Reflections upon a paper intituled Some reflections upon the E. of Danby in relation to the murder of Sir Edmund-bury Godfrey, in a letter to a friend. Christian, Edward. 1679 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2007-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A69741 Wing C3937 ESTC R35573 15367496 ocm 15367496 103529 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Leeds, Thomas Osborne, -- Duke of, 1631-1712. Godfrey, Edmund Berry, -- Sir, 1621-1678. Some reflections upon the Earl of Danby. Popish Plot, 1678. 2006-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-07 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-09 Jonathan Blaney Sampled and proofread 2006-09 Jonathan Blaney Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion REFLECTIONS UPON A PAPER INTITULED , Some REFLECTIONS upon the E. of DANBY , in relation to the Murder of Sir Edmund-bury Godfrey . In a Letter to a Friend . SIR , I Will not stay much upon those Reflections in relation to the Earl of Danby , because I doubt not but God will clear his Lordships Innocencie in due time , to the shame of his Enemies , and to the exposing those , by whose insatiable Malice his great Worth and Honour is calumniated to the Parliament and Kingdom . Onely I hope no man can fail in his Observation what Sect of men his Lordship is beholding to for their good-wills , who knew they must destroy not onely Kings , but such Ministers as his Lordship , before they can compleat their Bloudy Reformations . For it is well known , not onely to Me and others who have had the honour of serving that Lord , but even to the worst of his Enemies , who are acquainted with him , ( if they will confess Truth ) that no man was ever a greater Assertor of the Church of England , ( which is the best Bulwark against Popery ) nor any man more Constant both in his own Devotions , and in the care of seeing them duely performed in his Family ; so that I do not fear but God will reward him accordingly . A little time ( when men will but have patience to be truely informed ) will serve to wipe off such Scandals from so eminent and so good a man : But one so inconsiderable as I am , may suffer under so foul and false an Aspersion , if I should not vindicate my self against it ; besides that by the falsity of that part which concerns me , Men will judge of the Truth both of that , and the rest of those scandalous and false Libels which are dispers'd every day , not onely against the Earl of Danby , but against the King himself and his Government . The Author of that fore-said Libel would have done well , if he could have concealed his Religion , as well as his Name , that he might have got some little belief in the World : but although they be workers of darkness , I hope their works will at last , all come to light . And upon condition that J. B. the Author would appear , and might be hanged in case he doth not prove what he says against Mr. Christian , ( whom he says took water with Sir Edmundbury Godfrey at Whitehall the day of his being Murthered ) Mr. Christian will submit himself to that Judgment which J. B. deserves , if either he , or any man else can prove Mr. Christian to be within Threescore miles of London that day ; Mr. Christian being that very day , the whole day , and night following , at Stamford in Lincolnshire , as will be sufficiently testified . J. B. desires in Gods name , that this may be examined ; but he must come in the Devils name to prove it : and just such Truths upon Examination will be found , the Earl of Danby's having had any discourse with Sir Edmundbury Godfrey in divers months before his death , and his being at the Lady Cokes Chamber , either at two a clock , or any other time , ( although I have heard he did go through Hambden-house , where the Lady Coke then Lodged , about eleven of the clock that day ) nor was he seen after that hour at the Earl of Danby's House by any I can hear of , but the Author J. B. With the same truth is the Earl of Danby said to have Meetings with Doctor Tongue and Oates at Fox-hall ; and yet J. B. draws a great many Conclusions from those things , being ( as he saith ) certain ; and takes upon him to abuse the House of Commons , by saying , This is the true cause of their adhering to their Votes . I must confess , that at first sight , I wondred to think how a man who designs like J. B. to be thought a good Protestant , and concern'd for the safety of the Kingdom , could make this Relation consist , without blemish to the Reputation of Mr. Bedlow , and Mr. Praunce , and others , by whose testimony so many were Condemned and have suffered : but before I had read it half through , his design was as plain to destroy their Evidence , and make that pass for nothing , as it was to blast the Honour and Reputation of the Earl ; although he would fain seem to say something in their excuse , by making it worse , ( viz. ) That we must not altogether rely upon what the Evidence say , because a great deal of it is by hear-say : which is to put a worthy Character upon the Judge and Jury . I should believe this J. B. to be Author also of that pretended Paper , Intituled , An Answer to the Objections against the Earl of Danby ; but ( to give him his due ) it is too silly , and would be thought to have some pitty and good nature in it : but I am confident , he is the Author of the Print Intituled , A perfect Catalogue of all the Lords Treasurers to this present year , with particular Observations on Thomas Earl of Danby , because of the falsity and Malice it speaks against this Earl ; and yet in spight of his teeth , he hath said more for him in calling him A great Royallist , than he can do for some he has endeavoured to commend . And as to this Lords Gentility , as it is a great deal more Antient than he would have it thought , ( although he allows it as long a date , as divers great men , and some Lord Treasurers can pretend to ) so his Estate when made Lord Treasurer , was known to be better than any of the greater number of the Lord Treasurers for one hundred years before him have brought into the Kings Service ; although many of them have left their Places with much greater Estates than he hath done . As wickedness is ever put under the disguise of Religion and Piety , so J. B. ends his Paper with very good Prayers and Thoughts , which I fear are least in his heart , ( viz ) That none will escape from Gods vengeance , but such as from their Souls love Truth , and preserve their hearts from Malice , and hands from seeking Innocent Blood. Whatever J. B. thinks , I am intirely of that opinion : and that both he and they may Repent , and turn to the Truth , is the Prayer of EDW. CHRISTIAN . FINIS . LONDON : Printed for Freeman Collins , 1679.