to say.

his rancorous heart would prompt him With the weak and idle reports of feebic malice, I should disdain to trouble myself, but when it assumes something more important, and when it attacks the very basis of my moral reputation, I then rouse every feeling of injured honour, and give to punishment the assassins of my name.

Baron. You are but young, and I therefore excuse this violence of temper. Age will teach you, that equanimity is more effectual then I never yet knew your hot rage. headed, fiery ones do half so much as cool reflecting heads.

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tion, and of endeavours to seduce
but it was nothing.
Edward Yes, my lord, it was every
thing to me, who live but in a fair cha-
racter. 'Sdeath, give me beggary and
disease, or let me groan beneath the
weight of daily burthens, so that my
honour, my more than life, be unim-
peached. My lord you are abused;
you are the unsuspecting machine
which villainy make use of to answer
foul purposes. I speak it loudly and
There is a
boldly, I am innocent.
sentiment swelling in my bosoin,
which tells me the hour is nigh, when
my accusers will stand abashed; and
then, my lord, I shall once more hold
that honourable place in your opi-
nion which I have been wont.

Baron. You do, e'en now, my boy. I am not used to be biassed by crude reports; my years, thank God, have But why this taught me prudence. rage?

Edward. Pardon me, my lord, if! have offended. I must leave to time my vindication.

Edward. "Tis nought, my lord. I. cannot, no, no never could, bear the smallest imputation on my honour. There does not, by Heaven, exist a class of beings, whom my heart burns more to chastise, than the cool, systematic, wanton, and villainous traducer. The man who acts thus, acts worse than a highway robber; the one Inerely despoils you of a few pieces of money, which is nothing, a jest, a mere trifle; but the other, by wilful aspersions, makes the object of his diabolical attempt an unsuspected mark for infamy to point at; he poisons the sources of domestic felicity, and undermines the very basis of his moral reputation in society.

Baron. My heart meets you in your sentiments? But you are unusually

warm.

Baron. Aye, he is an upright judge, and will do you justice I warrant ye. The same kind of gentlemen will also, I hope, he good enough to give me the use of my present proscribed apartments.

Edward. True. I had almost forgotten my task. Permit me to retire and prepare for my evening's accom modation. To-morrow morning, my lord

Baron. Aye, to-morrow morning I hope to hear a good account of this same ghost. Till then farewel.

(Exit.) Edward, Farewel. Baron. He is a noble youth. I like him better for this manly spirit. Methought there was uncommon ardor in his manner, and his eye beamed with tenfold lustre when he spake of honour. There is a something about that Edward which speaks him to be of nobler origin, if I mistake not (Enter a servant). How now, what would you?

Edward. Can I be otherwise, my. lord? I am stung to the quick. I well know the character of Gorbue!

Baron. Has he then wronged you?
Edward. He has, my lord, even in
the dark, unmanly hints which he
threw out to you. Mean, cringing
villain, that lurks about to stab in the
dark, and wears a dagger for
base occasion.

Draws and discovers Joseph and As brose sitting at a table, with a bottle arl glasses. every

Baron. Come, come, you're too hot. You do not know yet what he said to me.

Servant. Gorbuc, my lord, requests to speak to you; he says he has supe thing of importance to communicate. Baron. Shew me to him, (Ereud). SCENE II.

Edward. I know, my lord, what he is capable of saying, and I well know what

Joseph. Ha! ha! ha! that's a good Why I did not think one i'faith. thou hadst so much wit in thee, Ar

brose.

Ambrose. Oh yes, I am main witty, when my head's a little groggy. Like

your great folks for that, who are never so sensible as when half muzzy. He! he! be! But I say, friend Joseph, suppose I pledge you again. Joseph. With all my heart. (They drink). And now we'll proceed to business.

is come.

this is. Just when I was bu! bu! hu!
Dear a me, how tiresome
in the cream of my story, as one may
say, hu! hu! hu!
visit your bottle again master Joseph.
Oh! oh! I must
(Speaks between his drinking). I
dare-
ent-to know what was in this basket,
now you are-impati-
as one may say.

sav

Joseph (petulantly). If I am, you are in no hurry to satisfy it.

Ambrose, Pooh! Pooh! nonsense! Now don't be ruffled! beause, as I was saying, old Witlock felt the basket. So, taking it up, he foundJoseph. Found what!

Ambrose. That it was covered with a napkin.

Joseph. Pshaw!

Ambrose. But the napkin was main wet, so 1, that is, Witlock, put the basket under my coat, and trudged away home with it. When I entered, Madge had got up, so I gave her the basket, and said "there says I, look at that," So she uncovered it, and there she beheld

Ambrose. Aye, aye, now we'll proceed to business, and settle this ghost. And first of all, for this story of old Witlock the woodman.

Joseph. Come, let's have it.

