A Table of the Chapters of this Booke, with the Contents of the most Remarkeable things in them.

CHAP. I.

How Rome doth yeerely visit the American and Asian Kingdomes. page 1.

Contents.

The Popes Policy in maintaining constantly some poore Pensionary Bishops in Rome. page 1.

Without great Sums of Mony, and new Purple Clothing given to the Cardinals, Suits are not Canonized at Rome. pag. 2.

Monies sent out of England to Rome, for Indulgencies to bee granted to private Altars in Papists private chambers. page 2.

More power granted to the Kings of Spain over the Clergy in the West-India's, then to other Princes in Europe, upon condition that they maintain there the Popes Authority, and Preists to preach. page 2. 3.

The Jesuites challenge from Francis Xavierius the Preaching of the Gospel as due onely to them. page 3.

Missions of Preists, Fryers, or Jesuites, are yeerely sent at the King of Spaine his charge to the India's. page 3.

CHAP. II.

Shewing that the Indians wealth, under a pretence of their Conversion, hath corrupted the hearts of poore begging Fryers, with strife, hatred and ambition. page 3.

Contents.

Hatred grounded upon difference in Religion, is most bitter. Page 3. 4.

Jesuites and Fryers, but especially Dominicans, deadly enemies. Page 4.

A Jesuiticall trick well acted at Venice. page 4.

Doctor Smith Bishop of Chalcedon sent by the Pope into England, as private Head over all the Romish Clergy, chiefly by the cunning subtilty of Jesuites was banished. page 4.

A Colledge privately intended to hee built in England, by Jesuites at Winifreds Well; as also the Sope houses at Lambeth, with the Sope Patentee belonging to them. page 5.

More Jesuiticall prankes discovered. page 5.

Why Jesuites and Dominicans are dead enemies. page. 5. 6.

Valentia the Jesuite, his death most shamefull, for causing a false Print upon Augustins workes. page. 5. 6.

Jesuites, excellent Musicians, Fencers, Dancers, Vaulters, Painters, Bribers, and Merchants. p. 6.

CHAP. III.

Shewing the manner of the Missions of Fryers, and Jesuites to the India's. pag. 7

Contents.

Distinction of severall Provinces amongst the Fryers, and Jesuites, under head at Rome, named Generall. page 7.

West-India Fryers rich prizes to the Hollanders, page 7.

Popes indulgence granted to such Fryers, as goe to the India's, and his excommunication to such as oppose them. page 8.

Liberty draws most of the Fryers to the India's. page 8.

The death of an unchast wife murthered by her owne husband, caused by the too much liberty of a wanton Fryer in Guatemala, Anno 1635. p. 9.

CHAP. IV.

Shewing to what Provinces of the East and West-India's belonging to the Crowne of Castilia, are sent missions of Fryers and Jesuites. And especially of the Missions sent in the yeer 1625. page 9.

Contents.

Two sorts of Spaniards in the India's deadly enemies to one another, viz. the Natives borne there, and such as goe from Spain thither. page 9. 10.

What Religious Orders are the chief Preachers in the Province of Guatemala. page. 10.

The Spaniards chief trading from Spain to Philippinas, is first, by their ships to St. John de Ulhua, upon the North Sea; and secondly, from Acapulco, upon the South Sea to Manila. page 11.

A vaine and worldly discourse of a Fryer of the India's, page 11. 12.

The chief cause of the Authors resolution to goe to East and West-India's. page 12. 13.

Foure poore Mendicant Fryers, as Apostles entertained by Don Frederique de Toledo, and the Gallies in Puerto de Santa Maria. page 14.

CHAP. V.

Of the Indian Fleet, that departed from Cales, Anno Dom. 1625. And of some remarkable passages in that voiage. page 14.

Contents.

The love of Nuns too powerfull over Fryers. page 14.

The Author hid in an empty barrell on shipboard, in the Bay of Cales. page 15.

