The sentinels remonstrance or, A vindication of the souldiers to the people of this Common-wealth, &c. laying open the manifold wrongs, abuses, and cheats put upon them, and the people who have duely payd their taxes, to the enriching of some, the severall clamities and ruine both of people and souldiery. / By W.B.
         W. B.
      
       
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             The sentinels remonstrance or, A vindication of the souldiers to the people of this Common-wealth, &c. laying open the manifold wrongs, abuses, and cheats put upon them, and the people who have duely payd their taxes, to the enriching of some, the severall clamities and ruine both of people and souldiery. / By W.B.
             W. B.
          
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           The
           Sentinels
           REMONSTRANCE
           ,
        
         
           OR
           ,
           A
           Vindication
           of
           the
           Souldiers
           to
           the
           People
           of
           this
           
             Common-wealth
             ,
          
           &c.
           laying
           open
           the
           manifold
           wrongs
           ,
           abuses
           ,
           and
           cheats
           put
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           People
           who
           have
           duely
           payd
           their
           Taxes
           ,
           to
           the
           enriching
           of
           some
           ,
           the
           severall
           calamities
           and
           ruine
           both
           of
           people
           and
           Souldiery
           .
        
         
           By
           
             W.
             B.
             
          
        
         
           THe
           Souldery
           having
           since
           the
           beginning
           of
           these
           late
           unnanatural
           Wars
           (
           being
           soothed
           up
           by
           long
           expected
           Liberty
           )
           hazarded
           their
           Blood
           and
           succeeding
           Fortunes
           for
           promoting
           of
           Equity
           and
           Justice
           ;
           and
           having
           from
           time
           to
           time
           evidenced
           their
           unalterable
           Affections
           to
           these
           primitive
           Principles
           ,
           
             *
          
           though
           by
           an
           unworthy
           matchivilian
           Pen
           ▪
           they
           are
           termed
           a
           changing
           and
           mutable
           Crew
           ,
           ready
           to
           embrace
           all
           Governments
           ;
           and
           that
           their
           miscarriages
           are
           no
           ways
           pardonable
           .
           Give
           us
           but
           leave
           in
           the
           plain
           language
           of
           Souldiers
           to
           publish
           our
           Vindication
           to
           the
           known
           and
           unbiassed
           judgments
           of
           these
           Nations
           ,
           to
           whom
           we
           are
           willing
           to
           submit
           our
           Case
           ,
           lest
           we
           be
           judged
           rash
           in
           rendring
           those
           that
           are
           really
           culpable
           guilty
           without
           reason
           ,
           and
           fools
           if
           we
           conceal
           what
           may
           conduce
           to
           a
           general
           good
           .
        
         
           At
           the
           beginning
           of
           these
           intestine
           and
           clandestine
           broyles
           ,
           mens
           minds
           and
           consciences
           were
           so
           much
           abused
           for
           want
           of
           Liberty
           ,
           that
           the
           godly
           of
           these
           Nations
           were
           enforced
           to
           engage
           in
           an
           unanimous
           way
           ,
           to
           petition
           first
           the
           Almighty
           for
           those
           endeared
           promises
           of
           Soul-comforts
           ;
           and
           thereafter
           the
           lawful
           Power
           by
           him
           established
           ;
           but
           seeing
           it
           pleased
           God
           either
           for
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           then
           power
           ,
           their
           passing
           by
           the
           faults
           of
           Great
           Ones
           and
           men
           in
           Authority
           ,
           and
           oppressing
           the
           poor
           needy
           Subject
           ,
           or
           the
           Nations
           in
           general
           for
           their
           murmurings
           and
           back
           slidings
           ,
           we
           dare
           not
           judge
           :
           But
           thus
           it
           fell
           out
           ,
           that
           the
           late
           King
           and
           Parliament
           did
           so
           far
           disagree
           ,
           that
           Armies
           were
           raised
           on
           both
           sides
           ;
           the
           King
           to
           defend
           his
           Power
           and
           Laws
           by
           him
           established
           ;
           the
           Parliament
           to
           remove
           the
           iniquities
           then
           used
           by
           the
           Clergy
           ,
           and
           supercilious
           carriages
           of
           many
           high
           minded
           ,
           and
           Bishop-oppressors
           ,
           who
           to
           the
           disgrace
           both
           of
           their
           Church
           ,
           King
           and
           Country
           ;
           engrossed
           not
           only
           the
           wealth
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           but
           carried
           themselves
           above
           the
           gravity
           and
           dignity
           of
           their
           Functions
           ;
           as
           also
           the
           removal
           of
           bad
           Councel
           from
           him
           ,
           who
           were
           known
           some
           of
           them
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           most
           blaspeming
           and
           unworthy
           Atheists
           ever
           God
           (
           whose
           name
           should
           and
           must
           be
           glorified
           by
           all
           men
           )
           suffered
           to
           live
           under
           Heaven
           .
           Albeit
           ,
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           (
           though
           Jesuitical
           and
           Hellish
           Pamphlels
           renders
           us
           incapable
           of
           charity
           )
           we
           do
           really
           express
           the
           integrity
           of
           our
           Soules
           ,
           that
           we
           apprehend
           there
           were
           as
           good
           ,
           sober
           ,
           religious
           and
           pious
           men
           with
           him
           ,
           as
           ever
           shall
           succeed
           them
           ,
           of
           the
           undoubtedly
           ancient
           Nobility
           and
           Gentry
           of
           
             Britain
             .
          
