o a_o new_a legislative_a fangle_n call_v a_o oath_n of_o discovery_n but_o indeed_o be_v a_o oath_n of_o treachery_n a_o wild_a unlimited_a devise_n to_o call_v who_o they_o will_v before_o they_o and_o make_v they_o accuse_v their_o near_a and_o dear_a friend_n benefactor_n tutor_n and_o master_n and_o betray_v the_o member_n and_o act_n of_o their_o several_a society_n manifest_o contrary_a to_o our_o peaceable_a statute_n former_o swear_v unto_o by_o we_o which_o provide_v against_o all_o faction_n and_o sedition_n which_o these_o man_n only_o hunt_v after_o viz._n non_fw-la revelabis_fw-la aliquod_fw-la secretum_fw-la collegii_fw-la non_fw-la malum_fw-la aut_fw-la damnum_fw-la inferes_fw-la collegio_fw-la aut_fw-la cuilibet_fw-la sociorum_fw-la and_o apparent_o revive_v the_o oath_n ex_fw-la offishio_n as_o their_o commissioner_n spell_v it_o abolish_v this_o
with_o what_o force_n he_o can_v draw_v together_o and_o surround_v divers_a college_n while_o we_o be_v at_o our_o devotion_n in_o our_o several_a chapel_n take_v away_o prisoner_n several_a doctor_n of_o divinity_n head_n of_o college_n viz._n d._n beale_n master_n of_o s._n john_n college_n d._n martin_n master_n of_o queen_n col._n and_o d._n sterne_n master_n of_o jesus_n col._n man_n of_o such_o eminent_a worth_n and_o ability_n as_o render_v they_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o our_o commendation_n and_o these_o he_o carry_v with_o he_o to_o london_n in_o triumph_n and_o though_o there_o be_v a_o express_a order_n from_o the_o lord_n house_n for_o their_o imprisonment_n in_o the_o tower_n which_o meet_v they_o at_o tottenham-high_a cross_n wherein_o notwithstanding_o there_o be_v no_o crime_n express_v yet_o be_v they_o lead_v captive_a through_o bartholomew_n fair_a and_o so_o as_o far_o as_o temple-bar_n and_o back_o through_o the_o city_n to_o prison_n in_o the_o tower_n on_o purpose_n that_o they_o may_v be_v hout_v at_o or_o stone_v by_o the_o rabble-rout_n since_o which_o time_n now_o above_o three_o year_n together_o they_o have_v be_v hurry_v up_o and_o down_o from_o one_o prison_n to_o another_o at_o excessive_a and_o unreasonable_a charge_n and_o fee_n exact_v from_o they_o far_o beyond_o their_o ability_n to_o defray_v have_v all_o their_o good_n plunder_v and_o their_o mastership_n and_o living_n take_v from_o they_o which_o shall_v preserve_v they_o from_o famish_v and_o though_o in_o all_o this_o time_n there_o be_v never_o any_o accusation_n bring_v much_o less_o prove_v against_o any_o of_o they_o yet_o have_v they_o suffer_v intolerable_a imprisonment_n over_o since_o both_o by_o land_n and_o water_n especial_o that_o in_o the_o ship_n where_o for_o ten_o day_n together_o they_o with_o many_o other_o gentleman_n of_o great_a rank_n be_v keep_v under_o deck_n without_o liberty_n to_o come_v to_o breath_n in_o the_o common_a air_n or_o to_o ease_v nature_n except_o at_o the_o courtesy_n of_o the_o rude_a sailor_n which_o oftentimes_o be_v deny_v they_o in_o which_o condition_n they_o be_v more_o like_o galleyslave_n then_o freeborn_a subject_n and_o man_n of_o such_o quality_n and_o condition_n and_o have_v be_v so_o indeed_o may_v some_o have_v have_v their_o will_n who_o be_v bargain_v with_o the_o merchant_n to_o sell_v they_o to_o algiers_n 1643._o or_o as_o bad_a a_o place_n as_o have_v be_v since_o notorious_o know_v upon_o no_o false_a or_o fraudulent_a information_n and_o now_o that_o we_o be_v mention_v our_o reverend_a and_o worthy_a head_n of_o house_n we_o may_v