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A91187	A fresh discovery of some prodigious new wandring-blasing-stars, & firebrands, stiling themselves nevv-lights, firing our church and state into new combustions. Divided into ten sections, comprising severall most libellous, scandalous, seditious, insolent, uncharitable, (and some blasphemous) passages; published in late unlicensed printed pamphlets, against the ecclesiasticall jurisdiction and power of parliaments, councels, synods, Christian kings and magistrates, in generall; the ordinances and proceedings of this present Parliament, in speciall: the national covenant, assembly, directory, our brethren of Scotland, Presbyterian government; the Church of England, with her ministers, worship; the opposers of independent novelties; ... Whereunto some letters and papers lately sent from the Sommer-Islands, are subjoyned, relating the schismaticall, illegal, tyrannical proceedings of some Independents there, in gathering their new-churches, to the great distraction and prejudice of that plantation. / Published for the common good by William Prynne of Lincolnes Inne, Esquire.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3963; Thomason E261_5; ESTC R212456	96,461	90

Bocardo Sir Simon Synod New upstart frisking Presbiters Synodian Cormorants the Synodian Whore of Babylon the traiterous Synod called the Assembly of Divines presbiterian horse-leeches blood thirsty Cattle this great gore-bellied idoll called the Assembly of Divines Arch-Jesuiticall traytors the Jesuiticall and traiterous designes of the Synod our dissembly Doctors a Consistory of devils and the like These be the charitable modest Independent Epithites which this libeller bestowes upon them See next his libellous and blasphemous speeches against and censure of them and the good end his charity wisheth to them Page 1● The Synod is guided by the holy Ghost sent in a cloke-bagge from Scotland as of old from Rome in the Councell of Trent Because the Assembly have sadled the Parliament it is unlawfull for the Presbiters to goe on foot page 29. The traiterous Synod called the Assembly of Divines labours with might and main to establish and settle this traiterous spirit of persecution in the land page 35. 36. It is most certaine that this fellow whose name Sir Simon faineth to be Reformation is absolute Persecution so that had these Reformers but as much power as Queen Marie's Clergy their reformation would conclude in fire and faggot Judg. Oh insufferable Assembly I see 't is dangerous for a state to pin their faith upon the sleeve of the Clergy J. Reason Further my Lord whereas others are impoverished spend their estates engage and loose their lives in this Quarrell they are enriched and advanced by it save their purses and persons cram and fill their greedy guts too filthy to be carried to a Beare heap up wealth to themselves and give not a penny while others against whom they exclaime venture and expend all yea my Lord this great gorebelly Idol called the Assembly of divines is not ashamed in this time of state-necessity to gull up and devour more at one meale then would make a feast for Bel and the Dragon for besides all their fat Benefices forsooth they must have their foure shillings apeece by the day for sitting in constollidation and poore men when they had filled all benefices with good Trencher-men of their owne presbiterian Tribe they move your Lorpship that all Ministers may be wholy freed from all taxations that now the trade of presbiter is the best trade in England all are taxed and it goes free poore men that have no bread to still the cry of their children must either pay and goe in person to the warres while these devouring Church lubbers live at ease feed on dainties neither pay nor goe themselves but preach out our very hearts they make it a case of conscience to give all but wise men they 'le give none Let the sick the lame and maimed souldiers and those that have lost their limbs and begge in streets let women that have lost their Husbands let parents that have lost their children let children that have lost their parents and let all that have or suffer oppression and misery in and for the publike Cause consider this and be no longer ridden and jaded by Clergy masters but to give the devill his due one thing to their commendations I have observed that they are so zealously affected with the honour of their Cloth that 't were pitty to disrobe them of their cassock Garbe to be led in a string from Westminster to Algate in Leatherne Jackets and Mattockes on their shoulders and my Lord though some thinke they would doe the State more good in leatherne jackets and Mattockes then in long cloakes and cassockes yet my think they would doe the state better service with their canonical girdles were the knot tyed in the right place page 36. 