that Disputing Excusing Cavilling upon Mandates and Directions is a kind of shaking of the Yoak and Assay of disobedience Especially if in those disputings they which are for the direction speak Fearfully and tenderly and those that are against it Audaciously Herein is Judiciously expressed the Motion or Gradation from Duty to Disobedience The first stepp is to Dispute as who should say I will if I may The very Doubt of obeying subjects the Authority to a Question and gives a dangerous hint to the People that Kings are accomptable to their Subjects To Excuse is a degree worse for That 's no other then a Refusal of Obedience in a tacit Regard either of an Unjust Command or of an Unlawfull Power To Cavil at the Mandates of a Prince is an express Affront to his Dignity and within one Remove of Violence Through these Degrees and slidings from Bad to Worse from one Wickednesse to Another our late Reformers travail'd the whole Scale of Treason as the Scene chang'd shifting their Habits till at last quitting the Disguise of the Kings Loyal Subjects they became his Murtherers What 's more familiar at this Day than Disputing his Majesties Orders disobeying his Proclamations and viligying Acts of Parliament Whereof there are so many and so Audacious Instances it shall suffice to have made this General mention of them Another Observation is that When Discords and Quarrels and Factions are carried openly and audaciously it is a sign the Reverence of Government is lost This was the temper of that Juncture when the Schismatieal Part of the two Houses and the Tumultuary Rabble joyn'd their Interests against Bishops and the Earl of Strafford which Insolence was but a Prelude to the succeeding Rebellion And are not Factions carryed Openly and Audaciously now when the Promoters and Iustifiers of the Murther of the late King are still continued publique Preachers without the least Pretence to a Retraction Dictating still by Gestures Shruggs and Signs That Treason to their Auditory which they dare not Utter What are their Sermons but Declamations against Bishops Their Covenant-keeping Exhortations but the contempt of an establish'd Law How it comes to pass Heaven knowes but These Honest Fellowes can come off for Printing and Publishing down-right Treason when I have much adoe to scape for Telling of it Whither these Liberties tend let any man look over his shoulder and satisfie himself When any of the Four Pillars of Government are mainly shaken or weakened which are Religion Iustice Counsell and Treasure men had need to pray for fair weather To speak only of the last The want of Treasure was the Ruine of the late King Through which defect his Officers were expos'd to be Corrupted his Counsells to be Betray'd his Armies to be ill Pay'd and consequently not well Disciplin'd Briefly where a Prince is Poor and a Faction Rich the Purse is in the wrong Pocket Multis utile Bellum is an assured and infallible Sign of a State disposed to Seditions and Troubles and it must needs be that where War seems the Interest of a People it should be likewise the Inclination of them Touching the General Matter Motives and Prognostiques of Sedition enough is said Wee 'l now enquire into the special cause of the late Rebellion CAP. III. The True Cause of the late Warr was AMBITION THE true Cause of the late Warr was Ambition which being lodg'd in a confederate Cabale of Scotch and English drew the corrupted Interests of both Kingdoms into the Conspiracy to wit the factious covetous Malecontents Criminals Debters and finally all sorts of men whose crimes necessities or Passions might be secur'd reliev'd or gratifi'd by a change of Government To these were joyn'd the credulous weak Multitude the clamour being Religion Law and Liberty And here 's the sum of the Design Pretence and Party This League we may presume was perfected in 1637. First from the corespondent Practices in both Nations appearing Manifestly about that time Next 't is remarkable that the English Pardon has a Retrospect to the beginning of the Scotch Tumults Ian. 1. 1637. Three years before the meeting of the Long Parliament which Provision seems to intimate That Conspiracy And now the Poyson begins to work Upon the 23 of Iuly in the same year according to a Publique Warning given the Sunday before the Dean of Edinburgh began to read the Service-Book in the Church of St. Giles whereupon ensued so horrid a Tumult that the Bishop was like to have been Murther'd in the Pulpit and after Sermon scaped narrowly with his life to his Lodgings The particular recital of their following Insolencies upon the Bishop of Galloway the Earls of Traquair and Wigton the besieging of the Councel-House and contempts of the Councell their Audacious Petitions against the Service-book and Canons I shall pass over as not belonging to my purpose Upon the 19 of Febr. following a Proclamation was publish'd against their Seditious Meetings which they encounter with an Antiprotest and presently erect their Publique Tables of Advice and Counsell for Ordering the Affairs of the Kingdom The Method whereof was This. Four principal Tables they had One of the Nobility a Second of the Gentry a Third of the Burroughs a Fourth of Ministers And These Four were to prepare Matters for the General Table which consisted of Commissioners chosen out of the Rest. The first Act of this General Table was their Solemn Covenant a Contrivance principally promoted by persons formerly engaged in a Conspiracy against the King and among others by the Lord Balmerino a Pardon'd Traytor and the Son of One. His Father had been a Favorite and principal Secretary to King Iames and rais'd by him out of Nothing to his Estate and Dignity Yet was this thankless Wretch Arraign'd for and Attainted of high Treason and after Sentence to be Hang'd Drawn and Quarter'd he was by the Kings Mercy Pardon'd and Restor'd Another eminent Covenanter was the Earl of Arguile of whom Walker gives this Accompt He brought his Father to a Pension outed his Brother of his Estate Kintyre ruin'd his Sisters by cheating them of their Portions and so enforcing them into Cloysters It must needs be a Conscientious Design with such Saints as These in the Head of it This Covenant was effectually no other then a Rebellious Vow to oppose the Kings Authority and Iustifie Themselves in the exercise of the Soveraign Power which they assum'd to a degree even beyond the claim of Majesty it self pleading the Obligation of the Covenant to all their Usurpations They Levyed Men and Moneys Seiz'd the Kings Magazines and Strong Holds Rais'd Forts Begirt his Castles Affronted his Majesties Proclamations Summon'd Assemblies Proclaim'd Fasts Deprived and Excommunicated Bishops Abolish'd Episcopacy Issued out Warrants to choose Parliament-Commissioners Renounced the Kings Supreme Authority Trampled upon Acts of Parliament pressing their Covenant upon the Privy Councell They gave the last Appeal to
