Peter pursued, OR Dr …

Peter pursued, OR Dr. HEYLIN Overtaken, Arrested, and Arraign­ed upon his three Appendixes,

  • 1. Respondet Petrus.
  • 2. Answer to the Post-haste Reply.
  • 3. Advertisements on three Histories,

    Of

    • Mary Queen of Scots,
    • King Iames, and
    • King Charls.

Patch'd together in his EXAMEN HISTORICVM, For which the Doctor is brought to Censure,

By WILLIAM SANDERSON, Esq

Ne quis vestrum patiatur ut alienarum rerum inspector.

LONDON, Printed by Tho. Leach, 1658.

The Preface.

REaders of Books may be divided into three sorts, 1. for Edification, 2. for Re­creation, 3. for Cavillation. But the last are the worst, who peruse writings of purpose to pick quarrels with them; which proceeds from an ignorant critical kind of pride or malignancy of Spirit, and may be compared to the Horse flesh flies, who in the end of Summer cannot see, yet by chance fall upon sound flesh, fly-blow it first, and then feed upon it. I should not apply this kind of reading to any particular person, but that Dr. Peter Heylin appears so in the Appendix to his Respondet Petrus, and in the other two Ap­pendixes to his Examen Historicum, wherein he falls upon the most frivial passages, and in a snarling petulant way.

I shall here only acquaint the Reader, that Doctor Heylin hath been too hasty in the An­swer [Page] of my Post-haste Reply to his Respondet Petrus, which Answer was not till now made publique. Printed indeed it was, imme­diately after his former Appendix, but by the perswasion of his friends, I did suppresse it (excepting a few private Copies) until now that I find him with another Appendix in Answer to that Reply of mine, which I here publish out of a respect to him, lest the world should think so great a Master of de­fence should fight with a shadow or a non ens: 'Tis worthy enough of him, how lit­tle soever the worth may be in it self. And yet in earnest I could have been content to have spared my self and the Readers pains herein, if the Doctor had been so ingenu­ous to have crav'd pardon of me, as he hath done by letter of that other person (as I am informed) with whose Histories he quarrel as he doth with mine.

POST-HASTE: A REPLY TO PETER (DOCTOR HEYLIN'S) APPENDIX; TO HIS TREATISE, INTITULED Respondet Petrus &c.

BY WILLIAM SANDERSON Esq

LONDON, Printed for the use of the Author. 1658.

The Contents

  • PEtrus his Preface examin­ed;
  • A castigation of Doctor Heylin for his ill Manners to the late Pri­mate of all Ireland;
  • And his scandalizing Doctor Prideaux at Court in divers false Informations;
  • With a Copy of his Answer to each;
  • And the Protestation he was com­pelled unto to cleer himself;
  • The Character given by Doctor Hackwell of Doctor Heylin;
  • Three passages replied unto and confirmed as before;
  • [Page]With some seasonable good Couu­sell to the Doctor, if he have the will to accept thereof.

POST-HASTE.
A Reply to Peter (Doctor Heylin)

His Appendix to his Treatise, &c.

THere is a Treatise come forth the other day, Intituled Respondet Petrus; or an answer of Peter Heylin to Doctor Bernard &c. And although it be very large to small pur­pose, yet at the 109th. Page, he adds an Appendix in answer to certain passages in Mr. Sandersons History of the late King Charles, relating to the Lord Prymate, The Articles of Ireland, and The Earl of Straf­ford. And (as if it were so memorable a business to be kept upon Record) he gives us punctually the day, when he began to [Page 2] undertake this Taske, and the time of his finishing; In which I find little else true, but the confessing of his infirmities, and his unfitness to enter into disputes &c. Instead of cleering himself, he hath added more spots to his former.

Indeed Petrus hath made hast; for not­withstanding the extremity of the season (as he sayes) and his languishing quartan­ague, he hobled up his answers for the middle of the Term following, with as much ease, as Hoggs eate Acornes, or Pidgeons pick Pease. Yet he was interrupted the pub­lishing, by the undertakers with him; a dead vacation not profitable for the vent thereof; And so it came not forth untill just the first day of this Midsomer Term; By it, he hath both thriftily gotten the advantage of sale, and enforceth his adversaries to hunt dry­foot after him a whole long Summers Vaca­tion; contemptible Grashoppers compa­red with such a sonne of Anak as himself; Only Petrus considers wisely, that al­though convicia spreta exolescunt &c. [Page 3] Short liv'd Pamphlet [...] (with which he hath been often bang'd) pass away upon the breath of Rumour, but for him to be en­rolled upon record in the body of an History, what is it lesse, than for him to live defam'd, and dye detestable, a scorne to these times and an ignominy to all ages following? But who can help it, if a Man will make himself such? I wish he be not prophetick in it, which by this book he hath put hard for, Let him not blame me, tis the malefactor himself (not the judge who pronounceth justly) that is the Author of his own ruine.

And thus in briefe we have the Preface to his large Treatise; which I shall leave to such, whom it may concern, if they con­ceive it worthy of answering, for I find some learned Men are for the Negative, as if he had been in it, his self-revenger, and next doore to a felo dese, rather to be piti­ed, than opposed.

I shall only take notice of his Appendix, and shew him to the Reader by that light by which he longs to be seene (wherein [Page 4] Petrus falls upon me) not so much answe­ring as to shew how little he deserves it. I have been a while considering, which part to take of that double Counsell of Solo­mon in the like case, Answer not &c. And yet answer &c. I concluded upon the latter in this Post-Hast, that the Term might not want an enterlude at the ending, as well as it had by his Book, at the begin­ning of it.

And now let me meet my Petrus, who spends 17 whole Pages in the combate with me, taking in his large Frontis peice or the Contents of his Appendix, which might have well stood for the whole. So have we seen a daring coward practise on the Stage to sence with his supposed foe, when all that while it was but with his own hat and feather. How much time doth Petrus spend, to hear himself speak, imagining the Reader to be bound up to his sence and au­dience.

Indeed I had warning heretofore not to meddle with him, and was told, that al­though [Page 5] he was blind, yet he with his hel­pers, could see as far into a Millstone as any other Man: And that if he should be con­cerned in my History (as how could he scape) he would reprint himself, and be thereby well paid for his paines.

And truly I conceive it no discretion for me, to make it my business other than to dry-blow beat him, since he is not here­in worthy of bleeding. For to say much were but to give him further occasion to assume fresh credit of copeing with the de­ceased, now at rest, whom he hath endea­voured to disturbe, even the most Reve­rend name and living fame, of that appro­ved learned Prelate, the late Arch-Bishop of Armagh, Prymate of all Ireland.

But to be a little serious with him, 'tis no newes for Doctor Heylin to be a distur­ber of pious and eminent Men, while they were living, of which (now he is not like to live long himself) tis time to think upon repenting, I shall upon this occasion only instance in his demeanonr towards Doctor [Page 6] Prideaux, at and after the taking of his de­gree in Oxford Anno 1635. Who catching at some particulars which fell from Doctor Prideaux in the discussing the questionsDoctor Heylins desturbance of Doctor Prideaux. given by Doctor Heylin, scandalized him at Court to the late King being then at Woodstock.

An Ecclesia authoritatem habeat
In fidei controversiis d [...]terminandis,
Informat ex Arti­ [...]ul: 20.
Interpretandis sacras scripturas,
af­fi [...]m.
Decernendi ritus et ceremonias.

