A true relation of a company of Brownists, separatists, and nonconformists, in Monmouthshire in Wales. With the manner of their doctrine, christnings, vveddings, and burialls. Together vvith a relation of the knavery that some of their teachers practised to enrich themselves withall. The truth whereof will be justified by sundry people of good quality inhabiting in the said county. / By Edward Harris.

Title

A true relation of a company of Brownists, separatists, and nonconformists, in Monmouthshire in Wales. With the manner of their doctrine, christnings, vveddings, and burialls. Together vvith a relation of the knavery that some of their teachers practised to enrich themselves withall. The truth whereof will be justified by sundry people of good quality inhabiting in the said county. / By Edward Harris.

Author

Harris, Edward, 17th cent.

Publication

[London :: s.n.],

Printed in the yeare 1641.

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Subject terms

Dissenters, Religious -- England -- Early works to 1800.

Brownists -- England -- Early works to 1800.

Separatists -- England -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• A TRVE RELATION OF A company of Brownists, Separatists, and Non-conformists in Monmouth shire in WALES.
  • practices
    • And first of Christenings;
    • The manner of their Mariages
    • Of Burialls.
  • Of a Pavier (being one of the zealous Brothers, seeing one of the Pastors of that sect get 20. l’. under colour of cancelling of sins) that by his owne practice in the like nature got 3. Cheeses and 9. l’ and by an accident escapt hanging in the earning ther∣of, as followeth.
    • How the Pavier taking this president of the holy man of God his practice, cozened three women of their cheeses.
    • What meanes the Pavier prescribed to have the Womens sinnes forgiven, and how he cozned them of 9. l’. by promising to die for their sinnes and how be was like to be hanged by a boy in earning the mony.