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"And whereas they had purpofed to have gone with the like cry and proclamation through other the chief parts of the City,, the prefs (not of Officers to take them, but of common People to gaze and wonder at them) was fo great, as that they were forced to go into a Tavern in Cheapfide, at the Sign of the Mermaid; the ra"ther, becaufe a Gentleman in a white "Doublet,being of his Acquaintance, plucked at Coppinger whilft he was in the Cart, "and rebuked him for his ftrange and lewd Demeanour and Speeches.

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ed a fpace, Coppinger was perfuaded by one "of the aforefaid Lawfon's Men, that ftaid "there at that time (for avoiding the won"dring and prefs of the People) to ftep ¿C over into Woodstreet, and from thence by "back Lanes to his Sifter's House near unto "Paul's Wharf, where he lodged. But whilft "they two were going together, Coppinger "was very careful to know whether Ar"thington followed them or not; infomuch "as he would not be fatisfied, till the faid "Apprentice went back again for him. At "whose coming back, he found Arthington ftill publishing his forefaid Meffages to "the People, and telling them of Hacket, "and of his Office, with whom Arthington "was content alfo at laft to go by the fame "Streets that Coppinger had gone, but yet crying (as he did afore) Repent England,

Repent, &c. When in this fort they two "were come together to Coppinger's Lodging, "they found the Gates fhut against them; "whereupon the faid Apprentice would "have had Arthington to have gone to his "own Lodging, but he would needs go to "Walker's Houfe at Broken Wharf, where not "long before he left Hacket. All the way "that Arthington went, he was followed by "a great multitude of Lads and young Per"fons of the meaner fort: But at his coming to Walker's House, Hacket was not yet returned out of the City from Wig

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"After that Arthingten was entred the Houfe, he was there fraid by one Edward Jones, an honeft Citizen: And when Hacket (not long after) came in, Arthington faid, There cometh the King of "the Earth. But Hacket willed him to keep filence, telling him he was too outragious: whereupon he ftraightway (in very du"tiful manner) obeyed; for he called "Hacket his Captain, and said, That he would do whatsoever he commanded him to do.

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"When the faid Jones (in fearching "about Arthington) found a Writing in his "Sleeve, Arthington faid, That fell out as "he would have it, for now it would be "feen; for he had made (he faid) an Epi"ftle to the Queen, and he would not re"ceive it, and therefore fhe was (he faid) no longer Queen, but was deprived of her "Crown, Hacket faying nothing there

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"There was found alfo in Hacket's Cham"ber, hidden at the Bed's feet, many Writings; and Walker (the Owner of the "Houfe) brought alfo unto the faid Jones "other Writings of theirs out of a Stable.

"And when Mafter Heyney, Parson of the Church of St. Mary-Somerfets, an ho"neft and learned Preacher, looked on one of the faid Papers, Hacket reproving him, faid, that it appertained not unto him, "but unto the Magiftrates, to look on them.

"Arthington (in Speeches with the faid Heyney) faid amongst other things, That the Judgments of God over that City were very great, and that the time was now CC come, that God would reform his Church univerfally, and root out all Idolatrous Priefts, and that the Ministers of that City were no better; affirming himself to be a Prophet fent purpofely from God to "denounce his Judgments, and that Coppinδε ger was a greater Prophet than he : That "Cartwright was a great learned Man, and a "Saint of God; but Wigginton was lefs learn"ed than he, yet far before him in Dignity for his Zeal; always concluding his Speeches with thefe words of imprecation against himself, viz. elje God confound me. "When the faid Preacher demanded of Hacket, why he had feduced Arthington to "bring him into fuch Blafphemies? his An"fwer was, that abundance of Zeal did "caufe him to exceed in that fort. Then 66 he asked Hacket, how he liked that Arthington afcribed unto him an Office pecu"liar to Chrift? To which he would not "directly anfwer, but faid, that God had a great Work to bring to pafs by himself in "this Land; affirming that himfelf alfo was a Prophet, and had endited that Prophecy (which Arthington writ) to be fent to the "Queen or Counjel, and that he prayed to "God to direct Arthington's Pen therein.

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brought to her Majesty's ears, (then lying "but at Greenwich) two of her honourable "Counfel were prefently dispatched unto "London, to take further notice of the whole

matter. About One of the Clock in the "Afternoon Coppinger was fent for, whilft "Hacket and Arthington were brought be"fore thofe honourable Counsellors and "others at the Lord Mayors to be examined: "but (as is informed) they would not fhew Ci any token of duty or reverence unto those honourable Perfons, not fo much as by putting off their Hats unto them. Then "their Hats were plucked off by others, and Co they were told their duties, and were ask"ed whether they did not know before "whom they ftood? To which they an"fwered, that they knew them right well ; nevertheless they would yield them no duty nor reverence, infomuch as themselves (they faid) were greater Persons than "thofe before whom they were convented,

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