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A dialogue between Hampton-Court and the Isle of Wight Vxbridge being moderator : impartially discoursing of the effects and defects of the treaty : and the likelihoods and unlikelihoods we have of the composure of a well grounded and lasting peace : with the preparations and treachery of the army for preventing the same / by Tom Tell Troath, clarke for His Majesty in the treaty.
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Tell Troath, Tom.
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1648
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Wing D1312; ESTC R467
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A DIALOGUE BETWEEN HAMPTON-COVRT AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT VXBRIDGE being Moderator Impartially discoursing of the effects and defects of the TREATY And the likelihoods and unlikelihoods we have of the composure of a well grounded and lasting Peace With the preparations and treachery of the Army for preventing the same By Tom Tell troath Clarke for his Majesty in the TREATY Printed in the Yeare of expectation of the peace or ruine of the Nation 1648. A Dialogue c. Isle Wight COme come Mrs. Hampton though you are a great Courtier in the eye and I but a small spot in the face of the Sea yet I am verily perswaded that I am thought worthy before your selfe to teeme and bring forth the sweete and long expected Babe of Peace T is not the statelynesse of a Court or the greatnesse of a City that the Authour and finisher of Peace lookes upon the meaner place is more acceptable Bethlem where the King of peace himselfe was born was thought worthier thē Jerusalem that City to bring forth him that by his suffrings made peace for the whole world and why not the Isle of Wight before thee or Mrs. Vxbridge either yea or London the Parliaments Midwife I have in my Cabinet an ancient Prophesie no lesse then 500. yeares old which I believe will now be fulfilled to the joy of all true English hearts that love Peace truth unity and concord the Father and Mother of all other blessings whatsoever and this Prophesie runs thus The time shall come a King cloath'd all in white Shall Crown England with Peace from the Isle of Wight Hampton O Mrs. Wight be not too confident this child may yet prove abortive Alas I feare thou must suffer many bitter pangs before thou art yet delivered of Peace I know my Royall Master has suffred many base affronts bitter griefs and dire laments in thee was he not betrayd and decoyd into thee when he took his flight from me by that Apostate Cromwell was he not in thee kept close Prisoner debarred of the society of all his friends and servants taunted and uncivilly used by wicked Hamond his cursed Jaylor and he according to his bounden duty warranted by the Law of God the Law of nature and the Law of the Land namely noble Burley making but signe of resistance to rescue His Majesty from all his misery was suddenly by these wild Canibals devoured hangd drawn and quartred for his Alegeance to his King did not Rolfe think you that waited 4 lōg houres with a Pistoll to take away his life deserve a small gratuity of 200. l. for his so doing did not Dowcet and Osburne deserve to be imprisoned for revealing the same and the other revarded for acting the same O Hammon remember Mordecai fear and tremble for the like preferment will one day fall to thee as it did to thy Namesake when it shall be read in the Chronicles of the Kings of England that thou setst on that villain Rolfe to murder his Master and didst solicite thy Masters so often for him to be so well rewarded for so foule and wicked an intention and that wicked villaine Serjant Wilde that condemned and murdred Noble Burley for doing his duty according to Law must release Rolfe for doing so abhorred an act against law religiō reason or conscience Mrs. Wight you know all this to be true do you not Wight I but Mrs. Hampton truth is not to be spoke at all times these are bugs words against the Parliament have a care they stop not your mouth with a little Independent mercy for that will spoile your blabbing for ever after you know how they use to deale with Malignants and being an old Courtier and of so ancient a house as you are you must needs be voted a Malignant and so an enemy to the Kingdome and Parliament and then c. Hamp Were the Parliament as mad as the swine possessed with the Divell that they were running headlong to their owne confusion might not a man adventure to stop them or perswade them though to no purpose plaine Troath feares no colours had they as many and as changeable at the Rainbow and their garments were dyed with scarlet goar of innocents till they had made this Island a generall Sepulchre it should not fright me I 'de tell them on 't and that home too I say they are Tyrants and inhumane Rebels that have wronged the most vertuous King that ever Raigned in Christendome have divided him from his owne Wife driven him from his Princely Children imprisoned defamed reproached scandalized renounced writ and spoke all manner of evill against him murdred his Nobility killed his Gentry robbed the Commonalty and enriched themselves by the ruines of other men that now they are fatted in mischiefe and tumble and lye blowing and gloaring in the wealth of the Kingdome whilest Trading is decayed the People are impoverished beggery increased many a Member of Christ stawed others lie groaning some in goales others in Hospitals some Parents amidst their families keeping time in weeping with their children who want one morsell of bread to sustaine their lives the Mother sitting to suckle her tender Infant with an empty breast and a more sorowfull heart listning for the dying groanes of her starved childe and yet this will not move these Miscreants to the the least pitty or compassion Wight Indeed Mrs. Hampton I believe most of your sad story to be true but if the King and Parliament agree there will no doubt be a way thought on to encrease Trade that the poore may be set on work and all things may be well Hampton Alas Mrs. Wight you are deceived for admit that the King and Parliament should agree what will the Army doe Wight Agree to or be hanged were they agreed wee should doe with the Army well enough Hampton But in the meane time they will deale with him and us to to what end thinke you tooke they his Majesty away from Holdenby without the authority of Parliament was it to bring him to his Parliament or send him to them to be murdered by Rolfe to what end did they make so many professions and ingagements for his Majesties just Rights in generall both at Newmarket and Sr. Albanes as may appeare by their voted and revoted Proposalls was it for his good Yes because the Parliament had protested to make him great and glorious therefore they would send him to heaven quickly to be great and glorious there for I am perswaded and so are more beside I that they would never have sent him to thee Mrs. Wight but to have him murdered what thinke you meanes the 4000. horse that are now upon their march under Ingolsby to thee Mrs. Wight is it to bring him to his Parliament yes I warrant you the cleane contrary way what meant the Independents Petition but to be seconded by the Army What meanes their placing Committees of Independents in all Counties Castles and places of strength but to subdue