Newes from hell, Rome and the inns of court wherein is sett forth the coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope : the true coppy of the petition delivered to the King at York : the coppy of certaine artikles of agreement betweene the Divill, the Pope and divers others : the discription of a feast sent from the Diuell to the Pope together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament with sundry other particulars /

Newes from hell, Rome and the inns of court wherein is sett forth the coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope : the true coppy of the petition delivered to the King at York : the coppy of certaine artikles of agreement betweene the Divill, the Pope and divers others : the discription of a feast sent from the Diuell to the Pope together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament with sundry other particulars /

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A TRVE COPPJE OF THE PETITION WHICH WAS BY THE LORDS PRESENTED VNTO THE KING at Yorke Seprember the 12. 1640.

Articles of agreement, made, concluded, and done▪ this 28 of Sep'ter in the yeare of grace, 1641. and of the world 5662. By and betweene the high and mighty Prince, Lucifer, King of ſticks and Phlegeton, the holy and moſt ſuperſtcious Primate of the roman Church, the Cardinals Bishops, Ieſuites, prieſts, and Semenaries. (of the one party) And Iudge bribery, Lawyer corruption, Aturny contencion, Soliſſitor Sedition, Iuſtice Conivence, Iaylor opreſſion and, State Negligence, of the other party, In manner and forme following.

HERE FOLLOWETH A BREEFE RELAtion of a great feaſt which from Lucifer Prince of hell was by the hands of Cardinall peguſious preſented to the view diſpoſall and abrobation of the Pope of Rome in the yeare of Iubely, 1641.

Advices and motiues, to the honorable aſſembly in Parliament.

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NEWES FROM HELL ROME AND THE INNS OF COURT WHEREIN Is ſett forth The Coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope. The true coppy of the Petition deliuered to the King at York.

The coppy of certaine artikles of agreement betweene the Divill. the Pope, and divers others.

The diſcription of a feaſt, ſent from the Diuell to the Pope together with a short advertiſement to the high court of Parliament, with ſundry other Particulars.

Published for the futuar peace & tranquility of the Inhabitants of great BRITANY. By J M.

Printed in the yeare of grace and reformation. 1641.

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TO OVR DEERLY BELOVED SON THE MOST PIEOUS AND MOST RELIGIOVS PRImate of the Romaine Church and to all our deerely beloued children the Cardinals and Lordly Buſhops in Europe Haste: Haste: Poſte: Haſte.

Your intire Prince and God of this world, Lucifer, Prince of Darknes, and Superſtition, King of ſ [...]ks and Phlegeto [...], Suppreame Lord of Ghehenna, Tartaria, Colmakia, Samoyedia, Lappia, Cor [...]lia, and Colmagoria, Prince abiſſus, and ſole commander of Seeberia, Alteenia, Pecheora, & of all the Infernall furies & their puniſe, the Jeſuites, Prieſts, and Semenaries.

Sendeth Greeting,

Moſte Dearely beloued Sonne, and you our dutifull childeren, whoſe ſanctity we reuerence whoſe perſons we adore whoſe wiſdomes we admire▪ at whoſe Pollicis wee wonder at whoſe power we muſe, and at whoſe iunincible ſtratagems [Page] we ſtand amazed.

Nor can we in the firſt place, but extoll, aplaud, & moſt highly commend thee our deere ſonn for the extreordinary care in the aduancement of ovr Kingdome.

And as next in place the extreordinary dilligent and vigilant care of all our beloued children the Lordly Buſhops, in the advancement of our Regall power to the great enlardgment of our infernall dominions, by their rare & Subtill plots, & ſtratagems.

And in a more ſpetial manner we are pleaſed through our infernall grace & fauour to extoll them for this their preſent and excellent invention, in ſowing diſcord amongſt the English heririkes, as alſo in prouoking the Scots heririkes to an apparant opoſition againſt their King, yea ſo farr as to an invaſion of the Teritories of England, al which ſervices are moſt deare and axceptable unto us.

Jnreſpect of which ſeruices, as alſo for their fidellity to vs & our kingdom, we haue cauſed our princepall ſecretary of eſtate, Don Antonio Furioso Diabelo▪ to make an eſpeciall Jnroullment of their names in our Callend amongſt thoſe our deere ſeruants the plotters of the gunpowder treaſon, and the moſt renowned the complloters of the former inuaſion of England, in the yeare of grace 1588. and ſince the creation of the world 5609 both which ſervices although their events were no wayes anſwerable to our royall expectation, yet thoſe inſtruments that ſo freely aduentured themſelues in them, shall be euer renouned in our Court infernall, and moſt acceptable to our perſon.

And for the better incouragement of theſe our truſty [Page] and well beloued ſeruants in the ſpeedier advancement of this worke, now intended for the vtter extirpation of all heritikes & increace of our regall power, we are pleaſed by this our royall manuell to giue vnto them aſſureance of our aid & beſt aſſiſtance in the moſt efficatious manner that our Princely power can extend vnto, And becauſe our former ſttatagems put in excecution by our beloued Coſen & Councelor the King of Spaine were by him nowayes effected according to our princely expectation, We haue now therefore impoſed our princely command upon our beloued ſervant the King of France; at the humble ſutemade vnto vs, by our children the Lordly Buſhops and by ſome of our ſervants of greateſt quality in the Realme of England, as alſo by our ſervants the Ieſuites and Romane Catholikes of England, To haue a Puiſant armie in readines, for the Invaſion of England, at ſuch a time, as thoſe our children and ſervants, shal conceiue it moſt conuenient, & efficatious.

