A declaration of the maids of the city of London, &c. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A82186 of text R211232 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.21[67]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A82186 Wing D710 Thomason 669.f.21[67] ESTC R211232 99897903 99897903 132745 2240922491

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A82186) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 132745) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2554:4) A declaration of the maids of the city of London, &c. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London : 1659] Imprint from Wing (CD-ROM edition). A satire. Annotation on Thomason copy: "1659. Aug 12". Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. eng Women -- England -- London -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660 -- Humor -- Early works to 1800. A82186 R211232 (Thomason 669.f.21[67]). civilwar no A declaration of the maids of the city of London, &c. [no entry] 1659 1 498 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-10 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-10 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A Declaration of the Maids of the City of LONDON , &c.

WEE the subordinate Subjects of this Common-wealth , do Declare our selves to joyn with the Apprentices of this City , &c. by way of down-right Honesty , for the encrease of the City force against this Army-fied Parliament :

And we doe Declare , That to prevent all Hostile Incursion upon us , from this Army or Parliament ; that the said Apprentices shall enter us by way of Listing ; and if they doe advance ; we hope it will never be beyond the Line of Communication .

We shall be ready to serve in the same Service with them , to maintain and secure our Forts from the upstart Preachers , who without our call , will be daring to thrust themselves into our Pulpits .

And therefore , first , We Declare against the Coblers single-soul conscience , which they call tender , with their Independent Pumps on ; and against their pretended Liberty , to leap into our Trenches ; without we joyn in our Resolution against them of an Upright Occupation : they may Underlay us at last : Kiffin the Glover , had like even nigh to make us run mad with his Heretical Thimble : And Canne — that Independent Ring-leader , to set up the Fift Monarchy , and his followers , will never leave fluttering about our Sconces , in a way of a Spye .

Nay the Sly Anabaptist must needs pretend Dipping , and so sneak priviledges into us to cast our Water , that he may know where our strength lyes .

And the poor Innocent Adamite , that is stript of all fencing stratagems ; yet he is ever prepared to beat up our quarters ; and having naked truth for his Standard , will often be ready to enter our sensitive out-works .

The Seeker may disturb our night-watch ; being sure groping in the dark ; but their weak judgements will reach no further .

The Quakers who are now flourishing without colours ; and indeed even ready to affright us with their dismall looks ; yet we bid defiance to all such as quake , before they scale our Wall .

And we further do Declare in spite of all this Crew of Vermine , according to our Feminine faculty ; we will keep them at a distantical posture ; Vowing a Maiden magnanimity , in opposition to all Conventickling conjugations ; so standing upon the consciencious Liberty of our unresolved Virginity ; We here unanimously Vote , to render our selves to the use aforesaid ; for bringing in of the right Proprietor , which alone can settle us against the Fictions and Factions , which our Flesh and Blood cannot endure .

Therefore stand to it Fellow-doers and sufferers .

And we shall live and dye for you , stand to you , and fall with you .