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A64181
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Mercvrivs Aqvaticvs, or, The vvater-poets ansvver to all that hath or shall be writ by Mercvrivs Britanicvs
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Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
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1643
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that fellow shaves with Popish Rasors and cuts with 〈◊〉 Sissars and washes in holy water there are diverse bottles come 〈◊〉 to the Court sent from his holinesse own Barbour Aulicus tells us that the Parliament hath given power to the East-Indian Merchants to impose new Laws Aulicus is not this a more precious Act to keep up Trading then to plunder it and to give power for Laws then to take away all power and Laws too as your Party in all places they come do nor do they give power to them to impose Laws but to contrive and suggest as no Councell 〈◊〉 estate in the world but will take hints at Inferiours especially those that are 〈◊〉 and knowing men but I must tell you that the Merchants though they trade in East India yet their Factors say that the Indians are better to trade with and converse with then your 〈◊〉 and have lesse Barbarisme and inhumanity He tells us of the Parliament that 〈◊〉 ordered the Assembly to write Letters to stirre up the Netherlands and other parts in the Cause Aulicus it is time I thinke had they not need to write to 〈◊〉 States and all the Reformed Churches when you at Oxford have sent your Mendicant Epistles to the Pope and Cardinall and are at this time electing Doctor Cousins 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 flamen to go a pilgrimage to the Monasteries and Priories and Popish States for their assistance and Contributions you have sent old Goring the Publican into Holland and so to France he is excellent at an Ambassage of Monopolizing and a very worthy Patriot at a Project of soape or Salt-peeter He tels us of the Lord of Ormonds Warrants for transporting the Regiment Reader this is Ormond the Apostate who was hired from the Parliament and Protestant Cause with the title of a 〈◊〉 this is he that fought very well till he got his Iewell and for the other Diamond the Parliament might have bought him againe He tells us of the oath that Ormond administers to all that comes over 〈◊〉 you must know that is the old pollicie still to sweare them for the Protestant Religion and it is resolved on at the Cabinet or 〈◊〉 in the Queenes Closet that Popery be not named yet till the Protestants be a little more cut of their wits which they hope will be soone effected by companying together and having Churches together and by bringing the Masse and the Common-prayer a little better acquainted but the oath begins I. A. B. resting fully assured viz. that his Majestie will ruine his Kingdome of Ireland and England with running these courses I will 〈◊〉 the true Protestant Religion established in the Church of England viz in York Minister or Saint Maries in Oxford or any such reformed 〈◊〉 all against all the Forces now under the conduct of the Earle of Essex viz. because they fight for the Protestant Religion and Laws and Liberties and I will do my utmost to procure the Peace and quietnesse of the Kingdome of England viz. by 〈◊〉 obbing fighting pillaging and plundering killing and destroying He tells us of a Victory they had upon us at Stafford and Reader it was thus they had two Troopes to charge us and we took the most of them and yet Aulicus has the conceit they had the day and we their men and horses I know not how to distinguish upon dayes and victories but I think it is not usuall to conquer and be routed both at a time but this is not the first victory they have given thanks for witnesse Edgehill and Newbury two places in which they were soundly beaten into a day of thanksgiving He tells us of Sir William Breretons Letter to the Irish Commanders to leave fighting and expounds every line of it as he did a Chapter in the 〈◊〉 where he took his Text it seems last Sunday in 〈◊〉 sorenoon and expounded Sir William Breretons Epistle in the afternoone and so he divided the Sabbath He tels us of the Letter which the Irish Commanders returned to Sir Williams Gentlemen we were not engaged to the service of Ireland otherwise then by the Kings Commission no did you fight neither for God nor your Countrey the service we have done in leaving the Kingdome of Ireland to the mercilesle bloudy Rebels and making a base dishonourable and irreligious Peace envy it selfe dares not extenuate why do you threaten her it is pitty such deserving Gentlemen were not landed in a richer Teritory then Wales and though we are very sensible of the good plunder in England and of every thing but Popery how worthily we have carried our selves in comming 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from fighting against the 〈◊〉 in Ireland to fight for them in England by your preteneded Parliament a very old title Aulicus taught you 〈◊〉 yet we are not returned hither without his Majesties speciall Commission we are more sorry to heare his Majesty hath such a hand in it you doe well to confesse the truth If you have the like Commission 〈◊〉 the King no we should be sorry we had nor could we ever get so near him for evill