MONARCHY OR NO Monarchy in England.  
GREBNER HIS prophesy CONCERNING CHARLES SON Of CHARLES, his greatness, Victories, Conquests.  
The Northern lion, or lion of the North, and CHICKEN of the EAGLE discovered who they are, of what Nation.  
English, Latin, Saxon, Scotish and welsh PROPHECIES concerning ENGLAND in particular, and all EVROPE in general.  
Passages upon the Life and Death of the late KING CHARLES.  
enigmatical Types of the future State and Condition of ENGLAND for many years to come.  
By William lily, Student in Astrology.  
Venient enim illa seculorum tempora  
Cum solvet imbres ignis aether aureus.  
Cremabit ergo flamma vi grassans sua,  
Et hic,& illic summa,& infima omnia.  
Sic universitate cuncta perdita  
undis carebit omnis alveus suis,  
seeds requiret terra; Nec posthac aves  
Gestabit aër igne vastatus leves.  
London, Printed for humphrey Blunden, dwelling at the sign of the Castle in Corn-hill 1651.   

To the READER.  
ITS now above two yeares since I was first resolved to fall upon the examination of an extravagant prophesy then published, cried up and vented under the name of Paul Grebner; a corrupt and purely false Copy it was, dispersed into the several Shires of this Nation by Men very subtle, but of indifferent good esteem where they lived, purposely to stir up Rebellion against this State; the pretty Brat was hugged, bragged of, esteemed highly, and People made believe the Thing was as canonical as any thing of that nature could be, or the Presbytery make it; however, it well fitted the humour of those times in 1648. when Hamilton with his wretched Army was upon his March towards England.  
In 1650. The future History of Europe comes forth: A book penned subtly, the main scope of it tending to make good, that the present King of Scotland shall be victorious, that he is The lion of the North, must be a second Alexlexander, must establish a fifth Monarchy; must conquer al where ere he comes, yea this parliament you may be sure. I hope thou wilt easily believe su●h Prophecies as these were very graciously received and kindly accepted by the Scotish Saints; indeed they were so; and good reason; the opinion of this Tom nameless Author agreed to a thread with the Presbyterian Treasons then hatching and on foot against our present parliament. I know all that ever this anonymous writes or forges, and makes us believe he fetches from obscure Manuscripts concealed in clandestine Libraries, is believed, held catholic, &c. and all this to terrify the Vulgar from assisting the present Authority.  
Whilst Anglicus expected some able Pen or other would have vindicated the parliaments honor herein, and have unfeather'd this Jack Daw, such especially who have more leisure and learning then he; Behold, men generally were running into an opinion that the forged Prophecies before mentioned were real, else they must have received Answer. This puts Anglicus into a passion, to see the parliament dishonoured, and none take up the Bucklers in their Defence, which in effect might signify their Cause not worth own ng; besides, an impudent prick-eard Presbyterian Priest, rencounters me one day; Now lily, what say you Mr. Merlinus unto Charles the Son of Charles the present Scotish King; hele pull the Rebels out of White-Hall by the ears; after a little modest scolding, the Man was calm, and I promised silence as to his name, &c. I cannot wash the Blackmoor white; these woeful Priests have so hardened their hearts against this State, Pipe I never so melodiously unto them, or the parliament Act never so wisely& prudently for our& their goods, they will rebel against the State& envy me.  
I may justly say, Utilius fuerat nobis nescire futura: For had my knowledge been less, envy had never attended me so close at the heels, or slander or Calumny wounded me so sore; were my person and actions equivalent to reports, I should appear a Monster not a Man, &c.  
The Presbyterians may see what their peevish invectives and vain challenges have obtained at my hands, viz. a free and ingenuous opening of all Prophecies which are authentical; all of which cry down their Diana, viz. Monarchy; and not one prophecy is for the standing of their Presbytery.  
For whatever was alleged out of Grebner I found to be false and surrepticiously rendered, and not ad Idem. What out of other Authors our Enemies had collected was spuriously delivered; so that in endeavouring to confute the Publishers of those Falshoods, I was enforced to decide 〈◇〉 these main points and most necessary in the controversy. Viz.  
1. Whether any more Kings should hereafter reign in England  
2. Whether this Commonwealth shall be established, take root or continue.  
Having performed this task out of Scotish and English Prophecies, I intended to have acquiesced; but again considering, that I may hereafter be deprived of such happy opportunities of the press as I might desire and now enjoy; I at last, overcame my backwardness, and have in Types, forms, Figures, Shapes, &c. delivered very significantly the several changes of England for many hundred of years yet to come.  
I say for hundreds: The received vulgar opinion of the Worlds continuance but six thousand years, being of me no better approved, than the Tale of Bel and the Dragon. By the ensuing Discourse, I shall draw down upon me the malevolent influence of a number of People; with whose malice being already acquainted, I care the less, I can fall no lower than the Earth; and who ever thrusts me down sooner than Nature intended, must follow me sooner than he would be willing, &c.  
If any busibody Object, its besides my task to writ the Life of the late King; I say no, he being the main Subject or occasioning the whole Discourse, I could do no less, I have no way injured him; there is nothing I mention of him which I had not from those persons of credit, who either saw the Actions done, or heard with their ears the words delivered. I have rather been sparing than lavish, even when I mention his worst or foulest Actions, there are hundreds alive, who will swear I have more balsam than corrosive in the Discourse. I would be sorry to belie the Dead as Mr. Fuller hath Paracelsus, who delivers him unto Posterity for a Drunkard, 
Bishop of Saltzburg  though those who lived with him knew no such thing by him, but report him virtuous: 
A true story of Tho. Fuller.  But that Mr. Fuller may know he hath wantonly abused his Oratory, I let the Ages to come know thus much of himself, viz. That he took the Covenant twice for the parliament, 
The Author saw him take it in the Savoy parish.  invited others unto it; yet Apostate-like ran within few dayes to Oxford, and there whined to his Companions, and protested the countess of R. made him take it. 
Tho. Fullers own words of Jesting.  Let not thy Jests like Mummy be made of dead Mens flesh. Abuse not any that are departed, for to wrong their Memories, is to rob their Ghosts of their winding-sheets. Tho. Fuller, in his holy State. pa. 156. And yet this Man must call Paracelsus a Quacksalver,& give him besides other Billingsgate language: Doct. Charlton in his Mag. cure of Wounds, pag. 30. stiles Paracelsus the Ornament of Germany, &c. Let the World and Writings of the Man judge of the truth of Mr. Fullers scurvy language  
Ile Apologize for nothing I have now Writ, onely if in 1644▪ I differ somewhat from what I now writ about the White King and Eagle; I can say for myself, Later Counsels ever correct the former; and that's Answer enough; besides, the White Kings Tragedy is now acted, it was then on the Stage. Long live the parliament, God bless the Army; al happiness unto the Commonwealth, and unto all my dispersed friends in England, Ireland and Scotl. A dieu. I am,  
Corner-house over-against Strand-bridge, July 23. 1651. WILLIAM lily.   

THE prophecy OF PAULUS GREBNERUS, Concerning these TIMES.  
PAULUS GREBNERUS was here in England with queen Elizabeth Anno 1582. and presented her with a faire Manuscript in latin, describing therein the future history of Europe, here and there limming in water-colors some principal passages.  
Doctor Nevil, Clerk of the Closet, being in favour with the Queen, obtained this Book of Her, and bestowed it on the Library of Trinitie-Colledg in CAMBRIDG, 
Some leaves have been cut out of it by the royal party, for it pleased not them.  where it hath been published to the view of all persons, till about five or six years ago, by much perusing and ill handling it was much slurred and defaced.  

In his Predictions  
He describeth the Troubles of Russia, and the Election of a Swedish King, Sigismond by name, to be King of Polonia, 
This false copy came out 1648 verbatim as here related, the original true one follows.  by which he shall irrecoverably lose his own Inheritance.  
That of the Swedish race there should be one GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS by name, that should take heart from the distractions of germany to invade the Empire with a small army, fight many Battels prosperously, but should at last perish in a pitched Field.  
That about that time should Reign Rex Septentrionalis nomine CAROLUS, qui ducet Uxorem MARIAM Papisticam, ex quo evadet Regum infelicissimus. Tunc Populus ipsius Ditionis eliget sibi alium Imperatorem, Comitem; qui durabit in Imperio trees annos, aut circiter. Ac postea idem Populus eliget alium Imperatorem, Equitem, non ejusdem familiae nec Dignitatis, qui detrudet omnia sub pedibus suis: durabit aliquanto longiore tempore:& post hunc eliget nullum.  
Post hunc apparebit quidam CAROLUS è CAROLO descendens, cum immensâ class in litore Ditionis patris sui, & cum Auxiliariis Danicis, Suedicis, Hollandicis, Francicis prosternet adversarios suos,& administrabit Imperium perfelicissimè, & longè latéque dominabitur,& erit Carolo Magno mayor.  
Englished thus:  
About that time a Northern King should Reign, CHARLES by Name, who shall take to wife mary of the Popish Religion, whereupon He shall be a most unfortunate Prince. Then the People of his Dominion shall choose to themselves another Commander [ or Governor] viz. an earl; whose Government shall last three years, or thereabout. And afterwards the same People shall choose another Commander [ or Governor] viz. a Knight, not of the same Family nor Dignity, who shall trample all things under his feet: he shall endure somewhat longer time: And after him they shall choose none at all.  
After him shall appear one CHARLES, descended from CHARLES, with a mighty navy on the Shore of His Fathers Kingdom, and with aid from denmark, Swedeland, Holland, France shall overthrow His Adversaries, and shall govern His Kingdom wonderful happily, and shall bear Rule far and near: and shall be greater then CHARLES the Great.  
This corrupt copy was received publicly by many for the true Grebner, which occasioned the Discourse following, and publishing of Grebners original and many others never extant before.  

An Examination of the preceding PAPER, or as is falsely suggested the prophesy of Grebnerus, Printed in London 1648. and dispersed into the several Shiers of this NATION.  
THE genuine sense of the first part of this forged prophecy aims at, and onely intends to make known unto us, or that we should believe the Northern King therein mentioned was CHARLES STUART, the late beheaded King, 
Grebner abused by the former paper.  and MARY the Papist his wife, who is still living in France to be the papistical Woman intended by Grebnerus: Whereas in truth there is no such name as CHARLES or a Northern King or MARY in the true original. How little therefore is a Daughter of Henry the fourth King of France beholden unto this blind Prophet or the publisher thereof; whilst he publicly avers that the late King by mere Marriage of her the said mary, was Regum infelicissimus, 
The queen abused and belied by the prophesy:  or the most unhappy of all Kings. This is an high affront, and a superlative impudence, to maintain such things against one of the Daughters of the House of Bourbon, reflecting much upon the honour of the living Queen, whilst he endeavours to make her, yea, her onely the instrument and author of all our preceding and present Calamities which the three Nations of England, Scotland and Ireland have so miserable suffered; one may swear here is the poisonous hand of a Presbyterians Pen or Priest in this aspersion; for in the true prophecy of Grebnerus, her name is not so much as mentioned, as I shall manifest in the subsequent discourse, wherein I publish Grebnerus prophecy word for word, as it is at present to be seen in trinity college in Cambridg. I wonder who hindered his late Majesty from conceding unto those Propositions sent him at the Isle of Wight, in which place he had no advice from her.  
In the second part of this erroneous counterfeit piece, he acquaints us, and would have us believe Grebnerus Prophesied, that in the reign of this Northern King and his Papist wife Mary, the English should choose for their general in war an earl, and so they did, viz. the earl of Essex; and that he should continue his Commands three years and somewhat more, and so he did; and I doubt not but the Publisher of this pretended prophecy knew it very well, by some eminent repulse or knocking, which some of the late earls Commanders or Souldiers bestowed on him, which occasiond the remembrance of the time of his Command so exactly. After the earls decease, this good man tells us and very truly, the English shall elect for their general a Knight, not of the Family or Dignity of the former; and this Knight should trample under his feet all those enemies which should dare to resist him. This was intended of Sir Thomas Fairfax, who was indeed elected the Parliaments general, and was at the time of his Election onely a Knight, though since Lord Viscount Cameron; who to the eternal grief of the contrary Party hath performed so much as hath made good the prophesy.  
But now appears the Prophet Micah with his horns and in his proper colours, viz. he saith, that after the Lord Fairfax shall lay down his Commission, the English shall choose them no more any general. You must understand this was published in 1648. at what time this precious scribbler, believed as much as he wrote; we all know the latter part of this prophesy to be a very great Untruth; for after the Lord Fairfax had laid down his Commission, with as much honour as ever any Man did, behold, the Parliament did elect Oliver cronwell Esquire, for their third Lord general; who hath with as much success and valour performed the Command they conferred on him as could from any man be expected, both in his several employments in England, Ireland and Scotland; and blessed be God( if need were) we have so hopeful a Nursery of virtuous Souldiers in Scotland and Ireland, as out of whom we might elect many more Lord Generals; if need were, I could nominate four or five myself, valiant and fitted for the work. But we will prosecute our Prophet, who runs on and would inform us, 
If he appear not before he will never hurt us.  that after when the English shall choose no more Generals, there shall appear one Charles descending from CHARLES; which you must understand he intends of the present King of Scotland, and that he with a mighty navy of Danes, Swedes, Hollanders, French and such like people, shall overthrow the Parliament and cut them all to pieces; and then shall govern his Fathers kingdoms happily( he might first have put in or Prophesied whether he should ever recover them.) After which his overthrow of the Parliament, he shal bear rule far and near, and be greater then CHARLES the Great. He may, I confess, in person or bulk be greater then Charles the Great; but not in war or achievements be so happy.  
This is an Answer unto this trifling Sheet, which maintains the present King of Scotland to be intended in Grebne●us prophesy, which I contradict, and affirm positively, that he is not so much as hinted at therein, nor is he concerned in any thing there in the least measure. If our Adversaries second prophesy have as little evidence for the future advancement of the Scottish King as this formerly repeated; I assure them they will want sufficient matter, to make even a Jury of idiots to believe any such matter of the present King their Master, as that he is to be greater then Charles the Great.   

An Answer unto a second Counterfeit Grebner, published 1650.  
THE former erroneous Prediction or prophesy going forth under the name of the true Grebner, not finding that happy entertainment and reception amongst the English Cavaliers and others as was expected, from those who emitted it even in that miserable conjuncture of time of 1648. to affright and terrify the English Nation either from assisting the present Parliament, or to stand firm unto, or obey their Edicts. Behold, in 1650. anonymous, or a nameless Author, publisheth in Print some other Prophesies, pretending them more true and from more sound Authors; saying, some of them to be Paulus Grebnerus; others, of one Baudensis a Kinsman of Grebners: Belike the Grebners have the spirit of prophesy by succession, or it is continued in the blood. This Man tells us matter of consequence in the front of his book, viz. tbat it contains the History of Europe from Anno 1650. to Anno 1710, &c. And that he might be sure to countenance his own opinion, and receive no contradiction in what he publisheth, he affirms beforehand in his Epistle that he quotes strange Auhors and books, and such as are not to be seen in every Library. Verily I believe he speaks truth; for his Authors I conceive lived in Utopia, and their Books, or such as he mentions to be theirs are no where to be seen or heard of but in Terra incognita. The whole scope of that his book being nothing else, but a slovingly casting dirt upon the honour and Actions of this present Parliament, and a mere invention to deceive and cheat the World, and especially the English Commonwealth, in asserting out of his forged Prophesies, That Charles the present Scottish King is the lion of the North, so frequently Prophesied of, and that he and he onely shall erect the fift universal Monarchy, and that England shall be under a Monarchy until dooms day, and that the present Charles shall do wonders, &c.  
I profess no envy unto the family of Stuarts or the off-spring of the deceased King, or any of his children now alive, I extremely lament their sad condition; with an upright heart I speak my mind& deliver my conceptions freely without gull or bitterness, hoping none will take it ill from me, who being a Subject to the English Common-wealth, and a constant adherer unto the present Parliament, knowing no other Authority but what is derived from them, do assume so much public Liberty, as to vindicate their honour and to affirm Truths on their behalf, and I hope for the welfare of this whole Nation, as well as others on the opposite or royal Presbyterian party assume leave in a licentious way to vent out their untruths and bittered conceptions against them, and for and on the behoof of their own party, viz. Cavaliers, by means whereof thousands have miscarried in the late Wars, and yet may do if not prevented.  
I shall orderly relate the Authors own words, and then discover his Fallacies and abuses offered unto the whole Nation, in pretending and producing forged Prophesies instead of true ones. In pag. 1. lin. 18, 19, 20. he saith, We have gained no more by our Civill Wars, 
parliament abused.  then instead of one Tyrant to advance a dozen over us; and from the height of our former liberty to run up the broad way to the height of slavery. In the first place we see he confesseth the late King to be a Tyrant: secondly, 
The late King confessed to be a Tyrant.  he puts a great aspersion upon the honour and proceedings of the Parliament: I hope they will take such honourable Courses hereafter amongst themselves, and with their Sub Committees in every County, that no viperous Pen may take occasion in the future to blemish their justice or well managing the public affairs of this Nation; and that we of the Commonwealth, as we have equally shared in the burdens and misfortunes of the worst of times, may in the end be more then Adventurers, if not real possessors of what hath been already or shall be hereafter obtained by our Swords and Purses, viz. public Liberty.  
In his second page. he writes, That the fift and last universal Monarchy of the gospel of Christ upon Earth, 
A fift universal Monarchy.  shall begin in the year of our Lord 1710. If this Author will have the present Scottish King to be the Man, as all along he maintains, or that Emperor who shall be the fift Monarch, or first beginner of the fift Monarchy, and it or that Monarchy not to be in Esse until 1710. Let us then look into the improbability of this Mans Conjecture and assertion; the present Scottish King is this 29 of May 1651. fully 21. years of age; if we consider what his age may be in the year 1710. we shall find it thus: 
Age of the Scottish King at present.  Natus 1630. which substracted from 1710/ 1630. there remains 80. From hence we may conclude that the Author intended the lion of the North or the present King of Scotland, shall take possession of his fift Monarchy when he is full fourscore years of age. Our Author may well blushy at these his mistakes; 
He must be 80 years of age when he enters on the fift Monarchy.  for if in the catalogue of the Scottish Kings he ever find any one to have lived sixty yeares, its a miracle; let him peruse the chronicle of that Nation and he shall find, some of their Kings to have been beheaded, others deposed by the Nobles, most murdered; and very rarely any to die in their Beds, nor shall he find few of them to have lived out half their time. 
The Scot●ish Kings live not 80 years.  But whether there shall be a fift Monarchy yea or no, I shall handle in the latter part of this Discourse, in the interim I hold this Assertion of the fift Monarchy to be a very ridiculous Tenet, and as probably like to be true as that Charles Stuart the present Scottish King shall live unto eighty years of age, which I assure myself he shall not by almost half a Century; yet should not I envy him such an happiness, being he was Native of England, if I could see any reason in Art or Nature to confirm such a conjecture.  
In his fourth leaf, the preceding Anonymus mentions the Comet in 1618. and tells us of a Conjunction of ♄ and ♃ the 18. July 1618. which cannot be; for ♄ was then in ♉, ♃ in ♐: the effects whereof, saith he, Are not confined unto Germany onely, but are fore-runners of the downfall of the sodomitical order of the Society of jesuits, the extirpation of all kingdoms and free States of Papists,( these are the Authors words) and onely to make way for the lion of the North 
lion of the North.  in the Ashes of Germany, and this lion is the present King of Scotland: Risum teneatis amici. I onely unto this give this Answer, That in the year 1618. there was no such Conjunction of ♄ and ♃; therefore all this Mans events and predictions derived from that pretended Conjunction are vain and idle, for the Learned do well know, there being no cause no effects could possibly follow. I perceive this Author is very lame in this as in all other his proofs, and so I believe we shall find him: perhaps he had the calculation of this Conjunction of Saturne and Jupiter which he saith was in 1618. in some obscure Library, or in such whereof he gave us an hint in his Epistle, that so we should not tract him. The Parliament and Commonwealth of England may well adventure all the whole difference in question upon the Truth thereof, viz. if there were a conjunction of the two superiors in 1618. we will yield and lay down our Cause, 
The true Conjunction was July 1623.  but if no such Conjunction then was or in five years after, let our enemies be ashamed of their forgeres. This Author shal give us leave to make use of our own reason and understanding, and that assures us the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, which he would have us take notice of, was really the seventh of June 1623.  
In the same fourth leaf he produces a Prediction of John Baudensis 
Baudensis.  verbatim thus rendered by himself; There shall happen in these our Europeian Regions, the destruction of great Emperours, the slaughter of People, funerals of Kings, subversions of Commonwealths, mutations of Monarchies, massacres of Princes and illustrious Commanders, violent and proud Counsels, treasons and rebellions amongst Subjects; clergy men shall find a change of laws and ecclesiastical constitutions by those of greater power, 
The end why this prophesy was forged.  and an insatiable desire of new things among common people. The northern parts of Europe shall be greatly oppressed with war, sickness and Pestilence; rich men shall be impoverished, Princes cast out of their Dominions; the Fathers shall be banished, and after a long space of trouble, their Children shall be restored to their former Condition. This Comet also threateneth the terrible ruin of Rome, and burnings in all the Cities of Europe. The papistical clergy, especially the Cardinals, shall be cast down from their dignities; the jesuits shall every where be drawn to death, 
He intends the Jews.  neither shall the Spaniards or French men have courage to save their necks from the halters. Furthermore, we discern a kingdom to arise of the most ancient Inhabitants in the Holy Land, which to Christians shall be a Miracle, and to the World a terror; and these shall obtain the revolution of a new Empire, under which shall be administered universal gladness, joy and delight to mankind, 
A mere contradiction to the former assertion.  the Wicked being every where taken away. All these things shall be effected by a certain Northern King, who shall miraculously establish Peace, Religion and Security throughout the whole World, &c.  
Thus far he produces the Prediction, or as himself will have it, the prophesy of Baudensis; and he conceives, if it be not apostolical, yet it far exceeds astrological ones. And verily so it may, for if Scotland be the Holy Land, as he here intends it, I protest its unto me more than a Miracle; or if a kingdom or Monarchy arise from that Nation; or if any of Scotish Race shall hereafter be produced that shall begin the fifth Monarchy; or if an Emperour or Monarch shall arise out of Scotland greater than Charles the Great,& shall administer joy, gladness and delight to mankind, the wicked( not the Scotish Wenches) being taken away, and this Northern King, or present Scotish King to establish Peace, Religion and security throughout the whole World; I say, when I see this verified, I shall believe it to be more than a Miracle: In the interim, if these were Baudensis words, I do notwithstanding conceive it as far from his sense to make the Scots such sticklers for Piety and Justice, as Heaven is from Hell. In the interim I hold this prophesy to be in the number of those which this Author hath forged out of his own adulterate heart, and receive it as the flattering Prediction of a mere Time server, purposely to ingratiate with the Presbytery and Cavalry of England, to vilify the present Government, to terrify the English with the approach of the young Scotish King and his Army.  
In his sixth page. he runs on thus:  
We in England have felt the misery of the one, and are ready stripped to suffer the Calamities of the other; having for the present lost what is impossible to be regained; and seeing a new storm of Devastations hanging over our heads by the young Kings late arrival in Scotland ( where he is received as absolute sovereign) which fills Mens hearts with pensive thoughts and doubtings what will be the end of these woeful beginnings. For my part I am a zealous Adorer of a Parliament; nor deserve I to censure the Actions of our Representatives; 
A blind Prophet.  yet will not I promise the Term of an Age to our novel Government, but think verily a change is near at band to the old model. It is casual to the best kingdoms to have Interregnums; but as we stand now, we shall neither be for six years together a body politic, nor a true Church of God. That excellent Astrologer of Misnia Paul Grebner, was more than an Inquisitor into the effects of stars, being questionless endued from above mith a prophetic spirit, not to be desired, much less of all, he plainly affirms,  
That as England ever was a Monarchy within itself, since it was discovered by the Romans, 
No such thing in the Original  so shall it so continue and remain, even then when all other kingdoms and States in Europe are swallowed up of the fift Monarchy of the lion of the North. 
A mere untruth  His prophesy of our Civill Warres, 
Gebner never mentioned the late King.  of the fate of our late King, and the restauration of his Son to his Fathers Dominions, runneth thus, Ban. 77.   

