THe well-grounded causes of our eagle-eyed Assemblies of Par­liament, the two carefull watch-houses of this slubbered common-wealth, have dropt down effects, preventing the hasty wishes of Militia-minded Denizons; with such issues those happy Twins court our Kingdome; which hath so long lien bedabled in sinks of misery. Thus successefully have those choice Engineers countermined the vain-drawn plots of leering cavilling Anta­gonists. [Page 2]Those top-Gallants have already read their Crosse Row, and have given their squan­dring thoughts warning to list themselves in a narrower circuit: York fathered their designes at their birth, but cast them off before they came to age; els might they have butchered their moher: they have sowed for lives, but reaped losse: Hull makes their words with sorrow to rebound on their hearts, and hath wrote such letters on their bodies as they sea­led with their blood. Now would they under­mine it, but the very weak water freezado'd on them, and would have purified their infected pitchy carkasses, had not they wing'd them­selves with flight. Now would they have sur­prized the town by night; but being belighted by the day-spring of detection, they bought their enterprize at a bodily rate. Somtimes was the Lord Brook a rub in their way and tur­ned their bias, delivering them up to their cre­ditour, earth. The Militia every where either strangleth their proceedings in the wombe, or sowseth them with let-in terrours of these bu­sie senses, Sight and Feeling. Still hath our blessed Parliaments actions ingraved so firm a stamp of loyalty in the Citizens brests, that they have been crowned with successe: and we may suck the pure aire of comfort, in that each Citizens face portends a mischief to op­posers, whose hearts, as new-rais'd bulwarks, not onely eiaculate magnanimous words, but [Page 3]are ready to vivifie action. So unanimously each beats a march in his thoughts, as ready to stifle the doubtfull acts of our rich-fac'd enemies, whose heads periwig'd with malicious pride, strive to dead our new-born enterprizes. Each day and night their active hands itch to be fencing in a reall com­bat, whose quotidian exercise do plainly depaint what the adversary may expect, and not be frustrate of: Their purse is as free as their heart, which they most willingly part with.

The Earle of Essex that renowned peece of chi­valry, as vertuous as honourable, vowing glory but a by-word, and his Coat worthy of nought but to be disheraulded, if this Island, with the fame of it, being almost out of breath, be not re-involved with Royalty, to yeeld him a double crest of ad­ded dignity. Wherefore as voluntary as his war­like succeeding champions, he budded forth of this city, impoverishing it, by the lustre of his pre­sence. And now having given a full response to the Parliaments desires, he hath vented his, which are as followes. 1. That the hopefull Parliament would not suffer their thoughts concerning him or his affaires to be adulterated with suspicious con­ceits and side-interpretation: such comments be far from being tabled on his vertuous texts. 2. That they would not bear a strjct hand in reviving his ar­my; but that coin may in due time be levied, for it is a souldiers best lining. 3. That they would fur­row the seas with shipping, that the adversary might not gain an overcoming invective power a­gainst Hull or adiacent places.

And lastly, that they would make up the brea­ches of his army, as necessity gives the word of command, when he shall urge it, not yet start from their resolution, whereon both their safety dwels. These were subiects of his indirement: who not only approves, but is approved of for his intenti­ons. Affections chained as well to his person as actions, prove the sequell of the major: And thousands attracted by the loadstone of either, would rather draw cuts in, then for his society; our spiritfull apprentices forsook their mistris Venus, and would now traffique with Mars. What do ye lack, which before percht upon their tongues, is cloath'd with an Ad Arma, Ad Arma; precise purity is converted into martiall policy, the lan­guage of shop to shoot, of wares to wars: every one now would rather see an enemie then a custo­mer. Me thought I was all ayre when I eyed obe­dience and alacrity well mer. There might ye see a rank of Diers, who would fain learn to die their swords in bloud, & themselves rather in the duskie bands of Mars, then in a rigrid work-house: these were in number 71. Then a troup of Butchers, who would rather sacrifice men then beasts for the paci­fication of our bruised State: these amounted to 88. Here were weavers contracted, who, maintain­ing the comparison of mans life to a shuttle, will make it good upon the adversary: and as iourney-men to the fatall sisters, will help to weave out the short thred of their troublesome lives: and these were upon the score 186. A knot of taylors to [Page 5]stitch up the army were congested, threatning to cut out several suits for death, the list of these is 157. Shoomakers amongst the rest vampt in, vowing to to underlay them in the earth, these made up the number of one hundred twenty foure. Brokers hur­ried in amongst them and determined to make a new Long-lane with the enemies garments, whose Account is fourescore and eight. Sadlers thronged in amongst them, swearing they would make them place the saddle of government on the right horse, and these streacht to Forty nine; Smiths would hammer them, Cutlers slash them, and a promis­cuous Number of many trades (prefering their Countryes service before their Masters) protest­ed ruine. Indeed I am taken up by fawning wonder that their virtue shines no brighter in so darkē a mist, since opposition hath spoke them glorious; but since audacity buried in the ashes may be rackt up, and inflamed by a silver Speech, I shall disco­ver an Oration voic'd to them by Captain Llhoyd.

Magnanimous spirits, if any reliques of your An­cestors blood sport through your veines, if their matchlesse Acts, indebted to immortality reigne in your memory, elevat your benumed spirits to such a ayry pitch that may intitle you not only heirs of their fortunes but unparalled virtue. We are not ignorant how our times are overcast, by a rout as carelesse of their families, as like slaues to fortune, beholden only to war for what they have, Roaring boyes, who seeme only loyall, because Royall, al­lowing [Page 6]respect more to the person then cause. These mount against vs, or somewhat like them, whom either feare arrests or favour presseth for the service, such Collogues are such Colleagues. Let us therfore whose cause the effieient approves, the Parliaments ascertaines Just, and our owne con­sciences Legall, make modesty vaile to courage, feare lay downe its feeble Arms to Audacity, and fight against the enemy; force these cashiered fea­thered foul vanities to make wings of their plume [...] for flight, the Parliaments Priviledges, Parents, lives, lands, are Rhetorick to instigation; Let Ap­prentises in the Aprill now of years try a Mraster peece, either we must overcome well or live ill. Let us on my hearts: freedome strechteth out her hands to all.

Ordered, that Sir Iohn Girlington, Sir George Middleton, and Sir Edward Fitton be sent for as delinquents.