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death_n	die_v	king_n	year_n	13,736	5	5.1327	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81264	The Case is altered. Or, Dreadful news from hell. In a discourse between the ghost of this grand traytor and tyrant Oliver Croomwel, and sir reverence my Lady Joan his wife, at their late meeting neer the scaffold on Tower-hill. With his epitaph written in hell, on all the grand traytors, now in the Tower.		1660 (1660)	Wing C871; Thomason E1869_2; ESTC R209726	3,438	16

The Case is Altered OR Dreadful news from Hell In a discourse between the Ghost of this grand Traytor and Tyrant Oliver Croomwel and Sir reverence my Lady Joan his wife at their late meeting neer the Scaffold on Tower-hill WITH His Epitaph written in hell on all the grand Traytors now in the Tower London Printed for John Andrews at the white Lyon near Pie-Corner The Case is altered OR Dreadful news from Hell In a discourse between the Ghost of that grand Tyrant and Traytor Oliver Cromwel and Sir Reverence my Lady Joan his wife Joan. WAlking over Tower-hill near about the place where Sendercome was buried I saw an apparition appear Lord quoth I what is here Noll Thy Lord sweet heart and Queen Joan the Old Dragon late Lord Protector Joan. What Oliver my dear friend In the name of the twelve grand jury Traytors what comes thou here for Noll Why truely I come about several accounts now the first was to know what strange alterations have been here since I departed my late reprobate vale of Tyranny And another thing was to know what was become of my dear Imps the two Princes Richard and Henry Joan. As for the two Princes I shall relate their fall proceeding of their misfortune by and by but the product will prove as sad a story as the fall of Jehew or Balshazar but pray tell me first what is the reason of this your solentary walking here Noll Why truly part is in regard of decensions which is always rising between the Devil and I whereupon I do intend for to streak out and appoint a place where Hasterigs bones Scot and Vanes shall be intered for absolutely if they would dispatch and come away with their advice and my own we could usurp a power from the Devil and live in a corner by our selves without interruption Joan. Why cannot you deal with him now Noll No no Bradshaw and I cannot for all we have dealt with him so much as we have Joan. Well I shall tell them what you say for I think I shall go to the Tower ere long Noll Ah but not to continue there poor Joan must ye Joan. Yes truely there I believe or else in Bride-well Noll Why you were never accessary to any of my horrid Vilanies were ye Joan. No that 's true but part of your venom lighted upon my tongue and t was never wipt of yet nor never will to my dying day Noll Why what hast thou said to any of them all Joan. Nothing but true honest presumptious words That your son King Richard the fourth had most right to wear the Crown of these three Kingdomes Noll Wear a Crown wear a halter I know he was never capable out Joan. Why did you think so had not he a great many of your devilish parts in him Noll No no nor develish braines neither for if hee 'd had he might a run the destruction of City and Country as well as I did and a lived like a Tyrant though he had dyd like a dog Joan. Aye truly Noll had he but a took your course we had all lived in a brave sweet diabolical condition so long as we had three captivitated Kingdomes to rob and impoverish whom you left him heir of and General of all the Armies though I must confesse he knew no more how to grovern them then did a dog Noll Aye thou sayst true Jug he had more mind to his Dogs and his Haucks then he had to be a Tyrannical Protector like me Joan. But indeed Noll he was led by the nose like an ape in a string by that Schismatick Judas fact Fleetwood who run his own ruine by it taking so much rope that he hangd himself at last and thus were we poor reprobates dasht out of countenance scoft scornd and derided and even stunck in the nostrils of all sober minded people worse then your wretched corps did at the inbalming Noll O but how did I roar at the news when I heard that righteousness should take place it pierced my eares worse then an augor that even Hell gates did tremble Joan. But how came the news thither so soon Noll Why had not they evil spirits enough about them to carry it Joan. But what would you have done Noll had you been there then at that time Noll I would have paved my way to the house with their sculs Joan. Alas poor dog of Epypt Noll But who ruld the sword of vengeance then when my Imps was discarded Joan. O the Rump came tumbling in like mad and sat in the night times a