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A51265	The cry of blood and of a broken covenant written out at first upon the sad relation of our late Soveraignes most treacherous and inhumane murther : most humbly dedicated and then proposed to have been published and presented to the Kings most excellent Majestie if so Providence had dispensed, and now, how late soever, all obstructions being removed, adventured upon His Majesties gracious acceptance and favor of all herein concerned to remain at least as a standing testamonie to posteritie, of the authors conceived sense of duety, in conscience to God and alleagiance to lawfull soveraignty / by Sir William Moore ...	Mure, William, Sir, 1594-1657.	1650 (1650)	Wing M2610; ESTC R9515	17,686	28

And in the hand of his Anointed One The Scepter break What honest heart not bleeds What spirit 's not on edge at these misdeeds These unexampled Acts that dim the glory To these and after-times of Christian story But face they hitherward in Arms what then Choose slaves to darknesse servants unto men To yeeld your selves or venter yet a day Doth Christ heer call for on His Royall way Of noble conquest can it sute your minde Your spirits by a Covenant refin'd Not to attend His Orders who in vaine You kept not hitherto that ye remaine Till now unvanquish'd set before your eyes What even what not at stake in hazard lyes And gath'ring from past practise how have been All your attempts for Christ successefull seen Set foreward stoutly in his strength stand to it Not bow nor shield the LORDS Right Hand must do it Who if our King He Instrumentall make As Orderer of the Play the stage to take In answer to our earn'st desires by all Be held a presage most auspicious shall For which we pray yea hope that grounds to none Occur of controversie 'gainst the Throne As of his Diadems the Royall Right He would establish in his foes despight To Christ committed every way beside GODS Way disclaim'd As on His part to fide Engage He would the pow'rs of Earth and Heaven And by His Order may for word be given Let Colours fly Drums beat Gird on your swords Arme Gallants Arme The Battell is the LORDS For the KING GReat Prince whose honour doth the honour staine Of greatest Princes Righteous Soveraigne The Scepter over Kingdoms set to swey That gifted are to Christ in speciall way Where while He Lawes for Government doth give And takes the Throne hath mad't Thy lot to live Three Crowns of Him thou hold'st by long descent These for advantage of the just extent Of His prerogative so Thou improve Thy thrones-establishments-best mean shall prove Him to acknowledge Heavens thy heart incline In all His Offices thy duties line That not transgressing as ingag'd He may Imploy for thee His pow'r May in the day Of danger make thy peace and wisedome give Thy peoples dying hearts how to revive For bow before Him as the meanest must The Most and Mightiest of created dust His Three-fold Scepter can no Rule admit But such as doth his absolutenesse fit Of Soveraignty which most consistent stands With Regall pow'r by Him put in thy hands For who Himself the Lord JEHOVAH shew Hath said to Caesar give what 's Caesars due Learn to submit to Him betimes to flee That lifted up by Him thy head may be A blank put in His Hand upon thy heart The heads that he may fill for either part Of an eternall League In which to deal Ingenuously that thou intends thy Seal Set to the holy Band A priviledge To every King not Common for a pledge Of faith ingag'd shall serve and clear thy way Of great obstructions in thy Rising day Far-far be from thee as thy judgements stroke To join thy shoulder in unequall yoke Of bad associations or to call Unto thy counsell men of Beliall Who in thy tender bosome to infuse The poyson of bad principles will chuse Grief fills our hearts so soon to see thy reigne Yet joy we ever Sacred Soveraigne That from thy Fathers loines who Rul'd of late Succeedeth One to fill the Chaire of State From Race to Race all whose Dominions may Thy just commands most loyally obey Spare Spare we pray to give thy Scotland ground More deep and deadly that may make her wound By harboring in a jealous heart mistakes Of which the thought the very ground-work shakes Of mutuall confidence O daign to hear Their just desires with thee who burden bear To stand and fall to live and dy with thee In God whose bands Inviolable be Thy judgment Heavens informe and clear what tye On Christian Subjects doth convincing lye Attempts to owne for which those men do move Who most unjustly thy just pow'r improve And pleading for all crimes commission staine The tender honour of a Soveraigne As tyrant turn'd We humbly do deny These practises may passe for loyalty To God and thee in Him our duties bound To Soveraignty supreme relating found So that on us restraining bonds are laid Till surety for Religion be made Till Solemn League and Covenant be own'd By Thee for CHRIST in Truths defence enthron'd To which while in suspense of thy consent Our hands are feeble and our spirits faint These minding come and put in exercise Thy Regall pow'r of all Thine enemies The necks be given Thee to be trampled on Religion Government CHRISTS and Thy Throne Who dare oppose O that thou may'st lay hold And fasten