with which hee came up to London and served a Brewer in carrying of
Firkins, runing of Errands and the like &c.
Yet this swine-heard was one of the prime Judges who sate on the
Bench, at the Tryall of the Murdered king; and who now possesseth
his stately house at Sr. James's Ordinarily calling it his house where he
is gaurded day and night with a hundred Foot at the least, for feare the
Devill should once more enter into the swine and runne head long
with him into the Sea: And fitteth frequently upon the Beush at the
sessions house in the old Baily, were he can save or slay at his Pleasure,
as is well known to all that use thither.
And well he may; when the women also attempt to take place amongst
the Judges of our new-Israel: For by Letters out of Staffordshire,
wee are certainly informed, (and from an Honourable hand) that
at the last Assizes held at Stafford eight or ten Bouncing Virago'es
would (nolens volens) sit upon the Bench amongst the Justices which
were but three in number, and of meane qualitie except Justice Crompton,
whose haire is the only Ornament both of soule and body, his Abilities
being best knowne to the Female-Sex, who came (as it seemes) like so
many sheba's to heare and admire the wisdome of that Great Salomon.
But others thought their coming was out of Respect to judge Jermin,
whose Goatish-Nature was there so remarkeable, that all the Women
which came to acknowledge Fines were (as one of them confessed) taken
aside into his Private Chamber and asked the question whether they
would or not? Some of which were (questionlesse) willing to have their
Cases opened by so able a Lawyer, as judge Jermin, if it were but to save
the solemnity of a bribe, unlesse they were such as valued their Flesh
above their monies, as very few of them doe, who are Elect Members,
of any their Zealous Congregations.
But those fiery Females who long so much to sit in Judgement are
fitter for the camp, then a Civill Judicature and therefore the Saints
may doe well to make choise of some more to be aded to them to make
up a Court Marshall, or at least a Jury of English Jades for the tryall of
those they call Rebells in Ireland and send them over to king Oliver
with the Declaration now Published, wherein they have Declared all
men, whether English or Scots, who have formerly beene under the Pay
of the Parliament of England (faisely so called) in the service of Ireland,
and have Revolted and [unr]
who have or shall adbore to or assist CHARLES STUART Sonne to
the late King, or any the Forces in Ireland against the Parliament of England,
Traylors and Rebells to the Common-Wealth of England, and Resolved