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A91269	The second part of A seasonable legal and historical vindication, and chronological collection of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, rights, lawes, government of all English freemen; their best inheritance and onely security against all arbitrary tyranny and Ægyptian taxes. Wherein the extraordinary zeal, courage, care, vigilancy, civill, military and Parliamentary consultations, contests, to preserve, establish, perpetuate them to posterity, against all tyrants, usurpers, enemies, invaders, both under the ancient pagan and Christian Britons, Romans, Saxons. The laws and Parliamentall great councils of the Britons, Saxons. With some generall presidents, concerning the limited powers and prerogatives of our British and first Saxon kings; ... are chronologically epitomized, ... By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esquire.; Seasonable, legall, and historicall vindication and chronologicall collection of the good, old, fundamentall, liberties, franchises, rights, laws of all English freemen. Part 2	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1655 (1655)	Wing P4072; Thomason E820_11; ESTC R203292	115,608	151

79. 1 2 c. Dan. 7. 21 23 24 25. Isa 10. 5 c. c. 14. 16 17. Jer. 26. 6 7 8. c. 25. 9 c. yet they were but blasphemous Beasts and wretches still not Saints 3. That if such Beasts have but Great Power and Success in their Wars Enterprises against their Enemies or the Saints themselves though their mouths utter blasphemies against the God of Heaven his Name Tabernacle Saints though their Actions Designs be never so impious atheistical treasonable detestable their Power but short and fading yet whiles they are in Power and Prosperity the whole world will wonder run after worship flatter Saint Deifie and Adore them for Gods as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesars friends flatterers did them and some wicked Popes Favourites them too yea set up and worship their very Images receive their marks in their hands foreheads and extol them to the skies saying Who is like unto the Beast who is able to make war with him 4. That such adulatious Speeches Vaunts Practises as these and such Arguments of Saintship or the Goodness of mens causes undertakings actions onely from their present Power Victories and Successes are the arguments practises of worldly earthly beastly men of worshippers of the Beast and Dragon of Assyrians Turkes Popes not of the Elect real Saints of God whose names are written in the Lambes book of life who will neither flatter worship nor adore such Beasts nor receive their marks in their hands or foreheads though they be prohibited to buy or sell or slain for refusing it by their instruments Rev. 13. 8 15 17. Dan. 3. 12. to 29. 5. That such Beasts in power will never want under-Beasts and Instruments nor yet false Prophets to perswade or enforce Obedience Subjection to them even by disfranchisements death lying wonders flattering Prophecies Speeches Sermons c. 6. That the Power and Dominion of such Beasts is given and derived to them immediately by the Dragon the Prince of the power of the air onely by Gods permission not his approbation Rev. 13. 2. Hos 8. 4. 2 Thess 2. 4 8 9. And that in wrath for the punishment of the peoples sins and destruction of the beasts themselves at last Hos 13. 11. Rev. 13 and 14 and 19. Psal 64. 23. Jer. 51. 24 c. c. 52. throughout Hab. 2. 6 7 8. 7. That this their Dominion Raign and Triumph is commonly very short like this Beasts here for twenty four Months Rev. 13. 5. which is but three yeers and an half Julius Caesar that great first Conqueror of this Island and a great part of the World usurping the Supream Power over the Roman Senate and changing the Government lived onely FIVE MONTHS A SOVERAIGN LORD IN PEACE and then was suddenly stabbed to death in the Senate-House by those friends in whom he reposed greatest trust for his Tyrannical Usurpations and alteration of their former Government for endeavouring as was suspected to make himself KING OF THE ROMANS though he rejected the Title of King when offered unto him by M. Antonius saying That Jove was onely King of the Romans that so he might seem to be compelled to receive it by the people being their King in deed though not in name and for saying That the Commonwealth was but a Voice or Name without a Body or Substance Nullum violentum est diuturnum See Isa 10 and 14. Job 20. 4 5 c. Psal 37. and 73. Psal 92. 6 7. Isa 17. 13 14. 2 Chron. 23. and Sir Wa●ter Rawlies Preface to his History of the World worth serious perusal by the Grandees of these times 8. That in conclusion such Conquering Usurping Beasts notwithstanding all their Power Friend Followers Confederates Armies Poli●ies are usually conquered taken slain on earth and cast into the lake burning with fire and brimstone for ever for their Tyrannies Blasphemies Bloodsheds Oppressions of the People and Gods Saints and their Confederates Arm●es false Prophets followers adorers destroyed with them even on earth and then made to drink the cup of Gods wrath fury and torments for ever in hell Isa 10 and 14. Jer. 50 and 51. Rev. 19. 