And further our will and pleaſure is, that you our deere Son shall ſtill parſiſt to ſtirr vp & Incourage our children the arch-Bishops, as alſo thy diſiples & our Loyall Subiects & ſervants, the Ieſuites, Prieſts, and Semenaries, to this work, that they with all their might together with our powrefull policis granted vnto them may ſtriue to effect this work with all Celerity, That we may once more ſee our Kingdome of Superſtition Reeſtabliſhed: in the Monarchie of great Britayne, and Ireland,

The motiues to be preſſed, iuducing them to the expeditious effecting of the ſame is principali, their reſpect to our Kingly honour next their owne increace of [Page] greatnes for we promiſe & aſſure them by the word of a King Jnfernall, That every of them shall raigne as Princes under vs, not onely ouer the bodies & eſtates of men but alſo ouer their Soules, by & through the many infernall graces by vs moſt freely and beningnly Conferred on them, and hreeby, to make them the more ſenſible of theſe our ſeueral graces confered on them, we are pleaſed therefore here at preſēt to expres but ſome few of them in perticular (as namely) pride, vaine, glory, hipocricy, ſelfe-loue of themſelues & of this preſent world, loue of will worship, & advancement of Idolatary, Together with that ſpetiall gift of couetuouſneſſe The onely piller to all the reſt of our infernall garces conferred on them.

Thirdly. In reſpect of the cleare paſſadg by us made for them, by ſetting the heritikes for this long time at varience amongſt themſelues, By our truſty ſervants the Lawyers, and advancement of Idolitary amonſt them, The onely meanes in our Princely wiſdom conceaued to be to the breakeing of the bond of unity and peace, thereby to provoke the great God of heauen to leaue them to themſelues and to our powrfull ſtratagemſe, We are likewiſe pleaſed to take ſpetiall Notice of that ſervice done by our children the Lordly Bushops, in working the diſſolution of the aſſembly of Parliament, in May laſt paſt 1640 by which meanes nothing was efected for the good of heritikes either concerning their church or common welth, ſo as the ſucſes of this diſſigne of ourſe was thereby no ways hindred you are likewiſe to let them know from vs, that the Noblemen of Engand are diſhartened, the the Gentry, daunted, the Comunality [Page] devided, the number of our ſervants the Romman Catholiks infinitly increaſed, and the Realme in Genrall greatly oppreſſed not onely by the ſundry Monapolies but alſo by the invinceable opreſſing power of our children the Lordly Biſhops, the multitude of our ſeruants the corrupt Judges, bace minded Lawyers, ſeditious Aturnnies, and woden headed Docters of our Siuil lawes, Procters, Prothonotaries. Regiſt [...]rs, Advocates, Soliſſitors, and Apparrators, whom wee haue cauſed to ſwarme, like to the Egiptian Locuſts, ouer al the land for the ſowing of diſcord & blowing the coals of contention amongſt all the Jnhabitants of the ſame, they haueing al of them long ſince receaued inſtructions by ſome of our infernal ſpirits ſent forth from vs to that effect.

You are likewiſe to let them know, that out of our princely reſpect to them and their dambenable actions for our honour, We are pleaſed to take ſpetiall notice of that ſervice which they moſt willingly endeauored to efect for the confuſion of all the heritiks: Jnhabiting England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Netherlands, by the late (conceaued) Jnvincible Armado procured from Spaine in the yeare of our raigne 5660. Which through the providence of the Celeſtiall powers then ouer them.

And the diſſturbance of Martain Harper Trump, here below, Fail [...]ed of that Sucſes which we together with them expectod and hoped for, To our no leſſe ſorrow then theirs.

Nor can we but aplaud the dilligent care taken by our Children, & ſervants of greateſt quality in that Kingdom, In preventing the diſcovery of that Jnvaſiue plott, by the heritikes, and their ſmall well-meaneing State. [Page] Through their ſpeidy flight to dover Rode, and private Conference there with Don Oquindo, the Generaliſſimo of Spaine to that effect, All which was moſt exqueſitly performed, eſpecially by our hiſpaniolized lacklatine Lord, our deerely beloued Servant.

And laſtly our hope is, that this preſant plott ſett on foot by theſe our truſty & well-beloued chlldren, and Servants aforenamed, & by their earneſt endeuours & our aſſiſtance once effected, will Crowne all our labours to our unſpeakeable Terreſtriall glory, and their eternal favours by vs to be conferred on them in our Royall pallace of perdition where we haue already Impoſed our Royal command vpon our truſty and wellbeloued cozen and councelor, Peot [...]r Tretyacoue Chancelor Evane Becklemeesheue our Knight Marſhall, Richardo Slowe Treaſurer, and Don Serborus grand Porter of our ſaid Pallace, to giue them free admittance into our Royall Preſence.

Thus, no wayes doubting of your ſingular care and dilligence in fullfilling this our Royall will and Pleaſure hereby expreſſed, we do further impoſe our Royall favour and Princely reſpect to be by you preſented vnto our truſty and wellbeloued cozen and councellour your preſent [...]untio in the Court of England, as alſo vnto our beloued children, and ſervants, the Biſhops, Jeſuites, Prieſts, and Semenaries, our faithfull, agents in this invinceable plott, and alſo to all our faithfull ſubiects & ſervatns the Romane Catholikes of England.

We are pleaſed to remaine.

Your Royall Sofferraigne and Patron of all your dambenable plots and ſtratagems now in hand.

[Page]Giuen at oure Infernall pallace of perdition this 1. of September, and in the 5661 yeare of our moſt dambnable raigne,

Poſte Scripte.

Since the aboue written wee are creadibly informed of the intention of a moſt ſcandelous petition to be deliuered by aſmall number of heriticall Lords vnto their King at Yorke, which doth not a little touch our honour, and the diſcouery of this our preſent ſtratagem. Our expreſſe will and pleaſure is, that there be ſome ſpeedy courſe taken for the ſuppreſſing of the ſame, And the authors thereof ſevearely punniſhed, and Pomfret Caſtell alotted vnto them for their abode, vntil our wil and pleaſure be further known and this our diſſigne be effected, of which faile you not, as you tender our Royall favour the ſuckſes of this our diſſigne, and your owne ſafety. Farewell.

