A quench-coale. Or A briefe disquisition and inquirie, in vvhat place of the church or chancell the Lords-table ought to be situated, especially vvhen the Sacrament is administered? VVherein is evidently proved, that the Lords-table ought to be placed in the midst of the church, chancell, or quire north and south, not altar-wise, with one side against the wall: that it neither is nor ought to be stiled an altar; that Christians have no other altar but Christ alone, who hath abolished all other altars, which are either heathenish, Jewish, or popish, and not tollerable among Christians. All the pretences, authorities, arguments of Mr. Richard Shelford, Edmond Reeve, Dr. John Pocklington, and a late Coale from the altar, to the contrary in defence of altars, calling the Lords-table an altar, or placing it altarwise, are here likewise fully answered and proved to be vaine or forged. By a well-wisher to the truth of God, and the Church of England.

VPON Satarday being the 10. of Octo∣ber
1635. Maister Edward Latham, one
of the Proctors of Leichfeild, & Surrogate
of Woluerhampton accompanied with
some 20. or 30. Persons, men, weomen
and Chorasters, came to the Towne, many
of the Inhabitants, but cheifly the Cler∣gie
going to meet him.

The intent of his & their coming, was to performe the so∣lemnity
of Dedicating the Communion Table to be an Altar, and
of consecrating certeyne Altar Cloathes (as they said) to the
glory of God.

The Table was made new for this purpose, being about a
yard & an halfe in lenght, exquisitely wrought and inlaid, a
fayre wall of waynscot being at the backe of it, & the rayle
before it, was made to open in the middle, & not at one side;
the middle, where the Ministers tread, being matted with a
very fayre Matt.

Vpon the Table was placed a faire Communion Booke,
couered with cloth of gold, & bossed with great silver Bosses,
together with a faire Cushion of Damaske, with a Carpet of
the same; both party coulored of skie coulor & purple, the
fringe of the Carpet being blew & white.

On each side of the Table hangs two peices of white Cal∣lico,
& betwixt them the 10 Commaundements, written in a