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<P>A <HI>NARRATIVE of the late Parliament,</HI> (&s;o called)
<LIST>
<ITEM><HI>Their Election and Appearing,</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>The Seclu&s;ion of a great part of them.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>The Sitting of the re&s;t.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></P>
<P>With an Account of the Places of Profit, Sallaries, and Advantages which they Hold and Receive, under the Pre&s;ent Power.</P>
<P>With &s;ome <HI>Queries</HI> thereupon: And upon the mo&s;t materiall Acts and Proceedings Pa&s;&s;ed by them.</P>
<P><HI>ALL,</HI> Humbly Propo&s;od to Con&s;ideration; and Publi&s;hed for Information of the People. <HI>By a Friend to the COMMON-WEALTH, and to its Dear bought Rights and Freedome.</HI></P>
<P>Anno 1657.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="narrative">
<PB N="2" REF="2">
<HEAD>A Narrative of the late Parliament (&s;o called) their Election and Appearing; The Seclu&s;ion of a great Part of them; The Sitting of the re&s;t: With an account of the Places of Profit, Sallaries, and Advantages which they Hold and Receive under the Pre&s;ent Power, <HI>&amp;c.</HI></HEAD>
<P>IT is not unknown unto all Intelligent and Ob&s;er|ving People, what great &s;tickling and underhand dealing was put in practi&s;e by the Court Party, in driving on intere&s;ts and De&s;ignes, about Choo&s;ing this la&s;t pretended Parliament: In improving the Major Ge|nerals to that purpo&s;e (who were not wanting in the matter) As al&s;o by writing of Letters to the Sheriffs, who were (&s;ome of them) very officious in that &s;ervice; whereby &s;everall worthy Patriots had very foule and unequall termes offered them, not being &s;uffered to be put in Nomination; ju&s;tifying their proceedings to be no other than according to Order they had &s;o to doe; <HI>Middle&s;ex, Che&s;h-&s;hire, Berks-&s;hire,</HI> and the City of <HI>Canter|bury,</HI> may &s;erve for in&s;tances in&s;tead of others: Neither were the Clergy behinde in endeavours for the Advance|ment of their own Intere&s;t; as appeared by meetings held in very many Counties, to agree, and make Choi&s;e before hand among them&s;elves, and then promote their Choi&s;e again&s;t the Election Day; And upon the day ap|pearing like &s;o many Captains, or Leaders, cryed up the parties they had cho&s;en before to &s;erve their Intere&s;t. But what cau&s;e the People have to rejoyce, and give them thanks for this Service, doth already in part ap|pear; and further may, when they &s;hall feel the burthens of Exci&s;e and Cu&s;toms, with the many Fetters and Snares attending the &s;ame; As al&s;o a Tax backward to be paid
<PB N="3" REF="2"> over again. And another for three years together, never the like in <HI>England</HI> before: Together with a new Project to rai&s;e mony out of all &s;uch Hou&s;es, for ten Miles di&s;tance without the Walls of the City af <HI>London,</HI> that from thir|ty &s;even years pa&s;t, to the 29. of <HI>September</HI> la&s;t, have been built upon new foundations; with other Acts &s;erving de&s;ignes, but not one for the ea&s;e of the people, or the pu|ni&s;hment of tho&s;e who have wronged and abu&s;ed them. <HI>By which Acts the&s;e Gentlemen, and tho&s;e that cho&s;e them,</HI> make them&s;elves Acce&s;&s;ary too, and as much as in them lies, guilty of all this hard bondage, that now is, or may further come upon us.</P>
<P>The Gentlemen eho&s;en to &s;it in this A&s;&s;embly, accord|ingly made their Appearance, and gave attendance at <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI> in Order to that &s;ervice, where a great num|ber of them finde them&s;elves &s;ecluded the Hou&s;e, and not &s;uffered to enter in to do their duty, who having waited a day, or two without &s;ucce&s;s, many of them made an Ad|dre&s;s to their fellow members &s;itting in the Hou&s;e, for their admittance: Some of the names of tho&s;e Gentlemen &s;o kept out of the Hou&s;e here followeth.
<LIST>
<ITEM>Sr. Arthur Ha&s;&s;erigg</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Scott</ITEM>
<ITEM>Herbert Morley</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Bulkley</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Birch</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel Fenwick</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anthony Erby</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Li&s;ter</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Birch</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Sanders</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Darley</ITEM>
<ITEM>John VVeaver</ITEM>
<ITEM>Alexander Popham</ITEM>
<ITEM>Francis Thorp</ITEM>
<ITEM>Anth. A&s;hley Cooper</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Southby</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Greenvil</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Adams</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Brown</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Darley</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas St. Nicholas</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam James</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Boy&s;e</ITEM>
<ITEM>Charls Hill</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Jones</ITEM>
<ITEM>VViliam VVolley</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Radcliff</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Savill</ITEM>
<ITEM>Theo. Biddulph</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Mildmay</ITEM>
<ITEM>Harb. Grim&s;ton</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam VVelby</ITEM>
<ITEM>Charles Hu&s;&s;ey</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edmond Harvey</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Sicklemore</ITEM>
<ITEM>William Doyly</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ralph Hare</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Hubbard</ITEM>
<ITEM>Olive Raymond</ITEM>
<ITEM>Jeremiah Bentley</ITEM>
<ITEM>Phillip Woodhou&s;e</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Buxton</ITEM>
<PB N="4" REF="3">
<ITEM>VVilliam Bloy&s;e</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Gibbs</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Southerton</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sr. Thomas Bows</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Harlow</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Han&s;on</ITEM>
<ITEM>Clement Throgmorton</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry North</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir Iohn VVittrong</ITEM>
<ITEM>George Courthop</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuel Go&s;t</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Buckland</ITEM>
<ITEM>Robert Long</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Northcot</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Young</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Doddrige</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Hungerford</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Yooker</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Morrice</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Haile</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Tukner</ITEM>
<ITEM>Challen Chute</ITEM>
<ITEM>Daniel Shatterden</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir Thomas Styles</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard Beale</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVall. Moyle</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVall. Vincent</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Gell</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Arthington</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Tempe&s;t</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iames Clavering</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Stanhop</ITEM>
<ITEM>Pen: VVhaly</ITEM>
<ITEM>Abell Burker</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuell More</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Minors</ITEM>
<ITEM>Samuell Iones</ITEM>
<ITEM>Edward Hooper</ITEM>
<ITEM>Richard VVinneve</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Fagg</ITEM>
<ITEM>Thomas Rivers</ITEM>
<ITEM>Henry Peckham</ITEM>
<ITEM>Charles Lloyd</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Thurbone</ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilliam Fli&s;her</ITEM>
<ITEM>Iohn Gore</ITEM>
<ITEM>Row. Litton.</ITEM>
</LIST></P>
<P><HI>The An&s;wer of the Gentlemen in the Hou&s;e, to the foremen|tioned Addre&s;s, was to this effect,</HI> viz. That tho&s;e Gentle|men mu&s;t addre&s;&s;e them&s;elves to the Councell.</P>
<P>Upon the un&s;atisfactorine&s;&s;e and inju&s;tice of which An&s;wer the&s;e Gentlemen, rather than they would yeeld to &s;o great a Violation of Parliamentary Power, Re&s;ol|ved to depart to their own Countries again, which ac|cordingly they did.</P>
<P>Upon this Breach made in the Hou&s;e, and giving up the Rights and Intere&s;t of the Engli&s;h Nation in Parlia|ment, to be judged without doores, by an inferiour po|wer; divers Gentlemen then &s;itting in the Hou&s;e, who being endued with Principles of Ju&s;tice, and Righteou&s;|ne&s;&s;e, and love to the Nations freedome, immediately withdrew; and others would not enter into the Hou&s;e at all, but departed to their &s;everall habitations.</P>
<DIV2 TYPE="queries">
<PB N="5" REF="3">
<HEAD>&V;pon all which, it is Propo&s;ed and Queried.</HEAD>
<P>Fir&s;t, Whether &s;ince the Conque&s;t there was ever &s;uch a blow given (by a People owning them&s;elves a Parlia|ment) to the Intere&s;t and freedome of the Engli&s;h Na|tion, as the &s;uffering to be &s;ecluded from them (by an inferiour Power) &s;o great a number of Members cho&s;en by the People to &s;it, as their Repre&s;entors in Parliament, without any Cau&s;e &s;hewn for &s;uch a proceeding.</P>
<P N="2">2. How this up&s;tart Protector and his Councel, of a little more than three years &s;tanding, &s;hould come to be impowred to do tho&s;e things, which a King and his Councel of more than four hundred years de&s;cent could not, nor dur&s;t not doe. And whether the late, together with the former Force put upon the Hou&s;e, by excluding fo many of their Members be not a Crime twentyfold beyond that of the late Kings, in going about to &s;eclude the Five Members, &s;o highly di&s;re&s;cented in that day by the People, and afterwards attended with &s;o great fewd and blood&s;hed?</P>
<P N="3">3. Whether till this unworthy Generation, there ever were &s;uch a Company of fal&s;e-hearted, low-&s;pirited, mer|cenary Engli&s;hmen Sitting in that Hou&s;e before, that would at once &s;o ea&s;ily give up the Right, Intere&s;t, and Freedome of this Nation, in &s;uffering their Fellow-Mem|bers to be rent from them, and judged without doores; As if there were a ju&s;t Power at pre&s;ent upon Earth, high|er, and greater than the good Peoples Repre&s;entors in Parliament: Which by all well affected people in the Army and el&s;ewhere was &s;o generally acknowledged the Supream Authority?</P>
<PB N="6" REF="4">
<P>Fourthly, Whether the&s;e Per&s;ons in thus doing, as al&s;o in Confirming (as it were) this U&s;urpation by a Law, in &s;ettling the Government in a &s;ingle Per&s;on and his Councell, with a Hou&s;e of Lords as it was before; gi|ving him a Negative Voice, and the power of di&s;po&s;ing the Malitia and Navy, things formerly &s;o much<NOTE N="(a)" PLACE="marg">See in a repre|&s;entation of the Army, and large Petition, in Book called <HI>Looking gla&s;s, p.</HI> 5, 11, 12, 13. And in <HI>Alb.</HI> Remon&s;t. <HI>p</HI> 25, 26. A Letter <HI>p.</HI> 40. In Act of Parliam. after beheading of the King. <HI>p.</HI> 44. of the &s;ame Book. and in Declaration 19. <HI>July</HI> 1650. <HI>p.</HI> 47. and Declaration 1. <HI>Augu&s;t</HI> following <HI>p.</HI> 49, 50. and in Declaration after the old Parliament was di|&s;olved, &s;ee <HI>page</HI> 54. of the &s;ame Book, all procured in that day by the now Protector, &s;o called, and the then hone&s;t part of the Army.</NOTE> com|plained off, and oppo&s;ed, as the effects of Tyran|ny and U&s;urpation in the late King; together with many other things done by them, tending to oppre&s;&s;e and En&s;lave the People; have not as much as in them lies pulled upon them&s;elves and the three Nations, the guilt of all the Blood of the late Wars, acknowledged by the Army and others, to be &s;hed in removing the fore&s;aid Evils; as likewi&s;e to make void and fruitle&s;&s;e the va&s;t &s;umms of money, and Trea&s;ure expended upon that account?</P>
