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Reprint of Mercurius Britannicus, no. 16, Dec. 7-14, 1643, p. 121-126, that Taylor half parodies, half satirizes, piece by piece. Wing gives imprint as 1644. Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649. A64181 R8378 (Wing T481). civilwar no Mercurius Aquaticus, or, The vvater-poets ansvver to all that hath or shall be writ by Mercurius Britanicus. Ex omni ligno non fit Mercurius Taylor, John 1644 7761 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2000-00 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2001-07 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2001-08 TCP Staff (Michigan) Sampled and proofread 2001-10 TCP Staff (Michigan) Text and markup reviewed and edited 2001-11 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion MERCVRIVS AQVATICVS , OR , THE VVATER-POETS ANSVVER TO ALL THAT hath or shall be Writ by MERCVRIVS BRITANICVS . Ex omni ligno non fit MERCURIUS . Printed in the Waine of the Moone Pag. 121 , and Number 16 , of Mercurius Britanicus . 1643. MERCVRIVS AQVATICVS Confuting the Fooleries of BRITANICUS . BE it known to all People to whom these presents shall come , that I Thorny Aylo Water-Poet Laureat ( if my place be not sequestred for the use of Tho. May for his Poeticall relation of his Excellencies Victory at Newbury , and more Poeticall interpretation of TOUCH NOT MINE ANOYNTED ) whose Pegasus was a Wherry , and whose Helicon the Thames , till all Wit and Honesty were banished out of London , except what lies 〈◊〉 in the Close-Committee ) doe resolve once and but once to take into little consideration , one that calls himselfe by the high and mighty title of Mercurius Britanicus , who by Order of the House is made Receiver Generall of all Quibbles , Crops , Clinches , Puns , Halfe-jests , jests , fine sentences , witty-sayings , rare truths , modest and dutifull expressions that are to be found within the Line of Communication , to the utter undoing of poor Mercurius Aulicus , did not such a doughty Squire as my selfe daigne to take up that Paper which Aulicus scorns to touch for feare of fouling his fingers . ) And though I count the employment more fit for some Scavinger or Gregory , then my selfe , yet that the City may no longer worship a Calfe ( set up since the demolishing of Cheapside-crosse ) and that the Abettors of such horrible empty Libells , may see that 〈◊〉 is not safe witt . I shall for once undertake him . And because I have as little skill in Iudiciall Astrology as Booker , I have calculated his Nativity , and find the Moon ( not Mercury ) Lord of the Ascendent . This makes the poor mans cold , thin , waterish Braine so subject to ebbs and flowes , which enclines him to Moon-fits , and Lunacy . This makes him to rave and snap , to fome at Mouth , and drivell like a mad dogge . And therefore because I have some skill in Medicines ( though I cannot cure the Lowsy disease ) I shall venture to cure his biting with a piece of his own Liver . But because he admires his own language ( having a very Vnhappy Wit ) he shall receive his answer in That , the Persons and Scene only altered for my little Wit-cracker . Mutato nomine de Te Fabula . You see I have gathered some scraps of Latin since I came to the Vniversity ; if it please the City , they may petition that the Synod may be sent hither to learne some also . And now rumpantur ut ilia Codro , here enters Mr Rhombus Britanicus , chiefe Pedagogue to all the Puisney Newes-mongers , from the A. B. C. three daies Informer , to the Lyar of the first forme , the Scottish Dove , his face of late more plump and ruddy since imployment , but his haire somewhat shorter , his skull ( or place where his Braines should be ) covered with halfe a dozen Night-caps ; to keepe it from adling this Winter ( how now man ? if Sir Iohn left Winter at Glocester , who has left it at London , there is a true Iest now , but just of thy straine . ) Over this a long crown'd Hat ( the last Legacy of a Lay elder of Amsterdam ) a Geneva band , Dublet and Hose , out of the Wardrobe for Ireland , which by a mistake and contrary winde , was since carried into New England ; his Gowne well lined Checquee , with Fox and Seale skin , and if after you have heard his Tale , and Aquaticus's Answer , you find no wit in either , then laugh at Britanicus that is such a dull piece to work on . See here he comes , just as he came from London . Mercurius Britanicus : Communicating the affairs of Great BRITAINE : For the better information of the people . Numb. 16. From Thursday the 7 of Decem. to Thursday the 14. Decemb. 