News FROM HELL ROME AND THE INNS OF COURT WHEREIN Is set forth The copy of a letter written from the devil to the Pope. The true copy of the Petition delivered to the King at York. The copy of certain artikles of agreement between the devil. the Pope, and divers others. The description of a feast, sent from the devil to the Pope together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament, with sundry other Particulars. Published for the futuar peace & tranquillity of the Inhabitants of great Britain. By i M. Printed in the year of grace and reformation. 1641. TO our dearly BELOVED SON THE MOST PIEOUS AND MOST religious PRImate of the Roman Church and to all our dearly beloved children the Cardinals and Lordly Bishops in Europe Haste: Haste: post: Haste. Your entire Prince and God of this world, Lucifer, Prince of darkness, and Superstition, King of s●●ks and Phlegeto●, Suppreame Lord of Ghehenna, Tartary, Colmakia, Samoyedia, Lappia, Cor●lia, and Colmagoria, Prince abissus, and sole commander of Seeberia, Alteenia, Pecheora, & of all the infernal furies & their punise, the Jesuits, Priests, and Semenaries. Sendeth Greeting, Most dearly beloved son, and you our dutiful children, whose sanctity we reverence whose persons we adore whose wisdoms we admire▪ at whose Pollicis we wonder at whose power we muse, and at whose iunincible stratagems we stand amazed. Nor can we in the first place, but extol, applaud, & most highly commend thee our dear son for the extreordinary care in the advancement of our kingdom. And as next in place the extreordinary diligent and vigilant care of all our beloved children the Lordly Bishops, in the advancement of our regal power to the great enlargement of our infernal dominions, by their rare & subtle plots, & stratagems. And in a more spetial manner we are pleased through our infernal grace & favour to extol them for this their present and excellent invention, in sowing discord amongst the English heririkes, as also in provoking the Scots heririkes to an apparent opposition against their King, yea so far as to an invasion of the territories of England, all which services are most dear and axceptable unto us. Jnrespect of which services, as also for their fidelity to us & our kingdom, we have caused our princepall secretary of estate, Don Antonio Furioso Diabelo▪ to make an especial Jnroullment of their names in our Callend amongst those our dear servants the plotters of the gunpowder treason, and the most renowned the complloters of the former invasion of England, in the year of grace 1588. and since the creation of the world 5609 both which services although their events were no ways answerable to our royal expectation, yet those instruments that so freely adventured themselves in them, shall be ever renowned in our Court infernal, and most acceptable to our person. And for the better encouragement of these our trusty and well beloved servants in the speedier advancement of this work, now intended for the utter extirpation of all heretics & increase of our regal power, we are pleased by this our royal manual to give unto them assurance of our aid & best assistance in the most efficacious manner that our Princely power can extend unto, And because our former sttatagems put in excecution by our beloved x & Councelor the King of Spain were by him noways effected according to our princely expectation, We have now therefore imposed our princely command upon our beloved servant the King of France; at the humble sutemade unto us, by our children the Lordly Bishops and by some of our servants of greatest quality in the realm of England, as also by our servants the Jesuites and Roman Catholics of England, To have a puissant army in readiness, for the Invasion of England, at such a time, as those our children and servants, shall conceive it most convenient, & efficacious. And further our will and pleasure is, that you our dear Son shall still parsist to stir up & encourage our children the archbishops, as also thy disiples & our loyal subjects & servants, the Jesuites, Priests, and Semenaries, to this work, that they with all their might together with our powerful policis granted unto them may strive to effect this work with all Celerity, That we may once more see our kingdom of Superstition Re-established: in the monarchy of great Britain, and Ireland, The motives to be pressed, iuducing them to the expeditious effecting of the same is principali, their respect to our Kingly honour next their own increase of greatness for we promise & assure them by the word of a King infernal, That every of them shall reign as Princes under us, not only over the bodies & estates of men but also over their souls, by & through the many infernal graces by us most freely and beningnly Conferred on them, and hreeby, to make them the more sensible of these our several graces conferred on them, we are pleased therefore here at present to express but some few of them in particular (as namely) pride, vain, glory, hipocricy, self-love of themselves & of this present world, love of will worship, & advancement of Idolatary, Together with that special gift of covetousness The only pillar to all the rest of our infernal garces conferred on them. Thirdly. In respect of the clear passadg by us made