what they could, and till such time their Rebell ships did expect that
all people in England, should bee silent and cease to move any more
for them submitting to the Judgements of Parliament; And did
likewise will the Petitioner, hereafter to forbeare such Scandalous
and seditious demands, by reason that under the notion of Petitioning,
they countenance the persons Imprisoned, and sow Sedition, rendring,
the Parliament, and Army odious, as actors of Injustice. This
and much more which would bee too tedious to relate, was spoken to
the Petitioners, by the traytors Parliaments order.
Well said Levellers, take this and take all, I'le assure you eyther
doe something now, or else hee trampled underfoot for ever; for if
you take patiently these Repulses they shall never bee wanting to you,
though your demands be never so reasonable; therefore consider with
yourselves, and act something suddenly, for gentle dealing will not
o're-sway tyranny. Nor as nothing will cut a Diamond but a Diamond,
so nothing will kill Rebels. but Rebels; Then brave Levellers draw
your Swords, and fight, dissolve the Westminster Conventicle, or else
they'le destroy you, put a period to tyranny and I'le say you are brave
fellowes. And if you doe not this I would you were all hanged, for that
doubtlesse will bee the end both for Levellers, and Aspirers.
Thursday Aprill 19. was the Rebells Fast or rather thankesgiving,
that God had permitted the Devill to assist them in acting so much villany
as murthering their King, killing, and dispersing his Loyall Subjects.
Fryday Everard the Surrey Levellers Prophet, was brought before
Tom Foolefax to be examined, where he with a bould courage spoke his
minde freely not once putting of his hat, but saying, he was a Prophet
and would give no honour to any but such to whom it was due, and
sayd he did conceive none there to be more then his fellowes, affirming
he was of the race of the Iewes, and that the tyme was now come that
all people should be made free, from any bondage, or subjection to another,
such false Prophets, are never wanting in any corrupt States; is
not this then a happy reformation which this blessed Parliament hath
produc'r.
When every word of any Rogue may be,
Allow'd for truth and held as Prophecy.