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A79513	A true relation of the state of the case between the ever-honourable Parliament and the officers of the Army, that fell out on the eleventh and twelfth of October, 1659. Published to prevent mistakes, by a lover of his countrey and freedom E.D.	Chillenden, Edmund, fl. 1656.	1659 (1659)	Wing C3879A; Thomason E1000_12; ESTC R207838	13,315	16

A TRVE RELATION OF THE STATE of the CASE Between the ever Honourable PARLIAMENT AND THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY That fell out on the eleventh and twelfth of October 1659. Published to prevent mistakes By a Lover of his Countrey and Freedom E. D. LONDON Printed by J. C. 1659. A TRUE RELATION OF The State of the Case BETWEEN Parliament and some Aspiring Officers of the ARMY 1. THere is no Nation under Heaven I conceive hath met with more turnings and shakings and hath had sorer and deeper designs against it then this Common-wealth 2. And truly all things duly considered there is no company of people under the whole Heaven that have been so great enemies to its peace and settlement as some Officers of the Army witness the interruption of this Parliament the 20th April 1653. then routing the little Juncto Parliament so named made and set up by themselves and then setting up Oliver that Usurper to be Protector then proclaiming his Son Richard dissolving his Parliament plucking him down then inviting this honourable Parliament to take on them that Trust that they stood cloathed with by the Peoples choice and now only out of ambition interrupt them again 3. So that it is plain they have not only been the great hinderers of the Peace and good settlement of the Common-wealth but lust ambition Covetiousness haveng possessed their hearts are likely to prove very Vipors to this Common-wealth even to eat out the very Bowels thereof so that truly it is a sign we are fallen into the last times spoken of by the Apostle 2 Tim. 3.2 3 4. and all those those things there spoken of for ehe most part these ambitions Officers of thr Army are guilty of viz. Lovers of themselves covetous boasters-proud blasphemers disobedient unthankeful unholy Truce-breakers false accusars traytors high-minded lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God 1. That they inordinately love themselves is clear to all the world because that in all these turnings they have only made themselves great as to be named Lords Sir Reverence and to ger great Estates as in the Protectors time to have 1000 li. year a piece to be of his Councel to oppresse the Nation and to defeat the inferiour Officers Seamen and Souldiers of their pay they being by them run in Arrear nigh a year which they never by this Parliament were sithence the War but payed to a day and now this Parliament would have payed all their Arrears and have setled construt pay for them and the Navy which may appear by thier Votes of the 11. of Octob inant 1659 Secondly They are lovers of themselves because in all their Proposals to this Parliament viz that from Darby drawn up and signed by Lambert Brigade and their Reprosentation delivered to the House the 5th instant signed by 230 Officers they do not propose one thing for the good of this Common-wealth nor for the good of the honest people or Good old cause but wholly for themselves as that Fleetwood may be General Lambert may be the next General Officer that is to be Major General of the Army of England and Scotland Disborrow the next to be Leiut Gen. of the horse and General Monk to be Major Gen. of the Foot to have their Arrears constant pay and power without the Parliament to turn out and put in to die Army and do not they love themselves very well but the Parliament the Good Old Cause the good people and this Common-wealth but a little 3ly They are Covetous boasters for what a stir and ado do they keep in trumpeting their own honour and the great valour they shewed and jeopardy they were in at VVinnington Bridge by Sir George Booths Army and this they do twice in their last Representation of Octob. 5. when alassit is well known there was not so great service or vallour shewed or done in that busineses as hath been done by many a single Troop of this Army and what is all this cry for Is it not that they may be made great and have large pay to tho oppression and ruinc of the good people of this Common-wealth and herein they are covetous Boasters 4ly They are proud Blasphemers because they commit Treason Rebellion Rapine rnd spoyl on the people of this Common-wealthy and they say God teacheth directeth and commands them to do it They breake Covenants Promises Faith Protestations Engagements Declarations Sollemn Appeals to God with hands lifted up to Heaven in the most solemn way that could be Repent of aebellion and Treason and the next day repent they did repent and commit greater Treasons and Rebellions and yet say God is amongst them and use Gods Name and his Ordinances to colour all their villainous wickednesses this is proud blasphemy yea such as never was in the world worse than Rabshakahs Esay 37. For these have not only dispised God but made him to colour all their evils by the which they have made not only this Common-wealth the Good old Cause the Churches of Christ and all Profession of Rdligion rediculous contemptible a scorn hissing to all the world and God his name and them that dwell in the Heaven is reproached blasphemed by their wicked vile deeds 5. They are disobedient because look in all their Declarations there Engage-ments Proposals and Representations of the Officers of the Army to this Parliament especially their Declaration to invite the Members to return to their Trust of April 6 1659. viz. That the Long Parliament consisting of the Members which continued their sitting until the 20th of April 1653. were eminent assertors of that Cause the Good Old Cause and had a special presence of God with them and were signally blessed in that work And there fore we do hereby most earnestly desire the Parliament consisting of those Members who continued to sit since the year 1648. until the 20th of April 1653. to return to the exercise and discharge of their Trust and we shall be ready in our places to yield them as becometh us our utmost assistance to sit in safety for the improving the present opportunity for setling and securing the peace and freedom of this Commonwealth And in a Letter of May the 18. from General Monk and the Officers in Scotland pag. 5. You may rest assured with greatest confidence that we shall appear in your DEFENCE and VINDICATION of your AUTHORITY against the Oppression of all ARBITRARY Powers whatsoever And in their Representation of October 5 1659. pag. 2. they say That neither we nor our faithful brethren of the Northern Bridgade who signed the said Petition and Proposals did designe and intend the inturruption of the Parliament the prejudice of the peace of this Commonwealth or any other by and sinister respect not becoming the Trust reposed in us And in pag. 9. Wherefore through the help of our God we shall be found notwithstanding all indeavou●s to the contrary faithfull to you and this Commonwealth And so in many other Papers from

