and will serve you; and your back is no sooner turned, but he tells those about him you are a dog and a rascal. He goeth constantly to prayers in the form of his place, and will talk bawdy and blasphemy at the chapel-door. He is a presbyterian in politics, and an atheist in religion; but he chuseth at present to whore with a papist. In his commerce with mankind his general rule is, to endeavour to impose on their understanding, for which he hath but one receipt, a composition of lies and oaths: and this he applieth indifferently to a freehold er of forty shillings, and a privy counsellor; by which the easy and the honest are often either deceived or amused, and either way he gaineth his point. He will openly take your employment away to-day, because you are not of his party; tomorrow he will meet or send for you, as if nothing at all had passed, Jay his bands with much friendship on your shoulders, and, with the greatest ease and familiarity, tell you that the faction are driving at something in the house; that you must be sure to attend, and to speak to all your friends to be there, although he knoweth at the same time, that you and your friends are against him in the very point he mentioneth and, however absurd, ridiculous, and gross this may appear, he hath often found it successful; some men having such an awkward Lashfulness, they know not how to refuse on a sudden, and every man having something to hope or fear, which often hinders them from driving things to extremes with persons of power, whatever provocations they may have received. He hath sunk his fortune by endeavouring to ruin one kingdom

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[England], and hath raised it by going far into the ruin of another [Ireland]. With a good natural understanding, a great fluency in speaking, and no ill taste of wit, he is generally the worst companion in the world; his thoughts being wholly taken up between vice and politics, so that bawdy, profane ness, and business, fill up his whole conversation. To gratify himself in the two first, he maketh use of suitable favourites, whose talents reach no higher than to entertain him with all the lewdness that passeth in town. As for business, he is said to be very dexterous at that part of it which turneth upon intrigue; and he seemeth to have transferred those talents of his youth, for intriguing with women, into public affairs.

For as some vain young

fellows, to make a gallantry appear of consequence, still chuse to venture their necks by climbing up a wall or window at midnight to a common wench, where they might as freely have gone in at the door, and at noon-day; so his excellency, either to keep himself in practice, or advance the fame of his politics, affects the most obscure, trouble some, and winding paths, even in the most common affairs, those which would be brought about as well in the ordinary terms, or would follow of course, whether he inter vened or not.

He bears the gallantries of his lady with the indifference of a stoic, and thinks them well recompensed by a return of children to support his family, without the fatigues of being a father. He has three predominant passions, which you will seldom find united in the same man, as arising from different dispositions of mind, and naturally thwarting

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ch other; these are, love of wer, love of money, and love of easure: they ride him sometimes y turns, and sometimes all togeer. Since he went into Ireland, e seemeth most disposed to the send, and hath met with great suc255, having gained by his governent, of under two years, five and rty thousand pounds, by the most vourable computation, half in the gular way, and half in the pruential.

He was never yet known to refuse r keep a promise. But here I dere to distinguish between a promise nd a bargain; for he will be sure to eep the latter when he has the fairit offer.

In account of the death of Oliver Cromwell, and the succession of his Son Richard to the protectorship; as first published by authority.

"Whitehall, Sept. 3, 1658. IS most serene and renowned highness Oliver, lord proector, being, after a sickness of bout fourteen days (which appeard an ague in the beginning) reuced to a very low condition of ody, began early this morning to raw near the gates of death; and pleased God, about three o'clock the afternoon, to put a period to is life.

We would willingly, express, on is sad occasion, the deep sorrow hich hath possessed the minds of Es most noble son and successor, nd other dearest relations, had we nguage sufficient: but all that we an use will fall short of the merits that most excellent prince. His first undertakings for the pubinterest, his working things all

along as it were out of a rock; his founding a military discipline in these nations, such as is not to be found in any example of preceding times; and whereby the noble soldiers of these nations may, without flattery, be commended for piety, moderation, and obedience, as a pattern to be imitated, but hardly to be equalled by succeeding generations: his wisdom and piety in things divine; his prudence in managment of civil affairs, and conduct in military, and admirable successes in all, made him a prince indeed among the people of God; by whose prayers being lifted up to the supreme dignity, he became more highly feared in their hearts, because in all his actings, it was evident that the main design was to make his own interest one and the same with theirs, that it might be subservient to the great interest of

Jesus Christ.

And in the promoting of this, his spirits knew no bounds; his affection could not be confined at home, but broke forth into foreign parts where he was universally admired by good men, as an extraordinary person raised up of God; and by them owned as the protector and patron of the evangelical profession. This being said, and the world itself witness of it, we can only add, that God gave him blessings proportionable to all these virtues, and made him a blessing to us; by his wisdom and valour, to secure our peace and liberty, and to revive the ancient renown and reputation of our native country.

