I got acquainted with him, pretending myself a bitter enemy against Pennington, whereat he very heartily rejoiced; and so we appointed one night to meet at the Five Bells, to compare notes; for I pretended much.  We did meet, and he very suddenly produced upon the table all his papers, and withal, the warrant of array unto which my friend had set his hand; which when I saw, ‘I marry,’ said I, ’this is his hand I will swear; now have at all come, the other cup, this warrant shall pay for all.’  I observed where the warrant lay upon the table, and, after some time took occasion ignorantly to let the candle fall out, which whilst he went to light again at the fire, I made sure of the warrant, and put it into my boot; he never missing it of eight or ten days; about which time, I believe, it was above half way towards Cumberland, for I instantly sent it by the post, with this friendly caveat, ‘Sin no more.’  Musgrave durst not challenge me in those times, and so the business was ended very satisfactory to his friend, and no less to myself.

He was, besides, extremely abused by one Isaac Antrobus, parson of Egremond, a most evil liver, bold, and very rich; at last he procured a minister of that country, in hope of the parsonage, to article against him in London, before the committee of plundered ministers.  I was once more invited to solicit against Antrobus, which I did upon three or more articles.

I. That Antrobus baptized a cock, and called him Peter.

II.  He had knowledge of such a woman and of her daughter, viz. of both their bodies, in as large a manner as ever of his own wife.

III.  Being drunk, a woman took a cord and tied it about his privy members unto a manger in a stable.

IV.  Being a continual drunkard.

V. He never preached, &c.

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Antrobus was now become a great champion for the Parliament; but, at the day of hearing, I had procured abundance of my friends to be there; for the godly, as they termed themselves, sided with him; the present Master of the Rolls was Chairman that day, Sir Harbottle Grimston.

Who, hearing the foulness of the cause, was very much ashamed thereof.  I remember Antrobus, being there, pleaded he was in his natural condition when he acted so ungraciously.

‘What condition were you in,’ said the Chairman, ’when you lay with mother and daughter?’

‘There is no proof of that,’ saith he.

‘None but your own confession,’ said the Chairman, ’nor could any tell so well.’

‘I am not given to drunkenness,’ quoth he.  ’He was so drunk within this fortnight,’ quoth I, ’he reeled from one side of the street to the other; here is the witness to prove it:’  who, presently, before the committee, being sworn, made it good, and named the place and street where he was drunk.  So he was adjudged scandalous, and outed of his benefice, and our minister had the parsonage.