not_o omit_v what_o our_o long_a exile_n from_o the_o say_a university_n will_v not_o suffer_v we_o otherwise_o then_o by_o certain_a report_n to_o be_v apprehensive_a of_o namely_o that_o a_o very_a great_a number_n of_o they_o be_v since_o in_o the_o same_o condition_n with_o we_o that_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o and_o banish_v particular_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o exeter_n against_o who_o their_o malice_n can_v invent_v no_o more_o than_o that_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n nor_o pretend_v any_o thing_n but_o that_o be_v vicechancellor_n he_o do_v according_a to_o his_o office_n preach_v a_o learned_a and_o pious_a sermon_n in_o saint_n mary_n march_n 27._o 1645._o be_v the_o day_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o happy_a inauguration_n to_o who_o we_o may_v add_v that_o most_o reverend_a and_o learned_a man_n doctor_n collins_n his_o majesty_n professor_n of_o divinity_n who_o extraordinary_a worth_n and_o pain_n have_v continue_v he_o in_o that_o place_n almost_o thirty_o year_n and_o make_v his_o name_n famous_a and_o his_o person_n desirable_a in_o every_o protestant_a university_n in_o christendom_n and_o yet_o his_o loyalty_n and_o conscience_n cause_v our_o new_a pretend_a reformer_n to_o think_v he_o unworthy_a so_o much_o as_o of_o a_o country_n cure_n for_o they_o sequester_v likewise_o both_o his_o living_n though_o since_o as_o we_o hear_v they_o have_v restore_v he_o to_o his_o professor_n place_n which_o none_o of_o they_o be_v able_a to_o discharge_v and_o he_o live_v in_o their_o quarter_n dare_v not_o deny_v thus_o likewise_o have_v doctor_n comber_n d._n pask_n d._n cousin_n and_o d._n lany_n be_v deprive_v of_o their_o several_a mastership_n and_o living_n and_o some_o of_o they_o also_o plunder_v of_o their_o good_n though_o all_o of_o they_o be_v very_o eminent_a for_o their_o learning_n prudence_n judgement_n and_o piety_n among_o all_o that_o know_v they_o and_o have_v no_o prejudice_n of_o they_o and_o for_o conclusion_n as_o the_o epitome_n of_o all_o we_o add_v d._n holdsworth_n who_o universal_a approbation_n put_v he_o up-the_v troublesome_a office_n of_o vice-chancellour-ship_n for_o three_o year_n together_o in_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o trouble_n yet_o before_o his_o triennial_a office_n be_v expire_v his_o person_n be_v seize_v upon_o and_o imprison_v first_o in_o ely-house_n than_o because_o they_o think_v that_o be_v not_o expensive_a enough_o though_o they_o have_v plunder_v he_o of_o all_o they_o thrust_v he_o into_o the_o tower_n only_o for_o his_o loyalty_n in_o see_v his_o majesty_n command_n execute_v for_o the_o print_n of_o such_o declaration_n at_o cambridge_n as_o be_v former_o print_v at_o york_n which_o though_o the_o committee_n before_o which_o he_o appear_v have_v always_o object_v against_o he_o as_o licens_v the_o king_n book_n yet_o have_v he_o ever_o deny_v it_o for_o the_o manner_n though_o not_o for_o the_o matter_n profess_v himself_o before_o they_o not_o to_o be_v so_o saucy_a as_o to_o offer_v to_o licence_n any_o thing_n which_o his_o majesty_n command_v to_o be_v print_v but_o yet_o still_o enjoin_v the_o printer_n as_o he_o will_v answer_v the_o contrary_a at_o his_o peril_n that_o the_o thing_n may_v be_v perform_v according_a to_o his_o majesty_n command_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o university_n may_v fare_v no_o better_o than_o the_o head_n not_o long_o