Protestant States which was appointed at Heilebron Anno. 1633 to frame an Evangelicall League There he made use of some Lutheran Statesmen to insinuate to the Divines of that side certain Propositions which made known unto them his purpose This first motion was not without effect towards many Mr. Dury's being at Franckfort and chiefly towards those of Strasburg and Norimberg and some in the land of Wurtenburg The meeting being ended and the League framed at Heilebrone he returned from thence towards the quarters of Franckfort and dealt with two superintendents Doctor Dunner who was set over Mentz by the Lord Chancellor of Sweden and Doctor Leâ—sering who had the inspection of Darmstat and with the Senior Pastor of the City of Franckfort Doctor Tettelbach All these were brought to recommend the Work unto their Brethren and in the mean time the Churches at Paris Geneva Metts and the University of Sedan sent their answers for Letters formerly had been written to them wherein they assisted Master Dury with Counsell Some also of the Lutheran side declared in like manner a forward zeal and inclination to the work by certain Declarations imparted to that effect unto him Therefore when a larger opportunity to work more effectually upon all was offered by another meeting of the Protestant States which was appointed at Frankfort he thought good to make his intention known unto the convocated Ambassadours and desired their assistance to further the same whereupon a resolution was taken to this effect Whereas Mr. Dury having desired of the Confederate Evangelicall States permission to treat with the Divines and Pastors of their Churches concerning the means of Peace Ecclesiastical Although the Ambassadours then present had not gotten any particular Instructions concerning this matter from their Principals yet nevertheless their opinion was that if the Lord Chancellor Oxenstiern would by his authority advâ—nce this matter that their Masters who wish from their hearts for this Vnity will be so much the more ready with all their endeavours to give assistance thereunto according to the beginning made at the Conference held at Leipzigh whereunto the Lords States who are now present in like manner unanimously do compromitte Having gotten this approbation of the Work and recommendation thereof by the States unto the Lord Chancellor and being much incouraged by the private promises of assistance which the severall Ambassadours from all parts made unto him he thought fit to write Letters to all the Lutheran Universities and to those of the Low-Countreys to acquaint them with his purpose of seeking Unity in matters of Religion Which being done when afterward another meeting was in agitation to be held at Erfurt in the Spring Mr. Dury's being at Frankfort he thought it fit because he was minded to return in the mean time for England to move the Ambassadours of the Palatinate of Brandenburg Anno. 1633 of Deuxpont and of Hessen in case that any meeting should be held before he could come back again that they would be pleased to frame amongst themselves some course how this matter might be prosecuted thereat lest so good beginnings might be without effect They consented to this motion and met to consult about the matter The effect of their resolution was this That they would labour in case a meeting should be called to cause insert in the Letters invitatory this Clause That every one of the Princes would be pleased to bring along with him a Divine or two instructed and authorized by his Churches to give advice about the means of procuring Vnity and composing differences in Religion and if the States should not meet there that nevertheless in time and place convenient some particular Convocation of their own Divines should be brought to pass wherein these two Points should be put to deliberation First Whether yea or no the Acts of the last Conference held at Leipzigh should not be received by all the Churches so far as they contain an agreement of the Articles of the Confession of Ausburg Secondly Whether yea or no the heads wherein a disagreement may be yet remaining in that Conference cannot admit of a Reconciliation if yea what that Reconciliation may be if no then it is to be inquired whether or no those remaining differences of opinion be of such importance that by reason of the same a Schisme should be upheld betwixt the Churches These things the Ambassadour and Chancellor of the Elector of Brandinburg did take upon him to set forward by the means of his Prince Mr. Dury's being in Holland So then Master Dury went through Holland where he saluted the chief Divines to whom he had written out of Franckfort and some others of his acquaintance and arrived at London about the end of the yeer 1633. There he found D. Laud In London Archbishop of Ganterbury in his Predecessors place Therefore the Letters and Declarations of forraign Churches and Divines were presented to him with a brief Narrative of more particular proceedings All was well liked and a resolution agreed upon that Master Dury should proceed and return again into Germany which that he might do with greater advantage to the work he dealt before his departure with Doctor Morton the Bishop of Durham Doctor Hall Bishop of Excester and Doctor Davenant Bishop of Salisbury who gave him certain Theologicall Declarations for the advancement of his purpose Anno. 1634 To which effect he also wrote into Ireland to Dr. Usher Archbishop of Armagb and Primate of Ireland and to the two Bishops of Kilmore and Ardach who in like manner did afterward joyntly assist him with their advices to the same end In the mean time Letters were sent also from