A Lantern and Candle light, to see this dark (and black) Emblem by.  
See Reader by this figure what thou art,  
And let thy inward thoughts dictate to thee,  
Whether this hellish Chair be not thy heart,  
Where Pluto sits (and rules) if so it be,  
(For Heavens love) take this advice of me,  
Arm thee with grace; throw Satan out o'th' Chair,  
Put Christ in's place, who quells the Prince o'th' Air.    

NEWS FROM AVERNUS.  
BEING Certain Propositions and Promises made BY Don Belzebub (alias Pluto) Emperor of Gehynon, King of Sheol, Tophet and Avernus, Prince of Phlegeton, Styx, and Acheron, Duke of Aetna, Stumbille, and Mongebelle, etc.  
To his sable Courtiers, inviting (and exciting them) by ample rewards to the propagation of and increase of his Diabolical Empire.  
Taken notice of by Mark Parinter.  
LONDON, Printed by John 〈◊〉, 16●●.   

An Exordium (or premonitory) Epistle to the Prudent Christian.  
READER,  
I Confess thou mayst wonder at my formidable Frontespeece, or terrible title, which may (perhaps) squeeze from thee some conjecture contrary to verity, or my expectation, as that the work contains more spite or vanity, than wit or Christianity, but take this for thy learning (beforehand) that if thy judgement wrest from thee such an uncharitable Censure, thou thyself art guilty of 〈…〉 judgest, for by this Diabolical doalest, I endeavour to reach thee (according to my ability) thy christian duty to God and thy Neighbour, vices being exposed, make the vicious actors of them ashamed (if they be not past stame) and the honest and virtuous livers more confidently annimated to prosecute their pious 〈◊〉: the anticut enenmie of mankind (by 〈◊〉 appellation) is said (sometimes) to assume the place of an Angel of light, thereby (with counterfeit Coin) to deceive the minds of self-willed Christians (in name) that with the more fallity he may enter into the hearts of them whose consoperated opinions renders him their greatest Antagonist (I mean in their own conceptions) Though they be inwardly his most endeared friends and whom he may most easily possess with a vain shadow of justice, as by imagining themselves to be the servants of the God of heaven, when (indeed the more is the pity) they are (by suuh sinister practices, which they follow) even slaves to (him) the ' Devil of hell: whose subtle stratagems, and damnable devices (to game the souls of selfconceited, and presumptuous worldlings) thou art, good Prudent, and Christian READER, preadmonished by thy soul's health wishing friend,  
Mark Parinter.   

The Argument of the ensuing TREATISE.  

The infernal King setting in's Fiery Chair,  
With Luciferian pride death summon all  
His fiends, from fire, water, earth, and Air,  
Which being come, he them to 〈◊〉 doth call,  
How each hath spent his time, souls to inthrawle,  
Tells them in what processions he's best 〈◊〉,  
And by what means his Kingdom is 〈◊〉    

News from Avernus.  
COme hither all you my beloved, Black, Blue, Red, Greene, Grace, Russet, and Orange-tawny Boys, Fernds of all sorts, sizes, and ages, from 1635 years standing, to little two-yeere-old Devils, you my constant Colleg●ars of this Infernal University, you my trusty Agents, who negotiate for me in the Terrestreall Globe, to the enriching of my Kingdom, the increasing of my subjects, and the augmentation of my glory (briefly) you, I say, who as my nimble servants sometimes by visible, but most commonly by invisible means, do attend those who are appointed for a portion of my inheritance in the world, lest at any time (through want of quotidiall (nay rather moral solicitations and attendance) they should be snatched out of my potent paws: 'Tis true (my trusty Rogers) I have no great cause (I confess) to question your sedulity nor vigilancy (I mean in general) yet let me tell you (my good friends) there are some of you in particular, whose sloth is now of late days highly reprehensible, how else hath it come to pass, that the Sunday is so devoutly observed, drunkenness in the time of Divine Service so Circumspectly avoided; how comes so much fasting and praying, suppression of Monopolists and Pattentees; and divers other abuses reform (especially in the Kingdom of England, whence (I say) proceeds all this, but through your tardiness and negligence: but let that pass, I will not exasperate my patience overmuch, nor extenuate your diligence beyond desert, but having a little reprehended what is amiss in you, I now purpose to render (to your worthy praise and my great glory and comfort) an account of (and thanks for) the good services that of late years you have done to the propagation and elevation of vice the extenuation and (almost) extirpation of virtue in the Kingdom of England (aforesaid) wishing, exhorting, charging, and commanding you and every one of you (as you tender my love) or fear my displeasure, or wish the enlargement and expansion of this my didiabollicall