cannot be but that amongst a multitude, there will be some dishonest,
and wil be ready to run with the greater number, although
it be to their utter destruction at the last, yea to Hell it selfe for
sayling.
It is also verily beleeved that the Hollander will not be backward
in this great work, which our stincking States doe much fear
and to that purpose they, do daily send Bribes to prevent them, as'
they have continually done to France, Spaine and other Nations,
to sow sedition amongst them, by which vast summes of Moneys
that are raised in England, both out of the King, Queene, Prince,
and Dukes Revenewes, the Bishops, Deanes, and Chapters-Lands,
Taxes, Excises, Customes, and Assessements, the Delinquents (as
they call them) their estates, and such like, are all wasted, consumed,
and sent into Forraign parts to work mischiefe amongst them,
and to prevent them from giving their helping hand to assist our
King, and this they doe to impoverish this poore distressed and distracted
Kingdome, yet all this will not serve their turnes; for
now they are about to make a Clake for fix great Assessements
to be speedily levied through all this Kingdome, upon all sorts of
people, to raise great summes of monies (as they say) to bee in
banke for the defence of themselves and this Kingdome for the
future.
All this is to preserve and keepe these matchlesse Villaines in
their Kingly Authority: Bus O thou foole this night shall thy soul
be taken from thee thnn who shall these be that thou hast gathered
together? but their Consciences are so seared, that they will not
heare the voyce of the Charmer, though hee charme never so
wisely.
For why, they feare no God nor 'Devill,
Their workes are bad, their thoughts are evill.
For what care they to ruine Kingdomes, and murther Kings, to
dis-inherit Princes, Potentats, and Peeres, so that they many continue
powerfull, and beat a tyrannicall over this, or any other Nation,
and yet for all this they must come to an account, and then
they may be sure that the Lords Indgements will fall heavier at
the last, because the day of their Destruction draweth nigh.
The King, our gracious King Charls the second, is now in Scotland,
the Lord be with him in all his wayes, and give him th Victorie