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<HEAD>The PROTESTANT's Warning-Piece: Or, The humble Remon&s;trance of<HI> Ieffery Corbet </HI>Citizen and Grocer of<HI> London, </HI>compo&s;ed for the view of his Highne&s;s, the Parliament, and all the good People in<HI> England, Scotland </HI>and<HI> Jreland; </HI>and publi&s;hed to fru&s;trate the De&s;ignes of the Incendiaries employed by the<HI> Pope, </HI>and the King of<HI> Spain, </HI>who have &s;everall yeares contrived to fire the City of<HI> London </HI>in a<HI> 100 </HI>places at once, and then proceed to their long intended Ma&s;&s;acre.</HEAD>
<OPENER>Sheweth,</OPENER>
<P>_THat about the yeare, 1639. The Pope and his Councell &s;ent <HI>William Oconner,</HI> an <HI>Iri&s;h</HI> Je&s;uit unto the King of <HI>Spain</HI> and the re&s;t of the Catholick Princes for their contribution of Money, Arms and Amunition to carry on the Ma&s;|&s;acre of all the <HI>Prote&s;tants</HI> in the 3. Nations. And for that end the &s;aid <HI>Oconner</HI> came over into <HI>England</HI> about <HI>Iuly,</HI> 1640. And went daily in the garbe of a Courtier attending upon the Queen Mother. About 1. <HI>Septemb.</HI> 1640. the &s;aid <HI>Oconnee</HI> did boa&s;t unto an Jri&s;h convert that he was the chief contriver of that intended Ma&s;&s;acre, and that there were 7000. men in private pay for the Ma&s;&s;acre in <HI>London.</HI> And that the L. <HI>Cottington</HI> was to be Lieutenant of the <HI>Tower,</HI> and had 500. <HI>Iri&s;h</HI> Papi&s;ts &s;ent out of <HI>Flanders</HI> to guard the Tower under him. And that the Queene was to goe beyond Sea, and pawne the jewels of the Crowne for that purpo&s;e. And that the Money, Arms, and Amunition which the King of <HI>Spain</HI> had &s;ent over was &s;ecured at the <HI>Spani&s;h</HI> Amba&s;&s;adors hou&s;e in <HI>London,</HI> and was di&s;po&s;ed of among&s;t the Papi&s;ts by one <HI>Garrat Dillon</HI> an Iri&s;h Ie|&s;uit, who had his Re&s;idence at the Spani&s;h Amba&s;&s;adors.</P>
<P>That upon di&s;covery of the Ma&s;&s;acre the &s;aid <HI>O conner</HI> was apprehended, and committed to the <HI>Gate-hoa&s;e,</HI> 3. <HI>Septemb.</HI> 1640. But divers per&s;ons in and about the City of <HI>London,</HI> and <HI>We&s;t min&s;ter,</HI> cau&s;ed the &s;aid <HI>O conner</HI> to be protected from Iu&s;tice above 4. years and then to be relea&s;ed, contrary to the Law of God, and the laws of the Land. And though the &s;aid <HI>O conner</HI> was &s;o time|ly apprehended that the Ma&s;&s;acre was prevented here, yet becau&s;e Iu&s;tice was not &s;peedily executed upon him that others might heare &amp; feare, and do no more &s;o wickedly. Therefore the hearts of his Confederates were fully &s;et in them to do evill. In&s;o|much that above 100000 <HI>Prote&s;tants</HI> in <HI>Ireland</HI> were barbarou&s;ly murdered in cold blood &s;everall moneths after the &s;aid <HI>O con|ner</HI> was apprehended. Moreover tho&s;e per&s;ons did not only prevaile, that the bloody Ma&s;&s;acre was not at all di&s;covered to the Prote&s;tants in <HI>Ireland</HI> to fore-warn and arme them to fight for their lives; but they improved &s;uch an Intere&s;t here, that the Po|pi&s;h party who had a hand in the Ma&s;&s;acre intended in <HI>England</HI> were never &s;earched out. Yea tho&s;e per&s;ons wittingly and wil|fully &s;uffered the Queen to goe beyond Sea to pawne the Jewels of the Crowne for laying the foundation of the late warres here to carry on the Popes helli&s;h Intere&s;t.</P>
