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Nevvs from hell, Rome and the Innes of court wherein is set forth the coppy of a letter written from the devill to the pope : the true coppy of the petition delivered to the King at Yorke : the coppy of certaine articles of agreement betweene the devill, the pope, and divers others : the description of a feast, sent from the devill to the pope : together with a short advertisement to the high court of Parliament with sundry other particulars / by J. M.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674.
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of your Majesties person safety the cōfort of your people uniting of both the Realmes against the common enemies of the reformed religion your Majesties petitioners shall c. The names of such Earles and Barons as subscribed this Petition viz. Earles Bedford Hartford Essex Mougrave Warwicke Bullingbrooke Rutland Lincolne Exeter Vicounts Lord Say and Seale Mandifield Brooke Harford North Willowby Savell Wharton Lovelace Saint John Articles of agreement made concluded and done this 28. of September in the yeare of grace 1641. and of the world 5662. by and between the high and mighty Prince Lucifer King of Sticks and Phlegeton the holy and most superstitious Primate of the Roman Church the Cardinals Bishops Jesuites Priests and Semenaries of the one party and Judge Bribery Lawyer Corruption Atturney Contention Solicitor Sedition Justice Connivence Jaylor Oppression and State Negligence of the other party in manner and forme following Imprimis IT is this day mutually agreed by and betweene the severall parties above-named That there shal be a league offensive and defensive concluded and confirmed by both parties at or before Holy-roode day next ensuing the date hereof Item That whereas there hath beene lately by the subtill practises of some Parliamentary reformists a discord dissension raised between the State Ecclesiastick the state of the Inns of Court wherby there hath hapned no small prejudice unto the ecclesiastick state the likes whereof is to be doubted may also fall upon the state of the Innes of Court and so consequently upon the Crown and dignity of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer It is therefore mutually agreed that all former controverfies and contentions betweene both parties shall cease and that all unity peace and concord shall be imbraced on either side according to the expressions in the precedent Article to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer his crowne and dignity Item It is agreed that the said state of the Inns of Court and the state Ecclesiastick afore-said shall joyntly severally use the uttermost of their strength power and policy to resist and suppresse all such proceedings of this present Parliament which shall any way tend to the Reformation and suppression of Oppression Extortion Bribery Contention Tradition And that they shall and will with all their might power and policie endeavour and strive to broach advance and maintaine all the said severall impieties again to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer his crowne and dignity Item It is agreed by betweene our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer and the whole state Ecclesiastick of the one part and Judge Bribery That forthwith upon the dissolution of this present Parliament He the said Judge Bribery is then again to put in practise the taking of bribes passing of false judgment and maintaining his false corrupt sentences and decrees to be things sacred and infallible oppressing the innocent by close imprisonment and also favouring all Jesuites Priests and Semenaries if any of them happen by the Instruments of Justice to be laid hold on animating and instructing all Atturnies Soliciters and Clarks for and to the sowing of strife and contention amongst the people of the land to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer his crowne and dignity Item It is agreed by betweene our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer Lawyer Corruption that he the said Lawyer Corruption shall notwithstanding any powerfull Parliamentary reformation still persist in taking fees both of plaintife and defendant nor shall ever bring any honest cause to its period untill he hath in fees devoured the whole substance both of plaintife and defendant neither shall he the said Lawyer Corruption ever at any time give any true and prevalent advice to any his clyents but shall delude and delay them untill hee hath draynd them as afore-said to the utter ruine of them their wives and children to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer and the propagation of his Crowne and dignity To their owne present rich impiety and assured successefull perdition Item It is agreed and concluded by and betweene our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer and Atturny Contention That he the said Atturny Contention shall and will at all times in all places and upon all occasions use his best diligence to sow debate strife variance contention amongst the people of the land without exception of persons yea he shall not omit to set the father against the son and the son against the father as also one brother against the other to the utter ruine of their estates houses and families to that end he shall dispose of himselfe and all his imphes into all the quarters and severall corners of the Kingdom neither shall there be any market-towne or place of habitation but hee shall seat himselfe there to the intent and purpose afore-said to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer his Crown and dignity and to the advancement of the said science of iniquity Item It is agreed by between our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer and Solicitor Sedition That he the said Solicitor Sedition shall will at all times use his best endeavour to stir up animate and encourage all people of what condition degree profession soever unto ◠in the law and that he the said Solicitor Sedition shall will prove faithfull unto all Lawyers and Atturnies and shall will be slow in the prosecution of any mans cause whatsoever spin out the thred thereof unto its full length especially in the Courts of equity by multiplicity of begging orders and by not omitting to have this clause inserted into every of his orders viz. unlesse cause be shewed to the contrary at the next court day by the defendant as also by falsifying of orders through the corrupting of registers and corrupting of counsell in an honest cause by deceiving his clyents through false and unjust bils of charges by brybing the Judges of the severall Courts and the masters of the Chancery richly to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer his Crowne and dignity and the eternall damnation of Solicitor Sedition Item It is agreed concluded in Perpetuum between our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer Jaylor Oppression that whereas through the rigour of the law many poore Christian soules are committed unto his keeping and safe custody for sundry causes sometimes for no just cause at all He the said Jaylor Oppression shall will by himself his clarks servants be void of all mercy compassion towards them and shall and will as much as in him lyeth endeavour to worke the utter ruine of the estates and lives of all such as shall be committed to his custody and to that end he the said Jaylor Oppression shall nor will not bee slacke in giving bribes otherwise stiled new-yeares-gifts yearly unto all the Judges of the Courts of Justice for and towards the better incouragement and animation of them to the commitment of all such to
