ACT 1. SCENE 1.

The people say they were recovered by a miracle, wrought by one Peters an Excorcist, and now admire, adore, and think them Gods, more then they did before; And say 'twas Iustice made great Charles to bleed.

Blind ignorant wretches, that can't perceive Gods from Devils; Impostors from Potentates; it's but in vain to inform them, till their own folly make them sensible; But does Crom­wel mean to steer his Course for Ireland?

For Hell he does.

I, that has been his Journey these seven yeers;

He tels the People that he will go, but that's in the My­stery; he intends nothing less in the History: 'Tis to get arrears, what men and money he can, and then Fairfax will soon un­derstand whether he intends.

I hope his first dayes march will be to guard him to Tow­er-hill, according to his desers, to make that his Head-quarters; and after retreat to Westminster and be Crown'd, & then he may make Deputies, and not expose himself to hazards upon so de­sparate a Design, as Ireland is like to prove: Oh you know not the subtilty of that Jesuitical-head-piece! A little time will make known his intents: whilst then we will observe the cause [...] of their vile Actions, and discourse the Effects to our selves; yet let us be as secret as we can; these Serpents will sting us else.

Wee're now at Amity, and made both one▪ I hope there will remain no Jealousies or Fears each of other?

I have not any the least Jealousie or Fear of thee my deer Lieutenant; but hugge thee as my second Self: Oh that I cou'd by this embrace beget a wit like thine; the State wants Policy as well as Money; and mine's but little, thine a full Magazine to arme a Kingdom, and muster all Designs, Plots and Stratagems of State with safety and ease to keep, what we have waded through bloud and danger to obtain.

My Lord, I am your Servant, and the States; and must, and will endeavour to keep for them what I have got: But still my Lord, the People are too rich and powerful, they must have more Taxes and more Assessements to keep them under; and when they are poor and needy, they'l be the more our vassals, and subject to our power: Have not the peremtory slaves dis­arm'd Capt. Thelwels troop at Drayton in Shropshire, taken both their Horse and Arms, & strip'd them to their skins? Have they not at Chester done the like? and since in Worcestershire? Come, come, they will Robel unless we make them poor; let's Tax them throughly; worse language then they do, they cannot give us; therefore lets about it; you to the Parliament and I to the Councel of State presently.

Is my husband gone to the Parliament-House Ruth?

Yes verily Mistris; he is gone amongst the Members, the holy-members, the fructifying-members, the increasing and mul­tiplying-members. Indeed Madam, something was the matter my Master call'd for Beer so early this morning; Ha, ha, ha, I hope it will appear ere long: I promise you I thought something not­withstanding when he fetch'd such a draught, [...] pitt [...]y your Case Madam, but cold not cry; pardon me, I am your waiting-Maid, and can a little understand what belongs to the case of a Gentlewoman.

If thou hadst as much cause as I, thou might'st cry [...] dye too: Ile tell thee Ruth, he lies by me all night like a logge, though I warm him, and warm him again, yet notwithstanding I can get no life nor motion in him; And when my desires are fervent and ready for the on-set, he like a Coward faces-about, falls off, and basely retreates, and will observe no postures at all: Nay, if he would but Present, it is so hot upon the matter, that it would go neer to give fire, and discharge it self, and do execution too: Let me woe him, and woe him, he will doe nothing, starts in his sleep, cryes out Bloud, bloud, and saies he is damn'd in his bed; and Verily, verily, I must say unto thee Ruth; that I think he is bewitch'd, for since he had the last wound with the fall on his Sword, he has been so cold, and as uselesse to me, as a King is to England.

Intruth la Mistris get another, the world is not so dull, if one won't another will; 'Tis no matter for Fame, 'tis but a Bladder of winde, one prick of a Pin [...] lets it ou [...]; if you have a minde to taste the sweets of Love, satisfie your desires to the full; I shall be as useful to put it forward as another.

Prithee do. I hate all bloudy-men, give me the man that armes with an imbrace; can make, not kill a man: O how powerful is Love, that it can make an unjust Act seem ho­nest, nay lawful too—

What makes my Love thus solitary and alone? Come my Life, my Happiness, lets taste some sweets shall make the gods to envieus; There is no pleasure, but in thy embrace.

