A letter to the Right Honourable Mr. Secretary Harley, by Dr. Browne : occasion'd by his late commitment to New-Gate. Together with his interpretation of that paper, called, the country parson's advice to my Lord keeper, laid to his charge. Answer'd paragraph by paragraph.

Philanglus

Date:: Printed in the year, 1706

Credit: A letter to the Right Honourable Mr. Secretary Harley, by Dr. Browne : occasion'd by his late commitment to New-Gate. Together with his interpretation of that paper, called, the country parson's advice to my Lord keeper, laid to his charge. Answer'd paragraph by paragraph. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$Words it confifted, that I might have known for what I fuffered, and anfwct’d to it when I underftood it ? There is no civiliz’d Nation that I know of, that will ptinifh a Man for Crimes, and be afham’d to let him know what they are. But here I was not to know the Caufeofmy Tranfg’reffion, but in general Terms, tho’ I defired it, and mu ft confefs i cannot yet difcover it. Is the State concern’d in it ? Or are there any ot the Mi- niftrv, or Nobility, fcandahVd or reproach’d? He that thinks they are, makes the Reproach for me. I Ibe no Epithets or Encomiums given them, but what I think they deferve. And if you will pardon me, Sir, I’ll give you my thoughts of each Particular with all the Sincerity I am capable of, and leave the World to judge whether they are wrong’d or no \ I cannot pretend to underftand the Intentions of that Paper, call’d, The Country Par forts honefi Advice^ becaufe it is impoflble for me to know another Man’s Thoughts whom 1 know not: But I lhall give my own Interpretation of them thus: • sfnfw* The Caufe therefore you know, and if there bq fucb Epithites or Enamiums found in it, by which any of the Miniftry, or Nobility is fcarjdaliz'd, or reproached, if upon your Tryal there be found any, then be allured, the Reproach and Punishment will defervedly fall upon your felf. If they (as you feem to infinuate and fugged) 'deferve them, then kt them enjoy their Right. So that there will be then no need.of begging any Pardon, iince you have left it to our Sovereign Lord the Mob ro judge whether or no you have wrong'd any in your fuppofed paper, called, 7%e Country Par Jon’s Ackdice : Yet as a Phyfician, more than a Country Di« you thus give your Interpretation of ’em. Be Wife as Somerfct, ] I never bad the Honour to par¬ take of tlie abundance of his Grace's Wifdom, nor have | ever had the Opportunity to judge, that he wanted ei¬ ther, that or Difcretion *, if there is any other meaning in the Words, they are out of my Knowlege, and coi> fequently beyond my Interpretation. V Jfiippt Be Wife a? Somerfet, Now Dr. tho’you fay that you never as yet had ibe'flonour to tafie of his Grace’s Wifdom, nor an Opportunity fp. judge-he wanted either Difcretion, or that, you may be affured that he feas#no^gh of both to purJfh you, nor as an fconeft Country Parlon, but pi pfafmatlcdpdhaq!?? ** ’ ' ;? :fK *> \; * • y « , < a$