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A26774	The regall apology, or, The declaration of the Commons, Feb. 11, 1647, canvassed wherein every objection and their whole charge against His Majesty is cleared, and for the most part, retorted.	Bate, George, 1608-1669.	1648 (1648)	Wing B1090; ESTC R17396	65,011	98

pretended 2. The Time when when the Scots were hardly setled upon their lees againe and the Parliament of England high flowne already and advanced in their Contestation 3. Their Preparatives to Rebellion by invading new Priviledges as to determine in Cases Capitall and Criminal Charging of Publike Officers banding against Greivances c. and an Itch also to have procured a longer if not a Perpetual Parliament if Possible which is evident in Sir John Temples relation under the Authority whereof it is probable they designed to act afterwards rather then of a Supreame Councell which was done here even to the joynt prosecution of some particular Officers as the Earle of Strafford c. 4. Their Proceedings first to sequester and seize the Goods of those whom they declared Enemies to the State 5. The persons on whom they wreak'd their Malice most Clergy-men and Officers of State 6. The Copy they writ by or at least pretended to write by namely the Scots 7. The backwardnesse of our Parliament to send any reliefe thither which was evidenced by their disputes and Punctilio's with the King and indeed their denials to assist without his perfect resignation of himselfe to them seizing money to the summe of 100000. l. to their owne use though indeed they have paid it since out of the Kingdomes purse upon the Clamour of the people and notice given of it by the King imploying such forces as were raised under that notion here in England against His Majesty Particularly the Regiment of Colonell Bamfield of Chidley and others suspending the Journey of the Earle of Leicester first then of the Lord Lisle thither a man of their owne Election untill his Commission was almost expir'd Pretending to send over succours since but letting them lie upon the Countries untill they become intolerable and then disbanding them as super-numeraries The Miseries they expose their owne Army there to of which they were soundly told by Captaine Cope lately who charged them in the very House with the death of Thousands with the Ruine of more and with streames of Blood which cry'd for vengeance against them in that place To all which if you adde 8. The fierce prosecution of Strafford whose continuance in that place and strict discipline would have prevented that Insurrection or crushed it in the shell 9. Their withstanding the sending of that Army out of the Kingdome which had discharged it of so many instruments of rebellion 10. The Profession of divers of their Confidents especially in the Army That they cannot fight against the Irish with a good Conscience That their quarrel is but to enjoy their Religion and Liberty And 11. a speech which was uttered before this Rupture by a true friend of theirs at Manidowne in Hamp-shire when the Scots first came into England What if this Kingdome should rise for their Property and Liberty and Ireland take that Advantage what will he be King of then a shrewd speech though I beleeve the man had no fore-sight of this Combustion with many other Circumstances One would verily believe the Bustles in England and the Rebellion in Ireland were like Castor and Pollux ovo prognatus eodem hatch'd by a Common-Councell of Parliament Irish and that they were mutually engaged to promote each others Interest But we must be ingenuous and allow them better measure then any they have yet allowed unto their Soveraigne All we aime at is but to open to the world that there may be full as much or rather a great deale more charged on themselves as to that Businesse then upon His Majesty The Charge of Rochel We are now in sight of the shoare and shall conclude with the businesse of Rochel which Towne they say they can fully shew was betraied by the King and so was there a fatall Blow given to the Protestant Cause in France They tell us how he lent divers of the Navy and Merchants ships to the King of France to be imployed against those whom he was engaged to assist And when some Commanders disputed his Commands he gave order to Sir John Penington to put them into the service of that King or else to sinke them That Answered 1. Herein they impose a blinde beleife upon us we have little reason to take their bare word as we hinted before whose Interest is to deceive us and who have done it so oft We never yet could discover in them any such Tendernesse either in blasting the Kings Honour or in covering their owne shame as to conceale any thing which was to their owne Advantage or his disgrace 2. How could his Maj. betray those whom he had never taken into Protection as at that time he had not done by them Are they themselves treacherous too or have they betraied the Hollanders against whom they sent divers of the Kings Souldiers taken at Naseby to be imployed in the Spanish service 3. Though it be acknowledged that there were ships lent unto the King of France yet it was not to that purpose to employ them against the Protestants and the King of England was a stranger to the designe of the King of France therein Q. Elizabeth when that very Towne of Rochel was beseiged by the King of France and some of his Subjects with the Duke of Montgomery had releived it disclaimed the Act called them who did it Pirates professed she would not protect nor afford them any supply Camb. Eliz. 4. King James in his life time had in effect promised assistance unto the French King against any of his Subjects whatsoever were their Religion or their pretence 5. The same thing was done by the States of Holland at the same time who lent unto the King of France twenty saile of ships whereas ours were but seven under the Command of Hauthain their Admiral who did in the same manner demur at the Imployment being charm'd by some pittifull Letters from Rochel untill the Rochellers treacherously and unawares surpris'd and burnt his Vice-Admiral which rouz'd him up in good earnest and made him not onely set upon but wholly discomfit them by the helpe of our and other ships Now it is very improbable the Hollanders would have conspir'd against the Cause of Religion and their owne Church-discipline which the French held forth if there had not been some other just cause of that War 6. We might very well be tender in undertaking the Protection of those Protestants for it is not quite forgotten how Queen Elizabeth sent over a considerable Army to their Assistance and that upon Articles between them which Army of hers was set upon and beseiged by those very men whom they were come to defend and expuls'd out of that Kingdome and out of New-haven by the help of the Protestants who by meanes of their succours had gotten the better Composition with their own King as you may read in Mr. Cambden and others Anno 1563. 7. The King did what was possible toward their releife when he had the advantage of Hostility