You men love to flatter us, and we like silly fools are pleas'd with all that comes from them we love.

I'le please thee if I can my Deer, the Paphian Goddess never was worthy of such love as thee; Lets in and taste,

We must be secret though, because o'th wicked, they are apt to scandal us, and bring us on their Stages; yet I [Page 7]have done the best to have my husband put them down, yet all won't do.

Come my dear, I'le [...]thee down, and act a part, shall ravish thee, and cheer thy grieved heart.

ACT II. SCENE III.

So, now we are in our Kingdom: What is it to enjoy the World, and miss the thing we love? Here is a Jewel for thee, 'twas the late Queens, wear it for my sake, and come to me to morrow, thou shalt have Gold what thou wilt have; thou shalt not want if the State has it: Spend freely, and when 'tis gone, thou shalt have more. My Noll shall fight with the Irish, thou shalt fight with me, clad in more softer Arms. Abi­gail how sits this Gown?

It bears an exceeding Grace behind; Madam, you have rumpled the Pleats with your Day-Couch, will you have another?

Fetch me the Cown that cost 2000 pounds, if it likes me, I'le put it on; My deerest Marley shall see how it be­comes me; and embrace me in't.

So sweet a body deserves the rarieties of Europe, and all to little to dec [...] you Madam, I am doubly blest to en­joy so noble a Mistris as your self.

Yet I have manag'd State-Affaires with case and [...]ill, and thrive and am grown Rich by my industrous practice: [Page 8]Here's Letters from Scotland I fear will not be pleasing; [...] I must deliver them; Yet I hope by this new troubling the waters I shall get most Fish; Ile in, and seek my Lord General pre­sently.

Am I awake, or in a Dream? or do I walk in my Sleep? This is no vision sure: methoughts I saw two (whom I am loth to name) glude like a pair of Goats in a sportful dalli­ance; I must wink at this, there's danger to disclose it, least that her husband should not credit me, and she should lay that to my Charge, was acted by the other; It may be her Lord Consents: I know not what to think! If these be Queent-street doings, Ile to Kings-street to the Lieutenant General to see what hee'l say to these Letters. Ile be silent, there's nothing to be got by this discovery; besides 'tis my own case at home daily.

If this trade fails, then farewel all; Albertus was a meer Jugler to me; and Frier Bacon but an empty scull, or brazen Image, his Walls of Brass, were Mud to mine: Preaching is too redious for me; Ile leave that to Owen, and to Goodwin: Have I not done a Miracle to re-possesse these Bodies with Spirits, that were before meer Skellitons, and stinking Carkasses? (by their dispairing rage) they are now as active as ever they were; and possess'd with worser Spirits, if worser can be, to manage the grand Design; But before I proceed further in my Art, I must raise the Ghost of Dorrislaw, and ask his Counsel. Make a Circle and Cunjueres.

My hair stands upright! a flash of Lightning has gone through my body, and cut my thred of Life a too; I have no power to speak!

What's he that calls me from my place of horror, where all my musick is dismal shrieks of damned Souls, yelling in beds of burning Brimston; Couches of poysonous Toads and stinging Serpents? O M. Peters is it you? you shall along with me.

I pray thee gentle Ghost forbear, and tell me if the late King be in these lower Regions?

No, thou Viper, he reigns in Heaven; in Hell there are new torments providing answerable for that damn'd Crime without all presidents but Bradshaw. Cook, and Steel, and such as those have forg'd;

Next Iudas, Faux, and Ravilock, their lodgings are prepared: there lies Essen, Pym, Strend, Hamden, Rainthrough, and ten thousand more; there Fairfax, Cromwel, Ireton, Pride, will all like me, Rue their damn'd Regicide:

Let me go tell them this.

ACT III. SCENE V.

I'le enter here, and see if I can meet with such a sight I did before.

Hell and [...]mnation [...] what, [...]re we all turn'd Sodomites— O my head, how it [...]es, Ile home presently; and If Roe be there, what shall I do? fight with him I dare not; [...]will but be the worse; for then my wife will take his part: since others being my betters wear the horn; Ile think it honor, never dream of scorn: but my neighbour will call me Wittall, that's the worst;

But does the news hold true concerning Ire [...]nd?