1643. THough I thought it beneath my pen to dip into the lies , and follies , and Calumnies of such an Oxford Pamphlet , yet because I was informed it was not the Act of one , but many : viz. Derkenhead the Scribe , 〈◊〉 Nicholas the Informer , George Digby the contriver , and an assessement of Wits is laid upon every Colledge , and paid weekly for the continuation of this thing called Mercurius Aulicus , upon these considerations , and to vindicate the Honour of a Parliament , I tooke my pen , I have discovered the Lies , forgeries , insolencies , impieties , prophanations , blasphemies , Popery of the two sheets , and now I have done ; and you most excellent Senators , that you may see how justly I replyed , and how unjustly ye are calumniated , I have summed up his last abused printed at Oxford , formerly an Vniversity , now a Garrison of Popery , His Majesties own Royall Court for the recreation of their Nobility , and Gentry , and Clergy , and other Liege People . A Catalogue of the Abuses , Reproaches , and Calumnies ; against this present Parliament , this last week in the first sheet . 1. Rebells at Westminster . 2. Pretended houses . 3. East-Indian Legislatours . 4. Turkes . 5. Pretended Houses . 6. Pretended Houses . 7. A groundlesse horrid Rebellion . 8. The Frauds and Pretences of the Rebells at Westminster . 9. Their bloudy League at London . 10. Forswearers of all peace . 11. Faction . 12. Rebells . 13. Rebells . 14. Rebels . 15. Rebels . 16. Rebels in England . 17. Brownists . 18. Anabaptists . 19. An Order of the House to the eternall shame of the Rebels at VVestminster . 20. Pretended House of Commons . 21. Pretended Houses . 22. The pretended two Houses . 23. The Faction . 24. The Rebels at VVestminster . 25. Faction and Pretended Houses . Reader this is a just account of the first shect of that idle , scurrilous , ridiculous , treasonable , insolent Pamphlet , do you thinke this is written in defence of the priviledges of Parliament ? Are not here a reasonable company of abuses to be in the Preamble of the Pamphlet ? What will these act abroad amongst a credulous and seduced people , especially so religiously , and devoutly begun upon Sundayes , but I cannot stirre till I Petition his Majestie . The Humble Petition of Britanicus to his Majestie . MAy it please your Majestie , after so much bloodshed of your owne Subjects , after so many plundrings by your Royall Nephewes , be pleased to remember your 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of your care and respect to your two Houses , that they should be as dear to you , as your honour and 〈◊〉 , be pleased to 〈◊〉 you called them your Parliament in your late Treaty , and now there is a Pamphlet , a thing , a 〈◊〉 of sheets , a Mercurius Aulicus , abuses , rails , miscalls your Majesties Supreame Court , and your 〈◊〉 too , in your politicall 〈◊〉 : I beseech your Majesty if those Declarations or Protestations were of your Majesties own making , remember them and your Royall obligations , if not , Your Petitioners shall ever pray , &c. This is my Petition to his 〈◊〉 , but there are so many 〈◊〉 Counsellers about him , I despaire of prevailing , when his great Councell the Parliament cannot be heard ; nay now when Davis the Barbar is turnd privy Councellor too , I never look to see his Majestie trimmed hereafter for the Protestant Religion , for I am informed that fellow shaves with Popish Rasors , and cuts with 〈◊〉 Sissars , and washes in holy water , there are diverse bottles come 〈◊〉 to the Court sent from his holinesse own Barbour . Aulicus tells us , that the Parliament hath given power to the East-Indian . Merchants to impose new Laws ; Aulicus , is not this a more precious Act to keep up Trading , then to plunder it , and to give power for Laws , then to take away all power and Laws too , as your Party , in all places they come , do ; nor do they give power to them to impose Laws , but to contrive and suggest , as no Councell , 〈◊〉 estate in the world but will take hints at Inferiours , especially those that are 〈◊〉 and knowing men ; but I must tell you , that the Merchants , though they trade in East India , yet their Factors say that the Indians are better to trade with , and converse with , then your 〈◊〉 , and have lesse Barbarisme and inhumanity . He tells us of the Parliament that 〈◊〉 ordered the Assembly to write Letters to stirre up the Netherlands , and other parts in the Cause : Aulicus it is time I thinke , had they not need to write to 〈◊〉 States , and all the Reformed Churches , when you at Oxford have sent your Mendicant Epistles to the Pope and Cardinall , and are at this time electing Doctor Cousins 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 - flamen to go a pilgrimage to the Monasteries , and Priories , and Popish States for their assistance and Contributions , you have sent old Goring the Publican into Holland , and so to France , he is excellent at an Ambassage of Monopolizing , and a very worthy Patriot at a Project of soape or Salt-peeter . He tels us of the Lord of Ormonds Warrants for transporting the Regiment : Reader this is Ormond the Apostate , who was hired from the Parliament and Protestant Cause with the title of a 〈◊〉 , this is he that fought very well , till he got his Iewell , and for the other Diamond the Parliament might have bought him againe . He tells us of the oath that Ormond administers to all that comes over ; 〈◊〉 you must know that is the old pollicie still , to sweare them for the Protestant Religion ; and it is resolved on at the Cabinet or 〈◊〉 in the Queenes Closet , that Popery be not named yet , till the Protestants be a little more cut of their wits , which they hope will be soone effected by companying together , and having Churches together , and by bringing the Masse and the Common-prayer a little better acquainted , but the oath begins . I. A. B. resting fully assured ; viz. ( that his Majestie will ruine his Kingdome of Ireland and England with running these courses ) I will 〈◊〉 the true Protestant Religion established in the Church of England , viz ( in York Minister , or Saint Maries in Oxford , or any such reformed 〈◊〉 all : ) against all the Forces now under the conduct of the Earle of Essex : viz. ( because they fight for the Protestant Religion , and Laws , and Liberties : ) and I will do my utmost to procure the Peace and quietnesse of the Kingdome of England : viz. ( by 〈◊〉 obbing , fighting , pillaging , and plundering , killing , and destroying ) He tells us of a Victory they had upon us at Stafford : and Reader , it was thus ; they had two Troopes to charge us , and we took the most of them : and yet Aulicus has the conceit they had the day , and we their men and horses ; I know not how to distinguish upon dayes and victories , but I think it is not usuall to conquer , and be routed both at a time , but this is not the first victory they have given thanks for , witnesse Edgehill and Newbury , two places in which they were soundly beaten into a day of thanksgiving . He tells us of Sir William Breretons Letter to the Irish Commanders to leave fighting , and expounds every line of it as he did a Chapter in the 〈◊〉 , where he took his Text it seems last Sunday in 〈◊〉 sorenoon , and expounded Sir William Breretons Epistle in the afternoone , and so he divided the Sabbath . He tels us of the Letter which the Irish Commanders returned to Sir Williams . Gentlemen we were not engaged to the service of Ireland otherwise then by the Kings Commission : no , did you fight neither for God , nor your Countrey ? the service we have done ; in leaving the Kingdome of Ireland to the mercilesle bloudy Rebels , and making a base , dishonourable , and irreligious Peace : envy it selfe dares not extenuate , why do you threaten her ? it is pitty such deserving Gentlemen were not landed in a richer Teritory then Wales : and though we are very sensible , of the good plunder in England , and of every thing but Popery : how worthily we have carried our selves , in comming 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from fighting against the 〈◊〉 in Ireland , to fight for them in England : by your preteneded Parliament , a very old title ; Aulicus taught you 〈◊〉 yet we are not returned hither without his Majesties speciall Commission : we are more sorry to heare his Majesty hath such a hand in it , you doe well to confesse the truth : If you have the like Commission 〈◊〉 the King : no , we should be sorry we had , nor could we ever get so near him for evill Counsellors , that have stood in the way : we shall Treat with you : you are good at 〈◊〉 , you came lately from a bloody pacification in Ireland , and the drops of so much innocent bloud sticks upon your cloathes yet , otherwise you must give us leave : What to doe , to murder his Majesties Subjects , to bring in Popery and 〈◊〉 to carry our selves like 〈◊〉 and Loyall Subjects , in killing and plundring Michael Earnele , Francis Butler . Richard Gibson , Edward Hamond . George 〈◊〉 . These are the names , if any man can charge them with more then I have done . 〈◊〉 , if I say no more to thee at this time , thank the 〈◊〉 of Master Pym . The Intelligence . I Shall begin at Glocester with news , that very place where Colonell Massey 〈◊〉 against the whole Army , against all their shot , and oathes , and execrations , that very place where his Excellency arrived with no lesse honour then he returned , it being 〈◊〉 a question , whether of his Lawrels were the best , that of Glocester , or that of Newbury : Not farre from this City , at Newnam , Colonell Sir Iohn Winter would needs set up a new Government , and had some Forces from the Lord Herbert , as many as he could well spare , to be beaten at one time ; but Colonell Massey , I meane that same Colonell that was attended by his Majesties Army so long , went with a Party from his Garrison , and dissolved Sir Iohn Winters Government , and dis-garrisoned his Army Royal , and his plundered cattell , so as they all run away , crying , all was lost , after Sir Iohns owne example : but I conjecture the cause was , for that Colonel Winter was of too cold a constitution for Colonell Masseys hot Alarme : but that which is strangest in that defeat , Sir Iohn run away , and yet left Winter behinde him . I should tel you more Intelligence , but I am not able at this time to write beyond Master Pym , and this Elegie I shal sacrifice to his Hearse . An Elegie on Master Pym . NO immature or sullen Fate Did his immortall soul translate , He passed gravely hence even Kept the old pace , from earth to heaven ; He had a soule did alwaies stand Open for 〈◊〉 , like his hand , He took in so much , I could call Him more then individuall , And so much businesse waited by , Would scarcely give him leave to dye ; He knew the bounds , and every thing Betwixt the people and the King ; He could the just Proportions draw Betwixt Prerogative and Law ; He liv'd a Patriot here so late , He knew each syllable of State , That had our Charters all been gone , In him we had them every one ; He durst be good , and at that time When innocence was halfe a crime ; He had seen death before he went , Once had it as a token sent : He surfeted on State affaires , Di'd on a Plurisie of cares , Nor doth he now his mourners lacke , We have few soules but go in black , And for his sake have novv put on A solemne Meditation . Teares are too narrovv drops for him , And private sighes , too strait for Pym ; None can compleatly Pym lament , But something like a Parliament , The publike sorrow of a State , Is but a griefe commensurate , We must enacted passions have , And Lawes for vveeping at his grave . Printed according to Order , for G. B. and R. W. Mercurius Aquaticus his Answer to BRITANICUS . Though I thought it beneath my penne to dip into the lies , 〈◊〉 , and Calumnies of such a foolish London pamphlet , yet because I was informed , it was 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of one but many , which for a while made mee think this monster-piece of vanitie was the abortive issue of Mr Saltmarsh the Scribe , 'till I remembred he had spent more then all his own Wit upon his Epigrammatasacra : the Close-Committy the Informer , till I considered that it stood not with the Policy of their State , that they should informe any but the Close-Committee of thē Common-councell , that should inform Captain Ven , that should inform the Prentises and Butchers when 't was fit to make a tumult at 〈◊〉 , and the Brownists when at Westminster , and also the Woemen and Schoole-boyes to petition against Popery & evill Counsellors ; Tom May the Contriver and chiefe Engineer , but that I thought he was better at Translation then Invention ) and especially because I heard an assessement of 〈◊〉 was laid upon the Synod , and every Lecturer , and private conventicler , from Mr Marshall at Margarets to Green the Feltmaker in the Tub , and paid wéekly for the continuation of this thing called 〈◊〉 Britanicus , upon these considerations , and not to vindicate Aulicus , ( who is only unhappy in that he must weekly write to their capacity who have no more Brains then Britanicus ) I resolved to take 〈◊〉 Pen , 〈◊〉 discover the Fooleries , 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 , 〈◊〉 , Brownism , 〈◊〉 of the one sheet ; and now I have done , and you most worthy Patriots and Noble 〈◊〉 , whose valour and loyalty are the constant 〈◊〉 of Aulicus , that you may see how 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reply , and how uniustly you and Anlicus are calumniated , I have summed 〈◊〉 last 〈◊〉 abuses , painted at 〈◊〉 ( 〈◊〉 a scene of Loyalty , and never tainted till now 〈◊〉 was betraid into a Garrison of 〈◊〉 and tame Citizens , that are their own Masters and their own Slaves ) wherein once 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Palace , al waies open for the free 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all Petitioners , and His Great Councell of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and 〈◊〉 , and a safe harbour for His Liege People , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of Coblers and Prentises , prodigious Covenants , and 〈◊〉 of Taxes for the propagation of Rebellion , forced all Honest 〈◊〉 thence . A catalogue of the abuses , 〈◊〉 , calumnies , traitereous and Rebellious speeches against His sacred Majesty , the Nobilily , Gentry , and other Liege People this last Week , by which 't is evident the Authors ( for they stile themselves your Petitioners , pa. 122 ) are rather a lunto of Belins-gate Oyster wives , ( whose daughters write short hand , and frequent M. Calamy , Case , Peeters , to furnish out the rayling Conventicle with sanctfied Blasphemies , Treasons , Forgeries , hot from the Pulpit ) then any that favoured of the ingenuity and education of a Scholler , or a Souldier . 1. Secretary Nicholas the Informer , George Digby contriver of the Lyes , 〈◊〉 , and Calumntes of an Drford Pam , phlet . 2. Lyes , forgeries , insolencies , impieties , prophanations , blasphemies of the two sheets . 3. Drford formerly a University now a Garrison of Popery . 4. 〈◊〉 , Scurrilous , ridiculous , treasonable , insolent Pamphlet . 5. Credulous and seduced People to belive Aulicus . 6. * Your Dasesties so much bloodshed of your own Subjects . 7. So many Plunderings by Your Royall nephews . 8. If your Declarations and Protestations were of your Dajesties own making , 9. Evill Councellors about his Dajesty . 10. His Majesty not 〈◊〉 for the Protessant Religion . 11. Irimd with Popish 〈◊〉 , consecrated sissars , and holy water . 12. 〈◊〉 bottles of it sent to Court from his holinesse own Barber . 