THE CITIES X COMMANDEMENTS, commanded to be read in all Churches, by my L. Warner and the Common Councell.
Estote Proditores.
I. THou shalt not worship any god save Oliver, Harry Martin, and Mr. Warner, a trinitie in unitie, and unitie in trinitie.
II. Thou shalt not make any resistance against them, or either of them, or yeeld obedience to any power, not derived from them; neither shalt thou grave any Image except of Mr. Warner, mounted on his Palfray, with a branch of Holly on his head, and a tod of yvie at his tayle; thou shalt not when thou beholdest thy King, either bow downe to him, or worship him; for wee of the City are zealous Animals, and will cause our masters at Westminster, to visit such unto the third and fourth Generation, of them that hate us for our base cowardice, and will not obey our masters Ordinances.
III. Thou shalt not take the name of my Lord Mayjor in vaine, by calling him Pigwidgin Sectarie, or Coxscomb, for wee of the Common Counsell will not hold him guiltlesse, that taketh his name in vaine.
IIII. Remember, that thou keep holy all our thanksgiving dayes, on which we feast the greedie Cormorants of Westminister, especially let that day, be celebrated, on which K. Tom, had a Dinner given him by us, to the expence of 500. l. on that day thou shalt doe no manner of work, thou nor thy sonne, nor thy daughter, for we have entred that day into the Kalendar, and command it to bee kept holy.
V. Thou shalt honour no father, save the penniefathers at Westminister, nor no mother save the new Church, which we the Sectaries of the Common Counsell have set up, so will we intreat our masters for thee, that thy dayes may be long in these sequestred Lands which they legally and justly have ceazed on.
VI. Thou shalt aide and assist us of the Common Counsell, to imprison and murther all, that will not yeild obedience, to the Decrees of our masters, at Westminster.
VII. Thou shalt follow the example of thy Lord Major, and us of the Common Counsell, and not refraine to commit adulterie, with any well shapt woman.
VIII. Thou shalt steale, or purloine anything, from those that are not Saints of our new moddell, but that under a pretence of justice, provided thou bee invested with the Power of a Parliament man, a Common Counsell man, or Committee man.
IX. Thou shalt beare false witnesse against thy neighbour, upon all occasions, that wee of the Common Counsell, call him before us, provided he be rich and worthy the screwing, thou shalt follow our example, to squeeze all men, imprison some men, and spare no man.
X. Thou shalt and art hereby authorized, if any warrant come to thee from us, bearing date from Westminster, to take from thy neighbour, his wife his house, his Oxe, or his Asse, or anything that belongs unto him, all which our masters, are first to view and wee to share the reversion.
All these our Commandements wee require all the inhabitants of great Brittaine strictly to observe, and put in practise, and we of the Common Counsell, will not be wanting, at all times to put you in minde of keeping the same.
The City Lords Prayer.
OƲr Fathers which are at Westminster hallowed be your names, for that you have brought us into perfect bondage, and Fgyptian slaverie, your kingdome come, which can never bee, so long as King CHARLES is possessed with life, or any of the Royall Progeny, your wills are done on Earth, though you breake his will that is in Heaven, give us this day our daily bread; for you have brought us to that passe, that without you, we can have nothing, and forgive us our trespasses, though we cannot forgive you, that have trespassed against us, and lead as not any more into such temptations, as for these seaven years past you have done; now at length become honest and deliver us from those evills, that now hang over our heads, for yours is the Kingdome, and the power, though you merit no glory, but we hope it will not last for ever and ever, Amen.
The Cities Creed.
I Believe in Warner, the father of all Fopperie, maker of trouble, and Tumults, and in Col. Barkstead, his sonne by adoption, who was conceived of a Dairie maid in long Sutton, borne at Winchester, brought up at Salsbury, suffered under the heavie Crosse of doing pennace, he descended into Olivers favour, and rose the third day into Fairfax favour, and now sitteth at the right hand of the Sophies at Westminster, from wgence each day, he comes to hunt out the Royall partie, to judgement; I beleive he will come to an jill end; as also all the communion of our new Saints, for that it is impossible for them, to gaine the forgivenesse of their sinnes, at the Resurection of the dead, or to injoy life everlasting, Amen.