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The honest citizen, or, faithful counsellor to the city of London.
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A. J. B.
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1648
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when the Souldiers may have an Act of Oblivion for what is past and all their Arreres paid and ensured them by the Parliament City and Kingdom as hath been formerly offered them and will be willingly made good unto them upon their disbanding setling of Peace and all just Interests and relieving of Ireland with such as will go and those that have no minde to that service may have their Arreres paid and ensured them to follow their Trades and Callings Skippon is the very picture of Synon who brought in the Grecian horse to Troy causing the Trojans to break down part of their walls that the horse might enter saying Synon who I the gods do know that Synon cannot lie Skippon hath said many times that Cromwel's ways are not the ways of God When Adjutant-General Grey was questioned for his life knowing his cause to be good and honest onely for reading and countenancing the City-Remonstrance Skippon hath often said that any man let him be never so deserving or unblameable in his life unlesse that he complyed with Cromwel and his faction he must be blasted in his reputation and expelled the Army His appearance in Gray's businesse knowing the innocency of his cause was onely because he hoped the Parliament would have been able to make good their thanks they gave the City for their Remonstrance for which continuing a little while in that opinion as he is very subject to change he was sequestred the Army but not expelled because Cromwel thought that would too much displease the City being in a good and couragious temper at that time But Skippon seeing Cromwel's side to be most profitable collogued again with him and was restored to his many gainful places in the Army whereby he hath got many thousands out of the ruines of the Kingdom having three or four places in the said Army and enjoyed them ever since the Army should have been disbanded by order of free Parliament But still the City having a good opinion of him desired the House that he and that faithful and valiant Commander who hath not a whit started from his honest principles neither in fair or foul weather I mean Major-General Massey to be chosen for Ireland which was done accordingly Massey telling Skippon several times that he would be as observant of him and his commands for the publike good as any Commander or Officer in the Army should be Whereupon Skippon and Massey were sent down to the Army with the Committee of Parliament to draw it off for Ireland wherein Massey did most faithfully but Skippon most coldly delivered the Commands of Parliament and did not heartily presse the Commanders and Souldiers to the obedience of Parliament who set them up but upon his return and account to the House seemed to comply with Cromwels designe in the businesse on purpose to keep the Army up to enslave the Kingdom having got the Scots by fair and false pretences to return into Scotland who were willing to have both Armies disbanded together whereby the charge of both Kingdoms might be taken off and a just Peace setled between King and People as you see they still maintain it in their Papers and Desires delivered unto the Parliament standing stiffly for a personal Treaty with the King And now Skippon is Cromweâ—'s soul and body until a stronger side appeareth having declared himself that he will fight against the Scots if they come against the Parliament and Army as our new Government is called for which last week they gave him a thousand pounds per annum the Scots being enforced to come into England again to redeem Religion King Parliament and Kingdom from the Lord Say's Cromwel's and their accomplices cruelties who would subvert Religion Monarchy Laws and our just and well-established Government onely for their own pride and covetousnesse Now if you will have Skippon take him you have a good morsel of him Major-General Browne is your fittest man I suppose a Citizen born but I am sure a Citizen bred and one that loveth the City heartily and that in conscience too he is faithful able and valiant of a dexterous body and spirit and one that loveth Government and Order and not with too much ceremony neither one that hath given a sufficient testimony of his valour and parts and one that did not indent with you as Skippon did when he was made Major-General of the City who would have a great salary and a great house to live in a good house would not serve his turn But Major-General Browne went out freely of his own accord and at his own charge to suppresse the rising in Kent and other places no man in the City so fit as he and one that hath done more personal service for the Publike since these unhappie Wars then Major-General Skippon Colonel West is the fittest man to be Lieutenant of the Tower where now that peevish Sectary Lieutenant-Colonel Tichburn is alias Cromwel's sirreverence or a nâ—w confiding light I will not profane the word