The Army Mastered, OR, GREAT BRITTAIN'S JOY: BRIEFLY Presented to those true PATRIOTS of their COUNTRY, now assembled in PARLIAMENT, by thousands of Persons well affected to the lawful Authority of these NATIONS.  
HAving observed upon what dangerous Seas, and with what various tempests the Ship of this Commonwealth hath for these many Years been floating and tossed, and perceiving that after all her hazards and tumbling, she is now arrived at an Haven, where she may be conveniently rigged & equipped: To prevent the like future mischief, we cannot with ungrateful Passengers, cease from breaking forth into a most thankful admiration of Divine goodness, being almost astonished at that infinite wisdom, which hath secured her, when the Governors, Masters, and Pilots were all thrown over Board, and herself exposed to the contrary winds of men's private embition, and distracted by the dangerous gulfs of selfeish interests: And therefore we think it a duty incumbent upon us, who have been faithful unto the true interest of this Commonwealth, to congratulate your and the Nations safe arrival (after all our rollings) upon the terrâ firmâ of so solid and hopeful a Government. Nor can we contain ourselves from declaring to the World, that our hopes and expectations therefrom are not begot by some eyrie notions of a groundless fancy, but created in us by the strength of a well tempered reason, superadded unto our former experiences of you; Especially now since your most puissant wisdom hath in the revolutions of a few days effected that towards the restauration of great Britain's Liberties, which the continual struggling and hot contests of above twelve years were never able to accomplish, we mean, that absolute conquest you have lately made of those (till now) untameable Lions of the Army, that had (as it were) transformed the people's freedom and liberties into their proper food and prey, which to eat up and devour, these most inhuman Monsters have boasted to be the glory and crown of all their victories. 'Tis incredible to demonstrate with what a resurrection of life and joy, the almost dead and lately desponding spirits of the Nations are now quickened and transported to behold you the Champions of their liberties thus gallantly to have captivated their horrid captivity, and to observe the Daystar of their freedom (so long benighted with the darkness of Tyranny and consusions) once more to arise in this their Horizon; wherefore we cannot but avouch it as an unquestionable truth, that by your rending and plucking the rights and privileges of these distracted Countries out of the jaws of these hardbiting and all devouring Lions, you have infinitely more endeared your Authority, and more heightened your interest in the hearts and affections of the people, then by the whole series of all your former most noble and most heroical actions The whole Nation being so fully possessed with the sense and admiration of your deep wisdom, (though your generous natures reposing too much confidence in your military Vassals, occasioned in 53. your interruption by a rebellion, which was their wickedness, yet now) is confident that your future care and providence will not admit you to be imposed upon the second time, lest it should be adjudged your own weakness And therefore we are fully persuaded that you will become as well the resolute Keepers, as you have appeared the valiant restorers of our Liberties, by paring the claves, and by destroying the Interest of those, who have been so ready upon all occasions to scratch at, and to destroy the face and very being of all our civil Authorities, so shall your Authority be owned as the only deliverer of us from under our military thraldom, foreign Nations abroad will admire you, and succeeding Generations will have their memories filled with praises everlastingly due unto you.   

Printed in the Year, 1659.