Monarchy) to prosecute (to your utmost endeavours, and with the most exact care and diligence that you possibly may) the courses that you have so auspiciously begun: for the furtherance whereof (and that you may with more alacrity and facility execute my designs) I will demonstrate unto you in what professions I am most effectually & punctually pleased, and by what men and means my Empire is expanded; Then prick up your ears, and listen (with attention) to the works of the Devil: for you must take especial care in a matter of such high consequence, that all things conducible to this designed work, be done with a plausible deportment, that as poison may (and is oftentimes) sweetened with honey (or sugar) to make it be diliciously swallowed, so temtations of this nature (which filleth this vast Infernal Kingdom) must be sweetened with promises (nay commonly with performances) of worldly wealth, honour, fame, dignity, and reputation, as for example, the drunkard must be styled a Good fellow, a Boon companion, a sound Trout, a notable blade, nay, as honest a man as ever pissed with, etc. or as trod upon a shoe of leather (a large Encomium) for it seems the Saints never troad upon any. The libidenous Lecher must not want his titles, for he, though he have no Gentry hereditary, nor dares adventure to get any in the field of Mars, yet (with a pox to him) betwixt Venus and Cornelius (not Cornelius Agrippa) he shall get enough to make him a Gentleman at three skirmishes, and Mr. Present-time (the Herald) shall justify it. The covetous caitiff that most damnable Idolater, who adores Crosses and Images) must be counted a very good Husband (though his wife say no such matter) a thriving man that by his pinching parsimony, and trucelent oppression of the poor, he shall get (besides the little of a rich man) the Devil and all. But it were a Labour endless to tell you in particular what yourselves know (so well as I) in general there be damnable sinners of all professions sort, sizes, sects and ages, unless it be little children, whereof (to my great grief) too many dye, before they be capable of deadly sins so yet I am depriveed of millions that way. Therefore it behoves you my boon associates my Impassable postillians, my Machevilian messengers, and Avernian Ambassadors, to be the more sedulous & diligent among those of ripe age, let them not pass (at the most) eight years of age before they being instructed to swear, curse, lie, 〈◊〉 the name of God, sing bawdy songs pilpher small triffels as farthings or pence, from there parents, to buy pares; apples, or plumbs, these are good beginnings (my lads) & being ends according to my own desire; when they come to exceed twelve, thentis high time to teach them to frequent Playhouses, Taverns, Alehouses, and (though their abilities yet pemit them not) let them for the more speedy enableing themselves, frequent baudy-houses, and be sure do not forget to teach them (in their childhood) to play at dice and cards, though at first but for farthings, yet from this small beginning when they come to maturity of age, they will exceed from fatthings to penc, from penc, to shillings; from shillings, to Crowns, from crowns to pounds, and so upwards according to our Diobollicall arithmetic, until they come to poverty, from thence, to robbing (or stealing) and consequently, etc. For the Female fex, lot them not arrive to 15. at the most, before they be endoctrinated in all the postures of pride and novelty in fashion, teach them to curl (and lay out) their hair, expose their naked breasts, etc. that by these external deportments, their internal intentions may be known; but above all things be not negligent in following your buusinesse close in every season, until the harvest (of reward) be come, you have sown seeds of dissension, sects and schisms are plentifully spread, and will, undoubtedly) yield an infinite crop; O how happy hath it been for my traffic, since the first Authors of these damnable Heresies were, severally, suggested by me and you; every one of them to invent, and teach, an opinion according his, nay to her, 〈…〉 well shuffled, my boys, play on boldly, in the Devil's name, if we win not Millions of souls at this game, let's burn the cards, ha', ha', ha', ha', ha', I shall take up an unlimmitted laughter, if I don't recall myself in time; For indeed, how can I otherwise choose; alas you know, my dearest, that heretofore we have laid many years to one soul, and yet at the last have lost both it, our time and labour, and come home quite vanquished without it, but, now, ha', ha', ha', they come in tumbling, and crowding, without any pains taking ha', ha', ha', I can now sit snorting in my Chair, and have my work done ready to my hand, according to my own desire, or heart could wish; the twiggs being well limed at th' first, hath saved labour ever since, for they poor souls are so blinded and lulled asleep with that