CROMWELL'S RECALL: OR, THE PETITION OF The zealous Fraternity, convented iniquity, at the House of John Goodwin Arch-flamin of England, To the Supreme Authority of this Nation, the House of Common-Traytors assembled in PARLIAMENT.

WITH A DECLARATION OF The said House, for the recall of Cromwell from his dangerous expedition to sit with them and Vote that which he dare not doe, July the 30. 1649.

Together with CROMWELL'S Description.

IT is Ordered, that this Declaration and the Petition of our lo­ving and seditious Brethren be forthwith printed.

Hen. Scobel, Cler. de Com.

Written by Alethophilus Basiluphilus Britannophilus.

Darby-house Printed in the first year of our Reigne, 1649.

CROMWELL'S RECALL: OR, The humble PETITION of the zealous Fraternity convented in iniquity at the House of John Goodwin Arch-flamin of England: To the Supreme Authority of this Nation the House of Common-Traytors Assembled in PARLIAMENT.

Sheweth,

THat whereas manifest tokens of our god Mam­mons assistance, have been both precedent, pre­sent, and subsequent to all our undertakings in the seven last years Rebellion; but more especially have gone along with us since the Reformation, other­wise called, the New modelling of our Army under the Command of his Servants Og and Magog, Cromwell and Fairfax, evidently demonstrating, that he will not forsake us, while we shall obey and follow the direction of those his chosen Servants; yet the Supreme Tyranny of England assembled in this House of profanation hath thought it convenient to imploy that happy Instrument of sedition our most noble Lord and Brother Oliver Cromwell for the propagation of Heresie and Rebellion in the Land of Ham, alias Ireland: but how great an impediment this may be to the thorough setlement of us and our Posterity in this Country, that he the Pil­lar of Heresie and Mammons Vicegerent should leave us, before a perfect establishment of our Government, and go amongst those that are as cruel as we are wicked, we will referre to your most impious considerations: but we cannot passe over (without hearty thanks and humble acknowledgment of your care) the manifesta­tion of your zeale towards the promulgation of your schismaticall tenents; zealously professing, that neither [Page 2]Principalities nor Powers, Equity nor Honour, Reli­gion nor Conscience, Life nor Death shall part us from you, but we shall faithfully honour, serve, and obey you and your Ministers, as we have done hitherto, in all things, and at all times; but we hope that the dore of Addresse shall be open for us, that we may freely pre­sent our trayterous and unlawfull requests to this dis­honourable House, both in the behalf of our selves, and of our Brethren the Free-borne People of England; and that if we have at any time the Spirit of Contradiction, or of Southsaying (corruptly called by us, Prophesie) as we have at this time, that we shall have (without any molestation) accesse to this Assembly.

Now, in verity, we find many spirituall conflicts for the departure of our Brother in the Devill Cromwell; yet we are very sensible of the profit may accrue to us and our zealous Faction by his navigation; but we can­not imagine that his endevouring to get another Coun­trey is as convenient as the keeping this, which cannot be defended without him our Headpiece and Buckler.

And besides, we conceive, and so we hope doth this blear eyed Assembly, that the multitude of Robbers, Murtherers, Jayle-birds, Turkes, Jewes, Hereticks, and Atheists which are gone along with him, hath so much debilitated the strength of this Nation, that we should not be able to resist the least R [...]sing: therefore we be­seech this wall-eyed Conventicle to take this our Peti­tion and our Reasons into consideration, and that they will be pleased to call back Goliah from facing the Is­raelites, so that we may live in peace and quietnesse un­der the banner of the Devils anointed.

And your Petitioners shall pray for your lives and continuation of Authority, till the Gallows which will be the end of us all, shall divide us.
Signed by many ill-affected in London.

The House after some debate, sent out the Mace to bring in Mr. Goodwin, and three of the chief: to whom Mr. Speaker gave the thanks of the House, and promise of speedy satisfaction which upon their returne was pre­sently took into consideration, and order issued out, as followeth:

¶ An Ordinance of the Commons as­sembled in Parliament, for the sudden returne of the Lord Gen: Cromwell from the Irish expedition.

Die Lunae.

ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament, that Oliver Lord Cromwell, Generall of all the Forces on this side Ireland, raised by the power of Parliament for defence of that Place, doe, if he can, return to us at Westminster: And it is likewise Ordered, that all Souldiers doe repair with him to the City of London, where they shall be rewarded for their gallant resolution and de­portment. Every Colonel that hath magnanimously ven­tur'd to looke upon the Sea without a prospective Glasse, shall have a hundred pounds when he can catch it; every Lieutenant Colonel of the same valour, fourscore and ten pounds; every Major, fourscore, &c. And it is likewise Ordered, that every Colonel that hath pretended to engage for Ireland shall have fifty pounds; every Lieutenant Col: five and forty pounds, &c. And those Monies to be raised out of Deanes and Chapters Lands. And further, it is Or­dered by the Authority aforesaid, that if any one be so ad­venturous as, notwithstanding this Order, shall put to Sea and go to Ireland, shall have all his Goods Sequestred in England to the use of the Common-wealth, and it shall be­lawfull [Page 4]for one either Irish or English in the Domini [...]ns of Ireland to execute justice upon him for contempt of the Authority of Parliament.

This Order is forth with to be printed and sent into all parts of this Kingdome as soone as possible.

Hen. Scobel, Cler. de Com.

That his Lordship may be the better entertained in his returne, I was commanded by the Authority afore­said to annex this description of him.

CROMWELL'S Description.
MArke Cromwell from the Head to th' Feet
He's like the Minotaure of Creet:
Or like the Prodigie of Nile,
Th'insinuating Crocodile:
But to speake truth, the wicked Elfe
Is like to nothing but himselfe:
Ne'r before him, on earth did dwell
Such an Epitomy of Hell:
Surely the Devil could not find,
A body fitter for his mind.
H'as a Round-head, Haire that the Cats
Monopolize unto the Rats:
His Eares hang over like a pent-house,
Or like an old decayed rent-house:
Or like a broad hat brims that doe
Reach from the head unto the shooe:
A front branded with impudence,
And cheeks puft up with arrogance:
With eyes sunk in his bead, to shew
They dare not see, what he dares doe:
But for his NOSE (p [...]x [...]) there w [...]e
Can find a fit comparison;
It's like the Pyramid that stands
On Egypts Pilgrim-trodden sands;
Like a fir'd Beacon, or it looks
Like the great Letter in News-books;
And if turn'd to the Sun, you may
See on his teeth the time of th' day:
Africk ne'r brought more Monsters out
Then this same edifying Snout:
Once in a month it breedeth, and
Brings forth of Maggots a train band:
That and his mouth sends forth a breath
Of many Royallists their death:
And such sulphurous scents you'd swear
Etna and Hell but vapours were
With Blasphemies, that won't thought on
By Blatant beast, or Julian:
Like to a Gulph, opening so wide
Into it, Curtius may ride.
His Teeth like Palisadoes be,
Or like Stakes standing three by three.
But oh! his Chin it wheels about
Like to his Souldiers in a rout;
And so disorderly doth run
Unto his neck it's garrison:
His Neck, worth nothing, onely that
It may sustaine his Bodies fate:
With Shoulders bread, and a full Brest
In which all villany doth rest:
His Hands and Armes besmeared be
Ore with the blood of Royaltie:
I know not with what to compare
His other parts, but even they are
Either like these, or like his Heart
That not degenerating part:
And joyn'd with it make a compleat
State Matchivilian Hypocrite.
FINIS.

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