THE Royal Project: OR A clear Discovery of his Majesty's Design in the present Treaty.  
Whereunto is annexed a seasonable Caution for the Parliament of England, the Army under the Command of Tho. Lord Fairfax, and all that thirst to be for ever freed from a long established Course of Tyranny, and to see this Nation restored to its pristine Glory, Freedom, and Tranquillity.  
Wherein the rottenness of the present Treaty, and the impossibility of making the People thereby secure, and absolutely free, is palpably declared, and detected.  
By Verity Victor.  Prov. 26.24, 25. 
He that hateth, will counterfeit with his lips, but in his heart he layeth up deceit.  
Though he speak favourably, believe him not, for there are seven (that is, many) abominations in his heart.  Veritas non quaerit angulos. 
Printed in the year 1648.   

For the Parliament of England, the Army under the Command of Tho. Lord Fairfax, and all that thirst to be for ever freed from a long established Course of Tyranny, and to see this Nation restored to its pristine Glory, Freedom and Tranquillity.  
TO omit William the Conquerors own persidiousness and false dealing, in confounding, obfuscating and altering the Laws and Customs of this Realm, (which were those just and good old Laws of Ed. the Confessor) after he had solemnly 
* See Dan. Hist. fo. 31, & 33. & fo. 36. he grants them by Chr.  sworn to maintain and keep them, and of his whole progeny successively; especially of King john, who was of Dr Barnard's mind, that proud prelatical Priest, now justly Prisoner in the Fleet, that 
* See the articles exhibited against him this Parliament, 1642. when he was Curate of Burntwood Weal in Essex under Dr Baker  wished the King had ten thousand Turks to assist him against the Parliament.) I will come to instance certain late and fresh examples of Princes and great men, their perjury, perfidiousness, and false dealing with the common people in point of public trust and liberty; that so all the world may see, as in a glass, the incertainty and instability of building and depending on such men's Oaths, Vows, Promises, Contracts, and Articles.  
Old Christianus, the late King of Denmark, endeavouring in the beginning of these dire Wars between the King and Parliament, to send over a ship with Arms and Ammunition for the supply of his Nephew our now King, had the said Ship and all therein taken at sea, and made prize for the Parliament: the which old Christianus resents so ill, as that he purposeth, for this just fact of the Parliaments, to seize on the next ships and goods the Merchant-Adventurers of London should send into those parts; the which the provident Company foreseeing and fearing, sent over Commissioners to know the King's mind, Whether they might safely trade as formerly without having their Ships or goods seized? He answered, It would be time enough to resolve them when their ships came. But they press to be assured beforehand, otherwise their ships should not come; whereupon he promiseth free Trade, and giveth an assurance under his hand and seal. Yet nevertheless so soon as the Merchant's ships came, he caused one of them, and all the goods therein to be ceased at Luxstadt, and enforced the Merchants to redeem it with 40000 l.  
The Prince of Wales promised the States of Holland, upon his honour and Princely word, that he would not stop Merchants ships at sea, nor any way impede Merchandizing and Traffic, if that they would give him leave to accommodate the revolted Ships, and lose from Gory Harbour to assist his Father, (or to this effect:) How truly he kept his Promise and Princely ●ord and valued his own Honour, let all men judge, and the Merchants testify. As the old Cock crows, saith the proverb, so doth the young. Why shall I stand to remember (those worthy of no remembrance) the perjured perfidious Earls of Bedford and Holland, with many more of like tallness and statute, both of this Kingdom and of Scotland. Truly I have observed, That our Nobles and Grandees have generally, of late years, had no more regard to their Oaths and Honours, than I have to my old slippers, or a thing of nought: Yet these must be termed honourable and honoured. The old rule is, Virtus est unica Nobilitas. But this is obsolete and like an old Almanac quite out of date. Thus much for the Prerogative branches and sprigs. Now to the root, CHARLES REX.  
