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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	king_n	see_v	1,786	5	3.4083	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39112	Eye-salve for the English armie, and their assistants. Or, a breviate of several particulars seriously to be considered by all those that either are, or have been engaged in the late war against King single person or Lords spirituall and temporall, that are not willing to yield their necks to the rope or block. With a letter sent from several regiments of horse and foot in the army, to the rest of their fellow souldiers now in arms in the several garrisons of England, Scotland and Ireland, plainly discovering the great danger that is like to fall upon them, after the so long hazarding their lives, if not timely prevented.		1660 (1660)	Wing E3938; ESTC R224223	6,477	10

Yet how apparently contrary are the present Actions did not our present pretended Generall most unworthily notwithstanding all his Declarations and Protestations violate that Authority that he pretended to own and Honour which he pretended to ingage in Scotland for that how did he suffer them to be the scorn of and contempt of those that durst not hold up their heads in the day of God appearing for them and what honoured Patriots and faithfull Masters they have been to us our present necessities in want of pay will give us sufficient Testimony of the Care and Love to us which we now want And that we may be perfect slaves how doth our precended General indeavour to debauch the Army both Officers and Souldiers puting out of their Commands and private capacities those who have most faithfully engaged with us in all times and upon all occasions to the hazard of their Lives and Estate and this without the least charge of any crime produced so contrary to the law of Arms and Rule of War and neiver done by any but Tyrants and Usurpers who are resolved to make their lust their Law and their will their Ruler And what shall we think of our pretended General being Courted Rewarwarded Feasted by the late Parliament and other the enemies of this Army Common-wealth If we may believe what some report he hath sold us to them to be butchered and destroyed which makes some of our confident adversaries say That before Midsummer day a Red-coat shall not dare to shew his Head Which appeareth they intended who so plentifully rewarded our pretended General and made an Act to raise him and Col. Brown 35000 pound when their power would not extend either to our Indempnity or the payment of Arrears though they were solemnly moved thereunto they pretended it was too great a Burden to charge the Nation with they at the same time erect a Militia much more chargeable then the Army now is and the truth is we are satisfied that they intend no other payment of our dearly earned wages then by the Militia to knock us on the heads in our quarters this we cannot but believe when we consider who they are that have the command thereof Are they not such that either have been in actual service for the late King and his Son or at least Nuters in the late Wars nay when our pretended General himself giveth the Command of the Army into the hands of persons that have been in actual Arms for the King and some of them known Papists And that they tell us they do not intend to return to their old bondage when our late Task-masters are now set over us again and none but such as they coutenanced and encouraged our friends and Fellow-Souldiers imprisoned banished and forced to abandon Wife Family and Estate The same or worse they do in Ireland to our friends there the same spirit that ruleth here is so predominate there that not only confiscation and banishment is threatned but death it self and how soon it willo be the same here we know not And shall we stand still and see our common enemy to come in upon us to the ruin of our Cause and Countrey It is true we are at present in the Army but how long do you think we shall continue Will it not be out turn next with the losse of all that is due to us as well as those already disbanded to the ruin of our poor Wives and Families and what then will be the issue Ye see the late Secluded Members have only concluded the first War lawful which they call defensive made against the King by Lords and Commons and who think you shall give an account for all the blood shed in Scotland must not we and are we not if we had now Cause to take Arms against the now King of Scots the most notorious Rebels and Traytors Thieves and Murderers in the world and stand all condemned men in the eye of the Law to suffer death accordingly We have only this left before too late to bear up our Spirits and declare our wonted courage and resolution that we will now in despite of all opposition make good with our blood that Cause that we have been engaged in against the late King and his Son and adherents against whom both God the Law of Nature and Nations hath given their determined Judgment against and let us now resolved to take the field with our Swords in our hands to avert by Gods assistance our Canse against all that shall oppose it under what pretence soever we will not disband or suffer our selves to be disbanded until we see our Liberties both Civil and Religious asserted and secured in a Free State and Common wealth and our Arrears fully paid Thus not doubting your chearful concurrence with us herein we are yours with our Lives and all that is dear to us FINIS