The speech of a cavaleere to his comrades, in answer to the wardens speech written by Agamemnon Shaglock Van Dammee ... Dammee, Agamemnon Shaglock van. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A61031 of text R1946 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing S4858). 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. 15 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. 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Reproduction of original in Thomason Collection, British Library. eng Royalists -- England -- History -- 17th century. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Sources. A61031 R1946 (Wing S4858). civilwar no The speech of a cavaleere to his comrades, in answer to the vvardens speech· Written by Agamemnon Shaglock Van Dammee, clerke of the regimen Dammee, Agamemnon Shaglock van 1642 2792 9 0 0 0 0 0 32 C The rate of 32 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 2006-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-09 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-10 Jonathan Blaney Sampled and proofread 2006-10 Jonathan Blaney Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE SPEECH OF A CAVALEERE TO HIS COMRADES , In answer to the Wardens SPEECH . Written By Agamemnon Shaglock Van Dammee , Clerke of the Regiment . LONDON , Printed Anno. Domini 1642. The Speech of a Cavaleere to his Comrades : In Answer to the Wardens Speech . BRothers and Commanders of this never too civill society , Before I give fire to those Squibs and Crackers I am to discharge , my courtesie thinks it fit to present the complement of your poore servant , for your generall choyce of me to shake my locks before you this day for the honour I confesse , of the Cavaleiry ; which I doubt not ( by that unaccustomed quality amongst you cal'd patience , and upon condition you will not outswagger me ) but to finish as well as the maddest rorer here present . And for testimony of my acknowledgment of your favours , and as a preparation to the worke in hand here is a health of three glasses , when that is gone round I will proceed you ●ut the businesse it selfe in as new-coyn'd asseverations as my vapouring Genius can performe . You are now to conceive in what time and upon what occasion this discourse is grounded . The time is now , just now that I have received my pay , newly repaired my thredbare outside , and once more do enjoy that miraculous blessing of cleane Linnen , before my Fether and Scarfe be ruffled , or the dew of Heaven hath fallen upon them , my pockets furnish'd , my braine inspired with raptures and enthusiasmes insinuated by the corroborative vertue of this excellent and never too much admired Cavary . The occasion , since high treason and hanging matters are become but market-talk ▪ only but a game at Shittlecock , wherein the bold world dare tosse betwixt King and State every idle feare , and frivolous suggestion which fancy or imagination doth prompt and frame , in their halfe lost wits , and this kind of desperate communication growne more customary then the French tongue or fashion . Why should not we as well as all the world besides take some liberty to prate of great matters to little purpose . And therefore as these two glasses more shall enable me , I will goe forward with such matters as the heate of my blood and the vertigo in my braine shall drop into my language . My Antagonist the Warden begins his Cinquepace with the Liturgy of the Church , wherein his Scotch Bagpipe whines you out his Aptipathys thereunto in such abominable out of tune chords that the unparaleld harmony rather begets ridiculous mirth then any solitude or soul-sympathizing pleasure . Now touching this subject , I must ingeniously confesse ( Gentlemen ) but pardon me for it , that the time hath been I have seen the inside of a Church , although not often nor lately , and there although the Organ did exceed the noise of the voices , whereby not a plaine syllable more then O and yaw , he and aise , could be distinguished , yet I verily beleeve the Vicars and song-men doe meane well by their ejaculations and gaping upwards and shakeing their gray-beards . And although the Organist doe as a Praeludium to the Antheme play Sellengers-round , yet I must tell you that it is done with so much division both on the treble and base keys , that no body but himselfe can tell what to make of it , unlesse he tell it to a friend as once he did , which friend began imediately to dance , and being ask'd by a Vicar what he meant ( quoth he ) to serve God as he was never serv'd in his life , but let that passe . I have seen books with good plate covers , guilt Candlesticks , Plush Carpets , &c. and so farre am I from thinking any hurt of all this , that I must acknowledge I have many times wisht this kind of Liurgy in mine own chamber , that I might have made much of it , and used it more frequently then I did . Now for forme or essence of worship , I know ( Gentlemen ) you will easily give me credit , and not stand upon that needlesse trouble of proofe , that I have been no extraordinary