The pleasure of the Indian Navigation, 1625. untill the first land was discovered. page 16.

CHAP. VI.

Of our discovery of some Islands, and what trouble befell us in one of them. p. 16.

Contents.

The Islands called Desseada, Marigalante, Dominica; Guadalupe, are the first discovered in America, in the Spanish Navigation. page 17.

A Christian Mulatto having lived twelve yeeres among Heathens, with an Infidell wife and Children, found in Guadalupe. page 18.

A suddaine uproare and mutiny of the Indians of Guadalupe, who slew and wounded many of the Spanish Fleet, 1625. page 19.

CHAP. VII.

Of our further sailing to St. John de Ulhua, aliàs, Vera Crux, of our landing there. page 19.

Contents.

A Fryer wounded at Guadalupe, died, and was solemnly cast to the Sea. pag. 20.

A Spaniard swimming in the sound of Mexico, cruelly slain, and partly devoured by a Sea Monster. page 21.

The Virgin Mary, called upon more then God, in a suddain apprehension of a storme. page 21.

CHAP. VIII.

Of our landing at Vera Crux, otherwise St. John de Ulhua, and of our entertainment there. page 22.

Contents.

The vanity and worldlinesse of a Religious Dominican Superiour in St. John de Ulhua. page 23.

The houses and Churches of St. John de Ulhua, builded with boards and timber, and therefore easily and often fired. page 23. 24.

A further relation of the towne of St. John de Ulhua, with the rich trading of it from most parts of the West-India's, as also from the East-India's. page 24.

CHAP. IX.

Of our journey from St. John de Ulhua to Mexico, and of the most remarkable Townes and Villages in the way. page 25.

Contents.

Our Fryers first entertainment by the Indians of the old Vera Crux. page 25.

A Franciscan Fryers vow and profession contrary to the vanity, carding, dicing, and swearing, practised by them of Xalappa, in the India's. page 26.

Abundance of Gnats in the Rinconada, taketh away the comfort of the great abundance of provision that is there. page 27.

From whence the Towne called Segura de la Frontera had its beginning. page 27. 28.

CHAP. X.

Wherein is set downe the Estate and Condition of the great Towne of Tlaxcallan, when the first Spaniards entered into the Empire of Mexico. Cortez his first encounter with the Tlaxcalteca's, their League with him, with a description of the Towne, and of the state and condition of it now. page 29.

Contents.

A wall of stone without Lime or Morter, of a fadome and a halfe high, and twenty foot broad, built by the Indian, for a defence in time of Warres before the comming of the Spaniards. page 29.

Fourescore thousand Indians, soon raised and armed by those of Tlaxcallan, and soone overcome by a thousand onely Indians and Spaniards with Cortez. pag. 30. 31.

Yet further a hundred and fifty thousand overcome by foure hundred Spaniards, and six hundred Indians. page 31. 32.

Three presents sent to Cortez, viz five slaves, Frankincense and feathers, Fowles, Bread and Cherries, to know whether hee were a God or a man. pag. 32.

Montezuma the Emperour his great present sent to Cortez. pag. 34.

The Tlaxcalteca's pay no Tribute to the King of Spain, as others doe, save onely one Corn of Maiz. pag. 35.

A description of the foure chief streets of Tlaxcallan, with the standard of the Town. pag. 35.

Twenty thousand persons wont to meet in one Market place of Tlaxcallan, to buy and sell. pag. 35.

Severe Justice executed upon a thief by the inhabitants of Tlaxcallan. pag. 36.

CHAP. XI.

Concluding the rest of our Journey from Tlaxcallan to Mexico, through the City of Angels, and Guacocingo. pag. 36.

Contents.

The City of Angels first builded by the Command of Antonio de Mendoza, in the yeer 1530. pag. 37.

It was first called by the Indians Cuetlaxcoapan, that is to say, a snake in water. Ibid.

