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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89426	A fourth word to the wise, or A plaine discovery of Englands misery, and how the same may be redressed; set forth in a letter written by a prisoner in the Fleete to Commissary Generall Ireton, and published by a friend of his and lover of his country for Englands good.	Musgrave, John, fl. 1654.	1647 (1647)	Wing M3148; Thomason E391_9; ESTC R201553	18,152	23

A fourth word to the wise OR A plaine discovery of Englands misery and how the fame may be redressed set forth in a Letter written by a Prisoner in the Fleete to Commissary Generall Ireton and published by a friend of his and lover of his Country for Englands good PLutarch relates that a certain poore old woman often petitioning King Philip of Macedon to have her cause heard the King at length gave her this answer that he was not at leasure she instantly replyed noli itaque Reguari do not then raign Which speech the King admiring forthwith not only heard her cause and complaint but of many others in his proper person O that our house of Commons would imitate Philip the heathen and no longer put us off to partiall and justice-delaying I had almost said justice-perverting Committees Much and long have I sollicited all such as sit in the house in the right of our Country except your self who hath been long a Nonresident to present my Countries grievances and complaints and to have rhem put in away of tryall But they not only tell me that they have no leasure but that they will not to their shame be it spoken The heathen will Judge them Nay they were not onely the chiefe instruments of geting me cast into prison fearing I should by some other hand bring on my Countries cause to hearing but most perfideously they have got such in authority with us as are notorious Delinquents declared traytors not yet compounded for their treasons for treasons be now made salable and but amony matter though they professe to favour honest men heare and such as be called Independants Yet when I got such men of approved and known integrety to be a Sub-Committee for accompts for Westm●rland and Cumberland they procured them upon a false certificate to be put out of Commission and others to be in their stead as were delinquents and professe enemies to all honest men and in particular to Independants Nay they got Commissions for Oyre and Terminer and Goale delivery for our Country but not one of the Commissioners therein named living in our Country other then Delinquents and against whom whom there be severall charges of high nature two yeares agoe exhibited to the House of Commons which we have much laboured to bring to exammination but cannot g●● it done Yet have they been so countenaunced and borne out by th● Lord Wharton Sir Wilfride Ermyn Mr. Blackston and some others I coul● name as Sir Willfride Lawson was continued high Shrieffe for the mo●● part of the last two yeares who hath more tira-nized and exercised 〈◊〉 greater arbitrary power committed farre greater insolences and ounage● then ever the Earle of Stafford did in this Kingdom or Ireland di● Not t● speak● of his late committing men to prison for not conforming to Stat● worship neither how he and other Justices caused to be indicted 3● persons the Parliaments cordiall friends at Midsummer Sessions last fo● not repairing to the steeple houses and book of Common-prayer M. Briscoe the Lord Whartons learned Steward his now bosome friend and by him preferred to be a Justice of peace Deputy Lieviennant Committe● man and Commissioner of Oyre and Terminer Yet while the Count●● was in the enemies hands the Gentleman joyned with the enemy to●●● an Oath of obedience to the Commissioners of Array and sent out ho●●● and Armes against the Parliament At Midsummer Sessions last he very learnedly discoursed in his charge how there were a new kind of Recusant● worse then Papists for indeed Papists he protects and not one Papist troubled for his Religion there Meaning the seperatists and Independants and that they were the cause of all these troubles and the enemies of the Kingdom whereupon the poore pe●ple were indicted This is the bestoffice the Lord Wharton ever did for us I know many here have a good opinion of the Lord Wharton and the rather for that he hath brought you Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Sallaway into the house Indeed you have been for the greatest part absent so we could not exspect much from you neither could we well informe you of the true state of our Country but Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Sallaway have both of them been