and when his nose is steeld with that Catholique liquor, his braines doe
so worke over, that his Judgeship neither speakes sence nor reason, nor
any thing save treason, and that is bluttered out in the language of the
Beast, for so I may call it, for hee speakes Latine more like a Beast then
a Man, and lookes like an old Lyon which regards not who hee devoures.
Therefore the State Harpies might doe well to put their Commission
of Oyer and Terminer into the hands of the Wild Baron and Jermine, and
I'le passe my word, they will cleare the Goales; especially if there bee
any who are but supposed Royallist, those must bee sure to receive Parliament
mercy. ------ A commission of Oyer and Terminer a twelve
month hence may prove as fatall to Rebells, as of late it hath to true
Subjects.
For though these State Incubusses like perfect Conquerours doe not
only take upon them to make new Acts, but likewise to null former; Statutes,
they are not a strawes bredth nerer the continuance of their Domination,
but rather Icarus like, the higher towards the Sunne they soare the
sooner & greater their falls will be; yet according to the wonted manner
the Kingdome must bee perswaded that all is for their ease and benefit,
what ever the Moth-eating Vermine at Westminster doe; if it bee to
the ruining of many ancient Families: As the Act which the Rebells
are a hammering to cut off Intailes, and set all Lands free in possession
of the elder brothers, without passing of Fines or any other the courses
usuall in Law.
How this pleaseth the litter of Lawyers, or how such Rashers of
my Lord Bacon (as liv'd by these proceedings) will be enabled to live
(having 3000.1. per annum at least, in election to bee taken from them)
I doubt it will bee very hard for many of them who have spent their
whole lives in that study, to dispose of themselves in any other manner.
Now where are the often Promises which the Westminster Rebels
made to maintaine the Lawes established? those Engagements are buried
in the Lethes of oblivion: for how those that would bee destroyers
of our Freedomes and Liberties can swallow their promises I doe not
wonder; since they have so often and in such a Villanous manner
broken their Oathes of Supremacy and Allegiance; yes, and the Covenant
too, which was so much Idolized and cry'd up by their snivling
Levites, that thousands were drawne into their accursed snares which
were privilie laid to catch such harmelesle Birds, who were not capacious
of the dimentions of their wickednesse; not one tittle of their treacherous
Engagements ever yet being performed; but violated to the highest;