Helvetia and from Norimberg giving such testimony of concurrence as were fit to encourage him to proceed For which cause also when he was ready to go back again into Germany the Bishop of Canterbury gave him in answer to the Letters which he had brought from the German Protestants of both sides two Letters the one to be communicated unto the Reformed the other unto the Lutheran party wherein he did acknowledge the receit of their Letters and moving them to proceed in the good purpose which they had undertaken he promised in due time his further co-operation therin With these Declarations together with a Recommendatory Letter unto Sir Rob. Anstruther who was then Ambassadour for his Majesty in Germany In Germany At Hamburg Master Dury went from London to Hamburg where he found Sir Robert waiting for a new Commission to go for Frankfort and whilst his Lordship stayed Mr. Dury's being at Franckfort he took occasion to acquaint the chief Divines of that City in their Consistoriall meeting with his Negotiation who having promised to joyn endeavours he went from thence towards Franckfort to a great and solemn meeting of the Protestant States where he arrived in my Lord Ambassadours company in June 1634. There he dealt in particular first with his best acquaintance and
arrivall who was not in the town beeing then come home hee gave Master Dury private audience and having received the papers which were prepared to give him an insight in his businesses hee discoursed thereof with Master Dury about the space of two hours hee shewed his likeing to the work and appointed one of his Councill to confer with Master Dury about some particulars and when he went away the Prince gave him a letter to his chief Counsellor who is the Governour of the Dukedome of Isennach willing him to learn more fully of Master Dury the circumstances of his way that in due time they might judge what to do in it from Weymar he went to Gotha Gotha where Duke Ernestus lives who is the younger Brother of him who lives at Weymar With this Prince Master Dury had a whole days conference without any intermission for hee sent for him about eight in the morning and continued till twelve and then began again at two in the afternoon and continued till six without any interruption The next day hee sent again unto Master Dury by eight of the Clock and appointed one of his Councill because other affairs did hinder himself as hee told Master Dury to confer with him about the designes of advancing Religion and Learning which hee did prosecute and the same day again in the afternoon from about two till evening this Prince continued his discourses with Master Dury the Councellor whom in the morning hee had emploied being present so that in effect two whole days were spent totally in a serious proposall and disquirie of the means and ways by which true Christian Unity and Gospel Moderation of affections should bee advanced amongst Protestants and the result of all was that the Prince would contribute all that lay in his power to further the designes whereof they had conferred together and that Master Dury was desired in time to come to entertain a correspondency about the same with the Prince his Chancellor Mr. Dury's being at Isennacâ— or with the Gentleman then present Anno. 1656 who was Tutor to his Eldest Son Thus thanking Master Dury for his coming to him the Prince dismissed him and he went from thence to Isennach Where hee arrived on the ninth of March there having delivered Duke William his Letter to the Governour of the place hee stayed with him other two days wherein hee had three times conference with him for the space of two or three hours at a time and once at Supper where others were present they and hee entertained Master Dury in discourses of his own businesse and of the publick affairs of England from six till almost twelve at night the result of all was a full agreement to Master Dury's undertaking and a free engagement on his part to concurre therein and to correspond by Letters with him to that effect These businesses beeing thus successfully transacted in the Dukedom of Weymar Master Dury went from Isennach to Rotenburg on the twelfth Rotenburg where Landgrave Herman the Uncle of Landgrave William of Cassel resides to him for he had given Master Dury som address both into Anhalt and to Weymar he gave an account of his Negotiation in both places and consulted with him of a further progesse to bee made in the work Eschwegen From Rotenburg â—ee went to Eschwegen where he dealt with the Swedish Ambassador Mounfieur Horn who resided with the Kings Sister in that place at his Perswasion Master Dury wrote unto the King to let him know the progresse of his work both amongst the Reformed and also som of the Lutberan party Cassel From thence he returned on the seventeenth of March to Cassel Where having given the Landgrave an account of his proceedings and acquainted the Provinciall Synod which then was met at Cassel therewith in like manner hee stayed there till the eight of May to make a full end of his Negotiation in those quarters and to fit himself for his journey which he intended towards the Churches of Westphalia which hee then took in hand and arrived at the Academie of Rintelen in the County of Schaumburg on the eleventh This Academie is wholly Lutheran Mr. Dury's being at Rintelen Anno. 1664. May but so moderate that Master Dury thought fit to make acquaintance with them to prepare them to co-operate with him in the work of Peace towards the Churches and Universities of their own side with these Latheran Divines he spent nine days to inform them of the way of his Negotiation and of the progresse thereof