ALthough we have been of all Nations the most sinful, yet from time to time, God in Mercy did deal with us, that we Bri­tans might be a People saved to the Glory and Honour of his free Grace: as it is written, Isa. 43. 2. This people have I formed for my self: they shall shew forth my praise. And as it is seen from age to age, Gods Justice is such, that it will not pass by the sins of any people, but especially his own people, as you see, Amos 3. 2. so he owning us, did severely punish us for our sins at all times: First, by the Grecians, when our Royal City of Troy was destroyed; and then after we came hither, by the [Page 2] Romans, Saxons, Danes, Normans; yea; God made use of all the Nati­ons round about us, when we sin­ned, to punish us for our sins, not ac­cording as our enemies willed, who would have utterly destroyed us, nor according to our deserts, who de­served no less then utter destruction; but God, according to his purpose, corrected us in mercy and measure.

And when our City of Troy was destroyed, and we scattered from thence, to seek a new habitation; some of us came to Italy (which Country long after gloried in being Trojans) but the Nobles followed Brute their Prince, and from all parts as they were informed, came unto him, into Grecia, where in time, Brute became potent, having with him in Towns, Woods and Desarts a strong Party: & when at the Request of Brute, Pandrasus King of Greece would not grant them Liberty in his Countrey, or leave to depart out of his Country, [Page 3] but went about to punish them; Bru­tus overthrew the King in battle, took him prisoner; that Pandrasus King of Greece, to reedeem himself according to agreement made be­tween them, was glad to furnish him with a Navy and much Treasure, and give him his Daughter to wife: whereupon Brute and his company leaving Grecia, came through many Countries, found many more of the dispersed Trojans, fought many Battels victoriously, got much ho­nour and riches, and made no stay until he came to this Land, which God had promised him in a Vision at Leogitia.

And coming, by Gods Providence, to this Land, we found here certain Giants descended from Ham the son of Noah, who then called the Name of this Land Albion; from Albion the fourth son of Neptune, that was the first King which reigned here of that Race: those Giants did oppose [Page 4] us; but we destroyed them all; and the name of the Land we called ac­cording to the name of Brute, Bri­tain: and as we searched the Land, we found in many places of it, but most of them inhabiting North-Wales, a people descended from Japhet the son of Noah, called Samotheans. This Samothea by Moses, Gen. 10. 2. is call­ed Meshech, and he came here with­in 200 years after the Flood; he ex­celled all the men of that age in wis­dom, learning and knowledge, both in Divinity and Philosophy; and being skilful in the Law of God and Man, he was exceedingly given to the Religion of his Grandfather Noah, which he upheld in his Fami­ly; and when the earth was divi­did, Gen. 10. 5, 25. he had for his portion in Europe all the Country lying between the River of Rhene and the Pirenian Mountains; which Lands he peopled with such num­ber as could be gotten in those days: [Page 5] but he chose for his own habitation this Island, and called it Samothe: he dwelt in North-Wales; and Samothea▪ begat Magus; Magus, begat Sarron; Sarron, begat Drius; Dri [...], begat Bardy: these five, Samothea, Magu [...] ▪ Sarron, Drius, Bardy, reigned here long time before Albion came; and they were so famous for learning, that every one of these erected a Colledge of himself; so that the Greeks, Persians, Athenians, even all the Gentiles, had their Chara­cters and Learning from these Col­ledges first; which then was pure Knowledge, though afterward cor­rupted by new devises among them of other Countries, who thought they were no body if they did not adde to it.

When we Britains being descended of Gomer the son of Japhet& found these Samotheans our Brethren, not onely because of kinde, but also for their Learning and Vertue, we were right [Page 6] glad to meet with them, so that we joyned with them, and became one people; and in short time after, things in Britain were so settled, spe­cially in matters of Religion, that as I may so say, we were Christians above a thousand years before Christ was born.

First, we believed in the onely true ever-living God, Maker of all things.

Secondly, we had three Names to the same God, by which we called upon him, and did worship him; be­lieving that he was three in One, and One in Three.

Thirdly, we believed that the soul is immortal; and that when one died, his soul entred into another body prepared of God for him: so that if he that died was a good man, his soul was raised and went into a more honourable and glorious bo­dy; but if he that dyed was a bad man, his soul descended and went [Page 7] into a more dishonourable and base body: God in this case judging e­very man according to his works done in his body: thus we believed the Resurrection; and surely it doth in some measure agree with the Go­spel, as may be proved by many Texts; and was not the soul of Eli­jah in John the Baptist, which made our Saviour affirm that John was Eli­jah? Mat. 11. 13, 14.

