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A second list of the names offices, and rewards of Parliament men for their hearty indeavours to ruinate both king and kingdome. The second centurie.
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1648
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Wing S2290; Thomason 669.f.13[10]; ESTC R210886
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A SECOND LIST Of the Names Offices and Rewards of Parliament men for their hearty Indeavours to ruinate both KING and KINGDOME The second CENTURIE I Gave you in my last the names of those Members of the House of Commons observing which were Officers of the Army contrary to the selfe denying Ordinance together with such summes Offices and Lands as they had given to themselves for services done against the King and Kingdome now according to my promise I appeare a second time unto you with a Scrole containing what further Offices and rewards have been bestowed upon those who call themselves Parliament men but are indeed no other then the betrayers of their King and Country these are they who have supprest the Monopolies of Sope Tobacco they have monopoliz'd our lives which they offer up on all occasions as sacrifices to their ambitious desire of Soveraignty they have monopoliz'd our wives and daughters whom they abuse at their pleasure for the sating of their monstrous lusts they have monopoliz'd our Estates so that no man is master of what hee hath all civill propriety be taken away they Sequestring mens Lands and plundering them to a penny upon very slight and triviall grounds and indeed without any ground at all save for the inriching of themselves these are they that with the King of Ammon promise us liberty provided wee will permit them to bore out our right eyes first who bave eased us of the payment of a penny and instead thereof constraine us to disburse millions yea all wee have and yet afterward cast us in prison there to starve with hunger those and such like are those glorious liberties to which this Parliament hath restored us COrnelius Holland given unto him South-hampton house Sr. Henry Vane made master of the Roles for his eagernesse against the King on all occasions besides 2000. l. given him out of the Earle of Canarvans estate hee and his sonne are both Members of the House of Commons and though they received their first being from his Majesty are the maddest dogs of all the whole pack against him The Lord Grey sonne to the Earle of Stamford who is now in armes for the Parliament in the North and under pretence to suppresse Insurrections plunders the poore Country people of all they have hath received as a gratuity from the two Houses the Queens Mannour house Parke and Lands at Holdenby and hath ever since his receit of them continually cut downe the woods it seemes he is fearfull he shall not long enjoy them Sir William Purfoy a great demolisher of Crosses and Images I wonder how he forbore to doe outrage on his owne face it lookes so like Saint Dunstanes with a paire of tongues at his nose he was the hammer that beat downe all the ancient monuments in the Earles Chappell at VVarwick and in St. Maries Church for which hee received at one time a thousand pounds at another time five hundred pounds and hath also had bestowed on him a great share out of Sr. Henry Comptons Office worth 300. l. per annum Sir Thomus Middleton Major Generall for five united Counties received 2000. l. from the Parliament and made Generall for Denbigh Sir Arthur Haslerig Governour of Newcastle given him 3000. l. the Bishop of Durhams house with the Parke and mannour of Aukland Mr. Yarrington given him 1000. l. out of the estate of Sr. Iohn Owen and Sr. Henry Lingen Humphrey Salway once the Kings Remembrancer given unto him the Bishops of VVinchesters house at Taunton worth 2000. l. per annum VVeldeâ— a Col. of Horse given him 1000 l. out of Sr. Iohn Harrisons estate and doth not he well deserve it Tom Scot the Brewers Clarke whose braines worke perpetually like bottle ale against his Majestie and who once said openly in the house that the King was guilty of all the innocent bloud that hath been shed and for it ought to bee brought to a legall triall and to be hangd given him 2000 l. also an Office in Brewers Hall worth 500. l. per annum Nol Cromwell Prince of the Faction given him at one time 2000 l. at another time 500 l. and since his obtaining the last victory against the Scots given him two thousand pound more VVaite a Member of the