whereunto they having promised their concurrence hee took the opportunity of viliting two Earls who were in the neighbourhood viz. the Earl of Schaumburg and the Earle of Lippe with whom and with some of their Preachers and Councellors hee conferred to let them know the nature and chief circumstances of his work that they might countenance the furthering of it in their places whith they promisid to do Then beeing gone from Rintelen on the 20 of May hee came to Detmold in the County of Lippe where having spent two days with the Superintendant of the place Detmeld and the Earls Chancellor to confirm them in the good inclinations which they had towards his businesse he set forward and came to Tecklenburg a seat of one of the Earls of Bentheim there hee stayed eight days in which time the Earl did convocate the chief of the Ministry of his Territories Tecklenburg who having been preinformed before Master Dury came to them of his work they had prepared their approbation of it which upon conference had with him they compleated and subscribed and the Earl with his Chancellor having also conferred with Master Dury and seen the Declarations of other Princes and States touching his work he gave him his Declarations to further it in like manner whereupon on the fifth of June being gone from thence hee came to Bentheim where the two brethren Earls of that house young men cousins to him of Tecklenburg were then residing who received Master Dury very courteously and hee having in generall terms proposed the intention of his coming to them they appointed the Chancellor and two of the chief Ministers of the place to confer with him to understand the particular matters which were to be offered to the consideration of their Churches Anno. 1656. June and of the professors of the School at Steinfurt Mr. Dury's being at Emdon these having received the papers which were to bee Communicated to their Churches the resolution was taken to send them to their chief Ministers abroad and then to call them together that they might give their joint Declaration concerning the bufinesse When this resolution was made known to Master Dury he thought fit to redeem time that whiles they should be acquainting their Churches with the particulars of his work he should go to Emden to acquaint them with the same matters and return back again thither by that time they should have ripened
which they then fully received to give him their judgment approbatorie of his undertaking in writing And whiles they were about doing this Anno. 1656. Octob. Mr. Dury's being at Hague hee took that time to visit the Leading men of the French Churches at Dort Rotterdam Delft and the Hague from whence beeing returned to Leyden on the 24 of October hee received the judgment of the Prosessors of that Universitie commending his endeavours approving fully the designe giving their advice in it and promising freely their concurrence to advance the effect thereof When hee had dealt thus far with the States Churches and Universities of Holland Zealand and Utrecht hee was encouraged by some of the States Generall to make a second application unto their Colledge that they should declare their approbation of his work in a publick way But the answer on the 29 was to refer him to the remaining Provinces with a promise of Recommending his design unto them Whereupon hee found himself obliged to go the Circuit of the other four Provinces to gain their assent to his undertaking and to inform their Churches and Academies of the circumstances of his Negotiation as he had informed those with whom hee had formerly dealt So then on the 2 of November hee went from Amsterdam towards Friesland Friesland where hee dealt first with the Divinity Professors of Franeker then with the Deputies of the States of Friesland met at Lewarden with the Deputies of the Synod of that Province to addresse the information requisite to bee given to all their Classes and lastly with Prince William the Governour of the Province by whom as by all the rest the designe was approved and a ready willingnesse declared to help towards the advancement of it From Lewarden hee went to Groningen where proceeding in the same Method and way towards the Deputies of the States towards the Professors of the University Groningen and towards the Deputy of the Synod for the information of the Classes he found the same acceptance of his work and received the Declarations requisite to evidence the same From Groningen hee went to Swoll in the Province of Over-yssel there although hee found the Province so diâ—ided within it self Mr. Dury's being at Over-Yssel that there was no meeting of Deputies to eprelent as elsewhere the Souveraignty of that Province yet it fell happily out that there was an extraordinary meeting of the Deputies of the chief City at Swoll about the time when he was there Swoll to these having made his application and gotten severally their promise to further the work in their quarters and having also dealt with the Ministry of that District at an extraordinary Classis which then was called and with the Deputie of the Synod for the information of the other Classes of the Province Deventer he went to Deventer where hee conferred with two of the chief Ministrers for the space of an hour onely and then set forward towards Arnhem where the Court of the Dukedom of Gelderland resides There the Senators of that Court having been preinformed of Master Dury's designe by their Commissioners Arnhem who had been at the Synod of that Province in July were ready to further his work and without delay gave him an act of approbation concerning the same Thus all the Provinces Churches and Academies