An ould ship called an exhortation to continue all subjects in their due obedience, or the reward of a faithfull subject to his prince. To the bishops and clergy. To the true nobility. To the civil magistrate. To the true and faithfull subject. What a faithfull subject is? The discription of loyalty. / New riged by a well-wisher, to his prince and countrie, never more need to be set forth to sea, then in these distracted times.

Abstract

Partly in verse. With a title-page woodcut. The words "To the bishops .. magistrate." are bracketed together on title page. Place of publication from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 13 1647"; the "8" in the imprint has been crossed out. Reproduction of the original in the British Library. To the reverend bishops and clergie -- To the true nobility of the realm -- To the civill majestrates, the lord majors, Mr. majors, and their sheriffes of London, Yorke, Newcastle, Carlile, and other inferiour officers -- To the true and faithful privet subject both in the north and south parts of the kingdom, my dear countreymen, whose loyalties to their prince and countrey will never be forgotten -- What a faithfull subject is -- The discription of loyalty.