Fourthly, for the Government of this Religion, the Land was divided into 28 parts, where were seat­ed 28 Flamines, whereof three of them were called Archflamines, which were then as the Bishops and Arch­bishops of our time, but after a more perfect manner; for then there was three Archflamines over the Britains, which did signifie the Trinity and Personalty of the Godhead; but our Church of England had but two Archbishops.

Therefore it was not a hard thing [Page 8] for Lucius King of the Britains to stablish the Christian Faith in his Kingdom, it being all one with that they had in Doctrine and Govern­ment, onely differing in Names and Ceremonies; so that Lucius which was the first Christian King in the world, quickly, and without violence, brought the Britains to the Christi­an Faith: who hearing Christ prea­ched, immediately believed, and were baptized: that Lucius change­ing the word Flamine into Bishop, thus altering few Names and Cere­monies, the work of reformation in Britain is done quickly.

And in Contemplation of these things, I see Jesus while he was on earth viewing the Daughters of the Gentiles, to finde out his Spouse; and among them all, concludes Bri­tain to be the most amiable; and being in love with her beauty, accor­ding to Solomon, song 4. is resolved to take her to wife, that he might beget [Page 9] a son of her body to inherit his glo­ry: therefore Jesus the King, after the manner of Kings, sends the most honourable of all his Disciples, Jo­seph of Arimathea by Name, an Em­bassadour to Britain; and he coming to Arviragus then King of Britain, was so courteously received, that the King gave him some Land to inha­bit, and liberty to declare his mes­sage to the British Lady, so called for method sake: but the said Lady, notwithstanding the Kings consent, for modesty sake, as prudent Ladies use to do in such a case, doth not seem to grant her love to her beloved at the first motion, because she might have been judged to be of an unconstant minde, for altering her e­state suddenly, and without mature deliberation: for these causes the suit continueth; so that the agree­ment is not fully made between Je­sus Christ and the British Lady until King Lucius time, and then they [Page 10] were married with great joy: and not long after, the British Lady brings forth a son to Jesus Christ, namely, Constantine the great, who gave such a wound to the enemies of Jesus Christ, that they could never recover it: we then being assured that the British Lady should bring forth another son to destroy all the enemies of Jesus Christ, and receive of his glory, for this cause Britain had many enemies that envied her, because of this honour that God was pleased to give her: which is worth your consideration.

Britain being thus exalted, and her son made Emperour, Satans Friends fell into a tottering conditi­on; therefore he stirreth all his in­struments against the British Nati­on; as the Saxons, Danes, Normans, and all the Nations round about sought to destroy them, till they drove the Britains into Wales; and at last, after much Wars for a long [Page 11] time, through a guile used in their a­greement with Edward the first, who privately sent his Queen to Carnar­von, where the first Prince of the English Race was born; and the Britains submitting to him, brought themselves into such misery, that from Edward the first, to Henry the sevenths time, the Britains were in great slavery; the English using them cruelly, destroying their anci­ent Records, prohibiting them to bring their Children up in Learn­ing, intending to extinguish their ancient Language, and bring the prophesies and promises written in the same Language to none effect: but for all that, the Britains through Gods Providence preserved their Language, and so much of their Writings as is needful to hold forth the truth for them.

And of all the enemies that we had since our coming to Britain, the Romans were the most honest and [Page 12] noblest Enemy; for they indeed e­steemed the Britains according to their worth and quality, making a difference between us and the Bar­barous people round about us, be­cause the Romans found the Britains to be as good men as themselves were: for all the Countries herea­bout submitted to Julius Caesar with­out any great resistance: but when he sent to Cassibelan King of the Bri­tains to have him submit, Cassibelan sent him word, That he and the Britains had not learned as yet to live in servitude; and that Caesar should find it a hard matter to bring them to it: whereupon Caesar being in wrath, came to Britain with all his Power; but he found Britain so hot, that he was forced to go back into France from whence he came; and after many returns to little pur­pose, being half ashamed, Caesar sought to gaine the Britains by love, and at last came to an agreement [Page 13] with them, that the Romans and the Britains should become one people. Thus they concluded▪ So that you may see in the Chronicles (as many more were) Constantine the Great was a Britain by the one side, and a Roman by the other; for which cause Pompey who was sent from Rome to conquer the other side of the world, sent a jeere to Caesar, for that he could not otherways overcome such a small handful of people as he judg­ed the Britains to be: therefore Cae­sar bore him a grudge for it to his dying day; so that before Pompey came to Rome, Caesar having many of the Britains with him, met him, and shewed him the Britains Valour in a Battel where Pompey was slain, and Caesar made Conqueror of the World.

