A letter from an officer in His Majesties army, to a gentleman in Glocester-shire upon occasion of certain quære's [sic] scattered about that countrey.
         Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.
      
       
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             A letter from an officer in His Majesties army, to a gentleman in Glocester-shire upon occasion of certain quære's [sic] scattered about that countrey.
             Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.
          
           [2], 14 [i.e. 15] p.
           
             s.n.],
             [Oxford, Oxfordshire :
             1643.
          
           
             Dated at end: 10th of April, 1643.
             The queries concern the continuing of Parliament, the King's protection of delinquents, and the Papists.
             Attributed to Peter Heylyn. Cf. BLC.
             Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           England and Wales. -- Parliament.
           Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649.
        
      
    
       A43543  R12301  (Wing H1724A).  civilwar no A letter from an officer in His Majesties army: to a gentleman in Glocester-shire. Upon occasion of certain quere's [sic] scattered about th Heylyn, Peter 1643    6975 19 0 0 0 0 0 27 C  The  rate of 27 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. 
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           A
           LETTER
           From
           an
           OFFICER
           Of
           His
           MAJESTIES
           ARMY
           :
           To
           a
           GENTLEMAN
           In
           GLOCESTER-SHIRE
           .
           Upon
           occasion
           of
           certaine
           
             Quaere's
          
           scattered
           about
           that
           COUNTREY
           .
        
         
           Imprinted
           in
           the
           Yeare
           .
           1643.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           LETTER
           FROM
           An
           Officer
           of
           His
           MAIESTIES
           ARMY
           ,
           to
           a
           GENTLEMAN
           in
           GOVCESTER
           SHIRE
           .
           Upon
           occasion
           of
           certaine
           
             Quaere's
          
           scattered
           about
           that
           COUNTREY
           .
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           Have
           received
           your
           Letter
           and
           your
           
             Quaere's
             ,
          
           which
           you
           say
           make
           a
           deepe
           impression
           in
           many
           ,
           of
           whose
           honestie
           and
           publique
           Affections
           I
           have
           a
           very
           good
           esteeme
           ;
           and
           that
           they
           are
           made
           by
           one
           who
           hath
           a
           great
           desire
           to
           receive
           ease
           and
           satisfaction
           himselfe
           ,
           as
           being
           of
           a
           nature
           very
           undelighted
           and
           passive
           in
           these
           Distractions
           .
           The
           first
           (
           how
           strange
           soever
           it
           seemes
           to
           Reason
           )
           I
           must
           believe
           ,
           especially
           when
           I
           find
           your selfe
           whom
           I
           have
           often
           knowne
           very
           easily
           to
           master
           more
           difficult
           Contentions
           ,
           brought
           to
           some
           pause
           ,
           as
           if
           somewhat
           were
           said
           to
           you
           ,
           you
           could
           not
           well
           get
           from
           ;
           no
           doubt
           many
           others
           of
           lesse
           subtile
           understandings
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           hurt
           by
           the
           necessary
           pressures
           ,
           and
           provoked
           by
           unwarrantable
           Insolencies
           of
           the
           Kings
           Souldiers
           ,
           are
           ,
           or
           seeme
           to
           be
           really
           puzzled
           .
           But
           for
           the
           Author
           of
           those
           
             Quaere's
          
           ,
           you
           must
           pardon
           me
           if
           I
           doe
           not
           believe
           him
           to
           be
           a
           man
           of
           so
           innocent
           a
           nature
           as
           you
           would
           imply
           ;
           doubtlesse
           these
           scruples
           never
           sprung
           from
           a
           minde
           in
           labour
           to
           find
           out
           Truth
           ;
           but
           are
           contrived
           by
           a
           Person
           very
           well
           able
           to
           answer
           his
           
           owne
           Objections
           ;
           and
           having
           pretended
           Conscience
           against
           his
           owne
           understanding
           ,
           hath
           found
           these
           little
           excuses
           to
           make
           a
           Party
           against
           weaker
           men
           .
        
         
           The
           first
           scruple
           seems
           to
           be
           a
           tendernesse
           of
           the
           act
           for
           continuance
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           that
           Gentleman
           would
           apprehend
           to
           be
           broken
           by
           His
           Maesties
           not
           consenting
           to
           all
           the
           Counsells
           now
           given
           Him
           by
           both
           Houses
           ;
           If
           I
           thought
           this
           Obiection
           to
           be
           of
           moment
           to
           you
           ,
           I
           should
           give
           your
           understanding
           for
           lost
           ,
           and
           expect
           your
           cure
           onely
           by
           that
           which
           mis-led
           you
           ,
           Successe
           :
           But
           I
           must
           observe
           to
           you
           the
           uningenuity
           of
           your
           honest
           man
           ,
           who
           would
           make
           the
           People
           beleive
           that
           by
           His
           Maiesties
           consenting
           to
           passe
           that
           Act
           ,
           that
           Assembly
           were
           authourized
           to
           command
           ,
           and
           His
           Maiesty
           obliged
           to
           obey
           whatever
           they
           prescribed
           ;
           when
           that
           Gentleman
           well
           knowes
           nothing
           is
           enacted
           by
           that
           law
           ,
           but
           that
           this
           Parliament
           shall
           not
           be
           disolved
           but
           by
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           .
           You
           well
           remember
           in
           what
           Condition
           things
           stood
           at
           the
           passing
           of
           that
           Law
           ,
           two
           Armies
           in
           the
           Bowells
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           at
           80000l
           .
           the
           Moneth
           so
           much
           to
           be
           raised
           for
           support
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           a
           much
           greater
           summe
           to
           Disband
           them
           ;
           all
           this
           mony
           was
           to
           be
           borrowed
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           security
           as
           mony
           in
           those
           happy
           dayes
           used
           to
           be
           lent
           ,
           for
           the
           new
           merry
           security
           of
           the
           publike
           faith
           ,
           by
           a
           Vote
           of
           both
           Houses
           was
           not
           then
           currant
           enough
           to
           be
           obtruded
           to
           the
           people
           the
           credit
           of
           many
           worthy
           persons
           was
           to
           be
           used
           for
           the
           procuring
           this
           supply
           and
           it
           seemed
           no
           unreasonable
           warinesse
           of
           those
           who
           exposed
           themselves
           and
           their
           fortunes
           to
           this
           hazard
           ,
           to
           desire
           that
           the
           body
           ,
           at
           whose
           instance
           they
           undertooke
           those
           Engagements
           ,
           might
           not
           be
           dissolved
           ,
           before
           it
           had
           taken
           some
           course
           to
           secure
           such
           undertakings
           ,
           and
           provision
           should
           be
           made
           for
           the
           indempnity
           of
           those
           who
           had
           submitted
           to
           such
           burthens
           .
           This
           Reason
           ,
           and
           this
           alone
           prevailed
           with
           His
           Maiesty
           to
           agree
           that
           this
           Parliament
           should
           not
           be
           dissolved
           without
           their
           consent
           ,
           who
           seemed
           voluntarily
           to
           engage
           themselves
           for
           the
           Peace
           &
           benefit
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           How
           this
           continuance
           of
           the
           Parliament
           should
           now
           give
           both
           Houses
           the
           Prerogative
           they
           have
           assumed
           ,
           I
           cannot
           understand
           ,
           and
           themselves
           have
           publikely
           acknowledged
           in
           their
           Declarations
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           to
           blame
           if
           they
           undertook
           any
           thing
           which
           they
           would
           not
           undertake
           if
           it
           were
           in
           His
           Ma.
           power
           to
           dissolve
           them
           to
           morrow
           .
           Think
           now
           with
           your selfe
           if
           the
           King
           should
           argue
           with
           both
           Houses
           upon
           their
           ground
           that
           the
           Trust
           being
           broken
           ,
           the
           power
           may
           be
           reassumed
           immediatly
           
