where Mr Welch was preaching. Mr. Welch commanded to make way, and to ſet alſeat that the duke might hear the word of the Lord. The duke inſtead of interrupting him ſat down, and gravely heard the ſermon to an end, and then told Mr. Welch he behoved to go with him to the king, which Mr. Welch willingly did. When the duke came to the king, the king aſked him why he brought not the miniſter with him and why he did not interrupt him. The duke anſwered, Never man ſpake like this man but that he had brought him with him. Whereupon Mr. Welch is called, and when he entered the king's room, he kneeled upon his knees, and ſilently prayed for wiſdom and aſſiſtance. Thereafter the king challenged him, how he durſt preach where he was, ſince ⟨it⟩ was againſt the laws of France, that any man ſhould preach within the verge of his court? Mr. Welch anſwered him, Sir, if you did right you would come and hear me preach, and make all France hear me likewiſe. ⟨For⟩ ſaid he, I preach not as thoſe men you uſe to hear preach; my preaching differs from theirs in theſe two points. Firſt, I preach that you muſt be ſaved by the death and merits of Jeſus Chriſt, and not your own. Next, I ⟨preach⟩, ſaid he, that as you are king of France, you are under the authority and command of no man on earth; ⟨thoſe⟩ men ſaid be, whom you hear, ſubject you to the (illegible text)pe of Room, which I will never do. The king ⟨replied⟩ no more, but Et bein vous ſerir mon miniſtre. Well, (illegible text)ll you ſhall be my miniſter; and ſome ſay called him (illegible text)er, which is an honour the king of France beſtows ⟨upon⟩ few of the greateſt prelates in France; however he ⟨was⟩ favourably diſmiſſed at that time, and the king alſo ⟨left⟩ the city in peace.
But within a ſhort time thereafter the war was renewed and then Mr. Welch told the inhabitants of the city ⟨that⟩ now their cup was full, and they ſhould no more ⟨escape⟩; which accordingly came to paſs, for the king took ⟨this⟩ town, and as ſoon as ever it fell into his hand he ⟨commanded⟩ Vitty the captain of his guard to enter the ⟨town⟩, and preſerve his miniſter from all danger; and ⟨then⟩ were horſes and waggons provided for Mr. Welch,
