A cluster of coxcombes, or, Cinquepace of five sorts of knaves and fooles namely, the domatists, publicans, disciplinarians, anabaptists, and brownists, their originals, opinions, confutations, and, in a word, their heads roundly jolted together : also shewing how in the raignes of sundry kings, and in the late Q. Elizabeths raign the Anabaptists have bin burnt as hereticks, and otherwayes punished : and that the sect of the brownists is so new, that many are alive who knew the beginning of it : with other sects displayed / by John Taylor.
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A cluster of coxcombes, or, Cinquepace of five sorts of knaves and fooles namely, the domatists, publicans, disciplinarians, anabaptists, and brownists, their originals, opinions, confutations, and, in a word, their heads roundly jolted together : also shewing how in the raignes of sundry kings, and in the late Q. Elizabeths raign the Anabaptists have bin burnt as hereticks, and otherwayes punished : and that the sect of the brownists is so new, that many are alive who knew the beginning of it : with other sects displayed / by John Taylor.
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A
Cluster
of
COXCOMBES
;
OR
,
A
Cinquepace
of
five
sorts
of
Knaves
and
Fooles
:
Namely
,
The
Donatists
,
Publicans
,
Disciplinarians
,
Anabaptists
,
and
Brownists
;
Their
Originals
,
Opinions
,
Confutations
,
and
(
in
a
word
)
their
Heads
Roundly
jolted
together
.
Also
shewing
how
in
the
Raignes
of
sundry
Kings
,
and
in
the
late
Q.
Elizabeths
Raign
the
Anabaptists
have
bin
burnt
as
Hereticks
,
and
otherwayes
punished
.
And
that
the
Sect
of
the
Brownists
is
so
new
,
that
many
are
alive
who
knew
the
beginning
of
it
.
With
other
Sects
displayed
.
By
John
Taylor
.
Iuly
13.
Printed
for
Richard
Webb
,
1642.
Donatists
.
THe
Author
of
this
Heresie
was
one
Donatus
born
in
Numidia
a
Province
of
Affrica
,
their
opinion
was
that
they
and
none
but
they
were
the
only
pure
Christian
Congregation
and
that
they
(
especially
)
were
the
true
Church
,
such
as
embraced
their
Discipline
and
come
to
them
,
they
baptized
again
of
what
age
or
sect
soever
,
they
affirmed
that
the
Church
consisted
all
of
good
people
,
and
that
no
bad
Christian
was
a
member
of
it
,
this
Heresie
was
in
An.
353.
look
Bishop
Coopers
Dictionarie
.
Publican
.
In
the
9.
year
of
the
Reign
of
K.
H.
2.
Anno
1163
,
there
came
into
this
Kingdom
one
Gerrard
,
a
German
,
with
30
more
with
him
,
and
they
called
themselvs
Publicans
,
they
denyed
Matrimony
and
both
the
Sacraments
.
Gerrard
himself
had
some
Learning
,
the
rest
were
ignorant
persons
whom
he
missed
;
they
were
examined
and
found
guilty
,
and
obstinate
Heretiques
,
for
which
they
were
marked
in
the
fore-heads
with
a
hot
Iron
,
their
leader
was
marked
in
the
chin
and
fore-head
;
after
that
they
were
all
sharply
whip'd
,
which
punishments
they
seemed
to
receive
joyfully
.
Lastly
,
by
command
of
the
King
and
State
,
they
were
turned
out
of
prison
,
and
all
people
were
forbidden
either
to
harbour
or
relieve
them
,
so
that
with
the
extremity
of
the
cold
winter
,
and
want
of
food
and
harbour
they
all
dyed
,
miserably
starved
with
cold
,
and
famished
with
hunger
,
Stow
page
151.
Disciplinarians
.
There
came
100
and
20
persons
from
Holland
,
Zealand
,
and
those
parts
,
through
Flanders
to
London
,
where
it
was
their
daily
exercise
to
pray
and
whip
themselves
twice
a
day
in
Pauls
,
and
●n
the
streets
,
their
body
being
naked
from
the
waste
upwards
,
the
whip
being
3
whipcords
with
knots
,
so
that
the
blood
ran
down
their
shoulders
,
arms
and
sides
,
and
as
they
marched
in
this
bloody
procession
,
every
one
of
them
had
a
red
crosse
in
his
hat
and
4
of
their
companions
went
singing
before
them
,
this
sect
was
in
the
Reign
of
King
E.
3.
Anno
1349.
Stow
Chronicle
.
Anabaptists
of
these
latter
times
.
On
the
29.
of
April
,
in
the
32.
yeare
of
the
Raigne
of
Henry
the
8.