they stept to the Demolishing of Church-Windows Images Crosses the Persons of the Bishops went to 't next and Then the Office Thus far the Rabble Carry'd it the Leaders at last sharing the Revenues and here 's the Reformation of the Hierarchy complete When by these Scandalous Impostures the Duties of a Christian and a Subject Conscience and Loyalty seem once to enterfere what can be looked for but Rebellion from a Loose Multitude that think themselves discharged of their Allegeance All Governments are lyable to Abuses and so was Ours among the Rest where Personal Faylings and Excesses were emprov'd into the Fame of an Universal Prophanenesse or Apostacy Nor did they reckon it enough to Expose and Aggravate Particular miscarriages and Humane Fraylties but the most horrid Crimes Imaginable were without either Proof or Ground or Colour laid to the Charge of the Episcopal and Royal Party Both which were ruin'd by the same Methode of Calumny and Sedition The main Encouragement to their Attempt was that The Presbyterians had a strong Party in the Kings Councel and this His Majesty himself takes notice of in his Large Declaration of 1639. Pag. 124. by which means the Kings Counsels were both Distracted and Betray'd and the Conspiratours Secure at Worst of Mediatours for a Commodious Peace in case they Fayl'd of a Successful Warr. Nor did this Confidence deceive them in the following Enterview of the Armies near Barwick where the Covenanters had been almost as easily Beaten as look'd upon had not the Quarrel been taken up by an Importune and dear-bought Peace for that expedition cost more Mony only to face the Scotch Rebels then would afterward have serv'd His Majesty to have Reduced the English Throughout the Menage of their Affairs it may be Observed that they had these Three regards still in their eye and Care 1. To Reproche his Majesties Government 2. To Animate and Reward his Enemies And 3. To Persecute his Friends And still as any thing Stuck a Tumult ready at a dead lift to help it forward For they were not Ignorant that the King was to be Defam'd before he could be Disarm'd Disarm'd before Depos'd Deprived of his Friends before Despoyl'd of his Rights and Privileges and That being their Designe This was Rationally to be their Methode Their first Uproar about the Service-book was but a wild tryall how far the Multitude would Engage and the Magistrate Endure which appeared in This that the City-Magistrates did at first Earnestly and Publiquely Protest not only against the Outrage but for the Liturgy not daring to do Otherwise till a while after Encouraged by the Boldness and Importunity of the Offenders and the Patience of some in Authority those very Persons did in their Pulpits and Discourses magnifie that Beastly Crew for the Worthies of the Age whom just before they had decry'd for Rogues and Villeius The Truth is they were Then about to play the Rogues Themselves and when Persons of Quality turn Rascals Then do Rascals become Persons of Quality At the beginning of the Broyle half a dozen broken Heads had saved Three Kingdoms Who would have own'd That Rabble had they been Worsted or What Resistance could they have made to any Legal Opposition But they were Flatter'd to be Quiet and That advanc'd this Tumult to a Party the Faction growing every day more and more Formidable As their Strength encreased so did their Pretenses both in Number and Weight and nothing less would content them then to strip the King as bare as they had done the Bishops The Particulars of their Insolencies are too many for a Treatise and in Truth too foul for a Story but in grosse nothing was wanting to the perfection of the Wickednesse which either Hypocrisie Perjury Treason Sacrilege Rapine Oppression Forgery Scandal Breach of Faith Malice Murther or Ingratitude could Contribute All which in every Poynt shall be made good by several Instances if any man require it We 'll now look homeward where we shall find the English Rebellion wrought to a Thridd according to the Trace of the Scotish Pattern The Presse and Pulpit were already at the Devotion of the Reforming Party the Covenanters had an Army on Foot and the Schismatiques were prepar'd for a General Rising at which time his Majesty summon'd a Parliament to assemble in November following In This Convention those of the Confederacy made it their first work to engage the People by ripping up of Common Grievances Breach of Laws and Priviledges and by contending to assert their Rights Liberties and Religion against the Encroachments of Prerogative and Popery Being Secure of their Party they propose next the Manner of accomplishing their Purpose which must be Effected by Craft and Terrour In Order whereunto they first attaqu'd two of his Majesties prime Counsellours and Confidents the Earl of Strafford and the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Two Persons worthy of the Kings Trust and Kindnesse however Worried by the Multitude To weaken the Lords House they nulled the Bishops Votes and Committed 12 of them for Treason Five of the Iudges were Committed likewise and to dispose the Lower House nothing was wanting which either Force Flattery Corruption or foul-play in Elections could Procure them So far as the King Granted all went well but if his Majesty deny'd them any thing the Fault was Laid upon his Evill Consellours under which Notion all his Friends were comprehended So that his Choyce was This either to give away his Crown or to have it wrested from him In May the Faction of the Two Houses Publish'd a Protestation which was but a Gentle slip into the Prerogative Royal to try their Interest and by degrees to inure the People to their intended and succeeding Usurpations Some Four or Five dayes after were signed those Two Fatal Bills for the Death of the Earl of Strafford and the Perpetuity of the Parliament and having now gain'd leave to sit as long as they please they have little further to ask but that they may likewise do what they list Where Loyalty was made a Crime 't was fit Rebellion should pass for a Virtue Upon which suitable equity The Scots were Justified and Voted our Dear Brethren 300000 l. in Iune 1641. and Sixscore Thousand more in August following and so we Parted In this Perplexity of Affairs the King takes a journey into Scotland if Possible to secure an Interest There but the Conspiracy was gone too far to be composed by Gentleness Upon his Majesties Departure the Houses adjourn and during the Recesse appoint a standing Committee and They forsooth must have a Guard for fear of their own Shadows In which Interval of the Kings Absence the Usurpers lost no time as appear'd by their readiness to Entertein him at his Return When the first Present they made his Majesty was the Petition and Remonstrance of December 15. which I cannot think upon but That Text
