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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76947	The honest citizen, or, faithful counsellor to the city of London.	A. J. B.	1648 (1648)	Wing B34; Thomason E438_5; ESTC R204756	5,392	9

when the Souldiers may have an Act of Oblivion for what is past and all their Arreres paid and ensured them by the Parliament City and Kingdom as hath been formerly offered them and will be willingly made good unto them upon their disbanding setling of Peace and all just Interests and relieving of Ireland with such as will go and those that have no minde to that service may have their Arreres paid and ensured them to follow their Trades and Callings Skippon is the very picture of Synon who brought in the Grecian horse to Troy causing the Trojans to break down part of their walls that the horse might enter saying Synon who I the gods do know that Synon cannot lie Skippon hath said many times that Cromwel's ways are not the ways of God When Adjutant-General Grey was questioned for his life knowing his cause to be good and honest onely for reading and countenancing the City-Remonstrance Skippon hath often said that any man let him be never so deserving or unblameable in his life unlesse that he complyed with Cromwel and his faction he must be blasted in his reputation and expelled the Army His appearance in Gray's businesse knowing the innocency of his cause was onely because he hoped the Parliament would have been able to make good their thanks they gave the City for their Remonstrance for which continuing a little while in that opinion as he is very subject to change he was sequestred the Army but not expelled because Cromwel thought that would too much displease the City being in a good and couragious temper at that time But Skippon seeing Cromwel's side to be most profitable collogued again with him and was restored to his many gainful places in the Army whereby he hath got many thousands out of the ruines of the Kingdom having three or four places in the said Army and enjoyed them ever since the Army should have been disbanded by order of free Parliament But still the City having a good opinion of him desired the House that he and that faithful and valiant Commander who hath not a whit started from his honest principles neither in fair or foul weather I mean Major-General Massey to be chosen for Ireland which was done accordingly Massey telling Skippon several times that he would be as observant of him and his commands for the publike good as any Commander or Officer in the Army should be Whereupon Skippon and Massey were sent down to the Army with the Committee of Parliament to draw it off for Ireland wherein Massey did most faithfully but Skippon most coldly delivered the Commands of Parliament and did not heartily presse the Commanders and Souldiers to the obedience of Parliament who set them up but upon his return and account to the House seemed to comply with Cromwels designe in the businesse on purpose to keep the Army up to enslave the Kingdom having got the Scots by fair and false pretences to return into Scotland who were willing to have both Armies disbanded together whereby the charge of both Kingdoms might be taken off and a just Peace setled between King and People as you see they still maintain it in their Papers and Desires delivered unto the Parliament standing stiffly for a personal Treaty with the King And now Skippon is Cromwe●'s soul and body until a stronger side appeareth having declared himself that he will fight against the Scots if they come against the Parliament and Army as our new Government is called for which last week they gave him a thousand pounds per annum the Scots being enforced to come into England again to redeem Religion King Parliament and Kingdom from the Lord Say's Cromwel's and their accomplices cruelties who would subvert Religion Monarchy Laws and our just and well-established Government onely for their own pride and covetousnesse Now if you will have Skippon take him you have a good morsel of him Major-General Browne is your fittest man I suppose a Citizen born but I am sure a Citizen bred and one that loveth the City heartily and that in conscience too he is faithful able and valiant of a dexterous body and spirit and one that loveth Government and Order and not with too much ceremony neither one that hath given a sufficient testimony of his valour and parts and one that did not indent with you as Skippon did when he was made Major-General of the City who would have a great salary and a great house to live in a good house would not serve his turn But Major-General Browne went out freely of his own accord and at his own charge to suppresse the rising in Kent and other places no man in the City so fit as he and one that hath done more personal service for the Publike since these unhappie Wars then Major-General Skippon Colonel West is the fittest man to be Lieutenant of the Tower where now that peevish Sectary Lieutenant-Colonel Tichburn is alias Cromwel's sirreverence or a n●w confiding light I will not profane the word Saint I will not call him Colonel his Commission being illegal and he fitter for a warm bed then to command a Regiment or Citadel one that not above a month before he was chosen Li●utenant of the Tower held an opinion that it was not lawful for men to fight or kill men thinking that fighting would be in fashion again And indeed when he was first made Lieutenant-Colonel of the Auxiliaries in London if he durst have marched down onely for a Guard of three or four Pieces of Battery to Bazing house before it was fortified he had saved many a thousand mens lives but he loved then nothing tending to fighting and therefore he discouraged his Souldiers and took a journey himself under a colour to Brainford and then came home in triumph that he might pray that the walls of B●zing house might fall down like the walls of Jericho And truely until the w●lls fall down that support this milk-sop no Merchant either at home or abroad will trust his Bullion within the Tower-walls so that the Mint-anvils grow quite rusty trade being never so decayed as since he came into his preaching Government But Colonel West is faithful honest and valiant and one that stood as well to his Regiment as he hath done since to his Principles witnesse Gloucester-Expedition where if the Newbery-ground could speak it would say his body was turned into a rock in the face of his enemy upon whose fidelity both Merchants at home and abroad will venture their treasure Therefore most famous valiant and dear City for the Cause of God yours and the three Kingdoms Cause nay the whole Protestant Cause of Christendom be not gulled nor cheated trust nothing that cometh from the Lord Say Cromwel or their complices they will onely deceive and enslave you and knowing themselves lost men their ills are so great they cannot be safe without doing greater They are lost with the King with England Scotland Ireland nay all Christendom Never trust counseit Skippon nor apostate Marshal he is Say's Factor know your faithful men and Commanders keep your Arms secure your estates when the whole ship is sinking let not every man look to his own cabbin in preserving the ship you preserve your cabbins suppresse unlawful tumults your selves defend your selves against all traitors and rebels whatsoever be faithful unto God the King the Parliament the three Kingdoms and the Protestant Cause of Christendom down with the Grandees that enslave King and Parliament stand to your Allegiance Protestations Solemn League and Covenant be wise and valiant it will be but a brush you will afterwards have power of conscience comfort and renown for it the raising of your spirits in a just and resolved way maketh your enemies fall The law of Nature teacheth you to defend your selves you have power enough among your selves if you will use it If your silly Maior will not stand for the safety of the City he is a traitor your Sheriffs have the Posse Comitatus by an established Law The way to make a just Peace is to have power and equally to dispute the justnesse of your Cause against Rebels else your enemies will break both Laws Conscience and all just Treaties Trust none of your new lights as Fowk Gibbs Wollaston Andrews Estwick Noel Player and the like they are onely new cheats I say again Be wise and valiant and the Lord of heaven and earth bestow his blessings from heaven upon your courage and resolution whereby a just and well-grounded Peace may be setled And so I heartily pray for you and bid you farewel FINIS