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A96745	The dark lantern containing a dim discoverie, in riddles, parables, and semi-riddles, intermixt with cautions, remembrances and predictions, as they were promiscuously and immethodically represented to their author, in his solitary musings, the third of November 1652. about midnight. Whereunto is annexed, a poem, concerning a perpetuall parliament. By Geo. Wither Esquire.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1653 (1653)	Wing W3152; Thomason E1432_3; ESTC R204097	38,711	84

the Parliament begin Assist ye therefore to promote the same Lest ye partake with sinners in their shame There is a course whereby without disgrace Or danger you may bring that work to pass And free your selves from that great cost and pain Which without thanks or profit you sustain Afflicting others too by those confusions Which are increast by your irresolutions Untill a better therefore shall appear Be pleased that expediment to hear And if of those preventions or that good It promiseth you find a likelyhood Take heed that no self-interest divert That Approbation whereunto your heart Inclineth you for God will find it out And cross the counter-work you go about In England and in Wales there is a Shire For ev'ry week that 's numbred in the year By twelve according to the moneths divide The Counties with their persons qualifi'd For Knights and Burgesses proportioning As neer as may be to an equalling The number of the whole so or so many Unto each moneth without omitting any Ascertain then the moneth and day wherein Each twelfth part an election shall begin The middle of the week appearing best As being furthest from the day of rest On each first Wednesday of each moneth let those By whom their Deputies are to be chose Respectively convene in ev'ry Shire Upon that moneth and Wednesday ev'ry year Which is to them assign'd and having chosen At moneths end let each twelfth part of the dozen Send up their chosen men to represent Their Shires and Boroughs in the Parliament And on that very day in which they come Let all their Predecessors give them room Thus one moneth some and moneth by moneth for ever Let each twelfth part still orderly persever To take a turn till ev'ry share hath had A moneth in ev'ry year and having made Their choice let them still enter and withdraw Successively by a perpetuall Law No man a place of trust supplying there At one election longer then one year Thus as the Thames doth still continue one And is the self-same river though there run A new supply of waters ev'ry day Along the channell so continue may This Parliament by annuall supply To be the self-same everlastingly With very little charge or molestation To those who chuse or represent the Nation Thus may this Parliament be both together Successive and perpetuall yet neither Enjoying such a perpetuity As can occasion future tyranny Or present grievances not that succession Which may bring danger by an intermission But make that constitution which will add All power which may from both of them be had Either to compass what good men affect Or to prevent the mischiefs they suspect What I intend may plainly be conceiv'd And to that end some things may be contriv'd Much better if your wisdome shall refine The rudeness of my profered design And by authority some rules provide Whereby th' elected may be qualifi'd And their Electors too for 't were unjust In things of this concernment those to trust Who have disturb'd our Peace untill a time For their Probation be allotted them And till they likewise by some good desert Make manifest a reconciled heart Atested and approved by those Judges Who shall suspend their former priviledges And since ev'n they who are the best affected To Publike welfare often have elected Such as deceive their hopes since ther 's no eye But GODS that sees the hearts hypocrisic Since it appeareth in the best Record Ev'n in the volumes of the sacred Word That lots were needfull in the choice of those On whom they did a Supreme Trust impose Yea since ev'n when the purest Congregation In all the world had with deliberation And from among the most approved men Which to their knowledge liv'd among them then Elected two a lot was also cast That GODS Election might on theirs be plac'd To send forth him who was to be employ'd In executing of the place then void Since also GODS Election joyn'd with our May peradventure on the Elected pour New gifts since we by doubtlesse warranty May with that antient President comply Since it will probably give good content To prudent men and may oft times prevent The choice of those whom for sinister ends A numerous corrupted Party sends Why may not nay why should not two be chose For ev'ry place that 's void and one of those Be sent by lot that GOD may have a voice And joyn with men in making up their choice Since they who must this Nation represent Are GODS