The Most vile and lamentable confession of Hugh Peters of all his bloody advices given to the late Oliver Cromwel, touching all the horrid murders committed upon those martyrs whose names are all herein specified, immediately after his apprehension neer Horsly-down, Sept.4. Together with a conference between him and Sir Henry Martin, now in the Tower of London. Sing hey homy honey, my heart shall never rue, twenty four traytors now for a penny, and into the bargain Hugh. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A89379 of text R209637 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason E1842_3). 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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A89379) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 170454) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 230:E1842[3]) The Most vile and lamentable confession of Hugh Peters of all his bloody advices given to the late Oliver Cromwel, touching all the horrid murders committed upon those martyrs whose names are all herein specified, immediately after his apprehension neer Horsly-down, Sept.4. Together with a conference between him and Sir Henry Martin, now in the Tower of London. Sing hey homy honey, my heart shall never rue, twenty four traytors now for a penny, and into the bargain Hugh. Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660, Marten, Henry, 1602-1680, 15, [1] p. : ill. for John Andrews at the white-Lyon near Pie-Corner, London Printed, : [1660] Not in fact by Hugh Peters. A satire. Imprint date from Wing. In dialogue and verse. The first leaf contains a portrait of Henry Marten on the recto and a portrait of Hugh Peters on the verso. The final leaf contains a woodcut on the verso. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Sept. 1660", "Sept. 17". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. eng Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660 -- Early works to 1800. Marten, Henry, 1602-1680 -- Early works to 1800. Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 -- Early works to 1800. Regicides -- England -- Early works to 1800. A89379 R209637 (Thomason E1842_3). civilwar no The Most vile and lamentable confession of Hugh Peters of all his bloody advices given to the late Oliver Cromwel,: touching all the horrid Peters, Hugh 1660 2423 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 C The rate of 17 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 2007-06 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2007-06 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Hugh Peters . The most vile and lamentable CONFESSION OF Hugh Peters OF All his Bloody Advices given to the late Oliver Cromwel , touching all the horrid murders committed upon those Martyrs whose names are all herein specified , immediately after his apprehension neer Horsly-down , Sept. 4. Together with a conference between him and Sir Henry Martin , now in the Tower of London . Sing hey ho my honey , My heart shall never rue , Twenty four Traytors now for a penny , And into the bargain Hugh . London Printed , for John Andrews at the white Lyon near Pie-Corner . Enter Hugh Peters into the Tower . Martin . O Father Peters our Ghostly father , and prophane Teacher I much congratulate to see you here . Peters . No not so glad as I am to see you here Sir Henry , for indeed I thought you had been hanged half a year ago . Mar. Oh what need that Mr. Chaplin , so long as you and I can be hanged together ? Peters . Ah , ah , Sir Harry you say right that one Gallows might serve us both , but I knew the time once when a whole Kingdome could not serve us both . Mar. No , how could they when you Preacht the Destruction of three at once ? Peters . Ah , and had brought it to pass to , had you and I continued . Mar. Truly Mr. Chaplin I believe we had , for I could have perswaded Noll our Mr. that all things came by nature . Peters . Yes and I believe I went as neer to it , until he took an occasion to dye , as the devil would have it , then all our long labouring mischiefe came all unto ruine and confusion in a moment . Mar. But what did you think of Riohard the innocent ? Peters . Truely as much as ever I did , for I found him a fool at first , and even so I left him at last . Mar. But what say ye to Harry the Novice who had all Ireland , and an Army at command . Pet. Troth even as the Devil said to the Colier , like to like , for had he stood it out like a brave stout Rebel there , we could have plaid our high born prancks of vilany , and glutted our selves in the very Ocean of Tyranny , till the surged