Newes from hell, Rome and the inns of court wherein is sett forth the coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope : the true coppy of the petition delivered to the King at York : the coppy of certaine artikles of agreement betweene the Divill, the Pope and divers others : the discription of a feast sent from the Diuell to the Pope together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament with sundry other particulars / This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A67919 of text R19130 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing M42A). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. 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A67919) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 39304) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 112:2 or 1814:16) Newes from hell, Rome and the inns of court wherein is sett forth the coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope : the true coppy of the petition delivered to the King at York : the coppy of certaine artikles of agreement betweene the Divill, the Pope and divers others : the discription of a feast sent from the Diuell to the Pope together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament with sundry other particulars / J. M. Milton, John, 1608-1674. [2], 25 p. s.n.], [London : 1641. "'Published by J.M.' (John Milton?)" Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.). Place of publication from Wing. This item identified in the reel guide at reel 112:2 as Wing M2130 (number cancelled in Wing CD-ROM, 1996). Reproductions of originals in Yale University Library (reel 112) and British Library (reel 1814). eng Catholic Church -- Controversial literature. A67919 R19130 (Wing M42A). civilwar no Newes from hell. Rome and the inns of court. Wherein is sett forth the coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope. The true coppy J. M 1641 8463 24 0 0 0 0 0 28 C The rate of 28 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-05 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-07 Angela Berkley Sampled and proofread 2007-07 Angela Berkley Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion NEWES FROM HELL ROME AND THE INNS OF COURT WHEREIN Is sett forth The Coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope . The true coppy of the Petition deliuered to the King at York . The coppy of certaine artikles of agreement betweene the Divill . the Pope , and divers others . The discription of a feast , sent from the Diuell to the Pope together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament , with sundry other Particulars . Published for the futuar peace & tranquility of the Inhabitants of great BRITANY . By J M. Printed in the yeare of grace and reformation . 1641. TO OVR DEERLY BELOVED SON THE MOST PIEOUS AND MOST RELIGIOVS PRImate of the Romaine Church and to all our deerely beloued children the Cardinals and Lordly Bushops in Europe Haste : Haste : Poste : Haste . Your intire Prince and God of this world , Lucifer , Prince of Darknes , and Superstition , King of s●●ks and Phlegeto● , Suppreame Lord of Ghehenna , Tartaria , Colmakia , Samoyedia , Lappia , Cor●lia , and Colmagoria , Prince abissus , and sole commander of Seeberia , Alteenia , Pecheora , & of all the Infernall furies & their punise , the Jesuites , Priests , and Semenaries . Sendeth Greeting , Moste Dearely beloued Sonne , and you our dutifull childeren , whose sanctity we reuerence whose persons we adore whose wisdomes we admire ▪ at whose Pollicis wee wonder at whose power we muse , and at whose iunincible stratagems we stand amazed . Nor can we in the first place , but extoll , aplaud , & most highly commend thee our deere sonn for the extreordinary care in the aduancement of ovr Kingdome . And as next in place the extreordinary dilligent and vigilant care of all our beloued children the Lordly Bushops , in the advancement of our Regall power to the great enlardgment of our infernall dominions , by their rare & Subtill plots , & stratagems . And in a more spetial manner we are pleased through our infernall grace & fauour to extoll them for this their present and excellent invention , in sowing discord amongst the English heririkes , as also in prouoking the Scots heririkes to an apparant oposition against their King , yea so farr as to an invasion of the Teritories of England , al which services are most deare and axceptable unto us . Jnrespect of which seruices , as also for their fidellity to vs & our kingdom , we haue caused our princepall secretary of estate , Don Antonio Furioso Diabelo ▪ to make an especiall Jnroullment of their names in our Callend amongst those our deere seruants the plotters of the gunpowder treason , and the most renowned the complloters of the former inuasion of England , in the yeare of grace 1588. and since the creation of the world 5609 both which services although their events were no wayes answerable to our royall expectation , yet those instruments that so freely aduentured themselues in them , shall be euer renouned in our Court infernall , and most acceptable to our person . And for the better incouragement of these our trusty and well beloued seruants in the speedier advancement of this worke , now intended for the vtter extirpation of all heritikes & increace of our regall power , we are pleased by this our royall manuell to giue vnto them assureance of our aid & best assistance in the most efficatious manner that our Princely power can extend vnto , And because our former sttatagems put in excecution by our beloued Cosen & Councelor the King of Spaine were by him nowayes effected according to our princely expectation , We haue now therefore imposed our princely command upon our beloued servant