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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87063	The Hangmans joy, or The traytors sorrow. Being a very merry dialogue, between the hang-man, and the haltermaker. Together with some verses, found in the rolls of the pretended High Court of Justice. With an epitaph on those traytors, that murthered the king. Delightful and pleasant, with witty expressions, and if rightly understood.		1660 (1660)	Wing H649; Thomason E1842_2; ESTC R209634	4,917	17

THE Hangmans joy OR THE Traytors Sorrow BEING A very merry Dialogue between the Hang-man and the Haltermaker Together with some Verses found in the Rolls of the pretended High Court of Justice With an Epitapth on those Traytors that Murthered the King Delightful and pleasant with witty expressions and if rightly understood London Printed for John Andrews at the white-Lyon neer Py-Corner THE Hangmans Ioy. OR THE Traytors Sorrow BEING A very merry Dialogue between the Hangman and the Halter-maker Hangman WEll met fellow tradesman how have you done this long and many a day I was very fearful that you had not been in health for I have not seen you this long and many a day what made you for to look so sadly and droopy so much prethee tell me Halter-maker Surely I have great cause to be sorry for trading hath been slack and no harvest this many years but I hope for better trading Hangman Yea brother so do I too for a longtime they have cozened me of my trading and would suffer none for to be hanged but for murther only Halt But now I will tell the gallant news thy trading will now revive for where thou hadst one Jobb now thou wilt have five Hang. Why brother what good news dost thou heare tell me if that I may gaine but one ten pounds by hearing it for to begin the world a new I will give the one quart of the best Canary Halt Dost thou think that I am a Canary-bird thou fool they sing in a Cage Hangm. Thou Ass traytors sing best in the tower for they this whole Nation did devour Priests and people did them all obey which brought three Nations almost to decay Haltm ho ho ho a horse a horse a horse a thousand pounds for a horse to keep head and shoulders together make room for the number of traytors whose breath hath infected three Kingdoms and converted stately Territories into new vaumpt Comonwealths Hangm. They have plagued the people to very small purpose for though they have taken hold of sanctuary priviledges and cry pecavey for their lives yet their extorted Estates must be forfeited to the right owners again Halterm Yea brother and I know that it is a geat grief unto them that hoodwinckt the Nations under the vale of pretended Religion whilst like that ravining Harpyes they devoured both mens personall and Reall Estates to be called to an account after so many years injoyment of the same this comes unexpected Hangm. Nay brother they say that if they had gon on with their trayterous Judas th●y had scaped a purging yea and brother they hope to cosen the hangman but I hope the contrary Haltm Nay brother more then that they confess that your woofull cry of drive on carter so terrifies and a frights them the guilty conscience of those poor black saints Hangm. Nay brother many of those have attained to a pastport to transport them from towne to towne till they come to the invisible Isle where they hope for to be secure and free from the sword of Justice Halt These count themselves in a far better condition then many of their brethren whose impregnable wisdom could never reach to the art of navigation for to provide flying frigots against this time of trouble if this their Eutopian Counsell failed them Hangm. Truly brother had they been so wise they might have been transported to the Comonwealth of old Oceana and have been carried by Caron over the river of Stixe for their better security Halt Yea brother but they say that as the case stands they had better be content with a prison then a hempen halter Hangm. Truely these unjust Judges made a just and true confession to and before a friend of ours which from their own mouths was taken in a high Court short hand and so was prest to go out and to informe the whole Nation of their actions Halterm Good brother rehearse them unto me and I will be thankful to you for your good will Hangm. I will rehearse them as I found them Inrolled in the record of their high Court of Justice The Confession of those unjust Jdges Our King we murdered yet the works not don For then on Holland Capel Hambelton Our pause we laid by us was Darbys loss As by the Scotch Kirk that Noble Earl Montross We Garret kild valiant Brown Bushel Sir Alexander Cary and Vowel Aston Stacy and Hewet who doth lye A martyred Saint and Noble Slingsby Besides to agravate our sins above The thoughts of man we Murthered Master Love With many more we took no pitty Drawn hangd quartered in fair London City There 's none of us but do deserve to dye Who for these cruel evils in prison lye Where we had better be our lives to save Then as deserved the gallow tree to have Our brother Barkstead once a man of power Is fled whilst we have taken Londons Tower Like Hectors bold we did presume to kill Our King though it be sore against our will To answer that pretended good Old Cause By which we robd poor England of just laws Which would condemn us all had we our due To be drawn hang'd and then quartered too Halt Brother these inhuman Judges first kild their K. and then banisht his Q. chased away his sons slew and destroyed and Imprisoned all his friends made it Treason for to name the King or once to mention him Hang. Nay more then that they took away all his lands and gave or sold them one to another felling his Timber destroying his Deer casting down his Castles poleing his Subjects and what not Halt Yea thats two true but I can certifie you that these purchasers must now nil ye will ye deliver up their unjust gotten land unto the right owners Hang Yea I know that Mr. Edwards must deliver up his manner of Old Court which he purchased for a small sum of money Halt A ye and Sir George Norton must give up his manor of Richmond with the house and materials Hang. And Capt. John Blackwel must return his Manor of Eggham that he holdeth Halt And Col. Okey must now forsake his Manor of Ampthil and his Manor of Mill-brook and betake himself to his old road oh this fortune is a Jade Hang. Col. Wauton and Adrian Scr●op must now for go their Manors at Sumerham with the Chase and Park and the Manor of Crowland with part of the Maner of Spalding they must leave these Manors Halt Hey day what must they part with all these at once I thought something was the matter that they horded up all the Manors that thou and I had so few marry come up hear Hang. And Mr. Blackwel must leave that part of the Manor of East-ham that he purchased at so easie a rate Halt And Edward whaley must leave his too Manors of the Manor of West-Walton and the Manor of Trington for he purchast them at a very easie rate Hang. He showed but little manners when he bore a