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Longleat Tapers, No. 4. 



" On Feb : 7. the D. of Monmouth came to Chichester ; the Lord Grey his 

 Harbinger went out to bring him in, attended with broken shoemakers carpenters 

 & their apprentices, about fifty or threscore of the scum of this city : noe maior, 

 nor any gentleman either living in this city or countrey about us that apeard 

 abroad or went out to meet him : and had his reception rested there it had bene 

 no more than what could be expected from men of broken fortunes : but our 

 great Clergiemen, in this cathedral, caused him to be welcomed with Bells & 

 bonefire, theire own bonefire bene made before the doore where the D. lodged. 

 One of them was tender footed having been blouded lately for the gout, the other 

 Dr. Edes who is dominus factotum in this Cathedrall went in person to compli- 

 ment expressing great joye to see him & proffering all they both had to serve 

 him. Dr. Edes officiated as a chaplane & said Grace at Supper to him & Breman 

 [or Bremore] the great villaine of this part of England he, and Penn. this was 

 Satterday night, next day Dr. Edes conducted the Duke from his lodging to the 

 Cathedrall ; from the Chapter door he was ushered into the quire with a volinterie 

 upon the organ, and placed in the Dean's seat till prayers were done. Before the 



sermon a pick't psalome was being a parte of the first psalme in these wordes 



' He shalbe like the tree that growes fast by the river side that bringeth forth 

 most pleasant fruite in his due tyme & tide whose leaf shall never fade nor fall 

 but florish still & glad : even so all things shall prosper well that this man takes 

 in hand ; " and then concluded. At evening prayer this Anthem was made choice 

 of : viz. The slaughter of Saul & his peple upon the mountains of Gilboa : not 

 a worde (I warrant you) of the King's enemies to perish, or that upon himselfe 

 that his crown might Long florish. These had been Apocryphall Anthems when 

 the Comon wealth Saints apeard amongst us. 



" I would not joyne in their triumphant introduction of the Duke with bells & 

 bonefires. I told them I thought it did the least become us of the clergie of all 

 others, to open our arms so wide to receive any subject that had turned his back 

 upon his Soveragne and continued obstinately in his disobedience. Whereupon 

 when it was darke a clubb of the rout were sent to my house to demand wood for 

 bonefires ; ' the least of the Clergie in towne,' they said, ' had made a bonfire 

 before the D : lodging and I must doe so too.' Some of my servants made 

 Answere, that ' they knewe I woold putt my wood to no such uses : ' Whereupon 

 they shouted and said ' the Bishop was an old popish Eogue therself, and all his 

 family wur Eogues and whores ; ' & then shot thrice into my house & seconded 

 those with a power of stones so that my people believed they would breake in 

 upon us & cutt our throats, but for all that I went to church the next day and 

 did not bow my body to him that would not bow his head to the King his father 

 and Kept no compaine but his father's enemies ; for that I was mightily con- 

 demned for by birds of that feather, but whether I did err in my judgement in 

 that point or no I cannot tell. I am sure I did, & I hope to my death ever shall, 

 stand right in my affection & loyalty to the King my master. 



" This is a true Relation without addition of any circumstance that was not or 

 diminution of what was : and I doe [it] to prevent fals reports which I dare say 

 wil be many upon this occasion & very various. 



" I think you are wearie already, & yet I must begg leave to tell you one 

 more : the present maior of Chichester an honest blunt man, of whom the fanatic 