Did he not, in his first expedition into the North against the Scots, upon the Bishop's quarrel, conclude and assign Condititions, or Articles of Peace with them, and nevertheless so soon as he returned, disclaimed the Agreement, and declared against it, and crused the Papers containing it to be burnt by the hands of the common Hangman, as if it had been enforced or surreptitiously got from him; and contrary to his Agreement, raise Forces and march with an Army against them? Are these things already forgotten? Did he not openly swear upon the holy Evangelists, and solemnly promise, at his Coronation, to keep all the Laws and rightful Customs of this Land, and to uphold and defend the same? How he hath fulfilled this Oath and Promise, in the behalf of our Laws and Liberties, I will not determine; Let his own Party (if they can speak truth) be Judges.  
In june 1642. He professeth and declareth before God, and the world, that he intended not to make War against the Parliament, book D●c. 1 part, pa. 356. Yet in August following he sets up his Standard at Nottingham, proclaims open War against them, and all those Rebels and Traitors that adhere unto them, or that do any ways aid and assist them.  
At Stamford 1641. He makes a Proclamation, strictly commanding all Officers of Justice to put the Laws in execution against all Papists and Popish Recusants, book Decl. pa. 19 And afterwards he generally entertains all the Papists in the Kingdom, the most inveterate and implacable Enemies of this Church and State, and secures and protects them in his Garrisons, giving to some of them the chiefest places of trust and command in his Armies, as to the 
* And was not this a dishonour to all the Protestant party that was with him?  Lord Leven his General, Sir Arthur Ashton, the Earl of Glamorgan, Cum multis aliis, etc. And at Oxford 1642. even before his face he did tolerate Mass to be publicly said and used in Merton College Chappel, whither all, that would, might freely resort; and who durst except or contradict? And whereas he avows that he is grieved at his very soul for the calamity of his good Subjects in Ireland (I fear he meant the bloody Rebels, for so he calls them, as you shall hear afterwards) and therefore was resolved to go in person to chastise those wicked and detestable Rebels: See his Message, book Decl. pa. 133. Yet did he, after order of restraint by both Houses of Parliament, give Warrant under his hand for passing several notorious Irish Papists into Ireland, who joined with the Rebels, and became chief Commanders in their Armies. And whereas he seemeth, by his passionate expressions, so vehemently to abhor that odious Rebellion, as that he would join with his Parliament to execute the utmost exemplary vengeance on all that should be discovered to have a hand in it, See his Declar. in book Decl. fol. 106. He not only detained the Ear of Leicester from going thither from the Parliament, as Lord Deputy chosen by them, with clothes and supplies, for the Protestants assistance; but also seized all the said clothes and supplies to cloth his new-levyed ragged Romish Soldiers: And afterwards not only remaund the Forces that the Parliament had sent into Ireland to subdue the Rebels and so expoted the remainder of the unmassacred Protestants to destruction; but also made Peace with the Rebels (those blessed Creatures) and called them over to assist him to destroy the Parliament and people of England, terming them (as I have said) his good Catholic Subjests: And who were more in favour & countenance with him at Oxford, than the L. Dils●n and the L. Taff, two Cardinal Irish Papists? and the L. Taff since a chief General of the Rebels against the poor deserted Protestants▪ but no more, lest I turn your stomaches. For who and where is he that can enumerate all his lies, falsehoods, and fallacies, or dilate his clandestine practices, and continued Series of conspiracies and treacheries, from time to time, throughout his reign, against this Nation? What, have we ever gotten, by him or his Country, any thing but trouble, beggary, slaxery and ruin? And yet we must idolise his person, and dote upon a deceitful (now most happily violated) union. I will only here relate, what, I well remember, justus Lypsius, that exact Observator, and grand Politician of his time, denotes in his Epistle to the Bishop of Croia, of his Majesty's late Father King james. viz. Elizabetha (saith he) Anglorum Regina abjit; Cui succedit jacobus, Scotorum Rex, summus simulandi, & dissimulandi Artifex. Such a Father such a Son. But when the Fox preacheth, let the Geese beware.  
