From the whipping and learning of meeting house Schools
And the Exit of Traytors, and Commonwealth Tools.
Libera nos.
Of the following satire only a portion is given, as the pamphlet (of ten pages) is too long to give in extenso:—
[117.] Received out of the Treasuries of the Excize, Customs and the Exchequer £430,000.
Disbursed as followeth
The Accompt.
| L. | S. | D | ||
| Imprimis. | For three and twenty long Cloaks, at Seven Pounds Ten Shillings, per Cloak, to cover the Committee[226] of Safety's Knavery. | 243. | —. | — |
| Item. | For Six Dozen of large fine Holland Handkerchiefs, with great French Buttons, for the Lord Fleetwood, to wipe away the Teares from his Excellencies Cheeks, at Twenty Shillings per Handkerchief. | 72. | —. | — |
| Item | Paid his young Daughters Musick-Master, and Dancing Master, for fifteen Moneths Arrears, due at the Interruption of Parliament | 59. | 5. | — |
| Item | For four rich Mantles for his Lady, two lac'd and two embroidered, and a brave New Gown, made to congratulate her Husband's new Honor. | 270. | —. | — |
| Item | Bestowed by her Order, upon the Journey men Taylors, and given to him that brought home and tryed on the said Gown, seven pieces in gold. | 7. | 14. | — |
| Item | For an innumerable company of Pectoral Rolls and Lozenges, to dry up his Excellencies Rheum, at two pence a piece | 30. | 2. | 2 |
| Item | For two Rolls of Spanish Tobacco for Colonel Sydenham, at twenty shillings per pound, according to the Protectors rate, and five black Pots to warm Ale in, at twelve pence a piece, together with ten Groce of glaz'd Pipes, at nine shillings the groce. | 45. | 13. | 4. |
| Item | For two gilt Horn bookes for his great son, at two shillings, sixpence a piece | 5. | — | |
| Item | laid out for seven rich new Gowns, bespoke at Paris for the Lady Lambert, to be worn seven several dayes one after another, at her Husbands coming to the Crowne, every Gown valued at Sixty pound, one with the other | 480. | —. | — |
| Item | for Pins and Gloves for the said Lady | 83. | 9. | — |
| Item | for vamping Colonel Clarks Riding boots, and for new Spur Leathers &c &c &c &c— | 10. | —. | — |
[226] A committee of 23, which was inaugurated on 26th October 1659 to take upon themselves the exercise of the Government, till another form of Government should be agreed upon, which they declared should never be in single hands again, as a Chief Magistrate, a King, or even the House of Lords.