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A69782
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Colonel Huson's (or the cobler's) confession in a fit of despair, taken in short-hand by the pen of a ready-writer.
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Hewson, John, d. 1662.
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1660
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Wing C5409; ESTC R27170
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COLONEL HUSON'S Or the COBLER'S CONFESSION In a Fit of DESPAIR Taken in Short-hand by the Pen of a Ready-Writer Ne Sutor ultra Crepidam The Devil would be Gods Ape Printed according to Order Huson's Confession Enter Huson in a melancholly posture with an Halter about his neck Huson DId the wheel of Fortune ever move so swiftly as now Was I not but t'other day above the Parliament the Lawes the City and the Good old Cause Nay did I not lay aside all other Considerations to imagine to my self greater ascents to dominion since Fortune denied me nothing I could propose to my self Have all my Familiars forsaken me Ties the rope who was so lately their dearest Favourite Is there no way left to evade disgrace and ruine but to precipitate all my Honors from this beam Points to the beam and terminate my vast attempts in the narrow compasse of a noose Had not I better have sticht my ambition to my in-sole tackt them close to the Last than thus at length to become my own hangman when the world is not so courteous as to afford me any other since none so vile Executioner Since the case is no otherwise nor will be mended without my end I will make use of such a one as if exercised sooner might have prevented much mischief this Kingdome hath received by my bloudy ambition and have made the World rather pity than as now it will deride my misery Enter Pluto in grave Attire Pluto Is not this the voice of my most devoted Servant Huson Your dejected deserted despairing Cast-away Pluto How Cast-away is my service grown so contemptible as to bring my most intimate Favorites into this condition Huson I ascribe not my misery to any other cause than my own folly miscarriage whereby I have so disappointed the designs of my good Lord that I am not worthy to be named in your presence Pluto Away away with this whining humor of melancholly dost think to do me service and tby self honour by this puling kind of despair upon every discouragement I am very sensible of thy miscarriages not without the highest aggravations I have all along been no lesse than a father unto thee have fitted thee for my service preserved thee from the infection of learning wit civility or any real sence of religion or ingenuity furnisht thee with cruelty enough dissimulation in the most perfect form of plain simple honesty continually inspired thee not onely with counsel but courage for many high attempts so that there is nothing left in thee at last but what is meerly connatural to my self and of my free gift And yet that after all this you should desert my wonted providence and rely more upon your own judgement than my dictates was a provocation not expressible but by my eternal fury I must tell thee had Noll or Bradshaw ever so much forgotten themselves or me their great Lord I should not have been wrought to such lenity by any perswasions but since thy penitence hath wrought so high upon thy spirit I will reveal a secret of most high consolation to thy self I have long since determined upon thy faithful service to me in this world not onely to advance thy honours and fortunes here to the highest degree but in my infernal Kingdome to preferre thee to the chief general-ship of my dreadful Legions and from this my grace and favour to thee no ordinary provocation shall divert me therefore draw near and make an humble and penitent confession before me in order to thy re-admission into my favour Huson I most humbly confesse Kneels before him to thy infernal Majesty thy blessed Jezabel thy Saints Cain Herod and Judas Cora Dathan and Abiram Nero Julian Machiavil and Ravilliack John of Leyden Knipper Doling Melchier Hofman and Muncer Jack Sraw Jack Cade and Wat Tyler thy devout Servants Enoch ap Evan Pym and Hacket Thy Great Officers of State and zealous assertors of thy Good old Cause now with thee Cromwel Prideaux Williams and Bradshaw with thy innumerable Army of Tyburn and Smithfield Martyrs and to all thy company of black Angels and infernal Spirits c. That I have offended against thee my Ghostly Father in word thought and deed by my faults my faults my great faults First that when it was in my Power and thy Commands I neglected utterly to destroy the Rump of the Long Parliament taking them for thy servants as well as my self and therefore not so strictly hearkning to and obeying thy commands as I ought in duty to have done Pluto I deny not but they were my Servants did my works and still do but this is no excuse for your neglecting my positive commands since my secret designes are not fully known nor can be to my best servants on earth but go on Huson Secondly that when thou hadst put it into my heart upon the Apprentises football play on Munday the 5. of Decemb. to take the opportunity to destroy men women and children in the City of London and make prize of their estates thereby to engage the Army to go on in thy service under my command I did not prosecute the design further than the death of a few innocent persons to the greater prejudice than promotion of thy service Pluto These are humbling faults with a witnesse and should teach the avoyding of the like for future Huson That when there appeared no other meanes for the upholding the interest of thy servants but onely the firing of the City of London with Granadoes and so distressing thine and our enemies through diffidence and want of courage I waved that thy great design The consideration of which my most grievous offence so increases my confusion and sorrow for this and other the like enormities that expressions fail me and I can go no further at this time but humbly desire pardon from you my Ghostly Father and great Protector and all your infernal and forementioned Saints and Servants for these and all other the like my transgressions with a hearty promise of double diligence in thy works of darknesse for time to come Pluto I am satisfied in thy confession and upon thy hearty repentance for these thy faults and the renewing of thy obedience for the future do absolve thee by my own terrible name and that black infernal lake in my Kingdome therefore arise and for thy penance let this thy confession be forthwith publisht to all my servants in the world lest they by the like incogitancy renew thy miscarriages but let my lenity in this small penance obliege you to an increase of your diligence in my service for time to come and for a further testimony of my paternall affection in especial to you upon the renewing of your obedience thus to me take some of my advice in general and for particular occasions I and my spiritual servants will never fail in our assistance I. Be sure never to attempt any great thing without the specious pretence of Religion and the Good old Cause II. Never condescend to any thing in favour of the family of the Stuarts but remain their inveterate enemy III. To your utmost obstruct the settlement of any Government whatsoever in the Church IV. In all places shew your self a most zealous assertor of liberty of conscience V. Incline to all factions whatsoever but be sure never cleave to any particular If thou shalt be constant and faithful in observing these my general rules and all my particular dictates thou shalt find by an uncontrol'd prosperity that thou art not the least in my favour and at last a far greater preferment in my fiery region then this world affords Hus If ever I fail in performing to my utmost your commands account me as I am unworthy the honour of your favorite Pluto The greatest happinesse I give my best Servants shall attend thy most prosperous attempts dear sonne Vale. FINIS