WHo is there amongst us, that hath not been ama­zed, or at least affrighted at the strange appariti­ons, and horrid Appearances of these Malignant and Canterburian Spirits, who like Ignis Fatuus, or Will with a Wisp, have led so many out of the right way, into the intricate La­borinths of Malignancy and folly; and so have begot a Viperous brood of Hydra-headed Cavaliers, whose yeesty braines are in continuall motion, and work higher, as they are filling their bot­tomlesse and swinish carcases With Stigian Liquors, whilst them­selves become the shame of themselves, being odious to God, hatefull to Man, burdensome to Nature, and the root of much e­vill and disturbance to this poor afflicted, and languishing King­dome; the eye of reason and understanding seeing them variously disguised, or Metamorphosed into Beasts of divers qualities and conditions.

The first appeares like a Lyon (though a ravening one) and swares so fast, as if he had no more words then oathes, hee makes great brags of the Rapine and mischief he hath committed on the Roundheads in divers Counties, which hee most impudently at­tributeth to the greatnesse of his Valour, and haughtinesse of his courage, his greatest discourse is of Swords, Rapiers, Daggers, Pistolls and Carbines, which are the proper Instruments belong­ing to his trade, which is cutting of Throats; and then raps you out some Twenty Oaths, and then begins to sware, That Canterbury died a Martyr, and deserved to be sainted, and will trace him in all the circumstances of his Sermon, till he comes to the Red sea, his braines swiming in a sea of Ale, which hee manfully disgorgeth with his Sermon, where we will leave him dead drunk.

The second is metamarphosed into a Fox, this is a crafty slye companion, and lies all upon the Catch, but will not prey neere [Page 4]home, but farthest from his den, least he should be discovered; he craftily preys upon the simple, and tells them, That to take up Armes against the King, is to fight against God, which wee inge­niously confesse, yet will neverthelesse, as long as breath remaines in our nostrills, protect our King, and fight against, and Earth such crafty Foxes, that by their Cunning slie insinuations, and pernitious Counsells, have mislead so good a King, and almost undone so flourishing a Kingdome.

The third doth appeare like a Calfe, but indeed a Cavee. He can maintain the Miter to be above Crowne, the Crosier staffe above the Scepter, and the Cope and Surplesse to be of greater Antiquity then the Parliament Roabe, and can for a need, raise Controversies to little edifying, Chop-Logick and Philosiphie, which he uses as the subtilties of Sathan, to deceive the simple, to which little-purpose, he relates unto you many profane humane stories, which relish more of his owne vaine Ostentation, then of the Spirit. This Beast will tell us of Imperiousnesse against Au­thority, both Spirituall and Temperall, because wee renounce and defie all obedience to evill and Malignant Calves like himself, blind Bishops and their Antichristian vassalls, which were not long agoe in so faire a way to bring us under their slavish subjecti­on, and cruell tyranny. Hee tells us, No Pilate, no Prince, tells of Zealous Ignorance, calls us Hypocrites, having all Zeal, and no Knowledge, all Purity, and no Humanity, all Simplicity, and no Honesty, when indeed they are all his own proper Epethites and bear greater rule in him, then himself over his Punck or Tobacco-pipe; this Calf is a great bleater in our Streets of London, and if let alone, will at last become a bellowing bull of Basan; but I, hope the Magistracy of this City, will take order for the bayting of this Malignant beast, whose malice like Phalaris Bull, makes that a torment first for himself, which hee hath invented to punish o­thers.

The Fourth, as fierce as a Goose, and is alwayes bissing against the Parliament, and because one of his breed preserved the Ro­man Capitall, he conceives he should sit in all great Assemblies, [Page 5]and nothing passe them without his Ganderships approbation, if any thing please him not, he is presently in such Choller, that hee sputters again, which drives him presently to his proper Lake the Ale-house, which hee so loves and honours, that he doth reverence it with a nod or cringe as he enters the doore. His Religion is most commonly his pretence of discontent, though he can be of all Religions, but truly of none; where hee findes no cause to tax the State, he descends to rayl against the Rates of Commodities, bitterly cursing the Excise upon his Ale and Tobacco.

