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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94235	A scandalous, libellous, and seditious pamphlet entituled, The valley of Baca: or, The armies interest pleaded, the purchasors seconded, the danger of the nation demonstrated in 34 quæries, answered. And the present state of affaires briefly vindicated. By a true lover to the peace and wellfare of his countrey.		1660 (1660)	Wing S815; Thomason E1034_16; ESTC R203483	12,863	16

case standeth 10. Whether it be not therefore the best way for his Majesty speedily to dissolve this Convention and not confirm any thing they shall enact But rather forthwith to recall the old Members to settle the Nations Answ Whether that be not as much as to say Let there be a foundation laid for a New Warr. Whether is it convenient to do any thing that should give cause of Jealousie to his Majesty of his State and Dignity if he should meet with opposition it would but put a necessity upon him to fortifie himself by such Reasons of State as would be remote from the good of the Publike Whereas otherwise he meeting with no opposition will be led by Natural Consequences to do all that may be obliging His Majesty by his long deprivation hath learned the temper of the English Nation well observed by Sir John Suckling in his Letter to the Lord Jermyn 1640. saith The King may preserve his power by giving it away for the people of England have ever been like wantons which pull and tugg as long as the Kings have pulled with them as you may see in Edw. 3. King John and Edw. 2. and indeed by all the Troublesome and Vnfortunate Reigns but those Kings as have let it go to oblige the People the People have put it into their hands again with addition as you may see by Queen Elizabeth and others Kings of this Realm Those have been most powerful abroad and at home in their own Dominions who obliged their People most That this is the Disposition of His present Majesty is certain and Envy it self cannot truly say otherwise 11. Whether it be not as dangerous for his Majesty to cast aside his old Parliament to follow the Council of these young Conventioners who can neither secure him themselvs nor the People As it was for Rehoboam in a paralell case seeing the Spirit of the Nation is ragingly discontented Answ Whether that if his Majesty should do such a thing it would not discontent the Nation much more than it is at present as the Authour supposeth or then can be imagined by the Author It is to be admired that the Parliament whom he malitiously calleth a Convention are not more severe it is an argument that they are deliberate and grave If it were so as he wickedly suggesteth His Majestie 's unexpressible Temper and Inclination to Moderation will be a good allay as is said before Indeed it hath been usual in such Vicissitudes that when one part of a Nation hath made Warr upon another That the predominate party have been Tainted with Revenge But this present Parliament make no other use of their Power then becometh them and demonstrateth their Undertaking to be the Effect of Council and not of Arms. Besides His Majesty is endowed with a spirit of discerning not to Incline to such Councels as shall tend to the Detriment of the Publike Which is our greatest happiness and security 12. Whether if our Religion and Liberties contended for by the Long-Parliament with the expence of so much Blood and Treasure should be now lost we are not like to be brought to the French mode of Government and all Persons deterr'd ever to appear for a Parliament in futuro Answ This need not be feared at all Philip de Comenius observeth well of the English Nation that they cannot endure too much slavery or too much liberty This hi● Majesty well knoweth and that if it were at his Majestie 's Choyse to be King of England as the King of France is King of France he would rather chuse to be King of England upon the tearms his Predecessors were Kings of England for that it is more honourable for to be King of Princes or Freemen than to be King of Slaves and Pesan●s He who ruleth a Free People is much more powerfull for that his Arm and Treasure he can imploy against a Common Enemy and be able to give Laws to Forrain Princes either by Council or Arms whereas if he Ruleth Slaves his Council and Arm are alwayes Imployed in his own defence against his own People whom he should defend and pro●ect 13. Whether seeing the Design is now visible to debauch the Army by casting out the Parliament's Friends thereby to intrude their Enemies by which means contentions and discords may arise seeing the greatest part of the Army and others who are engaged for the Parliament are still in being who cannot but retain affections to their old Principles and Ma●●ers It be not therefore most safe speedily to disband the Army seeing also it was the Expectation of the Nation upon the Return of his Majesty to his Government The Militia being sufficient to secure the peace of the Kingdom Answ For the Answer to this you are referred to the Answer to the second Quaere onely to the last part of this Quaere viz. The disbanding of the Army and trusting to the Militia If that were effected immediately the Authour would arrive to his Arm and End which would be dangerous for if the Militia should be settled in the hand of one party it would be cause of jealously in the other if you should settle the Militra in the Hands of all Parties it would be useless So that it is better to wave trusting to the Militia until that the mind of all are more quiet and settled and to keep up a considerable part of the Army which being Conducted as is expressed in the Answer to the second Quaere will be in his Majestie 's Hands an equal Arbitrator of Differences and of much more use and less Charge to the Nation than the Militia will be for that he who payeth 5. s. per annum to the Assessements for the Army will be at 20 s. per annum Charges at the lest in finding Arms and other Expences and loss of time by attending at Muster infinitly much more in case of Se vice the like of his I state proportionably that shall by the Act for the Militia find Horse and Arm and pay to a Rider The Militia will be of use when the minds of People are united into One which no doubt will be by the Indeavours of his Majesty and with the blessing of God in a short time if not anticipated by the wicked practises of the Jesuits and the ungratefulness of unquiet Spirit 14. Whether it be s●fe for his Majesty to enforce a superstitious form of Worship when covenanted against and whether if according to the Covenan● the Nation should appear against it it may not be of dangerous consequence to his Majesty's Government Answ For the Answer to this you are referred to the Answer to the 19th and 27th Quaeries 15. Whether National sins will bring down National Judgments and whether the sins of Blood and Idolatry no onely at present seemingly commitred but promoted by this Convention are not like to become Nationall sins if his Majesty prevent not Answ To this I shall say little in regard the Author