THE fanatics Dream.  
MY weary Carcase being sorely oppressed by the malice of Catchpoles, I laid me down to sleep, setting my Fancy Sentinel, who walking the Rounds of my Mind, in an instant conveyed me into a mighty Forest, tenanted with Beasts of prey; the first that presented itself to my view was a Crocodile preying upon a Lamb, and having eat his Body, he distilled tears over his Head, as if he was grieved to be his Executioner, who had deserved it by encroaching upon his Territories. But I saw this was but as sour Sauce to whet his glutted Appetite, for after it with more eagerness than ever he devoured the rest; then I thought that myself must next be sacrificed to his Lust: But these Jealousies were extinguished by a hideous noise which I heard, then looking about me I saw a great number of savage Beasts, viz. The Panther (which by his subtlety tyrannised over others) going first, his Skin was of a lovely Colour, and curious to behold, but his Head was deformed, and died in Blood; then followed twelve Lions of Cleonia roaring, with an innumerable Company of Dragons, Tigers, Leoperds, Bears, Wolves, and Chameleons, all likewise with their Mouths died in Blood; thus they marched, till at last they came to a pleasant Island surrounded with a Crystal River, into which my Fancy led me, and I beheld it abounding with Flocks of Sheep, and Parks of stately Deer, Nature having constituted a Warlike Hart for the Defender, whose endeavours were continually to preserve the Sheep from the Beasts of the Forest. But methoughts the Panther did endeavour by allurements to entice the Hart to behold his beautiful Skin, thereby to make him his Prey. But the Hart discovering his intrigue, which the Panther perceiving, with all his Retinue entered the River, furiously assaulting the Hart, but the Hart behaving himself courageously caused them with shame to flee to the Forest for shelter. Nevertheless presently I saw a Dragon hasting to the Island to destroy the Sheep, but was happily prevented by a Fawn, than the Dragon with anguish gnashing, cast forth fire and fired the Sheepfold, insomuch that the Sheep scarce escaped with the Wool on their backs, and then he hasted to the Forest for his escape. But not long after came over a Bear, and some Wolves, who killed one of the best Sheep in the Flock, and grievously tore many others, which with patience they endured; but their silence was a motive to the Fawn; for he valiantly encountered and slew them, by which he incurred the great displeasure of a Stag; which having ranged the Forest, had no small kindness for the Panther; therefore the Stag chased him out of the Island, and caused him to cross the River; but not being safe there, he returned and lived securely amongst the Flock. A little Evet also did endeavour to enfatuate the Brook where the Hart used to drink, but two Rams laid hold of him, and had slain him, had not a Deer coming in to help them, made them let go their hold; in process of time, methought the Hart died, and violently came in the Beasts of the Forest, with whom the wild Deers joined, and devoured the Sheep: But the Fawn, with some of the choicest in the Flock fled, and were miraculously preserved. But the Beasts of the Forest not willing to lose such a prey as were the Deers, slew them also; and they being thus exalted with their fat pasture, had continual jarrings among themselves, till at length, they beginning to devour each other, than methought the Fawn with his Sheep returned again into their banished Island, valiantly, and triumphantly extirpating them, and flourished more than ever. So I Awoke.   
FINIS.