           into
           the
           hands
           which
           reposed
           that
           Trust
           ,
           might
           he
           not
           iustly
           say
           that
           they
           had
           betrayed
           and
           forfeited
           that
           Trust
           ,
           by
           using
           the
           meanes
           which
           was
           given
           them
           to
           disburthen
           the
           Common-wealth
           of
           a
           debt
           which
           was
           then
           thought
           insuportable
           ,
           only
           to
           plunge
           it
           irrecoverably
           into
           a
           greatter
           ,
           and
           to
           ruine
           the
           Kingdome
           to
           prefer
           halfe
           a
           score
           men
           .
           And
           if
           the
           People
           should
           follow
           their
           Logique
           ,
           he
           tryed
           only
           by
           the
           Equity
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           might
           they
           not
           charge
           them
           with
           the
           breach
           of
           Trust
           ,
           in
           changing
           the
           whole
           frame
           of
           the
           Governement
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           subiecting
           them
           to
           so
           unlimited
           an
           Arbitrary
           power
           ,
           that
           no
           man
           can
           know
           at
           the
           setling
           of
           the
           Houses
           ,
           what
           he
           shall
           be
           worth
           at
           their
           rising
           ?
           Did
           they
           intend
           ,
           when
           they
           let
           these
           men
           into
           that
           Assembly
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           shut
           the
           Door
           ,
           and
           keepe
           those
           that
           sent
           them
           for
           ever
           from
           those
           councells
           ?
           Did
           the
           King
           intend
           that
           they
           should
           rob
           ,
           depose
           and
           murther
           him
           ?
           And
           did
           the
           people
           intend
           that
           their
           fellowes
           and
           Companions
           should
           imprison
           ,
           Plunder
           and
           destroy
           them
           ?
           and
           if
           the
           abused
           King
           ,
           and
           iniured
           People
           should
           now
           declare
           this
           Act
           to
           be
           void
           ,
           and
           in
           it selfe
           against
           the
           Fundamentall
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           so
           this
           Parliament
           to
           be
           disso●ved
           ,
           would
           not
           you
           .
           Principles
           and
           foundations
           beare
           them
           out
           ?
           You
           are
           one
           of
           the
           oldest
           Parliament
           men
           I
           know
           ,
           and
           however
           you
           may
           have
           since
           changed
           your
           mind
           ;
           have
           to
           me
           seemed
           the
           most
           scandalized
           at
           the
           indignities
           offered
           to
           the
           very
           being
           of
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           by
           the
           wildnesse
           and
           fury
           of
           this
           .
           Did
           not
           you
           passonately
           reprehend
           the
           pert
           Burgesse
           of
           your
           own
           Towne
           for
           arguing
           against
           the
           Kings
           negative
           voice
           ,
           because
           then
           it
           may
           fall
           out
           that
           the
           Common-wealth
           might
           be
           ruined
           for
           want
           of
           a
           supplementall
           Law
           ,
           which
           the
           perversnesse
           of
           one
           man
           would
           not
           confent
           to
           ?
           Did
           you
           not
           then
           (
           after
           you
           had
           shewed
           the
           impossibility
           and
           madnesse
           of
           such
           suppositions
           ,
           and
           that
           from
           the
           beginning
           of
           this
           Monarchy
           to
           this
           day
           no
           inconvenience
           had
           hapned
           of
           that
           kind
           )
           say
           that
           you
           were
           perswded
           in
           your
           Conscience
           that
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           were
           so
           compleat
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           that
           if
           there
           should
           never
           more
           be
           made
           so
           the
           old
           were
           faithfully
           observed
           the
           Kingdome
           would
           be
           at
           least
           without
           any
           diminution
           of
           its
           happinesse
           ?
        
         
           On
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           if
           the
           Kings
           Consent
           were
           not
           necessary
           you
           said
           all
           those
           Bills
           which
           had
           heretofore
           passed
           both
           Houses
           ,
           and
           for
           want
           of
           the
           Royall
           Assent
           had
           been
           layed
           by
           ,
           would
           now
           rise
           up
           as
           so
           many
           Lawes
           to
           as
           great
           a
           confusion
           as
           these
           Ordinances
           have
           made
           ?
           Did
           you
           not
           then
           say
           that
           when
           
             Parliaments
          
           left
           their
           modestie
           ,
           they
           w●u●d
           
           lose
           their
           reputation
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           walked
           in
           any
           other
           path
           then
           of
           their
           known
           Presidents
           ,
           and
           iudged
           by
           any
           other
           Rule
           then
           the
           known
           Laws
           they
           would
           advance
           a
           tyranny
           more
           insupportable
           then
           ever
           
             Rome
          
           or
           
             Greece
          
           endured
           ?
           your
           Priviledges
           which
           are
           freedom
           of
           speech
           ,
           and
           freedom
           from
           Imprisonment
           ,
           (
           except
           where
           the
           Law
           sayes
           you
           may
           be
           imprisoned
           where
           are
           they
           ?
           how
           violated
           ?
           and
           by
           whom
           ,
           but
           by
           your selves
           :
           How
           many
           men
           chosen
           and
           sent
           by
           their
           Countries
           ,
           have
           you
           turned
           out
           of
           the
           House
           or
           not
           concurring
           with
           you
           in
           opinion
           ?
           How
           monstrous
           is
           it
           that
           the
           King
           may
           not
           commit
           a
           Member
           who
           attempts
           to
           kill
           him
           without
           your
           leave
           ;
           and
           you
           may
           commit
           another
           ,
           for
           but
           desiring
           to
           kisse
           His
           hand
           ?
           And
           whilest
           you
           would
           not
           suffer
           His
           Maiestie
           ,
           without
           breach
           of
           Priviledge
           ,
           to
           commit
           Traytors
           and
           Fellons
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           Members
           of
           either
           House
           you
           are
           content
           that
           Alderman
           
             Pennington
          
           or
           any
           of
           the
           City
           Captaines
           commit
           those
           who
           sit
           amongst
           you
           ,
           and
           you
           have
           not
           the
           courage
           to
           reprehend
           them
           .
           Do
           you
           think
           the
           people
           of
           
             England
          
           can
           look
           long
           upon
           sixscore
           or
           sevenscore
           men
           (
           for
           both
           Houses
           doe
           not
           containe
           a
           greater
           number
           )
           as
           upon
           the
           high
           Court
           of
           of
           
             Parliament
          
           ?
           when
           a
           great
           part
           of
           those
           two
           are
           Persons
           of
           such
           desperate
           fortunes
           ,
           and
           contemptible
           undertakings
           ,
           as
           off
           from
           those
           Benches
           were
           never
           thought
           fit
           for
           sober
           and
           honest
           Counsels
           .
           You
           may
           break
           what
           Iests
           you
           please
           upon
           the
           King
           and
           the
           Cavaliers
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           that
           if
           He
           were
           in
           His
           owne
           Power
           ,
           He
           would
           quickly
           returne
           to
           His
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           but
           truely
           the
           Court
           here
           hath
           so
           much
           Charity
           to
           beleeve
           ,
           if
           both
           Houses
           were
           at
           liberty
           to
           doe
           according
           to
           their
           Consciences
           ,
           this
           publique
           fire
           would
           be
           quickly
           quenched
           .
           Beleeve
           it
           no
           sober
           man
           looks
           upon
           you
           under
           any
           other
           Notion
           ,
           then
           as
           men
           besieged
           by
           the
           desperate
           common
           Councell
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           their
           Adherents
           ,
           who
           awe
           and
           fright
           you
           to
           their
           wicked
           and
           damnable
           conclusions
           :
           Nay
           ,
           the
           close
           Committee
           it selfe
           is
           a
           greater
           breach
           of
           the
           Priviledge
           of
           
             Parliament
          
           then
           the
           Kings
           comming
           to
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           the
           taking
           the
           five
           Members
           from
           thence
           could
           have
           beene
           .
           I
           am
           as
           little
           pleased
           with
           the
           perpetuity
           of
           this
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           as
           I
           have
           beene
           with
           the
           untimely
           breaking
           of
           others
           ;
           and
           let
           me
           tell
           you
           ,
           all
           the
           dissolutions
           of
           