after_o the_o carry_n up_o of_o the_o first_o three_o they_o give_v we_o a_o argument_n of_o a_o sad_a presage_n what_o be_v like_o to_o become_v of_o that_o ancient_a and_o famous_a seminary_n of_o learning_n and_o religion_n when_o those_o root-and-branch-man_n choose_v that_o place_n for_o the_o prime_a garrison_n and_o ranâ—ezvouz_n of_o their_o association_n whereby_o the_o subtle_a engineer_n of_o the_o great_a pretend_a work_n of_o reformation_n hope_v not_o so_o much_o to_o gain_v security_n to_o their_o disloyal_a action_n by_o any_o fortification_n of_o that_o town_n which_o it_o never_o be_v capable_a of_o as_o now_o plain_o appear_v as_o some_o countenance_n and_o authority_n rather_o which_o they_o have_v more_o need_n of_o from_o the_o sacred_a name_n of_o a_o university_n to_o be_v list_v they_o by_o this_o mean_n instead_o of_o carry_v we_o all_o to_o london_n gaol_n thanks_o be_v to_o our_o multitude_n not_o their_o mercy_n they_o find_v a_o device_n to_o convey_v a_o prison_n to_o we_o and_o under_o colour_n of_o fortification_n confine_v we_o only_o in_o a_o large_a enclosure_n not_o suffer_v any_o scholar_n to_o pass_v out_o of_o the_o town_n unless_o some_o townsman_n of_o their_o tribe_n will_v promise_v for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o consider_v as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o after_o this_o entrenchment_n for_o almost_o two_o year_n together_o we_o be_v force_v with_o unspâ—akable_a grief_n of_o mind_n to_o think_v what_o profanation_n violence_n outrage_n and_o wrong_n our_o chapel_n college_n and_o person_n have_v suffer_v by_o the_o uncontrolled_a fury_n of_o rude_a soldier_n notwithstanding_o two_o several_a protection_n to_o the_o contrary_a one_o from_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n the_o other_o from_o the_o generalissimo_n the_o earl_n of_o essex_n it_o be_v grievous_a to_o our_o memory_n to_o recount_v how_o our_o vicechancellor_n and_o head_n of_o college_n solemn_o assemble_v in_o consistory_n be_v many_o of_o they_o threescore_o year_n old_a and_o upward_a be_v keep_v prisoner_n in_o the_o public_a school_n in_o a_o exceed_a cold_a night_n till_o midnight_n without_o any_o accommodation_n for_o food_n 1643._o fire_v or_o lodging_n and_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o only_o because_o they_o can_v not_o in_o conscience_n comply_v or_o contribute_v any_o thing_n to_o this_o detestable_a war_n against_o his_o majesty_n yet_o they_o notwithstanding_o all_o terror_n and_o ill_a usage_n the_o day_n follow_v this_o their_o â—mâ—râ—sonment_n do_v constant_o and_o unanimous_o avouch_v and_o declaâ—e_n before_o the_o than_o gonerall_n of_o the_o association_n that_o it_o be_v against_o true_a religion_n and_o good_a conscience_n for_o any_o to_o contribute_v to_o the_o parliament_n in_o this_o war_n whereupon_o our_o learned_a and_o reverend_a professor_n two_o of_o divinity_n and_o one_o of_o the_o law_n the_o very_a junior_a
endure_v to_o hear_v of_o since_o that_o new_a term_n of_o sequestration_n be_v invent_v yet_o the_o thing_n be_v the_o same_o and_o more_o practise_v then_o ever_o they_o have_v for_o above_o two_o year_n together_o set_v themselves_o upon_o little_a else_o then_o to_o seize_v and_o take_v away_o our_o good_n and_o furniture_n belong_v to_o our_o chamber_n prize_v and_o sell_v away_o our_o book_n at_o a_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o value_n which_o be_v our_o only_a tool_n and_o instrument_n whereby_o the_o trade_n