for them, by setting the heretics for this long time at variance amongst themselves, By our trusty servants the Lawyers, and advancement of Idolitary amongst them, The only means in our Princely wisdom conceived to be to the breaking of the bond of unity and peace, thereby to provoke the great God of heaven to leave them to themselves and to our powerful stratagemse, We are likewise pleased to take special Notice of that service done by our children the Lordly Bishops, in working the dissolution of the assembly of Parliament, in May last past 1640 by which means nothing was effected for the good of heretics either concerning their church or common wealth, so as the sucses of this design of ourse was thereby no ways hindered you are likewise to let them know from us, that the Noblemen of Engand are dishartened, the the Gentry, daunted, the Comunality divided, the number of our servants the Romman catholics infinitely increased, and the realm in general greatly oppressed not only by the sundry monopolies but also by the invincible oppressing power of our children the Lordly Bishops, the multitude of our servants the corrupt Judges, base minded Lawyers, seditious Aturnnies, and wooden headed doctors of our civil laws, proctors, Prothonotaries. Registers, Advocates, Solissitors, and Apparrators, whom we have caused to swarm, like to the Egyptian Locusts, over all the land for the sowing of discord & blowing the coals of contention amongst all the inhabitants of the same, they having all of them long since received instructions by some of our infernal spirits sent forth from us to that effect. You are likewise to let them know, that out of our princely respect to them and their dambenable actions for our honour, We are pleased to take special notice of that service which they most willingly endeavoured to effect for the confusion of all the heretics: Jnhabiting England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Netherlands, by the late (Conceived) Jnvincible Armado procured from Spain in the year of our reign 5660. Which through the providence of the celestial powers then over them. And the dissturbance of Martain Harper Trump, here below, Fail●ed of that Sucses which we together with them expectod and hoped for, To our no less sorrow than theirs. Nor can we but applaud the diligent care taken by our Children, & servants of greatest quality in that Kingdom, In preventing the discovery of that jnvasive plot, by the heretics, and their small well-meaning State. Through their speidy flight to dover road, and private Conference there with Don Oquindo, the Generalissimo of Spain to that effect, All which was most exquesitly performed, especially by our hispaniolized lacklatine Lord, our dearly beloved Servant. And lastly our hope is, that this presant plot sett on foot by these our trusty & well-beloved children, and Servants aforenamed, & by their earnest endeavours & our assistance once effected, will crown all our labours to our unspeakable terrestrial glory, and their eternal favours by us to be conferred on them in our royal palace of perdition where we have already Imposed our Royal command upon our trusty and wellbeloved cousin and councelor, Peot●r tretyacove chancellor Evane becklemeesheve our Knight marshal, Richardo slow Treasurer, and Don Serborus grand Porter of our said palace, to give them free admittance into our royal Presence. Thus, no ways doubting of your singular care and diligence in fullfilling this our royal will and Pleasure hereby expressed, we do further impose our royal favour and Princely respect to be by you presented unto our trusty and wellbeloved cousin and counsellor your present ●untio in the Court of England, as also unto our beloved children, and servants, the Bishops, Jesuits, Priests, and Semenaries, our faithful, agents in this invincible plot, and also to all our faithful subjects & servatns the Roman Catholics of England. We are pleased to remain. Your royal Sofferraigne and Patron of all your dambenable plots and stratagems now in hand. given at our infernal palace of perdition this 1. of September, and in the 5661 year of our most damnable reign, Post Scripte. Since the above written we are creadibly informed of the intention of a most scandelous petition to be delivered by asmall number of heretical Lords unto their King at York, which doth not a little touch our honour, and the discovery of this our present stratagem. Our express will and pleasure is, that there be some speedy course taken for the suppressing of the same, And the authors thereof sevearely punished, and Pomfret castle allotted unto them for their abode, until our will and pleasure be further known and this our design be effected, of which fail you not, as you tender our royal favour the suckses of this our design, and your own safety. Farewell. Antonio Furioso Diabelo: Principalio Secretario. Cousider this and marck the substance well It seems a letter from the finnd of hell. What oer the form or method seem to be Th' intent thereof, was quite the contrary Had this not rung a knell in some men's ears Th' had near been freed from their slavish fierce, Of tyranny, opression, and th' Bishop's pride; Judges, and Lawyers; a wicked crew beside, Of doctors? proctors, that the realm did sway, Trod under foot, God's truth turned night to day. Strove to coufound great Brittayns Monarchy, Justice, and truth pervert, advance, t, i m Piety, And all, by this, Romse doctrine to prefer, Obey the Pope; and serve King Lucifer, That is the cause, why them he doth applaud, That he thereby, with them, may have the, laud, And honour due, unto his servants all, That striu by him, to work great britains fall. A true COPPJE OF THE PETITION WHICH WAS BY THE LORDS PRESENTED unto THE KING at York Seprember the 12. 