grips upon these locks of Gold Found on Times fore-head and from events learn Of lingring Resolutions to discern Sad successes Thus Heavens Thy counsels blesse And make Thy Throne a Throne of Righteousnesse As Monarch of thy Subjects hearts for Thee Thus many to the Throne of Grace shall flee And plead Thy cause for whose just interests all Shall cordially cry when GOD doth call Let Colours fly Drums beat Gird on your swords Arme Gallants Arme The Battell is the LORDS Grounds of Hope for Beleevers BUt smiles the Sectary how with disdain Heard is the freedom of the Muses strain Us Adversaries brave on either hand These on successefull fates smooth conduct stand Grown desperate are others whose disgrace Through failing of attempts leaves shame of face Both at advantagely Shall this breed fear No We a Chi●tain follow who shall clear Our way and in this sad temptations houre On travell in the greatnesse of his pow'r As gifted with Earths ends and Isles where we Rul'd by His Scepter live shall the decree Past in his favours earst even Ours by right Of promise see for us fulfil'd in spight Of opposition on his word who rest Whose times and wayes of working are the best How-ever often persecuting foes Saints blood have shed yet while this tempest blows Who not discerne unto its greatest hight The throne of Antichrist attain'd the light Of many Gospel Truths begun to shine That drest in Armes for warfare to refine His Gold and purge away the object Ore Christ is marchd forth flames ushering him before In bloody Garments through destruction dyde Of Truths opposers who shall prosperous ryde In Triumph minding hence an active way Before as silent in his suffering day For meerly Civill things did we contend As in this case Lands a Religious end Professing nothing so deserv'dly have Been trampled on us might our hopes deceive But formally for Christ in termes direct We for his title stand all due respect Had to our SOVERAIGNES intrests in the right Of all his Crownes Will CHRIST his quarrell slight Not vindicate His Honour not maintain The setled Order of his house in vain Els heer alone establisht by his

CRY OF BLOO● AND OF A BROKEN COVENAN● 〈◊〉 out at first upon the sad Relation o● late SOVERAIGNES most treacherous an● inhumane Murther Most humbly dedicated and then purposd to have been Published and Presented to the Kings most Excellent Majestie if so Providence had dispensed And now how late soever 〈◊〉 all obstructions being removed adventured upon his MAJESTIES gracious acceptance and favour of all herein concernd To remain at least as a standing Testimonie to posteritie of the Authors conceived sense of duety in Conscience to GOD and alleagiance to lawfull Soveraignty By Sir WILLIAM MOOKE of Rowallane Knight EDINBURGH 〈◊〉 by the He●●●s of GEORGE A●●●RSON 1650. TO THE ROYALL MAJESTIE OF K. CHARLES THE II. KING of great Britaine France and Ireland c. FRee Accesse Sir the Muses plead Repute This boldnesse as conceiv'd to contribute By Strong desires that while all eyes observe Your Motions famisht hopes no more may starve God and your Kingdomes Call The set tim 's come For Christ in your Dominions to make rowme Beside our Violated Mariage-Band Blood cryes for vengeance 'gainst the Traytrous hand Of impious Parricids To plead the last And act for proper intr●sts Christs o'repast Or judg't but next in Order as a way Prepostrous your designes endanger may Go to Brave Prince by heavens thy Heart be gain'd Seal'd for the Work that surety thus obtain'd Thy hand attesting Thine in Truths defence Thy Standart may attend with confidence This Solstice breeds amazement How all eyes Wait till thou mount thy Coach and climb the Skyes That Influence and Vertue issueing thence Inferiour Bodies brought again to sense Long in the generall death detain'd may see Day once more dawne renew'd by light from Thee Weigh with delayes the consequences fear'd Remembring that attempts which scarce have dar'd Peep forth at first for their deformity Have gain'd upon acquaintance of the eye And when to ripenesse and full strength attain'd Smiles have alike and frownes been entertaind THE CRY of BLOOD AND OF A BROKEN COVENANT WHat horrid Actings force unwilling ears With worst of news do fancies and fond fears Mock troubled minds or doth a reall blow For preface passe to Albion's overthrow Have Parricids professing Brother-hood Put hand in CAESAR shed his Royall Bloud Low in the dust this Islands Glory laid And at one stroak her Children Orphans made O Heavens O Earth heer I must pause a space Griefs tide flows higher then in this sad case Can calm'd be by expression But to speak Allegiance pleads Men soberest mind● most meek Most free of passion cannot but resent This high Injustice yea in freedome vent Their Thoughts and what a dialect to use This bloody prelude speaks Then free-born Muse Tell Britaine tell the World that hence in vain Words shall be heard of any milder straine Then Martiall eloquence In trumpets sound Be SCOTLANDS Musick henceforth deeply drown'd From Heav'ns th' alarme attended Orders bee All doubts discust all judgments clear and free Let Colours fly Drums beat Gird on your swords Arme Gallants Arme The Battell is the LORDS For our Watchmen the faithfull MINISTRY LIft up your voice Cry