and_o profession_n of_o learning_n shall_v be_v hold_v up_o and_o to_o this_o end_n they_o have_v constitute_v a_o decay_a hatter_n fortune_n plunder-master_n general_n who_o together_o with_o a_o conventieling_n barber_n and_o a_o confide_a tailor_n have_v full_a commission_n apparel_n for_o our_o propriety_n sake_n curd_n to_o lord_n over_o we_o and_o dispose_v of_o out_o good_n as_o they_o please_v so_o despicable_a a_o thing_n to_o they_o be_v a_o university_n or_o any_o that_o belong_v unto_o it_o but_o their_o malice_n be_v unsatiable_a and_o can_v be_v contain_v within_o the_o line_n of_o their_o fortification_n and_o therefore_o to_o propagate_v their_o own_o wickedness_n and_o make_v we_o odious_a and_o abominable_a to_o the_o whole_a country_n as_o we_o be_v already_o though_o most_o undeserved_o to_o some_o of_o themselves_o they_o have_v invent_v a_o pretty_a device_n to_o reserve_v out_o of_o their_o plunder_n all_o sort_n of_o picture_n be_v they_o but_o paper_n print_v of_o the_o twelve_o apostle_n and_o every_o market-day_n to_o burn_v they_o open_o in_o the_o marketplace_n proclaim_v they_o the_o popish_a idol_n of_o the_o university_n until_o we_o become_v so_o hate_v by_o the_o weak_a sort_n of_o the_o deceive_a people_n that_o a_o scholar_n can_v have_v small_a security_n from_o be_v stone_v or_o affront_v as_o he_o walk_v the_o street_n but_o why_o do_v we_o insist_v so_o long_o upon_o particular_a man_n plunder_v when_o whole_a college_n wherein_o not_o only_o the_o present_a but_o also_o the_o future_a propagation_n of_o religion_n and_o learning_n be_v concern_v have_v drink_v so_o deep_o the_o dregs_o of_o their_o malice_n for_o beside_o the_o cut_n down_o of_o our_o walk_n and_o orchard_n contrary_a to_o their_o own_o generalissimo_n order_n of_o war_n they_o have_v cut_v down_o the_o wood_n and_o grove_n belong_v to_o our_o college_n coll._n and_o sell_v they_o before_o our_o eye_n to_o a_o great_a value_n when_o by_o a_o ordinance_n they_o be_v declare_v not_o sequestrable_a and_o which_o be_v likewise_o contrary_a to_o a_o order_n they_o have_v seize_v and_o take_v away_o the_o material_n of_o our_o intend_a building_n to_o the_o worth_n of_o three_o or_o four_o hundred_o pound_n in_o timber_n which_o our_o pious_a and_o charitable_a benefactor_n have_v out_o of_o their_o devotion_n confer_v towards_o the_o re-edify_n of_o a_o ancient_a college_n which_o time_n have_v impair_v hali._n and_o to_o show_v what_o violent_a passion_n they_o be_v transport_v withal_o they_o have_v pull_v down_o demolish_v and_o deface_v five_o or_o six_o fair_a bridge_n of_o stone_n and_o timber_n belong_v to_o several_a college_n queen_n and_o have_v spoil_v a_o goodly_a walk_n with_o a_o new_a gate_n pertain_v to_o one_o of_o our_o *_o coll._n college_n upon_o pretence_n of_o keep_v our_o cavalier_n and_o yet_o for_o forty_o shilling_n they_o will_v fain_o have_v be_v hire_v to_o spare_v it_o and_o cast_v up_o a_o work_n beyond_o and_o let_v the_o world_n judge_n whether_o this_o be_v not_o do_v to_o get_v the_o countenance_n of_o a_o contribution_n from_o a_o college_n to_o their_o fortification_n and_o consequent_o to_o this_o war_n against_o the_o king_n but_o as_o if_o bridge_n and_o material_n for_o building_n be_v nothing_o they_o have_v yet_o proceed_v further_o even_o to_o the_o very_a structure_n itself_o of_o one_o of_o the_o fair_a college_n in_o our_o university_n coll._n which_o they_o plunder_v the_o true_a owner_n of_o for_o above_o sixteen_o month_n