CROMWELL'S RECALL: OR, THE PETITION OF The zealous Fraternity, convented iniquity, at the House of John Goodwin Arch-flamin of England, To the Supreme Authority of this Nation, the House of Common-Traytors assembled in PARLIAMENT.  
WITH A DECLARATION OF The said House, for the recall of Cromwell from his dangerous expedition to sit with them and Vote that which he dare not do, July the 30. 1649.  Hen. Scobel, Cler. de Com. 
Written by Alethophilus Basiluphilus Britannophilus.  
Darby-house Printed in the first year of our Reign, 1649.   


CROMWELL'S RECALL: OR, The humble PETITION of the zealous Fraternity convented in iniquity at the House of John Goodwin Arch-flamin of England: To the Supreme Authority of this Nation the House of Common-Traytors Assembled in PARLIAMENT.  
Shows,  
THat whereas manifest tokens of our god Mammon's assistance, have been both precedent, present, and subsequent to all our undertake in the seven last years Rebellion; but more especially have gone along with us since the Reformation, otherwise called, the New modelling of our Army under the Command of his Servants Og and Magog, Cromwell and Fairfax, evidently demonstrating, that he will not forsake us, while we shall obey and follow the direction of those his chosen Servants; yet the Supreme Tyranny of England assembled in this House of profanation hath thought it convenient to employ that happy Instrument of sedition our most noble Lord and Brother Oliver Cromwell for the propagation of Heresy and Rebellion in the Land of Ham, alias Ireland: but how great an impediment this may be to the thorough setlement of us and our Posterity in this Country, that he the Pillar of Heresy and Mammon's Vicegerent should leave us, before a perfect establishment of our Government, and go amongst those that are as cruel as we are wicked, we will refer to your most impious considerations: but we cannot pass over (without hearty thanks and humble acknowledgement of your care) the manifestation of your zeal towards the promulgation of your schismatical tenants; zealously professing, that neither Principalities nor Powers, Equity nor Honour, Religion nor Conscience, Life nor Death shall part us from you, but we shall faithfully honour, serve, and obey you and your Ministers, as we have done hitherto, in all things, and at all times; but we hope that the door of Address shall be open for us, that we may freely present our traitorous and unlawful requests to this dishonourable House, both in the behalf of ourselves, and of our Brethren the Freeborn People of England; and that if we have at any time the Spirit of Contradiction, or of soothsaying (corruptly called by us, Prophecy) as we have at this time, that we shall have (without any molestation) access to this Assembly.  
Now, in verity, we find many spiritual conflicts for the departure of our Brother in the Devil Cromwell; yet we are very sensible of the profit may accrue to us and our zealous Faction by his navigation; but we cannot imagine that his endeavouring to get another Country is as convenient as the keeping this, which cannot be defended without him our Headpiece and Buckler.  
And besides, we conceive, and so we hope doth this blear eyed Assembly, that the multitude of Robbers, Murderers, Jayle-birds, Turks, Jews, Heretics, and Atheists which are gone along with him, hath so much debilitated the strength of this Nation, that we should not be able to resist the least R●sing: therefore we beseech this walleyed Conventicle to take this our Petition and our Reasons into consideration, and that they will be pleased to call back Goliath from facing the Israelites, so that we may live in peace and quietness under the banner of the Devils anointed.  
And your Petitioners shall pray for your lives and continuation of Authority, till the Gallows which will be the end of us all, shall divide us. Signed by many illaffected in London.   

The House after some debate, sent out the Mace to bring in Mr. Goodwin, and three of the chief: to whom Mr. Speaker gave the thanks of the House, and promise of speedy satisfaction which upon their return was presently took into consideration, and order issued out, as followeth:  
¶ An Ordinance of the Commons assembled in Parliament, for the sudden return of the Lord Gen: Cromwell from the Irish expedition.  
Die Lunae.  
ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that Oliver Lord Cromwell, General of all the Forces on this side Ireland, raised by the power of Parliament for defence of that Place, do, if he can, return to us at Westminster: And it is likewise Ordered, that all Soldiers do repair with him to the City of London, where they shall be rewarded for their gallant resolution and deportment. Every Colonel that hath magnanimously ventured to look upon the Sea without a prospective Glass, shall have a hundred pounds when he can catch it; every Lieutenant Colonel of the same valour, fourscore and ten pounds; every Major, fourscore, etc. And it is likewise Ordered, that every Colonel that hath pretended to engage for Ireland shall have fifty pounds; every Lieutenant Col: five and forty pounds, etc. And those moneys to be raised out of Deans and Chapters Lands. And further, it is Ordered by the Authority aforesaid, that if any one be so adventurous as, notwithstanding this Order, shall put to Sea and go to Ireland, shall have all his Goods Sequestered in England to the use of the Commonwealth, and it shall belawfull for one either Irish or English in the Domini●ns of Ireland to execute justice upon him for contempt of the Authority of Parliament.  This Order is forth with to be printed and sent into all parts of this Kingdom as soon as possible. 
Hen. Scobel, Cler. de Com.   

That his Lordship may be the better entertained in his return, I was commanded by the Authority aforesaid to annex this description of him.  

CROMWELL'S Description.  
Mark Cromwell from the Head to th' Feet  
He's like the Minotaur of Crect:  
Or like the Prodigy of Nile,  
Th'insinuating Crocodile:  
But to speak truth, the wicked Elf  
Is like to nothing but himself:  
Ne'er before him, on earth did dwell  
Such an Epitome of Hell:  
Surely the Devil could not find,  
A body fit for his mind.  
H'as a Round-head, Hair that the Cats  
Monopolise unto the Rats:  
His Ears hang over like a penthouse,  
Or like an old decayed rent-house:  
Or like a broad hat brims that do  
Reach from the head unto the shoe:  
A front branded with impudence,  
And cheeks puffed up with arrogance:  
With eyes sunk in his bead, to show  
They dare not see, what he dares do:  
But for his NOSE (p●x 〈◊〉) there w●●e  
Can find a fit comparison;  
It's like the Pyramid that stands  
On Egypt's Pilgrim-trodden sands;  
Like a fired Beacon, or it looks  
Like the great Letter in News-books;  
And if turned to the Sun, you may  
See on his teeth the time of th' day:  
afric ne'er brought more Monsters out  
Then this same edifying Snout:  
Once in a month it breedeth, and  
Brings forth of Maggots a train band:  
That and his mouth sends forth a breath  
Of many Royalists their death:  
And such sulphurous scents you'd swear  
Aetna and Hell but vapours were  
With Blasphemies, that won't thought on  
By Blatant beast, or Julian:  
Like to a Gulf, opening so wide  
Into it, Curtius may ride.  
His Teeth like Palisadoes be,  
Or like Stakes standing three by three.  
But oh! his Chin it wheels about  
Like to his Soldiers in a rout;  
And so disorderly doth run  
Unto his neck it's garrison:  
His Neck, worth nothing, only that  
It may sustain his Body's fate:  
With Shoulders bread, and a full Breast  
In which all villainy doth rest:  
His Hands and Arms besmeared be  
Over with the blood of Royalty:  
I know not with what to compare  
His other parts, but even they are  
Either like these, or like his Heart  
That not degenerating part:  
And joined with it make a complete  
State Matchivilian Hypocrite.    
FINIS.