Englands ioyalty, in ioyfull expressions, for the City of Londons safety,: being a true and reall relation of many most remarkable passages which have been lately divulged by one D. Peake Vicar of Tenterden in Kent, and Parson of Ancridge in the same countie. Who did speak dangerous words against the Parliament, the Lord Maior and aldermen of this City of London, and now presented to the consideration of the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament. / Discovered by Master Minis his late curate there, and now under Master Matthew Milward, of Great Saint Hellens in London.

THis Doctour Peake being in∣grafted into my Lords Grace of Canterburies favour: he was fortthwith advanced to pro∣motion, being made one of his Majesties Chaplaines in Ordinary, a Pre∣bend of Canterbury, and tvvo other spiritu∣all Promotions, the one being the Vicarage of Tenderden, in the County of Kent, and the other the Parsonage of Ancridge, some seven miles from thence distant, and both these of a very good yearly value, he him∣selfe very seldome preaching, and then after the Arminian garbe, he allowing but a small stipend to his Curate, whose chance then to be, was Master Minis, till better promo∣tion should befall him.

About some fourteen weekes since the said Master Minis, being at dinner with

Doctour Peake and his Wife; Doctour Peakes Wives Father, and another Widow-woman, by name Mistris Gee, the Wife of the late Minister of Tenterden, when after din∣ner the Doctour falling into discouse with his Wives father, uttered many base and scandalous speeches against the State, con∣cerning the death of the late Earle of Straf∣ford, and then fell to discourse of the Parlia∣ment, and the trained Bands of the City, his Wife said they were a company of co∣wardly fellowes, and he replied, that a Company of five hundred good Souldiers out of Ireland would quickely vanquish them all, and put them to flight, and said moreover, that it were a good deed to take the Lord Maior, the Sheriffes, and some of the Aldermen, with others of good ranke and quality, and hange them up at their owne doores, the rest would soon be brought to subjection.

O the inveterate, malitious, and cancred rotten heart of this ungodly Doctour! so uncharitable, to wish evill to that honoura∣ble

City, where he had his first well-being, in supplying a Lecture in Saint Bartholomews Church behinde the Exchange in London, Doctour Grant being the now Minister thereof. I beseech Almighty God to make this hollow-hearted, evill-thoughted Do∣ctour to be brought to deserved punish∣ment.

His Wives father out of base disposition and venomous heart, vvished vvith great violence and passion, that the City of Lon∣don vvere burnt, and some of the Parlia∣ment taken and hanged: but marke the just judgement of God upon this wicked mis∣creant, for that afternoon he went to his ovvne house some seven miles from thence and the next day died suddenly, the Doctor hearing of these traiterous speeches never rebuked him therefore.

These and such like wicked and traiterous speeches were taken notice of by Master Minis, and by him upon the faith of a Mi∣nister, are ready by oath to be maintained against the said Doctour to the House of

Commons in Parliament, who no doubt will speedily send for the said Doctour, and according to his demerits make him an ex∣ample for all such ill-affected people to Church and State to take warning by.

The said Master Minis doth also testifie, that formerly he hath been an instrument of the apprehension of divers Priests and le∣suites, which the Lords Grace of Canter∣bury did under a colour send his Warrant for, and they were the next day released, which Master Minis taking notice of, he went to Croydon, the Archbishop then lying there, and told his Grace of the same, who answered him, they had the Queenes pro∣tection, and that he could not stay any of them, that were by her protected: this was all he had for his paines and care in seeking to discover such; onely his dinner there, and a twenty shillings peece to stop his mouth as the Bishop then thought. But now thankes be given to the Almighty God, the times are altered, and the honourable Parliament have made good and wholesome orders, for

the apprehending of Priests and Iesuits, with promises to all such as shall be the meanes of discovering of them, or any such.

FINIS.