Ambrose. Let me see, where did I leave off. Oh! ah! yes! that's the place. Now to begin. Humph! hu! but bu! bless me what a cough I've got! hu! hu! hu! I must, hu! hu! take a drop more, hu! hu! of your bu! hu! carraway, master Joseph, to stop this tickling in my throat. (Drinks off a bumper). Ah! now I am better. So: that will do; now then you shall have it. "Tis now one and twenty years, since I heard one stormy night (that's the way old Witlock began)-one stormy night-you must not suppose that I meant that I heard a stormy night one and twenty

years ago.

Joseph. (Impatiently). Ob no: go

on.

Ambrose. Well. It is now one and twenty years, said old Witlock, when, one stormy night, I heard—that is, old Witlock heard

Joseph. Well, you have told me that before; and what did he hear?

Ambrose. Now let me tell it my own way, or else i shall never get through it.

Joseph. Well, go on.

Ambrose. Tis now one and twenty years since I heard, one stormy night, the cries of an infant. Madge, my wife, was in bed; and Nan, the eldest girl, was undressing herself. To be Sure, I shall never forget, how the rain fell, and the wind blew. I listened, and heard the cries again. I followed them til I came to the mill dam, when, methought, they came just from my feet, as it were, so I stooped down, and groped about, and at last I felt a basket.

Joseph. (Impatiently). A basket! Merciful Heavens! What was there in the basket, eh? Quick, tell me.

Ambrose. Slow and sure is the best way; but now you've interrupted me again, and hu! hu! hu! my cough

Joseph. What?

Ambrose. Some rich brocade!
Joseph. Damn the brocade!
then saw-
Ambrose. So taking that away, she

Joseph. What!

Ambrose. A little black shagreen box!

Joseph. Curse the shagreen box.
Ambrose. So taking the shagreen
box away, she beheld-
Joseph. What!

Ambrose. The sweetest little infant, and it had cried itself to sleepJoseph. An infant!

understand
Ambrose. Yes, an infant; don't you
speak English.
me. Why, zounds, I

it must be. Oh! I shall die for joy. Joseph (aside). Nothing, only-yes Here Ambrose, drink, drink my boy, swallow all you can, and leave the rest. glass. Oh! I am so happy. I shall Here's the bottle, here's the whu! I could dance upon one leg for an hour. Let me hug you-let me kiss you-let me-. drank? Why don't you empty the Have you bottle, eh? Ob dear! oh dear! to ever jump so for joy. I could laugh, think that my poor old heart should cry, and sing all at once. Well, Ambrose, how do you do.

state, or potentate: that then every such person, their procurers, counsellers, aiders, and maintainers, shall be adjudged traitors.

None can deny, but the head is over the members, and not the members over the head: all subjects being to perform both active and passive obedience to their lawful king, (s the members to the head) in all causes, at all times, and in all places: But this prisoner, Mr. Parliament, is notorious guilty; for the king being head, beginning, and end of a parlia ment, and no act can be made with out the king's assent, therefore this parliament standeth guilty of perjury, by cncroaching upon the jurisdictiors belonging to the king; and hath taisified their faith, by voting, That ro more addresses, should be made to him, or messages received from him No law can make a servant to be above or greater than his master, nor a subject greater than his king. for the king having an undoubt ed right to the crown, and ben his lawful sovereign, and his allgiance, being due unto his nature! person, both by the law of God, nature, and the law of the land, recognized and acknowledged by former parliaments in all ages, confirmed tv undeniable authorities in law, upsa record, that evidently proves, that his allegiance is due unto his natural person, by the law of God, nature, and the law of the land, and can neither b abjured, released, or renounced, be ing inseperable from the person of king, and indispensably due from the

The PARLIAMENT ARRAIGNED, CON

CUTION.

VICTED; wants nothing but EXE- prisoner to his Majesty. Therefore, any reasonable man may conclude. that Mr. Parliament bath perjured himself in withdrawing his allegiance from his liege Lord the King, which is directly against the law of the lands and hath, moreover, falsified his tain and allegiance to his king, God's 2nointed, and crowned his natura. liege lord, sovereign, and lawful king, both by descent, coronation, inve ture, and undoubted right, which, by the law of the land is due unto hi from all subjects, every one of thes having taken this following oath:

"To be true and faithful to ther sovereign Lord K. Charles, and bu heirs, and faith and truth shall bear to him of life and member, and ho

Ambrose. Why main glad to see you so happy master Joseph. Aside). Damme, but he's mad. But I an't done my story yet; for, besides the bantling, there were golden trinkets, and ornaments, and I don't know what, for there was a mort of fine things; but when Greg, the gardener, told me the story, you know, he gave me this piece of paper, saying, as how, a bit like it was found in the basket. Here, as my eyes are very bad, I wish you'd read it.