The fifth, is a Goatish Cavaliere, borne in VVorcestershire, and had his first bringing up upon Mauburne hills, which he takes for so great an honour, that he stands upon tip-toes, and brags much of his Gentility. Being a man of high feeding, hee is commonly il­litterate, debauched and lacivious, and is oft given to quarrell at the innocencie and simplicitie of the sheep, because they want the garb of a compleat Gallant, which he takes himself to bee; But the Great Sheepheard hath decided the quarrell which is the bet­ter man, and hath put him on the left hand. Hee is very quick of hearing, but not so quick, as to hear any good of himself, though every one cries out on him, Fie how he stinks, which hee neither regards, nor beleeves, by reason of his pride and self-conceitednes, because hee beleeveth hee hath gained a place in the heavens, though hee have lived never so ill a life on earth; hee was prefer­red for his good parts to Bishop Wren, and by him put into a Vic­carridge, with this proviso, that he should drive all the Puritanes (as hee termed them) out of his Parish, and thanked God, That he had never a Lecturer left in his Diocesse, and so received from him his Instructions. To preach Altar VVorship, Forgiveness of sins by the Priest, Holy dayes to be observed before, or equall with the Lords Day, That the Prelates had as much Power (without the King) to govern in Ecclesiasticall matters, as the King had in tem­porall, without the Bishops, and to refuse to deliver the Sacrament to such as would not come up to their Railes, and to excommunicate others for hearing Sermons in other Parrishes, though they had none in their own for a moneth together, calling it Spirituall Whoredome.

And is grown to that height of Impiety, that he compares the King to the man that went from Jerusalem to Ierico, and fell a­mong thieves, that wounded him of his Honor, Robbed him of his Castles, and the hearts of his Subjects, the Priest passing by, was the Protestant, the forward Professor the Levite; But the Papist was the good Samaritane (especially the Irish Papist) and that the Subject, with all he had, were at the Kings Command, and many such, and worse Doctrines of Devills, were frequently preached, which spread like an infectious Leprofie over the body of the whole Kingdom, and were supported with the two Arches of Pride, and Lust, Cant. and Wren, that made their five senses the Cinqe ports to traffick, with their Captain Sathan, for the scar­let coloured Whore; though for it they were forc'd to pay the the Costome-tribute with their soules.

The sixt is the Asse Cavaliere, that like an easie patient Beast, bears burthens, or Arms against himself, and fights against his own Liberty, till he enslaves himself to Tyranny and Opression; of these Beasts there are not a few that Bray up and down this City, yea, few houses but are haunted with one or more of these Spirits, which never discover themselves so farre, as when they sit on their Ale-benches in Tipling-houses, where they commonly meet together; the profusenesse and beastly sensuality of those houses it were fit were taken into consideration, as well for suppressing the great number of them, as for the redressing the manifold A­buses committed in them, to the great dishonour of God, the a­buse of his good Creatures, and the utter undoing and impove­rishment of most that frequent them. And how odious a fight is it in the eye of a Christian, to see an Ale-house and a Brothel­house, with painted Impudence, preposterously bugger one ano­another, and so begit the bastard issue of a Tobacco shop, which they breed up between them both, who receives such instructi­ons from his evill Parents that in a short time hee out vapours them both in wickednesse: How many poor Mechanicks have split themselves on these fatall Rocks, and so consequently sunke themselves and families in the vast Ocean of Poverty and misery? [Page 7]How many Murders, Adulteries, Thefts, &c. take their originall from that crying sinne of drunkennesse? And how needfull it were that there might be but a set number, which might be stock'd by the parishes in which they are, and honest men deputed for the keeping thereof, and the gaines arising therefrom to helpe to feed the poor, that hath occasioned so much poverty, as to prevent the abuses before mentioned, I leave to their consideration, that have already suppressed two inseperable companions to these houses, viz. the Swearer, and Profaner of the Sabbath.

The sixt and last, is the Apo Cavaliere, which is a right Mimick, made naturally to play the Ape for his owne ends: How many Moncky'sh Priests did Ape that Arch-ape of Canterbury in crin­ging and bowing to Crucifixes, Altars, and in wearing Copes and Surplices, some of which were not much inferior to Mr. Jacks Coat, who in the Desert was content with that garb and coat that nature had bestowed upon him, but being brought to the City, he must be cloath'd as occasion serves? How many of our Priests at first, were coutented with a Cloak or Cassack, but once com­ming to Rome, they must doe as Rome do's, and so Ape one ano­ther till they become perfect Apes themselues? How did our Canterburyans lately ape one another in their Altar-worship, Preaching, Titles, Postures, Habits and the like, dancing even measures to Canterburies musick, though at last, like foolish apes, they broke all his strings, delighting to heare them crack asunder? How did they ape one another in persecuting Godly Ministers, Excommunicating, suspending, banishing, imprisoning, cutting off eares, searring faces, slitting Noses, and the like, as if they would scale heaven by murder, or (as Cant, Serm. ult. observeth) wade to happinesse through a red sea of blood; being not only cruell Persecuters and Tyrants, but great Poluters of the service of God with superstitious inventions, and tricks of their own de­vising, forcing conformitie to their iniquitie, impiety, cruelty, craft, hypocrisie and deep dissimulation.