Rebells to admit a Treaty and thereupon soon after to Conclude a Pacification whereof the Covenanters kept not One Article Nay after This they Libell'd the Kings Proceedings Broke forth into Fresh Insolencies and Sollicited the Assistance of the French King against their Native Sovereign We see the Faith and Loyalty of the Scotch Presbyterians Marque now if the English use him any Better And That but in a Word or Two for 't is a peevish Subject His Majesty calls a Parliament that Meets Novemb. 3. 1640. Which by the violence of Tumults abroad and the Artifice of Iuggles within-doors is with much adoe Modelled into a Faction Observe now the Proportion betwixt the Favours of the King and the Returns of the Party and see the Fruits of Clemency here likewise His Majesty passes the Trienniall Bill Abolishes the Star-chamber and High-Commission Court Passes an Act for the Continuance of the Parliament Not to insist upon the several other Concessions concerning Ship-mony Forrests and Stannary Courts Tonnage and Poundage Knighthood c. In Requitall of these Benefits The Presbyterians Clap up and prosecute his Majesties Friends Prefer Enlarge his Enemies Reward the Scots for a Rebellion Entertain their Commissioners Vote them Their Dear Brethren for Invading us Call in all Books and Proclamations against them Take away the Bishops Votes Impose a Protestation Deny the Earl of Straffords Life to the Intercession of his Majesty Present him with a Libellous Remonstrance to welcome him out of Scotland Charge 12. Bishops of High Treason Declare the Kings Proclamation to be False Scandalous and Illegall Petition for the Militia Keep the King out of his own Towns and Seize his Armes and Ammunition Send him 19. Propositions for the Delivery up of his Authority Vote a Generall and Raise an Army against him They give the King Battle Levy Monies Vote the Queen a Traytour Hang up the Kings Friends Enter into a Rebellious League Counterfeit a Great-Seal Call in the Scots Again Abolish the Common-Prayer Seize and Imprison the King Share the Revenues of the Church and Crown Sequester Banish Imprison his Majesties Adherents Sell him Depose him and at last call themselves his Majesties best Subjects because they did not MURTHER him Upon the whole Matter That Blessed Martyr's Transcendent Charity undid him How many did he Oblige and Advance in hopes to Win and Reclaime them How many did he Pardon and Cherish in Confidence of their Pretended Repentance How long did his Patience forbear Others in expectation of their Return And how unwilling was He to call any thing Schism which the Faction call'd Scruple Till Alas too Late he found his Bounties Abus'd His Mercies misplaced His Waitings Frustrated His Charity Deluded and in short no other use made of all his Pieties and Virtues then to his proper Ruine For while his Sacred Majesty suspended the exercise of his Politicall Severity under the amusement of a Religious Tendernesse the Sectaries became Bold upon his Favour and strong by the advantage they made of his Patience There were indeed some other praevious Encouragements to the Warr as the Remissnesse of Diverse Bishops in Matter of Uniformity The sufferance of Factious Meetings c. But the Two Grand Fatalities were These The King WANTED MONY and TRUSTED PRESBYTERIANS Dum Clementiam quam praestiterat expect at INCAUTUS ab INGRATIS Occupatus est Vell. Paterc Hist. Lib. 2. The End of the First Part. THE CONTENTS OF THE First Part. CAP. I. THE Matter and Causes of Seditions in Generall Pag. 1. CAP. II. The Tokens and Prognosticks of Seditions 4. CAP. III. The True Cause of the Late Warr was AMBITION 10. CAP. IV. The Instruments and Means which the Conspirators employed to make a Party 16. CAP. V. A short View of the Breaches and Confusions betwixt the Two Factions from 1648. to 1654. 24. CAP. VI. The Temper Streights and Politiques of Cromwell during his Protectorship 30. CAP. VII A short Accompt from the Death of the Tyrant Oliver to the Return of Charles the Second whom God Preserve from his Fathers Enemies 48. CAP. VIII The Usurper Oliver was principally distress'd by the Warr with Spain and his Standing-Army 61. CAP. IX Of Seditions in Particular and shewing in what maner they arise from These Seven Interests The Church the Bench the Court the Camp the City the Country and the Body Representative 85. SECT I. Seditions arising from the CHURCH Pag. 85. SECT II. The BENCH 96. SECT III. The COURT 99. Subsection I. Over-greatnesse in One Counsellour 100. Subsection II. The Combination of Divers Counsellours 106. SECT IV. The CAMP 114. SECT V. The CITY 117. Subsection I. Seditions arising from Religion 121. Subsection II. Oppression 126. Subsection III. Privileges 128. Subsection IV. Poverty 130. SECT VI. The COUNTRY 139. SECT VII The BODY REPRESENTATIVE 143. CAP. X. How to prevent the Beginnings and hinder the Growth of Seditions in General together with certain Particular Remedies apply'd to the Distempers of Those Seven Interests mentioned in the foregoing Chapter Pag. 152. SECT I. By what means Haeresies and Schismes may be kept out of the CHURCH Their Encrease hinder'd and the Seditious Consequences of Them Prevented â— with the Remedies of other Mischieves arising from Disorders in the CHVRCH 159. SECT II. How to prevent Seditions arising from the Disorders of the BENCH 171. SECT III. How to Prevent or Remedy Seditions arising from the Disorders of the COURT 177. Subsection I. The Remedies of certain hazzards arising from the Over-greatnesse of One Counsellour 182. Subsection II. How to frustrate a Combination of Diverse Counsellours 197. SECT IV. How to Prevent Disorders arising from the CAMP 201. SECT V. How to Prevent or Remedy Seditions arising from the CITY 205. SECT VI. How to Prevent Seditions from the COUNTRY 212. SECT VII Certain Cautions directing how to prevent and avoid Dangers arising from the BODY REPRESENTATIVE ibid. CAP. XI Certain Reflections upon the Felicity and Advantages of the Government of England with some Observations upon the Present Juncture 217. CAP. XII What it was Principally that Ruin'd King Charles the MARTYR 236. The End of the Contents of the First Part. The Matter of Sedition The Causes of it The Remedy Contempt more fatal to Kings then Hatred ☞ Poverty breedâ— Sedition ☜ A numerous Nobility causeth Poverty Fears and Jealousies The danger Libels ☜ Sir F. B. Sir F. B. ☜ The Rise of the late War The first Tumult against the Service-book The Covenanters Usurp the Supreme Authority The Institution of the Scotish Covenant The Promoters of it Hist. Iudep Appendix pag. 14. The Covenant a Rebellious Vow A Plea for Treason The Usurpâ—tions of the Covenanters A Pacification with the Scots Their Infidelity They enter England The influence of the Scotish Army and the City Tumults upon the long Parliament The two Houses usurp the Militia The Rebellion begins at Hull The Kings Defence of himself Voted a Warr against his Parliament Treasonous
