OLD news NEWLY REVIVED:  
OR, The discovery of all occurrences happened since the beginning of the Parliament: As, the confusion of Patents, the Deputies death, Canterbury's imprisonment, Secretary Windebank. L. Finch, Doctor Roan, Sir John Sucklin and his associates flight the fall of Wines, the desolation of doctor's Commons, the misery of the Papists, judge Barckleyes' imprisonment, and the ruin of Alderman Abel's Monopoly.  
Most exactly compiled in a short discourse between Mr. Inquisitive, a country Gentleman, and Master Intelligencer, a news monger.  
Printed in the year 1641.   

OLD news Newly Revived.  Inquisitive 
HOnest Jack Intelligencer, thou'rt welcome home, I won't lose so much time to ask thee how thou dost, because thy face has already told me thou want'st money: so do I, 'tis a general want, and be fitting a Gentleman; but let that pass, tell me what news is stirring in or near London, news is all that I seek: you know my humour I hope.  Intelligencer. 
I do Sir, and find it most correspondent to your name; and because I am desirous to satisfy your humour, I leave off and abandon all superfluous salutations, and fall roundly to the matter. The first enormity the Parliament took into its hands, was Patents in general.  Inquis. 
It was very likely that it would fall to particulars in time: but what befell those Patents?  Intell. 
Faith though it was in the Winter, yet the owners of them were forced to leave them off, though they hazarded going over shoes, in grief whereof they were all utterly confounded.  Inquis. 
What? all Patents, of what nature soever?  Intel. 
Yes, that were pretended for the common good, but aimed at particular men's profits, as the Patents for Cards, Dice, Pins, Soap, Leather, and such like were utterly damned?  Inquis. 
I marry Sir, the Parliament began well, heaven bless their proceedings: how went they forward?  Intel. 
Then to particular persons. The next that was found a delinquent, was no l●sse a man then the Earl of Strafford, he that set three kingdoms at variance.  Inquis. 
What, he that as he went through our town into Ireland, had the streets swept, and made neat for his coming, he that paid all the Officers so bountifully? By this hand he was a most liberal man, and many say understanding.  Intel. 
That's certain; yet for all his wit, he could not easily understand his own head. Alas! he was entrapped in his policy, and constrained to lay his ambitious neck on the traitor's block. On my conscience young Gregory is the most famous man in all England.  Inquis. 
What, he that had the reversion of his father's place, the young soul-sender, he that filled the dungmans' Cart with dogs which he had headed, the better to enable him to eff●ct the real matter; why is he so famous?  Intell. 
I'll tell you Sir, if the glorious acts that Hector d●d, made his conq●est the more honourable, and Achilles by slaying him engrossed all his heroic deeds, why should not young Brandon be as famou● for the death of him that shaked three Ki●gdomes?  Inquis. 
Come, thou art merry: but how scap't his compeer the Archbishop of Canterbury? it was thought that he was as deep as the other, it would be a wonder if he should come off with as you were, as they do in the Artillery Garden.  Intell. 
Truly Sir, I am of your opinion, take my word if ever be come into his Metropolitan house again, and sit there his Maj●sties high Commissioner, discharging the new Canons, he will go near to blow up the little Levite that writ Lambeth fair. B●t he, good man, being his life was so irregular before has now betaken himself to a private lodging, and in a stronger house than that o'er the water; he is not now much troubled with signing paper Petitions, and referring them to Sir John Lamb, although he keep house continu●lly, and never s●irres abroad, not so far as into Saint George's fields to take the air.  Inquis. 
I heard say, he never durst come into those fields since the u●-●oare at the dissolution of the last Parliament, he was afraid of the Ghost of him he set upon the city gates to keep watch.  Intell. 
I cannot tell whether that be the reason or no, but on my conscience I think that honourable young Brandon will have the honour to ship his soul into Charon's boat, for all his father was a Clothier of Reading. As soon as ever this man of Grace was laid in Limbo Patrum, his most dear friend, and the Papists most favourable compounder, and his majesty's Secretary Sir Francis Windebank, with much providence took a voyage into France.  Inquis. 
Then I hope we shall p●y no more Ship-money: that same Sir Francis has been prayed for the wrong way most heartily; the Ship-mo●ey was never mentioned, but a devout imprecation was offered up for him, much good do him with it.  Intell. 
