A vindication of Mr Burroughs, against Mr Edwards his foul aspersions, in his spreading…A vindication of Mr Burroughes, against Mr Edwards his foule aspersions, in his spreading…

Now as God would have it, three or four days after this, a friend meets me, and tells me, that such a man reported of me, that in a conference about the Scots, justifying them in what they did, I should speak such things as might bring me into trouble; After I heard this, I could not but take notice of Gods hand, that surely now God intended to open the door very wide, for that call I had to Rotterdam; yet because, whether I went out or stayed in the Land, I desired to clear my self as much as could be; I went to this accuser with one of the Gentlemen, who was at our whole discourse, we both laboured to convince him that he had mistook what was said in that Conference, that certainly there was no such thing as he had reported, though at first there appeared a very evil spirit in him, as if he intended evil against me, yet I went freely up and down for a fortnight or three weeks after in the Country, and got another Gentleman, who also heard all that Conference, to speak with him; at the last he began to recant of what he had said, and promised to me and one of the Gentlemen who had heard all our former discourse, that he would take me off what he could, that he would satisfy all that he had told any thing against me unto, and now tell them that he was mistaken in me, and that things were not so bad as he apprehended, and withal said he made no doubt but to set me right again. After this I hoped all would blow over, my Lord of Warwick falling sick at London, sent for me, I came up to him, continuing with him a fortnight or three weeks longer, going freely up and down the City, my Lord knew all the business, and made no question but all was over. Now I being as I hoped set free from my Accuser, ⟨p. 22⟩the Messenger from Rotterdam comes to me again, with an answer to what I had desired, showing me how the Church there had met, and had sent a call to me in writing under the Elders hands, with many other hands in the name of the Church: upon which we agreed upon the day when, and the place where we should meet in Norfolk, to make a full conclusion, and accordingly to take order for our voyage. Now within three or four days after this second call, this business that we thought had been dead, breaks forth again afresh:

Now as God would have it, three or foure dayes after this, a friend meets me, and tels me, that such a man reported of me, that in a conference about the Scots, justifying them in what they did, I should speake such things as might bring me into trouble; After I heard this, I could not but take notice of Gods hand, that surely now God intended to open the dore very wide, for that call I had to Rotterdam; yet because, whether I went out or stayed in the Land, I desired to cleare my selfe as much as could be; I went to this accuser with one of the Gentlemen, who was at our whole discourse, we both laboured to convince him that he had mistook what was said in that Conference, that certainly there was no such thing as he had reported, though at first there appeared a very evill spirit in him, as if he intended evill against me, yet I went freely up and downe for a fortnight or three weeks after in the Countrey, and got another Gentleman, who also heard all that Conference, to speak with him; at the last he began to recant of what he had said, and promised to me and one of the Gentlemen who had heard all our former discourse, that he would take me off what he could, that he would satisfie all that he had told any thing against me unto, and now tell them that he was mistaken in me, and that things were not so bad as he apprehended, and withall said he made no doubt but to set me right againe. After this I hoped all would blow over, my Lord of Warwick falling sick at London, sent for me, I came up to him, continuing with him a fortnight or three weeks longer, going freely up and downe the City, my Lord knew all the businesse, and made no question but all was over. Now I being as I hoped set free from my Accuser,