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A92405
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Remarques upon the new project of association: In a letter to a friend.
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Paterson, William, 1658-1719.
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Wing R949B; ESTC R182616
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Parliaments and part of those Forces with great difficulty caused by them to be Disbanded at the Kingdoms great Expence And it being Evident that notwithstanding all the continual endeavours of the Parliament to deliver his Majesty from the Councils and out of the power of the said D. yet his Interest in the Ministry of State and others have been so prevalent That Parliaments have been unreasonably Prorogued and Dissolved when they have been in the hot pursuit of Popish Conspiracies and ill Ministers of State their Assistants 4. And that the said D. in order to reduce all into his own Power hath procured the Garrisons the Army and Ammunition and all the power of the Seas and Souldiery and Lands belonging to these Three Kingdoms to be put into the hands of his Party and their Adherents even in opposition to the Advice and Order of the last Parliament In the Third and Fourth Clauses the Kings Guards are pronounc'd to be Contrary to Law The Officers chosen by thc Duke Subservient to his Designs and Dangerous to his Majesties Person c. The King himself Charg'd with following Popish Councels Vnreasonable Prorogations and Dissolutions in favour of Popish Conspirators and Ill Ministers of State their Assistants The Garrisons Army and Ammunition in the hands of the Dukes Party and their Adherents It is not my Work to amplifie upon these Falshoods and Slanders in this place so that I shall proceed 5. And as we considering with Heavy Hearts how greatly the Strength Reputation and Treasure of the Kingdom both at Sea and Land is Wasted and Consumed and lost by the intricate expensive management of these Wicked destructive Designs and finding the same Councils after exemplary Justice upon some of the Conspirators to be still pursued with the utmost devilish malice and desire of Revenge Whereby His Majesty is in continual hazard of being Murdered to make way for the said D 's Advancement to the Crown and the whole Kingdom in such case is destitute of all security of their Religion Laws Estates and Liberty sad experience in the Case Queen Mary having proved the wisest Laws to be of little Force to keep out Popery and Tyranny under a Popish Prince The Fifth Clause Deplores the sad Estate of the King and Nation by reason of the same Councel And after this Remonstrance upon the whole matter We the Knights c. come to a point in that which follows That is to say 6ly The King will not agree to Barr and Exclude the Duke in a Parliamentary way and therefore we 'l enter into a League and Invite the Kings Subjects to Joyn with us in a Vow of Mutual Defence and Assistance in an Vn-Parliamentary way to the Intent of a Declaration in the Form Ensuing 6. We have therefore endeavoured in a Parliamentary way by a Bilifor the purpose to Barr and Exclude the said Duke from the Succession to the Crown and to Banish him for ever out of these Kingdoms of England and Ireland But the first Means of the King and Kingdoms Safety being utterly rejected and we left almost in Despair of obtaining any real and effectual security and knowing our selves to be intrusted to Advise and Act for the preservation of his Majesty and the Kingdom and being persuaded in our Consciences that the Dangers aforesaid are so eminent and pressing that there ought to be no delay of the best means that are in our power to secure the Kingdom against them We have thought fit to propose to all true Protestants an Union amongst themselves by solemn and sacred promise of Mutual Defence and Assistance in the preservation of the true Protestant Religion His Majesties Person and Royal State and our Laws Liberties and Properties and we hold it our bounden Duty to joyn ourselves for the same intent in a Declaration of our United Affections and Resolutions in the Form insuing Now put all together and the sum of it in short is this There 's a Plot upon the Kings Life c. The Duke is in 't And preferrs Ministers of State Officers Civil and Military for his purpose Prorogues and Dissolves Parliaments Saves the Popish Lords makes the King a Cypher And therefore since he will not agree to Exclude and Banish his Brother by Act of Parliament We the Knights c. will joyn with all True Protestants in a Sacred promise to destroy him and his Adherents without exception to His Maiesty himself who for Refusing to Exclude his Royal Brother is declared to be one of the Party To what Ends and purposes will be seen in the Association it self THE ASSOCIATION I A. B. Do in the presence of God solemnly Promise Vow and protest to maintain and defend to the utmost of my Power with my Person and estate the true Protestant Religion against Popery and all popish Superstition Idolatry or Innovation and all those who do or shall endeavour to spread or advance it within this Kingdom I will also as far as in me lies maintain and defend His Majesties Royal Person and Estate as also the power and priviledge of Parliaments the lawful Rights and Liberties of the Subject against all Incroachments and Usurpation of Arbitrary power whatsoever and endeavour intirely to Disband all such Mercenary Forces as we have reason to believe were raised to advance it and are still kept up in and about the City of London to the great Amazement and Terror of all the good people of the Land Moreover I. D. of Y. Having publickly professed and owned the popish Religion and notoriously given Life and Birth to the Damnable and Hellish plotes of the papists against His Majesties person the protestant Religion and the Government of this Kingdom I will never consent that the said J. D. of Y. or any other who is or hath been a papist or any ways adher'd to the papists in their wicked Designs be admitted to the Succession of the Crown of England But by all lawful means and by force of Arms if need so require according to my Abilities will oppose him and endeavour to Subdue Expel and Destroy him if he come into England or the Dominions thereof And seek by force to set up his pretended Title and all such as shall Adhere unto him or raise any War Tumult or Sedition for him or by his Command as publique Enemies of our Laws Religion and Countrey To this end we and every one of us whose hands are here under-written do most willingly bind our selves and every one of us unto the other joyntly and severally in the Bond of one firm and loyal Society or Association and do promise and vow before God That with our joynt and particular Forces we will oppose and pursue unto Destruction all such as upon any Title whatsoever shall oppose the Just and Righteous ends of this Association and Maintain Protect Defend all such as shall enter into it in the just performance of the true intent and meaning of it And lest this Just and