armes against the Parliament; and for the confirmation thereof had
taken the Negative Oath, and yet notwithstanding the last Summer
bore Armes in Pembrooke Castle, in doing which he did neither
ther breake his Ingagement, nor his Oath; for he tooke up Arms
to rescue his Majesty, the Head of the Parliament, from the hands
of those Rebells, who endeavour the destruction of his Majesty
and those that called themselves the Parliament. Secondly, for
hat he did not obey their false Warrant, and usurped Authority,
by virtue whereof he was banished the Kingdome for two yeares.
Thirdly, for that when he was in Worcester in the former war, he
was true to his trust, and did not (like many other false Traytours)
deliver it up into their hands, and so was their bitter enemy; and
did likewise commit divers outrages, that is, did behave himselfe
couragiously in field against his and his Soveraignes enemies, when
combating himselfe with ten of them, he slew three, and disarmed
foure, and made the other three run away, and left he should
againe doe the like, they most inhumanely butchered him, over
whose honourable Herse I cannot but shed one teare.
Pitchard farewell, upon thy Herse
I'le pen this Elegiack Verse;
Thy life and death did testifie
Thy Valour, Truth, and Loyalty:
Thou was't too good on earth to tread,
Therefore thou sleep'st amongst the dead:
Had not the Rebels liv'd in feare
Of thes, thou hadst continued here:
Thou soughtest for thy Soveraignes Right,
And didst suppresse false Traytors might:
Thou didst defend thy Countries Cause,
Her Liberties, just Rights, and Lawes:
Under thy sword her enemies fell;
Thy Pistols rang their dying knell:
But Oh thy knell is rung too soone:
Thy Sun set in thy dayes high noone:
All honest men lament thy fall,
And weeping, grace thy Fun'rall:
Thy name still liveth in renowne,
Thy foule enjoyes a blessed Crowne.
The Merhanick Juncto in Whitchall, have passed a generall Vote
for the rebuilding of the Tower of Babell; God grant that these