Upon which the Doctor was compelled to make his defence; with a protestation under his hand against those false Informa­tions given in against him; Pretending to have been cross to the Articles, and in spe­ciall to the 20th, of the Church of England, branched into positions viz.

1 That the Church is Mera Chimaera.

2 That it teacheth and determines nothing,

3 That controversies might better be refer­red to the Vniversities than to the Church.

4 That learned men in the Vniversities might determine of cont [...]ve [...]sies without the [Page 7] Bishops or acquainting them with them.

To these Doctor Prideaux was fain to make answer, which to satisfie the desire of the Reader (not being heretofore publisht) I shall give him a transcript as followeth viz.

The answer of Doctor P [...]ideaux to the Information given in against him by Doctor Heylin.

These passages imperfectly catched at by the Informer were not positions of mine, (for I det [...]st them, as they are layd, for impious and ridiculous) but oppositions acco [...]ding to my place proposed for the further clearing of the truth; to which the Respondent was to give satisfacti­on. And this generall protestation I hope takes off all that can be laid against me, in the parti­culars. Notwithstanding to touch on each of them as they are layd.

1 To the First, I never said that the Church was Mera Chimaera as it is, or, hath a being, and ought to be beleived; but as the Respondent by his answers made it: In which I conceived him to swerve from the Article, where his questions were taken.

[Page 8]2 To the Second my argument was to this purpose, Omnis actio est suppositorum, vel singularium.

Ergo Ecclesi [...] in abstracto nihil docet, aut determinat, sed per hos aut illos Episco­pos, Pastores, Doctores, &c. homo non disputat sed Petrus et Johannes.

3. 4. The Third and Fourth may be well put to­gether: my prosecution was, that the Vniversities are eminent parts, and Seminaries of the Church, and had better opportunity to discuss controversies, than diverse other assemblies; Not by any meanes to deter­mine them, but to prepare them for the determinati­on of Ecclesiasticall assemblies, of Synods, Coun­cells, Bishops, that have superiour Authority, wherein they might doe service to the Church, and those superi [...]urs not perscribe any thing unto them; As the debating of a point by learned Counsell, makes the easier passage for the Benches sentence: And this was urged only as commended, not as ne­cessary.

The Queenes Almoner was present.Informer.

I am told noe. Doctor Pri­deaux. For he departed (as they say) that were in the same seat with him, being tired, as it should seem, by the tedi­ous preface of theDoctor Heylin. Respondent, before the disputations began; but be it so, or other­wise, to what purpose this is interposed, I know not?

Vpon an occasion of mentioning the absolute decree,Informer. he brake forth into a great and long dis­course, that his mouth was shut by Authority, else he would maintain that truth contra om­nes, qui sunt in vivis which fetch't a great hum from the Country Ministers that were there.

This Argument I confess was unex­pectedly cast in by another,Docto [...] Pri­deaux. but bent (as I took) it against some what I have written in that behalf, which the Respondent, not endeavouring to clear, I was put upon it to shew, in what sence I took absolutum decre­tum, which indeed I said, I was able to [Page 10] maintain against any, as my predecessors in that place had done, This was not in a long discourse, as it is suggested, but in as short a solution as is usually brought in Schooles, to a doubt on the by.

And from this I took off the oppo­nents further proceeding in obedience to Authority; whereupon if a hum succeded, it was more then I use to take notice of, it might be as well of dislike, as of Approba­tion, and of other Auditors as soon as Country Minnisters. A Hiss I am sure was given before, when the Respondent exclu­ded King and Parliament from being parts of the Chu [...]ch; But I remember whose practise it is to be [...] I had rather to bear and forbear, [...] and end with this Protestation.

Protestation.

THat as I beleive the Catholick Church in my Creed,Doctor Pri­deaux Pro­testation. soe I reverence this Church of England, wherein I had my Baptisme, and whole breeding, as a most eminent member of it. To the Doctrine, and discipline of this Church, have I often hither­to subscribed, and by Gods grace constantly ad­hered, And resolve by the same assistance, ac­cording to my abilitie under his Majesties pro­tection faithfully to maintain against the Pa­pists or any other that shall oppose it.. The pre­lacie of our Reverend Bishops I have ever de­fended in my place, which I dare say hath been more often, and with greater paines taking than most of those have done, who have received greater encouragements f [...]om their Lordships: I desire nothing but the continuance of my Vo­cation in a peaceable cou [...]se, that after all my paines taking in the place of his Majesties P [...]ofessor, almost for this 18▪ yeares together, [Page 12] mySuch as proceeded Doctors under him of whom Doctor Heylin had been newly one. sonns especially, be not countenanced in my declining age to vilifie me, & vex me; so that I end the remainder of my time, (which like­ly must be short, and cannot be long) in heartie prayer for his Majesty my onely Master and Patron; for the Reverend Bishops, the State, and all his Majesties Subjects and his af­faires; and continue my utmost endeavour to [...]oe all faithfull service to the Church where­in I live, to whose Authority I have ever, and doe hereby submit my self, and Studies, to be according to Gods wo [...]d directed or conver­ted.

Thus was this learned and eminent Prof [...]ss [...]r of divinity traduced and distur­bed, let the application be the patience and disregard of the Reader, when in this book he finds the like attempted by the same per­son, upon the late Arch-Bishop of Ar­magh.

And yet, what slender accompt is to be made of his language that way, may appear by the Ch [...]racter,Doctor Hackwells Character of Doctor Heylin. which a learned person, and one of note, George Hackwell Arch-Deacon [Page 13] of Surrey and of Exeter Colledg in Oxford, gives of him which I have un­der his own hand in a letter of his to a friend; Where, speaking of Mr. Heylin (since Doctor) whom he stiles, the Patron of that pretended Saint (St George,) hath these words of him, viz.

In the second impression of his book where he hath occasion to speak of the Roman writers, especially the Legendaries he magn [...]fi [...]s them more, and when he mentions our men he vilefies them more than he did in his first Editi­on; But the matter is not much, what he saith of one or the other, the condition of the man, being such, as his word hardly passeth, either for commendation, or a slander.

By this you may see that my adversary had good cause to disguise his name, and so would I too, were it under such an Igno­minious character. This is the fourth time he hath done it. I expect in time he will make up the number of Labans change of [Page 14] Iacobs wages. Here is a Proteus indeed (which he would have put upon me) An­nonymus, observator, observator Rescued, Rejoynder and now Petrus. 'Tis well he h [...]ngs by his christian name; he hath in this presumed, beyond any Pope, who though they have assumed Paul, the fift time, yet none hath stiled himself Petrus. We have now the one half of him, we shall have the other the next, either conjunctim, or divisim, it matters not.

He begins with his fancie of my being Doctor Bernards Reserve, in clearing the whole proceedings of the Lord Prymate in the business of the Earl of Strafford; and in the Examination and moderation of all passages, between Mr. [...]' Estrange and him. I shall sa­tifie the Reader upon what occasion I un­dertoke it.

