buy Annie and Liquorish, to cleere his windepipes, and if need be an Act
to take up tithes, and preach nonsence according to the example of the
sword-Reformed Churches.
So you see the onely aime of the Grandees, is if it be possible to outwit
the Presbyterians, and therefore it is they thus shuffle and cut in hope
to win the game, and because they will not lose by dealing, the Coxcombs
of State have concluded, that about a fortnight they will command
their journey-men the Supreame Cacklers, to vote Brown, Waller,
and the rest of the Imprisoned Members a yeare of Jubile, and if they
finde their heat for Monarchy abated, and that they will turn Presbyterians
of this last edition, they shall if they please, for fashion sake be admitted
again as Members, but upon condition that they play the good
boyes, and sit at the elbow of a Grandee, and cry Ay, and No, when
their tongue-keeper shall jogge them, but if they finde them Refractory,
and that the deeds of their flash are not throughly mortified,
yet no notice is to be taken of it, until they have setled their Kingdom
upon a sure foundation, and their Agents have made all sure in Scotland
and Noll Cromwell returns bu'l Triumphant, from riding the wilde beasts
in Ireland, and then if we are not prepar'd for the storme, woe unto us
poore Presbiters, for we must untrusse and be jerck't.
Die Lune August. 14. Resolved upon the question by all the Lunatick
Members of the supream Juncto, that Wednesday August 29 be appointed
a day of triall for all the Priests in England, and that all those
that will not rejoyce with the Conventicles at Whitehall, and Westminster,
mocke God and pray for the Members as the Supream power,
a Righteous, Religious, Consciencious Parliament, shall be made silenced
Ministers.
Resolved that Greenhill and Cooper, (two of the States Treasurers) be desired
to sooth up the Members in their wickednesse & prophesy unto them
of wine, wenches and strong drink, of a tunne or two of Creame and
Custard, with a City dinner, and to preach whimses and non-sence before
their mightinesses.
Resolved upon the Question, in regard that Colonel Jones hath taken the
neglect of the Members patiently, that a knack be brought in for the setling
1000l. per annum on him and his heirs for ever, that is as long as the
Parliament shall endure, and that fix of the Kings best Houses which Nol
Cromwel had reserved for his own use, shall be pretented unto him as a gratuity
from the House, and least Noll Sup eame should take this businesse in
indignation and as an affront of his Kingship, the Counsell of State are to
beg forgivenesse, and withall to Petition his Hignesse to take as much Irish
lands as he shall think fit in lieu of them,
Resolved, &c. Because Jones hath been a paient curr, and not so much as