Grebner's prophesy of our late KING and his son now KING. 
A second counterfeit prophesy fathered on Grebner, Printed 1650.   
PER idem tempus Rex quidem Borealis( nomine Carolus) Mariam ex Papistica religione sibi assumptam in Matrimonium conjunxerit, ex quo evadet Regum infelicissimus: ind populus ejus, ipso abdicato, Comitem quendam perantiquae familiae regno praeponet, qui trees annos aut circiter durabit;& hoc quoque remoto, Equitem quendam bellicosum in ejus locum assumet, qui paulo amplius regnabit. Post hunc eliget nullum. Interea unus è stirpe Caroli in littore regni patris sui cum Gallicis, Suevicis, Danicis, Hollandicis, Burgundicis,& Germanicis auxiliis stabit, omnes inimicos suos cruentissimo praelio superabit,& postea regnum suum felicissimè administrabit, eritque Carolo magno mayor. And in Ban. 74. he saith, Circa An. 1663. Brittanniarum Rex antiquum cum Belgarum Ordinibus faedus& amicitiam rumpet, ob ereptas sibi ab ipsorum piratis naviculas quasdam, qui pertrepidi ad novum Danorum Regem( nomine Christiernum) confugient, qui utrosque compositissimis orationibus, deinde muneribus in concordiam alliciet.  
The English runs thus.  
About the same time a certain Northern King, name Charles, who shall mary Mary of the Popish Religion, to his great unhappiness; so that his People rejecting him, shall set up an earl of a very ancient Family, who shall continue three yeers or thereabouts; he dying, they shall elect in his stead a Warlike Knight, 
The whole Nation know this to be a lie.  who shall rule a little longer; after him they shall elect none. But in the mean one of Charles his stock shall land on the Sea-Coasts of his Fathers Kingdom, and with French, Swedish, Danish, Hollandian, Burgonian, and German Forces, in a most cruel battle shall vanquish all his Enemies, and afterward most happily govern his kingdom, and be greater than Charles the Great. And about the year 1663. the King of the most ancient Britaines, for the loss of some Ships at Sea, shall break his League and amity with the States of Holland; who fearing, shall have recourse unto the new King of Danes( name Christiernus) for succour, and he by faire entreaties and large gifts shall win either side to agreement. Nor doth he ever speak of England in all that famous Manuscript, but as the most warlike and potent kingdom in Europe. Therefore all good Christians ought to wish the new war were concluded rather by an happy agreement and composition, than by Sword and Musket, 
The Authors intention discovered.  and the King placed on his throne rather with the hands of his loving and rejoycefull Subjects, then with the Swords of foreigners. For if the beginning of his Restauration be in blood, and tumbling of Garments in Blood, the accomplishment of it will be with burning and fuel of fire.  
These two copies are so different the one from the other, that I shall not spend much time in Confutation of those many untruths, and abusive Predictions, referring the Reader only unto the true original which I hereafter publish. An easy understanding may perceive the several Contradictions of the former with the latter; in very dead they signify nothing at all that hath the least probability of truth; the main scope of this later, being a persuasive Delusion, and a threatening Admonition unto the Parliament to compose these Differences, and set the King of Scotland in the throne of England, lest he with Danes and Dutch overthrow the parliament, and consume us all with Fire and Sword. I cannot persuade myself this mans logic or rhetoric, or far fetched Prophecies, will find the parliament and Army in so willing an humour of giving away their Liberty already obtained with the expense of so much blood and treasure; or whether this Mans severe threats of bringing in foreigners with the present Scotish King, to consume our persons with the Sword, and our Estates with fire and faggot; I say, whether this Oratory will be pleasing to the Commonalty of England yea or no; or whether such language will make them dote on Monarchy I much fear. If any adoration of Monarchy be expected, it must be from the Presbytery; Who would have all in flames rather than their Diana should be cast down; but down it must, and they also.  
In the tenth page. of his second part, 
Eclipses and their Portents.  he tells us of an eclipse of the Sun in 19 degrees of lo 1654. and of other Eclipses in 1657. 1658. 1661. 1663. and that these shall be formidable to Austria, Silesia, Hungary, Holland, France and Portugall; portending the mutations of all those several States, and that the Revolution of time is come, 
All must yield to the Northern Lion.  wherein they must give place unto the lion of the North, whose sceptre shall bruise their power to nothing, and his Gauntlet lay their Forces prostrate at his feet. This Prediction he avers to be of Baudensis, and delivers it in Prose, but on the eleventh side of that his second Part, he acts the Poet, and confirms all he saith for true with an old copy of Verses, portending as he makes us believe the greatness of the lion of the North. Take it I beseech you as he renders it: 

Thy first Issue  
Inclines to war, plague doth the next subdue;  
But lion fierce sprung from the northern shore  
Shall bring from deepest Hell and Waves that roar  
A blazing Army; He shall men ore-run, 
A prophesy to no purpose, but absolutely against the Scotish King.   
Cities and Cattle, yea the Moon and SunneShallShall  
SunneShallShall he remove; and Father like, the least  
Make highest, and give laws to the weak West.    
These Verses were a prophecy of King James and his Issue, Charles the late King was his first issue, and he began the Wars, Charles the present King of Scotland and his Brethren are those he calls the next issue. Now if Plague shall subdue these, as the prophecy saith absolutely it shall, I would then know how the Northern lion King can be this present King of Scotland, who must act such wonders, and live so long?  
In the next place, he delivers us for a very Truth, that the Conjunction of Saturne and Jupiter in lo, 1683. shall bring forth the Conversion of the Jews; 
Jews converted 1683.  then he proceeds to speak of Gog and Magog, and his own conceptions of a fift universal Monarchy; as also the return of the ten Tribes, ( apud Graecas Calendas) and the destruction of the House of Austria 1694. 
House of Austria to be destroyed 1694.  All which he would prove out of these words: And the ston which smote the Image became a great mountain, and filled the Earth. Ergo, the ston cut without hands, must needs be understood of a glorious Monarchy; and this must be the fift Monarchy. That place intends the spiritual reign of Christ upon Earth, and dispersing the gospel of Christ over most parts of the World. In his 28. page., he will have us to understand, that he must not be a Moyses of the Jews blood, but a captain from the North, who shall restore the Jews, and work the works of God in righteousness, and make peace, and like a mighty stream overflow the whole Earth.  
I cannot understand how this lion of the North, or this man greater than Charles the great, can burn Cities, Men, Cattle, &c. devour all with the Sword, and yet after that be said to perform the works of God in righteousness.  
In page. 29. he mentions a northern Monarchy that shall arise from the Northern Sea, and pitch his Tents in the Ashes of the eastern and Western Monarchies.  
It seems this lion of the North must be a great Traveller, whilst he trots from East to West to conquer kingdoms, Nations, Countries. Dic& eris mihi magnus Apollo, In quibus, &c. viz. In what country shall this great Alexander be born, &c.  

A fifth Monarchy pretended.  In that page. also he would prove a fift Monarchy out of the second of Daniel, and ve. 40. viz. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as Iron, &c. This was the Roman Monarchy, which was the greatest ever yet was in the World or ever shal be; and truly, if I had confidence to believe there might have been a fift Monarchy, I could have conceived the Turkish Empire to have been it, being in greatness it exceeds most that ever went before it, the Roman excepted. But I shall have occasion hereafter to be copious on this subject, but herein we must give credit to the many Prophecies of former ages, rather than the single opinion of one or two men, and they not endowed with the spirit of prophesy. 
No fifth universal Monarchy.  Of a fift universal Monarchy they speak not, onely of a King or Prince that shall unexpectedly break forth into the World, and shall over-run in a few years all Nations or People where he comes; but for a continuance of his Empire there is not one word; all of these men concluding his sudden death and short time of reigning.  
By the thread we shall recover the needle, 
Merlinus Caledonius.  for at last our Author in page. 31. rejects the famous Ambrose Merlin of Wales, and tells us of a rare Scotish Merlin living in King Lucius dayes; and this is the onely and onely true Merlin, 
A Scotish Merlin much cracked of for a rare Prophet.  and the truest of Prophets. I verily believe he speaks what he thinks, and by this his peremptory confidence we ken our Author to be of the Scotish Presbyterian faith, and also what he drives at in the main. No Prophet pleaseth his humour, but a Scotish rhymer; no Monarch, no King must have the honor to begin a fift Monarchy but the lion of the North; no man is to be admitted lion of the North but Charles Stuart the late Charles his son, and the present King of Scotland. Who believes what this Relator writes, must have above three grains of Scotish Faith, else he will never remove a mountain, or those many Mountaines of unbelief which lie in the way betwixt words and performances. But you shall have the Scotish Merlins own words Latin and English, as this Author tells us he found it in a Manuscript; for you must know he dares quote no Authors but invisible ones, and Manuscripts of his own in Utopia to aver this Scot Merline, 
prophesy of the Scotish Merlin  or Merlinus Caledonius. Illis autem temporibus revolutis, Cauda Virginis Leonem intrabit,& Sagitiarii dorsum Scorpius Ascendet, Borealia regna à messoribus obterentur, Australes principatus in statum pulvereum desinent,& insulanarum Monarchiarum potestates sine froeno aut milite ephippiabuntur; bella atrocia ventis dissipabuntur,& pessum ibunt judiciali grandine, quae per baculum ortum habuerunt, per spurios juventurem; Sol ipse timpanizabit miniato chlamyde indutus,& Luna cineritiis cothurnis ad nundinas totulabit. Rides O Rex? At quibus haec supervenient, luctu& maerore contabescent. Haec omnia vix plene peragentur, quum Princeps regali origine coronatus ex Borealibus plagis proveniet suis inexpectatus, alieniginis desideratus: qui eo quod Leone ferociente insignietur, lo nuncupabitur. Non conquiescet donec Synodo per eum convocata minisque dissoluta, victricia arma in bostes transferat& lamentabili successu vicinorum principum ditiones pessundet. Alexandrum magnum virtute, Cyrum felicitate superabit, freta transnavigabit, à multis Regibus Imperator salutabitur,& urbem quandam vetustam solo aequabit. Interea ex orient princeps bellipotens illum praelio lacesset, contra quem lo cum omnibis copiis procedet,& cis Euphratem positis Castris illum expectabit, si princeps flumen transibit lo superabitur; at ipse excercitu fluvium transducto hostem cruento conflictu superabit,& universum Orientem in potestatem rediget. Dum haec agentur, complures Reguli ex India in Syriam cum ingentibus irrumpent excercitibus,& circa vallem Jehosaphat praeliabundi Leonem opperibunt, ubi ab ipso ad internecionem omnes delebuntur. Nec multo post lo ipse fatis concedet, post quam regnum transfugarum miranda pietate in perpetuum fundarit.  
In English thus:  
Those times being past, the tail of the Virgin shall enter the lion, and scorpion shall ascend the back of Sagitary: the northern kingdoms shall be wasted by Reapers, the southern Paincipalities shall end in dust, and the powers of the iceland Monarchies without either Bridle or soldier shall be harnessed. cruel Wars shall be scattered by the Winds, and quelled by a revengeful hail; whose beginning were by a staff, their growth and continuance by Bastards. The sun itself shall play on the timbrel clad with a vermilion coat, and the moon with dun bufkins, shall amble to the faire. Laughest thou oh King? But those on whom these things shall come, for grief and sorrow shall pine away. All these things shall scarce be accomplished, when a Prince of royal stock shall come forth crwoned from the northern parts, as to his own people unexpected, but desired by foreigners; who because he shall bear a rampant lion, shall therefore be called a lion. He shall not rest, till having called a Synod, and after dissolved it by threats, he shall advance his conquering arms against his Enemies, 
A great hrag to no purpose.  and by woeful success shall harrasse the territories of neighbour Princes. He shall exceed Alexander the Great in virtue, and Cyrus in success: he shall pass the Seas, and be saluted Emperour by many Kings. 
Look to it London this is of thee.  A certain ancient City shall he lay level with the ground. In the mean while a powerful Prince out of the East shall provoke him to Battle, against whom the lion shall march with all his Forces, and pitching his camp on this side Euphrates shall expect him. If the Prince shall come over the River, the lion shall be overcome; but he shall pass his Army over the River and give his enemy a bloody defeat, and be Master of all the East. 
The King of Scots must fight in Judea if this Prophet lie not.  whilst these things are in Action, divers petty Kings from India shall break into Syria with mighty Armies, and provided for Battle, shall wait for the lion about the Valley of Jehosaphat, where they shall by him be all wholly cut off. Not long after shall the lion himself decease, after that, with eminent piety, 
The Scots are fugitives all over the World.  he shall have established the kingdom of Fugitives.  
Our Author is now ingenuous, whilst he confesseth there is nothing more extant of this Scotish Merlines but this, oneIy pcece. I would know of the wisest man living, how this prophesy[ had it not seemingly tended to his purpose, we had not seen this rarity; but if we admit it one,] can any way prejudice our present State, or further the present Scotish King, for wherein is he nominated in this or Scotland itself; it rather seems a general prophesy of the last times. Certainly, had King James been a warlike Prince, 
King James a veey coward.  many things herein might have been appropriated unto him, but because of his ex●reame cowardice, it fits not him. We know he was called the lion of the North, and that he procured the Synod of Dort; and how he was reputed righteous, &c. but it had no relation unto him, nor hath it any to the present Scotish King; the very words of the prophecy are so significant, they need no refutation or further exposition, they agreeing wholly with many others in the same thing, viz. That a certain Prince shall in the last times arise, 
A great Prince to appear.  who shall over-run all Europe suddenly▪ and also destroy some Eastern Princes.  
In page. 33 and 34. he labours to prove, and in his own judgement is clear, that neither a Spaniard or Swede, Dane or French, German or English shall be the fifth Monarch or produce the fifth Monarchy. This niggardly Prophet deals hardly with us English, whilst he tells us we shall extend our Limits no further, Ex ungue Leonem. It grieves this Man our Army entred Scotland 1650. he would fool us out of our Conquest there; but what will this stickler say, if we live to see an English Army in France, yea, perhaps amongst the Dutch.  
Good pitiful Prophet, let us take in as much of Scotland as is worth keeping. Our Authors judgement is page. 34. That even a Nation which at this day is hide invisibly within the bowels of Europe, 
An invisible Nation prated of●  which seeing are not seen, and living are not known; these conjoined with the converted Jews and the Godly in every Nation, shall make the fifth Monarchy, which he would prove from Dan. 7. ver. 27. And the kingdom and Dominion, 
Proo●e of a fift Monarchy.  and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole Heaven shall be given to the People of the Saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all Dominions shall serve and obey him.  

Answer.  God ruleth in Heaven, and Man by his permission on Earth. Why the Saints, whose contemplations are heavenly, should leave an heavenly Kingdom for an earthly tabernacle, I know not, or how it can be verified or believed, that the Saints in every Nation of the World can be gathered together into one Body without a mixture of some fleshly, profane or carnal people, I understand not. For the invisible people he mentions, they cannot hurt us; I hope he means not Devils and Spirits: Let us but see our Enemies face to face and we shall do well enough. But if the present King of Scotland must wait with patience for his advance unto an Empire whilst the Jews are converted, and until there be a conjunction of the Saints with the converted Jews, and that these united Saints and Jews shall make up his Army; or if his Souldiers shall be compacted of such pure Blades, let us I say, even go sleep an age or two, and let the present Scotish King take a sound Nap of about one hundred yeers long or thereabouts; for I assure the English if he never hurt us until the scattered Jews are converted, we may safely take our rest and sing lullaby. 
Scottish King n●ver is to conquer the parliament.  Oh that our Prophet might cry Probatum est, as to that part of his prophecy, which affirms this-Kings Army shall be of invisible Saints. But what is all this or the seventh Chapter of Daniel to prove a fifth Monarchy, or the Scottish King to be this Monarch? We may smile at the willing application of this Man unto his own indulgent fancy,& pitty his credulity that can be contented to swallow such contradictions in his story; as first to make this present Scotish King to be the great restorer of Monarchy, to be so great yea greater than Charles the great; and yet in many places he affirms the Northern Lion shall do no action of moment until 1700. in other places he must act about 1710. from which account this northern Lion must of necessity be 70 or 80 years of age. And otherwhile this great Prince must stay till the conversion of the Jews; then afterwards he must have an Army of Saints invisible; and with these he must domineer and fire Cities, Towns and Castles: Qui Bavium non odit amet tua Carmina Maevi.  
If any man of English blood shall be so stupid, 
Admonition to the english.  or such an Asinego as to credit these far-fetched fooleries and Nonsences, and upon belief thereof, become rebellious to this present Parliament, let him for ever be tormented with Informers as to his Estate, and his body and indiscretion left to the mercy of the Keeper of Bedlam.  
Lastly, 
Five great Cities to be fired by the Northern lion.  he tells us in page. 36. that the German shall be servitors to the King of the North in 1700. and that this northern King shall bring Paris, London, antwerp, Venice and Prague to sit in the dust of eternal destruction. Hereafter in this Discourse I shall make it plainly appear out of authentic Prophecies, that the lion of the North shall be of the German Nation, and that he shall curb the shaved Priests, and over-run most Countries of Europe, 
Paris, Prague, Venice, Antwerp and London to be dest●oyed.  yea and conquer the French Nation, and surely then will Paris come unto destruction, antwerp long before that time, Venice by the turk or one of Mahomets Religion, Prague in Bohemia long after Venice by the Germans, London is London yet. However by this prophesy, the Londoners and their stickling Presbyterian monks may see what they must expect by being friends to the Northern King, or continuing disaffected Rebels to the present State, 
London admonished.  viz. Fire, war, Famine, and devastation of their Estates; and lastly, eternal destruction to this famous City. Possible it is, many rebellious sons of this City, wish all in flames rather than any good to the Parliament; but of this hereafter, and of the invisible Nation which must do wonders.  
These are the Prophesies, and these constructions the Author hath made upon them in favour of the northern King, viz. the present Scotish King, whom he will have to be signified by the Northern lion, or Lion of the North. And for his Authors he produces Grebnerus, Baudensis and the Scotish Merlin; somewhat he brings out of Nuntius Propheticus also to little purpose; for the Author thereof professeth himself an enemy to Prophecies and Predictions; and though he relate other mens, he makes no paraphrase on them.  

The true original of Grebner.  We have wearied ourselves too long in reciting the falsehoods and forgeries of these men. I shall now publish a most exact copy of Paulus Grebnerus his prophesy or Prediction, as it is verbatim in the original in Trinity college in Cambridge, that so the Reader may see the juggling of some, and the imposture of others to fool the English, and make them believe such things as were merely devised to uphold a malicious and stiff-necked faction against the present Parliament. The copy of Grebnerus which I publish, was given me in Manuscript about twelve years since by Sir R. M. Knight. In the year 1648. when the former corrupt copy came first abroad, I sent my copy unto Cambridge to be there examined by the Original; you shall hear part of the Gentlemans Letter which he wrote unto me after he had received my copy and kept it sometimes and examined it with the original.  
SIR,  
The prophesy of Paulus Grebnerus which you sent me long since, I have compared with the original, and also with two other copies taken out from thence 1639. which all agree together unto a point.  
Cambridg 1. Mar. 1649.   

De nova acri& strenua Germanica, Bavarica cruenta Leonum pugna& Conflictu. vexillum 173. 
Grebneri vera Copia.   
ROmano sceptro& diademate ab Austriaca domo fatali necessitate deposito& ablato, eaque à Germanis& exteris Gallis, angles, Danis,& Suecis hinc ind Confluentibus oppressa, horribilis ind cruenta ac acerrima pugna exorietur, qua universa Europa gravissime Concussa contremiscet,& varie dilacerata& vastata insignibus mutationibus obnoxia erit. Ad eam pugnam& ad faciendas irruptiones in Pomeranorum, Megapolensium,& Danorum Provincias, hujus temporis Rex Sueciae invitabitur, Scriptis atrocium Romanae sedis Legatorum, quibus si ille obtemperaverit, Socius belly said malè& inauspicatè fit, ipsi propinquitate Conjunctissimus. Quamobrem suadeo Sueciam in eo statu quo eam acceperit, relinquat. Sic ipse stirps,& posteri ejus tranquillè place& quiet fruent ur, suis contenti quibus imperant ditionibus, gentem& subditos suos reservabunt,& sibi devinctos in officio retinebunt. Si vero secum cord suo constituet, populum suum persuadere ac in devia abducere, dominus eum è medio tollet. Et sic è Carolo Magnus Carolus regnans fit, qui magno successu& fortuna septentrionalibus populis dominabitur. Et feliciter class sua contra Hispanicam potentiam& tyrannidem, ac eorum Classem seu Armadam ut hostis pugnabit. Et una cum Christianis junctis viribus fortiter& acriter dimicabit; Deus autem Regis conjugem Papisticam ex hac vita evocat, unde Pontifex Romanus magnum concipit terrorem, qui postea magis ingravescet cum Carolus Rex ipse Antichristo seize opponit, eique adversatur,& Germanorum ac vicinorum manui& robori suas copias conjungit,& oppugnat Hispanicum Diadema. Et tunc Suecus felicissimo successu, class& suo populo terra marique in hostem utitur.  Ex Manuscript. Pauli Grebneri Snebergensis in Bibliothe-Col. Sanctae Trinitat. Cantabrig. ex dono Eliz. Reginae Angliae.  

Of a fresh Fight and conflict sharply and fiercely maintained by the bloody lion of Germany and BAVARIA. 
Banner 173   
A fatal necessity having torn and pulled from the House of Austria the old Roman sceptre and Diadem, 
The true prophesy of Grebner in English  and after an oppression of the same Austrian House by the incursions of French, English, Danish, Swedish, making their eruptions on all sides; there shall arise a horrid, bloody, sharp contest in Europe, which shall cruelly shake and break away part thereof, yea shal expose the same being strangely spoyled and dismembered to egregious alterations. A Swedish King then reigning shall be invited to that quarrel to break in upon Pomerane, Mechlenburge, and some Provinces belonging to denmark, being provoked by some offensive Papers of the Romish See: whereunto if He shall hearken, He shall unseasonably and very unprosperously become an ally to one that is most near and intimate to Him. Wherefore I advice the Swede to leave him in the same state wherein He finds him. By which means He, his Family and Posterity remaining contented with the bounds of their own natural Dominions shall preserve entire, and keep in good order and allegiance their own Subjects officiously disposed to peace and tranquillity. But if He shall in his heart propose to pervert his Subjects by faire persuasions, 
Charles of Charles.  God shall soon cut him off. And then from a Charles a great Charles shall obtain the sceptre, who with great success and prosperity shall reign over the northern parts of the World; yea, the same Charles shall much break the power and tyranny of the Spaniard, and obtain a signal Victory over his navy and Armadoe. And after the conjunction of his Forces with the States of christendom He shall win a difficult, cruel Battle. After this, God shall remove his Popish wife, to the great terror of the Bishop of Rome, who being incensed and stirred thereby, King Charles shall profess hastily against Antichrist, and joining Forces with the German and other Allies shall become Enemy to Him, and the Crown of spain both. At that time shall the Swede be very successful and perform admirable service against the Enemy with Men and Ships, as well by Land as by Sea.  
Out of the Manuscript of Paul Grebner of Sneburgh remaining in the Library of Trinity college in Cambridg, given there by Queen Elizabeth.  
The Title of Grebners Manuscript, is, 
The Worlds silken string, or a prophesy of Antechrists sudden confusion.  
Sericum Mundi Filum, sieve Vaticinium  
Quo subita mutatio Antichristi, &c.   
At the end of the Epistle Dedicatory to queen Eilzabeth; He closes with these words:  
This work was finished by the Author at Magdeburgh, Jan. 8. 1574.  
This Grebner was a Protestant, and hath extant in Print a Translation of the Proverbs and Canticles in Latin Verse.  
His Predictions are not avowed by Him to be from Astrology but Revelation.  
Every Prediction hath a Banner before it, called Vexillum. 
This is a true and exact account of Grebners prophesy.   
He was in England 1582. and his book presented to Queen Elizabeth was about two hundred sheets. Doctor nevil Clerk of the Queens Closet obtained the book of her, and gave it to Trinity college Library.  
The preceding copy having lain long by me, it happened a Gentleman in the North parts, of a Noble Family, in the year 1649. perused his Fathers Library, found therein the prophesy of Paulus Grebnerus copied faire, and translated by his Fathers Tutor, at what time he was a Student in Cambridge, which was in Anno 1618. or 1619. and because in the same Paper there are some other Predictions collected by the same Tutors hand, I publish them all as they came into my hands, and am willing to show the original unto any one; which was most carefully preserved by the Noble Man and his Tutor, until by accident it came into my hands.  
Another copy of Grebnerus his prophesy taken from the original in 1618. or 1619. by a learned hand. 
A second true transcription of Grebnerus.    

Paulus Grebnerus of Missinia the German Astrologian, in his silken thread of the World, which is perfected at Magdenburgh, Anno Dom. 1574. taken out of the original book that is in trinity college Library in Cambridge, left there by Doctor nevil Mr. of the House, which he had out of the Queens Closet.  
Foretelling divers strange things long ago, which are fallen out already, as namely the destruction and dissipation of the Spanish Fleet; the murder of Henry the third King of France; the preferment of Henry King of Navarre to the French crown. The besieging& winning the strong town of Groining in Friesland,& the death of Philip the second King of Spain, in his Book called Sericum mundi filum: where he delivers also, that the lion having the Rose, shall utterly destroy the Pope; so that after there shall be never any more Popes. Thus far by Mr. clerk.  
A Banner l. 173.  

This out of the original book of Grebnerus.  The Roman sceptre and Diadem being laid down, or taken away from the House of Austria by fatal necessity, and that being opposed of the Germans and foreigners, as French, English, Danish and Suevians, flocking and flowing together here and there; whence shall arise a most horrible, bloody and sharp Battle. When all Europe being grievously shaken shall tremble, and being sundry ways rent and wasted, it shall be obnoxious to notable mutations and changes. To this battle and to the making of eruptions into the Provinces of the Pomerans, 
red the French Inventory or chronicle fol. 9●9. 22 years sinte was this prophecy fulfilled.  Negapalentians and Danes. The King of Suevia at that time shall be invited and drawn by the writing of the Roman State; to which if he shall obey he becomes the nearest companion and fellow of war; but evilly and unluckily by the propinquity and nearness. Wherefore I counsel him to leave Suevia in the estate he had received it; so his stock and Posterity shall quietly and peaceably enjoy it, being content with their own conditions wherewith they do govern, they shall reserve their Nation and their Subjects, and keep them bound to them in duty. 
You see if the Scots King be this Charles, he must mary a Papist, and she must first dy before any such great acts can be done.  But if he shall determine with his heart to persuade his People and draw them away, the Lord shall take him away by death, and of or from a Charles, a great Charles reigning is made, who with great success and Fortune shall rule the northern People, and as an enemy shall fight luckily with his navy against the Spanish Power and Tyranny, and their navy or Armado, and together with other Christian Forces conjoined shall fight stoutly and fiercely.  
But God doth call out of this life the Popish Wife of the King; whence the Romish high Priest shall conceive great terror, which shall the more increase and press, when the King himself shall oppose Antichrist, and be adverse, and shall join his Forces to the Bands of the Germans and other neighbours, and shall fight against the Spanish Diadem; 
lo, here the Lion of the North, as Grebner thinks.  and then the King of Suevia shall use with happy success his navy and his People both by Land and Sea against the Enemy.   

