THE Writ of Restitution: By the Lady ELINOR.  PSAL. etc. 
Be wise now therefore, O ye Kings; Be learned ye that are judges of the earth.  ACTS 3. 21. 
Whom the Heaven must receive, till the times of Restitution of all things which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his Prophets since the world began.  
Printed in the Year 1648.   

THE Writ of Restitution:  BY The Lady ELINOR. 
ANd now in this his cause, the judge of all the earth, Prince of the Kings of the earth, a case wherein all concerned; these are to pray three, who here sit in his place judges: Give me leave to speak, and show you a mystery, from this writ Amoveas manus, defended by the happy Mr. Maynard, notwithstanding opposed by Mr. Solicitor, with S. John, not knowing what Spirit he's of.  
Before who this day, the day of judgements figure, showing by reason of a writ of Error, not executable, three stand charged with contempt of the Court, pleading Ignorance, notwithstanding the aforesaid Amoveas manus writ being executed (as it were) the forbidden fruit tasted untimely; these men yet each discharged and acquitted: as let it neither be reputed impossible, how much opposed soever by others, for All to be saved at last, when the utmost mite or minute satisfied or expired, the worst of reprobates not excepted, in his time whose immense mercy inscrutable: this is the argument, Against whom no writ of Error feisible either or possible.  
Who saw every thing very good at first made by him, reduced to be no doubt to the same estate, as holds good from that of dust return to dust, every thing to the place from whence it came; fallen Angels and men restored every one, not left a hoof, etc. or lost of that kind bearing his Image.  
Of which general deliverance well understood to be an Article of the Christian Faith, famous Origen, from whose judgement other father's erring, forced were to erect a Purgatory for Saints, that Babel edifice of theirs; of whom the aforesaid ancient father, the worst they could say of him was, As he did worst of any when he wrote ill, so exceeded all men when he did well.  
And so proceeding with this reported Case of this days Hearing, where the fiery adversary upon their surmisings, pressing for a present sentence, before the accused heard or answering, charged, that although moved in open Court such a writ, the Amoveas manus to be respited: and accordingly a Supersediss issued out, delivered to the Sheriff then in being; the Tenants nevertheless outed of possession by the now under-Sheriff of that county about three months ago: whereupon he called and appearing, demanded of whom, how those doors came to be opened, denied not what he had done by virtue of such a sealed writ, by such a Solicitor brought to him; as for other writs concerning them, pleads Ignorance: One Pomfred by name, (alias Pomum) surprised in state of inocency, like her first in the transgression; (for pursuing which Allegory thus) showing one Massingal called, pleading ignorance too as the man laying the fault on Eve; he (some three years since in that Office) only had a Supersediss, of what validity now he knows not; for other writ, none came to his hand.  
Also Jo: Rand Solicitor called, he appears, no young Fox, not to be fooled with pocket Errors, refers to the judges, whether year after year that writ like to be of much force, brought beforce such and such Officers; namely the Treasurer, etc. when as in being none such, or like to be: And so this the Epilogue or end of it, their stolen Errors being quashed; the writ stands good for taking off or removing his Majesty's unhealing hands, his Tenants cashiered; moreover for strengthening which, another writ, a Writ of Restitution produced, brought in COURT, stops the Lion's mouths, forced to put up their pipes, as let it happen to the enemy of General Restitution, sent to that parable of the unnatural elder Brother towards his own flesh and blood, Luke; and murmuring laborers, because their fellows mads partakers with them; endless unmercifulness thereof to bid others beware.  
And here to make an end with what penance imposed on those three for a presumption of that nature; these a touch of it: The under Sheriff Pomfred, somewhat of a low pitch, he never to aspire or take upon him the state or stile of a high Sheriff; the other sometime in the same employment or Office, Massingal to return to his domestic function or calling deserting former dainties. The honest poor Solicit' I: Rand as for him unto other Solicitors an example his lot, besides to pinch himself with hard and thin fare, never to attempt the King's Solicitors place, or St. John to be called like the wand'ring jew.  
And so farther, no jesting matter neither of mean consequence, where like Twins, this finished tedious Law Suit in Trinity term; and God's word both sympathising or joined in wedlock, like the blessed Virgin and just Joseph Cousins, though abruptly in brevity's behalf handled or penned, presaging without doubt, maugre the old Serpents plotting with his smooth outside, through the holy Ghosts power, the third person in Trinity, long silent for unexpected Guests such. His Father meeting him, by whom healed forthwith: forerunner of the stumbling Age significant dicttates; on the future of a supernatural blessing: when swallowed up in despair, at their wit's end.  
According to whose express charge observed, not to take a strange woman to wife. But of his people one of a holy descent: withal above others, namely of PRIDE to beware: his seed that they might inherit the Land. Arrogancy (not unknown) the Mother of want, inseparably joined with a servile condition. Concluding with the beatifical Vision the true healing Angel, discovering himself unto them: one of the seven Angels or Spirits in presence of the Throne: presents the Prayers of the Saints (to wit) in reference to the Sabbath, alludes to the Sabbatical Century. Raphael signifying The Medicine of God.  
As his vigilant parents for his return, also to watch all: So from whose stumbling mentioned in what obscurity the last days. Dreaming of such anointings as much or supernatural participations.  
His Grave when as prepared abroad and at home both: their son by whom she conceived (as it were) returned into a New World: such a change closed with Father Tobias Trumpets Alarm or Prayer: by the Angel preferred, withal pointing to his close Imprisonment in the Whale's womb, three days in Travel of him: heard whose cry out of the Deep, who acknowledges brings up from Hell, etc.  
And Hell and the Grave, one and the same word Gehenna expressing both as in that similitude from unlikeness.  
And in Adam as all died, so in Christ all made alive, Cor. 15. O the depth of the wisdom and knowledge of God. By the Ancients Origin, Tertullian and others: no question made thereof with whom all things possible, but to be implacable absolutely.  
And so much for these, the children's teeth not set an edge for the Father's default. Captive Angels put into the List. The word Everlasting, That canselled also being determinable signifying Ages: and farther, passing for ad infinitum. When as spared in tender consideration of one Heathen City, wherein so many thousands discerning not the right Hand from the left. And Eve hers as a thousand for one how much more spotless in that nature. Then why thus incensed our JONASES against them Abraham styles Sons worse than annihilated a million of times, whose love a thousand times surmounts his hate: By that Jewish envious elder Brother as figured, expostulating with his Father, etc. where in truth a prefixed space of time signified, more proper then of place fixed, etc.  
Prayed O ye sinners, therefore repent, turn and do Justice, show mercy, who knows whether he may extend commiseration to this sinful City: as in behalf of those Innocents', whose sittuation not far from Paradise.  
As by the Fish taken in Tigris River of such virtue, etc. O make ye friends of the unrighteous Mammon, That they may receive you into everlasting Habitations: ●pointing to the transitory whereon set up their rest, all dote. So finished his magnificat Tobias, that Bride's incomparable Lustre or preparation: New Jerusalem's precious Edifice so ravished with it.  
From the Lady Eleanor.  
 
Tobias signifying good, for Good-Friday.  
FINIS.