These things seriously pondered, with multitudes of other occurrences (too many here to demonstrate) of like nature and consequene, together with his impenitency, the virulency and indefatigability in destructive plots and conspiracies of his party and adherents, and their insatiable desires and sedulous endeavours, per fas & nefas, of ruin and revenge upon the Parliament and all their friends, may surely serve for sufficient cautions to avoid the snares of a Treaty, (Anguis latet sub herba,) and not to lose that by feigned words, which we have redeemed and delivered ourselves from, which the expense of so much treasure and blood, by our swords. What faith or truth can there be expected from him, who hath all his life-time manifested himself an Enemy to God and good men, honoured and favoured none but persons unworthy and wicked, men of corrupt principles and destructive counsels, haters of the Laws, and caterpillars to the Commonwealth? And is his mind and affection changed? I wish they were, than there were hopes. But it is too apparent (pretend he what he will, and did ever any pretend always more fairly, and intent, (as all his Acts do testify) more falsely?) that he is, as he always was, and that his mind and affections are not changed. For hath he not lately showed more sorrow and discontent of spirit for the just execution of two of his party, blood-thirty men, firebrands of the Kingdom, (Lucas and Lisle,) who were principal Authors and Instruments of the misery and ruin of hundreds in Colchester that never offended, then for the sea of innocent blood, which he hath not only occasioned, but commanded and encouraged to be shed both in England, Scotland, and Ireland? I will not here mention his primary design against the Isle of Ree to the overthrow of Rochel, and all the Protestant interest in France, not his sending a Fleet to Cales to dishonour the English, and show the Spaniard where we could hurt him, nor his private Letters to the Pope, and many negotiations and transactions with Rome and Spain; to what end, the true Protestant party in all the three Kingdoms have woefully found.  
King Edward the second of this Land, a Prince more weak, then wicked; and far inferior in evil to King Charles, (for he is more wicked than weak, and so much the more dangerous, and the less to be trusted, by how much he is the more impowered with abilities) was 
* See Dan. Hist. at the end of the life & reign of Ed. the 2.  deposed by the then Parliament, for far less mischief and enormities by a tenth, than this our King hath committed. And nevertheless when that mortifying Message of the Parliaments rejection of him from being any longer King, and of their election of his Son to reign in his stead, was told him by some of the Commissioners sent for that purpose from the Parliament unto him at Killing worth Castle in , where he was kept Prisoner, he expressed that unfeigned sorrow for his misgovernment, the which this obstinate obdurate Prince never did; confessing how he had been misguided (the common excuse of wilful Princes) and done many things whereof he now repent, (but this man is so far from repenting of the abundance of blood he hath spilt, and manifold evils he hath done, that he hath lately given countenance and consent to the spilling of more blood, and still persists in his destructive plots and practices,) the which was he to govern again he would become a new man, (did this man ever promise any such thing?) and was most sorrowful to have so much offended the State (this is rather sorrowful that he hath not utterly destroyed the State, and cannot avenge himself of them) as it should thus utterly reject him. But yet he gave them thanks that they were so gracious unto him as to elect his eldest son: the which was Ed. the third, who indeed was then young. And I beleeve this example upon the Father, did the Son eminent good all his life. For of all the Prince's that ev●r I read of, of the race of the Conqueror that enjoyed this Crown, he was one that was most observant of the Laws and Libe●t●es of his Nation, and reigned long both fortunately and righteously and so died bo●h honoured and beloved: And it is observable, this K. Ed. the 3. when he came to years, did Justice on those who murdered his Father; but our K. that now is, would never so much as d nit the Duke of Buckingham, the manifest murderer of his Father, to b● questioned. Mal … Omen. But to the point and the argumentative part of this subject.  
