The vvonder of a kingdom, dedicated to the iunto at VVestminster rascall reformers, snowie devills, behold the period of your evills ... Taylor, John, 1580-1653. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A64220 of text R31965 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T531). 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. 16 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. 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Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library. eng Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649. A64220 R31965 (Wing T531). civilwar no The vvonder of a kingdom, dedicated to the iunto at VVestminster rascall reformers, snowie devills, behold the period of your evills ... Taylor, John 1648 2980 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 C The rate of 13 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2002-05 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2002-06 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2002-08 Judith Siefring Sampled and proofread 2002-08 Judith Siefring Text and markup reviewed and edited 2002-10 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE WONDER OF A KINGDOME , Dedicated to the Iunto at VVestminster . Rascall Reformers , Snowie Devills , Behold the period of your evills Drawes nigh , ere yet the dogged starre Cease to inflame the Hemisphere You shall tast vengeance , and be sent To hell for ample punishment : Your blew-capt Brethren sweare they 'l be The whips shall yerk your treachery ; Your Navie's gone , your credit 's lost , Those are your foes , once lend you most Your Sumpter horses of the Citie , Cry Pox take this damn'd State-Committee : Your Army moulders , and from all Points of the compasse comes your fall . O strange ! the Ballad-makers dare To say , you Slaves and Traitors are , The Fates are just that made you thus Even to the Rusticks odious : Hobnailes and clouted shooes t' is you Are the brave boyes , the feat must do ; To your inraged fury we Leave Treason and Disloyalty . Printed in the Yeare . 1648. The wonder of a Kingdome . HArk ! how loud the Citizens murmur ! how rigidly the Countreyes complaine ! how deeply the Seamen threaten ! how resolutely the Scots resolve ! how wretchedly Fairfax and his Saints bemoane themselves ! and how desperately the Junto at Westminster ingage , blaspheming their God , and cursing their King ! what denotes all this ? This shewes great Charles not broken by his fall , Nor must be hurried to his Funerall Without resistance , since the peoples eyes Are fixed all upon his second rise , That conscience is not banish'd , law'gone post , That yet Astraea harbours in our coast ; That the Aegyptian States no Goshen have No patent for to shield them from the grave , But must wade to their Babell deep in blood , Which from each quarter swells into a flood : No passage for them to the Holy Land , Because the Red Sea does divided stand , If they would flie , the Sea must be their tomb And bury them in Amphitrites womb ; Providence irresistable hath decreed They shall scape water on the Land to bleed ; This shewes the fumes of bold ambition Makes their soules reele and dash against a stone , The Rocks of Charles his greatnesse splits the Knaves , They sinke , as if in the Agaean weaves : This shewes the City-Asse on whom doth ride , The two most curst co-partners , reason and pride , Is tir'd with eating thistles and would faine Feed at the Royall Manger once againe . This shewes the Seamen now will steere aright , And that the Saints 'gainst Colchester that fight , Of stormes and tempests have their bellies full , Since Lucas sported with a fiery Bull . This shewes the Iunto are assign'd to fall , And dogs shall celebrate their funerall ; This uncouth change , but happy Fate to see , May well the wonder of a Kingdome bee . Those shallow Sciolists , who like Materia prima , comprehend in their minds all variety of impressions , willingly part with their Ideas ; those Nomalists who taught we erred except wee went astray , now preach there can be no tranquility without Order and Discipline : those that had their hands chiefly in the setting up of the Dagon of Presbytery , now put to their whole strength to break it to pieces on the threshold of Ashod : those that were for a Parliament without a King , are now on fire to have a King without a Parliament ; those that worshipped Democracy , now adore Monarchy ; those that toare and rent the Booke of Common Prayer , now grow weary of praying , Ex tempore ; those that tearmed the Surplice the Whore of Babylons smock , now esteem it as the embleme of purity : those that would fly from a May-pole adorned with Garlands as from the droppings of an Alder-tree , now censure their own folly for condemning such indifferent objects ; those that taxed David of heresie for extolling the musick of the Church , now confesse the Organs yeeld a heavenly melody , and inspire the mind with celestiall Rhapsodies , those that formerly esteemed it no lesse then the highest Superstition , to kneel when they received the Sacrament of the Lords Body , now will not deny , but there ought to be reverence given , as well externall as internall : those that divulged it for horrible sinne to bow at the name of their dear Saviour , now will acknowledge , that is no more then is requisite : those that before preach'd it impiety to signe Infants with the seale of the Crosse , and were of opinion that they might baptize them themselves , even in their Chimney-corners , now cry out , that the Crosse is the Christians Badge , and that they have incurred the pains of hell for their horrid prophanation of that holy Sacrament , as even at this present , A Weaver in London , whose name I shall not divulge , because I hope the man ( if desperation do not too much get the upper-hand ) may yet be a faithfull and conformable member of the Church : this man a fiery Zealor of the Anabaptisticall Sect , of great reverence and esteem amongst them as one of their prime Prophets , whether out of a desire of glory , and to be of singular estimation amongst those of his fraternity , or whether the Devill ( which is most probbable ) forced him forwards to do an act which might confirme those erring Sectaries in their erroneous principles , and so to noose them yet faster : however it was , this fellow one night having invited at least 12. or 14. of those of his owne tribe , whom he thought were the most simple , and would the soonest be deluded with a falacy , to a supper , which they celebrated in an upper room , after all his guests were all seated , and began to fall to their meat , suddenly he begun to be in a wonderfull extasie , he writhed his face , roled his eyes , foamed at mouth , and seemed to be as one transported beyond himself to the great terrour & amazement of his simple friends whom he beckned with hands ( seeming ) not able to speak signifying they should kneel down to prayers the credulous coxcombs did so , trembling so extremely that their knees knockt one against another , suddenly beneath them they heard a rumbling terrible noise and withall many fatall shrieks and dreadfull groanes which almost put them beside their w●ts , ( as since they have confest ) their haire stood an end on their heads and they lookt each minute to be swallowed , the noise still continued , when the Weaver seemed a little to recover himselfe , after a while returning to his wanted temper he began to speak comfortably to his aguish brethren , exhorting them not to be daunted , this knowing , that none could come to any evill beneath his roofe , he having no lesse then an whole legion of Angells to wait upon him , and therefore he desired them to sit still ( if it were possible ) untroubled , au● he would presently make a discovery according as God had revealed un - to him : all which his comfortable sayings very little or nothing abated the feare of his quivering brethren , then he proceeded to read a chapter , which he told them was of sufficient efficacy to quell the furie of Devills and Serpents , after that he gave out a Psalme , requesting them to sing after him , which allas they were altogether unable to do , their jawes being almost torne in sunder by the hand of feare , at last after a most solemn invocation he stooped down , & in the name of God made inquirie , what Spirit or Angell of darknesse it was ; that caused that terrible tumult , after which words the noise and yellings greatly increased , and then on the sudden quite taken away , the murmuring sound of a drum was heard , the Weaver still plying his demands , received this answer . That the shade or Ghost of John Reinolds , that worthy man of God was come beneath his roofe , where he met with great opposition by divers damned soules , who inclosed him about with yelling noise whom he had now dissipated , they being the soules of such and such ( naming the party ) who had been greatly opposite against their way , and he was sent to tell him , that there was a great persecution shortly to be expected , against which he ought to arme himselfe , as also to advertize the whole Society , that it was the pleasure of the Lord that they should fight for the maintenance of their religion , which was signified by that drum , the noise whereof he heard ; after this was said , the spirit departed ; the Weaver turning him about to his guests , began to say unto them , brethren , you all see how acceptable my services are in the eyes of the Lord , that he is pleased to signifie his mind so largely unto me , all which you may declare unto our brethren , as you shall have occasion ? And so after some other talk the man departed home , and the next day they declared the wondrous things that had been and heard , which was occasioned thus , the Waver bound one of his Servants , by an oath of secresie never to reveal ( though since he hath broake it ) the stratagem , and with many gifts and faire promises hired him to place himselfe at that houre of the night between the boards , and the sealing , taking with him a cat whose leggs he had tied together with sharp pricks between , who upon his pulling of a string made a strange and horrid noise , with extremity of paine &c. Upon the rumor of this miraculous Revelation , the Weaver grew greatly to be esteemed of amongst those of his Society , till on a time his man betrayed the secret , which yet those pestilent Sectaries seek to hide for their credit sake , this fellow lately confessed of his owne accord , that he hath baptised many children by the fire side , for which his conscience now so much upbraids him , that he remaines distraught , crying out he is damnd , he is damnd , and must go to hell for ever and ever ; I hope the Reader will pardon this large digression , it being so pertinent to our discourse : I say this fellow finds how wretchedly he hath fooled himselfe even unto the brink of hell , and I hope he may yet live to be a penitent convert ; but to our matter , 't is very strange and wonderful to see how of late mens minds are