Clergy, and the kingdom of England, as the Pope arrogateth to himself over the whole christendom: which made him to keep faire correspondency with the queen, who possessed the Kings heart: and with the Pope himself, lest he should traverse his design; but all this with a peradventure.  
Do but observe, what cunning hath been used to bring Popery again into England. Some demi Papists which were Jacobus Arminius Sectaries, did in the beginning of this Kings reign preach, and maintain Free-Will in their writings. Well, the business being scandalous, and too open, there was an order made, That none should either teach or preach such a doctrine, with a Proviso that none should preach against it. A thing much like unto the Order, which the Pope made concerning scientiamedia, and almost about the same time. They who preached against arminianism, were censured, but they, that preached for it, were tolerated in Bishop Williams time: but not during honest Abbots life. The doctrine of meritorious works followed that of Free-Will. I have heard it maintained at a Commencement in Cambridge, by one Dr. Duncobm; and afterwards, one Roger did preach for the necessity of Auricular Confession. Were not these pretty preparations for the rest of the Popish errors? The Pope having got so much, he changed his batteries; he sends one Suta Clara to treat about agreement, that his Church, and ours might be but one. He knew that half of the eminent men in the Clergy were above half his already.  
Yet, all his plots could not prevail for the total ruin of the Protestant Religion in England. Many brave, pious, and learned Divines did preach against the errors, which were crept in too far amongst us: and they did give notice, and warning to the people, that Popery was at hand. Many hearkned unto them, and joined forces to oppose it, as well as other innovations in the State. The Popish faction perceiving that their devices were like to be confounded; went another way to work; they persuaded the King to leave his Parliament upon a pretended fear of his own Person, to go to raise forces in the Country; knowing that their were a good many, who were altogether Papists; and others who did not care much for Religion; who fearing a Reformation, would rather join with them, than to adhere to the Parliament. Great assistance was expected from beyond seas; but it pleased God, that some, who were solicited to sand aid to the King, would sand none; and that others could not sand any, by reason of the warres they had themselves. Now, if the King had shewed himself at the very first a favourer of the Popish party, and inclining to an arbitrary government; most of them, who followed him, would have left him: because, few men desire to fight to bring themselves into slavery: and moreover many, who were none of the best Protestants, were loathe to advance the Popish Religion: but the way to make all the Protestant cavaliers to believe, that the King was one of theirs; was to possess the great ones, and especially some of the honest sort of Clergy-men with that opinion.  
The old Bishop of Armagh was cudgelled into that belief: The King protested in his presence, in Christ-Church at Oxford, that he would maintain the Protestant Religion, and took the Sacrament upon it; I know not how the Protestant Religion can be well maintained when the Papists are favoured, and when the King is constant to the Queeneu grounds, and documents. That Bishop being one of the preaching Bishops, and a man of good and honest conversation, being first deceived, deceived many thousands more. As for those, who had rather to loose Christ than their honours; and who had rather to be Popish Bishops, than no Bishops, we meddle not with them; nor with any one else, who is not a true Protestant indeed. For, it cannot be said that they were deceived, by reason that things have proved according to their expectation.  
But alas for us poor silly, and ignorant men, could wee think otherwise, but that our King meant as he said, when our Parsons, & Curates did red so bravely his fine Declarations, and Protestations after Evening prayers, although our minds were either for cudgell-playes, for dancing, and pipeing, and for drinking of a cup of good-ale as soon as we could get out of the Church, and before the Priest could have put off his surplice. Yet, we stayed longer very willingly to hear them red; and if they had been twice as long as they were, we would not have been weary a jot. If we had heard any one of the roundheads pray, but half so long, we would have left him to preach to the foretells. We heard so many times the Preservation of the Protestant Religion; the redemption of our brethren in Ireland; the happiness, and prosperity of these kingdoms; and the dignity, and freedom of the Parliament, name in the Kings declarations, with Protestations of his majesty to defend and maintain all these things: That we would have been very hard of belief, if we had not given credit unto his words: nay, most of our Land lords  told us, that they were very true, and that the Kings heart went along with his mouth. And we can tell you, that many of them were men of good understanding, and of note. Why? Some were Bishops, Doctors in Divinity, brave deans, rich Cannons, and Prebends; we thought that these men would have known the Kings mind: because, we knew that he loved them entirely. But alas! they are deluded as well we; and they are in a worse case, than we are: for, they shal be no more what they were, and we may perhaps be once in a better condition, than we are now.  
