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A back-blow to Major Huntington, for his treacherous accusation of Lieutenant Generall Cromwell, and Commissary Gen. Ireton. Published for generall satisfaction of all, who have unadvisedly received the malicious accusation against those active gentlemen.
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1648
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Wing B264; Thomason E461_34; ESTC R205205
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their Councells at Kingston and Putney which also bread so great a discontent between the generall Officers and Adjutators that the Officers knew not which way to resolve upon for their own security All which distractions were not a little fomented by Bartley Ashburnham Beswell others the Kings instruments with the chiefe Officers had most correspondency to the further dislike and complaint of the Adjutators so that heats were dayly struck between them all which made for the Kings design who as their differences increased he ministers more and more occasions keepes as it were open house at Hampton Court resolves and gives out that he will not depart thence except to London invites and intertains thousands both of City and Country to visit him ingratiates himself openly with Londoners Souldiers and all resorters and thus in effect he becomes Master of his Masters nor could those who gave him this liberty to their own prejudice now restrain him but to their greater prejudice for at this time his party began a fresh and as if by direction to take such heart that his interest is not only the most frequent discourse at head quarters but openly maintained in all companies and what course then to hinder it appeated not Which intricat businesses thus occurring made the Army not only to deal so gently with their unjust opposers in Parliament as finding the King upon their divisions was grown somewhat formidable to them but to alter their purposes so often about purging the House for they having been loosers by their gentlenes to the King were loath to hazard the making so great a party their desperate enemies For now their work was made extream difficult the scean or face of things was wholly changed the grievances and cause of the people which they had espoused and undertaken was quite layed aside to the great grief of the Adjutators and all men who had affixed so great hopes on them and they were forced to take new Councels meerly to preserve themselves So that all this Majors Narrative of what one said and did at one time and what another did or said at another time either to the King or from him or concerning the Parliament or any of the Members or Votes comes all to nothing because necessity makes them so against which there is no plea but all that can be said may be summed up in this totall the King was too sutle for them in the art of King-crast and their dear-bought experience no doubt will warne them from dealing any more with him at that weapon having another so just so tryed a one as yet in their own hands Yet as skilfull as he was they foyled him shrewdly at his own weapon in getting him so suddainly into the Isle of Wight It seems by so long practise with him they found that he lay most open to fear no marvel having so guilty a conscience so that although the busslings of Martin Rainsborrouh and the new commotions of the new Agents put them to much care and trouble yet they made a seasonable use thereof to affright his Majesty out of his hold at Hampton Court and from his more advantagious resolution of comming to London where he was dayly and hourly by his friends expected by which so timely and needfull an act they secured both themselves and the Agents party from such a danger as would have put them into new motions and further divisions And though the busines of the Agents ended not without further trouble yet was this conveyance of the King from Hampton Court the first and principall means that made way for union in the Army which that it proved so seemes to be this Majors extream trouble and vexation For what 's the cause of all these his stories but by his renueing the memory of all miscarriages differences jealousies unkindnesses weaknesses affronts quarrels slaunders arts policies and the like where with these shattered times did most unhappily abound to east them all again into new divisions and distempers which is still his Masters work and without which he sees not withstanding all risings revoltings and the Scots to boote he is not likely to prevaile and this most base and vile end this unworthy Major most labours with all his might not only by lies but by some truths more maliciously used then lies to compasse his ungodly designe But for all his mischievous hast he comes too lare the burnt children are sufficiently warned no Tutor being so powerfull as experience the Officers and Souldiers have learned at dear rates to shun a Courtier as they would do a Leaper or as a penitent man would shun the tempter so that old things are past away and all are become new The parliament and the Army are friends and the Army are at unity within themselves all minding and intending the publik good and common freedom of the Nation all jarres and scarres are healed all are hearty true and reall Friends no by-names nor scandalous distinctions are mentioned amongst them so united are they in affection though far distant in their present imployment that whereas this Major thinks by this his treachery to divide them or at least to expose these Gentlemen the Lieut. Generall and Com. Generall to the condemnation of the Army and thereby to render them uselesse in these dangerous times when their experienced abilities are so much needed and possibly also to expose their lives to danger as a sacrifice more pleasing to his Master then that of Sr. Iohn Hotham his first as these his greatest opposers all works the contrary their present actions fidelity magnanimity and ingenuous frequent acknowledgment of unadvised trusts to men of corrupt principles and their admitting into their hearts too great estimation of the King and his parties power contrary to that wonderfull experience of Gods mighty power and providence which so mightily went forth and alongs with them and their Armies together with their great respect manifested to men of integrity though formerly at some distance and their dislike of flatterers and time-servers This this sincerity in them hath so renewed the affections of the whole Army to them that a haire of their heads whil'st they so continue is not be touch't the evill this unworthy Major intends against them turns to their advantage yea and for any good he hath herein done for the King his Master he had as good played the last Act of Achitophell then thus to have either acted or Councelled or spoken against those gentlemen whereby he is become hatefull to himself and friends and useles to all parties Thus much may suffice in reference to their actions and designs somewhat is yet necessary to be spoken concerning their principles As first he charges them to hold that every fingle man is judge of just and right as to the good or ill of a Kingdom Put case now Major the Parliament of whose honour you would be thought to be so tender should Command you to take up Armes and