So soon as that Anonymus of an observa­tor on Mr. l'Estrange, [...] came to the Prymates hands, he was pleased to shew it to me; and finding the Author so apt upon a slen­der occasion to bleamish him; (supposing [Page 15] him to be some Romish Agent whom he disdaining to Answer,) desired me in the pro [...]ecution of my History (as it lay in my way) to vindicate him, (though not long after I was told by his Bookseller, that the Author was Doctor Heylin In order there­unto he acquainted me with such passages as did concern that of the Earl of Strafford; whose commands I presently effected; in­tending (then) to have set it out by it self, least the Doctors M [...]lice should Gangreen by neglect. But the Lord Prymates decease immed [...]t [...]ly following, it was referred to my [...]ist [...]y wi [...]h some fr [...]sh Notions more prop [...]r, wh [...]ch in my absence was neglect­ed by th [...] Press; and at my return, they b [...]ing ins [...]rted have given cause of Inter­se [...]tions in the Impression, between fol. 108 and 09. With which Petrus is so much troubled, and spends his breath in a dispute with him [...]e [...], whether it were mine or Doctor Be [...]na [...]ds? And why so jealous, good Pe­t [...]us? Append: pa. 142. First (saith he) because Mr. Sander­son before in his Preface makes Doctor Hey­lin [Page 16] a person of some fame and great ability. That (possibly) might be my mistake a [...] the next in my speaking reprochfully, of him, in his: Indeed I acknowledg that Doctor Heylin deserves Characters of seve­rall kinds, as most men may discover, who consult his writings; and so Cato's, les [...]on learnt by him long agoe Convenient nulli &c. will better serve the turn to decipher him, than m [...]e.

Secondly, (saith he) Mr. Sand [...]son in his History fol. 200. informs us, that in Anno. 1635. There was a Synod held in Ire­land &c. But in his foysted Argument he speakes the Contrary. Good Petrus consult some tru [...]friends, that will read aright to you, and you will find the severall Folio's you mention, not to be any thing contrary, which are too tedious to insert in this short Castigation.

Three points there are in which Petrus fancies me,Three points of mine quar­relled by Petrus. to act for Doctor Bernard.

1 The acquitting the Lord Prymate from the distinction of a Politicall and a personall [Page 17] conscience. And yet it is confessed by him­self to have been done to my hand by Mr. Howell's attestation of my history, (who was concerned in those words.)

2 The proving that the Articles of Ire­land were not abrogated, & those of the Church of [...]ngland inserted in their stead. And yet he hath prevented any further confirmati­on of either, by his own confessing of his being too much credulous in beleiving and in­considerate in publishing such mistaken intelli­gence. Which are his own words folio 87. And I could wish that in the Errata of the next Edition of his History of the Sabbaoth (if the world be ever troubled with it again) he would Record this Ingenuity of his (being such a rarity in him) so as to re­tract it, and howsoever he is much offen­ded at the Primates expressions, viz. Nor shames he to affirm as being a Notorious un­truth &c. Truly with me it seemes a gentle penance for so presumptuous an assertion, and pertinaciously continuing in it these many yeares, till he was thus convict; de­faming [Page 18] not only a single person, but a whole Nation.

3 That the Lord Prymate boar no grudge to the Earl of Strafford, so as to advise the King to pass the Bill of Attainder. This (whosoever he accounts the Actor) hath been sufficiently cleared also, and needs no repetition here.

For the term of Sophistry, (for which he is also much offended with the Prymate) he hath in the Iudgment of divers, made it good, throughout his book, which are so many, that they would find as much work for an observator, as he saith my History will afford him: I shall only trouble the Reader with one instance (ex ungue Leo­nem, by this you may judg of the rest) which is in such great Characters, that he who rides post, may read it without stop­ping.

'Tis folio 63. where he repeating a Quotation of the Prymate in the conclusi­on of his Letter to Doctor Twiss [...] viz▪ That Gregory the great, esteemed it to be [...]he [Page 19] doctrine of the Preachers of Antichrist; wh [...] at his coming shall cause both the Lords day, and the Sabaoth, to be kept, or celebrated from doing any wo [...]ke;) Petrus, in his pretended answer, hath blindly mistaken the Copu­lative and, for the disunctive or (though the Prymate in the next words, had given him warning of that Stumble:) And so upon a false sent he runs away with the Hunt, as if it must necessarily follow from thence That it is the doctrine of the Preach­ers of Antichrist that no manner of work be done on the Saturday or the Sunday: And from that surmise, he makes an application (of which, I leave it to others to give the sense.) What will become (saith he) of our English Sabbatarians and their Abettors, who impose as many restraints of this kind, upon Christian people, as ever were imposed on the Iewes, by the Scribes and Pharisies? And in Conclusion he attempts to put out our Eies also, in perswading us again; That 'tis all one to say, on the Saturday and the Sun­day; as on the Saturday, or the Sunday; As [Page 20] if unity and division; conjunction and se­paration, were alike with him: And it seemes by this, that his Nature is most ad­dicted to the latter.

As for that great offence taken by him in the mistake of weakness, Append: p. 195. for incredulity; and Idleness, for Inconsideration in the prin­ting of the Prymates Letter: There is no such difference, either in quantity or qua­lity; but that if he can swallow the one, (as he hath done even now) he may as easily digest the other: And it being but a copy, it might as well happen as other greater mistakes have been in my absence between the Margin and the body of that let­ter.

Though 'tis possible for Petrus to shew his guilt of Idleness, to make more work for the Press to no purpose. Which petu­lant brain of his, may be excused by the want of that sense, which might divert his thoughts, otherwise.

And for what else remaines,Append: p. [...]47. concerning the Bishops whether sent for, or sent to the [Page 21] King? Or whether the Iudges were willing or unwilling to deliver their Iudgment against the votes of the Parliament? I refer the Reader to what hath been said in the History, too tedious to recite.

As for the challengers threats with which he concludes, (hereafter) to com­mit a publique Riot on my whole Histo­ry; and therein to be made immortall, by being loud and troublesome. He that mar­cheth against the Ocean may no doubt take abundance of Cockle-shells Captive. I confess ingeniously, there may be mistakes in the body of so large an History, which will be amended in the next Impression, as it is sodainly intended; wherein, your oblique Information, or any civill ad­vertisement of others will direct me: See­ing (as Petrus saith) abilities not gover­ned by Infallibility, cannot exempt a man from being obnoxious to mistakes, with which his own Pamphlets are pestered. But spare your Intelligence in the disquisi­tion of one particular concerning the Chil­dren [Page 22] of Mr. Iohn Hambden of Buckingham Shire, which is confes [...]ed an Errata, and must be thus corrected: That he died of his wounds, and left three Sonnes compleat Per­sons both of body and mind; what ere sini­ster Report then gave occasion of the mistake.

And now (Petrus) at parting: I could find in my heart to give you a little good Counsell: Be not so wilde an Ishmaelite, as to have your hand against every man, and provoking every mans hand against you.

Take the advice given to your name­sake: Peter, put up thy sword again into his place. Leave off this cross [...]grain humour, studying the injury against such Persons, as the late eminent Prymate, so far above you in learning and reputation, that wise men look upon your language, like the bark­ing at the Moon; or a mad-man throw­ing up a sharp stone, which falls on his own pate.

This your last Book, having made you such a Bankrupt in point of reputation [Page 23] with most men, that all the charitable collections of your numerous helpers, will not easily recruite you.

