title: Mistress Parliament Brought to Bed
title_page_title: Mistres. PARLIAMENT Brought to Bed of a Montrous  Childe of Reformation. With her 7 Yeers Teeming, bitter Pangs, and hard Travaile,  that she hath undergone in bringing forth her first-borne, (<i>Being a Precious  Babe of Grace</i>.) <i>With the cruelty of Mistris </i>London <i>her Midwife</i>; <i>and great Affection of Mrs.</i> Synod <i>her Nurse, Mrs.</i> Schisme, <i>Mrs.</i> Priviledge, <i>Mrs.</i> Ordinance, <i>Mrs.</i> Vniversall Toleration, <i>and Mrs.</i> Leveller <i>her</i> Gossips. [in single column] Ring the Bells backwards; lusty  bonfires make | Of purest straw that from pist beds you take; | You musick be  the screeking of a Cart, | And your shrill Songs, found sweeter then a ------ | For joy that Mistres <i>Parliament's</i> brought a bed; | Pray see  the <i>Issue</i> of her <i>Maiden-head:</i> | 'Tis but 3 halfe-pence in: The <i>Sight</i> will please ye, |   And of your <i>Grief</i> and <i>melancholy</i> ease you.
title_page_author: <i>BY Mercurius Melancholicus</i>
title_page_imprint: Printed in the Yeer of the Saints fear. 1648.
stationer_additional_notes: Wing only lists one edition of this play (M2281), while Greg lists two editions (Greg 676a, 676b).
transcript_modern_spelling: Mistress parliament brought to bed of a monstrous child of reformation with her 7 years teeming bitter pangs and hard travail that she hath undergone in bringing forth her firstborn being a precious babe of grace with the cruelty of mistress London her midwife and great affection of Mrs. Synod her Nurse Mrs. Schism Mrs. Privilege Mrs. Ordinance Mrs. Universal Toleration and Mrs. Leveller her gossips ring the bells backwards lusty bonfires make of purest straw that from pissed beds you take your music be the screeching of a cart and your shrill songs sound sweeter then a for joy that mistress parliament's brought to bed pray see the issue of her maidenhead tis but 3 half-pence in the sight will please you and of your grief and melancholy ease you by Mercurius Melancholicus Printed in the year of the saints' fear 1648