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A71212) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 50643) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 510:8 or 555:7) A vindication of the Arch-Bishop and several other bishops from the imputations and calumnies cast upon them by the author of The modest enquiry Sancroft, William, 1617-1693. 1 sheet (2 p.) Printed for James Adamson, and sold by Randal Taylor, London : 1690. Broadside. Caption title. Item at reel 510:8 identified as Wing S569 (number cancelled). Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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FROM THE IMPUTATIONS and CALUMNIES Cast upon them By the Author of the Modest Enquiry . VVHereas in a late Pamphlet , Entituled , A Modest Enquiry into the Causes of the present Disasters , &c. We , whose Names are hereunto subscribed , are among others represented as the Authors and Abetters of Englands miseries ; and under the abusive Names of the Lambeth Holy Club , the holy Jacobite Club , and the Oeconomick Council of the whole Party , are charged with a Third Plot , and with the composing of a New Liturgy , and using it in our Cabals ; and whereas the Clergy , such of them as are styl'd Malecontents , are said ( together with others ) to have presented a Memorial to the King of France , to perswade him to Invade England ; and are also affirmed to have kept a constant Correspondence with Monsieur de Croissy in order thereunto . We do hereby solemnly , as in the presence of God , Protest and Declare : I. That these Accusations cast upon us are all of them malicious Calumnies , and diabolical Inventions ; that we are innocent of them all ; and we defie the Libeller ( whoever he be ) to produce , if he can , any legal Proof of our Guiltiness therein ▪ II. That we know not who was the Author of the New Liturgy , as the Libel calls it ; That we had no hand in it , either in Club , Cabal , or otherwise ; nor was it composed , or publish'd , by Our Order , Consent , or Privity , nor hath it been used at any time by Us , or any of Us. III. That neither We , nor any of Us ever held any Correspondence , directly or indirectly , with Monsieur de Croissy , or with any other Minister , or Agent , of France : And if any such Memorial as the Libel mentions , was ever really presented to the French King , we never knew any thing of it , or any thing relating thereto : And we do utterly renounce both That , and all other Invitations , suggested to be made by Us , in order to any Invasion of this Kingdom by the French. IV. That we utterly deny and disavow all Plots charged upon us as contrived , or carried on , in our Meetings at Lambeth ; the intent thereof being to advise , how in our present Difficulties we might best keep Consciences void of offence towards God , and towards Man. V. That we are so far from being the Authors or Abbettors of England ' s Miseries , ( whatever the Spirit of Lying and Calumny may vent against us ) that We do , and shall to our dying Hour , heartily , and incessantly pray for the Peace , Prosperity , and Glory of England ; and shall always , by God's Grace , make it our daily Practise to study to be quiet , to bear our Cross patiently , and to seek the good of our Native Country . Who the Author of this Libel is , we know not : But whoever he is , we desire , as our Lord hath taught us , to return him good for evil : He barbarously endeavours to raise in the whole English Nation such a Fury , as may end in De Witting us ( a Bloudy word , but too well understood ! ) But we recommend him to the Divine Mercy , humbly beseeching God to forgive him . We have all of us , not long since , either Actually , or in full Preparation of Mind , hazarded all we had in the World in opposing Popery , and Arbitrary Power in England ; and we shall , by God's Grace , with greater Zeal again Sacrifice all we have , and our very Lives too , if God shall be pleased to call us thereto , to prevent Popery , and the Arbitrary Power of France , from coming upon us , and prevailing over us ; The Persecution of our Protestant Brethren there being fresh in our Memories . It is our great Unhappiness , That we have not opportunity to publish full and particular Answers to those many Libels , which are industriously spread against us : But we hope , that our Countrymen will never be moved to hate us without a cause ; but will be so just , and charitable to us , as to believe this solemn Protestation of our Innocence . W. Cant. W. Norwich , Fr. Ely , Tho. Bath , and Wells , Tho. Petriburg . We are well assured of the Concurrence of our absent Brother the Bishop of Glocester , as soon as the Copy can be transmitted to him . LONDON , Printed for James Adamson , and Sold by Randal Taylor , 1690.