37. Primacy Metropolitanisme prelacy c. are shrunk into the presbytery and our High-commission turned into an Assembly of Divines My Lord they have sate even till they have runne mad you might doe well to adjourne them to Bedlam for my Lord they are raging mad to have the innocent blood of the Anabaptists Brownists Independents c. My Lord they have over-studied themselves even wracked their wits to find out a Religion for us poore men they have beene mightily puzled about it it hath cost them the consumption of many fat pig chicken capon c. the infusion of many a cup of sacke to bring it to birth and after such dolorous pangs and bitter troubles for almost these two yeers who would have thought they would be delivered of such a ridiculous vermine called a Presbyter parturiunt montes nascitur ridiculus mus And now my Lord after this montanous delivery they are at their wits end what dressing to put it out in all the Taylors in the Kingdome are not able to content them what to doe they know not and now the matter 's worse then ever it was they had thought to have shewne the world it in the godly shape of Reformation but upon examination 't is found to be Persecution a sad event there is no way now but Bedlam for our Doctors it may chance to chastise them into their wits againe and then upon their second thoughts it may be they 're bethink themselves to put a blew bonnet upon'● and then it will passe from England to Scotland and Scotland to England againe without question or controle Page 93. Good my Lord have mercy upon me I beseech your honour even for the Clergy sake have mercy upon me consider my Lord that in my death is their ruine it will be the greatest inroad upon the Divines of Christendome that ever was made Oh! I beseech you my Lord. by the Mystery of their holy Convocation by their agony and bloody sweat by their crosse and passion at my shamefull approaching death and burial Good Lord deliver me By their glorious resurrection and assention from the Pulpit above the State by the comming of the holy Ghost to them in a cloak-bag from Scotland Good Lord deliver me By the late solemne League and Covenant by the 400. and 50. l. for the Copy of their Directory because they could get no more by all the fat Benefices and goodly revenues of the Clergy Good Lord deliver me Page 43. 44. It is the sentence of this Court concerning Sir Simon and Sir Iohn Presbyter who have thus Jesuitically endeavoured to pervert the Justce of this Court That Sir Simon be committed close prisoner to King Henry the eights chappell there to be kept in Parliamentary safe custody till the Great Assiges held in the first yeere of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Christ when the Kingdom and the greatnesse of the Kingdoms under the whole Heaven shall be given to the Saints of the most high there and then to be arraigned with the rest of his holy Tribe whether universal national provincial or consistorial counsels or Synods whatsoever before his Highnesse the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and my Lord in the meane time to keep his Holinesse in action I beseech your Honour

and subtilty their cunning insensible encroachments upon the priviledges of Parliament the just liberties of and freedome of the people their inchanting delusions wherewith they bewitch both Parliament and multitude the cruell thraldome inhumane slavery insufferable bondage they would reforme us and our Children unto from generation to generation their powerfull endeavours to make the Parliament betray their trust break their Oathes pull downe old Courts of tyranny and oppression to set up new free us from Episcopall persecution to devour us with presbyterian cruelty convey our naturall rights and freedome to the pontifical usurpation of the Clergy that neither we nor our children after us notwithstanding the expence of our estates ruine of our families effusion of our blood to redeem them may live in the land without the hazard of imprisonment losse of goods banishment hanging c. except we be presbiterian these and many other things of high concernment reverend young Martin taking into his serious and deliberate consideration and seeing this eminent irrecoverable ruine ready to devour both Parliament and people hang over their heads threatning certaine destruction to us and our posterity if not timely and sodainly prevented Hereupon his Holinesse reverend young Martin out of sincerity to God and naturall love unto his distressed Country most willingly became servant to your superlative Holinesse to ease your burthen in this your toylsome time of Classical exaltation of a little State ambition and spiritual supremacy as much as in him lyeth to vindicate the priviledge of Parliament our birth-rights and native freedome from your divine spirituality that you may have the more time to stuffe your guts extend your panches eram your bellies farcinate your ventricles s●ort out Directories blurt out Ordinances grin at Christ swell at his Sectaries and for his meritorious pious endeavours Martin expected a reward as very justly he might but to cloake your covetousnesse and ingratitude you pick quarrels against him for some small failings in his Treatise I hope you will deale better with Master Prynne for his midnight dreames his distracted subitane apprehensions I can tell you he expects it But Martin might have considered your ingratitude to the Lord Bishops from whom formerly you received the holy Ghost with all your spirituall preferments and were first put into a capacity of Lording it as you now doe over the people whom like ungracious children viperous vermine inhumane Canibals notwithstanding their grace and favour you have devoured up and share their inheritance amongst you O divine pilage gratefull children c. page 4. 