             Parliament
          
           from
           the
           beginning
           of
           them
           to
           this
           time
           ,
           hath
           not
           done
           halfe
           that
           mischiefe
           as
           the
           continuance
           of
           this
           hath
           done
           ;
           and
           yet
           since
           it
           hath
           the
           countenance
           of
           a
           Law
           ,
           I
           wish
           it
           may
           never
           be
           dissolved
           but
           by
           a
           Law
           .
           What
           Designes
           have
           these
           men
           even
           upon
           
             Parliaments
          
           themselves
           ,
           is
           too
           evident
           ,
           whereas
           if
           the
           King
           prevailes
           :
           
             Parliaments
          
           
           are
           againe
           restored
           to
           their
           full
           lustre
           :
           You
           have
           read
           his
           Protestations
           solemnly
           made
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           for
           defence
           of
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           
             Parliaments
          
           ;
           He
           is
           too
           iust
           and
           too
           pious
           a
           Prince
           to
           break
           those
           promises
           and
           to
           reproach
           himselfe
           with
           His
           owne
           Declarations
           ;
           but
           if
           He
           should
           enquire
           ,
           whether
           the
           Persons
           about
           Him
           ,
           even
           the
           Officers
           of
           his
           Army
           are
           like
           to
           concurre
           with
           him
           in
           those
           ends
           ?
           I
           am
           perswaded
           it
           would
           be
           more
           in
           his
           power
           to
           imploy
           his
           Army
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           then
           you
           once
           thought
           it
           was
           to
           raise
           one
           for
           His
           preservation
           .
           In
           a
           word
           as
           you
           esteeme
           and
           reverence
           reall
           
             Parliaments
          
           ▪
           abhorre
           these
           men
           who
           would
           use
           the
           word
           
             Parliament
          
           onely
           as
           a
           stalking
           Horse
           to
           destroy
           all
           Acts
           of
           
             Parliament
          
           ;
           there
           cannot
           be
           a
           more
           irreverent
           mention
           of
           
             Parliaments
             ,
          
           then
           to
           call
           the
           fanatique
           actions
           of
           a
           few
           desperate
           ,
           seditious
           Persons
           the
           Proceedings
           of
           
             Parliament
             .
          
           A
           
             Parliament
          
           is
           the
           great
           Councell
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           graciously
           called
           by
           his
           Maiesties
           Writ
           ,
           confidently
           to
           present
           the
           grievances
           of
           the
           People
           ,
           and
           humlby
           to
           offer
           their
           advice
           and
           Councels
           so
           Reformation
           ;
           if
           they
           come
           unsent
           for
           ,
           irregularly
           call
           that
           a
           grievance
           that
           the
           Law
           allowes
           ,
           and
           insolently
           command
           in
           stead
           of
           modestly
           advising
           the
           Royall
           Power
           by
           whose
           Authority
           they
           come
           together
           ,
           they
           doe
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lies
           ▪
           dissolve
           the
           
             Parliament
          
           by
           proceeding
           against
           the
           nature
           of
           
             Parliaments
             .
          
        
         
           The
           next
           scandall
           this
           wise
           Gentleman
           takes
           ,
           is
           at
           the
           protecting
           Delinquents
           ;
           Does
           this
           trouble
           you
           to
           ?
           Call
           your
           memory
           to
           an
           account
           ,
           I
           think
           I
           have
           heard
           you
           say
           you
           have
           been
           of
           eight
           
             Parliaments
             .
          
           How
           many
           Delinquents
           have
           you
           〈…〉
           seven
           of
           them
           ?
           and
           what
           were
           they
           ?
           were
           not
           〈◊〉
           o●
           them
           〈◊〉
           such
           as
           had
           presumed
           to
           sue
           or
           arrest
           priviledged
           Persons
           ?
           How
           many
           men
           in
           your
           time
           have
           you
           knowne
           committed
           by
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           before
           this
           
             Parliament
          
           ?
           doe
           you
           think
           it
           reasonable
           ▪
           t●at
           they
           who
           c●nno●
           examine
           ,
           should
           have
           power
           to
           iudge
           ?
           you
           had
           need
           take
           the
           course
           you
           doe
           to
           slight
           and
           underva●ue
           all
           Oaths
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           be
           thought
           necessary
           to
           legall
           and
           regular
           proceedings
           ▪
           and
           yet
           why
           doe
           you
           then
           at
           all
           intimate
           your
           owne
           incompetencie
           ,
           by
           sometimes
           desiring
           the
           Lords
           to
           help
           you
           examine
           men
           by
           Oath
           ?
           How
           comes
           it
           that
           you
           confesse
           Oathes
           at
           some
           time
           to
           be
           necessary
           for
           finding
           out
           the
           truth
           ,
           and
           passe
           it
           over
           as
           impertinent
           at
           other
           ?
           When
           you
           have
           evidence
           ▪
           you
           think
           it
           a
           popular
           thing
           to
           use
           it
           ,
           if
           you
           have
           none
           you
           can
           iudge
           as
           well
           without
           it
           .
        
         
         
           You
           have
           a
           trick
           to
           be
           satisfied
           in
           your
           owne
           (
           Consciences
           that
           can
           commit
           Treason
           ,
           Felony
           ,
           Rapes
           ,
           and
           Sacriledge
           in
           the
           feare
           of
           God
           )
           &
           then
           all
           formes
           and
           essences
           of
           proceedings
           ,
           which
           can
           only
           distinguish
           right
           from
           wrong
           ,
           must
           be
           dispensed
           with
           .
           If
           a
           Treason
           were
           committed
           ,
           how
           comes
           the
           Lord
           Chief
           Iustice
           to
           be
           left
           out
           in
           the
           enquiry
           and
           no
           other
           Minister
           imployed
           but
           your
           Sergeant
           ?
           why
           should
           not
           the
           Common-wealth
           heare
           of
           Treason
           and
           Misprision
           of
           Treason
           in
           
             Westminster
          
           Hall
           ,
           where
           the
           termes
           are
           understood
           ;
           but
           onely
           in
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ?
           If
           a
           man
           should
           come
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           Barre
           ,
           and
           desire
           the
           Sergeant
           of
           that
           House
           should
           be
           sent
           for
           a
           man
           as
           Delinquent
           ,
           who
           took
           his
           purse
           from
           him
           upon
           
             Black-Heath
             ,
          
           or
           picked
           his
           pocket
           in
           
             Smithfield
             ,
          
           if
           the
           Theife
           were
           not
           a
           Member
           of
           either
           House
           (
           God
           forbid
           they
           should
           have
           the
           priviledge
           to
           Iudge
           one
           another
           )
           would
           you
           not
           think
           the
           fellow
           mad
           ,
           and
           wish
           him
           to
           go
           to
           the
           next
           minister
           of
           Iustice
           ?
           How
           come
           you
           to
           be
           so
           subtile
           to
           be
           able
           to
           Iudge
           and
           define
           Treasons
           ;
           about
           which
           your
           Ancesters
           have
           been
           so
           carefull
           ,
           to
           leave
           it
           in
           the
           view
           of
           any
           man
           what
           it
           is
           ?
           Tell
           your selfe
           without
           blushing
           ,
           who
           you
           thinke
           are
           meant
           by
           Delinquents
           :
           is
           it
           not
           visible
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           you
           intend
           all
           such
           who
           are
           not
           or
           will
           not
           be
           Traitors
           to
           the
           knowne
           Lawes
           ,
           to
           be
           Delinquents
           to
           both
           Houses
           ?
           and
           't
           is
           a
           notable
           breach
           of
           priviledge
           that
           his
           Maiesty
           will
           protect
           these
           Delinquents
           from
           you
           ;
           looke
           over
           your
           owne
           votes
           and
           see
           if
           all
           men
           who
           do
           not
           assist
           you
           in
           your
           pious
           work
           of
           murthering
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           destroying
           the
           Common-wealth
           (
           for
           you
           have
           faithfully
           requited
           the
           lazy
           Gentlemen
           who
           desired
           to
           be
           lookers
           on
           )
           are
           not
           comprehended
           in
           the
           number
           of
           Delinquents
           :
           What
           was
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Hotham
          
           for
           denying
           His
           Maiestie
           admittance
           into
           his
           owne
           Towne
           of
           
             Hull
             ?
          
