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A86119	Knaves and fooles in folio. Discovered, and then advised, that once at the last they will grow both wise and honest. Or, a meanes to undeceive, and so to beget a right understanding and judgement throughout the three kingdomes, hitherto deluded by the aforesaids. Dedicated with all respectivenesse both for discovery and caution against the aforesaids, to all the wise and honest of the three nations, whom wee highly prize and honour, especially the Honourable Citie of London, whose goodnesse, piety, easie betrust, and credulity of such unworthies, hath been too much wrought upon and abused by depraved polititians of all sorts. In which tract is shewed the wickednesse of the one side in their severall pretences, and the weaknesse on the other side, in being through too much credulity surprized and circumvented by such pretenders, who intend not what they pretend; but bave [sic] their own self-ends to compasse under such pretexts. -Conceived very usefull to be taken knowledge of, by all sorts whatsoever. For that wee hope the reader will finde himselfe fully satisfied thereby, which may probably much check, if not totally break the neck of this uncivill Civill Warre. The contents of the booke are in the next page.	S. H.	1648 (1648)	Wing H121; Thomason E462_27; ESTC R202483	38,950	43

Knaves and Fooles IN FOLIO Discovered and then Advised that once at the last they will grow both wise and honest Or A Meanes to undeceive and so to beget a right understanding and judgement throughout the three Kingdomes hitherto deluded by the aforesaids Dedicated with all respectivenesse both for discovery and caution against the aforesaids to all the wise and honest of the three Nations whom wee highly prize and honour especially the Honourable Citie of London whose goodnesse piety easie betrust and credulity of such unworthies hath been too much wrought upon and abused by depraved Polititians of all sorts In which Tract is shewed the wickednesse of the one side in their severall pretences and the weaknesse on the other side in being through too much credulity surprized and circumvented by such pretenders who intend not what they pretend but bave their own self-ends to compasse under such pretexts Conceived very usefull to be taken knowledge of by all sorts whatsoever For that wee hope the Reader will finde himselfe fully satisfied thereby which may probably much check if not totally break the neck of this Vncivill Civill Warre The deafe Adder will not heare charme thou never so wisely nor will fooles bray'd in morters forsake their follies But rebuke a wise man and he will love thee whereas a foole rebuked will hate thee The Contents of the Booke are in the next Page LONDON Printed by M. Simmons for R. H. In Queens-head-Alley 1648. The Contents of the Booke in general are about divers errours and mistakes of the people concerning the Kingdome the Parliament the King and lastly themselves in particular fully cleared and all or most of their Objections answered The severall particular Contents are as followeth 1. THat the State at large is King and the King so called is but its Steward or highest Officer also not selfely highest but made so by the favour of the people in opposition to particulars not the generall see Sect. 46. 58 59. 2. That the welfare of the same State in Peace Justice and safety c. is the end of the said Steward and Officer and so is it the Highest power and so King and Soveraign of all Deputy-powers whatsoever c. see 46 58 59. 3. The peoples errour in their vast acceptation of the title King of England c. cleered at Sect. 63. the margent also So concerning his Dues or Rights any way as the Crown Throne Scepter c. see 53 ●'th margent so all of 58. 4. The peoples unjust Objections and Exceptions against the Parliament answered and their just ones complyed too and provided for at 29. 30. 47 48. to 56 57. As for Royallists and Malignants in speciall See 55. 5. That the Parliament as they say hath wronged them more then the King and that they are as very slaves as the King can or will make them c. see the next afore so also in full sect 71. 6. Till the King come home as they say no Peace nor settlement will be Answered at 72. 7. Their mistakes and errours about the Treaty also the wicked policy of some to deceive the simple about the same discovered see Sect. 21. and Isewhere 8. That they as they say fight for the Kingdome and themselves and not against c. In fighting for the King against the Parliament also that they ought to fight for the Kings Rights Dues cs the Covenant likewise binding tbem thereto 73. 9. They fight against the Parliament as wrongers of the King and themselves c. 74. 