The VVelchmans last petition and protestation: desiring that speedy aide might bee sent her against her home-bred enemies, as her shall declare and shew to be in her following petition. Whereunto is added the protestation of Thomas, ap Shinkin, ap Morgan, &c.

The VVelch-mans last PETITION And Protestation.

Desiring that speedy ayde might bee sent her against her home-bred enemies, as her shall declare and shew to be in her following Petition.

Humbly sheweth,

THat although her Countrymen in Wales have not often shew'd her griefes and injuries in long Bills and Petitions, yet may it please your good Lordships to understand, that her hath great causes to put up her scrolls of papers in all humilities to shew unto your Honours considerations that her hath in her Countryes and Principalities, many ene∣mies enclined to Poperies and old Services, and a great deale of foes her know where, that dwell hard by the Mountaines, and in the Valles, that doe seeke to destroy her commodities and Trafficks, and eate up her bread and Sheese out of her wives and childrens mouths, and to devour all her other provisions, as all her Cousens can bee witnesses upon their Oathes and Bookes. Her doe not here make her complaints against pipple pab∣bles or small matters, but of a great businesse, wherein her must accuse a little old Jesuiticall Theefe, that hath long made havock in her Countries, her I meane that hath little small eyes, long head, not a Round head, foure

leggs, and a long Tayle. Her doe not meane Robin Run in the hole, that doth make her walkes and ambulations under ground, but does no harmes and wrongs to her countries, nor our Sheep-mutton though little in bo∣dies, but sweet in the bellies and in tast, are not to be blamed, for they are good innocent cattell, and being droven to Markets and Faires, doe afford her Country-men good pounds, shillings and pence, for her had for one Sheep-mutton threescore and two pence, which her hath brought home into Wales. Nor doe her complain of her Cock Geldings, nor of her welch Goat or venson, nor of her welch Runt, which yeelds her Butter and Cheese day by day, and doe her much good by milke for her yongest child, though her would faine have eate of the same, yet her will never be fat, but her will be still leane of the Ribbs, so that you may see her hauuch bonet, hough her have Hay and Beanes enough, as Chaucer calles it in his 10. Chap. 727. pag. Nor doe her meane here to make Orations and com∣plaints against Light-foot, cogging wat; for her can chase her away with her puppy-dog which lyes in her chimny corner, and make her runne in great terrors and frights over the Mountaines: Neither hath her any mea∣ning to bring in her accusations against that good breeding Bird with the yellow bill, that goes over the greene bare-foot, which her doe meane to send up by the next Carrier to St. Martins as they call her, that her may be taken measurefor a new paire of shooes to be made there, because her is afraid her should take cold.

These and many more other fowles and cattells are not troublesome nor oppressions to our Countries, but onely that arrant rogues and greedy companions Master Little-eyes, who as soone as her hath done any mis∣chiefe, whip Sir Davy, her runs into her hole, and drawes her long tayle after her, which may been compared in similitudes and likenesses unto the long tayle of a Tortoise; and moreover this Master Little-eyes hath sharp teeth, like the Combs which fetch out her other enemy out of her head in the very thickest place. But in a word, to be briefe and tedious as I said before, so her doe say so still, that this her Jesuiticall enemy doth daily in∣crease, and more rebells still come to these her enemies: And this is that cunning pated Rascalls that doe her Countrimens so much wrong, her may very well call him a Thiefe and robber of the Common-wealths, Habitations, Houses and Cupboards; and all his Ancestors comming from pig-houses, they are now a great long while agoe so encreased and multi∣plyed, that they eate up all her Corne in her Barnes, and will run from her cousen ap-Morgans, to her cousens ap-Griffins house, and doe most la∣mentable spoiles, and rob them of all their Bacons, so that all her cousens and Country-men can send out no Hue and Cry to take and catch these

her enemies. who will presently in despight of her teeth and all her Offi∣cers, run back into safe lurking holes, that her cannot spy them out though her get on the top of the Mountames, and looke round about all Wales; neither can her without her had Grim Malkins eyes see out her enemies by night, but when her be fast asleepe with her Wife and Children, her is at her knavish pranks. In all humilities shewing also, that these Truants are oar mortall enemies which lurke about the Country, both in House and Field, and especially in our Barnes and Cheese-lofts, which her can prove before God and man, that this villanous enemy is not content with cleanely Pudding though it were as long as her arme; nor with as good saveet Butter as ere was put into her mouth, which her may, gnaw, and eate with her sharpe teeth, and her would not be so much offended; nei∣ther will her be content with one Cheese, nor with two, but her under∣mines and diggs Holds and holes within her best and greatest Cheeses, which her to send up to Doctor Roan for a bribe or token, her had not best say bribe, her will see if her can find bribe in her Dictionary, which her bought of her deare Country-man Owen Cadwelladoure, which is bound within Sheepe Parchment, which cost her a silver two pence, and her cousen Cadwalladoure told her, that her Country-man, William Per∣kins made that Dictionary, and hath put an hundred words more in her Dictionary than was before, and hath set downe many Monuments in her Dictionary, as for making of Guns, Cod blesse us from a Cun I pray Cod, and other Relations of credit, as of King Davids death and such like; but her would faine know as well how long Cheese and Butter hath beene made, as well as Guns and Bowes were inventing: Her doe ima∣gine her enemy doth not barre her chest, but her can lawfull sweare as farre as her doe know, that her doth tost her Cheese called bobba, or because her see her in her Chimny corner so often: But her will proceed no more against her enemies in words.

