Aulicus his hue and cry sent forth after Britanicus, vvho is generally reported to be a lost man. Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A79471 of text R200211 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E296_20). 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. 11 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A79471 Wing C3808 Thomason E296_20 ESTC R200211 99861016 99861016 113143 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A79471) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 113143) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 49:E296[20]) Aulicus his hue and cry sent forth after Britanicus, vvho is generally reported to be a lost man. Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665. [2], 6 p. [Bernard Alsop?], London: : Printed in the dismall year of Britanicus. 1645. Attributed to Francis Cheynell. "Printed by Bernard Alsop"--Thomason Catalogue. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 13th". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1642-1649 -- Early works to 1800. A79471 R200211 (Thomason E296_20). civilwar no Aulicus his hue and cry sent forth after Britanicus,: vvho is generally reported to be a lost man. Cheynell, Francis 1645 1962 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 B The rate of 5 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the B category of texts with fewer than 10 defects per 10,000 words. 2007-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-04 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-05 Jonathan Blaney Sampled and proofread 2007-05 Jonathan Blaney Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion AULICUS HIS HVE AND CRY Sent forth after BRITANICVS , VVho is generally reported to be a lost Man . depiction of Mercury LONDON , Printed in the dismall yeare of Britanicus . 1645. AVLICVS HIS Hue and Cry Sent forth after BRITANICVS , who is generally reported to be a lost man . Oyez , Oyez , Oyez . IF there be any person or persons that can tell any tidings of a petty penny Clerke , sometime a writer of Writs for a penny a dozen , who hath forgot his owne name , and hath a long time answered to the name of Britanicus ; hee is a man of a low stature full set , blacke haire , hollow-hearted , empty scull'd , barren of invention a lover of basenesse , void of grace , and lastly , a Traytor to his King : bring newes to Aulicus and expect a reward . A Porter . Mr. Aulicus , I am very glad it was my fortune to come by , for I can tell you tidings of the man you seeke for . Aulicus . Sayest thou so ? ( honest fellow ) I rejoyce much to heare thee , and be thou well assured thou shalt not goe unrewarded . Porter . Tush Sir I expect no reward , I desire ( rather ) to see him and all such poyson-breathing Vipers made Hawks meat . Aulicus . Honest Porter I love thee , for thou speakest like a good subject , but where shall I finde this limb of Lucifer ? Porter . Sir if you please to walke with me to Westminster , you shall there obtaine your wished will . Aulicus . Is he so neare ifaith ? come let us hasten thither , and as we walke we may discourse further of him . Porter . I wait your leisure Sir . Aulicus . Come then let us goe . O how cheerfully I walke , me thinkes I flye , I am not sensible of my steps , not any paine , I take , to thinke what a greeting wee shall have when wee meet . Porter . I Sir , I thinke the sight of you will please him well , and be as welcome to him as a saddle to a gall'd horse back . Aulicus . Observe that when we come together . But all this while art thou not mistaken ? Dost thou not take one man for another ? art thou sure it is he ? Porter . O Sir make you no doubt of that . I know him full wel , and can describe him by many remarkable signes and tokens which you have not mentioned in your Hue and Cry . I know what habit he weares , and where he bought it , the outside of his doubles is black Sattin , and I 'me sure it is not long since one of his skirts was lin'd with a Brokers bill : O how his cloathes smell of Long Lane ! Aulicus . Well Porter , thou art a merry Blade and I like thy humour well , prethee speake on , what knowest thou more of him ? Porter . Marry Sir I know that there is a great lamantation made for the losse of him at many Tavernes in the City , especially at the Mere-maid in Cheapeside , for they have lost a sweet customer of him . But though Masters of many Tavernes mourne for the losse of him , yet the Drawers rejoyce ; for now they take their rest , and sleepe their fill , that were wont to fit up and wait on him at unseasonable houres , now the young knaves can goe to bed and dreame of their wenches . Aulicus . Ifaith Porter thou makest me laugh , thou art a companion for a Lord . Porter . Nay Sir seeing my discourse pleaseth you so well , I will tell you one story more of him , and wherein I my selfe have had a losse , for many a shilling and many a cup of Sacke was I wont to get for carrying of him home when the Frenchman and the Spaniard were at barly breake in his belly : with many other passages of such like vertues : but I cannot at this time proceed , for we are now in sight of his lodging , I will therefore at present cease my discourse , and after conducting you to his Chamber I leave you and him to your foresaid greeting and salutation . Aulicus . How now Britanicus , what make you here ? is this your lodging ? have you changed your habitation ? Prethee answer me : I am Aulicus thy friend : why art thou so sad ? hold up thy head , art thou not well ? Britan. No . Aulicus . Indeed