Thursday Aprill the 5. Andrewes the mock Mayor of London was
presented to the Westminster Rebells, he was approved and the Citty
commended, the same day the mock act (for abolishing of Kingly government,
and nulling the power of Lords to be any more a house unlesse
elected to sit amongst the Commons) was proclaimed.
The bauling doult-headed foole Pembrocke, is elected Knight of the
shire, for the county of Buckingham, ever since the Lord, were disabled
he hath laboured what posible might be to be entertained a communer,
whereby he might have benifit to cry God dam him, and say yes to
every thing that the Rebells do, althoe he do not understand it, he made
a learned oration of his Knightships owne inventing to expresse his
reall intentions to serve the Publick, which he maintaines less the
people had not faith to beleeve him, seconded with his ould oath of God
dam him, to which I say amen, if he would have it so the Land is like
to bee well govern'd whilst Fooles, Knaves, and Traytors, beare the sway.
The order against unlicensed bookes is suspended for the present,
thinking thereby to catch the authors but hould a blow, some are wiser
then some. That Scarlet Cutthrot, and Scelestick Regicid Bradshaw, I
here hath desired to have the managing of that businesse and will
take some such new course as was never taken yet. I tell thee sirrah
Bradshaw, thou grand Rebell of Christendome, Pragmaticus bids defiance
both to thee and all the treacherous Conventickle, nor shall all your conjurations
and Devillish devices ever finde me, although you sett your
Blood-hounds, Beagles yes Loyliy, Fisk, Lathom, and all the whole
crew of your state Necromancers on worke. I ave an engin that will
make you all to appeare what you are vi. Roguhes, Ribells and Traytors.
Saterday Aprill the 7. it was resolved upon by the Rebells, that maj.
Generall Browne, and Sr. John Clotworthy, be forthwith brought to
tryall, and to that end a charge is drawne, & severall things charged upon
Browne (viz. The giving 10000 l. to further the last Summers businesse
in Essex, and Kent) things I dare sweare that his Presbyterian Religion
was never guitty of, nor ever could afford him so much of Loyalty.
And therefore whatever his sufferings bee. I am confident no
Royalist will ever pity him, nor the death of so great an Enemy as hee
hath ever been to the King will never grieve any true subject. And
truly I may say it is no great matter, but rather fit that he who was one
of the first should follow Horbam. This day there was an Order for
the disabling of the imprisoned Lord Major to bee any longer [unr]derman,
and likewise the rest who werein Prison this time 12. [unr]