of the united Provinces were dealt withall and the businesse beeing accepted and imbraced by all Master Dury set himself to give information of this success to all his correspondents in forraign Churches where hee had been Negotiating before and to this effect hee remained constantly at Amsterdam for the conveniency of sending letters to all quarters in which imploiment hee continued from the middle of December till the end of January in the year 1657 in which time two things fell out much tending to the furtherance of his work Amsterdam the one was that by the means of the Ministry of Amsterdam the obstruction which was put unto his Negotiation towards the Churches of South-Holland and North-Holland in their two Synods was removed by the opening of a door of communication with them in time to come which these of Amsterdam did undertake to procure by their Classis and correspondency with the other Churches of the Province The other was that the Prince of Sweden beeing come to Amsterdam Mr. Dury's being at Amsterdam Anno. 1656. Januar. Master Dury had conference with him and having informed him of the progress of his work and how far matters were prepared on the side of the reformed party the Prince declared his resolution that hee would move the King his brother to set some Lutheran Minister a work who should prepare the Lutheran Churches by going amongst them as Master Dury did amongst the Reformed that when Master Dury should come afterward unto them for the matter of reconcilement he might find them willing and fitted to entertain his motions to confirm the Prince in this resolution Master Dury dealt afterward with his Secretary and gave him a Memorandum intimating the way by which it might bee effected with much credit to the Church of Sweden and without any offence to the other Lutheran Churches When all matters were dispatched at Amsterdam Master Dury went to take his passage for England from Rotterdam where whiles hee did stay for a wind a Classis was held wherein his businesse was proposed but could not at that time bee taken into consideration the Classis beeing convocated for another end therefore it was referred to another meeting appointed at a certain time for that end in the mean time the wind continuing crose Master Dury went to Zealand hoping for a readierpassage from thence Rotterdam then was likely to fall at Rotterdam chiefly because hee thought hee might bee able in the interim of his abode to further his designe by ripening the resolution of the States of Zealand to appear therein which in some measure was effected for before hee came from thence the States did write an order to their severall Classes to give in their advices concerning his bufinesse In Zealand with the reasons which move them to approve of the designe to the end that having understood the advice and motives of their Churches they might have a better ground to appear in the work as a State This Master Dury did understand from the Pensionarie and from the Secretary of the States of that Province Mr. Durye's being at and not long after Anno. 1657. Febru the wind turning fair he went from Flishing on the 14 of February and landed at Marget on the day following From whence hee came up directly for London in the company of a publick Minister of State from one of the Electors of the Empire who makes his application to his Highness the Lord Protector FINIS
with the chief of them hee went back again to Amsterdam where having stayed two days he went to the Hague to learn the way how to apply himself unto the States but finding no cleer way of addresse hee went to Leyden and conferred with one of the Divinity Professors Doctor Hornbeeck the other two being out of the way hee went back again to Amsterdam and from thence to Utrecht to preinform the Classes of that Province of his businesse that at their Synod which was to bee held in the beginning of September they might com prepared to concur in his work To this effect hee put papers in the hands of the Deputy of that Synod to bee sent unto all the Classes and dealt with the Profssors of Divinity of that Academy in the same way to engage them to co-operate towards the same effect This beeing done in the beginning of August because soon after the Synod of North-Holland was met as Alcmaer Alcmaer he went thither before the Synod was opened that hee might prepare the Leading men to entertain his motions but hee found after hee had dealt with the Preses of the Synod that debates arising amongst themselves concerning the way of dealing with Master Dury the Commissioners missioners of the States who in all Synods are present at their meetings to countenance the same Anno. 1656. August Mr. Dury's being at Alomaer did stop their proceeding alledging that the ousinesse ought first to bee brought to the cognisance of the States before the Churches should meddle therewith thus beeing taken off front making any further application to that Synod hee wâ—nt through Amsterdam towards Leyden and from thence to the Hague At Leyden hee imparted to the Divinity Professors and to the French Ministers Leyden the papers which were requisite for their information to oblige them to join in the work with him which hee found them willing to do At the Hague having learned the way to make his application to the States Generall hee delivered unto their Assembly with a Memorandum containing the substance of his business seven bundles of papers each bundle inscribed to a Province for their informationconcerning his purpose Hague Upon the receit of these papers the States took the matter instantly into consideration and the next day the extract of their Resolution was