<P N="5">5. Whether the afore&s;aid Gentlemen are not therefore to be e&s;teemed by all true hearted Eng|li&s;h men, as<NOTE N="(b)" PLACE="marg">See <HI>Looking gla&s;s p.</HI> 47. in Declaration <HI>July</HI> 19. 1650. the Ar|my confe&s;&s;e &s;o much them&s;elves.</NOTE> betrayers off, and Traytors to the Cau&s;e of God, and their Countreys Liberties, and a company of Sallary men; Sonnes, Servants, Kin&s;|men and Lawyers, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> purpo&s;ely pact to enthrone their Protectors &s;ingle Intere&s;t, rather than a Parliament of the Common wealth of <HI>England,</HI> Lawfully called and con&s;ti|tuted to carry on the good old Cau&s;e, <HI>viz.</HI> The promo|ting of Reformation, and vindication of the peoples Li|berties.</P>
<PB N="7" REF="4">
<P N="6">6. Whether &s;ome of tho&s;e Gentlemen who were &s;e|cluded, with other that were injuriou&s;ly hindered from being cho&s;en, have not been more faithfull to the Cau&s;e formerly contended for; And better Patriots to their Countrey, And &s;uch who le&s;s de&s;erve why they &s;hould be rejected, than &s;uch as Mr. <HI>Glyn,</HI> Mr. <HI>Nicholls,</HI> (two of the eleven Members, who endeavouring to &s;ettle the &s;ame things upon the King, they have now pretended to doe upon their Protector, were counted fal&s;e to God and the people) Sr, <HI>Charlss Ou&s;ley</HI> and Commi&s;&s;ioner <HI>Fines.</HI></P>
<P N="7">7. And whether Mr. <HI>Thomas</HI> St. <HI>Nicholas,</HI> Collonel <HI>Dixwell, &amp;c.</HI> Were not as capable, and every way more likely to Councel and advi&s;e for the good of their Countrey, As the Sons of Major General <HI>Desbrow,</HI> of Mr. <HI>Lawrence</HI> Pre&s;ident of the Council, and of Sr <HI>Hardre&s;s Waller,</HI> as yet both in years and experience Children.</P>
<P>Eightly, Doth not this picking a lukewarm Neuter, from one place, a Cavaleere from another, and young youths of no Principles from another: And packing them with his Kindred, Sons, Servants, and Sallary men, and a &s;ort of Conquered <HI>Scotch</HI> men? A thing formerly &s;o much<NOTE N="(c)" PLACE="marg">See <HI>Lookingla&s;s p.</HI> 22. in Remon&s;trance at Albons.</NOTE> feared and complained of in the late King? Now plainly declare that his pretence in Di&s;&s;ol|ving the Old Parliament; for not making pro|vi&s;ion in their Act for a New Repre&s;entive to<NOTE N="(d)" PLACE="marg">See <HI>p.</HI> 58. of the &s;ame book, in his &s;peech to the little Parliament.</NOTE> keep out Presbyters and Neuters was fal&s;e; And that it was rather done as a farther &s;tep whereby he might a&s;cend into this pre&s;ent greatne&s;s, then for the pre&s;ervation of the Cau&s;e, which at that time was &s;o highly pretended too?</P>
<PB N="8" REF="5">
<P>Ninethly, Or is this practice in the lea&s;t mea&s;ure agreeing with that Spirit pretended unto in the choi&s;e of the little Parliament, or with that profe&s;&s;ion made by him in his Speech to them, <HI>viz.</HI> That they had not allowed them&s;elves in the choi&s;e of one per&s;on, of whom they had not this good hope, there was<NOTE N="(e)" PLACE="marg">See <HI>Looking gla&s;s p.</HI> 61. 63. and 59. in the &s;peech he made to them in his own, and Offi+cers Names.</NOTE> faith in Je&s;us Chri&s;t, and love to all the Saints. And that they judged it their duty to chu&s;e none but godly men of principles, men knowing and fearing the Lord, who had made ob&s;ervations of his marveilous Di&s;pen&s;ations; Such as he had for|med for him&s;elf; becau&s;e he expected not prai&s;es from o|thers, And the&s;e the onely fit men to be entru&s;ted with the Cau&s;e and no others: And therefore went in that ex|traordinary way, &amp; not in the way of the Nation, becau&s;e till the &s;pirit was more powred forth, the people would not be in a capacity to choo&s;e &s;uch men, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> Now whe|ther the late picking and choo&s;ing (as is before expre&s;t) a party of men of &s;uch a Spirit, and under &s;uch Qualifi|cations, as this pre&s;ent Parliament (&s;o called) is off, be not a notorious de&s;troying of that profe&s;&s;ion and principle, then owned, and &s;eemingly practi&s;ed, Let all hone&s;t, and unbya&s;t men judge.</P>
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<DIV1 TYPE="account of Parliamentarians">
<HEAD>Here follows the True&s;t and be&s;t Account that as yet can be gotten of the Names of tho&s;e Gentlemen, who conti|nued in the Hou&s;e, and have places of profit, Offices, Sallaries and advantages in the Common-wealth. To|gether with the Names of the Sons, Kin&s;men, Servants, and others, who are under Engagements unto, and have dependance upon the <HI>Protector</HI> (&s;o called) who being &s;o well &s;ea&s;oned with the Salt of his Palace, ac|cording to <HI>Ezra 4.14.</HI> mu&s;t needs be devoted to his Intere&s;t, wherein their own is wholly involved.</HEAD>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of councillors">
<PB N="9" REF="5">
<LIST TYPE="list of councillors">
<HEAD>Of the Council.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Mr <HI>Lawrence</HI> as Pre&s;ident 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per Annum</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major General <HI>Lambert</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per Annum: As Major General of the Army 365<ABBR>l.</ABBR> As Collo+nel of Hor&s;e 474<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 10<ABBR>s.</ABBR> Collonel of Foot 365<ABBR>l.</ABBR> and as is reported had the Generals pay 3640<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per Annum: as Major General of &s;ome Countreys 666<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 13<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> in all 6 511<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 3<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> The&s;e pla|ces he had, but whether he hath the Con&s;cience to receive thus for them, or gives any away to tho&s;e that act under him, is best known to him&s;elf; he is al&s;o a Lord of the Cinque Ports.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lievetenant General <HI>Fleetwood</HI> as one of the Council, 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum, as Lord Deputy of <HI>Ireland,</HI> 3640<ABBR>l</ABBR>, per an|num, as Collonel of Hor&s;e in <HI>Ireland,</HI> 474<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 10<ABBR>s</ABBR>, collonel of Foot there 365<ABBR>l</ABBR> as collonel of Hor&s;e in <HI>England</HI> 474<ABBR>l</ABBR>, 10<ABBR>s.</ABBR> as Major General of &s;ome Counties 666<ABBR>l</ABBR>, 13<ABBR>s</ABBR>, 4<ABBR>d</ABBR>, in all 6620<ABBR>l</ABBR>, 13, 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> Its &s;aid he remained Lievt. General of the Hor&s;e in <HI>England.</HI> It is &s;uppo&s;ed he hath all the&s;e places, but whether he receives all the pay or gives any to tho&s;e that act under him, h m&s;elf be&s;t knowes. He Married the Protectors Daughter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major General <HI>Disbrow</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum, as General at Sea 109 5<ABBR>l.</ABBR> Collonel of Hor&s;e 474<ABBR>l</ABBR>, 10<ABBR>s.</ABBR> as Major General of the VVe&s;tern Countries 666<ABBR>l</ABBR>, 13<ABBR>s</ABBR>, 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> in all 3236<ABBR>l</ABBR>, 3<ABBR>s</ABBR>, 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> per annum. It is &s;aid he is one of the Cinque port Lords. He married the Pro|tectors Si&s;ter, whereby he is doubly en|gaged to &s;erve his Brothers Intere&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Mountague</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum, Commi&s;&s;ion|er of the Trea&s;ury 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> as General at Sea 1095<ABBR>l</ABBR>, in all 309 5<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Sydenham</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum, one of the Commi&s;&s;ioners of the Trea&s;ury 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> in all 2000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum, be&s;ides the Go|vernment of the <HI>I&s;le of Wight.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Fines</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum, Commi&s;&s;ioner of the great Seal 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> as Keeper of the privy Seal, &s;uppo&s;ed worth 1000<ABBR>l</ABBR>, more, in all 3000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Charles Ou&s;ley</HI> as one of the Coun|cil 1000<ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Strickland</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum, and is Captain of the gray coat foot guard at <HI>White hall.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Gilbert Pickering</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum, Chamberlain at Court, and Steward of <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major General <HI>Skippon</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum, as Major General of the Citty, it is &s;uppo&s;ed he hath 666<ABBR>l</ABBR>, 13<ABBR>s</ABBR>, 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> according to his Brethren Major Generals of the Coun|tries.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Rou&s;e</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum, as Provo&s;t of <HI>Laton</HI> Colledg 500<ABBR>l.</ABBR> in all 1500<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Phillip Jones</HI> as one of the Council 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum, he either is or was his ma&s;ter <HI>Cromwell</HI>'s Steward, or Over&s;eer of his Lands in <HI>Wales,</HI> and is <HI>Cu&s;tos Rotulorum</HI> of two or three Coun|ties there.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. John Thurlo</HI> Secretary of State and chief Po&s;tma&s;ter of <HI>England,</HI> places of a va&s;t income, he may ju&s;tly be &s;aid to have a great hand in bringing all this a|bominable VVickednes, Slavery and Op|pre&s;&s;ion that hath been for above the&s;e years to this very day upon the Nation.</ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of lawyers">
<HEAD>Here follows the names of tho&s;e Lawyers that continued in the Hou&s;e, who have advan|tages from the State, who are placed in the van of the
<PB N="10" REF="6"> Souldiers, as the more ho|nourable per&s;ons, their Ge|neral having lately laid a|&s;ide, and delivered up his Sword to put on the Gown.</HEAD>
<LIST TYPE="list of lawyers">
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Thomas Widdrington</HI> as Speaker of the Hou&s;e 35<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per week, which is 182 <ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum, as Commi&s;&s;ioner of the Trea&s;ury 1000<ABBR>l</ABBR>, per ann. in all, 2829<ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum, and hath be&s;ides for every private Act 5<ABBR>l.</ABBR> and for every &s;tran|ger that is Naturali&s;ed or made a free Deni&s;on; and hath gotten for that already as is &s;uppo&s;ed nere 1500<ABBR>l.</ABBR> He is Recorder of <HI>York,</HI> having the&s;e great engagements upon him he can do no o|ther (if it be required) than put on the Kings old Robe, upon his Lord Pro|tector.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lord <HI>Whitlock</HI> as Commi&s;&s;ioner of the Trea&s;ury 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum; his &s;on is a Captain in the Army, and lately made a Knight, he mu&s;t needs &s;erve the Court Intere&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lord <HI>Li&s;le</HI> one of the Commi&s;&s;ioners of the great Soal 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. William Lenthal</HI> Speaker of the old Parliament formerly, as ma&s;ter of the Rowls &s;uppo&s;ed worth 2000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Prideaux</HI> as Atturney General to the State 5<ABBR>l.</ABBR> for every Patent, and 5<ABBR>l</ABBR> for every Pardon, and by the liberty of Pleading within Barre, together with 2000<ABBR>l</ABBR>&punc; he gets by great Fees; it is &s;up|po&s;ed to amount to in all neer 6000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Glyn</HI> one of the eleven Members formerly impeached by the Army of trea+&s;on, now Lord chief Iu&s;tice of <HI>England,</HI> for which he hath 1000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum, be|&s;ides other advantages, a man of Princi|ples fitted for the Intere&s;t of Monarchy.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Ellis</HI> as Soliciter General to the State hath as is &s;uppo&s;ed neer 3000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Parker</HI> as one of the Barons of the Exechequer 1 00<ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Baron <HI>Nicholas</HI> the &s;ame place, and &s;allary.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Baron <HI>Hall</HI> the &s;ame place and &s;allary</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Lechmore</HI> Atturney of the Dutchy, his advantage thereby not well known.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Nathaniel Bacon</HI> as one of the Ma&s;ters of Reque&s;ts 500<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Francis Bacon</HI> the like place and &s;allary.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Li&s;lebone Long</HI> lately one of the Ma|&s;ters of Reque&s;ts, and the better to carry on his Ma&s;ters Intere&s;t, among the low &s;pirited, Mayor, Aldermen and common Council in the Citty, is now made Re|corder of <HI>London&punc;</HI> &s;uppo&s;ed worth 2000<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum and is al&s;o a new Knight to the new Court.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Miles Fleetwood</HI> one of the Clarks of the privie &s;eale &s;uppo&s;ed worth between 3. and 400<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Robert Shapcot</HI> one of the com|mi&s;&s;ioners for executing that abominable oppre&s;&s;ive wicked act for the new buil|dings his &s;allary as yet unknown,</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Thomas Bamfeild</HI> Recorder of <HI>Ex|on.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Thomas We&s;tlake</HI> Towne clarke.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Li&s;ter</HI> Recorder of <HI>Hull.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Guibbon Goddard</HI> Recorder of <HI>Lyn.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lambert Godfery</HI> Recorder of <HI>Maid|&s;tone.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Mathews</HI> Recorder of <HI>Mal|den.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of army officers">