Many more particulars of the City of Angels briefly related. Ibid.

The Town of Guacocingo, why priviledged by the Spaniards. pag. 38.

Tezcuco, the first Town in the West-India's, that received a Christian King. pag. 39.

How the Vergantines, (wherewith Cortez besieged Mexico by water) were brought by Land in pieces from Tlaxcallan to Tezcuco; and foure hundred thousand men, fifty dayes imployed in making a sluce or Trench for the finishing of them, and launching them forth to the Lake. pag. 40.

Cortez his Army divided into three parts in the plain of Tezcuco, for the better besieging of Mexico. pag. 40. 41.

Cortez made use of seven thousand beames of Cedar trees for the building of his house in Mexico. pag. 41.

CHAP. XII.

Shewing some particulars of the great and famous City of Mexico in former times; with a true description of it now. And of the State and Condition of it, in the yeare 1625. pag. 42.

Contents.

Little substance or nourishment found in the fruits, and other food of Mexico. pag. 42. 43.

Severall opinions concerning the difference of fresh and salt water in the Lake of Mexico, p. 43. 44.

Montezuma his stately Palace in Mexico, called Tepac, with two more, the one with many ponds of salt and fresh water for severall sorts of fowles; the other for hawking fowles, and fowles of rapine. p. 44. 45.

Three thousand were the Attendants in Montezuma his Court, fed with what came from his Table. p. 46.

Mexico called formerly Tenuchtitlan, and why? ibid.

What Mexico properly signifieth, and from whence so called. p. 47.

The Names of the ten Emperours that were of Mexico, and Montezuma his death. ibid.

Quahutimoc Emperour of Mexico taken Prisoner, and that great City conquered by Cortez the 13. of August, 1521. p. 49.

Two hundred thousand little boats called Canoas, belonged to Mexico, to bring provision into the City. p. 50.

A Description of the chiefe Market of Mexico, wherein a hundred thousand persons did usually meet to buy and sell. p. 50, 51.

A Description of the great Church of Mexico, before the entring of the Spaniards. p. 51, 52.

The Papists have continued the fashion of their Churches, Altars, Cloisters, and many other their abuses from the Heathens. p. 52, 53.

The Gods of Mexico, two thousand in number. p. 53.

Mexico after the Conquest, was built againe with a hundred thousand houses. p. 54.

Fifteen thousand Coaches are judged to be in the City of Mexico. p. 56.

A Popingay presented to the King of Spain, worth halfe a million of Duckates. ibid.

A Lampe in Mexico worth foure hundred thousand Crownes. ibid.

The Attire of the female sex of Blackmores, Mulatta's, and Mestiza's in Mexico. p. 56, 57.

The Spaniards with their gifts to the Churches and Cloisters cover their lascivious lives, as is shewed by an example in Mexico. p. 57.

About two thousand Coaches daily meet in the Alameda of Mexico. 59.

Of a fruit in the India's, called Nuchtli. p. 60.

Of some other fruits, and especially of a tree called Metl. p. 60, 61.

A memorable history of a great mutiny in Mexico, caused by the too great power of an Archprelate, and the Covetousnesse of the Viceroy. With some observations gathered for the good of England out of the said mutiny. p. 62. & sequent.

CHAP. XIII.

Shewing the severall parts of this new world of America; and the places of Note about the famous City of Mexico. p. 68.

Contents.

A Description of the fiery Mountain, called Popocatepec. p. 69.

The riches belonging to the Viceroy his chappell at Chapultepec, worth above a million of Crownes. p. 70.

A Description of a rich Desart, or wildernesse, three leagues from Mexico. ibid.

The cruelty of Don Nunio de Guzman in Mechoacan. p. 71. The manner of burying the Kings of Mechoacan, before it was conquered by the Spaniards. p. 71, 72.

The Spaniards themselves wonder that our English Nation is not more Active in conquering more of the Continent of America beyond Virginia. p. 73.

