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A50590 Memorandums for those that go into the country to dispose the corporations to a good election for members of Parliament to be read by them often. 1688 (1688) Wing M1680; ESTC R18745 3,929 4

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others which they are inclyned to as suspecting those they before designed to have privately warpt to the K's interest thereby room will be made for the Electing such as are right Persons proposed as Assistants to those that go into the Country for Chester Sr. Tho. Stanly Will Ferner Mr. Manwaring all of Chester Salop Tim Seymour Rich Newton of Salop. Christop Morrall of Math-Wenlcck of Salop. Instructions for those that shall go into Wales 1. You shall make the K's Declaration the chief subject of your Discourse with such persons as you shall think fit to speak with c. 2. You must make it your principal care to settle the minds of people especially of those that are designed for Members of Parliament or such who do or are likely to come up to the K's measures in relation to the Penal Laws Tests against all endeavours which may be made by the K's adversaries for diverting the effects of his good intentions it being very probable that when-the Parliament shall meet this will be chiefly endeavoured by some indirect means as by attempting to make some difference between the K. and his two Houses of Parliament or eather of them or by starting somewhat which may be a despute between the two Houses you are particulerly to sorewarn and caution all persons who are likely to be Members against this Artifice 3. You are to assure those that are of the Ch. of England that his Majesty will maintain the same according to his word 4. You are to engage all people of what perswasion whatever to live friendly together as becomes fellow Subjects desposing them to unite their endeavours to render effectual his Majesties gratious Intentions for their ease and advantage you are to tell them that his Majesty will favour them most as shall be of that peaceable disposition as to sacrifice all private animosities to the publick good 5. You are to remove as much as may be all fears jealousies out of peoples minds by telling them his Majesty only designs the universal happiness of all his People 6. You are to make acquaintance with the leading active interested Men in the Country or in the Towns and Corporations who are inclinable to abrogate the Penal Laws for Religion and the Tests and ingage them to improve their Interest for effecting it 7. You are to inform your self as privately as may be whether the persons proposed to be chosen by the list given you be rightly principled and so disposed to part with the Laws as may be depended on 8. You are to inform your self whether the regulations made in the respective Corporations have been of proper persons for his Majesties Service 9. You are to inform your self who are the Electers in the respective Corporations and Burroughs and by what manner Elections are made who influences them who are fittest to be chosen in those places where none are yet proposed 10. of the behaviour of the Officers of the several Branches of his Majesties Revenue in relation to Elections whether they promote his Majesties interest as they ought to do further what in them lies the repeal of the Penal Laws and Tests 11 To acquaint your selves with the Preachers of the Dissenting Congregations and encourage them to employ their interest for the abrogating those Laws Tests and if you find any of them dissatisfied inquire who they correspond with in London and give notice of it 12. To inform your self of some fit person in each Corporation with whom a Correspondance may be held for the knowledg of the true state of the same and to whom Books and Papers may be sent to desperse them for the peoples better information 13. You are from time to time to advise with the Catholick Gentlemen 14. You are likewise to inform those you converse with that Liberty of Conscience hath been the cause of the Hollanders great Trade Riches and Power c. 15. You shall take care to make all persons understand that the late proceedings against the Bishops were necessary to support his Majesties Declaration for Liberty of Conscience which the King will always maintain as likewise his Prerogative on which it is founded 16. That their Dissobedience and their Petition were designed only to obstruct the meeting of the Parliament and to prevent the Establishing of what they apprehend c. which is so far from discouraging his Majesty that he is more resolved than ever to pursue this great work not doubting to effect it whatsoever opposition he may meet with FINIS