THE SECOND HUMBLE CRY OF THIS kingdom To their desired Nursing Father the King with Parliament for their preventing help against the Power Of Sword and Famine with the means thereof Propounded in this City and all places yet unplundered, and if the noise of the multitude of business do keep them from hearing us, we entreat Our Elder Brethren in London and Westminster daily to present this our supplycation to their Eyes and ears.  
IN the first place then I beseech you consider whether the next Summer in regard of the trouble● like to be, is not like to bring forth a smaller Crop of corn, so that in some parts our brethren may come to us or we to them for bread if so, then that we may not want how to releve each other; first then if you did let no more malt be made seing Barley with Rye is good Bread-corne, secondly rhat there be not bear or Ale, sold for above six shillings a barrel, and none from or in any Ale-house any dererer r●te then two quarts a penny which will much preserve your plenty of corn.  
Then also to prohibit feasting that so people may be the better able to further the public good and releve the poor.  
And also that all in general would spare three meales in a week which it would conduce to much plenty also to health of the body as Phesitians say and farther you might I conceive Easily secuer the store of most Counties towns and villages, for use of the owners and all the friends of the King and Parliament in such a way as might be for much strengthening and three fold defence; wherein pardon my silence, least the other party should take the first advantage of the same, but I shall forwardly for good in general declare the same, to our nursing father King and Parliament, or their deputies, and entreat our brethren in London and Westminster to tender the same to them.  
And further that whereas such though good Corces in general, yet may hinder some men in particular, I humbly crave pardon of those who may be hindered thereby and that they would consider that the general good is first to be desired, and further that honourable house would enforce the brewers or any other Landords, that sell bear and Ale, may have Rent but according to the Rent of other houses proportionable according to the worth of them.  
And further consider that our fears are increased by reason the cause is not taken away, the caus●s of a Lands mourning are swoard and famine.  
The cause of that cause is vain swearing, jeremiah the 23.10. Consider how at this time there is hardly a man or or woman, in the Land but is guilty of swearing ever since that good statute came forth as well he that here and conseale, as he that swears Leviticus the 5.1. Some are apt to say because Papist are so suffered, others because there are so many Religions, others because there is so much envy and back-biting.  
Others because so many think better of themselves, then others all which indeed are to be lamented, but who say or think, or believe it is for vain, swearing yet god saith so, the reason is that we think because tdat fine doth not reflect against our persons and estates, but immediately against God, we regard it not to endeavour the punishment thereof, now see how God is about to measure to us, such measure as we meet to him. Math. 7.2. The sins of our enemies reflect against our persons and estates, and why should God regard to punish them for that.  
Then let us justify the Lord who saith thy destruction is of thyself, and he saith also, do you provoke me to anger, and not yourselves to wrath. The Lord saith he that honor me I will honor, then I beseech you, encourage all in their places to honour him by keeping down that sin, which c●use our Land to morn then if it please you to order that that sin may be strictly punished, and whereas the Consealers are guilty as well as the swearers, Leviticus 5.1. if you please to lay half the penallty of them, as of the swerers, to show that you hate the sin, and not the sinner, if you would ple●se to order that upon testimony of 2. honest witnesses of which there be known no malice before nor yet falling out to cause pation now.  
An officer in every parish, might take the pennalty and remembering mercy, you might please for 14. dayes after your order that the swearer should pay but 2. pence the consealor 1. penny 14. dayes next one 4. pence the other 2. pence, and after that, one 12. pence, the other 6. pence.  
And if the Officer should neglect his duty herein, then he should pay double so much as the offender, and as the sin Cause the Iudgment so the pennalties should be employed also in the preventing them, paying therewith such as help to resist the enemies, thus you honouring god in taking away the cause, he will honour you in ceacing the effect.  
I can also inform how with little expense of money, little spilling of Blood, to the great joy of the Kingdom,& honour to your proceedings, how to secure the store in all Counties, for the use of the owners against the fear of plundering, and so as they shall not need much fear the approach of their Enemies but shall drive them back with small cost almost as Davids sling, and as certain.  
Thomas nut.  
FINIS.