1640. To the Kjngs most excellent majesty. THe humble petition of your Ma'ties most loyal subjects, whose names are here under subscribed, in the behalf of themselves, and divers others. Most gracious sovereign The sense of that duty we owe to God's sacred Majesty, & our nearest affection to the good and welfare of this your realm of England, have moved us in all humility, to beseech your royal Ma'ty, to give us leave to offer to your princely wisdom, the apprehension which we and others your faithful subjects have conceived, of the great distemper and danger now threatnig this Church & state, & your royal person, & of the fittest means to remove & prevent the same. The evils & dangers whereof your Ma'ty may be pleased to take notice of, are these. That your Ma'ties sacred person, is exposed to hazard & danger, in this present expedition against the Scotish Army, & that by occasion of this war, your ma'ty's revenuse are much wasted, your subjects burdened, with cote and conduct money, billiting of soldiers, & other military charges, & divers rapinse & disorders (committed,) in several parts of this your realm, by the soldiers raised for that service, & the whole realm full of fierce & discontentments. The sundry innovations in matters, of Religion, the oath of 〈◊〉 lately imposed upon the clergy & others of your Ma'ties subjects, the great increase of popery, & employing of popish recusants & others ill affected unto religion-are established in places of power & trust▪ especially in commanding of men & armse, both in the field, & in sundry other Coumpties of this your realm, which by the lawses, they are not permitted to have any arms in their own houses, The great mischief that may fall upon this Kingdom, if the intention which hath been creadibly reported, of the bringing in of Irish and foreign forces should take effect, The heavy charge of merchants, to the great discouragement of trade, The multitude of monopolies and other patents, whereby the commodities and manufactures of this kingdom are much burdened, to the great and universal grievances of your people, The great grief of your subjects, with the long Intermission of Parliaments, & the late & former disoluing of such as have been called, without the happy effects which otherwise they might have produced, For remedy whereof, & prevention of the danger that may ensue ro your Roy all person & the whole state. They do in all humility & faithfulness beseech your Ma'ty, that you will be pleased to summon a Parliament in some short & convenient time, whereby the causes of these & other great grievances, which your people suffer under, may be taken away, & the Authors & councelors of them, may be brought to such legal trial, & condign punishment, as the nature of their offences shall require, and that the present war, may be composed by your Ma'ties wisdom without bloodshed, in such a manner as may conduce to the honour of your Ma'ts person & safety, the comfort of your people and unyting of both the realms, against the common enemies of the reformed religion. and your Ma'ts petitioners shall &c. The names of such Earls and Barons as subscribed this petition. vi'zt Earles. Bedford. Hartford. Essex. Mougrave. Warwick. Bullingbrooke. Rutland. Lincoln Exetor. Uicecomptes. Lord: Say & seal. Mandifeeld. Brooke. Harford. North. Willoby. Savell. Wharton. Loveles. Saint John. Articles of agreement, made, concluded, and done▪ this 28 of Sep'ter in the year of grace, 1641. and of the world 5662. By and between the high and mighty Prince, Lucifer, King of sticks and Phlegeton, the holy and most superstcious Primate of the roman Church, the Cardinal's Bishops, Jesuites, priests, and Semenaries. (of the one party) And judge bribery, Lawyer corruption, attorney contention, Solissitor Sedition, justice Conivence, jailor opression and, State Negligence, of the other party, In manner and form following. Imprimis, IT is this day mutually agreed, by & between the several parties, above named, That there shall be a league offensive, & defencive, concluded & confirmed by both parties, at or before, Holy rood day next ensuing the date hereof. Item. That whereas there hath binn lately by the subtle practices of some Parliamentary reformists, a discord and descension raised between the state ecleasiasticke, and the State of the Inns of court, whereby there hath happened no small prejudice unto the eclesiasticke state, the likes whereof, is to be doubted, may also fall upon the state of the Inns of Court, and so concequently upon the crown and dignity of our sovereign Lord, King Lucifer it is therefore mutually agreed, that all former controvercies and contentions between both parties shall seize, and that all unity, peace, and concord shall be embraced on either