together_o as_o a_o especial_a argument_n of_o their_o love_n to_o learning_n and_o have_v convert_v all_o the_o old_a court_n thereof_o into_o a_o prison_n for_o his_o majesty_n loyal_a subject_n which_o before_o the_o other_o be_v build_v have_v contain_v above_o three_o hundred_o student_n at_o a_o time_n not_o suffer_v any_o who_o it_o concern_v to_o remove_v any_o bedding_n or_o other_o good_n whereof_o the_o gaoler_n can_v make_v any_o use_n or_o benefit_n but_o rent_v they_o all_o out_o together_o with_o the_o chamber_n at_o above_o five_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la an._n and_o as_o if_o spoil_v of_o one_o college_n be_v not_o enough_o their_o malice_n have_v since_o extend_v itself_o to_o all_o the_o rest_n in_o quarter_a multitude_n of_o common_a soldier_n in_o those_o glorious_a and_o ancient_a structure_n which_o our_o devout_n and_o royal_a founder_n design_v for_o sanctuary_n of_o learning_n and_o piety_n but_o be_v make_v by_o they_o mere_a spital_n and_o bawdy-house_n for_o sick_a and_o debauch_a soldier_n be_v fill_v with_o quean_n drab_n fiddler_n and_o revel_n night_n and_o day_n which_o black_a deed_n of_o darkness_n be_v divers_a time_n complain_v of_o by_o we_o to_o their_o officer_n and_o the_o particular_a man_n thew_v they_o who_o have_v thus_o lewd_o abuse_v our_o college_n none_o of_o these_o new_a reformer_n be_v ever_o punish_v hall_n nor_o the_o holy_a sister_n remove_v nor_o so_o much_o as_o call_v before_o any_o that_o then_o bear_v rule_n among_o we_o by_o which_o mean_n see_v what_o religion_n they_o fight_v for_o and_o what_o a_o glorious_a reformation_n we_o may_v expect_v they_o have_v dishonour_v god_n countenance_v lewdness_n scandalize_v modest_a and_o civil_a man_n and_o drive_v from_o we_o or_o poison_v among_o we_o those_o young_a student_n which_o be_v leave_v to_o this_o we_o may_v add_v how_o they_o have_v tear_v and_o deface_v those_o reverend_a building_n pull_v down_o and_o burn_v the_o wainscot_n of_o our_o chamber_n our_o bedstead_n chair_n stool_n table_n and_o shelf_n for_o our_o book_n so_o as_o they_o may_v now_o have_v some_o plea_n for_o multiply_v of_o gaol_n if_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_n shall_v so_o require_v and_o when_o their_o ragged_a regiment_n which_o have_v lie_v lowze_v before_o crowland_n nigh_o a_o fortnight_n be_v command_v to_o cambridge_n forthwith_o the_o college_n be_v appoint_v for_o their_o kennel_n and_o fourscore_o be_v turn_v loose_a into_o one_o of_o the_o least_o hall_n in_o the_o university_n hall_n and_o charge_v by_o their_o officer_n to_o shift_v for_o themselves_o who_o without_o any_o more_o ado_n break_v open_v the_o fellow_n and_o scholar_n chamber_n and_o take_v their_o bed_n from_o under_o they_o but_o when_o the_o king_n prisoner_n take_v at_o hilsden-house_n be_v bring_v famish_v and_o naked_a in_o triumph_n by_o cambridge_n to_o london_n some_o of_o our_o scholar_n be_v knock_v down_o in_o the_o street_n only_o for_o offer_v they_o a_o cup_n of_o small_a beer_n to_o sustain_v nature_n and_o the_o drink_v throw_v in_o the_o keanell_n rather_o than_o the_o famish_a and_o parch_a throat_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o they_o esteem_v they_o shall_v usurp_v one_o drop_n of_o the_o creature_n and_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v they_o will_v have_v starve_v they_o in_o prison_n there_o maid_n if_o a_o valiant_a chambermaid_n have_v not_o relieve_v they_o by_o force_n trample_v under_o her_o