Anno
1541.
one
Mandevill
and
one
Collins
(
both
Anabaptists
)
were
examined
at
Saint
Margaret
,
Church
at
the
Hill
in
Southwarke
,
and
there
they
were
condemned
and
judged
to
be
burned
as
Hereticks
;
which
was
executed
on
them
accordingly
,
in
the
High
way
betwixt
Southwarke
and
Newington
.
In
the
17.
yeare
of
Queene
Elizabeths
raigne
,
Anno
1574.
there
was
one
man
and
10.
women
judged
to
be
burned
for
being
Anabaptists
,
but
after
much
suit
made
one
woman
recanted
and
all
the
rest
were
banished
.
And
in
the
same
yeare
,
the
12.
of
Iune
5.
Englishmen
of
the
sweet
Sect
called
,
The
Family
of
Love
,
did
pennance
at
Pauls-Crosse
,
and
there
confessed
and
detested
their
wicked
and
damnable
Heresies
.
And
on
the
22
of
Iuly
following
two
,
Dutchmen
Anabaptists
were
burnt
in
Smithfield
.
Also
the
same
yeare
(
in
May●5
.
)
27.
Anabaptists
were
taken
and
imprisoned
,
and
4.
of
them
bare
faggots
for
penance
at
Pauls-Crosse
,
and
recanted
.
Stow
,
pag.
679
,
680.
And
in
these
our
dayes
the
said
Anabaptisticall
sect
is
exceeding
rise
,
for
they
doe
swarme
here
and
there
without
feare
of
either
God
or
man
,
Law
or
Order
.
In
the
33.
yeare
of
Queen
Elizabeths
raigne
,
Anno
1591.
one
Edmund
Copinger
Gent.
and
Henry
Arthington
Gent.
these
two
on
the
16.
of
Iuly
in
the
morning
in
the
yeare
aforesaid
went
to
one
Iohn
Walkers
house
at
Broken-wharfe
,
London
,
where
they
found
a
Yeoman
of
Northamptonshire
in
the
parish
of
Oundle
,
named
William
Hacket
,
to
whom
the
said
Copinger
and
Arthington
said
,
that
they
were
come
to
anoint
him
King
,
but
Hacket
replyed
againe
that
they
needed
not
so
to
doe
,
for
he
was
already
anointed
in
Heaven
by
the
Holy
Ghost
;
the
said
Hacket
caused
Copinger
and
Arthington
to
beleeve
that
he
was
Iesus
Christ
,
and
to
proclaime
him
so
in
London
,
and
at
last
for
these
horrible
blasphemies
and
some
wicked
Treasons
against
the
Queene
,
Hacket
was
hangd
and
quartered
in
Cheap-side
,
1595.
his
two
prophets
,
one
of
them
starvd
himself
to
death
wilfully
,
in
Bridewell
,
the
other
lay
a
long
time
languishing
and
repenting
in
the
Counter
in
Woodstreet
:
he
that
list
to
reade
more
of
this
at
large
,
shall
find
it
truly
related
in
Mr.
Stowes
Chronicle
,
page
761
,
762.
Also
one
Francis
Ket
was
burnt
at
Norwich
,
in
the
31.
yeare
of
Queene
Elizabeth
,
1589.
he
was
a
Master
of
Art
,
and
justly
dyed
for
holding
most
wicked
opinions
of
our
Saviour
Iesus
Christ
.
In
the
16.
yeare
of
the
rsigne
of
King
Iames
,
Anno
1618.
one
Iohn
Traske
denyed
and
despised
our
Church
Government
,
refused
our
Christian
Sabbath
,
and
affirmed
that
Brawne
,
Porke
,
Bacon
Pigge
,
and
all
swines
flesh
was
abhominable
,
for
which
Errours
the
said
Traske
was
on
the
19
of
June
in
the
yeare
aforesaid
,
mounted
to
the
pillory
at
Westminster
,
and
from
thence
whipt
to
the
Pleet
,
where
(
repenting
and
recanting
)
hee
was
beneficed
,
and
became
an
honest
,
diligent
,
and
painefull
Preacher
,
Stow
1029.
pag.
Brownists
.
