Crop-eare curried, or, Tom Nash his ghost,: declaring the pruining of Prinnes two last parricidicall pamphlets, being 92 sheets in quarto, wherein the one of them he stretch'd the soveraigne power of Parliaments; in the other, his new-found way of opening the counterfeit Great Seale. Wherein by a short survey and ani-mad-versions of some of his falsities, fooleries, non-sense, blasphemies, forreigne and domesticke, uncivill, civill treasons, seditions, incitations, and precontrivements, in mustering, rallying, training and leading forth into publique so many ensignes of examples of old reviv'd rebells, or new devised chimeraes. With a strange prophecy, reported to be Merlins, or Nimshag's the Gymnosophist, and (by some authours) it is said to be the famous witch of Endor's. Runton, pollimunton plumpizminoi papperphandico. / By John Taylor.

Vpon his third part of the Soveraigne Power of Parliaments.

ALthough his third and fourth parts are already answered by the learned Sir John Spelman Knight, Doctour Fearne, and Master Digges, too reverend and able Pennes to take notice of the name of such a prinnified, prurigenous Puppy, from whom he stole his ratio∣nall and Theologicall Passages, nothing being his own, but the out∣facing with a multitude of pretended Testimonies, haled in, as he teacheth his Clients to hire Knights of the Poste, to witnesse that which they know nothing of, saving (I say) that there is nothing that concernes England, but the same again (quoth Mark a Bel∣grave) to the Tune of Anthony, now, now, the old Song still; like the last houre and halfe of a Puritan Sermon, or one of his long-winded Traverses of Burton's Apology, or Bastwickes Letany, in stead of a plea or answer, withouten that the aforesaid Henry Bur∣ton at Friday-street aforesaid, in the manner and forme aforesaid, did beate his wife aforesaid, by reason of the independent sister afore∣said, to beat out the evill spirit aforesaid, and (withouten that) it was for the lust aforesaid, or withouten that the said John Bastwicke Doctour of Phisicke aforesaid, was so over-run with the Morbus

Gallicus aforesaid, that when he was a Captain in the Rebellion aforesaid, at the Newarke in Leicester aforesaid, he was not able to get up to his horse aforesaid, without a stoole aforesaid; and with∣outen that, William Prinne aforesaid, in the Church-lane there aforesaid, in the Assembly of Adamites aforesaid, exercised his gifts aforesaid, to the edification of the Sisters aforesaid, who gave him the Gold aforesaid, and (in the feare of God) joyned in the Rebellion aforesaid, as they will be ready to averre and main∣tain, but never to prove any thing, if those his Bookes have not suf∣ficiently proved it; yet for all this I will afford him the honour to shame him, in answering of his third part, and thus I begin.

This third part he begins to magnifie Treason in his delicate Dedication, most loyally to three Arch-Rebells, namely, the Lord Fairfax, and the two Knights Williams, Waller and Breerton, wherein he stiles them, Deservedly Renowned Worthies, calles their valour, zeale, activity, and industry, incomparable; (you should have said their Rebellion too;) 'tis confest, that their invisible Victories have been many and miraculous, and their being often beaten hath been apparently perspicuous and manifest, for which they have been jeared with Publique Thankesgivings, as Master Prinne makes himselfe merry with mocking them, in his foisting Epistle; and it is not possible that these three Worthies should be so threed∣bare in their understandings, or that their wits should be so stupified, as not to perceive this fellowes flouting flattery; as for their Victo∣ries we do rather pitty than envy; and concerning the Worthies, I have seen nine of their Figures or Pictures in Haberdashers Shops and Tavernes, hanged up to garnish the roomes, but Master Prinnes three Worthies shall not be hanged up in a private roome or shop, a large field is fittest for such mighty Martialists. And for the valour of those three Worthies, it was never known that the Lord Fairfax struck a blow, except it were to his Tailer or his Footman; and for Sir William Waller he hath been so happy that he was never wounded, but onely in his reputation. But O, O, Sir William Breerton! noble, valiant, singular, supereminent, coura∣gious Sir William Breerton, I could laugh heartily, were I once so happy as to see him within halfe a mile of a Battaile, O sweet face, most amiable Sir William Breerton.

