tincture, fprinkle a fmall dafh of pennance, and wrap up the whole mafs in the Pope's infalibility, and take it blindfold in a cup of absolution, at any time of life, bot especially at the hour of death, and it will do your buffinefs. The operation is downward or infernal, carying all humors that way. It is alfo opiat or ftupifying, because, after a fufficient dofe of it, you may fwallow any malignity whatfomever, without any hazard of griping. Probatum eft."

Ridendo dicere verum,

Quid vetat-Juven. [Horat.]

Now, Sir, the news of the Tyke's escape being blazed abroad, the Court affembleth to confult what was then anent to be done, feveral overtures was proponed; one faid, That the affronting escape, and other mifdemeanors of that Tyke, was fo great, that the highest severity was too little; an other faid, Sine he is gone, let him go, what have we more to do bot put another in his place; a third faid, That his prefumptuous and treasonable carriage wold be of ill example to others, unless due punishment followed therupon; a fourth faid, Had he not been confident of his own innocency, he wold niver have byden a tryal, and fine he met with fuch a furprifing verdict, what could he do lefs then flee for his life? wold not the best in the Court, if he had been in his circumstances, done the like; a fifth faid, If he had been condemned and hanged in time, he had not played us this prank, bot feeing we have miffed himself, let us feaze well on what he hath left behind him. After debating, they came to a conclufion, and ordered the faim to be published; the tenor whereof follows:

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Whereas, ane cutt lugged, brounish coloured Maftiff Tyke, called Watch, fhort leged, and of low ftature, who being in office of Publick Truft, was required to take the Teft, and when it was lawfully tendered to him, he fo abused it and mangled it, wherupon he, after due tryal for his prefumption, was convict of Treason, and fincefyn hath broken prifon ;

wherupon the Court adjudges him to be hanged like a Dog, whenever he fhall be apprehended; and in the meantime, declares his office, his hail eftat, heiratable and moveable, and all casualties belonging to him, to be echeated and forfaulted, and ordeans the colectors of the Court to uplift his rents and cafualties, and to be countable to the Court, both for diligence and intermiffion, and alfo difcharges all perfons to reset or harbor the Fugitive Trator; and likeways gives affurance to all perfons, who fhall eather apprehend him or give true information of him, fwa that therupon he bees apprehended, the perfon fwa doing fhall have 5001. for his pains. Given at our Court, &c."

London: Printed for the Author, M.D. 1682.

INDEX OF NAMES.

Admiral of England, 126, 259, v. Duke of Argyle, Countess of, 90, 167.