the King of France ; at the humble sutemade vnto vs , by our children the Lordly Bushops and by some of our servants of greatest quality in the Realme of England , as also by our servants the Iesuites and Romane Catholikes of England , To haue a Puisant armie in readines , for the Invasion of England , at such a time , as those our children and servants , shal conceiue it most conuenient , & efficatious . And further our will and pleasure is , that you our deere Son shall still parsist to stirr vp & Incourage our children the arch-Bishops , as also thy disiples & our Loyall Subiects & servants , the Iesuites , Priests , and Semenaries , to this work , that they with all their might together with our powrefull policis granted vnto them may striue to effect this work with all Celerity , That we may once more see our Kingdome of Superstition Re-established : in the Monarchie of great Britayne , and Ireland , The motiues to be pressed , iuducing them to the expeditious effecting of the same is principali , their respect to our Kingly honour next their owne increace of greatnes for we promise & assure them by the word of a King Jnfernall , That every of them shall raigne as Princes under vs , not onely ouer the bodies & estates of men but also ouer their Soules , by & through the many infernall graces by vs most freely and beningnly Conferred on them , and hreeby , to make them the more sensible of these our seueral graces confered on them , we are pleased therefore here at presēt to expres but some few of them in perticular ( as namely ) pride , vaine , glory , hipocricy , selfe-loue of themselues & of this present world , loue of will worship , & advancement of Idolatary , Together with that spetiall gift of couetuousnesse The onely piller to all the rest of our infernall garces conferred on them . Thirdly . In respect of the cleare passadg by us made for them , by setting the heritikes for this long time at varience amongst themselues , By our trusty servants the Lawyers , and advancement of Idolitary amonst them , The onely meanes in our Princely wisdom conceaued to be to the breakeing of the bond of unity and peace , thereby to provoke the great God of heauen to leaue them to themselues and to our powrfull stratagemse , We are likewise pleased to take spetiall Notice of that service done by our children the Lordly Bushops , in working the dissolution of the assembly of Parliament , in May last past 1640 by which meanes nothing was efected for the good of heritikes either concerning their church or common welth , so as the sucses of this dissigne of ourse was thereby no ways hindred you are likewise to let them know from vs , that the Noblemen of Engand are dishartened , the the Gentry , daunted , the Comunality devided , the number of our servants the Romman Catholiks infinitly increased , and the Realme in Genrall greatly oppressed not onely by the sundry Monapolies but also by the invinceable opressing power of our children the Lordly Bishops , the multitude of our seruants the corrupt Judges , bace minded Lawyers , seditious Aturnnies , and woden headed Docters of our Siuil lawes , Procters , Prothonotaries . Regist●rs , Advocates , Solissitors , and Apparrators , whom wee haue caused to swarme , like to the Egiptian Locusts , ouer al the land for the sowing of discord & blowing the coals of contention amongst all the Jnhabitants of the same , they haueing al of them long since receaued instructions by some of our infernal spirits sent forth from vs to that effect . You are likewise to let them know , that out of our princely respect to them and their dambenable actions for our honour , We are pleased to take spetiall notice of that service which they most willingly endeauored to efect for the confusion of all the heritiks : Jnhabiting England , Scotland , Ireland , and the Netherlands , by the late ( conceaued ) Jnvincible Armado procured from Spaine in the yeare of our raigne 5660. Which through the providence of the Celestiall powers then ouer them . And the dissturbance of Martain Harper Trump , here below , Fail●ed of that Sucses which we together with them expectod and hoped for , To our no lesse sorrow then theirs . Nor can we but aplaud the dilligent care taken by our Children , & servants of greatest quality in that Kingdom , In preventing the discovery of that Jnvasiue plott , by the heritikes , and their small well-meaneing State . Through their speidy flight to dover Rode , and private Conference there with Don Oquindo , the Generalissimo of Spaine to that effect , All which was most exquesitly performed , especially by our hispaniolized lacklatine Lord , our deerely beloued Servant . And lastly our hope is , that this presant plott sett on foot by these our trusty & well-beloued chlldren , and Servants aforenamed , & by their earnest endeuours & our assistance once effected , will Crowne all our labours to our unspeakeable Terrestriall glory , and their eternal favours by vs to be conferred on them in our Royall pallace of perdition where we haue already Imposed our Royal command vpon our trusty and wellbeloued cozen and councelor , Peot●r Tretyacoue Chancelor Evane Becklemeesheue our Knight Marshall , Richardo Slowe Treasurer , and Don Serborus grand Porter of our said Pallace , to giue them free admittance into our Royall Presence . Thus , no wayes doubting of your singular care and dilligence in fullfilling this our Royall will and Pleasure hereby expressed , we do further impose our Royall favour and Princely respect to be by you presented vnto our trusty and wellbeloued cozen and councellour your present ●untio in the Court of England , as also vnto our beloued children , and servants , the Bishops , Jesuites , Priests , and Semenaries , our faithfull , agents in this invinceable plott , and also to all our faithfull subiects & servatns the Romane Catholikes of England . We are pleased to remaine . Your Royall Sofferraigne and Patron of all your dambenable plots and stratagems now in hand . Giuen at oure Infernall pallace of perdition this 1. of September , and in the 5661 yeare of our most dambnable raigne , Poste Scripte . Since the aboue written wee are creadibly informed of the intention of a most scandelous petition to be deliuered by asmall number of heriticall Lords vnto their King at Yorke , which doth not a little touch our honour , and the discouery of this our present stratagem . Our expresse will and pleasure is , that there be some speedy course taken for the suppressing of the same , And the authors thereof sevearely punnished , and Pomfret Castell alotted vnto them for their abode , vntil our wil and pleasure be further known and this our dissigne be effected , of which faile you not , as you tender our Royall favour the suckses of this our dissigne , and your owne safety . Farewell . Antonio Furioso Diabelo : Principalio Secretario . Cousider this and marck the substance well It seemes a letter from the finnd of hell . What er the form or method seeme to be Th' intent thereof , was quite the contrary Had this not rung a knell in som mens eares Th' had neare bin freed from their slauish fearse , Of tyrany , opression , and th Bishops pride ; Iudges , and Lawyers ; a wicked crewe beside , Of Docters ? procters , that the Realme did swaye , Trod vnder foote , Gods truth turnd night to day . Strove to coufound great Brittayns Monarchy , Iustice , and truth peruert , advance , t , i m Piety , And all , by this , Romse doctrine to preferr , Obey the Pope ; and serue King Lucifer , That is the cause , why them he doth aplaud , That he thereby , with them , may haue the , LAVD , And honour due , vnto his servants all , That striu by him , to worke great Brittaynes fall . A TRVE COPPJE OF THE PETITION WHICH WAS BY THE LORDS PRESENTED VNTO THE KING at Yorke Seprember the 12. 1640. To the Kjngs most Excelent majesty . THe humble petition of your Ma'ties most Loyall subiects , whose names are here under subscribed , in the behalfe of themselues , and divers others . Most gracious Sofferaigne The sence of that duty we owe to Gods sacred Majesty , & our nearest affection to the good and welfare of this your Realme of England , haue moued vs in all humility , to beseech your Royall Ma'ty , to giue vs leaue to offer to your princely wisdom , the apprehencion which we and others your faithfull subiects haue conceiued , of the great distemper and danger now threatnig this Church & state , & your royall person , & of the fittest meanes to remoue & preuent the same . The evils & dangers whereof your Ma'ty may be pleased to take notice of , are these . That your Ma'ties sacred person , is exposed to hazard & danger , in this present expedition against the Scotish Army , & that by ocasion of this warr , your Ma'tys revenuse are much wasted , your subiects burthened , with cote and conduct mony , billiting of souldiers , & other military charges , & divers rapinse & disorders ( committed , ) in severall parts of this your realme , by the souldiers raised for that service , & the whole realme full of fearse & discontentments . The sundry innovations in maters , of Religion , the oath of 〈◊〉 lately imposed vpon the cleargy & others of your Ma'ties subiects , the great increase of popery , & imploying of popish recusants & others ill affected vnto religeon-are established in places of power & trust ▪ especially in comanding of men & armse , both in the feeld , & in sundry other Coumpties of this your Realme , which by the lawse , they are not permitted to haue any armes in their owne houses , The great mischiefe that may fall vpon this Kingdom , if the intention which hath beene creadibly reported , of the bringing in of Irish and forraigne forces should take effect , The heauy charge of marchants , to the great discouragement of trade , The multitude of monapolies and other pattents , whereby the commodities and manufactures of this Kingdome are much burthened , to the great and vniversall grivances of your people , The great griefe of your subiects , with the long Intermission of Parliaments , & the late & former disoluing of such as haue bin called , without the happy effects which otherwise they might haue produced , For remedy whereof , & preuention of the danger that may ensue ro your Roy all person & the whole state . They do in all humility & faithfullnes beseech your Ma'ty , that you will be pleased to summon a Parliament in some short & convenient time , whereby the causes of these & other great grivances , which your people suffer under , may be taken away , & the Authors & councelors of them , may be brought to such legall tryall , & condigne punnishment , as the nature of their offences shall require , and that the present warr , may bee composed by your Ma'ties wisdome without bloudshed , in such a manner as may conduce to the honour of your Ma'ts person & safety , the comfort of your people and vnyting of both the Realmes , against the common enemies of the reformed religion . and your Ma'ts petitioners shall &c. The names of such Earles and Barrons as subscribed this petion . vi'zt Earles . Bedford . Hartford . Essex . Mougraue . Warwick . Bullingbrooke . Rutland . Lincoln Exetor . Uicecomptes . Lord : Say & Seale . Mandifeeld . Brooke . Harford . North . Willoby . Sauell . Wharton . Loveles . Saint John . Articles of agreement , made , concluded , and done ▪ this 28 of Sep'ter in the yeare of grace , 1641. and of the world 5662. By and betweene the high and mighty Prince , Lucifer , King of sticks and Phlegeton , the holy