The cities X commandements, commanded to be read in all churches, by Mr L. Warner and the Common Councell.
      
       
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             The cities X commandements, commanded to be read in all churches, by Mr L. Warner and the Common Councell.
             Warner, John, Sir, d. 1648 attributed name.
             City of London (England). Court of Common Council attributed name.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1648]
          
           
             Imprint from Wing.
             A satire; not in fact by Sir John Warner or the Court of Common Council.
             Annotation on Thomason copy: "feb. 27 1647".
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
             The cities X commandments -- The city Lords prayer -- The cities creed.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Lord's prayer -- Parodies, imitations, etc. -- Early works to 1800.
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           THE
           CITIES
           X
           COMMANDEMENTS
           ,
           commanded
           to
           be
           read
           in
           all
           Churches
           ,
           by
           my
           L.
           
             Warner
          
           and
           the
           Common
           Councell
           .
        
         
           
             
               Estote
               Proditores
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sine
               Rex
            
             
               Sine
               Lex
               .
            
          
        
         
           I.
           THou
           shalt
           not
           worship
           any
           god
           save
           
             Oliver
             ,
             Harry
             Martin
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Warner
             ,
          
           a
           trinitie
           in
           unitie
           ,
           and
           unitie
           in
           trinitie
           .
        
         
           II.
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           make
           any
           resistance
           against
           them
           ,
           or
           either
           of
           them
           ,
           or
           yeeld
           obedience
           to
           any
           power
           ,
           not
           derived
           from
           them
           ;
           neither
           shalt
           thou
           grave
           any
           Image
           except
           of
           Mr.
           
             Warner
             ,
          
           mounted
           on
           his
           Palfray
           ,
           with
           a
           branch
           of
           Holly
           on
           his
           head
           ,
           and
           a
           tod
           of
           yvie
           at
           his
           tayle
           ;
           thou
           shalt
           not
           when
           thou
           beholdest
           thy
           King
           ,
           either
           bow
           downe
           to
           him
           ,
           or
           worship
           him
           ;
           for
           wee
           of
           the
           City
           are
           zealous
           Animals
           ,
           and
           will
           cause
           our
           masters
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           to
           visit
           such
           unto
           the
           third
           and
           fourth
           Generation
           ,
           of
           them
           that
           hate
           us
           for
           our
           base
           cowardice
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           obey
           our
           masters
           Ordinances
           .
        
         
           III.
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           take
           the
           name
           of
           my
           Lord
           Mayjor
           in
           vaine
           ,
           by
           calling
           him
           Pigwidgin
           Sectarie
           ,
           or
           Coxscomb
           ,
           for
           wee
           of
           the
           Common
           Counsell
           will
           not
           hold
           him
           guiltlesse
           ,
           that
           taketh
           his
           name
           in
           vaine
           .
        
         
           IIII.
           Remember
           ,
           that
           thou
           keep
           holy
           all
           our
           thanksgiving
           dayes
           ,
           on
           which
           we
           feast
           the
           greedie
           Cormorants
           of
           Westminister
           ,
           especially
           let
           that
           day
           ,
           be
           celebrated
           ,
           on
           which
           K.
           
             Tom
             ,
          
           had
           a
           Dinner
           given
           him
           by
           us
           ,
           to
           the
           expence
           of
           500.
           l.
           on
           that
           day
           thou
           shalt
           doe
           no
           manner
           of
           work
           ,
           thou
           nor
           thy
           sonne
           ,
           nor
           thy
           daughter
           ,
           for
           we
           have
           entred
           that
           day
           into
           the
           Kalendar
           ,
           and
           command
           it
           to
           bee
           kept
           holy
           .
        
         
           V.
           Thou
           shalt
           honour
           no
           father
           ,
           save
           the
           penniefathers
           at
           Westminister
           ,
           nor
           no
           mother
           save
           the
           new
           Church
           ,
           which
           we
           the
           Sectaries
           of
           the
           Common
           Counsell
           have
           set
           up
           ,
           so
           will
           we
           intreat
           our
           masters
           for
           thee
           ,
           that
           thy
           dayes
           may
           be
           long
           in
           these
           sequestred
           Lands
           which
           they
           legally
           and
           justly
           have
           ceazed
           on
           .
        
         
           VI
           .
           Thou
           shalt
           aide
           and
           assist
           us
           of
           the
           Common
           Counsell
           ,
           to
           imprison
           and
           murther
           all
           ,
           that
           will
           not
           yeild
           obedience
           ,
           to
           the
           Decrees
           of
           our
           masters
           ,
           at
           Westminster
           .
        
         
           VII
           .
           Thou
           shalt
           follow
           the
           example
           of
           thy
           Lord
           Major
           ,
           and
           us
           of
           the
           Common
           Counsell
           ,
           and
           not
           refraine
           to
           commit
           adulterie
           ,
           with
           any
           well
           shapt
           woman
           .
        