12 20 21. 9 That though they continue Conquerors and victorious for many yeers and conquer not onely one two or three but many Kings and Kingdoms cut off not onely the thumbs of their Kings that they might not lift up a Sword against them and their great toes that they may not run from them but their Heads too Yet God at last in his retaliating Justice doth usually pay them home in their own coyne as is e●ident not onely by Bajazet the Turkish Emperour our King Penda and others in prophane Stories but by that memorable History of Adoni-bezek● who after his Conquest of no less then seventy Kings who ever in this later age conquered one quarter so many and tyrannizing over their persons was by a small party of Judah and Simeon fought with on his own dung-hil his victorious old Army totally routed ten thousand of them slain himself forced to fly pursued and taken prisoner by these contemptible Enemies who cut off his thumbs and his great toes Whereupon Adoni-bezek though an idolatrous Canaanite used these memorable words worthy all Conquerors and Tyrants memorial recorded by God himself to all Posterity Judg. 1. 7. Threescore and ten Kings having their thumbs and their great toes cut off have gathered their meat under my table like so many Dogs rather then Kings AS I HAVE DONE SO GOD HATH REWARDED ME and they brought him Prisoner to Jerusalem and there he died See the like retaliation threatned inflicted Hab. 2. 6 7 8. Isa 31. 1. Dan. 7. 23 to 27. Obad. 15. Ezech. 35. 5 6 15. Rev. 16. 5 6. Jer. 51 and 52. Nah. 3. 1 c. Rev. 13. 10. Joel 3. 6 7 8. 2 Chron. 22. 10. compared with c. 23. 12. to the end 10. That the Elect Saints of God do by faith in the Word of God and upon consideration of the usual Providence and Justice of God towards such Beasts and bloody Conquerors most assuredly foresee their downfal and with patience expect it Rev. 13. 9 10. If any man have an ear let him hear HE THAT LEADETH INTO CAPTIVITY SHALL GO INTO CAPTIVITY HE THAT KILLETH WITH THE SWORD MUST BE KILLED WITH THE SWORD Here is THE PATIENCE AND THE FAITH OF THE SAINTS O that we had this Faith and Patience within us now 11. That upon this Faith and Assurance the true Elect Saints of God neither will nor do nor dare to admire after follow worship or adore such Beasts or their Image nor receive their marks in their hands or foreheads though all the world else readily do it without opposition enduring patiently rather to be warred upon killed secluded from buying or selling any thing then unchristianly to adore subject or enslave themselves unto them Rev. 13. 2 15 17. Esther 3. 1 to 7. 2 Kings 3. 13

suspecting the Kings minde towards his Nephew answered Se●e suam curiam habere et in illa diffiniri debere quicquid aliquis in homines suos clamaret Si ergo rectitudinem Evelino decrevisset appetere ipsum in urbe Troinovanto ex veterum traditione recepisset That he had his own Court and that in it what ever any one complained of against his men ought to be determined therefore if he decreed to desire justice against Evelin he might receive it in the City Troinovant according to the custome of the Ancients Upon this answer they departing discontented one from another Cassibelan threatned to invade and waste Androgeus his Country withfire and sword unlesse he delivered up his Nephew to justice which he peremptorily refusing Cassibelan wasted his Country accordingly notwithstanding all his entreaties by his kindred and friends to divert him from it Hereupon Androgeus sent messengers to Caesar complaining of this ingrate and injurious violence and craving assistance from him against Cassibelan who endeavoured to disinherit him of his Country by whose meanes he had inherited his own and gotten the victory over the Romans promised to joyne his forces with him and so make him Lord of all Britain if he would by his power restore him to his former dignity and possessions for which he giving Hostages to Caesar he thereupon returning into Britain routed Cassibelan and his whole Army by Androgeus his means and besieged him in a steep mountain to which he fled where he was very likely to be taken prisoner in a few dayes by famine Cassibelan thus destressed sent to Androgeus to remit the former injuries he had done him and to make his peace with Caesar Upon which he returning to himself taking pity on his own nation and Soveraign though he had done him so much injury repaired and used these memorable words to Caesar Behold thou hast sufficienily revenged thy self upon Cassibelan and subjected Britain to thee by my assistance Noluerunt dii omnipotentes nostri ut Dominum meum morte turpissima condemnnari aut vinculis patiar