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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76849	The fanatick history: or an exact relation and account of the old Anabaptists, and new Quakers. Being the summe of all that hath been yet discovered about their most blasphemous opinions, dangerous pactises [sic], and malitious endevours to subvert all civil government both in church and state. Together with their mad mimick pranks, and their ridiculous actions and gestures, enough to amaze any sober christian. Which may prove the death & burial of the fanatick doctrine. Published with the approbation of divers orthodox divines.	Blome, Richard, d. 1705.	1660 (1660)	Wing B3212; Thomason E1832_2; ESTC R7493	128,247	230

by a (z) Fashioning their doctrine to practise a new light publick doctrine This doctrine then was readily embraced by those whose age and temper was aptest to consult with flesh and blood None refraining himself from multiplication of wives for want or covetousness for their wives were kept upon the common-Stock Neither did they keep any face of Order or any shew of modesty in those marriages for presently after the receiving of that Law the brethren ran to the hansomest women of the City striving who should be served first and lay with them without any form of contract so that within few days there was not one woman of 14. years of age but was violated (a) 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 Pet 2.14 But those of the City that yet had some remnant of sound mind being extreamly grieved with disorder and groaning under that foul tyranny made a party and laid hold of John of Leyden Knipperdolling and all the Prophets which coming to the ears of the frantick rabble of people which made the greatest number they took arms and rescued the Prophets and killed fifty of their adversaries most of them in cold blood and with several kinds of devised cruelties (b) Seducers cruel John of Leyden encouraging the murtherers and crying that he that would do God service should give the first blow CHAP. IV. Continuation of the siege of Munster The reign of John of Leyden The taking of Munster The deserved punishment of the Rebels VVHile they were thus wiving and striving in Munster the Bishop had fair play if he could have husbanded the occasion Some weak attempts he made with ill success and having till then born the charges of the warr alone he was afterwards assisted with men and mony by Herman Archbishop of Colen and John Prince of Cleves and asked succour of all the Cities of the Rhyne about which demand there was a meeting appointed to be held at Coblents Decemb. 13. 1534. This long delay gave time to John of Leyden to project new designs He declared that the Spirit of Prophesie was retired from him and reposed upon John Tuscocurer a Goldsmith of Warendorp And this new Prophet having called the Congregation together declared that it was the will of the heavenly Father that John of Leyden should be (a) He wil cease to be a Prophet that he may be King King of the Universe And that with mighty Armies he should kill all Kings and Princes and destroy all the ungodly and save the people that love righteousness and that he must possess the Kingdom of his Father David till the time come that he must deliver the Kingdom to his Father (b) The h●ight of blasphemy And that all the ungodly being killed the godly should reign in the World Whereupon John of Leyden fell on his knees and lifting up his hands to heaven said Men and brethren so much I knew long ago but I would not reveal it Now God hath made choice of another to bear witness to that truth Then said Tuscocurer again Thus saith the Lord As I set Saul to be King in Israel and after him David taken from the Sheep-fold so I have set John Becold my Prophet to be King in Sion And when the Senate refused that prophesie the Prophet refused the Senate and appealed to the Congregation s●ying Give ear Israel Thou shalt abrogate thy Magistrates and put down thy Preachers and instead of them establish 12 simple men (c) Simple men seduced great agents for Satan without any learning them thou shalt command that they read my word unto my people and without any help but my spirit expound it into them will I pour the spirit of wisdom and understanding Then giving a sword to of John of Leyden And to thee saith he Father Becold the Father giveth this sword and calleth thee not only to be King in Sion but over all the World and to extend thine Empire unto the ends of the earth This oracle was followed with great shoutings and acclamations of the people crying God save the King and presently he was brought to S. Lamberts Church-yard and there again proclaimed K. There the new King created four Counsellors of State the chief whereof was one Gerard a Book-binder one Talbeck he made Lord Steward of his houshold Gerard Kippenbrok Treasurer of his Plate and Jewels Knipperdolling Governor of the City and appointed twelve Archers of his Guard This Taylor King presently made use of his skill to make himself fine in clothes He translated the copes and carpets of the Churches convents into dublets and breeches and cloaks which set off his Majesty all in gold and silver His horses wore a suitable livery richly harnessed with golden and silver Saddles and footcloths he had great change of rich apparel in which he appeared abroad having his chief Officers aid Counsellors riding before him in great State Next to him rid two young men richly attired the one carrying a naked sword with a golden hilt set with precious stones the other carried a Bible and a triple Crown of gold of exquisite work glittering with diamonds Himself wore a great chain of gold about his neck like a Coller of some noble Order with a golden Globe having a golden Sword thorough it hanging at the chain with this Motto about the Globe Rex justitiae hujus mundi the King of Righteousness of this world After him followed fifty Pensioners clad with parti-coloured garments of ash-colour and grass-green white caps and golden rings on every finger making the ash-colour an emblem of mortification the grass-green of regeneration the white caps of innocencie the golden rings of charity but among these prophetical riddles he ordered his Court with so much State and so disposed his Officers that if he had been a King born he could have done it no better So much all his adversaries acknowledge In that Royal array he shewed himself three times a week in publick and went up to a high Throne set up with great magnificence Under him sate Knipperdolling Governour of the City and lower his four great Counsellors of State In that Court he he judged of all controversies most of which were about divorces for by his new orders any man that was weary of his wife might take another as many more as he listed which could not but multiply suits and give work to the new King and his Counsellors and Prophets In that Court Knipperdolling would ever come out with some Bedlam rapture Once he fell flat to the ground and creeping upon his hands and feet he went to several persons of the Assembly and blowing them in the mouth said The Father hath sanctified thee receive the holy Ghost Another time he fell a dancing saying So I danc't once with my little harlot and now the heavenly Father hath commanded me that I should dance so in the Kings presence Another time before the King came he sate in his chair of Majesty