           But
           he
           being
           obstinate
           and
           unwilling
           to
           curb
           those
           insolencies
           which
           introduced
           these
           untimely
           insurrections
           against
           him
           and
           his
           posterity
           ;
           until
           he
           found
           his
           own
           time
           ,
           was
           so
           far
           from
           yeilding
           to
           the
           reasonable
           desires
           of
           the
           godly
           at
           that
           time
           (
           whose
           integrities
           were
           as
           candid
           to
           the
           welfare
           of
           these
           now
           distracted
           and
           impoverished
           nations
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           salvations
           of
           their
           own
           souls
           )
           that
           he
           gave
           way
           both
           to
           forraign
           and
           domestick
           Interests
           to
           blow
           the
           bellow
           and
           to
           enflame
           all
           .
           But
           the
           Wars
           being
           bloody
           ,
           inhumane
           ,
           and
           barbarous
           in
           many
           respects
           ,
           seeing
           Country
           men
           murthered
           one
           another
           ,
           nay
           more
           ,
           the
           Father
           Warr'd
           against
           the
           Son
           ,
           and
           the
           Son
           against
           the
           Father
           ,
           yea
           ,
           and
           Brother
           against
           Brother
           .
           After
           the
           loss
           of
           so
           many
           thousands
           of
           innocents
           ,
           some
           Matchivilians
           must
           still
           (
           to
           promote
           their
           hellish
           ends
           )
           prevent
           the
           King
           one
           while
           from
           his
           condescendency
           to
           the
           Parliaments
           just
           demands
           ;
           and
           the
           Parliaments
           in
           another
           way
           to
           hear
           his
           reasons
           to
           the
           contrary
           :
           But
           thus
           Heaven
           frowning
           at
           the
           unworthiness
           of
           such
           juggling
           brings
           things
           so
           to
           pass
           ,
           that
           he
           is
           overthrown
           ,
           and
           we
           become
           Masters
           of
           the
           field
           :
           all
           which
           hazardous
           and
           hard
           encounters
           the
           poor
           Souldiery
           were
           forced
           cheerfully
           to
           undergo
           ;
           and
           did
           with
           loyal
           hearts
           and
           hands
           endure
           .
           Then
           was
           it
           our
           expectation
           to
           see
           Liberty
           flourish
           ,
           and
           all
           corrupt
           Judicatories
           removed
           ;
           but
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           we
           now
           see
           (
           as
           we
           are
           fellow
           sufferers
           )
           our
           poor
           Countries
           to
           be
           more
           cheated
           than
           before
           ,
           and
           we
           slighted
           in
           the
           highest
           nature
           ;
           nor
           dare
           we
           sollicit
           the
           Supream
           Court
           of
           Justice
           to
           enform
           them
           of
           the
           tyrannies
           committed
           against
           us
           and
           these
           Nations
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           because
           of
           self-seeking-men
           set
           over
           us
           ,
           who
           by
           our
           means
           were
           raised
           from
           the
           meanest
           Mechanicks
           to
           Lord-like
           Inheritances
           .
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           this
           is
           not
           enough
           ,
           but
           when
           we
           offer
           in
           the
           least
           to
           commiserate
           our
           conditions
           ,
           or
           make
           known
           our
           Cases
           to
           our
           Masters
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           for
           whom
           we
           have
           expended
           our
           lives
           and
           fortunes
           ,
           we
           are
           enjailed
           ,
           beaten
           ,
           and
           abused
           by
           our
           Officers
           ,
           in
           a
           most
           barbarous
           manner
           .
           All
           which
           we
           trust
           the
           Almighty
           will
           consider
           ,
           and
           impower
           us
           to
           redress
           both
           the
           injuries
           of
           you
           the
           good
           people
           of
           these
           Nations
           ,
           and
           our selves
           .
        
         
           Thus
           have
           we
           lived
           to
           abolish
           the
           tyrannies
           and
           oppressions
           of
           past
           times
           ,
           but
           never
           expected
           to
           have
           erected
           and
           established
           worse
           ,
           as
           their
           Successors
           ,
           whose
           maskt
           designs
           and
           specious
           pretences
           ,
           are
           not
           only
           made
           known
           to
           the
           meanest
           of
           the
           Nation
           ,
           but
           will
           appear
           more
           palpable
           every
           day
           .
           Now
           we
           beseech
           the
           Lord
           of
           life
           to
           pardon
           both
           your
           and
           our
           sins
           ,
           and
           to
           enable
           us
           more
           and
           more
           to
           make
           discoveries
           of
           such
           Apostates
           ,
           seeing
           Religion
           consists
           more
           in
           the
           Practique
           ,
           than
           in
           the
           Theorick
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
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             ,
          
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           1659.
           
           
             
               June
               8
            
          
        
      
       
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             *
             Dem.
             turned
             statesman
             ,