In his Preface to the Reader, he saith, he hath been alwayes a

cordiall endeavourer of Peace (as right as my legge John Jarret) you might as well have said Rope-ye-all, Halter-ye-all, as cordiall.

In his third Page he seemes to invite his Majesty to visit the Par∣liament, and tells Him (and all loyall Subjects) by an old President, what kinde entertainment He might expect, for he saith, that Ju∣lius Caesar was, in the Capitol, stabbed, and murdered by the Senate, with no lesse than twenty three wounds. Sir, your kinde invitation shall not be forgotten, & I assure you, it is one of most the significant passages and explanations of your Loyaltie in all your whole Books.

Page 5. That the King hath denuded himselfe of all Regall Au∣thority; this shall passe for one of your small Treasons, wherein you shew the denuded nakednesse of your Byass'd Judgement and conscience. page 3. This liberall Gentleman, proclaimes liberty, and plenarily leave to rebell, He releaseth all his Majesties Subjects from their Allegiance; surely, thou hast made a League with Sin, Death, and Hell, and they have blinded thee so, that thou canst nei∣ther see what thou sayest, or understand what thou writest. Thou givest the King's Subjects leave to cast off their Allegiance, and they give thee leave to be hanged to requite thy curtesie; but thou and thy Members (of Maintenance) must and shall know that all the King's loyall Subjects do understand, that the Oathes of Allegi∣ance and Supremacy, made to their Soveraigne, is such a tye, and se∣curity, as it is the onely chain upon earth, except love, to binde the consciences of men, and to hold humane society together; from which Oathes though Master Prinne (with Papall Authority) would dispence withall, yet his Majesty hath good and faithfull Subjects enough, who scorne and deride your foolish, traiterous dispen∣sations, and doubt not (by God's assistance) to mould you and your seduced Rabble of Rebells into better fashion.

Page 13. If the King himselfe shall introduce Forreigne Forces and Enemies into his Realme to levy Warre against it, or shall himselfe become an Enemy to it. This doubtfull supposition is so idle and tri∣viall, that the best Answer to it is to laugh at it. page 14. he talkes how King Henry the second of France was casually slain at a Tour∣nament by the Lord Montgomery, and then he tells us of Sir Walter Tirrell's Arrow (glancing against a Tree) slew King William the se∣cond of England; presently he makes a step into France again, and brings us word, that King Charles the first, being mad there, was de∣prived

and kept clsoe, and that the deaths and deprivations of these Kings was then proved to be no Treasons, because they were done out of no malitious intents. This is Bombast to stuffe out his big-wombe Book, and as neare the matter as Braseol and Banbury. Page 17. He playes the Huntsman, and compares the Keeper of a Parke, and the Deere in it, to a King and his People. Suppose this Comparison were granted, then you must also grant, that you have rebelliously broken down the Parke pale, or wall, so that the Deere are scatter∣ed and divided, the best of them (I am sure the truest Harts) do keep within their bounds, and live under the protection of their Keeper, whilest you have got all the whole Heard of Rascals a∣mongst you, and much good may do it you with them. In Page 22. he makes a leape from hence into Asia, and relates strange Newes, how Tamberlane conquered Bajazet, and put him in an ironcage; then you are sure it was not a Pillory, but if a time of Peace were, (were it not for depriving the Hangman of his due) I would begge thee, and shew thee in Fates and Marts, for a Motion, whereby thee and I could not chuse in short time but be without abundance of money. From page 23. to page 60. he tautologically talkes Na∣turall Non-sense, and Artificall Impertinencies, which in page 60. he saith, he gathered from one Albericus Gentilis. page 61. he stumbles upon Truth again, and sayes, That it is out of controversie that no man ought to resist against the King. Page 63, 64. he cites 32 Arguments of Scripture to maintain the Cause, the chiefe of them is Daniel in the Lions Den, he might as well have brought in Jacob's Well, and the Woman of Samaria.