5. Yet that his Holinesse like yours might appeare immaculate and infallible to the whole world Martin proclaimeth and demonstrates to all persons Ecclesiasticall by what name or title soever dignified or distinguished whether Arch-bishop Calamie 's or other inferiour single-sold Presbyters That his Holinesse reverend young Martin Mar-priest freely offerereth plenary pardon and remission to that traiterous blood-thirsty Man-eater Sir Simon Synod for his foule ingratitude his malicious mischievous murtherous debates consultations and conclusions to shed the blood of his Holinesse reverend young Martin Mar-priest and deliver him as a prey to the monstrous huge iron faings and venomous boarish tuskes of his sonne Jocke and his bloody crue breake their teeth o God in their mouth break out the teeth of the young Lyons o Lord if the said savage barbarous Caniball Sir Simon Synod the next day of humiliation after the publishing hereof shall very penetentially as if he were to preach a fast sermon come in unto reverend Martin and humbly submit himselfe to his Holinesse at his sanctuary in Toleration-street right opposite to state-opression and synodian tyranny and there humbly before reverend young Martin confesse his evill acknowledge his errors a●d be heartily sorry for the same live sociably and quietly amongst his Neighbours never molest or injure any man for Conscience suffer his teeth and nayles to be pluckt out and pared by an honest Independent barber that hereafter he may never bite nor scratch and then peaceably returne to his Parochial Charge render up all the goodly fat Benefices in the Kingdome to supply the necessities of the State pay their Arreares in the Army gratifie their sicke same and maimed souldiers with a reward more honourable according to their deserts then a tiket to begge supply the calamity poverty and misery of poore Widowes and Orphans whose deare Husbands and Fathers have been slaine in the service of the State and not out of synodian state-policy to save their charity subject the innocent Babes to be led by the spirit into Indian deserts and Wildernesses and under pretence of Authority rob the tender mothers of the fruit of their wombs a wickednesse insufferable in a Common-wealth and to send the free-borne out of their native protection to forraigne destruction least the cry of the fatherlesse and Widowes should call for reliefe out of their fat Benefices pontificiall revenues c. O the covetousnesse of the Priests and the mercy of God as the Germane saith endure for ever If he shall hereto assent renounce the Ordinance of tythes be content with the good will of the vulger lay downe his state-ambition and usurpation of the Civill power suffer the Commons of the Land both rich and poore which are free-borne people to enjoy quietly their owne nationall freedome c. he will not deride you any more But if Sir Simon shall reject this grace and favour freely offered to him and to all the Sir Iohns in the Kingdome by his Holinesse reverend young Martin Mar-priest out of his divine clemency thus graciously extended from his holinesse proclaimeth to the whole assembly of Sir Iohns and to the whole Kingdome that come bondage come liberty come life come death come what come will by the grace of God young Martin is resolved to u●mask your vilany to posterity and lay a foundation for a future it not for the present recovery of the priviledge of Parliament and liberties of the common people from your synodicall classicall Presbyterian predominancy and therefore Sir Simon be advised betime accept of this grace and favour offered harden not your hearts as in the dayes of the Bishops lest the fierce wrath of the Lord even sodaine destruction fall upon you as it did upon them for be assured swift and fearfull destruction and ruine does attend you and the Lord will avenge his quarrell at your hands and as it is done unto your Fathers the Bishops so shall it be done unto you and if your rising ambition be not sodainly repel'd your rise●reign and fall will be terrible to the Kingdom you may delude the people a while but the time hasteneth that the people wil cal you to an account the Lord grant it be not as I fear By the Sword He addes p. 5. 6. Well Sir Simon if you will not mend your manners Martin will observe all your postures and tels you plainly that hee

their absence Exod. 34. 23 24. which gracious providence of his no doubt continues still protecting all such as are imployed by his command but unlesse our Brethren of Scotland bethink themselves in time and consider that even as the persecuting Bishops of England attempting to impose their government in Scotland gave occasion to begin the warres in England so if the persecuting Presbyters of Scotland continue to advance and get set up the Scotch government in England it may likely bring all the three Kingdomes to make the seat of warre in Scotland I would be loath to prophesie upon this occasion but do much fear that in how bad condition soever both England and Ireland are at the present if the warres last but little longer Scotland will yet be farre worse God of his infinite mercy open the eyes of all three Kingdomes in this their heavie visitation reconciling himselfe unto them all and them to one another for his dear Sonne Christ Iesus sake The Araignment of Persecution by way of jear and scorne p. 3 8 9. 