XXIII. punctilio's or caprichio's of state among the present grandees. By Count Gundomar Twenty-three punctilio's or caprichio's of state among the present grandees. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A71169 of text R203815 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T3416aA). 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. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 8 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. 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Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Conde de, 1567-1626, attributed name. 8 p. s.n.], Printed at Madrid [i.e. London : in the year 1659. A satire. The attribution and the imprint are both false; in fact printed in London (Wing). Identified on UMI microfilm (Early English books, 1641-1700) reel 2019 as Wing S692A. Reproductions of the original at the Harvard University Library. eng Political satire, English -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Europe -- History -- 1648-1715 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. A71169 R203815 (Wing T3416aA). civilwar no XXIII. punctilio's or caprichio's of state among the present grandees. By Count Gundomar. Gondomar, Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Conde de 1659 1120 5 0 0 0 0 0 45 D The rate of 45 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-08 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-08 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-09 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-09 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion XXIII . PUNCTILIO'S OR CAPRICHIO'S OF STATE Among the present GRANDE●S . Sed magis ingenue Peribonius , hunc ego fatis Imputo — By Count GUNDOMAR . Printed at Madrid in the Year , 1659. XXIII . PVNCTILIO'S OR CAPRICHIO'S OF STATE . I. WHether the Court of Honour was not timely and prudentially supprest in the beginning of this brouillery , since the Authors of our confusion had none themselves nor intended to leave any in ; or to the Nation . II. Whether we or the Kingdom of Portugal , shall have the Honour of Precedency in returning to our ancient and Pristine allegiance ; if not , whether the same Armes that are like to reduce the latter , may not reduce us . III. Whether the English Plenipotentiaries in the Sound , to accord the two Northern Kings , were not more usefull at home to compose the difference betwixt the Parliament and Army , having been so well exercised and experienced in uneffectual and unfeasible Treaties . IV. Whether Mounsieur Downham may not be any ones Broker or Factor in Holland , since his Principals here are bankroupt ; whether he have not leisure enough to enquire after the Crown Jewels , as his Master Oliver instructed him . V. Whether the Welch , or No Ambassadour , were Sir William , or my Lord Lockhart , or my Lord Cardinals Fool at the late enterview of the Favovrites , whether he did Bezos los manos or la cueva of Don Lewis de Haro ; and whether his Credentials were not writ in Scotch . VI . Whether to be master of the Sword and Militia , be not more advantagious then to be master of the Wardes and Liveries , and yet if he be not Lamberts Pupil : and whether Charles Fleetwood , be any kin to miles Fleetwood . VII . Whether it were not a main errour in Oliver in satisfying himself with the bare diminution and eclipse of my Lord Lambert ; whether like Ixion he may not be begot of a cloud ; whether like him he may not turn the wheel and change this abyss of confusion into an Elysium . VIII . Whether John Desborow's high Shoon , or his Lordships Collosha's are best to wade through thick and thin ; whether he knows any difference betwixt a Barn and the Parliament House , since ther 's threshing and winnowing in both ; whether Lambert plow not with him . IX . Whether Lieutenant Col. Duckenfield ought not to be Master of the Ceremonies , since he could parler so Court-like with the Speaker , and brought him so A la mode to his Audience at Wallingford House . X. Whether my Lord Whitlocks extraordinary Embassy to Sweden , his Intrigues there , his puny Treasurer-ship , his Juniority to Lisle for the custody of the Seal , his new League with the Army will be any Riddle to knotty SQUIRE Dun. XI . Whether Alderman Tichburn's impertinent Headpiece , make him not as troublesome a Senator to the Souldiery as he is a President to the new Artillery men . XII . Whether Crispin was not a type of my Lord H●wson ; whether he has not married a Quean : if he ought not at last to be President of the new thing that hath so much cobling work to doe . XIII . Whether Mr. Brandriffe be better at the Drawing or Council board ; whether he or his goose will best forward the Settlement ; whether he be not fitter to be Porter at White-hall gate being measured out for such a Fellow . XIV . Whether Ireton in a Ruffe would not looke like Queen Besse , and wonderfully grace the new Senate and strike ●n awful reverence and dread into the boyes and girls of the Town . XV . Whether the Army found it not easier to cajole Lieutenant General Ludlow into their junto , then they will finde it to cokes Overton out of Hull , it being Rebellions and the Parliaments Metropolis : XVI . Whether Sir Orlando Hes●lrigge might not be one of this pack , if he would allow this 23 to be halfe so villanous as his 5. XVII . Whether the Armies light touch of the Murder of the KING in their late Plea , be not a point mainly and chiefly to be insisted on . XVIII . Whether the solemn League and Covenant , the Parliaments engagement against KING , &c. Olivers instrument , the new subscription of the army were licensed by Matchiavil , and which of them is most especially and eminently obligatory in point of conscience . XIX . Whether the Army thought not to Monkifie General Monk by prescribing him such a toye as their Addresse for his imitation ; whether they be not mistaken , and the Divel a Monk is he ; and if he must be one , whether he had not better by his loyalty enter himself in the order of Benedict . XX Whether Lawrence and Sydenham were not taken in for Tutors to the new F●…y , that the affaires of this new nothing might be managed orderly and to little purpose . XXI . Whether Sir Henry Vanes wisdome should not have been the first Pageant in my Lord Maiors Shew , whether Mischief , Mony , or Vain-glory is most pleasing to him , whether he sutes with Balzae's Character , that there are a sort of men born to trouble and disquiet the world , whether his Devilship be not convinced of his detestable contrivements ; and if the Committee of safety may not aptly be surnamed Vane , and if London Bridge lack not a Vane . XXII . Whether the rest of the pack , can be marshalled by any Herauldry but Ralph Briscoes Bookes ; whether their Politique Education has not been an insuportable charge to the Commonwealth whilest it eased particular parishes ; whether they can give any other account of themselves then Tom Pride ; if they can , that they inform the Printer who will give them their due honour . XXIII . Whether this Punctilio-maker would scruple I think it below him to be Halter-maker of the Senate if he could not shew them a better Turn of State then any yet ; if such a course would not be the onely way to safety : and finally if the 23 Commissioners , shall not have in due time 24 Godfathers . FINIS .