I reverence your function, and mervail that many of your Bookes do so little con­cern it, rather to the dishonour than other­wise, and I am not at all obliged to respect your person. Your travail hath been much earthy, at which you began, had you conti­nued that Iourney, you might have amen­ded your own [...]rours. What is otherwise (as the observations of the Lords day, or of Persons of piety, who were and are for it) you have been in a continuall combate against both.

Your own friends conceive you unfor­tunate, to the disturbance of the Church in each; For my part, so soon as I find you reformed, I shall contribute my endea­vours, that your credit, now out of joint, may be set right again. Your own Pen that broke you must repair you, though as yet I am among the number of those that therein despair. And as you have been a [...] [...] [Page 26] mish Clergy) that ever was guilty of it. He be­gan it whilst the Primate was living, and prose­cuted it after his death, with all the violence that might be expected from an Enemy. As to the quotations he makes out of his own several undi­gested Pamphlets to excuse himself, they have on­ly this sense, viz. If the Scandal he had raised on the Primate were but silently received (and so believed) he would be quiet. His laying aside of that Argument is of no value, unless he had revoked it.

Page 208.] As to that Page, I say again, what the two Honorable Persons mentioned by me have given under their hands, and so attested, and also offer their Oaths therein, is enough to satisfie all unbyassed Persons. And for his Author he [...]ow boasts o [...], (yet names none) If he be a wise man, he will not be willing to appear against the Pri­mats own Declaration, and those other Testimo­nies, besides the Improbability so fully shewed heretofore: If he be not wise, 'tis not much ma­terial. But I have done with it.

Ibid.] He confesseth, that Iames Howel (to whose bare Name, he might have added the Title due to him, being of better repute than Peter Heylin) hath quitted that distinction of a personal and political Conscience by his Attestation of my History, wherein I have mentioned it, and is clear enough expressed: But that Peter hath a trick when he is at a loss to make a large circumlocution about the sense, only to amuze the Reader; the thing is ap­parent by his own words, wherein he was so con­scious to himself, as that he had not the face here to repeat them, which are these, If the Historian did [Page 27] say any thing of it, it is expunged by Mr. Howel, whom it only concerns, when he had perused his History, and passed his approbation of it, (Petrus Resp. pa. 144.) so that his presumptuous conclusion is but a shadow, and will vanish with any intelligent Reader.

Page 209.] For the abrogating of the Articles of Ireland; No rational unbias [...]ed Reader but may be satisfied in the Doctors Mis-information of that passage; and if he had not a brow that could not blush, he would not have touched any more on that string: but seeing he will not own any Ingenuity in the clear acknowledgement of his mistake, let him dye in it; I suppose few or none live in that opinion with him.

Two pages following are spent in masking and unmasking himself, with so much tergiversation, that I let them pass; only in page 210. I find him most galled with that testimony which Doctor Prydeaux and Doctor Hackwell give of him, and in­stead of healing the wound, he hath made it more wide, and is therein found indeed his own self Revenger.

As concerning Dr. Prydeaux (page 211.) first he professeth himself to have been his Enemy in that business, in that he saith page 212. If he had been called to the Hearing of it before the late King, it is not probable Dr. Prydeaux had gone off so clearly with those evasions▪ 2. He acknowledgeth page 113. That the paper published was of Dr. Prydeaux own penning, and given by him amongst his friends. 3. In page 214. That he opposed Dr. Prydeaux in his Lectures De visibi­litate Ecclesiae, and (affecting a singularity) went a different way from him and other Tractates, in and about [Page 28] that time 4. He useth those of the Waldens [...]s and Wickliffists, (as he styles them) very coarsly, calling them scattered Conventicles, charging them with Heterodoxes in Religion, who, I have heard and read, suffered very much under the tyranny of the See of Rome. 5. He highly magnifies the Writers of the Church of Rome, and in special Bellarmine for his cordial and stout maintenance of some fundamental points of Faith, comparing him with any of the Divines or learn­ed men of the Reformed Churches, entituling him Nobi­lissimus Cardinalis, and so much himself confesseth; but by another Witness, I have been told, that he did also then, and at other such times, accumu­late divers others, not only the like, but greater Titles.

6. He confesseth (page 215.) that upon this, Dr. Prydeaux censured him in the Schools for a Papist, and one of Bellarmines Disciples. For my part, I can­not but subscribe to so learned a Testimony: and if it be so, it were better for him to appear the same, than thus to disguise himself to the dishonour of our profession. This whole Relation speaks little or nothing to the Doctors reputation; Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee. What he tells us immediate­ly after, of his two Sermons at Woodstock, and of the commendation given him by some of the Court, as they must be his own Flatterers, so it appears they were no judicious wise men by the over-much latitude in it, (ibid.) as if in those two Sermons he had done more against Popery, than all the Sermons Dr. Prydeaux had preached in his life time; as it was an absurd, ridicu­lous rant, so it is worse becomming his own pen to be the Trumpet thereof. And how it agrees with [Page 29] his haesitation, whether the Religion of Popery be I dolatrous and superstitious? (as he doth in his Examen Histori­cum of Mr. Fullers History) I leave it unto any man to judge, I am sure in it he strayes from the Homilies of the Church of England, who do fully determine it. And what that Error was which he preached in a Sermon at Westminster, for which the Dean pub­lickly rebuked him in the Pulpit, saying, Sir no more of that, and persisting therein he stroke the Pulpit with his staff, saying, No more of that I say, I leave to his own memory, it being very likely to be a kin to this.

And whereas he saith (page 216.) that he maintained this position, that the Church could not erre, unless he have some unknown reserve, I know no point concludes him more, to be what Dr. Pryde­aux apprehended him, and so I begin to think I was not at first much mistaken in conceiving of that Anonimous Observator (Peter Heylin) who began to write to the disparagement of the late Primat, to have been some Agent of the See of Rome.

Nay, as if he had not injured himself sufficiently, he goes on to tell us, (page 217.) of the opposition he made to Dr. Prydeaux, and of his judgement in the que­stions propounded, and of a check given to Dr. Prydeaux by the late Archbishop of Canterbury. To what end is all this? is it, or can it be any reputation for him thus to thwart Dr. Prydeaux? will he put his in the same scale with him? Well, as we know Dr. Prydeaux was an eminent and a pious person, so it appears Dr. Heylin was a Disturber of him, and hath in this very Book of his Examen Historicum confirm'd it sufficiently, in the abuse of Mr. Thomas Fuller, one [Page 30] of better reputation than himself; and therein (sooth for to say) I cannot but commend him, he alwaies aims at high and worthy persons, not spen­ding his Bolt (soon shot) upon such as are of mean▪ esteem. We have his own Confession, and so the Crime is no new one, (as he saith) but an old one, with which seeing he hath charged himself, what need we any further Witness? He comes off but poorly from the Hiss, and is as much mistaken in his confident conclusion; this whole Relation with all prudent men making very much for the ho [...]our of Dr. Prydeaux, and Peter Doctors own disreputation. And so I leave him in the dirt with which he hath bespattered himself sufficiently.

Page [...]19.] As for that misplacing of the words by the Printet, viz. Dr. Hackwell Archdeacon of Sur­rey and of Exeter College, for Dr. Hackwell of Exeter College, and Archdeacon of Surrey, was not so wor­thy his Discourse as thus to spend six lines a­bout it.

