ARTICLES OF High-Treason Exhibited against the fort-royal, With all other the Horn-works and Breastworkes about the CITY.  
By the representative body of the Common-counsel of the CITY.  
WITH The last Will and Testament of the said fort-royal.  
ALSO, Her several Legacies to divers eminent Persons of Quality.  
Also her Epitaph.  
Printed in the Year 1647.   

Articles Of High-Treason, etc.  

Whereas this Fort for many Capital crimes, and other notorious offences committed upon divers Members of the City, to the breach of our Privilege, and City Customs; we by advice of our great Counsel at Guild-Hall have drawn up against her these ensuing Articles following.  
INprimis, That this Grand Malignant Horn-worke, known by the Name of the Fort Royal; hath against the laws of our dread Sovereign, and by the instigation of the devil, traitorously endeavoured to foment and profecute a New and bloody War, and hath kept back Supplies from Ireland, and likewise kept out his Majesty from his Children and Parliament, to the great decay of Trade, and the forfeiture of our Charter, ann  
Secondly, the loud Reports of her Torments called Canons, etc. being very hurtful unto us even in their names as well as their natures; have so thundered from time to time in our ears to the great disturbance not only of our little wits, but to the great prejudice of our beloved wives, making so hideous a noise that many of them have lately miscarried, and fell backwards at the very report of the Ordinance.  
Thirdly, she hath been the abettor and maintainer of many unlawful sports; for whilst she hath kept us drinking, dicing, at nine-pins and the like games or plays, our Wives have played fast and lose with us, and have been at Put, and In and In with others.  
Fourthly, she hath lately played the harlot, and prostituted her body, and delivered up the key of her Turn-pike; or Virginity to Sir Thomas; to the great shame and disturbance of the City.  
Fifthly, she hath commanded divers Citizens to guard her day and night, even as they tendered their duty, to stand bolt upright in their Arms, upon their guard, till their Wives have fortified their Halfmoons at home, and made new Horn-workes, and breastworkes, and armed their own men, and so put them in a posture to raise a new War, which hath caused much jarring and dissension, and many by-blows in this City, to the great disturbance in the Headquarters of their husbands.  
Resolved upon the question, that this pernicious Act of the said Royal Fort is an absolute invasion of the City Charter in the representative foreheads of their Dear Husbands.  
Resolved again, that the said Royall-Fort is illaffected to the State and City.  
Resolved that there be a public thanksgiving for the great deliverance of the Trained-Bands their brow-antlers; and for the demolishment of the said Fort, and all other Forts, Sconces, halfmoons, Horne-workes and Breastworks about the City; and a Covenant drawn up to defy Sir Thomas, and all his works hereafter.  
Ordered, That speedy course be taken for suppressing all private and unlawful seperte Congregations.  
Ordered, That no person disaffected to the Presbyterian Government be employed in any public trust in the City.  
Ordered, That Union be preserved between all Citizens and their Wives, and all jealousy removed that may endanger their mutual agreement.  
Ordered, That the Militia be fully and wholly settled upon the City, as it was presented at Ox bridge.  
Ordered, That the late Lord Major and his venerable Brothers be fully vindicated.  
Ordered, That Quarter-man, and all other Independents that be ill affected to the peace of the City, be forth with brought to exemplar punishment.  
The said Fort understanding that these Articles of High-treason were drawn up against her, being prompted by the consideration of the frailty of these changeable times, called a Scrivener, and made this Will following.   

The last Vill and Testament of the fort-royal, and all other Brest-works and Horn-works about the City.  
IN the name of Vulcan, and of the Committee for the safety of the City, Amen. I the Fort Royal, being a professed Presbyter, being sore sick in body, but in perfect memory do make this my last Will and Testament, in manner and form as followeth.  
Inprimis, I do bequeath my Ghost into the hands of Alderman Isaac that gave it; to be buried in a parcel of the waste ground of his lately revived credit, and to be buried without sound of Bell, or any words of Conjuration at my burial.  
Jtem I give and bequeath all my Guns to Sir Thomas Fairfax, and by him to be disposed of for His Majesty's use.  
Jtem, I bequeath my powder to the City boys, that went to the Parliament to make Crackers, when the L. Major shall be released from the Tower.  
Jtem, I bequeath my bullets unto the City Rampants that brought their dust-baskets and fire shovels to help set me up; that with the said bullets they may grind Mustard, and so do it in a dish, which shall be something for them to begin house withal; when the Wagtails shall be provided of yoke fellows, otherwise called husbands.  
Item, I give and bequeath my stones unto the reverend new Dean of Paul's to help him build a stone-wall of Reformation that may be as hard and flinty as the hearts of his brethren, and he himself more honest, then ever to make use of more Compurgators.  
Item, I bequeath my soldiers, Montrosses, and other for the relief of distressed Ireland, provided they be first furnished with their Arrears from the City.  
Jtem, I bequeath my Sutler's wife to Doctor Sibbals to to be his Worship's Nurse, provided that she nurse none but his legitimate Children.  
Jtem, I give and bequeath all my wood unto Master German, Citie-Carpenter to make Gibits for the use of the City.  
Jtem, I give my earth to the Parliament to put them in mind that they are but men, and all made of no better mettle, and are as subject to fate or desolation as myself.  
Jtem, My Sutler I bequeath to the care of Justice Long, and justice Lowder when he keeps asutling Alehouse in the Suburbs, where I wish, that all his Guests may be penniless; that he may pawn his wife's Petticoat to pay his Brewer, and his glorious shelves shine not so much as with an earthen Platter; instead of satin hang, may the walls of his house be painted with choke, and the figers of of no more value than Ciphers: May he weekly be subject to Informers, and his forfeited Licence be put to the last use of waste paper, etc.  
Lastly, all my grass upon my work to Alderman Atkins, to cleanse his Breeches, and constitute and ordain him and the rest of his Brethren in the Tower to be my lawful Executors for the administration of this my last Will and stament.    

Epitah for a Postscript.  
Imperious Ignorance begot me first,  
Put me to Presbytery to be nursed:  
That I died young, alas I do confess  
I sucked from her but varnished Rottenness.  
Whilst I was one day in a sprightful trance  
Fierce Death dismounted all my Ordinance,  
Seized on all; now all was in his power,  
And (like to Traitors) sent us to the Tower,  
Where like dull Aldermen, we are doomed to lie  
Till we be charged, and then must be let fly.  
No hopes of a Reprieve; the mutinous cru  
That stung brave Strafford, dispatch me and you.  
If we must hang, let not our states much vary  
Our office was alike, to * fetch and carry.  
Dear Citizens, for evermore farewell,  
For sins of Parricide, I must to Hell.  
FINIS.