Poor John or, a Lenten dish. Being the soliloquies of John Lambert now prisoner in the Tower of London.
      
       
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             Poor John or, a Lenten dish. Being the soliloquies of John Lambert now prisoner in the Tower of London.
             Lambert, John, 1619-1683, attributed name.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed, for the benefit and edification of afflicted brethren,
             [London] :
             [1660]
          
           
             A satire, not in fact by John Lambert -- Cf. Wing.
             Date and place of publication from Wing.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "1659 Mar 16."
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Lambert, John, 1619-1683 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.
           Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           POOR
           JOHN
           :
           OR
           ,
           A
           LENTEN
           DISH
           .
        
         
           BEING
           The
           Soliloquies
           of
           JOHN
           LAMBERT
           now
           Prisoner
           in
           the
           Tower
           of
           LONDON
           .
        
         
           HOw
           various
           and
           inconstant
           is
           the
           Wheel
           of
           Fortune
           all
           the
           world
           knows
           :
           And
           I
           have
           now
           found
           by
           wofull
           Experience
           .
           I
           could
           never
           perswade
           my self
           till
           now
           ,
           but
           that
           I
           was
           born
           under
           a
           Regal
           Planet
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           malignity
           of
           my
           Starrs
           was
           such
           ,
           that
           in
           my
           Childehood
           I
           was
           possest
           with
           that
           Disease
           call'd
           
             the
             Kings
             evil
             ;
          
           which
           was
           healed
           under
           God
           by
           the
           late
           King
           CHARLES
           :
           and
           how
           I
           rewarded
           him
           for
           his
           pains
           Who
           knows
           not
           ?
           But
           I
           am
           not
           guilty
           alone
           of
           this
           abominable
           sin
           of
           Ingratitude
           ,
           many
           thousands
           having
           offended
           in
           the
           like
           nature
           ,
           though
           but
           few
           so
           deeply
           as
           my self
           ;
           and
           
             Charles
             Fleetwood
          
           his
           gracious
           God-son
           may
           be
           plac'd
           in
           the
           first
           Rank
           also
           .
           I
           confess
           ,
           my
           ambitions
           were
           boundless
           ,
           and
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           fawning
           smiles
           of
           Fortune
           (
           whom
           I
           thought
           to
           have
           led
           by
           the
           nose
           like
           a
           dog
           in
           a
           string
           )
           my
           hopes
           were
           not
           mean
           .
           I
           thought
           my
           lot
           would
           have
           faln
           in
           as
           good
           ground
           as
           
             Olivers
          
           did
           ,
           and
           was
           content
           he
           should
           King
           it
           as
           long
           as
           he
           lived
           ,
           as
           knowing
           ,
           that
           my
           turn
           was
           next
           :
           yet
           when
           I
           saw
           that
           he
           laboured
           to
           secure
           the
           Government
           to
           his
           son
           ,
           and
           to
           settle
           it
           in
           his
           own
           line
           ,
           I
           began
           to
           oppose
           him
           ;
           which
           he
           perceiving
           quickly
           laid
           me
           aside
           ,
           and
           for
           a
           long
           time
           I
           was
           no body
           ;
           but
           I
           made
           a
           shift
           to
           start
           up
           again
           ,
           and
           to
           scour
           off
           the
           rubbish
           of
           my
           former
           honour
           which
           had
           lain
           long
           a
           rusting
           ,
           by
           the
           restauration
           of
           the
           Rump
           ,
           and
           the
           Good
           Old
           Cause
           .
           Then
           I
           deemed
           my self
           a
           Protector
           in
           
             Esse
             ,
          
           being
           in
           higher
           favour
           with
           the
           Rump
           then
           their
           snivelling
           Lieutenant-General
           
             Fleetwood
             ,
          
           under
           whose
           wings
           I
           thought
           good
           to
           play
           my
           game
           a
           while
           .
           In
           short
           time
           I
           had
           a
           good
           occasion
           to
           make
           my self
           gracious
           in
           the
           eyes
           of
           my
           Rumpish
           Masters
           ,
           and
           to
           advance
           my
           fame
           in
           the
           Opinion
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Souldiery
           ,
           by
           the
           foolish
           undertaking
           of
           Sr.
           