Now, as for Dr. Hackwells certificate of him (p. 220) it had been his wisest way to have let that die also; first, the return he makes (p. 222.) to the dimi­nution of Dr. Hackwells abilities, charging him with weak­ness in penning of his book, & affirming his own tale of St. George and the Dragon far excelling him in the Answers, these are not to be heeded, being only his own testimony, and will be as little effectual to the in­juring of the same and worth of that person, as what he hitherto vented, hath been to the late Pri­mat or Dr. Prydeaux. For his language (p. 223.) of Dr. Reynolds & Dr. Hackwell (both eminent professors of the Protestant Religion) and the rest of that gang [Page 31] (those are his words) a Jesuite would have said little more; But still 'tis like himself, as in the words thereafter following he hath the like again, which I disdain to repeat. And as to his magni [...]ying the Roman writers, the Legendaries, he does not deny it, but defends himself in it. These being the Pre­mises, the Conclusion, (which he only denies) must undoubtedly follow, of Dr. Hackwells cen [...]ure of him, viz. That his words will hardly passe for a commendation or a slaunder.

And in (p. 224.) as to my saying that he hath made good that term of Sophistry [...]hrough [...]ut his Bo [...]k, he accuseth himself of it, in the repetition of my words by halfs, or disjointed: A [...]for the rules of Grammar (which he would have the world know he hath not forgot) besides, that he descends too much from himself, to make so long a narrative about it (bet­ter becomming some Country Pedagogue) I am sure they are better sense, than what his Comment thereon doth give them; for in a word this is all, I having spoken of a Sophistry of his (in his book) immediately before, I added, which indeed are so many, is not this cleer enough to be understood? viz. which Sophistries are [...]o many? Yet Peter would have it amended into a calmer word, viz. Errors, but they plainly relate to Sophist [...]i [...]s; which I th [...]ught fit to instance in one of his (p. 225.) where he maintaineth a Copulat: ve and a Disjunctive t [...] b [...] all one, and that which himself here confesseth, viz. that it is not material, in which se [...]se they be used, diff [...]reth little from it.

And so we have an end of him, though (p. 226.) he goes out like the snuff of a candle, with an ill [...]ent [Page 32] of some unsavory language against Dr. Hackwell, not much to be valued; only let me tell him, as to his reputation, which he here at last much boasts of, to have been with the generality of this Nation, certainly he hath looked on himself with some Multiplying Glasse, for I can witnesse, that with the Court and Parliament, Clergy and Commonalty, he had the least of resp [...]ct, and as much of the general hatred as any of his profession; he being indeed of such an harsh disposition, that few persons could consort with him: And so he continued during the Court and Parliament, as appears by the speech of a wor­thy Member, Sir Benjamin Ruddier, 7 Novemb. Anno 1640. After he had traced the proceedings of some of the Clergy, very much to their rebuke, he com­plains about dancing upon Sundayes, that they would fain be at some thing that were like the Masse that will not bite, a muzzled Religion; they would evaporate and dispirit the power and vigour of Religion, by drawing it out into solemn specious formalities, into obsolete an­tiquated Ceremonies new furbished up. And Mr. Speaker (said he) this is the good work in hand which Dr. Heylin hath so often celebrated in his bold Pamphlets. All his Acts and Actions are so full of mix­tures, Involutions and complications, as there is nothing cleer, nothing sincere in any of his proceedings, &c. and much more, which I forbear.

'Tis true, this Dr. Heylin was intertained by some persons, a fit bold Agent to be made use of in the opposing of such whom they pleased should be af­fronted, and that for promotion (of which yet, they did not think him much worthy) he would adventure upon the broaching any thing for seve­ral ends, and this is his Character.

[Page 33]I shall only add this, that it had been very un­decent in me to have dealt thus with any other of his profe [...]sion, which I very much reverence in them; but he hath made himself so cheap and contempti­ble, by his often personal biting and scandalizing eminent men, that he is held fit thus to be hand­led, he having been, and is, the Bou [...]efeau of the age that disturbs all men; And as to my self, for his further threats, I have learnt to despise them.

Then in his very winding up of the bottome of his Appendix, a Note (as he calls it) overslipt him concerning the Affairs of Oxon. Not at all relating to this difference, yet he directs the Reader to Folio () blank; but where, [...]r in what Book, or of what Author, by Name or Title, he doth not ex­presse, only he mentioneth Mr. Fuller, and Mr. Sanderson: Some Crotchet it seems, was in his pate, which neither he, nor his Agent understood, and therefore we have it imperfect. And so having prosecuted him thus far by pursute, I shall now bring him from his Arrest, unto his Arraign­ment.

The Arraignment OF D …

The Arraignment OF Dr. PETER HEYLINS ADVERTISEMENT; ON The three Histories

  • Mary Queen of Scots,
  • King Iames, &
  • King Charles

Vindicated,

By the Author WILLIAM SANDERSON, Esq

LONDON, Printed by Tho. Leach, 1658.

The Preface.

DId not my Judgement tell me, that Pe­ter Heylin, Dr. of Divinity, his A [...]v [...]rtise­ments were not the results of the wisest so [...]t of Readers, I should willingly acquiesce in this difference: for as I have reason to think that there are a Judicious party numerous enow on my side; so have I humility sufficient to confesse, that I may in some things be sub­ject to mistake (with which I am assured, his writings do abound) But yet, I cannot allow him such a compleatnesse, and ine [...]a­bility in his Exam [...]n, as to exclude my self from a Vindication, or to swallow such large and hard Morsels before I chew them; the passage of his Gou [...]et hath been observed, that Mountains of Errors have gone down with him, without reg [...]et.

For my [...]elf, I am resolved, that nothing of passion, petulancie, or desire to contradict, [Page 38] or vanity to cleer my self, shall have any bias upon my Judgement, to make me gratifie my will, which reason and reputation doth not command me to observe. And truly (as I was desired by some friends) I could per­haps be content to take this as his last potion, at this time, for once and no more; but then, it is like he means to prescribe such others, as a diet or me to feed upon, without obser­ving of a mean, or resolving of an end.

And indeed concerning this Grand Exa­miner of other mens writings (this alter Posse­vi [...]us, whose office he usurps) if any man were at leasure to Advertise his mistakes, Er­ro [...], and idle passages, in some of his, especi­ally h [...]s Geography, Countries, Rivers, Nati­ons and Names never in being; His whole History of Saint George and the Dragon suffici­ently de [...]ected by learned men, not to menti­on all his erroneous opinions in his writings, he would find work enough, and should have done well to amend his own mistakes, before he had medled with others, and to have brusht his own Coat, which in many places is [...]o foul, that needs a Rubber to clean it▪ But I forbear any more, and come to the matter.

The Arraignment.

