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A treatise in iustification of the King.
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1643
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like then on all the information of friends or the perswasions of a loyall and uncorrupted heart And t was a Rule much observed among the Romanes that 't was impossible for them to have a victory of that War who begin it with pride and with fiercenesse pursue it Diall Prim. lib. prim cap. 8. I shall not stand to examine who began this warre least I should inveigh against either side but since 't is unfortunately now raging I must needs commend them that are carefull to appease it but for those that never thinke termed honourable enough for a peace let them remember that counters which some time stand for a thousand pound may before the account be past stand but for a farthing 't is probable that those who are against peace which hath beene offered on both sides may have good grounds why eithers propositions should not be accepted but woe bee to those who like Tiberius glory in nothing so much as in cunningly cloaking their purposes with fair pretences going invisible and deluding Subjects resolutions with a seeming good Valerius Conqueror of the Gaules denyed the honour that was gotten by war quia magis dolor civibus amissis quam gaudium fusts hostibus praevala â—t and saith Seneca quaeritur belli exitus non causa and 't was the saying of one of the Garamants in his Speech to Alexander that to winne true honour in this life and a perpetuall memory after death is to lead his life not in Wars but to take his death in peace and if they will but hearken to Tully Hee 'l tell them that multi fuerunt qui tranquillitatem exâ—etentes à negotijs se publiciâ— removerunt ad otium perfugerunt imo principes hominesque quidem severi graves nay we ought to have peace with all men as much as in us lyes Rom 12 18. Ephe 4 2. Heb 1â— 14. And Abraham to buy peace resigned his right to his Nephew Gen 13. 8. A good patterne were it now followed but with the losse of no right but for those that rather than embraceâ— hopefull Proposition of peace will freely hazard their persons in a civill War let me tell them that if their lives were all they hazard I should thinke as light of it as they because I am sure the Kingdom is not endangered by such mens death Or were it against a Forreign Force where the Cause were publickly known the encouragement would be the greater but it being a civill War Father against Son Brother against Brother and both pretending the same Cause and both makeing deep protestation shall we fight and kill one another for we know not what unles it be whose Protestations shall first be believed Absist nay see the effects which incredulity hath produced which are set forth partly in His Majesties first Speech in this Parliament the third of November 1640. In which Speech I finde nothing promised but what hath been performed as much as in Him lay and that every one may judge whether it hath or not I have pen'd His Majesties Speech to the end you may consider of the performance upon the reading of the promise viz. The knowledge I had of the desire of my Scottish Subjects was the cause of My calling the last Parliament wherein had I been believed I sincerely thinke that things had not fallen out as now we see But now My Lords and Gentlemen The honor and safety of this Kingdome lying so nearly at stake I am resolved to put my self freely and clearly on the love and affections of My English subjects as those of my Lords that did waite on me at Yorke very well remember I there Declared Therefore My Lords I shall not mention My own Interest or that support I might justly expect from you till the common safety be secured though I must tell you I am not ashamed to say those charges I have beene at have beene meerly for the security and good of this Kingdom though the successe hath not beene answerable to My desires Therefore I shall onely desire you to consider the best way both for the safety and security of this Kingdom wherein there are two parts chiefly considerable First the chasing out of the Rebels and secondly the satisfying your grievances wherein I shall promise you to concurre so heartily and freely with you that all the World may see My intentions have ever been and shall be to make this a glorious and flourishing Kingdome There are onely two things that I shall mention to you the one is to tell you that the loan of money which I lately had from the Citie of London wherein the Lords that waited on Me at Yorke assisted me will only maintain My Army for two Moneths from the beginning of that time it was granted Now My Lords and Gentlemen I leave it to your Considerations what dishonour and mischiefe it might be in case that for want of money My Army be disbanded before the Rebels be put out of this Kingdome Secondly the securing the Northern people from those calamities they at this time endure so long as the Treaty is on foot and in this I may say not only they but all this whole Kingdome will suffer the harm Therefore I leave this also to your consideration for the ordering of these great affairs whereof you are to treate at this time I am so confident of your love to Me and that your care is for the honor and safety of the Kingdome that I shall freely and willingly leave to you where to begin onely this That you may the better know the state of all the affairs I have Commanded my Lord Keeper to give you a short and free Accompt of these things that have happened in this interim with this Protestation That if this Accompt be not satisfactory as it ought to be I shall whensoever you desire give you a full and perfect Accompt of every particular One thing more I desire of you as one of the greatest meanes to make this a happy Parliament That you on your parts as I on mine lay aside all suspition one of another and as I promised my Lords at Yorke it shall not be my fault if this be not a happy and good Parliament And if all this Speech promiseth be not performed let the whole World judge Witnesse His passing a Bill for the Bishops Votes the Starre-Chamber and High-Commission Court the laying down of Shipmoney the signing the warrant against Strafford and the referring the execution of the now condemned Priest to the will and pleasure of the Parliament though contrary to His desire of shewing Mercy rather than hinder the desired Reformation What then shall we be thought a yet faithlesse Nation surely here is reason sufficient whereon we may ground our beliefe And thus with a modest zeale I have discharged my conscience without care of pleasing or fear of punishment for that Court of Parliament being alwayes impartiall is ready to heave and remedy the abuses of either side and to feare them were to suspect their Justice FINIS