A CHARM FOR Canterburian Spirits, Which (since the death of this Arch-Prelate) have appeared in sundry shapes, and haunted divers houses in the City of London.  
With his Grace's waftage over the Red Sea of Cocytus in Charon's Ferry-boat; And his magnificent entertainment into the Daemoniack Court.   depiction of Archbishop Laud as viceroy of Hell 
Laud played the Devil on the earth so well.  
That he is since installed Viceroi of Hell.  
Printed for J. C. February the 14. 1645 1644   

A Charm for Canterburian Spirits.  
WHo is there amongst us, that hath not been amazed, or at least affrighted at the strange apparitions, and horrid Appearances of these Malignant and Canterburian Spirits, who like Ignis Fatuus, or Will with a Wisp, have led so many out of the right way, into the intricate Labyrinths of Malignancy and folly; and so have begot a Viperous brood of Hydra-headed Cavaliers, whose yeesty brains are in continual motion, and work higher, as they are filling their bottomless and swinish carcases With Stygian Liquors, whilst themselves become the shame of themselves, being odious to God, hateful to Man, burdensome to Nature, and the root of much evil and disturbance to this poor afflicted, and languishing Kingdom; the eye of reason and understanding seeing them variously disguised, or Metamorphosed into Beasts of divers qualities and conditions.  
The first appears like a Lion (though a ravening one) and swears so fast, as if he had no more words than oaths, he makes great brags of the Rapine and mischief he hath committed on the Roundheads in divers Counties, which he most impudently attributeth to the greatness of his Valour, and haughtiness of his courage, his greatest discourse is of Swords, Rapiers, Daggers, Pistols and Carbines, which are the proper Instruments belonging to his trade, which is cutting of Throats; and then raps you out some Twenty Oaths, and then gins to swore, That Canterbury died a Martyr, and deserved to be sainted, and will trace him in all the circumstances of his Sermon, till he comes to the Red sea, his brains swimming in a sea of Ale, which he manfully disgorgeth with his Sermon, where we will leave him dead drunk.  
The second is metamarphosed into a Fox, this is a crafty sly companion, and lies all upon the Catch, but will not pray near home, but farthest from his den, lest he should be discovered; he craftily preys upon the simple, and tells them, That to take up Arms against the King, is to fight against God, which we ingeniously confess, yet will nevertheless, as long as breath remains in our nostrils, protect our King, and fight against, and Earth such crafty Foxes, that by their Cunning sly insinuations, and pernicious Counsels, have misled so good a King, and almost undone so flourishing a Kingdom.  
The third doth appear like a Calf, but indeed a Cavee. He can maintain the Mitre to be above Crown, the Crosier staff above the Sceptre, and the Cope and Surplice to be of greater Antiquity than the Parliament Robe, and can for a need, raise Controversies to little edifying, Chop-logic and Philosiphie, which he uses as the subtleties of Satan, to deceive the simple, to which little-purpose, he relates unto you many profane humane stories, which relish more of his own vain Ostentation, then of the Spirit. This Beast will tell us of Imperiousness against Authority, both Spiritual and Temporal, because we renounce and defy all obedience to evil and Malignant Calves like himself, blind Bishops and their Antichristian vassals, which were not long ago in so fair a way to bring us under their slavish subjection, and cruel tyranny. He tells us, No Pilate, no Prince, tells of Zealous Ignorance, calls us Hypocrites, having all Zeal, and no Knowledge, all Purity, and no Humanity, all Simplicity, and no Honesty, when indeed they are all his own proper Epithets and bear greater rule in him, than himself over his Punk or Tobacco-pipe; this Calf is a great bleater in our Streets of London, and if let alone, will at last become a bellowing bull of Basan; but I, hope the Magistracy of this City, will take order for the baiting of this Malignant beast, whose malice like Phalaris Bull, makes that a torment first for himself, which he hath invented to punish others.  