THis Grand Censor is so farr ingenuous, as to afford us a Preface to his Ad­vertisement on the History of the Queen of Scots and King Iames, and there he tells us, That he having made an end of his Ecclesiastical Animadversions, he enters upon matters civil, Historical [...] in those Histories. Yet he confesseth, in most mens opinions he might be better imployed, for I cannot herein find (saves he) any malitious or dangerous untruths destructive to the Church of England, or to the same and honour of Pre­lates, or the regular Clergie; And in the conclusion of the Advertisement (p. 28.) he sayes, he must do right to the Au [...]hor himself, whom he looks upon, as a man well principalled, and of no ill affection to the Church or State. I am obliged to his severe Advertisement for this truth of the first, and to his favour for the last; but not for his Aspersions upon me presently following, against my Expressions in my former Post-haste Re­ply, which he is pleased now again (as before) to term Scurrulous; and yet what cause have I to complain, when in his said Prefac [...] to th [...]se Advertise­ments, he compar [...]s most of our Scrip [...]uri [...]nts (as [...]e sti [...]es them) (Ecclesiastical or Civil) with the Ape-Carrier [Page 40] in the History of Don Quixot, who cared not if his Come­dy [...]s had as many Errors, as there are motes in the Sun, so he might get mony by them? Well boul'd Peter! But [...]ere his Amanuensis, or Clerk, Reader, made bold to beg his Masters Animadversion, whether Don Quixot were a Poet and made playes, or a Scriptu­ri [...]nt Ecclesiastical, or Civil, because he is quoted comparative with such Writers? Neither so nor so (said the Doctor) he was a warlike Champion, such another as St. George; Then (said his Man) you being Testis [...]emporum, and your Treatise being stiled Examen Histori [...]um, let him be called St. Don, or the ot [...]er Do [...] Geo [...]ge, both alike Champions, and alike fit to be Recorded.

But in earn [...]st, the Doctor pro [...]esseth, that hereaf­ter he resolves to lo [...]k back upon his own Errors, and to re­deem the time, b [...]cause h [...]s [...]ormer dayes were evil, and in this resolu [...]ion it were [...]appy for him to acquiesce, for which I sh [...]ll put [...]im into my Pater N [...]ster, but never in my Creed. Thus mu [...] with his pream­ble Preface.

T [...]e Doctors first Advertisement upon which he reads a Lecture, is taken out of my Introduction, a mistake he sayes, naming [Folio 1. Mary, King Henries Sister] for his daughter (page the first.) An oversight of the Composer, the Copy was true, and there being no Errata (in my absence) annex­ed either to this, or the other Histories, with which he quarrels; the Readers Judgement may amend such oversights with his pen, and never be be [...]olding to a Doctor of Divinities Advertisments.

Fol. 2. [That King Iames the fifth, was the 108th. King of Scotland.] It may come neer the truth [Page 41] (sayes the Doctor) for King Iames the sixth, preten­ded to be but the 106th. King, & quotes an old verse, Nobis haec invicta tulerunt Centum sex Proavi, p. 2.) But there were two Kings Soveraignties questio­nable, and never adjudged.

The next is [Fol. [...]. that the Pope excommuni­cates King H. 8. and interdicts his dominions, and moves the Emperor and French King to be his Ene­mies, to palliate such potencie he procures an in­terview with them, at Nice in the confines of Pro­vence,] The Doctor confesseth that this inter­view was between the French King and the Pope at Nice, but far enough (sayes he) from the borders of King Henries Dominions, at which Henry was not pre­sent, p. 2.) Nor do I say, he was; Nor did I men­tion the word Dominions in reference to the place of Interview, but to the Popes malice of Interdiction. These Advertisements refer to the Introduction of the History, and now follows the History it self.

[Fol. 8. Prelate Bishops brought in by Paladius] but the Doctor cunningly leaves out that which follows [having had (by their favour) (said I) Priests and Monks before.] He allows of this as of my opinion, and the consent of some of the Scots, taken (he sayes) from Buchanan a fiery Presbyterian, and conse­quently a professed Enemy to Bishops, p. 3.) and ravel­ling into a long discourse with this distinction, that Priests and Monks might instruct the people, but not Go­ver [...]ed without the help of Bishops; and therefore he asserts, that Prelate Bishops were not first brought in by Paladius, as the Scots say, nor was that Church so long a time without Bishops, as the English Presbyterians would have it, p. 4.) but as my History is not properly [Page 42] concerned in that difference, nor do I consent to his opinion, and so it is but ipse dixit Petrus.

[Fol. 15. Iohn Calvin a Frenchman of Aq [...]itane] Not so (sayes he) but of Picardie, p. 4.) some Au­thors disagree say I: Nor is it much material, no more than the nex [...], to which he skips, fol. 91.

[Fol. 91. The Lords of Aubigny take name from the village so called in Aquitane] he sayes in the County of Berry, p. 4. (it may be so.)

[Fol. 20. And therefore to strike in with his Son and Successor she kept his Fathers obsequies, with Magnificent solemnities in St. Pauls Church London,] the obsequies of the French King Henry 2. performed by Queen Elizabet [...]: Not so much (sayes the Doctor) on that ground, but to preserve her own Religion, the honor of our Church with Papist Princes, p. 4.) Wee may agree in this too, it might be for both; yet the political State interest (confederacy) is the usual ground, and more obvious to the civil affairs, rather than to the Ecclesiastical.

[Fol. 27. An hundred Marks a year was then sufficient for a single Minister] Understand not (says he) a Mark 13 s. 4 d. English, but 13 d. ob. Scotish, p. 4.) and so he goes on, as to supply the pretended defects of my Expression, by his Arithmetical ob­servation, how much those different marks Eng­lish and Scotish amount unto: so that the Reader may imagine, it was my narrow opinion [that so little, was sufficient for a Minister] but my discourse is full enough and satisfactory; for speaking of the baldness of the Scots first Ministry, and [their sup­plications (say I) for their maintenanc [...], being as yet at the will of the people, a reasonable pittance was thought suffici­ent [Page 43] contribution, &c. for by compute of their own Lords of the Congregation, 100. Marks a year, was then suffi­cient for a single Minister, viz. five old Pieces.] the ve­ry words of the Record; And lest any Reader should be mistaken herein, the Margin hath these Notes, very small, a Scotish Mark is but 13 d. ob. ster­ling; an old piece 22 s. in gold. But I am almost weary to answer the Examinors Advertisements so mean, and yet so many, as I fear may tyre the Reader out-right, yet he makes haste, and skips on, to fol. 53.

[Fol. 53. Claymed by Charls of Aragon, and Pe­ter de Taracene, for the Isle of [...]icile,] Having oc­casion to discourse of Trials of right by Combate, I mention examples, and amongst others, these Challenges. He sayes no; It was once intended be­tween Peter King of Aragon and Charls Earl of An­jou, p. 5.) True too, say I, they were two several Combates, several persons, at several times; I say [claymed] he sayes intended, for neither of them [...]ought.

The like he marks at fol. 55. [there were some preparations in King Iames time intended, be­tween Rey and Ramsy,] Not so (sayes the Doctor) but in King Charls time, p. 5.) Certainly say I, an oversight of the Composer, for in my Histo­ry of King Charls, I mention that whole Tryal very particularly, and therefore this Advertisement so obvious, needs no reproach on me.

[Fol. 83. Katherine de Medicis, Pope Clements Brothers daughter,] he sayes she was not, and ra­vels into her Pedigree to prove his Assertion, p. 5.) But then take altogether, I said [that I may not [Page 44] omit the horrid Massacre throughout all France, upon the Persons of the reformed Religion, called by the Adversaries Hugonotes; the History is so horrid, and the more uncertain in particulars, be­cause the Papists piece it out with some excuses: but the truth was written by one Ernest Varamond of Freezeland then living, An. 15 [...].] And because I would not be suspected to adulterate the story, I caused it to be printed in another Letter or Cha­racter, (as it is usual when an Author recites a­nothers words) so then it was not fo [...] me to alter those words (Brothers Daughter) not being mine [...]wn, but the Authors; Nor was it then, or is it now, necessary for me to examine the neernesse of her relation, with which the Doctor troubles the Reader.

