title: 1 Crafty Cromwell, or Oliver Ordering Our New State
title_page_title: CRAFTIE CROMWELL: <i>OR</i>, O<small>LIVER</small> ordering our New State. <i>A Tragi-Comedie</i>. Wherein is discovered the Trayterous undertakings and  proceedings of the said N<small>OL</small>, and  his Levelling Crew. ... [in single column] <i>Shall</i> Cromwell <i>not be famous made</i> | <i>Unto the after-times</i>, | <i>Who durst a THRONE for to invade</i>, | <i>And  Act the worst of Crimes?</i> | <i>Shall not his Nose DOMINICALL</i>, | <i>In Verse be celebrated?</i> | <i>Shall famous HARRY MARTIN fall</i>, | <i>And not be nominated?</i> | <i>Shall PRIDE the Drayman, JOICE the Taylor,</i> | <i>And all the Holy Crew</i>; | <i>With HAMMOND, now K. CHARLES his Jaylor,</i> | <i>And STAINS, that Holy Jew</i>, | <i>Be read hereafter?</i> (<i>sure they shall</i>) | <i>And if my Muse give ayd</i>, | <i>This shall be their Memoriall</i>, | <i>THESE ROGUES THEIR KING BETRAYD</i>.
title_page_author: <i>Written by</i> M<small>ERCURIUS</small> M<small>ELANCHOLICUS</small>.
title_page_imprint: Printed in the Yeare, 1648.
paratext_charachter_list: "Dramatis Personæ" [A1v]
paratext_other_paratexts: "To the Inslaved Commons of England" (in verse) signed "Mercurius Melancholicus" [A2r]
transcript_modern_spelling: Crafty Cromwell or Oliver ordering our new state a tragicomedy wherein is discovered the Traitorous undertakings and proceedings of the said Nol and his levelling crew written by Mercurius Melancholichus shall Cromwell not be famous made unto the after times who durst a throne for to invade and act the worst of crimes shall not his nose dominical in verse be celebrated shall famous Harry Martin fall and not be nominated shall pride the drayman joyce the tailor and all the holy crew with Hammond now K. Charles his Jailor and staines that holy Jew be read hereafter sure they shall and if my muse give aid this shall be their memorial these rogues their king betrayed printed in the year 1648