Levites that rune away to New-England, and have been one so Instrumentall,
in stirring up this Rebellion so fatall to the King and Kingdome:
and this forfooth under the Godly Notion of Propagating the Gospelt of
Jesus Christ in New-England; and for making a Corporation and president
to sit in the City of London, for Managing the Money's so to
bee Raised; when neverthelesse it is but a Branch of their Providence
80 indeare New-England to them; that so they may bee there the more
willingly received, when the time comes they shall bee enforced hence.
To speed which there are certain Persons appointed to goe abeging
all the Kingdome over, to every parish and house they shall thinke fit, &
receive the Benevolence of the holy Brethren, which they are to returne
the Commissioners, at London, ordered to receive it, by which
meanes they hope to lay up store of Monies against the day of Trouble, &
under colour thereof to transport thither the Riches and Treasure they
have heaped up, since the beginning of the warres; Yet this Harry worker
calls a work of Religion and Mercy.
But they are more mercifull to John Lilburne, whom (at the request of
some well-affected Levellers) they have Ordered to bee set at Liberty,
upon security first given to the Lievetenant of the Tower, for his true
imprisonment; the pretence is, the sicknesse of his wife and family; but
the most judicious Cure, feare it is to head a second Designe of the Levellers,
against their Soveraigne Oliver; being that it falls out so patly
in the very nick of time that he is to leave the Kingdome, if not to
leave the World; which they much wonder the Parliament are not
aware of.
Yet I can heare of no haste hee makes to Ireland: for although Knight
and owen sweat and puffe, in perswading the Soldiery to cheerefulnesse
in the great work of the Lord, they give but little attention to them,
the most part swearing they will never set foote on ship-board till they
have their Arreares secured, and (at the least) six months Advance
money, so that Noll lies still at Bristoll, in expectation of Moneyes and
Shipping from London, which yet are not in so much readinesse to be sent,
as he is to returne for lack of them.
And verily his greatest friends judge it his best course, if the affaires
of Scotland be but seriously thought on; for, by Letters thence it is certainly
informed, That new Forces are still Leavying, and severall Committees
erected for the better prosequntion of the warre intended: that
the Kyrk-men have offered to raise three Regiments; one of Horse, and
two other of Foote: That the Pulpits spit nothing but Fire and Sword,
against the Sectaries of England: That it is more then probable the
King and they are agreed (they Bray for, and Prayse. Him so much;