             George
             Booth
             ,
          
           which
           hath
           rendred
           him
           infamous
           to
           Eternity
           ;
           Most
           men
           concluding
           him
           wanting
           either
           in
           Judgment
           or
           Fidelity
           :
           what
           his
           fault
           was
           is
           best
           known
           to
           my self
           ,
           but
           I
           list
           not
           now
           to
           speak
           of
           it
           .
           However
           I
           had
           a
           thousand
           pounds
           as
           a
           gratuity
           for
           that
           service
           ,
           which
           was
           no
           more
           than
           a
           straw
           in
           my
           aspiring
           thoughts
           ,
           yet
           I
           took
           it
           thankfully
           :
           Shortly
           after
           I
           gave
           my
           good
           Masters
           a
           Writ
           of
           ease
           ,
           and
           cleans'd
           the
           house
           of
           'em
           :
           For
           if
           I
           had
           not
           so
           served
           them
           ,
           they
           would
           have
           quickly
           dispatched
           me
           :
           whereupon
           I
           set
           up
           a
           crew
           of
           mine
           own
           Creatures
           (
           the
           Committee
           of
           Safety
           )
           but
           they
           vanished
           ,
           like
           
             Will
             of
             the
             wisp
             ,
          
           and
           were
           blown
           away
           with
           one
           blast
           from
           the
           Rump
           :
           my self
           being
           first
           outwitted
           by
           
             Monk
             ,
          
           and
           then
           forsaken
           by
           all
           my
           Souldiers
           ,
           was
           forc'd
           to
           sneak
           home
           ,
           and
           put
           my
           finger
           in
           a
           hole
           ;
           and
           now
           I
           have
           got
           the
           Tower
           over
           my
           head
           ,
           but
           e'relong
           I
           fear
           I
           shall
           go
           to
           Tiburn
           :
           Nevertheless
           in
           this
           day
           of
           my
           solitude
           ,
           and
           affliction
           ,
           I
           do
           cheer
           up
           my
           drooping
           Spirits
           ,
           and
           add
           a
           little
           comfort
           to
           my
           sorrowfull
           minde
           with
           these
           and
           the
           like
           contemplations
           .
        
         
           I.
           
             I
             consider
             to
             my self
             the
             mutability
             of
             Fortune
             in
             her
             dispose
             of
             all
             transitory
             enjoyments
             ,
             and
             how
             I
             may
             possibly
             be
             raised
             again
             after
             a
             downfall
             now
             ,
             as
             well
             as
             formerly
             :
             And
             since
             the
          
           Rump
           
             had
             her
             Re-resurrection
             ;
             Why
             may
             not
             I
             ?
          
        
         
           II.
           
             I
             call
             to
             minde
             those
             many
             gracious
             promises
             of
             Dominion
             ,
             Profit
             and
             Pleasure
             made
             unto
             me
             by
             my
             good
             Lord
             and
             best
             Mr.
          
           Belzebub
           ,
           
             provided
             ,
             I
             would
             continually
             persevere
             to
             serve
             him
             faithfully
             ;
             the
             neglect
             whereof
             I
             heartily
             repent
             ,
             as
             a
             main
             (
             if
             not
             the
             sole
             )
             cause
             of
             all
             these
             misfortunes
             fallen
             upon
             me
             ,
             resolving
             to
             be
             doubly
             diligent
             for
             time
             to
             come
             .
          
        
         
           III.
           
             It
             is
             some
             comfort
             to
             me
             that
             I
             am
             not
             alone
             miserable
             ,
             according
             to
             that
             saying
             ,
          
           Solamen
           miseris
           ,
           &c.
           
           
             For
             I
             hope
             if
             I
             be
             hang'd
             ,
             Sr.
          
