l c16 Me L l F ehP Part III 'inn paid the Lawyers, and my Prifon Charge (but theexpences of removing my Habitation was greater: ) And had the Blihop's Family no more than this? In faun, I told the Bithop that he, that cried out fovehemently against fchifm, had got the Spirit of a Sectary : and as thole that by Priions and other Suf- ferings were too much exafperated against the Bithops, could hardly think or fpeak well of them, fo his crofs laterefts had fo notorioully fpoiled him of his Charity, that he had plainly the fame temper with the bittereft of the Se£taries, whom he fo smithreviled. Our Doftrinal DifconrfeI overpafs. § 236. This May, a Book was Printed and cried about, defcribing the horrid Murther of one 7rofiab Baxter in Nero-England by the AnabaptiJls, and how they tore his Flefh, and fiend him alive and perfons, and time, and place were named. And when Mr. fc:ffen, fenfible of the Injury to the Anabaptifls, fearcht it out, it proved all a ftndied Forgery Printed by a Papiff, and the'Book Licenfedby Dr. Sam. Pa-ker, the Arch-bifhop's Chaplain , there were no filch Perfons in being as the Book mentioned , nor any filch thing ever done : Mr. 4ru acesfed Dr. Parker to the King and Council : The King made him confefs his Fault, and fo it ended. § 237. In use was the fecond great Fight with the Dutch, where againma- ny. were killed on both fides ; and to this day it is not known which Pa.sty had the greater Lofs. § 238. The Par'iament grew into great Jealoufes of the prevaleacy ofPopery : There was an Army raifed, which lay'opon Black-Heath encamped, as for Service agalntt the Dutch : They faid that fo manyof the Commanders were Papilla as made Men fear the defign wasworfe. Men feared not to talk open- ly that the Pápifts having no hope of getting the Parliament to fet up their Religion by Law, did delkgn to take down Parliaments, and reduce the Govern- ment to the French Model, and Religion to their State, by a standing Army : Thefe Thoughts put Men into difmal Eepettations, and many with that the Army, at any rate might be disbanded. The Duke of York was General The Par- liament madean Aéì that no man Ilmuld be in any office of Trutt, who woald not take the Oaths of Supremacy, and Allegiance, and receive the Sacrament ac- cording to Order of the Church of England , and renounce Tranfubftanitiati- on. Many fuppofed Papilla received the Sacrament , and renounced Tranfub- ftantiation, and took the Oaths : Some that were known, fold or laid down their Places : The Duke of York, and the new Lord Treafurer, Clifford laid down all: It was faid, they did it on fuppofition that the Aec left the King impowered to renew their Commisfions when they had laid them down: But the Lord Chancellor told the King that it was not fo and fo they were put out by themfelves. This fettledMen in the full belief that the Duke ofYork, and the Lord Clifford were Papifts; and the Londoners bad before a fpecial ha- tred againstthe Duke, time the burning of London, commonly faying, that divers were taken rafting Fire= balls, and brought to his Guards of Soldiers to be fe- cured, and he let them go, and both fecnred and concealed them. 239. The great Counfellors that were faid to do all with the King in all great matters, werethe Duke of York, the LordClifford, the Duke of Lauder- daile, the Lord Arlington, the Duke of Buckingham, the Lord Chancellor(that is, Sr. Anthony Afhley-Cooper, Earl of Shaftsbury,) and after them the Earl of Anglefey (lately Mr. Annefley.) Among all there,the Lord Chanchellor declared fo much Jealofie of Popery, and fet himfelf fo openly to fecure the Protestant Religion, that it was wondered how he kept in as he did; but whatever were his Principles or Motives, it is certain he did very much plead the Protestant Caufe. § 240. In yune, Mafiricht was taken by the French, but withmuch lofs ; where the Duke ofMonmouth with the Eng&Jh, had great Honour fortheir Valour. § 240. In Auguf?, four of, theDutch Eáfl -IndiaShips fell into our Hands, and we had the thirdgreat Sea-fight with them, ender the Command of Prince Ru- pert, where we again killed each other with equal Lofs : But the Dutch faid they bad the Vicîory now, land before, and kept days of Thanksgiving for it : Sir Edward Sprag was killed, whofe death the PapiRs much lamented, ho- ping to havegot the Sea-power into his Hands. But Prince Rupert, (who de- clared himfelf openly against Popery, and had got great Interelt in the Hearts of
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