favour of forbearance, for fome honeft Minifters in Suffolk, telling the King, it would make much against their Credits in the Country, to be now forced to the Surplis, and the Croffe in Baptifm. My Lords Grace was anfwering; Nay, faith his Majefty, let me alone with him. Sir, fuith the King, you shew your felf an uncharitable man, we have here taken paines, and in the end have concluded of an unity, and uniformity, and you forfooth, must preferre the Credits of a few private men, before the general peace of the Church: this is just the Scotish Argument; for when any thing was there concluded, which difliked fome humors, the only reafon why they would not obey, was, it stood not with their credits to yield, having fo long time been of the contrary opinion; I will none of that, faith the King, and therefore, either let them conform themselves, and that shortly, or they shall hear of it. My Lord Cicill put his Majefty in mind, of a word his Highneffe had ufed the day before, namely, of Ambling Communions, faying, that the indecency thereof, was very offenfive, and had driven many from the Church: And here Mafter Chatterton was told of fitting Communions in Emanuel College; which he faid was fo, by reafon of the feats fo plac'd as they be, yet that they had some kneeling also.

Finally,

Finally, they joyntly promised to be quiet and obedient, now they knew it to be the Kings mind to have it fo. His Majefties gracious conclufion was fo piercing, as that it fetched tears from fome on both fides. My Lord of London ended all, in the name of the whole company, with a Thanksgiving unto God for his Majefty, and a prayer for the health and prosperity of his Highneffe, our gracious Queen, the young Prince, and all their Royal Iffue.

His Majefty departed into the inner Chamber: All the Lords prefently went to the Council Chamber, to appoint Commiffioners for the feveral matters before referred.

FINIS.

THE PREFACE.

MANY Copies were fent me, whereof some

were fo fhamelessly untrue, and I affure you fo obfcæne, that I think his Majesty would have been as much offended with me for Printing, as with the Authors for difperfing them; I have chofen thereof the best and cleanlieft, which do here under follow.

I give no Cenfure, neither know I the difperfers, let the Reader conferre and judge, Rectum eft judex fui & obliqui.

THE FIRST COPY.

SIR,

January, 15. 1603.

IR, I cannot conceal .from you the goodfuccefs which it hath pleased God to send us, by the Conference which his Majesty had with the Bifhs. at the Court. There appeared none but the Bishs. which were with the King above three hours. Canter. Lond. Wint. fell down on their knees, and defired, that all things might remain, left the Papifts fhould think we have been in an errour. The King replyed, that in 42. years corruptions might creep in.

He fpake of Confirmation, private Baptism, the Crofs, dumb Miniftery, Non refidence, the Courts, which he promised to amend, especially he fpake bitterly againft private Baptifm, faying, he had as lieve an Ape as a Woman should baptize his Child, and against Courts, which he faid he would put down. The Lord Chief Juftice, and the Lord Keeper fpake much against them, and the Lord Cecill against Excommunications by Lay-men. M. Dean of the G

Chapel

Chapel fpeaking fomething to the King in his ear, the Bishop of London infolently faid unto him, Doctor Montague, fpeak out, that we may hear you, and feek not to croffe us. At their departure they faid, that if the King fhould use the Minifters in fuch fort, as they were used, they would be too infolent. The King faid, they were his fubjects, and if he would not hear them, then they had just caufe to complain. The Bishops brought forth many Popish arguments, which the King very earneftly answered, and learnedly, more than ten times calling them Papish arguments, and said, by those reasons they might prove Popery. The Bishop of Winchester faid, that if he took away private Baptifm, he overthrew all antiquity. The Bishop of Peterborow brought forth a foolish argument, with much disgrace to himfelf. The Bishops having taken Wednesday, to confider of the Kings fpeech, the Minifters came to the King on Monday at nine of the clock. Honeft men about the Court are comforted. Conformitans hang down their heads, and the Bishops men curfe the Puritans.

Sic explicit prima dies.

ANOTHER