Parliament men, were turned out of doors by Oliver Cromwell. A German
doctor of physick being then in London, sent me this paper:
_Strophe Alcaica: Generoso Domino Gulielmo Lillio Astrologo, de
dissoluto nuper Parliamento_.
Quod calculasti Sydere praevio,
Miles peregit numine conscio;
Gentis videmus nunc Senatum
Marte togaque gravi levatum.
In the time of my imprisonment, Mr. Rushworth came to visit me, and told
me, the army would do as much as I had predicted unto the Parliament.
In October 1654, I married the third wife, who is signified in my
nativity by _Jupiter in Libra_; and she is so totally in her conditions,
to my great comfort.
In 1655, I was indicted at Hicks's-Hall by a half-witted young woman.
Three several sessions she was neglected, and the Jury cast forth her
bill; but the fourth time, they found it against me: I put in bail to
traverse the indictment. The cause of the indictment was, for that I had
given judgment upon stolen goods, and received two shillings and
six-pence.--And this was said to be contrary unto an Act in King James's
time made.
This mad woman was put upon this action against me by two ministers, who
had framed for her a very ingenious speech, which she could speak
without book, as she did the day of hearing the traverse.
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