ARTICLES OF High Treason, MADE And Enacted by the late Half-Quarter Usurping Convention: And now presented to public view, for general satisfaction of all True ENGLISH-Men; With a Petition or Remonstrance from the Shentlemen of WALES, to their could Worships; and a Supplement to the New Litany for these times. With the FRENCH Dancing-Masters speech, All-a-mode-de-France. Together with Trotters Journy-man on his Amble to the Gallows; And his Arraignment and Confession, before the time of his Execution. Imprinted for Erasmus Thorowgood, and are to sold at the sign of the ROASTED RUMP, near the Western Barge, a little above Strand-Bridge Trotters Journy-man On his Amble to the GALLOWS: OR, The Confession of J. M. before his Execution. Gentlemen, I Confess to have been brought up under a Trotter, but being taken from thence by my Rider, Tichburn, and put into the Trammels of Rebellion, I soon took a very good pace, and ever since have stepped at such a distance, that I presume, none scruple my interfearing, being easy to have driven a Wheelbarrow betwixt my Legs, when I struted in the head of my Regiment: Soon report that being in the Tower I should steal Kin Henry's Pin Cushion, and for its safer conveyance slipped it under my Twist, which occasioned my Pelantick Guard, but to that assent not, to warn those pretty pieces of good luck which attended me: Since I dropped into the House Office at Mr. Pettits, be pleased to know I was made a Captain of Horse before I was a Soldier; I being to exercise my Troop with Bedstaffs in my Houlsters, my word of Command, was, Stand to your Arms Gentlemen; by which, the nimbler Puppets then in motion, thought me more fit to be Colonel of Foot; of which I no sooner heard, but hasted to my Glass to salute myself with the Title of Most Noble Colonel, and there began to Ape, as I thought the becoming posture of my new created Honour, by which I am now become so Ridiculous; and some dispute whether the substance was in me or my likeness, the one being shadow, the other a vapour; but to proceed how busy I was in the displying of, or rather Dancing my men, I have cause to remember, having taught one of them to handle his Arms so well, that he made me a while after unable to lift mine to my Head: I had added to this the Honour of being a Militia man if you please, a Malicious man and returning from thence somewhat late, I found a person who believing me to be an Officer of the R V M P, was Shiting at my Door, but I made him know I belonged to the Committee of Danger, though I committed him to Safety: Who upon Examination confessed his design of blowing open my Doors, and to have forced away my Silver Headpiece, and my beloved Glass, in which I first saw myself a Colonel. There are some, who have added to my Title, Colonel Shallow Brains, but had they fathomed my depth when I Marched into Cornhill (with my Brother Hewson) they would have waved it; for it might have been observable how I Guarded the Blind Side, leaving the Single Eye, as a Butt to any Marksman: In hopes it being out, I might at last supply the place of a Dog and Bell to beg the charity of the GENTLE CRAFT: But alas, Fortune doth not always favour fools, for though now my case be all turd, yet my shitten luck hath its period. I now lament my unpudent intruding the Common-Council, for which I was shamefully turned out, where each man very readily lent me his Foot to help me out of the Crowd. I now bewail my playing the Changeling, in going to the Exchange, and thrusting my betters from the Wall, for now, alas I cannot walk quiet in the Channels, the lesser Boys being ready to Piss upon me: But what grieves me mo●t is, I am like to be deprived of the Office of Tichbourns Cashkeeper, from which I have sucked more sweetness than ever he did from the Christers of Canaan's Grapes, by the loss of which, I shall be no longer able to proffer the Merchant's ready Money, and then those that led me out of their Warehouses then, will kick me out now: But I do but wait till my Brother Hewson is cut down from the Gibbet, and then I shall save them that labour. In the next place, we shall present you with the new Articles of Treason made and Enacted by the Airy Notions of a destructive Convention to the Peace of the Commonwealth. WHereas it concerns us, who have taken upon us to succeed the 30 Tyrants of Athens, in the monstrousness of their fame; And whereas there are millions that care not a Fig for us, we have thought it expedient, for certain good Old Reasons, to chatk at these our new Commandments and Treasonable Articles; that is to say, whoever yieldeth not an exact obedience to a Half-quarter RUMP-MAN, in Thought, Word, and Deed, shall be guilty of High Treason. Whoever shall see a Half-quarter man salute his Wife, and thereupon grows Yellow, shall be committed to the Black-rod. Whoever shall demand any Crown Lands from him that hath purchased it, shall be Guilty of High Treason, and suffer as the Marquis of Montross did, though not deserving. During the time of this Convention, a Petition was presented in the name of sundry Welsh-farmers'; as also a Speech made by a French Dancing-master; the Copies whereof followeth. To the reeght Honoraple, etc. The humble Pettishon of sundry Shentlemen of Wales: Doth most humply shoh to your Worsips, THat whereas there were sundry ferry create Repels in our famous Countries of Wales, who did rise hup in repellion against your Worsips, and would have killed and slain all your could worsips: And the Ringleater of these pace repels was a ferry create Shentilman of Wales, a man of create power, and of a ferry create estate, by name Sir Hugh Middleton, and whereas we so understand that you are coing about to sell all his ferry create means; Ma it therefore please your worsips, if you will sell such could pennyworth, as your could worsips formerly have done, as tere is no doubt, put your could worsips must be forced to do, to let your Pettishoners have a could pargain as soon as another, for by Cod's plutre nails we pe Shentilmen of Wales, and will pay ferry honestly, and pesides we shall be ever bound to pray, etc. Monsieur de man in de Shoar, BEgar me no speak a si bon Engliss comme vous, but me make a de shift for to speak a de little, pour make a you have a the some understanding of mine affairs. Begar Monsieur, mine affairs be de plus important affairs in all de varle, begar and that is much, you'll say. Begar me play ode little Fidele me teash a to dance, o so rare, so rare; begar you no have a so brave fellow in all England besides me self. Begar your autre Maistress they teach make Leg like a the Bear, or like a de Hoarse; begar all me Scolars be all de compagnie for a Prince, au de Princess: but begar dit is nothing to that I kenow, for begar me can reach all de People to dance after mine peep. Begar if you will done moil Argent, me give you dis peep, and me teach a you to make a de People dance after your peep, begar the people all follow your peep, comme de au de stone follow after the Poet Orfus. Par mafoy n'aucum autre man in de varle offer so great advantage to any Prince in de varle. Begar if you make a de refuser, me go a presentemant to Monsieur de King of o de Swedes, au me go to monsieur de King de Denmark, me warrant you me live a deer in de plus great fame in de varle. In fine, here follows a Supplement to the New Litany of these times, viz. THat it may please thee to uphold The Religion of our Father's old, Which now for novelty is sold: Quaesumus te, etc. That it may please thee to have compassion On this our sad distracted Nation, And bring plain honesty in fashion: Quaesumus te, etc. That it may please thee to reduce Our ancient Laws, grown out of use, Unto their Power without abuse: Quaesumus te, etc. That it may please thee for to smother Our bloody rage 'gainst one another, Since Cobbler Hewson slew his Brother: Quaesumus te, etc. That it may please thee to fulfil That Prophecy, That England will Even by a Monk be freed from ill: Quaesumus te, etc. FINIS.