The King and his Court Sycophants did always say and affirm, that as he was a successor to the Conqueror, he held his Crown by the sword, and that whatsoever Charter, Law, or Statute he passed either for confirmation or augmentation of any immunity or benefit to his people, it was ex mera gratia, of his mere grace and favour, and not as his duty, or our due; yea, his clawback, hellbred Clergy taught publicly in their pulpits, that both our persons and estates were at his Majesty's dispose, and that he might take whatsoever he pleased: Well; grant that his tenure of the Crown was by the sword, and so ours by his mere will and favour, as he and some of his creatures have vainly conceived, and impudently asserted. And true it is, that the Conqueror may by the right of Conquest change the Laws and Customs of any Nation, and impose what Laws and Customs he pleaseth: yet then by the same Law and right of Conquest, we having conquered the Conqueror, have not only put the Crown aagain upon our own heads, got the sceptre into our own hands, and (to use Mr 
* m. Ja. Howel is in that treatise quite beside the cushion; he should have first rightly stated the case, but sure he was either a cup too low, or a cup too high, for he loves to steep his brains in sack, and then he turns antic.  Ja. Howels own phrase, in his late printed simple piece of flattery, called, The Instruments of a King,) put the sword to our own sides; but have now power also to dispose of, and to impose upon the King as we please, and to speak plainly, (though in Court language) it is of our mere grace and favour, if that the Parliament do suffer him to reign upon any terms or conditions whatsoever. He put us out of protection, dissolved the Government, and disobliged us of our allegiance and obedience to him, the day that he set up his standard in defiance of the Nation: And, as I have been credibly informed, he hath often said, (and his obstinacy and obtumacy to the last declares evidently he was so resolved,) that he would win it by the sword or lose all; the which in the effect is only thus much, that he would either rule us by power as slaves, or lose all his three Kingdoms. And seeing that by God's just hand it is come upon him according to his wish or purpose: That he hath not only forfeited all by way of equity and justice, but also lost all by way of war and force: Why should he have any thing? let it be given to one that is more worthy: At least, why do we treat (or rather entreat) for our own? Why do we stand to word it, for that which we have so dearly and difficultly won and purchased, and is now irrevocably in our own hands and commands, with him, that would never treat or parl with any purpose of peace, or good to this Kingdom, while he was able to hold up a sword against us? Did he not always baffle and abuse us upon all treaties, and use them only for the more enabling him to the prosecution and achievement of his tyrannous destructive purposes? And are not his intentions palpably discovered to be the same at this instant? Read and consider the Letters that have of late been written by some of his Agents, and intercepted.  
Let him but get in his hand, and he will soon have in his head, and then how easily will follow his whole body, with that tail of scorpions which will soon sting us to death. Although as Edward the second, he should repent, confess and promise amendment, (the which I know his gracious Majesty hath so much grace as to scorn,) let not us trust him: What will not a dissembling Sinon feign and do to accumplish the ruin of Troy, when all the power of Greece could not do it? He that cannot act the Lion must act the Fox. The old Maxim is in policy; Trust not a reconciled enemy, that is, one so seeming to be, lest joah like, he smite thee under the fifth rib, when thou neither fearest nor suspectest.  
If a potent man had a long time kept mine inheritance from me, and would hearken to no reason or persuasion, nor be induced to stand to any reference or abistrament, but put me to sore trouble, hazard and charges, by Law to recover it: and that after I had so recovered it, and he could no longer hold it, he should offer to treat with me about it, and desire to have it referred: Wouldst thou not account me a fool if I should condescend? What need I then to treat what or how much I should have or enjoy of that, and in what manner, which I have wholly recovered as mine own, and is wholly and solely in mine own power and command? Was not this tacitly, and by consent to grant him still a right where he hath none? Again;  
If a thief upon the way should by force take thy purse and therewith escape, and afterwards thou meetest him, and by force recoverest thy purse, and takest him captive; wouldst thou now stand to dispute the cause with him, whether thou shouldst have all, or only part of thy money, or refer it to be debated, whether it was thine or his? sure no. For it followeth not, that because another hath stolen my cloak, or taken it away fraudulently, or by force, and worn it, that therefore he is the true owner of it. Again;  
If a Tenant wilfully forfeit his lease, (be his Farm never so good, and his privileges never so great,) and the Lord make a reentry, may not the Lord then, if he will, justly let this Farm to another; or if he will be so , because he that forfeited was an ancient Tenant, as to let him repossess it, may he not, if he will, increase his rent, diminish his privileges, and impose upon him stricter terms and conditions then before? He may without doubt, and none can justly censure or condemn him.  