Joseph. Give it me. (Reads). "The offspring of a slaughtered fa"ther, and a distracted heart-broken mother, driven forth to misery and "death by a murderous brother.

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M. R" Merciful God, thou art just in all thy ways! Ambrose, I charge you, say not a word of this to any body. Keep it locked in thine own bosom, and 1 will reward thy secrecy. Come, go with me. I must speak further with

you.

Ambrose. Any thing which I know Mr. Joseph, I shall be happy to conqulge. Any thing in the world Mr. Joseph.

Joseph. Aye, aye, come along. Oh! I'm almost mad for joy.

Ambrose. Damme, I said so.

[To be continued.]

(Ereuut).

REPUBLICATION OF

SCARCE TRACTS.

No. III.

[Concluded from page $61].. R IGH. Judge. There be witnesses enough without him. Masters of the jury, you hear what is proved against him; how traiterous he hath been against God, his king and country, against the fundamental laws of the kingdom, in that he hath renounced his sworn allegiance, when it is declared, 3 Jac. cap. 4. That if any person shall put in practice, to absolve, persuade, or withdraw any of his Majesty's subjects from their obedience to his Majesty, his heirs, or successors, or move them, of any of them, to promise obedience to any other prince,

nour. And you shall neither know nor hear of any ill or damage intended unto him, that you shall not declare: So help you God."

of more than you promised me? Have not I eased you of your wealth, religion, king, laws, and brought you into the blessed liberty of the saints,, that any of you may preach what you' will, and do what ye list, (so it be not against me) made you all kings and beggars; and am I thus rewarded? Well, London, London, 'twas thou

Righ. Judge. We'll hear no more, Jury, you hear his imperiousness, ignorance, and zealous folly; that shews what degrees he hath taken, from a cobler to a preacher, from a preacher

Now (pray mark it jury) you are to consider, whether this prisoner hath any power against the king, or whether the king hath not power to hang him for his most detestable treachery against his person, in betraying it to prison, against the law of God, nature, and law of the land, the closlier to murder and make him away, as may more evidently appear by the examinations, upon oath, of Mr. Osburn and Dowcet, against to a captain, from a captain to a comRolf, that should have been the ac- mittee-man, from a committee-man cursed instrument to make him away, to a colonel, and then he is a compaeither by poison, or pistolling, or nion for a prince, nay a king himself otherwise: The king hath no su- rules, reigns, and rebels amongst his preme by God alone, and it is suffi- fellow-kings, whose lives and profescient punishment for him, because sions, natures, and arts, inwards and he must expect God to be the re- outwards, agree in all, like canters and venger if he commits any wrong; for gypsies: They are all zeal, and no every man is under the king, and the knowledge: all purity, and no humaking under none but God alone; he nity; all simplicity, and no honesty ; is not inferior to his subjects; he hath and if you be sure never to trust them, no peer in his realm; he hath the sole they will never deceive you: Their government of his subjects. There- greatest care is to contemn their king; fore, Mr. Parliament, thou hearest their least care is to serve God; for what is objected against thee; thou they have no more conscience to the hast now liberty to answer for thyself, cne, than fear to the other: They Guilty, or Not Guilty. give thanks for victories when they be routed, and relate battles and skir mishes as eye-witnesses, when they winked for fear, turned back, and with their eyes thievishly robbed a pamphlet or ballad for the rest. Nor Pilate nor Prince can command him; nay, he will command them, censure them at his pleasure, and if they will not suffer their ears to be fettered with the long chains of his tedious collations, their purses to be emptied with the inundations of his unsatiate humour, and their judgments to he blinded with muffler of his zealous ignorance, then he is one of the wicked, a dead dog, &c. In brief, he is nothing but varnished rottenness, full of seeming sanctity, and mental impiety, an outside saint and an inside devil; to conclude, he is, &c. ..

Parl. My lord, I little weigh what any of these can say against me, and ani so far from acknowledging the least circumstances objected against me, that I utterly deny all, and claim my privilege.

Jury. His cause is foul, my lord, and we shall, no doubt, give in just evidence against him.

Judge. Thou art quite past shame and grace, and surely given thyself to the devil, else thou couldst never have the face to deny the least tittle. Is this all thou canst say for thyself? Part. More than I need to say ; yet I shall speak a word or two to the people: Did not you chuse me; cry out for a parliament, a parliament? Nothing could satisfy you but a parliament; and now you have a parliament, will not you be ruled by a parliament ? Did not ye bring your treasure, and fling it down at my feet whether I would or no; your gold, your silver, your plate, your horses, your very thimbles and bodkins, &c. O then you'd live and die with me, stand up as one man for me; venture ail, life, estate, and all ye had with me: And pray what have I made use UNIVERSAL MAG. VOL. XIV.

Judge. You of the jury are sworn for the king, to give in your evidence in his Majesty's behalf, against the prisoner at the bar; therefore you

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