A Finis being put to the Light of the Reverend Taper, (after all it's flames continued in the light it burnt in) Cerberus barkes out a Novello-Mastix, spits fl [...]sh­ings of Fire, like a Triple-headed Diabolus; his ambition being highest, to worrie the harmelesse tender but honest) Conscience, and swells with malice at nothing more, then that the Armie (where such are) have done so much, and made so faire a way to dis-throne Antichrist, And be­cause December ends the yeare, before his malice is ripe enough, he would have seven dayes run back to Taurus.

Viewing his Familiars, he tells Pages, and because C. D. make 600 figuratively, he admits no passages beyond 66. which addition, is that compleat number 666. the second beast.) In which attempt, being vexed with single-sheeted brats, whose jelly he would drinke, but cannot crush, he takes from Bacchus Sack and Claret, untill he chatter him­selfe into a Greeke Anagram.

Having pussled himself about questions, and strife, the di­sturbance and confusion of his muddie-Cranium in the first part, puts him out of knowledge of himselfe in the second; so that if he get but on a Master of Arts Goune, he thinke every Willow should swell into a great Oake, and all Rods be sulphur'd into Thunderbolts, to scourge those that dare to jossle him, and if imagination doe but fancie [Page 3] harme acted, then he Tryumphs, and glories to bring in bug-beares to fright good men; but his thoughts cheat him, being not able (with all the Hellish Furies he can rayse against them) to dash them out of countenance to discharge their consciences.

He goes to the Schoole of the Scepticks, where (ex­pecting to find report, but accommodated with nothing but Dregs and emptie Bottles) he transformes his shape into the Poets Chimaera, with his Triple-head abridged in­to one, his neck transformed into an Horses, and his Body beset with Birds feathers, to which is joyned a Fishes taile; but though the Pope, Bishops, and Papall Clergie, would put on a Protestant Visage, yet nothing but levitie can be hid under it, and a swarm of Vipers breed in the taile thereof.

Consider the third off spring of the Serpent, and you shall find the section full of poyson, in which, (like Rome the Mother Citie) the son becomes a slave to his own lusts; his head is filled with effeminate thoughts in the first, That to enjoy his wishes he could be transformed to any thing, or weare a Fryers Weed, to get admittance into close fa­vour; so, that he though naturally incline to ruine honest men, yet lustfull thoughts turne his practicke divisions into loves Theorick; so, that though he would act more mis­chiefe Providence prevents him, yet the Steeds neck is too stubborne to admit a bridle in the second; because un­willing to be curbed from trampling harmlesse soules un­der his brutish feet, subordination to the Parliament, that is accounted nothing, conscientious ingenuitie is derided, and to disparage the Parliament, and discourage their friends, He saith, That those who will be disposed of, onely by the determi­nation of Parliament, they will be independant, in respect of all other Authoritie. And, in the third place, behold the levi­tie of his feathered folly, and you may easily judge how well he deserves the Cap and Bauble.

[Page 2] [...] [Page 3] [...] [Page 4] But, besides all this, the Chimaeras taile hath foure stings in it, and he would cunningly fasten one in the Parlia­ment, one in the Army, one in the Independants, and one in the Passages of all; but being not able to effect his will, he playes with children and fooles: it is well knowne where he playd away that reputation, which the fixing of [...]. D. cannot regaine. But this onely by way of private check.

View him in matters of breach of priviledges of Parli­ament: First, he thinkes to carry it too high to be appre­hended, though openly he tax both their minds and man­ners: Secondly, he limits them to M. Burroughs, Irentron: Thirdly, he brings in Pope Gregory for a Rule: Fourthly, he turnes Spie, to observe what is done, not onely in West­minster-Hall, and the Court of the Requests, but presumes into the Painted-Chamber; yea, and peeps into the Parlia­ment-House too, tells his owne fancie for Newes, to tra­duce the people, and rayles against what is Printed, be­cause his owne invention fancies what is contrary: Fifth­ly, he presseth confidence to the Cabalaes of his own con­ceit, barks where he cannot bite: And then abusing the Assembly of Divins, he wisheth, that those he hates durst stand their judgement: But why the Equipage of the Papall Holynesse, and the Imperiall Majestie are brought in for presidents, to have tender Consciences reproachfully called Independants, confounded? there is the mystery: And to put us in mind, that foure Bishops were chosen to sit with the Assembly at Westminster, is as strange as the former; though, it is confest, he doth not say, that D. Usher, D. Prideaux, D. Westfield, and D. Bromrig, were Jure Divino.

In the next place he appeares amongst the Clerks, & there C. D. has no admittance, but to be Clericus Diabolus, and being received into practice, foole and knave, is his first imployment; he would faine be a gowne man, but is most [Page 5] tormented that he cannot by insinuation get in to serve Cler. Parl▪ where finding opposition he breaths Sulphure, and Spits Fire in their faces, and like one frantick be­comes Diabolos to abuse them.