the people of Jerusalem were by Absolom 2 Sam. 15.11 Being in the simplicity of their hearts for they know not the thinge For it is false as ever any thing was as may be seen by the vote of the Committee that is and hath been Printed into News Books and I am assured they would have setled Liberty of Conscience so clear as no man should ever have had any more fear of persecution from the Magistrate No it should not have been in the power of future Parliam to have medled with it it should have been a ctanding Fundamental as the Vote it self will evidence viz. at the Committees for the Government sitting in the Speakers Chrmber October 8 1659. Resolved That the Supream delegated power is not intrusted to restrain the profession of any person or persons who profess Faith in God the Father and in Jesus Christ God manifest in the flesh and in God the Holy Spirit God blessed for evermore and do acknowledge the holy Scriptures of the Old and new Testament to be the revealed or witten word or will of God but ought to give due encouragement and equall Protection to them in the profession of their Faith and exercise of Religion whilst they abuse not this Liberty to the Civil injury of others or disturbance of others in their way of Worship This is clear and full I wonder what we would have desired more but put the case that it had been true as it is false must we for fear of persecution for Religion rebell and commit Treason Surely the Gospel of Christ teacheth no such thing but patiently to suffer and not to resist rise up against the Supream Authority and throw that down to set up Liberty of Conscience 3ly These Officers say they sat 6 Moneths and did nothing This is so great a slander as I wonder with what impudence they can affirm such a thing as all that have but read the Diurnals may see the baseness of this slander First they spent one month nigh hand to put and settle things in away so as they might run with some ease and that they might keep the head above water from sinking in that disorder and confusion as Oliver the late Usurper and his Son Richard by the means of these Officers of Army had brought this Nation and Common-wealth into 2ly Then the Armies Act of Indempnity and free pardon 3ly The Acts for the several Militias of the Counties and Cities of this Nation which took up much time 4ly the passing of all the Commissions for the Officers of the Armies of England Scotland Ireland and Dunkirk which could not quickly be dispatched 5ly Then Sir George Booths rebellion which did hinder them nigh 2 months 6ly The Acts for the union of Scotland and settlement of Ireland which were very long Acts and of great weight and concernment and were not to be slightly passed they took up a very great deal of time in a Grand Committee 7ly The Act for Sequstrations 8ly The Act for the Keepers of the Great Scal. 9. The sending the Plenepotentiaries to the Sound and many other matters which we cannot remember that we can testefie they laboured like horses night and day therefore here they ly and slander the Parliament for they are free from this their abuse Fourthly They say they would not have prosecuted against Sir George Booth and his party Oh envy it it self who can with any face of honesty fasten this on the Parliament Can things be done in a day was all Examinations taken and ready was the depth of the plot found out All know it was universally laid over all Nation and therefore the more need of time to take all Examinations for the more clear and full discovery of and proof of all that there might be the moree Justice done as so great horrible a Plot did deserve But if there were any delay it was in in Sr. Henry Vain who had the whole to report and delayed it till he was called upon again and again And then did not these slanderers the Officers of the Army hinder the Parliament at least three weeks by their foolish papers it is more then probable that these Officers would not have Sr. George and his party prosecuted because they have obstructed and interrupted the Parliament the way and means to it and indeed it is strange that the Army should desire their prosecution when they have done ten times worse for Sr. George and his party never did ingage to be true and faithful to this Parliament the Officers of the Army did ingage and they were for a free Parliament and the Officers of the Army are for no Parliaments nor Laws but what must come under the test of their swords and in all these things they speak falsly to deceive and in them as the Prophet saith Eze. 22.9 Are men that carry tales to shed blood But what is the State of this great case that the Nation must be ruined and all Authority kicked at and pluckt up by the roots the case is the same it was at the first with the King and Parliament whether the King should have the command of the Militia or the Parliament and so it is now whether the Parliament should have the command of the Army or Luit Gen. Fleetwood I had almost said Lambert for so it is and will be how cunningly soever it is carried And it arose thus assoon as indeed God had beaten down Sr. George Booths Army by taking away their hearts Chester quited and Cherck Castle delivered Major Creed is sent up with a Letter giving a full account of all and for that he and Lieut. Col. Dukenfield had given them each 250 l. and that day L. Gen. Fleetwood moved the Parliament that Lambert might be made Major General of the Armies of England and Scotland as formerly to this the House giveth their Negative as by experience we find they had good cause so to do but yet they gave Lambert a 1000 l. to buy him a Jewel as an acknowledgment from the Parliament for his good service and we think every man will Judge it a good reward but this did not please his Majesty for so he must be called shortly Then Major Creed returning and Capt. Brown to the Northern Brigade where meeting with Col. Zanchy and Col. Axtel and others as they were returning to London from Chester they did consider in their hearts what they should do by way of returning thanks to God and as Major Creed declared to the Council of Officers of the Army at Wallingford-house they went to prayer and God set this upon their hearts that is that paper that was signed by the Northern Brigade and sent up to London by Capt. Brown to the Classis this is horrible delusions and no less then Blasphemy against the great God of Heaven to father such things of him will any think God told Creed and the other Officers that they should appoint the Parliament to make Fleetwood