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A48473	Plaine truth without feare or flattery, or, A true discovery of the unlawfulnesse of the Presbyterian government it being inconsistent with monarchy, and the peoples liberties, and contrary both to the protestation and covenant : the end of establishing the militia of London in such hands as it is now put into by the new ordinance, the betraying votes and destructive practices of a traiterous party in the House of Commons concerning certain petions for liberty and justice : also, a vindication of His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, concerning certaine scurrulous words uttered by some of the said faction : with the meanes and wayes that must be used to obtaine reliefe against the said cyrannous usurpers, and for reducing the parliament to its due rights, power and priviledges, in the preservation of the kingdomes laws and liberties / written by I.L.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2156; ESTC R12537	30,822	22

Treason and misdeameanors but also argumented and exceeded them in many things I could but at present for speciall reasons will not particularize in the mean time my friends make use of your owne observations call your memories to account and compare things with things advise well make your selves strong and feare not Why should the old English proverb for our love and faithfulnesse be made true upon us Save a traytor or theefe from the gallowes and he shall be the first that shall hang you indeed we are neer it if we doe not bestir our selves and prevent it But it is better that a few presumptuous men whos 's Lucifer like pride and ambition hath lifted them up to Heaven should be cast down into oblivion and darknesse then the whole Nation perish And therefore yee free Commoners of England up quickly and looke about you consider seriously the snare prepared for you and compare the vehement endeavours of these trayterous persons to disband the Army which hath tought and is resolved to stand for your liberties with this their patterne and first piece of thraldome in setling the Militia thus at this time in such mens hands in London and their putting power into the hands of such as are enemies to the publicke in the Country and see if these men intend any thing to you and yours but bondage and slavery and this is part of that ye are told in the * Both worth your notice books called the Warnings for all the Counties of England and the New found Stratagem upon the Petition of Essex Be vigilant therefore and assistant to keep the Army on foot for your owne defence and preservation of your selves your estates and liberties Country and posterities from inextricable vassalage and irrecoverable ruine for that once downe this ambitious party who aime at Soveraignty to make the King their scorne and us their slaves will presently not only turne the Militia in every place upon the Country as they have already designed in the City but raise horse also after the manner of Germany in all Counties of the Kingdome for the better securing themselves and this their forme of tyranny and if such bee no traytors who be Where shall we find any and if this be to imploy their publicke trust for the * Book Decla page 700. publicke good and whether their † Page 172. onely aime bee herein the Kingdomes safety and the peoples peace as they have declared and spoken let all England judge And thus yee see they falsify their words and Declarations as well as break their Oaths Protestations but in their Booke of Declarations page 207. they say That in case of extreme danger and his Majesties refusall to settle the Militia of the Kingdom the Ordinance that is the Ordinance which was then made in that time of such extreme danger agreed upon by both Houses for the Militia doth oblige the people and ought to be obeyed by the fundamentall Lawes of the Kingdome but now blessed be God here is no such case of extreme danger neither hath the King been so much as petitioned or sought unto for this Ordinance of the Militia of London and therefore it doth not bind the People nor can they by the fundamentall Lawes of the Land be compelled to obey it besides they ordering the Militia to the publique hurt and not to the publique good contrary to the intent and equity of the Law and the end o● their trust the people are ipso facto discharged of their obedience to their Ordinance for we are not bound to obey to our own dammage and destruction see this proved by their owne destruction and argument in Book of Decl. page 150. But to make a farther discovery of the truth by discovering more of this evill parties falshood breach of trust and traitorous practices against us take notice that in the Book of Declarations pa. 720. the Parliament declare That it is the liberty and priviledge of the people to petition unto them for the ease and redres●e of their grievances and oppressions and that they are marke bound in duty to receive their Petition here is a fair acknowledgement but I pray you marke their actions many tho●sand honest and really affected to the publick liberty in the City had prepared a petition to have been presented to the House of Commons for redress of some grievances and oppressions and restoration of some liberties and priviledges comprehending nothing but things legall and just what they ought to grant this Petition contrary to all course of Parliament and the liberty of the Subject was by the power and subtilty of the aforesaid faction or party who have their setting dogs and ●●agles to discry and h●nt for them intercepted as