foot_n in_o the_o kennel_n their_o great_a persecuter_n a_o lubberly_a scotch_a major_n homes_n what_o shall_v we_o mention_v moreover_o how_o we_o have_v be_v overwhelm_v with_o insupportable_a tax_n extort_a from_o we_o by_o plunder_v sess_v not_o by_o any_o of_o our_o own_o body_n but_o which_o be_v direct_o contrary_a to_o our_o establish_a privilege_n by_o the_o arbitration_n of_o a_o few_o confide_a alderman_n our_o profess_a enemy_n who_o instead_o of_o that_o gratitude_n which_o very_o nature_n require_v at_o their_o hand_n now_o repay_v we_o with_o unsatiable_a malice_n and_o envy_n which_o property_n of_o they_o have_v since_o commend_v and_o qualify_v they_o to_o be_v appoint_v commissioner_n and_o judge_n to_o strip_v we_o of_o our_o estate_n and_o livelihood_n and_o when_o neither_o our_o conscience_n nor_o estate_n can_v extend_v any_o further_a to_o defray_v their_o impost_n for_o our_o very_a chamber_n which_o their_o soldier_n then_o possess_v and_o burn_v beside_o all_o excise_n weekly_a payment_n tax_n five_o and_o twenty_o part_n upon_o all_o our_o revenue_n and_o other_o such_o new_a term_n of_o property_n and_o liberty_n all_o the_o favour_n we_o can_v expect_v from_o they_o be_v quiet_o to_o be_v thrust_v into_o prison_n without_o further_a abuse_n and_o although_o all_o these_o be_v but_o sad_a theme_n to_o be_v thus_o far_o enlarge_v and_o dilate_v upon_o yet_o they_o
present_a parliament_n to_o accuse_v ourselves_o for_o what_o be_v it_o else_o to_o accuse_v our_o own_o society_n and_o corporation_n whereof_o ourselves_o be_v part_n and_o member_n and_o though_o we_o will_v not_o any_o whit_n derogate_v from_o the_o oath_n ex_fw-la officio_fw-la as_o it_o be_v use_v this_o day_n in_o most_o christian_a kingdom_n and_o commonwealth_n nay_o even_o in_o scotland_n and_o geneva_n and_o may_v be_v of_o excellent_a use_n if_o not_o stretch_v beyond_o the_o due_a limit_n of_o law_n yet_o this_o oath_n of_o discovery_n all_o we_o think_v except_o one_o or_o two_o refuse_v perceive_v that_o thereby_o the_o design_n of_o a_o second_o century_n be_v to_o be_v promote_v for_o they_o find_v no_o accusation_n or_o crime_n object_v against_o any_o of_o we_o wherewith_o to_o colour_v their_o ugly_a purpose_n which_o they_o have_v already_o plot_v in_o private_a against_o we_o and_o yet_o their_o covenant_n must_v be_v for_o reformation_n they_o resolve_v to_o shrive_v we_o with_o a_o auricular_a confession_n sanctify_v to_o the_o cause_n that_o so_o we_o may_v help_v they_o out_o with_o their_o malice_n which_o be_v otherwise_o like_a to_o be_v bear_v blind_a though_o hitherto_o it_o have_v be_v eagle-eyed_a over_o our_o most_o venial_a slip_n and_o forthwith_o upon_o refusal_n of_o this_o oath_n be_v their_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n urge_v upon_o we_o we_o can_v but_o signify_v by_o the_o way_n that_o see_v it_o must_v be_v tender_v to_o the_o university_n as_o their_o print_a instruction_n tell_v we_o we_o hope_v it_o shall_v have_v be_v to_o the_o whole_a body_n statutable_o assemble_v either_o to_o admit_v of_o or_o otherwise_o humble_o to_o show_v reason_n of_o denial_n but_o they_o be_v wise_a enough_o to_o foresee_v what_o entertainment_n such_o stuff_n be_v like_o to_o find_v from_o all_o the_o learned_a man_n of_o so_o famous_a a_o university_n and_o be_v not_o willing_a it_o shall_v be_v blast_v with_o their_o universal_a refusal_n and_o therefore_o contrary_a to_o our_o hope_n a_o select_a number_n of_o particular_a man_n be_v cull_v out_o partly_o as_o the_o lot_n fall_v for_o it_o much_o resemble_v a_o lottery_n but_o chief_o of_o such_o who_o they_o most_o redoubt_a and_o of_o who_o by_o some_o petty_a information_n they_o have_v receive_v a_o black_a character_n of_o loyalty_n term_v malignancy_n and_o to_o these_o yet_o several_o be_v tender_v the_o oath_n of_o discovery_n and_o after_o that_o the_o covenant_n and_o though_o indeed_o we_o shall_v by_o god_n help_n as_o often_o have_v refuse_v it_o as_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v offer_v yet_o after_o one_o single_a denial_n without_o a_o second_o tender_a contrary_a to_o the_o eleven_o article_n of_o the_o instruction_n a_o warrant_n be_v straightway_o issue_v forth_o under_o the_o earl_n of_o manchester_n hand_n and_o seal_v for_o our_o ejection_n and_o banishment_n from_o the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n for_o refuse_v to_o take_v the_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n and_o other_o misdemeanour_n in_o the_o say_a university_n which_o be_v sure_o no_o other_o than_o the_o denial_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o discovery_n for_o not_o one_o of_o we_o who_o be_v there_o present_a have_v any_o one_o accusation_n bring_v much_o less_o prove_v against_o he_o when_o we_o appear_v upon_o their_o summons_n and_o without_o any_o delay_n our_o name_n be_v cut_v out_o of_o the_o college_n table_n and_o we_o strict_o command_v in_o three_o day_n space_n to_o quit_v the_o university_n and_o town_n under_o pain_n of_o imprisonment_n and_o plunder_n if_o any_o thing_n be_v leave_v and_o it_o be_v here_o not_o to_o be_v pass_v by_o that_o whereas_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n we_o be_v ever_o repute_v to_o have_v as_o good_a a_o interest_n in_o our_o several_a fellowship_n during_o life_n as_o any_o of_o our_o fellow_n subject_n in_o his_o see_v simple_a provide_v we_o carry_v ourselves_o according_a to_o those_o statute_n by_o which_o our_o several_a college_n be_v respective_o to_o be_v govern_v yet_o now_o we_o be_v utter_o deprive_v of_o they_o by_o the_o mere_a arbitrary_a power_n of_o one_o of_o our_o fellow_n subject_n without_o transgress_v of_o any_o one_o statute_n or_o be_v call_v to_o answer_v for_o any_o pretend_a offence_n whatsoever_o nay_o so_o little_o be_v propriety_n value_v that_o a_o pair_n of_o *_o good_a camp-chaplain_n or_o one_o of_o they_o may_v expunge_v eject_v and_o banish_v who_o they_o please_v especial_o such_o as_o will_v not_o sacrifice_v their_o loyality_n and_o conscience_n to_o the_o nerve_n and_o cement_n of_o this_o rebellion_n call_v the_o covenant_n for_o instance_n when_o a_o warrant_n for_o ejection_n of_o certain_a fellow_n of_o saint_n john_n college_n be_v issue_v out_o under_o hand_n and_o seal_v and_o their_o name_n express_o mention_v in_o it_o yet_o m._n ash_n know_v very_o well_o who_o it_o be_v that_o expunge_v m._n henman_v name_n and_o put_v in_o m._n botelers_n without_o so_o much_o at_o write_v the_o warrant_n over_o again_o and_o now_o see_v what_o course_n be_v take_v it_o will_v not_o seem_v strange_a to_o the_o reader_n to_o hear_v that_o no_o less_o than_o 29._o fellow_n together_o with_o the_o master_n have_v be_v thrust_v out_o of_o the_o say_a college_n the_o emolument_n of_o who_o place_n have_v be_v ever_o since_o swallow_v up_o by_o not_o half_o the_o number_n and_o not_o content_a with_o that_o neither_o and_o in_o another_o they_o have_v make_v a_o through_o reformation_n