(159.)
A Scottish Minister being Chaplain to an English Regiment of foot, in the time of the Rump-Parliament at St. Edmonds Bury in Suffolk; as he was preaching to them, said, Good Lord bless the grand Council above (viz. the Parliament) and grant they may aw hang together: which a country fellow that stood underneath hearing, said, Yes Sir with all my heart, and the sooner the better; and I am sure 'tis the prayers of all good people. But good friends, says the Parson, I do not mean as that naughty man means; but I pray that they may all hang to gether in accord and concord: Yes, says the fellow again, In any cord so it be a strong cord: And when he had so said, he slipt away from the company; at last being searcht for by the chief offi∣cer there, they could not find him: How, says he, is he slipt away; if he had not he should have had the slip bestowed upon him, for his unreverend lan∣guage to the Parliament.