clofenefs being always fuch, that this great Politician walkt invifible; others ftood in the Light to him, but he in the Dark to all, only for his moft grand Tranfaction there was no vizzard could disguise it, that he fhould after fo many felfifh refufals, (a Word lately put into the New canting Dictionary of the enthusiasts) that he should after the flighting as it were offo many tendred, forfeited,and fequeftered Eftates prefented to him by the Parliament for his remarkable Services; after that in Parts and piecemeals he had deny'd the Pomps and Vanities of this wicked World, he made it his mafter-defign to take in all at once, as he knew well enough how to coga Die, he had thrown for all, won all, and fwept all at once; rendering his Motto, Pax quaritur Bello, into that, Fnglish which pleafed him beft, the protectorship.

To reflect briefly on his Domeftical Affairs, he was not uxurious but respectful to his Wife, to his Children he had a paternal Affection, careful of their Educations, and of their afpiring to Advancement; he endeavoured to caft a Luftre on them, which did not take with the People, tho' as to his Son Richard there was a more then ordinary confent. For his Plealures there is no extraordinary News of them, tome

Frolicks

Frolicks I have heard of, with those he was most familier, the Truth is, he had too little leafure for trival repafts; he did with them as great Perfons do with Banquers, come and look upon them, and fo turn away. As he begun from a private Fortune quickened in him all Seeds of obfervation, being always more profperos in himself, then confirm'd from the Affections, of others, for the imputations against him of Monies in his Treafury, certainly if he had been fuch a horder, the urgency of his preffing Affairs would never fuffer him to be fo poor as to ftand ftill, and admire his Riches. Before I end I cannot chufe but remark his hard dealings with Parlia ments, which he formerly vindicated agaift the late King for his breach of Priviledge about the five Members, whatsoever fine Thread he did twift for himself, in all his religious Speeches, thofe that are right Englishmen will never clear him from his Violations, tho' he managed those actings as that they were to him but fhort Tempefts, or fmall over-caftings, as whatsoever Injury the Nations endured, he had one pretence or other to fhift it off from his own Shoulders, extremely mistaking himself, as the People look lefs on the failing of those who

have been their own choice, than on those who have taken on them to be Carvers for themselves; he thought himself crafty enough for Parliaments, and from his Deathbed he determined himself cock fure, as he was flefht with his former Fortunes; he could never have imagined his Pofterity fhould ever have been lean. 'Tis true, we may be to political, as on this Earth to endeavour to grafp thofe human Affairs to our own Intrefts, but we muft lay down our greatest wifdoms when we come to fleep in the filent Grave, as after Death there is no providing against the cross blows of Fortune.

To conclude, as far as we can conjecture his Confederates continuing alike Victorious, and Fortunate with him, he might if he had lived to it; extended his Victories to fome other Parts of the World; if he did no more, it was either through the Dif turbances of the Times, or long of himself, for what he minded he compaffed. Certain it is, that he lo husbanded his Succeffes, that he did not live to fee himself unfortunate, who having affumed or rather fnatch'd his Honours, fhew'd himself to be one of the ftraneft fort of Wonders that our late Times have have produced.

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One writ this strange
EPITAPH on him:

HERE LIES OLIVER CROWEL, WHO THAT HE MIGHT BE PROTECTOR

HIMSELF, FIRST BROUGHT THE ENGLISH MONARCHY ON IT'S KNEES:

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