themselves, what Pelsoners they had taken at Sea, to exchange
for their clearly beloved Impo; at last they found Col. Leg, and
Sir Hugh Windham, and Ordered Col. Leg should be committed
to Bristoll Goal, and Sir Hugh to the Mount in Cornwall for
High Treason, in hope they might be accepted in Exchange for
their Parliament WORTHY, young Ironsides.
But it seems the King values him at nothing; for being told
he was taken in Man; he ask'd them why they hang'd him not?
they reply'd, It were better to keep him to changes His Majesty
smiling said, They say they have my Fathers Dogge amongst
them, which would be a fit Exchanges so [unr] He values Traytors.
But whilst they stood gazing in one anothers faces (like Rebells
bewitch'd) in comes a Letter to assure them Tredab, and
Trim were were both taken, Claringford revolted from Munk,
Dundalk yeelded up, and London-derry upon a Treaty; That Sir
Charls Coots brothers were both joyned with Sir Robert [unr]
Moreover, that Inthiquin had joyned his Forces with the Marquess
of Ormond; and had more closely surrounded Dublin, that
no relief could come neer them by land nor water; and that Cariol
sergus was yeelded to the Lord of Ards, and Col. Mours, who
had conquered all the North of Irland.--- But Lord what crabtree
faces did they make! Up went the extended wash-bills of
their eyes, with a howle; as if the whole frame of their new Goverment
had been all Irish themselves, at the burying of Gregory;
or metamorpho sed into so many Crockadells, that had un
done a land or people, and then wept over them.
Tench the Kings pully-maker hath left his calling, and from a
Knave, is turn'd roaguing informer, and moves his Masters for a
reward for his past service in crying Justice, Justice against the
King: and if his Majesty had stood their tryall, this precious
beast had been a false witness; the Kings spannell, (the only servant
they would allow Him,) was by this Knave took up,as he
followed his Master, and reported by his Meighbors to be kept
ty'de up in his Ceiler; and his sonne carryes the too's in his pockets
to make sport for the rest of the Independent fry, as they goe
to spawning at Old-ford.