side, according to the expressions in the precedent artickel, to the honour of our sovereign Lord King Lucifer, his crown & dignity- Item. It is agreed that the said state of the Inns of Court, and the state Eclesiasticke afore said, Shall jointly and severally, use the uttermost of their strength, power, and policy, To resist & suppress all such proceedings of this present parliament, which shall any way tend to the Reformation and suppression, (of) Opression, Extortion, Bribery, Contention, & Tradition, And that they shall & will, with all their might▪ power, and policy, endeavour and strive to broche, Advance, and maintain, All the said several impietise again To the honour of our sovereign Lord King Lucifer; his crown and dignity Item. it is agreed by & berweene our sovereign Lord King Lucifer, and the whole state ecclesiastic of the one part. And judge bribery, That forthwith, upon the dissolution of this present Parliament, He the said judge bribery, is then again, to put in practice, the taking of bribes, passing of false judgement, and maintaining his false & corrupt centences, and decreese, to be things sacred, & infaliable, Oppressing the innocent, by clos imprisonment, and also favouring all Jesuites, Priests, and Semenaries, if any of them happen by the Instruments of Justice, to be laid hold on, Animating and instructing all attorneys Soliceters', and clerks, for and to the sowing of strife; and contention amongst the people of the land, To the honour of our Sofferaign Lord King Lucifer: his crown and dignity. Item It is agreed by & between our sovereign Lord King Lucifer, and Lawyer corruption: that he the said lawyer corruption, shall, notwithstanding, any powerful Parliamentary reformation, still parsist in taking fees, both of playntive and defendant, nor shall ever bring, any honest cause to its period, until he hath (in fees) devoured the whole substance, both of plaintive and defendant, neither shall he the said Lawyer corruption ever at any time, give any true and prevalent advice to any his clients, but shall delude, and delay them, until he hath draynd them as afores●id, to the utter ruin of them, their wives and children, to the honour of our sovereign Lord King Lucifer, and the propagation of his crown and dignity. To their own present, rich impiety, and assured sucsesefull pardition. Jtem. It is agreed and concluded, by and between our sovereign Lord King Lucifer, and attorney Contention, That he the said attorney contention, shall and will, at all times, in all places, and upon all occasions, use his best diligence, to sow debate, strife, variance, & contention amongst the people of the land without exception of persons, yea, he shall not omit to set the father against the son and the son against the father, as also one Brother against the other, to the utter ruin of their estates houses and families, to that end, he shall dispose of himself and all his imps, into all the quarters and several corners of the kingdom, neither shall there be any market town or place of habitation, but he shall seat himself there, to the intent and purpose aforesaid, To the honour of our sovereign Lord King Lucifer. his crown and dignity, & to the advancement of the said science of iniquity, item. it is agreed by & between our sovereign Lord King Lucifer, and Solissetor Sedition, That he the said Solissetor Sedition, shall & will at all times use his best endeavour to stir up animate and encourage all people of what condition, degree, & profession soever, unto suits in the law & that he the said Solisetor Sedition, shall & will prove faithful unto all Lawyers & attorneys, and shall and will be slow in the prosecution of any man's cause whatsoever, and spin out the thread thereof to its full length, espeacially in the Courts of equity, by multiplicity of (Begeting orders) and by not omitting to have this clause inserted into every of his orders, videliset (Unless cause be showed to the contrary at the next court day by the defendant) as also by falsifiing of orders Through the corrupting of registers, and corrupting of council in an honest cause, by deceiveing his client's through false & unjust bills of charges by bribing the Judges of the several courts, and the masters of the Chancery, Richly, to the honour of our sovereign Lord King Lucifer his crown and dignity, and the eternal damnation of Solissetor Sedition. Jtem. It is agreed & concluded, in Perpetuum, between our Sofferainge Lord King Lucifer, and jailor oppression, that whereas through the rigour of the law, many poor Christian souls are committed unto his keeping & safe custody for sundry causes, and sometimes for no just cause at all He the said jailor opression, shall and will, by himself, his clerks, and servants, be void of all mercy, and compassion towards them, and shall and will as much as in him lieth: endeavour to work the utter ruin of the estates and lives of all such as shall be committed to his custody, and to that end he the said jailor oppression, shall nor will not be slack in giving bribes, otherwise styled newyears gifts yearly unto all the Judges of the courts of justis for & towards the better encouragement & annimation of them, to the commitment of all such to prison, as are or shall be brought before them