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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93291	Sir Iohn Presbyter not dead. As the malicious author of that abusive pamphlet, that nine-dayes-wonder lately printed, intituled, The last will and testament of Sir John Presbyter, divulged. But was onely bereft of his soule for a few dayes, and is now againe revived. The wondrous things he saw, during his confinement to the lower parts. What committee-men, commanders, and ministers, hee saw there grievously tormented. Faithfully taken from his owne mouth. Reade and wonder.		1647 (1647)	Wing S3883; Thomason E402_32; ESTC R201836	3,091	9

SIR IOHN PRESBYTER Not Dead As the malicious Author of that abusive Pamphlet that nine-dayes-wonder lately Printed intituled The Last Will and testament of Sir John Presbyter divulged But was onely bereft of his soule for a few dayes and is now againe revived The wondrous things he saw during his confinement to the lower parts What Committee-men Commanders and Ministers hee saw there grievously tormented Faithfully taken from his owne mouth Reade and Wonder Aug 20 GEHENNA Printed by Thomas Tantalus for Christopher Charon and are to be sold at his shop in the shades of Dis at the signe of the Gorgons head Sir JOHN PRESBYTER not Dead ALas alas Independents and am I againe revived I live againe and shall doe so till I behold the Babel you have builded demolished by your selves and your Anarchy bee reduced to Monarchy The hyreling you imployed to publish my Death is since dead himselfe alas the fellow was smitten with the horror of his crime and not able to indure the thoughts Pluto continually suggested hee like one weary of his Fetters leaping out at the prison window breaketh his limbes gave up the Ghost My sweet friends I have the coldest comfort for you that your greatest enemies can wish during my confinement to the shades below for to me it was permitted as once to the righteous Lazarus to take a view of things there done and thence once more to visit the Earth I saw neere the Lake called Phlegeton an infinite number of Royallists alias Episcoparians Romish Catholicks Pimps Panders and Parricides kneeling before the brazen Gates of Plute's Pallace all with heav'd up hands invoking the Prince of hell to further their designe with his utmost ayde to send his spirits abroad to seduce the soules of men that they might be perswaded to create a hell on earth if it might be to set up confusion and countenance utter desolation to wit Independencie for which immunities if it tooke effect they joyntly swore by the river Stix to stuffe hell with more souls then the said river harboured Serpents and with themselves to draw the world after them to destruction The principal sticklers in this busines my thoughts perswaded me represented the persons of a famous Apostate now a house preacher alias Tubist in Bell-Alley and of another Apostle of the new Edition a seducer who daily giveth destruction I mean instruction neer Finsbury I had a sight of Saltmarsh but he as a shadow flying away fled from me there were divers others which for brevity I shall omit who were uncessantly urgent on Lucifer to lend them his ayde when Goodwin was allotted by the whole multitude to speake in the name of them all who said Thou knowst great Prince how I with these my Brethren have for many yeeres opposed even the high Court of Parliament assembled in the chiefe City of England to abolish Episcopacy and set up Presbytery hath bin their chiefe ayme and yet by us have hitherto bin continually thwarted in their sayings opposed in their actions and frustrated of their desires I am sure thou canst not forget how we have hitherto used al means and devised all wayes to raise discords divisions which we know in the end cannot but prove the dissolution of Monarchy and so consequently the corner stone of Anarchy to attaine which our desires we have hired our deare Brother and indeed ours and thine owne Prop John Lilburne to persuade the people that even their Lord K. Charles is now captive under their soveraign power that he be forthwith Articled against Impeached Regall Tyranny pag. 14 ●6 53 Arraigned Deposed Executed his Posteritie disinherited by the Parliament that the Assembly of Divines be immediately dissolved and impeached of high Treason Presbyteries suppressed the Directorie Nationall League Parishes Parish Churche Chappels Tythes Oblations Ministers by Ordination Universities and all Schooles except onely such as teach English Write and Cypher all set formes of Prayer the Lords Prayer Creed and Ten Commandements Baptizing of Infants singing of Psalms utterly abolished Therefore