A Declaration of the several treasons, blasphemies and misdemeanors acted, spoken and published against God, the late King, his present Majesty, the nobility, clergy, city, commonalty, &c. by that grand wizard and impostor William Lilly of St. Clements Danes, other wise called Merlinus Anglicus presented to the right honourable the members of the House of Parliament : in order to secure him from acting any further villanies against His Majesty. 1660 Approx. 14 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 6 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A37397 Wing D767 ESTC R8151 13244974 ocm 13244974 98650

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eng Lilly, William, 1602-1681. Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Sources. 2007-01 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-02 Sampled and proofread 2007-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

A DECLARATION Of the ſeveral Treaſons, Blaſphemies and Miſdemeanors Acted, ſpoken and publiſhed Againſt God, the late King, his preſent Majeſty; the Nobility, Clergy, City, Commonalty, &c. By that Grand Wizard and Impoſtor WILLIAM LILLY Of St Clements Danes; Otherwiſe called Merlinus Anglicus.

Preſented to the Right Honourable the Members of the Houſes of Parliament, in order to ſecure him from acting any further Villanies againſt His Majeſty.

LONDON, Printed for Dan. White, at the ſeven Stars in St Pauls Church-yard, 1660.

To the Reader.

HEre is a true diſcovery of the malicious and treaſonable expreſſions of William Lilly, publiſhed frequently in ſeverall Almanacks and Pamphlets: Yet notwithſtanding, this infamous Fellow hath the impudence to offer at a Vindication, which is publiſhed for him by the Parliamentary Intelligencer; wherein he proteſts no Subject the King hath, to be more joyful of his arrival into the Throne than himſelf; unto which Dominion (he ſaith) he ſaid, and publikely Printed 1644. the King ſhould arrive in the twenty ninth, or thirtieth year of his Age: which though it be moſt falſe, nor can Lilly ſhew any ſuch thing, unleſs he mean the Cockeril in his Pamphlet; yet for avoiding of diſpute, it ſhall be admitted he ſaid ſo; and then by comparing that with the enſuing Obſervations, it will demonſtratively appear how full of lies and devilliſh malice this vile Wretch hath alwaies been. The truth is, he was the States Balaam, who for hire would curſe and bleſs for the Rump and Oliver according to their reſpective Inſtructions and Dictates, upon pretence of Art, wherein he hath no more skill than the Beaſt his Predeceſſor rid on: There is only this difference between the two Wizards, that God was pleaſed to make the former an Inſtrument of bleſſing to the Children of Iſrael; but for our ſins, he hath permitted this Pretender to be more Inſtrumental than any to bring upon the whole Nation the greateſt curſe that ever was. For proof of which aſſertion, I refer you to the following Diſcourſe. 1701

Several Treaſons, Blaſphemies, and Miſdemeanors humbly offered to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons in this preſent Parliament, againſt William Lilly of S. Clements Danes; ſtyling himſelf Merlinus Anglicus.

1. THat the ſaid William Lilly, under pretence of his skill in Aſtrology and his familiarity with Demons and wicked ſpirits, did urge on, and further that horrible Murder of our late gracious Soveraign Charles the Firſt; and for lucre, and the baſe gain of 200 l per annum, which he hath confeſſed he received from the Murderers by the hands of Mr Froſt, did ſay, publiſh, and ſet forth as followeth, viz. In a Book by him publiſhed, and called, Obſervations on the Life and Death of King Charles, p. 119. he ſaith, That the Parliament did no other thing but Juſtice, and what in Conſcience they were bound to do, for preſervation of this Comonwealth, in cutting off King Charles his head—And preſently falls a commending Mr Goodwin, another mercenary Wretch like himſelf, who had lately writ a Book in defence of that abominable Act; and ſaith, His Book is unanſwerable.

2. That the ſaid William Lilly did procure, or ſet on, or knew of the procurement, and ſetting on, and did perſonally know that Regicide, whoever he was, that had the ſavage heart to execute that bloudy fact of beheading the King: For in his Book, called Monarchy or no Monarchy, p. 51. ſpeaking about the Death of King Charles, he hath theſe words: Many have curiouſly enquired who it was that cut off the Kings head: I have no permiſsion to ſpeak of ſuch things; only thus much I ſay He that did it is as valiant and reſolute a man as lives, and one of a competent fortune, &c.

