16. The same year the pope's authority was restored in England, and the mass was commanded in all churches to be used.

17. In her fourth year, monasteries were begun to be re-edified and restored, and, had she but reigned long enough, undoubtedly, she would have had all the abby-lands in England restored, had not death put a period to all.

18. Neither was her persecution less to the common people, and plain-hearted countrymen, than to the Protestant clergy: for observe and consider, that, within the compass of less than four years, there suffered death, for the testimony of their consciences in the Protestant religion, two hundred and seventy-seven persons, without any regard either of degree, age, or sex; in the heat of whose flames were consumed five bishops, twenty-one divines, eight gentlemen, and eightyfour artificers; one hundred husbandmen, servants, and labourers; twenty-six wives, twenty widows, nine virgins, two boys, and two infants; and nigh as many died in prison, through hunger and other cruelties.

Oh the bloody cruelty of the papists, through their popish religion! Shall I call it religion, which is more properly a butchery? And thus you see the effects of a popish successor.

This is no romance, it was de facto, and would you have it so again? Or will you put it in the same hazard once more? No sure, unless you are infatuated; let experience teach us which is the best mistress; let the burnt child dread the fire. Oh, never forget the burnings, the scorchings, the tortures, and the flames that were in Queen Mary's reign! We beg and beseech you all in your places, use all the care imaginable now in time to secure us, our wives and children, and the Protestant religion.

19. Though many persecutions lasted longer, yet it is observable by Dr. Heyling, that none since Dioclesian's time raged so terribly, Eccles. Restaur. but God, being merciful to the poor land and persecuted church, of all, since the conquest, her reign was the shortest, only excepting that of Richard the Tyrant, yet much more bloody than was his.

[She reigned five years and four months, wanting two days.]

20. She lieth buried in Westminster, without any monument or remembrance at all; as in her life she deserved none, so in her death her memory is rotten; a just reward for her who was so cruel and bloody: yet one hath given her this inscription to remain to posterity, viz.

Whose name was polluted with the blood of so many martyrs.
Unfortunate by so many insurrections.

Made inglorious by the loss of Calais (the key of France) in eight days, which had been two hundred and eleven years in the

possession of the English.

SOME COROLLARIES.

In this history wé may observe seriously these things as the sad and fatal consequence:

I. How popish successors will, at first, blind us with wheedles, till they have got the power and kingdom in possession; and will tell us, That not one tittle of our religion shall be changed or altered' nay, and make compacts, agreements, and conditions to that purpose.

II. But, when once set in the throne, let what promises will be, they shall be so far from being performed, that quite the contrary shall be acted, or else thunder and lightning will come from the pope, till he hath done it by his legates a latere.

III. That, when a popish successor came to the crown, the pope's supremacy was immediately set up in England, even the very first year, and we all made tributary to Rome, and slaves to the pope, and would you have it so again?

IV. The popish religion and the mass set up immediately all over England, and would you have it so again?

V. The Protestant bishops put out, and popish ones put in; and all the clergy that were married, or would not abjure the Protestant religion, were turned out; therefore, you of the clergy, that mean to be sincere, and not turn papists, it behoves you well to consider of it.

VI. And not only so, but truly farther, they must be brought to the stake with their wives and children, and burnt for hereticks; for popery is a merciless persuasion, and, if they make never so many promises otherwise, yet you know that it is their opinion, That no faith is to be kept with hereticks ;' so we can never be secure, if ever such reign.

VII. Observe further, that, if a popish successor comes to the crown, there will be all the endeavours used to take off all the next heirs that are Protestants, as there was to destroy the Lady Elisabeth, which ought to be of no small consideration with us.

VIII. Observe, popish monks and friars were brought into England, and great endeavours used to restore all monasteries and abby-lands, wherein, no doubt, but she and good cardinal Poole had prevailed, and they had been all restored, had she reigned but a little longer; therefore, it doth not a little behove all you gentlemen that have any priories, abbies, or monastery-lands to lose, to consider well how to put yourselves or your posterity in any such great hazard to lose your estates. As for those that have such lands, of the Romish religion, they must not, out of conscience, detain them, if they will have any absolution from their ghostly father; and as to those Protestants that have such lands, they will be reckoned hereticks, and, to be sure, shall not be suffered to keep church-lands from them. And this highly concerns all to consider, how, with our religion, we give up our liberties and estates, by admitting a popish successor; which God of his infinite mercy to England, and in opposition to such blood-thirsty, heaven-daring, king-killing principles and practices, be pleased to deli

ver us.

POSTSCRIPT.

Now as you have plainly seen the great and manifold inconveniences, eminent dangers, and most certain ruin, to follow the admitting of

a popish successor, in the sad effects of Queen Mary's reign; so we may also consider and behold, as the bright side of the cloud, the vast advantages of peace, plenty, glory, and happiness that accrued to this kingdom by a Protestant successor's enjoying the imperial crown, in the long and prosperous reign of that magnanimous thorough-hearted Protestant Queen, Elisabeth, of blessed memory, who, after having suffered five years fiery trials, reigned above forty-four years, maugre all her desperate and bloody enemies; yet could they not anticipate her death, nor stain her glorious government, by all the black and hellish contrivances of her, and our treacherous popish adversaries.

Many, I may say, infinite, were the advantages and felicities that those poor kingdoms enjoyed by her happy reign; I will only hint a few general heads now:

First then, By this Protestant queen, a period was put to all the bloody and popish persecution against the church of England, which all the poor Protestants had groaned under, all the reign of popish Queen Mary.

Secondly, By this true Protestant princess, the Protestant religion was established in this nation, and idolatrous popery casheered.

Thirdly, By her were our ancestors lives protected, the church of England defended, our estates preserved, and our liberties secured. Fourthly, By her reign did the kingdom enjoy tranquillity, and flourished wonderfully, to the great benefit of all our forefathers.

