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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90209	The independent's loyalty. Or, The most barbarous plot (to murther his sacred Majestie) very fully discovered. With a cleere and perfect answer, to the Lord Wharton's evasions.	Osborne, Richard, fl. 1648.	1648 (1648)	Wing O528; Thomason E452_25; ESTC R203027	16,982	23

Justice to make good his charge that is granted and we know not why it should wring his Lordship so much unlesse there bee some sore thereabout 2. That if it be generall libertie and freedom which his Lordship meanes that cannot bee so for in both his letters he limits his desires of either but to testifie that which hee had writ and according to law bee admitted unto his Oath 3. Hee fled not from the face of Justice but violence and oppression so soone as that was but pretended unto hee presents himselfe unto it wee have had many examples of discouragement imprisonment and plundring of such as have formerly offered their testimonies to truth of like nature and hee could not bee blamed to fortifie himselfe against the like The third is That Osborne doth personate Rolfe onely as guiltie of the Act and brings no other witnesse To which is Answered That this was a worke of darkenesse there are few admited into such Councells for the most part one man is made the instrument And when the villanie is done hee dispatched also that hee may tell no tales Therefore in the Civill Law Presumptio fortis in delictis secretis sufficit pro probatione In Crimes which are committed in secresie a strong presumption is a good proofe But in this case heere is not the affirmation but the oath and all other concurrence of circumstances imaginable as shall heereafter bee fullie cleared The fourth is that Osborne was guiltie of that Action of which hee accuseth Rolfe to carry away the King when as the Governor and Rolfe were active in the prevention thereof To this is Answered That hee would have done part of that Action rescue his Majestie from the place but not the villanie Rolfe his designe was to Murther where there might bee no noise noe helpe presse in to the rescue Osborne to deliver the King from that danger It is no wonder that the Governor or Rolfe should hinder it that were to keepe the prey in their tallons still and the King in their own power and disposition Whereas his Lordship writes that Rolfe offered an oath of secresie but tooke it not the Sentinells did notwithstanding an oath discover it I know not to what purpose that is inserted Cromwell the Sultan of the Faction hath given testimony to all the world of how little obligation such pettie to yes are who is observed to make most fervent promises lard them deepest with imprecations and oathes when hee meanes the contrarie and is neerest the execution thereof and others have observed that they are allowed to take the Sacrament with you make any oathes unto you which they never intend to keepe for the advantage of their cause it was no wonder then he neither accepted it from Rolfe or found the Sentinell noe better principles The Letter of the Governor is not worth an answer noe man could expect but hee must deny the Fact if hee had beene Principall or can thinke his cause the better for either that his defending of Rolfe or bitternesse against Osborne how hee hath dealt with his Majestie after times will declare there are witnesses enough of his barbarous incivilities towards Him If the King doe acquit him as hee boasteth truely the greater is his goodnesse Their whole gang will not afford a Paralell The Corollaries or Inferences are 1. That there was and is a desigue in the Army to murther His Majesty if it bee not prevented by providence And that there is so is not only to be inferred from the suggestion of Rolfe but multitudes of other people of very many I shall present a few and shall bee ready to make proofe of these and more if I may obtaine that Libertie which is afforded Osborne At the same time to goe no higher that the Armie pretended to right his Majesty in their printed Proposalls wherein they pressed his Majesties person his Queene and Royall Issue may bee restored to a condition of freedome honour and safety in this Kingdome without diminution to there personall rights There were many in the Army that urged his Majestie might bee decolled by them and that there never could bee Peace in the Kingdome untill that were done Their Grandees did daily discourse of the convenience the advantage and disadvantage that might come to their cause thereby In their march towards London They give it out that if the King did declare against them they would quickly cut Him short that if they must perish they would upon him A little after a member of the Army Major Scot did at Caversham house in the presence of the King speake openly That things could never be well untill that man meaning his Majesty were shorter by the head without punishment or reprose of any of his Company some Agitators were a while after that taken by the watch as they came late from supper and Councell and being searched Papers were found about them wherein it was concluded to make away his Majesty And though these were delivered to Alderman Wollaston yet the men were dismissed and never further questioned Rainsborough made no bones to presse this in Councells of war and publique meetings The Lieut. Generall himselfe writ to Col. Whaley as he confessed to some Comissioners that he heard that there was a design against his life suddainly to be executed upon him Their Apostle Mr. Peters hath often belched out this Venome That the King was the only grievance now left that it was of noe difficultie to remove him hee was but a dead dogg already The Lieutenant Generall hath divers times himselfe spoken words to that purpose once Are the People so mad upon a King they shall have a May-pole for their King as soone as him again At his first accesse to the King coming down Sir John Cutts his staires neere Cambridge shaking his head hee said This Man is not fit to reigne This was more then King Henry the fourth did speake to encourage Tyrrell to assassine King Rich. the second Nay the Generall himselfe cannot be excused from some concurrence his Lordship being taxed by some Ministers that there was such Indulgence shewed to the King and Malignants answered Oh they need not joy in that if they knew what measure is intended them In Sept. 2. from Putny 1647. hee writ letters of intercession to the Parliament for such men as by the Law were cast into prison for such words as imported as much as His Murther as in particular of one Symball who had said hee hoped to see the Kings head upon the Tower block and Robt. White who said if hee meet the King hee would kill Him as soone as another man In the late March of the Armie through Southwarke into Kent when the People cried out bring home the King bring home the King I will bring his head upon my Pike said one upon my swords point said another and while a woman presuming upon her sex ventured to call him villain shee hardly got off with her