with me yet did me nor my Country no good them I acquainted how the Lord Wharton had used us I told them how I got our Papers presented to the House by the Scots Commissioners mean s which I did with Mr. Rigby our kind friend his approbation and good liking who had conference with the Scots Commissioners about our businesse and for a good compliance betwixt them and us for the further quiet and ease of honest men in our pa●s which had in all likelihood been brought about had not Mr. Blackston abused our friends in the house by misinformation in making our friends beleeve Mr. Borwis was Independent and Scottish and that I carried one the Scottish designe which was false though I acknowledge I was beholding to some of the Scots Commissioners for curtesies rec●ived all which is since clearely manifested For no sooner was I cast into prison but Mr. Barwis thinking to make the Scots in 〈◊〉 base way his friends upon a certificate from Lawson Brisco and ●●e rest of the Committee against the Church in Cumberland complai●d to the Northern Committe here that in the beginning of the Parlia●ent their was but two Sectaries meaning Mr. Crackanthrop and my self 〈◊〉 we were increased to a hundred did preach in Private-houses refu●●d to Baptise our children and made their ministry contemptible and if ●e were suffered would grow to greater numbers desiring some order for ●●●ressing us But having no countenance from the Committee and re●●●ving a checke by some Parliament man went away in chafe much 〈◊〉 saying though he could not then be heard time would come he ●●●bted not but to have us all suppressed I thinke Colonell Liburne 〈◊〉 then present he can tell you the particular passages For Lievtennant Colonell Lilburne his brother was the man that told it me I further told 〈◊〉 Lawrence how Mr. Prinne upon sight of the Scotch Papers given into ●●e House very readely procured at my instance a Commission to honest ●●●●oved men all or most of them Independant● to be a Sub-Committee of ●●●●●pts for Westmerland and Cumberland not one I named being either ●●●●quent accountable or persecuter yet all of them suffi●ient men for 〈◊〉 imployment and of considerable estates my self being one of the ●●●nest that same being put upon me by Mr. Prinne undeserved Yet 〈◊〉 Lord Wharton did under his hand certify to the Grand-Committee 〈◊〉 accounts here that the men were of no estates and of so mean equa●●●y as they could neither write no raed nor cast up an account Where●pon our Commission was revoked And upon the like false certificat●●●om the Lord Wharton and Sir William Ermyn others oppointed in o●●●●●●d who were notorious Delinquents and themselves accountable and 〈◊〉 disabled by Ordnance of Parliament

to be of that Committee Thus the Parliament was abused and our Country wronged I dare really say or Country was damnified 10 thousand pounds and the Parliament lost thereby a hundreed thousand pounds Herein the Lord Wharton did a double wrong to us and the State First in putting out honest men and commending and putting in Commission Knaves and Traytors Thus while the Lord Wharton would seeme a Saint he verefies the old proverb the white Divill is most dangerous The Lord Wharton being in the Country Mr. Crackanthrop was commended to him and put in the last for the standing Committee but he put him out Saying he was an Independant and non Covenanter Thus he plaies Machevill and Janu● like heere Independent saith but in the North an opposite and Presbi-ter but to get out the Commissions of Oyre and Terminer and Goale delivery 〈◊〉 our Country the Commissioners therein na-med living in our Coun●●y potorious Delinquents and professed enemies to all honest men and and persecuters of Independants he was very active If you doubt of this the Clarke of the Crowne Office will better and further satisfie you therein the Lord Wharton Mr. Allen and Mr. Lawrence for you were absent before the Commissions were sealed or given out were desired to prevent or stay them and acquainted with the exceptions given in to Mr. Speaker and your father in law L. G. against them Yet they did pass● and so now the declared Traytors have power over life and death 〈◊〉 thing the King never did before the Warrs begun Now I acquainted Mr. Lawience but he sits upon the pinacle of the Temple and the Lord Wharton how the Committee of Cumberland being Delinquents had 〈◊〉 on Garth their Soliciter and Agent much countenanced by the Lord Wharton and Barwis which Garth is a Delinquent and a poore shufling Atturney and a professed enemy to all honest men Yet this fellow is allowed by the Committee 100 l. per annum for waiting here and stoping all complaints