           A
           priviledged
           Person
           and
           an
           upright
           Patriot
           :
           what
           were
           they
           who
           attended
           His
           Maiesty
           when
           he
           presumed
           desperatly
           and
           rebelliously
           to
           offer
           to
           go
           thither
           ?
           Delinquents
           :
           And
           yet
           his
           Maiesty
           will
           not
           suffer
           those
           who
           kept
           Him
           out
           ,
           to
           iudge
           those
           who
           should
           have
           gon
           in
           with
           him
           ;
           wonderfull
           breach
           of
           Priviledge
           ,
           and
           protecting
           of
           Delinquents
           !
           If
           we
           cannot
           recover
           Law
           againe
           ,
           for
           Gods
           sake
           let
           us
           have
           sense
           restored
           to
           us
           and
           not
           grow
           Beasts
           in
           our
           understanding
           as
           well
           as
           in
           our
           Liberty
           ;
           it
           will
           make
           us
           love
           mankind
           the
           worse
           ,
           to
           see
           men
           with
           sad
           browes
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           believed
           themselves
           ,
           seriously
           urge
           things
           in
           publique
           which
           in
           privat
           would
           make
           friends
           quarrell
           ,
           for
           the
           scorne
           and
           Indignity
           offered
           to
           reason
           such
           is
           all
           your
           discourse
           of
           Priviledges
           and
           Delinquents
           .
        
         
         
           But
           you
           have
           at
           last
           found
           a
           prety
           obligation
           upon
           your selves
           to
           Rebell
           against
           Law
           and
           Reason
           ,
           your
           late
           Protestation
           requires
           all
           this
           at
           your
           hands
           ,
           in
           the
           behalfe
           of
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           by
           that
           you
           are
           bound
           to
           defend
           ,
           and
           so
           you
           rescue
           your selves
           from
           the
           duty
           of
           Allegiance
           ,
           to
           which
           you
           have
           regularly
           and
           legally
           sworne
           by
           a
           voluntary
           Protestation
           to
           doe
           somewhat
           you
           doe
           not
           understand
           :
           If
           there
           be
           any
           thing
           by
           that
           Protestation
           enioyned
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           which
           was
           unlawfull
           to
           be
           done
           before
           the
           Protestation
           was
           taken
           ,
           't
           is
           no
           more
           to
           bee
           iustified
           by
           that
           Act
           ,
           then
           any
           other
           unlawfull
           thing
           is
           by
           a
           ras●
           and
           wicked
           Vow
           entred
           into
           by
           a
           Person
           who
           desires
           to
           doe
           mischiefe
           .
           If
           there
           bee
           nothing
           in
           it
           but
           what
           before
           was
           the
           duty
           of
           every
           man
           ,
           there
           needs
           no
           Argument
           from
           the
           Protestation
           ;
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           though
           I
           like
           not
           the
           use
           hath
           beene
           made
           of
           it
           to
           poyson
           and
           mislead
           simple
           people
           ,
           nor
           the
           irregularity
           (
           to
           call
           it
           no
           worse
           )
           of
           compelling
           men
           to
           take
           it
           when
           no
           law
           requires
           it
           ,
           I
           know
           nothing
           promised
           or
           undertaken
           in
           that
           Protestation
           which
           every
           honest
           man
           doth
           not
           ,
           and
           alwayes
           did
           hold
           absolutely
           to
           be
           his
           duty
           ,
           no
           man
           being
           obliged
           by
           it
           to
           doe
           any
           thing
           ,
           but
           as
           farre
           as
           lawfully
           he
           may
           .
           And
           would
           not
           a
           stander
           by
           think
           a
           man
           mad
           ,
           that
           should
           sweare
           to
           defend
           the
           Kings
           Person
           ,
           and
           to
           maintaine
           the
           Priviledges
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           immediately
           draw
           His
           sword
           upon
           the
           King
           whose
           Person
           he
           knew
           ,
           in
           the
           behalfe
           of
           somwhat
           he
           is
           told
           is
           Priviledge
           of
           Parliament
           ?
           we
           are
           gotten
           againe
           into
           the
           old
           circle
           of
           folly
           and
           madnesse
           .
        
         
           Your
           last
           Scruple
           I
           will
           be
           serious
           with
           you
           in
           ,
           't
           is
           that
           (
           however
           throwne
           among
           the
           people
           malitiously
           ,
           and
           indeed
           against
           the
           Conscience
           of
           the
           Contrivers
           )
           which
           I
           know
           startles
           many
           well
           meaning
           ,
           and
           well-wishing
           men
           ,
           you
           are
           afraid
           of
           the
           Papists
           ,
           and
           that
           if
           the
           King
           prevailes
           ,
           that
           Religion
           will
           have
           too
           great
           a
           countenance
           and
           growth
           ,
           to
           the
           scandall
           of
           ours
           ;
           Indeed
           if
           this
           feare
           were
           well
           grounded
           ,
           you
           would
           have
           so
           many
           Partners
           with
           you
           in
           your
           trouble
           ,
           that
           you
           would
           even
           be
           satisfied
           in
           your
           company
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           think
           your selfe
           secure
           against
           your
           feares
           ;
           what
           makes
           you
           doubt
           this
           ,
           an
           inclination
           in
           the
           King
           himselfe
           ?
           Let
           His
           Life
           be
           examined
           ,
           His
           continued
           publique
           Acts
           of
           Devotion
           ,
           (
           examples
           indeed
           for
           a
           through
           Reformation
           ;
           )
           His
           understanding
           the
           differences
           betweene
           the
           Church
           of
           Rome
           and
           us
           ;
           and
           so
           not
           onely
           utterly
           dissenting
           from
           them
           ,
           but
           knowing
           why
           he
           doth
           so
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           be
           found
           above
           the
           reach
           of
           Envie
           or
           Malice
           ,
           and
           indeed
           above
           your
           owne
           feares
           and
           iealousies
           :
           Take
           a
           list
           and
           survey
           of
           