3. That the firmer his Maſters might ſtand, and the longer he enjoy his Salary; he in ſeveral Books and Almanacks moſt traiterouſly and maliciouſly did publiſh many falſe ſlanders, lies, and treaſons, in derogation of the honour of our King and Nation, viz. In his book called, Obſervations upon the Life and Death of King Charles, p. 79. That the Original of the Family of the Stuarts were but Bayliffs or Stewards to a Scottiſh Family. And preſently after, in the ſame page, moſt falſly avers, That the King left one or two natural Children behind him. And ſaith,

Pag. 81. That the King was never ſorrowful for the ſlaughter of his People. Pa. 85. Taxes his late Majeſty as guilty of his Fathers death. Pag. 114. That he cared not for the Nobles in England, and beggered the Prince of Orange. Pag. 116. That he was more lamented as he was a King, than for any affection any one had to his Perſon as a Man. And many hundreds ſuch venomſome paſſages as theſe.

4. That the ſaid William Lilly, hired as aboveſaid, the better to ſecure his Maſters Titles, and to raiſe them monies, Traiterouſly publiſhed in his Almanack 1651 p. 5. That ſeeing the Baſtard Norman had long ſince overcome our Fore-fathers, by that very Law we had expulſed his Succeſſors, and that we will maintain it for ever. And in the Epiſtle to the Almanack 1655. The Baſtards brood is left for ever. That God Almighty was the Parliaments (viz. the Rumps) loving Patron and Guardian; that all Perſons that ſhould endeavour to deſtroy them, ſhould periſh. And for a final Judgement, take his poſitive opinion, in his Almanack 1650. p. 2. That Providence, and the inevitable decrees of Heaven, hath at the laſt produced this Cataſtrophe, this Innovation, this Change of Monarchy into a free State; againſt which whoever lifts up his hand, must expect divine vengeance from Heaven to fall upon his Carkaſs, and a woful deſtruction upon his earthly poſſeſsions in this world. And for obtaining of moneys, whereof he expected part himſelf, behold, this grand Impoſtor offers to all that party, and to the ſimple whom he could ſeduce, his General Warranty for their ſecurity of thoſe ill-gotten Lands, in theſe words, in Almanack 1651. p. 1. in the Epiſtle: So that now you may ſafely buy Houſes, purchaſe Lands, either Crown, Biſhops, Deans, or Delinquents, with full confidence of poſſeſsing your Purchaſes untill Doomſday: There is no ſcruple in the Parliaments Title—Nor ſhall we have any more Kings to raign over us.

5. That ſo ſoon as Oliver Cromwel had turned (Lillies Maſters) out of doors, the ſaid William Lilly for 100 l. per annum did then ſet forth and publiſh in his Almanack 1654. That that Parliament were unthankful to all that ſerved them; that they had private ends of their own; that no faith was to be given to their Votes; that they Lorded it over others; being the day before their diſſolution honourable, but the next day no more worſhipful than a—And then in order to ſettle the ſaid Oliver in his Power, and to derogate from his own Prince, in his Almanack 1655. p. 1. he ſaith, That the Honourable and high Actions of Oliver are ſo plainly delivered by him, that unl ſs an envious Generation of obstinate people diſparage his glorious Actions, they muſt acknowledge our Genius guided by the Providence of God (Oh higheſt blaſphemy!) to have been his Highneſs Trumpet. And then ſpeaking of the durability of his Highneſs Government, (as he calls it) and of his Reign, ſaith, He is a new Progeny, or the firſt of his Race, who hath enjoyed ſo vaſt a Power; and whoever of the Engliſh, or any other Nation, ſhall ſet themſelves againſt him, will conſume themſelves like Chaff againſt the wind. And along in that Epiſtle Chaunts out nothing but high Paraſitical Elogiums to his new Prince Cromwel, ſaying, He is naturally, and ſupernaturally fitted to this great Work: And ſetting his figure from the Protectors accepting his Sword and Seal, ſaith, That the Government or Quality thereof at that time taking its firſt riſe or growth, will not in many Ages be determined. And much after this traiterous manner doth he ſet out Richard, the glorious Sun and hopes (as Lilly ſaith) of the Nation.

