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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80281	A complaint to the House of Commons, and resolution taken up by the free Protestant subjects of the cities of London and Westminster, and the counties adjacent.		1643 (1643)	Wing C5623; Thomason E245_5; ESTC R18737	11,598	15

vaine men and with authority redact them into order againe p. 20. Where lies the difference what is the chiefe spring that forces the wheeles of this poore Kingdome out of order Our royall King himselfe on whom God multiply his choisest blessings is such a loving Prince as his Father commends who thinks his greatest contentment standeth in his subjects prosperity and his greatest surety in having their hearts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 25. And as for the two honourable Houses of Parliament they have manifested their earnest zeale for the advancing of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ the glory of religion and a flourishing peace amongst us not like those that carry a petition for peace in their hands and murder in their heart but such a peace as may be permanent The truth of it is there needs not a fuller Character of the Malignant part that do so distract us then that which His Majesty made of them in one of his declarations Those who are disaffected to the peace of this Kingdome these be the Hagasians that long to see England bathed in her owne bloud 1. These were the cause of the troubles in Muscovia there was a great deale of fidelity protested to the King and his Councell by a Company of Priests and their faction that allured the King to hearken to their ●●deavour in setling of that peace which themselves had indeed distr●●●ed but wofull was the event of it for they contrived a strong plot and in one night slew both the King Demetrius his Queen and his wise counsellours and so the Kingdome was lost These were the men that petitioned to the Parliament for peace to have a toleration in the Reigne of King James at the same time when they were plotting day and night to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the King Prince Nobles and House of Commons and the● to haue suddenly fallen upon us to have slain us all Oh what a sad day should this have been to poore England but God be blessed they were prevented How have they plotted to incense the Pope to send so many fulminent Breves to England to hinder the Kings Liege people from a king the oath of allegiance and supremacy How hath father Parson and other been suffered in that which by the Laws of the Land is treason To practise beyond the Seas or upon the Seas or elsewhere within the Kings dominions to absolve perswade or withdraw any subject 〈◊〉 any within his Highnesse Dominions from their obedience to his Majesty or to reconcile them to the Pope or to draw them to the Romish Religion for that intent or to move them to promise obedience to the See of Rome or to any other Prince to be had or used within the Kings dominions everie such person and their procurers aiders counsellours and maintainers knowing the same are all in case of high treason 23. El. 1.3 Jac. 4. P. Rom. 7. 2 The Projectours with their monopolies that have long gnawed at the bowells of the Kingdome they are another party ready to help these divisions forward One that was a great Patentee for Butter Casks c. Captaine Read by name went over into Ireland and became one of the chiefest of the Rebells now a prisoner in the Tower of London And Collonell Aston that had a share in the wine patten how doth his 〈◊〉 rage against the Parliament and against the Honourable City of London how cruelly did he execute Martiall law upon Master Boyes at Redding a Citizen that travelled that way to see his aged Parents this Christ●●● offering no abuse nor medling with any man woman or child yet upon his command was put to death 3 The Prelates cannot endure to be curbed of their Pride witnesse that insolency of the Arch Prelate of Canterbury who with the Bishop of Ely would not alight out of their coach when they went with the ●ing to church in Scotland from his pallace of Hollirood house to Edenbrough His Majesty going on foot insomuch that the people asked them how they durst deny to come out of their coach seeing their King himselfe on ●oot and the Scottish men told them how therein they appeared to be ●ags and servants to the Pope Canterbury moved the King another time to erect an high Commission ●n all the Bishopricks of that Kingdome by vertue of a Proclamation which he extorted from his Majesty wherein it was ordered that the Bishops Courts here in England should have no subordination to any other Courts and should proceed without any dependency not so much ●s to use his Majesties Armes in their Seals but their own like the Prelate of Rome to deprive his Majesty of his supremacy Sedferse Bishop of Galloway a Pedlers sonne was so bold as open●y before other Lords to give the Earle of Argile a great Peer in Scot●and the ly And who hath been greater incendiaries to stirre up●●ar then they what a protestation did they make against the Court of Parliament 4 The bringing in of Innovations into the Church hath bred great distraction amongst us which first began when father Leader came from the Pope then the Bishops began to erect Altars and take away the Communion tables to force all to kneel at the Sacrament to be all uncovered during all the time of reading the service to sland up at the reading of the Gospell to bow at the name of Iesus and to consecrate a new the Church of Saint Giles in the fields 5. Cruelty against Godly Ministers How was Master Ward of Suffolk tossed amongst them by a pretended accusation of Symony onely to silence him Doctour Everard Chaplain to the Earl of Holland was terribly prosecuted for contradicting the unlawfull command of innovation of the Prelate of Norwich What shall we say of Master Burton and hundreds more some silenced some imprisoned some died in prison as master Bates c. others were persecuted our of the Land contrary to that pious saying of King James Love no man more then a good Pastour reverence and obey them as the Heraulds of the most high God 6 Many men of desperate fortunes care not how a Kingdome perisheth to give them hopes of Pillage as there are some who have resolved if ever the City which God forbid should come to be plundered what parts they would pillage and with strong asseverations they have sworn and vowed with bloudy and fearfull Protestations how glad they would be to see that day 7 Who are so much disaffected to the Peace of the Kingdome as those who endeavour to dissafect his Majestie from the Houses of Parliament and perswade him to such a distance both in place and affection Who are more disaffected to the Government of the King then such who lead his Majestie away from hearkening to his Parliament which by the constitution of his Kingdome is his best and great Councell and perswade him to follow the malicious counsells of some private men in opposing and contradicting the wholsome advices of