Too true, I fear; We must divert our Course some o­ther way; Ormond is 20000 strong; 'tis thought he is now [...] Fortifying all the Ports, and then intends for England.

I would we had him here.

'Tis not a hundred thousand that we fear. Our Horse are lusty, and our Men be strong.

I, but our Money's weak; how shall we do for that the People won't disburse?

Can we not force it then? Necess [...]y must not observe a Law; make them but poor, and then we shall not want Soul­diers nor Monies: Are we not the Keepers of their L [...]berties? why not their Money too?

When we have all; wee'l order them at will: If we suffer them peaceably to enjoy their Estares; we must not look to enjoy ours; No, I hold it best to kirb [...] them in, be s [...]e to keep them down,

Prosperity will alwayes aim to get a Crown.

Besides, when we have all; we know what to trust too; and not before: then we can disburse at our pleasures; and rather then want; if there be urgent necessity, make use of our own Estates at last, but not before; 'tis our best policy to preserve all we can against a rainy day: Lands are but d [...] Commodities, they will not off; besides we can't mans [...] them: Money it is must do the deed,

That's our best friend, should we but be in [...]ed.

Wee'l have it then: Come le [...] draw our Force [...] into the Countries first; and then wee'l come upon the City with afresh supply;

Fairfax [...]rall down; for he is grow [...] to hi [...] ▪

Will they murmer still? Indite me for Murder! Who dares do it? have I not Forces to protect my self? this is Lil­burn and his Faction; they'l never be quiet till they have my life; but perchance Ile have some more of theirs first.

Hang up two or three more, 'twill make the rest to fear.

'Twas by your Counsel I hang'd up those I did: Did you not at War [...] perswade me to have Arnold shott, and L [...]ckier since; that wone me hate of all my Souldiers, and the People too.

My Lievtenant is too wise for me; well, if he does set the People on me for their Agreement I am lost; I fear it is his Policy to with-draw himself, that they may have the better op­portunity to surprize me, and free himself, so they cut me off; that he may enjoy all: Something is in't; I am so troubled in my sleep;

My wife afflicts me too, which makes me weep.

ACT IV. SCENE VIII.

What Game is there in this Park?

O Sir; here be Staggs of State, Harts, Bucks, Does, Sorrells, Sores Teggs, Prickets, Fawns; and abo­mination of Fish and Fowle.

Will you give me the Names of them all, because [...] may know what to thank the Parliament for [...] they have be­stowed much of us, for this one Dinner; enough to make us many: Staggs and Harts I have heard of in the City; and Bucks too; but Teggs, Brocks, Sores, and Prickets, I know not what they mean: pray are they Fish, or Fowl?

Neither Sir: they are Beasts, that come to it by de­grees, as your Children newly born, first they come to be Fawns, and then in their youth, they come to be Prickets; in their pren­tiship, to be Brockets; in their freedom, to Bucks of the first head; when Common Councel-men, of the second head, when Alder­men, of the Game Royal; and then you may know them by their Brow-Antlers: And for the Hinds and Does they be the Femals, as it might be your wives, or your Sons wives.

It seems there is a Common-wealth in a Park; but do they engender too?

Yes Sir, in Rutting-time; how could they encrease else? only they defile their members.

But do they do the Act like us?

Very like you Sir; but encrease more.

Are there Conies too?

Yes Sir, more then you have in your City.

But does not some vermine anoy them?

Yes Sir, but we have another vermine called Ferits and Tarryers, that like your Worships Clark Everet, can enter their grounds & so ferrit their beries, that many times their skins pay for their offences; & then our traps are just like your prisons.

Their skins may serve to furre us Gowns.

Sir, no Skarlet nor Plush is finer weare.

Hereafter, you must preserve them for us then.

Sir, they are my Fees; besides your Worships should not be clad in Foxes, or in Pole-catts skins, least you be termed vermine; the Lyons, or the Panthers, or the Ermyns skine is more rich and fitting for your weare.

I know no great degrees of skins; methinks the Asses hide's as serviceable as the Lyons skin, & more fit for ornament.

