to the most high God) have sluc'd open his throat before his own
Pallacedore, tryumphing ore his murthered Carkasse, confiscated,
sold, and shared his Goods, Lands and Revenews; voted
his Heir and their apparent lawful King, (together with his brother
the Duke of York) Traytors; and contrary to all Law, humanity,
reason, or sense; yea, against the clear and destinated light of
knowledge, have leap'd into the Regall Throne, have voted the
for ever abolition of Monarchy, and (presuming on their present
power their only Asylum, and by which they merely subsist)
have tund this Kingdome into an Atrophy, or Military Anarchy,
without doubt, intending to invest themselves with the power
of an absolute Independent State.
And so being resolved to goe on in their wild courses (for indeed
for them to recede were extream folly, considering that they
have gone a degree beyond the course of the Sunne, have outstript
the most famous and politick Conspirators that ever were)
fall back fall edge, they now proceed very vigorously and begin
to imagine themselves Kings indeed, and that all men might
have cause to laugh at the out-ragious absurdity of their actions,
to curse their Plots, and point at their persons to all Posterity,
now fearing the wheele will turn, and that Satan will not
perform his word, to give them the Kingdomes of the World,
and the pompes and glories thereof; they have in all haste
Voted,
That all persons, whether English or Scots, who have
formerly served them, and shall now return to their
Loyalty, adhere or assist Charles Steward Sonne of the
late King, against the Parliament of England, are, and
bee adjudged Traytors to the Common wealth of England,
and shall bee so proceeded against.
O brave bandogs, doe, worry all to death that will
not bark or bite for you, how one impiety drawes them
on to another; after a while (should they continue in
full power) what horror shall be left unattempted,