Nova Albion in America, named so by Sir Francis Drake. p. 74.

How the Countrey of Jucatan was first named. ibid.

In the year 1632. the Indians of Jucatan mutinied against the Spaniards. ibid.

The City of Valdivia so named from a Spaniard of that name too greedy and covetous of gold. p. 76.

The famous Attempt of John Oxenham an English man from the Coast of Nombre de Dios, to the Island of Pearles in the South sea. p. 77.

The Spanish Fleet of Nova Hispania, taken by the Hollanders, in the river of Matanzos. p. 80.

CHAP. XIV.

Shewing my Journey from Mexico to Chiapa, Southward, and the most remarkable places in the way. p. 81.

Contents.

For what reasons I stayed in America, and would not goe on to the Philippina Islands in the East-India's. p. 82.

A Proclamation from the Viceroy in the market place of Mexico, against such as should conceale, harbour, and hide any Fryer bound for the Philippina Islands. p. 83.

A double Wheat harvest every yeer in a Valley, called St. Pablo. p. 85.

The Dominicans Cloister in Guaxaca, very rich, and strong. p. 86.

The great River Alvarado, though it run from St. John de Ulhua far into the heart of the Countrey towards Guaxaca, yet there is no Castle, Tower, or Ordnance upon it. ibid.

An Old Frier, Master of Divinity, spightfully and maliciously buried in a garden by the Friers of Guaxaca. ibid.

Friers in the India's may travail, and call for Turkeys, Capons, or what they please to eat, without any mony, upon the Indians charges. p. 87.

Tecoantepeque a Sea Towne, upon Mar del Zur, altogether unfortified. ibid.

The Author lodged in a Wildernesse, and affrighted with a sure apprehension of death by Wild beasts. p. 88, 89.

The Author, and his Companies dangerous passage over the mountaine of Maquilapa, feeding three daies upon green sowre lemmons, and water. p. 90. & sequ.

Two mysterious games of Tables played between the Superiour of the Dominican Friers of Chiapa, and the Author and his Company. p. 94, 95.

Our stately entertainment in a Towne called St. Philip, neer Chiapa. p. 95, 96.

Our imprisonment in the Cloister of Chiapa, and three daies penance with bread and water. p. 96.

A Friers penance in Chiapa for a Love letter to a Nun. p. 97.

The Author made Schoole-master in Chiapa. ibid.

CHAP. XV.

Describing the Countrey of Chiapa, with the chief Townes and Commodities belonging to it. p. 98.

Contents.

Some foolish questions moved to the Author by a great Don of Chiapa, and his answer to them accordingly. p. 99. & sequ.

One thousand and six hundred Duckates got by a Bishop of Chiapa in one moneth onely for Confirmation of little children in Indian Townes. p. 102.

A Bishop of Chiapa poisoned by women, with a cup of Chocolatte, for forbidding Chocolatte to be drunke in the Church. p. 103.

The Author his answer to a token sent to him by a gentlewoman of Chiapa. p. 104.

The great Dexterity of the Indians of Chiapa in shewes, and publike feasts. ibid.

The River of Tabasco very commodious for any Nation to enter up towards Chiapa. p. 105.

CHAP. XVI.

Concerning two daily, and common Drinkes, or Potions much used in the India's, called Chocolatte, and Atolle. p. 106.

Contents.

The Nature of the Cacao, and the tree it groweth upon, and the two sorts of it. p. 106, 107.

Cinnamon one of the best ingredients in the Chocolatte; and why? p. 108.

Achiotte how it groweth; and for what it is good. ibid.

Severall waies to drinke the Chocolatte. p. 109.

CHAP. XVII.

Shewing my Journey from the City of Chiapa unto Guatemala, and the chief places in the way. p. 111.

Contents.

Six thousand Duckates sent by a Fryer to Spain to buy a Bishopricke. p. 112.

