Magna veritas: or, John Gadbury, (student in physick and astrology) not a Papist, but a true Protestant of the Church of England / Published for the satisfaction of all such as know not the said John Gadbury and yet give credit to all kinds of scandals and falshoods that pass upon his much injured reputation since his late unfortunate confinement.

  • John Gadbury
Date:
1680
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Credit: Magna veritas: or, John Gadbury, (student in physick and astrology) not a Papist, but a true Protestant of the Church of England / Published for the satisfaction of all such as know not the said John Gadbury and yet give credit to all kinds of scandals and falshoods that pass upon his much injured reputation since his late unfortunate confinement. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    L>3] -- ar.v ■ ' tV- ■. E foregoing difcourfe being written in a PHIon, where 1 had neither the ufe of Books, nor yet the free Converfe of any Friend to advife with, will, I hope, incline all Juft and Loyal Readers to the exercife of fo much Candor and Charity, as to pafs by any Imperfeftions that they (hall meet with therein. It is only the Copy of my troubled mind, labouring to be deliver’d from the popular fcandal which fo liberally paffeth on me concerning my Religion ; under pretence whereof my Loyalty hath been wounded, and things laid to my charge, that I hot only execrate and abominate, but even trem¬ ble to name. And certainly, if there be a time at all for a man to write an Apology, or to appear publrckly in his own juft defence, it is when his Reputation is thus prodi¬ giously affaulted. Albeit, I do not go about wholly to excufe my felf $ for, I do (with great Sorrow) acknowledg, that I have been (nefcio quo fato) guilty of concealing fome Crimes, which too nearly endanger’d my Life : But this I did, not thorow any malice, or prejudice, or difaffe&ion to his Sacred Ma- jefty or the Goverhment, (both which I ever did, and al¬ ways fhall Honour, as it is my Duty) but truly and really in [implicit), like Abfaloms Two hundred followers 5 or rather, through Ignorance of His Majefties Laws, Inad. vertency, and a pilllonate %eal to Friendjbip, &c. All which tmperfe&ions. Offences,. Errors and Frailties, his moft Excellent Majefty of his Princely Clemency (upon my humble acknowledgment of my Errors, &c. and Pe¬ nitence for them) hath been moft graciqufly pleafed to pafs by, and pardon : which laid Royal Mercy, I (hall al¬ ways moft dutifully remember* And it (hall be a juft warn¬ ing to me for ever, how I make my Breaft a Cabinet of dange-