10. Concerning Religion so Independents and Sects the peoples mistakes and exceptions about them cleered sect 54. see the margent also 11. Divers Quaeries concerning Treason Rebellion and disobedience in relation to the State at large the Parliament the King and the Army also concerning sideing with or against any of them or newtralizing usefully resolved satisfyed and cleered from sect 59. to 63. 12. An addition of some Quaeries or Particulars more concerning the next aforesaid Subject set downe because omitted there as at sect 65 66 67. 13. The title King not rightly translated from any Language see sect 63. all the margent 14. Also who are Murtherers and Theeves in this Warre who not see sect 68 69. 15. An application to the Parliament at sect 64. 16. Another to London at sect 63. TO THE READER Courteous Reader IF our Adversaries write all or any thing and we nothing at all the conquering Sword will bee conquered by the Pen so also Justice Piety and Purity by pravities It may not bee which rather then it shall we the meanest of many have in love to justice and integrity for the common good of this our distracted and almost destroyed Nation adventured the combat For we expect rather wicked though weake Sophisticall and brangling oppositions then a genuine Reply or Compliance So rest I thine S. H. GOod Reader our earnest desire to give full satisfaction hath inlarged the Margine which I pray thee faile not to read lest thou come short of our intention thine instruction Knaves Fooles In Folio Discovered and advised SECTION I. I Alwayes took Men for Men till now of late and now I finde them Fiends and Monsters and withall monstrous Fooles Monsters they are as murthering men like themselves and in murthering themselves also by in inforcing others defensively to kill them which in the inforcer is murther in the inforced killing I say unjust offenders or defenders are murtherers But the just offender or defender may kill but cannot murther 2. But to the poynt There is a crew of * Lunsford Langdale Goring the Monopolist Culpepper Hopton Glenham c. Under the Kings the Princes or Dukes names which the silly people idolatrize they proclaim summon or demand Forts Towers Towns Castles c. And bribe for them write letters give commissions and all is for themselves c. Will the Lords of their own yeeld them up to the treacherous Steward their right and might c crafty knaves and traytors lately returned into the Kingdome who formerly pretended the King but intended themselves onely so politickly to deceive the people they made use of the Kings name to draw the people on their side who thought they fought for the King but it was to raise the fortunes of these fellowes by raising themselves And thus those crafty knaves caused the poore ignorant sottish people to murther one another to make themselves great for which the Fooles were jeered by these Knaves c. And withall these Knaves applauded and magnified themselves for this their act of gullery and knavery 3. The same persons are now come again to act the second yet The Scot will also gull fools under the same pretenses and then Beavers must vaile Bonnets to Blew-caps the same part or Tragedy to the same Tune under the same pretences for the King Liberties Lawes c. But it 's for the same end of selfeinvestment and advancement as afore unto their own and above

our loyalty to our Lord Salus enjoyns a plaine discovery of all particulars concerning him to prevent if it were possible murthers massacres c. Quaere if it be not treachery not to treat hereof or to intreate amisse Quaere the intreater thereof c. The Parliament and peoples rights also are not known which cleered would cleere all c. and make all cleere up c. Pressures from Parliament as said to be incite also so want of justice c. the remedies known the cure may be easie if care be The bounds of obedience so of Treason and rebellion not by lawlesse law only but by law rationall and so binding are not knowns and so the ignorant are bound to their good behaviour against all good behaviour c. 59. Is this or that treason c. against the K. Steward of the kingdom Queries concerning rebellion and treason so of disobedience as selfly considered so much in every mans mouth or not rather as hee relates to the State at large his Lord so it 's for his Lords sake not his Quaere also If it be not as he continues in his sphear of government or Quaere The State at large rather in the execution of government according to the will of his* Lord exprest in his Lawes so in all faithfulnesse to him c. Quaere If out of his spheare he be not a privat man c. so not obeyable but resistable c. St. Paul I knew him not to bee Gods high Priest Quaere Why Because his actions were below his place as a Judge Ignorant he could not be that he was the high Priest c. 60. If to raise Armes against the kingdomes