and there prophesied that he should die and rise again and that then the eys of the blind should be open But the King comming shewed him that the spirits of the Prophets must be subject unto the Prophets for he pulled him down and committed him to the Jail for three days This jolly Taylor having thus stitched up a kingdom in haste turned his serious care to go thorow stitch with it For that there was need of supply to to remove the Bishop that hindered his work And because all should be done in a Prophetical way Tuiscocurer his chief agent came to him as it seems by his appointment one day as he was sitting in his Throne with more than ordinary Majesty and told him King John the Gospel must be renewed by thee Thus saith the Lord God Go and say to the King of Sion that he prepare my holy Supper in the Church-yard of the great Church and that he chuse Teachers of my word to send into the four Cuarters of the World to teach all men the ways of righteousness and bring them by the spirit of their mouth into my Sheepfold so a publick Communion was celebrated but they made it a full meal A great feast r it was both for the persons and the meat for they were above four thousand men and had three courses But between these courses there was a soul entercourse for the King accused a man of Treason and cut off his head with his own hand and returned merry to supper Then with his bloody hand he took upon him to administer the body and blood of Christ ſ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 assisted with the Queen sometime John Matthias his wife who then did the office of the Minister or Deacon and administred the Communion t Quis talia fando temperet a lachrymis the like did the principal officers of the State saying Take this and announce the Lords death After supper the King asked the whole Congregation whether they were all heartily disposed to do Gods Will and to suffer and die for the faith to which the people answered with one voice that they were all in that mind then Tuiscocurer arose and said Thus saith the Lord chuse men among my people to send into the 4 quarters of the world u Where will they stop to do great wonders among the nations publish my wonderous things among the strange people then he read a note of the names of those whom God had chosen for that legation w Our Quakers have men every where of whom himself was one they were 26. Sleydan saith two more 7 were sent to Osnburge 6 to Cecsweld 5 to Warendorp 8 to Suzat To them the King gave certain pieces of Gold with this inscription on the one side Vnless one be born by water and by the Spirit he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Heaven On the other side The Word was made flesh one God one Faith one Baptism They were to present that coin to every Town where their doctrine was not received and leave x The Apostles dust more dreadful then their 〈◊〉 it there for a Testimony against them These new Apostles went into the Cities where they were sent crying in the streets that the people should repent and join with them else they should shortly perish With that noise having raised a tumult they were apprehended brought to the Magistrates before whom they spread a cloak upon the ground and threw their coin upon it saying that they were sent by the Father to offer them peace which if they refused they would leave that coin amongst them as a pledge of Gods wrath against their ungratefulness and hardness of heart That the time was come foretold by the prophets that the whole world should follow righteousness which God would work by their King and when he had made righteousness to raign over all the world that then he should give up the Kingdom unto his Father Being questioned by the Magistrates first with fair words and after by tortures about their faith their conversation and the state of the City of Munster they answered that none in the world but they y The trick of all Seduc●rs had the true Doctrine which they were ready to seal with their blood z Causa non poena facit Martyrem that since the Apostles time the word of God had not been purely preached and no justice was in the earth That there was four great Prophets two good David of Delft and John of Leyden and two bad the Pope and Luther but Luther the worst of the two a True Religion more hated then fals by Seducers Being asked by what Scripture they could justifie their unjust dispossessing of so many good men from their houses and goods and making bold with their wives They answered that the time was come foretold by Christ that the meek b Meek with a witness shall inherit in the earth That in the same manner God had given the goods of the Egyptians to the Israelites and among the goods c Mad men reckon madly they reckoned the wives That they might lawfully take many wives upon condition they should lye with them all till they were with childe and when one was with child they might take a new one in her stead That they held women at 12 yearr of age to be fit for husbands That they put away barren women or past child-bearing and committed them to curators as being good for nothing d Poor encouragement for women ●o follow their precious ways As for the provision of the Town they said that S. James Church was all full of Malt. That they had barly for two years and many thousand quarters of meal and great store of Bacon A false relation for soon after they fell to eating of dog● and leather in Munster They constantly affirmed that their King expected a great army out of Holland and Frize which as soon as it was come he would begin his expedition to subdue the world and kill all Kings for their perverse administration of justice and that they knew by revelation that their King of Sion would shortly be King of the whole earth They persisted in denying all Magistrates but their own King e They can down with their own for which they were put to death as enemies of all laws and order and brands of sedition and there was an end of that Apostleship that should have preached a Gospel of rebellion over all the world This legation was in October 1534. at which time Munster began to be short of victuals this occasioned a plot of some of the Town to take the King and send him bound to the Bishop The plot was discovered to the King who thought it not safe to make the Authors known only he committed the Town and himself to twelve trusty Captains to whom he divided a government in the air of several Provinces sparing no Prince but the