Another monstrous mistake [fol. 89. Poictour] for Poictou, p. 6.) the letter r. added by the Compo­ser, and overslipt by the Corrector.

Another worse, a word mistaken [fol. 96. Duke] for Earl, p. 6.) what need Mr. Doctor Ad­vertise this, when the next line mentions him Earl of Arran, and so throughout the Paragraph, and forty times before, and after?

Another, where I pray? Mary in fol. 149. a misname [Mettallan] whom afterwards is named Maitland, p. 6.) I do so, from his name Metallanus, where the Latin writers mention him; and Mait­land the Scotish writers call him, and here the Riddle is resolved. Yet another, ten folioes before, viz. fol. 139.

[Fol. 139. History of Queen Elizabeth writ by Martin] he sayes Martin writ no farther than King [Page 45] Henry 8, the rest possibly is clapt too by the Publisher of that History, being Camdens Annals of that Queen, p. 6.) If the Doctor be not mistaken in his possibly, yet I am right, to intitle the whole History to Martin, whose name is to the Title page as the Au­thor, be the Publisher whomsoever the Doctor can find out.

[Fol. 156. The Leaguers for some Justice in their Rebellion elect Cardinal Bourbon, a degree nearer the Crown than Navarr,] No sayes the Doctor, not so neer, p. 6.) and spends half a page to prove it, when in truth the word (as) is wanting, as a de­gree nearer, that is, the Rebels would have him to be so believed, to countenance their siding with him.

[Fol. 161. Sir Thomas Randolph bred a Civilian, taken from Pembroke College in Oxon,] Not so sayes he; how then say I? That which is called Pem­broke College, was in that time called Broadgates, p. 7.) a pretty quibble. Nay then the Doctor is out also, for Sir Thomas Randolph was not bred a Civilian, taken from Pembroke College in Oxon, nor from Broadgates say I, Tom Randolph was indeed, but Sir Thomas Randolph was made Knight some yeers after at Whitehall. Or thus, Iulius Caesar came out of France into England. Not so neither; but came out of Gallia into Britanie. Or thus, Dr. Peter Heylin was a poor Scholar in Magdalene College in Oxon. Not so sayes he, tell truth say I, Peter Heylin indeed was, but Dr. Peter Heylin was never a poor Scholar there; O Sir, I cry your Doctorship mercy, the Iesuite that taught distinctions, was but a Dunce to you Doctor.

[Fol. 189. The other Title was of the Infant of Spain] he sayes that I leave out the most material Ti­tle (viz. that is to say) from the Daughter of Iohn a Gaunt [Page 46] D [...]ke of Lancaster, p. 7.) dear Mr. Doctor, how prove you this, viz. that is to say, the most material Ti­tlo? However, I do not leave it out, for speaking of the treasonable designs against the right succes­sion of Queen Elizabeth, and her lawful Heir, men­tioning several Titles in Dolemans Book devised by the Jesuite Parsons; [The other Title (say I) was of the Infant of Spain, and therein they use their Catholike Doctrine to make it up with monstrous lies.

First from Constance daughter to the Conqueror, &c. (though our Chronicles agree, that she dyed without issue.)

Secondly, From Elynor daughter to Henry 2. ma­ried to Alphonsus King of Castile.

Thirdly, And descends from Blanch his daugh­ter.

Fourthly From Beatrice daughter of Henry 3. of England.

Fifthly, From the Portugal family of Iohn a Gaunt Duke of Lancaster.]

Herein I expresse but what the Jesuite Parsons published falsely and mali [...]iously to the prejudice of Queen Elizabeth and her lawful descendent; and the fifth Title from Iohn a Gaunt answers the Do­ctors Advertisement, and is not left out; but why Mr. Doctor should joyn with the Iesuite, and as­sist him with one most material Title, when none but Tray [...]ors could justly approve of any Material or lawful T [...]tle but that of King Iames of Scotland, doth somewhat discover himself?

[Fol. 191. Hawkins, Drake, Baskervile fire some Towns in the lsle of Dominica,] they fired (sayes he) [Page 47] some Towns in Hispaniola, and that Town of Domini­ca, but not on the Isle, p. 7.) You are misinformed (Geographer) that Town is named Do [...]i [...]go, and not Dominica; but I say again, they fired Towns in the Isle of Dominica▪ one of the Charybes, and al­though you say that those Islands had enmity with the Spaniard, it is no absolute reason, but that they may deserve hostility and firing by ill usage of Strangers, which they did to the English, think­ing them Pirates; for so sayes the Pamphlet of that voyage, published at their return, an. 1597. which I can produce.

How now? Hook here, look back about 40 Fo­lioes; it seems his Clerk Amanuensis overpassed this, of great consequence, another Misnomer [Fol. 157. Carmardin] for Carw [...]rdin, p. 7) Nay then the Do­ctor must excuse me if I tell his mistake, this Gen­tleman was neer Kinsman to my Father, he discove­red the Estate of the Customs to Queen Elizabeth, he was conversant in my Fathers Family, I have seen him sign his name very often, and can pro­duce his letters (Carmardin.)

[Fol. 229. Sir Thomas Erskin created Earl of Kelly, and by degrees Knight of the Garter,] No (sayes he) first of the Garter, and then Earl, p. 8.)

[Fol. 238. Sir Iohn Danvers,] for Sir Cha [...]ls, p. 8.) O [...] Sir, you are mistaken, his name was Sir Iohn, and not Sir Charls.

Fol. 293. The Lor [...] Norris,] for Sir Iohn Norris (sayes he, p. 8.) Nay then we must be overtrou­bled with the Doctor, for I said [that the Depu­ty of Ireland erects Mount Norris there▪ in memory of that gallant Iohn Lord Norris, under w [...]om he first exercised Arms.] 'Tis true, that when he first exxercised Arms, the ot [...]er was but Sir

[Page 50][Fol. 261. Queen Elizabeth gave up the Ghost to God, on that day of her birth from whom she had it.] Not so (sayes he) for she was born on the Eve of the Nativity, but died on the Eve of the Annunciation, p. 9.) But I say again, that she was born and dyed on the Eves of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.

Another monstrous mistake, and then the Do­ctor will have done as to this History, but we must fetch a freak backward, whither think you? 253. folioes, ev'n to fol. 8. which escaped his helpers, but he will have it in.

[Fol. 8. Queen Mary of Scotland left her King­dome to her Son, who was born a King] Not so (sayes he) King Iames was born in Iune, and crowned in July, p. 9.) 'Tis true too: He was born in Iune, an. 1566. and stiled King at his birth, but because his Mother was compelled to quit the Regencie to her Sons Guardians, and they to make her Resig­nation the more sure, crowned him afterwards. And we know that Coronation is but the ceremony of succession, Kings successive, are by birth so be­fore Coronation. And King Iames in one of his speeches tells the Parliament of England, that he was not to be taught by them, he being an old King, as antient as his birth-day.