Antonio Furioſo Diabelo: Principalio Secretario.

Couſider this and marck the ſubſtance well

It ſeemes a letter from the finnd of hell.

What er the form or method ſeeme to be

Th' intent thereof, was quite the contrary

Had this not rung a knell in ſom mens eares

Th' had neare bin freed from their ſlauiſh fearse,

Of tyrany, opreſſion, and th Biſhops pride;

Iudges, aud Lawyers; a wicked crewe beſide,

Of Docters? procters, that the Realme did ſwaye,

Trod vnder foote, Gods truth turnd night to day.

Strove to coufound great Brittayns Monarchy,

Iuſtice, and truth peruert, advance, t, i m Piety,

And all, by this, Romse doctrine to preferr,

Obey the Pope; and ſerue King Lucifer,

That is the cauſe, why them he doth aplaud,

That he thereby, with them, may haue the, LAVD,

And honour due, vnto his ſervants all,

That ſtriu by him, to worke great Brittaynes fall.

A TRVE COPPJE OF THE PETITION WHICH WAS BY THE LORDS PRESENTED VNTO THE KING at Yorke Seprember the 12. 1640.

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To the Kjngs moſt Excelent majeſty.

THe humble petition of your Ma'ties moſt Loyall ſubiects, whoſe names are here under ſubſcribed, in the behalfe of themſelues, aud divers others. Moſt gracious Sofferaigne The ſence of that duty we owe to Gods ſacred Majeſty, & our neareſt affection to the good and welfare of this your Realme of England, haue moued vs in all humility, to beſeech your Royall Ma'ty, to giue vs leaue to offer to your princely wiſdom, the apprehencion which we and others your faithfull ſubiects haue conceiued, of the great diſtemper and danger now threatnig this Church & ſtate, & your royall perſon, & of the fitteſt meanes to remoue & preuent the ſame. The evils & dangers whereof your Ma'ty may be pleaſed to take notice of, are theſe.

That your Ma'ties ſacred perſon, is expoſed to hazard & danger, in this preſent expedition againſt the Scotish Army, & that by ocaſion of this warr, your Ma'tys revenuſe are much waſted, your ſubiects burthened, with cote and conduct mony, billiting of ſouldiers, & other military charges, & divers rapinse & diſorders (committed,) in ſeverall parts of this your realme, by the ſouldiers raiſed for that ſervice, & the whole realme full of fearse & diſcontentments.

The ſundry innovations in maters, of Religion, the oath of [...] lately impoſed vpon the cleargy & others of [Page] your Ma'ties ſubiects, the great increaſe of popery, & imploying of popish recuſants & others ill affected vnto religeon-are eſtablished in places of power & truſt▪ eſpecially in comanding of men & armse, both in the feeld, & in ſundry other Coumpties of this your Realme, which by the lawse, they are not permitted to haue any armes in their owne houſes, The great miſchiefe that may fall vpon this Kingdom, if the intention which hath beene creadibly reported, of the bringing in of Irish and forraigne forces should take effect, The heauy charge of marchants, to the great diſcouragement of trade, The multitude of monapolies and other pattents, whereby the commodities and manufactures of this Kingdome are much burthened, to the great and vniverſall grivances of your people, The great griefe of your ſubiects, with the long Intermiſſion of Parliaments, & the late & former diſoluing of ſuch as haue bin called, without the happy effects which otherwiſe they might haue produced, For remedy whereof, & preuention of the danger that may enſue ro your Roy all perſon & the whole ſtate. They do in all humility & faithfullnes beſeech your Ma'ty, that you will be pleaſed to ſummon a Parliament in ſome short & convenient time, whereby the cauſes of theſe & other great grivances, which your people ſuffer under, may be taken away, & the Authors & councelors of them, may be brought to ſuch legall tryall, & condigne punnishment, as the nature of their offences shall require, and that the preſent warr, may bee compoſed by your Ma'ties wiſdome without bloudshed, in ſuch a manner as may conduce to the honour of your Ma'ts perſon & ſafety, the comfort of your people and vnyting of both the Realmes, againſt the common enemies of the reformed religion.

and your Ma'ts petitioners shall &c.

The names of ſuch Earles aud Barrons as ſubſcribed this petion. vi'zt

Earles.

Bedford.

Hartford.

Eſſex.

Mougraue.

Warwick.

Bullingbrooke.

Rutland.

Lincoln

Exetor.

Uicecomptes.

Lord: Say & Seale.

Mandifeeld.

Brooke.

Harford.

North.

Willoby.

Sauell.

Wharton.

Loveles.

Saint John.

Articles of agreement, made, concluded, and done▪ this 28 of Sep'ter in the yeare of grace, 1641. and of the world 5662. By and betweene the high and mighty Prince, Lucifer, King of ſticks and Phlegeton, the holy and moſt ſuperſtcious Primate of the roman Church, the Cardinals Bishops, Ieſuites, prieſts, and Semenaries. (of the one party) And Iudge bribery, Lawyer corruption, Aturny contencion, Soliſſitor Sedition, Iuſtice Conivence, Iaylor opreſſion and, State Negligence, of the other party, In manner and forme following.