The Fourth, as fierce as a Goose, and is always bissing against the Parliament, and because one of his breed preserved the Roman Capital, he conceives he should sit in all great Assemblies, and nothing pass them without his Ganderships' approbation, if any thing please him not, he is presently in such Choler, that he sputters again, which drives him presently to his proper Lake the Alehouse, which he so loves and honours, that he doth reverence it with a nod or cringe as he enters the door. His Religion is most commonly his pretence of discontent, though he can be of all Religions, but truly of none; where he finds no cause to tax the State, he descends to rail against the Rates of Commodities, bitterly cursing the Excise upon his Ale and Tobacco.  
The fifth, is a Goatish Cavalier, borne in Worcestershire, and had his first bringing up upon Mauburne hills, which he takes for so great an honour, that he stands upon tiptoes, and brags much of his Gentility. Being a man of high feeding, he is commonly illiterate, debauched and lascivious, and is oft given to quarrel at the innocence and simplicity of the sheep, because they want the garb of a complete Gallant, which he takes himself to be; But the Great Shepherd hath decided the quarrel which is the better man, and hath put him on the left hand. He is very quick of hearing, but not so quick, as to hear any good of himself, though every one cries out on him, Fie how he stinks, which he neither regards, nor believes, by reason of his pride and self-conceitedness, because he believeth he hath gained a place in the heavens, though he have lived never so ill a life on earth; he was preferred for his good parts to Bishop Wren, and by him put into a Viccarridge, with this proviso, that he should drive all the Puritans (as he termed them) out of his Parish, and thanked God, That he had never a Lecturer left in his Diocese, and so received from him his Instructions. To preach Altar Worship, Forgiveness of sins by the Priest, Holy days to be observed before, or equal with the Lords Day, That the Prelates had as much Power (without the King) to govern in Ecclesiastical matters, as the King had in temporal, without the Bishops, and to refuse to deliver the Sacrament to such as would not come up to their Rails, and to excommunicate others for hearing Sermons in other Parrishes, though they had none in their own for a month together, calling it Spiritual Whoredom.  
And is grown to that height of Impiety, that he compares the King to the man that went from Jerusalem to jerico, and fell among thiefs, that wounded him of his Honour, Robbed him of his Castles, and the hearts of his Subjects, the Priest passing by, was the Protestant, the forward Professor the Levite; But the Papist was the good Samaritane (especially the Irish Papist) and that the Subject, with all he had, were at the King's Command, and many such, and worse Doctrines of Devils, were frequently preached, which spread like an infectious leprosy over the body of the whole Kingdom, and were supported with the two Arches of Pride, and Lust, Cant. and Wren, that made their five senses the Cinqe ports to traffic, with their Captain Satan, for the scarlet coloured Whore; though for it they were forced to pay the the Costome-tribute with their souls.  
The sixth is the Ass Cavalier, that like an easy patiented Beast, bears burdens, or Arms against himself, and fights against his own Liberty, till he enslaves himself to Tyranny and Opression; of these Beasts there are not a few that Bray up and down this City, yea, few houses but are haunted with one or more of these Spirits, which never discover themselves so fare, as when they sit on their Alebenches in tippling-houses, where they commonly meet together; the profuseness and beastly sensuality of those houses it were fit were taken into consideration, as well for suppressing the great number of them, as for the redressing the manifold Abuses committed in them, to the great dishonour of God, the abuse of his good Creatures, and the utter undoing and impoverishment of most that frequent them. And how odious a fight is it in the eye of a Christian, to see an Alehouse and a Brothel-house, with painted Impudence, preposterously bugger one anoanother, and so begit the bastard issue of a Tobacco shop, which they breed up between them both, who receives such instructions from his evil Parents that in a short time he out vapours them both in wickedness: How many poor Mechanics have split themselves on these fatal Rocks, and so consequently sunk themselves and families in the vast Ocean of Poverty and misery? How many Murders, Adulteries, Thefts, etc. take their original from that crying sin of drunkenness? And how needful it were that there might be but a set number, which might be stocked by the parishes in which they are, and honest men deputed for the keeping thereof, and the gains arising therefrom to help to feed the poor, that hath occasioned so much poverty, as to prevent the abuses before mentioned, I leave to their consideration, that have already suppressed two inseparable companions to these houses, viz. the Swearer, and Profaner of the Sabbath.  