against the King of France which he could not otherwise have done with any Colour either of Justice or Policy by sending an Army to the Isle of Ree by sending two several Fleets to their reliefe If all succeeded not that ought not to be laid in his dish For the Meanes onely are in mans power God keeping events and Successes in his owne The Horse is prepared against the day of Battell but safety is from the Lord. It is very certaine he did his utmost endeavour I know those who will testifie he gave the most earnest Injunction possible for their Reliefe though it should prove to the endangering of his whole Fleet. And it is observable The grudge hereof hath not yet been forgotten by the Crowne of France which in a slye Revenge hath probably helped to raise this Devill of Intestine War in our Nation and denied all considerable Supplies to the King of England in these daies of his distresse yea though a Daughter of the Crowne and her numerous Issue be involved in the same Calamity 8. But to give you the best last The truth Ground of the whole Businesse will be made very cleare and beyond all scruple by this following Narrative which I have delivered from honest and understanding States-men The Palatinate being wrested from the Palsgrave The Protestants in Germany almost ruinated Our King unable at that time by his own strength to relieve them there was a League proposed and agitated between the Crowns of France England Denmark the States of Holland and Venice against the House of Austria and this in good measure was brought toward perfection especially by the managery of the Duke of Buckingham The wise Cardinall of France making advantage of those Traverses and taking Time by the fore-top deals with the Duke for supply of these above-mentioned Ships The Duke being Admiral and presuming high upon his Masters allowance commands the Ld. Conway then Secretary of State to write to Penington his Vice-Admirall to put the Ships under the French service and Seales this Letter with the Signet But Penington refusing to do it upon such Authority the Duke himself as Admirall seconds the first Letter with his Command which being likewise disputed a Letter was sent with the Kings Name subscribed and signed with the Privy-signet yet without His Majesties knowledge which was no difficulty considering the Signet is usually kept by the Secretary and that many Blanks are usually and must of necessity be left in trust with great Officers especially so great as the Duke then was Nay I have been informed that the King being at Woodstock when the Newes hereof was first imparted to him and that by Sir John Penington himself was in a great rage at it and not without some difficulty reconciled unto the Duke about it Is it now a rationall and just Inference to lay the Miscarriage of Rochel upon His Majesties score Have they so much Compassion toward Strangers and so little Justice toward their own rightful Soveraign Are they so deeply affected with the wounds given to the Protestant Religion through the sides of Rochel Would God they themselves did not stab it ten times more desperately by these their un-Protestant un-Christian unparalell'd Proceedings to the dishonour of God the Grief and Anguish of every good Soule the Joy and unspeakable Advantage of our common Adversary of Rome Hoc Ithacus velit magno lucrentur Atridae The Settlement which they intend and the Conclusion ANd thus have we examined the truth of their Declaration against His Majesty before we conclude It will be worth while to examine a little the truth of what they declare for Themselves We shall use our utmost endevour to settle the present Government as it may stand with the Peace and Happiness of the Kingdom I ask How can they settle the Peace of the Kingdome without a King If their Hornes should prove as long as themselves are curst and God permit them to fill up the measure of their Iniquities by the accession of the Murder of this King which we do even tremble to mention yet have some reason to believe they do designe One of their Members having professed as much and offered himself a Felton for that fact yet never so much as question'd And one Hall being a Suitor for the Command of a Ship in their Navy unto their Committee of Admiralty was accused for having said The Parliament were foolish that they had not hired somebody to kill the King whilst he was in the hands of the Scots It was thereupon replied by Sir A. Haslerigg Have you no more against him let him go to chuse We must have such men as will be faithfull against him and since that they gave him the Command of a very good Ship Allow I say they should be able to compasse this How will they trust the Children of a Father in whose bloud they have imbrued their hands And how will they be able to alienate the Crowne from that Royall Line which so many Millions of this Nation and the best for Estate the ablest for Judgment wil sacrifice their dearest Bloud for being obliged thereunto by many both Sacred and Civil Bonds which is incorporated into so many Kingdoms and States abroad Scotland Denmark France Holland c. But grant they may arrive at this Impossibility What Peace or Settlement therein can this Kingdome expect from their hands who have used us or rather abused us thus whiles as yet they stood but upon their Good Behaviour while they were no more then Probationers or Candidates of Soveraignty Our Peace must be to lie down quietly under their Pawes while they like Harpyes do snatch away the meat out of our Mouths like Vultures feed upon our live bodies whilst as a wise man said such Statists use to do they tosse our heads our very lives like Tenis-balls to make them sport withall Our Settlement is like to be firm indeed which must depend upon their Ordinances a Lawyer of their own at an Assize could handsomely call it Jus Vagum Incognitum one of them justling the other daily out of fashion according as the vane of their Humour sits In a word It is impossible there should be either Peace or Settlement whilst His Majesty is a Prisoner till there be mutuall Condescendencies and Provision made for all considerable Interests on foot which His Majesty hath gratiously offered and by a Personall Treaty managed with due Christian temper on all hands may through Gods blessing be yet accomplished The End