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A90635	The divine catastrophe of the kingly family of the house of Stuarts or, a short history of the rise, reign, and ruine thereof. Wherein the most secret and chamber-abominations of the two last kings are discovered, divine justice in King Charles his overthrow vindicated, and the Parliaments proceedings against him clearly justified, by Sir Edward Peyton, knight and baronet, a diligent observer of those times.	Peyton, Edward, Sir, 1588?-1657.	1652 (1652)	Wing P1952; Thomason E1291_1; ESTC R208989	41,016	159

alone not to behold their departure and cut her fingers with the Glass windows as Duplex the French Historiographer writes And Charles the first afore his marriage had for a Mistress a great married Lady it is probable the Prince would follow the same course after marriage by whom she had a boy and when he was Prince of Wales bestowed on the Christening eight thousand pound it is to be supposed he being so good an husband and wise would not lay out so much cost for nothing When he kept a book like Henry the seventh what bribes that he shared he set down punctually So much received for such an Office Place or Honour and would be displeased if he had not his part agreed for with his servants And likewise the French Queen Grandmother of Charles the supposed second King of Scots was so familiar with Marquess d'Ancre whom she advanced to so high a command that by his actions and the government after in her Regency France was almost overthrown and the prime Nobility and by her counsel to her daughter here there was procured matters of dangerous consequence to England since her arriving who perswaded her daughter to draw King Charles to the Romish part as by many affaires appeared and got a Patent to transport leather into France most prejudiciall which was condemned by this Parliament Wherefore on all sides Charles the second from them may justly expect not to prosper especially by his rebellious invading of England for if he had any right yet his invasion and the Conquest hath justly extinguished his title especially king Charles and his mother playing fast and loose so often that no issue from thence can either be legitimate or pious from so ungodly a derivative So that if the quantity of battels fought so great a revolution of the State the several qualities and persons interested or the long continuance of broyles could render a war memorable this the Parliament hath undergone and the new General finished is in the highest degree of Gods miraculous deliverances after more then twenty battels in three Nations and above 300000 slaine and the State changed of face and Masters multitudes of Forts taken and surrendred so that the Victorious are but losers till the State be brought to be as the French proverb is en bon point in perfect health after a war that hath continued almost nine yeers The Subject came from king Charles leaving his Parliament in the suds and violently raising a destructive war to ruine three Nations It had rather been wisdome in the king to apply to the people lenitives not corrosives great wounds are to be fewed not rent which is the part of a good Chirurgeon Restoratives are to be given not Purges to the patient so Kings ought to amend what was amiss and not oppose them with violence appease their fury not exasperate them by a war for this thunder-bolt by wicked Councel was contrived to break forth in fiery flashes at an instant in the three Nations about the 23 of October 1642. Wherefore the Parliament now assembled aimes at this end that as in Grammar there can be no good construction nor coherence to make true Orthography without the Substantive and Adjective conjoyned which is resembled to the Parliament the supreme authority now settled by Gods assistance appointing the Councel of State who will bring mighty things to pass cause the annual Officers to nourish all the members in their several callings that there may be a semblable endeavour of the well being of every good Citizen inhabitant as well as those in authority that piety may be exalted and increased by the Lamps of the Sanctuary indued with the Spirit of God that the whole body may be governed Apostolically whereof Christ is the Head without whom nothing can be effected for if Christ be not chiefest in our thoughts no State can be durable but like a sandy foundation will moulder away That the Electors may love the Elected and esteeme and obey them who spend their spirits to advance the common good keep and defend the weale publick in health and prosperity that it be not hecticall meager nor leane nor too Saturnicall nor too Jovial but in a golden temper These are wise Physitians who cure the maladies fevers and destempers that blood may run in every viene of the State to nourish the whole body in justice equity and right through the cava vena cava porta and smaller veines the great Cities and Townes as well as the small that the Officers and Magistrates have not a dogs appetite to turne Judicature to a bad chylos but to an equall distribution of right that the heart the courage of the People may be fostred in good actions without respect of persons but with regrad to the right of the cause that vice and sin may be punished with a parenthesis of mercy that the Republick may have foraine and native commodities that the Land lie not freshforth as the Lord termes it but that there may be importation and exportation that Manufacture may be maintained to keep from the bane of idleness and debauchedness that trade may dish out all things necessary for use seemly ornament and lawful Pleasure that the Merchant the Purveyors of the Nation export and import all commodities for the good of the State that just Impositions Impost Subsidie and Excise may be paid without corruption and defrauding the State that Artificers may be able to maintaine their families that laws may be kept within the chanel of Gods rule and direction that potency surround not the peoples property nor wink at the spoile of inferiours that those in Authority regard more the publick then their private interest that the Orphant widdows and fatherless be relieved the innocent freed and the nocent escape not punishment and that the Navy the walls and bulworks may be maintained in good equippage for the honour and defence of the Nation By this meanes the wise and sage Councel of State will undermine the enemies plots so that their malice hurt us not by intelligencers in Forraine parts imployed to prevent mischief to the Commonwealth wherein the Earl of Salisbury dead was vigilant at the annual expence of 2000 pounds And therefore I am confident the Parliament frames the State to this fashion if time and repose the midwives of all affairs would give them leave to bring forth to action their contrived principles in which hitherto they have been impeded by the plots of male-contents and by procuring provisions for subjugating Ireland and Scotland the enemies of God and of this State Consider therefore O England that they do as wise Physitians are accustomed afore the perfect remedy of patients consumption advise not to action imployment and troubles in affaires till restored to strength and vigor Wherefore now I come to observe how miraculous it is that my Lord General descended by his Mother by the male-stock of the Stuarts should be a revenger under God and the