student therein , nor much addicted to the discourses thereunto pertaining , whereby I cannot but hope you wil pardon me if I do not give you satisfaction in it . But concerning the VVardens church which is a conventicle , you may please to understand , that before I was in service , in regard I owed some money in towne , I took occasion to walk without my Periwig or my Sword , which I left with my then Landlord for his service , thereby to obscure my selfe from my Tobacco-Grocer , my Aledraper , and my Thimble-merchant , and others into whose booke I had ( by many faithful perswasions and honest protestations ) dam'd my selfe in a matter of foure Nobles . And having likewise at that time by a woful mischance gotten an imperfection in my nose , whereby I could not chuse but speake the right tone , I was by this meanes generally taken for a Round-head , and being on a time invited to the duties I went along with the party , who conducted me into a chamber one paire of staires & a halfe below staires , which presented it selfe a Cellar , and a Kitchin , where there were a matter of twenty persons of both sexes . The men saluted me with welcome deare brother , I wish you had brought along with you a yoke-fellow that might be edifyed : The women told me they should be glad to discover unto me the path wherein I was to tread , and so presented me with a cup of Muscadine and Egges , and thus ended the salutation , for being all very hungry the Bibles were presently said under the Dresser , and the meate brought to the table , and thus far , nere a man breathing could complaine of their Liturgy ; marry after dinner which was finished in lesse then foure hourres , they fel to ( I cannot call it singing , but ) howling the 119. Psalm , the suddain squeaking whereof frighted me out of the house , and hath made me looke thus ●●…dly ever since . Now for these reasons ▪ I see no hurt in the Liturgy , and therefore as I love it , so deep wil I drink to the ful confirmation and continuation thereof . The next thing which his Wardenships wisedome flys upon as eagerly as a Hauke , or a Pussatd seises a Paitridge or carrion , is the Militia , of which kinde of Militia I will not speake one word , it was so well done , ( if not over done by the Warden himselfe ) but I will dilate upon our owne Militia , that of us the Cavaliers , and Gentlemen of this present society , In which you must understand , I meane not the Cavaliers that belaboured themselves so bravely at Westminster , nor they that now attend at Yorks , for such as they are a thought too great to be jested withall , and are or may be our paymaisters : no , I meane us the new made Gentlemen of the times , us that have woon our Armes by feats of Crivalry done in the North of England , where we did nothing at all , and I say what though we cannot prove the discent from our ancestors . T is no matter , the greater glory hangs upon our Swords , and the world shall study new haroldry purposely to enable us with the Armes of the Gentry . Thou Tom Trimwell wast Sir Iohn Sucklins Taylor , in making the doublets didst reduce as much shavings as made thy selfe a suit , so because a Troper and art now a Cavalier . Thou Master Fawne wast thy Captaines man got his cast clothes , and are now a formall Cavalier , hast the garbe , the othes , the vapours , and all things in a Taverne pertaining to the function , I my selfe was a Gentleman before indeed , for I was gentleman usher to the Lady at Ch●●ing-Crosse that hath vow'd never to sin with any but Souldiers and hath beene famous with so many of them , by her Commendations I was made a Corporall , and am therefore an absolute Cavalier : And now Gentlemen that we may perfectly attribute the title to our selves , If there be any amongst us that beares the name of any great Family in the Kingdome , let him pretend himselfe of the same house , and bloud , t will carry it amongst those that cannot contradict it , Or besides by the adding , diminishing , or exchanging a letter or sillable of your owne names into other mens it is easily done : And therefore he whose name is , Person may call himselfe Percy , Barton may change to Bar●●● , Cliff . to Cliford , or Clifion , and then againe let the want of meanes be supply'd with excesse of swaggering , and domincering , a kind of testy pragmaticall bearing , and scorning to answer any man that question 's your birth , all easiy wayes to preserve your selves under the title of Cavaliers , which very bare title is enough to make you of that Militia , which service we hope will not be much more difficult then that Militia the Warden mentions , so long as one Array continues at Yorke , and th' other at London , and howsoever well their protectors doe agree , yet I hope their Armies may never come nearer then they are , and that partly for the Common-wealths sake , and partly for our owne sakes , for truly these meeting services are not halfe so comfortable as those six , or seaven score miles distance , And to be a warrier , a Cavalier a Scldate , and lie in a fetherbed , eate and drinke like