thus they anticipated the Armies Petition before it was perfected and made ready to be presented the copy of it was read in the House and re●erred to a Committee whereof fierce-siery M. Lee was Chair-man to examine and report it they did not so by the factions Petition and Remonstrance framed by the pretended Lord Maior and Common-Coucnell-men against which they then not finding any just cause of exception held the vowchers thereof with faire words in hopes of an answer untill they had mounted their late new Ordinance of the militia for London and then they declared thir distaste and displeasure against it the which in j●st dealing violation of our native liberty and priviledge the petitioners not brooking presented a Petition to the House of Commons for justice and redress and desire that their former Petition might not be censured before it was in due order presented hereupon Hollis Stapleton and the rest of that faction traitours to their Country according to their usuall course through their malignant influence prevalency procured this latter Petition to be voted seditious and that both it and the former should be burnt by the hands of the hang-man was there ever such a thing done before by a Parliament in England sure not and that to question any act done in the House was a breach of the priviledges of Parliament but by cunning to intercept the former Petition and tyrannically to suppress and reject it and illegally to imprison some of the Petitioners for it as they have done M. Tue and M. Browne was no breach of the priviledge of the subject No deare friends and fellow Commoners unless ye have like fooles resolved with your selves after so sharp and Hoody a contestation for your Law and your liberties to relinquish your claime by Magna Charta and the good old Law and to hold your lives and liberties and all you have by the Arbitrary Votes of the House of Commons and to become Tenants at will unto a company of Traitors and Tyrants up in Gods name up demand redresse and vindicate your selves and native rights against Votes and Votesr hodie mihi cras 〈◊〉 what these men doe to this or that part or place of the Kingdome and people to

Plaine Truth without FEARE OR FLATTERY OR A TRVE DISCOVERY OF THE Unlawfulnesse of the Presbyterian Government it being inconsistent with Monarchy and the Peoples Liberties and contrary both to the Protestation and Covenant The end of establishing the Militia of London in such hands as it is now put into by the new Ordidinance The betraying Votes and destructive practices of a Traiterous Party in the House of Commons concerning certain Petitions for Liberty and Justice ALSO A. Vindication of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax concerning certaine scurrulous words uttered by some of the said Faction WITH The meanes and wayes that must be used to obtaine reliefe against the said tyrannous Usurpers and for reducing the Parliament to its due Rights Power and Priviledges in the preservation of the Kingdomes Lawes and Liberties Written by I. L. Isaiah 3.12 13 14. Children are extortioners of my People and women have rule over them O my People they that lead thee cause thee to erre and destroy the way of thy paths The Lord shall enter into judgement with the Ancients of his People and the Princes thereof for ye have eaten up the Vineyard the spoile of the poore is in your Houses What have ye to doe that ye beat my people to pieces and grind the faces of the poore saith the Lord even the Lord of Hosts Woe be to the wicked it shall be evill with him for the reward of his hands shall be given him Printed and Published for the information advice and benefit of the poore oppressed betrayed and almost destroyed Commons of England 1647. PLAINE TRVTH Without Feare or Flattery IN the 28 Psalm Verse 6. The Spirit of God speaking there of Iudges and Rulers saith they are Gods and all of them children of the most high but he telleth them they shall die like men and fall as one of the Princes We unhappy men of England have at this time a generation of ambitious imperious men some of both Houses of Parliament whose Names ye may elsewhere find who by their power and subtill practises doe frame and assume to themselves a supreame power over us and would faine be taken for Gods and Sons of the most High by us yet they neither rule us like Gods nor demean themselves amongst us as children of the most High but rule us like Tyrants a degenerate kind which God never made nor owned and demean themselves more like children of disobedience serving their own base lusts and pleasures then children of the most high for were they such they would seeke the will of their Father in heaven and good of his People But the Spirit saith they shall die like men the which it may be doubted these men beleeve not but rather with the Atheisticall Epicure thinke they shall dye like Beasts and that the soule as well as the body returnes to the primam materiam and so if they can but escape the hand of justice here they dreame not of hearing of their wicked deeds hereafter and therefore they have resolved it appeares for the accomplishment of their own unrighteous ends after the manner of all Atheisticall Statesmen who cast the feare of God and consideration of death and judgement behind them to assay all waies and meanes of wickednesse as to vow and not pay to promise and not performe swear and forsweare covenant and breake to feign flatter and play the hypocrite I had almost said the devill to betray destroy rob spoyle oppresse and violate all law and rule of government infringe all rights and