The Welchmans last Petition and Protestation: desiring that speedy aid might bee sent her against her home-bred enemies, as her shall declare and show to be in her following Petition. Whereunto is added the Protestation of Thomas, ap Shinkin, ap Morgan, &c.  
 hatted man with walking stick  
Printed at London for F. Couls, T. Bates, I. Wright, T. Banks. 1642.   

The Welch-mans last PETITION And Protestation.  
Desiring that speedy aid might bee sent her against her home-bred enemies, as her shall declare and show to be in her following Petition.  
Humbly sheweth,  
THat although her Countrymen in Wales have not often shew'd her griefs and injuries in long Bills and Petitions, yet may it please your good Lordships to understand, that her hath great causes to put up her scrolls of papers in all humilities to show unto your Honours considerations that her hath in her countries and Principalities, many enemies inclined to Poperies and old Services, and a great deal of foes her know where, that dwell hard by the Mountaines, and in the Valles, that do seek to destroy her commodities and traffics, and eat up her bread and Sheese out of her wives and childrens mouths, and to devour all her other provisions, as all her Cousens can bee witnesses upon their oaths and books. Her do not here make her complaints against pipple pabbles or small matters, but of a great business, wherein her must accuse a little old jesuitical thief, that hath long made havoc in her Countries, her I mean that hath little small eyes, long head, not a Round head, four legs, and a long tail. Her do not mean Robin Run in the hole, that doth make her walks and ambulations under ground, but does no harms and wrongs to her countries, nor our Sheep-mutton though little in bodies, but sweet in the bellies and in taste, are not to be blamed, for they are good innocent cattle, and being droven to Markets and fairs, do afford her Country-men good pounds, shillings and pence, for her had for one Sheep-mutton threescore and two pence, which her hath brought home into Wales. Nor do her complain of her Cock Geldings, nor of her welsh Goat or venison, nor of her welsh Runt, which yields her Butter and Cheese day by day, and do her much good by milk for her youngest child, though her would fain have eat of the same, yet her will never be fat, but her will be still lean of the ribs, so that you may see her hauuch bonnet, hough her have Hay and beans enough, as Chaucer calls it in his 10. Chap. 727. pag. Nor do her mean here to make Orations and complaints against Light-foot, cogging wat; for her can chase her away with her puppy-dog which lies in her chimney corner, and make her run in great terrors and frights over the Mountaines: Neither hath her any meaning to bring in her accusations against that good breeding bide with the yellow bill, that goes over the green bare-foot, which her do mean to sand up by the next Carrier to St. Martins as they call her, that her may be taken measurefor a new pair of shoes to be made there, because her is afraid her should take could.  
These and many more other fowles and cattells are not troublesone nor oppressions to our Countries, but onely that arrant rogues and greedy companions Master Little-eyes, who as soon as her hath done any mischief, whip Sir Davy, her runs into her hole, and draws her long tail after her, which may been compared in similitudes and likenesses unto the long tail of a Tortoise; and moreover this Master Little-eyes hath sharp teeth, like the Combs which fetch out her other enemy out of her head in the very thickest place. But in a word, to be brief and tedious as I said before, so her do say so still, that this her jesuitical enemy doth daily increase, and more rebells still come to these her enemies: And this is that cunning pated rascals that do her Countrimens so much wrong, her may very well call him a thief and robber of the Common-wealths, Habitations, Houses and Cupboards; and all his Ancestors coming from pig-houses, they are now a great long while ago so increased and multiplied, that they eat up all her corn in her barns, and will run from her cousen ap-Morgans, to her cousens ap-Griffins house, and do most lamentable spoils, and rob them of all their Bacons, so that all her cousens and Country-men can sand out no Hue and Cry to take and catch these her enemies. who will presently in despite of her teeth and all her Officers, run back into safe lurking holes, that her cannot spy them out though her get on the top of the Mountames, and look round about all Wales; neither can her without her had Grim Malkins eyes see out her enemies by night, but when her be fast asleep with her Wife and Children, her is at her knavish pranks. In all humilities showing also, that these Truants are oar mortal enemies which lurk about the Country, both in House and Field, and especially in our barns and Cheese-lofts, which her can prove before God and man, that this villainous enemy is not content with cleanly Pudding though it were as long as her arm; nor with as good saveet Butter as ere was put into her mouth, which her may, gnaw, and eat with her sharp teeth, and her would not be so much offended; neither will her be content with one Cheese, nor with two, but her undermines and digs Holds and holes within her best and greatest Cheeses, which her to sand up to Doctor rouen for a bribe or token, her had not best say bribe, her will see if her can find bribe in her Dictionary, which her bought of her dear Country-man own Cadwelladoure, which is bound within sheep Parchment, which cost her a silver two pence, and her cousen Cadwalladoure  told her, that her Country-man, William Perkins made that Dictionary, and hath put an hundred words more in her Dictionary than was before, and hath set down many Monuments in her Dictionary, as for making of Guns, Cod bless us from a coun I pray Cod, and other Relations of credit, as of King Davids death and such like; but her would fain know as well how long Cheese and Butter hath been made, as well as Guns and bows were inventing: Her do imagine her enemy doth not bar her chest, but her can lawful swear as far as her do know, that her doth tost her Cheese called bobba, or because her see her in her chimney corner so often: But her will proceed no more against her enemies in words.  
