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lord_n	bishop_n	earl_n	john_n	19,284	5	6.2138	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92052	The royal project: or A clear discovery of his Majesties design in the present treaty. Whereunto is annexed a seasonable caution for the Parliament of England, the Army under the command of Tho. Lord Fairfax, and all that thirst to be for ever freed from a long established course of tyranny, and to see this nation restored to its pristine glory, freedom, and tranquility. Wherein the rottenness of the present treaty, and the impossiblility of making the people thereby secure, and absolutely free, is palpably declared, and detected. / By Verity Victor.	Victor, Verity.	1648 (1648)	Wing R2144; Thomason E468_22; ESTC R203428	12,119	16

as that they shall not find whereon to rest their feet And let them remember and have always in mind how the King of Spain hath lately dealt with the Prince * He cut off their heads as traytors and confiscated their estates De Ognate and others of Naples who receiving his rewards and confiding in his written Grants and promises did basely and treacherously comply and condiscend to re-admit his Viceroy to the ruin of the people A just guerdon for such abhorred falsifyers of their trust and detestable Traytors to their Country But what need I go so far did not Rich. 2. in his time contrary to his faith solemn promise and engagement cause the Duke of Glocester to be basely murihered at Callis the Earl of Arundel to be as basely beheaded and the Earl of War wick which 3 had acted for the Publique and strongly opposed his tyrannous courses albeit he granted him his life to be kept prisoner all his days in the Tower of London See the English Chronicle And now give me leave only to relate one particle of a Spanish Chronicle 1. Vol. of the life and death of Charls the 5 K. of Spain written by Father Prudent Sandival and I will conclude and leave all I have here rudely penned to the application and serious consideration of all judicious unbiassed judgments In the yeer 1519. in the Reign of turbulent Charles the fifth King of Spain there was a Parliament called in that Kingdome which acted in the beginning as this of England did for Liberty whereupon Charles their King raised War against them and they for the defence of themselves and the peoples rights and liberties raised several Armies and by force of Arms visibly subdued the King as we have really done ours and rescued the Kingdom from all Prerogative Tyranny This Spanish Parliament did at the first make such special Ordinances for the good of the Publique as their very enemies stiled them holy and religious And saith the Chronicle had they been duly executed Spain had been the most glorious Kingdom in the world and the said King Charles had appeared a most cruel and tyrannical Prince if he had not confirmed them But saith the Chronicle That Parliament spoiled all when the Wars were ended by falling into ambition covetousness and faction betraying and selling one another and sharing the Kingdoms treasure amongst them And so notwithstanding all their famous Acts in the beginning they not keeping and observing them themselves but looking after private ends did thereby lose the affections of the people destroyed themselves and betrayed their 3 victorious * Beware Lord Fairfnx c. Generals viz. the Earl of Salvatora the Bishop of Samoora and Don Iohn of Padillia with 70 of their best * Look about you ye that are honest men in both Houses Parliament men into the hands of their conquered King who did forthwith put them all to death And that Parliament saith the Author was the last in that Kingdom that acted for the Peoples Freedoms ever since hath the whole Nation layen under inextricable bondage tyranny and oppression And doth not this seem to be written for our admonition and instruction Foelix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum Lastly What benefit can we the Commons of England receive by this Treaty in case all be granted that is required while the name of the Norman Conquest and so many several shameful badges thereof as multiplicity of Laws and they in Pedlers French or the Norman language super-abundant vexatious Courts and Officers strange slavish tenures fealties and services such as this Nation never before knew do still continue And that still after so much bloodshed and expence of treasure about the Militia of the Land in whom it is originally whether in the King or People it must be granted and continued to be in the King and in his power and dispose at his will and pleasure as he hath already done to cut our throats Grant him this and grant him all Grant him but this to remain according to his request unquestionably in the Crown and his Negative Vote also and grant him to be a Tyrant per statutum imperpetuum both him and his for indeed they would be so likewise from generation to generation And for us now to accord that after so many years were the twenty years an hundred he or his should have the Militia again in their own hands and dispose is but as if a man that had by a a long and strong contest recovered his inheritance from one that had a long time illegally and injustly held it from him should notwithstanding for quietness-sake as fools often say agree to accept of a lease of it for certain years and still to grant the title to be in his adversary and after the expiration of those years for ever to exclude himself and his And this his Majesty plainly shews in propounding to lease the Bishops Lands and not to sell them to the end that the propriety of them may still continue in the Bishops If we have a right in the Militia for years why not for ever But it is undeniable that at this time it is absolutely and wholy where it was in origine in us the People and in our power and dispose and why should we give or grant it be it but for a moment to another In a word to grant the Kings desire in this would be like the hewing down Nebuchadnezzars mighty Tree and cutting off the branches and leaves thereof yet leaving the stump of the roots thereof in the earth with bands of iron and brass No let us up with root and all that there may be more remembranca of Prerogative Tyronny and Norman Bondage amongst us Note that while the K. pretends a Treaty for Peace He intends and countenanceth a War against us What else mean his Sons and Confederates their preparations If any say It is not by his Command I answer Why doth he not prohibit or countermand it Qui non prohibet cum potest jubet FINIS