somniferous potion of self-conceited sanctity, and purity, that they think themselves true to my enemy, and enemy to me; but in this they please me exceedingly, let them run on in their erroneous conceits, and think so still, they shall never be hindered, but rather furthered, by me, but my fear is, if your care be not used to the extremity of diligence, that they will smell it out of themselves; look too't, I charge you, for they know that a Kingdom divided within itself, cannot stand, nor a house divided escape inevitable ruin; therefore to prevent this 〈◊〉, for they have commonly good 〈◊〉, propose unto them hot Capons, Shoulders of Mutton, Pullers in white bloath, collops and eggs, eat even (and most especially on that day which most 〈◊〉 me) Godd-friday, possess them severally with strong delusions of selfconceited sanctity, that every man may say (or at the least think so) to his Neighbour, Stand further off, come not near me, for I am holier than thou, noli me tangere, thou profane and wicked man, let them be perseverent in this, and then sleeping and waking, all's mine, quoth the Devil, so sure as God's in heaven, their pride (as mine did at first) will cast them headlong into hell, & now it comes into my mind) I conjure you all to be mindful of my very good friends, & servants, composers and publishers of these lying and scandalous Pamphlets, which daily are carried and spread about, sometimes to the disgrace of them that hate me to the death; & tell those my trusty factors, that I will at no time be forgetful of their care and diligence to the increase of so many notable vice, which advance my state, as lying, standering, envy, detraction & blasphemy, all damnable fins, and seriously prohibited by Almighty God, my immortal enemy, I know, and you know, that by these only means, many Millions of souls come daily to my kingdom; therefore it behoves you to be exceeding forward in a matter of such deep importance, and to be extreme solicitous to preoccupate (so far as possibly you may) the suppression and prohibition of this numerous rabble of 〈…〉, and Pamphliters, by the sublime 〈◊〉 it of the Parliament, for if that should come to pass, through want of vigilaney, my Empire would lose a great part of its propagation, and I of any glory. But I hope you will at no time be taken tardy in these affairs, which is no hard task to effect, seeing that the procession, though base, propounds into them both profit and pleasure, without much pain taking, enough said of that, now we proceed to other particulars, which may fortify your memories, when you have occasion to use them in the world in several ways, as I shall endoctrinate you, first I tell you, my subtle substitute, that I find great utility and comfort by the quotidian resort of Whores, Bawds, pick-pockets, Cheaters, etc. to stageplayss, seek to set that forward: secondly I have great gain from these place, called Bawdy-houses, therefore be serious and urgent in your promising ample rewards to the doers & sufferers of the premise, let the panders be petulant, the Bawds impudent, the whore's arrogart, and the Officers superindulgent, etc. Thirdly be pressive to further (through hope of gain) that hypocritical secret fraud in shopkeepers, hidden under Yea, and Nay, verily, and truly, etc. with their dark shops, false weights, measures and Wares, to the inritching of themselves for a time, and me to eternity: and fourthly, do not forget to encourage those damnable Dammablades in the damning, sinking, perishing, and renouncing, tell them that all shall be punctually performed on God's part and mine: for he will certainly by these provocations, and invitations, damn, sink, perish, and renounce their souls, than what follows, but that 'tis my part to take them (according to their customary wish, The Devil take me) and so nodoubtedly, I will. For while they seek to dissect (or annatomize) God with their imprecations and oaths; as heart, wound and blood, be you ready, and diligent, upon his 〈…〉 of them, as justly, to seal them for me. And, now I call it to mind, let 〈◊〉 remember you of one especial innovation in trading, introduced through the gradation of time, in England, chief in, and adjacent to, the Cities of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉, to the ample increase of bestial ebriety, which is the 〈◊〉, or wellspring of almost all other most damnable sins and impieties, therefore be sure to assist with your especial care, and diligence, the proadintors, or primo parens of this horrible sin of drunkenness; and those be the Brewers of this exorbitant and Circean liquor called 14. Shillings Ale: these are the true foster-fathers' of this execrable vice, and deserve especial notice, praise, thanks (and reward) for their service, most of them profess themselves very precise, I profess, indeed, and in truth, and unless it be in private among the brethren or sisters, those that abhor