Twenty foure 

 Parishes in 

 Webtre hun- 

 dred, and not 

 one able to 

 maintaine a 

 Preaching 

 Minister. 



WATER-WORKES. 



maintain a Preaching Minister. If these 

 be they whome they call Puritans that 

 speake against a Preacher to have two or 

 three Livings together in my Hundred; 

 I wish I were a poore Burges of the 

 honourable House of Parliament, then 

 would I indeavor to diet them so for 

 Livings, that I would make them fast 

 Extempore, as well as pray, and preach as 

 the Spirit prompts. 



The most men now doe say, if I hadde 

 money ynough, I might performe my 

 undertakings. So (my Lord) if a man 

 had money ynough (with the LORDS 

 permission) Hee might build a Towre of 

 EabelL I cannot see how mony can be 

 wanting, I have so many honourable 

 friendes ; Lords Spirituall and Temporall, 

 Bishoppe Babington, Bishopp Benet, and 

 Bishoppe Parrie, grave and venerable Pre- 

 lates of the Kingdome. Lords Temporall : 

 Your Lordshippe, my Lord of Mont- 

 gomery, with many other great Lordes 

 (my Kinsmen) I meane not to trouble : 

 Only my deare Lord the Lord cheefe 

 Justice, and one Judge more, who is a 

 Lord in Westminster Hall, I hope to 

 see him a Lord to the last : And doe tell 

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