Her hath sufficiently described her enemies condition and rebellious nature, for her doth destroy and burne all her layes her clawes upon, no, her must not say burne All, for then the word will not hold good con∣struction, but that he spoyles and demolishes all the Cheeses, especially the best Cheeses, for he as I must tell you hath a notable pallat to taste which is best, and which is not; now what good Subjects can deny her enemies to be Rebels and Felons, for they doe daily steale, robbe, devoure, beare away her Goods spight of her nose; and her be a Felon because her comes by night, or else when her is not aware or provided for her, her then doth finde out her Cheese in the darke, and her think her enemy doth come ve∣ry neare the word burning, for her doth tost her Cheese very often, for her

have seene her many times in the Chimny corner, and before her can turn face about, or get a good long Weapon, her run away and dare not stand to it like a Coward, looke you now. More to this her doe suspect, and verily beleave her to be a Papist, for her hath beene often seene to runne and play, and make dumbe adorations about the Crosse in the Market place and when her have set her Sacks of Barley and Malt to sell, before her Chapman could aske her prices, her would be working with her teeth at the bottom of the Sack, and being spyed her would whip away and run under the Market Crosse, and it hath beene knowne that some of her ene∣mies, wanting places of harbour to be delivered of their young ones, and being too nimble to be carried to Cages, they have crept into holes in Churches, behind old Crosses and Images, and there have bred up their posterities, so that some of her enemies bee naturally Papists by their Pedi∣gree. What shall her doe in these cases? her were best get a Protection for her Cheeses, for all her Country is in great feares and uproares about these enemies, and her know not what to doe if her may bee robb'd, and have her Goods eaten before her face and behind her back, and yet have no course taken to slay and kill her domestick homebred enemies.

Her hath been loath to complaine against these her foes and enemies; because some will put flouts and jeetes upon her Country-men, as they did when they made her Inventories, in meere scoffs and derisions; but let her know whomsoever her be, if her were in her Cases, and should see her selfe eaten up, not with her enemies which her doe scorne, but by a kind of little-eyed Dundegoes, and be made poorer than her would make her in her Inventory; this would make her I warrant you scratch her head, and bite her nayle, with studying to endite her minde in new complaints and Petitions; and to publish and Print her grievances in sheets of Paper, in all the appeliations and names of her Country-men, who will give good testimonies and witnesse to these her Inditements and Charges against Master Little-eyes our mortall enemies, and because her cannot so well expresse her cogitations, thoughts, and minds in English speeches, and Inkehorne languages, although her could draw a thousand Sheepe-skin Parchments into formes of Bills, if so bee that her should pen her matter, or her feares and oppressions in Welch, or the antient British Tongue, then have at her for making large Tales, and Stories of her wrongs which have beene done unto her, which would make her Mountaines and Rocks speake, and Springs weepe: but because her would not mistake and make boyes fioute and scoffe her Petitions, and her words and utterances, her intending to be very serious, and in all humilities to make a true and un∣fayned

Relations of her great injuries and indignities offered by her ene∣mies, and still daily practised; her doth therefore for the better reprehen∣sions, and misconceiving of the matter, fashion her Inditement, Accusati∣on, Bill, or Petition into Articulus, her cannot know that word in welch, her must see her Dictionary for that word articulus; let her looke about her, Ianuary, it is not in that Cullum, nor in February, oh it begins with A. her must looke for A. March, April, looke you now her hath found in April, her have found the word, it is not Articulus, but Articles: and her will have Articles against her till her make her Arse ticles, for her knowes her enemies to be Rogues, Rascalls and Villaines, Felons, Rob∣bers, Bloud-suckers of old Religions, Jesuit or Atheists, and worse an hundred times then her can devise or invent in English, but her could de∣scribe her to a haire, and all her knaveries in welch, but for the present time her hath made shift to deliver her minds and dangers in these afore∣said Petitions: And her will also make a Petition to get a Patent to buy Traps, and Gins to catch her enemy if her can. Moreover, her bee deter∣mined to send up her Son and Heire after her hath received her next quar∣ters Rent, to buy two score and three Mouse Traps for the present necessi∣ty; for feare her Patent should not be so suddenly granted, as her doe con∣ceive; and when her hath taken good store of her enemies, her doe project to send the Guts of her enemy, if her can take her, mark there that; to make Fiddle-strings against Bartholemew Faire next comming.

Humbly wishing and desiring, that the whole Country of Wales may be defended from her enemies, and that there may be good store of Mouse-traps bought, such as her hath seene in Crooked Lane, in London, whereby her foes and enemies may be taken in their owne devices, and their power lessoned, their ravenous minds abated, and their fierce stomacks qualified, which they have often shewed in de∣vouring our goods and provisions, that her cannot pay her Rents. And her prayes in all humility, that her may have three score and two Canterbury Catts speedily sent to her ayd; That these her ene∣mies, so many as are taken Prisoners and alive, may bee brought up in some convenient Hamper, and be committed to the long Powdring Tub, to remaine there without Bayle or Mainprise: that they may make skirmishes with her enemies, and beate them out of her Coun∣try, and all her antient Brittaines shall be bound to pray, &c.