Epicures , not to be lowly , why it almost as easie a perfection as to be a Round head , although the Round-head be far unfit to be a Cavalier , for surely the steele Helmet would chafe his eares to peeces , there being no haire to defend them . Besides the noyse of the Guns would runne like an Axell through his eares , and turne his head round about it , for you know hee 's giddy already ; No , no we are the men that must charge at distance , and stand for the good of that party that will pay best , and doubt not to defend them bouldly against to resistance , But I will end this argument lest my cock-braines should hurry mee into such circumstances , as would bring me into question without redemption . The third discourse his grave frenzy throwes him on is the extirpation of the Papists that giving Religion ▪ that leavies their great Legacies in the hands of the Priests to bee distributed to charitable uses , and make their children beggars for their better inortification , if they but dare to 〈◊〉 , let us alone with them now their armes are taken away , Mary if the Protestant Jesuit were but as well tam'd as they are there would be no use for us in England , we might even trudge as Volunteers to the other Kingdome , where we should hardly find so good entertainment ; and yet we should make prety worke with them , if they were but disarm'd as the papists here are . And Gentlemen , when the seditions are appeased let us expect no other imployment . But this Discourse tends to my next argument , therefore I will touch it but sparingly , onely six glasses to their destruction before we come that we may have the easier service ; if we be cald , I pray you pledge it , that it may be knowne we can wish them mischiefe thus farre off , and that at a neerer we might be 〈◊〉 on to doe something too upon any reasonable odds in Armes and Amunition . Then my adversary proceeds to beat out the quintesence of his noddle , Would that imployment of beating out had been mine , I would have done it to some purpose . But that is of the Irish expedition , in which I will say nothing of the benefit thereof , more then appertaines to our selves , which consists of these conveniences , naked Armes appearing out of Shamy doublets like Pedlars or Glasse-carriers with halfe breeces , footlesse stockins , and over them drawne a paire of Leather-buskins , which in former daies had been boots of a decent wearing , and neere to the primitive nakednesse . For dyet , think not scorn of mouldy Bisket , and a fat Coult boild in his own skin , if you can catch it : for want of dyet that precious vapour of Virginia in a leaguer pipe is a singular prevention to stop the yawning of the hungry stomack ; and grudge not now and then 〈◊〉 be magnificently starv'd to death for want of these commodities too ; and the sports and recreations that belong to this imployment of standing centinell foure long houres in a frosty night , or lying per deiu in a trench of cold water , which is a soveraigne provocative to that comfortable malady called the Belly-ach , and yet there may be better accommodations if the Adventurers will but bring in their money fast enough ; but in case they do not the aforesaid solaces and preferments are like enough to ensue . Now Gentleman , you know we are the men must actually and personally hazzard our selves in these affaires , whereas that cowardly slave the Roundhead , if he were cal'd to the imployment , would be hang'd here for disobedience to his Colours , rather then stir a foot towards it ; and yet at home dares preach against us , yea and pray too till his eyes be almost started out of his head with praying for our confusion , tha● must defend him to live at ease snarling like a dogge in a manger , and will neither do good himselfe , nor permit others to do it , he vexes me to the heart , but I w●l dround sorrow in this Beare-boule of Sacke , and so end this businesse . Lastly , he proceeds to his period , his pudding pricke , his nil ultra coxombry , his feares and jealousies ; for our part Gentlemen , we are now armed cap a pae with a good grape Armour , and is this a time for us to feare ? No , I feare not the devil himselfe in any shape whatsoever . I could now outstare a Basilisk , poyson a Crocadile with one puffe of my smoke-reek'd nostrils , I durst do any thing that ever any man or men combined to any other creature ever attempted , O for an Army of such as we now are ready pitcht , to assault all the Rebels in Ireland joynd before us , S. Patrick himself , were his legend true , should find , that mortal creatures inspired with immortal Sacke , were able to vanquish an Army of such as himselfe . nay , since I am now like to be in the Array of one side or other , let me tel you , I feare not a Roundhead , which of all shapes else I am the most afraid on , if afraid I could be . But Gentlemen , I have dilated so long , that I can hold open my eyes no longer . I wil therefore comply with the Warden in one particular , and fal asleep , And that without a quarrel first had too , which is no ordinary miracle . FINIS .