Imprimis, IT is this day mutually agreed, by & betweene the ſeuerall parties, aboue named, That there shal be a league offenciue, & defenciue, concluded & confirmed by both parties, at or before, Holy roode day next inſuing the date hereof. Item. That whereas there hath binn lately by the ſubtill practiſes of ſome Parliamentary reformiſts, a diſcord and diſcenſion raiſed betweene the ſtate ecleaſiaſticke, and the State of the Inns of court, whereby there hath hapned no ſmall preiudice vnto the ecleſiaſticke ſtate, the likes whereof, is to be doubted, may alſo fall vpon the ſtate of the Inns of Court, and ſo concequently vpon the Crowne and dignity of ovr Sofferaigne Lord, King Lucifer Jt is therefore mutually agreed, that all former controvercies and contentions betweene both parties shall ſeaſe, and [Page] that all unity, peace, and concord ſhall be imbraced on either ſide, according to the expreſſions in the precedent artickel, to the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer, his crowne & dignity-

Item. It is agreed that the ſaid ſtate of the Inns of Court, and the ſtate Ecleſiaſticke afore ſaid, Shall ioyntly and ſeverally, vſe the vttermoſt of their ſtrength, power, and policy, To reſiſt & ſuppreſſ all ſuch proceedings of this preſent parliament, which shall any way tend to the Reformation and ſuppreſſion, (of) Opreſſion, Extortion, Bribery, Contention, & Tradition, And that they shall & will, with all their might▪ power, and policy, endeauour and ſtriue to broche, Advance, and maintaine, All the ſaid ſeverall impietiſe again To the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer; his Crowne and dignity

Item. Jt is agreed by & berweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer, and the whole ſtate eccleſiaſticke of the one part. And Iudge bribery, That forthwith, vpon the diſſolution of this preſent Parliament, He the ſaid Iudge bribery, is then againe, to put in practiſe, the taking of bribes, paſſing of fals iudgement, and maintaining his fals & corrupt centences, and decreese, to be things ſacred, & infaliable, Oppreſſing the innocent, by clos impriſonment, and alſo fauouring all Ieſuites, Prieſts, and Semenaries, if any of them happen by the Inſtruments of Juſtice, to be laid hold on, Animating and inſtructing all Aturnies Soliceters, and Clarkes, for and to the ſowing of ſtrife; and contention amongſt the people of the land, To the honour of our Sofferaign Lord King Lucifer: his Crowne and dignity.

Item It is agreed by & betweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer, and Lawyer corruption: that he the ſaid lawyer corrupcion, shall, notwithſtanding, any powerfull Parliamentary [Page] reformation, ſtill parſiſt in takeing fees, both of playntiue and defendant, nor shall ever bring, any honeſt cauſe to its period, vntill he hath (in fees) devoured the whole ſubſtance, both of plaintiue and defendant, neither shall he the ſaid Lawyer corruption euer at any time, giue any true and preualent advice to any his clyents, but shall delude, and delay them, vntill he hath draynd them as aforeſ [...]id, to the vtter ruine of them, their wiues aud children, to the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer, and the propagation of his Crowne and dignity.

To their owne preſent, rich impiety, and aſured ſucſeſefull pardition.

Jtem. It is agreed and concluded, by and betweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer, and Aturny Contention, That he the ſaid Atturny contention, shall and will, at all times, in all places, and vpon all occaſions, vſe his beſt dilligence, to ſow debate, ſtrife, varience, & contentiō amongſt the people of the land without exception of perſons, yea, he shall not omitt to ſet the father againſt the ſon and the ſon againſt the father, as alſo one Brother againſt the other, to the vtter ruine of their eſtates houſes and families, to that end, he shall diſpoſe of himſelfe and all his imphes, into all the quarters and ſeverall corners of the Kingdome, neither shall there be any market towne or place of habitation, but he shall ſeat himſelfe there, to the intent and purpoſe aforeſaid, To the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer. his Crowne and dignity, & to the advancement of the ſaid ſience of iniquity,

Jtem. Jt is agreed by & betweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer, and Soliſſetor Sedition, That he the ſaid Soliſſetor Sedition, shall & will at all times vſe his beſt endeauovr to ſtir vp animate and encourage all people of what [Page] condicion, degree, & profeſion ſoever, vnto ſutes in the law & that he the ſaid Soliſetor Sedition, shall & will proue faithfull vnto all Lawyers & Aturnies, and shall and will be ſlow in the proſecution of any mans cauſe whatſoever, and ſpin out the thred therof to its full length, eſpeacially in the Courts of equity, by multiplicity of (Begeting orders) and by not omitting to haue this clauſe incerted into every of his orders, videliſet (vnles cauſe be ſhewed to the contrary at the next court day by the defendant) as alſo by falſifiing of orders Through the corrupting of regiſters, and corrupting of councell in an honeſt cauſe, by deceiueing his clyants through falſe & uniuſt bills of charges by brybing the Judges of the ſeverall courts, and the maſters of the Chancery, Richly, to the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer his Crowne and dignity, and the eternall damnation of Soliſſetor Sedition.

Jtem. It is agreed & concluded, in Perpetuum, between our Sofferainge Lord King Lucifer, and Iaylor oppreſſion, that whereas through the rigoure of the law, many poore Chriſtian ſoules are commited vnto his keeping & ſafe cuſtody for ſundry cauſes, and ſometimes for no iuſt cauſe at al He the ſaid Iaylor opreſſion, shall and will, by himſelfe, his Clarkes, and ſervants, be void of all mercy, and compaſſion towards them, and shall and will as much as in him lieth: endeavour to worke the vtter ruine of the eſtates and liues of all ſuch as ſhall be committed to his cuſtody, and to that end he the ſaide Jaylor oppreſſion, shall nor will not be ſlack in giuing bribes, otherwiſe ſtiled new-yeares gifts yearely unto all the Judges of the courts of Iuſtis for & towards the better incouragement & annimation of them, to the commitment of all ſuch to priſon, as are or ſhall be brought before them on the leaſt ocaſion, and that he the [Page] ſaid Iaylor oppreſſion shall be euer redy to yeeld his dayly atendance on the Judges in their Courts, thereby to ſtirr them vp to be mindfull of him to that effect, & laſtly it is agreed & coucluded, that he the ſaid Iaylor oppreſſion, shall & will by himſelfe & his ſervants, ſet ſuch ſnares & gins for all thoſe commited to his coſtody, that they being once intrapped within his priſon doores, shall neuer find the way out, dureing the continuance of their liues, or of ther eſtates at the leaſt. To the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer his Crowne and dignity▪ and to the eternall perdition of Iaylor opreſſion.