irretiri Habeto igitur misericordiam de eo Quia me vivente ipse periolitari non poterit cui auxilium meum reddere non erubescam nisi consilio meo parueris For our omnipotent Gods will not that I should suffer my Lord and King to be condemned to a most shamefull death or to be bound in Chaines Have mercy therefore upon him because whiles I live he shall not be in danger to whom I will not be ashamed to contribute my aide unlesse thou wilt obey my counsell O the memorable faith and Loyalty of this much oppressed injured Noble Pagan Briton to his Soveraign in his distresses notwithstanding all his former injuries and oppressions worthy all heroick Saints and true Christian Loyall English Subjects imitation and shaming some strange extravagant contrary practises of late times Upon which speech Caesar being pacified made this agreement with Cassibelan That he should promise to render to Caesar and the Romans three thousand pounds of silver every year by way of Tribute And so being made friends they bestowed mutuall gifts on each other After which Caesar wintering in the Island returned in the Spring with his Army into France and from thence marched towards Rome against Pompey From these few passages of the antient Britons before and till the Roman Conquest it is apparent 1. That the ancient Fundamentall Government of the Britons in this Island was only an Hereditary Kingship and Dominion And although about Caesars time they had many petty Kings and Kingdomes yet those Kings had the style honor power of Kings within their respective Kingdomes and were hereditary as Tacitus Dion and others cited by Mr. Camden attest as well as our British stories 2. That the British Kings were obliged to governe their subjects justly and righteously according to the established Lawes of those times which secured their Liberties Properties Goods Lives against all violence and arbitrary Tyranny Rapines Taxes 3. That the Britons had their nationall Councels or Parliaments consisting of their Kings Princes and Nobles wherein they consulted of all weighty affaires concluded of Warre and Peace and enacted and confirmed publick Lawes And the rarity of these Common-Councels by reason of their intestine discords was the greatest help and advantage the Romans had to conquer them as Tacitus observes in the life of Agricola 4. That they had Legall and proper Courts for trying all differences and malefactors according to their Lawes and ancient Customes and tryals by their Peers 5. That they were very zealous carefull and couragious to defend their Liberties Properties Laws against all Tyrannicall oppressing Kings Usurpatio●s and forain Invaders and to spend their lives in their defence not induring Slavery Bondage or Tributes 6. That their Nobles were persons of greatest power had in great respect and consulted with by their Kings upon all occasions as their Great Councell they doing nothing of moment but by their advice and consent 7. That though they were stout opposers of Tyrannicall oppressing Princes yet they were very Loyall and obedient to those who were just and never offered violence to any of their persons whom they deposed for misgovernment And so much concerning the ancient Britons before and till their begun Conquest by Julius Caesar before our Saviours Nativity 54. years SECTION II. Concerning the Britons Contests and Warres against Tyrants and forain Invaders for their Liberties Couutry Lawes and their Great Councels or Parliaments from Caesars Conquests during the Romans Dominion and untill the Saxons supplanted them and succeeded in their places AFter the death of Caesar and Cassibelan the Britons continuing for a time under the Government of their own hereditary Kings Tennancius the next succeeding King though he was warlike yet vigorem Justitiae colebat he executed Justice vigorously Kymbelinus his Son succeding him being educated by Augustus Caesar fell into so great friendship with the Romans ut cum possit Tributum eorum detinere gratis impendebat that he freely bestowed their Tribute on them when as he might have detained it being imposed on Cassibelan only by power of the invading sword of Caesar without right which bound neither him nor the Britons in Justice or conscience both Caesar and Cassibelan being dead In the 5. year of his Reign our Saviour Christ was borne In the 22 year of our Saviours Nativity Guiderius succeeding his Father Kymbelinus refused to render the accustomed tribute to the Romans which none of his Ancestors from the time of Julius Caesar durst to refuse Hereupon Anno Christi 44. the Emperor ●laudius with a great Army invaded the Island to conquer and reduce it under Tribute who was encountred and routed by Guiderius at the first but he being afterwards slain by the policy of Laelius Hamo the Britons being likely to lose the field Arviragus the slain Kings brother putting on his Armes encouraged the Britons so that they forced the