The honest CRYER OF LONDON.

O Yes, O yes, O yes; Any man or woman, in City or Country, that hath taken up the Oath of Allegiance (in the days of old) and would be absolved from it, (if he be not already) let him repair to West­minster, upon any day of the Week, and he shall receive absolution from his Oath, upon his bare paorl, have Gods blessing, and be well re­warded for his good service.

O yes, O yes, O yes; Any man or woman, in City or Country, that hath taken up a Pro­testation, marked in the mouth with IAB, do in the presence of Almighty God, Promise, Vow, and Protest, to maintain and defend, &c. which was lost in the year 1641, let them bring word to the Cryer and they shall be well rewarded, and have Gods blessing.

O yes, &c. Any man or woman, in City or Country, that hath lost their Religion, and knows not what to do for another, let them repair to Westminster, and there they may have their choice, to be of what Religion they please, provided if be not Popery or Prelacye, and Gods blessing on their heart.

O yes, &c. Any man or woman, City or Country, that hath lost a thing, called a Good Conscience, which was wrapt up with fair Pre­tences, seeming promises, self-denyals; which was lost between Heaven and Hell, near West­minster, about the year 1641, and could never since be found or heard off, let them bring in word to the Cryer, and they shall be well re­warded and have Gods blessing.

O yes, &c. Any man or woman, in City or Country, Presenter or Ind pendent, that hath lost a thing, called a dumb Directory, brought from Geneva into Scotland, and so conveyed into England in January 1644. and is gon direct awry: if any can bring Tale or Tidings of him, let him bring word to the Synod of dis­sembling Divines, and they shall be well re­warded and have Gods blessing for ever.

O yes, &c. If there be any man or woman, in City or Country, that hath taken up the so­lemn League and Covenant for preservation of our Lives and Liberties, marked with Par­liament marks; but lost in the year 1641. ex­cept it be in some few Churches, where it stands for a Testimony of our perfidiousness, let them bring word to the Cryer that they have done their indeavour to perform it, or those that never took it, they shall be well rewarded and have a good blessing.

O yes, &c. If any man or woman that hath taken up any Kings, Queens, Bishops, or Deans and Chapters Lndas, and would gladly return them back to the true owners of them, because it troubles their Consciences (if they have any) let them bring word to the Cryer, they shall have good thanks for their pains, be well rewarded, and have Gods blessing.

O yes, &c. If there be any man or woman, in city or country, that hath lost a good and honest PARLIAMENT, consisting of a King, House of Lords, and a House of Commons; and would without fraud injoy such another again; let them be true of heart together, pursue the work with diligence and speed, and pay their dues; let them bring word to the Cryer, they shall have it again and Gods bles­sing.

O yes, O yes, O yes; If any man or woman, in city or country, that hath taken up Liberty of Conscience, at any time since the year 1648. and is fallen into any of the Sects of Anabaptists, Independents, Quakers, Ranters, Adamits, and such like, and will not be reclaimed from their errours, let them bring word to the Cry­er, that he may deliver them to the Chief Ma­gistrate, that they may be soundly punished for their errours until they recant, and then par­adventure they may escape Damnation, and have Gods blessing.

O yes, &c. If there be any man or woman in city or country (as I believe there are thou­sands) that have lost a Good Governour about 11 years ago, which through the want of One all things have been the worse, and We made miserable ever since, let them send for the True LANDLORD of Whitehal, and let him have a Lease of it and the Three Nations for his life, and bring word to the Cryer of their true affections, they shall be well rewarded and be sure of Gods blessing.

O yes, &c. Any man or woman, in city or country, that hath lost any manner of Silver Plate, from the Thimble to the vast Goblet, in Guildhal, London, in the year 1643. and since, and hath nothing but the Publick Faith in a piece of Paper for their Security, let them bring word to the Cryer, tell their marks upon it, and he will tell them they were very fools for their labour, and shall have no reward for it, nor yet Gods blessing.

O yes, &c. Any man or woman, in city or country, that can tell any Tale or Tidings of any new Knight, Knighted since 1650. who hath lost his Knighthood, and instead of being called Sir Thomas, Sir John, or Sir Richard; is now called Sir Reverence, let him not think much of it, because Sir Reverence is an Aldermans fellow; but let them bring word to the Jakes Farmers of the City, he shall be made a T—higher, and be well rewarded, and have a good blessing.

O yes, &c. If any man or woman, in city or country, that can bring Tale or Tidings of certain Gentlemen, called by the name of his Excellency, or Lord, or Knight, or Colo­nel, or Captain, who went astray about the latter end of the last year, let them bring word to Westminster, Whitehal, or Walingfordhouse, and they shall have the like Titles bestowed up­on them, if they can keep them, be well re­warded and have Gods blessing.

O yes, &c. If any man or woman, in city or country, that can tell Tale or Tidings whether there be any wise men in the City of London, who have kept their Fingers out of the E­states of other distressed men, and have not been of the High Court of Justice in 1648. let them bring word to the Cryer, and he shall be looked upon as an Honest man, a Wise man, and a good Commonwealths man, and be well rewarded, and be sure of Gods blessing.

O yes, O yes, O yes; If there be any man or woman, in city or country, that can tell Tale or Tidings of a City-Riden-Ass, that went astray from his Keeper, marked thus: Led by the Bridle by a Mace-bearer, with a Head filled three parts full of a Parliament, with two long Ears, like Clerks Pens, with a Cross upon his Shoulders that parts the City from Westmin­ster (or Fools from Knaves) with a MAYOR riding upon his Back, a Sheriff on each side, and Four and Twenty Aldermen on his Buttocks, and his Belly full of Common-coun­cil-men, and upon his RUMP two Files of Musqueteers, and on his Tail a Colonel, and under his Tail, Acts, Orders, Ordenances, and Votes of PARLIAMENT, to un­deceive the Good People of the Land. If any can bring News where his abode is, and can tell Us how long we shall be Plagu'd with him hereafter, let them bring word to Guildhal, and they shall have their charges paid them for detaining him, a great reward, and a goodly blessing.

O yes, &c. If there be any man or wo­man, in city or country, that can bring Tale or Tidings of a City Declaration (marked with A—) for a Free Parliament, the latter end of December last year, and is now ever since gone astray for want of good Execution and pur­suance of the same: And if any man can tell when this will be set forward again and pro­secuted (as it was intended) let them bring word to the Militia of London, when it is in the Cities hands again, and they shall be well rewarded and have Gods blessing.

O yes, O yes, O yes; If there be any man or woman, in city or countrey, that can bring Tale or Tidings, when thi Good, Long, and Old PARLIAMENT will be totally Dissolved, when We shall have a New FREE PARLIAMENT chosen without exceptions, consisting of a House of Lords and Commons; When We shall have a Monarchchal Government, Pi­ous Bishops, and a Godly Ministry, who We shall have a True Hearted Nobility and a Faithfull Centrey, when London wil be a loyal City, when a Lord Mayor wil do righteous things, when Sheriffs will be honest, and Aldermen will not dissemble when Common-council men will be of one mind, and the Commonalty obedientye when Souldiers shall be Disbanded, and Peace setled; when Excise and Taxes shall be abolished, and envy banished; when true love shall abound, every one injoy, his own again, and Errors, Sects, Schismes shall be rooted out; when Trading shall flourish, let them bring word to the Cryer, and they shall be well rewarded and have Gods blessing to

THE END.

Printed for George Thompson, 1660.

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