Her hath sufficiently described her enemies condition and rebellious nature, for her doth destroy and burn all her lays her claws upon, no, her must not say burn All, for then the word will not hold good construction, but that he spoils and demolishes all the Cheeses, especially the best Cheeses, for he as I must tell you hath a notable palate to taste which is best, and which is not; now what good Subjects can deny her enemies to be Rebels and Felons, for they do daily steal, rob, devour, bear away her Goods spite of her nose; and her be a fellow because her comes by night, or else when her is not ware or provided for her, her then doth find out her Cheese in the dark, and her think her enemy doth come very near the word burning, for her doth tost her Cheese very often, for her have seen her many times in the chimney corner, and before her can turn face about, or get a good long Weapon, her run away and dare not stand to it like a Coward, look you now. More to this her do suspect, and verily beleave her to be a Papist, for her hath been often seen to run and play, and make dumb adorations about the cross in the Market place and when her have set her Sacks of Barley and Malt to sell, before her Chapman could ask her prices, her would be working with her teeth at the bottom of the Sack, and being spied her would whip away and run under the Market cross, and it hath been known that some of her enemies, wanting places of harbour to be delivered of their young ones, and being too nimble to be carried to Cages, they have crept into holes in Churches, behind old Crosses and Images, and there have bread up their posterities, so that some of her enemies bee naturally Papists by their Pedigree. What shall her do in these cases? her were best get a Protection for her Cheeses, for all her Country is in great fears and uproars about these enemies, and her know not what to do if her may bee robbed, and have her Goods eaten before her face and behind her back, and yet have no course taken to slay and kill her domestic homebred enemies.  
Her hath been loathe to complain against these her foes and enemies; because some will put flouts and jeetes upon her Country-men, as they did when they made her Inventories, in mere scoffs and derisions; but let her know whomsoever her be, if her were in her Cases, and should see herself eaten up, not with her enemies which her do scorn, but by a kind of little-eyed Dundegoes, and be made poorer than her would make her in her Inventory; this would make her I warrant you scratch her head, and bite her nail, with studying to indite her mind in new complaints and Petitions; and to publish and Print her grievances in sheets of Paper, in all the appeliations and names of her Country-men, who will give good testimonies and witness to these her Inditements and Charges against Master Little-eyes our mortal enemies, and because her cannot so well express her cogitations, thoughts, and minds in English speeches, and Inkehorne languages, although her could draw a thousand Sheepe-skin Parchments into forms of Bills, if so bee that her should pen her matter, or her fears and oppressions in welsh, or the ancient British Tongue, then have at her for making large Tales, and Stories of her wrongs which have been done unto her, which would make her Mountaines and Rocks speak, and Springs weep: but because her would not mistake and make boyes fioute and scoff her Petitions, and her words and utterances, her intending to be very serious, and in all humilities to make a true and unfeigned Relations of her great injuries and indignities offered by her enemies, and still daily practised; her doth therefore for the better reprehensions, and misconceiving of the matter, fashion her Inditement, Accusation, Bill, or Petition into Articulus, her cannot know that word in welsh, her must see her Dictionary for that word articulus; let her look about her, january, it is not in that Cullum, nor in February, oh it begins with A. her must look for A. March, April, look you now her hath found in April, her have found the word, it is not Articulus, but Articles: and her will have Articles against her till her make her Arse ticles, for her knows her enemies to be Rogues, rascals and villains, Felons, Robbers, bloodsuckers of old Religions, Jesuit or Atheists, and worse an hundred times then her can device or invent in English, but her could describe her to a hair, and all her knaveries in welsh, but for the present time her hath made shift to deliver her minds and dangers in these aforesaid Petitions: And her will also make a Petition to get a Patent to buy Traps, and 'gins to catch her enemy if her can. Moreover, her bee determined to sand up her Son and heir after her hath received her next quarters Rent, to buy two score and three Mouse Traps for the present necessity; for fear her Patent should not be so suddenly granted, as her do conceive; and when her hath taken good store of her enemies, her do project to sand the Guts of her enemy, if her can take her, mark there that; to make Fiddle-strings against Bartholemew Faire next coming.  
