MOst Learned and Honored Iudges, with whom so pre­cious restles Time, of which as who can be over frugal, shunning therefore Multiplicity; long process but wearisom to the wise: Seeing then our Laws how ballanced with Gods Law its profound Precepts, said to be founded thereon, and Reason in its purity consonant thereto, other­wise hath with it no affinity.

Emboldens to present this Paradice [Page 4] Posey, durable presidents which too circumspect wherein ye cannot be, hereof as ensues.

Adam that first Lord Chief Iustice or Iudge, before whom the Lord God brought every Creature formed of the Earth, to see what he would call them; and whatsoever he called every living Creature, that was the name thereof: of a certain admits of no wrong or con­trary Names whatsoever in any Courts of Record to be legal or an­swered unto. As these inform, ac­cords with the former, the Iudge of quick and dead; where demanded Consisting of about 6000 Foot and 700 Horse, the length of Times Foot, the distracted Time Aged ear [...]000 years, he Legton also, &c. The Dutch stiled Gravs and Boors their late loss put into the Reckon­ing, Mat. 8. Mark 5. Luk, &c. first, What his Name was? before obtain'd a pass for that Baptized Herd the Gentiles Prototype doubtless, the Devil his Godfather; who made an­swer, saying, Legion, for they were many; [Page 5] he resident (as it were) in Hell, among the Graves distracted, &c.

Thus as we see and know irratio­nal Creatures, these of several kindes retain their proper Names; and very Devils not debarred theirs. Ne­vertheless that Dominion have over them, Man the Little World, to An­gels not much inferior, deemed no little VVonder, as though con­fined to a lower Region then they, suf­fer our selves, worse then Bruits un­dergo Names enjoyned utterly false, instanced as here the dead childe like in stead of the living laid in her Bo­som, disputed in Solomons presence; whereby no less then bereft both of her good Name and Liberty, witness this their erroneous VVarrant of Ar­rest, Ecce vera copia.

[Page 6] Eleanor Lady Davers alias Doug­las, committed to Woodstreet-Compter by Steedman Officer to the Lord Ma­jor (July 17.) 1646. As true that might have stiled her Lord Major, &c. for any relation between Davers and Douglas: But by a Non-sence Alias a seeming connexion far from Holy VVrits Example, Slime in stead of Morter, and Brick-bats for firm Stone, with it dispenses not; Confu­sion of that consequence.

VVhence follows next Simon Magus alias Peter, &c. Saints and Devils become fellows; also Fool and Racha: what not? as out of the path of his Commandments: of warrants that latitude allowed them, one Name because lighted on, mat­ters not how many false beside, so at all [Page 7] with Logicks definition or Reason, agrees not, authorized by the proviso (Alias) the meaning of it; sometime or otherwise &c. though she never afore at any time called by the aforesaid Name belonging to another Tribe or Family; He that calls the Stars by their Names (as it were) Male and Fe­male, those lights: where joyns names, no such Bills of Divorce tolerates neither what Antiquity or Custom either occasions, as referred to those judicious, the Sequel of what con­cernment.

Lastly wherwith even whose additi­onals Abraham & Sarahs, consists but of a letter both alike old and new con­senting in one. Also Paul for Saul, one so cautious that way, witness in men­tioning the said Patriarks Blessing as [Page 8] well observes, saying, Not Seeds, as of many, &c. but Seed, &c.

And so much for that, They would have said, &c. in stead of Alius: All they can alledge or say for themselves so contradictory to Sense and Verity, better to be justified by some blinde slow Belly Cretians such Vipers, then by those interested in the Name of Christians, who would be unwilling to Subscribe to any other.

And hereupon of her false Im­prisonment undergone; so many years, If when the cause of the Law ceases, then ceases the Law it self: where­fore when the Adversary detains the work, for which the Bond was en­tred into, occasioned it, why should he keep it, and her person in hold both? or by what Iustice and Equity [Page 9] stands such an Execution any longer afoot or in force, she having been since put to the charge for Imprinting the same all over, for which was acknow­ledged the said Obligation of Sixty pounds, no benefit whereby accrew­ing to her, by a certain Printer, one Pain, upon whose importunity and protestation 'twas obtained.

Another Quaere, since Scan­dalous Names bear Action to be termed Bankrupt, &c. why unjust Cut-Throat Actions what the Ad­versary pleases, no Redress in that case; as amounting to Hundreds no few by this Broken Printer and his Consorts, the Burthen of them, no short furrows plowed, &c. By City unmerciful Adonizebeks, unmindeful of his Confession, as hehad done, God [Page 10] had requited him, Threescore and ten had dismembred them, &c. And Abi­melech how rewarded, doing execution on his Seventy Brethren, a woman his Executioner (Judges 9.) laying on himself (as it were) violent hands, caused one to slay him, not impertinent here to unmerciful Executions.