on the least occasion, and that he the said jailor oppression shall be ever ready to yield his daily attendance on the Judges in their Courts, thereby to stir them up to be mindful of him to that effect, & lastly it is agreed & coucluded, that he the said jailor oppression, shall & will by himself & his servants, set such snares & 'gins for all those committed to his costody, that they being once entrapped within his prison doors, shall never find the way out, during the continuance of their lives, or of their estates at the least. To the honour of our sovereign Lord King Lucifer his crown and dignity▪ and to the eternal perdition of jailor opression. Item. It is agreed by & between our sovereign Lord King Lucifer, and justice connivance, That he the said iustis connivance, shall not nor will have any regard or respect, to the justness of any poor man's cause, nor shall ever incline his ear to any his just complaints, but shall and willever connive and bear with the oppressor, defrauder, & deceiver, and that he the said justice connivance, shall and will ever prefer, the value of a Gooce, a pig, a Capon, a brace of partridges, a good fat sheep, a bore at Christmis, or a letter from a friend, written in favour of Sir Opressor, Mr defrauder, and dick deceiver. far before justice itself, or the justness of any honest man's cause whatsoever, nor that he the said justice connivance shall ever excecute justice in any poor man's cause, but on the contrary he shall oppress them, and have his miltimuses ready written, by his clerk, my, double fees, for the speedy commitment of them to prison, neither shall he ever incline his ear to hear their just complaints against the several golden persons of worship afore said. To the honour of our sovereign Lord king Lucifer his crown and dignity, and the benefit of jailor opression. Item. It is agreed by & between our sovereign Lord king Lucifer, and state Negligence that he the said state Negligence, shall ever prefer his own peace and present benefit, before the welfare and futuar prosperity of his king and country, and also that he the said state negligence shall not at any time, take notice of any the Ill legal proceedjngs in any, the Courts of justice, nor shall addict himself or ever endeavour to suppress nor prevent by any good or hollsome laws the practice of, tyranny, oppression, in justice extortion, bribery, contentjon, idolitry, and the like, But shall and will solely addict himself unto the pastimes, of hunting, hawking, gaming, and whoring, and the utter rejection of the present and futuar benefit and welfare of his native country, to the honour of our sovereign Lord king Lucifer: the prosperity of his Religeous vicegerent, and the peace and tranquillity of all his servants the Jesuites: priests: Semenaries: and Roman Catholics of England. In witness of the truth of these presents and of every particular contained in the same: the parties above named have hereunto set their hands and seals the day aforesaid and in the 5662 year of the reign of our most damnable sovereign Lord, king Lucifer. Etcetera. Signed. Sealed. and delivered in the presence of us. William Laud. Bishop. Jsopprise Crauly. Judge. Bribing Long. Justice. Corrupt fountain. Lawyer. Jumping Jumper. Aturney. James In grain. Jailor. Robert Kilfart. Solissiter. And Rudine Haphudibrass Cytin kycloparius, Notarius Publicus HERE FOLLOWETH A brief RELAtion of a great feast which from Lucifer Prince of hell was by the hands of Cardinal pegusious presented to the view disposal and abrobation of the Pope of Rome in the year of Jubely, 1641. Pope MY Lord Cardinal pegusious, and you the rest of my holy brethren, I beseech you, view these excellent varieties and variety of excellencies, well dressed, and most exquisitely set forth and Garnished. But the contents of every dish, I believe is best known to you my Lord Pegusious, from whom I desire to be satisfied, concerning the contents, qualities, and operation, of every several dish. Card'i. May it please your holiness, These varieties of dishes, which your holiness here sees thus set forth, Were all of them prepared, for the only Table, of our high & mighty Monarch, king Lucifer, your holiness' sole patron, and protector, A certain number of which dishes his Mat'iy hath graciously been pleased, to cause them to be presented to your holiness disposal, and the resudue of them, only, to your holiness view and approbation, being to be preserved for his Ma'ties own peculiar palate. Pope. I beseech you my Lord cared, let me have them brought hither before me in order, according to the appointment of my sovereign, & most munificient Patron, Cared, Your holiness' will and pleasure shall be accomplished, and here in the first place may it please your holiness to take notice, that the first dish by his Ma'ties appointment to be presented to your holiness disposal, is this large (Latin charger) containing twenty two, Lordly English Bishops, stewed with the fire of contention, on the chafing-dish of exasperation and seasoned with the several spices of man's invention, as with the spice of the mass, Priesthud, holy-days, Altars, Candles, rails, holy-bread, holy-water, holy-ashes, devout prayer for the dead, invocation of Saints, offerings at the