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A82109 A declaration of old Nick, prince of the air, and all his infernal crew, to the inhabitants of the whole world, but chiefly to the Quakers of Great Britain &c. 1660 (1660) Wing D615; Thomason 669.f.23[68]; ESTC R211637 1,722 1

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A DECLARATION OF OLD NICK Prince of the Air and all his Infernal crew to the inhabitants of the whole world but chiefly to the QVAKERS of Great Britain c WHereas it is well known to the whole universe that our dominions extend from one end of the earth to the other and that we are the first and the most antient hellish Prince that ever raigned on the earth or in the hearts of the disobedient and that our Kingdome is an everlasting Kingdome of darknesse horror burning pain fire stinch and what not which no honest body can deny and seeing there is in this later age and especially in these South countries crept into our dominions a fallacy which is got into the hearts of some sorts of people which do affirm and say they have new lights and inspirations wherewith they begin to dazle and blind the eyes and minds of our well affected subjects to our Kingdome who are pursuing to their utmost power and strive to be greatest and most eminent in the same these sorts we say do indeavour to bring them out of our old way of errour blindnesse sedition treason murder and such like which as far as we can apprehend will be to the utter if it were possible overthrowing and subversion of us and our territories by their pretended holinesse of life a false zeal and a counterfeited Religion if not timely prevented we therefore seeing this danger approaching and what is like to ensue do declare with all our infernal spirits and angels that we ever were are and still will be utter enemies to all that is called good honest piety love unity peace faith obedience holy life and christianity and whatsoever is contrary to our meaning and excellent nature And likewise we do declare that whosoever shall attempt at any time to usurp any power beyond or above us whereby to deprive us or our successors of their undoubted government thereby to procure any thing in that kind to the advancement of their own interest they shall suffer the most heavy hand of vengeance curse and burning with fire and gnashing of teeth for ever that can be imagined or thought on And we do declare that we will do our endeavour by our own power to root out of our Dominions all the reste called by them truth all that kind of Religion which they so much brag boast of and pretend to have a right unto and we do grant a toleration to all our subjects under our jurisdiction to be of any judgment or belief they please whether it be Atheistical Papistical Tyrannical Turkish Heathenish Mahometical Antichristian or Infidel provided it be not Christianisme or Judaisme Item We declare that we will mantain and defend all manner of perjury blasphemy murder sacrilege witchcraft conjuring inchantments sorcery sedition envy backbiting idolatry adultery oppression pride drunkennesse covetousness hypocrisie and whatever is delightsome to the will and satisfying of flesh and bloud with all manner of bestiality that is to defile themselves even with beasts and with their own kin by having to do with as many as their corrupt imagination can think upon with all manner of ravishments Item We Declare to all our obedient Servants of what Degree Condition Age or Sex they be to Device Plot Counterplot Undermine Deceive defraud Cosin Cog Dissemble Circumvent Cony-catcht Befool Besot Baffle Cheat and Delude any other of what Nation soever they be Also we Declare by our Satanical power to use all the means possible to set whole Kingdoms together by the Ears to devide the people one against another and they against their lawful Governour even to the Death be it by Poysoning Heading Killing or Hanging and to stir them up to Rebellion by insinuating into their minds all m●●ner of mischief bloodymindednesse Revenge Quarreling and Disobedience to bring all things out of Order and Frame into confusion to invent Lies Forgeries and to broach our damnable Doctrines to fill their Ears and Hearts with Novelties and Falshoods to pretend one thing and to mean another to dissemble to the life like as our beloved Son Judas did with a Kiss Item We declare to the World that we would have all in the same as we are and have been from the beginning Lyars Murderers Perjurers breakers of Oaths Vows and Covenants Sabath breakers to fast for Debate and Strife to feast to superfluity of Gormandising Surfitings Gluttony Drunkennesse even to excess All which we command and charge upon the incurring of our high displeasure of Everlasting Punishment to those that disobey our real meaning and intention Dated at the High Court of Gehenna the bottomless Pit in the six thousand year of our Reign witness our self Great Belzebub Prince of Darkness and our infernal Spirits Lucifer Satan Serpent Diablus Mammon Abadon POSTCRIPT GIve no place to the Devil Know yee not that to whom yee yield your selves Servants to obey his Servants yee are to whom yee obey the wages of Sin is death without END Printed by George Morgan