House of Commons given him 600 l. out of the Earle of VVorcesters estate also Mr VVallinghams place worth 400 l. per annum Harlow a Col. given unto him 1000 l. pounds and an Office in the Exchequer worth 500 l. per annum Blackiston a Tailor of New-Castle a Member of the House of Commons and can so well clip and snip the Crowne and cut in pieces all the robes of the prerogative given unto him 2000 l. out of the Earle of Norwich his estate and an Office in the Excise worth 300 l. per annum Sr. Ralph Aston given unto him 1000. pound Al. Sidney given unto him 500 l. and he made Governour of Dover Castle Edmond Ludlow given unto him 600 l. and he made Governour of Newarke Harvey a great stickler against his Majesty and a desperate upholder of the faction and no marvell for they gave him at one time 1100 l. out of the estate of the Lord Andover and hee is at this time possessed of the Bishop of Londons and mannor of Fulham Gilbert Gerhard the second sonne of Sir Gilbert Gerhard the plot finder given him 200 l. also the Clarkship of the Assize in Norfolke worth 500 l. per annum Sr. Thomas Honiwood given him 600 l. out of the estate of the Earle of Cleaveland and made receiver of Yorkeshire Sr. William Compton given him a thousand pound out of the Lord Astleys estate Bloise a Col given him 600 l. out of sir Edward Moselâ—yes estate and made Governour of Exceter Sir Thomas VVithrington given 1000 l. and hee made Commissioner of the great Seale worth 1500 l. per annum James Scawin given him 1000 l. and he made an Officer for the Excise worth to him 500 l. per annum Edward Cooke given unto him 4000 l. out of the Marquesse of New-castles estate Smith son a Major given unto him 1500 l. out of the estate of the Lord Grandison and he made Governour of VVarwick Sr. Henry Heyman given him 5000 l. Hâ—utchinson given him 1000 l. and he made Governor of Oxford Norton a Col. given him 1500 l. pounds and he made Governour of South hampton Charles Fleetwood Colonell given 1600 l. and he made Governour of Abington Reynolds given him 2000 l. with Abington and the lands belonging thereto worth 400 l. per annum Edward Sexby given him 600 l. and an Office in Goldsmith Hall worth 300 l. per annum Captaine Grey given him 300 l. at one time at another time 600 l. I cannot but informe you that these Commissioners of both Houses of Parliament viz Mr. Adam Lawrence Mr. Dierrick Hoosts Mr. Maurice Thompson and Mr. Nicholas Corsells who were imployed to the States of Holland and to the Burgomasters of the severall Cities to negotiate for the reliefe of the protestants in Ireland having given up their accounts it appeares that they have received of the well effected in Holland for the reliefe of the Protestants in Ireland the full summe of one and thirty thousand two hundred and eighteene pounds which computed with that which hath been levied in England since the warre amounts to full three millions whereof the poore Protestants of Ireland have received barely but twenty thousand pounds the rest is in the Chests of our purse Reformers these are thy worthies oh England to whom thou offrest up thy selfe a bloudy sacrifice Charles Loolen given him 600 l. with 400 l. more out of the estate of sir Iohn Srangewaies Thus doe our Reformers cut out large thongs out of other mens sides and give away franckly that which is none of their owne as a weeke since they bestowed no lesse then six hundred pounds upon severall Messengers who came one upon the neck of another with the unfortunate newes out of Scotland it might be proved that they have squandred away the better part of fourty thousand pounds since this warre upon Spies and Messengers these are they that have eased us of one King to the end themselves might all turne Tyrants who have charitably diverted us from a warre with a forreigâ—e Enemy to the end we might sheath our swords in our owne bowells that so upon our dead carkasses they might mount the throne of the Kingdome these are they that under pretence of purging the errours have lefâ— us â—o Church at all but it fares with the people of England as it was once with the Israelites of old when they had no King to rule over them every man does that which is right in his owne eyes these are they who have imprisoned and abused the most vertuous Prince in Europe have quite marr'd the most reformed Church in Christendome and who will without Gods great mercy bee the ruine of the sometime most renowned and worthy English Nation so thaâ— they shall cease from under Heaven FINIS