<HEAD>The Names of the Officers be|longing to the Armyes of <HI>England, Scotland</HI> and <HI>Ireland,</HI> and their Gari&s;ons and &s;uch as are of the Coun|try
<PB N="11" REF="6"> Troops, and the late crea|ted Major Generalls.</HEAD>
<LIST TYPE="list of officers">
<HEAD>Of the Army in <HI>England.</HI></HEAD>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Whaley,</HI> as Commi&s;&s;ary Ge|neral of the hor&s;e, 273<ABBR><HI>l</HI></ABBR>, 15<ABBR><HI>s</HI></ABBR>, <HI>per an,</HI> as Collonel of hor&s;e, 474<ABBR><HI>l</HI></ABBR>, 105, be&s;ides o|ther advantages in the Regiment; as one of the Major Generals of the Counties, 666<ABBR><HI>l</HI></ABBR>, 13<ABBR><HI>s</HI></ABBR>, 4<ABBR><HI>d</HI></ABBR> in all 1414<ABBR><HI>l</HI></ABBR>, 18<ABBR><HI>s</HI></ABBR>, 4<HI><ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Gro&s;venor</HI> as Quarter|ma&s;ter General 419<ABBR><HI>l</HI></ABBR>, 10<HI><ABBR>s.</ABBR> per annum</HI> and its &s;aid hath Captain of Hor&s;e pay, and the better to carry it in the choi&s;e at <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter;</HI> the &s;ouldiers were bid pull off their red-coats and put on others, and to give their Vote for him, which is con|trary to Article 18th. of the old decayed <HI>In&s;trument of Government,</HI> which allows none that is not worth 200<ABBR><HI>l.</HI></ABBR> to choo&s;e Parliament men.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>George Downing</HI> as Scoutma&s;ter Ge|neral 365<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> one of the Tel|lers in the Exchequer, 500<ABBR><HI>l.</HI></ABBR> in all 865<HI><ABBR>l</ABBR>, per annum,</HI> its &s;aid, he hath the Captains pay of a Troop of hor&s;e; formerly Scout|ma&s;ter again&s;t Cavaleers and Mo&s;&s;e troopers, but now again&s;t the Saints, and &s;ends &s;pyes among&s;t the Churches.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr Marieth</HI> as Judge Advocate of the Army, 273<ABBR><HI>l.</HI></ABBR> 15<HI><ABBR>s.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Captain Blackwell</HI> as Trea&s;urer of the Army 600<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Collonel Ingoldsby</HI> as <HI>Collonel</HI> of hor&s;e 474<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 10<ABBR>s.</ABBR> per an, be&s;ide other advanta|ges in the Regiment he is Protectors (&s;o called) kin&s;man, and will make no &s;cru|ple to do what ever he will have him.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Hacker</HI> as Collonel of hor&s;e the &s;ame pay, and advantages in the Re|giment.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Winthrop</HI> of hor&s;e the &s;ame,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Robert Lilburn</HI> as Collonel of hor&s;e, and 666<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 13<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> as one of the Major Generals, is in all 1141<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 3<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Berry</HI> as collonel of hor&s;e, and one of the Major Generals the like pay,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Packer,</HI> as collonel of hor&s;e, and Major General, the like advantage,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Goff,</HI> as collonel of hor&s;e, and Major General the like; This is he that with collonel <HI>White,</HI> brought the &s;oldiers, and turned the hone&s;t party re|maining behind in the little Parliament out of doores,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Bridges</HI> as collonel of hor&s;e and a Major General the &s;ame advantage with the others, this is he of whom its re|ported dealt treacherou&s;ly with his col|lonel <HI>Okey</HI> to get his place.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Majoy <HI>Hains,</HI> as Major of <HI>Fleetwoods</HI> Regiment of hor&s;e, 358<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 18<ABBR>s</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> and as a Major <HI>Generall</HI> 666<ABBR>d.</ABBR> 13<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> in all, 102 5<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 1. 1<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 8<ABBR>d.</ABBR> per an.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Buller</HI> of hor&s;e, and as major generall the &s;ame advantage.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Wareing,</HI> if not Major of hor&s;e he is Captain of the County Troop, and a farmer of the Exci&s;e in the country</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Baines</HI> as Captain of hor&s;e, 273<ABBR>l</ABBR>, per an, be&s;ide other advantages in the Troop, as one of the committee of Pre&s;ervation of the exerci&s;e and cu&s;tome 300<ABBR>l</ABBR>, in all 573<ABBR>l</ABBR>, per an.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Fox</HI> captain of hor&s;e and go|vernor of <HI>Pendennis Ca&s;tle</HI> he maryed Protectors (&s;o called) Kin&s;woman.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Scotten,</HI> Captain of hor&s;e 273<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an, be&s;ide other advantages in the Troop.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Lilburn</HI> of hor&s;e, the like ad|vantage.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Jenkins</HI> (&s;o called) captain of a Troope of hor&s;e, the like advantage</ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST TYPE="list of officers">
<PB N="12" REF="7">
<HEAD>Officers belonging to the Regi|ments of hor&s;e in <HI>Ireland.</HI></HEAD>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Reynolds,</HI> as Commi&s;&s;ary ge|neral of hor&s;e, 273<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an, as coll. of hor&s;e, 474<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 10<ABBR>s.</ABBR> in all 747<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 10<ABBR>s.</ABBR> per, an. And is now General of the Engli&s;h Army under the di&s;po&s;e of the Protectors Bro|ther and confederate cardinal Mazarine in <HI>France</HI> and is one of the new made Knights.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Zenchy</HI> as collonel of hor&s;e, 474<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 10<ABBR>s.</ABBR> per an. be&s;ide other advanta|ges, And lives much in <HI>Fleetwoods</HI> hou&s;e.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sr. <HI>Theophilous Jones,</HI> as Major of hor&s;e, 358<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 18<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> per an. be&s;ides other advantages.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Morgan</HI> of <HI>Fleetwoods</HI> Regiment the &s;ame.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Owen,</HI> as Major of hor&s;e the &s;ame.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Redman,</HI> as Major of hor&s;e the like.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Abbot</HI> collonel of <HI>Dragoones.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST TYPE="list of officers">
<HEAD>Officers belonging to the Regi|ments of foot in <HI>England,</HI> that &s;at in the Hou&s;e.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Baxter,</HI> as captain of a foot company, 146<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an. be&s;ides other ad|vantages in the company as Major Gene|ral of <HI>Middle&s;ex,</HI> 666<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 13<ABBR>s</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> as Lieute|nant of the Tower. 250<ABBR>l.</ABBR> The benefit of ten Warders pay who had a lively hood by it, he having &s;o procured that as they dye, or are otherwi&s;e laid a&s;ide, the 200<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an, which paid them, comes in to his pocket, be&s;ides a fee, or fine impo&s;ed upon all per&s;ons, brought as pri&s;oners into the Tower, according to their quality And hath the benefit of the wharfe, and let|ting of hou&s;es in the Tower and &s;everall other advantages, which are oppre&s;&s;ive, amounting to in all (as is conceived) a|bout, 2000<ABBR>l</ABBR>, per an: He is one of the new made Knights, and one of the commi&s;&s;io|ners for &s;uppre&s;&s;ing the Printing pre&s;&s;es as the Bi&s;hops Panders in the Kings days, one that makes men offenders, and ca&s;ts them into pri&s;on for words, he hath drawn forth from them in examining a|gain&s;t them&s;elves: A Lyar, one that deals more injuriou&s;ly with the Lords people, keeping many times their neere&s;t relati|ons and friends from coming to them; (witne&s;&s;e that faithfull friend to the cau&s;e of God, and his People, Major general <HI>Overton</HI> among&s;t others) then Heathens <HI>Acts</HI> 24.23. and yet &s;ince this, is he taken in to be a member of <HI>Mr Griffiths</HI> church.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Pride</HI> as collonel of foot, 365<ABBR>l</ABBR> <HI>per annum,</HI> be&s;ides other advantages; and hath al&s;o great advantage by brewing for the State, one of the &s;imple new made Knights, and his daughter married to the Protectors Nephew,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Clark</HI> as collonel of foot 365<ABBR>l</ABBR> <HI>per annum,</HI> as a commi&s;&s;ioner of the Ad|miralty 500<ABBR>l</ABBR> <HI>per an,</HI> in all 865<ABBR>l.</ABBR> <HI>per ann.</HI> and one of the committe of the Army, he married <HI>Thurloes</HI> &s;i&s;ter, and is deeply en|gaged to uphold the Court Intere&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Salmon</HI> as of foot and com|mi&s;&s;ioner of the Admiralty 865<ABBR>l</ABBR> <HI>per an.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Liev. collonel <HI>Kel&s;ey,</HI> as commi&s;&s;ioner of the Admiralty 500<ABBR>l</ABBR> <HI>per annum,</HI> as one of the Major generals 666<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 13<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d.</ABBR> in all 1166<ABBR>l.</ABBR> 13<ABBR>s.</ABBR> 4<ABBR>d</ABBR>, be&s;ides the government of <HI>Dover</HI> ca&s;tle,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Bi&s;coe,</HI> as of foot 365<ABBR>l</ABBR> <HI>per an|num,</HI> this is he who &s;tood at the Parlia|ment Doore with Collonel <HI>Mils</HI> to keep all the members out who had not Tickets</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>White</HI> of foot the like pay, be|&s;ide other advantages in the Regiment as the other; this is he who with collonel
<PB N="13" REF="7"> <HI>Goff</HI> brought &s;ouldiers and turned the members left behind in the little Parlia|ment out of doores,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Howard,</HI> formerly captain of the Lifeguard, as col. of foot 365<ABBR>l</ABBR>, <HI>per annum,</HI> and captain of a county troop 100<ABBR>l.</ABBR> in all 465<ABBR>l</ABBR>, <HI>per annum,</HI> be&s;ides the government of <HI>Berwick, Carli&s;le</HI> and <HI>Tinmouth,</HI> a printed book &s;ayes he is a <HI>Major</HI> general.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Sanders</HI> of foot, and governour of <HI>Plimouth</HI> Fort, and <HI>I&s;leland.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Wag&s;taff</HI> as Captain of foot, 146<ABBR>l</ABBR> be&s;ides the advantage of his compa|ny, and captain of a county Troop 100<ABBR>l</ABBR>, in all 246<ABBR>l</ABBR>, <HI>per annum.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST TYPE="list of officers">