great while Noll Why did they sit in the night Joan. Because they were ashamed to sit in the day Noll Who brought them into their former rebellion Joan. O t was Lambert running headlong as if he would break his neck Noll Altogether had been no great matter but did they continue long there Joan. No no he presently turnd them out again and began to set up for himself Noll O brave Lambert the Devil play his part bravely in him to be for um and gainst um too but who rul'd the mischief after Lambert Joan. O a Committee of safety all-weathers Noll Ha boyes they were a safe Committe indeed Joan. No not so safe neither for they were presently turned out agen Noll Then it seems the Devil plaid his part amongst my brethren bravely Joan. Aye truely Noll and amongst your Children too as I my self Noll But where was your den of sedition then all that while the honest hypocrits were hatching vilanies Joan. O I was at home at my own joynture at the Cock-pit Noll And why did you not continue their Joan. Truely so I would Noll but the Secluded Members came in and they told me t was none of my own and turned me clearly out of doors at last neither did they give me as much homage as they might have given to an ordinary Dutchess Noll Alas poor Queen but what did the Rump do when they went to Portsmouth Joan. O they stole up presently agen and sate agen Noll O fie talk no more talk no more of this for I think I hear my bones crackle in the old chest to think I had not been amongst them in such a fine vilenous sport Joan. O Oliver you had a good turn out that the Devil fetcht you away so soon as he did before these sad dayes had come to pass Noll Aye truly Jugg and if a had fetcht thee too it had not been a hapeth of harme then thou shouldst a been rid from this calamity but prethee whether be all those reverence discreet Rumpers gone the Devils Compeitdors Joan. Alass most of them be tabled in the Tower and each of them have a cupple of Musket-teares honorably to attend them at their Chamber doors secuer enough I le warrant ye Noll Pray who are the capitals of them Joan. Why truly t is Arguile Antrim Hasslerig and Vane Noll O brave politickcal worthy Traytors all fitting to live in a Common-wealth and able to destroy it in one half year Joan. Nay they did intend to do it in less then a month for had they set the three Kingdoms together in another war under pretence of Religion their designes had been accomplisht Noll And why were they not Joan. Because the devil brought out their designes so speedily Noll The reason was because he could stay no longer without their company Joan. But who would you have now to Preach their Funeral Sermons Noll O Person Peters my own Divine that sent me headlong to the Devil and can he not as well send them yes faith I le warrant ye Joan. Nay truely I verily believe that hee s a comming along with them Noll Not unlikely truely for he doth deserve the place as well as the best of them Joan. But where will you appoint a place to bury their corps in Noll One the middle of little Tower-hill Joan. And why there on Tower hill Noll Because they shall not anoy any other good people in the Church-yard Joan. Pray will ye ordain the Epitapht which are most meet and suitable for such a brave prophane ireligious honorable society Noll Yes that I will for my conscience within me commands me to assist any of my reprobated sons of perdition and they shall be these as followeth THE EPITAPHS HEre lyes the body of Arguile a Scot Whose Tyranny will never be forgot Murthered his fellow Marquess of Muntross Thirty foot high this Vilan built his cross It s too long to tell of all his acts that 's past But in the end the Gallows was his last Here lyes the Earl of Antrim whose tongue Have bloody grand conspiraces begun Brought up in Ireland but was born a Scot Whose hands perpetually contrved plots For all his acts and horrid Villany A shameful death in this same place did dye Here lyes the body of Haslerig the late Grand Traytor to his King both Church and State Most impirous Vilane Tyranised ore Three stately Kingdomes twenty years and more Murthered his Prince and all his honours blast For which due recompence will hang at last Here lyes the body of Henry Vane we know Proud Traytor to his King and Country too The Rumpships title lately did invent But term'd themselves a stately Parliament Reproach and baseness hee l bring to his grave Who liv'd like a Tyrant and dyd like a Knave Now I old Oliver have got such fame That Rolls of Infamy records my name I do desire both with heart and tongue Beseeching that you would not stay too long And do desire you all your friends to tell Old Olivers become house-keeper in Hell FINIS