13. Indians have lesse Barbarisine and inhumanity then his Maajestes best Subjects . 14. Mendicant Epistles sent to the Pope and Cardinalls . 15. Doctor Couns the Arch flamin sent to Popish States for assistance . 16. 〈◊〉 the Publican excellent at monopolizing , a Projector . 17. Drmond the Apostate . A catalogue of other notable Passage . 1. Truths , God blesse us . T is high time for the Parliament , and they had never more need to write for helpe to forraigne States . 2. Politique 〈◊〉 . No Councell nor estate in the World but will take hints at inferiours , especially those that are scientificall and knowing men . 3. Politique discourses . As that of the Cast India Merchants , farre beyond Sir Pol. Onyons , and Tar. Paulin. 4. Subtill distinctions . Of His Majesties Royall Person from His politicall capacity , which savours of the subtill Logick of Goodwin the Socinian , creature to my Lord Say . 5. Grosse forgeries beyond that of the Danish fleet , and the mens Training under ground . As the intelligence from 〈◊〉 . 6. Imitations of Aulicus . As the descanting and Paraphrase on the Irish Oath , and the Commanders letter . 7. Iests , halfe-jefts , Puns , clinches , and Quibbles . I dare throw Winter or Summer with you that there 's none of these in the whole book . 8. Downeright Popery . The Canonization of Mr. Pym before his going into Purgatory , and sacrificing at his hearse . 9. Good Popery . As 〈◊〉 Pyms Clegy . To which adde three tales of a Tub , or three blew beanes in a bladder , and you have the ingredients of the last weeks Britanicus . And Reader this is the just account of the one shéet , of that idle , scurrilous , treasonable , insolent Pamphlet , doe you think this was written to procure the peace of the Kingdome in defence of His Majesties Honour and Prerogative , and to make Him the gloriousest Prince in Christendome . Are not here a treasonable company of abuses , and in the substance of the Pamphlet ? What will these act at home amongst a credulous and seduced people , especially so Religiously Lectured and Trained to Rebellion upon Sundaies ? But I cannot 〈◊〉 till I Petition the New Assembly . The humble Petition of Aquaticus to A NEW ASSEMBLY , prophetically Anagrammatized and called at their Anabaptisme in the River of Bowe MANY BLEW ASSES . MAy it please you , Religions , learned , and reverend Men , fathers , and brethren ( I cry your fatherhoods mercy , if I miscall you , I had the title from Fr : Cheynells discovery , one of the mad Fathers of your fraternity ) after so long sitting to no purpose ; So many Sermons and discourses writ in defence of this present Rebellion , after so many encouragements of the Brownists in all their wild plunderings , after so long 〈◊〉 to the prayers and prayers , and sighes and prayers , and prayers and Sermons of the Lady 〈◊〉 , against the finall falling away of her Knight , be pleased to remember your so often taken oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy , not to be dispensed with all even by pope Calamy and pope Burges , and be sure to take into your misunderstanding the established protestant Religion , and because you intend to alter the Articles of the Church of England , be sure first you send to your Deacon , Sir Harry Vaine the younger , to treat with the Reformed Churches , that this may be done , the Harmony of consessions not withstanding . And because you intend to banish the Common prayer Book out of England , because 't is popishly affected , you were best also silence the use of the Lords prayer , for the same reason , because 't is found in the Masse-book and Ladies Psalter , besides 't is a set forme of prayer , and therefore a stinter of the spirit ; and besides you and your disciples are resolved never to forget trespasses , nor remember benefits . And since you are upon the correcting the Creed , for the cause sake which might be much prejudiced by the Opinion that there 's a Hell , let the article of Christs descent for the word Hell's sake be strook out . Furthermore ( because the lesuits make great use of your Schismes and Factions , saying , that you have more Factions , then Conventicles , more Religions then men ) be pleased in the next place to undertake the reconciliation of the Presbyterians and Independents , the Sabbatarians and Covenanters , with the Antinomians and Libertines , the rigid Calvinists with the Socinians , the protestation and Covenant with the oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance , and last of all your selves with your selves , a work of very easy Taske , especially when the Houses shall recover their power from the Common-councell . Furthermore , I beseech you justifie your selves from the scandall of the Papists , who say , our Religion is but meerly Parliamentary , and subject to translation , for some politick turne , every third yeare , and for proof , they urge the Lay Elders of the House of Commons , a ruling part of your Conventicle , and that you dare not think of any Religion , but what they shall dictate to you . Next I desire you to neglect the true staring of the question of 〈◊〉 , and to consider whether this everlasting Parliament may not be rather proved to be jure divino , from the example of the Iewish * Sanhedrim , then this present Rebellion justified by the example of David ; and that you would also furnish the Brethren , and the 〈◊〉 of the Philistim-writers against Dr Fearne with better arguments and answers , or else wholly to suppresse them ( for this is the Iesuites policy , whose foot-steps you follow , though you goe back wards ) lest the people reading the Doctors arguments , though mangled and abused in their Pamphlets , should at last be undeceived . Lastly , I desire you to state the question affirmatively , that the same person may be a Clergy-man and Lay-man at the same time , because otherwise me thinkes Mr Marshall and Mr Nye , could not be admitted of the Close Committee , nor employed in Embassage to Farraigne States , because a late act this Parliament , forbids Clergy men to intermedle in secular affaires , and if they were Lay-men only , me thinks your grave Fatherhoods would exclude them the pulpit at Margarets . And because you are never like to find Scripture or Reason or Fathers to perswade your Religion , I beseech you to consider of setting the Inquisition up in London , which is already made feasible by the mercifull dealing of the Committee for Religion . Mr. Burton is able to justifie it from Scripture , and Mr Prinne will establish it by Law , and Mr St Iohns shew a President for it , out of the Records in Lowlards Tower . And because you are not to determine any thing , but what is resolved at the Close Committee , and they , at this present have more weighty affaires to consider of then Religion , be pleased at this your leasure ( because you have little else to doe , and you must not go forward with the notes upon the Bible ) to write a weekly comment upon Britanicus , that men may the better understand his hidden wit , or else instead of confuting the lesuits , pray undertake in his behalf the confutation of Aquaticus . And because studying and long prayers , especially disputations in Moode and figure , will extreamly wast your spirits , and haften your death , to the eternall losse of ignorance and Faction , the parents of this zealous Rebellion , be pleased to take a Dose of this Cordiall Fasting . It will preserve your braine and lungs , and keep you from the danger of the Plague plaister , or the infection of an Answer from Oxford to your grave determinations . Pray send the Bill to Mr Pyms Apothecary , who will very carefully compound it . R. Of Sir Harry Vanes Memory . Of Hollands gratitude . Of Martines Continence . Of Wallers Valour . Of the Close Committees honesty . 2 graines . ana . One good look from Mr Perd. Two arguments at Law of Sergeant Wilde owne making . Two ounces of the shavings of his Excellencies Hornes , and an ounce and halfe of the fat of his black Calfe at Chartley. 1 Scruple of conscience of Mr Marshall . 1 Headfull of jealousies of Say and Seale . 1 Heartfull of feares of Nath : Fiennes . 1 Pound of the City slavery , and halfe a dram of your owne Divinity and Logick , ana : 3 Gallons of Orphans and Widdowesteares . Boyle all these the length of a Fast Sermon at Margarets in Balneo , close stop'd with a past made of Pembrookes discretion . Your firing by no meanes must be of New castle Coale , ( 't will send all up in Fumo ) but of Char-cole made out of the Parliaments owne woods in their politick capacity . Let it be constantly blowed with the curses of the Excise . And if any one beleeve the Apostacy of the Saints , and therefore doubts his owne standing to the Cause , you may infuse three drams of Dr Burges his falling from the Sence , and also grace of the House till his late submission . You may take a spoonfull of it Fasting , to the enflaming of your zeale , aswell as the pŕeserving of your health , which I beseech your grave Fatherhoods to have especiall care of , and Your Petitioner shall ever pray , &c. This is my petition to the Synod , ( a little longer I confesse then Britanicus his , but his was made for the Court , and mine for the Round-heads , who love all long , but their haire , especially long eares , that may have wherewithall to suffer Martyrdome , long meales , long graces to help digestion , but there are so many of the Committee for Religion , that watch over them , that 〈◊〉 , spaire of 〈◊〉 , when the great serviceable Rabbie of the 〈◊〉 cannot be heard ; 〈◊〉 , now when Sir Benjamin Rudyeard is turn'd Assembly man too , I never look to sée our Church 〈◊〉 according to the ancient Primitive Form of Doctrine and discipline , which is the same with the 〈◊〉 Religion her established . 