238.  
Bohemia doth feel tumults and warlike noises, 
This prophecy was also in the Paper with the former.  with a great falling away of her People; and at that time the last Caesar of the House of Austria shall put on the nose of the Elector of saxony Spanish deceitful and treacherous Spectacles, the nature of which at last he knows, and by experience is taught, that these Spectacles of the House of Austria are encouragements, or flattering and glozing words, wicked and treacherous practices: If he go on further to give credit unto them, he shall cast headlong himself, Wife and Children, and all christendom into pernicious Destruction; whence the People of Rome shall take up a great laughter.  
But the Lord doth raise up an Elector, which shall throw down and root out the Roman Antichrist with all her Members and aiders. In this violent, headlong and Sea-tumult, and in 〈◇〉 the despair of the Roman Caesar, the Exiles of all the Kings and Princes of Europe, the Bavarians, Bohemians, Burgundians, the French and the Portugals shall be restored to their former Estates. And a Noble and stout Bohemian Lord doth possess and recover his Jurisdiction the meeting together of Armies, and their Dissipation. These being expelled, shall seek their recovery, and the Heires of them shall contend and labour, that by the bounty of the new Emperour of Germany they may be set again in the place of their Ancestors.  
There arises a new fortunate Bohemian Zisca, most strong famous towards or against the Bohemian war; who shall break the heads of the jesuits in germany, and drive them out of Bohemia and Austria; and shall subdue to himself the Bohemians, and all the tract through Austria and Pannonia, even to Constantinople, and all those People; and therefore it is meet and requisite that a glittering, precious, golden Diadem burning be set upon the Head of this Teutonicall or German Zisca. Zisca is the head of the stork, who being a great and stout warrior, doth come forth of the stock of Mars Rentecer the sixth; and he shall be called a worthy Noble Man. He shall rule victoriously, and shall do these famous things, and shall happily finish them with his other Tribunes and Captaines.  
After these Changes, a subtle exercised Interpreter of the Revelation of Saint John may more easily be understood, and more easily decipher the same; 
In which seventh year M. Brightman writ his book of the Revelation.  the ninties being past by little and little between the six hundred and six years. Then shall be a most lively explanation of those things which Ezekiel and Daniel have Prophesied of the last Act of the old age of the World.   

There is another ancient prophecy of one Capestranus, found in the Records of Canterbury, to this effect,  
The lion of the House of burgundy, having gotten the Empire, will seek to build a sure nest for his young, but it shall not be; for there shall arise a certain grave and constant Man near Aquisgrave of the Rhine; who being chosen, shall restore the apostolical Discipline. And in the third incursion of time, shall prevail and do great things; and there shall be of his Race to the day of judgement.   

Divers Predictions upon the Conjunction of Saturn and jupiter, july 1623.  
1 Divers sinister events shall seem to conspire together for the crossing of a great Prince, 
This came to pass accordingly in King Charles his reign.  who by oppressing the common People, shall in the end drive them to Sedition.  
2 The Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturne in the House celestial, called that of Death, doth portend that some Prince shall be detained prisoner, to the great disadvantage of his affairs of Estate.  
3 Upon the first quarter of the Moon, 
King Charles his succeslesse journey into Spain.  which shall be the 27. of February, is foretold, That some King or Prince shall undertake a voyage of great consequence without certainty of return, which at the best shall be both later than expectation, and after the enduring of many miseries.  
4 He which shall stand on the top of Fortunes wheel, 
red the Annals of 1624. 1625. and 1626.  let him look warily to his feet for fear of slipping; because so great a fall is threatened him, as shall procure his utter ruin; which shall astonish those who have climbed up into the seats of honor unworthily.  
5 A Monarch that hath betrusted his affairs of great Consequence to the direction of one, 
King Charles relying on Canterbury and other silly fellowes makes this good.  who was no way capable of so weighty a charge, shall be sensible of the great fault he hath committed, whereof he shall too late repent.  
6 The stirrers and Incendiaries of Sedition shall make residence in the Houses of Kings and Princes.  
7 War deferred through want of Money.  

London here is intended.  8 The Land and town Geminist shall bewail the want of her Sun.  

It intends the private raising of Horse in Germany which were to have into England.  9 There shall be great levying of Souldiers for the execution of some Stratagem, but all shall turn to nothing; for the sudden departure of a great parsonage shall cause much Murmuring and Discontent.  
10 Men disguised shall desire that their outward semblance may make show of that which they are not, and shall be the Authors of many particular Combats in the Land Geminist. 〈◇〉 Thus much was in the old Manuscript.  
Grebnerus here in this prophesy( if it prove one) doth not so much as m●●●ion a King of Scotland or Scotland itself. 
Grebnerus cleared of intending the Scots King to be the Charles here mentioned  Its the whole scope of Grebner to inform the Germans, after a long series of time, of the Swedish Nation, and their many conflicts with the Germans; nor hath he the least relation unto any People or Nation else. And whereas he saith from a Charles a great Charles shall arise or be derived and rule the Northern people, this may very well be after many ages from this year 1651. for Sweden is more North than Scotland, and hath greater North Latitude than Scotland; and besides, many of their Kings have been name Charles; the late Gustavus Adolphus was the Son of a Charles, yet cannot he be the very Charles intended here, for he never fought with the Spaniard at Sea; 
Stockholm in Swevia hath 59° 30′ of North Latitud  however, it is most apparent, that the great Charles intended by Grebnerus must be Native of Sweden, and so no Native of England, or Scotland. This I writ, to make it appear unto the World, that those who would have Grebnerus to intend Charles Stuart the present King of Scotland to be Charles the Son of Charles, and to be signified here by Grebnerus, and that he shall achieve such Miracles, are merely mistaken, and do nothing but vent lies and untruths; when as in truth there is no such thing intended, or can by any judicious Man be evinced to be apparent in this prophesy, but the quiter contrary. 
The Charles in Grebner his prophesy not yet born.  The Charles of Charles to be descended, is not yet visible or alive; And before any such Magnus Carclus in rerum natura can be, the House of Austria must be sovereign, and the English, Danes, French and Swedes, must be the men who must, as Grebner saith, overthrow the Dominion and power of the Austrian Family. This is the year 1651. and yet we know the Emperour hath not lost his Dominion, nor have we the English as yet united with other Nations against Austria; Therefore the time of fulfilling this prophesy, if we may call it one, is not come; and besides, Grebner positively affirms this Carolus to be of the Swedish Race, and the Son of Charles; at present there is a Queen in Sweden and no King; her Fathers name was G●stavus; if this Queen mary one whose name be Charles, and she turn Papist, a thing very unlikely, then her Husband may be the Father or Predecessor of such a great Charles as Grebner dreams of. However, the prophesy hath no relation to the present Scotish King, who is no more concerned herein than the King of China or Prester John. So that from hence I conclude, neither a fifth Monarchy, or any Power, Dominion or Empire is prophesied of unto the Scots, or that any danger can from hence be collected to befall unto the present or future English parliament.  
Because I would give full satisfaction unto the three Nations of England, Scotland and Ireland, and beat all our Enemies with their own weapons, viz. with real Prophecies, give me leave to repeat a Scotish prophesy or two, real ones, not corrupt or counterfeit, 
Scotish Prophecies tending to the overthrow of Mona●chy and its exterpation, and the present invasion of our Army  or such as are in private hands or Libraries, but such as were public and printed at edinburgh by Andrew Hart 1617. in which you shall see the sad fate of the present King, and their now present miseries long since predicted; the arrival of our Men and Ships. These were Dedicated unto King James, and are entitled thus: Priscae Scotorum Prophetiae.  
They begin, Scotia maesta dole, &c.  
I will only repeat them Englished by a Scotish Man, at that same time, when they little dreamed of our invading them.   

Old Scotish Prophecies.  

1 Scotland be sad now, and lament thy child whom thou hast lost:  
Bereft of Kings, falsely undone by thy own kindly host.  

Hark Presbyter to the Scottish faith.  2 Alace, the free, bond is become, and deceit is thy fall;  
Thy falsehood to the Brutish race hes brought thee into thrall.  
3 The grave of the most noble Prince to all is great regrate,  
Not subject to Law, who doth leave the kingdom and estate.  
4 Oh Anguish great, where every kind and age doth lament,  
Whom bitter Death hes tane away, shall Scotland sore repent.  

Not too much of truth in a Scot.  5 Lately a Land of rich increase, a Nation stout and true,  
Hes lost their former dear estate, which they did hold of due:  
6 By hard conflict, and by chance of Mobile fortunes force  
Thy hap and thy prosperity is turned into worse.  

Observe this part of the rhymer.  7 Thou wont to win, now is subdued and come in under Yoke:  
A stranger reigns, and doth destroy what likes with sword stroke.  
8 The English race, whom neither force nor manner do approve;  
Woe is to thee, by guilt and slight is onely win above.  
9 The mighty Nation was to fore invincible and stout.  
Hes yielded low to destiny, great pity is but doubt.  
10 In former age the Scots renown did flourish goodly gay,  

Oh excellent Poet.  But now ah lasse is overcled with a great dark decay.  
11 Then mark and see what is the cause of this so wondrous fall;  
Contempt of Faith, falsehood, deceit, the wrath of God withall;  

Scottish virtues Excellent gospel.  12 Unsatiable greedy of worlds gain, oppression, cries of poor  
perpetual, a slanderous race, no justice put in ure.  
13 The haughty pride of mighty men, of former 'vice chief cause;  
The nurriture of wickedness, and unjust match of laws.  
14 Therefore this case the Prophets old of long time did presage,  
As now has happened every point into this present age.  
15 Since fate is so, now Scotland learn in patience to abide  
Slanders, great fears, and sudden plagues, and dolours more beside.  
16 For out of thee shall People rise, with divers happiness:  
And yet a Pen can scarcely writ thy hurt, skath and distress. 
So our Army of English did invade in 1650.   
17 The English Nation shall invade, &c.   

Out of the Scotish Merlin, concerning the Invasion.  
Then shall a Hunter in hast come forth of the South▪  
With many Ratches in row ruled run right  
And shall go on his foot over the water of Forth; 
Our Army promised victory in Fife.   
And in Fife shall he fight, and the field win.  
Of our Horse Boats or Barges and Ships arriving at the base, hear Berlington the Rymer. 
A Scotish Prophet or rhymer.  Our Boats or Barges and Ships arrived about May 1651. Every Barge was to carry fifty Horse and fifty Men, they were flat bottomed.  
Betwixt Temptallon and the base,  
Thou shalt see a right faire sight  
Of Barges and Bellengers, and many broad sail,  
With three Libberts and the Fowerdeluces hye upon hight.  
And afterwards thus: 
There shall come a Hound out of the South, 
success of the English if they get into Fife.   
And with him a raiment of Ratches ruled right.  
And Actor for the Keinly shall he come,  
And in Fife shall fight and the field win.    

Next comes Thomas rhymer a Scotish Prophet, upon whose words they build very much, though to no purpose.  
He saith, 
Our Scotish King shall come full keen,  
The read lion beareth he.  
A feddered 
Why not a Bullet.  arrow sharp I ween  
Shall make him wink and war to see:  
Out of the field he shall be lead,  
When he is bloody and woe for blood: 
Beware O K of Scotland, this concerns thee.   
Yet to his Men he shall say,  
turn again,  
And give those Southern folk I fray,  
Why should I lose.   
And presently after.  

A sad prophecy for that present King.  Our bloody King that wears the crown,  
Full boldly shall he battle bide,  
His Banner shall bee beaten down,  
And hath no hole his head to hid.  
Towards the latter end of his prophesy he saith: 
A French Wife shall bear the son  
Shall rule all britain to the Sea.   
This was fulfiled in King James, whose Mother was the widow of the French Kings eldest son.   

hear what Waldhave prophesied of the late King and his posterity.  

A prophecy that none of William the conquerors issue to reign in England.  The Bastards blood left is for ever.  
Then in britain, that day see who so will,  
Shall never Bastards broock a foot broad of earth,  
he shall bee hurled, and harled, and hasted to death,  
With a wolf out of Wales, and bring him out of dayes,  
And conquest the clean crown of Englands right,  
he shall bring all England into good peace.  
The Bastards blood in the off-spring of William the Conqueror, the title King James had to the crown was derived from a daughter of Henry the VII, and his right from the issue of William the Conqueror, who was a Bastard; many conceive the wolf of Wales, to bee a person of quality now living, who had a special hand in bringing the late King to Justice, 
The Scotish Sybilla of the year when Monarchy should down.  and if you will know the time of the extirpation of monarchy, hear Sybilla the prophetess: Take a thousand in calculation 1000 And the longest of the Lion 0050 four Crescents under one crown 400   100 With St. Andrews cross thrice 30 Then three score and thrice three 69 In that year there shall a King, 1649  
A Duke and no crwoned King,  
Because the Prince shall bee you●g,  
And tender of yeares.  
Much sorrow and strife,  
Shall bee in Lowthian and Fife.  
King Charles was beheaded in Jan. 1648. his Soon King Charles wrote King of Scotland presently after, and all 1649. but was not crwoned that year; wee also know the Duke of York was abroad all that year.  
These are all the Scottish prophecies, which ever I could attain sight of, and yet none of these make any mention of a fift Monarchy, or the Lion of the North, or do any other-ways mention that so great a King as Charles the great, nay greater then he shall bee born of Scottish Race, or in Scotland, or shall come from Scotland. Certainly, these Scottish Prophets would have piped, rimed, ballated, and chanted out such a thing to purpose in honour of their Nation, and to comfort their miserable Contrimen, if their Daemon or Angells had foreseen any such things. From all which I onely conclude thus much: That the present King of Scotland is not that great Lion of the North, or he that must conquer the English, 
King of Scots not to conquer the parliament  or the present commonwealth of England. I shall now peruse our English and british prophecies, and examine their successses, or whether they speak of any such great power and Dominion, but first you shall observe an exact verification of the White Kings prophesy in Charles the late King.     

several English prophecies, relating to the life and death of Charles Stuart, late King of britain, and unto the final extirpation and rooting up of Monarchy in England.  
WEE usually say Prophecies and Oracles are best understood, when they are performed, many having complained of the ambiguity of Oracles, and their Ambodextrous interpretations; as many also finding fault with the obscureness of Prophecies, imagining no mortal men can give the proper sense of any Oracle or prophesy, except endued from above with the same Divine spirits as were given unto the first Authors. Were I to meddle with divine Prophecies, I could transcend a volume in discourse of this subject; but I have confined my present endeavours in the ensuing traitise, onely to manifest unto the whole World, and this Nation principally, the certain and unquestionable Events, of very many English prophecies, 
Verity of Ancient prophecies.  long since delivered unto us, and still remaining amongst us, which have so clearly and manifestly declared the Actions of these present times wherein wee live, and with that lively portratur, that it were the highest of incredulityes to question their abilities in the gift of prophesying, or by unnecessary& ambiguous Queries to make the World believe there can bee any other interpretation rendered of their sayings, then such as wee have visibly with our eyes beholded even in this very age and time wee now live in: And if any curious impertinent shall bee so nice as to question by what divine fury, or heavenly Rapture infused into them either by dreams, Visions, or any other nocturnal Revelation these reverend Persons became so wise so foreknowing; I must first entreat such critics to acquaint me how, and by what means either the Sybills or many others, and especially Balaam the Prophet came so truly to prophesy either of Christ, as the most learned believe he did, or of the Kingdom of the Jews, or of both, in Num. 24. vers. 17. Then shall come a star out of Jacob, and a sceptre shall arise out of Israel. I willingly consent with the several expositions of the learned upon those words, yet do think it no heresy, if I say Balaam intended by the star there mentioned, Jesus Christ, and by the sceptre, that the people or Nation of the Jews, should in future time become a great and mighty people, and have Kings to rule over them as other Nations had at that present; whereas the Jews were onely governed by Moyses at that time; yet wee know Balaam was not of the people of the Jews, and yet in the 16 vers. of that Chap. he plainly saith: he heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High: Wee must aclowledge that he prophesied very truly; for the Scripture, against whose evidence there is no Appeal to bee made, confirms it: But if Balaam loved the ways of unrighteousness, and laboured with that continued infirmity of the Clergy and Priesthood. viz. covetousness let us lament and pitty human kind, that so excellent a man as he in many things, should blemish all his rare parts, with those filthy but pleasing minerals Gold and Silver.  
If God Almighty, in those times of so great darkness or heathenism, did not leave some kingdoms destitute of prophetic spirits, though the true causes by which they did prophesy, lie concealed unto posterity, or are manifested unto very few at present living, shall wee now think that in the purest times of Christianity, God either hath been or is less merciful then unto former ages he was, or that he is not as able or willing to infuse into some Christians the spirit of prophesy as into some Heathens of old. How truly did Homer deliver that prophesy of Aeneas, many hundred yeares before it came to pass: 
At Domus Aeneae cunctis dominabitur Oris,  
Et Nati natorum,& qui nascentur ab illis.  A prophesy it was of the greatness of the Roman Empire; which wee all know was fully verified. How true is also that of Seneca: 
— Venient Annis  
Secula seris, quibus Oceanus  
Vincula rerum laxet, &c.  Which was a prophesy of the discovery of the West-Indies and America, never known to the Ancients,& to us not above 150 yeares since. But I leave mentioning of Heathen Prophets, &c.  
What shall wee say of that prophesy of Henry the VI, 
Henry the six his prophesy.  King of England, which he delivred so positively upon Henry the VII. then a boy, and holding water unto him:  
This is the Lad or boy, saith he, that shall enjoy the crown, for which wee strive.  

David Vpan of the pulling cown of Cha●●ng-Crosse.  Or of David Upan or Unanthony, who many yeares since prophesied of the pulling down of Charing cross, his prophesy was printed 1588. the words are these: 
To tell the truth, many one would wonder,  
Charing cross shall bee broken a sunder:  
P shall preach. R shall reach, S shall stand stiff.  
R signifies Round-head: P presbytery: S the soldier, &c.   
Charing cross, wee know, was pulled down 1647. in June, July and August, part of the stones converted to pave before White-Hall, I have seen Knive-hafts made of some of the stones, which being well polished, looked like Marble.  
But I leave further determination of these things, unto some other pen or discourse, and come unto the present intended discourse itself, wherein I shall make it very clearly to appear, that all, or most of our ancient English, welsh, and Saxon Prophecies, had relation to Charles Stuart, late King of England, 
King James first wrote King of Britain.  unto his reign, his Actions, life, and death; and unto the now present times wherein we live, and unto no other preceding King or times whatsoever; Which I prove onely by this undeniable argument, viz. no King or Queen reigning in this Nation or kingdom did ever writ or style, him or herself King or Queen of britain before King James, who being naturally King of Scotland, and successively of England and Wales, was the first that ever either really was King of all britain, or that did so entitle himself; nor was ever any King crwoned in White apparel but King Charles, besides there is a prophesy extant and printed long before Queen Elizabeth died, viz.  

Viz. after Elizabeth dyed, King James wrote King of Britain.  When hemp is sponne,  
Englands donne.  
OR 
When hemp is come and also gon, 
King James united both kingdoms into one.   
Scotland and England shall bee one.   
Which words intimate, that both Henry the VIII, Edward the VI, Mary, Philip, and Elizabeth, Kings and Queens of Enland, must first have reigned, before Merlines prophesy could take place, in King James both Nations were united, and not before. Let me also add unto this, a very ancient gladly of the welsh, viz.  Karonog fab Anē y● wna diwedh ar y dro gane. 
A welsh prophecy.  
In English thus:  
The son of and crowned, ends all our Prophecies.  
We never had yet any King whose mothers name was and, but King Charles, his mother was and, Sister to the King of denmark late deceased.  
The putting to death of the late King was prophesied, 
Nostradam his prophecy of the late Kings death.  of above 80 yeares before it was done by Nostradam, the book itself was prin-ted about 1578. as I remember in Century 9th. these are the words: 
Senat de Londres mettront a mort leur Roy, viz.  
The Senate or parliament of London, shall put to death their King.   
These examples show that Christians have had the spirit of prophesy, 
The King put to death, Jan. 1648. & foretold plainly many ages before what should succeed.  
The most significant of all our English Prophecies, is that of Ambrose Merlin, which I have made choice of in the first place, repeating orderly a Verse of the prophesy, and then how it was fulfiled.   

A prophesy of the wit King, wrote by AMBROSE MERLIN 900. years since, concerning CHARLES the late KING.  

prophesy.  When the lion of Rightfullnesse is dead, then shall rise a White King in britain, first flying, and after riding, after ligging down, and in this lig down, he shall bee limed, after that he shall bee lead.  

Verif●cation.  Wee have seen with our own eyes and thousands besides, first King James, who reigned peaceably, and was therfore called Jacobus Pacificus, is dead, viz. that styling himself King of great britain, and reigning 22. years, dyed 1625. the 27. of March. 
King James had not the pictur of a Lion on his breast, but a natural mole, the reasons thereof in Astrology.  Many affirmed he had the picture of a lion on his breast or side, but its probable he had some eminent natural Mole there, which might cause that error; because in his Nativity he had both Saturn and Mars in Leone. In regard of the great tranquillity and peace we enjoyed in King James his time, and the little or no blood-shed in his reign, and in consideration of the propagation and free admittance of the gospel all over this kingdom, he was rightly by the Prophet styled, The lion of righteousness. But if the Prophet had given him the name of lion in any other sense, he had notoriously failed, being King JAMES was the most pusillanimous Prince of spirit that ever we red of, and the least addicted unto Martiall discipline. But in judgement either in things Divine or human( whilst sober or unbiased) the most acute and piercing of any Prince either before or since. 
Admonished of his death in a Dream.  He was admonished of his Death by a dream. He Dreamed that his Master Buchanan appeared unto him in his sleep, and gave him these two Verses: I thought good for the rarity thereto repeat.  
Sexte verere Deum, tibi vitae terminus instat,  
Cum tua candenti flagrat Carbunculus igne.  
English whereof is:  
Thou james the sixth of that name King of Scots, 
King James his rich Carbuncle.  fear God, the term of thy life is near or at hand, when thy Carbuncle ston burns in the hot fire.  
The King  told his Bed-chamber men and some other Lords of these Verses next morning, relating them really, and avered he made not the Verses, nor could his Master Buchanan ever almost get him to make a Latin Verse; the success was thus. The King had a very large and faire Carbuncle ston usually set in his Hat, 
King James dream proved true.  and we have seen him Pictured many times with such a Carbuncle fixed to his Hat: But thus it happened, Sitting by the fire, not long after, this great Carbuncle fell out of his Hat and into the fire; a Scotish Lord took it up, and observed the KING sickened and also dyed very shortly after.  
After King James was dead, Charles Stuart his then onely son was proclaimed King of great britain, by a general consent of the people, his title being inquestionable. The occasion of the Prophets calling him White King was this, 
When King Charles was the White King.  the Kings of England anciently did wear the day of their Coronation purple clothes, being a colour onely fit for Kings, both Queen Elizabeth, King James, and all their Ancestors did wear that colour the day of their Coronation, as any may perceive by the Records of the Wardrobs; contrary unto this custom, and lead unto it by the indirect and fatal advice of William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury, he was persuaded to apparel himself the day of his Coronation in a White Garment, there were some dehorted him from wearing the white apparel, but he obstinately refused their counsel. Canterbury would have it as an apparel representing the Kings innocency, or I know not what other superstitious device of his. And of this there is no question to bee made, myself though not ocularly seeing him that day, yet have had it related verbally by above twenty, whose eyes beholded it, one or two were workmen that carried his majesty apparel that day, so that, I challenge al the men upon earth living, to deny his wearing White Apparel that day of his Coronation, &c. It is also reported, and I believe it to be true, 
Charles put the Crown on his head with his own hands.  that such was his hast to have the crown upon his head, that he had not patience to await the coming of the Archbishop, whose office it was to do it, but impatiently in great hast, he placed the crown upon his head with his own hands, which moved the Spanish ambassador, who was then present, to say; the Kings putting the Crown upon his head so rashly with his own hands, was an ill Omen.  


prophesy.  First Flying.  
King Charles summons a Parliament Novemb. 1640. the troubles of Scotland arising in 1641. 
Verification.  he left the English Parliament sitting, and went in person himself to settle the disturbed affairs of Scotland, 
Londoners inconstancy.  he came home to London about Novemb.& was himself& Queen royally entertained by the Citizens, who cried then Hosanna, &c. But see how suddenly many of the same city cry crucify, crucify. For lo in January 1641. the Citizens of London, 
They affront the Bishops and Lords.  and other rude people in great numbers flock down unto the Parliament, and affront the King, the Bishops, and other temporal Lords, which rudeness and sauciness of theirs, as himself pretended, moved him the 10 of Januar. 1641, first to fly or remove unto Hampton-cou, then to Windsor, then into Kent, from thence into yorkshire; so that all the remainder of his life, until he surrendered his person to the Scotts, was running and flying from one place to another. I must ingeniously aclowledge my eyes were witness of very great rudeness in the Citizens,& of as great a defect of civility and judgement, in some Courtiers unto those ill bread Citizens.   

And after Riding. 
prophesy.   
The first Horse his Majesty raised, were in yorkshire, 
Verification.  and these in or about July, August, and Sept. 1642. pretending they were for a Guard for his person, from which time, until the very time he rendered himself to his Country-men the Scots, which was May 1646. he had an Army of Horse, and was frequently himself amongst them, though its not once reported himself ever charged, as he was some times invited unto it by the Lord Charles Gerrard, a most gallant man, who would say unto him many times, CHARGE SIR, &c. And indeed who would have lost three kingdoms, without first losing some blood in the quarrel.   

After Ligging down. 
prophesy.   
From the time of his own voluntary rendition unto the Scots until his dying day, 
Verification.  he was never in the head of an Army, but did lig down or lie still, and was carried up and down from one place to another as a Prisoner, yet had he very great liberty until he discharged himself of his own word or parol at Hampton-Court, and immediately escaped to that fatal place the Isle of Wight.   

In this lig down he shall bee limed. 
prophesy.   
During the time of his Imprisonment, 
Verification.  or from that time the Scots sold his person unto us for two hundred thousand pounds, it may properly be said, ( In this lig down he shall be limed) that is, He was attempted and alured first by one side, then an other, or he was several times, and by several occasions tempted or treated withall( every one thinking themselves surest who possessed his Person) some times by the Scots, other times by the English, as well Parliament as Army, but notwithstanding all overtures, his Person was still safe looked unto, &c.   


prophesy.  After that He shall be lead.  