In pag. 66. be brings in the story of Ioram, 2 Kings 6. how he sent a messenger to the Prophet Elishaes house to take away his head, and that the Prophet did cause the doore to be shut, to keep out the King's messenger: from whence the learned logicall Prinne inferres, that because the Prophet did not obey the King, but shut his doore a∣gainst the Messenger, therefore King Charles his Subiects may op∣pose, resist, and rebell; a very trim Argument. From thence to page 73. he repeates old fusty businesse over and over, and there he runnes for more luggage headlong into the Red-Sea, and dragges the memory of crowned Pharaoh, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 example of God's iudgements on that obdurate and impenitent King: this was somewhat to the purpose, but I cannot perceive where or how. Page 81. The King

with the Lords and Commons in Parliament, have the whole Realme entrusted with them, of which great trust the King is onely Chiefe and Soveraigne: now I agree with you, Sir, if your writings had been all such as this, and your Members and Committees, Votes and Or∣ders, correspondent, then we had had no Rebellion, and your high prized Bookes would have been iustly valued, to be worth nothing. A little after he sayes, The King is the supreme Member of the Parliament, (thou ill bred Fellow, thou mightest have said HEAD) and that contrary to the trust and duty reposed in Him, through the advice of evill Counsellours, wilfully betrayes this trust, and spoiles and makes havocke of his People and Kingdomes: these are but the old lyes, feares, jealousies, doubts, ifs and ands, newly revived and furbushed: as in page 86. he hath another, which is, If the King should command us to say Masse in his Chappell, to which I answer, If the Skie fall, &c. and the one of those ifs is as possible as the other. Page 108. He musters up 51 of the ancient Fathers to lend him their hands to defend his falsities, wherein he hath wrested and abused their integrity sufficiently, but I observe that he meddles with neither of the Gregories, either the Great, or Na∣zianzen, his policy is not to mention them, because then young Gregory herhaps may be put in minde of him; for Prinne is crafty and observes the Proverbe, He must have a long Devill, that eates with a spoone.

Page 92. He hath wrested the sword out of the hands and cut off the heads of all his opposite Goliahs. 'Tis well bragg'd, but if it be true, that you have cut off all the heads of your opposites, you have been bloudily revenged for the losse of your eares; I prithee, when thou diest, bequeath one of thy law-bones to be kept a∣mongst the dreadfull Weapons and Ammunition of the Members Magazine, it may do strange things amongst a Crew of Philist••ms.

Pag. 134. He contradicts himselfe with Statutes of King Henry 8. Ed. 6. and Qu. Eliz. That words against the King (even in prea∣ching) are high Treason, as well as raising Armes: very right, and those Statutes being yet in force, what would become of all your reverend railing Pulpit-men? (I will not slander them to call 'em Preachers) upon my conscience thy destiny and theirs would be all one, (if the said Statutes were duely executed) and you would all leave your old Trades, and deale in the two rich

commodities of Hempe and Timber, till your last gaspes. Pag. 142. he railes at the King again, as if he were hired to it, or that he had nothing else to do; also he be labours the Cavaliers ex tempore, by the Titles of Cut-throates, bloudy, inhumane, and barbarous, with other such pretty names, as the Gentleman pleases to bestow upon them, for which I hope they will not all die, till some of them be out of his debt. Page 143. Christians did not resist persecution un∣der Pagans, ergo, Christians must not resist Christians, and because Subjects are Christians as well as Kings, therefore Christian Kings must not resist Rebells. In his last Leafe, he hath waded through this weighty Controversie, and proved that both by Law and Con∣science this Rebellion is justifiable; and thus the Reader may per∣ceive how Prinnes Judgement and Conscience is biassed.