           His
           servants
           and
           Counsellors
           ,
           who
           are
           suspected
           to
           have
           the
           least
           interest
           in
           His
           favours
           and
           inclinations
           ,
           you
           will
           not
           find
           a
           man
           under
           the
           least
           taint
           that
           way
           and
           most
           of
           them
           (
           till
           your
           dishonest
           uncharitable
           distinction
           of
           Popish
           and
           popishly
           affected
           was
           throwne
           among
           the
           people
           )
           thought
           eminent
           advancers
           of
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           established
           .
           And
           let
           me
           tell
           you
           ,
           if
           there
           should
           be
           a
           breach
           made
           upon
           that
           Religion
           these
           men
           would
           stand
           in
           the
           Gap
           ,
           when
           halfe
           your
           Zelots
           would
           submit
           to
           an
           Alteration
           ,
           if
           it
           brought
           any
           satisfaction
           to
           their
           worldly
           Ambition
           .
           But
           you
           say
           the
           Queene
           is
           of
           that
           Religion
           ,
           and
           She
           hath
           a
           great
           interest
           and
           power
           over
           his
           Affections
           ,
           and
           you
           think
           it
           an
           un-Kingly
           thing
           to
           be
           a
           good
           Husband
           ;
           and
           whilst
           your selves
           are
           guided
           and
           swayed
           by
           other
           mens
           Wives
           ,
           (
           for
           't
           is
           not
           Women
           you
           are
           angry
           with
           ,
           you
           allow
           them
           whole
           sharers
           with
           you
           in
           your
           mischiefes
           )
           you
           cannot
           endure
           He
           should
           so
           much
           as
           advise
           with
           His
           own
           ;
           indeed
           I
           cannot
           blame
           you
           to
           desire
           to
           keep
           Him
           from
           any
           conversation
           with
           one
           you
           have
           used
           so
           ill
           .
           But
           how
           comes
           this
           melancholly
           upon
           you
           now
           ?
           Is
           She
           more
           a
           Catholique
           now
           then
           She
           was
           fifteen
           yeares
           since
           ?
           Why
           did
           not
           these
           Feares
           and
           Iealousies
           break
           out
           into
           Rebellion
           when
           he
           was
           first
           married
           ?
           before
           the
           Nation
           knew
           any
           thing
           of
           Her
           ,
           but
           Her
           Religion
           ?
           After
           the
           experience
           of
           so
           many
           yeares
           ;
           after
           the
           enriching
           the
           Kingdome
           with
           so
           hopefull
           and
           numerous
           an
           Issue
           ;
           after
           the
           obliging
           all
           sorts
           of
           people
           with
           Her
           favours
           ,
           without
           dis-obliging
           any body
           that
           I
           have
           heard
           of
           ;
           after
           fifteene
           yeares
           living
           here
           with
           great
           expressions
           of
           Love
           and
           Affection
           to
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           without
           any
           other
           activity
           in
           Religion
           ,
           then
           to
           live
           well
           ,
           and
           wish
           well
           to
           Her
           owne
           ,
           with
           equall
           esteeme
           of
           those
           who
           are
           not
           of
           the
           same
           Profession
           ,
           to
           desire
           to
           break
           and
           interrupt
           that
           excellent
           Harmony
           in
           Affections
           ,
           is
           an
           ingratitude
           ,
           an
           impiety
           worthy
           the
           contrivers
           of
           these
           bloody
           distempers
           :
           Looke
           into
           the
           Persons
           who
           have
           received
           the
           greatest
           testimony
           and
           evidences
           of
           Her
           favours
           ,
           you
           will
           not
           find
           them
           to
           be
           Popish
           or
           Popishly
           affected
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           list
           of
           your
           own
           Religious
           Men
           and
           godly
           Women
           ;
           If
           you
           will
           convert
           Her
           ,
           Let
           your
           Charity
           and
           Humility
           ,
           the
           Principles
           of
           true
           Religion
           ,
           let
           your
           Obedience
           and
           Loyalty
           ,
           the
           effects
           of
           true
           Religion
           ,
           be
           an
           evidence
           to
           Her
           that
           yours
           is
           the
           right
           ;
           the
           course
           you
           take
           ,
           will
           rather
           fright
           good
           people
           from
           any
           ,
           then
           invite
           them
           to
           yours
           :
           She
           is
           a
           Lady
           too
           well
           understands
           Her
           owne
           share
           ,
           and
           Her
           owne
           adventure
           in
           the
           publique
           distractions
           ,
           not
           to
           endeavour
           with
           Her
           soule
           a
           reconciliation
           
           of
           them
           ;
           I
           would
           your
           Ladies
           were
           like
           Her
           ;
           She
           is
           as
           farre
           from
           revenge
           of
           Iniuries
           and
           Indignities
           ,
           as
           from
           deserving
           them
           .
           You
           have
           the
           advantage
           in
           your
           Provocati●ns
           ,
           you
           have
           met
           with
           tempters
           as
           apt
           to
           forgive
           ,
           as
           you
           are
           to
           offend
           who
           are
           as
           unlimited
           in
           their
           mercy
           as
           their
           enemies
           are
           in
           their
           insolencies
           :
           make
           good
           use
           of
           it
           ,
           set
           your
           hearts
           upon
           Peace
           ,
           and
           you
           will
           easily
           finde
           the
           way
           to
           it
           ;
           be
           once
           ingenious
           ,
           and
           you
           will
           be
           quickly
           safe
           .
        
         
           But
           oh
           ,
           the
           great
           Army
           of
           Papists
           !
           if
           that
           were
           disbanded
           your
           feares
           and
           iealousies
           would
           infinitely
           abate
           :
           that
           's
           well
           ;
           pray
           observe
           how
           these
           Papists
           come
           together
           .
           Remember
           
             Nottingham
          
           when
           you
           had
           a
           formed
           Army
           of
           10000.
           men
           ,
           and
           His
           Maiesty
           not
           800.
           
           Muskets
           at
           his
           Command
           in
           all
           His
           Dominions
           ?
           If
           you
           had
           then
           fallen
           upon
           Him
           and
           destroyed
           Him
           (
           as
           if
           Your
           Pride
           had
           not
           been
           greater
           then
           your
           Loyalty
           you
           had
           done
           ;
           you
           meant
           to
           strip
           Him
           by
           Votes
           and
           Ordinances
           of
           all
           Succours
           and
           assistance
           ,
           that
           He
           should
           be
           compelled
           to
           put
           himselfe
           into
           your
           hands
           for
           Protection
           ,
           and
           so
           confesse
           your
           Army
           to
           be
           raised
           for
           his
           defence
           .
           )
           Wou
           d
           not
           now
           all
           Christian
           Princes
           have
           thought
           His
           Maiesty
           guilty
           of
           His
           owne
           undoing
           ,
           who
           would
           not
           suffer
           Himselfe
           to
           receive
           Ayd
           from
           any
           of
           his
           owne
           Subiects
           ,
           though
           they
           were
           Papists
           ?
           You
           tell
           me
           the
           Author
           of
           those
           Queries
           is
           learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           pray
           get
           him
           to
           shew
           you
           one
           Law
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Papists
           are
           inhibited
           to
           serve
           their
           Soveraign
           against
           a
           Rebellion
           ;
           because
           Papists
           may
           not
           come
           neere
           the
           Court
           without
           the
           Kings
           leave
           ,
           or
           weare
           Armes
           ,
           may
           not
           a
           Papist
           ride
           post
           to
           tell
           the
           King
           of
           a
           Designe
           to
           murther
           Him
           ?
           or
           being
           present
           ,
           take
           away
           a
           sword
           from
           that
           man
           who
           atempts
           to
           kill
           Him
           ?
           Sure
           there
           is
           no
           law
           hath
           prohibited
           the
           Allegiance
           of
           the
           Papists
           ,
           and
           because
           they
           will
           not
           come
           to
           Church
           ,
           forbid
           them
           to
           be
           Subiects
           .
           If
           a
           Fleet
           arived
           from
           France
           or
           Spaine
           to
           invade
           us
           ,
           were
           it
           not
           lawfull
           for
           a
           Papist
           to
           endeavour
           to
           destroy
           that
           Fleet
           ?
           and
           must
           he
           sit
           still
           in
           a
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           see
           his
           Soveraigne
           ,
           and
           the
           Lawes
           of
           the
           Land
           (
           in
           which
           he
           hath
           an
           equall
           interest
           with
           any
           other
           Subiect
           )
           in
           imminent
           visible
           danger
           to
           be
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           must
           not
           assist
           either
           ?
           Yet
           observe
           now
           (
           how
           much
           soever
           you
           seeme
           to
           be
           scandalized
           at
           it
           )
           what
           you
           your selves
           have
           done
           towards
           the
           raising
           this
           Army
           of
           Papists
           ,
           and
           indeed
           if
           there
           be
           such
           an
           Army
           ,
           whether
           your selves
           have
           not
           raised
           it
           (
           without
           breaking
           your
           owne
           Iest
           ,
           and
           saying
           't
           is
           raised
           by
           the
           power
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           as
           yours
           is
           by
           the
           Kings
           Authority
           )
           you
           seize
           upon
           all
           the
           Papists
           estates
           ,
           plunder
           
           their
           Houses
           ,
           imprison
           their
           persons
           ,
           without
           the
           least
           colour
           of
           Law
           ,
           leaving
           them
           no
           place
           to
           breath
           in
           but
           under
           shelter
           of
           the
           Kings
           Army
           ,
           and
           thence
           you
           would
           have
           the
           King
           drive
           them
           to
           ,
           for
           being
           Papists
           .
        
