over all his enemies, his hosteele Pledges are now with the K.
of Denmarke, and though the Scots have been tempted with monies,
which I confess they both love and want, and would adventure
their very soules for it, (as formerly they have done) yet the
Lord hath so strucken their hearts with such an Obedience to their
good and gracious King, our deare Soveraigne, that they are all
now resolved(as one man) with one mind, to venture their whole
Estates and Lives, but they will invest His Majesty in his English
Throne, maugure the ma[unr]ice of those malitious Feinds; although
they are on purposing to send an Army of ten or fifteen thousand
Horse and Foot into Scotland, thinking thereby to prevent their
comming into England, and that there will be some of their seditious
Brood in that Kingdome ready to helpe them there; for say
they, if we take not that course, but suffer them to come into England
first, why then our heavie, hard, and cruell Burthens that we
have layed upon our English Nation, will cause all, or generally
the major part of this Kingdome to rise with them, and to make
their forces invincable and soone cause us to appeare as we are,
both odious and abominable; which to prevent, they are resolved
to meet them in their owne Countery with a strong Army, and
to that purpose are gathering together and making Forces ready
for that Designe, and as I am informed, they will speedily after
cause a Press for threescore thousand men to be raised in this Kingdome,
whereof twenty thousand are to goe to the North of England,
twenty thousand more to goe to the South of England, and
twenty thousand more to keepe the Father of Rebellion in subjection,
alias Nodn[unr]l, and to protect their owne factious persons
in safetie.
I am informed of a most remarkable thing, that the great Tark
himselfe hath (more conscionable honesty then those Rebells at
Westminster) offered to free all those English men, Women, and
Children, that he hath in bondage and slavery, and to grant them
their freedome on condition that they shall come home to England
and serve their King in these Warres, and give their helpfull
hand to restore him in his Throne, Crowne, and Dignitie, and his
people to their due obedience, and yet these Pagons will not learn
to be honest, but contrary to the Lawes of God and man, goe on
in their diabollicall devillish practises.
Oh cursed men of ENGLANDS Brood,
Learne from the Heathens to doe good.