Item. It is agreed by & betweene our Sofferaigne Lord King Lucifer, and iuſtice Conniuence, That he the ſaid iuſtis conniuence, shall not nor wil haue any regard or reſpect, to the iuſtnes of any poore mans cauſe, nor ſhall euer incline his eare to any his iuſt complaints, but shall and willeuer conniue and beare with the oppreſſor, defrauder, & deceiuer, and that he the ſaid iuſtice conniuence, ſhall and will euer preferr, the vallue of a Gooce, a pig, a Capon, a brace of Partriges, a good fatt ſheepe, a bore at Chriſtmis, or a letter from a friend, written in fauour of Sir Opreſſor, Mr defrauder, and dick deceiuer. farr before iuſtice it ſelfe, or the iuſtneſſe of any honeſt mans cauſe whatſoeuer, nor that he the ſaid iuſtice conniuence ſhal euer excecute iuſtice in any poore mans cauſe, but on the contrary he ſhall opreſſe them, and haue his miltimuſes ready written, by his clarke, M', duble fees, for the ſpeedy commitment of them to priſon, neither ſhall he euer incline his eare to heare their iuſt complaints againſt the ſeverall goulden perſons of worship afore ſaid. To the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord king Lucifer his Crowne and dignity, and the benifit of Iaylor opreſſion.

[Page] Item. It is agreed by & betweene our Sofferaigne Lord king Lucifer, and ſtate Negligence that he the ſaid ſtate Negligence, shall euer preferr his owne peace and preſent benefit, before the wellfare and futuar proſperity of his king and country, and alſo that he the ſaid ſtate negligence ſhall not at any time, take notice of any the Ill legall proceedjngs in any, the Courts of iuſtice, nor shall adict himſelf or ever endeavour to ſuppreſſe nor prevent by any good or hollſome lawes the practiſe of, tirrany, oppreſſion, in iuſtice extortion, bribery, contentjon, idolitry, and the like, But ſhall and will ſoly adict himſelf vnto the paſtimes, of hunting, hauking, gaming, and whoring, and the vtter reiection of the preſent and futuar benefit and well-fare of his natiue country, to the honour of our Sofferaigne Lord king Lucifer: the proſperity of his Religeous vicegerent, and the peace and tranquility of all his ſervants the Ieſuites: prieſts: Semenaries: and Romane Catholikes of England.

In witnes of the truth of theſe preſents and of every particular contained in the ſame: the parties aboue named haue hereunto ſet their hands and Seales the day afore-ſaid and in the 5662 yeare of the raigne of our moſt dambnable Sofferaigne Lord, king Lucifer. Etcetera.

Signed. Sealed. and dilivered in the preſence of vs.

William Laud. Biſhop.

Jſoppriſe Crauly. Iudge.

Bribeing Long. Juſtice.

Corrupt Fountaine. Lawyer.

Iumping Jumper. Aturney.

James In Graine. Jaylor.

Robert Kilfart. Soliſſiter.

And Rudine Haphudibraſſ Cytin kycloparius, Notarius Publicus

HERE FOLLOWETH A BREEFE RELAtion of a great feaſt which from Lucifer Prince of hell was by the hands of Cardinall peguſious preſented to the view diſpoſall and abrobation of the Pope of Rome in the yeare of Iubely, 1641.

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Pope

MY Lord Cardinall peguſious, and you the reſt of my holy brethren, I beſeech you, view theſe excelent varieties and variety of excelencies, well dreſſed, and moſt exquiſitely ſet forth and Garniſhed. But the contents of every dish, I beleeue is beſt knowne to you my Lord Peguſious, from whom I deſire to be ſatiſfied, concerning the contents, qualities, and opperation, of every ſeverall diſh.

Card'i.

May it pleaſe your Holineſſe, Theſe varieties of diſhes, which yovr holines here ſees thus ſet ſorth, Were all of them prepared, for the onely Table, of our high & mighty Monarch, king Lucifer, your holynes ſole Patrone, and protector, A certaine number of which diſhes his Mat'iy hath gratiouſly bin pleaſed, to cauſe them to be preſented to your holines diſpoſall, and the reſudue of them, onely, to your holines vew and approbation, being to be preſerved for his Ma'ties owne peculiar pallate.

Pope.

I beſeech you my Lord Car'd, let me haue them brought hither before me in order, according to the appointment of my Sofferaigne, & moſt munificient Patron,

Car'd,

Your holynes will and pleaſure shall be accompliſhed, and here in the firſt place may it pleaſe your holynes to take notice, that the firſt dish by his Ma'ties appointment to be preſented to your holines diſpoſall, is this large (Lattin charger) containing twenty two, Lordly English Biſhops, ſtued with the fire of contention, on the chafindiſh [Page] of exaſperation and ſeaſoned with the ſeverall ſpices of mans invention, as with the ſpice of the maſſe, Prieſthud, holy-dayes, Altars, Candles, Rayles, holy-bread, holy-water, holy-ashes, deuout prayer for the dead, invocation of Saints, offerings at the Altars, exc [...]mmnnications, and the ſtrong and opperatiue ſpice, of the high commiſion. Jt is alſo garnished about, with the ſeverall heritickall Doctrines of all the New intituled, prieſts of England, & this dish his Ma'ty hath appointed to be diſpoſed of by your holynes.

Pope.