And know this also, that the Ro­mans should never have had footing in Britain, had Britain then been uni­ted within it self: for King Lud di­ed, [Page 14] and left behind him under age four sons: Cassibellan his Brother was made Protector; and usurping the Throne, Androgeus son and heir to Lud, being deprived of his right, agreed and sided with Caesar, and went to Rome; therefore many towns not submitting to Cassibellan, because he was not their lawful King, made much for Caesar, and brought in the Romans as abovesaid: so that Caesars report is true, saying, That Britain was divided when he invaded it: but had he come in King Luds time, he had found no entrance into Britain. Yet as the truth is, our Confedracie with the Romans did us much evil: for our men going out of the Land to maintain the Romish interest, made our number decrease, and em­boldened our pilfring Enemies to set upon us, specially after they saw that huge host go out of Britain for the service of Christ under Constantine the Great. Thus much touching the [Page 15] Romans, as being worthy of note, I thought good to shew you.

And now to return where I left: The Britains, as before you see, were in great distress, from the time of Edward the first, to the time of Henry the seventh; that is to say, a­bove two hundred years; and for all their enemies could do to them, the Britains kept their Language, Re­cords and Prophesies: so that Hen­ry the seventh being a Britain-promi­sed Prince, had them Prophesies as his guide; and he observing them, came accordingly to the Throne, to the comfort of all people: for he united York and Lancaster, redeemed Wales, and was the means to bring England and Scotland under one head; and from that time to this day, the Welch British blood, according to the Welch Prophesies, hath con­tinued on the Throne of great Bri­tain.

[Page 16] Thus far God hath done for us in fulfilling our prophesies; blessed be his Name for ever: and more is yet to be fulfilled of the said Prophe­sies, which will infallibly come to pass as the rest did; for God is come in his promises, therefore now it is time for you English-men to consi­der it, (and not henceforth to de­spise, deride and scorn the Welch) that ye may as Britains be made par­takers of the blessing with us, deny­ing your English or Saxon interest; for surely the Saxons shall vanish, as God hath determined it by our Pro­phesies.

The mystery of our Prophesies and Knowledge was delivered to us of old, by Samothea, or, as Moses calls him, Gen. 10. 2. Meshech, that is, a Messenger or Angel of God: others call him, Diese, that is, God; they at­tributing the Godhead to him, in re­gard of the light come from him to the world: but we call him Samothea, [Page 17] that is▪ a man endued with wisdome or sapience above others; who in­deed at first laid the platform of true Knowledge among us; by which Evangelical Divine Rules, our Bards were guided to prophesie: and spe­cially having the mystery opened by the coming of Jesus Christ, they were the more informed by his Spi­rit; so that they became undoubtful and certain in what they said and delivered to the Britains.

And there is a Book of one Mr. Thomas Pugh, called, British and Out­landish Prophesies, printed 1658, for Lodowick Lloyd at the Castle in Gorn­hil in London; In which Book you shall finde much of our Welch Pro­phesies, (though mis-applyed by the Author) to which Book I re­fer you: for in that Book you are to look upon a thing done according to the pattern, Heb. 8. 5. that is, a thing in form like the old Testament, and beginning the 540 year of Christ, page 1.

[Page 18] First of all, you shall finde there a second Moses, or an Angelical Child taken out of the water, called Taliesin, whom many our Nati­on much honour: for the said Ta­liesin tells you many things that were in the beginning, as Moses doth; pro­nounceth woes against all sorts of sinners; sheweth you his belief in Jesus Christ; warns you of the Ro­mish Faction; and tells you a fore­hand of the Britain Captivity being overcome by the Saxons, and of their Restoration in due time by the seed of the woman, whom he calls by name Angharad, many hundred years before she was born, pag. 13. and pag. 20. and that out of the said woman should come a valiant Con­querour called Kar, that is, Karolus or Charles, pag. 24. This Taliesin, and the Prophets or wise men that followed, do foretel you the death of King Charles, the place of it, the manner of it, and shew you by whom [Page 19] it is done, pag. 43. and who for a time shall enjoy his Territories, pag. 37.

Secondly, you shall finde that Charles the King, and Oliver that en­joys his Kingdoms, are both the seed of the same Angharad, as Jacob and Esau were, Gen. 25. See for this, pag. 151, and 252, and 168.

Thirdly, you shall find that these Prophets do agree, and testifie that the said Charles, called by them Ko­ronog vaban; in English, the crown­ed son of Anne, shall rise again, and not onely conquer Britain, or recover his own, but also shall conquer the whole world: that is, the Line and Race of the said Charles, shall do it: for you must understand it in a rea­sonable way: See for this, pag. 37, 38. and also pag. 47, 48, 49, 50, 51.