liberties imprison persecute deceive their trust requite evill for good and doe all manner of mischiefe and injustice even whatsoever Sathan and their wicked hearts shall prompt them unto insomuch that whatsoever they say or make shew of their evill doings declare that they beleeve not an immortallity and judgement they professe themselves Christians but if ye observe and consider their actions you must say and if you were a stranger you would sweare they were heathens yea they doe worse then heathens for did ever heathens take the name of their insensible Gods of wood and stone so frequently and solemnly into their mouthes by way of oath and covenant as these men have done and had it so little in reverence and so little respect to what they have sworne as these men have had the name of the great and terrible God of heaven and of their oathes made unto him read all Stories and search all Centuries of Ages and if there be any such example of perjury and swearing falsely by their God equivalent to the example of these men of this generation I will freely offer my selfe for a sacrifice to explate my offence against their holines and yet they are ready with Agurs Harlot Pro. 30.20 to wipe their mouthes and say we have done no wickednes But that the truth may be made apparent and expiated let us heare their promises vowes and speeches and compare their deeds and promises First they doe in the Protestation promise vow and protest in the presence of Almighty God whom sure they think is like the God of Baals Priests that could neither hear nor see to maintaine and defend with their lives powers and estates the true reformed Protestant Religion expressed in the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realme contrary to the same doctrine c. Yet they are now setting up and have set up so farre as in them lyeth a Religion never before heard of within this Realme and quite contrary to the professed doctrine of the Church of England it being wholly opposite unto Christ and a meer Popish innovation brought out of Scotland and violently imposed upon us And thus it comes to passe by the confederacy of a haughty trayterous Party in the house of Parliament of which are the Earles of Manchester and Stamford Sir Phillip Stapleton Mr. Hollis and others with the proud covetous Priests for the advancement of their designe of usurpation and Lordlines both over his Majesty and us vow and protest in like manner to maintaine and defend the Kings Royall Person honour and estate and the lawfull rights and liberties of the Subject and every one that should make the said Protestation in pursuance of the same and that they will not for hope feare or other respect relinquish this promise vow and protestation And do they not accordingly maintain and defend the Kings Royall Person Honour and Estate His Person with a company of Commissioners of their own stamp and temper and with a Guard of able Horsemen and Souldiers debauched Gr●●●● his Regiment as if they were afraid to intrust any of the honest Commanders about him as if he were rather a Prince of Theeves then a Prince of three Kingdomes or of a free people and his honour and estate they defend with all the power and might they can taking the Supreame power upon themselves to grant Pardons sell the Lands purchased with the lives

day thy may and will doe to another part or place to morrow And they have injustly refused more then a few as that of the Counties of Buckingham and Hereford and divers others from all parts petitioners for redress of grievances and granting of libetties already and in this late particular president is the very effence and end of a Parliament perverted the rights of Parliament the ancient course of Parliamentary proceedings subverted and our native rights and priviledges so much as lies in this destructive party wholly vacated and destroyed And whether this strainge Vote and fact doe not justifie the fi●th article exhited by the King against Hollis and others 1641. Book Decl. page 35. by which he chargeth them To have traiterously endeavoured to subvert the very rights and beings of Parliaments● I beseech you all yee lovers of Englands liberties consider and judge And also part of that first seventh Article exhibited by the House against the Earle of Strafford Yea consider I beseech you compare and see if the words waies councels and practices of the Earle of Manchester Hollis Stapleton and others their complices and confederates doe not fully answer the 1 2. 5. and part of the 6. Article exhibited in 1641. by the King and to the first and part of the 2 3 4 6 7. Articles and some others only ●utati● mutan lis which were exhibited by the House of Commons against Strafford and also to some which were exhibited against Canterbury even as face answereth to face in water Truly wee are no longer free but absolute slave already if we may not petition for our libertyt what unlesse we will first aske them what we shall petition we must not it seems at all Petition Away with such Traitors from the Earth This Act and Vote answers those traiterous speeches of Harvy and Solloway two corrupt men of the House of Commons who impudently said note That the Parliament might doe what they would and were not to be questioned for it One of the Articles of high treason charged upon the Earle of Strafford was as appears in the fourth article of his second impeachment or accusation that he should declare and say That Ireland was a conquered Nation and that the King might doe with them what he pleased and is not here as much spoken and more by these two traiterous