Vicegerents in the Government As well as our Trustees who would not more Conside in such a choice then heretofore They did in others or then they will do In them who shall not now be chosen so Why was it not why should it not be thus If this the Kingdome be of GOD WITH US But that self-seekers find were this admitted They by reputed fools should be out-witted And get no Jnlet others to devoure Hereafter by an evill gotten power Yea wherefore hath the lot been from among All our Elections kept away so long But that Vsurpers and Intruders know It would their Kingdomes wholly overthrow Make them afraid that CHRIST would raign indeed Among us as they sometimes hear and read And that they should hereafter never come To revel as they have done in his room Nor will they doubtless if this take effect Except it be our failings to correct When GOD shall by permission for our sin Reject the lot and let a Knave come in If therefore some Prevision might be made That we should lots to our Elections add A great security would thence redound And much contentment therein might be found Moreover as an out-work pertinent Remisseness in Electers to prevent Upon whose due performance much depends Which to the publike woe or welfare tends It were not labour lost if whensoe're To execute that duty we appear Some short speech might be made or cautions read Whereby it should be offred to our heed How much it will concern us to take care What choice we make and what the danger are Which may ensue lest for sinister ends For fear of great men or to please our friends We may displace our trust and cast away Our selves and all for ever in one day To which intent our Orator should show What trust it is which we that day bestow What benefits may gen'rally arise By chusing men couragious honest wise And fearing GOD what perills will ensue Which by forepast examples he may shew If cowards fools ungodly men and vitious Or to the present Government pernitious Elected be he likewise may declare How qualifi'd such persons should appear And warn them that they never do unhallow Their choice with any such as these that follow Men over-talkative and loving much To hear themselves speak for not many such Can keep or give good counsell and they 'l prate Much precious time away in vain debate Your common Gamesters for they are unjust Unto themselves and them we

perfect purity In little time shall many changes be And interchanges which will make men see Their wisdome to be folly their chief might Flat feeblenesse their high esteemed light Meer darknesse and that most things by them done Will have effects which they nev'r thought upon In that Catholicon or Mithridate Which Providence confected hath of late To temper or dispell what hath diseas'd The Body Politike it hath been pleas'd As finding it a mixture requisite Vipers and mortall poysons to unite With wholesome things yea mineralls and mettle Sulphur and Steel fixt matter to unsettle The Serpents brains with faithfull Turtles hearts Of Lions Lambs and Foxes some choice parts Somewhat of Hares that swift and fearful be Somewhat of Snailes in whom we nothing see But slownesse and by well compounding these A cure preparing is for our disease Fire Water Earth and Ayr though disagreeing In qualities if well mixt give a being To that which cannot be by any one Or any two or three of these alone And so at last shall ev'ry contradiction Among us add some Dos to our perfection Yea they who pulldown and they who erect Shall in the close concur in one effect That he who 's all in all may have due praise By ev'ry contradiction in our wayes And that out of their discords he may bring A Diapason making ev'ry thing Assent together in the consummation Of his designment at the worlds creation For whil'st this medicine fermenting lies The wheels of temp'r all contrarieties Move on and ev'ry day abroad will send Productions few discerning to what end And yet each individuall circumstance Somewhat the Grand-designment shall advance Yea foolings failings fraud and treachery As well as truth and true sincerity Shall add thereto and herein will alone The diff'rence be such as have justly done Their duties and in doing them persever Or willingly and knowingly endeavour As they are able will enjoy the blisse Which they who counter-operate shall misse I.G.N.R.N.S. with other some Such like confederated are become To ruine this Republike and have laid Designes whereby it may be soon betray'd And infamous insensibly become With all wise men abroad and here at home These though but few observe it have long had A purpose these three Ilands to invade And to possesse them with a people far More barbarous then Kernes and Redshanks are Some of their Party to promote their ends Do yet appear to be our faithfull friends And into every place of Power and Trust Themselves and their confederates have thrust In Townes and Boroughs Cittadells and Cities In