Saint I will not call him Colonel his Commission being illegal and he fitter for a warm bed then to command a Regiment or Citadel one that not above a month before he was chosen Liâ—utenant of the Tower held an opinion that it was not lawful for men to fight or kill men thinking that fighting would be in fashion again And indeed when he was first made Lieutenant-Colonel of the Auxiliaries in London if he durst have marched down onely for a Guard of three or four Pieces of Battery to Bazing house before it was fortified he had saved many a thousand mens lives but he loved then nothing tending to fighting and therefore he discouraged his Souldiers and took a journey himself under a colour to Brainford and then came home in triumph that he might pray that the walls of Bâ—zing house might fall down like the walls of Jericho And truely until the wâ—lls fall down that support this milk-sop no Merchant either at home or abroad will trust his Bullion within the Tower-walls so that the Mint-anvils grow quite rusty trade being never so decayed as since he came into his preaching Government But Colonel West is faithful honest and valiant and one that stood as well to his Regiment as he hath done since to his Principles witnesse Gloucester-Expedition where if the Newbery-ground could speak it would say his body was turned into a rock in the face of his enemy upon whose fidelity both Merchants at home and abroad will venture their treasure Therefore most famous valiant and dear City for the Cause of God yours and the three Kingdoms Cause nay the whole Protestant Cause of Christendom be not gulled nor cheated trust nothing that cometh from the Lord Say Cromwel or their complices they will onely deceive and enslave you and knowing themselves lost men their ills are so great they cannot be safe without doing greater They are lost with the King with England Scotland Ireland nay all Christendom Never trust counseit Skippon nor apostate Marshal he is Say's Factor know your faithful men and Commanders keep your Arms secure your estates when the whole ship is sinking let not every man look to his own cabbin in preserving the ship you preserve your cabbins suppresse unlawful tumults your selves defend your selves against all traitors and rebels whatsoever be faithful unto God the King the Parliament the three Kingdoms and the Protestant Cause of Christendom down with the Grandees that enslave King and Parliament stand to your Allegiance Protestations Solemn League and Covenant be wise and valiant it will be but a brush you will afterwards have power of conscience comfort and renown for it the raising of your spirits in a just and resolved way maketh your enemies fall The law of Nature teacheth you to defend your selves you have power enough among your selves if you will use it If your silly Maior will not stand for the safety of the City he is a traitor your Sheriffs have the Posse Comitatus by an established Law The way to make a just Peace is to have power and equally to dispute the justnesse of your Cause against Rebels else your enemies will break both Laws Conscience and all just Treaties Trust none of your new lights as Fowk Gibbs Wollaston Andrews Estwick Noel Player and the like they are onely new cheats I say again Be wise and valiant and the Lord of heaven and earth bestow his blessings from heaven upon your courage and resolution whereby a just and well-grounded Peace may be setled And so I heartily pray for you and bid you farewel FINIS
THE Honest Citizen OR Faithful Counsellor to the City of LONDON THe City of London before these Civil or rather Uncivil Wars was accounted richer then either Amsterdam Paris Venice or any other City of Christendom How much it is drained since these Wars in glory power and wealth I do leave it to all judicious men to judge It had the glory and honour of Christendom for its faithfulnesse to the Cause of God and redeeming of the decaying Liberties of the Kingdom yet retaining their loyalty to their King and affection to the Kingdom nay unto all three Kingdoms of which ample testimony hath been given But how much it hath suffered by giving too much credit unto fair pretences of those who have not onely deceived it but also Parliament and Kingdom nay have enslaved all three Kingdoms in a perpetual War if not by the providence of Almighty God timely prevented and a speedy resolution both of both of Parliament and City to resume their virgine Principles all being acted by the Grandees under pretence of Religion which indeed is not onely now but long ago discovered to be nothing else but Pride and Covetousnesse to subvert the Fundamental Government of the Kingdom and bring all the wealth and power into a few mens hands which will make a perpetual War between England and Scotland and bring all Nations into this Kingdom upon the King's interest and his Posterity leave Ireland to it self whereby the Pope and Spanish Councel will there prevail the old native Irish naturally loving both Pope and Spaniard which made the Lord Inchequin draw unto him the Lord Taaf and his party being of the British Irish from the Oneals and mac Carta's and the