If the King must reign, (yet it is meet we should first see a change of spirit in him, or else we do but beat down a Tyrant, and raise him up again,) let us propound our own Laws, prescribe to him strict limits and boundaries, and let him take his Crown, as of favour from the people, on a new agreement and stipulation, and be thereunto publicly, solemnly sworn, and not treat with him on old terms, and lame, broken Propositions, and grant him a right where he hath none. No, let us deal plainly and positively: This you shall do, these things you shall subscribe, and according to these Laws you shall rule, if you will govern or enjoy your Crown; if not, your destruction is of yourself; we will turn to another. For let him grant the Propositions fully and totally. We are all in eminent hazard: For he is retaining his old poison & his Queen, whose spirit is like her mothers, a Member of the Church of Rome, and her principles inconsistent with the Religion, Laws and Liberties of this Kingdom; will by their Jesuited Agents, and Machiavilian Instruments, so insinuate & deceive the people, that within a short time the Parliament, if not the very next after this, shall be compact of such Members, his friends and favourers, and this Parliaments now enemies and opponants, that all which his Majesty shall now grant and enact shall be reversed and made null, and so we shall be fitted with a Colchester Bull. And where are we then? What course shall we take? Stand and cry, what shall we do? Post est occasio calva. Let us therefore beware in time, lest we repent when it is too late: And what need the Parliament, their friends and Armies in this case, either a deceitful Pardon, or a stinking Act of Oblivion. To crave or receive either, in my judgement, is but to cry peccavi, and render that their cause injust, which his Majesty himself hath justified and acknowledged to be just. Let them rather demand an Act of justification and perpetual Commemoration: Let a Pardon or Act of Oblivion, in this case, rather pass for his Majesty, and his adherents, who are herein the only offendants and transgressors against the fundamental Laws and peace of the Kingdom. And this mercy (I conceive to be) more than they do demerrit: To me it is a Paradox, that we should upon the rules and principles of right Reason, and of the Law of Nature, be enforced to take up arms for self-defence, and the preservation of our lives, wives, children, estates, and (which is more precious and valuable then all) our native liberties, against a tyrannous, destructive, bloodthirsty enemy; and then after we have subdued him, to seek or accept an act of Inde●…pnity, or Pardon from him, or any one. My reason is surprised: I understand it not; Is not this in the eyes of all judicious men to rejustifie the King in this case, and all his proceed, and condemn ourselves? I would have the Parliament seriously to consider, whether the King, if he had conquered and prevailed by the sword, would afterwards admitted us to treat for our estates and liberties? Then it only remains to do unto him as he would have done unto us. He was dividing the skin before he had caught the Bear: For he gave divers of the Parliaments friends estates a way to some of his ruff●…n Cavaliers before he had made a Conquest; by which it is easy to conclude how he would have dealt with us for the whole, if God (as blessed be his name he hath not, and I hope never will,) had delivered us up into his hands.  
And now I will only mind the Parliament of a wise saying and observation of their own concerning the King, when in their fears he had given them as strong assurance of security, as any mor●al could device or expect; and nevertheless at that very instant had he thoughts of dissipating and destroying them, and to them, all Parliaments, and our liberties. See book, Deels. pag. 101. 102. But it is not words, saith the Parliament, that can secure us in these our humble Desires; we cannot but too well and sorrowfully remember what gracious Messages we had from you this Summer, when with your privity, the bringing up of the Army, that is, the Army which was then in the North, was in agitation: We cannot but with like affections recall to our minds, how not two days before you gave directions for the  accusation, (that is, the Accusation which then was against the five Members,) and your own coming to Commons House, that House received from your Majesty a gracious Message, that you would always have as much care of their privileges, as of your own Prerogative, and of the safety of them persons as of your own children. What could be said more (especially from a Prince) to assure? (Nor was the Lion then half so provoked and enraged,) yet what then destruction was at that time more intended? Are these notorious dissembled treacheries, so soon out of mind and remembrance? Let it never be said in future ages, that this Parliament of England were at the first wise and sagacious, and afterwards became stupid, blind and foolish.  