I will ſurely taſte of it, (it lookes louely) Oh Admirable? it is a moſt LAVD able dish of meat: I can find nothing wanting in this dish: but onely three graines: of the ſpice of accompliſhment: and then it had bin deuoutly ſeaſoned for my pallatt: but J pray what is the next diſh my lo'

Card',

The next diſh may it pleaſe your holynes: is a ſilver charger, comprehending all the contrivers, and complotters of the diſſention betweene England, and Scotland, oſ rhe laſt Spainiſh invaſion of England, and the practiſers with the French for the ſubvertion of all the heritiks in England, Scotland, and Jreland, it is ſeaſoned with all our Ieſuitical practiſes, Church policies and al our Eugliſh Romane Catholike tretcheries, and garniſhed with al our Engliſh Romane ſtatiſtes: this dish of meat is now almoſt could, and therefore at this preſent vnfit for your Holynes pallatt, it onely wants the breath of the Earle of Straffords fiery zeal to heat it, by a Laudable blaſt or two.

Pope.

However I pray let me taſte of it. Oh the: lamentation of a ſinner, pity, pity, yea a thouſand pities is it, that this dish had not bin kept hott and ſeaſoned to the proofe, that we might haue ſung moſt Laudably, te Lucifer Laudamus. But my lo' Card' what is the next dish.

Card',

May it pleaſe your holynes, this diſh containes, a [Page] certaine number of falce and corrupt Iudges, it is ſeaſoned with the ſpice of aged deteſtable couetuouſnes, bribery, extortion, oppreſſion, iniuſtice, unmercifullnes, and with parvertion of all the ſtatute lawes, garnished with ſhip money, forreſt mony, lone mony, and a multitude of Jſopriſes but this dish is by his ma'ties ſpeciall order to be preſerved for his owne peculiar pallate.

Pope.

His Majeſties will be done, J ſhall be ever ready & obedient to all his Ma'ties, commands, nor will I preſume to taſte of it: but onely paſſe my iudgment on it, that it is a Princely diſh, fit onely for his Majeſties table.

What is the next J pray my Lord,

Card'i,

The next may it pleaſe your holynes is a large Golden charger: contayning a very great number of bace minded covetuous uniuſt: extorting & oppreſſing Lawyers who value every word by them vttered at a barr of iuſtice, at a farre higher price, then your holynes doth your Buls, iſſued forth for remiſſion of ſins, & theſe caterpillers, his ma'ti king Lucifer: hath brought into ſuch great eſteeme, with all the Jnhabitants of England, as that no man of quality thinks his houſ to ſtand, vnles it bee ſupported by one of thoſe vermine pillars and broud of contention this diſh is ſeaſoned with the ſpice of extorting fees from one twenty-ſhillings-peece. to 5. to 10. yea to 20. eſpeacially by thoſe who are ſtiled the iudges favourites, all this is giuen ſome times but for the ſpeaking of 2. or 3. words. it is likewiſe ſeaſoned with the taking fees on both ſides, deluding clyents, ſpining out the thred of an honeſt cauſe to its full length, vntill the purſ-ſtrings both of plaintife and defendant crack, and then they are tied together, by a commiſſion into the country, where theſe catterpillers are reverenced and feared like ſo many Gods, by all the people, this diſh is garnished with [Page] ſome 10000. peſtifferous petty fogging, ſedicious 10-groat Atturnnies, one of whoſe parfidious bills of charges, in one tearme advances it-ſelfe ſometimes vnto the ſum of 5. 10. 20. yea 30 pounds. eſpeacialy whē he finds his clyent naturally inclyned to the conditions of an aſſe. And on every of theſe garniſhes hāgs 5 [...]onny-catching deceaitful Soliſſitors properly termed Lawyers-limetwigs, traps, or nets, to catch the poore ſilly creatures caled clyents, & this diſh his Ma'ty hath alſo reſerved for his owne table.

Pope,

It is a Princely diſh indeed, and fit onely for the peculiar table of ſo great a Monarch, as is our moſt dambnable Sofferaigne King Lucifer, the opperation & vertue of which diſh, is able to ſeaſon a whole kingdome, to be fit meat for his Ma'ties pallate, eſpeacially if there be but the opperatiue ſpice added to it, called the (action of the cace)

But what is this diſh my lord Card'i.

Card',

may it pleaſe your holynes, this diſh containes a certaine num [...]er of bace muck-wormes, ſtiled, Docters of our ſivill law. Chancelors and Officials, this diſh is alſo ſeaſoned with the uniuſt ſpice of extortion, oppreſſion, fraud, and deceit, and graniſhed, about with a moſt dambnable crue, of Procters, Notaries, Regiſters, Deligates, Advocates, Sumners, and petty apparaters, theſe haue for many yeares, proued noteable inſtruments of ſtrife and vexſation, vnto the inhabitants of England, and through their deceaueabl wayes haue mightily oppreſſed the people: being not much inferior vnto the preceadent Golden charger.

But to this diſh: may it pleaſe your holynes, there hath happened this yeare a very great miſchance in the kooking, for when wee thought it ſhould haue bin moſt Laudably boyled vp to its greateſt hight of Catholik operatiō, there happened a Spider to fall into it, through a ſudden blaſt of [Page] Reformation which hath made it ſomwhat dangerous now for your holines to taſte of, For, the Lamb that was moſte richly ſeaſoned in it, is now through this ſudden and unexpected, miſfortune, Putrified, and the Duck being a watry foule, is quite diſolved and this diſh by his Ma'tys ſpeciall order, is to be left now to your holines diſpoſall.