Yet we must confess ingeniously that we were not altogether so ignorant, but that we knew, or at least doubted of something. For we heard some of the Parliaments Declarations red, and many good, and honest Divines, and others  told us, that the jesuits were very powerfull in the Kings privy council; That Popery was a coming in apace, if 〈…〉  
Now gentlemen, you that are of the true Protestant Religion, and who are not ill-affected to the public good of your own Country; but are a little lead away by your own private Interests, by vain hopes of preferments, and have been deceived by the Kings faire Protestations. If you understand yourselves well; make use of your former scribblings, and pled Ignoramus. The King does in his letters declare you not guilty in some points; and therefore you may with your honour submit yourselves to the Parliaments mercy, who will pity you like ignorant, and decieved men: if by your sudden returning to your duty; you show that you are willing to leave a bad party, when you know it to be so: and to believe the truth, when it is evidently manifested unto you. seek not for excuses to make the matter better, than it is. The King hath made a bridge for you, to come all to the Parliament: And now especially that he is with his Cosens the Welsh-men. His majesty, that has detained you so long with him, with his faire words, cannot keep you perforce.  
Now I hear the Complaint of other Cavaliers, who are mere carnal men. Alas! alas! say they, we took up arms, because wee would not suffer the roundheads to pull down our crosses, our babies, and our Organs; and to take the surplices from our Priests. Was it not a very fine thing, to go of a Sunday in the afternoon, to hear the Organs, and many other brave instruments of music in some Cathedral Church: and to see the dean, the Canons, the singing-men, and the very Cheristers boyes in fine surplices? It was a fine thing indeed, and much like unto a play. whilst the ear was ravished with the melody of music, the heart did little think of God. We lost much now, that Clergy-men wear no surplices; for our wives got them many times to make clouts, and now wee must buy them new ones. But our comfort is, that Clergy-men visit not our wives so often as they did in former time. Alas! wee would rather have lost our lives, than to see our May-poles put down; what a cruel thing is this, that we must have no more plays, no more morisdancers, and no more Whit-sunday-ale? what all sports taken away from us? but the worst is, that we cannot remedy it. The roundheads are grown so strong, that we cannot withstand them: we are afraid that we must all turn Round or else it will be worse for us. That's the onely thing, that vexes us thirst of all; we could find in our hearts to be with them, if they would but alow us our former sports, and pastimes.  
Some others complain thus. Alas! we thought when we did first take up arms, that the King would get the mastery over the Parliament within a very short time. They made us to believe it at least.  
We were  told after the taking of bristol, the routing of Sir William Waller, and of my Lord Fairfaxes army: that the business was as good as done: and that we should see London shortly. Alas! many of us do see it now to our grief, and in another way than we expected. All our trouble was afore to think upon what street in London we should have fallen first. For, they amongst us, who knew London, had all a mind to Cheapside, and to lombard street; because they thought to find there, more money ready coined than else-where: and we who heard them naming those two streets, said within ourselves we will be in them as soon as you, for all your hast. I think it is well, that we have not taken London; for I believe that we should have slain one another for bootie-sake.  
The business of gloucester, and the besieging of Hull sticks still to our stomacks. Yet we were in a pretty way after our victory in the West. We marched fast enough towards London, but they stopped us at Dennington; yet wee did pass afterwards: let that pass: our new, and greatest hopes were, that whilst their new army was a raising; we would have advanced, and made use of the unsetlement of their affairs. But nothing prospers with us, surely God is not with us, and we do not fight for his Cause. For, in all human probabilities, we have had many advantages over the roundheads; and yet they are now more powerfull than ever they were: our commanders  told us afore Naseby fight, that Sir Thomas Fairfax army consisted of men, that knew better how to pray, than how to fight: which made us to believe that the day would be ours; but we were deceived, for they did fight with as much earnest, as they could ever have prayed: our horse left us in the lurch, and that Prince Rupert, whom we thought to be so courageous, and so valiant, did spur his horse as quick as any of the rest. But alas! our last hopes is gone: Goring is beaten by Sir Thomas Fairfax: we that were ever conquerors in the West, do begin to be conquered there. The very club-men rise against our men: Wee might expect some relief from Wales, but the blew-bonners are too near the Welsh; the Kings boats are taken, and they keep him from passing the Severne over again.  
What lamentable business is this? What pitiful pass are we come to? Wee that were but ordinary fellows did make full account to be made gentlemen at least by the King. We that were but esquires did look for a knight-hood. We that were lords could not expect any thing less than to be made earls: and we that were earls already, did aspire to the honour of Marquesses. Well, some of us have got such dignities, as we did look for: but, where have we means to live, and to maintain a train accordingly? we would willingly give the King his new titles back again; if he would but restore us the money, they cost us. We are like those whom they call the Kings Doctors, who buy their degrees with money, and are little regarded afterwards by the university. For indeed, we have( most of us) taken our new degrees in Oxford.  