Altars, exc●mmnnications, and the strong and opperative spice, of the high commission. It is also garnished about, with the several heritickall Doctrines of all the New entitled, priests of England, & this dish his Ma'ty hath appointed to be disposed of by your holiness. Pope. I will surely taste of it, (it looks lovely) Oh Admirable? it is a most laudable dish of meat: I can find nothing wanting in this dish: but only three grains: of the spice of accomplishment: and then it had been devoutly seasoned for my pallatt: but i pray what is the next dish my lo Card', The next dish may it please your holiness: is a silver charger, comprehending all the contrivers, and complotters of the dissension between England, and Scotland, os the last Spanish invasion of England, and the practisers with the French for the subversion of all the heretics in England, Scotland, and Jreland, it is seasoned with all our jesuitical practices, Church policies and all our English Roman Catholic treacheries, and garnished with all our English Roman statistes: this dish of meat is now almost could, and therefore at this present unfit for your holiness pallatt, it only wants the breath of the Earl of Straffords fiery zeal to heat it, by a Laudable blast or two. Pope. However I pray let me taste of it. Oh the: lamentation of a sinner, pity, pity, yea a thousand pities is it, that this dish had not been kept hot and seasoned to the proof, that we might have sung most Laudably, te Lucifer Laudamus. But my lo' Card' what is the next dish. Card', May it please your holiness, this dish contains, a certain number of false and corrupt judges, it is seasoned with the spice of aged detestable covetousness, bribery, extortion, oppression, injustice, unmercifullnes, and with parvertion of all the statute laws, garnished with ship money, forest money, lone money, and a multitude of Jsoprises but this dish is by his ma'ties special order to be preserved for his own peculiar palate. Pope. His majesty's will be done, i shall be ever ready & obedient to all his Ma'ties, commands, nor will I presume to taste of it: but only pass my judgement on it, that it is a Princely dish, fit only for his majesty's table. What is the next i pray my Lord, Card'i, The next may it please your holiness is a large Golden charger: containing a very great number of base minded covetous unjust: extorting & oppressing Lawyers who value every word by them uttered at a bar of justice, at a far higher price, than your holiness doth your bulls, issued forth for remission of sins, & these caterpillars, his ma'ti king Lucifer: hath brought into such great esteem, with all the inhabitants of England, as that no man of quality thinks his house to stand, unless it be supported by one of those vermin pillars and broud of contention this dish is seasoned with the spice of extorting fees from one twenty-piece. to 5. to 10. yea to 20. espeacially by those who are styled the judge's favourites, all this is given some times but for the speaking of 2. or 3. words. it is likewise seasoned with the taking fees on both sides, deluding clients, spining out the thread of an honest cause to its full length, until the purse-strings both of plaintiff and defendant crack, and then they are tied together, by a commission into the country, where these caterpillars are reverenced and feared like so many Gods, by all the people, this dish is garnished with some 10000 pestifferous petty fogging, seditious 10-groat Atturnnies, one of whose parfidious bills of charges, in one term advances itself sometimes unto the sum of 5. 10. 20. yea 30 pounds. espeacialy when he finds his client naturally inclined to the conditions of an ass. And on every of these garnishes hangs 5 ●onny-catching deceaitful Solissitors properly termed Lawyers-limetwigs, traps, or nets, to catch the poor silly creatures called clients, & this dish his Ma'ty hath also reserved for his own table. Pope, It is a Princely dish indeed, and fit only for the peculiar table of so great a Monarch, as is our most damnable sovereign King Lucifer, the operation & virtue of which dish, is able to season a whole kingdom, to be fit meat for his Ma'ties palate, espeacially if there be but the opperative spice added to it, called the (action of the case) But what is this dish my lord Card'i. Card', may it please your holiness, this dish contains a certain num●er of base muckworms, styled, doctors of our seville law. Chancellors and Officials, this dish is also seasoned with the unjust spice of extortion, oppression, fraud, and deceit, and granished, about with a most damnable crew, of proctors, Notaries, Registers, delegates, Advocates, summoners, and petty apparaters, these have for many years, proved notable instruments of strife and vexsation, unto the inhabitants of England, and through their deceaveabl ways have mightily oppressed the people: being not much inferior unto the preceadent Golden charger. But to this dish: may it please your holiness, there hath happened this year a very great mischance in the kooking, for when we thought it should have been most Laudably boiled up to its greatest height of Catholic operation, there happened a Spider to fall into it, through a sudden blast of Reformation which hath made it somewhat dangerous now for