❧ The Copy of a Letter , sent from Two thousand Youthfull Citizens , to the Menacing Marshall of the Kings-Bench , Sir John Lenthall . Sir ,

IT is not unknown to you , that many of your right-despising faction have wrongfully termed us irregular Round-heads , and self-will'd Seperatists ; but our well grounded Actions , shall publish to the world , as well the serenity of our intention , as the verity of your delusion ; For though we be Round-headed , we are not hollow hearted ; And if we do affect retired separation , it follows we must hate an insinuating Companion ; such as you are , and would be , could you illegally get ( where your conversation 's not desired ) an unjust possession ; which ( notwithstanding your power with the Judges , and many unmanly menacies ) your sinister endeavour shall never obtain ; We being unanimously resolved at an houres warning , to meet you armed , and give Battalia to the Sheriff of Surrey , if he be so fool-hardy as to assist you in the justification of so palpable an injury . For we ( who are the reall honourers of the Name , and memory of the Middletons ) will not see the sonne of that never enough honoured Father , who was the glory of our City , unjustly suffer by a litigious Jackallent ; but in vindication of his lawfull Title , will unhouse our swelling veines of every warm tennantable drop within them . Therefore in due consideration of our fixed resolution , we friendly do advise you , at length to leave of all your hate procuring undertakings , that make you despicable to the knowing world , and only , to attempt honest and noble things that are bravely justifiable , and that alone can return you amiable to those , who are rather , the desirers of your conversion , then confusion .

Dated die Martis , secundo Martj , Anno Revocationis Primo . Your friends , or otherwise , as you make them , Middeltoni-Anti-Lenthalliani . MIDDLIILLLII .