Besides this true example of our wings own making; behold another since, even of yesterday, of a brothers of his, the perfidious King of Spain, with the people of Naples; who after he had granted whatsoever they demanded, together with a general pardon, (a thing much insisted on at this time) and obliged himself by solemn oath, and receiving of the Host, or holy Sacrament, and all other Religious Ceremonies (as in all Popish Kingdoms are generally used in such cases,) for the true performance: Did notwithstanding so soon as he had by these means recovered the chief Holds, and regained his power, put multitudes of the principal men of Naples, that had been most active and zealous for the people, and public liberties, to death; and at present exerciseth more cruelty and violence upon them then ever before. But let the Spaniard know, for all his great (as he supposeth) policy, that nil violentum, est perpetuum; and this very action shall be his ruin: And in the mean time he deserves to be branded for a Caitif, and one denying his God to the world's end.  
And have not we (notwithstanding all these known Precedents, the abominable wickedness and perfideousness of Princes and great men, and of the little faith, credence and confidence that is to be given to them,) a company of Members of both Houses of Parliament, and of scotified London, as wicked and perfidious as any; who contrary to their trusts and duties, Oaths and Declarations, and the manifold Bonds of gratitude, that are upon them from the people, have privately complotted and conspired, and are willing and ready, studious, diligent and active, even at this instant, (if they can accomplish it,) and that under the notion of this Treaty, to fell us and our posterities, our lives, estates and liberties, to the will of a merciless irreconcilable Tyrant, and his adherents, so that they can but secure their own traitorous heads, and the vast sums which they have purloined and stolen from the Kingdom: I wish we had no such creatures; but if there be a Sun in the firmament, there are such both in Parliament and City; and we shall never be at peace, nor prosper, until these Achans be brought forth unto justice. Albeit so desperately are they wicked, that having through insatiable converousness and ambition, for want of conscience and the fear of God to restrain them, contracted to themselves the guilt of public shame and death; they had rather see the whole Nation laid in ashes, and turned into an Aceldama, or shackled for ever in fetters of iron, then to have themselves made public examples, and rendered (according to their just demerits) a scorn and an abhorring to succeeding generations. For it is with them as with a thief beset, who had rather kill, or be killed, then be taken. Happily I could name some of them, but it is needless, for they are already discovered; only I will assure them, that it shall be with them as it was with the Dove, which Noah sent out of the Ark; so double and dangerous shall they find the King and his friends in all their ways and Counsels, and the present state of things, as that they shall not find whereon to rest their feet: And let them remember, and have always in mind how the King of Spain hath lately dealt with the Prince 
* He cut off their heads as traitors, and confiscated their estates.  De Ognate, and others of Naples; who receiving his rewards, and confiding in his written Grants and promises, did basely and treacherously comply and condescend to re-admit his Viceroy, to the ruin of the people. A just guerdon for such abhorred falsifyers of their trust, and detestable Traitors to their Country. But what need I go so far; did not Rich. 2. in his time, contrary to his faith, solemn promise and engagement, cause the Duke of Gloucester to be basely murihered at Calais; the Earl of Arundel to be as basely beheaded, and the Earl of War wick [which 3 had acted for the Public, and strongly opposed his tyrannous courses,] albeit he granted him his life, to be kept prisoner all his days in the Tower of London? See the English Chronicle. And now give me leave only to relate one particle of a Spanish Chronicle, 
1. Vol. of the life and death of Charles the 5 K. of Spain, written by Father Prudent Sandival.  and I will conclude, and leave all▪ I have here rudely penned, to the application and serious consideration of all judicious &  judgements.  
