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a mile a sunder ; Turneston having onely 

 one inhabitant to make a congregation ; 

 the living extending it selfe but unto ten 

 pounds yearely, two of them straining 

 them-selves to make forty in the whole. 

 A most miserable alowance for a Preacher 

 and his Curate ; and most miserable the 

 time when Ignorance (out of heate of a 

 preposterous zeale not able to render a 

 reason of the faith they hold, nor well 

 know whereof they do affirme) will 

 adventure (with libellous Articles) to 

 informe (against men conformable) a 

 reverend father, Bishop Bennet (Bishop 

 of the Diocesse) whose heart was prepared 

 with all his power to the higher house 

 of the Parliament to settle this president 

 (viz : to unite three Parishes into one) 

 in the Border of the principallity ; Yet a 

 new fangl'd fellow, presumed to falsefie 

 the testimony of the Inhabitants of those 

 three Parishes, and sought a Preaching 

 Minister of purpose to alter the antiquity 

 of their religion, and change the true 

 ceremonies ther-unto incident, unto a 

 strickt observation of quick-silver-brain'd 

 Discipline : and cause mee to bee ques- 

 tioned before the Bishopp for these mis- 

 65 demeanors, 