against the Committee but the poore Country p●ies for all All this I am able to prove and herewith I acquainted the Lord Wharton Your Father in law in your absence promised to do much for us but did nothing many letters I wrote to him I could wish he now act not against us if he do it may prove his owne destruction 2500. l. per annum given him will not bear him out when his friends be cut off I have used all means possible t bring our Countries cause to try all but by Mr. Lawrence Mr. Allen Mr O. Salloway and Lord Wharton failing us and their double-dealing I have laboured but in vain therefore I say to you and as many as sit in the House in right of our Country even a● the old woman said to King Philip if you have not leisure or will no● present our just Complaints and Petitions come forth and sit no longe● there for our Country One thing I had almost passed by in reference to the Lord Wharton 〈◊〉 thing worthy your obseruation a poor woman of our Country having been at London about Law suites upon her return home at the instance complaint of Henry and Iames Pearson two Delinquents brothers Attornies was carryed with her husband before Sir Wil. Lawson a Commissioner of Array and by his direction the woman was bound in a Care laid on her back with her head ahd face upwards under the horse tayle the horse forced to gallop with her to the endangering her life and before they put her in prison stript her to her smock and after Sir Wilford Lawson gave direction to lay Irons upon her and all this for no other cause then that she was as they pretended an Intelligencer for the Parliament and for searching her for Parliaments papers Yet my L. Wharton so pittifull he is to the poor and regardfull of his Oath and Covenant 〈◊〉 ●●ch talkt of as he will not present her Petition to the house of Lords tel●●ng her he can give her no encouragement to petition though M. Bradshaw 〈◊〉 Lawyer did entreat him to do it Now consider our condition I assure you the whole Militia and autho●●ty in our Country are setled in the hands of professed Enemies known Delinquents not one that hath been faithfull to the Parliament or is a lo●●r of his Country hath any command or office with us Therefore if you ●●band your Forces before these Newtrals and Delinquents and great oppressors be removed and secured we are betrayed by you and may say you purposely gave us up into the hand of the Enemy having made first what you could out of vs your selves For if this Army were broken which under God is the strength of the Kingdome in one moneth the Enemy without any difficulty may possesse themselves of the whole North and doubtlesse will do it the Irish may ●●d with us in 11 hours premoniti praemuniti You see of late how we have 〈◊〉 enthralled under the name of Conformity persecuted and under notion of a priviledge a new kind of tyramie set up It belongs to wise men to ●●●e-see and prevent a mischiefe before it happens and it is the reward of 〈◊〉 unhappy and fooles to lament it to late when woe is come upon them the medicine and physick that is ministred out of season is killing works 〈◊〉 to the benefit of the Patient the counsell is without fruit that comes af●●● the fact and it will be to late to apply the remedy after the evill be fallen upon us where tyrants turn their authority to oppress and destroy innocents to hold up armes for our own● safety can be no breach of obedience If you wish our Countries welfare indeed be the men you professe be not carryed away with ambitious and covetous desires of honor and riches and under shadow of the weale and benefit publique respecting-selfe and particular interests making Religion and Liberty a cloak to your greatnesse and own profit you will not expect and temporize till we be brought to the last extremity for then our recourse to remedies will be to late and we shall stand fondly to lament the harme and mischiefe which wee might have easily before avoided It is to late to provoke to vomite when the poyson hath pierced the bones Therefore gird up your loynes like men of resolution and do not forbear while you have time and opportunity to provide for the safety of your selves ●nd Country be not curious in conscience to defend and stand for law li●erty and justice then which you cannot offer to God a temporall sacrifice ●●re acceptable worthy Pulcrum est pro patria mort the Heathen could ●● be wise it s said the English be ●agis a●mi poten●es q●am politici when William the Conqueror contrary to his oath begun to oppresse the English and would have brought them under the yoke of the Norman law the English counting the same no other then their fetters sought to cast