Army the Kingdome being King by Sect. 46. if it be not treason the said Army continuing Quaere faithfull to the kingdome in its defence is it not to take up Armes against the kingdome itselfe 61. If an abusing the Army it continuing faithfull before be not an affront to the Kingdome which is King 62. If newtralizing that is not helping siding and taking part Quaere with the Army against the Kingdomes enemies be not treason to the kingdome how then to take part against it to suppresse or enslave it by raising Forces of their own Faction to keep it under or to leave the Kingdom naked to self insurrections or forraign invasions c. also to have brought the King forcibly home to have born out and coloured all their designes c inforcings c. If it be not lawfull to make the foresaid quaeries and the like without Quaere querelous inquisitions and exceptions 63. Oh thou Citie of London so all the Cities and Countries of England Application c. yea each individual man therein read reason and call to mind as thus These Rakeshames that pretend the King intend themselves and are the same that fought against us as afore to inslave us and we against them for our liberties c. why expended wee our blood and meanes What to yeeld and entertain them at the last Much better might we have yeelded at first and spared all then now at the last seeing also by our affronts their revenge is aggravated to the uttermost even to the nullifying our Religion and enforcing upon us a Regiment or imperious government under its name so our lives liberties and estates are gone and we are in their hands like Rogues and Gally-slaves * King of England c. befools fools the wise have eyes Lord Mayor of London c. Are they any any more then Titles Is not each ones life land liberty and estate his owne by Law and Nature It s onely the highest Title of honour allowed by the State So Prince of Wales Earle of Essex c. As for the King we now understand our selves better then before he is by Sect. 58. the kingdomes Steward the peoples and kingdomes welfare as the end of Kings and all Governours is Lord and King He hath also forfeited all by his faithlesnesse to his Lord he is to the kingdome as is the Lord Mayor to the Citie and no more chiefe Deputie Governours both of them yet not by any selfnesse but as in favour conferred on by and for the State the Citie † The Lord Mayor is by R●x King of the City in respect of all subordinate Rulers 32 Kings that is Lieutenant Governours of C●ties Joshua conquered on this side Jordan May the Mayor take up Armes against the Citie or rob them by Sea or Land or rebell and traytor them or burn their houses c. And must the Citizens for all that petition intreat and treat with their abusive treacherous servant c. Is not the Mayor a traytor a rebell for so doing Apply them c. Rex is Ruler not King So by Rex all are Kings or none are c. It 's falsly translated Ki●g● or applied onely to one more then another the word will not beare any thing but Ruler yet that will hardly be rul'd nor will the Hebrew or Greek beare the translation King at all c. Why then to these more then others Ruler is also unruly so not right as too selfly Steward sends to a Lord c. May the Mayor master the Citie will the Citizens side with him against themselves hath hee any commission to kill rob rape c. As for the Parliament and Army if they have wronged us yet will not we wrong the kingdome to right our selves of them but let 's help them all we can if not for themselves yet for our selves so ours c. Yet why not the Army for themselves also seeing they have done us no hurt Newtrality will nullifie us in our Religion Liberties and Lives we have experience of their trustinesse and we have experience except we want sence of the perfidiousnesse and treachery of the other Armies they are genera●ly Atheists their commanders men of no Religion onely politick pretenders to deceive their actions and designes define them as afore As for the Army if Sectaries if Independents c. yet we know not well if so because the true definition of either is not agreed on However what is it to us If faithfull to us and the State it 's to God not to us They suffer us to Presbyter it Justice requires we suffer them to Independent it Destroyers of Fundamentals so Blasphemers they allow not of often declared by them Thus qualified how is it we allow not of them seeing God himselfe doth by Rom. 14. Well let 's weigh all aforesaid and let 's immediatly send them all the help we can if not for their sakes yet for our own and ours and the Kingdomes to set a period to these troubles c. For if the adverse Army have the better we have the worst of it We are politickly called Fomenters of Warre we must be wise and not feare words we must foment if foment they call it that is we must