On June 14th, 1642, the House of Commons ordered that this book, which was printed for William Sheares, should be referred to the Committee for printing; and that Sheares the printer should be summoned to attend the Committee.[79]
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New Orders new agreed upon by a Parliament of Roundheads. Confirmed by the Brethren of the New Separation. Assembled at Roundheads' Hall, without Cripplegate. With the great discretion of Master Longbreath, an upright new inspired Cobler, Speaker of the House. Avowed by Ananias Dulman, alias Prick-eares. Cler. Parl. Round. London, printed for T. U. 1642.
A pamphlet of which there is a copy in the British Museum Library. It commences thus:—
"In the spacious Theater of the Universe, the singular conditions of singular Persons are directly articulated in some expresse place. Wherefore the Round-heads, whose Pricke-eares are longer than their Haire, have erected an Image of their own Imaginations; a Synagogue, or a convenient place conduceably to the obscured secrecy of their Conventicles: and they gave a plausible appellation to it, calling it Round-heads' Hall. Here did the Councell of Fooles meet usually, and called themselves The Simple Senate of the Times. There are severall places for severall Men appointed, yet I did alwaies wonder that one should be so long wanting. There is Newgate for Theeves, Ludgate for Debters, the Counter for Drunkards and misdemeanors, Bridewell for Idle Persons, Bedlam for Mad-Men; but I wondered extreamely there should be no place appointed for Fooles: but the Round-heads have taken that into their serious consideration, and least a place should be wanting for Fooles, they have built Round-heads' Hall, wherein they seeme to have done a great Act of Charity: for Charity begins at home."
And it concludes thus:—
"Thus being conveened in this Round-heads' Hall, in this manner without any Order: for they say Order is prophanesse, and where no Order is, there can be no transgression upon any, and where no transgression is found, there can be no prophanesse, Ergo, It is holinesse to be without Order: They began to shew their simple Opinions, each Man at least foure houres, and after the minds of them all were knowne, and uttered by the instinct of the Spirit, they unanimously agreed to Order these things following."
"Orders made by the Parliament of Round-heads,
sitting at Round-heads' Hall, without Cripple-Gate.
"Since the Lobs and Common Fooles assembled at Round-heads' Hall, have understood in sincerity the manifold distempers of Religion, the errors of People, and the malignity of some Popishly affected, and that they being sensible of the insolency of the Cavalleers, and what imminent danger that insolency may produce if not prevented in time, It is therefore by them ordered, 1.—Since a parity was first ordained by God himselfe, and that there needeth no Order or Degree of persons, because God is equall and no respecter of persons, Be it therefore ordered, that we have no King but P.