〈◊〉 I am informed that Gentleman 〈◊〉 Parsons 〈◊〉 with Brownisticall 〈◊〉 , and cuts Episcopacy with sanctified-presbyterian 〈◊〉 , and 〈◊〉 in holy water of the lake Lemannus . There are 〈◊〉 bottles come lately to the new Assembly , and more are dayly expected from the Close Committees own 〈◊〉 , for the shaving from the face of the Church those superfluous excrements of Cathedrall Lands ; height Mounsieur Salmasius , if the Schollers spell his name right . Aquaticus tells you , that the Parliament did give power to Marshall , and Nye , to contract with the Scots by new Covenants for the ruine of the English Nation , if God prevent not . For shal we thinke the Scots are such fools , if they conquer , to return back againe to their Whig and Scotch porredge , Frost and snow ( and little wood ) from good fetherbeds , gallant houses , English beef , ale , and broad-cloth ? No , Britanicus , if that day once come , the Brotherhood shall find their Brethren of Scotland will be the Elders , and carry away the Land . And is not this a more treasonable Act to destroy Trading , advance Plundering , and ruine the whole Nation , only to secure the five Members ( which yet you see cannot escape Gods vengeance ) from a legall tryall , rather then that of furthering an honest modest petition for peace ? Is not this to give power for licence , and to take away all power and Lawes too , as your party in all places where they come doe ; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they only give power to them to impose new Covenants to another Nation , but to contrive and suggest them , as no Councell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the world ever did to such contemptible inferiours , especially to those that are so little Scientificall 〈◊〉 knowing men . But I must-tell my Merchants of London , though they 〈◊〉 greedily trade into Scotland for the present , whatsoever their 〈◊〉 and Lecturers tell them , the Cavaliers are farre better to trade with and converse with then your Round heads , and have a thousand times lesse barbarisme and inhumanity . But they will beleeve this too lat . He tells you of the Parliament that hath ordered the Assembly , that have odrered their Deacon , Sir Harry 〈◊〉 to carry Letters to Zurick , and to 〈◊〉 up the 〈◊〉 and other parts , that in case the Synod should be dissolved they may have a place assigned them to sit in safety , to determine of rules that shall never guide the Brownists and Anabaptists two dayes together . And it seems 't is high time ; when they have sent their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ( by their two Legats a Latere ) to the Family of Love , their Brethren in Scotland , when old Fines the Publican who hath sate so long at the Receipt of Custome ( so excellent at the contriving and managing a Rebellion , as also at an 〈◊〉 of more contribution to the common Councell , and a very worthy Patriot at a Project of Publick Faith , Land in Ireland , Newcastle Coles and Excise ) now begins as much to despaire of the successe of the Cause , as of freeing Nath : Fiennes , or getting Goodwin , that Arch-Socinian to be admitted into the New Assembly , He tells you of Leslyes Warrants for transporting his fellow Rebells : Reader this is Lesly the same man still , who though he were honoured by His Majesty with the title of an Carle , most unlike a Souldier and a Gentleman basely and ingratefully drawes his sword against his Prince , to whom he was so obliged for his favour , and Pardon . He tells you of the Covenant Lesly administers to all that come over : for you must know it was the old policy still to swear them for the 〈◊〉 Religion ; and it was long since 〈◊〉 on at the Cabinet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Sir Gilbert Gerards Parlour at Harrow o th' Hill , that Brownisme be not named yet , till the 〈◊〉 be a little more out of their 〈◊〉 , by companying together and having Conventicles together , ( where the Candle sometimes most unfortunately is put out , ) and by bringing extemporary nonsense and Blasphemy in fashion , to the dishonour of all Religion , and the contempt of Common-Prayer , but the Covenant begins . I ( Ananias Bodkin ) resting fully assured that His Majesty labours to preserve His two Kingdoms of England and Ireland from ruine , by Lawfull and 〈◊〉 courses ) will endeavour to overthrow the true Protestant Religion established in the Church of England , ( to let up a new nothing not yet hatched at the Close Committee , nor yet thought of by the assemlly , or any Reformed Lecturer ) against all the forces now raised by Commission from his Majesty ( because they fight for the true Protestant Religion Lawes and Liberties ) and I will doe my utmost to destroy the Peace and quietnesse of this Kingdome of England , by robbing , fireing , pillaging , plundring , killing and destroying . Aquaticus 〈◊〉 a great Victory Sir William Waller had upon us at Basing house , whence he carried no lesle then forty or fifty carts of our Wounded prisoners in Triumph , and no lesse then foure or five hundred more dead . Which made the Trained Bands so willing to returne home , that they might proclaime the cowardise of the Cavaliers , and the Valour of Sir William with weeping eyes to their Wives and Children . And yet Aulicus conceits that they had the day , though you carried home the men in Carts . I know not how to distinguish