Fourthly, for a miraculous wit­ness, that that Race and Line of Ko­ronog vaban shall be raised again to [Page 20] conquer, as abovesaid, you shall find, pag. 104. Taliesin's Prophesie of great stones raised from a bottom, and set on a hill (which stones are so big, that no creature can move them) when the head of Koronog Faban was to be raised; and that came to pass at the Coronation of King James in England, who had been crowned many years afore in Scotland while he was in his Cradle; which being in that regard a crow­ned baby, is also upon that account Coronog Faban: for Koronog Vaban in English, is either the crowned ba­by, or the crowned son of Anne; both are included in the word. And the Author confesseth it to be a word of a double signification, 47. neither durst he put out such prophesies, had he not seemed to be exceedingly for Oliver: therefore he wresteth the prophesies to speak for him; and it was GOD's Providence that brought them forth: for Oliver was [Page 21] rather more angry then pleased with the Author for such a discove­ry.

Fifthly, you shall find that after Ta­liesin had set forth Olivers deeds, p. 22. he termineth and limiteth his time; and then pag. 23. he saluteth Charles the second by name, though mystically; and there the Author is at a stand, not daring to interpret it, nor knowing what to say: but pag. 149. he seemeth to shew the time of the beginning of the depar­ting of Oliver and coming of Charles, and of his deeds, as followeth, pag. 50.

This is the whole substance of Pughs Book, and it is agreeable to the Scripture; it is agreeable to the Jews Expectation, and agreeable to our Christian Religion.

And these prophesies did never fail hitherto, as our Countrey-men know; but at one time our Country-men and Bards were amazed, and [Page 22] thought they had failed: for in 1623. the golden number being 9. the Moon also changing on Lower Sunday-Eve, there was a prophesie that pronounced a wo to Britain in that year; and moreover, bidding us beware of a fire upon the Land (that year) the second Thursday after Midsummer day; and therefore they looked for that day to be the day of Judgement: but finding nothing come to pass then, they thought all their prophesies were lies, and that no more credit was to be given to them.

But, as I was informed, upon that very Thursday, in that very year, O­liver Cromwel presented a Petition to King James touching the Fens in Lincolnshire, and about Eli, he being backt with abundance of Country-men, on stilts; and as soon as King James took the Petition, his Nose fell a bleeding, that he swore it was an ill Omen, saying, If he could tell how, [Page 23] he would hang that fellow that had given him that paper. But Oliver had a strong party with him, so that the King was pacified, and thought it best to be quiet. Thus the King and Coun­trey began to jar about the Fens, which the King had sold from the Countrey to some Dutchmen; & Oli­ver at the first began to gain the love of the people by this means: for none durst head them then but he. Now you see how the fire began between the King and Country on that very day: so that the prophesie was ful­filled, though our Country were ig­norant of it: which fire burned the King and his party to nothing; so that as S. Clement saith, They shall be renewed, and rise as the Phoenix doth, out of its own ashes: and for this Nation, I believe that the generality of the people of this Land are Britains (or Welch, as now we call them) by descent: for though they lost their Language by reason of their mix­ture [Page 24] with Romans, Saxons, Danes, Normans, and other Nations which came to this Land from time to time; yet they did not lose their Consanguinity: and you must con­ceive thus much, that though this Land was many times conquered by forrainers, yet none of the poor peo­ple and Husband-men, nor any that did submit to the conquering party, were removed; and that it was al­ways the chief Nobility, being o­vercome, fled to Wales, or to any place where they could finde a Re­fuge. Therefore we, whose noble descent you see, ought not to be divi­ded: truly Wales had never been brought under England, but for its division: and now what danger are we in, being divided, and do no righteous things? we cannot stand long if we have not a King. But you will say, Who shall be King? If you go in a righteous way, I will shew you that Charles Stuart is the [Page 25] man who by right should enjoy it according to our ancient custome: for he is the true heir of all; for in him runs that stream of Royal Blood that shall make glad the City of God: for all the Blood-Royal of the Britains, Scots, Saxons, Normans, is primary in him. I could make this out, and shew you his lineal descent, if I thought you would question it: I could also make it appear abun­dantly by their prophesies in Mr. Pughs Book, that God long before this time hath determined and de­clared his Fall and his Restorati­on; and that word Koronog vaban, which is the Key of all our prophe­sies, belongs to him; and that it cannot be brought to speak for Oli­ver Cromwel, as Mr. Pugh would have it. But what should I trouble you with these things which you cannot relish? I shall shew you a more excel­lent way; for God did not cast down Charles, to the end that he should be [Page 26] set up again upon the same slipery foundation: for he had better he a step lower then he was, that he might stand surer: Therefore take this as followeth.