bee expected to maintaine so great a number: and this will bee sensibly
felt in the fullest Bagges, before the next six moneths bee over; if by
that time vengeance overtake them not, and pay them in grosse, for
all their Villanies.
The Juncto Supreme have passed instructions concerning certaine
Justices of the peace in Surrey, who being conscious of severall deedes
they had done, contrary to their Oathes, and the Law of the Land, to
serve the ungodly ends of the Regicides, most humbly implored their
Indempnity: and this so avoid all such as had justly sued them for
severall injuries and Losses sustained by their meanes : But whether
this Indempnity will excuse them to God and his Vieegerent, wheri
they come to make their Accounts, I referre to their owne consideration.
The Knack for Coyning of moneyes in the Tower, and for Compleating
and settleing the Mine, and Aaren Guerdon the Master thereof,
is now passed: and severall Orders to the keepers of the Great Butter-Print,
to passe the patents &c. So that very shortly, were shall have Sir
Thomes's Coyne, in another forme then the Boyes Imagine it: though
that I consesse, bee more agreeable to his fortune; if that which all men
say, bee to bee credited.
And as they intend to alter the Coyne, so some are minded to alter
their Wives also; for which purpose a Committee is chosen and
appointed to consider of the Nature of Marriages in generall; and for
what causes (besides that of Fornication) a man may divorse himselfe
from his wise: wherin tis said Dr. Usher hath been very Instrumentall;
to whom they applyed themselves for advice, as knowing him to
have studied the Point for many yeares together: and from him they
have received many sound Aphorismes, by which to direct their judgements;
in lieu where of (and for satisfying some Consciences afflicted
at the Death of the King &c) they ordered his 400. l. per annum to bea
continued.
But it seemes Mr. Abbot hath beene so serviceable to them; who
(being Register to the Prerogasive Court. Which according to his
Duty hee removed to Oxford, and supplyed the King with some Money's,
Men and Horse &c.) is therefore voted out of his Office
and the same conferred upon another, who can more easily dispense
with Allegiance and oathes to serve the times, and sing Placebo to the
Juncto and Army.
And because they would have New and Old- England both of one
Mind and one Faith, they have devised a new knack for a generall Collections
over all the Kingdome, for the maintenance of those Seditions.