19 39 42. satyrically inveighes against and derides Scoth government ranking it with Satan Antichrist the Spanish Inquisition Councell of Trent High Commission c. beings in Liberty of conscience thus complaining My Lord Sir Simon Synod is like to pull out my throat with the ravinous clawes of an Assembly and Master Scotch Government was fit to stab me with his Scoth Dagger Iemmy put up thy Dagger Averres The Synod is guided by the Holy Ghost sent in a Cloke-bag from Scotland as of old from Rome to the Councell of Trent Oft mentions by way of scorn and jeere The advancing of the mickle Army into the South addes you may easily perceive how they would pinch your Lordships nose with a paire of SCOTCH SPECTACLES that your Lordship might see nothing but BLEW CAPS he hath plaistred up the wrinkles of his face with SCOTCH MORTER c. The Sacred Synodicall Decretall p. 4. tels us c. of a Blew-capreformation and then Blewcap for us p. 7. Of the ay-blessed Divines of Scotland p. 16. Of laying Rods in pisse for Crumwel let him take heed of a Scotch another course must be taken with Hereticks else our Brethren cannot further engage God speed them well home againe and let all the people in the kingdome say Amen p. 18. Of their running away at Maston-More p. 20. Of an Angel in the Mount upon whom o●● reverend Assembly of grave and learned Divines do daily wait which Mount is Dunce-Hill which by translation out of the Originall by the Divines of Scotland whose countrey-man this Angel is is englished Mount Sion with other such like stuffe And Martins Eccho p. 8. Our Scottish Brethren advanced lately as far into the South as from Brampton-moore to Westmerland for your assistance are all yours by vertue of the Holy League and Covenant which they may in no wise falsifie untill they see it convenient for them to do as in the most sacred Exhortation to the taking of the said League and Covenant you have taught them Many other such seditious passages tending to sow division between both Nations contrary to the fourth clause of the Nationall Covenant these New-Libels have lately published which I forbear to Register Section VII Containing most scurrilus libellous scandelous railing invectives against Presbyterians and Presbyterian government in generall which many of them not long since so much applauded desired before the Bishops removall WE have met with much of this scurrilous stuffe in other Sections to which some few additions only shall be made in this Mr. Henry Robinson his FALSEHOOD c. shall leade up the Forelorne-hope where thus he writes to the Christian Reader Free thy conscience from the thraldome and bondage of those Egyptian Taskmasters who care not what trash and trumpery they vent so they may gaine Proselytes and contributions Which he thus prosecutes p. 9. But what availeth it to have the head of one Lordly Episcopall Prelate cut of when a Hidra a multitude above seventy seven times as many Presbyteriall Prelates succeed instead thereof Prelatia Prelacy Prelacy as we use it vulgarly is a preferring one before another and the Presbyteriall government is much more truly said to be Prelaticall then either Episcopall or Papall unlesse you will say that neither Episcopall nor Papall be Prelaticall at all For in either of those governments there are but few Prelates but in the other there are to wit so many Prelates as there are Presbyters each whereof is an absolute Prelate that is one preferred above his Brethren The Araignment of Persecution declaimes thus against Presbyterian government p. 21. Both Papall and Episcopall government is better then Presbyterian for they are and have been more uniforme and have continued many hundred years longer then Presbyterian and were long before Presbytery was thought on For alas it was but a shift at a pinch the Devill made when neither of the other would serve his turne and so came up Presbyterie but what good the Devill will have of it I know not for who knowes the luck of a lowsie Cur he may prove a good Dog The Sacred Synodicall Decretall inveighes thus against Presbyterian government p. 11. Martin will put the Parliament and people in minde of their Protestation and tell them that by the same rule they pull downe the Bishops they are bound to put downe the Presbyters c. For in Martins Astrologicall judgement all the Plagues of Egypt were but a Flea-biting to what one Presbyterian Church will be vinci si possunt regales cestibus enses we having mortified Episcopall Hercules and possest his Club. p. 19. Indeed the Pope is as truly Christian and his function as equally Jure Divino as our Presbyterie conveyed from his Holiness● by our Fathers the late Lord Bishops upon us The unlicensed Nativity of Presbytery said to be licensed by Rowland Rattle-Priest a terrible Imprimatur writes p. 5. That the Devill made the Vrchin Sir John Presbyter an abject a Fugitive newly come out of Scotland a Witch a Rogue and in apparell delighting in black as his Father the Devill fitter to be a Weather cock then a Divine only the Evill Spirit of Mercury presented him to be the Devils Goat-head Section VIII Conteining sundry Libellous Schismaticall uncharitable and unchristian passages against the Church of England her Worship and Ministers in generall IOhn Lilburne in his Answer to nine Arguments Printed without License London 1645. with his picture cut before it Writes thus of the Church of England pag. 4. The Church of England is a true Whorish mother and you are one of her base-begotten and Bastardly children for you know a Whore is a woman as truly as a true wife and she may have children as proportionable as the children of a true wife yet this doth not prove her children which are base-begotten are true-begotten children because they have all the parts and limbes of children that are begotten in