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eng Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649. Great Britain -- Religion -- 17th century. 2006-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2006-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-11 Sampled and proofread 2006-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

THE SCOTS SCOVTS DISCOVERIES: BY THEIR LONDON INTELLIGENCER.

And preſented to the Lords of the Covenant of Scotland. Anno Domini. 1639

LONDON, Printed for William Sheares, 1642.

TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, MOST WORTHY and Noble Lords, the Noble-men, and others of the Covenant of Scotland. May it pleaſe your Lordſhips,

ACcording to your honours directions, the Scouts (which were ſent into England, to diſcover the eſtate of things there) came unto me their Intelligencer at London, who have collected together all ſuch obſervations, as they in their ſeverall travels have found, or my ſelfe obſerved, either in my owne aboad now two yeares at London, or in my returning home: But by reaſon of all paſſages now ſhut up at ſea, and all Land wayes belayd, I was forced to put my ſelfe in Arminian Attire, and ſo came home through England, and ſo remayned ſome certaine time in the Campe Royall, where my Collections may manifeſt my love to my Countrey, and care of the truſt by your Lordſhips impoſed upon me. But if my obſervations be not anſwerable to your Lordſhips expectations, I am heartily ſorry: Yet, yee may ſee, I have not bin altogether idle, nor will be more careleſſe hereafter (as occaſion is offered) then formerly I have beene, and ſhall in my Northern newes (which is alſo now in collecting) make good what is omitted, and in confidence of your favourable acceptance hereof, I reſt,

Your Honours moſt humble ſervant, D. L.
THE FIRST SCOVTS DISCOVERY.

I Came to Dover in a Flemiſh Botom, where (after a dayes reſt) I went to ſee the Caſtle, but I was forced to faine my ſelf one of Madam Nurſes kindred, & ſpoke nothing but french, or elſe I had not been admitted.

This Caſtle is called the Key of the Land, but its growne ruſty for want of exerciſe, for moſt of the Ordnance are diſmounted, their carriages ſtanding one halfe in the ground, and the other out; here lay one wheele, and there lay another: In the Eaſterne out-worke lay one Peece all over-grown with graſſe, and hard by that lay another along by the wall on two Logs of Tymber; I wondred to ſee ſuch a confuſion in ſo eminent a place; but I was told that the laſt great wind was the cauſe thereof; and if the Lieutenant were once able to walke round the wals to ſee it, all would bee made good and mended; but till then it muſt ſtand as it doth: Their Lord is at London to be cured of the Gout, the Deputy Lieutenant was at Downs ſeeing the Kings ſhips, and moſt of the men were at bowles on the greene Beach: I came downe to the Towne, and left the Caſtle with a Memento to look to it ſelfe, leſt the French doe it for them; this I obſerved, that if the French had beene as provident as the Dutch, to have ſeated themſelves in Dover, then the moſt Chriſtian King might have had this Caſtle at his Command, and ſo might have beene Maſter of the narrow Seas, and have had Calice and Dover for two Bul-workes, and Block-houſes, and ſo kept the Dunkirke from domineering on the ſeas. All the newes I could learne here, was that ſixe of the Kings ſhips lay ready for a Convoy of ſixtie Veſſels with proviſion for Dunkirke.

The next day I came to Canterbury, where I went to view the glaſſe windowes, and ſee Sir Thomas a Beckets Tombe, to which the people had prayed ſo often, as they had made two holes in the ſtones with their knees: the next day being ſunday I went to heare a Sermon where (they ſaid) the Archbiſhop of St. Andrewes was to preach, I was in amaze to ſee him there; but the noyſe of the Organs ſoone put mee out of my dumps. Now (thought I) hee is in his Kingdome, for hee hath danced a long time after this muſicke: when ſervice was done; I thought to have heard him tell the people ſome newes out of Scotland, but the old Carle ſpake not one word thereof. The next morning I tooke a Charcoale, and drew on the white wal in the Church Porch theſe three words, (Archi: Cant: Auli) and ſo departed out of the town, leſt I ſhould have beene apprehended for the Author of it: All the newes that I could learne in the Towne, was that the Archbiſhops Grace was too great to dwell amongſt them, that hee loved Croyden, better then Chriſt-Church. That hee had ſome Engineers to ſee if they could remove Chriſtchurch to Croydon by land, or to Lambeth by water, for hee meant it ſhould ſtoope to him, and not hee to it: But leſt it ſhould fall to bee forfeited; for non Reſidency he hath put the other Archbiſhop there for his Deputy.

As I came through Kent, I ſaw much muſtering, and preparing of men and Armes to ſend into Scotland: This had almoſt made a mutinie amongſt them; ſome ſaid it was done purpoſely to weaken the Country, others ſaid it was an il example for other ages: And an old 88. Captaine ſaid they might well retaine the name of Kentiſh Long-tayles, but to be called any more men of Kent, they could not clayme it.

As I came a long, I ſaw the Kings Store-houſe at Chatham, and ſome of the Kings ſhips which are of ſuch bigneſſe, as a ſmall ſhip may be built, ere they can be rigged, and brought to the ſea to doe any ſervice. When I came to Graveſend, I ſaw the great Fleet ryding in the Hope, ready to carry the Marqueſſe and his men for Scotland: But there fell out a foule fray betweene the Parſon of the Pariſh, and the Purſers, for demanding double duties, for burying ſuch ſouldiers as dyed on ſhipboard. On the way towards London, I ſaw Stone-church which was burnt downe with thunder laſt winter: And Erith, Micham, and many other Churches (for all their high Altars) did not ſcape ſcot free.