A rich treasure and picture of Mary in a poor and small Town of the Indians, called Chiantla, among the mountaines, named Cuchumatlanes. p. 113.

The water of the river of a Towne, called Scapula, causeth great swellings in the throat. p. 114.

The Authour his dangerous fall from the mountaine of Zojabah, and his great deliverance attributed to a miracle by the Indians, with the conceit the Indians had of his sanctity and holinesse. p. 115.

The Indians guide the Friers in the night, when they travail, with lights of Pine wood. p. 116.

The great Fair of Chimaltenango. p. 117.

The Author abused, and suspected to be a spie, by an old frier in Chimaltenango. ibid.

Stones of a fruit, or plumme, called Xocotte, fit for fiering, and also good to fat hogs. 117, 118.

CHAP. XVIII.

Describing the Dominions, Government, Riches, and greatnesse of the City of Guatemala, and Country belonging to it. p. 118.

Contents.

Guatemala an open City without any walls, forts, or Bulwarkes about it. p. 118.

The Author welcomed to Guatemala; and first graced with a publick Act of Divinity; and after made Master of Arts in the same City. p. 118, 119.

The forme of the Letters Patents, as are used there, and sent to the Authour to read Arts in the University of Guatemala. ibid.

The manner of presenting the Author to the Bishop for obtaining his Licence to preach publikely. p. 120. 121.

The forme of the Bishops Licence to preach and heare Confessions within his Bishopricke, in Spanish, and English; with some glosses upon it. p. 121, 122.

Donna Maria de Castilia swallowed up by a river which suddainly gushed out of a mountaine neer to Guatemala, for blaspheming and defying God. p. 124.

The horrour of the Vulcan of fire neer Guatemala. ibid.

Thirteen pound and a halfe of Biefe sold about Guatemala for three pence. p. 125.

One man onely enjoying 40000 head of Cattell, and one onely that bought 6000 neer Guatemala. ibid.

How Guatemala and the Townes about are stored with provision of Biefe and Mutton; and by whom. ibid.

Foure exceeding rich Merchants in Guatemala, besides many other of great, but inferiour wealth to them. p. 126.

The Covetousnesse of a President of Guatemala shewed in Carding and gaming. ibid.

Thirty thousand Duckats yeerly, the rent of one Cloister in Guatemala; besides the treasure in it, worth a hundred thousand Crownes. p. 127.

A thousand persons commonly living within one Cloister of Nuns in Guatemala. ibid.

The Bishop of Guatemala his Nun, very powerfull and rich. p. 128.

The strength of the Blackmore slaves about the Countrey of Guatemala. p. 129.

All the power of Guatemala is not able to reduce a few Blackmore slaves, who are fled to the mountains about Golfo Dulce. p. 130.

Between the Towne of Acasabastlan and Guatemala are Mines of Copper, and iron, and probably a treasure of Gold. p. 131.

A rich Miser, worth six hundred thousand Duckates, living like a beast in the valley of Mixco. p. 132.

A kind of wheat in the valley of Mixco, called Tremesino, which after three moneths sowne is harvested in. p. 135.

A Towne called St. Lucar, where wheat threshed is laid up in Barnes, and keepeth two or three yeers with much increase. ibid.

A Towne of twelve thousand Indian inhabitants not yet conquered, lying between Jucatan and Vera Paz. p. 136.

CHAP. XIX.

Shewing the Condition, quality, fashion, and behaviour of the Indians of the Countrey of Guatemala, since the Conquest; and especially of their feasts and solemnities. p. 138.

Contents.

The Indians of the Countrey of Guatemala, like the Israelites by Pharaoh, much oppressed by the Spaniards, because they multiply and increase. p. 138.

The West-India's easier to be conquered now, then in the time that Cortez conquered them. p. 139.

Some Indians choose rather to die by pining away willingly, then to be subject to the Spaniards oppression and cruelty. ibid.