many report that thou art very ill . Where lyes thy griefe ? Looke upon me , cheere up thy drooping spirit , thou pretty foole : hold up thy empty bottle , and shew thy brazen , thy rebellious face . Hast thou lost all thy understanding ? Is thy invention growne barren and thy braines turn'd to froth ? Hadst thou no other matter to write upon ? Couldst thou spue out thy venome on none but the King ? Thou foole Britanicus , thou Asse , thou Drunkard , thou Sot , thou Knave Britanicus , couldst thou expect gaine or applause for thy so foolish and so wicked study ? O ●…ne Britanicus , O brave Britanicus , a Rope for Britanicus . Well as ill as I love thee : I wish thee to change thy lodging , the Ayre doth not agree with thy constitution : I doe not like thy lookes , I thinke thou wilt not live long : London ayre agrees best with thee : leave this close place , and remove to Newgate-market , there is a fresh ayre , and a fayre strong house , where thou mayst take thy swing and not be tyed to this close inconvenience . There will also many benefits arise : for twice every weeke the Sheriffes of London send in a plentifull basket full fraught with Capons legs , and other delicates , and in time thou maist be partaker of that also . Leave then this place of Little-ease and repaire thither : forsake this Settle-bed I say , for there thy bed shall be new corded , and skiffull Gregory is appointed for that purpose . And when thou hast occasion to tide a journey , he will closely attend thee , and be thy officious servant till death . But when thou takest thy journey to Oxford , leave Paddington if thou canst for there stands a scurvie triangular stop in thy way , which will hinder thy proceedings . Besides I know thou lovest a cup of good liquor , and that Roade will not afford it ; and I can prove by severall examples that many a passenger that hath travelled that way , have for want of drinke and somewhat else beene choaked . Hearken therefore to my admonition for good counsell cannot hurt thee . Now if all this be not sufficient to disswade thee from that Roade , take thy owne course : but so well I love thee that if thou give me notice of thy journey , I will bring thee so far on thy way and there leave thee . But before we part , prophesie when that day shall be , if thou retainest still thy prophetick spirit . No , no , Britanicus thou canst not , thou hast already shewed thy selfe to be a false Prophet and art come basely off . Where are the effects of thy divination ? what one thing hath happened agreeing with thy presige of the Nobility , and divers others ? and amongst the rest I poore Aulicus had many a jerke : Me thinkes ( quoth he ) I already see Aulicus in Ely House . But see how this Prophet is mistaken I 'me sure I see Britanicus in the Gate-house . I am not in pound yet sirrah . Thou a Prophet , thou a hang-dog , the most thou canst make thy selfe to be , is but a Fortune-teller , begotten by a Juggler upon an Egyptian witch . What sayst thou Mungrel ? can'st deny it ? Britan. No . Aul. Well said , now thou deservest commendation , because that thou speakest the truth I will therefore reason with thee a little further , and I prethee answer me : what is become of thy white Printer ? hast thou seene him of late ? Britan. No . Aul. Why I can tell thee where he is , but I am loath to encrease thy griefe , yet I will tel thee for thy case and mine ( in that point ) are much alike : well I can hold no longer , but with a grieved heart and watery eyes I tell thee , that hee and my friend Royston are bed-fellowes in the Fleet ; come let us comfort one another , let us not grieve too much for them : why should we shew more love to them then to our selves ? Hang them , let them goe : and I doe earnestly perswade thee to hang thy selfe also , for feare thou come to a worse end . VVhat saist thou Britanicus ? dost thou think thou shalt die a better death ? Britan. No . Aul. Then this is my last request unto thee , Prophesie of thy selfe as thou hast done of others , and then goe hang thy selfe when thou wilt . So farewell Britanicus . Postscript . What now Britanicus , dost thou in thy Vindication vomit out thy poysoned Crocodile teares in slanders , to brand those that are not of thy disposition , in terming them to be Malignants ? thou half-headed pesant , I would have thee know they have to their powers , and doe what lyes in them for the generall good of the Parliament and Kingdome , and will to the hazard of their lives and fortunes , and yet not endure thy base abusing his Maiesty . I wonder that the Parliament does not take some course against thy folly . First thou callest them Malignants , I grant Rebell , and who does punish thee but the Parliament then in glorying in the name of Royallist , wherein thou slanderest many thousands who are good friends to the State and Kingdome ? then thou sayest thou doest not intend to iustifie thy selfe . No thou needest not , but sue rather to the Parliament with a two peny halter about thy necke , and that is the best counsell I can give thee . And for thy paines thou takes in setting out thy Pamphlet , what was thy aime Britanious ? I tell thee onely thy profit : And for doing the State service , as thou cals it , I beleeue it hath beene to set the Kingdome together by the eares . And for thy addresse to the Parliament , implore them for some time of repentance and cry not , for they know thou art a slandring Knave , and so adieu Britanicus . FINIS . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A79471e-100 The Gate house at Westminster .