spirits Harvy and Solloway For Ireland was indeed a Nation by us conquered and his speech related to the King who was their head and had a power over them but these mens words are spoken of us a free People who though formerly conquered yet have not long since redeemed our liberties with our swords and relate to a company of men who are but subjects and the Kingdomes servants only called and chosen to coancell and advise not to reign and tyrannize But let u argue it all other Courts in the Land whatsoever have rules of jurisdiction and limmits and hath the supreme Court of Parliament none It is very unseasonable even against all rule of reason that that Court which preseribes rules to all other Courts should be without all rule it self The Lord chief Justice Cook in his treatise of the jurisdiction of the high Court of Parliament declares and proves otherwise and I am certain that it is against the very constitution and being of it for there is both * See Cooks Instituts Rotu Parli Lex consuetudo Parliamenti both a Law and a custome or usage of Parliament Besides there is a fundamental Law of the Land against which the Parliament cannot that is lawfully a Parliament act for whatsoever act is made or done in Parliament that is contrary to Magna Charta is void no Law and not to bee * See 42. Ed. 3. chap. 1. obeyed and what force then if well examined are most of our present Parliament Votes Orders and Ordinances * But new Lords new laws by which it is evident that the Parliament is not without a law and rule nor may doe what they will nor any thing onely in case of extremity and then also for good of the publicke and not unto example contrary to the fundamentall Lawes and constitutions of the Kingdome And was not one Wentworth of the House of Commons questioned yea and committed in the daies of Queen Elizabeth for his words and deeds in the House And can they themselves deny but that for Treason sellony and breach of the Peace they are questionable By all which it is clear that the proudest of them may be questioned and is accountnable for any misdemeanour or illegall unjust act done by them within the House They say to question them for any thing out of the House is a breach of their priviledge and must we question them neither in the House What is a Parliament man lawlesse Neither without nor within there is a new priviledge as their Ordinances are a new manner of Lawes it was not so of old The King who is the Supreme head is not without the Law hee may not de what he list Sure then much lesse may they who are but subjects and only coucnellers not Commanders Servants not Masters But is not this strange doctrine my friends that a Parliament man must not be questioned for whatsoever he doth in the House Lo here is a new Hidra-headed prerogative for you to suppresse which ye nevner expected Lop it betimes for this position tends directly to the subversion of all our Laws and liberties and the exaction of an arbitrary rule over us And if this Vote be not treasonable what is For by this rule they may within the House consult contrive and act high Treason against King and Kingdome commit murder pick pockets and breake the peace devise and conspire to destroy and massacre us to rob and spoile us and not to be questioned because it was resolved and done within the House Brave Parliamentary principles Is it not more then high ●●me f●llow Commoners to rouze up our Spirits and bestirre us to bring such as are the authors and promoters of these and such like destructive councels and actions to condigne punishment shall not the Judge of all the world saith Abraham do right and shall not the Court of Courts the supreme Court of all the Kingdom we may say do right Woe is to us for lamentable is our case our stream m●st needs be puddle and dirt when our very fountain is ●ilthy and corrupt Corruptio optima est passima that which is best being corrupted is the worst that which was formerly Englands Balsum and Antidote is now become Englands greatest Corasive and poyson yet not in it selfe but by accident through the boundles of ambition and insatiable avarice of a company of traiterous persons in both Houses of Parliament the chief of which are Manchester and Stamford Stapleton and Hollis Merrick and some others who have run themselves by their wicked deeds against the King and Common-Wealth into a desperate condition

Nature have power to preserve and secure themselves and as certaine is that Rule that Major qui facit quàm quod fit He which makes is greater then that which is made and therefore is to be preferred and in case that which is made prove uselesse hurtfull or unprofitable he which makes hath power to modifie restraine remove or nullifie even as seemeth good unto him and may most conduce to his good and benefit And therefore in case we cannot receive justice from the Parliament let us force our powers and apply our selves my friends and fellow Commoners to have justice upon the Authors of our injustice and oppressions and no longer stand still like People without life and spirit and suffer our just and reasonable demands and requests to be distasted and despised as dung or dirt our Petitions for liberty and justice to be illegally censured and sentenced to be burnt as some horrid treasonable and blasphemous opinions or papers and our neighbours friends and fellow Commoners to be tyrannically imprisoned and barbarously used before our eyes for standing up in the behalfe of the Kingdome and petitioning for our native and lawfull rights and liberties by a desperate wicked party of false perfidious men