Believe me Gentlemen, you have been very simplo to hope for great preferments, and for large rewards from the King; If he had got the day by the sword, you know that the Jewels of his crown are in pawn; and you are not ignorant that it was fit that he should redeem his own, before he could think of satisfying others. They, unto whom he was most engaged( to wit the Papists) would have look't to be rewarded first of all: and then afterwards some few of your Protestants would have had what they could catch; and some nothing at all: most of you, did think to be one time or another the Kings favourites. I dare say, that if things had proved according to the expectation of his majesty: the very Cavaliers would have raised warres against them, some out of vexation to see themselves deluded, and undone; and some out of spite to see others preferred afore them.  
Let it be for the comfort of you that are Protestants, that you had been all undone in your liberties, Estates, & Religion, if the Kings party had not been undone; you shall find at last, that you are, and have been beholding to the Parliament, who have sought hitherto to preserve your persons from a Popish slavery; and your estates, from an Arbitrary government. You shall once confess( I trust) that they have been better to you, than you have been to yourselves in following pernicious leaders. They look for the general good of this kingdom which is entrusted to them: of which you must needs participate soon, or late, if you will be ruled by them.  
Now, for the Welsh Cavaliers complaint in Tuttle fields. What do you talk to her of Religion? her is, and will be still of her cousin the King his Religion. Her stands not upon scruples, nor understand not what scruples mean: her is vexed for nothing but that her cousin the King is not come along with her to London. Her was  told that her should see her Cozens fine house, which they call White-hall; her did see nothing but the walls of it: her was  told, that her would get money, to buy her a fine suite of clothes, gilded spurs, a beaver, with a plume of feathers, and a sword to walk like a gentleman as her was born: and that her should live in a brave house: but her lies upon the ground, hath no clothes, and is still bare-foot, as her was in her own Country. Her cousin was very unkind to ride away from her, and to leave her amongst the Roundheads. If her had had but a horse as well as some of the rest, her would have road away into her own Country, where her would have stolen a sheep or two, but her would have made her cousin welcome.  
But alas for us power Papists! we are in the very worst case of all. We have spent, and wasted our means to help the King, and we see now, that he cannot help himself, nor us neither. We have been deceived as well, nay worse, than the rest. For, although the end of our helping the King, was to set up our Religion, and to destroy the Protestants totally Yet, we must needs say, that we love honours, dignities, and wealth as well as the rest. We had large promises made unto us, and we were fed up with brave hopes: we made full account to see all penal Statutes against us repealed, and now they will be put in execution more than afore. We thought to see shortly, that the way to come to preferment would have been to turn Papists; and that none but they that would go to mass, should have been regarded: we were  told that it would be shortly La mode de la Cour. And now we see that we must go over into Ireland, France, Italy, or spain to hear mass. But how shall we live there? shall we beg in France? they have beggars enough of their own; and besides, the French catholics are not so well affencted to us. As for the Spaniards, Alas poor people! how can they help us, when they have much a do to live themselves; now that they have warres in so many places with the French? But perhaps our holy father, and his blessed Cardinals will relieve us. Alas! alas! The Pope, and all his Cardinals have need of their moneys to defend themselves against the turk. And moreover,( though we be never so great catholics) we must confess ingeniously that the Pope, and the cardinals would make us more unbosom if we should carry money to Rome, than if we should go thither peny-lesse. We might expect some comfort from our Brethren in Ireland; but that we know, that they are a lazy nation, who would rather live upon other men; than to extend their charity upon others. They have little enough for themselves, their Country having been the stage of wars these four yeares. We cannot tell what to do, and we know not which way to turn ourselves; we have no heart to turn Protestants, now that they have pulled down Images, and that we can neither hear the Organs play, nor see the Priests with their surplices, and sometimes with their copes; for, then we did in a manner think we were at mass, and many of us did expect to hear a mass after all that brave service. And now, we can hear nothing but a minister praying, and preaching the Word of God, coting, and expounding many passages of the Scripture in our own mothers tongue; we had rather to hear our Priests speak them in Latin, as we wonted to do, that we might not understand them.  
Now you that are Malignants, you may plainly see that God is not for you, and that he will maintain his cause against all your plots and conspiracies: you see how he prospereth Sir Thomas Fairfax his honest Army. Round dealings used to be best afore these Wars, and will be so still when the Wars are ended. As for you that are Papists, if God hath not as yet enlightened your darkness, if you know not the errors of your Superstition; yet resolve to leave off plotting against your own native Country, wean yourselves from the fond love you have to the Spaniard, and to the jesuits: and by these means( If the Parliament be pleased to take you to mercy) you may in Gods due time, enjoy a peaceable tranquillity with us in our sweet England.  
FJNJS.