rest who are for the Pope and Spaniard onely These Grandees will bring confusion upon all three Kingdoms and destroy the whole Protestant Cause of Christendom For prevention of this London may have a great share in the deliverance of this Kingdom if it will stand stoutly to its first Principles and intended Reformation and not be cheated out of its Religion Allegiance Power and Liberty London hath done well of late the great providence of God having discovered many plots for its ruine as well as against the King Monarchy the three Kingdoms and subversion of the Fundamental Laws of the Land which all subjects are sworn unto and bound to observe all being hatched by the traiterous Grandees London being now the onâ—ly place that must be subdued by them having already subdued both Parliament and Kingdom to their traiterous commands And if the Scots enter not the Kingdom which undoubtedly they will do and it may be sooner then we think for London must be brought to better obedience or laid in the dust as Cromwel hath often said an act so bad as to be abhorred in any traiterous thoughts unlesse in such great ones as Cromwel and his complices are But if London doth no better they must drink of the dregs of their fury The Grandees seeing there is no reconciliation with them therefore they have changed much Silver into Gold and sent great store beyond the Seas against their slight if their prâ—jâ—cts do not take having no hopes to reconcile with the King who will be tampered with no more nor cheated by them No hopes to cheat or buy out the Scots no hopes to reconcile with the Parliament if once it cometh again to its virgine constitution no hopes to be reconciled to the Kingdom having laid such unjust and forced Impositions upon the subjects thereof especially in time of Peace when no enemy appear th unlesse such as oppose their treason and unjust commands the Army being voted to disband in time of a free Parliament no hopes to have any reconciliation for the Protestant blood they have caused to be shed in obstructing Irelands relief and the distressed members of Christ in that Kingdom no hopes of reconciliation with the Levellers Cromwel having so often changed his principles The Grandees knowing they cannot fight with the Scots and leave London on their backs having for this end increased their Army to such a number that the new Establishment will not maintain them nay in stead of Six and twenty thousand which they enforced the House to vote have made them fifty thousand therefore they must come up to London with such a Plot as the last was to raise a million of money or else plunder them Also seeing themselves apparently ruined upon the coming in of the Scots if they leave London in its freedom behinde them the Kingdom rising about them and if once they receive a foil they know there is no recruting again therefore as Cromwel said London must be brought to better obedience or laid in the dust Therefore honourable valiant and dear City of London be not cheated Will you fight your selves into Slavery and not stand for your Freedom You relieved Cloucester under the Command of that most excellent and valiant General the Earl of Essex whose memory will be ever precious to the Kingdom and fought with the Kings Royal Army when not onely yours but the whole Kingdoms Liberty depended upon that valiant faithful and never to be forgotten Commander Major General Massâ—y and will you not maintain your selves against these traitors to God the King and three Kingdoms which are far worse then the former Spanish faction that abused the King and made him serve their lusts pride and ambition You can never have Peace by yeelding unto them their reconciliation is onely to enslave you and bring you into a perpetual War destroying Religion Laws and Government and bring in all Christendom upon you and in this very time if you stand not to it both wisely and stoutly the House being full having made an Order for their Members not to depart for fourteen or fifteen days and before that time is expired you may hear of some news may affright these Grandees and traitors to City and Kingdom Remember what that shitten fool Atkins said in the Common Councel of London on munday night last Enquire what news the Maior of Barwick sent to the House desiring their direction therein Enquire also what that bloody villain Sir Arthur Haslerigg sent to the House or Committee at Derby-house from Newcastle All the Kingdom is ready to help you for setling of Religion Laws and just Liberties You have had some thoughts of Major-General Skippon to be your Major General he will meerly cheat and gull you and bring in a second Trojan-horse amongst you as he was accessary in bringing in the former and marching thorow your City in triumph with the Grandees and Rebels of the Army who deceived not onely the Kingdom but their own Souldiers being willing to disband and willing to obey the Parliament that set them up but that Crumwel and his complices seduced them But I hope in God those honest Christian souls I mean the Souldiers will no more be deceived by their traiterous Commanders who are traitors in the highest form