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Times alteration or a dialogue betweene my Lord Finch and Secretary VVindebancke; at their meeting in France, the eight of Ian. 1641. Brought up to Billinsgate the next spring tyde following.
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Wing T1285; Thomason 669.f.4[4]; ESTC R10802
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TIMES ALTERATION OR A Dialogue betweene my Lord FINCH and Secretary VVINDEBANCKE at their meeting in France the eight of Ian. 1641. Brought up to Billinsgate the next Spring tyde following That I have wrong'd the Land I now repent But who the Divell thought o' th Parliament Beware you false Traytors that are left behind T' is best for you to sayle by Windebanck's wind Windebancke WEll met my Lord it seemes that you have taken flight over the great Pond pray what newes in England Finch Faith I durst not stay to heare what newes for I feare if I had tarried a little longer my wings would have beene clipt and then I am sure I had never came hither Windeb. I commend your policy for you being sure to flye were sure to escape but I pray good my Lord what do they say of me in England Finch Newes more than I can relate thinke you and I have bin the best benefactors to the ragged Regiment of Poets that ever came since Noah's floud Windeb. Why good my Lord Finch Why I beleeve there hath bin more Impressions of severall kinds of lamentable Ballads and Pamphlets made upon us two then ever was of the Practice of Piety or Crums of Comfort Windeb. But I pray some more serious newes good my Lord Finch I will tell you so much as I durst stay to heare and some other which I have had by proxie since my flight hither Windeb. I should be glad to heare it proceed good my Lord Finch They say that your great Grape-sucker Alderman Medium and his great adversary the politicke solicitor are fast friends they may be found at their lodging at any time of the day Windeb. Truely you give the Alderman Medium a very fit name for I beleeve he hath suckt more sweetnes from Grapes than any man in the Kingdome besides Finch I I thinke no lesse but it seemes he hath suckt so much that he hath taken a surfeit Windeb. Good my Lord proceed if you have any more newes concerning the Alderman Finch There is another costive Alderman which hath swallowed a barrell of white Soape it is thought it will give him such a purge that the Physicke in all the Apothecaries shops in London will hardly give any man the like Windeb. Truly my Lord your newes pleaseth me well yet one thing I had almost forgot I pray what 's become of your kinsman Ren. Finch Faith he had taken flight too before this had his wings beene but as long as mine but I beleeve he is cadged before this how sweetly he will sing I know not Windeb. I heare some newes my Lord concerning your selfe which I know your Lordship can resolve me Finch I prethee what 's that Windeb. The newes goeth in these parts that in England they picture your Honour with wings Finch T is true good reason for they have done me as good service as ever my dry palmes did me VVindeb I Thinks your honour so Finch I am sure I know so for had not my wings beene long I am very certaine I had beene shorter by a head ere this VVindeb But what other newes have you my Lord What becomes of the man i' th great ruffe Finch Why faith I know not but if I were his Judge I would have the sets fild with Gunpowder and fire set to it and if that blow not off his head hee should be hang'd VVindeb My Lord your judgement 's very hot But I pray what more newes I heare they will have no Bishops in England Finch I heare so too and I beleeve it for they have already began with your great Metropolitan he is fast I faith in a stronger house then ever was built by a Clothier of Redâ—ing Windeb. I am very sorry he had so much grace and so little wit for he might have trusted to his footmanship and shewed himselfe as wise as wee but what is become of the great Lord Deputy Finch Faith the report goes that he is gon to God without a head Windeb. He should rather have taken his head with him gon without his heart For I beleeve that was the most faultie but my Lord I pray resolve what 's become of your project concerning the ship-money will the Subjects pay it willingly Finch Pox on 't prethee speake not of that I heare it is quasht VVindeb I heare so too by some that your Lordship was pleased to lye at stake for all Finch There let them lye I beleeve the Parliament will pay them their wages VVindeb I beleeve they had rather doe your honour service here Gratis then tarry to receive their pay there Finch Now I pray good Master Secretary now I have wearied my selfe with telling you newes let me heare some from you VVindeb About two dayes agoe I met with Corpus juris civilis or the bulke of the Civill Lawes Doctor Rhoane who told me that the Canons had murthered the canonists themselves Finch You meane the Booke of Canons that was lately made but I pray what is become of the oathes of ex officio and c. VVindeb Faith they have bin sworne so often that they are sworne out of fashion with your Civill Lawyers Finch I pray tell me what is like to become of the Civillans I heare they begin to droope VVindeb Faith the Ducks wings will be pluckt and Lambe begins to be out of season I am afraid they 'l starve the Rats and Mice in the Doctors-Commons now for I beleeve they will live more sparingly then they have done formerly Finch Master Secretary I have more newes to tell you which I had almost forgot VVindeb What is that good my Lord Finch Why not long agoe I met with witty Sir Iohn some other of the ryming crew and he made a great complaint to me of an houre long all in pittifull meeter VVindeb What was the substance of his complaints I pray Finch That he had beene a great while a studdying a new play and the plot being none of the best he was forced to run off the Stage and durst not stay to see the first Act VVindeb Why I heard that he is gon with a troope of horse into Portugall to ayde the King there against the great Don of Spaine Finch It may be there was some such report but it is like there were false dice in hand for I am sure there hath beene but little faire play VVindeb Indeed it is very probable or else he hath much mistaken his way Finch Well Master Secretary I can stay no longer with you at this time for I am now going to the Post to receive letters from England at our next meeting I will informe you all other newes my letters affords in the mean time I commit you to your good fortunes nd bid you farwell VVindeb May your Lordships flight be swift and prosperous FINIS 1641.