How the Indians are forced, and distributed out by a Spanish officer to serve the Spaniards weekly. p. 140.

The manner of the Indians beds; as also their manner of cloathing. p. 141, 142.

They are divided into Tribes; with a chiefe head over every Tribe. p. 142.

How they agree upon contracting Marriage one with another. ibid.

The powdred bief of the Indians, commonly called Tassajo. p. 143.

The Indian Venison, or flesh of wild Dear, how dressed and eaten. ibid.

A Hedgehog good meat in the India's. ibid.

Of an Indian drinke, called Chicha. p. 144.

The Spaniards use much to make the Indians drunke; and then picke their pockets. p. 144, 145.

The Preists that live in the Indian Townes are above the Justices, and Officers for peace, and whip, and give sentence and judgement in the Church against the best. p. 146.

The Service, and Attendants allowed to the Preist. p. 147.

How, and what tribute the Indians pay yeerly. p. 148.

The Saints and Idols of the Romish Religion differ not from the heathenish Idols in the Indians opinion. p. 149.

Saints held unprofitable by the Preists in the India's, and fit to be cast out of the Churches, which bring not mony and gifts unto them at least once a yeare. ibid.

The Preists trade much in wax candles, and sell sometimes one candle five or six times. p. 150.

An old Indian Womans judgement concerning the Sacrament of the Lords supper. p. 150, 151.

All soules day, Christmas, Candlemas day, and Whitsunday, daies of great lucre, and profit to the Preists. p. 151, 152.

The Indians are forced to marry at thirteen and fourteen yeers of age; and why? p. 153.

The ground of our Fairs in England. p. 154.

Severall dances of the Indians. p. 154, 155.

CHAP. XX.

Shewing how, and why I departed out of Guatemala, to learne the Poconchi language, and to live among the Indians; and of some particular passages, and Accidents whilst I lived there. p. 156.

Contents.

The Author going with some few Spaniards, and Christian Indians into a Countrey of unknowne Heathens, fell dangerously sick; and was further in a skirmish with the Barbarians, and by that meanes also in danger of his life. p. 157, 158.

Indians growne up in age, forcedly driven to Baptisme, without any principles in Christianity, by the Preists and Friers that first entred into America. ibid.

Comayagua, a woody, mountainous, and barren Countrey. p. 159.

In the India's are Grammers and Dictionaries of the severall Indian tongues. p. 160.

The Authour became perfect in the Poconchi language in one quarter of a yeere. ibid.

The meanes, chiefly from the Church, which the Authour enjoyed yeerly in the Townes of Mixco and Pinola. p. 161, 162.

A Plague of Locusts in the India's brought no small profit to the Authour. p. 163, 164.

The Spaniards confidence in some blessed breads against the plague of Locusts. ibid.

An infectious disease amongst the Indians, brought to the Author neer a hundred pounds in halfe a yeer. ibid.

The Authour struck downe as dead to the ground with a flash of lightning; and again in danger of his life by an Earthquake. p. 165, 166.

Of a small Vermin, lesse then a flea called Nigua, common in the India's, wherewith the Author was in danger of losing a leg. ibid.

The Authour like to be killed by a Spaniard, for defending the poore Indians, p. 167.

A notorious Witch in the Town of Pinola affrighted the Authour. p. 167. & sequ.

The Indian Wizards and Witches changed into shapes of beasts by the Devil, as appeareth by two examples. p. 169 & sequ.

Some Idolaters in the Towne of Mixco discovered their preaching Idol found out by the Authour, and burnt publikely in the Church; and hee in great danger to bee killed by them. p. 171. & sequ.

The Authors conflict within himselfe about coming home to England for conscience sake; and his resolution therein. p. 180, 181.

Neer upon 9000. peeces of Eight got by the Authour, in twelve yeers that hee lived in the India's. p. 181.

CHAP. XXI.

Shewing my Journey from the Towne of Petapa into England; and some chief passages in the way. p. 182.