<HEAD>Officers belonging to the Regi|ments of Foot in <HI>Scotland</HI> that &s;at in the Hou&s;e.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Fitz,</HI> as col. of foot 365<ABBR>l</ABBR>, <HI>per annum,</HI> and Governour of <HI>Innerne&s;&s;e.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Mitchel</HI> the like pay, be&s;ides other advantages in the Regiment.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Talbot</HI> col. of foot the like.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Cooper,</HI> as col. of two Regi+ments of foot, one in <HI>Scotland,</HI> the other in <HI>Ireland</HI> 720<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> be&s;ides other advantages in the Regiment, and the go|verment of <HI>Carricke&s;ergus,</HI> and a great part of the Country in the North of <HI>Ire|land,</HI> its reported he both three or foure places.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Judge Advocate <HI>Whaly</HI> of the Army in <HI>Scotland</HI> 273<ABBR><HI>l.</HI></ABBR> 15<HI><ABBR>s.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> be&s;ide o|ther advantages, he is Commi&s;&s;ary Gene|ral <HI>Whales</HI> brother.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST TYPE="list of officers">
<HEAD>Officers belonging to the Regi|ments of foot in <HI>Ireland,</HI> who either did or might &s;it in the Hou&s;e; and &s;uch as are in civill employment there.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Hardre&s;&s;e Waller,</HI> as Major Gene|ral of the Army 365<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> as col. of foot 365. in all 730<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> be|&s;ides other advantages.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Hu&s;on,</HI> col. of foot, and Go|vernour of <HI>Dublin,</HI> with other advan|tages.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Fooke,</HI> col. of foot, and Go|vernour of <HI>Droghedah.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Henry Ingoldsby,</HI> a col. of foot be&s;ides other advantages, and is the Pro|tectors (&s;o called) kin&s;man.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Sadler,</HI> col. of foot, be&s;ides other advantages.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sr. <HI>Robert King,</HI> Commi&s;&s;ary of the Mu&s;ters, a place of good advantage, he is lately decea&s;ed.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST TYPE="list of officers">
<HEAD>The&s;e following Per&s;ons for <HI>Ireland,</HI> (but one) have the names of Officers but are none.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Bridges,</HI> Captain of a Foot company.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lievt. coll. <HI>Newbrough.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lievt. col. <HI>Berrisford.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lievt. col. <HI>Treyle</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>A&s;ten.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Halfie.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
<P>Per&s;ons not thought meet to be in Command, though they much de&s;ire it; and are of &s;uch poore prin|ciples, &amp; &s;o unfit to make Rulers off, as they would
<PB N="14" REF="8"> not have been &s;et with the dogs of the flock (as <HI>Job</HI> &s;peaks in another ca&s;e, <HI>Job</HI> 30.1.) If the Army and o|thers who once pretended to be hone&s;t, had kept clo&s;e to their former good and hone&s;t principles.</P>
<LIST TYPE="list of officers">
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Jeph&s;on,</HI> a man of no better principles than the former, but for his good &s;ervice in Voting for a King, is late|ly &s;ent Emba&s;&s;ador to <HI>Sweden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Vincent Gookin,</HI> one of the letters of Land in <HI>Ireland,</HI> 300<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Ralph King,</HI> the like place and &s;al|lary.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Bice</HI> Recorder of <HI>Dublin.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST TYPE="list of officers">
<HEAD>The Names of tho&s;e Collonels, Lievtenant Collonels, Ma|jors, Captains, and Gover|nours of Towns, that are not of the marching Army, which &s;at in the Hou&s;e.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Norton,</HI> a Regiment or &s;ome companies of Foot, and Governour of <HI>Port&s;mouth.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Rogers.</HI> Governour of <HI>Here|ford,</HI> captain of a county troop, what companies of foot, and other advantages, is not certainly known.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Bingham</HI> Governor of <HI>Guern|&s;ie.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Copple&s;ton,</HI> hath a county Regiment, made high Sheriff for three years together, &s;uppo&s;ed worth to him 3, or 400<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> one of the new made Knights, and a great Cavaleer formerly.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Cox,</HI> captain of a county Troop, for that 100<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Ireland,</HI> captain of a county Troop.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Iohn Gorges,</HI> captain of a county Troop.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Hawksworth,</HI> Governour of <HI>Warwick Ca&s;tle,</HI> one or two companies of Foot, be&s;ide other advantages.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Bowreman,</HI> Deputy Governour of the I&s;le of <HI>Wight;</HI> he hath command of <HI>Sandown,</HI> and <HI>Weymouth</HI> Ca&s;tles, one or two companies of foot, his other advan|tages not certainly known.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Fiennes,</HI> hath a county troop.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>William Braddon,</HI> the &s;ame command and pay.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Crofts</HI> the like.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>VVhitegreave</HI> the like.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Ludlow</HI> the like.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>James Heely</HI> Lievtenant to that troop,</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Ma&s;on,</HI> Lievtenant to <HI>Here|ford</HI> troop, and would get higher, if he could; a poore incon&s;iderable creature, <HI>That &s;ayes, his lord mu&s;t be&s;tow &s;ome good place upon him, or el&s;e he can not &s;erve him.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST TYPE="list of governors">
<HEAD>The Names of the Governours of Towns, Ca&s;tles, and Com|manders of the Malitia for|ces in <HI>Wales,</HI> and &s;uch as have Civil imployments who &s;at in the Hou&s;e.</HEAD>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Dawkins,</HI> Governour of <HI>Car|marthen.</HI> one of the Deputy Major Ge|nerals, captain of a Malitia troop.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Evan Lewis,</HI> captain of a county Troop.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Hugh Price</HI> of <HI>Guerny,</HI> captain of a Malitia troop, and Governour of <HI>Red</HI> ca&s;tle.</ITEM>
<PB N="15" REF="8">
<ITEM><HI>John Price,</HI> Receiver General of South-<HI>VVales,</HI> and a great Trea&s;urer formerly, now one of the Admiralty, or a commi&s;&s;i|oner of appeals.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Bennet Hoskins</HI> Deputy or puny Judge in <HI>Pembrooke, Carmarthen</HI> and <HI>Cardigan</HI> &s;hires.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Griffith Bedward,</HI> hath a great place in the VVine Office at We&s;tmin&s;ter.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>John Carter,</HI> by Judge <HI>Glyns</HI> Intere&s;t had lately 3000<ABBR><HI>l.</HI></ABBR> Voted him by the Hou&s;e, for old Arrears, to be paid out of the Prize goods.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>James Phillips,</HI> one of the committee of the Army, what other place not known at pre&s;ent.</ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of naval officers">
<HEAD>The Names of &s;uch, who did or might &s;it in the Hou&s;e, that belong to the Admiralty and Navy.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>General <HI>Blake,</HI> as General at Sea 1095<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> be&s;ides other advan+tages: lately decea&s;ed.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Hopkins</HI> one of the Commi&s;&s;ion|ers of the Admiralty, 500<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum:</HI> lately decea&s;ed.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Beak</HI> of <HI>Coventry,</HI> as Commi&s;|&s;ioner of the Admiralty 500<HI><ABBR>l</ABBR>, per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Hat&s;ell,</HI> as Commi&s;&s;ioner of the Navie at <HI>Plymouth</HI> 300<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Smith,</HI> as Commi&s;&s;ioner of the Na|vie the like.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Rou&s;e</HI> Vice Admiral of the North and South coa&s;t of <HI>Cornwall,</HI> a place of good value.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Charles George Cock,</HI> as one of the Judges of the Admiralty 500<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI> And as a Commi&s;&s;ioner of the Prerogative Court 300<ABBR><HI>l.</HI></ABBR> in all 800<HI><ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Audley,</HI> as an Officer of the Ordnance neer 300<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> Captain of a County Troop 100<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> and Deputy Major General to <HI>Kel&s;ey.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of Scottish civilians">
<HEAD>The names of &s;uch who have Civill Employments who &s;erve for <HI>Scotland.</HI></HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>Lord <HI>Broghill,</HI> as Pre&s;ident of the Council there, 1000<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> be&s;ides other advantages, as Collonel of Hor&s;e in <HI>Ireland</HI> 474<ABBR><HI>l</HI></ABBR> 10<ABBR><HI>s.</HI></ABBR> in all 1474<ABBR><HI>l.</HI></ABBR> 10<ABBR><HI>s.</HI></ABBR> he was formerly not thought meet to be tru|&s;ted with the government of a Town in <HI>Ireland,</HI> becau&s;e looked upon as an old Prote&s;tant, and no thorough friend to the hone&s;t Intere&s;t, yet through the late defection is now received into this great Tru&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>VVhetham,</HI> as one of the council in <HI>Scotland,</HI> its &s;uppo&s;ed 500<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>VVilliam Rhodes,</HI> as one of the council the like.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Disbrow</HI> Major General <HI>Disbrows</HI> brother, as one of the council, the &s;ame &s;allary.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Smith</HI> a Judge in <HI>Scotland</HI> 600<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr <HI>Swinton,</HI> the like place and &s;allary. Judge <HI>Lawrence</HI> the like</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Iames Mackdowell,</HI> one of the commi&s;&s;ioners at <HI>Leeth,</HI> about 300<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Henry Markham,</HI> one of the commi&s;&s;ioners for letting lands in <HI>Ire|land</HI> 300<HI><ABBR>l</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Iohn VVeimes</HI> Tenant to the State of the Salt-pans neer <HI>Leeth,</HI> and hath a good advantage thereby.</ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of English civilians">
<HEAD>Others &s;erving for <HI>England</HI> Sitting in the Hou&s;e, that have Civil employments and Sallaries from the State.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<PB N="16" REF="9">