delivered unto Master Dury to this effect that having received papers from him concerning the unity of Protestants and considered his demands they were resolved to send the same unto each particular Province that there the businesse might bee taken into consideration Holland thus beeing referred unto the Severall Provinces hee made it his work to deal by visits and by letters with the chief Leading men of Holland Zealand and Utrecht in Church and State that when any publick meetings should bee in any of these Provinces they might bee furnished with matter to further his designe Thus the time was imploied till the latter end of August then in the beginning of September hee went to Utrecht to bee at the Synod which was to bee held there on the second day of that moneth there in one day he dealt with the Professors as a body in the morning Utrecht and had in the afternoon publick audience in the Synod where his businesse beeing examined by Deputies a Resolution was Declared to approve his work and to concur in it whereupon making all possible hast to bee at the French Synod which the next day was to begin at Middelburg in Zealand hee took his journey in the night towards Dort Mr. Durye's being at Middelburg and came on the fourth of September to Middelburg in the forenoon where in one hours time he had the opportunity to salute the members of the French Synod at their rising and the Classes of the Isle of Walcheren happlly met at the same time upon an extraordinarie occasion At this Classes hee proposed his designe of coming to them and desired them to resolve upon the most expeditious way of satisfactorie communication which might bee used towards themselvs and towards the other Classes of Zealand because before the end of that Moneth hee was to bee in Holland to attend the Assembly of the States of that Province At this motion they resolved to meet again that day seven-night to take his businesse into consideration in the mean time they did appoint the Ministry of Middelburg to confer with Master Dury about the particulars whereof the Churches were to be informed that when the Classes should meet they might bee able to make a report and having determined the shortest times within which the other Classes could successively meet to give Master Dury audience they ordered their Scribe to write letters to each of them to appoint them to meet at those times to receive Master Dury's proposalls These things being thus ordered in the morning Master Dury in the afternoon had audience in the French Synod where having briefly related his design and the progresse thereof and desired that some should bee Deputed to confer with him about particulars they did appoint four of their chief members to meet with him who having conferred twice with him and understood the whole State of the businesse and made a report thereof unto the Synod they resolved to give him a Declaration of their judgment written in Latine whereby their approbation of his work their advice to carry it on and their willingness to concur therein should be made apparent No sooner had the French made an end of conferring with him but the Dutch Ministers came together and invited him to their consistorie so from the one hee went to the other and gave them the same information which the former had received when hee had met twice with them Mr. Dury's being at Flishing These things beeing transacted at Middelburg Master Dury went to Flishing to make acquaintance with some men of note who could contribute somwhat to the furthering of his design with whom hee spent two days and then came back to Middelburg and conferred the third time with the Ministry of that City to impart unto them the judgment of the French Synod which the day before hee had received from their Preses and to resolve som doubts and incline some to a more full compliance then they seemed to bee bent unto This beeing done in the morning Goes Master Dury went the same day about night towards Goes where the next morning hee met with the Classis which came together about his businesse and they having understood the state thereof and received the papers which he had prepared for their information and gotten a promise of concurrence from them Middolburg hee returned to Middelburg the same day at night Where the next day the States of Zealand being come together their Pensionary beeing much inclined to further Master Dury's design did move to give him audience in their Assembly where having opened summarily the nature and progresse of his work unto them
they appointed one of every Colledge with the Pensionarie or Secretary to confer with him about particulars On the day following which was the 11 the Classis of Walcheren as they had appointed the week before met in the morning and when the Ministry of Middelburg had made their report Master Dury was called into the Assembly where Master Appollonius was chosen Preses who in the name of the Classis thanked him for acquainting them with the progress of his work for which they praised God and seeing they had been desired by him to propose all the doubts which might arise in their minds about this business to hear what could be said for the removing of them therefore they had gathered together the heads of doubtful matters and were willing to propose them to understand how they should bee resolved Anno. 1656. Sept. and when Master Dury had shewed a willingnesse to confer with them about those matters Mr. Dury's being at Middelburg Master Appollonius by way of question proposed the doubts out of a paper to which when Master Dury had given his answers and continued in conference with him above two hours and a halfe hee