Fifthly, And, by her reign, this nation became both glorious and formidable, as well to her and its enemies abroad, as at home, and kept the balance of all Europe in her hands, by her winning the love of her people, and her continual adhering to the advice of her parliaments, by which, as she had their hearts, so she had their purses at command; though she was always so kind and just to them, as sometimes to refuse their grants of subsidies, and would never make use of their aids in money, though offered by her parliament, but when there was real occasion for her people's good and safety.

The conclusion of all is the same that Moses said to the children of Israel, Deut. xxx. 15, 19. 'Behold, I have set before you this day life and death, good and evil. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore chuse life, that both thou and thy house may live.'

A DIALOGUE

BETWIXT

Sam. the Ferry-man of Dochet, Will. a Water-man of Loudon, and Tom. a Barge-man of Oxford.

UPON THE KING'S CALLING A PARLIAMENT TO
MEET AT OXFORD.

London, printed in 1681. Quarto, containing twenty-nine pages.

This pamphlet seems to have been written by a friend of the Duke of York's, and, in a merry conversation, endeavours to defend his right to the crown, and burlesque the proceedings of the parliament, which had openly opposed a popish successor to the crown of England; for which they were prorogued at first; and because the city of London, three days after, addressed his majesty for the sitting of the parliament, on the day appointed, that they might effect the great aflairs begun therein, he dissolved them by proclamation, on the eighteenth of January, and, at the same time, summoned another to meet at Oxford, the twenty-first of March, to shew his anger the more against the city of London. But, to the king's great sorrow upon the return of the writs, he found that he must meet almost all the same members at Oxford, as he had dissolved at Westminster, who now were encouraged to make a more noble stand, against all invasions on the protestant religion, and the liberties of the people; for, "immediately after this parliament was new elected, they received proper instructions from their electors, and assurance to be supported in their just maintenance of the protestant cause, with their lives and fortunes. Yet the calling the parliament to sit at Oxford gave the protestant party great un. easiness, fearing that the king intended, by his soldiers, to force them to a com pliance to such things, as would injure the nation; therefore the Earl of Essex, attended by fifteen lords, delivered his majesty a petition against it; declaring, amongst other reasons, that 'neither lords nor commons could be safe at Oxford, but would be daily exposed to the swords of the papists, and their adherents, too many of which had crept into his majesty's guards'

The king returned no answer, but frowned upon the lords; consequently the parlia ment met, but the members came with armed retinues; and in particular, those for the city of London came with a numerous body of well armed horse, with ribbands in their hats, bearing this motto, No popery, no slavery.

The first vote of this house, after chusing a speaker, was for printing the votes for the information of the people; then ordered the Exclusion-Bill to be brought in; but, after it had been once read, and none but Sir Leoline Jenkins spoke against it, the king coming on a sudden sent for the commons to the house of lords, and dissolved them, when they had sat but seven days; and called no more, but ruled, not only without a parliament, but with an absolute power.

SAM. How now Will, how comes this kindness betwixt thee and Tom, the barge-man? last time I saw you together at Dochet, you were for heaving stones at one another's heads.

Will. O, that is long since, and utterly forgot: we are now good friends.

Tom. God-a-mercy horse, this rogue Will: was tugging up stream, whilst his oars were ready to break at Way-bridge, and, seeing us come up with three good horses towing our punt, his stomach came down, and he begged most devoutly to give him a tow at Windsor; not a word of the bell-wether, or any of his usual compliments. I took mercy on the poor rogue, and let him fasten his wherry to us, and I think in my heart, the whelp has eaten us half a stone of beef to-day.

Will. Upon the honest word of a water-man, Tom, I never eat daintier beef in my life, nor better mustard, but not one mouthful of mutton was to be seen.

Tom. Sirrah, one word more of mutton, and off you go; you cannot forbear your roguery.

Sam. But, prithee, Will, whither art thou making at this time of the year?

Will. Why, faith Sam, thou knowest I follow the court for the most part, and now I am going before it, and intend to get a good birth at Oxford: acquaintance is a main matter with a water-man; besides, here is honest Tom promises me lodging at his house; and, when he goes for London, his wife and I can make as merry, as if he were gone an East-India voyage.

Tom. But, I hope, there will be another voyage found out. They say the king will make us a way west-ward to Bristol, for our barges, and has sent for Dutchmen that can make boats go by land as well as by water, and then Bristol will be London. The saucy rogues, the other day at Queen-Hithe, were ready to brain us, and threatened to fire the barges, because we belonged to Oxford. If the king would take my counsel, he should come no more amongst them, for one seven years; I would make the proud rogues know themselves better.

Sam. I am not for that, Tom, neither, for that would quite spoil our ferry; when all is done London is London.

Tom. And will be London, that is, a nest of unthankful rogues, that hate us country gentlemen, though they get all they have by us. What would London be worth, if it were not for the country? and faith, since all the wealth of the country is gotten thither, by the king's living so long amongst them, I hope his majesty will even now live in the country, till their money be brought into the country again.

Sam. I could agree well enough to all thou sayest, but only for this ferry, and that would quite be ruined, if the king should leave London. Tom. For that, if the Dutchmen come, they will dig so many cuts to make the Thames run from our town to Bristol, I warrant thee, thou mayest get a new ferry, and better than this, upon some of those new

cuts.

Sam. But dost think the king will keep his court at Oxford any long time? I heard our parson say, for all this, the parliament would not be held at Oxford, because there was a parliament once held there, and it was a called, "The mad parliament.'

Tom. Thou mayst tell the parson from me, that there have been many parliaments held at London, that have been worse than mad; and it is well, if this last was not the maddest that ever was yet.