<ITEM>Sir <HI>William Roberts,</HI> as one of the Committee for pre&s;ervation of Exci&s;e and Cu&s;tomes 300<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> as Comptrol+ler of the Exchequer, 600<ABBR><HI>l</HI></ABBR> in all 900<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> he is a commi&s;&s;ioner at the Wine Office, and one of the committee of the Army.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Dennis Bond,</HI> as Comptroller of the receipts of the Exchequer 500<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an|num.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Stone,</HI> as Teller in the Ex|chequer, 500<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> and great fees be&s;ide; as Receiver general of the Tax+es 300, as Comptroller of the Exci&s;e and Cu&s;toms 400<ABBR><HI>l.</HI></ABBR> in all 1200<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an|num,</HI> he is a commi&s;&s;ioner at the Wine Office, and one of the committee of the Army be&s;ides.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Gervis Bennet,</HI> one of the committee of pre&s;ervation of Exci&s;e and Cu&s;tomes, 300<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> hath al&s;o a great place in the Wine Office, and is one of the committee of the Army.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Vpton,</HI> as one of the commi&s;&s;ioners of the Cu&s;tomes, &s;uppo&s;ed worth neere 800<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Nowell,</HI> Scrivener, partner with <HI>Thurloe</HI> in the Po&s;t Office, &s;uppo&s;ed of great advantage, and is deeply engaged with the Court Intere&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Blake</HI> Receiver of the Reve|news 300<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Bedford,</HI> the like place and &s;allary</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Butler</HI> the like.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Hild&s;lie</HI> Commi&s;&s;ioner of the Pre+rogative Office, 300<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum,</HI> and one of the Committee of the Army.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Lucy</HI> the like places and &s;allarie:</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Chri&s;topher Li&s;ter,</HI> one of the Tellers in the Exchequer, 500<HI><ABBR>l.</ABBR> per annum.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Tho. Gorges,</HI> one of the Com|mi&s;&s;ioners for the New building, his ad+vantage thereby cannot yet be known, till he and his brethren have rackt the con|&s;ciences, flayed off the skings, and broken the bones of the poore people, making them &s;wear again&s;t them&s;elves.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>John Thoroughgood,</HI> one of the Tru&s;tees for di&s;po&s;ing Augmentations to|wards Mini&s;ters maintenance, his &s;allary not well known.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>James Chadwick,</HI> one of the Judges of the Peverell court at <HI>Notting|ham,</HI> an old oppre&s;sive office lately re|vived.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Cary</HI> of <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI> Commi&s;&s;io|ner at <HI>Habberda&s;hers</HI> hall, and Deputy Steward of <HI>VVe&s;tmin&s;ter,</HI> lately decea|&s;ed.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Anthony Smith,</HI> Ma&s;ter of an Ho&s;pi|tall, and a Regi&s;ter, &s;uppo&s;ed worth 200 pounds <HI>per annum</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Robert</HI> or <HI>VVill. Fenwick</HI> Ma&s;ter of an Ho&s;pitall.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Thomas Mackworth</HI> farmer of the Exci&s;e in <HI>Lanca&s;hire,</HI> by &s;peciall Or|der.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ma&s;ter <HI>Clud</HI> one of the Committee of the Army.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn St. Aubin,</HI> a &s;allary man, but what place he hath, I cannot learn.</ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of the Protector's kinsmen">
<HEAD>The Names of the Protector (&s;o called) his Sons, Kin|dred, Servants and others, who have received favours from him, and thereby engaged for his Intere&s;t.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Richard Cromwell</HI> his elde&s;t &s;onne Chancellor of <HI>Oxford.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Claypole</HI> his &s;on in law, he marri|ed his daughter, and is Ma&s;ter of the Hor&s;e, a place of great advantage.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Iohn Iones,</HI> married the Pro|tectors Si&s;ter, and is governour of the I&s;le of <HI>Angle&s;ie.</HI></ITEM>
<PB N="17" REF="9" MS="y">
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Nicholas</HI> Maried Protectors Niece and is Governour of his Ca&s;tle at <HI>Chep&s;tow,</HI> hath one or two companies of foot be&s;ide other advantages, is al&s;o cap|tain of a Milita Troope, and Trea&s;urer Generall of all <HI>South VVales.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Beake</HI> maryed his Neece and is Captain of his lifeguard of hor&s;e, 511<ABBR>l</ABBR> per. an.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sr. <HI>Francis Ru&s;&s;ell,</HI> who&s;e daughter the Protectors &s;econd &s;on maried: as Cham|berlain of <HI>Che&s;ter,</HI> formerly by the Earls of Derby &s;uppo&s;ed to be worth 500<ABBR>l.</ABBR> per an.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Edmund Giles</HI> maryed his kin&s;woman and is one of the ma&s;ters of the <HI>Chancery</HI> in <HI>Ordinary</HI> a place of great value.</ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of the Protector's servants">
<HEAD>The Names of his &s;ervants Sit|ing in the Hou&s;e.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Maid&s;tone</HI> &s;teward of his hou&s;e, a place of great advantage.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Waterhou&s;e</HI> Steward of his lands, a place of great profit.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sr. <HI>Edward Herbert</HI> entru&s;ted as an o|ver&s;eere or Baily of his Lands in <HI>VVales</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of the Protector's unrewarded kinsmen">
<HEAD>The Names of <HI>Protector</HI> (&s;o called) his Kin&s;men not known to have any place as yet, that &s;at in the Hou&s;e.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Disbrow,</HI> Major General <HI>Dis|browes</HI> &s;onne.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Henry Cromwell.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Gobert Barrington.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr: <HI>Kichard Hampden.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sr. <HI>John Trevor.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Trever</HI> his &s;on.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Francis Ingoldsby.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Edm. Dunch.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Dunch,</HI> who, and the Protectors elde&s;t &s;on married two Si&s;ters.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Richard Everard,</HI> a good Hunts|man.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Robert Williams</HI> of <HI>Wales.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
<P><HI>Not one of the&s;e, &s;uch men of Principles as was for|merly pretended to be en|deavoured after; neither in|deed are the greate&s;t part of the whole Convention any better. For which carriage of things, I am confidently per&s;waded, the Lord by one di&s;pen&s;ation or other, will make the man in Power and his Councellors hereunto a|&s;hamed; for if this practi&s;e be good, the former wherein the Lord to &s;et his Seale of Approbation, by his eminent and glorious pre&s;ence with them which was contrary hereunto, was evill.</HI></P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="names of others">
<HEAD>The Names of others, &s;itting in the Hou&s;e, having Engage|ments: from the Protector upon them.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>Aderman <HI>Pack,</HI> one of the new made Knights; for the good &s;ervice he did the Protector and his Family, by his pre&s;ent|ing the Bill for King&s;hip; Its &s;aid he ob|tained from the Protector by his Petition
<PB N="18" REF="10" MS="y"> or reque&s;t, a di&s;charge from an account of 16000. pounds, which he and the re&s;t of the then commi&s;&s;ioners were lyable to make good, for &s;o much run out of Ca&s;h, in the time of their Commi&s;&s;ion for the Cu&s;tomes.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Aderman <HI>Foot,</HI> a new made Knight.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Alderman <HI>Dickin&s;on</HI> of <HI>York,</HI> one of the new made Knights.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Antho. Nichols,</HI> one of the eleven Members, High Sheriff of <HI>Cornwall,</HI> and as is reported, lately received a reward from <HI>O. P.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Kiffin,</HI> who having received former courte&s;ies by meanes of <HI>O. P.</HI> and his confederates, as to prohibited goods, and in other re&s;pects, is there by engaged to be|come his va&s;&s;all, and to command a com|pany of foot in the new militia to &s;upport his Tyrany, while&s;t the Saints and others are impri&s;ond for oppo&s;ing it.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Lawrence</HI> the pre&s;ident of the coun|cill his &s;on, who mu&s;t do as his father.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>VValer,</HI> Sr. <HI>Hadre&s;s VValers</HI> &s;on, and is naturally engaged to uphold his fa|thers intere&s;t.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Keeling</HI> one of the ma&s;ters of the Trinity hou&s;e, and his relations at Court.</ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
</BODY>
</TEXT></Q>
<P>If there be any mi&s;takes (as it is very probable there is) in the Computation of the forementioned Offices, Places, or Sallaries, you may plea&s;e to under&s;tand there was not in the lea&s;t a de&s;ire, or de&s;igne to doe any thing untruly thereby, to make the men or things appear wor&s;e than in truth they are; there having been all the ways and means that with Hone&s;ty, Wi&s;dome and &s;afety might be u&s;ed to attain a right under&s;tanding in every particular; but if through any failor herein, tho&s;e who are mo&s;t con|cerned do finde them&s;elves agrieved, knowing they are not in every punctilio dealt right with: The onely way for their own vindication and &s;atisfaction of others, will be to give a more perfect and brief account hereof them|&s;elves, which with much ea&s;e they may doe in a little time. The&s;e things thus laid down being reported of them.</P>
<DIV3 TYPE="queries">
<PB N="19" REF="10">
<HEAD>&V;pon the foregoing Premi&s;es, it is further Propo&s;ed and Queried.</HEAD>
<P N="1">1. Whether the Self-denying Ordinance made by the long Parliament were in force, or minded by the&s;e Gen|tlemen, a thing &s;ome of them &s;o approved off, and were in&s;trumentall in that day, to promote and carry on: May it not be de&s;ired they would better con&s;ider, and put it in practice when they meet again, &s;eeing they have re|vived all Acts and Ordinances, not contrary to their mo|del of Government, <HI>alias</HI> In&s;trument of Bondage to the Engli&s;h Nation.</P>
<P N="2">2. Whether men &s;tanding under &s;uch mercenary and &s;elf-intere&s;&s;ed Obligations, and dependencies upon a &s;ingle Per&s;on, as the&s;e men do; and who like &s;o many hor&s;e-leeches have &s;ucked and drawn into them&s;elves, the expected fruit of all the blood and Trea&s;ure expen|ded in the late War, again&s;t le&s;&s;e Tyranny and Oppre&s;&s;i|on in the King, than they have now &s;ettled in their Pro|tector, are fit Per&s;ons to be Legi&s;lators, Law-makers, framers of Governments, and Oaths; and Leviers of mo|ney on the People? And whether in the eye of Rea&s;on, any other can be expected from them, but that they will endeavour all they can to uphold that Intere&s;t they are hyred to &s;erve, and whereby their own Incomes and Sal|laries may be continued? For doth not the Scripture &s;ay <HI>Deut.</HI> 16.18. <HI>That a gift blindes the eyes of the wi&s;e, and per|verts the words of the Righteous:</HI> And Prov. 17.8. <HI>A gift is a precious &s;tone in the eyes of him that hath it, and whe|ther&s;oever it turns it pro&s;pers.</HI> And Prov. 18.16. <HI>A mans gift maketh way for him, and brings him before great men.</HI></P>
<PB N="20" REF="11" MS="y">
<P N="3">3. Whether for more than one hundred years la&s;t pa&s;t, it hath been heard or known, that any number of Engli&s;hmen &s;itting in that Hou&s;e, did in any wi&s;e Con|&s;ent (e&s;pecially in a time of Peace) as the&s;e unworthy Per&s;ons have lately done; to levy a Tax for three years together upon the People; and as if that were not e|nough, to order a three months Tax to be paid twice o|ver? Together with the Exci&s;e (a Tax &s;o much abhorr'd and created onely by the nece&s;&s;ity of War) which with the Cu&s;toms are impo&s;ed in <HI>perpetuum</HI> upon the Nation, and made an Hereditary and &s;tanding Revenue to the Crown?</P>