Courts and Councells and in all Committees In offices of profit and command Throughout the Commonwealth at Sea and Land They have Abettors and so bold they grow That every man almost their aimes may know And their attempts although but fools they are Are at this present time improv'd so far That they have shaken that wherein consists Our honor and our noblest interests And into practise they begin to draw Among us here the Clagefurtian Law M.N.O.P. Demas Diotrophes Peripateticks Stoicks Pharisees With others who in judgement diff'ring be Will altogether as one man agree To fortifie their private interest Indangering by what shall be possest Unduly that which is to others due Untill the faithfull Shepherds do pursue Their claim aright the same deriving from Their Foster-Fathers whence it first did come And of whom it was long since propheci'd That GOD by them a portion would provide For those he sends forth to preserve the beauty Of holinesse when man forgets his duty Some other accidents time will beget Which may be mark'd out by our Alphabet By and for envy jealousie and pride Shall A. B. C. be laid awhile afide Despised also V. and I. shall be P P. and S. against C S. and P. Shall then conspire and for a Salve employ That which it self and all things doth destroy If Alpha and Omega help not more Then all the other letters did before For common helps will be apply'd in vain The fury of their madnesse to restrain The causes whence this hazard will arise Are such as this observe it and be wise The Temple of the Gods which heretofore Stood open to the prayers of the poor Is closed up and few admitted in But such as are conveyed by a gin Contriv'd so narrow that the people say It was choak'd up the first or second day And with distemper they exclaim that this Of all their grievances the greatest is Because it puts their patience to more trialls Then if of Justice they had quick denialls Turnes hopes into despairs converts their lives To living deaths their b●lmes to corosives The Saints likewise that must propitiate On their behalfs and offer at the gate Of justice and of mercy their petitions Are not so sensible of their conditions Nor from all partiality so free As Mediators alwayes ought to be This makes one grumble in his privacies Another gapes out open blasphemies Some with such indignation filled are As if they Giant-like would make a warre Against their GODS if lookers on may guesse By their distempers of their purposes And universally there is a cry So lamentable and rais'd up so high That if these Deities shall not in time With due compassion bow their ears to them And their just Prayers and requests fulfill A higher power these plaints examine will And these inferiour Gods shall tumble then From heav'n like Lucifer and die like men Riddle this Riddle and resolve me whether This Temple be Pantheon or some other Wherein Subdeities invoked are What Temple e're it be we wish it were More open lest upon those Gods it bring Contempt or worse and ruines ev'ry thing To them subordinate for hence doth flow Most other grievances complain'd of now And hence rise those confusions which increase Our troubles and procrastinate our peace From hence is it mens suits prolonged are Beyond their lives and after twice five year As far from ending as when they begun Yea endlesse till poor Suiters are undone At these words an Illusion cry'd take heed And further do not in this strain proceed Lest some Interpreters interpret so Thy Riddles that the Ridler they undo The suddain caution startled me a while Yet back return'd it with a strong recoil Suggesting that I over-much bewray'd Their nakednesse and them too open laid Whose shame I ought to hide and that so far It may provoke them who soon angry are As thereby to indanger at the least My quiet and my private interest How therefore this objection I past over E're further I proceed I 'le here discover Against these doubts my Genius up arose And quite out of my heart their poyson throws Assuring me I had no cause to fear What other mens interpretations were Or to suppose the safety of this Nation Were not more worthy of a preservation Then their repute who are quite senslesse growne Both of the publike danger and their owne Or think it better

