A Most Worthy Speech, spoken by the Right Honourable ROBERT Earl of WARWICK; In the Head of his Army, November, 22. when he took his leave of them, and delivered them under the Command of his Excellence the Earl of ESSEX.  
Wherein is contained all the duties of a Christian Soldier, both toward God and Man, with many religious advertisements, to deter them from swearing, and taking the Name of the Lord in vain.  
Whereunto is annexed a Caveat for the Cavaliers, being a true example of God's judgement against one of that Crew, which rook a pride in blaspheming against God, and cursing the Roundheads.  
London, Printed by T. Faucet. Novem. 29. 1642.   

A Caveat for the Cavaliers, or the Earl of Warwick's Caution to his ARMY  
Being the truth of a Speech spoken by the said Earl, on the two and twentiteh day of November, when he delivered them under the Command of the Earl of ESSEX.  
NOble Countrymen,  
you that are to fight in this just cause, to preserve your King's Rights, the Privilege of Parliament, and the whole Kingdom's safety, I have taken some pains to write this my desire for you to follow, and then you must needs be fortunate and happy, forbear this vain use of swearing, and blaspheming against his Name, whose power is above man's power, set your minds on it and it will come alone, for use bereedeth facility, facility engendereth familiarity, familiarity maketh readiness, readiness frameth perfectness, perfectness breedeth custom, custom forceth continuance, continuance conveieth us to senselessness, senselessness lulleth us a sleep in the Cradle of security, so that we fear not, not feel not, our desperate fall in the painful Pit of Perjury, the unhappy reward whereof is perpetual infelicity. Let us take heed then of swearing, or of the rash naming of God, without reverence due unto his most glorious Name  
What mockery and derision is this against Christ in the Church when his name is sounded, to bend in token of reverence, and all the week after to swear by him, as though he were worthy of no honour at all. The very jews used to tear their garments, when they supposed they heard any blasphemy; The Turks so esteemed of their Mahomet, that they never vainly swear by his name, neither do they admit unto Office of Government any Swearer, of what birth soever he be, or though he be for any other quality never so notable. Among the Heathen people (a shame to Christians) one Regulus a worthy Roman, being taken prisoner by the Carthagenians, when they of Carthage desired rather to have their own prisoners from the Romans they sent this Regulus to Rome without any gage or pledge, save his faith only, when he was at Rome, he persuaded his Countrymen that his message was not profitable for his Country, and for his oath sake, uncompelled, he returned as a prisoner to Carthage alone without guard, where after the most cruelest manner, that mischief of the most bloody minds could invent, after such a sort that I never read the like.  
They put him to death most terribly in this manner, they compassed him round about with planks which wear driven round with pricks, of Jron, the points whereof were made exceeding sharp, so that he could not bow himself any way without grievous wounds, whereof his flesh rankling the longer he lived; the more grivous would be his pain, waking or sleeping his feet must bear the burden of his whole body, he might truly say I live, and so full well I die, so the Saguntinians, rather than they would break there faith, made unto the Romans they endured willingly, all the punishments, that hunger, sword, and fire could do unto them.  
Livius remembreth two Roman soldiers taken prisoners, dismissed by Hanyball upon there oaths, to return again to his camp, the first subtly he left his sword behind him, and when he was gone a good way from the camp he returned again to fetch his sword, meaning by this subtle returning to save his oath, and niver more return, but when this cause came to be disputed at Rome, the heathen Romans sent him back again, as a perjured person, averting that an oath ought so to be performed, as he unto whom the oath was made did understand the promise.  
The Law of the Egyptians was, that no Swearing should be used, but in lawful cause, if any were proved perjured he lost his Head.  
The Scythians had a Law likewise, that whosoever was proved perjured, he should be thrown down the high Rock Tarperos, and therefore when they did swear, they held a Stone in their hand, and protested, in this manner, if I lie, or swear aught but truth, cast me violently from the Rock, as I ●ling this Stone from me.  
What a shame is this to Christians, that the heathen people that knew no God, would not swear rashly, and if they did, what punishments they they suffered, but we that profess Christ, swear rashly, and unreverently, and so we be trusted when we swear, we care not after though we break our faith.  
Dear Countrymen, and fellow soldiers, think but upon this, think what you have undertook of the Cause you are to fight in, think against whom, the bloody and inhuman Papists, they that keep your dear Anointed King from you; those blaspheming and tyrannous Cavaliers, that destroys and brings to utter ruin every place where they come.  
Therefore dear Countrymen follow not their evil Examples, to ravish Wives and Virgins, to fire men's Barns, and to destroy the Grain, for this they daily do, with Oaths on Oaths that still they will go on in their most devilish and most detestable practices, but do you take thy counsel, and be but ruled by me, and keep this in your thoughts we will quickly quell their valiant voices, & fetch our King (spite of their Oaths) home to his royal Throne.   

A true Relation of the just judgement of God against a deboyst Cavalier, which took a pride in blaspheming against God, and cursing the Roundheads.  
ONe of my Lord Moon's Cavaliers, this last week within six Miles of Lanceston, having been making merry, and after dinner riding to his Rendezvous, he overtook some honest Countrymen, that had been at Lanceston, at Market, who road together, being in number near twenty Horsemen, among whom this lusty Cavalier upon his prancing Horse, daubed with gold Lace, with his losty Plume, in his Montero, and riding up to them, saluted them in the manner following, Damme-me where have all these Roundheads been to day, no Roundheads replied one of them, but faithful Subjects to the King and Parliament.  
Hang you said ●e, you have been all at an exercise, to hear a Sermon in a Tub, a pox take you all, and swore most terribly; unto whom one of the company, not able to abide such blaspheming abomination, in gentle words said unto him, that he should answer for every idle word, the Cavalier in a scornful manner rapt out another Oath, and said, take not thou care for me, but take care for thy winding sheet, well said the other amend, for Death giveth no warning, as soon cometh a Lambskin to the market, as an old Sheep, with that the Cavalier rapt out oath af●er oath, biding him take no care for him, thus he continued, till at length in their journey they were to ride over a great Bridge that went over an Arm of the Sea, upon which the gentleman swearing, spurred his Horse, so that he leapt over the Bridge with the Cavalier on his back, who as he was going cried aloud, Horse and man, and all to the Devil.  
FINIS.