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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97097	Englands lamentable slaverie, proceeding from the arbitrarie will, severitie, and injustnes of kings, negligence, corruption, and unfaithfulnesse of parliaments, coveteousnesse, ambition. and variablenesse of priests, and simplicitie, carelesnesse, and cowardlinesse of people. Which slaverie, with the remedie may be easily observed. By the scope of a modest & smooth letter, written by a true lover of his countrey and a faithfull friend to that worthy instrument of Englands freedome, Lievten. Collonell Lilburn, now unjustlie imprisoned in Newgate. Being committed first, by order and vote of Parliament without cause shewed, and then secondly for refusing to answer upon interrogatories to their committee of examinations, contrarie to 1. The great charter of England. 2. The very words of the Petition of right. 3. The act made this present Parliament; for the abolishing the Star-Chamber. ...	Walwyn, William, 1600-1681.	1645 (1645)	Wing W681C; Thomason E304_19; ESTC R200316	6,728	7

remove thy Candle sticke out of his place March not so swiftly ye mighty ones one single honest heatted man alone oftimes by unpleasing importunity not only stayes but saves a whole Army from inevitable danger for better is wisedome then weapons of warre Ecclesiastes 9. 18. Timely mementoes and cautions to advised and modest men howsoever uttered are never without good effect If godly David made some good use even of rash Sim●is railing then what happie use may the godly minded make of any faithfull mans words which tend altogether to justice equitie and reason Nor can I imagine any evill is now intended towards you for your faithfull and plaine dealings except by some few and those instigated by one only who by his great successe in getting out Mr. Henry Martine that just and zealous Patriot of his Countrey and some other prevalencies hath swolne so big with confidence of greater matters that he thinkes Lilburns blood the next meat Sacrifice for Oxford so that what the King could not doe to him as one of the Parliaments best friends when he was close Prisoner there the Parliament themselves must endeavour to doe to him in his unjust prisonment here The Poyson of Asps is under that wicked mans tongue with which he labouteth alwaies to poyson Scripture mixing it figuratively in his discourse to corrupt sinister and unworthy ends whose malice and hypocrisie doubtlesse will ere long discover him to all men And I doubt not but that same God that took a h●ppie cou●se with Hama● and delivered Mordita and all his people will in you● greatest necessity and his fittest opportunity fight against all your enemies and deliver both you and all yours our of all your afflictions at least so to mitigat● and sweeten them by supporting you under them or rather bearing of them with you that they shall prove to be exceeding joyes and consol●tions to you and a●● that love you The honest and plaine men of England in dispite of that mans mallice shall be your Judges and will spread forth in order like King Ezekias letter both before God and their owne consciences what a world of injuries and miseries you betweene 20. and 30. yeares of age scarcely to be paraleld any where in this age have with great fidelity magnanimitie and constancie undergone in the discharge of your conscience and defence of the liberties of your native Countrey and will not suffer a haire of your head to be touched nor any reproach to be stucke upon your good name but you shall live and be an honour to your Nation in the hearts of all honest and well affected men which shall ever be the hearty desire of me Your faithfull Friend The Printer to the Reader THere is here a copie of an excellent letter which comming to my hands by the carefull meanes of a worthy friend who is a Wel-willer both to his Countreys priviledges and to those few who eitherstand for them or for the truth have thought it my dutie not to … ther nor obscure such a needfull Epistle ' but rather as times are to manifest it to the world according as it came entituled to me namely A Private letter of publique use Whereby it may appeare now in these dangerous dayes both how the States and Clergie of this Kingdome have pittifully abused the people even our ancient predicestors for many ages both in Church and Common wealth First In bringing them with a high hand under heavie thraldome and great bondage and then keeping them in lamentable slaverie for many hundreds of yeares as still their Successors the States men and Clergie of our dayes doe with all their policie and machinations and what designes they cannot thereby bring to passe they endeavour by all possible meanes whether directly or indirectly even by open violence without shewing any just cause and yet all ●nder the colour of lawes when in the meane time they were called together sworne intrusted and commanded both to rectifie whatsever wicked decrees Popish Cannons Arbitrary corrup● or defective Lawes their predicessors in the dayes of grosse ignorance and palpable darknesse did establish Howsoeuer the body of the Letter doth not specifie in plaine rearmes what the title painteth out in lively colours yet thou being judicious and industrious may easily enough perceive the same by the full scope true intent and meaning thereof intimated to thy understanding under the Authors modest and loving expressions to this worthy instrument of Englands delivery Lievten Collonell Lilburn that he may see more cleerly then it may be he did formerly both how far short even those which we call our best lawes commeth of the marke of perfection justice integrity and reason that the worthyes of Parliament according to their duty unto the people and the peoples due at their hands may not only reforme what is amisse and that now whiles they professe reformation but likewise carrie that dutyfull respect unto him as one of their most trusty servants and that according to the degree nature and eminencie of all his faithfull services and cruell sufferings and that such others though there be few may be rather encouraged to persist then any wise being so rewarded to desist Fare you well Courteous Reader I desire thee to read a late Printed Booke intituled Englands birth-right justified against all Arbitrary Vsurpation whether Regall or Parliamentary or under what Vizar soever Printed October 1645. FINIS