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A96857 A new conference between the ghosts of King Charles and Oliver Cromvvell. Faithfully communicated by Adam Wood. Wood, Adam. 1659 (1659) Wing W3381; Thomason E988_28; ESTC R204112 4,804 8

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A New CONFERENCE Between the GHOSTS OF King CHARLES AND Oliver Cromvvell FAITHFULLY Communicated by Adam Wood. LONDON Prin●ed for Robert Page living in Barbican 1659. A Conference between the Ghosts of King Charls and Oliver Cromwell King HOw now Who 's this that disturbeth my dust at Rest now some years Oliver I am one that gave thee no Rest when we lived together upon the Earth K. What Is it Oliver Cromwel that grand Enemy of mine Ol. The same King What hast thou left thy station on Earth and durst thou here also to own thy self my Enemy O. What is it that I ever wanted Impudence to do K. 'T is true neither didst thou ever want a base Hypocritical Temper to colour thy most absurd Actions O. Oh Sir I did no other then Imitate most of our Rank which according to our Creed viz. Nicholas Machiavell's Prince who saith A Prince or Tyrant ought never to want good Pretences to colour the worst of Actions with K. What dost thou Rank thy self amongst Princes Didst thou usurp the Kingly Office after thou didst me that Ill Office O. I made a shift to gain the Supremacy and because the Nation was under age I made my self their Protector and would have made my self King but that I durst not accept of the Title because I had a Hand in your death the which the People all knew therefore I could not find a colourable pretence for besides that I often Imprecated and protested against the Government of a Single Person in the hearing of the Officers of my Army who had somewhat tender Consciences in regard I had not a Crown for every one of them to harden their Consciences with they obstructed it once whilest it was under Consulation in Parliament to bestow upon me that Bauble which only serveth to cheat People King What Would that Parliament that took the Crown from my head put it upon thine and not upon one of my Childrens heads O. Alas Sir that Parliament I turned them all out of Doores after they had declared England a Commonwealth and then I became a Seeker took the Fifth-Monarchy people in to ayd me in the turning them out of their Reputation in which work several of that opinion did me good service by defaming railing and abusing the Parliament in the ears of the people which made the work more easie and secure So soon as that was done I turned them to grass together with the Eel-skin Aqua-vitae or Lamb-skin Parliament what shall I call it and then I was made Lord Protector forsooth K. Then you were made Protector who made you Protector I pray O. Who It was my Scullion and Grooms and Butler and some other Nobles and great men besides Sir Thomas Viner then Lord Mayor of London King Sir Thomas Viner Why who made him a Knight Oliver Who I did with many more doughty ones K. Thou hast played a mad Game it is strange that a Halter never catcht thee Didst thou not come out of the World by the Rope or the Ax or by the hand of some Felton or other O. No but I came by the Immediate hand of God who never suffered that worm of Conscience to die within me but it still lay Gnawing and Tormenting of me brought an unusual Feaver upon me that dryed up all my blood that at my departure not one drop almost was left within me King What didst thou do with the Sectaries when thou camest to that Power Ol. I served them all alike I made use of such of them as were as sound Trowts as my self and turn'd off all that I thought had any principles and made choyce of such onely as would serve me in any undertaking King How couldst thou secure thy self against so many sturdy and lofty spirits as was raised in the Warr between Me and the Parliament or how couldst thou charm them to quietness Ol. Thus If any stirred against me I at once struck off their heads I did not Nibble about their Ears as you did about Burton's Prynne's and Bastwick's King Alas At that time I could do no more and it had been better I had never done that for it discontented the Puritans so much that they sought all means to work me Ill and Mischief for my suffering that and the Innovations in the Church in point of Worship together with the Patentees and Monopolies all which discontented my People so much that it made way for that Cursed Warr in which I lost my self and Friends by which you did arrive to what greatness you were at These and such like follies I was guilty of by being advised by none but a vitious Nobility that spent their Estates in a Riotous and voluptuous manner never minding Justice or Policy Exhausting my Exchequer to support them which brought me into want which necessitated me to lay Burdens upon my People the which discontented them They would not submit to be ruled but I must have a Parliament to prevent popular Insurrections the which I was forced to do in regard the Scots had their Arms in their hands and the Forces that I raised would not sight and when the Parliament assembled I lost my self by not condescending to what ever they desired according to the advice of my Gravest Councel and by my hearkening to such Counsell that advised me to Insist upon my Prerogative which at length occasioned that Warr. And after the War was ended that I should at all Refuse to submit to any Tearms when they offered me my Crown again I having lost it in the Field being a prisoner and having no Forces to stand by me that I should stand upon Tearms Alas alas I acknowledge I played a foolish Game if I had not Refused to condescend to those Propositions at the Treaty in the Isle of Wight I had kept my head on my shoulders in despight of thee and all the rest of my Enemies But I prethee Oliver now I have told thee how I play'd the Fool tell me how thou didst play the Knave after my decease part of which thou hast already discoursed to me Oliver Let me tell you now I do intend to be reall to you and cast off those pretences I have hitherto cleathed my Actions with The order of my under-hand dealing is in manner thus First when the Presbyterians were so hot for you and intended foolishly to re-establish you I began to be a zealous Independent and promoted that Faction or Opinion above all other in the Army and sent Cornet Joyce privately ordering him to secure your Person though afterwards I denyed it with all the Imprecations I could devise to bring you into the Custody of the Army That I might make the better tearms for my self I set afoot a Treaty with you at Oatlands afterwards I propounded to my self That I could not possibly thereby attain to the End that I aymed at by that Action then I contrived to foment a Jealousie in you of a surprize intended by the Levellers to seize