Majestie, to the wisdome of the wise Goddesse Fortune, and as
her coadjustors, the Black Bel. wethers of the Kirk, who will by
no meanes be content to crown him, unlesse he will wear his
Diadem, (as oyes do their books) at his girdle, put it off and
on at their pleasures. Do they make use of time and imagine that
his Majesties present exigencies shall constrain him to pawne the
chiefest jewells of his Prerogative. Post tempestivem tranquillitas.
The rayes of Majestie cannot alwayes be eclipsed by the
earthy interposition of Moon men, mad men, or misoreants, the
men of Athol are risen as one man, and cry they will have a
King, though but of clowes; however some of the great ones
think it a wise course to hold the King in play till they see what
will be the issue of the warre in Ireland, and therefore they have
again selected new Emissaries who are to presse him to give his
Royall assent to the old birdlime businesse, this is done onely for
form fake?
What a damn'd interest these Blew Caps drive,
They'll have a Charles or Nol, which best does thrive.
Ormond Inchequin, Ards, Oneal, and Fleckerston have now
taken the field, they have disposed of all Corn and other provisions
into Granaries, and other storehouses, strengthened with
Garisons, and now desire nothing more them a pitch battel with
the Cromwellians and Ironists; but Oliver and his mares very
wisely think it best yet a while to sleep in a whole skin, and not to
forsake the City, till they have not onely recovered their sea
sicknesses, and that Ireton, (Nols dears sonne in Law, the
same man that being desirous to betray the Isle of Man into the
hands of his Masters, forscited both his life and libertie to the
Earl of Darby, with whom he is now prisoner) shall come to
their assistance, with a thousand more foot, and five hundred
Horse, his Majesties baggage guarded by a thousand Foot and
three hundred Horse, is safely arrived at Tredagh, with it the
Lord g[unr]rmin and Culpepper. His Majesty intend to fight himself
in Person, and it will not be long ere you heare of great
action, yet another cast for a Crown.
Sit fast ye glorious villains, this one blow
(Perchance) may prove your utter overthrow.