Positions of the Two Houses Deposing Propositions of Iune 2. The Cause of the Warr was Ambition The Rabble were the Pillars of the Cause Religion the Pretense Their Zeal against Popery The Methode of the Reformation Rebellion divides God and the King Scandals Emproved and Invented The late King was betray'd by Presbyterians in his Counsel A Dear Peace the cause of a long Warr. Tria Priciipia The Methode of Treason Rebellion begins in Confusion and ends in Order ☜ ☞ The English follow the Scotish Pattern The Prologue to the late Warr. Loyalty persâ—cuted ☞ Rebellion Rewarded The King goes for Scotland His Welcome at his Return ☞ The King Affronted by Tumults first And Then for compleyning of them ☜ The Presbyterians ruin'd by their own Arguments England a Free-State Quarrels with the Dutch The Long-Parliament dissolved Barebones Parliament Their Acts. Their Zeal Their Dissolution The corruption of a Conventicle is the Generation of a Protector Cromwell Installed and Sworn Protector A Counsell of one and Twenty Cromwels Masteries The Foundation of Cromwels Greatness Cromwels Character Cromwell Jelous of his Counsell And of his Army Oliver erects Major Generals and then fools them ☞ The Persecution of the Cavaliers Cromwells Tâ—â—â— of the Hoâ—se The Recongition ☜ Cromwels design upon Sr. Domingo Disaâ—â—rous Blake makes amends at Tunis His Success against the Plate-Fleet near the Bay of Cadiz Addresses ☞ Olivers Kindred stood his Friends ☜ The Petition and Advice To Declare his Successour 〈◊〉 Other House Privy Counsel Revenue Cavaliers incapable of Office ☜ Cromwell Installed Protector ☞ ☜ ☜ ☜ ☜ ☞ Oliâ—er durst not take upon him the Title of King For fear of the Sectaries His Reserve And the Reasons of it Olivers Other House Enraged the Commons The new Peers The Commons pâ—ck a Quarrell with the Other House Olivers heart-breaking cross He Fools the City of London Addresses Barbarous Cruelties ☞ Cromwels Death ☜ Olivers Maximes Richard Recognized upon condition Each of the Three Parties Enemy to the Other Two The Army Ruffles the House The House Opposes the Army Richard dissolves his Parliament And is laid aside himself The Army acknowledge their backslidings And invite the old Parliament to sit again The Rump 〈…〉 The Factioâ— fliâ—s high The Rump and the Army Clash The Rump thrown out The Army settles a Committee of Safety General M. Secuâ—es Scotlâ—nd Hewsons Insolence toward the City Hazelrigg seiâ—es Portsmouth The Rump sits again Lambert and his Party submit The City refuse to Levy Monies The Rump offended with the City The Secluded Members re-admitted ☞ Cromwel's Rise to the Sovereignty What hindered his Establishment He was Generally Hated The Warr with Spain was an Oversight A Standling Army dangerous The Rise of Cromwels Standing Army Exact Collect. Pap. 44. Ibid. ☞ The Consequences of the House of Commons Guard The Effects of a Standing Army Note ☞ ☞ Exit The Rump All Factions Unite against the King They Divide And Subdivide ☜ The Effects of a Military Government The English Impatient of of Slavery ☞ It seems to bâ— the Interest of France to maintain a 〈◊〉 Army ☞ A sad Mistake A Guard both Sutable and nâ—cessary about the Person of a King The Maiâ—es of Fraâ—â—e abus'd the Confidence of their Masters Pepin the Son of a Powerful Subject deposes his Prince and â—ets up 〈◊〉 The State of France ☜ The effects of a Standing Army in France ☞ A Standing Army more hazzardous in England than in France Alteratâ—ons of Câ—stoâ—es dangerous Our Saxon Kings kept no Standing Army Nâ—r Edmoâ—d 〈◊〉 Nor Wâ—lliam the Conquâ—ror Noâ— William Rufus Nor Hen. 3. Edw. 1. Edw. nor Ric. 2. Nor the Henries 4 5 6 7. Nor Hen. 8. â—dw 6. Queen Mâ—ry nor Qâ—een Eliz. Nor K. Iames nor Charles the MARTYR ☜ Expedients to prevent or disappoint Dangers A Standing Army destructive to the Government An Army without Pay is the most Dangerous Enemy Mony is the Interest of This World ☜ What 's the Benefit of a Standing Army The Mischief and Danger of it ☞ A Royall Guard Necessary and Sâ—fficient With the timely execuâ—ion of Good Laws ☜ Conscience the strongest Tie The Rise of Schism The Method of it The Motion of Schisâ— into Seditâ—on The Design ☞ And Effect of it Note Qu. May an enemy to Bishops exercise the Ministry Three Questions propounded by King Charles the Martyr concerning Church Government The Derivation of Episcopal Government Christs Mandate to the Apostles â—ipiscopacy unalterable Corruptio Optimi Pessima The Method of Schism A Scandalous Clergy makes a Seditious Laity Slander is the Sin and Practice of the Devil Shun Appearances of Scandal Ignorance a species of Scandal Bishops blamed by the more blameable Fears and Jealousies Bishops charged with Pride by the Prouder Brethren ☞ Conscience and Law Govern the world ☜ Occasions of Sedition Seditious Lawyers and Schifmarical Divines are the most abominable Seducers Plotters of Sedition Are of three Sorts Usurpers Monarchoma-châ—â—sts Jâ—suited Puritans Time is the best Tryall of Fidelity The Knowledge of Persons is more then the Understanding of Matters ☜ The Noblest Natures most easily Deceived Abuses from Great Persons hardly Rectify'd What he must do that undertakes it The Art of Flattery Conscientious Sedition An Ambitious Person The Test of an Honest Favourite An ill sign Another as bad Note Marque again The Advantages of a Confederacy in Counsell Their Method Rather to Countenance a Sedition then Head it How to know the Faction By their Haunts ☜ By their Cabales By their Debates By their Domestiques By their Favorites The Composition 〈…〉 sic Instrumâ—nt or a Corrupt States-man ☜ By their Conversation and Behaviour An honester sort of Ill Subjects A Caâ—eat to 〈◊〉 The Politiques of the Vulgâ—â— The Effects of Corruption in a Court. Court-Beggers Non payment of Debts The Interests of the Souldiery An Ambitious Commander does better Abroad then at Home A Haly War iâ— a Contrafiction ☜ Hazzard not a Rebellion in one Place for fear of a Sedition in another The Constitution of a Guard Royall Court and City seldom agree The Reason of it The Power of a City The Maner of Preparing the People for Sedition A Seditious Principle The King only Accomptable to God and the People to the King Cuâ—sed be the Sons of Châ—m ☞ Religious Sedion either referring to Haeresie or Schism Rebellion upon a point of Heresie more Pardonable then That from Schisme Seditions arising from Schisme The Means of provoking Sedition The Advantages of Great Towns for Seditions Cities are inclinable to Seditions from the Temper of the Inhabitants ☜ Religious Innovatours begin with Women Four Reasons why A Zealous Sister And her Confessour ☜ ☜ ☜ A Shee-Proselyte ☞ Oppression causes Sedition A Presbyterian Trick The Politique Hypocrite Loyalty is Indispensable Citizens are Tender of their Privileges Principally in point of Trade Their immunities are Precarious Neither Prince nor People can be secure but by Agreement ☞ Poverty an Irresistible Incentive to Sedition