         
           You
           suffer
           Mr.
           
             Griffith
          
           to
           raise
           a
           Troop
           of
           that
           Religion
           for
           your
           service
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           cashiere
           their
           Captain
           ,
           and
           come
           in
           to
           his
           Maiestie
           ,
           you
           would
           have
           him
           disband
           them
           because
           they
           are
           Papists
           .
           For
           Gods
           sake
           get
           one
           one
           of
           your
           Orators
           to
           make
           a
           Speech
           for
           the
           King
           to
           a
           Papist
           ,
           who
           shall
           say
           to
           him
           ;
           Sir
           ,
           I
           have
           lived
           modestly
           and
           dutifully
           at
           my
           owne
           house
           without
           assuming
           to
           my selfe
           any
           Licence
           which
           the
           Law
           gave
           me
           not
           ;
           I
           have
           humbly
           submitted
           to
           the
           penalties
           imposed
           on
           me
           ,
           and
           contented
           my selfe
           with
           what
           the
           Law
           hath
           left
           me
           ,
           I
           am
           driven
           from
           thence
           by
           force
           of
           Armes
           ,
           my
           Estate
           taken
           from
           me
           my
           liberty
           endeavored
           to
           be
           so
           to
           ,
           I
           am
           your
           Subiect
           you
           are
           my
           King
           vouchsafe
           me
           the
           Protection
           you
           owe
           me
           .
           What
           answer
           shall
           he
           make
           :
           Sir
           ,
           you
           are
           a
           Papist
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           not
           come
           neere
           me
           ;
           or
           Sir
           I
           am
           content
           you
           shall
           be
           under
           the
           shelter
           and
           security
           of
           my
           Forces
           ,
           but
           upon
           your
           life
           use
           no
           weapon
           bear
           no
           Arms
           ,
           help
           them
           not
           though
           they
           are
           in
           danger
           to
           be
           cut
           in
           pieces
           before
           your
           face
           .
           Let
           a
           sober
           man
           find
           a
           way
           to
           get
           out
           here
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           King
           and
           not
           protect
           them
           .
           And
           after
           all
           this
           what
           a
           goodly
           Army
           of
           Papists
           hath
           his
           Maiestie
           got
           together
           ?
           not
           to
           compare
           with
           you
           ,
           for
           you
           say
           't
           is
           no
           matter
           what
           number
           of
           Papists
           you
           have
           ,
           because
           there
           are
           no
           feares
           and
           iealousies
           of
           your
           favouring
           of
           Popery
           ▪
           )
           I
           am
           confident
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           my
           Information
           from
           no
           ill
           hands
           ,
           that
           in
           all
           his
           Maiesties
           Armies
           the
           Papists
           cannot
           make
           one
           good
           Regiment
           .
           Get
           but
           the
           honest
           sober
           true
           Protestants
           once
           of
           your
           mind
           ,
           and
           my
           life
           upon
           it
           ,
           you
           shall
           not
           see
           the
           Papists
           grow
           above
           the
           reach
           of
           the
           Law
           .
        
         
           Here
           is
           an
           end
           of
           your
           Author
           a
           word
           now
           to
           your
           owne
           Letter
           I
           find
           you
           much
           transported
           with
           the
           apprehension
           of
           Gods
           wonderfull
           Blessings
           upon
           the
           proceedings
           of
           both
           Houses
           ,
           that
           their
           progresse
           and
           successe
           hitherto
           hath
           not
           beene
           lesse
           then
           miraculous
           ;
           Indeed
           there
           are
           negative
           Miracles
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           affirmative
           for
           God
           to
           forbeare
           what
           according
           to
           his
           Iustice
           and
           goodnesse
           ,
           and
           other
           attributes
           We
           might
           expect
           from
           him
           by
           the
           way
           of
           punishment
           &
           revenge
           ,
           is
           a
           miracle
           of
           his
           mercy
           in
           this
           sence
           ,
           the
           world
           which
           hath
           seene
           your
           Treason
           and
           Rebellion
           your
           Acts
           of
           Iniustice
           ,
           Cruelty
           and
           Inhumanity
           ,
           your
           Lying
           and
           Blasphemy
           ,
           your
           profannesse
           and
           Sacriledge
           (
           if
           your
           Divines
           have
           
           left
           you
           the
           apprehension
           of
           such
           a
           Sinne
           (
           and
           by
           the
           way
           if
           they
           have
           ,
           pray
           send
           me
           word
           what
           they
           meane
           by
           it
           )
           they
           who
           have
           observed
           the
           ill
           Arts
           you
           have
           used
           to
           compasse
           things
           in
           themselves
           lawfull
           ,
           and
           the
           wicked
           Arts
           you
           dayly
           use
           to
           compasse
           things
           unlawfull
           ,
           and
           see
           that
           stones
           in
           the
           streets
           have
           not
           risen
           up
           against
           you
           ,
           and
           fire
           from
           Heaven
           hath
           not
           consumed
           you
           ,
           must
           say
           you
           tempted
           God
           so
           far
           ,
           so
           insolently
           ▪
           that
           less
           then
           a
           Miracle
           could
           not
           preserve
           you
           :
           ba●e
           me
           this
           one
           Miracle
           ,
           and
           tell
           me
           if
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           hath
           not
           bin
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           pursued
           you
           from
           the
           first
           houre
           you
           entred
           into
           Rebellion
           ,
           are
           you
           not
           fallen
           from
           your
           universall
           Interest
           and
           reputation
           with
           the
           people
           ,
           to
           that
           degree
           of
           hatred
           ,
           that
           they
           curse
           you
           to
           your
           face
           ?
           Are
           you
           not
           shrunke
           from
           the
           honour
           and
           reverence
           due
           to
           a
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           to
           the
           Imputation
           of
           a
           vile
           crowd
           of
           meane
           ,
           guilty
           seditious
           persons
           ?
           Doe
           not
           your
           friends
           every
           day
           forsake
           you
           ,
           and
           those
           persons
           of
           quality
           whom
           you
           mislead
           ,
           with
           more
           bitternes
           fall
           from
           you
           ,
           then
           your
           first
           Delinquents
           ?
           Are
           not
           your
           own
           Weapons
           turned
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           you
           afraid
           of
           those
           Petitioners
           ,
           whom
           with
           so
           much
           skill
           and
           Industry
           you
           taught
           to
           Petition
           ?
           Is
           not
           your
           owne
           Army
           ,
           raised
           and
           maintained
           by
           your selves
           ,
           growne
           so
           undevoted
           to
           you
           ,
           that
           some
           Commanders
           every
           day
           leave
           you
           ,
           and
           others
           are
           committed
           by
           you
           for
           feare
           they
           will
           do
           so
           too
           ?
           Are
           you
           not
           brought
           to
           that
           strait
           as
           to
           feare
           a
           Mutiny
           for
           want
           of
           pay
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           dare
           to
           pay
           for
           feare
           of
           a
           Disbanding
           ?
           Have
           you
           not
           by
           blood
           and
           Rapine
           ,
           with
           the
           curses
           of
           all
           good
           men
           gotten
           the
           treasure
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           into
           your
           hands
           ,
           and
           wasted
           it
           so
           that
           your
           wants
           are
           as
           notorious
           as
           your
           Crimes
           ?
           Lastly
           ,
           are
           you
           not
           so
           iealous
           ,
           so
           divided
           amongst
           your selves
           ,
           that
           if
           your
           Army
           prevailed
           to
           morrow
           ,
           you
           were
           as
           far
           from
           compassing
           your
           own
           ends
           ,
           as
           when
           you
           began
           your
           desperate
           undertaking
           ;
           your
           principall
           Commanders
           being
           as
           far
           from
           their
           ends
           who
           conzened
           them
           into
           this
           Rebellion
           ,
           as
           the
           prime
           Cavaliers
           in
           the
           Kings
           Army
           ,
           excepting
           only
           their
           affection
           to
           the
           Kings
           Person
           .
           —
        