Alas! he never had hand in it, it was my Lord Finch, the Lord Keeper of England, that dealt with Ship-money, and 'twas done with a most provident eye: for he knew he should have occasion to use ships before he died, and so he had: for he went after Mr. Secretary. I'll tell you Sir, he was so woary with determining controversies upon the Bench, that he resolved hereafter to end them with the sword: he became a brother of the blade, and with a tilting feather, a flaunting periwig, Buff● doublet, scarlet hose, and sword as broad as a lath, he looked as like a Dammee newly come out of the North, as could be imagined; and under that disguise fled most swiftly into France.  Inquis. 
But under your favour, he was but a Coward to fly as soon as ever he was accouterd in his martial habiliments.  Intell. 
But I think him most valiant: for wisdom was ever held the better part of v●lour; and none but desperate fool●s will run themselves upon certain death: and though some such there are, yet he is none of those. I am su●e, that valiant men and brave commanders followed his example, and no worse men than Sir John Sucklin, the discontented colonel, and his associates.  Inquis. 
Sir John Sucklin, what he that writ admired Aglaura? the black friar's Actors have a foul loss of him, 
And lest the Pl●yers should grow poor,  
Send them Aglauros more and more.   
What he that gave the King a hundred horse against the Scotch pedlars? is he fled for Religion too?  Intell. 
As sure as he fled from the pedlars, his coat of Male would not keep out their Bullets, though it would Sir John Digby's Rapier in the Playhouse,  Inquis. 
I heard that he was for Portugal, and to that purpose had two or three hundred Cap and Feather men in pay, did he mistake France for Portugal?  Intell. 
You may see the fortune of the dice, they run what chance they please, Sir John knows it, but there's a greater man than he gone by far.  Inquis. 
None of the other judges? Judge Barkley is not gone, i● he?  Intell. 
No faith, he's safe enough, he's a most fast and substantial friend, he and Davenant the Queen's Poet do keep their chambers, as if they mourned for the iniquity of the times, but he that I mean is greater than any of these in bulk, 'tis Doctor Roan.  Inquis. 
Why if he be gone, how fares the civil Law, for he was the body of it.  Intell. 
In good faith Master Inquisitive they droop extremely, you may walk in the Commons and be offended with no confused noise of the Proctors that prated only for the t'other fee, they will now without grudging take a ten groats fee and thank you; they'll only sigh out, O quantum mutatus ab illo— Termino, &c. Their clerks, although they are not troubled with much employment, cannot be at leisure to redeem the gowns which they pawned in Lent Vacation: and Doctors Commons himself for fear lest bee should die intestate, has made his will, and bequeathed all his goods most equally.  Inquis. 
Then I may presume that the High Commission is down; the Papists I know rejoice at it, they have paid many a fat fine, have they not?  Intell. 
Faith I think that they have rather cause to grieve, for their sins were very easy compositions, but now the Parliament has taken them in hand, and useth them far more ruggedly than the chief Commissioner would.  Inquis. 
If the Parliament has taken them in hand, I prognosticate that they wear Lent in their cheeks, their Ave Mary's, Creeds, pater-nosters, the dropping of their Beads, their sprinkling themselves with Holy water, will scarce be of force to entreat the Virgin Mary to command her Son to pity them they must visit Rome, must they not?  Intell. 
Or Tyburn, choose them whether, as the ballad says, they have a very bad time of it now I can assure you.  Inquis. 
Well, let them be hanged and they will, thou and I will go drink a pint of Canary.  Intell. 
As I live, I had almost forgot, Canary is now at six pence a pint in London.  Inquis. 
At six pence a pint, how comes that to pass?  Intell. 
This blessed Parliament has pried into Alderman Abel's knavery, and has found his politic projects out, has made a confusion of his ticket office, and laid him and his brother Kilvert in a house of stone, who shall be made exemplary.  Inquis. 
Why then honest jack Intelligencer I pronounce thee welcome home, we'll to the tavern and drink pottles in healths to this most happy Parliament.  
The Deputy is dead, the Archbishop sure,  
(I do not say to die) judge Barkley's cure,  
If any be is casting of his coin,  
Abel and Kilvert too, that did purloin  
A penny to 'em from each pint of sack,  
If money help them not, their necks must crack;  
And witty Davenant, their miseries  
To terminate will write their Elegies,  
And so he will his own; they that fled  
Int' other Countries, and so saved their heads,  
From a sore aching cannot merry be,  
Whilst thou and I laugh at their misery:  
We can be jocund and think no man ha●me,  
With jovial sack our duller spirits warm.  
Away with sorrow, welcome sweet conteut,  
This health I'll drink to'th blessed Parliament.  
FINIS.