Pope,

J am much bound to his Ma'ty for his gracious favour to me herein, J ſhall be very carefull through deliberation & mature conſideration to ſtudy for the moſt fitteſt diſpoſall thereof during the time of my vicegerency here & then return it againe to his Ma'ties diſpoſall. But I pray you my lord Cardinal what do thoſe coper veſſels containe

Car'd,

May it pleaſe your holines: this covered meſſe is a gallimofre or as the Fleamine cals it a Hutchepot, wherein are ſundry meates ſtued together: it containes a certaine number of beaſts called, corrupt maſters of the chancery: & half a dozen corrupt clarkes of the chancery, alſo 150. Of their puni clarkes comonly termed Aturnies in chancery. it alſo containes 6 new Aturnies of the Court of reqveſts & ſome 60 of their puny Clarkes this Hutchepot is ſeaſoned with the ſpice of bribery, fallſwittneſes ſtieled Knights of the poſte, a ſpice greatly in requeſt in thoſe Courts, eſpecialy in the examiners offices and the late Couentry, affidavit office but his Ma'tys ſpecial commād is to haue this couered meſſ preſerued in its preſent condition; leaſt contention ſhould ſeaſe amongſt the inhabitants of England: & vnity & peace take place: which cannot but tend much to his Ma'tys dettryment & loſſ of dominion in that Kingdom: and to that end he hath cauſed the ſame to be ſealed vp: & to be convayed from Couentry to Mancheſter by the G [...]ulden Finche.

Pope.

Good my Lord Cardjnal J beſeech you, let his Ma'tys will & pleaſure herein be very carefully accompliſhed, [Page] for it concerns much his Ma'ties honour and our ſafety.

But what is in this diſh my Lord?

Card':

this may it pleaſe your holines is likewiſe a Hutchpot, contayning meates of ſundry ſorts and operations, it containes a certaine number of Prothonotaries, Regiſters, & Clarks of the Starrechamber, chancery, court of requeſts Kings-bench, common pleaſe, and the excheckquer, this galimofre is ſeaſoned with, ſubbornation of falce-witneſes, falcyfiing of orders, and decrees, it is garniſhed with the ſubtile practiſes of the renter warden of the fleete and his imphes, as alſo with Killvert, killfart, killbennet, kill Biſhop and the like inſtruments of Lawyers gaine, the opperation of this dish chiefely conſiſts, in the confuſion of mens eſtates, to extract Gold out of all mens purſes, to ſuppreſſ vertue and peace, and to advance eniquity and contention, to wrong & oppreſſ every man, and to do right to no man.

And this meſſ is alſo to be reſerved for his Ma'tys Table.

Pope.

Good my Lord Cardinall, J pray you let me taſte of this meſſ, the opperation whereof by your relation appeares to be admirable, J wiſh from my heart that J might alſo grow capeabel of that vertue. of extracting Gould out of the Engliſh nation, as ſom of my prediſeſſors haue done before me, (J confeſse) the ſtudy of this Art was begun by my Phiſition, moſt Laud ably, but alas and we' is mee, it was marred by a robuſtious ſtorm of wind out of the North and quite ſpoyled by a vehment ſhower of puritanical raine, And what is this next meſs my Lord.

Card'

May it pleaſe your holines, this is alſo a Hutchpot, containing ſundry courſ meates, as ſcriveners, brokers, vſerres, iaylors, balifs ſergeants, informers, periur'd Church-wardens, iuſtlers of the peace, & bumbalifs, this meſſ is ſeaſoned with parcehment, deceit, extortion, vſery [Page] opreſſion, murthering of Chriſtiā ſoules in priſons, through famine, falſe information, iniuſtice, neglect, and tirrany, & is garnished with a number of irreligious Majors, Sherefs, Feoderies, eſcheaters, Clarkes of the ſyſe, Clarkes of the peace, Conſtables and headboroughs. But this meſſ is by his Ma'ties order to be diſpoſed of vnto his ſervants.

Pope.

Jndeed my lord Car'd, my'thinkes this meſſ hath a very bitter relliſh with it, elce my mouth is quite out of taſte, I conceaue it to be a meſſ fit onely for his Ma'ties hell hounds, But What is this laſt meſſ.

Card'.

I conceaue this meſs to be very wel known to your holines, for it is ſeaſoned with moſte of thoſe operatiue ſpices that all the meat dreſed in you holines kitchin is ſeaſoned with, this meſs containes diuers iuſticiall birds of midleſex as namely the long the hearne, the ſnape, the hooker the geaye, and the likes of them. Seaſoned with the fees and bribes of all the whores, and theefes that liue in Weſtminſter, Coven-Garden, Hollborne, Grub-ſtreet, Clarckenwell. Roſemary-lane. Turnbull-ſtreet, Rattcliff, Southwarke, banke-ſide, & kent-ſtreet, this diſh is alſo garniſhed with the new-yeares-gifts, of the whores, theefes, and cutpurſes, dwelling in the fore-named ſeverall places, but this meſs is by his Ma'ty, reſerued for his owne peculiar pallatt.

Pope.

Oh venerable Bead, Oh holy Garnet, O ſanctified Fauxe, O reverent Beckett, O beloued Raviliack, Campion, Watſon, Parſons, Moorton, Sands, and Admired Bellermine, I call you all to witneſs this day, wether you or any of you: haue euer as yet bin capeable of ſuch a delicious feaſt: adorned with ſo many varieties: beautified with ſo many ſeverall rareties, and ſeaſoned with ſuch delectable ſpices. Sancte benedicto Ora pronobis.

And thus rendring all hvmble and harty thankes: with [Page] all Reuerence in all obedience: vnto his Ma'ty: our moſte dambenable prince and Protector: Lucifer: king of ſticks: and Phleget'on:

I remaine his Ma'tys humble ſervant: and vice-gerent: at his Ma'tys ſole diſpoſall dureing life. PAPA. ROMANORUM.

666.

Advices and motiues, to the honorable aſſembly in Parliament.

E. S. I.

E. W. J. S.

The ſtake's three Crownes, foure nations gamſters are

Ther's three to one, & yet no man that dare

Take theſe great odds, the cauſe is as they ſay,

The fourth, know's both our ſtock, and cards we play,

This turns the odds, and makes moſte gamſters think,

Wee'r but in ieſt, and play our cards and winck.