         
           There
           is
           the
           Miracle
           on
           your
           parts
           ;
           see
           now
           what
           God
           hath
           done
           for
           his
           Anointed
           ?
           Call
           back
           your
           memory
           to
           the
           10.
           of
           
             Ianuary
             ,
          
           look
           upon
           Him
           driven
           furiously
           from
           
             Whit-hall
             ,
          
           with
           his
           Wife
           and
           Children
           ,
           for
           feare
           of
           His
           life
           ,
           whilest
           His
           owne
           Servants
           for
           their
           security
           durst
           not
           be
           neere
           him
           ;
           looke
           upon
           him
           at
           
             Hampton
          
           Court
           ,
           scornfully
           accused
           of
           levying
           Warre
           against
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           the
           Sheriffes
           and
           Constables
           appointed
           to
           disperse
           his
           Army
           ;
           Remember
           Him
           at
           
             Windsor
          
           without
           
           ordinary
           ;
           necessary
           support
           ;
           thinke
           of
           the
           20th
           of
           
             Ianuary
             ,
          
           when
           you
           would
           not
           vouchsafe
           to
           tell
           Him
           what
           you
           would
           have
           ,
           requiring
           nothing
           but
           His
           submission
           to
           your
           Counsells
           :
           Remember
           Him
           at
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           and
           
             Beverly
             ,
          
           after
           you
           had
           possessed
           your selves
           of
           all
           His
           Arms
           ,
           Castles
           ,
           Forts
           ,
           Townes
           and
           ships
           ,
           and
           seized
           upon
           all
           the
           Armes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           stopped
           His
           Rents
           ,
           and
           incensed
           the
           people
           in
           all
           parts
           against
           Him
           ;
           Oh
           think
           upon
           Him
           at
           
             Nottingham
          
           when
           you
           would
           not
           vouchsafe
           to
           treat
           with
           Him
           ,
           onely
           giving
           your
           great
           Generall
           power
           of
           receiving
           him
           to
           mercy
           ,
           when
           you
           had
           reduced
           him
           to
           that
           condition
           ,
           that
           He
           had
           neither
           Armes
           ,
           Men
           ,
           or
           Money
           ,
           or
           knew
           as
           you
           thought
           where
           to
           have
           any
           ,
           and
           this
           at
           a
           time
           when
           you
           had
           a
           want
           on
           flourishing
           Army
           of
           10000
           men
           within
           two
           dayes
           March
           of
           him
           to
           bring
           Him
           back
           to
           
             London
             ,
          
           here
           is
           an
           Argument
           for
           a
           Miracle
           ;
           observe
           Him
           in
           a
           moment
           ,
           as
           if
           Regiments
           fell
           from
           the
           Cloudes
           ▪
           hasting
           his
           owne
           March
           to
           the
           place
           where
           he
           was
           expected
           without
           staying
           to
           be
           called
           upon
           at
           
             Shrewsbury
             ,
          
           view
           Him
           at
           
             Edgehill
             ,
          
           with
           a
           handfull
           of
           men
           (
           and
           if
           they
           were
           more
           imagine
           how
           he
           got
           them
           )
           finding
           out
           his
           formidable
           Army
           and
           dispersing
           them
           .
           Himself
           taking
           as
           much
           pains
           to
           save
           those
           who
           came
           to
           destroy
           him
           as
           others
           had
           done
           to
           seduce
           them
           ;
           Instead
           of
           being
           brought
           up
           by
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Essex
             ,
          
           as
           by
           the
           vote
           of
           both
           Houses
           He
           ought
           to
           have
           been
           See
           Him
           making
           his
           own
           way
           scattering
           those
           at
           
             Reading
             ,
          
           and
           showing
           himselfe
           at
           
             Brainceford
          
           that
           if
           indeed
           He
           were
           so
           much
           desired
           at
           
             London
          
           and
           might
           be
           worthy●y
           received
           there
           they
           might
           have
           their
           wish
           .
           Beleeve
           it
           Sir
           ,
           His
           Maiesty
           hath
           not
           so
           great
           a
           Iourney
           to
           the
           conquest
           of
           
             Spaine
             ,
          
           as
           he
           had
           from
           
             Nottingham
          
           to
           
             Brainceford
             .
          
           If
           you
           cannot
           suddenly
           find
           how
           this
           Army
           was
           raised
           ,
           enquire
           how
           it
           hath
           been
           kept
           together
           ;
           a
           fit
           of
           Loyalty
           and
           Affection
           ,
           a
           litle
           dislike
           and
           indignation
           to
           see
           a
           good
           King
           ill
           used
           ,
           might
           procure
           a
           present
           supply
           ,
           but
           that
           this
           Army
           raised
           without
           Money
           ,
           and
           Armed
           without
           weapons
           ,
           should
           live
           and
           grow
           six
           moneths
           together
           ,
           that
           no
           Souldiers
           should
           starve
           for
           want
           of
           Meat
           ,
           or
           murmur
           for
           want
           of
           pay
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           should
           have
           a
           Magazine
           ,
           and
           you
           want
           Armes
           that
           the
           King
           should
           pay
           his
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           you
           have
           no
           Mony
           ,
           is
           such
           an
           instance
           of
           the
           power
           and
           presence
           of
           the
           Almighty
           that
           if
           any
           such
           Argument
           were
           currant
           with
           you
           ,
           your
           principall
           Members
           would
           no
           longer
           have
           tempted
           God
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           but
           have
           sought
           him
           in
           a
           strange
           Land
           .
           Improve
           all
           these
           instances
           by
           your
           own
           observations
           ,
           and
           tell
           me
           sadly
           on
           whose
           side
           the
           Miracles
           have
           appeared
           .
        
         
         
           You
           would
           know
           my
           opinion
           what
           the
           Burgesse
           of
           
             D.
          
           should
           doe
           ,
           and
           you
           tell
           me
           ,
           his
           Honour
           will
           not
           suffer
           him
           too
           apparantly
           to
           recede
           from
           those
           with
           whom
           he
           hath
           kept
           so
           much
           company
           .
           I
           know
           not
           what
           Counsell
           to
           give
           you
           upon
           that
           principle
           ,
           If
           his
           Honour
           and
           his
           Innocence
           have
           not
           a
           care
           of
           each
           other
           ,
           neither
           can
           be
           safe
           ;
           Me
           thinks
           the
           King
           himself
           hath
           given
           you
           a
           rare
           pattern
           of
           Modesty
           in
           that
           point
           ;
           he
           did
           not
           satisfy
           himself
           with
           cōsenting
           to
           new
           laws
           ,
           but
           acknowledged
           passed
           errors
           .
           Reparation
           is
           as
           soveraign
           a
           thing
           as
           bounty
           ,
           and
           except
           there
           be
           this
           Ingenuity
           ,
           Reformation
           can
           never
           be
           perfect
           ;
           you
           say
           he
           doubts
           what
           he
           hath
           done
           formerly
           will
           be
           more
           remembred
           then
           what
           he
           hath
           since
           done
           or
           shall
           doe
           for
           the
           future
           ;
           Hee
           is
           too
           blame
           ,
           He
           hath
           not
           a
           generous
           nor
           a
           Christian
           mind
           ,
           who
           thinks
           ill
           services
           may
           not
           bee
           throughly
           repaired
           by
           future
           duty
           .
           I
           am
           so
           farre
           from
           that
           opinion
           as
           though
           his
           mistakes
           have
           been
           of
           as
           ill
           consequence
           to
           the
           publike
           as
           most
           mens
           ,
           I
           beleeve
           he
           hath
           so
           good
           an
           opportunity
           by
           some
           eminent
           service
           to
           repaire
           himselfe
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           even
           lay
           an
           obligation
           of
           Gratitude
           upon
           the
           King
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           forgive
           but
           reward
           his
           Affection
           .
           There
           is
           no
           such
           way
           to
           have
           what
           he
           now
           does
           ,
           not
           valued
           as
           by
           Iustifiing
           what
           he
           hath
           done
           so
           contrary
           to
           this
           ;
           't
           is
           no
           scandall
           to
           be
           deceived
           ,
           lesse
           to
           confesse
           he
           was
           so
           .
           Let
           him
           take
           the
           same
           pain
           to
           oppose
           and
           suppresse
           unreasonable
           Persons
           as
           he
           doth
           to
           perswade
           others
           to
           consent
           to
           what
           himselfe
           thinks
           unreasonable
           ,
           and
           the
           worke
           is
           done
           .
           As
           he
           hath
           a
           taske
           to
           doe
           somewhat
           that
           is
           noble
           ,
           so
           he
           hath
           a
           faire
           game
           before
           him
           having
           done
           it
           .
        