<P N="4">4. What equality or Ju&s;tice is there in that Act of U|nion, whereby the <HI>Scots</HI> Nation comes to be Incorpor|ated with this Nation; &s;o as to have equall Priviledges and Power, by their Intere&s;&s;ed Mercenary men (as their pre&s;ent Tru&s;tees are) to become Lawgivers, framers of Governments and Oaths, and leviers of Taxes of the Free People of the Engli&s;h Nation, who were lately at &s;o great co&s;t and charges in reducing and bringing them under, that they might not be in a capacity to hurt or dammage them? And whether the&s;e Gentlemen &s;ent from the a|fore&s;aid Nation, have not &s;o far over-ruled, as to &s;ave them&s;elves by putting the burthen on the Engli&s;h? ha|ving rai&s;ed upon the Engli&s;h Nation, the three years Tax from Thirty thou&s;and pounds <HI>per</HI> moneth, to Thirty five thou&s;and, whereby the Scotti&s;h Nation are reduced from ten thou&s;and pounds <HI>per</HI> moneth to &s;ix, Is the divident equall? Is not the Scotti&s;h Nation undervalued as of lit|tle; which formerly bore &s;o high: Doth not the Engli&s;h loo&s;e and &s;uffer by that Nation? And were not better to be without it? And all &s;uch Gentlemen in Parliament, that have no more &s;ence or Recentment, what Burthens
<PB N="21" REF="11"> they lay on this Nation, &s;o they may keep their Places and Sallaries.</P>
<P N="5">5ly. Whether the Judges and Commi&s;&s;ioners of the Chancery together with &s;uch who have great places in Admini&s;tring of Law to the people, and very great Ad|vantages, and profits thereby, be not likewi&s;e to be ex|cepted again&s;t as to Parliamentary Tru&s;t. It being mo&s;t &s;ure that they will hardly be di&s;po&s;ed to make &s;uch laws and governments, as may dimini&s;h the &s;plendor, or Mercinarine&s;s of their profe&s;&s;ion, &s;eeing they are known to be men, who from time to time, have alwayes advan|ced their own Trade, as their pre&s;ent height doth wit|ne&s;s, who to the great di&s;honor of the Nation, while they profe&s;s them&s;elves the mini&s;ters of Ju&s;tice, and Righte|ou&s;ne&s;&s;e to the people, doe under that pretence, greaten, and inrich them&s;elves, in the oppre&s;&s;ions, and mi&s;eryes of the people.</P>
<P N="6">6ly. And why is it that the de&s;pencers of the Law as well as the<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">Free preaching the Go&s;pell and knowledg of God is becom a crime rendering men uncapa|ble to &s;it in the Parlia|ment.</NOTE> Teachers of the Go&s;pell &s;hould not be made uncapable to &s;it, and act in Parliament, &s;eeing there al&s;o is an old mu&s;ty act to prohibit them &s;o to do: But it &s;eems their envy at the free di&s;penceing of the Go&s;pell on the one hand, and their gain by the Law on the other; hin|ders them that they cannot &s;ee or take notice of it.</P>
<P N="7">7ly. The like may be queried concerning the &s;word|mens capacity to &s;it while&s;t in pay; e&s;pecially to decree, and vote, in levying of mony for three yeares together, and of other unheard off, oppre&s;&s;ive wayes, devi&s;ed and practi&s;ed, for no other u&s;e, than to pay them&s;elves their Wages and Sallaries, now they doe no work; unle&s;&s;e it be to undo what they did before, and to reduce the well-affected people of this Nation, unto their fir&s;t condition of &s;lavery, to be ruled by meer will and plea&s;ure?</P>
</DIV3>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="catalogue of Royalists">
<PB N="22" REF="12">
<HEAD>Here follows a Catalogue of the Kinglings, or the names of tho&s;e Per&s;ons, who Voted for a King; The true&s;t that as yet can be gotten, with the Names of the &s;everal Counties for which they &s;erve.</HEAD>
<LIST TYPE="list of Royalists">
<ITEM>Bedford Shire.
<LIST>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Samuel Bedford</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Berk Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM><HI>Edmund Dunch</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>John Dunch</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr <HI>Trumball</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Hide</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Buckingham Shire <LIST>
<ITEM>Lord Commi&s;. <HI>Whitlock</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Ingoldsby</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Richard Hampden</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Francis Ingoldsby</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Che&s;hhire. <LIST>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Richard Leigb</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Peter Brook</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Cambridge Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM><HI>John Thurlo</HI> Secretary</ITEM>
<ITEM>Sr. <HI>Francis Ru&s;&s;el</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Robert We&s;t</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Cornwall <LIST>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Richard Carter</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>John Buller</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Cumberland. <LIST>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Howard</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>George Downing</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Bri&s;coe</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Darby Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM><HI>Gervas Bennet</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Devon Shire. o</ITEM>
<ITEM>Dorcet Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Atturney General <HI>Prideaux</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Dennis Bond</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Bingham</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Fitz James</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Durham County <LIST>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Thomas Lylburn</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Anthony Smith</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>York Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Doctor <HI>Bathur&s;t</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>E&s;&s;ex, o</ITEM>
<ITEM>Gloce&s;ter Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Stone</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Hereford Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Ma&s;on</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Hertford Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Earl of <HI>Salisbury</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Richard Lucy</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Huntington Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Mountague</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Henry Cromwell</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Kent. o</ITEM>
<ITEM>Leice&s;ter Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Hacker</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lincoln Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Fiennes</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Middle&s;ex. <LIST>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>William Roherts</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>We&s;tmin&s;ter. <LIST>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Gro&s;venor</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>London. <LIST>
<ITEM>Alderman <HI>Foot</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Alderman <HI>Pack</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Monmouth Shire. o</ITEM>
<ITEM>Norfolk. <LIST>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Wood</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Wilton</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Burton</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Northampton Shire. o</ITEM>
<ITEM>Notingham Shire. o</ITEM>
<ITEM>Northumberland. o</ITEM>
<ITEM>Oxford Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Nathaniel Fiennes</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. William Lenthal</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Miles Fleetwood</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Francis Norris</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Jenkin&s;on</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Crook</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Rutland Shire. o</ITEM>
<ITEM>Shrop Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Iohn A&s;hton</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Stafford Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Charles Ou&s;eley</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Nowell</HI> Scrivener</ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Whitgreave</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Somer&s;et Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Recorder <HI>Long</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Iohn Gorges</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Robert Aldworth</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Iohn A&s;h</HI> junior</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>South-Hampton <LIST>
<ITEM>Lord Commi&s;&s;ioner <HI>Li&s;le</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Smith</HI> Commi&s;&s;ioner of the Navie</ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Bowreman</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Suffolk. <LIST>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Franeis Bacon</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Nothaniel Bacon</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Robert Brew&s;ter</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Surry <LIST>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Richard An&s;loe</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Iohn Goodwin</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Duncomb</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Drake</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. De la noy Southwark</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Su&s;&s;ex. <LIST>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Iohn Trever</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Warwick Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Clement Throgmorton</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Lucy</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Beake</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<PB N="23" REF="12">
<ITEM>Worce&s;ter Shire.
<LIST>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Thomas Rou&s;e</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Edward Pitt</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>VVilt Shire. <LIST>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Gabriel Martin</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lanca&s;hire. <LIST>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Ireland</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>VVe&s;tmoreland. o <LIST>
<ITEM>Not known to what Coun+ties they belong.</ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Thomas Wrath</HI> <LIST>
<ITEM>Col. <HI>Bret</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major. <HI>Beak,</HI> Life guard</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Lawrence,</HI> the Pre&s;i|dents Son</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Walter,</HI> Sir <HI><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="OXF" EXTENT="1+ letters">ardre&s;s</HI>'s Son</ITEM>
<ITEM>Alderman <HI>Stevens</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Thelwell</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>VVales. <LIST>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Phillip Iones</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Cleypoole,</HI> called Lord</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Trevor</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Williams</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Judge <HI>Glyn</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Griffith Bedwerda</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Phillips</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>&V;pton</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Hugh Price</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Lloyd</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Herbert</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>George Twi&s;leton</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Iohn Carter</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Scotland. <LIST>
<ITEM>Lord <HI>Cockram</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Alexander Wedderbone</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Ram&s;ey</HI> Provo&s;t of <HI>Edin+brough</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Iohn Weimes</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lord <HI>Tweedale</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Doctor <HI>Douglas</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Barcklay</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Woo&s;ley</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Commi&s;&s;ary <HI>Lockart</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mr. Godfrey Rhodes</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>Lockart</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>Engli&s;h men for <HI>Scotland.</HI> <LIST>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Henry Markham</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lord <HI>Broghill</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>For Ireland. <LIST>
