England's beauty in seeing King Charles the Second restored to majesty . ^IJ *nce ofthefefons ^f Belial ? That ye may neverr!f God Be plea-fed ,tafie again the like bitter fruit, that ye have formerly, I haveendeavoured to plucky up this root that beareth Gall, and Worm-wood. Thus if you shall deigne to caft your favourable and fa-therly eye upon mypaines, and pronounce that Ihave handled thefubjetl foberlyjt may be a great furtherance to the Treatife, thatit may be acceptable to others, and efficacious to prevent future in-furretlions. Thus depending much upon your approbations, andfubmitting
England's beauty in seeing King Charles the Second restored to majesty . ^IJ *nce ofthefefons ^f Belial ? That ye may neverr!f God Be plea-fed ,tafie again the like bitter fruit, that ye have formerly, I haveendeavoured to plucky up this root that beareth Gall, and Worm-wood. Thus if you shall deigne to caft your favourable and fa-therly eye upon mypaines, and pronounce that Ihave handled thefubjetl foberlyjt may be a great furtherance to the Treatife, thatit may be acceptable to others, and efficacious to prevent future in-furretlions. Thus depending much upon your approbations, andfubmitting what I nave written to your grave judgements withall due river ence proflrating my felf at your Honours feet I takeleave and reft* Waltham Abby. Your LordiTiips moft dutifull Son in Effex, ^ moft obfequious Servant. Tho: Reeve; t o. TOTHE Right honourable St. Robert Fojler, Lord chief Iuftice of the Kings benchSiv Orlando Bridge-man Lord cheifIuftice of the common picas Edwardy^tkins one of the Barons of theExchequer and the reft of the, honourable Iudges. Right Honourable, and Grave J u B g b s , Hat a chafe hath there been In this Land f yehave gone a Pilgrimage from your Courts ofJuftlce. The whole Land hath been pofieffedwith evil fplrits , and Weftmlnfter-hall hathbeen a Demonlack^ I read in Scripture offome men of your profefi2on that can tume ajideafter lucre, wreft the Law, pervert judge -ment, turne judgement into gall , and the fruit of right eoufneffeinto worme-wood,Judges that have been as firery as the EveningWolves. Have there been fuch In the Scripture, and not fuchin the Land , yes Ie labels Judges, -which have framed ft rangeinftruments, and pronounced bloudy decrees, the Kings-head,and many Clergy-mens neckj may be laid to the Charge of fuchpernicious , perfidious, and perjurious Judges ; they f
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