college_n root_n and_o branch_n leave_v neither_o fellow_n nor_o scholar_n in_o other_o indeed_o they_o have_v leave_v perhaps_o one_o or_o two_o or_o more_o as_o they_o see_v good_a like_o gibeonite_n to_o hew_v wood_n and_o draw_v water_n till_o such_o time_n as_o they_o have_v discover_v unto_o they_o all_o the_o mystery_n concerning_o their_o college_n revenue_n and_o by_o that_o time_n they_o will_v find_v enough_o godly_a man_n of_o their_o own_o tribe_n learned_a enough_o to_o pocket_v the_o profit_n of_o two_o fellowship_n apiece_o which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o this_o bless_a reformation_n thus_o be_v their_o old_a pretence_n of_o regulation_n vanish_v in_o place_n whereof_o their_o true_a intention_n of_o a_o total_a extirpation_n of_o the_o whole_a ancient_a body_n of_o the_o university_n do_v now_o so_o plain_o appear_v that_o they_o which_o run_v may_v read_v it_o which_o though_o a_o great_a many_o will_v not_o believe_v till_o by_o woeful_a experience_n they_o find_v it_o yet_o be_v it_o conspicuous_a enough_o from_o the_o very_a beginning_n to_o any_o that_o be_v but_o tolerable_o provident_a in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n for_o it_o be_v hardly_o possible_a that_o cambridge_n shall_v be_v free_a from_o these_o two_o cry_a sin_n of_o sacrilege_n and_o rebellion_n which_o the_o devil_n have_v long_o endeavour_v to_o make_v this_o whole_a kingdom_n guilty_a of_o and_o to_o that_o end_n miscall_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o religion_n and_o liberty_n have_v mask_v under_o the_o counterfeit_a vizard_n of_o a_o covenant_n for_o reformation_n by_o which_o mean_n though_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o vulgar_a be_v much_o abuse_v to_o the_o extreme_a hazard_n of_o this_o once_o flourish_a church_n and_o state_n yet_o see_v it_o can_v not_o be_v able_a to_o endure_v the_o strict_a search_n which_o in_o such_o a_o university_n of_o all_o sort_n of_o learned_a and_o conscientious_a man_n it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o escape_v it_o can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o expect_v but_o that_o those_o who_o be_v his_o instrument_n herein_o will_v lay_v a_o sure_a foundation_n and_o how_o moderate_a soever_o their_o pretence_n be_v reform_v root_n and_o branch_n as_o they_o call_v it_o that_o see_v they_o can_v not_o make_v the_o university_n of_o cambridge_n to_o rebel_v by_o take_v their_o covenant_n they_o may_v at_o least_o make_v a_o rebellious_a university_n at_o cambridge_n which_o shall_v take_v it_o and_o to_o this_o end_n those_o new_a intruder_n which_o false_o call_v themselves_o master_n and_o fellow_n of_o our_o several_a college_n instead_o of_o those_o solemn_a oath_n which_o our_o pious_a and_o prudent_a founder_n and_o legislator_n enjoin_v to_o be_v take_v and_o without_o take_v of_o which_o no_o man_n can_v pretend_v any_o right_n to_o any_o of_o their_o foundation_n only_o take_v their_o covenant_n again_o and_o make_v a_o protestation_n to_o reform_v all_o our_o wholesome_a law_n and_o statute_n according_a to_o that_o covenant_n a_o covenant_n with_o hell_n beget_v between_o munster_n and_o mecha_n by_o the_o help_n of_o a_o jesuit_n the_o most_o impious_a and_o unchristian_a confederacy_n that_o their_o grand_a master_n the_o devil_n can_v contrive_v the_o chief_a end_n whereof_o be_v to_o dethrone_v the_o lord_n anoint_n and_o throw_v down_o the_o church_n and_o apostolical_a government_n thereof_o and_o