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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96138	The malignants conventicle: or, A learned speech spoken by M. VVeb, a citizen, to the rest of his society, which did consist of [brace] citizen, malignants, papists, [double brace] priests, apprentices, wenches. At their common tavern meeting-house in Lincolnes Inne-fields. In which are many things very necessary to be observed, and of so great concernment, that if you will not believe, then take what followes: for now all is out.	Web, M.	1643 (1643)	Wing W1204; Thomason E245_24; ESTC R22603	5,496	8

I Gentlmen had I any other hopes to rest on But we got it perfected and thousands of them printed and it beguiled the Affections of many and was applauded and generally amongst our brethern malignants and Newtrals believed wee scattered them about the Pallace at Westminster about the Hall and in the City and did it so cunningly that we were none of us taken only the Printer was suspected and sent for but we got him off because he so handsomly fained the Authour thereof to be a particular man slipt out of the way and so it was husht over then we fell to printing of them again and got some spending money by them which hath kept us ever since but here was a mischiefe fell out in this too for some cunning pate or other hath put the same Title upon an other Pamphelet that discovered all our knavery and did us as much hurt as our owne did us good surely God is against us for we strive directly against the prescript rule me are taught in his holy word But let us not be weary but runne till we come to the end of the Race perhaps we may win the Garland but I must tell you it is very unlikely I know you are not ignorant how my brother Towler plaid Bo-peepe with them when he runne like a hunted Hare being the more fearefull because his Conscience smote him for his knavery but he was taken and carried to Prison as well he deserved and my brother Cheesmonger was as faithfull as he for he had furnished his house with good store of Ammunition for our designe if ever we gaine an opportunity to plunder but I know not how God that brings all wickednesse to light in due time discovered that to the Parliament and it was all taken and we deprived of him too Afterwards we wrote two pretended Speeches one of the Earl of Pembrokes the other the Lord Brooks and sold three times as many of them as of the former nay we forged the Clearke of the Parliaments hand to it and an order for thanks be given to the Lord Brooke for the same and this project tooke bravely for there were thousands in the City did verrily believe it to be true but at last it was discerned and the Printer committed but this businesse passed well if may call it well being such a base Action The Cavaliers by this time in the Countries were confident that we had made London our owne and so we our selves thought too but that our consciences told us that such courses could never prosper They fell to pillaging robing and killing the Country Protestants and hearkning dayly when an opportunity would envite them to London but amongst the rest of the Cavaliers that came from Oxford into Nottingham shire were basely served at a little Village neare Newarke upon Trent there was about forty of them that had made a vow to ravish all the pretty maids in the Towne this Protestation they made at an Ale-house in Newarke and was over heard by a Boy that drew Beere in the house who went to this Village and gave the People of the Towne notice thereof The Cavaliers not knowing hereof went upon their designe and when they came thither they espied a very handsome nut-brown Lasse standing near a great house that was at the Townes end who seeing of them come towards her took sanctuary in the house and about twenty of the Cavaliers after ●er expecting that they had gotten a prize but when they were come into he Hall they found above forty good stout fellowes that were ready provided for them who shut fast the doore and cudgelled them soundly that they were not able neither to go nor stand so that they had little list afterwards to wenching the other twenty hearing them cry out ran all away fearing they were betrayed for the least suspition in the world feares an ill cause and about halfe a mile off they came to a Farmers house which stood at the end of another little village where was no body at home but the good wife and her maid who seeing them come left their dairy and went into the Town the mean while the Cavaliers seized upon their Butter-milk and curds and whay and creame and such white meat as was in the dairy-house where they filled their bellies so full that they could scarce go and when they had done carried with them such Hens and Ducks and other poultry as they could well for indeed their bellies were so full they could scarce carry themselves At last the good wife was returned with her maid and above forty women with her for the men were soon gone to the other village to prevent the plot and the rest were at plow or some husbandmens labour and all the Cavaliers were gone out of the Dairy-house but one of the women espied two or three of them together untrussing in a ditch who lay as close as they could for feare the women should spy them she gave notice to the rest who fell upon them with Spits Forks Racks Spades Staves and such weapons as they could get and basted them welfavouredly and the Buttermilk and Whay did so worke with them that they were so troubled with the squirt that the women trased them by the smell and so met with most of them for they were not able to fly fast before them so that they were soundly paid before they got to Newarke and had little list to boast of their successe or to attempt the like after But to go on concerning our proceedings here you know there was a Common-Hall called at Guild-Hall and we did hope then to have cryed downe the Lord Major and to have raised a mutiny against the Parliament men that came thither my cosen Iohn be was appointed to stand in the Court yard and raile against the Lord Major and the rest and call them Traytors and curse them soundly which he performed excellent well and indeed had many fell in to side with him as he thought but one that knowes him who hates our base courses took notice of him and hath discovered him and I feare he will be apprehended if he do not fly for it therefore we must be carefull to cherish him all we can least he discover us and so we be all hanged for abusing the King and Parliament and indeed the whole Kingdome We had a great deale of care to take the opportunity of this day we had many scours and prevailed with some Common-counsell-men to be ready to assist us in the making of an uproare which was attempted at the first but soon dasht againe and indeed whereas we thought to gaine great advantage that day our bad cause sustained losse Such care had we to make all things sure that we went to the Brokers and hired Gownes that we might be entertained like Common-councell men of the City without suspition and there we rusht in and stood amongst them in our borrowed Gownes I wonder indeed that the Broakers would trust us it may be that they will want the returne of some of them but here was a mischiefe befell us too for the Proctor was known and is like to answer for it I tell you Gentlemen me thought when we were in our grave fur'd gownes that we were in too good a posture to betray or to do the least hurt to an honest cause as you know theirs is I know not what was the cause but I am sure that we were ashamed of our cause and so we shall ever be we did as much as nothing Yet I conceive that we have now gained a good opportunity to plunder the City if our Apprentises can but obtaine this present opportunity of equall power with the best Citizens to dispose of State matters which will be a great means of mutiny let us be wise to raise a strong commotion least delay discover all our trechery Gentlemen you see hitherto we have not prospered nor our cause it is bad and thrives accordingly what shall we do in the next place I desire that every one may freely speake that we may conclude what to doe for now is the time or never we and all our businesse is more and more discovered and the more we delay the weaker we shall now be therefore let us conclude at this time concerning the next designe The Answer that was made to this Speech is not yet discovered when I heare of it I shall publish it FINIS