come about , like mill horses ; they have gone round this seaven years , and are now arrived at the same station where first they set out . How fast at first the Hidra Multitude , Who neither are with wit , or sense indew'd ; Ran to their ruine , but let that fault die , And ever perish in a Lethargie : How are the Junto madded for to see Their soone regained love to Loyaltie ! This very thing strikes to their hearts more feare Then thunder in the trembling Indians eare : The people see their error , they not theirs , Since peace and loyalty are their equall fears ; And to speake truth , having primarily placed the cause in Gods Almighty & excellent providence , the Rebels have brought these calamities upon their perjured pates by their own greedy desire of Dominion , by their palpable treachery to his Majesty , and by their trampling upon , and squeezing the purses both of Peers and people to inrich their own paivate coffers , they could not be contented to keep their King in prison , contrary to all Laws both divine and humane , except they also murthered him , they could not be contented to thrust out all those their fellow-Members , that refused to joyn with them in their treasonable , perfidious , disloyal , bloody barbarous and unparallelled undertakings , unlesse they also sequestred their estates to a penny , exposing them to all manner of wants and miseries , yea somtimes to such penury , that they have been compelled to beg their means of life , they esteemed it not sufficient to draw in the people by a State-trick , to gull them into rebellion by faire and specious pretences , & buzzing in their ears false & needlesse jealousies , to the involving of them in a long & bloodie war , unlesse they also put bits in their mouths , & saddles on their backs , & getting astride upon them to ride them to death , they could not be contented to have abrogated all Law and equity , all judgment & justice , unlesse they also introducted all manner of illegall Impositions corrupted all Courts of Iudicature , perverted the course of Justice , & left the people ( in case of never so grievous an outrage ) without hope of any redresse , til the resurrection . It would astonish a man almost beyond belief , to cogitate from what an height those bloody Rebels are falne within the space almost of a month , in so little a time to forfeit what they had got together for the space of 7. years with infinite expence of blood and coine , is very strange & remarkable ; yea such a metamorphosis as could not have been wrought by any humane power , without Gods immediate providence , those that were Masters of a Kingdome some daies since , are now great in nothing but ther feares ; the Navies revolted ( as they call it ) or rather returned to the Allegiance they owe unto their King , that they sink not in that sea of blood in which they swam to their hopes , during the long and cruell warre , now have quite deserted them and wait but an opportunity to shew their teeth , the generallitie of the Kingdome , who for many years lookt upon them as Gods , now behold them as Devills , their brethren who have all along , kept a faire correspondency with them , and joyntly prosecuted the warre , now are come against them with their swords in their hands , resolving to take vengeance upon them as perfiddious Traytors , and trayterous miscreants , the reasons and grounds of this wonderfull change are these . First , when they ( being puft up with pride and over-weening thoughts ) imagined all was their owne by sea , as well as by land , would needs new moddell the Navie , put forth and put in whom they listed , issuing out all orders and signing all their mandates in their owne name ( a villanie never attempted by any but them , not so much as naming his Majesties Person or Power , the Masters Captaines and Marriners of Ships took it in extream dungeon now perceiving their intents were in all things to make themselves a free state , first they murmurred in private after they took sides , and lastly openly declared themselves against the treachery of the Rebells , turned the Skippers boy Rainsbro●ugh their mock admirall on shore set saile for Holand to proffer their service to their true Admiral the Duke of York , protesting to live and die for his Majesty , in which condition they now remaine at present . Secondly , the Citizens of London having a long season like Fooles and Knaves hazzarded their lives and drained their Estates , for defending and usurped greatnesse perceiving now at last that they have but nourished Serpents in their bosomes who vallew them no longer then they may prey upon them , and have left them in the lurch without performance o● the least thing they romised , leaving them open to the outrages of a plundering bloodie Sectarian Army , they resolve no longer to be the protectors of such villanies , but to repent of what they have done restraine their aid for the future , and to pull downe the aspiring Nimrods , from the top of their greatnesse . With them the Kingdome do combine , And all the Ellements do joine : Brave Cittizens stand firme and wee Will soone restore his Majestie . Shall Colchester alone win praise , And shall not London share the baies ? Joyne hands and hearts , to pluck downe those , Are both the Kings , and Kingdomes foes ; And let the after Ages tell We sank these Traytors into hell . Even when with pride their souls did reel Even when they grasped fortunes wheel ; Sink Traytors sink , for in your fall , Our pressures have their funerall . FINIS .