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england_n	great_a	see_v	time_n	3,503	5	3.1848	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96177	Terrible nevves from Scotland: or, A true declaration of the late councell of the kingdome of Scotland, and how far they have proceeded in the raysing of their forces with an exact representation of their genealogies, lives, and manners, / written, by a gentleman imployed in the service for the publique, and dedicated to the commissioners of Scotland.; Perfect description of the people and country of Scotland	Weldon, Anthony, Sir, d. 1649?	1647 (1647)	Wing W1277AC; Thomason E402_7; ESTC R201816	4,599	8

TERRIBLE NEVVES FROM SCOTLAND OR A true Declaration of the late Councell of the Kingdome of SCOTLAND and how far they have proceeded in the raysing of their forces with an exact representation of their Genealogies lives and Manners WRITTEN By a Gentleman imployed in the Service for the Publique and dedicated to the Commissioners of SCOTLAND LONDON Printed for T. W. 1647. A true Declaration of the late Councell of the Kingdome of Scotland HAving had the fortune honour I will not say to be imployed in weighty affaires of the publick between this my native Kingdome of England and the neighbour Kingdome of Scotland and collecting from time to time with the greatest industry I could the severall most materiall passages observable during the time of my sad employment at last seeing no end of the case I undertooke I composed my selfe to a retired life and began to reflect upon the Diary of my last five yeares action which now seemes to me as one in a continued trance and often brings to my mind that of the Psalmist Man walketh in a vaine shaddow and disquieteth himselfe in vain And now as the stopping of me in that Careere was a signe of Gods speciall favour unto me so I now publish this relation in testimony of my thankfulnesse and repentance First for the Country I must confesse it is to good for those that possesse it and too bad for those that will be at charge to conquer it the ayre might be wholsome but for the stinking people that inhabit it , the ground might be made fruitfull had they wit to measure it their beasts are generally small their weomen onely accepted of which sort the world I thinke hath not greater there is store of fowle fowle houses fowle linnen fowle d●shes and pots fowle napkins and trenchers fowle sheets and shirts with which sort of fowle they have ben forced to fare as the children of Israel did with their fowle in the wildernesse They have good store of fish and good for them that can eate it raw for if it but once come in their hands it is presently worse then if it were three daies old For their butter and cheese I l'e not medle with them at this time nor no man else at any time that loves his life They ha ve great store of Deare also but so farre from the places I have seene that I had rather beleeve it then go to disprove it all the deare I meet withall was deare Lodging deare Horse meate deare Tobacco and English beere as for fruit for their Grandmother Eves sake they never planted any and for other trees had Christ beene betrayed in this land as doubtlesse he should have beene had he come a stranger amongst them Iudas had sooner found the grace of repentance then a tree to hang himself on They have many H●lls wherein they say is much Treasure but they have none of it nature hath onely discovered to them some Mines of Coales to shew to what end she created them I se little grasse but in pottage no flowers but such as modesty forbids me to name the Thistle was not given them for naught for it is the fairest flower in the Garden the word Hay is Heathen Greek to them neither man nor beast knowes what it means Corn is reasonable plentifull at this time for since they heard of the Kings coming it ha●h beene as unlawfull for the common people to eat Wheat as it was in old time for any bu● Priests to eat Shewbread they prayed much for his coming and fasted longer for his welfare all his followers was welcome but the Guard those they said were like Ph●roes leane Kine and threaten a dearth where they come they would perswade Footmen that Oaten Cakes would make them long winded and the Children of the Chappell they have brought to eate them for the maintenance of their voyces they said our Cookes were too sawcy and for Groomes and Coachmen they gave their horses no worse then they might be content to eat themselves they commend the brave minds of Pentinors and the Gentlemen of the Chamber that chuse rather to go to Tavernes then to be alwayes eating of the Kings provisions as likewise the Pages and Yeomen of the Buttery for their retirednesse and silence in that they will have 20 knackes before they will answer one they perswade the Trumpeters that fasting is good for men of their quality for emptinesse causeth wind and wind maketh the Trumpet sound the bringing in of Harralds they thinke was a needlesse Charge they all know their pedegres well enough and the Harbingers might have been spared since they brought so many beds with them and of two evils since the least is to be chosen they wisht that the beds might be left with them and the poore Harbingers do their Office as they returne His hangings they desire may remai●e here as Relinques to put them in mind of his Majestie and they promised to despence with the wodden Images but for his graven ones in his new beautified Chappel they threaten to pull them down soone after his departure and make of them a burnt Off●ring to appease the indignation they conceive the Almighty bears them for suffering such Idolatry to enter into the Country the Organs may sound because they say they have some affinity with Bagg-pipes the Skiper that brought the singing men with ●heir Papisticall vestiments complaines that he hath been much troubled ever since with a singing in his head for remedy whereof the Parson of the Parish hath perswaded him to sell that prophane vessell and to destribute the mony among the frighted brethren for his Majesties entertainment he was received into the Parish of Edenburgh for a City I cannot call it with a great shout and cry but no showes of charge for Pagans they hold Idolatrous things and not fit to be received in so reformed a place From the Castle they gave him some Peeces of Ordnance which surely he gave them since he was King of England and at the entrance of the Towne the presented him with a goulden Bason which was carryed before him on mens shoulders to his palace from whence I thinke it came They protested if Christ came from heaven he could not have beene much welcomer which I beleeve Since his Majesty came but to summon them to Parliament and Christ would have summoned them to Judgment which they love not to heare of he was conveyed by the Yorkers of the town who w●re about 200 Halbert bearers who will rue it in respect of the charge to the Cross● and so the high Church where the onely Bell they had stood on tiptoe to behold his faire fac● where I must entreate you to stay for an houre I confesse I left him To report the speeches made for his meaner entertainment would be to tedious for you as the Sermon was for those that were constrained to indure it out After the preachment he was conducted to his palace which