This
Sect
sprung
from
one
named
Brown
,
who
is
of
that
Antiquity
,
that
many
(
yet
alive
)
did
know
him
when
hee
was
a
Schoole-master
to
the
Free
Schoole
in
Saint
Olaves
in
Southwarke
:
This
man
(
Browne
)
in
his
browne
study
,
did
plod
to
preach
,
and
did
practise
and
exercise
in
Woods
,
thickets
,
fields
and
under
hedges
,
to
a
great
many
of
poore
people
,
whom
hee
seduced
to
be
as
wise
as
himselfe
:
hee
said
that
the
Church
of
England
was
not
a
Church
(
perhaps
his
meaning
was
it
was
not
a
true
Church
)
but
when
he
was
preferred
to
the
Benefice
of
a
parsonage
in
Northamptonshire
,
the
parish
being
called
A
Church
,
then
the
Church
of
England
was
a
Church
with
him
,
and
his
parish
Church
of
A
Church
,
was
a
conformable
and
a
true
Canonicell
Church
,
and
he
lived
till
within
these
7
yeares
there
,
and
dyed
a
conformable
church
man
,
but
he
hath
left
a
most
pernitious
and
seditious
traine
of
his
sect
behind
him
,
of
all
trades
,
ages
,
sexes
,
and
conditions
,
and
when
all
trades
faile
they
can
make
a
shift
to
be
all
preachers
Amongst
all
these
hereticks
and
heresies
,
sects
and
sectaries
,
and
schismatickes
,
I
have
not
medled
or
mentioned
the
Puritan
.
the
reason
is
,
that
I
doe
not
know
any
that
either
deserves
or
dares
to
take
the
name
or
title
of
Puritan
upon
them
.
It
is
an
Epithite
of
reproach
,
which
rash
or
malitious
men
do
cast
upon
many
persons
who
do
strive
to
live
in
Gods
fear
,
&
desire
to
dye
in
his
favour
,
and
it
is
likewise
a
name
which
covers
a
great
deal
of
craft
and
villany
under
the
veil
and
vizard
of
Hypocriticall
sincerity
,
and
my
opniion
is
,
that
if
there
be
any
that
are
to
be
so
called
,
they
must
be
such
Romane
Catholicks
that
doe
presume
to
be
saved
by
their
own
good
works
,
which
pure
,
most
impure
,
Doctrine
is
one
of
the
grounds
and
Tenent
of
the
popish
Religion
,
and
of
no
Church
else
in
the
world
,
so
that
my
conclusion
is
that
none
deserves
the
name
of
a
Puritan
,
but
such
as
dare
presume
by
their
purity
to
save
themselves
and
others
:
Thus
have
I
briefly
shewed
that
the
Church
of
Christ
hath
in
all
ages
been
opposed
and
oppressed
by
Heretiques
and
Schismaticks
,
I
could
name
many
more
opinions
of
men
,
who
were
all
great
and
glorious
lights
in
the
Church
,
and
most
illustrious
instruments
for
the
advancement
of
Christian
Relig●on
;
and
yet
they
have
in
some
points
differed
one
from
the
other
,
as
Wickliffe
,
Luther
,
Beza
,
Calvin
,
Bucer
,
Melancton
,
Oeclampadius
;
yet
for
all
other
great
diversities
,
they
have
alwayes
agreed
in
the
main
Fundamentall
points
of
Christian
Doctrine
,
so
that
the
outsides
of
Ceremonies
of
Religion
did
not
shake
the
peace
of
the
Church
.
But
in
these
times
the
Church
and
Church-Government
is
not
only
shaken
,
but
shattered
in
pieces
,
almost
for
nothing
else
but
outward
indifferent
Ceremonies
,
such
as
in
themselves
seemed
offencelesse
Hand-maids
for
their
order
and
decency
,
to
wait
and
attend
the
Church
as
Ornaments
,
and
not
for
superstious
Adoration
These
shaddows
have
not
only
bin
with
violence
pu●'d
down
,
but
the
substance
which
is
Gods
Ordinance
hath
bin
sacrilegiously
intruded
and
usurped
upon
by
an
imdudent
rabble
of
ignorant
Mechanicks
,
who
have
dared
to
prefume
to
preach
,
not
being
cal'd
or
sent
,
nor
knowing
how
,
or
when
,
eyther
to
speak
or
hold
their
peace
.
I
have
read
that
the
Grand
Senior
,
or
great
Turk
at
Constantinople
,
did
demand
due
of
an
English
Ambassadour
,
this
question
,
Quoth
he
,
if
I
would
be
a
Christian
,
there
are
so
many
sorts
and
sects
of
them
,
which
Christian
should
I
be
,
to
whom
the
Ambass●dour
replyed
,
that
it
was
the
only
safe
way
to
be
a
Protestant
;
but
a
French
Nobleman
standing
by
,
being
a
Roman
Catholicke
,
and
he
demanded
of
the
Englishman
that
if
he
would
be
a
Protestant
,
that
hee
would
tell
him
which
Protestant
he
should
be
,
by
this
may
be
perceived
,
that
the
Turke
takes
notice
of
the
divisions
of
Christian
Religion
,
and
the
Papists
do
take
advantages
at
our
d●sunion
and
contentions
;
yet
the
Protestant
Religion
in
it selfe
is
in
a
most
sweet
harmonious
Uniformity
,
but
the
crew
of
Corah
,
Dathan
,
and
Abiram
,
have
done
,
daily
do
,
and
will
do
,
their
uttermost
malice
and
mischiefe
to
rend
all
in
pieces
,
whilst
he
is
accounted
the
best
member
in
a
Common-wealth
,
that
can
either
Libell
most
scandalously
,
revile
most
despightfully
,
or
teare
and
spoile
most
couragiously
,
and
villanously
.