left off making further enquiries and Master Dury desired of them if they were satissied that they would impart unto him their judgment as others had done in writing and if they intended to concur in the work that they would appoint some to correspond with him in their name for future communication Having made these motions hee went out that they might consider by themselvs what to answer And beeing called in again They did thank him for the pains taken in answering their doubts declaring themselvs satisfied thereby and that they would give him their written Declaration to make known their assent to his worck And that they had named two of their Brethren to correspond with him for a concurrence For this resolution Master Dury having thanked them hee took his leav of the Assembly and in the evening about six of the Clock Master Dury being sent for to meet with the Deputies of the States appointed to confer with him hee went to them and stayed with them till eight discoursing of the particular passages of his Negotiation and giving unto them the copies of certain writings which they compared with the originalls At parting they promised to make their report and Master Dury delivered a Memorandum unto them to be presented in his name to the States wherein hee desired First that they would recommend the work unto their Churches Secondly that they would declare their own sense of it as other States had done Thirdly that they would further the enterpris towards the other Provinces in the Assembly of the Generall States Two days were spent after this at Middelburg Bergen on the Zoom and then Master Dury went to Bergen on the Zoom where hee expected to meet the Classis convocated but some neglect beeing fallen out in the conveyance of the letter which was sent from Middelburg to give them warning of the time of Master Dury's arrivall Mr. Dury's being at Utrecht Anno. 1656. Septe they came not Therefore Master Dury got the Ministry of Bergen on the Zoom to meet and to them hee delivered the information which the Classis should have had if it had met intreating them at their next ordinarie meeting which was to bee in October to impart it unto them which they promised to do and Master Dury having saluted the chief Magistrates of the place went the next day to Zirickzee where he found the Classis met at the time appointed and having conferred with them and acquainted them with all proceedings they promised their concurrence with the other Churches to further the work Having made an end with the Churches of Zealand hee returned to Dort and from thence to Vtrecht where having received the Act of the Synod of that Province and the Declaratiou of the Professors of Divinity hee begun to make som acquaintance with some of the States of Utrecht to prepare a way for a future application and hearing that the meeting of the States of Holland was drawing towards an end hee went to the Hague Hague and there having represented to the States his businesse and desired them to depute som to consider of pauticulars as the States of Zealand had done hee received on the first of October this answer That the States of Holland wished all good success to Master Dury's endeavours in the work hee had in hand That they found it not yet expedient for them to enter upon the particular consideration of that work That when they should understand how far the Lutherans were willing to concur in it then they would not bee wanting to further it By this answer Master Dury finding that their dilatorie resolutions did proceed from a mistrust of the Lutherans inclination for the want of information how far the chief of them were ingaged he resolved to cause print some Declarations of the Lutheran party to remove this obstacle Mr. Dury's being at Hague and to that effect gave to a Printer in the Hague First a Declaration of the Saxon Divines in a Conferrence held at Leipzich concerning their agreement with us Secondly a Declaration of the Protestant States at their Assembly held at Frankfort wherin they allow of that conferrence and Declare their resolution to advance the agreement Thirdly a Letter written to the King of Sweden by one of his chief Bishops to perswade him to advance this designe Hee spoke also to the Residents of the King of Sweden and of Denmark to move them to co-operate in removing this obstacle either by procuring some Commission from their Masters to that effect or by private conferrences with some of the States to let them see that on the Lutheran side would bee no aversion from the work when the way of transacting matters should bee duely prepared this last both of them promised to do and concerning the first they promised to acquaint their respective Masters with Master Dury's motion Utrecht Thus having made an end with the States of Holland he returned to Utrecht where he addressed himself unto the ordinary Deputies of the States of that Province because it was uncertain when the States themselves would have any meeting These knowing by the information of the States Generall and by the Declaration of their Divines of the Academy and the Act of their Provinciall Synod the nature of the work appointed without delay three Commissioners to confer with Master Dury concerning particular matters which when they had done and also made their report an Act was drawn up in the name of these Deputies declaring fully their approbation of the work thanking Master Dury for his pains in it and promising their ready concurrence to further it Leyden and as an act of State was delivered unto him From thence beeing gone to Leyden hee got the Divinity professors to meet as a faculty and resolve upon the information