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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85696	Strena Vavasoriensis, a Nevv-Years-gift for the Welch itinerants, or a hue and cry after Mr. Vavasor Powell, metropolitan of the itinerants, and one of the executioners of the Gospel, by colour of the late Act for the propagation thereof in Wales; as also a true relation of his birth, course of life, and doctrines; together with a vindication of several places of Scripture wrested and abused, against the present government, and all publick ministers of this nation. His hymn sung in Christ-Church London; with an antiphona there unto; and a lively description of his propagation.	Griffith, Alexander, d. 1690.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1988; Thomason E727_14; ESTC R19795	21,555	32

green Meadows and so imbracing their Saviour they make an End of their Lives by divine providence and there soules are Eternally saved Surely this Spirit possessed Mr. Vavasor both at Christ-Church and Black-friars which brought him three times into Capt. Cumpton's hands one of the Messengers attending His Highnes Council And brought as we understand a Gentleman of this City very lately to strech unlesse his man like Naamans servants had been more carefull of his Masters neck than himself Thus the Circumcellians of old when they could not sollicit others took pains with their own throats We must not forget his Compassion and Charity towards men 14 His Incompassion and especially towards the Ejected Ministers of Wales and their Children In Llanyrvil in Mountgomery shire he taught That it were a good deed to cut the throats of all the Old Ministers And had it not been for the charity of some few of the Saints as he termed them it had been performed long ago And to a Gentleman in Red-Castle that petitioned him for relief and maintenance for the poor Children of the Ejected Ministers he answered That their heads should be dashed against the Walls as Babylonish brats and so their portions should be paid He preacheth and inveigheth most bitterly here in London against Tithes but how vigorously he levies his salary in Wales by countenancing his Agents and Farmours to gather Tithes may truly appear by several of his false passages which are too tedious to relate He pretended that the Godly party in Wales were in danger of their lives and that two and forty of them were slain at the hearing of the Ejected Ministers Sermons and so since the Dissolution of the former Parliament by these false and abominable sarmises he obtained a Commission for the raising of Forces wherewith he did insultingly tyrannize over the poor Inhabitants of that Nation witnesse his insolent carriage against the last years High Sheriff of the County of Mountgomery the taking of Mr. Owens of Machynleth out of his house and binding him to the Great Sessions his seizing upon Mr. Herbert of Dolegrog without any cause at all which so affrighted the Gentlewoman his Wife that she miscarried of a Child besides the imprisoning of the diverse of the Ejected Ministers for discharging their duties in preaching and maintaining the truth of the Gospel of Christ Jesus And with these new raised Troops inforced the people to pay their Tithes as evidently appeareth in Mr. Ralph Kinnastons Case a Gentleman of very good worth and quality in that County whose fields with his armed Troops he forcibly entred into forced the payments of his Tithes contrary to former Orders and unlesse the mildnesse and wisdom of the Gentleman had prevented his fury it might have been the cause of great mischief and effusion of Blood but I believe a Bil of indictment hath been preferred in the great Session already against his Caesar Borgias and his Myrmidons for a Riot 15 His Cruelty If we should relate unto you his Pride appressions and Cruelty it would take up too large a volume He preached at Welch Pool publiquely where finding that few took notes of his Sermons That they were proud fellows and despisers of Gods word affirming that if King David were then present the holy Prophet would write his Sermon And yet contrary to this Doctrine at Christ Church and Blackfriers in London he fell roughly upon an ejected Welch Minister whom he supposed to have taken notes of his Sermons being jealous of his own Errors and afraid to have his seditious speeches and falshood truly displayed At Guilsfield aforesaid he publiquely delivered these words viz. That in respect they had not subm●tted themselves to the Saints meaning himself and his Congregation they should be in a short time all destroyed with the Sword and that the War horses should wade up to their rains of their bridles in the blood of the said Parishioners and of the other Enemies of the Saints and doubted not but he should live to see the same performed 16 His Oppression His proceedings against Mr. Hugh Lloyd in Brecknock is an evident testimony of his unspeakable oppression whom being a Gentleman of good estate and quality and sometimes a Iustice of Peace of his Countie he arrested in that Corporation imprisoned and kept in without bail or mainprise until he paid him One Hundred pounds and this upon a bare Arrest and none durst bail him 17 His faithlesse dealing And his treacherous dealings with Mr. Humphrey Iones late Bailiff of the Town of Welch Pool which I often mentioned who is a very discreet Gentleman and of good parts and abilities are well worth your Observation He being a constant hearer of the word a godly man and frequently taking both the notes of his Sermons and of other reverend Divines who were afterwards ejected denying Mr. Powell the Copies which he requested that he might the better frame most destructive Articles against them the Gentleman perhaps not so much out of any tendernesse toward them as out of his respects towards him being unwilling to make manifest such sad stories and Blasphemies as were there recorded out of his own Sermons did as that renowned Constantine the great dealt with the Articles against the Nicene Bishops commit them to the fire which Mr. Vavasor took in such high contempt that he maliciously framed threescore Articles to be exhibited the next great Sessions against him But Mr. Jones being as provident as himself had compiled the like to countermine and repel his Mr. Powell being certified therewith did by the mediation of Friends agree with the Gent. and that neither of them should exhibite Articles against the other but when Saturday the last day of the Sessions came and the Jury being discharged Mr. Vavasor contrary to his promise and agreement being maliciously bent to render the Gent. more scandalous and defamed before the honourable Bench and Country produced though ineffectually several witnesses against him and amongst the rest one of his own Congregation a poor man of Guilsfield living upon the Alms of the said Parish whom he had kept the whole week in Town and fed with Venison the fellow being thus instructed and fitted for his purpose swore some matters of Fact against Mr. Iones whereof he said he was Eye-witnesse and afterwards upon the Gentlemans request being demanded by the Iudge whether he knew the man he confessed he did not though the Gentleman was present at the Bench The Honourable Iudge checked Mr. Powell for countenancing such wicked and unworthy proceedings whereby Mr. Jones was vindicated in the face of the Country and what a faithlesse and malicious man Mr. Powell is we leave to the consideration of all honest men Mr. Powells Prosecution against a poor Dyer of New Town is most fresh and notorious This Dyer having it is confessed lived wickedly with a lewd woman in that Town but at last repenting his former courses was married to an honest woman