Verification.  After that Propositions had been presented unto him at Hampton-Court, and last of all at the Isle of Wight, he refusing to sign them, or give such satisfaction as was required; From that time, viz. from Decemb. 1648. until his death, he was lead, viz. He was more strictly guarded and imprisoned than ever, nor from that time had the benefit of his liberty as formerly he had had, but was removed first to one Castle, then to another, then to Windsor, then last of all to White-hall. So that most properly He may be said to be now lead. For I dare swear he went and came into all these places most unwillingly.   


prophesy.  And there shall bee shewed whether there be another King.  

Verification.  Since King Charles did retreat from his Parliament, they on the behalf of the Common-wealth acted as Kings, using regal Command, raising armies, Moneys, Taxes, & quid non, breaking his plaintiffs great seal, making a new one of their own, and since have altered the frame of Government, and converted Monarchy into a Common-wealth.   


prophesy.  Then shall bee gathered together much folk, and He shall take help for him.  

Verification.  How many of the Nobility, Gentry, and Clergy, and what numbers of the commonalty assisted him, we know, and they who were his Assistants do well to their Cost remember; for indeed, the greatest part of the Nobility, and Gentry, and Priesthood, most cordially and unanimously followed him, and assisted him to the hazard of their lives, and consumption of Estates: And wee know even whilst he was in Carisbrook Castle, what a rebellion was raised by Goring and others, &c. in Kent and Essex 1648. besides that great Army of Scots and English routed in Lancashire.   

And there shall bee Merchandise of Men, 
prophesy.  as of an Horse or an Ox.  
This part of the prophesy was exactly verified in King Charles, or the White Kings time, 
Verification.  for in 1648. after the defeat of the wretched Scots in Lancashire, the English Merchants did give money for as many of the common Soldiers as were worth any thing, and sent them for Barbados and other foreign Plantations: Some were sold dear, others cheap, according to the quality of the person or profession he was off: It is reported, that many of those miserable wretches, since their being at the Barbados, do say, they have left Hell, viz. Scotland, and are arrived into Heaven. There was in 1644. 1645. &c. exchanging of Soldiers and Prisoners, but in 1648. absolute Merchandising of Mens bodies, and not before; what price the Scots were sold for I know not, he that gave but twelve pence a piece for any of that nasty people, gave too much.   

There shall bee sought help, and there shall none arise, 
prophesy.  but bed for head.  
What Prince or State of Europe, 
Verification.  was not attempted since 1642. unto 1648. to assist his late Majesty, but in vain, Providence being not to be deluded by any mortal man, each man that assisted, had onely a bed for his head, viz. a grave or piece of earth for his burial: And how many royal English families, both of Gentry and Nobles, I pitty to relate, who have miscarried for his sake.   

And then shall one gone there the Sun ariseth, 
prophesy.  another there the Sun gone down.  
Intimating no more, 
Verification.  but that the fear and sadness of those times should be such, as should cause several persons to leave this kingdom or Nation, for their safety, as many Nobles and Gentry, who took part with him did, some going to Holland, others to France, others to several Countries, as their fancies or occasions lead them; or it may import his Majesty should go Eastward or north-east, as he did when he went first to the Scots, and the Queen before went Westward or south-west, viz. to France; I pitty exceedingly the sad condition of many Noble families, which still to this day continues in foreign parts, poor, beggarly, and in a most uncomfortable condition.   


prophesy.  After this, it shall bee said by Britain,( King is King,) King is no King: after this he shall raise his head, and he shall betaken him to be a King.  

Verification.  After he went to the Scots, and whilst he was in durance, he was treated with both, by England and Sco●●●nd as a King: yet afterwards it appeared he had not the power of a King, to conclude any thing; nay afterward our Parliament made a Vote, That no addresses should bee made unto him any more. But that Vote was repealed and addresses were made, but to no purpose. So that the Prophet said well,( sometimes King is King) after King is no King, &c.   


prophesy.  Bee many things to done, but wise men reading, &c. and then shall a rang of Gleeds, and ever each hath bereaving, he shall have it for his own.  

Explanation.  I conceive this intimates no more than the multiplicity of affairs in these times; but whether by the Range of Gleeds, he intend either the Parliament themselves, or the Army, or the Parliaments Subofficers, I know not. I conceive here are some words wanting in the copy, which might led to explain these words, viz.  And he shall have it for his own. 
unless it be intended, those meant by the Rang of Gleeds, viz great Oppressors, or those who then Rule or Command, shall have all for their own; the Latin copy hath no more, but  
Post-haec erit tempus milvorum,& quod quisque rapuerit, pro suo habebit.  
Viz. After these things, it shall bee a time of Kites or Gleeds, and what every man can get or purloin, he will take it for his own. And this seems to bee the genuine sense of it, for how many very poor men have we known to arrive unto great estates, since these times, even to thousands a year and more? Some, I know myself, were men of very mean fortunes in the beginning of this Parliament, that are now so elevated, so proud, so rich, so arrogant, having had a hand in some public employments, they scorn their Kindred& Country, forget their birth and that neighbourhood, which brought them to this height of honour;& although like poor Sneaks they came to London in leather breeches, and in 1642. were but vulgar fellows, yet now Coach it with four or two Horses, are impudent, because in Authority; yet to require some of these, to writ true English or speak sense, were to command a F. from a dead man; but such as these must know, if they have good Estates as that they have, we of the Commonalty must have an account of our Treasure.   

And this shall last seven yeares, 
prophesy.  lo Ravening and shedding of blood.  
If wee consider that our Wars began in Anno 1642. wee shall then find that our distempers and Wars have continued seven whole yeares, within our own kingdom; 
Verification.  for one copy hath it, Et septennio durabit guerra intra.  
The war shal endure seven years within the bowels of the kingdoms; and whereas he mentions Ravening, I conceive where the Soldier is quartered, that action of Ravening cannot bee avoided. England hath felt free quarter, both of her own Country-men, and of the Scots and Scotish Army, who were the truest Harpies that ever lived, stealing and purloining where ever they came, even unto a Dish-clout. You shal have one example of two Scots in Lancashire 1648. quartered there in a poor house, where they got a ketle of brass, being all their poor Landlord had, and having it on the fire with oatmeal boiling in Ale or milk, an Alarum comes, and one of their own Countrymen passes by and invites these two Soldiers to run away, for all was lost; but see their villainy, and present reward of these two fools, away they trudge, but carry the kettle and porridge on a staff betwixt them, their Landlord in vain crying out for his kettle, but it pleased God an honest trooper of ours making hast to pursue the knaves, slue both these Gluttons, and so returned the kettle to the right owner.   


prophesy.  And Ovens shall be made like Kirkes or Churches.  

Verification.  If it were not publicly done in many places of this kingdom before 1646. viz. that Churches were many times as beastly as Ovens, yet in 1648. and 1649. Pauls-Church was made a Horse guard, and so continued until of late.   


prophesy.  After, then shall come through the South with the Sun, on Horse of three, the Chicken of the Eagle sailing into britain, and arriving anon to the house of the Eagle, he shall show fellowship to them beasts.  
Here the copies vary exceedingly, one saying onely:  
Deinde Pullus Aquilae veniet supper ligneos equos anno& senio& erit guerra in Brittannia.  
Viz. After the Chicken of the Eagle shall come upon wooden horses within a year and a half, and there shall bee War in britain.  
An other copy hath it thus:  
Deinde ab Austro veniet cum Sole supper ligneos Equos;& sunio spumantem inundationem maris, Pullus Aquilae navigans in Brittanniam, & applicans statim tunc altam domum Aquilae sitiens& cito aliam sitiet, viz.  

pro ut fol. 24.  Afterwards the Chicken of the Eagle shall come with the Sun upon wooden horses, &c.  
Verily in a former Treatise of ours, 
Explanation.  wee were not much estranged from verity, yet our modesty was such, and our respect to his Majesties person, we were in many things silent; But upon further consideration, 
Chicken of the Eagle, the present King of Scots.  this Chicken of the Eagle will prove one of his Majesties Children; and we remember that the present Scots King did about July 1648. upon the South or South-east cost of England come in person unto the revolted Ships; he landed or was victualled at Yarmouth, and then sailed towards Kent, but without success; he also after that attempted Yarmouth, but that attempt proved successesse; but, whereas, the prophesy mentions, he should show( fellowship unto them Beasts.) These words are in no Latin copy that I have seen, however at that time of the Prince his being at Sea, here was no Treaty or Overture either offered by him unto the Parliament, or by them unto him, onely the rest of the Ships, which revolted not, were several ways dealt with to deliver them up unto him.  
If the Eagle be intended King Charles lately dead, 
King Ch●rles the Eagle intended by Merlin.  as doubtless he was, the Chicken of the Eagle must of consequence then be one of his Children, and the present King of Scotland; and then the words may have this sense; That the Prince at that time should be desirous of getting some Footing or Landing-place in Kent( called here the high House of the Eagle) in regard Dover Castle standeth in Kent on a rock: but failing there, he made his journey to Yarmouth, and so was desirous to procure that town; but herein he also was deceived. It is evident that the late King was the Eagle; for he did nothing but fly or ride up and down during some years before his restraint; and it must of necessity then follow, that the Chicken here mentioned is the Scots King; for the Chicken is mentioned before the death of the King to come from the East, and so the Prince did upon wooden Horses, viz. Ships; its true, the Prince got a Castle or two in Kent, but to no purpose.   

After a year and a half shall be War in Britain. 
prophesy.   
This shows a continuance of the Wars, either abroad or at home for some certain time or several years. And we know in 1646. that most excellent Man the Lord Fairfax had even ended our Wars; but lo in 1648. several Revolts& Rebellions appeared against the Parliament; besides, the Scottish treacherous Invasion; all which manifest a continuance as it were of the Wars: nor are we yet quit of Wars, or shall be for some time hereafter.   


prophesy.  Then shall a soothe be nought worth, and every man shall keep his thing, and gotten other mens goods.  
Its in Latin, Tunc nihil valebit Mercurius.  
These words say only thus much, that after that time when the Chicken of the Eagle or Prince of Wales at that time should either personally land himself, 
Explanation.  or set on shore some Forces of his in any part of England, which was in July 1648. or August, that then, and from that time, there would be no faith given to words, or any peace come from Treaties; and we well know with what difficulty the last Treaty with his Majesty was obtained. The Parliament had just cause to fear no good would come from thence; the White King, who ever loved to fish in troubled waters, gave such ambiguous Answers unto the Parliaments Propositions, as signified Nothing. Whereupon, considering the great engagement which lay upon them, they at last resolved,  
Immedicabile vulnus ense recedendum. And so it was.  
For verification of the latter part: said quisque curabit quomodo, &c.  
That every man who under the parliament hath peeled, poled or cheated the People; or any parliament man who hath by the ruin of the Commonwealth enriched himself, will be careful to preserve his ill gotten goods, I do as verily believe as I do that there is a God in heaven.   

After the White King feeble shall go towards the West, 
prophesy.  beclipped about with his folk to the old place been running water.  
Its in the latin: Ibit Rex debilis versus occidentem.  
At what time his Majesty went from Hampton Court, 
Explanation.  he went feeble, viz. accompanied with no more than two or three( a feeble company for a King) and he then went to the Isle of Wight,& there surrendered himself to one Hammond governor of Carisbrough Castle in the Isle of Wight. That Castle stands near or upon the water. From this time of his surrendering himself unto Hammond, he was beclipped or straitly looked unto by the Soldiers; this is that Hammond, as the King himself acknowledged at Windsor unto Ad. A. who furnished him with that smutty sheet Elencticus, 
The Author vindicated of a Slander.  which accused me of Connivance with one How of Glocestershire about Arabella Scroop, one of the natural daughters of the earl of Sunderland. I challenge the whole World, and both How and his Wife, and Hamond, to declare publicly, if I had the least engagement, or did give the least advertisement of any meeting of theirs in the Spring-Garden, or had any Connivance or plot in their design; all that ever I did, was a resolution of two or three Horary questions, which promised the enjoyment of the woman: Not having met with a fit opportunity of the press, since that Slander cast upon me, I took liberty herein to repeat this matter; giving that Cavalier my most hearty thanks that in public took the pains to vindicate my reputation;& although I never had the happiness since that his vindication of me to see him, yet let my acknowledgement of that his courtesy be accepted from him: Indeed, that Oracle of the Law, whilst he lived, Sr. Robert Holborn Knight, and my singular friend, both acquainted me of the man, and his great labour to sift out the matter wholly, ere committed to the press. The Lord guide me in my ways, for I seriously protest unto posterity, I never received such Injurious aspersions or Calumnies, from those who in reason had cause to be my enemies, viz. the Royalists, as from many of our own party, or such as will or would be called Roundheads, and had not the Virtue& Honour of one not to be Parrallel'd member of parliament, been ever my support and Defender; I had butted my Conceptions in silence,& smothered my endeavours in deep obscurity. For really, so great is my respect and affection unto this honourable Person, that were my fortune necessitous,( as God be thanked it is not) I durst not, nay I would not do any dishonest or unbecoming Action, fearing it might trench upon the honour of that all and nothing bu● all gentleman, who lives onely, and desires to live no longer, than he may serve this Commonwealth, without doing injustice to any particular person or oppression, or any thing that is dishonourable to the Commonwealth, parliament, or Army. Oh I abhor the incivility and absurdity of one now in some Authority for the parliament, who hearing a scandalous aspersion against me, without further inquiry, protested he would be mine enemy, if I ere came before him, &c.   


prophesy.  Then his enemies shall meet him, and March in her place shall be ordained about him, an host in the manner of a shield, shall be formed, then shall they fighten on Oven front.  

Verification.  When his Majesty was brought from the Isle of Wight to Windsor, he was guarded, before and behind, and on every side, with several troops of Horse, so that it was impossible He should escape, so that it might well be said, He was in the midst of an Oven, &c.   


prophesy.  After the White King shall fall into a Kirk-yard, over a Hall.  

Verification.  We may justly wonder, how exactly this was fulfiled in the Death of King Charles, or the White King; the truth of it was thus, that some few nights before his Death, He was brought to White Hall, the regal seat of his Progenitors, against the day of his Death a Scaffold was framed over against the new banqueting-house built by King James, and when the King went unto Execution, a way or passage was made out at one of the West windows for Him, to pass out unto the Scaffold, where his Head was cut off. So that very pertinently it was prophesied, He should fall into a Church-yard, over a Hall. It is affirmed for a certain truth, that near the place where himself was executed, that impertinent Citizen lost his life, occasioned by his crying, No Bishops, Just as He passed by that very place. After the execution, 
King Charles butted at windsor.  his Body was carried to Windsor, and butted with Henry the VIII, in the same vault where his Body was lodged. Some, who saw him embowelled affirm, had He not come unto this untimely end, He might have lived, according unto nature, even unto the height of old age. Many have curiously enquired who it was that cut off his head, I have no permission to speak of such things, onely thus much I say, he that did it, is as valiant and resolute a man as lives, and one of a competent fortune, &c.   

There is an other ancient copy extant, which is not so full as the Lady Postons, and its in Latin: Mortuo Leone, &c.  
Its verbatim thus in English.  
The Lion of righteousness being dead, 
Another prophecy of the White King.  there shall arise in britain a White King; first flying, then riding, then descending,& in his descent he shall be ensnared.  
Then men will point with their fingers, and say, Where is this White and Noble King.  
At that time there will be chaffering of Men, even in the same nature as we do with Sheep and Oxen, and it will be publicly by some reported, There is a King; others shall say, There is no King.  
After these things, he shall lift up his head as a King, or shall manifest himself to be King, it will be a time of Gleads or kites, and seven yeares shall this War continue within the kingdom.  
After that the young one of the Eagle, or his Chicken, shall come upon wooden Horses, within a year and a half into britain, and then there shall be war in britain, at what time little shall be the Charity of most men, for what a man is Mr. of overnight, shall be taken from him in the morning.  
After that the White King shall go towards the West to an ancient place, near to a running water. Then his enemies shall make hast to meet him, and their Army shall be formed in shape of a Buckler, the King shall be straightened before and behind,& on every side. And then the White and Noble King will slide into an Hall.  
After the young one or Chicken of the Eagle shall build in the highest of the Rocks; nor shall he be slain young, nor shall he come to old age. Then the glorious Gentry shal suffer no injury to be done unto him, who shall slay all; the kingdom being pacified, then shall come the day of judgement.  
Thus ends the prophesy, rubricated and not glossed upon.  
What remaines unfullfilled, is in these words: After the Chicken of the Eagle shall nestle in the highest Rooch ( I conceive mistaken for Rock) of all britain: nay, he shall nought be slain young: nay, he nought come old, for then the gentle worthiness shall nought suffer wrong be done to him, but when the ream is in peace, then shall he die, and two yeares after shall come a new Rule from Heaven, and settle holy Kirk, as hit shall ever more stand, and bring three Countrys into one, England, Scotland and Wales, unto the day of Doom, and the holy cross be brought into Christian mens hands, and there shall be made a Temple that never was made, such none.  
One Latin copy hath it: Deinde Pullus Aquilae, nidificabit in summo rupe totius Britanniae, &c.  
An other copy hath it:  
In summo rupium, viz.  After the death of the White King, the Chicken of the Eagle shall build in the highest Rock of all britain, &c. 
An other copy, hath it, In the highest of Rocks, and mentions not britain.  
These words acquaint us with what this Nation must expect to ensne after the death of Charles Stuart, 
NOTE.  late King of England, the true and unquestionable White King. Its very observable, that the Prophet mentions not the Chicken of the Eagle, who is the present King of Scotland, with any Kingly Title, nor doth he say: He shall acquire his Fathers inheritance, 
NOTE.  or in plain terms obtain the kingdom of England, or be crwoned King thereof; he onely saith, He shall nestle,( in the Latin nidificabit) he shall build his nest in the chiefest Rock of all britain.  
Which imports no more, but that like a flying Fowle, or as a Man chased from one place to another, so shall his worldly condition be in this world; he shall be enforced to betake himself into some Mountainous iceland or country adjacent, or belonging to the Dominion of England or, elsewhere, where either by consent or connivance of the English Parliament and Governours, all that time, or perhaps by the inaccessablenesse of the place, which they cannot well enforce or come near, he shall remain for some years in safety at least free from them. For it cannot be evinced that this Chicken of the Eagle hath any command or power in this Nation, by reason the prophecy runs thus; Then the Glorious worthiness, viz. either the present House of Commons or Parliament then, or now, or hereafter governing, shall suffer no wrong be done him. Its possible and more than probable he never intends to come near them.  

Chicken of the Eagle to die young.  The prophecy doth in part intimate that this Chicken of the Eagle will at last be either slain near the middle of his age, or come to an untimely end ere he shall attain those years; and then the Prophet mentions A NEW RVLE FROM HEAVEN, which I am assured shall most certainly come to pass.  

All Prophecies against monarchy.  By all which hath been said, its evident this prophesy as all others are absolutely against Monarchy, showing that it ended in CHARLES. It also relates that this very present Government, 
All Kingship ending in the late King.  as now established, shall not for many years continue ( Modo& forma) viz. in that Frame and posture its now in. For although God hath made this very parliament& Army instrumental to begin the great work intended by him, yet in regard of the many failings both of parliament and Army, they shall neither of them have so much honour as to build unto God that perpetual and heavenly Tabernacle of Glory, which must be ere long erected, or that Earthly structure upon Earth of human Government shortly to appear. No, some of these Men have been men of Blood, of covetousness, of winds, of Oppression, of Bribery; others so full of Corruption and self-interest, they shall have no honour in the acting of such high matters, as in a few years must be performed. For Almighty God endures no corruption in his Servants, being himself all Purity and Holinesse. And furthermore, I say, that heavenly RULE 
Heavenly rule.  he intends both for the Commonwealth of England and CHURCH, shall be wrote down in innocent and plain CHARACTERS, and put in execution by plain men, and sincere, upon whom the Spirit of the Father shall miraculously descend, and potentially enable them to that great work of converting souls, without expectation of worldly preferment, a thing now merely in request; the same great Spirit of God shall also then in a wonderful measure fall upon the people of this Nation in general, so that they shall unanimously embrace those holy laws and Dictates, which then shall be tendered them, without murmuring or repining; the Magistrate shall not then any more execute his sharp laws, which from thence shal be totally laid aside, for then universally men shall embrace this Commandement, and fulfil it: Love thy Neighbour as thyself.  
And when these times are, or not long before or after, 
Conversion of the Jews and recovery of Jerusalem.  we Christians shall recover the Holy Land, viz. the terrestrial Jerusalem, out of the hands of the Turkes; then also shall Almighty God, by miracle withdraw the people of the Jews, from their hard-heartedness& unbelife,& from the several parts of the World, where now they live concealed, and they shall believe in the true messiah, JESUS CHRIST, and by their means and preachings innumerable people, both of Asia and Affrick, shall be converted unto Christianity, yea as well Turkes as of all Nations besides, and this I do say, that after the Conversion of the Jews, we shall far better understand the Scriptures than now we do, for we are in great darkness, and see very little, and pitty it is, we see so little and understand less verity: All these things I mention, or most of them, are very near approaching, and admit not of Centuries of yeares before their performance.    

several ancient English Prophecies, affirming there shall be no more Kings in England, or all of them tending unto the abolishing or final extirpation of Monarchy.  

First prophesy.  
ABove two hundred yeares since, there was this following prophesy delivered into the hands of many then living, and afterwards reserved in several Libraries of this Nation, even unto this day: viz. 
Carolus Anglorum, ultimus Brittannorum Rex.  
When one, name Charles, shall be King of the English, he shall be the last King of the Brittans.   
So it plainly appears after his death, there may be a King of Scotland, as we now well know, but it is denied any King shall ever hereafter be absolute King of britain, or in actual possession of England.   

Second prophesy.  Mars, Puer, allecto, Virgo, Vulpes, lo, Nullus. Henr. 8. Ed. 6. Mary, Eliz. James, Charles, None. after lo should rule this Nation, there shall be no more Kings in England. 
The late King Charles was he signified by the Lion. After him is imported there shall no more Kings succeed in England. He had the sign lo ascending in his Nativity, one main cause, which made him so obstinate.   

Third prophesy.  
In the Acts and Monuments of John Fox, his second Book, pag. 1191. In the reign of King Edward the sixth, he mentions a Rebellion in the North, and tells the causes of that Northern Rebellion in July 1549. were a prophesy, the Tenor whereof was.  That there should no King reign in England, the Noblemen and gentlemen to be destroyed, and the Realm to be ruled by four Governors, to be elected and appointed by the Commons, holding a parliament in Commotion, to begin at the South and North-Seas of England. 
These are the very words themselves in the original.   

Fourth prophesy.  
None of Merlins Prophecies say: After the death of the White King, who was Charles our late King, that there shall be any more Kings in England.   

Fift prophesy, Mother Shipton.  
When York shall be besieged, &c. and the Mayor, 
This prediction was in part fulfilled, when our Army besieged York: All the Aldermen being at the parliaments mercy.  Sheriffes and Aldermen hanged: While the World endureth, after that there shall be no more Kings or Queens in England, but three Lords or Governors shall rule the Nation.   

sixth prophesy.  accursed in E.( viz. Queen Elizabeth, who had no issue) Normans heir, Englands Crown shall never wear. 
All the Kings that have reigned in England, since William the Conqueror, who was a Bastard, have descended from his issue; but this Prophet said, there should be an end of his line also, and that his posterity should fail of enjoying the Crown of England.  
Again, 
Remember M D. C. L X, 
None to writ King of England after 1666.   
V and I, then near a REX.   
viz. In 1666. there will be no King here, or pretending to the crown of England.  
At present the Scotish King writes King of britain; but our Commonwealth are in possession; and its a hard matter to beate them out of their achievements.   

Seventh prophesy.  
C. the White King of Brittains Diadem,  
Shall most unfortunately lose his Realm  
By evil counsel; and his Kingly head  
And life shall part from body, not in bed.  
His wife shall flee unto her native Nest,  
His Bearn's both robbed of honour, means and rest.  
His son, successive to the Crown, shall be  
Enforced unto foreign parts to flee  
For aid, his right and crown for to regain;  
Many shall promise help, yet prove all vain  
And false to him; for thus it is decreed,  
No King from hence shall rule on this side Tweed.   

Eight prophesy.  
An Irish one, speaking of King James and his issue, he bursts out,  
The late Kings issue to wander poor in other Countries.  Et seemen Regis erit mendicum in terra aliena in aeternum. viz. The Off-spring of the King shall be poor, and for ever after live in a strange Country. Then not in England. 
So also Merline in an ancient prophesy of his in Policronicon saith: His seed shall become fadrelesse in strange land for ever more.  
In another place:  
An astrological prediction of Merlines, concerning the extirpation of Kings.  The Crabb shall contend with the sun, and the twelve houses of Heaven shall bewail the absence of the Planets. 
From these prophecies of our own Countrymen, you see plainly neither corrupted or counterfeit: We conclude,  Here are no more Kings to be expected to reign in England. 

No more Kings in England.  We have much reason to believe their sayings shall prove true, having evidently beforehand known all or most of what they have prophesied to have exactly come to pass, even in our own dayes, and not before: I do neither and or diminish unto them; I sparing deliver my own conceptions; or do I paraphrase upon the Prophecies, they are so plain and significant; there is not in any of these any the least mention of this present King of Scotland, or is he called by the name of the Northern Lion, or is he designed to be the Man, who shall raise a fift universal Monarchy upon the Earth. These are untruths and the fantasies of lewd men. I know it will be expected I should say somewhat concerning this Northern Lion, who most assuredly shall appear unto the World, the Prodromus whereof was that star, which appared 1572. 
The Star in Cassiopea 1572. the forerunner of some great Prince.  Many Authors or Manuscripts mentioning such a Lion, such a Northern Prince, or the Eagle of the North, the wonderful Eagle, or such a Man that shall in the latter times, or declining age of the World, do wonderful Acts in war, equalling, if not transcending, all those we red of in preceding Histories, either profane or Divine; 
A short reign assigned to the Lion of the North.  but they all unanimously proclaim a short reign and a violent death, or in his younger yeares; and to say the truth, there is scarce a Prophet or Man of any Nation in Europe, who hath been endued with prophetic spirit, but he in some part of his works, or other, hath hinted at such a Person, Emperor, or King; 
Some Karolus, others Carolus.  nay some have not been wanting to affirm his name, as you may see in the Chronicles of Magdeburg, testified by carrion in his third book:  
Ex sanguine Caroli Caesaris& Regum Galliae Imperator orietur, Carolus dictus, dominabitur is in tota Europa, 
Church restored and reformed by a Charles.  per quem& Ecclesiae collapsus status reformabitur,& vetus Imperii gloria restituetur, &c.  
Of the blood of the Emperor Charles the great, and of the Kings of France shall arise an Emperor name Charles, who shall rule imperially in Europe, by whom the decayed estate of the Church shall be reformed, and the ancient glory of the Empire again restored; for there shall come a people without an head, 
A people without a Head.  and then woe shall be unto Priests: Horrible mutations of all kingdoms are then at hand; The beast of the West, and the Lion of the East shall bear rule over all the World.  

