VVHat ever thou art that ſhall read this ſmall Challenge between theſe two Cockes, whether Preſbyterian, or Independent (as I am confident thou art of one ſide or other) You muſt obſerve Cockpit orders; That is done, and done; If thou ſpeakſt in the time of their incountring, thou mayſt happily loſe thy wager; now which ſide thou wilt take I know not, and indeed it is very difficult to perſwade thee, eſpecially if thou art Weather-Cockly bent; well how ever thou haſt notice where this challenge is to be, and brother Presbyter I will give thee notice of one thing, to beware, for the Maſter of the Pit is a cunning Roock, and ſeeks to draw in abettors by laying too to one, that the Independant Craven will have the beſt of it; but I feare it not, yet if T. T. were to incounter with him, I would hold the maſter of the Pit my ſelfe, and his Craven too, (had I them but in a ſtrong nooſe) for all he ſeemes to flout, and ſay this Cockes Come hath been cut, I anſwer that was when might overcame right, but Craven thou waſt in a worſe condition then, when thou waſt like to be choakt with a paire of Lawne ſleeves; and they could not be more odious to thee, then thou art to me, in thy odious clamerings after Liberty of Conſcience, ſo thou haſt that, thou carſt not if the whole Kingdome where become a ſad and diſconſolate Chaos; but God-forbid, I hope there will ever bee a ſtrong and ſetled government to confine ſuch Cravens as thou art: And now Craven or Capon, having obſerved thy dunghill motions and Crowings, and carriages, whereof there is never a one good, I profeſſe my ſelfe thy utter enemy; and my wiſhes and betts ſhall be, that the Presbyterian Cocke, who is of a farre better breed may have the better of thee; I like his weapons and carriage a great deale better then I doe thine, and I tell thee, It were better thy head were off, then to live to tread thy Peacock and Pheaſant Hens of thy owne faction; to become as ſo many Dung-hill Cravens, who are good for nothing but to crow at unſeaſonable houres; And labour dayly by their Crowings and other unlawfull actions to bring all to deſtruction; God forbid. I know any honeſt Presbyterian will ſay Amen. Good Reader, doe but obſerve the Impudence and inſolency of this poyſond breath Craven; who not onely ſtrikes his ſpurres, but ſpits his venomous and moſt approbrious ſcoffes and jeeres againſt many Reverend Divines, and that not of the meanes ſort, but even of the Aſſembly, away Craven for ſhame if thou haſt any, I may without much wronging of thee challenge thy feare to thy Maker, when thou ſo impudently abuſes them that are fellow labourers with him; but it matters not what thou ſayeſt, neither doe they whom thou haſt wronged: I may ſay truly, that their ſeaſonable and timely Crowings have defended their young breed committed to their charge, from the Roaring of the Lion; and ſhall ſtill continue I hope, when thy Satanicall breed, or Dunghills of theſe diſtracted times may have their Comes cut, and their Cravenly feathers poold off their backes; It may very well be feared, that if theſe Dung-hills, or Cravens, play ſo high as to ſtrike at ſuch lights could get the better, (which God forbid) would ſoone ſeeke to ſtrike their poyſonous beakes into the very light of truth it ſelfe; and then to walke and rule as they pleaſe, which they call Tolleration, or Liberty of Conſcience, that they may hatch and bring up their ungodly breed of Sectaries, as Anabaptiſts, Antinomians, Anti-Scripturists, Seekers, &c. A diviliſh brood, God defend us from them; theſe are they that hate true Reformation, and ſetlement of true Religion; they are as the Scripture truly renders them, of a perverſe and crooked Generation, they ſinell too much of the Onyons and Garlick of Aegypt, who outwardly make as if they were the ſheep, or little flocke, but inwardly devouring Wolves, and hate to bee reform'd.

To conclude, Without an extraordinary ſudden Antidote from heaven, to expell theſe lothſome ſmells of Sectaries, they may not only trouble us with the ſmell, but by their continuing, may be the cauſe of pulling downe the plagues of Aegypt upon the whole Kingdome.

And now my dear brother and Excequetor, you ſee how the caſe ſtands with me, I ſhall trouble you but with a ſhort Will, in regard halfe my eſtate is ſequeſtred, for the Headſman is to have my body, my head excepted.

Impr. I dee deſire that my head may bee ſet upon London-Bridge, with my face looking towards Horſeydown, that it may be as a ſcare-crow to the fowles of the aire, that they may not hurt none of my young Brood when they goe to purge themſelves of their fornication.

Item, I doe bequeath my Feathers unto ſome of my fellow Cravens, if in caſe they ſhould fall into the like danger; they may help to cover them.

Item, I do bequeath thoſe two precious Stones that lye within me, among my Peacock, and Pheaſant Hens; that in caſe their inward bowels ſhould yearne after thoſe ſecrets of nature that hath past between us; that they may not looſe the ſight of them.

Item. For my two gouty legs, I doe bequeath to each Hoſpitall one; if they can cure them, they will ſerve ſome of my brethren, that stand for Liberty of Conſcience.

Item. Jn the last place, for my ſpurs; J doe freely beſtow them upon thoſe two well affected Jndependent brethren Tim. Reed, and Iack. Pudding; who I am ſure will ſtand up ſtifly for Liberty and Tolleration to play the fooles, that they may make others laugh, and themſelves get money.

And now my deare brother and Excequotor, in caſe there ſhould be nothing left for you, I ſhall deſire Mr. Derick (he being Maſter of the pit) to pay you, and the reſt of our Independent brethren to the full.