in both Houses Machiavilians and Traytors whose Votes and Counsels waies and workings tend onely to secure their guilty carcases from justice and to enslave and destroy us and our rights and freedomes who have no feare of the Lord before them nor any compassion or tender respect to their native Country this destressed Nation And now yee grave and wealthy Citizens of the Presbyterian faction whose eyes are swoln with fatnesse and whose hearts with pride and ambition who happily according to the generall fortune of the great men of London are endued with a greater portion of riches state and presumption then of prudence integrity or wisedome Give me leave to tell you an Itinerant story or a parabolicall tale of two Travellers There were two Travellers met upon the road and passed friendly a long time in silence together at length they discover to each other whither they are going and the end and intention of their travell and the way they would walke and they agreed both in one mind and upon one thing and so they ratifie their association and friendship but the one was not onely weary but ore-weakned at least he so appeared both in strength and purse by reason of his long journey and the many difficulties and dangers hee had already incountered and overcome and very knowing was hee of the way that was yet to be travelled and of the dangers and difficulties which would oppose them therein before they should come to their journies end the other albeit he had come as farre yet by reason hee was throughly well furnished and provided of monies and all needfull supplies at his first setting forth did retaine the more ability and strength and had the most monies for his support throughout but alas he was not so knowing in the way nor skilfull as the other to avoid the dangers therein whereupon he promiseth the other assistance with his purse and strength to carry him through all straits till they come to their journies end so that he would be aiding and assisting to him with his counsell and advice for the suppressing and passing of those oppositions and perills which were in the way yet unpassed both agreed rejoyced and on they journied with all reciprocall officiousnesse and respect each to other the weake man hee wanted not supply or support the other hee wanted no comfortable words counsell or politick advice untill after many extremities and straights past they came to the last and greatest and that was a steep craggie mountaine full of straight passages slippery by waies and dubious windings with desperate precipices on each side the faire and safe way which led to a better end lying direct in the middle Here these two Travellers were put to a stand the weak wearied man was not able of himself to ascend the other notwithstanding his strength durst not adventure alone lest hee should slip and fall or lose his way and become a prey at length the weak man lends the other his staffe to stay him up and defend him and the strong man by his strength takes up the weake and so they both with much hazzard and trouble gat up to the top of this inaccessible Mountaine and now they might see the long desired end of their journey and themselves past all danger which made them both glad and to congratulate * Observe But the weary weak man having now been brought at the charge and by the strength and support of the other through all straites and difficulties and knowing himselfe to be much in arreare to his friendly fellow Traveller and that hee would expect satisfaction and recompence and like beneficence from him when they were at rest and all things were accomplished Hee tooke his staffe from him which hee had lent him for a stay and defence unto him untill hee had carried him up the hill and taking an occasion to quarrell with him about some slip denyall of some monies or neglect of his advice fell upon him and beate him bound him and robbed him of his money and treasure and so left him in the middest of a thicket destitute and so destroyed and undone The weake weary man yee may suppose to be the Parliament The stronger and better provided to be the wise Lord Major Aldermen and Common-councel-men with the rest of the Presbyteriall faction in London The Mountaine to be the Presbyters designe and the Staffe to be the Militia which is now put into the hands of the Presbyterian party in London The application I leave to the apprehension of them and of all judicious Citizens and Commoners of England And will conclude with wise Solomon There is no new thing under the Sunne that which hath been is now And what is there that hath been which may not be againe Praemoniti praemuniti forewarned halfe armed and praevisa minus laedunt things fore-seen doe lesse hurt I wish you really well yee grave Citizens of London both for your owne and Englands sake and God make you discerning and wise that yee may not by the dissembling epistles and speeches of a deceitfull hypocriticall Nation and the subtill sophistry of an ambitious aspiring party in both Houses of Parliament such as Stapleton Hollis c. and of the proud covetous Clergy be made the instruments after you have served their turnes of your owne ruine and the Lands I could here take occasion as there is good reason howsoever what is for present pretermitted is not forgot to shew you deare friends and fellow Commoners how yee have been abused and betrayed by this very party and faction in both Houses their Agents and instruments from the beginning at Sherborne Northampton Worcester Edgehill Kingston Brainford Newarke Exeter Reading Thame O Thame the Devizes Chalgrove field