The most Dangerous Poverty Corruption the Cause of Scarcity * A word us'd in Westminster Schoole when a Boy Counterfeits Sick Private Hoards breed Publique Penury The Composition of Wicked Ministers of State The Misery of them If either they look Back Forward Round about Above them Bâ—low or within them The Sollicâ—tous estate of the Guilty Taxes may cause or occasion a Scarcity divers wayes Subjâ—cts are to Obey without Disputing ☜ Note Leave no Marque standing to remember a Discourtesie by Josh. 4. 6. Shiftings passes for Wisdome Excessive Building Knavery of â—radesmen Pride The Coâ—ntry is sure to be undone by a Waâ—r The Fruits of it A Discontented Nobleman Ambition Pride Râ—venge The Rich Chuâ—le The Contentious Free bornâ—Subject ☜ The Dangerous mixture of a Representative The Designing Party Their Industry and Combination The Matter they work upon Their Maner of Proceedâ—ng ☜ The Permâ—tters of Seditious Contrivements The Deserters of their Trust are taken off by Profit Pleasure Vanity by Sloth and Neglect ☜ by Partiality Passion Fear or Personal Animosity Fools are fit Instâ—umâ—nts for Knâ—ves Love and Reverence are the Pillars of Majesty The Power of a Prince depends upon the Love of his People The Grâ—unds of Sedition Let a Prince Stick to his Laws and his People will stick to him The Oath of Protecting implyes a Power of Protecting Where a King has it not in his Power to Oppresse his People They have it in Theirs to Destroy their King ☜ A Mixture of Indulgence and Severity Obliges the Loyall and Aws the Refractary The Influeâ—ce of Prudence and Courage Aâ— Prince that bears Affronts and Familiarities from his Subjects Lessens himself How to hindâ—r the Sprâ—ading of a Seditious Humour ☜ Let a Prince keep an Eye over Great Assemblies Let him be Quâ—ck and Watchfull The mostdangeâ—â—us of all Sects A sure way to prerent Schisme Have a Care ☜ The Presbyterians Set-form And Methode Their Modesty ☞ The means of Preventing Schisme Object Petition fâ—â— Peace pag. 4 5. Answ. The Hazzards of Toleration ☜ The Foundaâ—ion of Presbytery ☞ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pag. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pag. 239. Let Pagans blush at These Christians ☜ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pag. 263. The Growth of Schisme ☜ A Noble Resolve Let the Prince Reform betime And Impartially Note Ambition is the Cause no matter what 's the Cry Corrupt Divines and Lawyers are in the forlorne of all Rebellions ☞ But the Contrary are the Pillars and Blessings of Society The Common Crime of Vitious Lawyers is Avarice The Basest of Corruptions An Ignorant Judg is a Dangerous Minister And so is a Timorous A hard matter to make a good choice A Rule to Chuse by He nugâ— sâ—riâ— duc 〈◊〉 in mala ☞ A way to prevent Treasonous Mistakes The Contrivers of Seditions are of Three Sorts The Puritan ☞ Religion is but Talk Every man for himself A Traytour is of no Religion No ill Story The Presbyterian has gotten a Streyn A Ceremony may be as well impos'd as a 〈◊〉 ☜ ☞ Ambition dangerous in a Favourite A Caution Ambition does better in a Souldiour then in a Counsellour It is the Interest of a Prince to dispose of Offices by Particular Direction 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pag. 240. How to 〈◊〉 an Insolent Favourite The Danger of a Favourite that upholds a Faction And menage of his Design St. 〈◊〉 Bacon ☜ How to disappoint an Ambitious Design Favouritâ—s necessary to the Prince and desirable to the People Concerning the Choice of Servants Let them be Honest and Fit Of approved Loyalty to thâ— Father Not upon Recommendation Publique Natures for Publique Places Not One to all Purposes Let a Prince set his Confident his Bounds afore-hand In Points of Conscience Honour and Convenience let not a Favourite presse the Sovereign The Danger of Over greatnesse as to the People A Proud man in Power Easily crush'd A Covetous Great man The Mischief of False Intelligence Good Advice 〈…〉 Counsel 〈◊〉 ☞ Prudence provides for the worst Reward and â—unishment keep People in Order Honest Truths are Dangerous A Case put The Lower Region of the Court. Four or Five Beggers in Chief ☞ Corrupt Officers a General Pest. Ill-Pay the reason of Ill-Payment Want of Mony makes People Religious The Ill-principled Courtier Dangers from the Camp How Mutinies may be caused ☜ Good Pay will bear good Discipline Modelling and Disâ—banding are dangerous How to New-Modell an Army How to Dis-band The Causes of Revolts A good Choice is the best Security against a Revolt The Danger of an Illâ—order'd City ☜ Pretext of Religion is a dangerâ—us and wicked Quarrell Is there a God Or â—s there None All Seditions proceed from Misgovernment Begin with the Clergy to prevent Schisme Let the Magistracy be well-affected Oppression procur'd by Ill Instruments ☞ Though the Levy be Extraordinary let the way be Ordinary Privileges are Sacred ☞ Poverty is a terrible Enemy The Prince not to forsake his Metropoliâ— Let the Choice be Legall and Prudent ☜ Better the Sovereign Reforme then the Counsell The effects of a Good Choyce and of a Bad. The Mischieves of Partiality ☜ 〈◊〉 a â—yranny then 〈◊〉 Anarchy The Antient Prudence of England for the Prevenâ—ing of Seditâ—ons The Custome of 〈◊〉 or Frank-Pledges The Condition of it Oathes of Allegeance The Judges Charge concerning Tâ—easons c. Knights Service Commission of Array Libido Dominandi Causa Bâ—lli Sal. The King is above Ambition And the Commons Below it ☞ The Interests of the King and Commons are Inseperable The Peerage are either as Petty Kings 〈◊〉 Subjâ—cts The Excellent Government of England was subverâ—ed by a mean â—action Security lost us ☞ A word to my Back fâ—iends Object Answ. Ask Doctor Owen and 〈…〉 That was Anglicâ—e D. â— A Private Person may discover a Publique Enemy The King the Law the Parliment and the Counsell are Sacred Beware of Imputing the faults of a Faction to the Government The Faction has a great Advantage The Presbyterians are True to their Principles but not to their Profession Their Industry ☞ Two Libels The Libellers Character Kings had need to be well enform'd ☜ ☞ 8 H. 6. 11. 11 H. 6. 6. Edict Iuly 7. 1606. Ill Appearances The Custome of Frank-Pledges revived ☜ Discoveries Rewarded Judges in their circuits are good Intelligencerg ☞ How This Discourse may become usefull Treasons Encouraged ☜ Why was Late King Murther'd Not for Religion Nor Tyranny Nor Cruelty Nor for want of Abilities and Valour Nor for Impiety or Intemperance The Kings Indulgence was his Ruine Presbytery is a Specifique Poyson to Monarchy king Iames his Answer to a Presbyterian Queen Elizabeth â—uieted the Schismatiques by Severity Sâ—r did King Iames. Three Disadvantages of King Charles the martyr The Originall of his Troubles The Progresse of them The House of Commons Affronts him The King put to a sad Choice ☜ The Kings Speech The Bounties of the Faction are Baites The Petition of Right His Majesties first Answer to the Petition of Right The Commons Cavill The King Passes the Bill The Commons Requitall His Majesty Explains himself The Commons Inquisition and Insolence ☜ The Protestation of the Commons Their Contest and Dissolution The Kings Mercy Abusâ—d ☜ Abus'd again ☜ The King Betray'd by his Counsell Scotch Declar. Pag. 124. The Kings Mercy again abus'd The Ingratitude of the Scotch Presbyterians Now see the English The Bounty and Grace of the King The Requital of the Presbyterians ☞ His Majesties Patience and Goodnesse Ruin'd him The Kings grand Fatalityes