and most superstcious Primate of the roman Church , the Cardinals Bishops , Iesuites , priests , and Semenaries . ( of the one party ) And Iudge bribery , Lawyer corruption , Aturny contencion , Solissitor Sedition , Iustice Conivence , Iaylor opression and , State Negligence , of the other party , In manner and forme following . Imprimis , IT is this day mutually agreed , by & betweene the seuerall parties , aboue named , That there shal be a league offenciue , & defenciue , concluded & confirmed by both parties , at or before , Holy roode day next insuing the date hereof . Item . That whereas there hath binn lately by the subtill practises of some Parliamentary reformists , a discord and discension raised betweene the state ecleasiasticke , and the State of the Inns of court , whereby there hath hapned no small preiudice vnto the eclesiasticke state , the likes whereof , is to be doubted , may also fall vpon the state of the Inns of Court , and so concequently vpon the Crowne and dignity of ovr Sofferaigne Lord , King Lucifer Jt is therefore mutually agreed , that all former controvercies and contentions betweene both parties shall sease , and that all unity , peace , and concord shall be imbraced on either side , according to the expressions in the precedent artickel , to the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer , his crowne & dignity - Item . It is agreed that the said state of the Inns of Court , and the state Eclesiasticke afore said , Shall ioyntly and severally , vse the vttermost of their strength , power , and policy , To resist & suppress all such proceedings of this present parliament , which shall any way tend to the Reformation and suppression , ( of ) Opression , Extortion , Bribery , Contention , & Tradition , And that they shall & will , with all their might ▪ power , and policy , endeauour and striue to broche , Advance , and maintaine , All the said severall impietise again To the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer ; his Crowne and dignity Item . Jt is agreed by & berweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer , and the whole state ecclesiasticke of the one part . And Iudge bribery , That forthwith , vpon the dissolution of this present Parliament , He the said Iudge bribery , is then againe , to put in practise , the taking of bribes , passing of fals iudgement , and maintaining his fals & corrupt centences , and decreese , to be things sacred , & infaliable , Oppressing the innocent , by clos imprisonment , and also fauouring all Iesuites , Priests , and Semenaries , if any of them happen by the Instruments of Justice , to be laid hold on , Animating and instructing all Aturnies Soliceters , and Clarkes , for and to the sowing of strife ; and contention amongst the people of the land , To the honour of our Sofferaign Lord King Lucifer : his Crowne and dignity . Item It is agreed by & betweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer , and Lawyer corruption : that he the said lawyer corrupcion , shall , notwithstanding , any powerfull Parliamentary reformation , still parsist in takeing fees , both of playntiue and defendant , nor shall ever bring , any honest cause to its period , vntill he hath ( in fees ) devoured the whole substance , both of plaintiue and defendant , neither shall he the said Lawyer corruption euer at any time , giue any true and preualent advice to any his clyents , but shall delude , and delay them , vntill he hath draynd them as afores●id , to the vtter ruine of them , their wiues and children , to the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer , and the propagation of his Crowne and dignity . To their owne present , rich impiety , and asured sucsesefull pardition . Jtem . It is agreed and concluded , by and betweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer , and Aturny Contention , That he the said Atturny contention , shall and will , at all times , in all places , and vpon all occasions , vse his best dilligence , to sow debate , strife , varience , & contentiō amongst the people of the land without exception of persons , yea , he shall not omitt to set the father against the son and the son against the father , as also one Brother against the other , to the vtter ruine of their estates houses and families , to that end , he shall dispose of himselfe and all his imphes , into all the quarters and severall corners of the Kingdome , neither shall there be any market towne or place of habitation , but he shall seat himselfe there , to the intent and purpose aforesaid , To the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer . his Crowne and dignity , & to the advancement of the said sience of iniquity , Jtem . Jt is agreed by & betweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer , and Solissetor Sedition , That he the said Solissetor Sedition , shall & will at all times vse his best endeauovr to stir vp animate and encourage all people of what condicion , degree , & profesion soever , vnto sutes in the law & that he the said Solisetor Sedition , shall & will proue faithfull vnto all Lawyers & Aturnies , and shall and will be slow in the prosecution of any mans cause whatsoever , and spin out the thred therof to its full length , espeacially in the Courts of equity , by multiplicity of ( Begeting orders ) and by not omitting to haue this clause incerted into every of his orders , videliset ( vnles cause be shewed to the contrary at the next court day by the defendant ) as also by falsifiing of orders Through the corrupting of registers , and corrupting of councell in an honest cause , by deceiueing his clyants through false & uniust bills of charges by brybing the Judges of the severall courts , and the masters of the Chancery , Richly , to the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer his Crowne and dignity , and the eternall damnation of Solissetor Sedition . Jtem . It is agreed & concluded , in Perpetuum , between our Sofferainge Lord King Lucifer , and Iaylor oppression , that whereas through the rigoure of the law , many poore Christian soules are commited vnto his keeping & safe custody for sundry causes , and sometimes for no iust cause at al He the said Iaylor opression , shall and will , by himselfe , his Clarkes , and servants , be void of all mercy , and compassion towards them , and shall and will as much as in him lieth : endeavour to worke the vtter ruine of the estates and liues of all such as shall be committed to his custody , and to that end he the saide Jaylor oppression , shall nor will not be slack in giuing bribes , otherwise stiled new-yeares gifts yearely unto all the Judges of the courts of Iustis for & towards the better incouragement & annimation of them , to the commitment of all such to prison , as are or shall be brought before them on the least ocasion , and that he the said Iaylor oppression shall be euer redy to yeeld his dayly atendance on the Judges in their Courts , thereby to stirr them vp to be mindfull of him to that effect , & lastly it is agreed & coucluded , that he the said Iaylor oppression , shall & will by himselfe & his servants , set such snares & gins for all those commited to his costody , that they being once intrapped within his prison doores , shall neuer find the way out , dureing the continuance of their liues , or of ther estates at the least . To the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer his Crowne and dignity ▪ and to the eternall perdition of Iaylor opression . Item . It is agreed by & betweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer , and iustice Conniuence , That he the said iustis conniuence , shall not nor wil haue any regard or respect , to the iustnes of any poore mans cause , nor shall euer incline his eare to any his iust complaints , but shall and willeuer conniue and beare with the oppressor , defrauder , & deceiuer , and that he the said iustice conniuence , shall and will euer preferr , the vallue of a Gooce , a pig , a Capon , a brace of Partriges , a good fatt sheepe , a bore at Christmis , or a letter from a friend , written in fauour of Sir Opressor , Mr defrauder , and dick deceiuer . farr before iustice it selfe , or the iustnesse of any honest mans cause whatsoeuer , nor that he the said iustice conniuence shal euer excecute iustice in any poore mans cause , but on the contrary he shall opresse them , and haue his miltimuses ready written , by his clarke , M' , duble fees , for the speedy commitment of them to prison , neither shall he euer incline his eare to heare their iust complaints against the severall goulden persons of worship afore said . To the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord king Lucifer his Crowne and dignity , and the benifit of Iaylor opression . Item . It is agreed by & betweene our Sofferaigne Lord king Lucifer , and state Negligence that he the said state Negligence , shall euer preferr his owne peace and present benefit , before the wellfare and futuar prosperity of his king and country , and also that he the said state negligence shall not at any time , take notice of any the Ill legall proceedjngs in any , the Courts of iustice , nor shall adict himself or ever endeavour to suppresse nor prevent by any good or hollsome lawes the practise of , tirrany , oppression , in iustice extortion , bribery , contentjon , idolitry , and the like , But shall and will soly adict himself vnto the pastimes , of hunting , hauking , gaming , and whoring , and the vtter reiection of the present and futuar benefit and well-fare of his natiue country , to the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord king Lucifer : the prosperity of his Religeous vicegerent , and the peace and tranquility of all his servants the Iesuites : priests : Semenaries : and Romane Catholikes of England . In witnes of the truth of these presents and of every particular contained in the same : the parties aboue named haue hereunto set their hands and Seales the day afore-said and in the 5662 yeare of the raigne of our most dambnable Sofferaigne Lord , king Lucifer . Etcetera . Signed . Sealed . and dilivered in the presence of vs . William Laud . Bishop . Jsopprise Crauly . Iudge . Bribeing Long . Justice . Corrupt Fountaine . Lawyer . Iumping Jumper . Aturney . James In Graine . Jaylor . Robert Kilfart . Solissiter . And Rudine Haphudibrass Cytin kycloparius , Notarius Publicus HERE FOLLOWETH A BREEFE RELAtion of a great feast which from Lucifer Prince of hell was by the hands of Cardinall pegusious presented to the view disposall and abrobation of the Pope of Rome in the yeare of Iubely , 1641. Pope MY Lord Cardinall pegusious , and you the rest of my holy brethren , I beseech you , view these excelent varieties and variety of excelencies , well dressed , and most exquisitely set forth and Garnished . But the contents of every dish , I beleeue is best knowne to you my Lord Pegusious , from whom I desire to be satisfied , concerning the contents , qualities , and opperation , of every severall dish . Card'i . May it please your Holinesse , These varieties of dishes , which yovr holines here sees thus set sorth , Were all of them prepared , for the onely Table , of our high & mighty Monarch , king Lucifer , your holynes sole Patrone , and protector , A certaine number of which dishes his Mat'iy hath gratiously bin pleased , to cause them to be presented to your holines disposall , and the resudue of them , onely , to your holines vew and approbation , being to be preserved for