your holiness to taste of, For, the Lamb that was most richly seasoned in it, is now through this sudden and unexpected, misfortune, Putrified, and the Duck being a watery foul, is quite disolved and this dish by his ma'ty's special order, is to be left now to your holiness disposal. Pope, I am much bound to his Ma'ty for his gracious favour to me herein, i shall be very careful through deliberation & mature consideration to study for the most fittest disposal thereof during the time of my vicegerency here & then return it again to his Ma'ties disposal. But I pray you my lord Cardinal what do those copper vessels contain Cared, May it please your holiness: this covered mess is a gallimofre or as the Fleamine calls it a Hutchepot, wherein are sundry meats stewed together: it contains a certain number of beasts called, corrupt masters of the chancery: & half a dozen corrupt clerks of the chancery, also 150. Of their puni clerks commonly termed attorneys in chancery. it also contains 6 new attorneys of the Court of reqvests & some 60 of their puny clerks this Hutchepot is seasoned with the spice of bribery, Fallswittnese stieled Knights of the post, a spice greatly in request in those Courts, especially in the examiner's offices and the late Coventry, affidavit office but his ma'ty's special command is to have this covered mess preserved in its present condition; lest contention should seize amongst the inhabitants of England: & unity & peace take place: which cannot but tend much to his Ma'ties dettryment & loss of dominion in that Kingdom: and to that end he hath caused the same to be sealed up: & to be conveyed from Coventry to Manchester by the G●ulden Finche. Pope. Good my Lord Cardjnal i beseech you, let his ma'ty's will & pleasure herein be very carefully accomplished, for it concerns much his Ma'ties honour and our safety. But what is in this dish my Lord? Card': this may it please your holiness is likewise a Hutchpot, containing meats of sundry sorts and operations, it contains a certain number of Prothonotaries, Registers, & Clarks of the Starrechamber, chancery, court of requests Kings-bench, common please, and the excheckquer, this galimofre is seasoned with, subornation of Falce-witnese, falcyfiing of orders, and decrees, it is garnished with the subtle practices of the renter warden of the fleet and his imps, as also with Killvert, killfart, killbennet, kill Bishop and the like instruments of lawyer's gain, the operation of this dish chiefly consists, in the confusion of men's estates, to extract Gold out of all men's purses, to suppress virtue and peace, and to advance eniquity and contention, to wrong & oppress every man, and to do right to no man. And this mess is also to be reserved for his ma'ty's Table. Pope. Good my Lord Cardinal, i pray you let me taste of this mess, the operation whereof by your relation appears to be admirable, i wish from my heart that i might also grow capeabel of that virtue. of extracting gold out of the English nation, as some of my predisessors have done before me, (I confess) the study of this Art was begun by my physician, most Laud ably, but alas and we' is me, it was marred by a robustious storm of wind out of the North and quite spoiled by a vehment shower of puritanical rain, And what is this next mess my Lord. Card. May it please your holiness, this is also a Hutchpot, containing sundry course meats, as scriveners, brokers, userres, jailors, balifs sergeants, informers, perjured churchwardens, iustlers of the peace, & bumbalifs, this mess is seasoned with parcehment, deceit, extortion, usury opression, murdering of Christian souls in prisons, through famine, false information, injustice, neglect, and tyranny, & is garnished with a number of irreligious Majors, Sherefs, Feoderies, escheaters, clerks of the size, clerks of the peace, Constables and headboroughs. But this mess is by his Ma'ties order to be disposed of unto his servants. Pope. Indeed my lord cared, my'thinkes this mess hath a very bitter relish with it, else my mouth is quite out of taste, I conceive it to be a mess fit only for his Ma'ties hell hounds, But What is this last mess. Card'. I conceive this mess to be very well known to your holiness, for it is seasoned with most of those operative spices that all the meat dresed in you holiness kitchen is seasoned with, this mess contains divers iusticiall birds of midlesex as namely the long the hearne, the snape, the hooker the geaye, and the likes of them. Seasoned with the fees and bribes of all the whores, and thieves that live in Westminster, covent-garden, Hollborne, Grub-street, Clarckenwell. Rosemary-lane. Turnbull-street, Rattcliff, Southwark, Bankside, & kent-street, this dish is also garnished with the new-years-gifts, of the whores, thieves, and cutpurses, dwelling in the forenamed several places, but this mess is by his Ma'ty, reserved for his own peculiar pallatt. Pope. Oh venerable Bead, Oh holy Garnet, O sanctified Fauxe, O reverent Beckett, O beloved Raviliack, Campion, Watson, Parsons, Morton, Sands, and Admired Bellermine, I call you all to witness this day, weather you or any of you: have ever as yet been capable of such a delicious feast: adorned with so many varieties: beautified with so many several rareties, and seasoned with such delectable spices. Sancte benedicto Ora pronobis. And thus rendering all humble and hearty thanks: with all reverence in all obedience: unto his Ma'ty: our most dambenable prince and Protector: Lucifer: king of sticks: and Phleget'on: I remain his ma'ty's humble servant: and vicegerent: at his ma'ty's sole disposal during life. PAPA. ROMANORUM. 