<P>That tho&s;e Per&s;ons have from time to time, Protected the Popes Agents from Iu&s;tice, when they were apprehended by his High|ne&s;s, and others during the wars, and &s;ent to the Parliament, to be tryed for their lives as Trayterous Incendiaries. In&s;omuch, that the Pope &amp; his Conclave finding &s;uch encouragement they &s;ent over 300 cho&s;en Je&s;uits into <HI>England</HI> to make factions, and parties among&s;t Profe&s;&s;ors, and &s;o preach us into Confu&s;ion as they have boa&s;ted. Moreover the Pope cau&s;ed his Buls to be han|ged up on the Church doores at <HI>Antwerp</HI> and other places, in 1643. and 1644. giving di&s;pen&s;ations to all Prie&s;ts, and Ie&s;uits to come into <HI>England</HI> and to transforme them&s;elves into the various formes of Religion among&s;t us, the better to divide the People and carry on their bloudy De&s;ignes under a form of Godline&s;s. And by that &s;tratagem they have all along exa&s;perated the &s;pi|rits of Profe&s;&s;ors differing in Iudgement and made them bite, and endeavour to devour one another. Mean while the Popes in|tere&s;t hath gone on un&s;u&s;pected. And under this colour they have con&s;pired divers yeares to &s;et the City of <HI>London</HI> on fire in a hundred places at once, and then fall to Ma&s;&s;acre, and cut off the root and branch of all the Prote&s;tants in the&s;e Nations. Yea, they have boa&s;ted that they are in con&s;tant readine&s;s, and watch only for the remove of the Army as they did in 1648. upon the <HI>Scots</HI> Inva&s;ion, and the In&s;urrection in <HI>Kent Wales,</HI> &amp;c. And the Captain Generall for that bloody worke had his con&s;tant re&s;i|dent at the <HI>Spani&s;h</HI> Amba&s;&s;adours hou&s;e till hee removed from <HI>London.</HI></P>
<P>That the afore&s;aid Per&s;ons have from time to time dammed up Ju&s;tice again&s;t the Di&s;coverers of tho&s;e horrid Con&s;piracies, and all others who have appeared on their behalfe. And have cau&s;ed them and their friends to bee defrauded of E&s;tates above 40000. pounds in value. Mean while they have cau&s;ed divers friends to tho&s;e di&s;coverers to goe with &s;orrow to their Graves, and others to lead langui&s;hing lives in di&s;grace and repreach. Upon which account the fore&s;aid Per&s;ons being &s;ubtle &s;ecret Ene|mies did improve &s;uch an Intere&s;t in the three la&s;t Parliaments, that no Law was made to remedy &s;uch abhominable ob&s;tructi|ons of Iu&s;tice whereby the Agents for the <HI>Pope,</HI> and the King of <HI>Spaine,</HI> and the King of <HI>Scots</HI> have been encouraged, and pro|tected in their barbarous Con&s;piracies, and the friends of the Common-wealth expo&s;ed to ruine. Onely the good hand of Pro|vidence hath pre&s;erved tho&s;e Di&s;coverers, and many of their friends even to Admiration for to make good the fore-going parti|culars on behalfe of this divided, and wel-nigh di&s;tracted Common-wealth.</P>
<P>That the King of <HI>Scots</HI> hath many yeares &s;ince engaged to the Pope to &s;et up Popery in the&s;e Nations upon the <HI>Popes</HI> engage|ment to improve his Intere&s;t to &s;ettle him in his Throne. And from that mutuall Ingagement, The <HI>Presbyterians</HI> in <HI>Scotland,</HI> and here may gather that their making a party to bring in the K. of <HI>Scots</HI> for the E&s;tabli&s;hing of <HI>Presbytery</HI> was to &s;trengthen the hands of the Popes party to murder them, and their po&s;terities. And the <HI>Prote&s;tant Cavalier</HI> may likewi&s;e ob&s;erve that if they &s;hould have conquered the Parliaments party, yet all the advantage they would have gained thereby would have been on|ly this to have been la&s;t de&s;troyed. For the <HI>Popes</HI> bloody Mon&s;ters would have given them no more quarter then they did the 100000. in <HI>Ireland,</HI> which they murdered in cold blood.</P>