The next Sunday I went to Lambeth to heare a Sermon, and ſee what forme of worſhip was uſed there; when I came, I was in hope to have ſeen the little good man of Lambeth there, but I ſaw no ſuch man in all the Kirke; for I could have kend him by his white ſleeves from all the men there: but I well wot, there hee was not. I ſpeerd for him, and ſome ſaid, he was either at White-hall or Somerſet houſe, others ſaid that he was at home chooſing of a new Church-warden, becauſe the old one had preſented him for not comming to Kirk theſe 7. yeares. After preaching was paſt, I went up the River ſide to ſee Guy Faux his Mannor houſe, the fatalleſt houſe, that ever was built; for there was the plot laid, and powder provided for blowing up the Prince and Peers of the Realme, in the Parliament houſe by the Papiſts conſpiracie. There was the Leather Ordnance invented, there was the white ſoape and blew ſtarch firſt made, there was the moſt part of the projects and Monopolies hatched, which have ſo much troubled the whole Kingdome. There was a new rare invention, lately ſet on foot for blowing up of Caſtles and Forts, but for a concluſion it was firſt blowne up it ſelfe: And now an Engineere hath begged it of the King, and hath new built it, for which hee hath promiſed to blow up all the Ilands in the Frith in Scotland, that the Kings ſhips may have ſea-roome to beſiege Leeth: from thence I came croſſe the River, where a Dutcheſſe like a Dive-dapper was a ſwimming, but the water was ſo cold, as it made all her body ſhiver, and put her in ſick a fit of a feaver, as no Phyſician could cure her, but a German. On the Sunday before Eaſter I went to St. Margarets anent the Abbey, where the Miniſter miſtooke himſelfe, and inſtead of a Prayer read a Preface, forbidding all people to begge at White-hall, for the King was gone to Yorke Welaway (thought I) now, I have miſt a mandy, which I thought to have had, to have carried me againe home into Scotland. Well, I could hardly eate my dinner for griefe thereof: But a country man of mine would needs have me in the after-noone be Goffer to a Girle, where when I came the women fel to quarrel for the name; one would have it Maudlin, & another would have it Mary, now out upon't ſayes another, we have too too many of that name already; pray let us have old Elizabeth again: by my ſoule ſays another, if this were ſpoken in Scotland, it would be counted reaſon wh n I heard that, I ſtole away, and left them to look another Goffer: upon good Friday as I came through White-hall, a country man had me in to give me a diſh of drink, and to ſhew me the dancing Barn, & then afterwards carried me to the Kings Quire to hear a me s of matins, when I came there the people were al groveling on the ground as though they had bin picking pearles out of the pavement: Well, downe I was driven on my maribones amongſt the reſt, and about halfe an houre after they al ſtood up againe, turning their arſes to the Eaſt, and their ſnouts to the Weſt to heare an Anthem, which being done a tall ſlim Carle in a long Gowne made the people turne their faces to the Eaſt, where I ſpied a curious wrought Crucifix hanging over the high Altar, with two women kneeling to it, to teach the reſt of the people their duties: Upon Eaſter day I went thither againe, and then the Crucifix was taken downe, and the Reſurrection ſet up in the ſame place, the Muſicke went ſo loud, and the old droaning dunces, and young fry of Quiriſters made ſuch a noyſe as I could not heare, nor underſtand one word was ſpoken, and ſo came away for feare of deaffing: About a week after my Countrey-man would needs have mee goe thither againe, and then I ſaw in the ſame place over the Altar a fine old man riding on a bonny Nagge, hunting a wild Beaſt, many a long legge, and low courteſie was made to the man on horſe-backe: I askt what hee was, and my Countrey-man told me, it was St. George, and they were all praying to him to make haſte, for they had need of him in the North, when I ſaw him ſo ready on horſe-back with his ſpeare in his hand, and his ſpurs on his heels: Well St. George, thought, I, ride as faſt as you can, I will be in Scotland before you, and ſo I departed, and left him to end his quarrell with the Beaſt hee had before him: When I was gone out of the Court, my Countrey-man told mee, I had ſome reaſon to be afraid. For St. George having formerly broke his Speare with the Spaniard, and rebated his ſword at a foyle with the French; therefore hee had now his hands bound by the one, and his tongue by the other: And having taken a truce with them both, hee had vowed to be revenged on St. Andrew, whom hee threatens to turne into a Wind-will, where his Croſſe ſhall ſerve for the ſweapes: Alas, and woes me (quoth I) poore St. Andrew is ſo weary with carrying his Croſſe on his back, and a Biſhops Bonnet on his head, as hee will never be able to encounter this man, who being ſo bravely mounted, will run over him before he come at him. This made me ſo afraid, as I went home to ſupper for feare of fainting; the next morning I got up betimes, and went to the Exchange to meet our Intelligencer; when I came the newes was at an end: For their Packets were opened, and their Letters taken away, which made a mighty muttering amongſt them, in ſo much as one of them in a mad humour ſaid that they were quite diſgrac't, and thereupon made theſe verſes following.

London's diſgrac't, Lincoln's diſplac't, Yorke now hath the golden bagge, The Clergies guift, the Papiſts thrift Maintaines the Engliſh Flag: The Clergies curſe, Rex minat mors, Ere Biſhops be put downe: The gaine is great, though farre unmeet, A Myter for a Crowne.
THE SECOND SCOVTS Diſcovery.

I Went out in a Dunbarre Boat, and ſayled all along the Northern coaſts, where wee met two ſhips laden with Ammunition for Barwicke, and fixe Colliers with proviſion for Newcaſtle. When I came to Hull, I went on ſhoare to ſee the mighty Magazin there, from thence wee were driven to the Downes, where the Kings Fleet lay at Anchor: in which the Mermaid Marqueſſe, (being changed from true blew to all the colours in the Raine-bow) was there cabbined up with a Cable for feare of the French, where like a Kite in a windy day with ſeventeene ſmaller birds at her tayle, hee was hovering up and downe the ſeas to ſurpriſe all ſuch ſhipping as ſhould paſſe for Scotland.

When we came neere unto Dover, a Dunkirke ſet upon us with two French, and a Fleming releeved us, or elſe (for all the ſhip money paid in, for guarding of the ſeas) wee had beene carried to Dunkirke inſtead of Dunbar: But having ſcapt that ſcouring, wee landed in Suſſex neare old Arundell, where wee went to ſee the Caſtle, the ſtrongeſt defence whereof, is the number and greatneſſe of the owners titles; It's kept by foure Prieſts, two Porters, and a Ratcatcher, but it hath above a hundred Watchers and Warders belonging to it; who (before ever we came neare it) came flying over our heads crying, Ka, Ka, Ka, Ka, which made us ſo afraid of being clapt up in the Caſtle, that we returned and left them to looke to their charge.

The people of the Towne were all crying, every teare as big as a Mill-ſtone, leſt their Lord ſhould love the North Countrey better then theirs: And becauſe hee is gone to conquer an other Countrey, and left his owne to the mercy of his enemy, I quickly left this place of mourning, and ſayled by the Ile of Wight, where they were very hot at their Muſters, in ſo much as the ſmoake thereof made ſuch a miſt on the ſea, as we miſtooke our courſe, and landed at Portſmouth, inſtead of New-caſtle, where wee heard, thoſe Ilanders are as hot in their Barrels, as the French in the Breech: ſo as if they come there, it will prove a hot peece of ſervice, ere they can enter: Portſmouth is but meanely provided with Ammunition, and therefore they were all in amaze, for feare the French ſhould come in a Fog.

Southampton was the next place of 〈◊〉 I came at, and there the Aldermen were buſie begging a benevolence for the warres: But becauſe I had none for them, I thought it better to ſhew them my backſide, then to bee called Rebell for refuſing: From thence I came to Wincheſter, where I was afraid of a Gooſe.

This Towne I left and came to Bagſhot, and ſo to Baſing-ſtoke, where a lordly Lowne ſware me out of ten ſhillings with his merry conceits of his queſtions and anſwers, amongſt which theſe were a part.

What hunting is moſt in uſe?

The Foxe in the Forreſt, and the Conie in the Court.

What profeſsion is moſt in practiſe?

Buffe Coats in the Campe, and black Coats in the Church-Campe.

What is that which few men love, and moſt men hate.

The curſe of a Cuckold, and the pride of a Prelate.

What are the two worſt evils in the Commonwealth.

Covetouſneſſe of the Clergy, and contention of the Commonalty.

I left this place, and tooke my way to wards Gilford, in hope to have ſeene Arundels Earle, but hee was gone to Court; yet I did not looſe my labour, for there I ſaw the fineſt and beſt govern'd Almeſhouſe in the Kingdome, built by old George of Canterbury, for a Preſident for his ſucceſſors, to doe like.

The next day I came to Croydon, thinking to have ſeene the little man, that makes ſo mickle matter, but he was at Lambeth; whereupon I came along towards London with a Colliers Cart of Croydon, where after ſome whiſtling and merry tales, I heard theſe myſticall Novelties.

That of late ſome are ſo much for Church Ceremonies, as they doe nothing in true fincerity: And that others are altogether for pride and prodigality, and nothing for love and charity; That the Owle counterfeits the Eagle, the Buzzard the Blackbird, the Cuckow the Nightingale, and the Wren would fly with the Faulcon, but for feare his wings ſhould fayle him.

That the Fox would faine lap himſelfe in the Lions skin, the better to terrifie the other Beaſts.

Thus the Wolfe would faine bee chiefe Shepherd, that he might the better feed his flock, and the Aſſe muſt have the Harts skin on his backe, to keepe him from the Northerne ſtorme.

When they had made an end of their Parables, they fell to ſinging: And askt mee if I could helpe them to ſing a three mans ſong: I told them I would doe my beſt, then they began, and the bearing of the ſong was this, with which I end my Relation.