A BACK-BLOW TO Major Huntington FOR His Treacherous accusation OF Lieutenant Generall Cromwell and Commissary Gen. IRETON Published for generall satisfaction of all who have unadvisedly received the malicieus accusation against those active Gentlemen THat no man might be mistaken in judging what principles beare rule in this Major in the first lines of his discourse he fully demonstrats himselfe to be for the King being no whit ashamed to avouch that which now all good men blush at to remember that he tooke up Armes in defence of the authoritie power of King and Parliament which he receits as rejoycing this misterious doubtfull and ensnaring conjunction should be minded rather then the just disjoyning of them in the now Lord Gen. Commission is a marke that fails not to tell you that he is absolutely the Kings as all others are who use it in these knowing times most of them being as much in their hearts for the King as him selfe was in words for the Parliament which he never failed in all his writings to proclaime but in deeds this Major and his Majesty will prove both alike to Parliaments And however he pretends him selfe tyed both in duty and conscience under the notion of rendering his true reasons of quitting his employment in the Army to accuse Lieutenant Generall Cromwell and Commissary Generall Jreton yet the whole scope of his Narrative will manifest that most officiously he doth it in pursuance of the Kings service as being hopefull thereby to worke divisions in the Army and so because he hath failed to make it wholy usefull to him which he ever aymed at yet possibly now by new distempers to make it useles to it selfe or if he failed thereof yet to work new jealousies and quarells betwixt the Parliament the Army either of wihich could not but be more advantagious to the King then any thing he could doe for him in holding his employment and which is in deed the true cause wherefore he left it And for which the King is highly beholding to him for to do him this speciall peece of service he hath layed himself open to all the world to be the most 〈…〉 and perfidious dissembler that this age hath known and therefore though he faile of his purpose and that the service intended be likely to prove a dis-service yet it were a great pitty that to officious a Traytor should not receive a Traytors reward from one hand or other in the mean time this is his portion he will be to himself like Cain possessing a Conscience only to torment him all that have any thing of Christianity or humanity in them will abhorre him nor is he likely to have a speeedy end of his vexation but by a Judas course for he hath endeavored to bring to destruction his most intimate familiar friends not for doing the things he sayes they did but because all those things were steered to an honester end then he intended And hence it is he now complaines to the Parliament that he hath left the Army because the principles designes and actions of those Officers which have a great influence upon the Army are as he conceives very repugnant to the honour and safety of the Parliament and King dum from whom they derive their authority Having thus spoken he thinks he is safe enough from being suspected to be for the King and therefore as a most tender conscienced and wel-affected Major he boldly proceedes and charges these Gentlemen the Lieutenant Gen and Commissary General with breach of Parliamentary trust committed to them at Walden that instead of reducing the Army to the obedience of Parliament they not only discountenanced those that were obedient but encouraged the disobedient declaring that there had been lately much cruelty and injustice in the Parliaments proceedings against the Army that Commissary General Ireton there framed the papers and writings sent thence to the Parliament That Lieutenant Generall Cromwell said they were in a double capacity c. Then that at Triple Heath they instructed the Souldiers to cry justice justice then that they without allowance of Parliament or knowledge of the Generall contrived and setcht the King from Holmby that they animated the private Souldiers and Agitators therein and in securing the Garison of Oxford and the Ammunition there shewes the Generalls distike of removing the King and that the Lieutenant Gen said that if it had not been done the King would have been setcht away by order of Parliament or conveyed away by Col. Graves to London c. That Cornet Joyce affirmed that the Lieutenant Generall ordered him at London to do that he did This is the substance of the first part of his accusation of these Gentlemen in justification of whom there needes no more but this it s known the Parliament was so unhappy as to be steered by some politick men into a course directly opposite to the interest and freedom of the Common-wealth dayly vexing and molesting conscientious people for non-conformity conformity to Presbyterian Government examining them ex officio imprisoning them during pleasure and animated the City in their corrupt Remonstrance by which all men were excluded from office military or other that submitted not to the Presbytery And when redresse of these grievances was sought for from Parliament the influence of those Polititians was so great that the Petitions of all the honest parties grieved were sentenced to be burnt by the common Hangman Whosoever accused any of these domineering men was in danger to be crusht as Mr. Guerdon a Member of the House was for appearing against Col. Hollis about his soliciting the King to come to London some being imprisoned for appearing therein It s known what libellous bookes and scandalous sermons were published licenced and preached continually against the Army and that divers Souldiers were then hanged and some otherwise punished at Assizes and Sessions for doing faithfull and needfull service to the Parliament according to their Orders and Ordinances and whilst things were in this dangerous posture and the Major part of the Parliament wrought into this evill constitution occasion is taken to vote the disbanding of the Army under pretence of service for Ireland Now it s well known that in all these evill times and declination of the House of Commons from their first principles and practices there was a considerable number of the Members that opposed those time-serving men very boldly and couragiously their debates were high and publikely known both to the Army and all over the Land and the worser party seldom carried any thing but the House was forced to divide so that matters of the highest nature were carried somtimes by six and other times by three voices only In all which time none were more openly opposite to whatsoever was illegall or destructive to freedom then the Lieutenant Gen. and Commissary Gen. so as their judgments were fully known and if they had not declared themselves yet if any had but put or imagined