thereby differenced From vulgar persons might be honored According to their place and known among And by the people as they past along Into the Senate or as to and fro from place to place on their affairs they go Moreover when that they had laid aside Their Senate robes about their necks I spi'd A golden Wreath which thereat pendent had A Tablet whereon was enamelled The British Isles within the Ocean plac't And with a Verge of curled waves embrac't Which was bestown upon them for a badge of honor and likewise to priviledge Their persons wheresoe're they were unknown That due respect might ev'ry where be shown And no affronts receiv'd These badges were From man to man and still from year to year Resign'd to their Successors to be born By those whom their Electors should return Much more I saw which should I here relate Would yet appear things worthy laughing at As these declar'd already do to some But when the daies of their admittance come Which I believe draw neer it will be found That these Previsions had some likely ground And that the heart from whence all this did flow Meant well to you though these things prove not so Hear me with patience but a few words more And to their freedome I 'le your ears restore As country folks to keep out Witches do within the threshold nail a horses shoe So did I at the fore-door of this piece Insert a charm to keep out prejudice And now if some way els it in be brought That at the Back-door I may thrust it out I 'le fix a Si quis or it may be mo Upon the Postern Gate before I go If any think the posture we are in Will still as prosperous be as it hath been Or that GOD will this Nation still deliver By miracles although we shall persever In high prosumptions and supreme neglect Of that compliance which he doth expect They greatly are deceiv'd For know the end Of most things on contingence doth depend We of this Nation having walk'd upon The Pythagorean Y or Ypsilon Are come unto the foot thereof this day Where lies before our face a double way The one of them directeth us unto Prosperity the other to our woe On this hand Bliss on that hand Curses lie Proceed this way and live go that and die Ev'n Davids temp'rall Kingdom though there had Large promises concerning it been made Was on his heirs intail'd for their fruition Not absolutely but upon condition Which being broken all th' externall power And glory of it vanisht so shall our Moreover if that any shall believe Our hazards are far less then I conceive Let them not trust to such a dream as that Lest they discover when it is too late The dangers threatning us For I have been Inform'd aright what perills we are in And whereas of those things which passed by From time to time I sought to satisfie My private knowledge only that I might Assured be I had observ'd aright If I had thereby gathe'rd proofs to show To other men the truth of what I know I should of such things demonstration give As few suspect and fewer would believe And you would see that we are in a course Like his who in a dark night rode his horse O're Chepstow bridge upon a single board When lowd to him the dreadfull waters roar'd Beneath the broken arch and seem'd to say Oh fool take heed ther 's danger in the way And some perhaps if they assured were What hazzards they have past would die through fear As it is said he did when he had sight Next morn of what he scaped over-night We think perhaps we all this while have been Upon as plain firm ground as Richmond-green Or in a Course wherein as safe we run As on the race at Bausted-downs at noon When we are rather dancing o're the tops Of tottering pinacles on rotten roper Where but that we by providence are kept We down had fell at every Stride we stept Yet for the most part every losse and streight Which we are in makes us but lay more weight Upon the weak and each Deliverance Doth but increase our pride and arrogance As if we were resolved without heed of judgments or of mercies to proceed Untill confusion should compell us to What we might orderly and timely do Lastly if any shall be pleas'd to say Or dream as peradventure many may That with affairs I intermeddle here Which pertinent to my Superiors are And not to me To all these be it known The businesse which I treat of is mine own I claim in this Republike with the best A share proportion'd to my interest And freedome boldly to expresse my mind As often as I just occasion find the common liberty and common peace Are truly mine and no mans more or less I fought for 't and I pay for 't thrice my share According to the part which many beare My Countries wrong is mine her grief my sorrow And therefore they that wound her thrust me thorow They who her wealth or honor fool away Fool me when in that kind the fools they play And therefore they who thereto Traytors be Are therein also Traytors unto me And no man can without apparent wrong Restraint impose upon my pen or tongue In pleading of her cause nor will I fear To act my own work in my proper sphere For though I have not power to make a Law Or raise an Armie which can keep in awe Her private enemies and open foes Yet I have charms equivalent to those In some respects which operate unseen Those ends whereto they have intended been And will have due effects in their despight Who seek to trample on the common Right In this assurance here I 'le add a close To this and leave th' event to GOD'S dispose Who if we shall neglect a few weeks more Good counsell as we have done heretofore Will break down that which might preserv'd have bin And on another Base his work begin Nov. 30. FINIS