<P>That the Spine &s;aith. <HI>No Prophe&s;ie of Scripture is of any private Interpretation. And becau&s;e thou ha&s;t let goe out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter de&s;truction, thy life &s;hall goe for his life, and thy People for his People. And neglect to &s;trengthen the hands of the poore and needy, was one of the &s;ins of</HI> Sodom, <HI>And God abhorres &s;olemne Fa&s;ts, and other duties where Iudge|ment and Righteou&s;ne&s;s are neglected,</HI> (2 <HI>Pet.</HI> 1. 20. 1 <HI>King.</HI> 20. 42. <HI>Ezek.</HI> 16. 49. <HI>I&s;a</HI> 1. 11. to 18. <HI>Amos,</HI> 5. 21.) From whence it doth appeare that the unparalell'd mercies which God hath be&s;towed upon the&s;e Nations have been hitherto intermixed with dreadfull Iudgements threatning utter de&s;olation. Becau&s;e! The <HI>Popes</HI> bloody Mon&s;ters have been let goe from time to time by the afore&s;aid &s;ecret Enemies. And, becau&s;e men of knowne Integrity, fearing God, and of a good conver&s;ation are not appoin|ted for Commi&s;&s;ioners to bring the&s;e &s;ecret Enemies unto &s;peedy publick Ju&s;tice, and to breake the heavie yoke of oppre&s;&s;ion by delivering the &s;poyled from their oppre&s;&s;ors and &s;trengthen the hands of the poore and needy, which is the faft that God hath cho&s;en, and promi&s;ed a &s;peciall ble&s;&s;ing unto.</P>
<P>In tender con&s;ideration of the premi&s;&s;es J doe earne&s;tly be&s;eech all <HI>Prote&s;tants</HI> under what forme what&s;oever, &s;pecially in, and about the City of <HI>London,</HI> and <HI>We&s;t min&s;ter</HI> (as they will an&s;wer it at the great day of Account, and de&s;ire to be free from the blood of them&s;elves, and their Wives, Children and friends.) That they would unite as one man, and improve their utmo&s;t In|tere&s;t in the Parliament by Petition and otherwi&s;e, for the obtaining of &s;uch Co~mi&s;&s;ioners, to the end the Innocent blood which hath been &s;pilt by the Trechery of tho&s;e &s;ecret Enemies may be expiated, and the <HI>Pope</HI>'s bloody De&s;ignes now on foot may bee defeated. And that the complainings in our Streets may cea&s;e by &s;etting the oppre&s;&s;ed free from the ob&s;tructions of Iu&s;tice which they have long groaned under. And I doe hereby engage my Life to make good the afore&s;aid particulars before &s;uch Commi&s;|&s;ioners, and do profe&s;&s;e before God and men that J am moved to declare the&s;e things out of no &s;elf-end or by-re&s;pect what&s;oe|ver, but out of a de&s;ire to di&s;charge a good Con&s;cience and a zeale to promote the good and welfare of the&s;e Nations; being fully convinced that the appointment of &s;uch Commi&s;&s;ioners would &s;oone root out the <HI>Popes</HI> Incendiaries, and undeceive many thou&s;ands of deluded di&s;&s;enters, and reconcile this divided People and open an effectuall doore for judgement, &amp; righteou&s;ne&s;s to run downe like a mighty &s;treame, and would give the People cau&s;e to ble&s;&s;e the Lord, for rai&s;ing and Spiriting his Highne&s;s, and this Parliament, to be Repairers of our Breaches, and the Re&s;torers of paths to dwell in.</P>
<Q><P><BIBL>Prov. 14. 34. I&s;a. 32. 17.</BIBL> <HI>Iu&s;tice exalts a Nation. And the worke of Righteou&s;ne&s;s &s;hall be Peace.</HI></P>
<P><BIBL>Prov. 3. 27.</BIBL> <HI>Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the Power of thy hand to doe it.</HI></P>
<P><BIBL>Iudges, 5 23.</BIBL> <HI>Cur&s;e yee Meroz becau&s;e they came not to the helpe of the Lord again&s;t the Mighty.</HI></P></Q>
<CLOSER><DATELINE><DATE>8. <HI>Novemb.</HI> 1656.</DATE></DATELINE>
<SIGNED>JEFFERY CORBET.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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