Numb. 9.
Mercurius Elencticus.
Communicating the unparralell'd Proceedings of the Rebbels
at West-minster, and the Head-quarters, discovering
their Designes, reproving their Crimes, and advising the
kingdome.
From Monday June 18. to Monday, June 25. 1649.
Ridentem dicere verum
Quid vitat?
The Saints are fraught with Canting-Zeale,
Or Bird-lime (chuse you whether)
Which Glues the State, and Common-weal;
Like Dog and Bitch together.
Whil'st nothing Issues from their Lips,
But Ireland, and Invention
Yet unawares a Clapper Slips,
And Tolls a worse Intention.
For they have Chalk'd the way o're Tweed
By their new-Calculation,
Declining both Cambden and Speed,
To Speed a Damn'd Invasion.
Whereby the Tract runs Parallell,
To that Accurs'd Designe;
Which Terminates, not till in Hell;
To Raze out Caesar's Line.
IN my last I wasted some paper, to rectifie the Abuses put upon the
People, by that Seditious wrickling which stiles it selfe the Metropolitan
Nuncio; which (had I then knowne the Dad of it) might well
have been spared; his very name being enough to make it as odious
as himselfe: yet percieving his drift was to Justifie the murther of the
king, and the Tyranny and Usurpation of the Regicides; I could not
containe my self, but I must needs grapple with him, as to the point,
which (as it seemes) closed with such a desperate bug, it wrinch'd his