Contents.

Relation of a place called Serro Redondo, five leagues from Petapa. p. 182.

A strange fire and smoake constantly comming out of the earth neer unto a Towne, called Aguachapa; which by the Spaniards is supposed to be a mouth of hell. p. 183.

The priviledge of a great river, called Lempa, dividing the Countrey of St. Salvador, and Nicaragua. p. 184.

A Frier thinking to take up gold from the bottome of the fiery Vulcan of Leon deceived. p. 185.

The City of Leon, and Countrey about, called by the Spaniards, Mahomets paradise. ibid.

About the beginning of February, the City of Granada in Nicaragua is one of the richest places in the India's, by reason of many rich commodities, and some of the King of Spain his revenews carried thither, to be transported by the Frigats to Cartagena or Havana. p. 185, 186.

The dangerous passage from the Lake of Granada by the river, commonly called El Desaguadero. p. 186.

The Authour and his Company like to be surprized by a monstrous Cayman, or Crocodile. p. 187.

The Authour robbed at sea by a Holland man of Warre, of the value of 7000. Crownes. p. 188, 189.

A Frier for defending the poore Indians of Nicoya lost two fingers, which were cut off by the Alcalde Maior. p. 192.

The Author forced to drinke his owne urine, and lost, and like to perish in an unknowne Island, and afterwards upon a Rocke. p. 193, 194.

Some particulars of the City of Panama. p. 195.

The river of Chiagre very shallow in many places, without some great raine cause the water to fall into it from the mountaines. ibid.

Some particulars of Portobello, during the time that the Spanish Fleet stayeth there. p. 196.

The Papists Bread God, or Sacrament eaten and gnawne by a Mouse in Portobello; with a Fast in bread and water for that contempt done unto their God. p. 197, 198.

The Spaniards feare of the English that then inhabited the Island called Providence. p. 199.

Some English Prisoners at Carthagena, with one Captain Rouse, who at Havana challenged some Spaniards into the field, who had abused him. p. 199, 200.

From the whole Spanish Fleet, one gallantly taken away, worth fourescore thousand Duckats, by two Holland or English ships not well knowne, upon the Coast of Havana. p. 201.

The manner of the Dominicans habit, with the meaning of it. p. 203.

CHAP. XXII.

Shewing how, and for what causes, after I had arrived in England, I took yet another journey to Rome, and other parts of Italy, and returned again to settle my selfe in this my Countrey. p. 205.

Contents.

Price a Monke very familiar with William Laud late Archbishop of Canterbury. p. 205.

The Authors Brother in great favour at Court, and aspiring to a Bishopricke; or to be Parish Preist of Coven garden. ibid.

The Authour apprehended by a Pursevant; and protected by Sir Francis Windebanke. p. 207.

The Authour from the low Countries got letters of recommendation to some chiefe Cardinals in Rome. p. 207.

The Author robbed by French Pyrates going from Ligorne to Rome. ibid.

The Cardinal Don Francisco Barbarini intituled the Protectour of England and much acquainted with the affaires of England, and especially with the actions and proceedings of William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury. p. 208.

William Laud his further Complyance with the Cardinals of Rome, as testified by Fitzherbert the Jesuite in a conference with the Authour. ibid.

A designe of making an English Cardinall at Rome; and who chiefly eyed for that purpose. p. 209.

A true Copy of the manner of sending the Author to live at Orleans in France, p. 209, 210.

The miracle printed by the Papists of the blushing and sweating of the Ladies picture of Loretto, tried by the Authour, and found to bee a meer lie. p. 210.

At the calling of the Parliament now sitting, the Romish crew in Italy much perplexed. p. 210, 211.

The Authour taken again by a French Fleet of ships, as he was coming home from Ligorne. p. 211.

The Author twice assaulted in London by Papists, and like to be killed for his profession of the truth, and service to the State. p. 211, 212.

FINIS.