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ANd without proving what we say, but as saying and doing, which are two, like to a cypher alone: and of more concernment these three witnesses in earth, then supposed, what power indued with, whereof as insues in relation to the three in the high Court of Heaven (Joh. &c.) they stiled Iudges of the Earth (to wit) the grave and prudent Barons of Exche­quer; Et hi tres unum, &c. Mr. Ba­ron Trevare, the Ancient of days in his likeness, His voyce gone out into all Lands, &c. Psal. 19. The second like the Son of man, the azure clouds mixt his Foot-Carpet; The third answer­able to the holy Ghosts slow operati­on, Miracles and Prophesie for a [Page 2] time ceased, or like that saying of theirs, Have not so much as heard whe­ther any holy Ghost, &c. committed to whose Ministery the Mystery of Times and Seasons, by all the world slighted or derided, &c. several days before whom this troublesom Tryal appearing, of no mean consequence, the Manor and Rectory of Pyreton, by what means and indirect courses taken, thereto the King intitled, by jugling Projectors plots, an old Out­lawry revived, caused hereby to stretch it self out by their breathing into it, &c. to overthrow a lawful Pur­chase and Ioynture, after injoyed so many years, waiting their opportuni­ty, the widows Estate to cut it off, by such trivial incumbrances sifted forth: the very Image of the Beast, Revel. 13. [Page 3] with the Great-Seal faced forth, only paying His Majesty about a Mark yearly such a costly purchase therein by his own officer born out, his Soli­citor General.

Not unlike that dispute about Mo­ses body, between the Archangel and the other (the Tempter) reported by Jude, this Law point debated so often in open Court, by the advantage ta­ken of her imprisonment, that got in­to possession: So passing from this to the Iudges their charge for repairing this no slender breach, appointed to stand in the gap, to take off the Lords heavy hand from him, namely the King, by conjuring this Spirit down, raised up in his Name, a lye in Samu­els likeness: And how came to pass, for the sin against the holy Ghost [Page 4] committed, shewing also forgiven nei­ther in this world nor the other; wit­ness the Archbishop, taking prophe­sie for no other then madness, gone to his proper place from Towerhil: and yet deliverd not groaning so long in travel the Kingdoms three, such di­straction under witness in Ecclesiasti­cal and Civil affairs both. As not unknown to himself these, of her co­ming unto him without manifestation not of a Commission in that case ar­mor of proof, to give him a taste or warning of his judgement at hand, the hand writing (Dan. 5.) served on him in his gallery, was immediately by a reference answered under his hand bearing date, 1633. Octob. &c. Whitehal, committed for that cause the space of two years a close prisoner in the Gate­house, [Page 5] even Octob. 23. when brought first thither, honored with the same very day of Irelands Massacre, Octob. 23. and of Keynton-fight, &c. stript of all ever since, a cup whereof himself since hath drunk the dregs. This is the business that sleeps not.

Howsoever he faln asleep, like them bidden to sleep on, &c. she though then, and since armd with no few sad tokens of that kinde come to pass on others no obscure ones; witness the Dukes fatal month of August foretold.

VVith this for another observation, her Ioynture the Manor of Englefield whilest she in the Gatehouse, bought by the Marques of Winchester, how his of Basing, such an Example not the like, unlucky Babel Towers, toward the increase of widows and fatherless, made to kiss the ground.

[Page 6] And impeaced of treason in this kinde; no light thing; about their neck a meeter ornament what weight not unknown; then S. George a horse­back. Yet for making atonement in that case for such his Majesties folly, like as when Jobs captivity said to re­turn, was appointed to pray for his three friends: So on the other side, the aforesaid Iudges three to make his peace, to turn his captivisy away, faln so low as hard to judge, whether ex­posed to the dunghil, or the dungeons Slavery the greater or better Estate, unhapily by his own seeking hapned.

Nor his Name wiped out of this Record, once a good Confession made, afterward makes as bad an end, opening the very YATES of Hell, like Balaam, loving the wages of [...]

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