the most abominable sin of drunkenness, but as the proverb says, If there were no receivers there would be no thiefs; and consequently, if no thiefs no receivers; so that these b●nding Ale-brewers are the principal (and original) cause of so many law less blind Alehouses (as we call them) that under the pretence of keeping Tobacco-shops (whom I can never praise enough) presume (and that without any just licence from the justice) to dra● and fell with (bellish) black pots, this diabolical drink after the rate of 2 d. 2 pint, neither must I forget to extol the service of those (wilfully) blind Beadles, whose eyes being shadowed with two Sillings by the quarter, will wink at at (these great, under the name of) small faults; so let them do still, and want no annimition thereunto, for by this means they do in an open rebellious way, against the laws of God and King, in stead of fasting & praying (which pleaseth God too much for my profit) use all possible ways and means for the 〈◊〉 Drunkenness and many other most abominable vices which bring some to beggory, others to stealing, and so make work for the Beadle, and the Hangman, Gramercy fourteen ●●●ling Ale-brewer for (the most part of all) this; besides their 〈…〉 day (I 〈◊〉 their servants) about this unnecessary (and unconscionable) and to augment their gains (and their sins) it is so Bombasted ●est in the tunning, that being settled, and fit to drink (which to say truth, it never is) the Victulers have (oftentimes) but 27. Gallons for a barrel, it is so jumbled and sophisticated, that beyond the height of wholesome nourishment, inflaming and intoxicating the brains of poor labouring people, spending their time and means, at this Acherontic Ale, while their wives, children and families want bread at home, whereby the number of poor doth increase, which is, both to them, and to me, advantageous, for the poorer sort are their chief and most constant customers in this damnable course of trading, for the drinking of their fulsome and spongious Ale; and thus having full proof of their trusty service to me, and the amplitude and increase of so many other (by their means) I would have you to promise them (and I will perform it) some especial place in Hell (a great preferrment) above other petty offenders; encourage them closely to Bu●●●ie to their business, so as the Centre of the work may yield forth Share of their damnable endeavours: and exhort them to be confident, that with a Dash to be are the Bell (over) the way it may pass for Fourteen shillings the Barrel, at Chequer pay; but I know no reason why there should not be Crown Ale, as well as Crown soap: no, no, I am mistaken, let them still continue their brewing Strong, High and mighty Ale, that may sparkle so proudiy, as G●● of Warwick; nay, let it be so strong and heady, that sakef-farmers', Fish wives Cobblers, Chimney-sweepers, Rag-gatherers and T●●●ers; may be merry, and sing bawdy and drunken catcher and especially, forget not lying Tales, and the continual 〈◊〉 of this tattered regiments let the buy then of all their Songs be sung to this Tune (by all these Ale-bibbers) Strong Ale is meat drink and cloth, so likewise let them stand to it, that to hold such Pot-companions in union, it may be compared to Buckle and thong; even in despite of our potent adversary, who commends, and only brews Ten shillings Ale, and will Bide by't and be sure to take these instructions along with you, for the encouraging all those my constant servants, that for the better, and more credible prosecution of their most damnable courses, let them practise by means so to insinuate with men in place of Authority, that both of them (the Brewer and the victuler) may bear some Office for maintenance of civil government in the Parish (where the dwell) that so they may be the better enabled, for their own private gains, to connive at sin and wickedness; and so anticipate the legal proceed against their hellish conversations herein: and not to doubt, but that though their educations afford them neither writing nor reading, yet, if they can do by my instructions aforesaid, they may be called to be under (if not capital) Constables to execute the Offices of religious honestmen, that so by their Authority in those places, they may mightily increase my Empire; I could dictate many other advices: but I know that few words may suffice to instruct the wise, therefore I'll say no more to you at this time, lest I should be tedious; But go on in the Devil's name, and bid them (as the Familist saith) Increase and multiply, Vale.   

The Proscript.  
COurteous Reader, Having shown by this figure the Diabolical intentions, and invaterate malice of the Common Enemy to Mankind, (the Devil) Let us 〈◊〉 aid of Almighty God, that by the 〈◊〉 of his grace, me may escape all his fiery darts, and prevail against the gates of Hell; love virtue, hate vice, serve God, in despite o'th' Devil.  
FINIS.