People Place Custome or Government they were to work upon Concerning the People first Populi ferè omnes ad Aquilonem positi Libertatem quandam spirant 'T is Rodin's observation that your Northern Nations are Generally keen Assertours of Freedom which for their Parts the English made too true How could it be Expected then that a People which Oppos'd their Lawfull Prince for the fear of Slavery should ever finally Submit to a Rebellious Usurper under the Actual and Shameful Extremity of it This Reluctancy of Humour in the Generality joyn'd with the Particular Vigilance Loyalty and Enterprisings of the Royallists render'd those Courses Necessary at present to the Usurper which must certainly sink him in the End Nor was it more against the Genius of the People than against the Interest and Reason of the Place The Place we are to consider as an Island no Forreign Danger then in view to Palliate the Oppression of an Army nor any Subject whereupon to turn the Influence of it No Stranger in the Case concern'd only at Variance with our selves we breed and nourish in our proper bowels the Evill that Devours or at the best Consumes us The Army fear'd the Plots but 't was the Nation felt them and the Result of all was only a Dispute betwixt the Civill and the Military Power Law and Necessity so that Effectually the two Parties of this Division thus Enterwatching and Counter-Plotting one another we were rather in a State of Warr than a Posture of Security the People being at this Election either to Resist or Starve and the Army as much oblig'd to make good their undertaking or fall to nothing What could be Rationally the Issue of these Provocations and Animosities but either the Destruction of the Army by the People or of the People by the Army in Order to a General Quiet Neither of them being safe but by the Ruine and Subjection of the Other If the People refuse to Pay they are Presently Dis-affected if the Souldiery be their own Carvers they are look'd upon as Tyrannical and Insolent and here 's Matter furnish'd for a Civill Warr. Now That which makes the Case Worse is as I said that being Islanders and wanting the Colour of Arming against Dangerous Neighbours we are forc'd to spend That humour in Mutiny among our selves which might Otherwise be Diverted by and Employ'd upon a Publique Quarrell A Digression to the State of FRANCE Upon the Continent 't is Otherwise as in France for the Purpose where though the King Enterteins a Standing Army of 12000. and about Fourscore Regiments more in Flanders Italy Catalogne and Luxemburgh besides Strangers There 's yet the Countenance of an Interest and a Prudentiall Ground for 't to Ballance the Power or at least Check the Progress of his Ambitious Neighbour Spain For sayes the Duke of Rohan in his Interest of France Il faut opposer La Force à la Force Car ni les persuasions ni la Iustice des armes ne fera la loi à celui qui sera armè tellement que la France doit se retrencher de toute autre despense moins utile estre tousiours puissamment armè Force must meet Force for 't is the Sword that gives the Law to Equity and Reason wherefore let France rather be sparing in any other way then in the Constant Entertainment of a Puissant Army It may be Argu'd too that the Exercise of Armes is the Profession of the French Nobility and in Effect 't is only Warr abroad keeps them in Peace at home Yet even in France it self where the Necessity of a Standing-Army is bolster'd up with so many fair Appearances the Effects are Dismall how plausible soever the first Occasion seem'd Where it began or what it was not a rush matter but that by Gradual encrochments from small and Temporary Pretenses 't is now grown to a Constant and unlimited Excess he that knows any thing of France cannot be Ignorant They that fetch it from Guntran King of Orleans 587. look too far back methinks and entitle the Tyranny to too fair a President His Case being This. Guntran was the Surviver of Four Brothers Sons of Clotaire the First the other Three being Cherebert Chilperic and Sigibert The Eldest of These Died Childlesse and the Other Two were Murther'd by the Practises of Fredegonde first the Mistresse and afterward the Wife of Chilperic Sigibert supinely indulging himself in the height of his Conquests and Pleasures was Stabb'd in his own Palace by a Couple of Souldiours employ'd by Fredegonde who did as much at last for her Husband Chilperic having first Caused him to Murther his Son Clouis to Divorce one Wife and Strangle another The Story is Short and a little Curious Fredegonde had a Gallant called Landry de la Tour by Her Preferr'd to be Duke of France and Maire of the Palace The King comes one Morning in his Hunting-Dress into the Queens Chamber as she was busie about her Head with her Hair over her Eyes and without a word speaking tickles her on the Neck with the Twigg-end of his Riding-wand Ah Landry sayes she That 's not Cavalier like to come Behind The King was as much surpriz'd with the Discovery as Fredegonde with the Mistake and went his way with the Thought of it in his Countenance Landry is presently sent for by the Queen They discourse the Accident Debate the Consequences and in the End Complot to have Chilperic Murthered as he returns from the Chase which was Executed with much Ease and Security the King being only attended with a Single Page who Dy'd with his Master and the Murthâ—rers escap'd This Chilperic had by Fredegonde Clotaire the Second but Four Moneths old at the Death of his Father and the Regency of King and Kingdom was Committed to Guntran the young Kings Uncle by the Fathers side The Regent warn'd by the Miscarriage of his Brothers and being enform'd that the same Hand by which They fell sought His Life also Establishes a Considerable Guard Constantly to attend his Person which was both suitable to his Wisdom and Dignity as a Security against not only the stroke of Violence but the very Thought of it and a fit Circumstance of Majesty The Influence of This Foâ—ce went not far nor in Truth the Royalty of their fiâ—st Race of Kings much farther whos 's either Lâ—nity or Averserâ—sse to Business of State gave their Great Counsellours the means to Usurp and Transferr Their Authority which Confidence they abused to the Supplanting of their Masters Compleints Suits References Addresses must be made forsooth to the Majors not to the Kings They undertake the Disposition of Monies and Offices the Menage of Treaties and Alliances They Grant Revoke at Pleasure Briefly from 632. to 750. France was rather under a Majoralty then a Monarchy and Then Pope Zachary having first Absolv'd the French of their Oath of Obedience the Race of Childeric is Laid By Himself