King of Scotland not that Charles.  This in no ways points out the King of Scotland, though his name is Charles.  
An Archbishop of Ravenna prophesied thus of a certain Prince or great Person by the name of a Lion.  
Padoa.  Woe unto the city of Philosophers, woe unto thee Lombardie, for thy Towers of joy shall be broken down; all the Tyrants shall be put out of Gods Church, and there shall be made a general Conversion to the faith of Christ by the great Lion. 
And the above name Prophet further saith, that the Lion-King should convert other Nations.  
And Sybilla Erithraea 
Sybilla Erithraea,  saith in an imperial Manuscript, that the Lion-Monarch shall be made famous unto all, and shall subvert kingdoms, People and Nations.  

friar Vincent, their Prophecies.  friar Vincent of the Order of Dominicans, he speaks of three Armies from the West, East and North, and these to fight together in Italy, and that the Eagle shall take the Counterfeit King, and all things shall be made obedient unto him, and there shall be a new Reformation in the World; Woe then to the shaved Orders, viz. of monks and Friers, whose Crownes are shaved.  

Northern Eagle, enemy to monks.  In order to this prophesy cyril the hermit, will needs have an Emperor of Germany to be the man that must truss up these Priests and monks, and do so much harm unto Rome: Yet in the end saith Abbot Joachim, when the thorns and Brambles are rooted up, viz. the Priests, then saith he, an holy Man shall pacify the Eagle.  
Par la pvissance de trois Roys temporals,  
En autre lieu sera mis le saint siege.  
There shall three temporal Princes translate the Holy Sea, viz. the popedom else where. Thus Nostradamus 
Nostradamus.  in his 8. Century and 99. Quadrin.  
There shall arise in the last times a Prince, 
several Prophecies, who shall be the Northern Lion.  sprung from the Emperor Charles, which shall recover the Land of Promise, and reform the Church, and shall be Emperor of Europe. Thus Aytinger the German, &c. And no less then the same thing is intimated by Johannes Amatus, viz. In the latter dayes there shall be great Warres and bloodshed, the fury of the Warres shall last a long time, whole Provinces shall be left naked of Inhabitants, many Cities forsaken of People, the Nobility slaughtered, principal Persons ruined, great changes of Kings, Commonwealths, and Rulers.  
The North prevaileth against the South, a learned and eloquent Prince, by little and little, shall attain the sovereignty or Empire: There shall be a new King shall surmount all the rest, shall make change of Religion, when he holds the reins of the Empire, viz. of Germany.  
There shall come a time, saith Gamaleo, 
With what letter his name shall begin. The place from whence he shal come. Germany name for the place. popedom translated when the Roman Church shall be destroyed.  when the Germans shall choose one of their own Princes, whose name shall begin with one of these eight letters, B. C. D. F. G. P. Q. T. and he shall arise out of a certain Highlandish Country of Germany, &c. then shall the thunderbolts of the Bulls of Rome be in no force. And these things shall happen at what time the popedom shall be translated unto Mentz. near unto which time, the Divisions of Christians shall be so great, that the Turk shall overrun a great part of christendom, all which Divisions do onely prepare matter for that Prince of Germany, who shall both beate Turk, Emperor, and Pope. Now when you see a Sabinian elected Pope, know all these things draw near to performance, and the desolation of Italy, and of the Roman Church is then at hand; great Divisions there will then be amongst the Cardinals, and seven years after that never any more. For then a general Conversion shall be made unto the Faith of Christ, by means of the great lion. Somewhat near these times also shall a great Eagle arise, and who shall be able to resist him? having power given him of the most high: He shall carry with him by Conquest three kingdoms: He shall foil the lilies in the Land of Virgo; the sun itself shall mourn with the lion, &c.  

Discord of Western Princes.  The discord of the Western Princes shall give hopes unto a great Prince of the East to conquer them; but the Eagle and the French Cock at that time shall resist this mighty E●sterne Prince, having help and assistance of the Lion of the Sea; by this Eastern Prince they mean the Turk, and have prophesied, that he shall destroy many Cities of Italy, 
The Turk to hurt Italy.  yea and waste Rome herself; the first letter of this Eagles name shall begin with H or F. I mean of him, who shall overthrow the Turk, or the eastern Prince before recited. And there is one Juveniis Anglicus foretelleth, 
The English and Venetians join in expelling the Turk.  that the English and the Venetians, being in League together, shall unite their Sea forces, and have a principal hand in overthrowing, vanquishing and chasing the Turk out of and from the confines of Italy. Yet after that the Turk shall take Venice; 
Venice to be taken by the Turkes. Zealand, Holland, Braband too scourged.  nor shall Braband, Flanders, Zealand, or Holland, escape several very great inundations of waters, innumerable seditions, slaughters, tumults, firings, and desolation of many their principal Cities and towns, nor shall they be able in the least measure to resist that powerful enemy, who shall come against them in very short time. And were their civilities unto our Commonwealth worth taking notice of, I would inform them of the Nation that must slaughter them, and the year when they shall be butchered.  

Venice her hard fate.  When I look upon the fate of the City of Venice, I tremble to think or foresee, that so noble and so glorious, and ancient a City, shall be even quiter destroyed by a merciless enemy, even by that same fearful messenger of Gods wrath, who shall overspread all or most of the Mountainous parts of Italy.  
Were I intended to weary myself in relating the woeful calamity, which shall in less than half a Century of yeares befall the French Nation, 
France threatened: their Monarchy to fall.  I might writ a large Volume thereof, and tell them a certain Prince as religious as a turk, shall overspread that peoples most fruitful Territories; and all these Wars and desolations will be occasioned by the unruly Nobility, who by their civill dissensions shall occasion the ruin of the French Monarchy; and if you will know near the time of this great mutation, it shall bee, when a certain King, called Henry is twice made King, 
Vide Capistranum. Duke of Florence turned Protestant.  and a Duke of Florence turned Protestant.  Rex Franciae depelletur à suis finibus à propriis subditis, excercebit enim in eos tyrannidem in gentem& contra Ecclesiam Christi, instigatus ab Episcopis& Pontificibus, qui proditoriè apertâ pecuniâ oppugnati eum seducent& tradent: ipse vero videbitur haec facere in gratiam affinium: verum cum fuerit amotus& falsus solus relinquetur in exilio, ab his in quibus erat confisus: in fine autem secundi incursus hoc fiet, sic pendet clipeus in stipite. 
The King of France shall be driven from his own Coasts and Confines, by his own Subjects; 
King of France driven out of his kingdom by his own subjects.  for he will exercise very great Tyranny against his Subjects and the Church of Christ, being instigated or stirred up thereunto by the Bishops and Romanists, who shall seduce him and betray him traitorously with bribery of Money. But those misdemeanours he doth, shall seem to be done in favour of his Kinsmen or allies. But when he shall be removed, and false Man shall be alone banished, or all alone in Exile, a part from those he confided in, these things shall come to pass upon his second ingress into the kingdom.  
The mahometans very near that time shall possess Venice, 
Monasteries of Germany destroyed by the Northern Eagle.  and the northern Eagle destroy the Monasteries of Germany. Then the greedy Hollander shall enough repent his dissertion and falsehood to the English, when the French and other People besides are imbrued in the blood of their best and most able Citizens. whilst the Hollanders continue a People hated of all their neighbours, and though in extreme necessity, succoured by none, or pitied by any. Such shall the Downfall of those industrious but self-ended Christians be.  
An Eagle shall appear from the most high rocks of Germany, accompanied with many fierce Griffons, and shall bend his Forces Eastward; he shall make the Pope to leave Rome, and shall bring confusion to all Italy.  
By what I have delivered out of many reverend mens Prophecies, I onely evince thus much:  

King Charles not the Lion of the North.  That the late King Charles was not the lion of the North; or that his son, the present King of Scotland is that Charles, or that Eagle which the Wise Men of former times Prophesied of; or that he shall act either such wonderful Deeds in War or Peace, as the admirers of Grebners false Printed prophesy would fasten upon him.  
To make an end of this Story, I shall conclude with the prophecy of Sybilla Tiburtina, 
Sybilla Tiburtina.  long since made public unto the World. Which prophecy of Hers, tells another manner of Story. Her prophecy is thus: Orietour Sydous in Europa Soupra Iberos ad Magnam Septentrionis domum, &c.  
The English of it is thus: A star shall arise in Europe over the Iberians, towards the great House of the North; whose beams shal unexpectedly enlighten the whole World.  

Sybilla her prophesy.  This shall be in a most acceptable time, when as mortal men being wearied with War and arms, shall unanimously be desirous to embrace Peace. Certainly in those times it will be stoutly controverted, who shall be the best Man, or unto whom the greatest Dominion may befall; during a vacancy of a governor, and whilst there is an Interregnum or discontinuance of some Prince. But at length the off-spring of a most ancient Family prevails, and will proceed in a course of War, until contrary Fortune over-throw him. For even at the same time or near unto the setting of this star, or dying of the Prince, signified by that star, a light as ancient as the former shall break out, burning with more eager flames of war, shall enlarge his Dominion unto the cost of the Antipodes.  
But first France must submit or be overcome by this Prince. 
France overcome.  And brittany shall most humbly in Ships cast herself at his knees, imploring his assistance.  
Italy musing in the mean time at these his high enterprises; will contribute little aid unto him.  
But even this second great star or Prince shall a long time ere expected conclude his dayes, 
Death of the great Prince or glorious star.  greatly to the sorrow of mankind. When this Person is laid in his grave, and after the appearance of many signs of Gods anger, and prodigious Comets, and strange Apparitions in the air: Little safety will be amongst mortal men in any place, until the firmament of Heaven with its Creatures, 
Nobles destroyed.  and the Planets in their contrary motions shall vanish away.  
One orb shall contend with another; the fixed Stars shall in motion run faster than the wandring Planets; 
Civill Wars amongst the Commons.  the Seas shall rise level with the Mountains.  
In a word, night, destruction, ruin, calamity and eternal darkness shall conclude all these miseries.  
Here we see this sibyl very long since Prophesied of a northern star or Prince that should arise in Europe, 
A great Prince to be born near Iberia.  and do famous Acts; and he to be born very far Northward near the Iberians; but concludes him, or tells you his end shall be sad and woeful. This Star or Prince shall no sooner be dead, but another heroic Prince equal in blood with the former appears, he also dyes untimely in his youth. Unto this last Man, 
A second great Prince dies untimely.  if he who writes himself King of great britain shall apply and supplicate for assistance( as Sybilla saith he must) he himself or this King or any King of Scotland cannot then be this great Man in expectation, or greater than Charles the great. Besides here is a place name from whence he shall either personally come, or whence he shall first appear, viz. near the Iberians, or very far Northward.  
It hath been the onely labour of this Discourse all along, 
The intention of th● Author in this discourse.  to manifest unto this Nation, 
Present King of Scotts not Charles the great.  first, that the present King of Scotland is not that Great Charles intended in Grebner, or any other prophesy extant either in Manuscript or in Print.  
Secondly, we have shewed from the writings of very famous men, of what Nation the Great Charles or lion of the North shall be, or Native of.  
Thirdly, we have examined the Prophecies both of the Scotish, welsh and English Prophets, and from their Writings have discovered, 
England to have no more Kings.  That England shall no more be Governed by KINGS, or that this PARLIAMENT shall be subdued by any of the Issue or Race of the late KING. 
parliament not to be overcome by Scotts.   
Fourthly, we have in several places delivered many assured Predictions concerning the Changes and alterations of the most eminent People, Cities, Nations and kingdoms of Europe.  
And now lastly, we do deliver one other very ancient prophecy concerning the later times, and that concerneth Europe in general. Afterwards we plainly manifest the quality or kinds of such Actions as shall happen Monthly in that very year before the great and admirable Grand Catastrophe of this World; as a warning unto those whose eyes God hath opened with clear manifestations of his spiritual Visions.    

An ancient Saxon prophecy of the last TIMES.  
IN the northern parts of the World there is situate a foreste Trianglewise, environed with a Wall of brass; from the which foreste shall fly a fortunate Fowle, that shall swim even to the Borders of Africa, and there light upon a Golden three, from whence he shall pull three branches of Gold, and so triumphantly return unto the foreste again; at which there shall an Eagle, that builds her nest upon a Golden steeple, 
An Eagle on the top of a Golden steeple.  very much repined, and therefore sand forth many secret fires to burn and wast the said foreste; but every secret fire how great soever intended shall be quenched and quiter extinguished, before the Blaze be kindled; many Princes of the Earth shall seek by Policy to hunt therein, but at the Gates thereof shall suffer a great repulse; so fortunate and fruitful shall this foreste be, and invincible her Towers of brass, that all the kingdoms of the Earth shall admire her fortitude, and grace her with the title of the blessed Paradise, which God gave Adam at the Worlds creation.  
After this the Sea shall bee mightier than the Land, 
The Sea greater than the Land. A Sea fight.  for therein the Corners of the World shall meet and fight a terrible battle, wherein a mighty Man shall be overthrown.  
In the West shall lurk a bloody Serpent in a den, which hath not seen the Light this many yeares, but yet this Serpent shall have many stings, which shall stretch into all the Corners of Europe, and be annoyance unto the whole State of Christendom; then from the North part shall come a Dragon, 
Dragon of the North.  that shall break out the Serpents teeth, and pluck forth his stings, that he shall neither bite or sting, yet shall the Serpent keep his den, and receive succour from the Eagle in the Golden steeple.  
In the South shall live a wolf of the Commons blood, 
wolf of the South.  and gnash down towns into his thirsty Throat, but in the midst of his bloody banquet, he shall choke himself and die: Out of the East shall come a dismal black dog, that like a thief by night shall enter Germany, 
Germany threatened.  in which enterprise he shall lose one of his limbs, and so depart with such a yelping sound, as that upon the noise thereof the limits of Africa and Asia shall quake.  
This Dog shall afterward forsake his Master, and choose him a new Man, whereby the Scripture shall be fulfiled. This Dog shall signify the Turk, 
turk to forsake Mahomet.  which shall forsake his Mahomet, and choose unto him the name of a Christian, which is a sign the day of Doom is at hand, when all the Earth is subject unto one God, or that all people aclowledge one onely God.  

France in da●ger. Spain also.  The Flower de luke and France shall live long at variance, but at the length agree. The bowels of Spain shall be split in sunder, and divided for want of government, in those dayes when the Golden steeple shall be consumed with fire, 
Rome also.  even then the seven headed city, now more brave than Jerusalem, shall be a place more desolate than Jerusalem; then shall the clear Word spring forth& flourish through the World, which never shall be taken away.  
After this shall a milk white Dove 
White Dove.  be lifted up to honour with two golden Lions, and receive a Crown of Gold; but after all these things the end of the World shall approach, and there shall be heavy and pitiful dayes, with much Warres and other alterations of the World, &c. and not long after universal peace, &c.  
This prophesy following, was found by chance in a wast Paper, wherein was wrapped a pair of gloves, that a Man bought upon the Exchange, 
Saxon prophesy.  written in an old Saxon hand in read letters above threescore yeares ago.  
Draco maximus& fidelis potentissimo brachio aemulos Proditores exterminabit, terram superbia inculcabit, Galliam etiam comprimet, multa regna inviset, tota vita victoriosus erit,& tandem cum Rege ut Caesar venerabitur.  

A great Dragon.  A great and faithful Dragon shall banish by his most powerful arm envious Traitors, in his pride he shall enter by force their Land, he shall oppress France, he shall visit many kingdoms, all his life he shall be victorious,& at length with the King shall be saluted as Caesar or Emperor.  
I thought good also though out of order, here to repeat Mr. Williams his prophesy, about the fourteenth year of King James, in regard of the strangeness of it.  

Mr. Williams his prophecy about the fourteenth year of King James.  

Christ went to Court some seven yeares since, 
Though its nothing to the purpose in hand, yet I held it not unfit to relate it.   
and there he left his ass.  
The Courtiers kicked him out of doors,  
because there was no grass.  
The Beast went mourning ever since,  
and thus I heard him bray:  
Although there was no grass at Court,  
they might have given me Haye.   

But sixteen hundred forty one,  
Who ere shall live that day,  
Nothing shall see within that Court,  
But onely grass and Hay.   

And then you may be sure, 
In 1642. the King had no Horse ith' mews.   
The year that next ensues,  
One silly ass shall be more worth  
Then all the Horse ith' mews.    
Some conclude it thus.  
The time shall come, when onely men shall see  
nothing at Court, but onely grass shall be.  
But now of late, my Mr. told me that time shall not be  
until 1643. the first day of September.  
Let him that so despise this ass, this Asses words remember.  
And if not then, before the midst of March ensues,  
he will not give his ass, for all the Horse ith' Muse.  
Written by Sr. James Oxenden, a Knight in Kent, with his own hand, in a Book the year aforesaid, and a copy thereof sent lately to Mr. B.  
Divers Gentlemen then Courtiers remember this prophesy, then contemned as likely never to come to pass. This Williams above said was executed at Charing cross, for saying, that King James his escape from the powder treason, was not a preservation, but a reservation for a worse turn.  
Have a little patience to read the following prophesy, delivered long since in Saxon metre.  
Dragon hoard that Hill so high,  
The mettle mould that there doth lie,  
Is able for to ransom home a Prince,  
To find it out go get thee hence,  
If thou wilt learn how for to know  
The Hill wherein this Mettle doth grow,  
Mark my words, I have good skill,  
And Ile teach thee to know the Hill.  
In great britain there it is,  

These Hills ly in Worcestershire.  On Malvern Hill without mis.  
Go to the top, mark well the tail,  
Let three points pass, t'will not prevail,  
But measure it truly with a line,  
And keep it duly in thy mind.  
And thou shalt find it fall as right,  
As Moon and stars do serve the night.  
If thou do hap to find that ground,  
Tell it not for many a pound.  
But dig and delve, and get thee health,  
And lay up daily Worldly wealth. calydon Martyn Silvery.   

The certain year of these monthly predictions is not to be revealed, 
The wonderful year of the World.  but such there will be in that great year, before the wonderful Catastrophe of this world shall happen.  

JANUARY.  
A shower of blood shall rain continually for one hours space, in one Land of Europe, that Region or People thereof shall first come to destruction.   

FEBRUARY.  
All Nations troubled with rumors of Warres, every Region preparing Armies, and mustering men, traffic generally prohibited by Land and by Sea, every Country enforced to live of their own stock and commodities.  
Quaere: What will become of Scotland then.   

MARCH.  
The main Sea shall hugely swell with mighty tempests and winds, 
Holland, Zealand.  so that the Sea-bankes in many places shall overflow their accustomend bounds, inundations universally or in every Country; one iceland shall be quiter overflowne with the Sea, where the double cross hath Government, the sins of the Prince or Rulers thereof being so extreme high against the Majesty of God.   

APRIL.  
A terrible Sea fight, such as hath not been before, 
England victorious.  occasioning the water to look more read than the read Sea, the water all turned to blood; England thou wilt have a share in this fight, God of his great goodness make thee victorious; after a hard fight thou shalt overcome.   

MAY.  
War and bloodshed over all the Earth, 
Twelve women glad of one Man.  one Nation shall sand so many men to the Warres, that it shall for a time even be desolate of men, so that twelve women will be glad of one Man: Nay hardly procure one young Man for them all.   

JUNE.  
In the Eastern parts of the World, 
Fire from Heaven.  a whole Nation shall fight a great battle in a wrong cause, and defend an evil Man; but the vengeance of God will rain down a shower of fire from the throne of Heaven, and consume that Army wholly with all their wealth and treasures, even as they lodge in their Tents, &c.   

JVLY.  

Great drought and want of water.  So great a drought, so great want of water will appear, that multitudes of people shall die in many places, for mere want of Water; Soldiers shall not be able for heat to carry their arms; the Earth shall be so dry and so parched with the sun his hot beams, it shall yield no fruit to feed Cattle.   

AUGUST.  

Mortality Plagues.  Great Plagues and Mortality will cover the whole face of the Earth, and so destroy Man kind, that there will not be sufficient Labourers to get in Harvest, or the fruits of the Earth; 
noisome flies.  in this Month, such swarms of noisome fowles and flies shall come from the East, as they shall devour the Corn on the ground, the fruit on Trees, that all shall be barren-Men living in those times and in this Month, shall have more sorrow and more woes, and more famine, and distress, than was in Jerusalem, when Titus besieged it.   

SEPTEMBER.  

The Earth empoisoned.  The season of this Month will be so unnatural, and the Earth so unfit for tillage, that all manner of Cattle will rot on the ground, which will breed such store of flies and vermin, that the Earth will be empoisoned, and receive no Fruit to increase.   

OCTOBER.  

Dearth of corn.  A general famine and dearth of Corn, will overspread most Nations of Europe, so that the Child shall starve at her Mothers breast, the Mother having no food to nourish herself or Child.   

NOVEMBER.  

A great Conqueror appears.  One appears suddenly and unexpectedly a great Conqueror, the World filled with the famed of this Man, who suddenly, like Augustus, gives peace unto the whole Earth.   

DECEMBER.  
All Warres end, Religion truly preached universally over the World, a general Peace, no more treason or Rebellion; not long after the Trumpet sounds, and Christ appears.  
The late King being the principal occasion of our whole Discourse, I thought to leave unto posterity some characters, of his Life and Actions as follow: Not vulgarly known.     

