an awe upon a great number [the more Cowards they] that with us no
good; And is pleased also to open Mens Eyes by degrees [ to see your
Persidiousnesse and Treason] to a discovery of their true Interest [swallowed
up by your State-Cormorants,] and their present measure of enjoyments,
[Resolving to measure out the same to you so soone as they can]
and it's perceived they begin to value [now that they have found the
want of] them, and will no longer bee Created out of them by Attempts,
either upon the Lost or the Right hand [that is, the Devill or his Damme]
some that were taken in their honest and Candid simplicitie, by the cunning
insinuation of a [pretended, but a really Bloody] Parliament, who lay
in waite to deceive, have seene through the Imposture, and delivered themselves
from the Enchantment, [very properly indeede, for there is not
much difference betwixt Rebellion and Witchcraft] and left those transformed
Angells [very strange they should leave any sort of Angelle] to
consort with those other Legions, for whom is resorved the Blacknesse of Darknesse
[or the Folly of Foolishnesse,] whose mindes are vented, [or rather
sprung like a Woodcock,] their Malignant influences worne out,
[like our Authors upper Garment] and their Kingdom [like his Story]
neere and end. And wee trust by the going out of the Infinite goodnesse, [of
Bradshaw] Wisdom, [of Tom. Fairfax] and Power; [of Crumwell]
Righteousnesse and Justice [of Parliament Ale] shall cloathe our Government,
[inside and out] and an happy Peace shall bee a Crown upon
the Heads of all, [that have Merited-Halters] whose times and the bounds
of whose habitations are determined by the eternall Decree [of the Juncto]
and disposition of [the Councell of State, whom hee calls] Providence,
to live under it. And there's his Exordium.
The newes hee tells us, is first of an Information hee hath of three
numerous meetings in Derbyshire of Horsemen and Foote, under pretence
of seeing Foote Races and yet within two lines after hee tells us they met
twelve severall times; - But I'le allow him a contradiction at
any time : let it sustice they met more then once, and that the last time
they met, they were 5000. at least, 2000. Horse and above, all Armed
with swords most also with pistolls, and as if they would institute new Olimpique
Games the men runne naked : Ostrange that men should runne
naked; nay which is more strange, hee faith there were some of the other
sex (women I warrant you, and of the sisterhood too, because hee faith
some of them had good qualities) who were present; yet twits them
very gravely, telling them they had more consulted their Reputation if
they had beene absent because (faith hee) wee know their Persons, wee
know their Designes. Good men! How tender they are of the Darbyshire