Seeing himselfe so resented, and (by all honest men) discovered and so avoyded, he rayles and cals those that are imployed journey-men, and asperse those whose worth are far above himselfe. It may be wondred how he came to be Master of Arts, except it was intended that C. should Commence, D. Dunce, yet he is more knave (to speake truth) then foole against those (for sooth) who act for the Parliament, & yet in the concoction of his Noddle he was quite lost in Master Saltmarshes quaeries, and so vanished: where leaving him 2 while.

In the next place, this Clericus of the Lake is found (after an objection) to be transmitted to Pluto, there he pleades propriety of seate, and procures an accusation.

First, against the Orthographie for impression, calling the acts of honest men Heriticall Parodoxes: but pleasant flow­ers are prepared against the stinking Sulphure of his offen­sive breathings, the poyson of whose spirit is prepared to ruine others.

Secondly, though his owne snuffe burnt not till the te­dious taper was quite finished, yet the smoake offended more then the flashes lighted, and his greatest envy was, that his own deputation was so far behind in so base a Court, and beheld younger yeares (through more gravity of spi­rit) intrusted in places of Reputation and Honour with good men.

Thirdly, he soares high, and would blemish those he cannot be indured (by honest men) to be heard to speake against, yet some (he dined at Hell with last Terme) love such sedition, fittest company for him: but he feares a tell-tale, and so concludes; but let this be a warning, lest all come out.

[Page 6] Lastly, this furious Catch-pole brings in a paper, where­in was written thus: When other scandalous Books are brought in I doubt not but it (that is Master Leys Book) will be presented among them: In the meane time, he may doe well to allow Master Merideth something towards his great losse, for Printing so use­lesse a Booke, to lye upon his hands for waste Paper; and giving the lye to himselfe, runs back seven dayes, and fals into the Bull of December the 10. from whence he had stragled at the beginning; and (to speake truth) there is many Bulls in his language; but when he fals into thoughts of con­science, he breakes off his discourse, and (like the le­suits to the Popish Legend) he refers all to Epistles of those whose testimony he would have to be thought infal­lible, and then what he sayes, it must be Probatum est.

1. WHether that man be in his perfest senses, who questi­ons another for answering that which himselfe first started?

Answer, yes, Master C. D. of Arts, if the Answers be se­ditious, you may be questioned when you abuse the Par­liament, or any other Authority by your scandals, your Answer will not be taken jure divino, except you can An­swer men out of their senses,

2. Whether an Independant Congregation be not as very a Bull in the Church, as an Independant Army in the Common-wealth?

Answer, yes, the more silly they, that call either of them so to asperse them, and if C. D. had not beene both Calfe and Dunce, he would never have writ so many Bulls, though he speake little other language: so farre as men submit to Order, they are not Independant.

[Page 7] 3. Whether he be not the man that makes the faction, who ex­tols the Independant Army (by him so called) as doing so much good, &c. wherein others have done as much or more?

Answer, the Catch-dolt might have said, who and wherein; tell us a president, and wee shall extoll them as much: nor doe any of those Worthies, who have bin so active, thinke it any disparagement, when they heare it said, that this Army hath done extraordinary things; to say many Ar­mies have done worthily, but this excells them all, will not be to the disparagement of any, but like this silly Master of Arts (who will never have the wit to be his Arts-Master) to traduce their proceedings, and call it faction, to commend them for the good they have done us, aver­ring others to have done as much or more; surely this must proceed from a Malignant humour, and needs launcing, lest it swell big, and grow to be a Carbuncle in the Common-wealth.

4. Whether if the Army be reproachfully called Independants, he (that is the Author of the Passages) be not the man that re­proacheth them, being the first that called them the Independant Army.

Answer, he is either very ignorant, or hypocriticall, for that reproach was cast upon them long before, and it is remembred, what the turne coat said not long since him­selfe, though now he would (like the Cameleon) seeme to change his complexion into other colours.

5. Whether this Author be such an Ignoramus, as not to know, that some Members of the Parliament favour the Independants, and some Members of the Assembly be Independants, though the way and model of the Independants ( it's true) was never yet made knowne to the Parliament, nor to the Assembly, nor per­haps ever will be.

Answer, one part of this Quaere compared with an other, and all with the second of his owne, will afford Bulls good [Page 8] store, without either heads or tailes, except the Monster become abroad to shew us some new Hocus-pocus tricks, to act which though he would be knavish, yet is too much a foole to attaine it high enough.

6. Whether it be not fit to question this Pamphleter?

Answer, truely it is to little purpose to question Novel­lo-Mastix, because the Dunce is distracted, it is better to reduce his senses first in Bedlam, and try if that will bring him to his wits; if not, then I know no reason but that he may be admitted a Brother of Gotham-Colledge, during his infirmity, and if he prove incurable, then let him ne­ver be without the Cap and Bauble.