O Father Peters our Ghostly father, and prophane Teacher I much congratu­late to see you here.

No not so glad as I am to see you here Sir Henry, for indeed I thought you had been hanged half a year ago.

Oh what need that Mr. Chap­lin, so long as you and I can be hanged to­gether?

Ah, ah, Sir Harry you say right that one Gallows might serve us both, but I knew the time once when a whole Kingdome could not serve us both.

No, how could they when you Preacht the Destruction of three at once?

Ah, and had brought it to pass to, had you and I continued.

Truly Mr. Chaplin I believe we had, for I could have perswaded Noll our Mr. that all things came by nature.

Yes and I believe I went as neer to it, until he took an occasion to dye, as the devil would have it, then all our long labou­ring mischiefe came all unto ruine and con­fusion in a moment.

But what did you think of Rioh­ard the innocent?

Truely as much as ever I did, for I found him a fool at first, and even so I left him at last.

But what say ye to Harry the No­vice who had all Ireland, and an Army at command.

Troth even as the Devil said to the Colier, like to like, for had he stood it out like a brave stout Rebel there, we could have plaid our high born prancks of vilany, and glutted our selves in the very Ocean of Tyranny, till the surged waves of Calamity had overspread the three Nations, then for quietness sake, we had been safe enough, I'le warrant you.

No not so secure as we are now, I'le warrant you too.

Nay but we had took our full swing in Rebellion then.

Gad I cannot tell for that, but the full swing for Rebellion I am sure we shall take ere long.

What swing do you mean, Sir Henry, speak out.

The down-right English word, I know you are a Scholer, we shall take our swing upon Tyborn Gallows, do you un­der [...]and me now?

I understand all can be but a hang­ing, and that I prophesied seven years ago twould be our end.

Truly I wish then you had been hanged seven years ago, you could not tell us that jest in your Pulpit amongst them all, it might a been a warning to us, but I thought too sudden risings would prove divellish fallings at the last.

Why how did you advance your self, Cousen Martin?

O lass Cousen Peters do you not know that I was first the Kings Jeweller, then a Judas, next his Judge, and walked one the right hand of the Devil, even to this place.

And has he left the now? Alas poor Dog of Egypt. But how long time were you ere you obtained your judgeship?

But one whole year, and then I was at the top of my self-minded Religi­on. Why were you Religious to? O yes [Page 8] always for a colour, for I acted nothing but what was under pretence of Religion.

Surely you must needs be some great Scholer then.

No indeed Cousen Peters never none in my life.

Nay then I know you could not other ways chuse but have a brave sweet disem­bling tongue of your own.

Yes, yes, that I had ever from a youth, and a great many more besides you and I, but pray what were you Cousen Peters when your Money flow'd upon you like the Ocean upon the shore?

Why, Faith I was any thing then for money, Church-man, or States-man, and sometimes Privie-Counsellor, unto Old Oli­ver the Dragon of mankind.

Ah, but what did you advise him to, in the prime of your flourishing, ever­lasting in famous ambition?

Alass, did not you know all this while what I advised him to?

Yes, you caused him to cease upon several Gentlemens estates, which did pro­mote our horrid designes beyond Seas bravely, and paid for the contrivances of many a wicked plot here besides.

Ay, and I made him to be head Doctor Hewit, and hangd Mr. Peter Vowel two Loyall Sub [...]ects of the Kings, and I believe I was bravely commended for it.

Ah, but I am afraid now youl bravely hang for it.

Tru [...]ly Cousen Martin I speak un­fainedly upon the word of a Divine, I had as live be hanged for that, as for a lesser matter: but what brave acts did you advise him to bring under his rod of Tyranny?

O I and Oliver St. Johns were the two prime Imps, that first invented the plots concerning that Syndercombe who was hanged drawn and quartered after­wards, and buried upon Tower-hil.

Pray Cousen Martin, relate to me the story how you invented that Noble piece of wickedness, for I was then at St. Albons Preaching up to the ears in Sorcery and Southsaying, to the poor hypocritical led away simpletons, yet every one gave a Tallent unto my treacherous Treasury, which amounted to above a hundred pound and more.

Ah mary Sir, I think though I got the gown you got the money, but what did Oliver himself get do you think?

He get, he got the Devil and all by excise and customs.

Truely, I am of your mind, for the Devil was alwayes very neer him; and to you to I'me perswaded.

No not when I was in the Pulpit.

Yes truly I am confident then most of all, for you were always tel­ling us who ought to be sequestrated, and who to be hanged, and how to contrive and set our Engines at work upont, which made us give more audience to that then ever we did to the best proof in Scrip­ture.

Why should you not, it did more con­cerne you then any thing in the Bible ever did I am sure on it.

Nay, I must confess we did never much make our selves students in Scripture language, except it was now and then to make use of it for a colour to our ireligi­ous, prophane, tyranicall actions for we was constrained ever to say twas for reli­gion sake, and the libertie of the people.

Aye brother Martin I did commend you highly in that, for indeed I think they might have had libertie to a gone a begging to what country they pleased at last.

Truly I believe so they might, at the rate we held on: neither did we care what end went foremost so we might have kept them low enough, and by that means we knew we should rise high enough; and then for sermons I believe we brought them to such a pass that there was ne­ver more Preachers know in England since Nebuchadnezzar the great Pagan.

Truly Cosen Martin I think our Master Oliver did not go much behind him in all the best of his tyranicall murders, spoils, vilanies, had the devil spared him a little longer I did intend to have baptized him a new and called his name second Nebuchadnez­zar.

Why do you cosen Peters believe he was ever baptized in all his life. Truly I cannot tell that cosen Martin I never heard that ever he was.

But I think he came to his dignity like Pope Bonifas, cuning like a fox, he lived like a lyon and died like a dog.

But nevertheless let you and I give him his due Character he was the bravest contriver of plots as I verily believe the devil never went before him.

No because he alwayes came after [Page 12] and put him formost to act his plots for he had a devilish brain with him alwayes and ever had.

Aye truly cosen Peters tis a question whether the devil had not him at the last, ye or no.

Nay as for that matter we need not to question, for I beleive tis very well known that we set him as forward on his way as any two alive could do: and he us, thats the truth on it, for we were actually every one of us, joyntly & severally in all the horid murders, chancemed­lies, burglaries, Rapes spoyls & Vilanies, frauds deceits and perjuries: therefore lets not curse one another knowing there be so many thousand do curse us already for wronging the fatherles, oppressing the widows, depriving the Orphants driving them by whole sale into utter ruine, extremity, calamities, miseries and destructi­on; and now having declared no more then what do very well know to be truth and the most part of the three kingdoms can wittness, let us leave Noll where he is, and speak one little touch of our own unreconsilable proceedings, deploring fortune and cursing fate for our too sudden, unexpected, long deserved securement of these our sad, co [...]rupted, ilbegotten carkasses in the tower of London.