666. Advices and motives, to the honourable assembly in Parliament. E. S. I. E. W. J. S. The stake's three crowns, four nations gamesters are there's three to one, & yet no man that dare Take these great odds, the cause is as they say, The fourth, knows both our stock, and cards we play, This turns the odds, and makes most gamesters think, we're but in jest, and play our cards and wink. The sett goes hard, when gamesters think it best, Though three men vie it, the fourth sets his rest. My Masters, you that undertake the game, Look too't, your conutryes' safety and her fame Are now at stake, be careful how you cut And deal, as known occasions put you too't. The cards are strangely shuffled, for your parts, ti's odds, you ever get the ace of hearts. Yet the five finger, and some helps beside, Lie in the pack dispersed, be those your guide, That you posess, to tell you what you want, lest the mistake of one poor trick should daun●, Your spirits quite, and make you fling away, Your liberty, not to be lost by play, Detest foul juggling, now ti's in your powers, Let none but square play pass, the game is yovers. For here you see, hell, Rome, and all their, train, Plot to confound, all your good laws again. Then have a care, expel Rome's imps, make sure, Your laws and Liberties may still endure To future ages, posterities than may, Have cause to bless your memories for aye. Lament Lament you Bishops all, each wear his blackest gown: Hang up your Rochets on the wall, your pride is going down. 2 It needs must grieve each Romish heart, to hear this sad relation: All Cannons are not worth a fart, made in the convocation. 3 The Bishops holy synod, and the Priests of Baal, that there: Concented, and concluded all, are now in grivious fear, 4 To be deprived, of Priestly stile, of Coat canonical: And quite be banished this isle, they fear they must be all. 5 Ah, poor, (Etcetera,) is now dead, which grieves the Bishops most, What they would have immortal made, hath now given up the ghosts 6 Alas, that new begotten oath, like snow against the sun, It did begin to melt away, When th' Parliament begun. 7 All Ceremonies are good cheap, and I will tell you how: The, Tippit, Hood, and Surpliss eke, are good for nothing now. 8 And which I wis more woeful is, and most their courage quails: There was a grievious murder made, among their holy rails. 9 Oh, when this sad and heavy news, Unto that Synod came, The Birds and beasts were in a muse, Ass, Wren, and Duck, and lamb. 10 And then a dollfull ditty these, did thus lament together: Alaff▪ we must all run away. when shall we run, and whether, 11 Shall we? with Windibanck to France, or fly to Holland, where The Finch is flone, for us a place, before hand to prepare▪ 12 No quoath the Duck, we'll Fly to Rome and there rest without fear. Of Parliament, and then the Lamb: may come up in the rear. 13 And there we'll drink a health to all the puritans confusion, That have thus strongly wrought our fall by parliament conclusiou. The judges, and the Lawyers all, Attorneys, proctors clarks, Solicitors, and Advocates, Must now stand in their Sarks, And penance do for all their faults, Their bribes they must restore, Their cheats and tricks which they did use▪ They practise must no more. The people, long they have beguiled, And many o' one undonn, God's curse, their wealth for this doth mel As show is by the sun. Their childrne and posterity, The gallows doth devour Themselves, have made a league with hell▪ To reign still by his power. God is the God of unity. Of love and peace alone, But these men, for deceit and strife, The lik's of them there's none. 〈…〉 probatum est. Received by me, fountain of iniquity this 22th of Septemb 1641. By the help of judge Bribery: and the furtherance of Lawyer impiety: of Romanus treachery: The Sum of 10 pounds of damnable simplicity: 9 pounds of superstitious ignorance: 7 pound of idolatrus Folly, 6 pounds of wilful Stupidity: and 3 pounds of perverssnes: to and for the use of impatience: And by his appointment to be delivered unto Gentiel prodigality: to and for the uce of Mistress inconstancy, Daughter and sole-heir unto Mistress lechery: the grandchild of Mistress bawdry: dwelling next door unto Mistress beggary. By the new Prison near the whipping thong: At no great distance from Mr Justice Long. Long hath a long time been a knave: Receiving bribes from every slave. Long ever hath a shelter been full sure: For every thief: a Cutpurss: and a whore. Long knows full well his Christmas how to keep: On Cost of whorse, those are his only sheep. His Capons: woodcocks: Herns': Snites: and Geayes: Providers of good cheer on all assays. Long may he feast his body: fill his purse: By such a crew of hellish imps. God's curse Asuredly will fall on him and his: And prove his fatal recompense for this. Long may he be a knave: of such great fame To all whore's glory: his own eternal shame. FINIS.