his Ma'ties owne peculiar pallate . Pope . I beseech you my Lord Car'd , let me haue them brought hither before me in order , according to the appointment of my Sofferaigne , & most munificient Patron , Car'd , Your holynes will and pleasure shall be accomplished , and here in the first place may it please your holynes to take notice , that the first dish by his Ma'ties appointment to be presented to your holines disposall , is this large ( Lattin charger ) containing twenty two , Lordly English Bishops , stued with the fire of contention , on the chafindish of exasperation and seasoned with the severall spices of mans invention , as with the spice of the masse , Priesthud , holy-dayes , Altars , Candles , Rayles , holy-bread , holy-water , holy-ashes , deuout prayer for the dead , invocation of Saints , offerings at the Altars , exc●mmnnications , and the strong and opperatiue spice , of the high commision . Jt is also garnished about , with the severall heritickall Doctrines of all the New intituled , priests of England , & this dish his Ma'ty hath appointed to be disposed of by your holynes . Pope . I will surely taste of it , ( it lookes louely ) Oh Admirable ? it is a most LAVDable dish of meat : I can find nothing wanting in this dish : but onely three graines : of the spice of accomplishment : and then it had bin deuoutly seasoned for my pallatt : but J pray what is the next dish my lo' Card ' , The next dish may it please your holynes : is a silver charger , comprehending all the contrivers , and complotters of the dissention betweene England , and Scotland , os the last Spainish invasion of England , and the practisers with the French for the subvertion of all the heritiks in England , Scotland , and Jreland , it is seasoned with all our Iesuitical practises , Church policies and al our English Romane Catholike tretcheries , and garnished with al our English Romane statistes : this dish of meat is now almost could , and therefore at this present vnfit for your Holynes pallatt , it onely wants the breath of the Earle of Straffords fiery zeal to heat it , by a Laudable blast or two . Pope . However I pray let me taste of it . Oh the : lamentation of a sinner , pity , pity , yea a thousand pities is it , that this dish had not bin kept hott and seasoned to the proofe , that we might haue sung most Laudably , te Lucifer Laudamus . But my lo ' Card ' what is the next dish . Card ' , May it please your holynes , this dish containes , a certaine number of falce and corrupt Iudges , it is seasoned with the spice of aged detestable couetuousnes , bribery , extortion , oppression , iniustice , unmercifullnes , and with parvertion of all the statute lawes , garnished with ship money , forrest mony , lone mony , and a multitude of Jsoprises but this dish is by his ma'ties speciall order to be preserved for his owne peculiar pallate . Pope . His Majesties will be done , J shall be ever ready & obedient to all his Ma'ties , commands , nor will I presume to taste of it : but onely passe my iudgment on it , that it is a Princely dish , fit onely for his Majesties table . What is the next J pray my Lord , Card'i , The next may it please your holynes is a large Golden charger : contayning a very great number of bace minded covetuous uniust : extorting & oppressing Lawyers who value every word by them vttered at a barr of iustice , at a farre higher price , then your holynes doth your Buls , issued forth for remission of sins , & these caterpillers , his ma'ti king Lucifer : hath brought into such great esteeme , with all the Jnhabitants of England , as that no man of quality thinks his hous to stand , vnles it bee supported by one of those vermine pillars and broud of contention this dish is seasoned with the spice of extorting fees from one twenty-shillings-peece . to 5. to 10. yea to 20. espeacially by those who are stiled the iudges favourites , all this is giuen some times but for the speaking of 2. or 3. words . it is likewise seasoned with the taking fees on both sides , deluding clyents , spining out the thred of an honest cause to its full length , vntill the purs-strings both of plaintife and defendant crack , and then they are tied together , by a commission into the country , where these catterpillers are reverenced and feared like so many Gods , by all the people , this dish is garnished with some 10000. pestifferous petty fogging , sedicious 10-groat Atturnnies , one of whose parfidious bills of charges , in one tearme advances it-selfe sometimes vnto the sum of 5. 10. 20. yea 30 pounds . espeacialy whē he finds his clyent naturally inclyned to the conditions of an asse . And on every of these garnishes hāgs 5 ●onny-catching deceaitful Solissitors properly termed Lawyers-limetwigs , traps , or nets , to catch the poore silly creatures caled clyents , & this dish his Ma'ty hath also reserved for his owne table . Pope , It is a Princely dish indeed , and fit onely for the peculiar table of so great a Monarch , as is our most dambnable Sofferaigne King Lucifer , the opperation & vertue of which dish , is able to season a whole kingdome , to be fit meat for his Ma'ties pallate , espeacially if there be but the opperatiue spice added to it , called the ( action of the cace ) But what is this dish my lord Card'i . Card ' , may it please your holynes , this dish containes a certaine num●er of bace muck-wormes , stiled , Docters of our sivill law . Chancelors and Officials , this dish is also seasoned with the uniust spice of extortion , oppression , fraud , and deceit , and granished , about with a most dambnable crue , of Procters , Notaries , Registers , Deligates , Advocates , Sumners , and petty apparaters , these haue for many yeares , proued noteable instruments of strife