<ITEM>Recorder <HI>Bice</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Mr. <HI>&V;incent Gookin</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Alderman <HI>Tigh,</HI> Mayor</ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Raynolds</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Owen</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Morgan</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Sir <HI>Theophilus Iones</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Ieph&s;on</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Bridges</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Collonel <HI>Fouke</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Lievetenant Coll. <HI>Berisford</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Major <HI>Aston</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>Captain <HI>Hal&s;ey</HI></ITEM>
</LIST></ITEM>
<ITEM>In All, 120. VVhereof, of the Council with the Secre|tary 5</ITEM>
<ITEM>Of his Kindred 12</ITEM>
<ITEM>Officers belonging to the Army and Navy in pay 20</ITEM>
<ITEM>Others receiving Sallaries and lying under other En|gagements 33</ITEM>
<ITEM>In all 70.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<P><HI>The other Fifty are</HI> Scots <HI>and</HI> Engli&s;h <HI>men of &s;light, low, and incon&s;iderable Principles, and will turn any way their Ma&s;ter will have them.</HI></P>
<PB N="24" REF="13" MS="y">
<P>It is reported that &s;everall of the&s;e Per&s;ons, becau&s;e their Protector judged it not &s;afe for him at that time, to accept of their unworthy offer, being either really, or &s;eemingly di&s;&s;atisfied, went away, and would not give their vote for this new Government, now pretended to be &s;etled; called the <HI>Humble Petition and Advice:</HI> Which as is commonly &s;poken, was carried but by three voyces, Fifty three again&s;t Fifty: And is al&s;o again&s;t the de&s;ire and approbation of the good people of the Nation. The Names of which Fifty three per&s;ons &s;hould al&s;o have fol|lowed in the next place, could a true Catalogue thereof been obtayned.</P>
<P>Nor are they hereby excu&s;ed, who gave their Vote for one or the other, but &s;eem to be di&s;&s;atisfied with pre&s;ent proceedings, becau&s;e by their &s;itting in the Hou&s;e, they pretend as Repre&s;entors of the people (for whom they &s;erve) to pre&s;erve their Rights and Freedomes, free from the Violence, Tyranny and Oppre&s;&s;ion of all Arbitrary powers what&s;oever. Yet notwith&s;tanding, as by &s;uffer|ing their fellow Members to be kept from them, and judged without doores. Sitting and Adjourning at the Protectors plea&s;ure, as if they were his Servants; with many other unworthy things, which already have been, and further might be mentioned: So when they were endeavoured to be violated by the Kinglings. And be|ing now really Trampled upon, and given away, by the above mentioned Fifty three per&s;ons. (who like &s;o ma|ny Slaves or Va&s;&s;als with Ropes about their necks, came bowing and be&s;eeching him to take the &s;ole Govern|ment of the 3. Nations upon him; and to choo&s;e his Suc|ce&s;&s;ors) They do not Cry out, Prote&s;t, Declare again&s;t, and withdraw from them, (which either is, or ought to be their Liberty) in the doing whereof, the&s;e unparalelled wickedne&s;&s;es,
<PB N="25" REF="13"> (the fruit of this late Apo&s;tacy) mu&s;t of nece&s;&s;ity fall to the ground; but thorough love to their &s;elf-Intere&s;t, unbelief, and not tru&s;ting the Lord with their outward Concernments; in bearing a thorough Te&s;timony again&s;t them, and in &s;tanding for the good of the people, they go on with them, &s;tifling their own Con&s;ciences, and &s;imply endeavouring to quiet and &s;atisfie their Oppre&s;&s;ed Bre|thren, by &s;aying, he hath not the Title of King; as if all the evill, Oppre&s;&s;ion, and Arbitrarine&s;s lay in that, when as he hath the &s;ame, and no le&s;s power, than if he had the Title, and were called King: Yea, a far greater power (as was &s;aid before) than what co&s;t &s;o much Blood and Trea&s;ure to oppo&s;e in the late King. Surely the&s;e &s;light pretences will not &s;ufficiently excu&s;e them in the day of their Account for thus doing.</P>
</DIV2>
<DIV2 TYPE="queries">
<HEAD>Thus farre the De&s;cription and Narrative; A few general Queries are further Propo&s;ed for a clo&s;e to the whole. And it is humbly offered to the con&s;ideration of all ingenuous People, and queried, whether the aforementioned 'per&s;ons who &s;eem to di&s;&s;ent from the pre&s;ent proceedings, and their brethren the Kinglings, together with the fifty three new go|vernment men, who al&s;o in time may be more publick, fall not under &s;ome of the&s;e following Characters, &s;uch as know them may judge.</HEAD>
<P>FIr&s;t, Whether they are not tho&s;e who wor&s;hip the ri|&s;ing Sun&mdash;. Or, &s;uch as have advanced great e&s;tates by the Publick, and may be in fear of being called to an account&mdash; Or &s;uch as are under hopes and expectations to rai&s;e them&s;elves by the pre&s;ent Intere&s;t &mdash; Or, as are lovers of popularity, and to be in high places&mdash; Or, as are of a low and timerous &s;pirit, not approving their
<PB N="26" REF="14"> hearts to God, or redeemed from men, and &s;o are fearfull to give offence by their di&s;centing&mdash; Or, &s;uch as had &s;ome de&s;igne to drive either for them&s;elves, Re|lations, or the<NOTE N="(*)" PLACE="marg">A gentleman of this juncto &s;wore he would go help &s;ettle the Church, that in matters of Religion &s;carce knows the right hand from the left.</NOTE> Clergy&mdash; Or at be&s;t, were &s;uch as thought that by their continuance there, they might &s;o ballance proceedings, as to prevent the running of things into that extremity, as other|wi&s;e they would; not con&s;idering they did much more hurt in countenancing them with their pre&s;ence, then they could do good by their Op|po&s;ition, which was but laughed at.</P>
<P N="2">2. How the People of this Nation &s;hould come to be concluded by, Take notice off, or be &s;ubject too this New Government, framed, and made by the&s;e men; &s;ee|ing they never cho&s;e them to any &s;uch purpo&s;e, nor<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">Not one Petition from any County, or Town in <HI>England,</HI> or Dominions thereunto belonging.</NOTE> Pe|titioned them about any &s;uch thing; If they could a&s;&s;ume a Liberty to alter the Government from what they found it; Why might it not have become them to have attempted rather the Redu|cing of it to &s;uch a Form, as might have an&s;wered the ju&s;t ends and expectations of tho&s;e that &s;ent them, than &s;uch a heiglitening as this, of an In|tere&s;t, formerly &s;o much complained of? That an attempt to change the Government, &s;hould be cau&s;e &s;uffi|cent to di&s;&s;olve his la&s;t Parliament; and not be an of|fence in this? is there not cau&s;e to &s;ay, that having &s;erved the end for which they at fir&s;t were cho&s;en <HI>viz.</HI> the ad|vance of their Protectors Intere&s;t and his providing for his de&s;ignes (which neither the old Parliament; little Parlia|ment, nor his former Parliament would do,) they are &s;till continued, and kept as a re&s;erve again&s;t the next opertu|nity to bring further &s;lavery, and oppre&s;&s;ion upon the Nation.</P>
<PB N="27" REF="14">
<P N="3">3. Whether the Government by the keepers of the li|bertyes of <HI>England,</HI> the peoples, (who have not forfeited their Liberties) Repre&s;entors, and a Councill of State was not or may not be more &s;ucce&s;sfull for the good of the Na|tion, and a great deal le&s;s burthen&s;ome and chargable to the people then the in&s;trument of Protectorall Govern|ment, or the pre&s;ent Government, of the Humble Petiti|on and advice, though the former of which was &s;o high|ly boa&s;ted off, as if it came from heaven, and as if one iota of it might not be parted with, and that<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">See Protector (&s;o called) Speech to his Parliament, after the old, &amp; little Parliaments were di&s;&s;olved.</NOTE> o|ther foundations could no man lay, yet in three yeares time, its found utterly u&s;ele&s;s, de&s;troying it &s;elf, &s;o as that by the humble Petition And ad|vice, the Idea and de&s;ire of Mr. <HI>Thurloe,</HI> and his Ma&s;ter, rather then the invention, and free pro|po&s;all of his mercinary Juncto, it mu&s;t by their pretended authority be changed for &s;omething that is likely to prove as u&s;ele&s;&s;e, as that was, if not more.</P>
<P N="4">4. Whether tho&s;e gentlemen &s;itting in the hou&s;e, who were cho&s;en by the In&s;trument of <HI>Protectorall Govern|ment.</HI> Which they have now ca&s;t out, and introdu|ced their new Government of the <HI>Humble Petition and ad|vice</HI> in the roome thereof, were not in all rea&s;on to have cea&s;ed, and gone out, with the Government that cho&s;e them, rather then without the good peoples con&s;ent, and a new choy&s;e (by this new device of adjournment) con|tinued them&s;elves as Lords over the nation, in this their new erected Government.</P>
<P N="5">5. Whether the good old cau&s;e formerly contended and bled for, and which co&s;t &s;o much Trea&s;ure in the hands of other in&s;truments, in the long, and little Parlia|ment, be not in a very great degree and mea&s;ure (if not al|together) changed and put into the hands of &s;uch, as &s;ometimes were accounted either Neuters, or Malignants, or not &s;o fitt for &s;o great a Tru&s;t.</P>
<PB N="28" REF="15">
<P N="6">6. Whether the Lawyers, or Gentlemen of the long Robe, having gained their Protector, over to their Inte|re&s;t and Party (as was learnedly, &amp; wittingly intimated, by the Speaker, at the late Inauguration, when he had di|ve&s;ted him of his &s;word, and put on the Kings Robe, <HI>(That now he might &s;peak without offence, That his Highne&s;&s;e was become a Gown-man)</HI> are not in a fairer and more likely way, and capacity, to hang up the Souldiers Belts and Swords in <HI>We&s;tmin&s;ter</HI> Hall by the <HI>Scotti&s;h</HI> Colours, than the Souldiers are, to hang up the Lawyers Gowns there? As they have oft times threatned they would: Alas poor <HI>England,</HI> is not the Law, and the admini&s;tring of it, as cor|rupt, dilatory, burthen&s;ome, and vexatious as ever? doth the &s;triving of the&s;e two great Intere&s;ts produce any good to thee? (which the &s;ouldiers once &s;o highly pre|tended too) or rather is there not hereby an increa&s;e of thy pre&s;&s;ures and burthens.</P>
<P N="7">7. Whether the proceedings in the late Convention, particularly the Votes for another Hou&s;e, a &s;tanding Ar|my, a perpetual Tax for Cu&s;toms, to be let to Farm, the hot attempts to build again the cur&s;ed ruins of King&s;hip: Al&s;o re&s;olutions to bring in publique profe&s;&s;ion of Faith, and to tye up the publique maintenance to conformity thereunto, with the endeavours that were u&s;ed to have impo&s;ed a Catechi&s;me upon us, do not clearly &s;hew what a &s;pirit is rai&s;ed up again? And whether dos not the ten|dency of the&s;e tran&s;actions (according to humane pro|bability, threaten a<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">See Provi&s;ion for Tender Con&s;tiences in <HI>Humble Petition and Advice, Article 11.</HI> See their Act for <HI>Chatechi|&s;ing,</HI> and that for the <HI>Lords Day.</HI> See <HI>Bacon</HI> and <HI>Tates</HI> Ordinance a|gain&s;t <HI>Bla&s;phemy,</HI> now &s;eemed to be revived by them.</NOTE> Rendivation of Civill and Eccle&s;ia&s;ticall Tyranny; again&s;t which a mo&s;t &s;olemne and &s;ignal Te&s;timony hath been born a|mong us by the &s;pirit of God in his People, the blood of the Saints, and the dreadfull effects of providence.</P>
<PB N="29" REF="15">
<P N="8">8. VVhether the great and high concernments, formerly the travel, the hopes and aimes, of many among us, were at all upon the hearts of tho&s;e in Power, or their late A&s;&s;embly, to wit, a farther Reformation of things, in the regulation of Law, the de&s;&s;olation of oppre&s;&s;ive Courts, and Committees, the abrogation of Tythes, and &s;upernumerary Offices, the removall of all unnece&s;&s;ary burthens, and publick grievances; with all &s;uch laws, cu&s;toms, and proceedings, as were calculated for the intere&s;t of meer will and power of Antichri&s;tian and arbitrary greatne&s;s? But on the contrary hath not the re&s;ult of late proceedings been &s;uch, as hath already (in part) healed the wound that the&s;e had received, and holds out a cleer intendment to re&s;tore them again to their former power, &s;plendor, and exaltation, to the making void as much as in them lyes, the deare effect of all the Blood, Prayers, Appeals, and glorious deliverances, which have been laid out up|on that acccount?</P>
