Eugenia's tears for Great Britons distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…Evgenia's teares for Great Brittaynes distractions, or, Some slender observations reflecting on those sad…

But woe to that unhappy and untimely birth, who upon any pretended respects whatsoever, shall thus wound the sides, nay the honour of his Soveraign• or having (through some by-ends, private advantages or wilful maliciousness drawn themselves into a state most desperate, shall for the safety of their own lives or wretched fortunes, hazard the ruin of their Prince or Country, sheltering their Serpentine glosses, under the protection of an unwilling (if not giddy headed) multitude, surely against such popular domination, a little thing would make me conceive an (almost) inexpiable hatred: alas • Is not this the way to gallop to our own destruction? I wish woeful experience may never show it, but if unfortunate in so sad a Tragedy, well may I say with Laberius, Haec die una plu• ⟨p. 42⟩vixi mihi quam vivendum fuit, too long have I lived to be thus miserable; but I hope such snakes shall cast their skins before they be able to disgorge their poyson Tamen hoc genus Demoniorum, in ¹nullo potest exire nisi in oratione et jejunio; it being good for such men sapere ad sobrietatem, least with those Donatists which Saint Austin speaks of in his retractions, they had rather destroy themselves with fire then return to the Church; and doubtless such as thus yield to their own arrogance (properly called [Greek or Hebrew]) are most destitute of reason, and will at last fall into madness, like those who formerly would be worshipped for Gods; though I make the question whither I may say with Agrippa, multae literae hos ad insaniam adegerunt, it be with too much wisdom that they are besides themselves; for certainly (like Thales) thus viewing the Stars they may fall into the ditch; but my charity suggests me there are not many who thus Chameleon-like change themselves into all colours, and endeavour to occasion the privation of our health by a wilful sickness, for if the tares should thus outgrow the corn we are undone, unless some Sovereign balm (and that speedily) heal the fainting pulse of this divided Kingdom; thus was the Trojan State betrayed with Simons tears:

But woe to that unhappy and untimely birth, who upon any pretended respects whatsoever, shall thus wound the sides, nay the honour of his Soveraign or having (through some by-ends, private advantages or willfull malitiousnesse drawne themselves into a state most desperate, shall for the safety of their own lives or wretched fortunes, hazard the ruine of their Prince or Country, sheltering their Serpentine glosses, under the protection of an unwilling (if not giddy headed) multitude, surely against such popular domination, a little thing would make me conceive an (almost) inexpiable hatred: alas Is not this the way to gallop to our owne destruction? I wish woefull experience may never show it, but if vnfortunate in so sad a Tragedie, well may I say with Laberius, Haec die vna plu