O'good King Charles blame not my pen, Spare your purſe, and ſave your men, Give Laud to the Scots, and hang up Wren, The Eccho anſwered ſtill, Amen.
THE THIRD SCOVTS Diſcovery.

I Came in Kirke Patricks Boat, all about the Iriſh ſeas, where we ſaw ſome ſouldiers ſent from thence, to the Lord Clifford at Carlile.

Wee landed three of our men in Wales (being Papiſts) but they were quickly ſnapt up for Covenanters, and called Rebels, for refuſing the oath of Supremacie, and ſhortly after were learned Traytors by open Proclamation.

Wee viewed all the Engliſh Ilands as wee paſt along, as Man, Garnſey, Silly, and the like: The Inhabitants had need be honeſt, for they are entruſted with keeping of the three greateſt Enemies of the Clergie, viz. Divinity, Law, and Phyſicke: In all our voyage wee ſaw but only two of the Kings ſhips, which were ſent to ſcoure the ſeas, wee did vaile our Bonnets unto them, and bid them good day, and ſo departed undiſcovered.

Wee put in at Portſmoth, where there is a good Harbour, and good Forts, but ſorrily kept; their Governour (that Baggage Bag) having taken a ſurfeit of a Star-chamber ſuite, and being a little overſhadowed with the Moone, gave them the bagge and dyed, whoſe Succeſſor will never fill the bags hee hath left empty behind him.

As I came through Somerſet-ſhire, I ſaw great muſtering: They are notable windy fellowes, and ſtrong breath'd, with eating of Beane-bread, they meane to ſhew you a Taunton trick, and fart in your faces: you may ken them from all the Campe, by the Beanes ratling in their bellies, a mile before they come at you.

In all the Countrey as I came along, there was a great complaint of the decay of Trading: The Farmers and Sheep-maſters blame the Clothiers, the Clothiers the Merchants and Drapers, and they lay the fault on the troubles in Scotland, which hinders their traffick, but ſome of them ſay, they could find it out nearer home, if they durſt diſcover it.

I came downe by Reading, where little Laud was borne, his Father was a Clothier, his Mother a Spinſter (hee being the worſt thred that ever ſhee ſpunne in her life:) Hee was from his Cradle ordained to be a Puniſher of poore people: For hee was borne between the ſtocks, and the cage, which a Courtier one day chanced to ſpeake of; whereupon his Grace thought himſelfe ſo diſgrac't, as he removed them thence, and pull downe his Fathers thatcht houſe, and built up a faire one in the ſame place, becauſe none ſhould ſay hereafter, that he was diſcended of ſo meane a houſe.

The next day I came to Windſor, which is the worſt place that ever I came in. For the Knights are poore, and the Prieſts rich, the Prebends proud, and the Deane deafe, for a poore man hath called a long time to be releaſed, and cannot be heard.

Away I came towards London, and landed at Hampton Court, in hope to have ſeene the Prince and Duke Iemmy, but the Dupper Doctor had carried them to St. Iames to ſee the Queene Mother, where hee left them, untill hee himſelfe went to Lambeth for Canterburies bleſſing to a better Biſhoprick, in which if hee behave himſelfe well, and pleaſe his Patron, in bringing up his pupill, he ſhall be promoted to a better Biſhoprick.

When I came to Weſtminſter, a countrey man of mine had mee to ſee the Tombes, where (amongſt many other Kings and Queenes) I ſaw King Iames, and Queene Elizabeth conferring about the troubles in Scotland, which they ſaid was plotted in Spaine, ratified at Rome, and agitated by the Ieſuits in England, to be acted in a tragicall proceſſion in Scotland, but it was not ſo in their dayes, and they hoped it would not long continue as now it is.

The next morning I got up betimes to goe to our Intelligencer; but ere I came at White-hall, I was preſt for the Kings ſervice: whereupon I preſently fell lame of my left legge, and with a pittifull look I ſaid, Meſſe Conſtable I am a poore lame Paſſenger, I pray you let me paſſe, but if I muſt have your money, then change me one ſhilling for an other; with that I bleſt my ſelfe with a good Angell, and then gave it him for his ſhilling, which he perceiving put it up, and ſo out of pure love let me paſſe.

When I came to the Exchange, our Intelligencer, and two or three more of my countrey men went to dinner, where I was relating my Reading Journey and newes, whereupon one of them puld a paper out of his pocket, ſaying, now by your Relation, I underſtand the meaning of my verſes, which were beſtowed on me: And before now I did not well know what they meant: A Copie whereof hee gave me to end my Diſcovery withall, which are as followeth.

The King wants coyne, the Biſhops blood, The Church is chang'd, none dares doe good, The three chiefe Arts in all the Land, In Pillory at once did ſtand: The Welſh may run, the Engliſh ride, To kill the Scots for Prelates pride; VVhich makes men cry, and curſe that Age, Hatcht little Laud, twixt Stocks and Cage.
THE INTELLIGENCERS owne Diſcovery.

AT my firſt comming to London, I heard little newes of any Scots grievances, but within a little while after, when I ſaw Burton, Baſtwick, and Pryn promoted to the Pillory, for ſpeaking againſt the power of the Prelates, then I began to ſmell a fox.

They rejoyced as much in their ſufferings, as their Adverſaries did in their ſentences; but becauſe they ſhould not prate, nor talke to one another, as they did when they ſtood in the Pillory.

Therefore they were ſent firſt into three ſeverall Caſtles in three remoted counties, and afterwards removed to three ſeverall Ilands, every one of them at their departure from the Pillory to their Priſons, made two verſes.

Pryn.Tryumphing I returne, my face diſcryes Lauds ſcorching ſcars, Gods gratefull ſacrifice. Burton.A painefull Paſtor I have beene, my flock I truly fed, And now in honour of Chriſts cauſe, my blood I freely ſhed. Phyſician's for ſoule and body, and Lawyer for the State,Baſtmick. All here now have loſt their blood, to pleaſe a proud Prelate.

The next Terme after this, the Biſhop of Lincolne came to his ſentence in the Star-chamber, where hee received a ſharpe ſenſure, but hee may thank himſelf for it, in keeping two prime places in his hands, when others want preferment. But hee ſtood too much upon his trumps, thinking that King James his Patents had beene now as good, as when hee had them: Alas good man, though hee be a great Scholler (not a better in the Kingdome) yet hee had forgot the little Mans Motto (Sic volo, ſic Iubeo) The originall cauſe of this was never heard; but this I learned, that two fleſh flyes having fed at his Table for a long time together, had purpoſely laid a traine to intrap him, and then they combined with one Kilvert (A Caniball) who having devoured his owne Maſter (Sir Iohn Bennet) undertooke to doe the like with him, and hath hunted him ſo hard, that the Tower is become his Tabernacle, where he is like to remain, unleſſe hee will pull off his Miter, and give it for his Ranſome.

Long hee had not laine there, ere he was rouſed up againe for a ſecond courſe, pretending that hee had given a falſe expoſition on the great Leviathan, (falſe Mediator) and the like: whereupon (through the meanes of a falſe Steward, a faithleſſe Secretary, and a fooliſh Scribe) he was (Acteon-like) puld down with his own hounds, which he had fed at his trencher in his proſperity, but had now fallen upon himſelfe in his adverſity, yet his owne patience, and the peoples prayers may one day be a comfort to him.

That when the newes came firſt of the troubles in Scotland, Archie the Kings Foole was queſtioned for ſomething againſt the Prelates, whom hee thought was the cauſe of it. For which hee had beene had up in the Star-chamber, but that the Fool told them hee would plead the priviledge of his Coat. For (quoth hee) if neither Foole nor wife man muſt ſcape this Court, I will be neither. But for all this Archie could not ſcape ſcot free, for hee was led to the Porters lodge, where (albeit hee found favour in his laſh) yet he loſt both his Coat and his place by it.

