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(a) Discovering, in the practises of the Bishop of Durham, the hypocrisie and tyranny of the Prelates.
(b) Discovering in his private sufferings the present dan∣gers and grievances of the County and the Kingdome.
(c) As a witnesse between Mr. Smart and Doctor Cousins, for which by the procurement of the Doctor and his Popish adhe∣rents this Petitioner is highly maligned of his friends, with whom they being Papists, the Doctor sideth.
(d) Rebecca Salvin his mother, George Collingwood his uncle, Lancelot Holby: This George Collingwood is a very dangerous Papist, in great favour with the Bishop, an agent for the Benedictines, and their Monasteries, and was a collectour in our County for those monies the Papists, by way of benevo∣lence, gave the Queene, towards the maintenance of the wars against the Scots. This Lancelot Holby is a dangerous Papist, in favour with the Bishop and his officers, and a Factour and A∣gent for the Iesuits and their Colledges beyond the seas, and doth sue in their behalfe for monies &c.
(e) Doctor Cousins viewing the Altar at Dalden, being demanded by Mr. Collingwood what he thought thereof, made answer that if he had an auditory that did understand latine he would say Masse unto them, for he holdeth the Romans missall, and the new Service booke intended for Scotland, not to differ either in practise of Ceremony, or point of Doctrine. And Mr. Maxton a Prebend of the Church of Durham tooke a compari∣son from a paire of bandstrings, saying, there was no more diffe∣rence betwixt the Service booke intended for Scotland, and the booke of Common praier, then if one paire of the strings should be but a haire breadth longer then the other.
(f) Dalden and Hebborne are places neare and adjoining to the sea, from whence are exported and imported Priests Iesuits, Students, monies, bookes, or what be advantagious to the Pa∣pists.