several OBSERVATIONS upon the LIFE and DEATH of CHARLES late King of ENGLAND.  
CHARLES STUART, late King of England, was born at Dumferlin in Scotland, about fifteen miles from Edinburgh, 19. Novemb. 1600. he lived 48. yeares and about 72. dayes: He died in the beginning of his climacterical year, 
Died in a climacterical year.  fatal many times where killing directions in the Nativity threaten. several Characters are given of him; some do too much magnify him, others as much vilify him: 
Well educated in his youth.  He was well educated by his Father under careful Tutors, men of great knowledge in all manner of qualities, fit for education of Princes; and came to the crown being aged 24. yeares and about 4. monthes, even in the flower of his age; of his infancy we have little to mention, onely he was noted to be very wilful and obstinate by Queen and his Mother, 
Noted to be wilful. His Mother Queen and her presage of him.  and some others who then were about him; his Mother being  told he was very sick and like to die, said, He would not then die, or at that time, but live to be the ruin of himself, and the occasion of the loss of his three kingdoms, by his too much wilfulness: A sad prediction from a Mother, who most entirely loved him, but it proved very true in the sequel. Some affirm she had that foresight of his conditions from a stranger, who had not onely great judgement in Nativities, but in the more secret learning; others that one English a Scott informed her thereof first. 
Queen and of the palgrave.  Queen and may be thought to have the spirit of prophesy in judging so rightly on her Son and Daughter; for she so much scorned and undervalued the palgrave for a Husband unto the Lady Elizabeth, that in most of her language after and before the marriage, she would call her Goodwife palgrave, a name and title she thought good enough for any Woman should mary that dull and unfortunate Man; and indeed her fears and predictions proved most true. The old Scotish Lady his Nurse was used to affirm as much, and that he was of a very evil nature even in his infancy; and the Lady, who after took charge of him, cannot deny it, but that he was beyond measure wilful, and unthankful; Yet while he was young, 
Charles learned his book well.  he followed his book seriously, which his elder Brother Prince Henry could not endure, and therefore King James would frequently blame Prince Henry with the neglect of his book, and tell him how his Brother Charles followed it; whereupon the Prince would reply, when that he himself should be King, he would make his Brother Charles Archbishop of Canterbury. 
Many good parts in the King.  And to speak truly of him, he had many singular parts in nature; he was an excellent Horseman, would shoot well at a mark, had singular skill in Limming and Pictures, a good Mathematician, not unskilful in music, well red in Divinity, excellently in History, and no less in the laws and Statutes of this Nation; he had a quick and sharp conception, would writ his mind singularly well,& in good language and style, onely he loved long Parenthesis; he wouId apprehended a matter in difference betwixt party and party, with great readiness●, and methodise a long matter or Contract it in few lines; in so much as I have heard Sr. Robert holborn oft say, 
sir Robert holborn of the King.  He had a quicker conception, and would sooner understand a Case in Law, or with more sharpness drive a matter unto a head, than any of his prive council; insomuch, that when the King was not at the council Table, Sr. Robert never cared to be there. He had also amongst other his special Gifts, the gift of patience, insomuch, that if any offered him a long discourse or speech, he would with much patience, and without any interruption or distaste, hear their speech or story out at length; but then he would expect the same Civility from others. 
A great lover of the Queen.  He was a great admirer of his Queen( if he dissembed not) very uxorious, seldom denying her any request, and for her sake was very civill to the old Queen of France her Mother; the height of his affection unto the Queen, fully you may perceive in those transcendent expressions of his, 
His Letters to the Queen.  in Letters sent unto her, the copies whereof were intercepted at Naseby, and since printed; his conclusion being always:  
Thine Eternally, or, Farewell dear heart.  
He communicated his weightiest& most private designs unto her, nay there was very little of any moment, but she was advised with concerning it; and yet, what reason the Queen knew to the contrary, 
She thought him a dissembler.  I could not learn, but she more than once twitt him in the teeth with dissembling, &c. A quality which indeed he was as sufficiently Master of as any Man living, and which questionless he had partly from his Father, and partly from the Climat he was born in, viz. Scotland. An indulgent Father, 
A provident Father for his Children.  careful, if not too too Covetous to have provided patrimonies for his Children; for he would often say, when some beggarly Courtier propounded a Monopoly or Project unto him, affirming it would produce unto his Coffers so many thousand pounds a year, or much increase his revenue; he would presently sand for the Judges, or some of his council at Law, and if they affirmed and consented he might by Law grant the thing desired, he often would say, he knew no reason, but that he might grant the matter in question, sith the thing itself was just and lawful, for he had many Children to provide for. 
An enemy to blood before the Wars.  Before the Warres he was a great enemy to bloodshed or wilful murder, insomuch, that when one Stamford had in an insurrection in Fleetstreet killed a Man, he could by no means be drawn to sign a pardon unto him, though Stamford had been Buckinghams favourite and Countryman, and very great intercession had been made unto him for his Pardon. Where he once really affencted, he was ever a perfect friend; 
A perfect friend where he took.  witness his continuance of affection unto all Buckinghams friends after his death, yea until his own last decay of fortune. He was a great lover, if not too much, of the Clergy, and highly advanced them, 
Ruined by his love to the Clergy.  insomuch as under him they grew first insolent, and then saucy; and indeed his indulgence unto them did in part procure unto himself the peoples hate. Whether his indulgence unto the Clergy, proceeded from a religious affection rather to advance the ways of righteousness or Gods cause, than his own private designs, it hath been by many controverted; but by judicious men adjuged, that his own winds were therein more sought after than Propagating the gospel; so that he served himself by pretending to advance the Clergy: He erred extremely in this one business, when divers godly Christians in norfolk delivered him a Petition against the Tyrant Wrenn their Bishop, he sent for Wrenn, and bad him answer it. 
Bishop Wrenn a pestilent fellow.  Novelties in Doctrine he hated as much as in Ceremony. He loved not greatly the ancient Nobility or Gentry of this Nation, but did rather prefer Creatures of his own or Fathers making. How much he loved any of the Nobility or Gentry, but for his own ends, he made it plainly appear at Oxford, where he procured sundry of the English Nobles, and many Gentlemen Members of the House of Commons, to recede from the parliament at Westminster, and convene at Oxford where himself was; and after, that this Mock parliament to satisfy his desire had convened and assembled, done what they could, and thereby engaged their Persons and Estates for him, 
The King abuses the Nobles.  yet because they would not in all things comply with his tyrannicall humour, in a letter of his unto the Queen, he complains of them unto her, and said, he was so troubled with a sorrel parliament, he could do nothing, &c. This scornful epithet or Badge of disgrace, was all the reward any of those unfortunate Gentlemen had from him; but it was just they should be so paid their wages, that in so traitorous a way deserted the parliament at Westminster, which sits to this day, &c. He cared not much for the Common-Law, 
Loved not the Law.  or very much for the Long Gown men; he learned that disaffection of his from his Father Jemmy, who could not endure the Lord chief Justice cook, because he ever said, the Prerogative was bounded by Law, and was limitable; but that excellent Patriot was worsted for his dear affection to his Country by Egerton the chancellor, who maintained the contrary, and was worthily as well rewarded by the old Scott for his labour, Jemmy taking the great seal from him before he was dead, yea in a disgraceful manner. 
Cared not for the People.  The Commonalty of England he neither cared for, took much notice of, or much disrespected, holding this opinion onely, because he was their King, they ought in duty to serve him. 
His love or hate to the Citizens.  The Citizens of London though they much courted him with their flatteries and large gifts, and in his latest extremities relieved him with considerable sums of money, yea even at Oxford in soap barrels, yet he slighted them, thought them ever too rich, and intended for them a severe revenge; had he ever mastered the parliament, he was advised, by one I well knew, to have demolished half the City; what he would have done had he been victorious, God knows: He would often say, it was the Nursery of the present Rebellion, for so he called the Wars, &c. and that the body of the City was too large for the head; I have heard it from the mouths of many very worthy Gentlemen, whose hap it was to serve him in the late Wars, that they did believe, had he, viz. the King by arms conquered this parliament, 
Likely to prove a Tyrant.  he would have proved the greatest Tyrant the English Nation ever had to rule over them, and therefore they did still pray for a reconcilement betwixt parliament and Him, but could never endure to hear he should conquer our Armies, &c. And so much in a manner dropped out from the mouth of Rupert, 
Rupert a young Tyrant.  who giving command for executing some things contrary to the laws, and being acquainted with his mistake, Tush quoth he, we will have no more Law in England henceforward but the Sword. He had a natural imperfection in his speech, 
Defect in the Kings speech.  at sometimes could hardly get out a word, yet at other times he would speak freely and articulatly; as the first day of his coming before the high Court of Justice, where casually I heard him, there he stammered nothing at all, but spoken very distinctly with much courage and magnanimity. As a Man he had his imperfections, for he was very covetous and gripple, 
He was covetous.  and sparing of his treasure,( qualities nothing commendable in a King)& if at any time liberal, it was rather to the undeserving or boisterous fellowes than well meriting; by how much the more humbly any made their addresses unto him, by so much the more was he imperious, lofty, and at a distance with them; whereupon it most an end happened, that the impudent and bold were rewarded, and the virtuous slighted, 
Rewarded the vicious.  which imperfection of his enforced a bold spirited Courtier to say, there was no way to get any Boon from him, but by impudence and Cajoling him with unbeseeming language. Yet he himself was never obscene in his speech, or affencted it in others. I have onely met with or taken notice of two passages, which argue him guilty of unbeseeming language; first, in all or most of his letters unto the Queen, he terms the parliament Rebells, 
Called the parliament Rebells.  though they were Lawfully convened, and not dissolved or to be dissolved without their own consent; but time and their Victories acquainted him with more civill language, and taught him to style them a parliament. In an other Letter of his unto her, he calls the Lord general Fairfax, who was then the parliaments general, their Brutish general; a most uncivil term and epithet to bestow upon so brave a Man, so civill, so valiant, and so much a Gentleman as Fairfax was and is; assuredly the Progenitors of the Lord Fairfax were Gentlemen, 
Abuses the Lord Fairfax.  and of good estates, then and at what time the Ancestors of the Stuarts, were but poor Stewards unto a family in Scotland; and what a preferment it is now, or was some three hundred yeares since to be Bailiff or Steward unto a Scotish Family, let the whole World judge, for this was the true originaIl of the rise& growth of the Family of Stuarts and no other, 
Rise of the Family of the Stuarts.  though since by marriage they came to be Kings of Scotland,( as their own Chronicles relate.) He did not greatly Court the ladies, nor had he a lavish affection unto many; he was manly and well fitted for venereous spoarts, yet rarely frequented illicit Beds; I do not hear of above one or two natural Children he had, or left behind him. He had exquisite judgement by the eye and Physiognomy, 
judgement in Physiognomy.  to discover the virtuous from the wanton; he honoured the virtuous, and was very shye and choice in wandring those ways,& when he did it, it was with much cautiousnesse and secrecy; nor did he prostitute his affection, but unto those of exquisite persons or parts; and this the queen well knew; nor did she wink at it. he had much of winds in all that he did, 
A selfe-ended Man.  and a most difficult thing it was to hold him close to his own promise or word; he was apt to recede unless something therein appeared compliable either unto his own will, profit or judgement; so that some foreign Princes bestowed on him the Character of a most false Prince, 
Ill Characters of him.  and one that never kept his word unless for his own advantage. Had his judgement been as sound as his conception was quick and nimble, he had been a most accomplished Gentleman; and though in most dangerous results and extraordinary serious consultations and very material, either for State or Commonwealth, 
A uncertain Prince.  he would himself give most solid advice and sound reasons, why such or such a thing should be so, or not so; yet was he most easily withdrawn from his own most wholesome and sound advice or resolutions, and with as much facility drawn on inclined to embrace a far more unsafe and nothing so wholesome a counsel. He would argue Logically, and frame his arguments Artificially; yet never almost had the happiness to conclude or drive on a design in his own sense, but was ever baffled by meaner capacities. 
His fears of a parliament.  He feared nothing in this World, or disdained any thing more than the Convention of a parliament, the very name was a Buggbeare unto him; he was ever refractory against the summoning of a parliament, and as willingly would embrace an opportunity to break it off; this his averseness being well known to some grave Members, they contrived at last by wit& the necessity of the times, that his hands were fast tied up in granting a triennial sitting, 
Grants a triennial parliament.  or a perpetuity as it were unto this present parliament, a thing he oft blamed himself for subscribing unto,& as oft those who importuned him thereunto. And therefore I wonder at that passage of his,( if it was his, which I doubt of) in that book published under his name and called his Portraiture, 
The King necessi●ated to call this parliament.  wherein he maintains this parliament was called as much by his own choice and inclination, as advice of others; whereas it is manifestly known even unto all, it was onely necessity and the importunity of the English, who would not fight with the Scotts, and this onely cause was it which gave occasion for calling of this parliament: The Scotts at that present being possessed of Newcastle: For the book itself, 
The late Book under the Kings name, forged, not his.  it maintains so many Contradictions unto those things manifested by his own Letters under his own hands unto the Queen, that I conceive the most part of it Apocrypha; the Meditations or psalms wholly were added by others; some loose Papers he had, I do well know, but they were nothing so well methodised, but rather Papers intended after for the press, or as it were a memorial or Diary, than such a well couched piece and to so little purpose. But it is answered by the learned Milton. He was seldom in the times of War, 
Not sorrowful for the slaughter of his people.  seen to be sorrowful for the slaughter of his People or Soldiers, or indeed any thing else, whether by nature or custom his heart was hardened, I leave for others to judge. When unfortunately the parliament had lost some of their men in the West at Marlborough, 
Two examples thereof.  and the Devizes, and they brought in a miserable condition without hose or shoes, or scar clothes, into Oxford as a Triumph, he was content to be a Spectator of their calamities, but gave neither order for their relief, or commands for ease of their sufferings, nay it was noted by some there present, he rejoiced in their sad affliction: So afterwards, 
A story of a parliaments Soldier abused.  when Hambden was wounded, or near that time in Buckinghamshire, it happened a very valiant Soldier of the parliaments side to be taken, stripped stark naked, his body being shot in many places, and his shoulder broken, this poor soul in this condition and pickle, was set on a poor lean Jade, and brought as a triumph before the King, where he stood accompanied with many Nobles; it would have pitied any ones heart, to have heard how this poor man was reviled and upbraided by lewd people, even as he passed close by the Kings presence, who neither pitied the man, rebuked the unruly people, or gave order for cure of his wounds; but God cured the Soldier instantly, for he died ere he was 40. paces from the Kings presence, and notwithstanding the misery of the man, and sharpness of his wounds, 
Great courage of the Soldier even just before his death.  yet was the greatness of his spirit and courage so undaunted, that he road very upright upon the poor Jade, nothing daunted either at his own present condition, or presence of the King; it was observed, that a lewd Woman, as he past by, calling him rebel, he onely looked sternly at her, and said, 
The King hard hearted.  you Whore; some Nobles seeing the hard heartedness of the King upon this sad accident, and how little he valued those who either fought for or against him, upon this mere occasion, deserted him, and came for London, &c.  
Even the looks and gestures of Princes are observed you may see,& several either good or ill Constructions grounded thereon. 
Temperate in his diet.  He was observed in his diet to feed hearty, and would drink Wine at meales freely, but not in excess; He was rather violent than moderate in exercises, when he walked on foot, he rather trotted than paced, he went so fast. He was nothing at all given to luxury, 
Sober in his appa ell.  was extreme sober both in his food and apparel, in the latter whereof he might rather be said to go cleanly and neat, than gaudy or riotously; and as to the forner, he rather loved sober, full and substantial dishes, than Kickshawes, which the Extravagant Nobles feed for their wantonness sake; though many times ere they are satisfied with curiosities in diet, their estates lie pawned for them. 
Not very vicious, nor virtuous.  In the general he was not vicious,& yet who ere shall say he was virtuous extremely errs, he was a medley betwixt virtue and 'vice: He was magnificent in some measure, and was the onely cause of the building that miracle of Ships called the royal sovereign, 
Built the royal sovereign.  and when some of his Nobles acquainted him with the vast charge thereof, he replied, why should not he be admitted to build that Ship for his own pleasure, and which might be upon occasion useful for service of the kingdoms, as well as some Nobles prodigally spent their Patrimony in riotous and ungodly courses, nothing either for their Credits or reputations, 
His wise saying about that Ship.  or any way beneficial to the kingdom. It was wisely said of him at that time, Every man had his proper vanity, and that was his, if the people accounted it so. He was ill thought of by many, especially the Puritans then so called, for suffering the chapel at Sommerset-house, 
chapel at Sommerset-house.  to be built for the Queen, where mass was publicly said: Yet was he no Papist or favoured any of their tenants, nor do I remember any such thing was ever objected against him: myself was once there to gaz●, whilst the Priest was at high mass, the Sexton and others thrust me out very uncivily, for which I protested never to come there again.  
The Actions of Kings and Princes are looked upon with many eyes, whereof some ever prove either squint or purblind: So long as we live in this World, our conversation cannot be with Saints, but with the sons of Adam, who ever smell of some corruptions. 
The King not blamable for writing to the Pope.  Many also have blamed him for writing unto the Pope, when he was in Spain; others think ill of him for the many Reprieves he gave unto seminary Priests, and Mr. Prinn sweats to purpose in aggravating his offence thereby. Why he might not as well in a civill way writ unto the Pope, as writ and sand his ambassador to the great Turk, I know not;& for his mercy to those Priests, who had not occasioned Rebellion in his Dominions, truly Charity bids me to make rather a good than ill Construction. And were not the Common-Law of this Nation more in force than that Canon of Scripture, those things could not be justified, putting men to death for Religion, or taking Orders beyond Sea, &c.  
He was ambitious and disdained in his youth to match with any of the English Ladies, 
Ambitious, set forward for spain, no honour by that journey.  and therefore upon hopes of a marriage with the present King of Spaines Sister, Monday the 17th Feb. 1622. he set forward for Spain, went first into France, and from thence with his high thoughts passed the Mountaines; neither had he success in the marriage desired, or did he get honour by that journey; although most magnificently entertained in Spain, some private disgusts happened there and in that voyage, insomuch as he never, after his return into England, much cared for the Spaniard, which he made publicly known in several yeares of his reign: He was accompanied to Spain with the Duke of Buckingham, one whom formerly he extremely hated, 
Buckingham his favourite.  but after that journey as extremely fancied, being his onely great favourite. People generally were nothing satisfied with that his journey undertaken so rashly; 
Kings journey censured.  yet many sober men judged very well of the marriage itself, and th●se did publicly aver, the Spaniard was rich, and a brave man, would not be troublesone unto us with unnecessary visits, would ever bring gold in his pockets; was a people, with whom the English Merchants had a great and rich Trade, and with whose natural conditions the English did pretty well sympathise; and for the Infantas strictness in the Roman Religion, there was by many prudent men very little question made, that it would produce any ill to this Nation, which now had been Protestant above 60. yeares;& they did also consider that the Prince was very surely grounded in his own Protestant faith,& that the Common-Law would well provide for the multiplicity of Priests, who might presume to come upon her account. The 27th of March, being Sunday 1625. King James died. 
King James death. Plague in London.  All that whole year a most furious plague afflicted the City of London, there dying above fifty thousand people, amongst those, whose misfortune it was to abide in the City, during that pestilent Contagion, myself was one, and therein beholded Gods great mercy unto me, being nothing at any time visited, though my conversation was daily with the infected: And I do well remember, this accident, that going in July 1625. about half an hour after six in the morning to St. Antholines Church, I met onely three persons in the way and no more, from my house over against Strand-bridg till I came there, so few people were then alive, and the streets so unfrequented.  

The Queens coming over.  In June 1625. mary, daughter of Henry the fourth, King of France, came over, and was married to the King the same Month: 
The King married.  several Constructions were made upon this marriage with France, and many disputations in private were had, whether she or the Infanta might have been better for this Nation, however the parliament, in regard of the sickness, was translated to Oxford 1o. August. 1625. and the 12th of the same dissolved; there are two main reasons given for its dissolution, one was, because the Duke of Buckingham, 
Reasons of the parliaments dissolving.  his own favourite, should not be questioned concerning King James death; and the second was, his Majesty made several propositions unto the people, which they would not consent unto: That King James was really and absolutely poisoned by a Plaster, 
King James poisoned by a Plaster.  applied by Buckinghams Mother unto King James his stomach was evidently proved before a Committe: But whether Buckingham himself, or the late King, was guilty either in the knowledge of, or application of the Plaster, I could never learn, many feared the King did know of it, and they gave this reason; because when the parliament did order to question Buckingam for it, and had prepared their Charge or Articles, to present against him in the House of Lords, and to accuse him thereof, His Majesty, contrary to all expectation, 
The King refuseth to question his Fathers death, is therefore suspected guilty himself.  and as in affront of both Houses, and in the Upper-house, when the Articles came up, gave Buckingham his hand to kiss, carried him away with him, &c. This Action lost him the present parliaments affections; even the most sober of his friends held him very much overseen to deny a parliament justice in any matter whatsoever, but in matter of poison, and the party poisoned being his Father, in that to prohibit a due course or a legal proceeding against the party suspected, it was to deny Justice with a refractory hand. But at that time he was lustly and young, and in his infancy of Convening parliaments, thought to make himself sure ever after, or to master the Commons of England. There is no pen, ho● able soever, can take off the blemish that will ever hang on him, for falling out with his parliament, because they questioned, how and by what means his Father came to his death.  
The second of February 1625. he was crwoned at Westminster, William Laud altered ●he old Coronation oath, 
The King crwoned.  and framed an other new, and in March following was a parliament again summoned, 
A parliament montague questioned.  and therein montague questioned for Popish& Arminian tenants; and Buckingham was again also put to it by the Commons. In time of this parliament he sent for the Bishops,& blamed their backwardness, for that they did not inform him, how he might promote the cause of the Church: Indeed, he did well know what fawning Jacks most of them were, 
The Bishops fawning fellowes.  and how easily he might with hopes of profit win them to his side, they made up a good part of the House of Lords in number; here again the houses of parliament were troubled with Buckingham and bristol, 
Buckingham and bristol at odds.  who was the wiser man of the two, but had least friends, these framed bills& accused each other of Treason; at that time most men pitied bristol, and thought him ill rewarded for all his service in Spain, for it was conceived he acted not but according to commission. In this parliament he committed Sr. Dudley digs, 
digs and eliot committed.  and Sr. John eliot, Members of the House of Commons, because they most rigorously had managed an accusation against Buckingham: An high affront it was to the parliament,& a great breach of privilege to commit a Member of that House, without the House consent; that matter was much resented and very ill taken; by those and other his high miscarriages unto both Houses, they began to mistrust him, many gave sad conjectures of his actions, and thought that in the end he would either have or lose all. June 15. 1626. he dissolves the parliament, 
parliament dissolved.  onely because they should not prosecute Buckingham. An argument of sound affection unto his favourite, to hazard the love of millions onely for him, but a deep imprudence and high oversight, to slight a whole Nation for love onely of one Man, and he but of yesterday, or a new Creature, of but his Fathers mere stamping, and his own continuing.  

Tilley overthrows the K●ng of Denmark.  It was in August this year, that Tilley overthrew his uncle the King of Denmark in a pitched field, how the King carried the business with his uncle, or what treasure he promised to supply him with, and did not perform, I know not, sure I am the old King, after this fight could never endure our King, but would swear he endeavoured what in him lay to make him lose his kingdom; this I had from the mouth of Dr. M. who heard the King of Denmark speak what I writ.  

Isle of Re business.  In Anno 1627. he set forth Men and Ships to the Isle of Re in France, under the conduct of Buckingham, we lost our best Men in that scurvy design, who were no better than butchered by the French, through the indiscretion of some that had principal command therein; 
Buckingham excused for our loss of men in the Isle of Re.  but give me leave before I proceed further, to relate what I had from the mouth of a eminent colonel, employed in that succeslesse expedition, and one of the council of war, and a sworn enemy to the Duke, Buckingham I well know was extremely blamed about the loss of our Men, the day of their retreat unto the Ships: The matter was thus carried, the night before the Retreat, the Duke called a council of war, 
The truth of that d●feat,& who was faulty.  and there shewed them the necessity of their Retreat the next day, and that himself in Martiall discipline being wholly unexperienced, he left the managing of the next dayes Action to the ordering of the council of war, 
Buckingham his offer.  offering the service of his own person unto any hazard what ever as far as any private Soldier. The council committed the mannagment of their Retreat by a free consent unto old Sr. William Courtney, a heavy dull covetous old Man, who having been 20. or 30. yeares a private captain in Holland, was by Sr. John Burrows means made colonel in that expedition, and Burrows being now dead, and Courtney the oldest colonel, 
Courtney the cause of our loss.  it was referred unto him how with safety to bring off our men, but he either through want of judgement or forgetfulness, having not sufficiently provided for security of our rear, our men were most unfortunately many of them cut in pieces, and had not Sr. Pierce Crosby with 800. Irish made good the Retreat, 
Crosby his good service.  all our men had been lost; Courtney himself fell into a Salt-pan in the defeat, and was saved by means of his man Anthonies, crying, Oh save my captain, but the poor fellow lost his own life, and saved his Masters.  
A bullet by chance, during their stay in that iceland, 
Courtney very strangely preserved.  was shot at the said Courtney, and he having a piece of Gold, of 21. shillings price in his fob, the bullet light there, bent the Gold, and so he was preserved; Courtney at his return shewed me the Gold and  told me the story. The King hearing of our loss at the Isle of Re,& landing of the Duke, 
The Kings love to Buckingham.  in stead of being angry at the loss of so many gallant Men, or calling him to account, sent to comfort the Duke, desiring that he should not be troubled at the loss, for the chance of war was casual.  

Rochell business.  And now we are speaking of Rochell, let me acquaint the World, that his Majesty was the sole cause of its losing, for he lent the King of France eight or ten of his own Navy, by which means the Rochellers Ships were sunk and destroyed, who before were ever able to relieve themselves with their own Ships, against all opposition the Kings of France could make. 
The King the onely cause of its losing.  And that it may appear, he willingly lent these Ships unto the French, and was not forced unto it by Buckingham, as many have affirmed; I will relate this passage, perhaps not vulgarly known. Sr. John Pennington, being Vice-Admirall, had commission to carry eight or more royal Ships into France, when he arrived there the French acquainted him the Ships were to serve the French King against the Rochellers, and if that he the said Sr. John would serve in that employment, 
Sr. John Pennington his gallantry. scorns the French proffers.  he should be honourably rewarded, but this gallant Man being truly English scorned the proffer, and utterly refused the employment, and ere he would resign the Ships unto the French, came privately himself to the King, and informed the King of the French intentions against Rochell, but the King said onely thus much: Pennington go and deliver your Ships, and leave them in France, and then gave him a particular or private Warrant under his own hand for his discharge, &c. He had much a do to get his Ships again from the French, and then was enforced to sand Sr. John Pennington amongst the French, who seized above hundred French Ships, and kept them until ours were delivered; one thing is observable, that we had onely two sailors assisted against Rochell in our Ships and no more; this I relate in honour of the Sea-men.  