<P N="9">9. Whether the hard proceedings again&s;t <HI>James Nailer,</HI> in his u&s;age and puni&s;hment (although his principle be not hereby owned) doth not in a great mea&s;ure, very neerly concern many godly, &s;ober and peaceable People in the three Nations? Have they any good a&s;&s;urance, they may not hereafter be dealt withall after the like manner? And whether the &s;everal Profe&s;&s;ions among us, that by the National Faith &s;hall be concluded unorthodoxe, may not from the&s;e beginnings, and other foundations already laid, expect to receive the like enter|tainment, at the hands of this Generation; as the godly and faithfull followers of Chri&s;t have at the hand of the worldly Powers, and National Church in times pa&s;t.</P>
<P N="10">10. VVhether the Oath <HI>Ex Officio</HI> u&s;ed by the Bi&s;hops in their Court of High Commi&s;&s;ion, judging the opinions, and racking the Con&s;ciences of good people formerly? be not like to come into u&s;e again? &s;eeing &s;wearing begins to grow &s;o much into reque&s;t, and to be &s;o common, nor enely at Court among great men, but al&s;o in their Parliaments, appointing Commi&s;&s;ioners (together with the Exci&s;e and Cu&s;toms) to let it to farm; for do they not give power (as appears in their Act for New Buildings) to cau&s;e men to &s;wear, who &s;ometimes its to be feared for&s;wear them&s;elves? whether the land hath not formerly mourned, be|cau&s;e of Oaths? And is it not by this means likely to do &s;o again?</P>
<P N="11">11. VVhether the &s;pirit of the <HI>Star Chamber</HI> and Council Board, did not al&s;o ri&s;e up, and act vigorou&s;ly in the hou&s;e, putting them upon the project of puni&s;h|ing per&s;ons for building new Hou&s;es, for new families, which the Lord hath been plea&s;ed to multiply? As if his ble&s;&s;ing of increa&s;ing the people, in, and neer <HI>Lon|don,</HI> were a judgement or cur&s;e? and the increa&s;ing of dwellings for them, a Crime to be puni&s;hed by a<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">All Hou&s;es without the walls of the Citty for ten miles di&s;tance round, that from <HI>37</HI> years pa&s;t to the <HI>29. Septem. 1657.</HI> have been built upon new foundations, are by the late act to pay a full years rent to the Protector, as they may be let at a rack Rent; In execution whereof &s;o much op|pre&s;&s;ion hath been ex|erci&s;ed already, as would take up too much room to declare it.</NOTE> Mulct or Fine: And if the Lord &s;hall be plea&s;ed to withhold the Sword and Pe&s;ti|lence, for &s;even years to come, as he hath done, the la&s;t &s;even or ten years pa&s;t, and continue the like increa&s;e of new Families, mu&s;t not the fore&s;aid families either &s;up|plant the old, or go build new Hou&s;es at <HI>Iamaca?</HI> Such being the pre&s;ent ca&s;e already, that a hou&s;e is hardly to be gotten for a family to live in? which things being con&s;i|dered,
<PB N="30" REF="16"> might it not be de&s;ired; that tho&s;e Gentlemen of the long Robe, and the great Swordmen their brethren, who have had &s;uch a fellow feeling of the conditions and e&s;tates of the poor Trade&s;men and Artificers, as to impo&s;e this burthen upon them, would lend them their Inns of Court and Chancery, VVhitehall, St. <HI>Iame&s;es,</HI> and other great hou&s;es, before the poore new families &s;hould lie out of doores, or have no hou&s;es to dwell in.</P>
<P N="12">12. VVhether extream nece&s;&s;ity did not at fir&s;t introduce that &s;o much abhor|red Tax (by the Engli&s;h) of Exci&s;e, onely to maintaine the VVar, wherein they were then engaged, for ju&s;tice and freedome, again&s;t a Negative Voice in the late King? And his claming the &s;ole power of the malitia, as of Right belonging to him? And whether the &s;aid Tax was not intended to be continued for &s;o long time onely, till that nece&s;&s;ity was over and no longer, and the Nation then to be re|duced to its freedome again? And if &s;o? VVhether there be not greater rea&s;on that, that burthen &s;hould cea&s;e, and be taken off the people, than now in a time of peace (together with the Cu&s;toms) be made perpetuall, and a &s;tanding Revenue to hold up and maintain tho&s;e very U&s;urpations, and grievances, <HI>viz.</HI> a Negative Voice over the Peoples Repre&s;entors in Parliament. And the &s;ole power of the malitia in the hands and di&s;po&s;e of a Protector, for the extirpation whereof it was fir&s;t imployed?</P>
<P N="13">13. VVhether the Exci&s;e be not a Tax farre more burthen&s;ome than &s;hip|money in the dayes of the King? And whether the late<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">Which was done by the Protector (&s;o cal|led) and his Council, no Parliament &s;itting As the King and his Couneil formerly rai|&s;ed Ship money.</NOTE> continuing of it for two or three years on the people without the lea&s;t &s;hew of Par|liamentary Authority; were not an act as criminall, &amp; ob|noxious to ju&s;tice, as was the levying of Shipmoney in that day? And &s;urely had this late Convention been of Engli&s;h &s;pirits, and not ba&s;ely unworthy? would they not rather have broken this yoke to pieces, and freed them from that devouring oppre&s;&s;ing Tax, than made it<NOTE N="*" PLACE="marg">Can any other be expected from mer|cenary Souldiers, Lawyers, Sallary|men, and other Court para&s;ites.</NOTE> heavier, and by a Law, bound it upon their &s;houlders for ever?</P>
<PB N="31" REF="16">
<P N="14">14. VVere not the&s;e late Acts for continuance of Exci&s;e and Cu&s;toms for ever, with the delegated powers therein contained, to Swear, Fine and Impri&s;on per|&s;ons at plea&s;ure, together with the Act of Farming out the &s;ame, with that of the New Buildings, calculated and de&s;igned on purpo&s;e again&s;t the Merchants, Trade&s;men, Artificers, and the whole Citty of <HI>London,</HI> with parts adjoyning to bring them down and make them poore and low, that &s;o like a great tame A&s;&s;e &s;ubdued to the Yoke, they may be ridden at plea&s;ure? And as fit for nothing el&s;e but to bear the burthen of the whole Nation? And whether they be well reward|ed by the&s;e new law makers, for their former forwardne&s;&s;e in the good old cau&s;e, in lending their money, and adventuring their lives at <HI>Gloce&s;ter, Newport pan|nell, Aulton,</HI> and other places, for the delivering their country from tho&s;e very Yokes, which are now by a law re-e&s;tabli&s;hed, and impo&s;ed upon us?</P>
<P N="15">15. VVhether the&s;e pretended Lawmakers, had not more of a &s;elfi&s;h, than a publick &s;pirit, in declining the way of Sub&s;idy, and advancing their Nineteen hundred thou&s;and pounds per Year, for the &s;upport of their New Government? by laying two thirds of the &s;ame, on the Merchants, Trade&s;men and Artificers? And the other third on the Reall and Per&s;onal e&s;tates of the Nation? Have they not hereby &s;lipt their own &s;houlders from under the burthen? And unworthily laid it heavy on the Indu&s;trious people? While&s;t the Lawyers great places and fees, with the Sword-mens &s;allaries, and land purcha&s;ed or got with the price of other mens blood, pay little or nothing at all?</P>
<P N="16">16. VVhether the Gentlemen of this Convention, be not the very off &s;pring of the old Courtiers, and their dependants, the late Patentees &s;uppre&s;t and turn|ed out of the long Parliament, at their fir&s;t fitting as unworthy to come there? in that they have bought and &s;old the People of this Nation, by letting, and ta|king to Farm, their Rights and Properties? Did ever any company of men be|fore, abu&s;e parliamentary Authority &s;o? As the&s;e men have done, in making an Act to let to Farm the good people of this Nation, their properties and goods, to &s;uch as will bid mo&s;t? And authori&s;ing their members to become like Panders, to give entertainment to all commers, who have a mind to be Pattentees, and contract with them for power, to u&s;e the Engli&s;h free people as they plea&s;e?</P>
<P N="17">17. Whether the pretence of advancing a Revenue to the &s;tate, be a plea &s;uf|fficient to warrant their oppre&s;&s;ing, impoveri&s;hing, and en&s;laving the people of this Nation, to fill the States Coffer? Or rather the lu&s;ts of &s;ome great State&s;men? And whether &s;uch as buy dear, mu&s;t not &s;ell dear, and u&s;e &s;uch means to rai&s;e their money again, as will eat up the people to the very bones? VVas not Sir <HI>A|braham Daws,</HI> Sir <HI>Iohn Wor&s;enham,</HI> Sir <HI>Nicholas Cri&s;p,</HI> counted criminall, and Fined accordingly, for being &s;uch farmers? And whether the Gentlemen that do, and &s;hall now adventure to Farm, may not in time, come to be &s;ubjects of like ju|&s;tice, as was de&s;ervedly executed upon <HI>Emp&s;on</HI> and <HI>Dudley,</HI> with their confede|rates, for their racking and peeling the people of this Nation formerly?</P>
<P N="18">18. VVhether the rai&s;ing up again the ruines of the fallen Courts and Mo|narchy, and the giving up the grand Intere&s;ts of the people, &s;o lately Redeemed with the price of much precious blood, out of the clutches of tyranny, into the hands of one &s;ingle Per&s;on again; and this done without the advice and con&s;ent,
<PB N="32" REF="17"> and again&s;t the hopes and expectations, of the mo&s;t faithfull and hone&s;t part of the Nation? Be not an act highly unworthy the day that is upon us, and a funda|mentall ground of di&s;&s;atisfaction to all, in whom there yet remains, any &s;ence of the late mo&s;t honourable Cau&s;e, and of the experiences &amp; appearances that at|tended us, while we abode uncorrupted in the faithfull, and fervent pro&s;ecution thereof?</P>
<P><HI>Upon the whole,</HI> Whether the&s;e things brought forth of late, be the natural i&s;&s;ue of tho&s;e noble beginnings formerly among us; or rather the degenerate fruits of that bit|ter root of Apo&s;tacy, that hath &s;prung up &s;ince, and of late more effectually ma|nife&s;ted it &s;elf, under the face of Authority? In an A&s;&s;embly of men, made up of per&s;ons ridden by the Clergy, and acted by principles of &s;elf &s;ecurity, and ad|vancement of Sons, and Kin&s;men, Servants, of low &s;pirited conquered Scots, cur|bed Cavaleers, and young boyes, of corrupt Lawyers and others, who pro&s;titute their light and principles to their <HI>Diana</HI> to uphold their gain and profits. And of a declined &s;ort of Independent, Bapti&s;ed, Ranting and mercuriall divinity pro|fe&s;&s;ors; And la&s;tly, of mercinary Souldiers, and Sword men, who have out of fear, or covetous &s;elf-ends Apo&s;tated, and unworthily betrayed, as honorable and precious a cau&s;e as ever was on foot &s;ince the world began, of all which this Jun|cto was made up, and con&s;tituted.</P>
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<P>This had come &s;ooner into thy hands had not providence hinderd; what is wan|ting either for matter or form thou art de&s;ired (who art capable here of) to make a &s;upply in this or &s;ome other manner more for the di&s;covery of wickedne&s;s, and pleading for righteou&s;ne&s;&s;e; and however the Apo&s;tates of this day (with their Protector) may be di&s;pea&s;ed and rage thereat; yet con&s;idering the encouragement our Lord Protector gives thee hereunto, I&s;a. <HI>9.16.</HI> VVho complains (that in aday of tran&s;gre&s;&s;ing, lying and departing away from God, of oppre&s;&s;ion; yea when truth failed, and he that departed from evill made him&s;elf a prey, and there was no judgement) that none called for ju&s;tice, nor any man pleaded for truth &amp;c. and wondred there was no interce&s;sor: Let not that lively active &s;pirit, that once ap|peared for God, again&s;t Tyranny and wickedne&s;s in the late Kings dayes, now dye; when the &s;ame &s;pirit and wickedne&s;s is again revived and acting, even by them who were once &s;o in&s;trumentall to de&s;troy the late generation, for the&s;e very things. Your freind who hath in &s;ome mea&s;ure been in&s;trumentall herein, hath no other apprehen&s;ions in his own &s;pirit, but that he may ere long be known, and dealt with|all, as others have been formerly upon the like account; Yet the matter herein con|tained, being &s;uch as (if ju&s;tice could take place) might not onely be &s;igned too, plea|ded for, but would certainly overcome. He is &s;o far from being di&s;couraged, or in the lea&s;t dampted in his &s;pirit from the publi&s;hing hereof, that he had much rather (the Lord a&s;&s;i&s;ting) be expo&s;ed to a &s;tate of pri&s;onment all his dayes, yea to death it &s;elfe, than withdraw his a&s;&s;i&s;tance in the lea&s;t mea&s;ure in this or any other thing, wherein he apprehends he may be u&s;efull to witne&s;s again&s;t the Apo&s;tacy of this day, to revive the good old Cau&s;e, and bring in ju&s;tice and righteou&s;ne&s;s to the people.</P>
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