prison as are or shall be brought before them on the least occasion and that he the said Jaylor Oppression shal be ever ready to yeeld his daily attendance on the Judges in their Courts thereby to stir them up to be mindfull of him to that effect lastly it is agreed concluded that he the said JaylorOppression shal will by himselfe his servants set such snares gins for all those committed to his custody that they being once intrapped within his prison doors shall never find the way out during the continuance of their lives or of their estates at the least to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer his Crowne and dignity and to the eternall perdition of Jaylor Oppression Item It is agreed by and between our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer and Justice Connivence that he the said Justice Connivence shall not nor will have any regard or respect to the justnes of any poore mans cause nor shall ever incline his eare to any his just complaints but shall will ever connive and bear with the oppressor defrauder deceiver and that he the said Justice Connivence shall and will ever preferre the value of a Goose a Pig a Capon a brace of Partridges a good fat Sheep a Bore at Christmas or a letter from a friend written in favour of Sir Oppressor Mr. Defrauder and Dick Deceiver far before Justice it selfe or the justnesse of any honest mans cause whatsoever nor that hee the said Justice Connivence shall ever execute Justice in any poore mans cause but on the contrary he shall oppresse them and have his Mittimus ready written by his Clark M' double fees for the speedy commitment of them to prison neither shall hee ever incline his eare to heare their just complaints against the severall golden persons of worship afore-said to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer his Crowne and dignity and the benefit of Jaylor Oppression Item It is agreed by and between our Soveragine Lord King Lucifer and state Negligence that he the said state Negligence shall ever preferre his own peace and present benefit before the welfare and future prosperity of his King and country also that he the said state negligence shall not at any time take notice of any the Illegal proceedings in any the Courts of Justice nor shall addict himself or ever endeavour to suppresse nor prevent by any good or wholsome lawes the practise of tyranny oppression in justice extortion bribery contention idolatry and the like But shall and will soly addict himself to the pastimes of hunting hauking gaming whoring the utter rejection of the present and future benefit and welfare of his native countrey to the honour of our Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer the prosperity of his Religious Vicegerent and the peace and tranquillity of all his servants the Jesuites Priests Seminaries and the Roman Catholicks of England In witnesse of the truth of these presents and of every particular contained in the same the parties above named have hereunto set their hands and seales the day aforesaid and in the 5662 yeere of the raigne of our most damnable Soveraigne Lord King Lucifer Etcetera Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us William Laud Bishop Isoprise Crauly Judge Bribing Long Justice Corrupt Fountaine Lawyer Jumping Jumper Atturney Johnson in Graine Jaylor Robert Kilfart Solicitor And Rudine 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Notarius publicus HERE FOLLOWETH A BREIF RELAtion of a great feast which from Lucifer Prince of hell was by the hands of Cardinall Pegusius presented to the view disposall and approbation of the Pope of Rome in the yeare of Jubilee 1641. Pope MY Lord Cardinall Pegusius and you the rest of my holy Brethren I beseech you view these excellent varieties and variety of excellencies well dressed most exquisitely set forth and garnished But the contents of every dish I beleeve is best known to you my Lord Pegusius from whom I desire to be satisfied concerning the contents qualities and operation of every severall dish Card. May it please your Holinesse These varieties of dishes wch your holinesse here sees thus set forth were all of them prepared for the onely table of our high and mighty Monarch King Lucifer your Holinesse sole Patron and Protector a certain number of which dishes his Majesty hath gratiously been pleased to cause them to be presented to your Holinesse disposall and the residue of them onely to your Holinesse view and approbation being to be preserved for his Majesties owne peculiar pallate Pope I beseech you my Lord Card. let me have them brought hither before me in order according to the appointment of my Soveraigne and most munificent patron Card. Your holinesse will and pleasure shall be accomplished here in the first place may it please your holynesse to take notice that the first dish by his majesties appointment to be presented to your holinesse disposall is this large Latine charger contayning twenty two Lordly Bishops stued with the fire contention on the chafindish of exasperation and seasoned with the severall spices of mans invention as with the spice of the Masse Priesthood holy-days Altars Candles Rayles holy-bread holy-water holy-ashes devout prayer for the dead invocation of Saints offerings at the Altars excommunications and the strong and operative spice of the high commission It is also garnished about with the severall hereticall Doctrines of all the new intituled Priests of England and this dish his majesty hath appointed to be disposed of by your holynesse Pope I will surely taste of it it looks lovely oh admirable it is a most LAVDable dish of meat I can finde nothing wanting in this dish but onely three graines of the spice of accomplishments and then it had bin devoutly seasoned for my pallat but I pray-what is the next dish my lo' Card. The next dish may it please your holynesse is a silver charger comprehending all the contrivers and complotters of the dissention betweene England and Scotland of the last Spanish invasion of England and the practisers with the French for the subversion of a the heriticks in England Scotland and Ireland it is seasoned with all our Iesuitical practises Church policies and all our English Romane Catholicke trecheries and garnished with all our English Romane Statists this dish of meat is now almost cold and therefore at this present unfit for your holinesse pallat it only wants the breath of the Earle of Straffords fiery zeale to heat it by a LAVDable blast or two Pope However I pray let me taste of it oh the lamentation of a sinner pity pity yea a thousand pities is it that this dish had not bin kept hot and seasoned to the proofe that we might have sung most LAVDably â—e Lucifer Landamus But my Lord Cardinal what is the next dish Card. May it please your holynesse this dish contains a certaine number of false and corrupt Iudges it is seasoned with the spice of aged detestable covetousnesse