All French Protestants hate the King.  The destruction of Rochell is wholly laid upon our Kings score, as well and justly it may be to his eternal dishonour and blemish; for had he not furnished the French with Ships, Rochell could not have been taken as it was: And verily I believe the sad groans and miseries of those poor Protestants, powred out unto almighty God in their hight of calamities against our King, were extreme instrumental in hastening down the anger of God against the late King. However this Action of his, lost him the love of the Protestant Princes in all parts of the World, and his own Subjects could after that Action never well brook him, but daily were alienated in their affection from him, supposing him either not well grounded in the Protestant-faith, or else a mere state juggler and no other. I know some have accused Buckingham, to be instrumental about the lending those Ships, its possible he was: However in March 1627. a parliament was summoned, 
An other parliament called.  again Buckingham articled against, and in June prorogued until October, after in March dissolved, 
Buckingham and Laud questioned.  because William Laud was remonstrated against by the Commons, his ruin laboured; there were also Articles exhibited against Buckingham in the parliament, but the later of the two, viz. Buckingham, 
Buckingham stabbed to death.  was stabbed the 23. of August 1628. he being ready to go unto Sea for relief of Rochell, then besieged. Many complained of the King in this his various Action about Rochell, viz. in first aiding the French to destroy the Rochellers Ships, then to take part with them against the King of France, but to no purpose, some therefore compared him to a Black Witch, whom they say can bewitch and hurt Cattle, but hath no ability to cure them again, it was an act of great inconstancy and much dishonour to himself and whole Nation, though the Nation had no hand in it. 
The King not moved at it, seizeth his Cabinet.  When first the news was brought unto the King of Buckinghams death, he was at a Sermon, or in a Church, or at service; he did not seem much troubled at the news, but stayed out the Sermon with much patience, onely gave Maxwell present directions to seize the Dukes Cabinet, wherein his Letters and private instructions were. All men generally, except a few Court Parasites, were glad of Buckinghams death, yet nothing was bettered in the Court or Common-wealth after his death, which moved many to affirm, that all the misgovernments in the realm, proceeded not from Buckinghams ill advice, but most from the corrupt and depraved nature of the Kings own hast. sith I am upon the death of Buckingham, 
Nothing amended after Buckinghams death.  I shall relate a true story of his being admonished often of the manner of his death he should die, in this manner.  
An aged Gentleman, one Parker as I now remember, having formerly belonged unto the Duke, 
An apparition before the Dukes death.  or of great acquaintance with the Dukes Father, 
A Daemon appears to Parker, relating the Dukes death.  and now retired, had a Daemon appeared several times unto him, in the shape or image of Sr. George Villiers the Dukes Father; this Daemon walked many times in Parkers bed-Chamber without any action of terror, noise, hurt, or speech, but at last one night broken out into these words: Mr. Parker, 
speaks to Parker.  I know you loved me formerly& my Son George at this time very well, I would have you go from me, you know me very well to be his father old Sr. George Villiers of Leicestershire,& from me acquaint him with these& these particulars, &c. and that he above all refrain the counsel& Company of such and such, whom he then nominated, or else he will come to destruction, and that suddenly. Parker did partly, though a very discreet Man, imagine he himself was in a dream all this time,& being unwilling to proceed upon no better grounds, forbore adressing himself to the Duke, 
Who forbears to acquaint the Duke.  for he conceived if he should acquaint the Duke with the words of his Father,& the manner of his appearance unto him,( such apparitions being not usual) that he should be laughed at, and thought to dote being he was aged; some few nights passed without further trouble to the old Man, but not very many nights after, old Sr. George Villiers appeared again, 
The Daemon appears again.  walked quick and furiously in the room, seemed angry with Mr. Parker, and at last said: Mr. Parker, I thought you had been my friend so much, and loved my Son George so well, that you would have acquainted him with what I desired, but yet I know you have not done it; by all the friendship that ever was betwixt you and me, and the great respect you bear my Son, I desire you to deliver what I formerly commanded you unto my Son: The old Man seeing himself thus solicited in this manner, promised the Daemon he would, 
Parker resolves to tell the Duke.  but first argued it thus, that the Duke was not easy to be spoken withall, and that he would account him a vain Man to come with such a message from the dead; nor did he conceive the Duke would give any credit unto him; whereunto the Daemon thus answered: If he will not believe you have this discourse from me, tell him of such a secret( and name it) which he knows none in the World ever knew but myself and he. Mr. Parker being now well satisfied, that he was not asleep, or that the Apparition was a vain Delusion, took a fit opportunity therefore, 
speaks with the Duke.  and seriously acquainted the Duke with his Fathers words, and the manner of his Apparition. The Duke hearty laughed at the relation, 
Who laughed at it.  which put old Parker to a stand, but at last he assumed ●ourage and  told the Duke, that he acquainted his Fathers Ghost with what he now found to be true, viz. scorn and derision, but my Lord saith he, your Father bad me acquaint you by this Token, and he said it was such, as none in the World but your two selves did yet know; 
Yet at last amazed.  hereat the Duke was amazed and much astonished, but took no warning or notice thereof, keeping the same Company still, advising with such Counsellors, and performing such Actions as his Father by Parker countermanded. Shortly after, 
The Daemon appears again to Parker.  old Sr. George Villiers in a very quiet but sorrowful posture, appears again unto Mr. Parker, and said: Mr. Parker, I know you delivered my words unto George my Son, I thank you for so doing, but he slighted them, and now I onely request this more at your hands, that once again you repair unto my Son, and tell him, If he will not amend, and follow the counsel I have given him, this Knife or Dagger( and with that he pulled a Knife or Dagger from under his gown) shall end him, and do you Mr. Parker set your house in order, for you shall die at such a time. 
Parker again acquaints the Duke.  Mr. Parker once more engaged, though very unwillingly, to acquaint the Duke with this last message, and so did, but the Duke desired him to trouble him no further with such messages and dreams,  told him he perceived he was now an old Man and doted, and within a month after meeting Mr. Parker on Lambeth bridge: Now Mr. Parker, what say you of your dream? who onely returned, Sr. I wish it may never have success, &c. But within six weekes after, he was stabbed with a Knife, according to his Fathers admonition before hand, 
Parker dies.  and Mr. Parker died soon after he had seen the dream or Vision performed.  
The 29th of May 1630. being Saturday, 
King of Scotland born.  near unto one in the after noon, the present King of Scotland was born, the next day the King came to Paules cross, to give God thankes for the birth of his Son, where were presented unto him these Verses: 


Many supposed there had appeared a new star at his birth, whereas it was the Planet Venus, who is usually seen in the day time.  
The eclipse was the Monday following. The King in danger of drowning.   Rex ubi Paulinias accessit gratus ad arras,  
Immicuit medio lucida stella polo.  
Dic divina mihi tractans aenigmata coeli,  
Haec oriens nobis, quid sibi stella velit?  
Magnus in occiduo princeps modo nascitur orb,  
Moxque sub eclipsi regna orientis erunt.   
About May 1633. he went into Scotland, and was crwoned there the 18. of June, ☉ in 7o. ♋, ☽ in 7. ♈. In July he had a dangerous passage from Brunt iceland, and hardly escaped drowning; some of his household stuff or plate was lost.  

Faction in the Court.  In 1634. he was infinitely troubled with faction in his Court, which much displeased him, but by little and little he put all things into order again; then also he levied a general great Tax upon the whole kingdom, vulgarly called shipmoney, 
shipmoney.  because it was pretended it was for maintenance of the Navy, and truly much of it was that way expended, and the sailors well paid their wages, which occasioned for two yeares together a good Fleet of royal Ships to be set forth, much for the honour of the Nation.  

Generally misliked.  This shipmoney was generally misliked, being a mere Innovation, and a cleanly trick to poll the subjects, and cheat them into an annual payment; myself was then a Collector for it in the place I lived in, I remember my proportion was 22. shillings and no more; if we compare the times then, and the present in which I now live, you shall see great difference even in assessments, the necessity of maintaining our Armies requiring it, for now my annual payments to the Soldiery are very near or more than 20. pound, my estate being no way greater than formerly; against this shipmoney many gallant Men opposed, 
Voted down in parliament.  and at last in parliament it was voted down.  
In July 1637. viz. 23. day, there was great disturbance in Edinborough, about a new service-Booke, 
Disturbance in Scotland about the service book.  endeavoured to be obtruded on the Scots by the King and Canterbury; I have heard an old Woman begun the quarrel by casting her stool at the Priest, when he red the Service Book. Many very modest Divines exceedingly blame both the King and Canterbury for that book, it admitted unto the people, as I remember, the Communion but in one kind, however, by the prudence of some grave men, being then privy counsellors in Scotland, matters were slubbered over all that Winter in Scotland; but in May or april new tumults arose, and truly I may almost say, 
New tumults in Scotland.  that that corrupt Common-prayer Book was the sole and whole occasion of all the miseries and Wars that since that time have happened in both Nations: Had his Majesty first endeavoured the imposition of that lame book upon the English, most men did believe we had swallowed it, and then the Scots must have done it afterward, for the Clergy at that time generally were such idle and lazy Lubbers, and so pampered with Court preferment, and places temporal in every Shire of England, and such flattering Sycophants, that doubtless the great hand of God was in it, that those rude Scots first broke the Ice, and taught us the way to expel an insulting Priesthood, and to resist the King, he endeavouring by unwarrantable means to intrude things contrary to the Divine Law of almighty God upon our Consciences.  
In Anno 1638. the Queen Mother of France, 
Queen Mother comes over.  and Mother unto the English Queen, widow of Henry the fourth, King of France, landed in England, and came unto London the 31. Octob. She was very meanly accompanied, and few of quality attending her; 
Received civilly by the King.  the King most humanly and generously receives and entertains her, though all men were extremely against it, for it was observed, that where ever, or unto what Country this miserable old Queen came, there followed immediately after her, either the Plague, War, Famine, or one misfortune or an other; strange it is unto me, how she could be so fatal to any land she entred into; true it is, and I do very well know, 
Some people naturally unluckly.  that some people born under an unfortunate Constellation of Heaven,( without this that they live above nature, and live wholly in the Spirit) are so extreme unsuccesfull in every thing they undertake, that let them use the greatest industry they can to be rich, all will not amount to obtain a poor living, though they are assisted not onely with a good stock of money to begin their Profession with, but have also many very profitable and assisting friends and means for their better encouragement and furtherance. It is very possible, that such like ill fortune from her infancy might attend this old Queen, as to be thought an unlucky Praesage of what mischief presently followed her in those Countries she resided in.  

endeavours to dissolve the assembly in Scotland.  In November Proclamation was made to dissolve the great assembly in Scotland, but to little purpose, for the Scots have this privilege belonging unto them, that where,& when they please, to obey no Edicts or Commands of their Kings, except those Edicts fancy their own humors: This Proclamation was laughed at and slighted by the Scots, who made it appear they were in good earnest, 
The Scots raise an Army.  and began to raise an Army for their own defence, by no means enduring the half Popish Common-prayer book. This raising of an Army by the Scots, in opposition of the Common prayer book, made our Prelates prick up their ears, and the lazy Bishops most of all, who convened, 
Our Priests are angry.  and raised amongst their own levitical Tribe great sums of money towards the maintenance of an Army against the Scots, whom they now hated worse than Turkes. several particular men are summoned to appear at Court,& enforced to lend vast sums of money, 
Much money borrowed on particular men.  towards the maintenance of an Army. I have heard some affirm, the King had in his Coffers at that time above six hundred thousand pounds, no great sum for so provident a Prince, and such large incomes as he had.  

The King raises an Army.  In or about the 27. March 1639. the King set forward towards Scotland, his Army followed immediately, the earl of arundel being made general, a Man of great Nobility, courage, and resolution, 
E. of arundel general.  and one whose Ancestors had been Generalls several times against the Scots with excellent success. There attended the King in this expedition most of the Nobility of this Nation, but with great unwillingness, for the English and Scots having now lived like Brethren, or Natives, or people of one Nation, one amongst another for almost forty yeares,& having entermarried one with another, both the Nobility, 
The English like not the War.  or Gentry, and others, they thought it a very strange thing, and not lawful or convenient, that this Nation should now take up arms, and engage against the Scots, onely to satisfy the insatiable lust of a few domineering Priests, 
The Priests do.  and half Popish Bishops, as also of an obstinate King, wholly lead by the Nose by these Snaffling Priests. The Common Soldier was nothing well pleased, and marched most unwillingly upon this service. At last both Armies for many dayes accosted each other, yet I never heard of so much as one louse killed by either Army; the Scots being very tend●r of provoking the English, and they as willing to give no offence unto the Scots. In June of that year a peace was concluded betwixt both Nations, 
Peace concluded.  the English Nobility much desiring and furthering it.  
The King himself was most greedy above all men of this Union with the Scots, as will appear by this ensuing story: 
The King greedy of a peace.  That day which was assigned for certain of the English Nobility and Scotish to treat about those Articles of agreement or Pacification the Scotish Nobility were to produce, the Nobles of each Nation being set, 
Arundells speech to the Scots.  the earl of arundel began with much gravity to rebuk the Scots, for their unadvisedness and rebellion in raising their Army against their lawful King, and disturbing the peace of both Nations, and yet he commended the good nature of the King, who was, notwithstanding their high provocations and misdemeanours, very inclinable to hear their just grievances, and to that purpose had appointed himself, being general of the English Army, and some other select Nobles of his counsel, to meet them that day, to treat with them,& to hear their grievances,& what they could say for themselves. This gallant Man was proceeding further in his speech, 
King Charles his rashness.  and aggravating the Scots offences, when lo unexpectedly his Majesty entered the room, called for the Articles the Scots desired to be ratified, or consented unto, red them scarce over, but took pen and ink immediately, and signed them, without ever advising with any of his counsel; which so displeased the Nobility of the English Nation, 
English Nobles displeased.  that the very next day after signing the Scots Articles, they all hasted home to their own habitations, the King staying behind, and for his daily exercise, played at a scurvy game called Pigeon Holes, or Nine pings; his fellow gamesters also were equal to the Game, viz. Lackyes, Pages, and such others ejusdem generis. He again no sooner came to London, but as I remember, caused those Articles to be burned by the Common Hangman, making himself as ridiculous in doing the one, as he was reputed weak and simplo of judgement in doing the other: But at that time most imputed the burning of the Scots Articles, unto the advices given him, and importunity of the proud Clergy and Bishops, who humored him in every itching desire of his, even to his ruin.  

eclipse of the sun 1639.  There happened many memorable accidents in this year 1639. as first five Eclipses of the sun and Moon; three of the sun, two of the Moon; none was visible in our Horizon, but that eclipse of the ☉, which here began with us at London the 22th of May, being Wednesday, at 3. houres and 52. min. afternoon, its middle was at 4. houres and 52. min. and its end at 46. min. after 5. The Digits eclipsed were 8. 51. min. 41. secon. the whole time of its continuance was 1. hour& 54. min. of times: The Scheme of Heaven follows.  

eclipse of the. Sun ☿ 22 May 1639 452 P M   
His Majesty was in the field against the Scots at the very time of the eclipse, and some that were there with him said, 
The day of the eclipse very could.  they felt not a more sharp could day in all their lives than that was, the season of the year, and height of the sun considered. I'll meddle little with the Prognosticque part of this eclipse, yet I might tell you, that Mercury, at the time of the beginning of the eclipse, represented the Clergy, 
Clergy threatened by the eclipse. & he was retrograde near to Conjunction with Mars, one ill Omen unto the Clergy: At the middle of the eclipse the Moon was their significator, and she combust and near the Dragons-tayle, which signified much calamity unto the Priests. This eclipse signified unto the King much treachery, and damage by his friends the Scots; 
Treachery to the King.  the degree eclipsed was in the opposite degree, almost of the ☉ in his Radix. As this eclipse shewed his troubles or their beginning, so the ☽ her eclipse in 8 ♐. in 1648. ended his afflictions, &c.  

eclipse portended ill to Spain the reason why. Spanish Fleet defeated.  The effects of this eclipse had most influence upon the King of Spain, it falling even in the very degree of his seventh house, so that upon the 11th or 12th of October 1639. upon our English cost, and under our Noses, almost in our Harbour, the Hollander burnt and sunk a great Navy of his, with many miserable souls in the Navy, which were to be landed in Flanders. I know some have not stuck to affirm, that the 8000. men, transported in the Spanish Navy, were intended to have been landed here in assistance of his Majesty, but it was a mere untruth, 
His Majesty vindicated of a slander.  for who could have hindered their landing in Kent, if his Majesty had commanded it? sure I am, the Spaniard took it ill at his Majesties hand, that he suffered them to perish so near our Harbour, they also took exception, that his Majesty having promised them ammunition and Powder, which it seems they wanted, it came not at the place for them, either by neglect or treachery of our Officers, until they were worsted. 
Story of the 8000. Spaniards.  The truth of the story of those 8000. Spaniards in the Navy was thus: There was a part of that Country where the Walloons inhabit, under the Dominion of the King of Spain in the Netherlands, which was taken notice to be very disaffected unto him, now upon the landing these amongst the Walloons, so many of that people were to have been transported into spain, &c. When his Majesty first heard of the Spanish and Dutch Fleet, and their near approach, he said to one standing by him, I would I were well rid of both Navies. To speak the truth of him, either as he was virtuous or vicious, is not to wrong him, but in every trivial miscarriage to make him the Author of it, I hold it barbarous, and not the part of an honest moral Man.  
In this memorable year, the Scots, by Act amongst themselves, thrust out all Bishops, who after came sneaking hither, and had by Canterburies means large and plentiful exhibitions for their maintenance; 
Bishops thrust out of Scotland  his Majesty took the expulsion of the Bishops so ill, as that he resolved to check the sauciness of the Scots, his dear Country-men, and caused their trade with us to be prohibited, and their Ships to be seized, which so enraged the Scotish Nation, 
Sco●s in Arms.  that they were again in 1640. in arms; 
A Parliament called:  the King summons a parliament in april about the Scots, which parliament would not give a farthing unto him towards maintenance of his intended Army against the Scots, therefore in May he dissolves the parliament, 
Diss●lved.  which gave great discontent all over the Nation, and great encouragement unto the Scots, whereupon their Army was suddenly ready, and their presumption such, as without invitation they the 17th. August 1640. entred England. 
sauciness of the Scot, who enter England  The King prepares an Army of English to resist them, but such was the general inclination even of the Common Soldier, and so great an Odium or hatred was cast upon William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, that nothing would serve the Common Soldier but a parliament, not a man of the English would fight against the Scots, 
obtain Newcastle.  who were now crept into the strong town of Newcastle; our Soldiers were mutinous, the Officers generally disaffected to the service, 
English will not fight.  in some Countries the new raised Soldiers slue their Officers, and would not go: All these commotions moved the King little to desist from the War, being continually furthered by the Bishops and Clergy, 
The Priests willing and forward.  who in their Convocation gave a large benevolence towards the maintenance of those Wars, and commanded their Tribes in their several pulpits to inveigh, and cry aloud against the profane Scots, and to persuade the people to assist as willingly as against Infidels or Turkes. His Majesty again commanded the Nobility to attend him in this northern expedition, who Ieasurely, and rather unseasonably or unwillingly than otherways, attended him at York.  
All men knew this War was promoted by the Clergy, 
The episcopal War with the Scots.  whom the Nobility began to disdain and scorn, and the Gentry and Yeomanry of England extremely to hate, for at this present time the High Commission Court and other bawdy Courts did most horrible injustice against the persons and estates of any Gentleman, 
Bishop Wrenn a busy Priest.  who by misfortune came thither; there was also one Wrenn Bishop of Norwich, born in London, a fellow whose Father sold Babies and such Pedlery ware in Cheap-side; this fellow very peremptorily one day as he sat in Judicature in the High Commission Court, said openly, he hoped to live and see the time, 
Abuses the Gentry.  when a Mr. of Arts or a Minister, should be as good a man as any Jack Gentleman in England. And verily the pride of this saucy Citizens son, hath been one main cause of the ruin of the Clergy. Concerning this Wrenn, I know Canterbury preferred him, and brought him to those ecclesiastical advancements in Court and Church, which he enjoyed; 
Laud his judgement of Wrenn  I do also know, and have heard it from some who waited on Canterbury in his Chamber, that he would oft say, that the rash Actions and unwarrantable proceedings of this Wrenn would undo the Clergy; but in regard he had been the sole means of his advancement, he could not well do any act prejudicial against him, but it would redound to the dishonour of himself, and the Clergy in general; also he had many reluctancies in himself, for preferring so unworthy a scornful fellow, who proved the scandal and scorn of Church-men, and an extraordinary plague to the whole Nation: for upon his plaguing and punishing many godly Clothiers in the Countries of Norfolk and suffolk, they were enforced to leave their native Country, and betake themselves and Families into the United Provinces, where they have taught the Dutch the Art and Manifacture of clothing, even to the utter impoverishment of this whole Nation, &c. and yet this wretched Wrenn lives, &c.  

The Londoners tormented by one Phillips near this year.  As I remember, near upon or in this year 1639. or 1640. the Citizens of London were miserable abused by a beggarly Knight one Sr. Phillips of Ireland, who exhibited his bill against them, for certain misdemeanours pretended to be committed by some of their sub-Officers in Ireland, about the parts of London Derry. True it is, the Citizens of London very gallantly about the coming in of King James, or not long after, sent colonies of their own in great numbers, and at their own extreme great charges, 
The noble performances of the Londone●s in Ireland.  to settle a civill Plantation in the North of Ireland, they had a large patent from King James, and many Privileges granted unto them for their so doing and planting; above 30. yeares they had quietly possessed their own lands there, had built many beautiful Market towns, one or more City or Cities, many Churches in the Territories assigned them; but near these yeares of 1639. or 1640. this Sr. Phillips demanding some unreasonable things of the Citizens, and being denied them, he in malice exhibits his bill for misdemeanours of their Officers against the Londoners in the starchamber, 
Abused and fined in the Star chamber  brought the cause unto a Hearing, the Court of starchamber fined the Londoners deeply, adjudged their Plantations forfetted to the King, who as eagerly and greedily swallowed them for his own. 
Loose their Land in Ireland.  This very Act in or near this exigence of time so embittered the Spirits of the Citizens, that although they were singularly invited for loan of moneys, 
Will not assist against the Scots.  and had as great plenty in their possessions as ever, yet would not contribute any assistance or money against the Scots, or advance of his Majesty in this his Scotish expedition. And though I do not attribute these casualties and losses of the Cities, 
The eclipse not the cause of evil, but a sign to show the evil.  to be derived or caused from the eclipse of 1639. although the eclipse was in ♊, which sign is the Ascendant of London; yet certainly, that eclipse did in a natural way threaten or portend much damage unto them, and did manifest the casualties, but was not the cause.  
There was at last a cessation of arms by consent of both parties Scots and English, some petty scuffling there was to no purpose; the King when he saw no other means could be thought on for to serve his turn, and that the Common Soldier unanimously refused engaging with the Scots, by the constant and earnest desire of the English Nobility, which attended him, he with much unwillingness at length was content to give summons for an other parliament to be convened the third day of November 1640. 
Another parliament call●d.  But you must understand in the mean while, when the King saw he could no ways engage the English against the Scots, 
Deputy of Ireland sent for.  he had sent unto Ireland for the then present Lord Deputy, the earl of Strafford, formerly Sr. Thomas Wentworth, 
A Man of rare parts.  a Yorkshire Gentleman by birth, and one who had formerly been a great Stickler against him, until poisoned with Court preferment, 
Poy●oned with Preferment.  he turned Royal●st, and so was made Lord Deputy of Ireland; a Man of the rarest parts and deepest judgement of any Englishman living; I say, he sent for this Strafford to consult with him about composing these emergent differences; Strafford advices with Canterbury, all to little purpose, for the Bishop was a very ass in any thing but Church matters; 
People in love with Parlame.  the hand of Providence now going along with the parliament and Common wealth, who became Masters of the affections of all public spirited people, 
decline the King  the King daily declining. In april 1641. the parliament accuse Strafford for several misdemeanours, Treasons, Tyrannies, &c. against the Commonwealth, during his government in Ireland; the parliament follow it so lustily, that notwithstanding Strafford spoken and defended himself as well as any mortal Man in the World could do, yet he was found guilty, 
Straford accused.  had his sentence to die, and did die. T. earl of arundel being Lord high Steward, the King signed the Warrant for his death, either by himself or Commissioners; thus died Strafford, 
Sentenced to die.  the wisest politician this Nation ever bread.  
All men accuse the King for his falseness and cowardice unto this Man, 
The King signs a Warrant for his death.  who being satisfied in his own conscience, that Strafford was not guilty of Treason or Death, but onely of misdemeanours, 
Accused for it.  yet signed a Warrant, either under his own hand or by Commissioners; some there are who do say, with the same pen and at the same time, he signed the Warrant against Strafford, and also the Act for a triennial or perpetual parliament, which should not be dissolved without consent of both houses. Many affirm, the Queen procured him to do both those things, others impute it to Hambleton: It matters not who did it, or persuaded him, it was his ruin, &c.  

Who invited the Scots to come into England.  The matter is not great, who invited the Scots into England, some thought Pim, Hambden, and several other Gentlemen were instrumental, its very like it was true, and that the King knew as much, but could not remedy it. The parliament however in Policy and judgement, gave the Scots a round sum of money for their losses, and ordered them to depart this kingdom, which they did; 
Scots depart England.  so that in August 1641. the King went into Scotland purposely to pacify and compose the present threatening differences there.  
In the same Month of August 1641. 
The King goes into Scotland.  I beholded the old Queen-Mother of France, departing from London, in company of Thomas earl of arundel; a sad spectacle of mortality it was, and produced tears from mine eyes and many other beholders, to see an aged lean decrepit poor Queen, ready for her grave, 
Queen Mother goes out of England.  necessitated to depart hence, having no place of residence in this World left her, but where the courtesy of her hard fortune assigned it; She had been the onely stately and magnificent Woman of Europe, wife to the greatest King ever lived in France, Mother unto one King and unto two Queens. The King cared not much for the earl of arundel, 
The King loves not arundel.  being he was of a severe and grave nature, could not endure Court novelties or flatterers, was potent in Allies, &c. but there was one thing or cause mainly above the rest, and that was, because the earl of arundel being Lord high Steward and Judge in Straffords trial, gave his voice that he was guilty of Treason, &c. The earl also had but a few yeares before given the King a touch of his own great heart, and the Kings unthankfulness unto him and his Family, the case was thus: 
Is unthankful to him; takes part w●th a Priest against him.  A Priest pretends the King had a right in a Rectory the earl challenged for his, and had procured Canterbury for his friend and second, the matter had many debates, for arundel was no fool, but stood stoutly for his right, Canterbury was as violent for the Priest, and had procured the King to take cognisance or hear the matter, the King upon some slight evidence maintained it was his, viz. belonged to the Crown; the earl seeing the obstinatenesse of the King, and his siding with a petty Priest against him, and his proper right, out of the greatness of his heart, said: 
Arundels noble and stout Speech to the King.  SIR, This Rectory was an appendent unto such or such a Mannor of mine, until my Grand-Father( unfortunately) lost both his life and seventeen Lordships more, for the love be bore to your Grand-Mother. This was a smart speech and home to purpose, it so astonished the King, that he replied pretty mildly: My Lord, I would not have you think that so poor a thing as this Rectory or thing in question shall stand in Competition betwixt my respect unto you and your Family, 
The Kings answer to him.  which I know to be deserving, &c. After that time the earl little liked the Kings actions, and therefore took this opportune occasion of going away with the Queen Mother, and when one said unto him, his Majesty would miss him; Its an ill dog( said the earl) thats not worth whissling, and though he is a King, he will find Arundells affection unto him would not have been inconsiderable, &c. Some few yeares since this earl died at Padua, 
arundel dyes at Padua.  being the last man of the English Nation, that maintained the gravity and Port of the ancient Nobility; a great lover of Antiquities, and of the English Nation he brought over the new way of building with brick in the City, greatly to the safety of the City, and preservation of the wood of this Nation. 
A very gallant Man.  He was a great patron of decayed Gentry, and being Lord High-Marshall of England, carried too strict an hand against the Yeomanry and Commonalty, for which he was nothing beloved but rather hated of them; however the Gentry and Nobility owe much unto his memory.  