That about a weeke after I met Archie at the Abby all in black: Alas poore foole (thought I) hee mournes for his countrey; I askt him about his Coat, O quoth he, my Lord of Canterbury hath taken it from mee, becauſe either he, or ſome of the Scots Biſhops may have uſe for it themſelves: But hee hath given me a black coat for it, to colour my knavery with, and now I may ſpeake what I pleaſe (ſo it be not againſt the Prelates) for this Coat hath a farre greater Priviledge then the other had: when I heard him ſay ſo, albeit (thought I) a Fooles bolt is ſoone ſhot, yet perhaps hee may hit the marke: whereupon I went and bought me a canonicall Coat, and put my ſelfe into an Arminian habit, which hath kept mee freer from danger, then if I had beene all clad in buffe.

That about Chriſtmas laſt, all the paſſages of your Aſſembly were preſented to the King, and all the names of the Lords and others that had ſubſcribed the Covenant, or conſenting to the putting downe of the Prelates were given in: wherupon a Convocation of the Clergy of England, was once reſolved to be called, and to have the matter diſputed, but the Biſhops were buſie, and could not attend it, and adviſed that (ipſo facto) you ſhould be proclaymed Rebels, and all your Lands ſhould be confiſcate to the King, which made ſome of the Courtiers mouthes ſo water (in hopes of a Lordſhip) that they lookt as if they had beene troubled with the ſcurvie.

That about Candlemas the newes was nothing but warre, and that the King would goe in perſon into Scotland, and had promiſed to gratifie thoſe that adventured with them, for cutting off the Covenanters: And therefore to make them the more contemptible to the Engliſh, Proclamation 〈◊〉 made in all market Townes, and read in all Churches: That you were baſe fawning fellowes, and people of broken fortunes, and would faine repair your ruined eſtates, by the ſpoyles of the good ſubjects of England; which Proclamation (notwithſtanding the faire and true declaration of your intentions) ſo animated many of them (as like Hogs in the wind) they ran on (but knew not whither) ro fight, (but knew not for what) hoping to be rewarded (but knew not when) and they may returne, but know not how.

That of late every man at London hath beene in his humours. The Courtiers were learning how to toſſe tennis bals, inſtead of Bullets. The Captaines were preparing to ſee the tragedy of traytors, the Clergy were ſtudying a Maſque for a Myter; the Miniſtry were drawing the map of miſery, the Ieſuits were at wilie baguilie, and the Scots Biſhops were at Boe peepe with the Kirke.

That one day I went to ſee the Tower, which is newly rapaired, there are forty new beds and lodgings provided for entertainment of the Scots traytors: well, let me adviſe yee to looke to your ſelves; for if ever you bee lodged there, the next newes after will bee your comming out to Tower-Hill, where either your heads muſt lop, or your Crags crack.

I came home by the cuſtome Houſe, where there was ſuch an out-cry with Merchants, concerning their new Impoſitions: As it made the old Farmers 〈◊〉 for a court Lord, and a citie Captaine to aſſiſt them, who came ruffling into their offices with ſuch violence, as (for feare of Goring) it made al the Virginian Merchants to run away, and leave their Plantations. For Tobacco was growne ſo cheape, as the Kings cuſtomes came to more then the Merchants had for it. For it was taken by a worſe name, and ſold by the meaſure of Iacobs ſtaffe, whereupon, when the old Pinder ſaw ſuch ſhavers, come to ſhare in his office, he gave over, and left the Dawes, to ſhift among the Rooks, which the common people ſeeing, they prayed that their Court Cuſtomer might dye drunke in his new Impoſitions of Wines, and the Criſpe Citie Captaine might break as faſt as doth his glaſſe beads.

Whilſt I ſtayed at Cuſtome-houſe, I heard a muttering of a red Deere Pye, full of gold going to the Nuns of Nancy, from the holy ſiſters in England, under colour of a peece of Veniſon ſent to the Prince of Peymont from Catholico Mariano: But they ſaid, a wilie Wayter had put his finger further into the Pye then was fitting, and after it was diſcovered it was huſht up, no man can tell how.

Likewiſe, I heard that the Cardinall of Cordel being caſt away in croſſing of a River, his hat came floating up to the cuſtome Houſe, where it was taken up for a miraculous monument, and carried to the Lord Treaſurer for a wreck, who hath order to keepe it, untill ſome fitting perſon bee found to weare it. This accident makes good the old Proverbe, Quot homines, tot ſententia, for ſome ſayes our countrey man Con: (the Popes Legate) muſt have it; others ſay, Sir Tobit Mathewes doth better deſerve it, ſome ſay, that as ſoone as the King hath eſtabliſhed Biſhops againe in Scotland, St. Andrew ſhall have it inſtead of a blew Bonnet, and others ſay Canterbury muſt be ſerved before him. But ſome ſay, its kept untill St. Paul have a new coat, and then hee muſt have it for his hat, or elſe when Pauls is quite built, it muſt be carried round about it proceſſion, and then left on the high altar for a religious Relique.

That all Lent long His Majeſties Chaplaines, inſtead of Faſting preached fighting; and inſtead of Peace preached puniſhing of Rebels, amongſt whom wilie Warner of Rocheſter having got a Biſhopricke for making one Sermon, hee gave the King an other gratis, wherein he ſo rayled at the Rebels, as his Patron hath promiſed a better Biſhopricke, when it fals.

That ſuch time-ſerving Clergie men, as have not the gift of Preaching, ſeeke preferment by rayling; as one Hariſon, who lookes for a Deanery at leaſt, for calling Judge Hutton Traytor, when hee ſate on the ſeat of Iuſtice, for ſpeaking his conſcience for the ſubject againſt Prerogative.

That the caſe of ſhip-monie was fully argued, firſt by foure Councellors, and afterwards by the twelve Iudges, whereof the Gold-finch, Vernon, and five punies paſt for the King, and five Seniors, (whereof two were capitall) ſtood for the countrey, but what can withſtand fortune; for moſt voices miſ-carried it: Nevertheleſſe, the Lord Say would faine have had another aſſay at the matter, but could not be heard.

That about Mid-lent, the names of all ſtrangers, as well French and Dutch, as Scots, were collected in and about London, and ſent to the King, viz. 60000. French, 40000. Dutch, and 900. Scots, but if Prieſts, Friers, Ieſuits, and the reſt of the Romiſh Rabbies, had beene alſo collected, they would have exceeded the number of the Scots, and if the Papiſts and Proteſtants of the French and Dutch had beene likewiſe collected, the number of the Proteſtants had ſtood but for a cipher to the other.

The voice went that all the Proteſtant ſtrangers ſhould have beene ſent into New England (if the King could have ſpared ſhipping) and the others ſhould have made a catholicke Army, to have gone againſt the Scots: But now the Scots taking their new oath to fight againſt their conſciences and countrey, and the reſt paying in their money without grumbling, they may all ſtay in Old England if they pleaſe.

That albeit, with the pilling and polling of the Commonalty, England is fallen into a very dangerous diſeaſe, which growes every day worſe and and worſe, in ſo much, as one Sunday at one Maſter Shutes Pariſh Church, a Bill was delivered, that Iohn Common-wealth of England being ſick of the Scots diſeaſe, deſires the prayers of the Congregation, for calling a Parliament, the great Phyſician of the Kingdome, to cure their infinit infirmities.