After all this, it is remarkable how it pleased the Lord, on this day, to take him to rest, it having formerly been a day of labour to him; for which both himself and

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the day (September 3) will be most renowed to posterity; it having been to him a day of triumphs and thanksgiving, for the memorable victories of Dunbar and Worcester a day which, after so many strange revolutions of Providence, high contradictions, and wicked conspiracies of unreasonable men, he lived once again to see; and then to die with great assurances and serenity of mind, peaceably in his

bed.

Thus, it hath proved to him to be a day of triumph, indeed; there being much of Providence in it, that after so glorious crowns of victory, placed on his head by God, on this day, having neglected an earthly crown, he should now go to receive the crown of everlasting life.

Being gone, to the unspeakable grief of all good men, the privy council immediately assembled; and being satisfied that the lord protector was dead, and upon sure and certain knowledge that his late highness did, in his life-time, according to their humble petition and advice, declare and appoint the most noble and illustrious lord, the lord Richard, eldest son of his said highness, to succeed him in the government as lord protector, it was so resolved at the council; which being made known to the officers of the army, it was pleasant to behold with how much content and satisfaction they received the notice of it, and unanimously concurred therewith; being resolved, to their utmost, to maintain the

succession according to law; whic worthy resolution of theirs, as i speaks them men of honour, pre dence and fidelity, mindful of th. merits of their late great leader and common father, and of the grand interest and establishment after all our shakings; so it is but answerable to the worth and nobleness of his son, who, in all respects, appears the Иvely image of his father, the true inheritor of all his christian virtues; a person, who, by his piety, humanity, and other noble inclinations, hath obliged the hearts of all. and thereby filled this people with the hopes of much felicity, through God's blessing upon his govern. ment."

Then follows an account of the privy council's waiting on Richard, his short speech to them, and the manner of his proclamation: all which, being in every respect the same as at the the accession of every king, is not worth transcribing, as there would be nothing new in it, more especially at this juncture, when we had a recent example.

This panegyric on Oliver and his son is closed with the following prayer: "May all the days of his highness's life be crowned with the blessings of the most high God, and the highest affections of his people.”

Such was the language made use of by the friends and partizans of Oliver Cromwell, whose real character, after such extravagant applauses on one side, and detractions on the other, has been never better or more truly presented, than by

the great earl of Clarendon, who styles him, a great wicked man.

Remarkable Speech of Richard Cromwell to his Parliament.

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S this speech is curious in itself, and not to be met with in any of the common or general histories of England, we imagine the perusal of it will not be disagreeable. The style is perfectly puritanical; but, as Richard was never accused of hypocrisy, had no share in the crimes of his father, and ever led an innocent life, the language appears not in so ridiculous a light, as when proceeding from the mouth of a man, the whole tenor of whose actions contradicted and belied his words. The terms in which he speaks of his father, though it is needless to mention they are in the highest degree false and flattering, are no other than could be expected rom him on such an occasion, at such a juncture, and to such an aulience. lows:

The oration was as fol

"My Lords and Gentlemen, "I believe there are scarce any of you here, who expected, some months since, to have seen this great assembly, at this time, in this place, in peace; considering the great and unexpected change, which t hath pleased the all-disposing hand of God to make in the midst Sf us: I can assure you, that if things had been according to our wn fears, and the hopes of our enemies, it had not been thus with s: and, therefore, it will become both you and me, in the first place, as to reverence and adore the great God, possessor of heaven and carth,

in whose hands our breath is, and whose are all our ways, because of his judgements), so to acknowledge him in his goodness to these lands, in that he hath not added sorrow to sorrow, and made the period of his late highness's life, and that of the nation's peace, to have been in one day.

Peace was one of the blessings of my father's government; a mercy after so long a civil war, and in the midst of so great division which that war bred, is not usually afforded by God unto a people in so great a

measure.

The Cause of God and these nations, which the late protector was engaged in, met in all the parts of it, as you well know, with many enemies and great opposition; the archers, privily and openly, sorely grieved him, and shot at him; yet his bow abode him in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.

As to himself; he died full of days, spent in sore and great travel; yet his eyes were not waxed dim, neither was his natural strength abated; as it was said of Moses, he was.. serviceable even to the last.

As to these nations, he left them in great honour abroad, and in full peace at home: all England, Scotland, and Ireland, dwelling safely, every man under his vine, and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beersheba.

He is gone to rest, and we are entered into his labours; and if the Lord hath still a blessing for these lands, (as I trust he hath) as our peace hath been lengthened out to this day, so shall we go on to reap the fruit, and gather the harvest, of what his late

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