Numb. 44.
Mercurius Politicus.
Comprising the summe of all Intelligence,
with the Affairs and Designs
now on foot in the three Nations of
England, Ireland, and Scotland.
In defence of the Common-wealth, and
for Information of the People.
------ It à vertere Seria. {Hor. de
Ar. Poet.
From Thursday April 3. to Thursday April 10. 1651.
THE great Scruples are now clearly determined:
Many Mistakers were led with an Opnion,
that the Scots do fight to reform us upon
the accompt of the Covenant; But whosoever
pleases to take a serious survey of the present
Actings in Scotland, how malignancy is got
into the Throne, and the Kirk justled out.
how tamely the Kirk-men are now pulling down that Interest
with one hand, which they formerly set up with both;
and how all of this coat (except some few, more conscientious
than the rest) have given up their names to the abominable
Interest, and received the mark of Royaltie in their foreheads,
and imbarqued themselves in the very same Cause
with the worst of Malignants; Cavaliers, Papists, Atheists:
yea, and Irish Rebels, for, they are upon the very same accompt
too of their Charls the second: whosoever (I say)