The beast is wounded. Or Information from Scotland, concerning their reformation Wherein is breifly declared, the true cause and ground of all the late troubles there; and the reasons why they have rejected the bishops, with their courts, canons, ceremonies and service-booke. Hereto is added some fruitfull observations, upon the former declaration: by Io: Bastwicks younger brother. The first part.

TO THE READER.

COurteous Reader; it is a note as the Wise-man, noteth it, of a foole, to beleeve every thing: I doubt not but thou hast heard much of the Troubles in Scotland; Now, that thou mayst not justifie the wicked, and condemne the just, which are both abomination to the Lord. I have thought fitt, for thy good, to publ sh this short relation: It came to me from such persons, as doe well know the proceedings of things there, from first to last; and therefore thou mayst be confident that the same is trùe.

It seemes by some notes which I finde in the margent, that it was sent from a Scotsman, to some good freind that he had in England: and in likelihood a strict Nonconformist, who shewes his good de∣sire, that England might bè reduced unto Scotlands Reforma∣mation, and not Stotland to Englands Deformation: But not beeing willing to write of things whereof I have no cerraine know∣ledge, I will therefore be silent, and leave thee to the reading of the discourse.