         
           I
           know
           nothing
           of
           yours
           unanswered
           ,
           you
           must
           give
           me
           leave
           hereafter
           not
           to
           beleive
           you
           ,
           if
           you
           stumble
           any
           more
           at
           these
           strawes
           rather
           consider
           what
           he
           is
           to
           answere
           to
           God
           ,
           the
           King
           ,
           his
           Country
           and
           Posterity
           ,
           that
           sits
           Idle
           without
           resisting
           the
           violence
           and
           indignity
           offered
           to
           all
           foure
           ,
           that
           is
           content
           to
           see
           this
           pretious
           game
           of
           Religion
           ,
           Liberty
           and
           Honour
           played
           at
           other
           mens
           Charges
           ,
           and
           possibly
           in
           hazard
           of
           being
           lost
           for
           want
           of
           his
           assistance
           ;
           Consider
           whether
           you
           and
           the
           rest
           who
           first
           excercised
           the
           
             Militia
          
           in
           
             Gloucester-shire
             ,
          
           &
           so
           discomposed
           the
           Government
           ,
           and
           first
           taught
           the
           People
           a
           new
           obedience
           ,
           have
           not
           to
           Answere
           for
           all
           the
           miseries
           ,
           and
           pressures
           which
           have
           since
           befallen
           that
           poore
           Country
           .
           Let
           those
           who
           have
           contributed
           to
           the
           raising
           and
           maintaining
           of
           that
           Rebellious
           Army
           ,
           think
           sadly
           ,
           whether
           they
           are
           not
           guilty
           of
           all
           the
           blood-shed
           on
           either
           side
           ,
           &
           in
           this
           Meditation
           that
           vertuous
           Lord
           ,
           (
           who
           had
           long
           since
           been
           starved
           but
           for
           the
           
           Kings
           meat
           ,
           and
           bin
           naked
           ,
           but
           for
           His
           clothes
           )
           may
           find
           himselfe
           guilty
           of
           the
           murther
           of
           his
           Father
           ;
           Remember
           the
           blessed
           condition
           we
           were
           in
           18
           ,
           Moneths
           since
           and
           be
           proud
           if
           you
           can
           of
           the
           State
           you
           have
           now
           brought
           us
           to
           Think
           of
           the
           firm
           stable
           happines
           our
           Auncestors
           enjoyed
           ,
           and
           resolve
           there
           cannot
           be
           security
           but
           by
           the
           same
           Rule
           .
           'T
           is
           not
           laying
           down
           Arms
           makes
           a
           Peace
           ,
           but
           such
           a
           Vnion
           of
           affections
           ,
           that
           neither
           party
           unpleasantly
           remembers
           the
           way
           to
           it
           .
           If
           King
           or
           People
           be
           enforced
           to
           give
           away
           that
           which
           properly
           belongs
           to
           them
           ,
           it
           will
           produce
           rather
           rest
           then
           peace
           ,
           and
           the
           memory
           therof
           will
           be
           so
           grievous
           to
           the
           loser
           ,
           that
           perpetuall
           Iealousies
           and
           discontents
           will
           be
           between
           them
           :
           Insist
           upon
           your
           Rights
           ;
           let
           all
           doubts
           which
           may
           concern
           Religion
           ,
           Libertie
           and
           Propertie
           be
           cleared
           and
           secured
           ;
           let
           
             Parliaments
          
           recover
           their
           good
           old
           Priviledges
           ,
           these
           are
           all
           our
           Birthrights
           ,
           and
           hath
           bin
           that
           which
           hath
           made
           the
           happines
           and
           freedom
           of
           the
           English
           Nation
           loved
           and
           envied
           through
           Christendome
           ;
           We
           will
           not
           part
           with
           a
           tittle
           of
           them
           ,
           but
           when
           they
           shall
           be
           in
           danger
           ,
           will
           ioyne
           with
           you
           in
           their
           defence
           .
           But
           let
           us
           rest
           here
           ,
           press
           not
           the
           King
           to
           part
           with
           what
           properly
           helongs
           to
           Him
           ,
           't
           is
           our
           right
           to
           see
           that
           He
           enioyes
           His
           ;
           the
           houre
           that
           he
           growes
           lesse
           a
           King
           ,
           we
           have
           lost
           a
           part
           of
           our
           freedome
           :
           if
           the
           power
           of
           Subiects
           be
           once
           inlarged
           ,
           we
           are
           losers
           by
           it
           ,
           and
           affect
           an
           Authority
           will
           destroy
           us
           .
           Do
           not
           think
           the
           Kings
           love
           of
           Peace
           can
           invite
           Him
           to
           part
           with
           the
           benefits
           of
           Peace
           ;
           what
           would
           the
           World
           think
           of
           him
           ,
           if
           after
           the
           taking
           up
           Arms
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           he
           should
           upon
           condition
           he
           might
           lay
           them
           down
           againe
           ,
           part
           with
           that
           for
           the
           maintenance
           of
           which
           he
           took
           them
           up
           ?
           Would
           he
           not
           iustifie
           what
           hath
           bin
           done
           against
           him
           ,
           if
           he
           yeelded
           that
           now
           ,
           which
           if
           he
           had
           8.
           months
           since
           all
           this
           confusion
           they
           will
           say
           might
           have
           bin
           prevented
           ;
           and
           will
           he
           not
           leave
           an
           excellent
           Encouragement
           to
           Posterity
           to
           tread
           in
           their
           Fathers
           steps
           ,
           and
           to
           follow
           the
           example
           of
           their
           prosperous
           wickednesse
           ?
        
         
           Doe
           not
           think
           a
           Iewell
           plucked
           out
           of
           the
           Royall
           Diadem
           can
           keep
           its
           brightnesse
           and
           lustre
           in
           any
           other
           place
           ;
           't
           is
           a
           losse
           to
           the
           Nation
           which
           cannot
           be
           repaired
           by
           an
           access
           of
           Power
           to
           private
           hands
           .
           If
           this
           be
           Reason
           ;
           Let
           not
           the
           folly
           and
           madnesse
           of
           other
           people
           make
           you
           quit
           it
           :
           Warre
           it selfe
           is
           not
           halfe
           so
           grievous
           ,
           as
           the
           Iurisdiction
           of
           these
           men
           who
           would
           have
           you
           resigne
           your
           understanding
           to
           their
           fury
           and
           madnesse
           .
           Let
           them
           shift
           for
           themselves
           ,
           and
           you
           shall
           quickly
           see
           what
           a
           contemptible
           People
           they
           will
           prove
           :
           Let
           Religion
           ,
           Reason
           ,
           Law
           Iustice
           and
           Honour
           be
           your
           guids
           ;
           the
           Kingdome
           will
           flourish
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           againe
           be
           happy
           in
           each
           other
           .
        
         
           
             From
             my
             Quarter
             ,
             
               this
               10.
               of
               April
               .
               1613.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .