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GReat are the consultations and disputes of the Commonalty of England this Moneth, who fixing their eyes Northward, discern the Scot to be highly elevated, by reason of his great confidence, or uncer∣tain assurance, of aid and assistance from Denmark,
France, and other places, to annoy us; yea, and the state of all Europe is guided likewise with most strange and improvident advisers; and a sullen murmuring people within our own Territories, seems to swell with inveterate conceptions, acting and contriving desolation and ruine to the supream Authority of the Nation; and many poysoned darts will also flye from the quiver of invective spirits, wounding and pier∣cing the honour of some worthy Patriots, who for∣merly seemed as Oracles to the people, free from cor∣ruption either in Office or bribery: [Oh a lusty purge for these diabolicall creatures, who under the spetious pre∣tences of restauration of liberty, do endeavour the involving of us into endlesse misery.] But if the Commonalty be∣gin now to be angry, their blowes will fall exceeding heavie, and wo be unto those who shall move them to wrath, by dis-franchising them of their late pur∣chased liberty, and endeavour their involving once again in new commotions and troubles; great ruine attends the Dane, and all other who are interessed in his designe, against the Inhabitants of this Common∣wealth: Distractions grow great in severall parts of the Nation, through want of the Engine and smew of Warre, but by the great vigilancy of our prudent Rulers, their wants are supplied, and their discon∣tents most happily allayed and pacified. Rich men look to your purses, a purge is now preparing, but [indeed] it will be a very favourable and pleasant one. The close of this Moneth produceth great hap∣pinesse to the laborious husbandman, his heavy taxes being much abated, and their weighty burthens in a great measure removed. Ireland cries out this Moneth for moneys and provision, and many there are who
endeavour the retarding thereof, and withdraw their helping hand from the propagating of so great a work; but let them all be anathematized (who shall appear instrumentall therein) to future generations and posterities: Great commotions and distractions (throughout all parts of the world) attends the close of this Moneth; But a wofull rising seems to threaten the Turk, even from Constantinople the allarm shall be given, which will eccho through most of his confines and territories, insomuch, that the industrious Ve∣netian, appears full of action, and will free themselves from slavery in the Island of Candy, firing and taking most of the Turkish Gallies, which lye as Pirates and Robbers, to massacre and enslave the Christians.