And
it
is
to
be
wondered
at
the
many
unlicenced
licentious
Pamphlets
that
have
been
scattered
about
the
Kingdome
within
these
23.
months
,
wherein
neither
Religion
,
Church
,
King
,
Peeres
,
Priest
,
or
people
have
escaped
Railing
,
Libelling
,
and
transcendent
traducing
,
so
that
it
may
be
supposed
,
that
the
paper
that
hath
beene
wasted
by
those
pestiferous
pamphleteeres
,
would
goe
neere
(
if
it
were
laid
sheet
by
sheet
)
to
cover
the
whole
Kingdome
;
and
this
is
certaine
,
that
they
have
drawne
many
thousands
of
poore
idle
people
from
all
parts
of
England
to
London
,
where
without
serving
any
Apprentiship
,
they
take
a
freedom
to
sell
Bookes
,
so
that
the
Book-sellers
are
encreased
ten
fold
in
number
within
these
two
yeares
:
And
what
stuffe
doe
they
sell
(
for
sooth
)
things
New
Lye
come
forth
and
things
either
of
no
worth
,
or
else
Speeches
fathered
upon
men
that
never
knew
of
them
,
or
Newes
out
of
Scotland
or
Ireland
,
made
over
night
in
an
Ale-house
,
and
printed
in
the
morning
Cum
privilegio
,
1642.
then
are
the
streetes
embroidered
with
lyes
,
lice
,
and
Beggers
,
to
the
great
abuse
of
true
Writers
,
the
scandall
of
this
Honourable
Citie
of
London
,
and
the
universall
injury
to
the
whole
Kingdome
,
for
that
such
numberlesse
numbers
of
lyes
and
Fables
are
scattered
and
disperst
(
not
onely
here
in
our
owu
Couutrey
,
but
in
all
parts
else
they
are
transported
over
the
Christian
World
.
To
conclude
this
Booke
of
Errours
and
Heresies
,
seeing
there
have
beene
,
are
,
and
will
be
such
to
the
end
of
the
world
,
and
that
amongst
all
these
wayes
there
is
but
one
Right
way
.
It
is
a
griefe
to
any
Christian
heart
to
consider
how
many
thousands
are
out
of
the
way
,
that
doe
dare
to
presume
to
call
themselves
Christians
;
some
are
so
farre
blinded
,
that
they
hold
all
manners
,
Decencie
,
Order
,
comely
Gesture
,
or
Ceremony
,
as
standing
at
the
Bel●efe
,
kneeling
at
the
Lords
Prayer
,
or
at
the
receiving
of
the
Sacrament
,
Bowing
at
the
Name
of
Iesus
,
or
Reverence
in
be●ng
uncovered
at
the
entring
into
the
house
of
God
,
all
these
are
accounted
Superstition
,
Idolatry
,
and
Popery
:
but
to
come
to
the
Church
boldly
or
rudely
as
into
a
Taverne
,
an
Ale-house
or
stable
;
I
am
sure
there
is
no
Popery
in
that
,
and
for
Christianity
a
man
may
finde
as
much
amongst
the
barbarous
Canniballs
.
So
that
some
men
are
jeered
out
of
true
and
sincere
Religion
,
for
feare
of
being
called
Puritans
,
and
too
many
have
laid
by
all
Order
,
Manners
,
and
Decencie
in
the
Church
,
because
they
will
not
be
accounted
Papists
.
Besides
all
these
wayes
of
Heresie
(
which
are
all
out
of
Gods
way
)
let
us
consider
the
infinite
numbers
of
Atheists
,
Heathens
,
Pagans
,
Jewes
,
Turkes
,
Infidels
,
and
divellish
Idolators
,
that
are
upon
the
Face
of
the
Earth
;
If
these
things
be
but
ponders
in
a
mans
heart
that
feares
God
,
it
will
strike
terrour
and
amazement
into
him
,
to
consider
how
little
service
the
Almighty
hath
from
Ingratefull
mankinde
,
for
that
he
by
his
power
,
Providence
and
Mercie
,
made
all
,
conserves
all
,
and
Redeemed
all
true
Beleevers
,
yet
for
all
these
All
's
,
that
good
God
hath
not
the
tithe
of
halfe
,
either
in
meere
thankfulnesse
or
acknowledgement
.
FINIS
.