ever; for at the beginning of this glorious reformation they did but only
strip the great whore naked, and plunder her of her Petticoats, to reform
her Antichristian Garments, into Cloaks and Jeppo's f r the use of the
Saints: but now they have reformed the whore her self into a Saint, as
appears by the royall entertainment of Owen Roes Agent here, and the
great respect dayly shewed him by the state Coxcombes, who have undoubtedly
concluded a peace with him, whatsoever the supream Voters
may publish to the Contrary to delude the people.
And that Owen Roe is accounted a Saint and one of the brotherhood, is
manifest by Coots Letter who writes thus, Owen ô Neal (that precious
Saint) being sensible, that the Parliaments interest in Ulster was in danger
to be wholly lost and ruined, by a numerous party of desperate enemies
against the Parliament, was pleased to offer his assistance for our
reliefe, which was accordingly accepted by me; And I must confesse
that I have found Owen Roe and his Army very faithful in all their
promises and engagements; and I make no question but they will continue
so unto the end. Also Swen Roe hath been pleased to Communicate unto
me certain proposals, which were transmitted to the English Parliament,
which proposalls he faith, that he and his chief officers do beleeve
are yeeled unto by the Sate: but in regard his Army and party in other
parts of the Kingdom are not fully satisfied, he doth desire, that the
Parliament would speedily publish the agreement, to the end that his
party may with the more cheerefulnesse, endeavour the preservation of
the Parliaments interests in this countrey: which I humbly desire
may be accordingly performed, it being a businesse that will much conduce
to the advancement of the Parliament interest in this countrey.
And without doubt it will prove their best way, to publish the agreement;
speedily, or send him the other fifty thousand pounds, left he face
about for Spain, and let Sr Charles Coot, and the rest of the new Israelites,
be lost in the Irish wildernesse for want of Owen Roe their Moses
to conduct them into the promised land; which would prove a matter of
sad consequence; to all our new Saints, both Militant, and Triumphant
and therefore to evade the danger, the supreame voters, upon the first
sight of the letter, tun'd their pipes for the busines; And though the Manmidwives
of the state, are many moneths before they can deliver her of
one mishapen by-blow, to ease the poor prisoners for debt, yet now
their Member-ships have had quick labour of two lusty Votes at a birth,
to hide their knavery, and juggle the moderate party into a good opinion
of their Mightinesses. The votes are these.
1 Resolved upon the question by the supream Coxcombs assembled at
Westminster, that the vote of this house of the tenth of this moneth,
the case of Col. Munke he communicated to Sr. Charles Coote, as the
as the publike resolution of the whole Conventicle, and that the Committee