6. The ſaid William Lilly, on purpoſe trayterouſly to vilifie and aſperſe our now gracious Soveraign, and to keep his Subjects from all hopes of his Reſtoration, hath wilfully and maliciouſly, and by the ſpirit & inſtigation of his wicked Demons divulged as followeth, viz. Whereas one Grebnerus had formerly writ a Propheſie, which many loyal perſons in both Nations (though not truſting much to ſuch old ſayings) did ſuppoſe his now Majeſties Perſon; wherein was contained, that Carolus filius Caroli erit Carolo magno major: this Wizard Lilly in all his writings and diſcourſes wreſts it to another ſenſe; as in his Almanack 1652. Ep. p. 1. Or ſhall we have any more Kings to rule over us? I (ſaith Lilly) cleared that Point in my Monarchy or no Monarchy 1651. together with Grebnerus his Propheſie, as alſo, the true State of England for 700 years to come: I have therein fully anſwered ſome Propheſies produced by Presbyterians, very ſimply and untruly, according to their old manner, which, they ſay, intend the preſent King of Scotland ſhall be greater than Charles the Great. Theſe Priests accurſed me with Bell, Book, and Candle, &c. whenas they knew the Scottiſh King with a Million of Vermyn, and ſome men in Arms, were in Lancaſhire, &c. And in his Almanack 1651. how trayterouſly and maliciouſly doth he utter theſe words! Then, viz. after the white King is dead, ſhall the Chicken of the Eagle build on the top of the higheſt Rocks of all the land of Brittain, & rule over nothing but men as rude as Mountains; and that upon undeniable grounds, the Chicken of the Eagle is the preſent Scottiſh King, he being the firſt-born Son of Charles, who was without diſpute the true white King, &c. and after ſcornfully calling him, Titular King, and in a worſe caſe than a Conſtable, &c. And in his Almanack 1652. he ſaith, that his Majeſties coming into England was an act of madneſs, and a creeping in, and not of reaſon, &c. And p. 12. That he ſhould not be eſtabliſhed in that year, nor in any year hereafter; and though he did eſcape (and praiſed be God evermore for that eſcape) he may live a wandring life. Let the Orchades ſuffice or ſatisfie his hungry Appetite, and thoſe other Mountains and cold Iſlands give him a ſufficient Patrimony; and he might think himſelf happy, if he could enjoy thoſe barren Iſlands for his Patrimony, without diſturbance, &c.

And of ſuch like ſtuff as this is, are his many Books made of, abuſing the Nobility, That they were not to be trusted; The Clergy, calling them Baals Prieſts, Blind guides and Pſeudo-Prieſts; and on the contrary extolling the Phanaticks and Red-coats, calling the one the Saints of the earth, and vaunting that the other had fought againſt two Kings, traverſed the Heathen high-lands of Scotland, &c. Nay, his boldneſs did ariſe to that height, that in many places he hath predicted dangers of death by ſtab or otherwiſe to his now Majeſty, and hath ſet a Period in many places to his life: But as the good God hath preſerved him from the one, ſo he will of his great mercy continue his life to us, to his honour and our comfort, maugre all the malice of this mercenary fellow, that for money will ſay any thing in the world.

All which being truly taken out of his Books, and by him often acknowledged to be his, and will be proved by ſufficient witneſſes, if need require; and he having ſeduced many thouſands of people to their ruine, by his falſe and lying Predictions, in making them believe that the day of our deliverance ſhould never come; and generally, all good people being much afraid that by his malice he may raiſe ſome wicked ſtorms, or do other hurt, which may be prevented if he were in hold, for that the devill leaves his ſervants when they are ſecured; And laſtly, for that he is looked upon as the only man now in England guilty of all our ſufferings: It is therefore referred humbly to the conſideration of this Right Honorable Parliament, whether it be not very juſt that he ſhould be excepted as to his eſtate, which is conſiderable, being the wages of his arch-Villanies, and he himſelf kept in ſuch ſecurity as the good people of England may be ſecured from his infernal Actings. And God Almighty bleſs your Conſultations.

FINIS.