Schismes may be kept out of the CHURCH Their Encrease hinder'd and the Seditious Consequences of Them Prevented with the Remedies of other Mischiefs arising from Disorders in the CHURCH SInce so it is that Divisions in the Church have no further Interest in This place then as they Lead to Seditions in the State the shortest Cuâ—t I know will be to reduce all of That Tendency to Sr Francis Bacon ' s Notable Comprizall of Them under Two Properties If a New â—ct have not Two Propertyes fear it not for says he it will not spread The One is the Supplanting or the Opposing of Authority established For Nothing is more Popular than That The Other is the Giving Licence to Pleasures and a Voluptuous Life For as for speculative Heresyes such as were in Antient Times the Arrians and now the Arminians though they work mightily upon Mens Wits yet they do not produce any great Alterations in States except it be by the Help of Civill Occasions Now when a Prince meets with a Faction Thus Marq'd let him Look to himself for there are against him the best Counterfeit of a Friend and the most Deadly Composition of an Enemy the Strongest of all Allurements the most Popular of all Designs and the most Rationall Meanes to Accomplish it But the Question will be How to Prevent what is not as yet Discover'd To which we answer that the Sect here spoken of is New either Absolutely or Comparatively If Absolutely Observe what Carnall Interest they drive If Comparatively marque what Copy they follow and Measure the Disciple by his Master One Safe and Certain Remedy be the Novelty what it will is not to suffer any Innovation whatsoever without a warrantable Authority no not so much as a Publick Dispute against an Establish'd Order from a Private Person Nay more let the Dissent be Right or Wrong 't is the same thing as to the Reason of Government though not so to the Conscience of the Dissenter Suppose the Subject of an Idolatrous Prince within his Masters Dominions and Contrary to his Expresse Order Preaches against the Religion there Establish'd he does well to Discharge his Conscience but let him have a Care of the Consequence for if in Order to the making of Good Christians he makes Bad Subjects his Zeal will hardly acquit him of Sedition God does not allow of Proposing Good Ends by Ill Means and of Reforming Religion by Rebellion Let him have a Care likewise if he comes to suffer for well-doing how he behaves himself for if he but open his Mouth against the Civill Magistrate as a Persecutour he betrayes himself to be an Hypocrite There are Two Sects whom I dare say This Doctrine will not please i.e. the Pontifical Presbyterians and the Rigid Iesuites The Latter of which have for Convenience sake been True to One King The Former give the Devill his Due since Presbyterians had a Being were never True to Any or if they ever were let him that Loves Them best or knows them better shew me but when where how and with a Noverint universi I do here declare I 'll make a Publique Recantation Till Then wee 'll take the Presbyterian for the Cock-Schismatique and if Sir Bacon's Note holds Good the Dangerous New Sect against Whom no Caution can be too early no Importunity too Earnest no Restriction too Severe These are They that according to the Lord St. Albans Propagate Religion by Warrs Force Consciences Nourish Seditions Authorise Conspiracies and Rebellions That put the Sword into the Peoples hand and Dash the first Table against the Second In short all Those Popular and Supplanting Politiques which we find only here and there Scatter'd and Thin in Other Sects are by These People drawn into a Practicable Methode a Set-form of Sedition They Govern Their Looks their Words their Actions Nay their very Dresse Garbe and Accent by a Rule They are Instructed when to Beseech and when to Expostulate when to Flatter and when to Threaten when to Offer and when to deny when to Presse Swearing and when to Declaim against it when to Save and when to Kill In the first Scene ye have the Schismatique upon his Knees begging his Prince into a Dispensation for Scrupulous Consciences that perhaps stick at such and such Ceremonies the Crosse the Surplice or the like Let but the Sovereign Comply Thus far and what 's the Fruit of This Indulgence Within a Day or Two they come for more and by Degrees more still till at the Last they find the Government of the Church as Troublesome as they did the Rites of it and Bishops as great a Grievance as Ceremonies Where the King Stops They Cavill and now from Petitioners for Freedome to Themselves they are Grown to be most Insolent denyers of it to Others Their Art is next to Tune the People which is best done by the Pulpit where One half of their Businesse is Invective against Prelacy and the Other is spent in Well-Acted Supplications that God would turn the Kings Heart Accompting His yielding to all They Aske as a Divine Assurance that their Prayers are heard But if the Monarch still holds out what Pitty 't is they Cry so sweet a Prince should be Misled and Then they fall upon his Evill Counsellours still Taking all he Gives and Strugling for the Rest till having first Disrob'd him of his Rights Depriv'd him of his Friends Step after Step they attempt his Sacred Person and at last take away his Life Here 's their Glorious King the End of all their Vwues and Covenants Their Prayers and Fastings or in a word the summe of their Religion It was great Blasphemy says Sir F. B. when the Devill said I will Ascend and be like the Highest But it is greater Blasphemy to Personate God and bring him in saying I will Descend and be like the Prince of Darknesse and what is it better to make the Cause of Religion to descend to the Cruell and Execrable Actions of Murthering Princes Butchery of People and Subversion of States and Governments He that stands firm against not the Wit or Bravery but the Fawning and Treacherous Insinuations of This Faction may make himself sport with all Other Practices and Combinations whatever and That Prescription which helps This Evill serves for all other Publique and Intestine Maladies I think we may be Positive that there neither is nor ever was in Nature any Society of Men without a Vitious Mixture under what Government or Governour-soever I think we may be as Positive likewise that Those Ambitious and Unsatisfy'd Particulars with which all Constitutions are infested are only Deterr'd from troubling all Governments by the want of Opportunities to Plot and Contrive and by the Hazzards they meet with in putting Those Plots in Execution Wherefore it ought to be a Prince his first Care to Choak These Seeds of Discord which may be Effected by a Provision of Orthodox Ministers to the