That all men muſt contribute to this holy, and zealous expedition; whereupon the Citie of London having made a collection of, at leaſt 6000. l. preſented it to the King, who thankt them for their loves, but would not receive it, becauſe ſome ſay, it was too little, others ſay, that he will come home by them, and then they muſt preſent him with a golden Calfe, and a greater gift for a peace offring: But in the meane time its ſaid, that Yorke muſt bee made the Royall Citie of the Kingdome; but when no man knowes, yet the Merchants care not if both Court and Towne bee carried thither, ſo long as they cannot carry Thames with them alſo: For if their wives loved Courtiers no better then they doe, their roomes were farre better then their company.

That the King being reſolved upon his Iourney, wrote his Letters to all Noble-men in the Kingdome, to attend his Royall Standard at Yorke. The firſt day of Aprill with fitting men and furniture, according to their birth and qualities, degree and honour, where by the Papiſts report his Majeſty will be with 100000. Engliſh. 20000. Welſh 20000. Iriſh 20000. choſen Catholikes, all in compleate armour, and that the King of Spaine would ſend him 20000. of his old ſouldiers (if he had no uſe for them himſelfe:) The King of Denmarke would ſend him 20000. of his Drunkards, if he could ſpare them: The King of Morocco would ſend him twenty tun of Barbary Gold, if Argier and Tunnis ſtood not in his way, and the Pope would ſend his Benediction, if he thought it would doe him any good.

That the King was by the Prelates ſo exaſperated, and made ſo eager on the buſines, as he tooke his Iourney on his Coronation day, which ſome think unfortunate: But the Papiſts Proverbe prevailed, The better day the better deed.

At this departure hee had Canterburies bleſſing, and a book of Remembrances what is fit to be done to ſuch a rebellious people.

That all things are much altered, ſince the Kings departure from London, White-hall is become an Amazonian Caſtle, St. Iames an Hoſpitall for ſtrangers, Somerſet-Houſe a Catholicke Colledge, Weſtminſter a receptacle for Seminary Prieſts and Ieſutis, London is like a private friend in cloſe mourning, Coaches and Carts are halfe idle for want of imployment, and great Horſes, Sedans, and wherries fight for their imployment, Porters are taken up for Gentlemen Vſhers, & Clergy men (by reaſon of their paſtorall protection) clap in with all the good matches about London.

That my countrey man Con: the Popes Legate, is fallen lame of late, and is writing an invective againſt Abernathy, for diſcovering his comming into England: hee ſaith, that if theſe troubles had not beene, hee had got as much money in ſeven yeares, as (with the helpe of a Letter or two, from the Court to the Conclave of Cardinals) would have made him Pope; and then if you had not yeelded to the King on any conditions, he would have curſt you with Bell, Book, and Candle.

That the ſeven Champions of Chriſtendome are now (this criticall yeare) all up in Armes, St. Anthony is inchanted by the Pope in S. Angelo, S. Iames, and S. Dennis are this ſummer to try their ſtrengths in a ſimple combat: And S. George, S. David, and S. Patrick, are all ryding into Scotland, againſt S. Andrew, but the quarrell againſt him is unknowne; ſome ſay becauſe he will not wait upon S. George his Ceremonies, but others ſay, its becauſe hee dare 〈1 page duplicate〉 〈1 page duplicate〉 maintaine that there was neither Pope, nor Prelate in the Primitive Church.

That one Baker, the Biſhop of Londons Chaplaine, being one morning deſired to preſent a Petition from a Miniſter to his Lord for a Prebends place, carried the matter ſo craftily, that he had it for himſelfe, together with the Miniſters curſe, for cozening of him; but to prevent that, the Biſhop gave him his bleſſing; yet it did him no good, for ere night he was ſo puft up with pride, and grown ſo great, that the weight of his body broke his legge, and ſo laid him and his honour in the duſt, yet theer be ſome that attribute this accident to another thing, for they ſay, that this Baker was ſo over-joyed with the death of ſome good Divines, and the going away with others, that he made verſes of them, and the ſame day hee made them hee broke his legge, and his verſes were anſwered the next day following.

Baker. Dike is dead, Davis is fled, And Symmons is run away, Carter is flying, Stanton is dying, And Good wyn is left to pray. Carter. Carter is at hand, Baker cannot ſtand, VVith a fall he hath broke his legge, Our Biſhops are flying, their cauſe is a dying, And the Scots will make them begge.

That when the King lay at New caſtle, Fleetwoods newes came fleeting to London, with as many lyes, as lines in it, but that's no matter, Colonels may lye by commiſſion: It tels us of your Iron Flailes, Harrowes, Knives, and the like, taken going to you from Sheffeild, and threatens to beate you with your owne weapons: Now as for your men he never mentions them, becauſe he meanes not to meddle with them: But when hee comes to relate the valour of your women, he cryes out, the Lord bee mercifull unto us, for wee ſhall have a bloody buſines of it, yet hee declares his reſolution, is to fly in their faces, and concludes with a Proteſtation, that his father may tell it for truth.

That albeit you were offended with that Proclamation, which termes you people of broken fortunes. They have made another againſt you, its juſt like Ianus in the head; and in the body like a Scorpion with a ſting in his tayle. For firſt you are pardoned if you ſubſcribe Jgnoramus, but if you doe not, you are condemned before you are convicted, and your trayterous obſtinacies are to be cured with the ſharpe ſword of Iuſtice, which being put into the hands of Papiſts, they ſweare by Peters Keyes, Pauls ſword ſhall be put in practiſe.

The body of the Proclamation breeds a Scorpion in your boſome to devoure you. Firſt your debtors muſt pay your money to His Majeſty, who (becauſe hee can give no lawfull diſcharge) will give them a good ſhare back againe. Next all your lands are given away to ſuch as will fight for them.

Laſtly, your tenants muſt pay you no more rents, for His Majeſty will turne Land-lord, and let them their lands for a third part abatement of their old rent, and promiſes to put them in poſſeſſion before Pentecoſt next, unleſſe you prevent it.

That there was ſome whiſpering newes about the towne of a diſſention, betweene the ſpirituall Lords: whereupon a great Politician had drawne His Majeſty to command all the temporall Lords attendance (purpoſely to be revenged on the Nobility) whilſt others lye lurking at home laughing in their ſleeves, to ſee how they made their enemies take up Armes to defend their quarrell: In which if any of the Nobility, and Gentry be ſlain, their ſonnes may prove Wards, and ſo bring in much money to maintaine the wars.

That if the Prelates project ſucceed well, tis thought Wren and VVarner ſhould have the keeping of the great and little ſeales, and London now (like John hold my ſtaffe) being Treaſurer, the Clergy will have a golden time of it, but let them remember this Admonition.

That ſpirituall pride brings temporall war, And temporall warre brings peace, That Lords and Lawyers end the jar, And Prelates pride muſt ceaſe.

That there is a new counſell Table erected at London, where the Catholick Lords, Knights, and Superiours of the Roman Clergy, meet to conſult upon fitting meanes for rayſing of money towards maintenance of this holy warre, which they hope will either procure a diſſolution of your Religion, or a tolleration of their owne.

At this meeting divers motives, and adviſes were drawne up for certaine Prieſts to move the Catholikes to contribute in a large manner towards the maintenance of thoſe warres, to the 8. 9. 10. part at leaſt of their Annuall meanes, according to the true and juſt value; for which, beſides the benefit, which may redound to them by their Religion: the King hath called in his Commiſſion againſt Recuſants: The Queene hath undertaken to ſecure all thoſe as ſhall be Contributors herein, and the Pope hath promiſed, that no man which dies in this quarrell ſhall ever come in Purgatory.

That theſe adviſes and motives being diſcovered, the Pope hath written to his Nuncio, not to be too forward, untill they ſee time, for feare of diſcovery, nor to let the Laity know too much of the Provincials minds, leſt they fall off, nor that the Catholikes beſtow ſo much on the ſociety of Ieſuits, as other the Orders can have no part.

