History of his life and times, from the year 1602 to 1681 / Written by himself in the 66th year of his age.

  • William Lilly
Date:
1715
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Credit: History of his life and times, from the year 1602 to 1681 / Written by himself in the 66th year of his age. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Mr. Strickland, who had for many Years been the | Parliament’s Ambafiador or Agent in Holand, when he faw how they inclined, (poke thus: * Icame purpofely into the Committee this Day to fee the Man who is fo famous in thofe Parts where I have fo long continued ; I affure you his Name is famous all over Europe : | come to do him Juftice. A Book is produced by us, and faid to be his; He denies it; We have not proved it, yet will commit him, Truly this is great Injuftice. It’s likely he will write next Year, and acquaint the whole World with our Injuftice ; and fo well he may. It’s my Opi- nion, firft to prove the Book to be his, ere he be committed. ‘ Another o]d Friend of mine, Mr R. {poke thus ; * You do not know the many Services this Man hath done for the Parliament thefe many Years, or how many times, in our greateft Diftrefles, we applying unto him, he hath refrefhed our lane guifhing Expeftations ; he never failed us of Comfort in our moft unhappy Diftreffes. J aflure you his Writings have kept up. the Spi- rits both of the Soldiery , the honeft People of this Nation, and many of us Parliament-men ; and now at laft, for a flip of his Pen (if it were his) to be thus violent againft him ; Imuft tell you, I fear the Conftquence urged out of the Book will prove effe€tually true. It’s my Coun- fel, to admonifh him hereafter to be more wary, » and for the prefent to difmifs him. _ Notwithftanding any thing that was {poken on my Behalf, I was ordered to ftand committed to the Serjeant at Arms. The Meflenger attached. my Perfon, faid I was his Prifoner; As he was carrying me away, he was called to bring me again. Oliver Cromwell, Lieutenant-General of the Army, having never feen me, caufed me to be produced again, where he ftedtaitly beheld me for : a good i ee ee. ae ee ao 8S em &
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