PART II. Reverend Mr: Richard Baxter. freely in the Tower alfo, that he was thipt away Prifoner to Tangier ih Africa.,- Mu BagJhaw being furprized by L'Egrange,and his Chamber fearcheds there was found with him a Paper called Mr. Davh'sCafe: Whereupon he was broughtout tefpeak with the King, who examined him of whom he had that Paper, and he denied to confers, and fpake fo boldly to the King as much offended him ; whereupon he was fent back to the Tower, and laid in a deep, dark, dreadful Dungeon : When he had lain there three or four Daysand Nights, without Candle, Fire, Bed or Straws he fell intoa terrible fit of the Hiemorrhoids which the Phyficians thought did fave his Life: for the pain was fovehement, that it kept him in a fweat, which call out theInfeLtion of the Damp. At laf, by the lolicitationof his Brother (who was a Conformift, and dearly loved him) he was takenup, and after that was fent away to Soutbfea.Caflle, an unwholefome place in the Seaby PortJinourb, where (if he -b alive) he remaineth clofe Prifoner to this day, with Vassalor Pond ( a Prieacher of North- Wales) and others s fpeeding worfe than Mr. Crofton, whowas at lait re- .. leafed. § a6t. While I was in Sbrepfhire and Worre/lerfhire, it fellout that force one print- ed one dour Papers given into the Bithops : And thoughI was ,above an hundred miles off, yet was it all imputed to me and RogerL'Eftrange put is in the News Book; that it was fuppofed tobe my doing. Indeed, when Dr. Gunning had asked me, Whether we would keep ours from the Prefs, if they would do the fame by theits; I would not promifehim ; but told him, though Ifuppofed that none of us intend- ed to be fo prefumptnous as to publifh them without Authority, yet i could pro- mife nothing forall them that were abfeht; nor could any one promife its when fò many Scrivenerswere intruffed to Tranfcribe them,that the Kingand Bishops might have Copies: and whether any of thofe Scriveners might keep a Copy for them, felves I knew not. And after this molt of the other Papers were printed, by I know not whom, to this day : But. I conje&ured that a poor Man that I paid for writingme a Copy ( Dr. Reignolds's Curate) was likelieft io do it, to get Come. what to fupply his very great wants ; but I am utterly uncertain : But ,1 had in -, telligence that thefecond Pipers were in the Prefs, and that Malice might impute it to me no more, I went to Secretary Marrice, and acquainted him with it, that, he might fend a Meffenger to (nrprize them : But he told me, that if I could affure him that theBishops had not given cent-cm; I fhould have a warrant to fearch for. them. I told him that I knew not what the Bifhops had done, but heMight tali-, ly conjelture: Nor would I fearch for them; but having told him, left him to do what he thoughtmeet. § z62. And here I mutt give notice,That whereas there are then printed, [r.Oue firit Propofals for Concord inDifcipline: 2. Our Papers upon the fight ofthe fielt Draught of the King'sDeclaration. ;. Our Petition and Reafons to, the Bishops; for Peace. 4. Our Reformed Liturgy. ç. Our Exceptions againli the Faults of the Common PrayerBook. 6. Our Reply to the Bitisops Ah£wer to theft Excep- tions; with the Anfwer it felfverbatim inferted. y. Our lait Account and Petition to the King. 8. A Copy of all their Difputation.fbr the Liturgy , with our An- (wers J ; all theft being furreptitioufly printed (fave thefielt.piece ) by fonte poor Men forgain, without our Knowledge and Corre&ion; are fo fay printed, that our wrong by it isvery great: Whole Lines are left out ;.the molt fignificantwords are perverted by Alterations; and this fo frequently, that fume parts of the Papers .(efpecially our large Reply, and our loll Account to the Ring) are made, Nonfehee, and not intelligible. But the lait Paper (Dr. Pierfon's and Dr. Gunning's Difputati on) I confefs was not printed without my knowledge : For Bifhop Morley's, Andre- ports with fo great confidence uttered had made it of force nece(ìity : But I added not one Syllableby way of Commentary, thewords themfelves being (gfficient for his Confutation. If I remember, I will giveyou inthe end of this Book the Errar to of them all that they drat have the printed Copies may know how to comet them. § a6;. The coming forth of there Papers had various effe&s : It increafed the burning indignationwhich before was kindled against me on one fide, and, it fome- what mitigated the Cenfuresthat were takenup agaìnft me on' the other, fide. For you muff know that the Chief of the Congregational (or Independent) Party, rook is ill that we took not them with us in our Treaty, and fo did a few of the Presbyterian Divines ; allwhom we fo far puffed by as not to invite them to our Councils, (though they wereasfreeas we to havedone the like) becaufe we knew that it would be but a hinderance to us; partly becaufe their Perfons were unaocep- table, and partly becaufe it might have delayed the Work: And molt of the lnde- C c c z pendenisf 372
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