on our part great Prince thou mayst guesse that there hath not nor now is any thing wanting that may further our Designe but onely thy present Aid in an especiall manner now in the nick of time we implore for now to our unspeak●b●e griefe there is like to be a free and full Parliament who have already Voted the Man whom we so extremely hate the King to Lond●n there to remaine with honour and safetie therfore great Sir as you tender the inlargement of your Territories the Command of Soules and the ruine of Mankind devise some speedie remedie that Independencie may be tolerated his Majestie prohibited from comming to London this Parliament dissolved and our Anaschy introduced and this as you tender your owne honour and our safetie This Speech was approv'd of by the whole multitude who exprest their liking by a generall shout but what answer Pluto returned I cannot relate for I was transported with a desire to pry yet further into the secrets of that tenebrous place so passing on from thence I came into a large Plain where fire continually ran along upon the ground where were many men tormented with sundry torments there I s●w a company of Furies who were busily imployed in preparing Wracks Gibbets and other various instruments of torture upon a Gridiron I beheld one lye whom at the sight I took to be Quaterman but viewing him better I found I was deceived for it was Wansworth the Committee-man who gathered together the wealth of a whole County pretending for the publike use and then ran away over Sea Neere him I beheld swimming in a Lake of Sulphure Townsen whom once the Parliament of England so much confided in and now so well know his falsenesse who after hee had cheated both the publike wealth and the whole Parish wherein hee lived being by them complained against and prosecuted fled into the North part of England and turn'd Minister Ah Townsen said I thou never wert in such a Tub before and were all house-preachers allowed no better a Pulpit they would have little joy to expound Neere these I beheld thrust through with swords of fire divers Commanders that through feare or falsenesse lately deserted the Army Pluto had an it tention to make them of his own guard for there he feared not their fl●eting and there they might without scruple be as they would themselvs the more baser the more better neer these lockt in iron collers glowing hot I saw one Levite whom by my guesse I took to be the Author of Hagio Mastix hee much repented he left Coleman-street for Bell-Alley and earth for hell the thought of the dayes he once enjoyed when his Audience gathered him for one Sermon 20. l. doubly augmented his torments Neer him in the same posture lay the simple author of Simplicities Defence wall-ey'd Gorton who wanting mony in old England would needs be hired to go over into New England to convert the Infidels and after returned a perfect pagan and ingrossed an Audience to himselfe and they forsooth were Gortons Congregation the fat foole howled like a Lybian Lion taken in the Hunters toyle and therfore Photo cōmanded his throat to be filled with moken Lead to stop the passage of his cryes for he as he did on earth sought to disturb all Hell But by this my time limited was expired and my soule returned to my body and comming on earth and passing to Westminster Hall I heard a fellow sing this Ballad called What if the King c. Or The Armyhath helpt us WHen as great matters were seemingly handling yet order and Discipline pul'd to the ground And base Hypocrisie Rebellion dandling fooles walking at large wise men in the Pound Loe a hand was put forth For to save those of worth Hell shreikt Knaves squeakt Fearing to fall When most men fear'd their meat would but bane them and their owne hands would wound them to death When as the Trustees in a net had tane them and those sought their ruine to whom they gave breath Then at that time when succour was scant Hee that they rely'd on Those they did confide on Fail'd them Assail'd them The truth for to try And non the Committee-mens arses make buttons and the Excise-men begin for to hide The City Churles and paunch-belly'd Sluttons begin for to pause where they may abide Free from the ills that may on them fall The Tub-men grow hoarse And forget to discourse The Sisters are silent and wished They ne're While e're Had preacht at all Time-serving Priests that in Pulpits reviled and dare to abuse their Soveraign Lord Now with themselves t● him reconciled altring their Orisons with one accord Cheap-side-Crosse was seen When before it had been Charing-Crosse was in hope Without leave of the Pope For to be new erected Most men Hop't then To have the old way agen Finis