upon daies and 〈◊〉 , but I think it is not usuall to conquer and be routed both at a time , but this is not the first Victory they have given thankes for , witnesse Edge-hill , Brainceford , and 〈◊〉 , three places in which they were 〈◊〉 beaten into a day of 〈◊〉 . He tells you of wise Sir William 〈◊〉 Letter to the Irish Commanders to leave fighting , and erpounded it as seriously as the Assembly will doe the Covenant , or M. Marshall did this piece of Scripture , The good man is perished out of the earth , at the hideing of 〈◊〉 Pym , where he did not as he ought , divide the 〈◊〉 Scripture from the Apochrypha , but tyed the Text and Sermon both together , which was no Sabbaths exercise to the Auditors patience . He tells you of the Letters which the Irish commanders returned to Sir William , which because Britanicus hath printed according to Sir Williams Copy which he sent to the Parliament , and not according to that which was sent to Sir William , I shall forbeare to trouble my selfe and the Reader , by making the man here eat his own words . This piece is so extreame dull and heavk , that t is a taske unfit for a Schooleboy to reply to . But you must pitty the mans heavinesse , for alas he tells us , his Wit run all out at his eyes and nose , at the Funerall of V. Pym . And therefore Reader , if I trouble thee not with this piece of Britanicus , thank the Funeralls of V. Pym . But yet I am sorry , I must tell you , the poore fellow had so good an excuse to be dull and heavy ; and though I cannot make Elegies , yet I pitty poore Iohn Pym , that he fell not by the hand of Iustice , because more ( saies the Help to Discourse , a book I commend to your carefull perusall ) goe to heaven from the Gallowes then the Church-yard , and now for our Intelligence a little truer then Britaxicus his . I shall begin at Glocester with news , that very place whence his Excellency with his whole army run away with no lesse dishonour then he came thither with Feare , it being yet a question whether of his Lawrells were the best , that of Glocester or that of Pewbury , or Edgehill , or Brainceford , or Oxford , where he was well Tamed ( there 's a Pun halfe a dram better then yours upon Sir Iohn Winter . ) Pot farre from this City , yet without the distance of a Mile ( for within that compasse through the mercilesse oppression and cruell plundering of the Rebells in the Towne , the 〈◊〉 were forced to burne downe their own houses ) are Quartered on one side 16. or 1800. old Irish Souldiers , on the other side , the Loyall Welsh , and elsewhere the oppressed inhabitants of the County of Glocester , who are all resolved to be revenged for the cruelty of that Rebellious City , which will put Masser , now a Factor for Rebellion , there to his Familiar Epistles , and humble supplications to his Excellency before Winters done . For Sir Iohn is resolved to stay behind in despight of all 〈◊〉 hot allarmes . Reader this tale upon Sir Iohn was framed at the Staple of Newes , to bring in the Quibble of Winter , and so I leave my pretty Wit-Harmophrodite made up of Orator and Poet , to sacrifice his Elegy at the Hearse of John Pym . But Sir before you go to your devotions , you must tell me whether he was Canonized by the New Assembly ( for some doubt whether a Synod has that power ) or Pope Marshall . And I shall tell you in requitall that you must sacrifice no lame things , and shall therefore advise you to send your third Verse , He passed gravely hence , even to M. Iohn Sedgiwicke , the number of whose fingers will make it commensurate . And so having cost my Reader halfe an hower , and my selfe an afternoone ( my little City Poet ) I leave you as I found you , fit only to write Verses on the Death of Mr PYM . FINIS . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A64181e-540 §. 1. The ingredients whereof Mercurius Aulicus is composed . § 2. A Catalogue , &c. §. 3. §. 4. Britanicus Petition to the King . §. 5. Small 〈◊〉 to obtaine his Petition , and 〈◊〉 reason . §. 6. The power that is given to the East-Indian Merchants . §. 7. Assembly to write to Forraign States . §. 8. Lord Ormonds VVarrants . §. 9. Ormonds oath to them that come over . §. 10. The oath . §. 11. One of Aulicus his victories . §. 12. Sir VVilliam Breretons Letter . §. 13. The Answer to Sir VVilliams Letter . §. 14. §. 15. Glocester newes . Notes for div A64181e-3610 §. 1. §. 2. * If the Parliament are offended at any thing in Aquaticus , let them consider what t is to suffer such treasonable blasphemies against the Lords Anointed to be priated according to Order . §. 3. §. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . Petition to the NewAssembly . * or LXX §. 5. Small hopes to abtaine his Petition , and the reason . §. 6. The power that is given to Marshall and Nye . §. 7. §. 8. Lord Lessyes Warrants . §. 9. Leslyes Covenant to them that come into England . §. 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 §. 11. §. 12. Sir William 〈◊〉 Letter . §. 13. Deest the answer of the Irish commanders . §. 14. §. 15. Glocester newes . §. 16.