waves of Calamity had overspread the three Nations , then for quietness sake , we had been safe enough , I 'le warrant you . Mar. No not so secure as we are now , I 'le warrant you too . Pet. Nay but we had took our full swing in Rebellion then . Mar. Gad I cannot tell for that , but the full swing for Rebellion I am sure we shall take ere long . Pet. What swing do you mean , Sir Henry , speak out . Mar. The down-right English word , I know you are a Scholer , we shall take our swing upon Tyborn Gallows , do you under●●and me now ? Pet. I understand all can be but a hanging , and that I prophesied seven years ago t would be our end . Mar. Truly I wish then you had been hanged seven years ago , you could not tell us that jest in your Pulpit amongst them all , it might a been a warning to us , but I thought too sudden risings would prove divellish fallings at the last . Pet. Why how did you advance your self , Cousen Martin ? Mar. O lass Cousen Peters do you not know that I was first the Kings Jeweller , then a Judas , next his Judge , and walked one the right hand of the Devil , even to this place . Pet. And has he left the now ? Alas poor Dog of Egypt . But how long time were you ere you obtained your judgeship ? Mar. But one whole year , and then I was at the top of my self-minded Religion . Why were you Religious to ? O yes always for a colour , for I acted nothing but what was under pretence of Religion . Pet. Surely you must needs be some great Scholer then . Mar. No indeed Cousen Peters never none in my life . Pet. Nay then I know you could not other ways chuse but have a brave sweet disembling tongue of your own . Mar. Yes , yes , that I had ever from a youth , and a great many more besides you and I , but pray what were you Cousen Peters when your Money flow'd upon you like the Ocean upon the shore ? Pet. Why , Faith I was any thing then for money , Church-man , or States-man , and sometimes Privie-Counsellor , unto Old Oliver the Dragon of mankind . Mar. Ah , but what did you advise him to , in the prime of your flourishing , everlasting in famous ambition ? Pet. Alass , did not you know all this while what I advised him to ? Mar. Yes , you caused him to cease upon several Gentlemens estates , which did promote our horrid designes beyond Seas bravely , and paid for the contrivances of many a wicked plot here besides . Pet. Ay , and I made him to be head Doctor Hewit , and hangd Mr. Peter Vowel two Loyall Sub●ects of the Kings , and I believe I was bravely commended for it . Mar. Ah , but I am afraid now you l bravely hang for it . Pet. Tru●ly Cousen Martin I speak unfainedly upon the word of a Divine , I had as live be hanged for that , as for a lesser matter : but what brave acts did you advise him to bring under his rod of Tyranny ? Mar. O I and Oliver St. Johns were the two prime Imps , that first invented the plots concerning that Syndercombe who was hanged drawn and quartered afterwards , and buried upon Tower-hil . Pet. Pray Cousen Martin , relate to me the story how you invented that Noble piece of wickedness , for I was then at St. Albons Preaching up to the ears in Sorcery and Southsaying , to the poor hypocritical led away simpletons , yet every one gave a Tallent unto my treacherous Treasury , which amounted to above a hundred pound and more . Mar. Ah mary Sir , I think though I got the gown you got the money , but what did Oliver himself get do you think ? Pet. He get , he got the Devil and all by excise and customs . Mar. Truely , I am of your mind , for the Devil was alwayes very neer him ; and to you to I 'me perswaded . Pet. No not when I was in the Pulpit . Mar. Yes truly I am confident then most of all , for you were always telling us who ought to be sequestrated , and who to be hanged , and how to contrive and set our Engines at work upon t , which made us give more audience to that then ever we did to the best proof in Scripture . Pet. Why should you not , it did more concerne you then any thing in the Bible ever did I am sure on it . Mar. Nay , I must confess we did never much make our selves students in Scripture language , except it was now and then to make use of it for a colour to our ireligious , prophane , tyranicall actions for we was constrained ever to say t was for religion sake , and the libertie of the people . Pet. Aye brother Martin I did commend you highly in that , for indeed I think they might have had libertie to a gone a begging to what country they pleased at last . Mar. Truly I believe so they might , at the rate we held on : neither did we care what end went foremost so we might have