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A discourse for a king and Parliament in four sections. Demonstrating I. The inconsistency of a free-state with the scituation of this countrey, and constitution of the people. II. Mischiefs incident to the continuance of their endeavours that act in order thereunto. III. The advantages probably attending a composure with the King of Scots. IV. Resolves to the grand objections that seeme to obstruct it. By a moderate and serious pen.
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Wing C151; Thomason E1021_12; ESTC R208444
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rumour and empty passion when it stands in competition with his safety and this Prince under the tutourage of affliction has bin educated in an Academy of Wisdome He has eat hitherto as it were at the Almes of Charity having not a Title of assurance to the Bed he sleeps on A course of living abominated by a Royal Spirit were not Necessity a Commander of all Laws A Prince that has not personally bin disgusted as his father not knows he the face of many that have bin instrumental to his hardships Now when a Prince from so low a depressure shall be advanc't to the warmth of Soveraignty he will be so sensible of that great and sudden change as to judge such as have assisted in his restauration have fully obliterated the unkindness of their former oppositions which perhaps too and not without reason may be attributed to the prevalency or the falshood of some Grandees now in the earth or perhaps to a mistake of the true state of things for who is he that is not subject unto Errour And if all mistakes should be corrected I know not what man might pass blameless Much certainly of the mischiefs were contriv'd and driven up by a secret under-working of men whom God in mercy has remov'd from being obstacles to our peace To speak home Interest rules the whole world and Princes as others design more the security of their own greatness than a petty revenge that may hazard it especially upon a Quarrel of their Ancestorus who being in Graves can make no address to move the passion With us it is not as in the case of Amaziah who slew those servants of his that had slain his Father There was only a conspiracy of some few amongst us there is engag'd a grand Body of the three Nations Should the Act of Oblivion for that I presume be violated in the example of one person upon that account all concern'd would apprehend themselves ready for the fetters and what with fear what with hate such a storm would hazard to be rais'd as might shake foundations And Majesty has felt so much the fury of the people that it will hardly give occasion to encounter it againe But for this search we the experiences of the past Ages and for presidents we shall find two apt ones in the Histories of the two Grand-fathers of the present King Henry the great of France was opposed in his just Title by the Holy League much the greater part of his Nobles were ingag'd to dethrone him The City Paris Roan and the chief Citadels conspir'd to his ruine No less than ten set Battles were fought against his person Pasquils and reproaches dayly gaul'd him Observe the issue After a long contest they were both so wise as to think a closure best They consent to Crown him to deliver that high puissant and spirited Prince the power of the Militia All subject themselves by way of Allegiance and he soders all by a full Act of indempnity and Oblivion Now being thus re-establish't and in full Soveraignty he was so far from adventuring it upon a second hazard by any violation that he imploy'd those very persons that were his main opposites in his Armies in his Offices in his Councils Nor do we reade of one of those Leaguers that ever suffer'd affront or indignity by any reflection from that Prince Nay in his deep wisdome he so indulg'd his Adversaries that his own party began to Quarrel him as unkind to them whom notwithstanding he honourably protected yet not so eminently as to raise jealousies Certainly there is no remark in our Histories that so taints the memory of our great Queen as the death of the Queen of Scots who flying Mutiny came hither as a distressed Princess and was ingag'd Protection But no sooner was she in our custody than she had restraints upon her being denyed the Royal presence which was so often promised her Being thus against the Law of Nations neither protected nor set free to seek relief elsewhere she conceiv'd her self authoriz'd by the Law of Nature to endeavour her escape in contrivance whereof she was discover'd call'd to judgement being a lawful Princess and no Subject and by certain Lords prepared for that design she was in a private way condemned and inforced to subject her Princely neck to the bloody Headsman This her Son then King of Scots seems highly to resent menaces revenge sends messages makes vows and all to prevent that fatal stâ—ak but to no effect Observe the issue Shortly Queen Elizabeth dyes and those very Lords that Actâ—d personally in the Mâ—thers Death Court the Son to the Crown invest him in it and he becomes established with all prerogatives incident to the English Sâ—epter What Acts he in the way of revenge No He like a wise Prince feeling the warmth of so rich a climate is so passionate to establish his own greatness that he not only forgets the injury of His Mother but manages his great affairs by the hands of those very persons that were contrivers of it Yet through her blood did he derive his Title Nor do we reade of one of those Nobles or their progeny that suffer'd diminution by any resentment upon that account If then those wise Princes that were verst in the Art of Soveraignty and invested with strong power thought fit notwithstanding to lay aside all animosities for the preserving their own Peace What can we imagine of a young innocent Prince who never yet felt the power of Soveraignty who has bin trained up in succâ—ssive sufferances who comes in singly and as it were at the devotion of His Opponents Is it possible that he should so much oversee his own interest as to endeavour a violation of Oblivion an Act that his most busie enemies would study to engage him in to colour up a new Quarrel an Act that would yield him in the issue at best the satisfaction of an empty and unprofitable passion but by the miscarriage might endanger Him from a Crown to nothing His wise Father that had bin beaten into the knowledge of the English spirit and foreseeing this Objection Lectures his Son thus Let no passion my Son betray you to any study of revenge upon those whose own sin and folly will sufficiently punish them in due time but as soon as the forked arrow of factious emulation is drawn out use all Princely arts and clemency to heal the wounds that the smart of the cure may not equal the anguish of the hurt Let Oblivion be granted not only as an act of State-policy but of Christian charity and choyce It is all that I have left me a power to forgive those that have depriv'd me of all and I thank God writes the King that I have a heart to do it and joy as much in this grace which God has given me as in all my former enjoyments for to me it is a greater argument of Gods love than my prâ—sperity Be confident continues he that