There be Asses too Sir in the Park.

Then for Fowl and Fish, what store is there?

O [...], they [...]esin [...]ite [...]here be Owle [...], Wood cocks, Buzards, Cuckoes, Rooks, Wiggins, and all [...]e [...] Worship [...] ­cen desire: Besides Parliament Pu [...]trick [...], Halpyes, Night-Ra­vens, S [...]eech-Owles, and whatever your Worships can name. And for Fish, here be Pikes, that like those you know where, eate up their own kind; and C [...]ps that die wallowing in the M [...]de (like your Worships in your feather, beds;) besides the Carpes may serve for your servants, and the people; and great Tench, that you may ca [...]ch without books or pullies; besides Roach, Dace, Eles, Breams, Pearch, and abundance more.

Are there no Whales, Saturn o [...]s or Lobsteks there?

No Sir, they are in the Seas, where your Worships Ships sail.

I had thought they had come from hence.

Well Brethren, it behoves us to give thanks to the Councel of S [...] and the Parliament for all these benefits, and a [...] n [...] them the Sum; 'tis but 150000. l. a meer toy; if the Sea be but secur'd by their Navy, we shall fetch it up again in a yeer, and less.

Content, content, let them have it, let them have it; and our Letter of Thanks [...] boor.

Yes, yes no doubt but they'l be as free to you, of that that is not their own. [...] aside. The [...]ight Ma [...], Pa [...], Cha [...]es and Forrests, are liberally bestowed; the old proverb must be verified, Lightly come, lightly go, but they that steal a Deer off the Kings Ground, the Horns may hereafter chance to choak them; but they that steal Deer, Trees, Lands and all; the very stones will fly in their faces I hope: What it blessed litter of City-puppies have I to my Ma­sters? O for a pack of good bloud-hounds to set on these Actaeons: Uds—fut, these be meer Gulls, Buffle-pates; there's not a man of them has so much wit, us will reach from his nose to his beard: foh— how they stink; I think some [...] them have be-shitt themselves. Will your Worships please to see some sport [...] the Game is ready, the Buck is Rour [...]d,

— [...]—looe,—ha—loo [...]— [...]—tat,—tat,—tat.

This is heavenly Musick.

Woo'd these Currs were choak'd, I cannot hear it for them.

Why, 'tis the Doggs that makes it.

I had thought it had been come from the Skyes. The Buck is down already.

'Tis time we seek our Company, and give over the Chase.

This is no Chase Sir, 'tis a Park.

Let's tell our selves, and see if we have all our Com­pany.

Here's two missing!

I'le lay a Pot of Ale of that; have you told your self Sir?

I'le tell again.

There wants four now—O, Alderman Soams, and Al­derman Chambers did not come; there was but 13 came, and now there is but 11; then as I take it, two are wanting.

But how shall we know which two?

'Tis my Lord Mayor, and Alderman Atkins are missing.

O Gentlemen, Gentlemen, your Mayor has hang'd himself in a Tree, and if you go not quickly hee's a dead man; and a­nother is fallen into a pit, and hath so bewray'd himself, 'tis wonderful! I think he has broke his necke, for he stirre [...] not.

Brethren away, I fear there is some Treason.

Treason [...] Traytors! Is not that Non-sence [...] I have done my best to Lodge the Deer on that side the P [...] where the most trees and the pitts were; but surely that is not [Page 15]reason; and yet I know not neither, for [...] everything [...] made treason, though it be but Reason in I'le away to [...] 'tis good to prevent a mischief.

ACT V. scene X.

THe Devil stop your mouths; will nothing serve you but The Agreement of the People, The Agree­ment of the People! Are not the Parliament the Peoples Represe [...]ives? why, do not they A­gree? I am willing to Agree to any thing; yet must their splee [...] light upon me? O Cromwel, Cromwel, for this I may thank thee; I am so heavy, sad and drowsie, I must take Rest.

A C [...]d, a ga [...]d; Treason, treason; I am betray [...] O my distempered Fa [...]y▪ how strange guilt [...] with­in, well, since 'tis so [...] 'tis but a folly to dispair; and to [...]pent, would argu [...] I were guilty; I have had strange dreames [...] all it not well▪ Well come what will, [...]e bide the shock of all; And if I stand, I stand; it may I [...]ll.