Watch-men cry aloud Religion suffers by Usurpers proud Of successe insolent Now Sions plea In dispute is the Glorious Liberty Of Sacred Truth restrain'd It's beauty marr'd Prodigious Toleration boldly dar'd To be maintain'd How men upon them take The ground-work of just Government to shake On Crowns to Trample of due pow'r deprive All pow'rs from them that pow'r do not derive How languisheth the Work of GOD His Cause Discountenanc'd Divine and Humane Lawes All violate How a reproach become Our solemne Covenant abroad at home What grounds for reall fears What snares contriv'd How are of Righteous Priviledge depriv'd The highest Justice Courts The honest side Expos'd as preys to avarice and pride Imprison'd spoil'd effronted put to flight Of lives and fortunes not secure one night Them whether fury's drive at Christs own Throne Strike not these Apostates The Highest One Engadg'd is in our quarrell We of l●te Conceiv'd our losses and our suffrings great While over-aw'd by Arm 's till GOD arose Made bare his Arme and Proudlings did oppose But Rods of Children reck●ning here and there We but the finger they the loyns do bear Where now our fellow-feeling former zeal Shall in this exigent faith also fail To you bold freedome fitly doth agree Whom Truth in former Tryalls hath set free Take take your Watch-towre thence around you view As heavens give order your Commission shew Men of Gods Counsell God drives on designes In which his Justice and deep wisdome shines By men whose wills his hand leads on to act His holy will and guilty of the fact Them holds as having byass'd from his ends By other motions turn'd then he intends And all for their just ruine Whence to fire Shall Rods when Gods commission doth expire What stick we then shall not the Lord bring down Perfidious Traytours to Christ Jesus Crown As clouds evanish as the morning dew As chaffe and chimney smok driven hence we view Shall not divine displeasure sweep away From off the earth those swarmes that dimne our day Shall publick Prayer and the secret moan Of Saints unanswer'dly at Justice Throne To you the times is given to understand Shew if fit times do call hand join'd in hand That all for God true valour to improve With Echoes of joint acclamations move Let Colours fly Drums beat gird on your Swords Arme Gallants Arme the Battell is the Lords For the States of Parliament GODS worthies in whose hand the Helme to guide Of Government is given set far a-side Your private Intrests Not to make you great Proud Powerfull or Rich the Trust of State On you conferr'd is for the Publike Good Not goods your actings would be understood On you are many eyes Eyes from above Below within without pry how ye move How equally ye walk But here I 'le hold And begs your pardon if I have been bold Now when our rent Republicks Ship is tos't With growing stormes when things of greatest cost And highest value by this Isle enjoy'd Endanger'd are Our Soveraignes life destroy'd Our Soveraignes dearest life his Royall blood To usher in a shamefull servitude Pour'd forth His Scepters to posterity Decern'd a Trophee of proud Tyranny These Kingdomes Heir exild Our Soveraign Lord And almost all the Issue at a word To be led forth to death a sacrifice In smoake whereof their glory to arise Unto its highest point as safest mean By them for their securitie foreseen What pawse ye Whence proceeds this silence deep Your enemies beleev 't are not a-sleep Shall men so desperately wicked hold Their hand the Father of three Nations bold To put to death and not with jealous eye Look on the Children tyed to aske them why Where your Antcestors ready hands and hearts Associates look ye

the fire can pluck a kindled brand And like a mighty man rous'd up from sleep Shall help right early and the best time keep His Reck'ning from Eternity he laid And times and wayes and means harmonious made To bring to passe His Ends and did foresee Delayes which arbitrary were and free To his deep wisdome gainfull So though now Ye know not what he doth ere-long to you His Face he shall unvail Then make no hast Yee who by faith on promises can feast But patience shew till God shall give the word Which Heaven and Earth to publish shall accord Let Colours fly Drums beat Gird on your Swords Arme Gallants Arme The Battell is the LORDS Close BUt duties to enforce sith words are weak And grounds of hops mens confidence to take Till God put to his hand GREAT KING of Saints In whom for THINE nor pow'r nor wisdom wants On Thee alone is left That light divine May by thy Spirit to our Watch-men shine Keept free and faithfull Taught the times to know By them that Counsell seasonably may flow May all our Rulers singly seek the ends Proposd in Covenant with Thee what tends To Truths advantage in their heart acquaint With Christ to prosecute be their intent That self-deny'd all grounds of jealousies May perish private ends far from their eyes And shoulders joining unto duties prone The work may equally be caried on Be Souldiers like the Cause and Spirit given By God unto their undertakings eaven Profannesse and oppression both be far From all engadging in this holy War Know may aright all Ranks the quarrells spring Before him in their Spirits floorishing Not shrinking at supplyes while all