and vexsation , vnto the inhabitants of England , and through their deceaueabl wayes haue mightily oppressed the people : being not much inferior vnto the preceadent Golden charger . But to this dish : may it please your holynes , there hath happened this yeare a very great mischance in the kooking , for when wee thought it should haue bin most Laudably boyled vp to its greatest hight of Catholik operatiō , there happened a Spider to fall into it , through a sudden blast of Reformation which hath made it somwhat dangerous now for your holines to taste of , For , the Lamb that was moste richly seasoned in it , is now through this sudden and unexpected , misfortune , Putrified , and the Duck being a watry foule , is quite disolved and this dish by his Ma'tys speciall order , is to be left now to your holines disposall . Pope , J am much bound to his Ma'ty for his gracious favour to me herein , J shall be very carefull through deliberation & mature consideration to study for the most fittest disposall thereof during the time of my vicegerency here & then return it againe to his Ma'ties disposall . But I pray you my lord Cardinal what do those coper vessels containe Car'd , May it please your holines : this covered messe is a gallimofre or as the Fleamine cals it a Hutchepot , wherein are sundry meates stued together : it containes a certaine number of beasts called , corrupt masters of the chancery : & half a dozen corrupt clarkes of the chancery , also 150. Of their puni clarkes comonly termed Aturnies in chancery . it also containes 6 new Aturnies of the Court of reqvests & some 60 of their puny Clarkes this Hutchepot is seasoned with the spice of bribery , fallswittneses stieled Knights of the poste , a spice greatly in request in those Courts , especialy in the examiners offices and the late Couentry , affidavit office but his Ma'tys special commād is to haue this couered mess preserued in its present condition ; least contention should sease amongst the inhabitants of England : & vnity & peace take place : which cannot but tend much to his Ma'tys dettryment & loss of dominion in that Kingdom : and to that end he hath caused the same to be sealed vp : & to be convayed from Couentry to Manchester by the G●ulden Finche . Pope . Good my Lord Cardjnal J beseech you , let his Ma'tys will & pleasure herein be very carefully accomplished , for it concerns much his Ma'ties honour and our safety . But what is in this dish my Lord ? Card ' : this may it please your holines is likewise a Hutchpot , contayning meates of sundry sorts and operations , it containes a certaine number of Prothonotaries , Registers , & Clarks of the Starrechamber , chancery , court of requests Kings-bench , common please , and the excheckquer , this galimofre is seasoned with , subbornation of falce-witneses , falcyfiing of orders , and decrees , it is garnished with the subtile practises of the renter warden of the fleete and his imphes , as also with Killvert , killfart , killbennet , kill Bishop and the like instruments of Lawyers gaine , the opperation of this dish chiefely consists , in the confusion of mens estates , to extract Gold out of all mens purses , to suppress vertue and peace , and to advance eniquity and contention , to wrong & oppress every man , and to do right to no man . And this mess is also to be reserved for his Ma'tys Table . Pope . Good my Lord Cardinall , J pray you let me taste of this mess , the opperation whereof by your relation appeares to be admirable , J wish from my heart that J might also grow capeabel of that vertue . of extracting Gould out of the English nation , as som of my predisessors haue done before me , ( J confesse ) the study of this Art was begun by my Phisition , most Laud ably , but alas and we ' is mee , it was marred by a robustious storm of wind out of the North and quite spoyled by a vehment shower of puritanical raine , And what is this next mess my Lord . Card. May it please your holines , this is also a Hutchpot , containing sundry cours meates , as scriveners , brokers , vserres , iaylors , balifs sergeants , informers , periur'd Church-wardens , iustlers of the peace , & bumbalifs , this mess is seasoned with parcehment , deceit , extortion , vsery opression , murthering of Christiā soules in prisons , through famine , false information , iniustice , neglect , and tirrany , & is garnished with a number of irreligious Majors , Sherefs , Feoderies , escheaters , Clarkes of the syse , Clarkes of the peace , Constables and headboroughs . But this mess is by his Ma'ties order to be disposed of vnto his servants . Pope . Jndeed my lord Car'd , my'thinkes this mess hath a very bitter rellish with it , elce my mouth is quite out of taste , I conceaue it to be a mess fit onely for his Ma'ties hell hounds , But What is this last mess . Card ' . I conceaue this mess to be very wel known to your holines , for it is seasoned with moste of those operatiue spices that all the meat dresed in you holines kitchin is seasoned with , this mess containes diuers iusticiall birds of midlesex as namely the long the hearne , the snape , the hooker the geaye , and the likes of them . Seasoned with the fees and bribes of all the whores , and theefes that liue in Westminster , Coven-Garden , Hollborne , Grub-street , Clarckenwell . Rosemary-lane . Turnbull-street , Rattcliff , Southwarke , banke-side , & kent-street , this dish is also garnished with the new-yeares-gifts , of the whores , theefes , and cutpurses , dwelling in the fore-named severall places , but this mess is by his Ma'ty , reserued for his owne peculiar pallatt . Pope . Oh venerable Bead , Oh holy Garnet , O sanctified Fauxe , O reverent Beckett , O beloued Raviliack , Campion , Watson , Parsons , Moorton , Sands , and Admired Bellermine , I call you all to witness this day , wether you or any of you : haue euer as yet bin capeable of such a delicious feast : adorned with so many varieties : beautified with so many severall rareties , and seasoned with such delectable spices . Sancte benedicto Ora pronobis . And thus rendring all hvmble and harty thankes : with all Reuerence in all obedience : vnto his Ma'ty : our moste dambenable prince and Protector : Lucifer : king of sticks : and Phleget'on : I remaine his Ma'tys humble servant : and vice-gerent : at his Ma'tys sole disposall dureing life . PAPA . ROMANORUM . 