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Plain-dealing, or, A second dialogue between Humphrey and Roger, as they were returning home from choosing Knights of the sheir to sit in Parliament
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1681
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Wing P2354; ESTC R8054
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not to wince when the Beast is hurt yet I have basted my Horse for doing it Rog. Such Asses would these Fellows have English men to be still to be subject to their Tyrannical Cudgels but God be thanked the Nation generally are of another mind and what ever these Trumpets of 41 sound in the ears of the vulgar there is no such complection in the Affairs now on foot as in those of 41 excepting what lies on their part and in that also I think there is this disparity that we have a more evident cause of complaint our Grievances being more than ever and especially by that of the first Magnitude the apprehension of a Popish Successor Hump. Nay I had that up too and then Mr. Tantivy took me in hand as to that and made it a clear case that 't was no better than down-right Treason to deprive the D. of the Crown or to put a Barr in the way of his Succession nay he used the Presbyterians old Text to me as I heard they made use of it in 41 to a quite contrary sense Curse Meroz and sufficiently ban'd all such as Enemies to the Church of England as was against his succession whatever religion he 's of Rog. I wonder that Mr. Tantivy expects to get by it to be made a Prior or an Abbot does he imagine a Popish Successor will not bring in his own Religion sure he can't be such a fool or is he so very fearful of the dissenting Protestants that he will adventure the setting up of the Mass rather than shake hands with a Presbyterian and yet we see many of the Clergy and those of the leading Cards of Mr. Tantivy's opinion which is beyond my apprehension Hump. I do believe Mr. Tantivy will never burn for his religion that 's my opinion but I assure you he feâ—â—s no more the coming in of popery than I do going to Bed Rog. Some men are wilfully blind such may be the first that would repent the bringing in such a Successor as the Men of Norfolk who set up Queen Mary were the first that had the honour to be her Martyrs Hump. I am sufficiently convinc'd that a Popish K. of Engl. will not be very acceptable and that we should be in danger of turning Papists and Idolaters or of being burnt for Hereticks I don't much care to have my name in a New Book of Martyrs with my picture encompassed with Faggots and Flames I am affrighted at the thoughts of it Rog. And yet you put it to the venture in voting for one you know not one set up on purpose by interest to put by our good trusty old Members Hump. I confess I deserve to be half-hang'd but good Neighbour what is this Arbitrary Government so often spoke of my Landlord ask'd me what it was and in good faith I could not answer him but Mr. Tantivy said it was the Government of a proud malipert Arbitrary Presbyterian Clergy-Man in every Parish and that the people are setting up again Rog. So all the Tantivies in England interpret it but Neighbour I 'le tell you what I mean by it in a Word It is a Government of the Prince or Monarch by his own will without circumscription of Laws then God-buye to all the peoples priviledges and properties and our long-kept Liberties so dear to all true English-men then you may be made the princes slaves to bear the burthens of his Janizaries and not dare to complain not suffer'd to call any thing your own to pay Taxes Impositions Gabells Excise at your Princes pleasure and not by your own consent The Prophet Samuel very lively describes such an Arbitrary King to the Israelites in the 8th Câ—a of the first Book of Samuel He is such a one that will take your Sons to be his Servants to attend on his Chariots and his Coaches and to be his Foot-men and Lacquies whether you will or no your daughters to be his Cooks and Drudges He will take your Fieldâ— your Corn your Houses and all you have at his pleasure and to satisfie the rapacious hâ—mâ—ur of his Courtiers and Concubines He will feed his Servants with your bread and cloath them by your labour and â—oyl what you sweat for they shall enjoy He will rule you with an Army with Captains of thousands of hundred and fifties and you shall not dare to complain of Oppression and this Neighbour is the true Character of Arbitrary Government Hump. O Neighbour my heart trembles what a Rogue was I to Vote at Random when our all lies at stake I did not think we had put such a Trust into the hands of our Parliament-men I thought alas as many do that we chose only for Form-sake and that they were only called to Parliament to give the King money and to do what he would have them and we have paid so many Taxes already and given so much money that I wished in my heart there would be no more Parliaments in my days Rog. You see you were mistaken 't is the greatest trust that can be put into the hands of men when we send to the Parliament our Representatives for we entrust them with our Religion Lives Liberties and Property all we have for they may preserve them to us or give them from us and therefore Neighbour we ought to be careful in whom we put this great trust and not to be perswaded by our Landlord or by any flatrering Courtier or Horn-winding Tantivie of them all to choose those whom we know not and are not well assured of and that we dare not Confide in Hump. I hope generâ—lly these who are now chosen to Sit at Oxford are Men â—f sound Loyalty to their Prince and of the Establish'd Religion of the Church of England of honest Principles and lovers of their Country Rog. Such as fear not the Calumny of Pamphleting Whiflers and will if they may be permitted heal our Breaches maintain our Religion and secure our Property and priviledges And God in Heaven bless them and prosper their good Endeavours and so Neighbour Good-night Hump. And let all good people say Amen Farewel FINIS London Printed for T. B. in the Year 1681.