is layd And in decision as the game is playd May light break in upon our Soveraignes soul All Counsell not for good that may controul To lead him in this Maze discovering snares That grounds are of his danger of our fears That joine he may in heart for God and glad The Land our blessing and our glory made Foes be reclaim'd for whom is purposd good Who Peace lay hold on purchased by blood But perish all who principled from hell Hold on their way and proudly means repell O let thy peoples hearts confirmd in faith Of much good-will rest chearfull underneath Thy exercising hand in confidence Pursuing duties that due glory thence To Thee may rise to whom all knees shall bow And wait with praises to perform the Vow FINIS The traiterous murther of late King most justly to laid to heart and duely sented Treaties and parleyes o● suspected the parties bein● an unequall posture Arms therefore necessary to be ordered and made use of as the God of Arms shall call for and imploy 1 Sam. 25.28 2 Chr. 20.15 Dangers and duties to be laid forth and prest from clear just and convincing grounds From trampling on Religion Despising of Dominion ever●ing of lawfull Government From marring of Gods work ●nd shaming of the Covenant From fears of further attempts ●nd proof of former snares ●rom practises against Parliaments and domineering over Gods Inheritante From displaying of 〈◊〉 against the Son of God who● enemies are our enemies an● with whose suffering member we are bound to sympathise Joh. 8.32.33 And last from Gods purposed destruction of obstina●● revolters against Truth an● lawfull Authority howev●● imployed for our sins as 〈◊〉 ●ods of his just indignation The Muses freedome with the states of Parliament ●heir pardon humbly pleaded Silence not sutable to a time of so evident danger to Church and State waking only in the full ripenesse and fit opportunity for execution The Gallantry of our Noble Antcestors proposd for encouragement to resolution The history of K. Amaziah 2 Chr. 25. for application All ranks heartned to concurrence by the nearest Tyes of duty to GOD KING and Countrey The carrying on of the work put over confidently on God from proof of past mercies and former experiences of power and good will to His people The calling of our deserving Commanders Officers in chief and Souldiery evidenced from proof of constant faithfulnesse in the Cause of God as reserved for the ensueing work From their witnessing against the unlawfull engagement choosing rather to be without charge then to charge their consciences with a sinful compliance Their peace of minde arising from the sense of mercie supported against the power of temptations from the Isle of Wight and preserved from acting at Mauchlin-mure the prelude of an unlucky Tragedy Their concession to the late Kings removall from Newcastle objected and answered 1. As proceeding from Trust to these manifold professions protestations declarations yea engagement of the publike faith of the Kingdom in order to a safe free and honourable Treaty pretended between the King and Parliament 2. From the foreseen danger to the Work of Reformation and breach of the peace of the Kingdoms through his Ma. supposed purpose of addresse to Scotland being firme in judgment and profestly standing for grounds solemnly abjured by Us and destructive to the Covenant The ignoble carriage of those perfidious Impostors betrayers of Trust a just motive for men of honour so fowly faild to to call to account the Authors and complices of this impudent Treachery All degrees sensible of Gods and the Kingdoms dishonour called to joine with the King owning the Cause and Covenant in charging home upon wicked Covenant-breakers this unexpiable injury The People owning their interest in the Promises by reason of Christs donation with the Isles and ends of the e●●th Psal. 2. the prime motive of their entring in Covenant and acting for Christ The work of Reformation being far advanced and great difficulties overcome GOD hath permitted men for our sins yet for a season to obstruct the way Gods people encouraged upon solide grounds to stand to their duty The Kings owning the work when stirred up for that end by the Lord to be held for a token of good The King honoured by God above other Kings as having committed to him the Scepter of Government over lands gifted to Christ in speciall manner The improving of just power for the advantage of Christs Interests the surest pillar ●or supporting of the Kings Thrones Christ to be acknowledged in His Royall Prerogative and to be made use of in all his Offices as one by whom Kings reign Prov. 8.15 and who removeth and setteth up Kings Dan. 2.21 at his pleasure Regall Power and Authority consistent with the absolutenesse of Christs Soveraignty The Kings heart a sit blank to put in Christs hand to fill up and in proof of the reality of the offer the signing of the Covenant in securing of Religion necessary To ●alk in the counsell of the wic●●d and joine in the yock of bad association to be guarded against by the King in his tender years as against a sure stroak of judgement Scotlands grief and Scotland● joy The prejudice of intertained jealousies between the King and His Subjects The duty of loyall Subjects as relating to Christs absolute