Irish Rebellion  In October 1641. the Irish unanimously rebel and massacre the poor English, who were not able to relieve themselves, as matters at present were handled, wanting able Governors to direct them; and the very truth is, the way which at first was taken to suppress the Rebellion, did onely support it; for confidence being given to some of the Irish Nobility, 
Irish Nobles all nought, but a few.  and many of them furnished with arms, they furnish their own kindred, being native Irish, who were no sooner possessed of arms, but they became errand Traitors to the English. A great question will here arise, whether the murder of the English was by consent or Commission from the King unto the Irish. Many have affirmed in words and in Print publicly, 
Whether the King gave Commission for Massacre of the English.  that he should be guilty of such a villainous Act, which I cannot believe, in regard I could never have any assured relation, what those Commissions were the Irish boasted of, they being onely the affirmations of the catholic Irish, purposely to win others unto their party, and seducing many by saying, they acted by the Kings Commissions. 
Cleared of that aspersion.  Had this been true, it had been more than equal unto his assisting for destruction of Rochell, but I may hope better things, both as he was a Protestant, a Christian and a King. Yet me thinks there is little satisfaction given unto this in his late pretended book; two main things are objected against the King, which that book eagles not with or answers: First, why his Majesty was so tender hearted of the Irish, as not to suffer above forty Proclamations to issue out against those Rebells in Ireland, 
The King tender to the Irish Rebels, calls th●m Irish Subject●, not Rebels.  and those also to no purpose or unopportunely when too late; besides to show his respect unto them; I know he oblitterated with his own hands the word Irish Rebells, and put in Irish Subjects, in a Manuscript discourse, writ by Sr. Edward Walker, and presented unto him, which I have seen of the Irish rebellion, &c. Secondly, 
Seizeth clothes and Money the parliament were sending thither.  whereas the parliament were sending over Clothes and other necessaries, for the English Soldiers in Ireland, the King seized them as they went, armed and furnished the English and Welsh against the parliament; the reasons of these are omitted by the penner of his Portraiture.  
In November 1641. the parliament still sitting, the King comes for London, is entertained by them in the greatest State might b●, and met on the way by some hundreds in Gold chains, 
Is entertained by the Londoners.  and nothing is now cried but Hosanna, welcome home, your Majesty is welcome. The Queen perceiving a breach was likely to be betwixt the King and parliament, thought politicly to engage the City for him; he gives the Citizens good words, 
Gives them good words.  tells them, he will give them their Lands in Ireland again, a promise he was never able to perform, &c. As I remember at their request, he also kept his Christmas at Whitehall, intending otherways to have kept it at Hampton Court, and also knighted some of the Aldermen. At his return from Scotland, 
tells the parliament all is quiet in Scotland  he affirmed in a speech he made unto both Houses, how he had left that kingdom in as quiet and good condition as could be expected; The devil was in the Crags of the Scots, if he left them not contented, who gave them what ever they required, and signed what ever they desired or demanded, confirmed as much as their large Consciences could require.  
But now in January 1641. began a Sea of misfortunes to fall upon us, and over-whelm our long continued happiness, 
Miseries of this Nation begin 1641.  by disagreement of the King and the two Houses of parliament, 
King and parliament disagree  and partly by the daily coming to the Parlament-House of many hundred Citizens, sometimes in very rude manner; true it is, the King disliked these too too frequent addresses unto both Houses in so tumultuous and unwarrantable a manner; whereupon, fearing the worst,( as himself pretended) he had a Court of Guard before White Hall of the Trained Bands; 
Hath a Guard  he had also many dissolute Gentlemen, and some very civill, that kept within White-Hall, with their Swords by their sides, to be ready upon any sudden occasion. Verily, Mens fears now began to be great, 
People begin to fear.  and it was by many perceived, the King began to swell with anger against the Proceedings of parliament, and to intend a war against them; some speeches dropped from him to that purpose. 
King intends a War.  It happened one day, as some of the ruder sort of Citizens came by White-Hall, one busy Citizen must needs cry, 
A saucy Citizen corrected too severely near White-Hall.  No Bishops; some of the Gentlemen issued out of White-Hall, either to correct the sauciness of the fool in words if they would serve, else it seems with blows; what passed on either side in words, none but themselves knew, the Citizen being more tongue then soldier, was wounded, and I have heard, dyed of his wounds received at that time; it hath been affirmed by very many, that in or near unto that place where this fellow was hurt and wounded, the late KINGS Head was cut off, the SCAFFOLD standing just over that place.  

Quality of the Citizens who flocked to Westminster.  Those People or Citizens who used thus to flock unto Westminster, were most of them Men of mean or a middle quality themselves, no Aldermen, Merchants or common-council men, but set on by some of better quality; and yet most of them were either such as had public spirits, or lived a more religious life then the vulgar, and were usually called Puritans, 
They had suffered under Bishops and were honest men.  and had suffered under the tyranny of the Bishops; in the general they were very honest Men and well-meaning, some particular fools or others perhaps now and then got in amongst them, greatly to the disadvantage of the more sober; they were modest in their apparel, but not in languages; they had the hair of their heads very few of them longer then their ears; whereupon it came to pass, that those who usually with their cries attended at Westminster were by a Nickname called roundheads. 
How the nams of Roundhead and Cavalier begun.  The Courtiers again wearing long hair and locks, and always Sworded, at last were called by these men Cavaliers; and so after that this broken language had been used a while, all that adhered unto the parliament were termed roundheads, all that took part or appeared for his majesty Cavaliers, few of the vulgar knowing the sense of the word Cavalier; how ever the present hatred of the Citizens were such unto Gentlemen especially Courtiers, that few durst come into the City, or if they did, they were sure to receive affronts and be abused.  
To speak freely and ingeniously what I then observed of the City tumults, was this: First, 
The Citizens much a●used all Ki. Charles reign.  the sufferings of the Citizens who were any thing well devoted, had, during all this Kings reign been such and so great, being harrowed or abused continually, either with the High Commission Court or Star-Chamber, that as men in whose breasts the spirit of Liberty had some place; they were even glad to vent out their sighs and sufferings in this rather tumultuous then civill manner; being assured, 
The King never performed his promise.  if ever this parliament had been dissolved, they must have been wracked, whipped and stripped by the snotty clergy and other extravagant courses; and for any amendment which they might expect from the King, they too well knew his temper; that though in a time of parliament he oft promised to redress any Grievances, yet the best friend he hath, cannot produce any one Act of good for his Subjects done by him in the Vacancy of a parliament. The losers usually have leave to speak, and so had the Citizens.  
All this Christmas 1641. there was nothing but private whisperings in Court, 
Private consultations at Court  and secret councils held by the Queen and her party, with whom the King sat in counsel very late many Nights; what was the particular Result of those clandestine Consultations, it will presently appear.  
Jan. 4. 1641. By what sinister counsel lead I know not, but the King in person went into the then Lower House of parliament where the Commons sat, and for some things he had been informed of, 
The King rashly enters the house of Commons.  demanded five of their principal Members, viz. Pimm, Hollis, Hazlerigg, Hambden and strand. In that book called his portraiture, he affirms he went to the House of Commons to demand Justice upon those five Members; and saith, 
Demands five Members.  he thought he had discovered some unlawful correspondencies and engagements they had made to embroil his kingdoms; he confesseth he missed but little of procuring some writings, &c. to make his thoughts good. So here is no Evidence against these Members but his own Thoughts, as himself confesseth. 
He had no evidence against them.  But assuredly had he demanded Justice of the House of Commons against them and proved his Charge, he might have had it; but for himself to attach their bodies and be Judge also( as he intended) was a matter most unequal; 
His cruelty to eliot a parliament man.  and surely had it been in his power to have got their bodies he would have served these Members as he did Elliott, whom without cause he committed to Tower and never would either release him, or show cause of his commitment till death.  
All that time he had a Guard with him at the door of the House of parliament consisting of many Gentlemen with Halberts and Swords, 
His attendants did no affront at Westminst.  truly I did not hear there was any incivility offered by those Gentlemen then attending unto any Member of the House, his majesty having given them strict Commands to the contrary. This rash A●●●on of the Kings lost him his crown; for as he was the first of Kings that ever or so imprudently broke the privileges by his entrance into the House of Commons assembled in parliament, 
This attempt the loss of his Crown.  so by that unparalleled Demand of his he utterly lost himself, and left scarce any possibility of reconcilement, he not willing to trust them, nor they him who had so oft failed them. It was my fortune that very day to dine in White Hall, and in that room where the Halberts newly brought from the Tower were lodged for use of such as attended the King to the House of Commons. Sir Peter which ere we had fully Dined came in to the room I was in and broke open the Chests wherein the arms were, which frighted us all that were there; however, one of our Company got out of doors and presently informed some Members that the King was preparing to come unto the House, else I believe all those Members or some of them had been taken in the House; all that I could do further was presently to be gone. But it happened also the same day, that some of my neighbours were at the Court of Guard at White-Hall, unto whom I related the Kings present design, and conjured them to defend the parliament and Members thereof, in whose well or ill doing consisted our happiness or misfortune; they promised assistance if need were, and I believe would have stoutly stood to it for defence of the parliament or Members thereof. 
The Kings reputation lost.  The King lost his reputation exceedingly by this his improvident and unadvised demands; yet notwithstanding this his failing, so wilful and obstinate he was in pursuance of that preposterous course he intended, 
Next day ●rots into the City, demands the Members there  and so desirous to compass the bodies of these five Members, that the next day he posted and trotted into the City to demand the Members there; he convened a meeting at Guild-Hall, the Common council assembled, but Mum could he get there, for the word, London Derry was then fresh in every Mans mouth.  
But whereas the Author of the Kings portraiture complains that the insolency of the tumults was such, 
The Author of the late Kings book a liar.  that his Majesties person was in danger in the Streets. This is a very untruth, for notwithstanding his Majesty dined in the City that day he required the five Members of the Citizens, yet he had no incivility in the least measure offered unto his person, onely many cried out as he passed the streets; Sir, 
The King not affronted in the City.  Let us have our just Liberties, we desire no more. Unto which he several times answered, They should, &c.  
An honest Citizen, as I remember, threw into his Coach a new Sermon, the Text whereof was, as I now remember; To thy Tents oh Israel. Indeed the Citiz●ns( unto their everlasting honour be it spoken) did with much resolution protect the five Members, 
goodness of the Citizens and faithfulness to the parliament.  and many thousands were willing to sacrifice their lives for defence of the parliament and the several Members thereof.  
The tenth of Janu. approached and came, upon which day the five demanded Members were brought unto the House of Commons with as much triumph as could be expressed, 
The five Members brought to the parliament.  several Companies of trained Bands marching to the parliament to assist if need were; there were upon the Thames River I know not how many Barges full of sailors, 
sailors their love to the parliament.  having some Guns ready charged, if occasion were; and these also came in multitudes to serve the parliament. A word dropped out of the Kings mouth a little before, which lost him the love of the Sea-men, some being in conference with his Majesty acquainted him, that he was Iost in the affection of the Sea-men, for they intended to Petition the House, &c. I wonder, quoth the King, How I have lost the affection of th●se Water rats. 
The King called the Sea-men Water Rots  A word sure that slipped out of his mouth unadvisedly; for all men must and do know, that the Ships of England and our valiant sailors, are the very strength of England.  
His Majesty finding nothing thrived on his side, and seeing the abundant affection of the Commonalty in general for the parliament, 
In hast and anger leaves White-Hall.  the aforesaid tenth of Janu. 1641. went unto Hampton-Court, and never after could by entreaty or otherways be drawn to come unto his parliament, though they in most humble wise and by many and several addresses exceedingly desired it. One misfortune follows another, for the 25th. of Feb. 1641. the queen went into Holland, 
Goes into Yorkshire.  and afterwards the King into yorkshire. There was at this time a sufficient Magazine of arms in Hull, being the remainder of those employed against the Scots. The parliament sent down a Member of their own one Sir John Hotham, to take care of them, who undertook and also did maintain the town and preserve the arms therein for the parliament; 
Is not admitted into Hull. Sr. Jo. Hotham keeps it for the parliament.  although his Majesty in april 1642. came unto the walls of the town to require them, yet could he neither procure arms or admittance into the town.  
The earl of warwick exceedingly beloved of the Sea men secured the navy; so that in few dayes the parliament had store of arms for Land Souldiers, 
earl of Warwick gets it for the parliament  and plenty of stout Ships for their Sea occasions. His Majesty in the mean time being destitute both of the affections of his People and means to supply an Army, which it was perceived he intended shortly to raise, returned from viewing Hull unto york. 
Lord and Commons fly to york.  The parliament having perfect intelligence, and being assured he would raise an Army against them, began to consider of their present condition, whom to make their general, how to raise Men and Money for their own and Commonwealths defence. But one would have blessed himself to see what running and trotting away here was both of Lords and Commoners unto his majesty. 
Essex rema●nes at London: is made general of the Parlame. Forces.  I do assure you a very thin House was left; of Lords who remained Essex the Peoples darling was chief, a most noble soul and generally well esteemed; he in this exigency was by both Houses nominated and voted the parliaments general. I do herein admire at the wonderful Providence of Almighty GOD, 
The hand of God in it.  who put it into the Peoples heart to make this Man general, this very earl, this good man, who had suffered beyond belief, by the partial judgement of King James, who to satisfy the Lechery of a lustful Scot, took away Essex his Wife( being a lewd Woman) for one Carr, alias Somerset, She pretending Essex was frigid us in Coitu, and old Jemmey believing it.  
Had Essex refused to be general, 
Few Noblemen good or fit to be trusted.  our Cause in all likelihood had sunk in the beginning, we having never a Noble Man at that time, either willing or capable of that Honour and preferment; indeed scarce any of them were fit to be trusted. So that God raised up Essex to be a scourge for his son whose Father had so unjustly abused him: And for the countess she had abundance of sorrow ere she dyed, and felt the Divine hand of Heaven against her, for she was uncapable of Coition at least a dozen years ere she dyed, having an impediment in that very Memb●r she had so much delighted in and abused; and this I had from the mouth of one who saw her when bowelled. For Somerset himself, he dyed a poor Man, contemptible and despised of every man; and yet I never heard any ill of that Scottish-man, except in this alone business concerning the earl of Essex and his Wife. 
The Citizens List many Souldiers under Essex.  In this Summer the Citizens listed themselves plentifully for Souldiers; Horse and arms were provided, and the Lord knows how many treacherous Knaves had Command in this first Expedition in the parliaments Army; 
parliament Army had many a false Knave in it the first Expedition.  so that if God himself had not been on our side, we must of necessity have perished.  
The Youth of the city of London made up the mayor part of Essex his infantry; his Horses were good, but the Riders unskilful, for they were taken up as they came and Listed or offered themselves unto the Service; the truth is, the parliament were at that time glad to see any Mens willingness and forwardness unto their Service; therefore they promised largely, 
parliament Promise largely. Plate and Money come in a place for service of parliament.  and made some pleasing Votes; so that the Plate and Moneys of the Citizens came tumbling into Guild-Hall upon the public Faith.  
His Majesty in the interim and at that time was nec●ssitated for Money and arms extremely, having no Magazine to command, 
His Majesty did want provisions of Arms  but those of the northern Countries; ye into what other County soever he came( and he traversed many) he was so courteous as he made shift to seize their arms and carry them along for his use, pretending for the safety of the People and his Person.  
The King had lain most part at york, or rambled into some other Counties near adjacent until August, and done little to any purpose; for the several Counties were generally nothing inclinable to his purpose, in most whereof and in every County he came in he rather received petty affronts then support; yet at last he came to Nottingham, and there set up his STANDARD( with a full resolution for war) the 22th. of August 1642. under this Constellation, having foam few Horse with him; 
His Standard set up at Nottingham.  but in great expectation of more aid from the welsh, &c. whom he thought most doted on Monarchy.  

Standard set up under an ill positure of Heaven.  
King Charles his Standard first set up at Nottingham.   Astrological chart  
The Heralds or at least those who then w●re with the King were ignorant how and in what manner to set up the Standard royal; 
The King hath more wit then his Heralds.  they therefore hung it out in one of the Turrets or upper rooms of Nottingham Castle within the Castle-wall. King Richard the third set up his Standard there, &c. His majesty disliked his Standard was placed within the Castle; he said it was to be placed in an open place where all men that would might freely come unto it, and not in a Prison; 
Removes his Standard.  they therefore carried it at his Command without the Castle, towards or into the park there adjoining, into an open place and easy of access. When they came to fix it in the ground, they perceived it was a mere rock of ston, so that they with Daggers and Knives made a small hole for the Standard to be put in; but all would not serve, Men were enforced for the present to support it with the strength of their arms and bodies, 
Few list themselves for the King.  which gave great occasion unto some Gentlemen there present to give a very sad judgement on the Kings side, and to Divine long before-hand that he would never do any good by arms. I have also heard that in eight or ten dayes he had not thirty attended the Standard or listed themselves.  

After 1642. the King had no good dayes.  All the remainder of his life after this August 22. 1642. was a mere labyrinth of sorrow, a continued and daily misfortune, unto which it seems Providence had ordained him from the very entrance of his reign. His Warres are wrote by several learned hands, unto whom I refer the Reader: I shall onely repeat a few more things of him and then conclude. 
His three Favourites end all untimely.  Favourites he had three, Buckingham stabbed to death; William Laud, and Thomas earl of Straford, both beheaded. Bishops and Clergy men, whom he most favoured and wholly advanced and occasionally ruined; he lived to see their bishoprics sold, 
Bishops ruined.  the Bishops themselves scorned, and all the whole clergy of his party and opinion quiter undone.  

He cared not for the Nobles of England.  The English Noble-men he cared not much for, but onely to serve his own turns by them; yet such as had the unhappiness to adventure their lives and fortunes for him, he lived to see them and their Families ruined onely for his sake; pitty it is many of them had not served a more fortunate Master and one more grateful.  
The Scots his Country-Men, on whom he bestowed so many favours, he lived to see them in arms against himself; to sell him for more Money then the Jews did Christ, and themselves to be handsomely routed and sold for Knaves and Slave. They made their best Market of him at all times, changing their affection with his fortune.  

He beggard Aurange.  The old Prince of Aurange he almost beggard, and yet to no purpose, the parliament one time or other getting all arms and Ammonition which ever came over unto him: Its confidently averred, 
Its pitty Aurang lived not to master the Jew Holander  if the King had become absolute here in England, Aurange had been King, &c.  
The city of London, which he had so sore oppressed and slighted; he lived to see thousands of them in arms against him; and they to thrive and himself consume unto Nothing. 
The Londoner  The parliament, which he so abhorred and formerly scorned; he lived to know was superior unto him, 
The Parlame. superior to the King.  and the scorns and sleights he had used formerly to Elliott and others, he saw now returned upon himself in Folio.  
With Spain he had no perfect Correspondency, 
He cared not for the Spaniards, or they for him.  since his being there, less after he suffered their Fleet to perish in his Havens; least of all, after he received an ambassador from Portugall; the Spaniard ever upbraiding him with falsehood and breach of promise. Indeed the Nativities of both Kings were very contrary.  
With France he had no good amity; the Protestants there abhorring his legerdemain and treachery unto Rochel; 
France cares not for him.  the Papists as little loving or trusting him, for some hard measure offered unto those of their Religion in England. He cunningly would labour to please all, but in effect gave satisfaction to none.  
denmark 
denmark.  could not endure him; sent him little or no assistance, if any at all; besides, the old King suspected another matter; and made a Quaere in his drink?  
The Swede 
Swede.  extremely complained of him for not performance of some secret Contract betwixt them, and uttered high words against him.  
The Protestant PRINCES of Germany 
Princes of Germany:  loathed his very name, &c.  
The Portugall King and he had little to do; yet in one of his own Letters to the queen; though he acknowledges the Portugals courtesy unto him, yet saith, that he would give him an Answer unto a thing of Concernment that should signify Nothing.  
The Hollanders being onely courteous for their own ends, 
The Hollander no better then Turkes.  and as far as his Money would extend; furnished him with arms at such Rates as a turk might have had them elsewhere; but they neither loved or cared for him in his prosperity, or pitied him in his adversity; which occasioned these words to drop from him, 
He cares not for them.  If he ere came to his Throne, he would make Hans Butter-box know, he should pay well for his Fishing, and satisfy for old Knaveries, &c.  

An unfortunate Man.  In conclusion, he was generally unfortunate in the World, in the esteem both of Friends and Enemies; his Friends exclaim on his breach of Faith; his Enemies would say, He could never be fast enough Bound. He was more lamented as he was a King, then for any affection any had unto his person as a Man.  

Several opportunities offered for his restoring: all lost.  He had several opportunities offered him for his Restoring: First, by several Treaties, all ending in smoke, by his own perverseness. By several opportunities and Victories which he prosecuted not. First, when bristol was cowardly surrendered by Fines; had he then come unto London all had been his own, but loitering to no purpose at gloucester, he was presently after well banged by Essex.  

Manchester no enemy to the King.  When in the West, viz. Cornwall he worsted Essex; had he then immediately hasted to London, his Army had been without doubt Masters of that City; for Manchester was none of his Enemy at that time, though he was general of the Associated Counties.  
Or had he ere the Scots came into England commanded Newcastle to have marched Southward for London, he could not have missed obtaining the City, and then the work had been ended.  
Or when in 1645. he had taken Leceister, if then he had speedily Marched for London, I know not who could have resisted him; but his camp was so over-charged with Plunder and Irish Whores, there was no Marching.  

His last misfortune.  Amongst many of his Misfortunes this I relate was not the least, viz. when the parliament last time were to sand him Propositions unto the Isle of Wight, he had advice, &c. that the onely way, and that there was no other means remaining upon earth to make himself happy and settle a firm Peace betwixt himself and parliament, and to bring him out of thraldom, but by receiving our Commissioners civilly, to sign what ●ver Propositions they brought, and above all, to make hast to London, and to do all things speedily; he was willing and he promised fairly to perform thus much. 
Some of our Commissioners at Carisbrook jugglers.  Our Commissioners were no sooner come, but one of them an old subtle Fox, had every night private and long Conference with him; to whom when his Majesty had communicated his intentions of signing the Propositions, he utterly disliked the design, and  told him plainly, He should come unto his parliament upon easier terms; for he assured him, the House of Lords were wholly his and at his devotion. This old Man knew that well enough, 
A false old Lord  himself being one of them; and in the House of Commons he had such a strong party, that the Propositions should be mitigated, and made more easy and more fit for him to sign. Upon this, the old Lord was to be Treasurer 
to be Treasurer  apud Graecas Calendas, and a Cowardly Son of his Secretary of Estate. This was the last and greatest misfortune ever befell him, to be thus ruled and fooled by that backsliding old Lord, who was never fortunate either to parliament or Commonwealth. 
The King convertible to ill advice.  But by this action and the like you may perceive how easily he was ever Convertible unto the worse advice; in like nature, the former time of Propositions sent unto him, when of himself he was inclinable to give the parliament satisfaction unto their Propositions, the Scots Commissioners pretending what their could affectionate Country would do for him; upon this their dissembling, he had so little wit, as to slight the English and confided in the Scots, though he well knew they onely had been the sole means of ruining him and his Posterity by their juggling, selling and betraying him. 
The Scots sell the devil for Money.   
whilst he was in Prison at Carisbrooke Castle Horses were laid at several Stages both in Sussex and Kent, 
A strange opportunity lost.  purposely to have conveyed him to the Kentish Forces, and to have been in the Head of them, and with the revolted Ships, if he could have escaped; and he was so near escaping, that his Legs and Body even unto his Breast were out at the Window; 
Some Parlame. men had a hand in this business.  but whether fear surprised him, or as he said himself he could not get his Body out at the Window being full chested; he tarried behind, 
Parelia or mock-suns appear.  &c. and escaped not. Many such Misfortunes attended him, so that one may truly say, he was Regum infoelicissimus. Some affirm before his Death several prodigies appeared, all I observed a long time before was, that there appeared almost in every year after 1644. several Parelia or Mock-Suns; sometimes two, sometimes three. So also Mock-Moones or Paraselenes, which were the greatest prodigies I ever observed or feared. He was beheaded January 30. 1648. the Figure of that Moment is as followeth.  

30. Ian: 1648/ 9 2●: h 4. P M Exact time of the Kings Death   Astological chart  

Some Citizens whore after his Image at the Exchange.  KING CHARLES being Dead, and some foolish Citizens going a whoring after his Picture or Image, formerly set up in the old Exchange; the parliament made bold to take it down, and to engrave in its place these words: Exit Tyrannus Regum ultimus, Anno Libertatis Angliae restitutae primo, Anno Dom. 1648. Jan. 30.  
For my part I do believe he was not the Worst, but the most unfortunate of Kings.  
Many there are who have hardly censured the parliament for cutting the KINGS Head off; but whosoever shall red a Treatise written in defence of that Action by Master Goodwin, will receive plenary satisfaction; and see that the parliament did no other thing but Justice, and what in Conscience they were bound to, for preservation of this Commonwealth. The book itself is incomparably well penned, and unanswerable.   


HAD the courtesy of the present Times deserved it at my hands, thou hadst seen an Explanation of the sixteen Pages following, which in enigmatical Types, forms, Figures, Shapes, doth perfectly represent the future condition of the English Nation and Commonwealth for many hundred of years yet to come. I have borrowed so much time from my Morning sleep, as hath brought forth these Conceptions. You that red these Lines must know I do no new thing, I do herein but imitate the ancients, who so often as they resolved to conceal their intentions from profane hands, used Heirogliphicks, Images, &c. The egyptian Priests were herein excellent, and their judgement commendable; our Saviour also himself commandeth; Ne detur sacrum Canibus. If Providence shall hereafter assign me a quiet life, and prolong my years, I may then perhaps leave unto the Sons of Art the several Changes of every kingdom and Commonwealth in Europe, in such like characters as these which now follow.   

 group of men in center getting attacked by four groups of men  
 Four crowns on ground on top  Men falling from buidings  
 Man under sun. Sun has two hands holding quills. Man has sword under which is written "pax"  
 Healthy bull in landscape  
 Three dying bulls  
 Ships coming into port.  Men sitting around table  
 Three body bags  Men working in field  
 People harvesting  
 a mole approaching a crown on a hill  
 Two people embracing and suspended upside down above a fire onto which people are pouring liquid  
 Dragon with a mole underfoot  Dragon with and mole with tails tied together  Dragon, lion, and mole  
 Two towns on fire with ships in the middle. People are swimming in the water  
 Four rivers of blood with people swimming in them  Figure with two panels, top panel has mole, bottom panel has dragon  
 Lion and another creature embracing  mole approaching ship which is upsdie down in water  
 Men gathered with swords  
 Lion, dragon and another creature on shore with moles (?) in water  
 Three men talking  
 Four birds with branches  
 Four angels playing trumpets with sun, stars and moon looking down