That there is a Feaſt of fancies at London free for any man, that hath a mind to it.

The firſt diſh is a Redſhanks ſermon, inſtead of a ſallad, the ſecond a pickl'd Projector, the next a piping hot pigge, and next a handſome hogge, there was a red Deere Pye, but that's paſt, inſtead of that, they meane to have a Biſhops head and bacon, which will ſerve for a grand diſh: and albeit it bee ſomewhat out of faſhion, yet it is like to be in ſeaſon. Their bread is Biſhops Bisket, and Burtons bayte.

Their drinke is Britain's teares, their dyning Roome the Caſtle of care.

Their attendants Tom Tell-troth, and Baſtwicks younger brother.

Their Muſick hath for Tenour Vox Regis.

For their Baſe, Vox Clerici, for their Diſcords, Vox conſilij, for their Treble, Vox populi; for their Counter, Uox pauperis: for their Meane, Vox pueri: for their Conſort, Vox Cali: for their comfort, Vox Dei.

The voice of this Muſicke hath beene heard throughout all England, and is like to grow lowder, unleſſe ſome courſe be taken to ſtop it.

That, there are a kind of Beadles runs up and downe about the towne, yelping out your deſtruction, crying, Oh the valour of the Welſh-men! which are gone to kill the Scots: well, looke you have Leeks, and causbobby, and give them good words, and call them bold Britains; and then you may doe with them what you will.

That Halter, and Ballad-makers are two principall trades of late: Ballads being ſold by whole hundreds in the Citie, and Halters ſent by whole barrels full to Barwicke to hang up the Rebels with, as ſoone as they can catch them.

That old Iohnſon the Poet being dead, great moane is made for one of that quality, to write the Biſhops wars: yet two have petitioned for the place, and each of them have ſomething for tryall, which becauſe you may ſee their ſtraine, I thought fit to inſert, as followeth.

1. POET. The Doughty Dane, the force of Spaine, Morocco rude and rout, The Iriſh wild, the Engliſh mild, And Welſh men bold and ſtout, Are taking Armes, and vowes great harmes, To Scotland they will bring, For Biſhops right they meane to fight, To pleaſe their Royall King. 2. POET. The Engliſh-men both bold and ſtrong, The Iriſh ſtout and hardy, The valiant Welſh-men will be firſt, To take the Scots men tardy, Our ſhips by ſea, our men by land, Will pull their courage downe; And make men know, King Charles will keepe, The Myter next the Crowne.

The tryall of theſe verſes were put to two Iohns poetically affected, who allowed of the Latter, for two reaſons.

Firſt becauſe the former makes them fight for Nations to one, which is too much odds, where the other mentions onely three, being ſomewhat unequall too.

Secondly, becauſe the former forgets the Kings ſhips: whereupon depends the hopes of the ſucceſſe, and honour of the Kingdome, which the latter obſerving he ſhall therefore write the hiſtory, but hee muſt not begin untill hee heare the ſucceſſe of the firſt Battell, which if it proves unfortunate, then it ſpoyles a Poet.

That the newes at London is ſo uncertaine, that no man believes it, ſometimes we heare of Peace, and then the Papiſts ſtorme and fret, ſaying, the King is too mercifull. For my Lord Howard (not the chiefe of the Howards) hath three ſonnes, all Colonels newly come over from the Cardinals Campe, who threaten, if the King will give them leave, they will pluck the Scots out of their trenches by the eares; but when newes come they muſt fight, and that wee ſhall have blowes for blowes, then they tell us, that the Kings forces are two weak for the Covenanters, but as ſoone as the Iriſh will come over Dunluce, and his Dimilances will drive them all into the Mountaines.

That ſuch newes as this comes out by owlelight in little Bookes or Ballads to be ſold in the ſtreets. And I feare its held a prime peece of policy of ſtate, For otherwiſe, how could ſo many falſe Ballads, and Bookes be tollerated: yet the next morning Sunne exhales all their vaine Evening vapours: As that newes of taking Leſley Priſoner, killing of Colonell Crayford, and impryſoning moſt of the Nobility, but I never beleeved it, becauſe if it had beene true Ballads, would have beene ſung by day light, Bookes printed, Bonefires made, and a ſolemne Proceſſion with a Te Deum, at leaſt, had not beene wanting at Lambeth.

That I went one day to the Star-chamber to ſee what Lords where left at home, where I heard Colonell Crosby and others fined, for reporting that the Lord Deputy of Ireland going to Knight a poore man, Sir Knave, with a Cane, hee hit him ſo hard as hee kill'd him, when in truth, hee died not untill three dayes following.

At which ſentence, little Laud made a Sermon of an houre long, telling them how the Deputy had cozened the Scots in Ireland of all their armes, and was providing men to weare them into Scotland againſt their owne Countrey-men; And that it was a fortune that followeth all men in high places and authority to bee evill ſpoken off.

But it was not ſo of old, for then the man whom the King did honour ſhould ride in his Chariot, bee apparelled with the Kings Roabes, and eſteemed the ſecond perſon in the Kingdome; but now, if the people might have their wils (quoth hee) thoſe whom the King honoureth, ſhould have Hamans reward: with this hee concluded, keeping the application to himſelfe; whereupon, I went out and wrote theſe Verſes following, and left them in the window: Now wicked Will doth raigne as King, And Finch ſing ſweet by Windybanks, The Prieſts placebo ſtill doe ſing, But the Scots if croſt, will play mad prancks.

The next day, I tooke my journey homewards, and left one to take notice of paſſages in my abſence; And a firſt night I lay at Ware where my hoſt ſhewed mee the great bed and told mee that 24. Captaines lay altogether in it, and named it the bed of honour; If (ſaid I) honour could bee goe with lying in fether-beds few would bee without it. But ſure (ſaid I) they will lye both worſe and further aſunder before they returne home againe.

When I came at Yorke, I heard the King was bravely entertained there, and that the Recorder had ſo tickled his eares with flattery and fables that both hee and the Major were knighted, well thought I this makes good the old Proverbe; Some may better ſteale a gooſe, then others ſtick downe a feather; For if the Scots had done ſo, they had beene called fawning fellowes by open Proclamation.

When I came to Durham, all the Drummers were drunke, for the Biſhop had beſtowed good ſtore of wine upon them to forbeare beating, becauſe the noiſe of the Drummes ſhould not drowne the ſound of the Organs.

I needed no guide to Newcaſtle for whole troopes of ſouldiers lay lame by the way; This Towne is now called little London albeit it hardly deſerve the name of Coale-Caſtle. I went round their Towne to ſee the workes, and thought to have ſeene a Caſtle in it, but mine hoſt told mee that the Scots had long agoe laid the Caſtle levell with the ground, and leaſt they ſhould doe the like with the Towne, the King had ſent a gariſon to defend it.

When I came firſt to the Campe, I was examined what I was, I told them, I was Chaplaine to the Lord High Crown'd Howard, and was come on a meſſage to his chiefe. Upon this, I had a faire paſport, but never came neere him.

The firſt newes I heard there was, that the Marqueſſe was ſent to find out the floting Iſlands, and that hee had beene round about England, and moſt part of Scotland, but could not find them, and in the Interim, moſt of his men falling Sea ſick; A pinke was diſpatcht to Apolloes Oracle, to know their deſtinies. Anſwere was made, that they were all unſanctified people, and not fit to bee imployed in ſo holy a warre, untill they had done penance, and made their confeſſions in ſome fitting Land. This made them more amazed then before, untill a ſubtile Sphincks expounded the riddle and told them it was meant by the holy Iſland, unto which hee would prove their Pylot and bring them thither, where if their men died as faſt on Land as they did at Sea, then they might ſave a labour of digging of Graves, and bury them in conyborowes; unto this they all agreed and weighed anchour, hoiſed up ſailes, and in ſhort time arrived in the harbour where they landed their men. And the Marqueſſe himſelfe after hee had made his Orizons at Saint Cutberts ſhrine, hee poſted to Apollo for further direction.

