Truth seeks no corners, or, Advice from a non-interessed souldier to his loving fellow-souldiers that were under Fleetwood and Lambert. E. S. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A63777 of text R23754 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing T3159A). 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. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 5 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A63777 Wing T3159A ESTC R23754 07892421 ocm 07892421 40304 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A63777) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 40304) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1216:19) Truth seeks no corners, or, Advice from a non-interessed souldier to his loving fellow-souldiers that were under Fleetwood and Lambert. E. S. 5 p. Printed by Thomas Creake, London : 1660. Postscript signed : E.S. Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library. eng England and Wales. -- Army. A63777 R23754 (Wing T3159A). civilwar no Truth seeks no corners: or Advice from a non-interessed souldier to his loving fellow-souldiers that were under Fleetwood and Lambert. E. S 1660 1034 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. 2006-10 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2006-10 Aptara Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2006-11 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2006-11 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2007-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Truth seeks no Corners : OR ADVICE FROM A Non-interessed SOULDIER TO HIS Loving Fellow-Souldiers That were under FLEETWOOD AND LAMBERT . LONDON , Printed by Thomas Creake . 1660. Gentlemen , and Fellow-Souldiers , HAving for these twenty years , been Imploy'd in Marshall Discipline , and carefully observed the Practices of some Officers Late of the Army , with grief I expresse the many Injuries and unparrallel'd Cruelties exercised on persons deserving so much honour and affection from them as you have done ; is the onely Cause that drew me to this ! And no sinister or byast-Interest whatsoever ; having always valued the Peace and Welfare of the Nation , far above my own Concernments . And now perceiving that there are strong endeavours once more to make these Nations and yourselves miserable , by continuation of a War ; and that there are not wanting those who labour to perswade you that your Interest lies in Adhering to some Officers late of the Army ; who have made shipwrack of all Oaths and Engagments , through whose breach of faith you are become contemptible to all Nations ; who are so far from making a Reconciliation towards God or Man by an unfeined Repentance , and turning from the evil of their practices , that they with their Instruments , palliate their fowl Enormities , endeavouring by all means possible to destroy the honour of all your Actions , by Adhering to them whose Power is Will , whose Justice is Cruelty , whose Laws are Confusion , whose Religion is the Seat of Rebellion , whose Designe can have no other End then Tyranny , and to involve you and yours in perpetual Slavery . Therefore Fellow Souldiers , Let us look back and survey their by past practices , and we shall find there was never Oath or Promise kept farther then served their own Interest . Did not most of those Officers ( by Gods mercy ) now cashier'd the Army , purchase your Debenters ( the price of blood ) from two shillings to a noble in the pound , to enrich themselves , and perpetuate your Slavery . And through their Cruelty many of our Fellow Souldiers , which were wounded in Battle and made unservicable , with wives and children starved in the streets for want of bread , while they Lorded it over you , Tyrant-like . Now Examine your selves whether when you have demanded your pay , you were not had before Court Martialls , and hang'd to all your shames , while they rob'd you and the Commonwealth of your Dues . And let me further desire you to consider what you can expect ; who have alwayes been made the scorne and contempt of those whom you have advanc't by your valour . The premises being duly and Christianly considered , I as a Friend and Fellow Souldier , have made bold to write to you these lines , that you might the better see your Condition , if you should suffer your selves again to be captivated by the specious pretences of an Interested sort of People , who rage and rore ( like their Father the Divel ) wanting your assistance to help them to devour . Therefore my earnest Request to you is , that you would as you are Christians and Englishmen , bewail the bloud you have already spilt in your own Countrey , and with souls fitted for the Receit of Mercy , humbly prostrate your selves before the God of Mercy , beseeching him to distill into your souls by the Influence of his holy Spirit , Grace : whereby you may be fitted to be made partakers of so great a Mercy and Deliverance , as the Lord himself is now a working in the three , wounded , bleeding , and miserable Nations , which is his own blessing , Peace , the fruits whereof though but in the bud , should raise your souls to that pitch , that you should with all cheerfulness humbly submit to his gratious hand of providence , who seems mercifully once more to shine upon these Nations , by restoring unto us our native Rights as men , and my dear fellow-souldiers , let not railing Rabshekeys prevaile over you , in perswading you that you shall lose your rights as Christians , for the Lord himselfe will plead the cause of the humble and meek , but the stiffnecked and rebellious he will destroy . I shall conclude with this exhortation , That you would seriously consider , and ponder in your hearts this truth , That if you comply not , and submit not with the Nations publique Interest , and just Power now made choice of by common consent of the people , but follow a few private Ambitious Restless persons , whose gain is their godliness , whose glory is their shame , you will run your selves on the rock of Ruine , and make your names infamous to all posterity : And which is most deplorable , run headlong to your own eternall ruine . The which that you may prevent , with one heart yeeld consent and obedience to the peoples free Choice in Parliament ; And let all that love Englands peace say Amen . POSTSCRIPT . FEllow-souldiers , This Paper is presented to you from a Lover and Friend , who hath alwaies honoured you for your Valour ; and has a more reall affection for you , then the cruelty of your Taskmasters will suffer him that is your friend to discover . If any one shall say the Pen-man of this is a lover of Generall Monck , 't is true I am : though I never received any favour from him ; for his faithfnlnesse , mercifulnesse , prudence , justice , valour , and constancy , command no lesse from all just men & lovers of their Country ; Whom the Lord Preserve in all his just Designes . Thus Prays a Lover of his Country . E. S. FINIS .