The sixth and last, is the Apo Cavalier, which is a right Mimic, made naturally to play the Ape for his own ends: How many Moncky'sh Priests did Ape that Arch-ape of Canterbury in cringing and bowing to Crucifixes, Altars, and in wearing Copes and Surplices, some of which were not much inferior to Mr. jack's Coat, who in the Desert was content with that garb and coat that nature had bestowed upon him, but being brought to the City, he must be clothed as occasion serves? How many of our Priests at first, were coutented with a Cloak or Cassack, but once coming to Rome, they must do as Rome does, and so Ape one another till they become perfect Apes themselves? How did our Canterburyans lately ape one another in their Altar-worship, Preaching, Titles, Postures, Habits and the like, dancing even measures to Canterbury's music, though at last, like foolish apes, they broke all his strings, delighting to hear them crack asunder? How did they ape one another in persecuting Godly Ministers, Excommunicating, suspending, banishing, imprisoning, cutting off ears, searring faces, slitting Noses, and the like, as if they would scale heaven by murder, or (as Cant, Serm. ult. observeth) wade to happiness through a red sea of blood; being not only cruel Persecuters and Tyrants, but great Poluters of the service of God with superstitious inventions, and tricks of their own devising, forcing conformity to their iniquity, impiety, cruelty, craft, hypocrisy and deep dissimulation.  

Canterburyes last Voyage, and Royal entertainment in the Infernal Kingdom.  
HIs Grace being ready to take water in his Fatal Barge, (Charon demanded his Ferry-money) which the provident Prelate had ready for him, when presently he hoisted up his black sails, which were presently filled with a Northern blast of hideous Wind, which quickly brought him past Styx and Phlegeton to the stairs Infernal; His Grace being landed on the Stygian shore, was presently attended in great Pomp towards the Court of Pluto, with state little inferior to his hellish Majesty, being met by multitudes of Popes, Cardinals, jesuites, Abbots, Monks, Priors and Bishops, amongst whom was Bonner, Wolsey, and other his Predecessors, who did all Reverence his Grace, after their hellish manner, which Pluto observing, shook with terror, knowing that a verier Devil was come then himself, and feared he should be forced to resign his infernal Crown and Sceptre. But Canterbury perceiving the agony of Pluto, stepped forth from among his Train, and spoke as followeth.  MIghty Monarch, and Powerful Potentate of all the Infernal habitations; though I am little inferior to thyself (thy terrible Titles only excepted) in Devilish Policy, yet I have held it my duty, to give the Devil his due. Therefore consider (Mighty Prince) by what means thy Royal Power hath been enlarged, and thyself become so great, thy Court so glorious, and thy Dominions so populous; Or whether any of this numerous Train have brought more souls to thy subjection then myself? or have laboured more hard to make the people understand, that they ought to understand nothing, and so led them by the Noses to the Obedience of Rome, that there might be Room made for them in hell? Have I not set Civil Wars afoot in England? Have I not stood stiffly for my King, and went forward to the loss of my life, to maintain an unlawful and unlimmited Prerogative, to the danger of my countries' ruin? Have not I cried up Superstition and Formality? I beseech your Deviship consider, Can there be in your Infernal apprehension (my life and conversation considered) any reason, but that (next your Majesty) I should bear rule in these your Infernal Dominions 
The Devil fearing the great Policy of this Arch-Prelate, though loath, yet condescended thereto, causing Antonio Daemonibus his Secritary, speedily to draw up a Decree to that purpose, and charged all his Instruments of Horror, to give him the same Reverence due to himself, and the best entertainment hell could aford.   
FINIS.