That when I came to the Campe, I ſaw diverſe troopes of voluntaries, who (like ſo many prodigals) having got their patrimonies, are come thither to ſpend them in hope to returne richer. They have taken with them three horſes a peece, one to carry the Aſſe himſelfe, an other to carry a Priſoner if hee can take any; and the third, to carry his proviſion.

But its commonly ſeene in all Lotteries (this being the like) that there are above ten Blancks to one prize.

I met with a great many Gamſters there, and with ſome Players and Poets, but all out of imployment, yet a Poet told mee, that becauſe hee would keepe his hand in ure, hee made every day a few lines in Verſe; a parcell whereof hee gave mee as followeth: No enemies face yet have wee ſeene Nor foote ſet on your ground, But here wee lie in open feild With raine like to bee drown'd. The Earths my Bed, when I am laid A Turfe it is my Pillow, Our Canopy is the skie above, My Lawrell turn'd to willow, Then mighty Mars withhold thy hand And Jove thy fury ceaſe, That ſo wee may, as all doe pray, Returne againe in peace.

About the end of May, either a Foole, or an unskilfull Phyſitian, told the King, that the Scots Campe had ſuch ſtinking breaths, as the Engliſh durſt not come within tenne miles of them for feare of infecting, whereupon a Proclamation was made, that the King did reſpect the ſafety of his ſubjects of England. So as the Scots Campe under paine of diſpleaſure, ſhould not come within tenne miles of the Engliſh borders, or Campe, whereſoever it lay; but if they did, then the Generaliſsimo was to kill all they could catch, wherein they ſhould doe his Majeſty good ſervice and honour.

Shortly after this; a vaine man perſwaded the King, that all the Scots were retired above 14. miles from Barwick, and that 5000. would bee able to take them all in their trenches. This being granted, upon Aſcenſion day, the Engliſh army went out of Barwick very early to put this deſigne in execution, but ere they had marched two miles, newes came, that Generall Leſley was comming towards them, whereupon, they returned, ſaying, they went out but onely to goe in proceſſion round about the bounds belonging to the Towne of Barwick.

About two dayes after, there happened a great miſtie morning, in which the Cowes comming down the Hill towards Barwick ſeemed like ſo many men, and the white horſes like ſo many colours, which put the Towne in ſuch a fright that the Scots were comming, that they barrocaded their Gates, ranne up their Rampires, mounted their Ordinance, and made ready for a defence: But when the day grew cleere, and that they heard Cowes low for their Calves, they opened their Gates, and let them in to Suckling.

That I obſerved in the Campe, that both the French and Spaniſh factions (like to Caiphas and Pilate) are now agreed to your overthrow in this expedition, who were alwayes, oppoſite enemies one to another, even in their very apparrell, which I will decipher unto you, becauſe if you ſee them, you may know them.

The French-men bee knowne by their Curld Perriwiggs, Franciſcan Cap, ſhort waſted Dublet, long arſed hoſe, and curtall Cloake, with boots as though they meant to bee buried in them. And the other may bee knowne by his Spaniſh hat, Armenian band, long bellied Dublet without a belt, trunke hoſe, ſtart up ſtockings, buskin bootes, and large cloakes, which is the generall faſhion now in the Army.

That when I was in the Campe, Proclamation was made, that every man upon paine of death ſhould obſerve theſe Lawes and Ordinances of warre, which all the Campe were ſworne to as ſacred and good, out of which tenne of the moſt materiall were collected, and ſet up to bee obſerved as truly, as they doe the tenne Commandements.

1. VVHoſoever ſhall ſpeake any thing in favour of the enemy, or ſay that this army in unlawfull or unneceſſary, ſhall ſuffer as a Rebell.

2. All ſuch as have intelligence with the enemy or ſhall releive them, or give them any thing (ſaving blowes,) ſhall die without redemption.

3. That all ſuch as diſparage or ſpeake againſt the actions of any chiefe Commander, or refuſe to doe what they deſire, ſhall ſuffer death.

4. That all ſuch as forſakes their Collonels, leave their Captaines, or draw of ſword againſt any, but the Scots, ſhall ſuffer death without mercy.

5. That no man lift his hand, wag his tongue, or ſtirre a foote againſt his Commander when hee ſhall correct him, upon paine of death.

6. That whoſoever ſhall ſee a Commander in danger, ſhall venture his owne life to ſave the others, upon paine of death.

7. That when the enemy is driven out of the field, no ſouldier leave his ranck to fall to pillage, untill licenſe bee given them, upon paine of perpetuall impriſonment.

8. That all ſuch ſpoiles as ſhall bee taken above the rate of tenne ſhillings ſhall bee brought undiminiſhed to the Lord Generall to bee rewarded for a memoriall of victory, and after it is proclaimed with ſound of Drumme and Trumpet it is to bee ſold, and the money to bee kept to build an Hoſpitall for old Caſheer'd Captaines, and ſuch Souldiers as ſhall bee lam'd or ſpoil'd in this expedition.

9. That he which can take any of the Lords, or principal Covenanters Priſoners, ſhall bring them to the Lord Generall, where hee ſhall have an honourable reward for his paines.

10. That whatſoever any man can ſpare unſpent of his pay, hee is at his returne to London to offer it up at the high Altar, at Pauls, towards the repayring therof, wher his name ſhall be inrolled, as a valiant Warrior againſt the Scots, & a brave Benefactor too.

Per Generaliſsimo.

Some of the Captaines, and ſouldiers being diſpleaſed with theſe orders, the next night puld them downe, and put up theſe other ten in their places.

1. That no man bee too forward to fight, untill hee know the quarrell, and that ſuch correſpondency be kept with the Covenanters, as they doe with us, upon paine of the next Parliaments diſpleaſure.

2. That ſuch ſouldiers as uſe any unlawfull gaming, or couſening, ſhall ſuffer impriſonment, and ſuch Captaines and Commanders, as by the cog of a Dye could ſet forth whole troops of horſes (but loſt their luck ſince they came from London) ſhall likewiſe looſe their credit in the campe, and their colours in the field, if they doe not maintaine their troops in the ſame manner they ſet them out.

3. Item if any ſouldier learne, or uſe more terms of Art in his exerciſe, then his Captaine can teach him, ſhall have three blowes with a Baſtinado for his preſumption.

4. Item, If any Captaine cannot underſtadd his colonels command, hee ſhall forfeit a Gooſe for his ſlender judgement.

5. Item, That no Sutler truſt the ſouldiers with too much meate, for feare of ſurfeiting, upon paine of non-payment thereof.

6. Item, if any Trooper bee kept ſhort of his pay, then it ſhall be lawfull for him to ſell his great cart Horſe, and furniture, and to fight on foot, untill by his valour he can get a Galloway Nag to ride upon.

7 Item, that no ſouldier ſet foot further in Scotland, then their Generall, Colonell, or Captaines dare leade the way, leſt when they come to imployment they be left in the lurch.

8. Item, that whatſoever any ſouldier can bring away out of Scotland, without moleſtation, he ſhal keepe it to himſelfe, without any account rendring.

9. Item, that after the Campe is broke up, that every man that hath not money to beare his charges home, ſhall have licenſe to beg into his countrey; and if the peoples charity will not ſupply him, then it ſhall be lawfull for him to take what he can by way of borrowing, with promiſe of repayment the next Northerne Iourney.

10. That if any ſluggiſh ſouldier get nothing by his Iourney in this expedition, hee ſhall at his returne lye three nights in the Savoy, in a ſtraw bed, and at his departure have three lice for his labour, if he bring none with him.