The ſett goes hard, when gamſters think it beſt,

Though three men vie it, the fourth ſetts his reſt.

My Maſters, you that vndertake the game,

Looke too't, your conutryes ſafety and her fame

Are now at ſtake, be carefull how you cutt

And deale, as knowne occaſions put you too't.

The cards are ſtrangely ſhufled, for your parts,

Ti's odds, you ever get the ace of harts.

Yet the fiue finger, and ſome helps beſide,

Lie in the pack diſperſt, be thoſe your guide,

That you poſeſſ, to tell you what you want,

Leaſt the miſtake of one poore tricke ſhould daun [...],

Your ſpirits quite, and make you fling away,

Your liberty, not to be loſt by play,

Deteſt foule iugling, now ti's in your powers,

Let none but ſquare play paſſ, the game is youers.

For here you ſee, hell, Rome, and all their, trayn,

Plott to confound, all your good lawes againe.

Then haue a care, expell Romes imphes, make ſure,

Your lawes and Liberties may ſtill indure

To future ages, poſterities then may,

Haue cauſe to bleſſe your memories for aye.

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Lament Lament you Buſhops all,

each weare his blackeſt gowne:

Hang up your Rochets on the wall,

your pride is going downe.

2

It needs muſt greeue each Romiſh hart,

to heare this ſadd relation:

All Cannons are not worth a fart,

made in the Conuocation.

3

The Biſhops holy ſinod, and

the Prieſts of Baal, that there:

Concented, and concluded all,

are now in griviovs feare,

4

To be depriu'd, of Prieſtly ſtile,

of Coat Cannonicall:

And quite be baniſhed this Ile,

they feare they muſt be all.

5

Ah, poore, (Etcetera,) is now dead,

which greeues the Biſhops moſte,

What they would haue immortall made,

hath now giuen vp the Goſtes

6

Alas, that new begotten oath,

like ſnow againſt the ſun,

It did begin to melt away,

When th' Parliament begun.

7

All Ceremonies are good cheape,

and I will tell you how:

The, Tippit, Hood, and Surpliſſ eke,

are good for nothing now.

8

And which I wis more woefull is,

and moſte their courage quayles:

There was a grievious murther made,

among their holy rayles.

9

Oh, when this ſadd and heavy newes,

vnto that Synod came,

The Birds and beaſts were in a muſe,

aſſe, Wren, and Duck, and Lambe.

10

And then a dollfull ditty theſe,

did thus lament together:

Alaff▪ we muſt all run away.

when ſhall we run, and whether,

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Shall we? with Windibanck to France,

or fly to Holland, where

The Finch is flone, for vs a place,

before hand to prepare▪

12

No quoath the Duck, wee'l Fly to Rome

and there reſt without feare.

Of Parliament, and then the Lamb:

may come up in the reare.

13

And ther wee'l drinke a health to all

the puritans confuſion,

That haue thus ſtrongly wrought our fall

by parliament concluſiou.

The Iudges, and the Lawyers all,

Aturnies, procters Clarckes,

Soliciters, and Advocates,

Muſt now ſtand in their Sarks,

And penuance do for all their faults,

Their bribes they muſt reſtore,

Their cheates and tricks which they did vſe▪

They practiſe muſt no more.

The people, long they haue beguild,

And many a' one undonn,

Gods curſſ, their wealth for this doth mel

As ſhow is by the ſun.

Their childrne and poſterity,

The Gallous doth devoure

Themſelues, haue made a league with hell▪

To raigne ſtill by his power.

God is the God of vnity.

Of loue and peace alone,

But theſe men, for deceit and ſtrife,

The lik's of them theres none.

[...]probatum eſt.

§

Receaued by me, fountaine of inquity this 22th of Septemb 1641. By the helpe of Iudge Bribery: and the furtherance of Lawyer impiety: of Romanus Tretchery: The Sum of 10 pounds of dambnable ſimplicity: 9 pounds of Superſticious ignorance: 7 pound of idolatrus Folly, 6 pounds of willfull Stupidity: and 3 pounds of perverſsnes: to and for the vſe of impatience: And by his appointment to be delivered vnto Gentiel prodigality: to and for the vce of Miſtris inconſtancy, Daughter and ſole-heyre vnto Miſtris Letchery: the grand-child of Miſtris Baudery: dwelling next dore vnto Miſtris Beggery.

§

[Page]

By the new Priſon neare the whipping thong:

At no great diſtance from Mr Juſtice Long.

Long hath a long time bin a knaue:

Receauing bribes from every ſlave.

Long euer hath a ſhelter bin full ſure:

For every theefe: a Cutpurſs: and a whore.

Long knows full well his Chriſtmas how to keep:

On Coſt of whorſe, thoſe are his onely ſheepe.

His Capons: wood-Cocks: Herns: Snites: and Geayes:

Providers of good cheere on all aſſayes.

Long may he feaſt his body: fill his purſs:

By ſuch a crue of helliſh imphes. Gods curſs

Aſuredly will fall on him and his:

And proue his fatall recompence for this.

Long may he be a knave: of ſuch great fame

To all whores glory: his owne eternall ſhame.

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Newes from hell, Rome and the inns of court wherein is sett forth the coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope : the true coppy of the petition delivered to the King at York : the coppy of certaine artikles of agreement betweene the Divill, the Pope and divers others : the discription of a feast sent from the Diuell to the Pope together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament with sundry other particulars /

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1641

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A67919

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Wing M42A

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ESTC R19130

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12171854

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39304

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— Newes from hell, Rome and the inns of court wherein is sett forth the coppy of a letter written from the Diuell to the Pope : the true coppy of the petition delivered to the King at York : the coppy of certaine artikles of agreement betweene the Divill, the Pope and divers others : the discription of a feast sent from the Diuell to the Pope together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament with sundry other particulars /, J. M., Milton, John, 1608-1674..

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