VVith the Milstones lighting on his Head, a presaging to the Press, and Majorship both, by those several Ta­bles under which so many fed by him, of his Thumbs to be pared and Great-Toes.

And what Figs and Grapes such Thistles and Thorns produces, pro­ceeding therewith the plot of this Cut-Throat Fellow; which afore­said Arrest in his own House, who to draw her thither fain'd had lost the [Page 11] Copy, &c. The ready way for com­passing their desperate Ends, sup­posed in having her life at mercy, be­ing sent to the Compter, lock'd into her Chamber by the Keeper: Not long after (she all unready, &c.) be­tween two of them carried down thence, instantly shut and bolted was into the Dungeon-Hole, Hells Epi­tomy, in the dark out of call or cry, searching first her Coats pockets: Frustrate that way, with the Key took away the Candle, there left in their Pest-house on the wet floor to take up her lodging, beyond any draught, by so many poysonous Ver­min harbored: Like disquieted Spi­rits setting up fearful several Notes, coursing about, &c.

About an hour after, when▪ as no [Page 12] need of Sun, Moon or other (Anno 1646. July 17.) whereof notice Ex­traordinary taken about the City, they brought her again to a Cham­ber, That Night till day break, the Heavens without intermission flashing out Lightnings, as Noon­day; The Element like a Casemate standing open, without Thunder at all, or any Rain, those continued fire­works notwithstanding.

VVhich time Twelve-Moneth that Adonizebek Lord Major was com­mitted to the Tower, and his Brethren (Anno 47.) when the Armies unex­pected arrival at the Whitsontide, &c.

As for the perfideous Printer how hapned with him, soon spued out of House and Home, his VVife within few days dead, in whose Brothers un­happy [Page 13] Name the Bond taken.

And so when the smoaky Bot­tomless Pit to be opened, the purify­ing days over, oppressed Captives, seasonable for Elevating their weary Heads, Signs in Heaven and Earth, Sea and Waters, contribute their Testimony, no mute obscure To­kens, like the floods voice uttering theirs, unbound as it were, clapping their hands for company; perplexed people at their VVits-end (Luke 21.) on all sides in that unparalleld Thraldom, mutinying, then these Uncircumcised their Commissions date expired: As he that reads that Magna Charta the Prophet Isaiahs Good Tidings for them Cap. 61. Luke. bound, &c. those doors to be unbar'd.

Of which groaning Days thus, al­luding to their Moneth of Travel the Tenth, or lying in, paralleld with the [Page 14] ten Persecutions, Ten days shall have Tribulation; The Mysterious Beasts Revel. 2. Reign, Crown'd or Mitre'd with his Ten Horns, charged with open Bla­sphemy, spewed out by so many Heads, against the Tabernacle, the presence, &c. opening no narrow Throat, repaid Lex talionis, that leads into Captivity, &c. Rev. 13.

And so much for the year of Re­demption, arrived that Haven, To­kens of it likened to the Springs in­fallible Messengers of Summers ap­proach, the Fig-tree and the rest, pro­claimed by Heavenly Heralds, which Powers above shaken, like those Boughs, others bids beware the Tree or Ax.

VVitness our New Star in Cas­siopei, the French taking essay of its influence, that Herodian Massacre not [Page 15] long after it, seen 74 years before the year 1644. the heavy day of Reckon­ings forerunner; of which Great-Seal day John heard the number (Rev. 7.) even sealed the year of God A^o Dom. 44. observing the motion of the for­mer, that in the East 74 years afore Jerusalems ludgement, the numbred Time of our Captivity or coming out of Heathen Babylons Purgatory, of whose Habeas Corpus sealed VVrits a Discharge thence of the restless Abyss, touching Obligations sealed and the like: These an express command (Rev. 9.) commanded henceforth not Shewing they have a King [...] them, &c. (of the Roman Faction) where those cald Cavaleers or Royalists, and coyn Dollors and Half Crown Pieces adored (Daemoniae) (he heard the Num­ber of them) with Pieces of Ord­nance, the Fleet or Navies prepa­ration by those hideous Hiero­glyphicks signi­fied, &c. to harm or touch any such, but those bran­ded or charged with Murther and Theft, &c. (ver. 20.) breach of his Law, the Commandments.

And for this time so much, prefixt fixt or set times though said to be but [Page 16] a certain time for an uncertain, and the like, questionless of highest con­cernment those undervalued most, or least in request, because flatters not or torments them, termed wilde notions and brainsick, &c. Likewise for un­certain Names on record, Darius as it were for David; like that Dispute about her having five (Ioh.) Bidden Go call her Husband: whence follows, if Davers one, then (otherwise) called Douglas, he none of hers either.

As sarthermore for tedious Ap­prentiships their farewel, together with that granted, What is not true is false; Ergo, Libel bastard slips, and sinister actions imposed on his people, unlawful to be fathered on Gods VVord, his Law thereon either erring not in a tittle.

From the Fleet. Easter 1651.