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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45384	Truth's discovery, or, The Cavaliers case clearly stated by conscience and plain-dealing presented to the honorable commissioners, and all the truly loyall and indigent officers, and souldiers ... / written by Capt. Charles Hammond ...	Hammond, Charles, 17th cent.	1664 (1664)	Wing H498; ESTC R9595	13,773	24

another every one crying out they are wrong'd when some of them are as much tainted themselves as the worst yet take upon them to Right others when they have done the most Wrong and think their pretended high Commands that they have had will bear them out Some of those Gentlemen that we Chose for Trustees I much honour whose aim and intentions I believe were right but for some amongst them I cannot understand that how they can be clearly for our Good that cannot clear themselves Must not they wink at others for fear themselves should be brought to light I should desire every one to rest themselves contented and not hearken after the Fancies of every sinister-ended Party that are more for their own end then for the general Good of us if they should bring their purposes to pass For my part the writing of this Book was intended from me only to give Satisfaction to all Loyal Subjects how His Majesties and the Parliaments Clemency hath been abused and we wronged and disgraced having such a Company of pittiful Fellows lay Claim to be Commission Officers some I believe knows not a Rank from a File nor a Counter-march from a Wheell that never look'd as if they had either Wit or Valour in them and wanting both they were very unfit to Command for I believe the King was never in such need of Officers and some that were more fit for a Rod than wear a Sword in his late Majesties Service being twenty six or thirty years of Age hath had this Divident too so that what long of such and your Roaring Dam-me Counterfeit Cavaliers hath rendered our Party so ridiculous in the Eyes of some People that they slight and scorn all civil Cavaliers for their sakes but I must tell them there was and is as gallant and as civil men in the Kings Army which hated and doth hate such Courses as much as the greatest Zealot of them all not out of Hypocrisie or fear of the Law but out of the fear of God which we should all live in perhaps some may censure 't is out of Envie or vain Glory that I have so often touch'd upon Swearing it is so often in my Ears against my will which makes me mind it so often to you that you may bend your mind to leave it For Envie or vain Glory how much I have heen guilty of these two Sins I leave those to censure that knows me now or formerly in the Kings Service which I was constantly in one Army and in one Regiment though under Four Collonels First the Lord Mehuns then Sir Charles Mehuns afterwards Col. John Digbys and last Sir Chichester Wrays my service being most in the West belonging to the Cornish Army and now since his Majesties Restoration I have served in his Majesties Regiment of Gaurds as a Souldier in the Right Honourable Col. John Russels own Company What my service and carriage hath been from the first to the last I leave to the censure of those that are able to Report of both either for my Credit or Shame desiring them to give no better nor worse a Character then I have deserved which I know can never redound to my dishonour for my service and I hope as little for my Carriage and Behaviour to every man which I shall endeavour to continue with the utmost of my power hoping in time to see such men countenanced if not provided for whose service and carriage hath never dishonoured that just Cause they ever Fought for which was for Gods Glory and his Majesties just Rights which is the Desire of him that for present leaves you and remains your Friend to the utmost of his power so far forth as you are Loyal Subjects Hoping this Book may light into the Hands of some near the King that may Reflect upon their own Sufferings formerly and to do now as they would be done unto if they were in our Condition FINIS