         
           VIII
           .
           Thou
           shalt
           steale
           ,
           or
           purloine
           anything
           ,
           from
           those
           that
           are
           not
           Saints
           of
           our
           new
           moddell
           ,
           but
           that
           under
           a
           pretence
           of
           justice
           ,
           provided
           thou
           bee
           invested
           with
           the
           Power
           of
           a
           Parliament
           man
           ,
           a
           Common
           Counsell
           man
           ,
           or
           Committee
           man
           .
        
         
           IX
           .
           Thou
           shalt
           beare
           false
           witnesse
           against
           thy
           neighbour
           ,
           upon
           all
           occasions
           ,
           that
           wee
           of
           the
           Common
           Counsell
           ,
           call
           him
           before
           us
           ,
           provided
           he
           be
           rich
           and
           worthy
           the
           screwing
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           follow
           our
           example
           ,
           to
           squeeze
           all
           men
           ,
           imprison
           some
           men
           ,
           and
           spare
           no
           man
           .
        
         
           X.
           Thou
           shalt
           and
           art
           hereby
           authorized
           ,
           if
           any
           warrant
           come
           to
           thee
           from
           us
           ,
           bearing
           date
           from
           Westminster
           ,
           to
           take
           from
           thy
           neighbour
           ,
           his
           wife
           his
           house
           ,
           his
           Oxe
           ,
           or
           his
           Asse
           ,
           or
           anything
           that
           belongs
           unto
           him
           ,
           all
           which
           our
           masters
           ,
           are
           first
           to
           view
           and
           wee
           to
           share
           the
           reversion
           .
        
         
           All
           these
           our
           Commandements
           wee
           require
           all
           the
           inhabitants
           of
           great
           Brittaine
           strictly
           to
           observe
           ,
           and
           put
           in
           practise
           ,
           and
           we
           of
           the
           Common
           Counsell
           ,
           will
           not
           be
           wanting
           ,
           at
           all
           times
           to
           put
           you
           in
           minde
           of
           keeping
           the
           same
           .
        
      
       
         
           The
           City
           Lords
           Prayer
           .
        
         
           
             OVr
             Fathers
             which
             are
             at
          
           Westminster
           
             hallowed
             be
             your
             names
             ,
          
           for
           that
           you
           have
           brought
           us
           into
           perfect
           bondage
           ,
           and
           Fgyptian
           slaverie
           ,
           
             your
             kingdome
             come
             ,
          
           which
           can
           never
           bee
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           King
           CHARLES
           is
           possessed
           with
           life
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           the
           Royall
           Progeny
           ,
           
             your
             wills
             are
             done
             on
             Earth
             ,
          
           though
           you
           breake
           his
           will
           that
           is
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           
             give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             bread
             ;
          
           for
           you
           have
           brought
           us
           to
           that
           passe
           ,
           that
           without
           you
           ,
           we
           can
           have
           nothing
           ,
           
             and
             forgive
             us
             our
             trespasses
             ,
          
           though
           we
           cannot
           forgive
           you
           ,
           that
           have
           trespassed
           against
           us
           ,
           
             and
             lead
             as
             not
             any
             more
             into
             such
             temptations
             ,
          
           as
           for
           these
           seaven
           years
           past
           you
           have
           done
           ;
           now
           at
           length
           become
           honest
           and
           
             deliver
             us
             from
             those
             evills
             ,
          
           that
           now
           hang
           over
           our
           heads
           ,
           
             for
             yours
             is
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             the
             power
             ,
          
           though
           you
           merit
           no
           glory
           ,
           but
           we
           hope
           it
           will
           not
           last
           
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             ,
          
           Amen
           .
        
      
       
         
           The
           Cities
           Creed
           .
        
         
           I
           Believe
           in
           
             Warner
             ,
          
           the
           father
           of
           all
           Fopperie
           ,
           maker
           of
           trouble
           ,
           and
           Tumults
           ,
           and
           in
           Col.
           
             Barkstead
             ,
          
           his
           sonne
           by
           adoption
           ,
           who
           was
           conceived
           of
           a
           Dairie
           maid
           in
           long
           
             Sutton
             ,
          
           borne
           at
           
             Winchester
             ,
          
           brought
           up
           at
           
             Salsbury
             ,
          
           suffered
           under
           the
           heavie
           Crosse
           of
           doing
           pennace
           ,
           he
           descended
           into
           
             Olivers
          
           favour
           ,
           and
           rose
           the
           third
           day
           into
           
             Fairfax
          
           favour
           ,
           and
           now
           sitteth
           at
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           the
           Sophies
           at
           Westminster
           ,
           from
           wgence
           each
           day
           ,
           he
           comes
           to
           hunt
           out
           the
           Royall
           partie
           ,
           to
           judgement
           ;
           I
           beleive
           he
           will
           come
           to
           an
           jill
           end
           ;
           as
           also
           all
           the
           communion
           of
           our
           new
           Saints
           ,
           for
           that
           it
           is
           impossible
           for
           them
           ,
           to
           gaine
           the
           forgivenesse
           of
           their
           sinnes
           ,
           at
           the
           Resurection
           of
           the
           dead
           ,
           or
           to
           injoy
           life
           everlasting
           ,
           Amen
           .
        
      
       
         Finis
         .