By Authority under his Excellency.

Hereby you may perceive there is no great Vnity in the Campe, but there is far leſſe edge in the Kingdome towards this action, for take this for a generall obſervation throughout England, that many of the beſt Nobility, and prime Gentry, a Commonalty are well Wiſhers to the cauſe; albeit they be not openly ſeene in it. So as I may truly tell you, that though nature have provided two hands to one heart; yet God hath prepared two hearts to pray for you, for one hand that is to fight againſt you.

That the moſt of the common ſouldiers in the campe, are ſuch as care not who looſe, ſo they get, being meere Atheiſts, and barbarous in their reſolutions. And indeed they are the very ſcum of the Kingdome, ſuch as their friends have ſent out to be rid of, who care not if both Kingdomes were on fire, ſo they might ſhare the ſpoyle.

Vpon this I thought good, to try if I could take off the edge of their fury, by making a Quere of the quarrell, and a Declaration of your intentions, by the verſes following, which I put up under the Orders:

Engliſh.What will you fight for a Booke of Common Prayer? VVhat will you fight for a Court of high Commiſsion? What will you fight for, a Myter guilded faire? Or to maintaine the Prelates proud Ambition? What will you get, you muſt not weare the Myter? What will you get, you know wee are not rich? What will you get, your yoake will be no lighter? For when wee'r ſlaine, this rod comes on your breech. Scots.Wee fight to have our true Religion ſtand: Wee fight to keepe our Lawes unvilified, Wee fight to preſerve our lives and land, Our only ayme's to beate downe Prelates pride: Our King is wiſe, and ſo wee hope heele heare us, Our cauſe is good, wee'll ſeale it with our blood, Our conſcience that doth perfect witneſſe beare us, That what we doe, is for the generall good, Then learne in time to eaſe your heavy ſtate, Leſt one day you repent, when tis too late.

The next morning theſe verſes were taken down, and carried to the Generall, who gave order for apprehending the Author, but Mumbudget for me: And about noone, a Comptroller came and put up an Anſwer to them, as followeth:

Thou Rebell Scot, wee feare thee not, Our quarrell is to fight: Laſhley wee'l laſh, deare Sandy ſlaſh, And Douglas put to flight. By Kings command, we have your land, As ſoone as you are ſlaine, Then with all ſpeed wee'll doe the deed, Elſe call the bragger Vane. By Authority.

By this you may perceive they thinke it a won game, yet I ſee no miracles they have done, ſince they went out; only I obſerved a wonder, that is, to ſee their pride and patience have agreed ſo long together, expecting an end of this action.

That I ſaw the Regiment of Gyants ſent out of Yorke-ſhire, under the command of Don Quickſot, who threatens, that after they have carbonadoed the Scots like ſo many capons, then Sanco Panco his Page ſhall cut off their heads, and carry them to the Prelates for a preſent; but the Enterpriſe will prove worſe, then the Wind-mills was, that the third day after, all the forces were drawne into Battalia, where the Welſh-men had the Vauntguard the Iriſh the Reere, and the Engliſh the maine Battell, and the Papiſts were purpoſely backwardly placed, to ſee that none forſooke their colours, and the Biſhops could willingly have deſired to beare the Banner; but that they feared their white ſleeves were ſuch faire markes, and the Scots ſuch good Markſmen, as they could not miſſe them.

That when the Muſter roll was caſt up (of their 100000. Engliſh. 20000. Spaniards. 20000. Iriſh. 20000. Welſh. 20000. Danes, and 20000. choice Cotholikes) it was found in toto not above 1600. If I be miſtaken in the numbers, London newes miſled me: Now if all theſe, with the helpe of three bordering counties, after three dayes Battery with the great Ordinance, and three moneths labour of the Engineers cannot make a breech big enough for the Generals greatneſſe to enter Edenburgh, and cut off all the Covenanters, then they meane to take an other courſe with you, viz. Firſt they meane cunningly, under the colour of a parley to catch you in a purſe-net, and if that fayle, then they meane to yeeld to a Parliament; and in the Interim poſſeſſe themſelves of all the ſtrong Caſtles, and then on the ſuddaine to catch you all napping, as Moſſe caught his Mare: But if your wiſdomes do prevent that, then they meane to ſtarve you by land, and by ſea; for which purpoſe the Marqueſſe hath ſurrounded the ſeas, & hath entred the Frith; where like Swallowes after Flyes hee wil ſo fight with the Fiſher-boats, as you ſhall not have a Whiting, a Haddock, nor a Herring to relieve you: And all the frontier Townes between Carlile, and Barwick ſhall be laid full of ſouldiers to keepe you from catching any thing out of England: But here's your comfort, winter will come, and then our rough rocks, and ſhelvy ſeas will force the ſhips to retire homewards, and our cold clymate will quickly coole their courages, if they continue their intended courſes.

That upon the firſt of June, newes was brought to the Engliſh Campe, that all the Scots Army was blowne as farre as Edinburgh, with the wind of the laſt Proclamation: whereupon order was given for an Inroade into Scotland, within two dayes after thinking to have taken in the two market Townes of Kelſey and Duns, but they proved dunces in their deſigns, for they went fiercely on the munday morning, as ſome of their Commanders had put on Perriwigs inſtead of Helmets, and the reſt had no time to take their leaves of their friends, but haſtily marched with ſuch a fury, that they rayſed ſuch a duſt with their fifteen hundred horſe, and 3000. foot,Nota. that they were almoſt choakt with it: But when they came towards Kelſey, there appeared 400. Horſe on the top of a Hill; whereupon the Engliſh Commanders gave order for a charge, which the other perceiving retyred downe the hill on the other ſide, and then wheeling about with a foot Army, they encompaſſed the Engliſh Army round about ere they knew of it. And after ſome ſmall pawſe on the buſines, a Trumpetter was ſent to the Scots to ſubmit, who returned anſwer, that if they meant to fight, they ſhould ſee their ſubmiſſion, and demanded of the Engliſh the cauſe of their comming to invade them in ſuch hoſtile manner, who replied, that they came out to ſee how the Scots Markets were furniſhed with fleſh, for the Engliſh ſouldiers were almoſt ſurfeited with eating of freſh Salmon, to which a Scots Captaine replied:

Moſt Gentle Generall, our Markets are well ſtored with proviſion, and if you will but take the paines to march into our market with your Army, you may ſee almoſt 5000. Engliſh Calves, which our friends have ſent us for a Prey this morning, but wee never meane to hurt them, but intend to ſend them ſafe back againe for a preſent to his Majeſty, as a token of our Loyalty to him, and our loves towards you. When the Engliſh had conſidered how the caſe ſtood with them, they fell to a parley and parted loving friends, and ſo ſounded a retreat, and returned homewards againe; every man carrying in his hand, inſtead of a (Roſemary, branch the Embleme of Death.) An Olive branch the Embleme of Peace, all of them ſinging: Fight who will, wee will not draw our ſwords, Gainſt thoſe that for bad deeds, returne good words, Wee found their love, and know they meane no ill, Then lets ſhake hands, be friends, and brethren ſtill.

When the Engliſh Army ſaw their fellowes returne in this manner, it cauſed a great confuſion amongſt them, but when they truly underſtood the matter, Let us have Peace, Let us have Peace, the moſt cried with the newes; I was ſo farre overjoyed, that I came poaſting to your Lordſhips to tell you the ſame, whoſe wiſedomes can well tell how to take the oportunity offred for the peace and proſperity of this Kirke and Kingdome, the welfare whereof is the harty deſire of him, who hath adventured himſelfe to bring your Lordſhips theſe few Intelligences.

FINIS.