Where be the Murderers? seize on them; knock them down: knock them down; Traytors, Tyrants, bloud-suckers; away with them.

Who builds his Hopes upon a Comm [...]n Rou [...], Thus must he f [...]ll, though for their Rights he fought.

Now my dear Fidelius; how likest thou the times now? do they not change apace? doe [...] not Divine Justice cleerly demonstrate to the World their guilt, and dogge them at the heeles? do not the Phat [...] [...]mble now? Bloud must be revenged; Murder and Patricide, although conceal'd long, at last betrayes it self; nay often times proves his own executio­ner; but this licensed and open wickednesse, invites all hands to take Revenge.

The People threaten revenge on all; and do dis­pute their deaths before their ends: some report Bradshaw hath hang'd himself, another drown'd; a third is st [...]bb'd; when [Page 18]as they speak but as they'd have it; or as it must be: Thus they oft times say, Hee's a dead man, that's but condemn'd; and so are they by heavens Impartial Law; they're but re­priev'd a while, the day will come.

'Tis true Fidelius; but they never think of that; Re­bellion so bewitches them, they know not what they do; but with stupidity and ignorances; resolve to finish what they have begun, though to scale heaven, or to put out the Sun.

When did you see Rebellion prosper? But for black damn'd Regicide, (by Cook & Rad [...]thus Se [...]l accounted lawful) it is a sin made Iud [...] beholding to a [...] to ease his Conscience, but these far worse then R [...]agaces or Jewes, must expect Judgements worse,

The more their sins 'gainst light, the worse their Curse.

They say that Fairfax doth die to day; shall we go see him.

No, I love not to see the death of any man; nor have I envie at their persons, but their Crimes; I'de rather see them live honest men, then to die Traytors. This is Cromwels Policy, now he hath filled this Sp [...]ge to squeze him; till a­nother does so much for him, which will not be long; if Over­ton speake true; that Bull's design'd for the slaughter next; if he were but well baited first in [...].

Dublin is for certain taken, London-Derry can't held out; which makes me think he can do little good there if that he were Landed, which is a thing almost impossible.

Let's leave the successe to him tha [...] prosecutes; and into [...].

The Sun decines, and takes leave of the West.

Come b [...]i [...]ion a way; I never thought he would come to better end, fine▪ he [...] hi [...] word as New Mark [...] [Page 19]and likewise his Oath and Covenant with his King, and his dear Brethren the Scots.

you had best repent; your time's but short.

Your Pardon from His Holiness is firm;

You need not here repent.

This is a Jesuite, a Jesuite: Hang him, hang him.

Nay pray good people spa [...]e my Life, and give me have to speak; I shall tell you what will make you wonder.

Speak then; but be brief, pr [...]raction may cause a­nother Change.

And so it will; Let the Sheriff look in the N [...]pe of my Lord [...] neck.

The Sheriff lookes in the N [...]pe of his [...]eck, and finds a Charm, which he pulls away; and his Carkasse falls and leaves a noysome stench.

What's the meaning of this, good Sir?

It is a Charm; the words are dubious, and cannot be made sense of; and this he brought from Holland; Cromwel has the same; 'twas to preserve their Carkasses while such a time expir'd; else they had been dead long time before; and often killed by others.

How come it then that Peters cured them?

Peters weary of Preaching Schisme; and finding o­thers prefer'd before him, turns Necromancer, and deals in the black Art: Now their Charms was to preserve them from o­thers hurts, but not their own; they falling by their own swords, were by Peters, re-possessed with Devils, which gave motion to their bodies.

Is the Execution past?

More Witches, more witches; fall upon them, stone them.

My Husband murdered! Draw Mr Gorge.

I met with you there Sir;

Nay then thou villain have at thee.

And for thee Mrs [...]r [...], ('tis no time to s [...]ld) [...]

Here is a sudden Tragedy indeed;

I doubt there's more ere long will bleed.

Hang them, stone them; Witches, Murderers, Th [...] ­ves, Impostures: Let's Petition our King home; we shall ne­ver be happy else.

Content, Content;