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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45384	Truth's discovery, or, The Cavaliers case clearly stated by conscience and plain-dealing presented to the honorable commissioners, and all the truly loyall and indigent officers, and souldiers ... / written by Capt. Charles Hammond ...	Hammond, Charles, 17th cent.	1664 (1664)	Wing H498; ESTC R9595	13,773	24

Regiment now living that is known himself to be a Deserving Gallant man and it was a Compleat fighting Regiment and then to Certifie that he knew such a man and he had a real Command so long as he can testifie of his own knowledge and of his behaviour and carriage while he was under his Command and thus to certifie the truth according to his deserts upon his Credit and likewise to get another Certificate from the Hands of Creditable men where he lived or from others that knew him where he had been since the Wars and would testifie for his Loyalty after he left the Kings Army to the Restauration of our now Gracious Sovereign I believe if none but those that could produce such a Certificate should have had share of this Indigent Money we should have had no cause to declare our Grievances but I believe then it would a been a great grief to some to have seen none but honest men provided for for then they should not a been so well provided as they are now with our Money Next Remedy is if for the future there should any provision be made either by Offices or Places either Martial or Civil or any Money given by his Majesty or any others that it may be put into the hands of impartial men to be distributed such as Jethro prescribed to Moses Men fearing God and hating Covetousness that Rewards intended for deserving men and sufferers that wants may not be distributed to particular persons in Private by Letters from Ladies or Great men to their Serving-men Foot-men or Porters or to such as hath had more already then ever their Service deserved being a cluster of Insinuating Impudent more then Indigent Officers that runs up and down hearkening after such Gifts either fawning with the Favourites or Feeing them and the Clerks that belongs to such persons that hath the distributing of such Gifts that when their own turn is served if there be any thing left giving them a part with you they will make you acquainted with it this hath been the course of most Gifts that hath been bestowed since his Majesty came in that if it were openly known upon whom it hath been bestowed it could not be made appear that it hath been half distributed according to the Intentions it was given for so that a few particular persons hath and doth get a shear in everything and most of them deserves nothing and some wants nothing when some Gentlemen to my knowledge that had done the King good service hath been great Sufferers gallant Souldiers and no diserters that could not get a penny of all this Money to relieve them not hearing of it till it was all distributed some being brought to that condition through want that now they are past want such as could not make their case known to none but such as could not help themselves but only with hopes which keeps their hearts from breaking thinking they are now at the worst therefore in hopes it will mend Another Remedy would be desired for the truly Loyal and Indigent Souldiers that served his Majesty as well as Officers which are or should be provided for by Pension according to the Act which I believe if they were clearly purged and none to have it but such as could produce from their Officers and the places where they have lived or been since the Wars such Certificates as I prescribed for our Indigent Officers before I believe then there would be a good subsistance for all true Pentioners Widows or others which I believe is not many more then they have made Indigent Officers if they were carefully examined but there is as great Complaints from them as there is justly from us some that never served the King some that served a while and run home others that served the Rebells here in England till the King came in Yes and received their Wounds in their service against the King some of them and had Pension for it from them yet making Friends and getting some Officers Hand like themselves or to keep them from the Parish charge hath gotten in to be Pensioners when to my knowledge there are those that hath been stout Souldiers and served as Corporals and Sergeants and continued till the end of the Wars lame and wounded too and have been faithful ever since some can get nothing some Forty shillings or Three pounds a year when Four pounds or more shall be allotted some that can be proved as unworthy Rascals against the Kings Friends in the time of Rebellion as those that were alwayes against us and worse too and would be as ready still to stand for Rebellion if they thought it would prove the stronger side thus hath the Kings and Parliaments Clemency in the Act been abused which I hope God will put into the hearts of some of the Nobility and Clergy to move his Majesty in our behalf that he would appoint some noble Persons to hear our Grievances and in some way relieve us that such whom God in Mercy hath preserved their lives and shifted for their Liberty and Livelihood in the worst of times as we thought should not now complain for want of Food Raiment and Liberty and to see both in Court and Camp Sea and Land places of profit and preferment bestowed upon them that hath enough to live on besides which they gain'd when we lost all when able men and civilmen as ever served his Majesty only branded with Poverty must be look'd upon by these persons as unworthy men and not fit to have any Employment by reason of the deboystness of some that hath made themselves the Cavalier Party I must of necessity Conclude and leave these Remedies and what else is wanting to be remedied by those whom God directs and appoints not only to hear us but what they shall see in their Wisdom is wanting for the Advancement of His Majesty the Peace and Preservation both of Church and People under his Majesties Dominions which shall be the Prayers of him which for this time takes his leave desiring what you see in this Book writ out of Ignorance or Passion judge favourably of it and let that real Intention which I aim at without sinester ends plead for my Infirmities which you discover here reflecting upon your selves knowing there is none free from some or other Post-script I Know there is many will wonder that I should presume to take upon me to write this Book being there is many of our Party that were far more able to have undertook the handling of it I must confess it might have come from a better Pen but not a truer Heart It grieved me to see what Confusion there hath been amongst us from the beginning some drawing up Remonstrances and Grievances and setting of Hands to this Thing and that Thing then Chusing of Trustees appointing of Meetings at several places and so spend our Time and Money too them that had it some siding for one Party some for