In the year 1519. in the Reign of turbulent Charles, the fifth King of Spain, there was a Parliament called in that Kingdom, which acted in the beginning [as this of England did] for Liberty; whereupon Charles their King raised War against them, and they, for the defence of themselves, and the people's rights and liberties, raised several Armies, and by force of Arms visibly subdued the King, as we have really done ours, and rescued the Kingdom from all Prerogative Tyranny. This Spanish Parliament did at the first make such special Ordinances for the good of the Public, as their very enemies styled them holy and religious: And, saith the Chronicle, had they been duly executed, Spain had been the most glorious Kingdom in the world, and the said King Charles, had appeared a most cruel and tyrannical Prince, if he had not confirmed them.  
But (saith the Chronicle) That Parliament spoilt all, when the Wars were ended, by falling into ambition, covetousness, and faction, betraying and selling one another, and sharing the Kingdom's treasure amongst them: And so notwithstanding all their famous Acts in the beginning (they not keeping and observing them, themselves, but looking after private ends) did thereby lose the affections of the people, destroyed themselves, and betrayed their 3 victorious 
* Beware Lord Fairfnx, etc.  Generals: viz. the Earl of Salvatora, the Bishop of Samoora, and Don john of Padillia, with 70 of their best 
* Look about you, ye that are honest men in both Houses.  Parliament men into the hands of their conquered King; who did forthwith put them all to death: And that Parliament (saith the Author) was the last in that Kingdom that acted for the People's Freedoms; ever since hath the whole Nation lain under inextricable bondage, tyranny, and oppression. And doth not this seem to be written for our admonition and instruction? Foelix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum.  
Lastly, What benefit can we the Commons of England receive by this Treaty, in case all be granted that is required; while the name of the Norman Conquest, and so many several shameful badges thereof, (as multiplicity of Laws, and they in Pedlar's French, or the Norman language, super-abundant vexatious Courts, and Officers, strange slavish tenors, fealties, and services,) such as this Nation never before knew, do still continue? And that still, after so much bloodshed, and expense of treasure, about the Militia of the Land, in whom it is originally, whether in the King or People? it must be granted and continued, to be in the King, and in his power and dispose, at his will and pleasure (as he hath already done) to cut our throats. Grant him this, and grant him all. Grant him but this to remain (according to his request) unquestionably in the Crown, and his Negative Vote also; and grant him to be a Tyrant per statutum imperpetuum, both him and his (for indeed they would be so likewise) from generation to generation. And for us now to accord, that after so many years (were the twenty years an hundred] he or his should have the Militia again in their own hands and dispose, is but, as if a man that had by a a long and strong contest recovered his inheritance from one that had a long time illegally and injustly held it from him should notwithstanding for quietness-sake [as fools often say] agree to accept of a lease of it, for certain years, and still to grant the title to be in his adversary, and after the expiration of those years for ever to exclude himself and his. And this his Majesty plainly shows, in propounding to lease the Bishop's Lands, and not to sell them, to the end that the propriety of them may still continue in the Bishops. If we have a right in the Militia for years, why not for ever? But it is undeniable, that at this time it is absolutely and wholly (where it was in origine) in us (the People) and in our power and dispose: and why should we give, or grant it, be it but for a moment, to another? In a word to grant the King's desire in this, would be like the hewing down Nebuchadnezars mighty Tree, and cutting off the branches and leaves thereof: yet leaving the stump of the roots thereof in the earth with bands of iron and brass. No, let us up with root and all; that there may be more remembranca of Prerogative, Tyronny, and Norman Bondage amongst us.  
Note, that while the K. pretends a Treaty for Peace, He intends and countenanceth a War against us. What else mean his Sons and Confederates their preparations? If any say, It is not by his Command: I answer, Why doth he not prohibit or countermand it? Qui non prohibet, cum potest, jubet?  
FINIS.