kept them low enough , and by that means we knew we should rise high enough ; and then for sermons I believe we brought them to such a pass that there was never more Preachers know in England since Nebuchadnezzar the great Pagan . Pet. Truly Cosen Martin I think our Master Oliver did not go much behind him in all the best of his tyranicall murders , spoils , vilanies , had the devil spared him a little longer I did intend to have baptized him a new and called his name second Nebuchadnezzar . Mar. Why do you cosen Peters believe he was ever baptized in all his life . Truly I cannot tell that cosen Martin I never heard that ever he was . Pet. But I think he came to his dignity like Pope Bonifas , cuning like a fox , he lived like a lyon and died like a dog . Mar. But nevertheless let you and I give him his due Character he was the bravest contriver of plots as I verily believe the devil never went before him . Pet. No because he alwayes came after and put him formost to act his plots for he had a devilish brain with him alwayes and ever had . Mar. Aye truly cosen Peters t is a question whether the devil had not him at the last , ye or no . Pet. Nay as for that matter we need not to question , for I beleive t is very well known that we set him as forward on his way as any two alive could do : and he us , that 's the truth on it , for we were actually every one of us , joyntly & severally in all the horid murders , chancemedlies , burglaries , Rapes spoyls & Vilanies , frauds deceits and perjuries : therefore lets not curse one another knowing there be so many thousand do curse us already for wronging the fatherles , oppressing the widows , depriving the Orphants driving them by whole sale into utter ruine , extremity , calamities , miseries and destruction ; and now having declared no more then what do very well know to be truth and the most part of the three kingdoms can wittness , let us leave Noll where he is , and speak one little touch of our own unreconsilable proceedings , deploring fortune and cursing fate for our too sudden , unexpected , long deserved securement of these our sad , co●rupted , ilbegotten carkasses in the tower of London . I Person Peters fully do declare , And tell the world what ever I have bin , And if you please to hang me do not spare Because I proved Traytor to my King , The cause of Doctor Hewets death I was , And Peter Vowel hang'd at Charing-cross . And old Sir Henry Slingsby he likewise , With his gray hairs I brought him to his grave , Which at the bar he twice was on his knees Beseeching that a pardon he might have ; For as he was aged , so he was innocent , And in our plots he ne'r had finger in 't . But I most impious Vilain did put in , that he unto the Tower should be brought And Martyr like , to suffer for his King , I always in such horrid Murders sought , Then like a lamb he bowed down his hed , Which from his body soon was severed . When Peter Vowel came to Charing-cross , I was in person present to behold , He had a spirit so magnanimous , And wonderous in his Language he was bold , Quoth he I suffer for my King I hope , And then his neck submitted to the rope . Heavens did know , and now the world doth hear . What a Malefactor in my life I 'de been , My horrid acts are more then I can bear , For t is aleadgd I murthered my King , Though impious Villain yet will not confess Until such time I see how things will pass . Martin . I Hen. Martin late such prancks have plaid That generations now doth me deride , For Judas like my Master I betrayed And sate in judgment when that he was tryd This did I do for little wordly pelph , Which now could take a rope and hang my self . Peters . No , no , Sir Henry others they will take , The pains to hang you up upon a bough , For they on you Anatomie will I make , That all might say , see what 's come on him now , And when your heart they open do within They wonder will at such a stony thing . O brother Peters that was for the King , I prethy take that word away by stealth , you know long time together we have bin Both Thieves and Robers to the Common-wealth , And as the Devil pleased to bring us hither , So let us rebel like now hang together . I Henry Martin now cannot confess , No more then what good people all doth know , I tutered was always in wickedness , And Traytor both to King & country too And now to the Tower late I have come hither , Where I and Parson Peters are together . FINIS . Hugh , thou art welcome to the Tower , We are glad we have got you in our power , And hope ere long hither to bring , The whole pack of Rogues that murther'd the King ,