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cause_n	judge_n	king_n	law_n	5,155	5	5.2571	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88493	London's account: or, A calculation of the arbitrary and tyrannicall exactions, taxations, impositions, excises, contributions, subsidies, twentieth parts, and other assessements, within the lines of communication, during the foure yeers of this unnaturall warre. What the totall summe amounts unto, what hath beene disbursed out of it, and what remaines in the accomptants hands.		1647 (1647)	Wing L2915; Thomason E373_2; ESTC R201323	6,990	16

LONDON'S Account OR A Calculation of the Arbitrary and Tyrannicall Exactions Taxations Impositions Excises Contributions Subsidies Twentieth Parts and other Assessements within the Lines of Communication during the foure yeers of this Unnaturall Warre VVhat the totall summe amounts unto What hath beene disbursed out of it and what remaines in the Accomptants hands Imprinted in the Yeere 1647. To any READER that loves Reason or Understanding YOu that reade I would have you know and consider this great oppression that hath been laid upon all men except the Members of both Houses hath occa●ioned me to spend some few houres to make a Calculation of that masse of wealth which hath been within these foure yeeres collected in London and the Parishes comprehended within the Weekly Bills I doubt not but all have paid who were able and none escaped but my former exception Now if thy support be not out of those unlawfull Taxes by which meanes thou mayst be prejudicate Reade and judge and thou canst not but finde that I have written as being free from favour falshood and partiality For I have omitted the Taxes laid on all Halls and Companies which hath been great and large summes besides divers Trades lyable to the Excise it must needs be farre greater But thou mayst perceive or guesse by the bignesse of the Paw of what a huge bulk and body the Beast is as well as the Author can and know all the Counties and Cities in England and Wales have likewise beene charged to the uttermost I confesse I have purposely omitted the Charge for Armes and I did it in regard they invested themselves of all which His Majesty was owner of at London Hull and all other places they could which cost them nothing but the taking We leave to consideration the direfull effects of the issues of those collections which only hath beene the Causes of shedding Innocent Blood if our Lawes be Judge Ruined the Kingdome most intollerably dishonoured our mercifull and Gracious King Queene the Prince withall the Royall Issue and useing all the cruelties and Avaritious demenours upon the Persons Lives Liberties Estates and Consciences of as many as have dared either to be Protestants or true Subjects to the encrease of Theeves and Beggars to the making of Widows and fatherlesse Children to the plucking downe of the divine vengance upon this afflicted Land to maintaine and inrich only factious contentious and insolent persons the shame of Kingdome and City LONDONS ACCOUNT c. IT is saith the wisest of Kings and men the greatest of afflictions and oppressions when subjects and servants rule and if this Kingdome in generall and this City in particular hath not found this Truth then they are both to learne what Affliction and Oppression is But to confirme its verity I have here and I hope it will not be expected exactly because I protest I have not seen any Roll of Sellement of any one parish and therefore have no guide to this my Calculation but first the order for assessing and next the order for a review lest any through favour or friendship were not fully assessed This considered see what a masse of treasure in this City and her Weekly Bills hath been levyed towards the Kings the Kingdomes and her owne ruine And leave the Reader to judge by these few particulars how neere the truth this Calculation comes yet herein is not comprehended neither Pole-money Royall Subsidies sale of the Irish Lands because these passed by Royall consent and was at the Parliaments disposu●e and had they not been diverted from their prop●r intendments doubtlesse would have done more then discharged them Nor that voluntary Contribution to the reliefe of the poore distressed Protestants in Ireland Nor that fast and loose trick by inviting such as formerly had paid summes in for Land in Ireland to pay half as much more for which halfe if an Order speake truth they shal have as much Land as for their former summes paid and I assure you both of these were not inconsiderable Now to leven the lump of factious and contentious persons the first course must be to fill the peoples eares with oppressions of Conscience and infringements of Liberties pills covered with gold that are treason and poyson within Then to displace solid Magistrates and grave Citizens lest if such good men were in authority they might sowre our lump before it was by our usurping Masters well kneaded by understanding mens speculative insight into their proceedings Those must be removed and in their steads covetous sharks and griping men such as never knew faire dealing shallow braind fooles and little better then insolent persons men that desire the place not deserve it must be elected in their roomes whose ignorance proclaimes what they are in their daily consenting to they knew not well what For oppression of conscience who can justly alledge that is a Royall and a loyal subject that that is an oppression which the Law hath established But the same forme of Doctrine and Discipline which was established in the Church of England by Parliaments in blessed Queene Elizabeths Raigue disputed and defended by her successor King James of happy memory and the opponents so sa isfied they consented and subscribed thereunto maintained and to his uttermost defended by our now most gracious and mercifull Soveraign with the hazard of his life and according to Law performed in his Chappels and Cathedrall Churches Now if any Church within His Maiesties Dominions did wilfully or carel●sly omit what the Law enioyned it is no oppression to compell them thereunto for the Law doth it But doe not those who have cryed out of the oppression of their ten●et consciences straine gnats and swallow beetles Are their consciences so tender against Uniformity of Prayer yea and the Lords Prayer too and yet consider not how often they have sworne to submit to it and their Superiours that imposed it Obedience is better then sacrifice Wherefore all that doe adhere to such doe deserve our Saviours woe Observe but Gods Judgment on these men that cannot agree either in doctrine or discipline their daily invective pens doe witnesse this for a truth For our Liberties we had them and enioyed them whilst we maintained the Lawes since we have violated those we are in worse condition then Turkish slaves for who is it that enioyes life or livelyhood longer then the beneplacite of his fellow Subiects And if God for our sinnes hath decreed us slaves better it is to be so to a Royal King then to those whose cruelties we already so much have had tryal of Our Pulpits and Declarations thunder into the eares of the people the unlawfulnesse of Ship Coat and Conduct money As I wil not justifie them so under favour I cannot conceive them unlawful in a time of necessity And could it be otherwise then an urgent need when His Maiesties Subiects of Scotland were in Armes against the Kings Honour Crowne and Dign ty marching to intest this our peaceable