666. Advices and motiues , to the honorable assembly in Parliament . E. S. I. E. W. J. S. The stake 's three Crownes , foure nations gamsters are Ther 's three to one , & yet no man that dare Take these great odds , the cause is as they say , The fourth , know's both our stock , and cards we play , This turns the odds , and makes moste gamsters think , Wee 'r but in iest , and play our cards and winck . The sett goes hard , when gamsters think it best , Though three men vie it , the fourth setts his rest . My Masters , you that vndertake the game , Looke too t , your conutryes safety and her fame Are now at stake , be carefull how you cutt And deale , as knowne occasions put you too t . The cards are strangely shufled , for your parts , Ti's odds , you ever get the ace of harts . Yet the fiue finger , and some helps beside , Lie in the pack disperst , be those your guide , That you posess , to tell you what you want , Least the mistake of one poore tricke should daun● , Your spirits quite , and make you fling away , Your liberty , not to be lost by play , Detest foule iugling , now ti's in your powers , Let none but square play pass , the game is youers . For here you see , hell , Rome , and all their , trayn , Plott to confound , all your good lawes againe . Then haue a care , expell Romes imphes , make sure , Your lawes and Liberties may still indure To future ages , posterities then may , Haue cause to blesse your memories for aye . Lament Lament you Bushops all , each weare his blackest gowne : Hang up your Rochets on the wall , your pride is going downe . 2 It needs must greeue each Romish hart , to heare this sadd relation : All Cannons are not worth a fart , made in the Conuocation . 3 The Bishops holy sinod , and the Priests of Baal , that there : Concented , and concluded all , are now in griviovs feare , 4 To be depriu'd , of Priestly stile , of Coat Cannonicall : And quite be banished this Ile , they feare they must be all . 5 Ah , poore , ( Etcetera , ) is now dead , which greeues the Bishops moste , What they would haue immortall made , hath now giuen vp the Gostes 6 Alas , that new begotten oath , like snow against the sun , It did begin to melt away , When th' Parliament begun . 7 All Ceremonies are good cheape , and I will tell you how : The , Tippit , Hood , and Surpliss eke , are good for nothing now . 8 And which I wis more woefull is , and moste their courage quayles : There was a grievious murther made , among their holy rayles . 9 Oh , when this sadd and heavy newes , vnto that Synod came , The Birds and beasts were in a muse , asse , Wren , and Duck , and Lambe . 10 And then a dollfull ditty these , did thus lament together : Alaff ▪ we must all run away . when shall we run , and whether , 11 Shall we ? with Windibanck to France , or fly to Holland , where The Finch is flone , for vs a place , before hand to prepare ▪ 12 No quoath the Duck , wee 'l Fly to Rome and there rest without feare . Of Parliament , and then the Lamb : may come up in the reare . 13 And ther wee 'l drinke a health to all the puritans confusion , That haue thus strongly wrought our fall by parliament conclusiou . The Iudges , and the Lawyers all , Aturnies , procters Clarckes , Soliciters , and Advocates , Must now stand in their Sarks , And penuance do for all their faults , Their bribes they must restore , Their cheates and tricks which they did vse ▪ They practise must no more . The people , long they haue beguild , And many a' one undonn , Gods curss , their wealth for this doth mel As show is by the sun . Their childrne and posterity , The Gallous doth devoure Themselues , haue made a league with hell ▪ To raigne still by his power . God is the God of vnity . Of loue and peace alone , But these men , for deceit and strife , The lik's of them there 's none . 〈…〉 probatum est . Receaued by me , fountaine of inquity this 22th of Septemb 1641. By the helpe of Iudge Bribery : and the furtherance of Lawyer impiety : of Romanus Tretchery : The Sum of 10 pounds of dambnable simplicity : 9 pounds of Supersticious ignorance : 7 pound of idolatrus Folly , 6 pounds of willfull Stupidity : and 3 pounds of perverssnes : to and for the vse of impatience : And by his appointment to be delivered vnto Gentiel prodigality : to and for the vce of Mistris inconstancy , Daughter and sole-heyre vnto Mistris Letchery : the grand-child of Mistris Baudery : dwelling next dore vnto Mistris Beggery . By the new Prison neare the whipping thong : At no great distance from Mr Justice Long . Long hath a long time bin a knaue : Receauing bribes from every slave . Long euer hath a shelter bin full sure : For every theefe : a Cutpurss : and a whore . Long knows full well his Christmas how to keep : On Cost of whorse , those are his onely sheepe . His Capons : wood-Cocks : Herns : Snites : and Geayes : Providers of good cheere on all assayes . Long may he feast his body : fill his purss : By such a crue of hellish imphes . Gods curss Asuredly will fall on him and his : And proue his fatall recompence for this . Long may he be a knave : of such great fame To all whores glory : his owne eternall shame . FINIS .