Entertein a Person of so Insolent and Ungratefull a Nature so Seditious and Turbulâ—nt in his Practises Schismatical if noâ— â—eritical in his Opinions A professed Enemy not only to the King but also to Monarchy Doctor Owen's Dear Friend and Bradshaw's Slave to the basesâ— degree of Fawning Servility I write but what I 'le justifie Let any man Consider now if This goes on a while what will become of the True Legal and Honourable Interest of This Nation And God in his Mercy preserve his Majesty what will become even of His Sacred Person when his Friends and Loyalty it self shall be Extirpated But 't is our own Fault that the King is not more fully and particularly enform'd of the Calamities of his Languishing and Faithful Servants and of the true State and Deportment of the Faction His Majesty is no God and knows what 's done at a Distance only as other Mortals do by Enformation Nay Kings know commonly lesse concerning Affairs of This Nature then Ordinary Persons First as they lesse Frequent Places that afford matter for Observation And Then People doe not love to be the Reporters of Ill Tidings to their Sovereign 'T is commonly a Thanklesse and Unwelcome Office Did but his Majesty walk the Streets as we doe to Over-hear the Whisperings and the Murmurs to Observe the various Passions and Disquiets of the People to see the Stands they make Their Wondrings Gazings Poyntings and at What I Pray'e That 's He says one that brought me to a Counsel of Warr because I would not march against the King at Worcester and now hee 's so or so There goes Another that Condemned Me upon the Kings Accompt and hee 's in such or such an Office These are brave Iolly Fellows but before This Wonder is Over up comes Two or Three perhaps of the saddest Spectacles a mans eye can Look upon They have scarse strength enough to move nor Cloth enough to hide the scars they have received in the Kings service Do ye see That Sickly man cryes one He is a Gentleman that has spent his Fortune for his Majesty That very Colonel that goes before was He that Sequestred and Blundr'd him In fine Their other Mutterings are not fit for the Publique but infinitely necessary for his Majesties Knowledge whose Piety to his Fathers Ashes Love to his People Prudential regards to his own Safety whose Iustice to his Honour and his Friends need but the Notice of these Ills to remedy them Or if his Royal Inclination needed any other motive beyond his native proneness to an Act of Mercy The Pious Presidents and Practices of former Times might furnish him Amongst certein Articles Established by the King Bishops and Lords It was Ordained That such as have belonged to the Kings Ancestors his Father Grandfather or belonging to himself shall be preferred to all benefits or Offices belonging to the Kings disposition so that there be found among them persons able thereto Amongst certain Articles proposed by Iohn Duke of Bedford the Kings first Uncle It was Ordained That forasmuch as there be many old Servants and feeble that have dispended their youth in the service of my Lords my Grandfather Father and Brother whose souls God assoile and also with my Lord that now in whom God given good life and long some without any livelihood or Guerdon so that they be now in great Mischiefe and necessity and some but eastly Guerdoned and nought like to their desert and service wherefore I desire that there may be a hook made of all the names of such as have so served and been unguerdoned or nought guerdoned like to their desert to the intent when Offices and Corodies fall that they might be given to such persons they having Consideration to the Ability of them and to the time that they have served in the same wise as of benefices unto Clerks Henry the Fourth of France his Majesties Grandfather did for the Relief of such as had been Maym'd Wounded or Begger'd in his Service grant by an Irrevocable Edict The Royall House of Christian Charity and the mony growing upon the Remainder of Accompts of Hospitals Alms-Houses Leprous-Houses and other such Companies and of the Usurpations and Alienations of the Revenues thereof revillons of the Accompts and Abuses and Disorders committed in the Government and Administration of the said Places together with the Mony which should arise of the Places and Pensions of Religious Laymen in every Abby and Pryory of his Realm being in his Maâ—esties Nomination The Consideration of the Horse was referr'd to the Duke of Montmorency and of the Foot to the Duke of Espernon who were to make a List of the Persons and to Note in the Margent what Annuall Pension every man might merit according to his Quality Valour and Wounds I may the better justifie a Sense of Danger since the Right Honourable the Earl of Clarenden has Publiquely Declar'd several Formalities of a Regular Plot Though I confesse my Apprehensions look'd another Way But These ill-boding Concurrences are without Question more then Casual and to These may be added divers other Circumstances of as un-promising an Appearance As the Reports we have of Forreign Alliances the Recourse of Disaffected English into Those Quarters abroad which are most to be suspected The dead Stilnesse and Silence of the Dis-banded Souldiours notwithstanding so many Opportunities for Forreign Employment which looks as if they lay upon a Reserve The Unsetled State of the Kingdome The Seditious Freedom of the Presse and Pulpit and which is more then All A generall Scarcity of Mony Moreover it is no despicable evill the Corrupt Mixture that yet remains in the Universities And what are Those Hospitals and Petty Schooles that still continue unpurg'd but Nourceries of Sedition In a Particular maner the Danger is Great nay and the Number too of ill-chosen Iustices This is in fine the Prospect of our Condition which however handled by a Fool may yet afford Matter for Wiser men to work upon and the providing of Expedients for These Mischieves does properly belong to the Wisdome and Authority of a King in Parliament The summe of all may be Comprehended in Little There is a present Danger which is in Probability to encrease and the Faction has done their work if they can but disable That Party from Serving the Son which hinder'd Them so long from Destroying the Father For want of a better Security against Seditions of what-kind-soever the Revivall of the Custome of Frank-pledges might be thought upon to be Imposed upon all Persons evidently disaffected to the Government either of Church or State For beyond question the Tyes of Interest are Safer if not stronger too upon the Generality then Those of Conscience They may give an Oath the slip with some pretty Salvo or Reserve but there 's no evading the Intention of a Bond. When Ten Men stand Engag'd every Particular for the whole Ten and All for each