Counsellors that have stood in the way we shall Treat with you you are good at 〈◊〉 you came lately from a bloody pacification in Ireland and the drops of so much innocent bloud sticks upon your cloathes yet otherwise you must give us leave What to doe to murder his Majesties Subjects to bring in Popery and 〈◊〉 to carry our selves like 〈◊〉 and Loyall Subjects in killing and plundring Michael Earnele Francis Butler Richard Gibson Edward Hamond George 〈◊〉 These are the names if any man can charge them with more then I have done 〈◊〉 if I say no more to thee at this time thank the 〈◊〉 of Master Pym The Intelligence I Shall begin at Glocester with news that very place where Colonell Massey 〈◊〉 against the whole Army against all their shot and oathes and execrations that very place where his Excellency arrived with no lesse honour then he returned it being 〈◊〉 a question whether of his Lawrels were the best that of Glocester or that of Newbury Not farre from this City at Newnam Colonell Sir Iohn Winter would needs set up a new Government and had some Forces from the Lord Herbert as many as he could well spare to be beaten at one time but Colonell Massey I meane that same Colonell that was attended by his Majesties Army so long went with a Party from his Garrison and dissolved Sir Iohn Winters Government and dis-garrisoned his Army Royal and his plundered cattell so as they all run away crying all was lost after Sir Iohns owne example but I conjecture the cause was for that Colonel Winter was of too cold a constitution for Colonell Masseys hot Alarme but that which is strangest in that defeat Sir Iohn run away and yet left Winter behinde him I should tel you more Intelligence but I am not able at this time to write beyond Master Pym and
out at his eyes and nose at the Funerall of V. Pym And therefore Reader if I trouble thee not with this piece of Britanicus thank the Funeralls of V. Pym But yet I am sorry I must tell you the poore fellow had so good an excuse to be dull and heavy and though I cannot make Elegies yet I pitty poore Iohn Pym that he fell not by the hand of Iustice because more saies the Help to Discourse a book I commend to your carefull perusall goe to heaven from the Gallowes then the Church-yard and now for our Intelligence a little truer then Britaxicus his I shall begin at Glocester with news that very place whence his Excellency with his whole army run away with no lesse dishonour then he came thither with Feare it being yet a question whether of his Lawrells were the best that of Glocester or that of Pewbury or Edgehill or Brainceford or Oxford where he was well Tamed there 's a Pun halfe a dram better then yours upon Sir Iohn Winter Pot farre from this City yet without the distance of a Mile for within that compasse through the mercilesse oppression and cruell plundering of the Rebells in the Towne the 〈◊〉 were forced to burne downe their own houses are Quartered on one side 16. or 1800. old Irish Souldiers on the other side the Loyall Welsh and elsewhere the oppressed inhabitants of the County of Glocester who are all resolved to be revenged for the cruelty of that Rebellious City which will put Masser now a Factor for Rebellion there to his Familiar Epistles and humble supplications to his Excellency before Winters done For Sir Iohn is resolved to stay behind in despight of all 〈◊〉 hot allarmes Reader this tale upon Sir Iohn was framed at the Staple of Newes to bring in the Quibble of Winter and so I leave my pretty Wit-Harmophrodite made up of Orator and Poet to sacrifice his Elegy at the Hearse of John Pym But Sir before you go to your devotions you must tell me whether he was Canonized by the New Assembly for some doubt whether a Synod has that power or Pope Marshall And I shall tell you in requitall that you must sacrifice no lame things and shall therefore advise you to send your third Verse He passed gravely hence even to M. Iohn Sedgiwicke the number of whose fingers will make it commensurate And so having cost my Reader halfe an hower and my selfe an afternoone my little City Poet I leave you as I found you fit only to write Verses on the Death of Mr PYM FINIS §. 1. The ingredients whereof Mercurius Aulicus is composed 2. A Catalogue c. §. 3. §. 4. Britanicus Petition to the King §. 5. Small 〈◊〉 to obtaine his Petition and 〈◊〉 reason §. 6. The power that is given to the East-Indian Merchants §. 7. Assembly to write to Forraign States §. 8. Lord Ormonds VVarrants §. 9. Ormonds oath to them that come over §. 10. The oath §. 11. One of Aulicus his victories §. 12. Sir VVilliam Breretons Letter §. 13. The Answer to Sir VVilliams Letter §. 14. §. 15. Glocester newes §. 1. §. 2. * If the Parliament are offended at any thing in Aquaticus let them consider what t is to suffer such treasonable blasphemies against the Lords Anointed to be priated according to Order §. 3. §. 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Petition to the NewAssembly * or LXX §. 5. Small hopes to abtaine his Petition and the reason §. 6. The power that is given to Marshall and Nye §. 7. §. 8. Lord Lessyes Warrants §. 9. Leslyes Covenant to them that come into England §. 10. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 §. 11. §. 12. Sir William 〈◊〉 Letter §. 13. Deest the answer of the Irish commanders §. 14. §. 15. Glocester newes §. 16.