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A89185 Mistris Parliament brought to bed of a monstrous childe of reformation. With her seven years teeming, bitter pangs, and hard travaile, that she hath undergone in bringing forth her first-borne, (being a precious babe of grace.) VVith the cruelty of Mistris London her midwife; and great affection of Mrs. Synod her nurse, Mrs. Schisme, Mrs. Priviledge, Mrs. Ordinance, Mrs. Universall Toleration, and Mrs. Leveller her gossips. / By Mercurius Melancholicus. Mercurius Melancholicus, fl. 1648. 1648 (1648) Wing M2281; Thomason E437_24; ESTC R14013 4,280 8

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Mistris PARLIAMENT Brought to Bed of a Monstrous Childe of Reformation With her 7 Yeers Teeming bitter Pangs and hard Travaile that she hath undergone in bringing forth her first-borne Being a Precious Babe of Grace VVith the cruelty of Mistris London her Midwife and great Affection of Mrs. Synod her Nurse Mrs. Schisme Mrs. Priviledge Mrs. Ordinance Mrs. Universall Toleration and Mrs. Leveller her Gossips Ring the Bells backwards lusty bonfires make Of purest straw that from pist beds you take Your musick be the screeking of a Cart And your shrill Songs sound sweeter then a For joy that Mistris Parliament's brought a bed Pray see the Issue of her Maiden-head 'T is but 3 half-pence in The Sight will please ye And of your Grief and melancholly ease you BY Mercurius Melancholicus Printed in the Yeer of the Saints fear 1648. Mrs. PARLIAMENT BROUGHT TO BID Of the Precious Babe of REFORMATION The Parliament in strong labour is pray Women come away Least Reformation we doe miss alack and well-aday Call Mistris London the Mid-wife call Mistris Lent-all too That if the First can't save her life the last may see her goe Bid Rainsborough to Rigg his Sipps with all convenient speed Lest Gregory doe fit his slips and then wee Saints must bleed Blow blow strong Windes lend one stiff blast and send her quick to hell Our miseries then shall soon be past and our sick land be well Enter Mrs. Synod an old dry Nurse RIde run goe with all celerity and fetch hither Mistris London the Midwife tell her that Mrs. Parliament desires her to come away presently for she is in strong labour and hath most miserable pangs and throwes that come thick upon her pray heavens she hath not taken some fright I heard her the other day complaine of a Scotchman and of an Irishman and a Welchmen Well well 't was ill done I le besworne to fright a Gentlewoman of her quallity and breeding one that came of so ancient and Honorable a Family too as the Parliaments of England Who is it almost that has not known the Parliaments to be as honourable as ever was any Family in England next the King God bless him and hath done as much good for the Kingdome and now to be despised by every sause-boxe boy and loose fellow to make Rimes as they call them and sing-songs of her making of her a Whore and no better then the arrantest Strumpet that ever went upon two shooes telling her that she hath imprisoned her Husband and prostituted her body to a very Eunuch that had nothing to help himself withall and since hath followed the Camp became an Amunition-W and turn'd up her tayle to every lowsy Ill-dependent Rascall in the Army Sir Thomas himself and king Cromwall too a very Town-Bull and committed flat fornication with Broom-men Tinkers and Channell-rakers and hath learnt to murder Rob take Purses pick pockets but she is not the first Woman that hath done amiss These are but slips occasioned by the weakness of her sex I le in and make her a Spirituall Cawdle to comfort her weak back for I promise you I doubt that she will have but an ill bargain on 't Mrs. Parliament why Mrs. Parliament I say how doe ye Mrs. Parliament Will ye have a little Strong-waters or a Cawdle to comfort ye Mr. Parl. Oh sick sick I must cast Nurse pray reach me a bowle 〉 hawe 〉hawe 〉 .... Nurse Well said Mistris fetch it up up with it Heaven bless me What is' t that looks so red Mistris Mrs. Parl. Oh 't is Blood innocent blood that hath lain in clodds congealed at my stomack this full 7 yeers harke how lowd it cryes for vengeance I never felt it before I came to Strafford onely once since at Canterbury O Tomkins O Challoner Burley c. too well I understand that you suffered by my cruelty unjust deaths 〈 awe 〉 Nurse 'T is well t is up cast againe Mistris Mrs. Parl. J will Nurse 〈 awe awe 〉 Oh Oh my heart is burst Nurse Lord Mistris What is' t that looks so yellow is it Choller Mrs. Parl. No Nurse 't is Gold accursed gold For the love of this J sold my God my King my Soul committed Sacriledge murder and all manner of mischief Awe ........ Nurse What 's this Mrs. that looks like Paper Mrs. Par. Oh Nurse those are Ordinances Votes and Declarations Pray hold my back hard Nurse my heart will shiver to pieces else awe awe sick sick Nurse What 's this that comes so strongly up Foh how it stinks all the Kingdome over Mrs. Parl. Oh Nurse This is the accursed Declaration against my King wherein He is so falsely flandered and reproach'd Pray fling some hot Embers on 't and make all the haste you can to call Mrs. Sedition Mrs. Schisme Mrs. Toleration and Mrs. Leveller tell them That if they come not presently J shall miscarry of the sweet Babe of Reformation that hath cost England so much money blood and sweat Nurs. J am gone Here 's the Midwise forsooth mistris London Mrs. Par. Oh mistris London helpe me now or J die never did Parliament endure such bitter pangs Oh oh J am ready to depart Mrs. Lon. Depart in the Devills Name if thou wilt thou shalt have no helpe of mind J come to laugh at thy sorrow more then to helpe thee thou hast had too much of my helpe already and that hath imboldened thee the more to play the Strumpet with security and to prostitute thy Members to all manner of Wickedness and Uncleanness No languish still till thou hast brought forth the bastard Jssue of thy own Lust thy own self which was begot in obscenity and shall be brought forth in iniquity for me and may it prove as monstrous in its birth and as fatall to it self as it hath been ominous to others As soon she had made an end of speaking in came rushing Mrs. Priviledge Mrs. Ordinance Mrs. Schisme Mrs. Sedition and Mrs. Toleration who presently fell about their business one held her hands another her back and a third her members She being in this grievous agony having no hopes to scape with life desired Mrs. Truth to indite a bill to have her pray'd for and that it be speedily sent by the Lord Mayjor to the severall Congregations within every their respective Parishes for her safe Deliverance which most accurately she penned in form of a Declaration in these word following The Declaration of Mrs. Parliament lying very weak and in most grievous pangs of child-bearing and cannot be delivered WHatsoever dangers are threatned or feared either by the great perplexity I am at this present in or by reason of my manyfold sins that now in my weakness lie heavie upon my Conscience yet I have assurance that if I confess and forsake them I shall finde mercy Therefore I confess and acknowledge though not from the bottom of my heart that for the space of these 7. Yeers I have been a most