And these are all the mistakes, and every one, that this Doctor of Divinity can find out to Adver­tise. And thus have we been harrased, this Hi­story suffering under censure in terms possitive by his Preface, but how prooved in his Examinations of 262 large folioes, and how criminal, we sub­mit to the Readers judgement: And truly in my own conscience I stand justified for a faithful Hi­storian, [Page 51] excusable in those particulars, which he hath marked for grand Errors: when in so great a body, he is not able to find out any other blemish. And yet these Histories have been heretofore pit­tifully observed by Anonimus, his Agent, whom he patronizeth, and which I answered, and now but the same again; And his Advertisements on the History of King Charls, not more nor lesse than petty unnecessary Cavils, the Composers, Cor­rectors, or Printers escapes, which an ordinary Reader may amend. And by comparison we may observe the Errors of his petty Apendix, which I have not heretofore noted, viz.

Querit, for texit; not, for non; of ore, for in ore; Midsomer last, for Midsomer 1657; Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, for Bishop of St. Davids; Blesh, for Bl [...]soe; anno 1627, for 1629; Nassantiae, for Nassoniae; but three, for three Dudlyes; at the Val­ley, for the Battel; of the first, for his changing of the first design; VVillam, for Millain; Proviso, for promise; Seas, for Scales; the first, for the last; the least, for them last; and many more, his pages not half way figured, and yet see how he bestrides me, if my feet but slip; and so I leave him.

I am therefore at a stand with my self, if I shall need to trace him any farther in my pursute after his sent, which leaves so foul a favour, ere I over­take him in the end; He being hereby brought and arraigned sufficiently enough, (I conceive;) or leave him to the Judgement of the wiser sort, who have good cause to blame me for exercising their patience with these unnecessary Cavils (the Re­mains are no other than such like) which render him [Page 52] ridiculous to the Reader, and may mark me for a fool, if I follow him any farther for the present, ha­ving some occasions of business, that better con­cern me, at this time.

Vnlesse for some satisfaction to the Reader, it may be convenient for me to Anatomise his Pre­face only, or short Survey (twelve pages) to his Ad­vertisements on the History of King Charls.

And therein his grave censure of that whole History at a clap, being no lesse than 1150 large Folioes. So that (sayes he) no sense can be picked out of it, but by circumstance and conjecture only, which defects (he tells us) he had observed in the Histories of Queen Mary of Scotland, and her Son King James, pub­lished without the name of any Author, but now laid claim to by the History of King Charls, p. 34.) His nonsense is thus to be understood, viz. That he would have observed the same defects in the former Histories, had he known them to be Sandersons, but they were published without the name of any Author, till now, that they are laid claim to by the Author of the History of King Charls; this he would seem to say.

But in earnest, this his first Advertisement is so false, as that I expected his craving pardon of the gentle Reader in his numerous Errata, annexed to this his petty Pamphlet, by which Errata he ap­peears to have conned over his Advertisements for to be published compleat, and yet therein I find not this untruth amended. A wonder to me, that none could read to him the Authors name VVilliam San­derson, in words at length, subscribed, not only to the Title pages of those Histories, but also to this [Page 53] of King Charls. And then, to confirm his bold Cen­sure of the defects in the former (of Queen Mary & King Iames) he refers us to a Learned Iudicious friend of his, but shames to name him: Nor is it ne [...]essa­ry, he being belike of the Doctors gang, and may not be known. And also he refers u [...] to the Observa­tions upon Persons and Passages, in the Histories of the Queen of Scots and King James, p. 35.) Indeed these Observations were published without a name or literal mark, & were sentenced of all the Readers to be mean and scur [...]ulous, Yet the Author of those Histories VVilliam Sanderson by name, vouchsafed to give Answer to that Libel.

And as concerning that Answer, the Doctor meeting me in the street at London, his own invi­tation and his guide, conducted me into a Lane, and through a narrow passage or Entry up to his Chamber, where he begged of me my Answer to that Libel, which I sent him; and I professe to all the world I cannot of my self find out that place: So then his Tale, p. 41. of my finding him out at his Lodging, and what he insists thereon, is most untrue; But hereby it appears, that the Doctor could not be ignorant of the Author of that Answer, and of those Histories, and ever since, the Libeller is not known, and it is like he being consciencious of his Crime, d [...]rst never reply thereto, nor hath a­ny Person owned it, till now that Doctor Peter He [...]lin, the Grand Examiner and Surveyor General, takes upon him to be suspected that Libeller, and quotes the Libel verbatim, to strengthen his imperti­nent Advertisements, with malitious calumnies to boot, on the whole bodies of those Histories, so [Page 54] that if the Doctor cannot cleer himself of being the Pa [...]er of that Libel, he now appears plainly to be the Patron; and yet I must remember what I men­tioned before of him, concerning those two Histo­ries of the Queen of Scots and King Iames, viz. I can­not herein (sayes the Doctor) find any malitious or dangerous untruths destructive to the Church of Eng­land, or to the fame and honor of Prelates, or the Regular Clergy.

Which Histories are divided into several vo­lumes, and according to the many years Reign of these Soveraigns, and their times of Action, must therefore necessarily be very large, viz. that of the Queen of Scots and her Son, &c. 262 large Folioes; the other of King Iames, 338. Folioes. and this of King Charls, no lesse than 1150. Folioes. Yet we find them in a word rubbed over by the Doctor, with the stains of a p [...]u [...]ent Censure; and yet a­gain, this self same Doctor concludes in few words, and to render himself reproachful, for what he had spoken before or shall say hereafter, he avers, But to reduce these Items to a summa totalis as [...]o the Histories, considering their length, there is much which deserves to be laid up in the Registers of succeeding ages, p. 39.) And as to the History of King Charls. I cannot but ac­knowledg (sayes he) that he hath done more right to the King and the Church of England, than could be expect­ed in th [...]se times, V [...]inam sic semper errasset, p. 40.) so saith Doctor Peter Heylin, Testis Temporum, the grand Examinor of all Scripturients by his Examen Historicum; but as others have censured him (Dr. Hackwell by name) so say I, The condition of the Man being such, as his words hardly passe for a commendation or a slaunder, [Page 55] his testimony as to the truth is not valuable, for, or against any Man, or any writing.

And at the casting up of his Preface or Survey, concerning himse [...]f, an [...] [...]is engagi [...]g against me, he sayes, that I have beat him with the Spit, and basted him all over with gall and vinegar, the occasion of our quarrelling, p. 42. [...] but I answer, that as to the truth of our difference, I have before in my Post­haste Reply, very faithfully and ingenuously set down the occasion to be otherwise, and need not here to be repeated, it being summ' [...] up to my hand in his writings, viz. his own pragm [...]icalnesse and love of revenge.

And this with modesty I may averr (whatever his malice can imagine to the contrary) that these Histories sell well, holding up their first good price, and thereby are valued in the commodious and profitable vent, with the general acceptation of those that pay for them, an argument sufficient against Dr. Heylins Censure.

But what occasion he intends forthwith to de­vise, of quarreling with other Authors, we must expect some formal reasons no doubt. He being about (as we are informed) to Animadvertise on the large volumes and elaborate work of Mr. Fox his Books of Martyrs, for the Doctor could never in­dure those stories. And that being soon dispatch­ed, then we are to be assured of his Advertisements on Sir VValter Raughleys large History of the VVorld. And afterwards he resolves to publish a set form of Apology in excuse of his own works. And in fine (as the best at last) he will examine himself, because [Page 56] (as he saith of himself) his former dayes have been e­vill, which all good men wish to be amended.

And so Good Night Peter.

The End.

This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal. The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.