Six north country diaries - The MAN & Other Families

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made the care of the founders to increase the size of the columns
the better to support the fabrick for the benefitt of succeeding aages.
Heere roome beeing scarse, I was (as some others of his maiestie's
servants) sent out of towne to bee lodged some 3 miles westward, tO'
one Mr. Bro^\^le's house, a parson at a place called Flash^^ in Middle
wood neare Beare-parke. Age and infirmitie had made him looke
back from the plow, his function, and that vacation had cast his
minde wholly upon his earthly plough, beeing a man devoted to
Ceres^^ and onely solicitous after worldly business, yet both himselfe
and wife (who was a good matronely woeman and of a more bountifuU
minde than hee by much) were very hosi^itable to mee during my
stay, providing good meate for mee and my servants at 3d. per meale,
oates for my horses at 20d. a bushell, and hay for id. a day and
night, and straw enough gratis.
From Durham his maiestie sent one of his servants, Sir James
Carmithael,!* a Scottsh man, and one of his cupbearers, to the Scotsh
with a message of mercy and acception in to his favour, if they would
yet cease to bee obstinate and embrace his pardon. But they denyed
their demanour to bee such as needed a pardon, which to embrace
they must acknowledge them selves guilty, and insisted upon their
former greivances for want of justice against their bishops, and their
feares of innovations in religion : this aggravated the king's displeasure
and made him hasten with his army yet nearer, imitating
the Divine justice (as noe doubt the bishops flattered him) which
comes with leaden feete but strikes with iron hands.
But (it seemes)
the Scotts thought the allegory did not hold, and therefore meant
to stand it out. And Dr. Morton, the bishop of Durham, the 5 of
May beeing the day before the king's departure, thence preached in
the cathedrall before the king against the rebellion and disobedience
of subjects, a sermon (since printed)!^ confuting the insurrection of
subject against their lawfull prince upon what cause soever by
scripture and fathers.
Sir James Carmithaell's message. [A space is left.]
Newcastle. 1639. May 4. Saturday, the 4 of May, I went
from Flash to Newcastle, 12 miles. There I was lodged at one Mr.
Wm. Bouner's^^ house in the Side, a woollen draper, and my horses
at a poore man's stable without the Newgate.
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Flass in the chapelry of Esh, near Durham.
Ceres was the goddess of agriculture.
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Sir James Carmichael was knighted 2nd July, 1632.
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A Sermon preached before the Kings most Excellent Majestic in the
Cathedrall Church of Durham upon Sunday, being the fifth day of May, 1639^
By the Right Beverewl Father in God, Thomas, Lord Bishop of Duresme.
Newcastle, Robert Barker, 1639. The Bishop took for his text, Let every
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soul be subject to the higher powers.'
"' William Bonner, merchant, married at St. John's church, Newcastle,
17th November, 1635, Jane Henderson. In 1655 he was chamber-clerk of
Newcastle. Brand, Newcastle, vol. ii., p. 196.