Humbly wishing and desiring, that the whole Country of Wales may be defended from her enemies, and that there may be good store of Mouse-traps bought, such as her hath seen in Crooked Lane, in London, whereby her foes and enemies may be taken in their own devices, and their power lessoned, their ravenous minds abated, and their fierce stomacks qualified, which they have often shewed in devouring our goods and provisions, that her cannot pay her Rents. And her prays in all humility, that her may have three score and two Canterbury cats speedily sent to her aid; That these her enemies, so many as are taken Prisoners and alive, may bee brought up in some convenient Hamper, and be committed to the long powdering Tub, to remain there without bail or mainprize: that they may make skirmishes with her enemies, and beate them out of her Country, and all her ancient Brittaines shall be bound to pray, &c.   

Master Mouse his Answer to her Country-mans Petition.  
IT doth seem by this Petition good-man jenkin that your welsh blood is up, you would make a good Laborour to carry brick and mortar, for as soon as you are angry you are presently a top of the house; but as it is said when any thing is found knawd, that the Mouse hath been here, so he that shall read this welsh Petition, and find therein such broken English, false Writing, unproper words, and so many Hers in every line, may very well think that the Welch-man hath been here, and hath begotten out of his brains a Shee Petition. You are afraid of Thieves, that is of your own shadow, for who more thief than yourself; and for your Cheeses they are as hard as Mill-stones, and stink of Goates milk, especially being toasted, so that the devil would rather bee starved then boarded with Cheese in Wales: Your other Accusations are lies, and show you to be a right britain, that will make a Mountain of a Mole-hill, as appeareth by your setting forth her Countries wrongs and fears in her long Bills and Petitions.   

The Welch-mans Reply.  
WHat does her answer her so; compare her and call her her Country-man; by her precious conscience, her will show this her enemy no more favours, then the Taylore doth her enemy when he finds her enemy in her neck or bosom: Cods body call her her Country-man, oh base, oh intolerable, and more base then her base viol which hangs in her chamber: why her had best bring the Frog, and such like caterpillars, and say her is her Country-man as well as the louse, or Mouse.  
Her will fetch her long Hook with the pike at the end of it, her armor and her piece, and her gauntlet, her double-edged sword, or her back sword, and her Dagger, and all her Country-men will march out with her in Warlike proportions, and kill her enemies if her Petitions bee not regarded, wherein her do know is true matters and of good weights, look you there now; Her made not her Petitions to bee laughtat, therefore her will kill her enemy, and make no more ado with Petitions.   

The Protestation of Thomas, ap Shinkin, ap Morgan, ap howel, &c.  
INprimis, Her was vow and protest herself to live in te true faith which was always ●… said py ●… redecessors, and tey was ●asted in te old and ancient time prosestants.  
Item. Her was vow had protest again her was never a pied Papists, and Puritants in a awl her life.  
Item. Her was swear py St. Tassie again and again that her was ●ever desire to pe 〈◇〉 of Ireland, and was never love Treasons, pecot her was love her head a little petter.  
Item, Her was never apide to hearet at her was have Lord Iustice, eatshet her was never love to run from her Country.  
Item, Her was never love apove all things to pe Shudge for tivers reasons.  
First, her was alwares ferry pitiful, and her was not find in her heart to hang to poor rogues.  
Secontly, her was not all apide ship-monies. And turtly and lastly, her was never apide to pe hanged herself.  
Item, Her was never apide to pe a beshit, her was fear shooking will her lawn sleeves.  
Put her was have a creat tesire to pe a could Shentilman of Wales, and her tid never in awl her life get a Patten, for her was fear the Pillory; put her was ride on hunting ore te hills, ore thles, are te tach, are te palette follow her little pawling togs, where her was cry ship shop, with her pugle horn by her side, and at to last if her could, her, was catch the nimble Hare, and eat her for her supper when her was roasted, for her was ket her a could stomach when her was catch her, tis was a creat teal petter sport ●n beheading and hanging and running away from her own perne Country & putting her in to prison, and make her peep torough to Pill●ry, and rite with her face to te tail of her horse; pecot her was never in awl her porn see such fashion; in her own Country: cose tat was love at let her wear it; peca●s pl●t her was never apide it put always akaine and akaine her was love, apide and tesire quietn sse till her welsh pled was up, and ten her was fight with te Fivell, and all, if her was angry her.  
Item, Her was never apide to pow to the Altar, her was made of wood and ston, and was creat atoletry to pow to her; put her was pow and penned as long as her hamstrings could not hold, to her creat Cod of Mighty.  
And her was always pray that Cot would pless our could King and queen, and her own prince of Wales, and confond te Pope, and te 〈◇〉 and awl her enemies.  
FINIS.