           Arthur
           Haslerig
           ,
           
             Mr.
          
           Scot
           ,
           John
           Hewson
           
             and
             others
             ,
             will
             have
             so
             much
             good
             fellowship
             in
             them
             ,
             as
             to
             hange
             with
             me
             .
          
        
         
           IV.
           
             I
             am
             much
             pleased
             with
             the
             exercise
             of
             my
             revenge
             on
             Sr.
          
           George
           Booth
           ;
           
             for
             I
             did
             not
             onely
             put
             him
             to
             the
             run
             at
          
           Midle-witch
           ,
           
             but
             have
             forc't
             him
             out
             of
             his
             Lodging
             in
             the
          
           Tower
           .
        
         
           V.
           
             Since
             I
             have
             laid
             up
             all
             my
             Sacrilegious
             and
             Vnlawful
             Possessions
             (
             as
             we
             say
             )
             in
          
           Lavender
           ,
           
             to
             supply
             my
             want
             of
             moneys
             in
             my
             Northern
             Expedition
             ,
             it
             is
             not
             a
             little
             comfort
             to
             me
             to
             be
             maintain'd
             at
             the
             charge
             of
             the
             Common-wealth
             .
          
        
         
           VI
           .
           
             I
             can
             sleep
             quietly
             and
             securely
             here
             ,
             being
             rid
             of
             those
             biting
             cares
             wherewith
             I
             was
             wont
             to
             be
             troubled
             by
             day
             ,
             and
             my
             Ladies
             insatiable
             appetite
             at
             nights
             .
          
        
         
           VII
           .
           
             I
             Muse
             upon
             the
             fate
             of
          
           Roger
           Mortimer
           ,
           
             who
             made
             his
             escape
             hence
             ,
             and
             cros't
             the
          
           Thames
           
             without
             the
             help
             of
             other
             Oares
             then
             his
             own
             naked
             Armes
             :
             And
             who
             knows
             ,
             but
             I
             ,
             that
             resemble
             him
             so
             much
             in
             ambitious
             attempts
             ,
             may
             tread
             the
             same
             steps
             ,
             for
             the
             purchase
             of
             desired
             Liberty
             .
          
        
         
           VIII
           .
           
             The
             time
             being
             at
             hand
             ,
             in
             which
             Providence
             hath
             design'd
             the
             Restauration
             of
          
           CHARLES
           STUART
           
             and
             his
             Family
             ,
             it
             is
             matter
             of
             joy
             to
             me
             ,
             to
             be
             cast
             down
             from
             the
             Pinacle
             of
             Honour
             by
             others
             ,
             rather
             than
             to
             be
             an
             Object
             of
             his
             most
             Just
             Revenge
             .
          
        
         
           Lastly
           ,
           
             It
             is
             my
             greatest
             Happiness
             ,
             that
             whatever
             befals
             me
             here
             ,
             and
             whatever
             Ignominious
             Death
             the
             Parliament
             may
             justly
             inflict
             upon
             me
             ;
             yet
             my
             hope
             is
             to
             be
             so
             highly
             preferred
             in
             the
             other
             world
             ,
             as
             to
             be
             placed
             next
             unto
          
           Oliver
           Cromwell
           ,
           
             before
          
           Pride
           ,
           Prideaux
           
             or
          
           Bradshaw
           ,
           
             since
             I
             knew
             the
             time
             when
             I
             was
             second
             to
             none
             in
          
           England
           ,
           
             but
             him
             alone
             .
             This
             (
             O
             mighty
          
           Lucifer
           )
           
             shall
             ever
             be
             the
             Humble
             Request
             and
             Prayer
             of
             thy
             most
             faithful
             ,
             though
             now
             afflicted
             Servant
             ,
          
        
         
           
             JOHN
             LAMBERT
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           Printed
           ,
           For
           the
           Be●●●●…
           and
           
             Edification
          
           of
           
             Afflicted
             Brethren
             .