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A36804	A short view of the late troubles in England briefly setting forth, their rise, growth, and tragical conclusion, as also, some parallel thereof with the barons-wars in the time of King Henry III : but chiefly with that in France, called the Holy League, in the reign of Henry III and Henry IV, late kings of the realm : to which is added a perfect narrative of the Treaty at U[n]bridge in an.	Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.	1681 (1681)	Wing D2492; ESTC R18097	368,620	485

Parliament in case they were elected ¶ The next thing of Note that hapned was the Proclaiming of Prince Charles at Edenborough in Scotland to be King of Great Britain France and Ireland his Royal Father being thus destroy'd But 't is to be noted that this Proclamation ran thus Whom all the Subjects of his Kingdom are bound humbly to obey maintain and defend according to the National Covenant betwixt the Two Kingdoms with their Lives and Goods against all deadly And that before he should be admitted to the exercise of His Royal Power he was to give satisfaction to that Kingdom in those things that concern'd the security of Religion the Union betwixt the Kingdoms and the Good and Peace of that Kingdom according to the National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant And for Establishing the Dominion of these Bloody Regicides at We●tmin●●er the Members there Sitting went on Vigorously First Voting the absolute abolition of the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy Next in devising and appointing A new Stamp for Coyne And by Erecting a Council of State consisting of Thirty Persons viz. the Earles of Densigh Mulgrave Pembroke Salisbury Lord Grey of Warke Lord General Fairfax Lord Grey of Groby Lord L'isle Son to the Earl of Leicester Lord Chief Justice Rolls Lord Chief Justice St. Iohn Lord Chief Baron Wylde Lord President Bradshaw Lord General Cromwell Major General Skippon Sir Gilbert Pickering Sir William Masham Sir Arthur Haselrig Sir Iames Harrington Sir Henry Vane Jun. Sir Iohn Davers Sir William Armyn Sir Henry Mildmay Sir William Constable Alderman Penington Alderman Wilson Bulstrode Whitlock Esq Henry Martin Esq Colonel Ludlow Anthony Stepeley Esq William Heveningham Esq Robert Wallop Esq Iohn Hutchinson Esq Dennis Bond Esq Alexander Popham Esq Valentine Walton Esq Thomas Scot Esq William Purefey Esq Iohn Iones Esq But the Lord Grey of Warke waving that employment Mr. Iohn L'isle of Hantshire Cornelius Holand and Luke Robinson were added to this Number who were called the Committee of Estates appointed by Parliament ¶ It is not unworthy of Observation that as the Scots and this unhappy Long Parliament at the beginning of their desperate Practises against the King did declare that their whole Proceedings then were according to the Fundamental Laws So these wicked Regicides after their Bloody Murther of the King in answer to an Embassy from the Dutch expressed that these their Proceedings against the King were consistent with the Fundamental Laws of this Nation of England which were best known to themselves Nor was the project for their new Church-Discipline less notable as may seem by this following Petition and Advice which was presented to the General of their Army and the Council of War by many Christians as they call'd themselves dispersed abroad throughout the County of Norfolk and City of Norwich in these words That your Petitioners acknowledge themselves unspeakably engaged to the God of Heaven and Earth for his great Mercy to us in giving you Hearts to offer your selves so willingly among the People in the late Great undertaking of the Nation against the Enemies of the Peace thereof and Blessing your Faithful endeavours with such Glorious and wonderful successes whereby as the Lord hath put great Honour upon you Crowning your Valour with Victory and making you the War-like Glory of the World so hath be no less put great Obligations upon you all to exalt him that hath exalted you and to lift up his Glory in the World where he hath given you a name so Great and Glorious c. Therefore our dayly Prayers shall be for your selves and your Noble Army that you may never stumble at the stumbling-stone nor take the honour to your selves that is due to Christ nor be Instrumental for setting up of a meer Natural and Worldly Government like that of Heathen Rome Athens c. To which end we humbly pray that your selves would enter into Serious and Grave consideration and debate the Particulars in the Papers here humbly offered to you and also present them to the Honourably Parliament that they may be improved so far as shall be found agreeable to the will and word of God Which done we doubt not but God shall have much Glory the Godly Party shall be comforted Natural men enjoying their Estates will be at rest also and much satisfied and this Common-wealth will be exalted to be both an Habitation of Iustice and Mountain of Holiness even such a People as God shall Bless An humble Advice concerning the Government of the Kingdom according to the former Platform or Model 1. That you would stir up Godly Ministers and People throughout the Kingdom to Associate or incorporate into Church-Societies and grant them your special Favour Provision and Protection so shall you be Saints Nursing Fathers 2. That you would please to satisfie the Godly-dissenting Brethren both of Presbytery and Independency by such ways and means as your Wisdoms shall think fit how both their Interests may meet herein that so they may concur with one heart in the work 3. That Sister-Churches over-see such Incorporations and Imbodyings that only such as be of approved Godliness may have the Right-hand of Fellowship given to them 4. That such Churches where more of them are thus Collected and imbodyed in any Division Circuit Province c. may choose and send out some Delegates Members and Officers to Meet in one Sessions Lesser-Parliament Presbytery or Assembly for ordering of all such affaires as there occur according to the word if appertaining alone to that division 5. That all such Churches and the Members thereof have voices in Elections of such as are to sit in General Assemblies or Church-Parliaments so often as occasion is and those Elected to Sit there as Christ's Officers and the Churches Representatives and to determine all things by the word as that Law which God will exalt alone and make honourable 6. That you take special care to send out and encourage Godly Preachers that may go into the rest of the Kingdom to Preach the Gospel that so when others are converted and the Son of God makes them Free they may enjoy the former Freedom with the rest of the Saints And in father order to the utter abolishing of Kingly Government they appointed all those Antick and most Venerable Regalia conserved in the Treasury at Westminster and chiefly made use of at the Magnificent Coronations of the Kings of the Realm and solemn Proceedings to Parliament And also the costly Hangings precious Jewels with other of the Kings Goods and rich Furniture for his several Princely Palaces to be sold. And within few days following caused the Heads of Iames Duke of Hamilton Henry Earl of Holand with that truly Noble Arthur Lord Capel to be cut off Touching whose actings against them having already made some brief mention I shall only take notice of their dealing with Duke Hamilton a little before his Execution which was that in order to his discovery

certain Articles which shall be presented unto him in the Parliament which at his Coronation be swears to observe with Protestation to do nothing contrary to what shall be proposed unto him and ordained by the States As also they swear to Reestablish in all the Counties of the Kingdom their Ancient Priviledges Preheminencies and Liberties 4. As in the fourth Article of the Covenant our Men Swear the discovery of all such as have been or shall be Incendiaries Malignants or evil Instruments by hinding the Reformation c. That they may receive condign Punishment not in any ordinary way of Justice according to the Law of the Land but as the Degrees of their Offences shall require or deserve Or in case they neither require not deserve as the Supream Iudicatories of both Kingdoms or others having Power from them shall think convenient Just so the Leaguers Swear in case there shall be any hindrance or Opposition in the fore-mentioned Particulars preservation of Religion c. by whomsoever it be made all the Confederates shall imploy their Lives and Fortunes for the bringing of all such to Punishment and that either by way of Iustice or of Arms without any respect of Persons 5. The like mutual defence of all that enter into their Covenant and their constant Perseverance in it all the Days of their Lives not to suffer themselves directly nor indirectly to be withdrawn by whatsoever Combination Perswasion or terror c. The promoting of it against all Impediments and revealing of all Designes to the contrary Which our Men Swear in the first Article Just so the Leaguers protest tha● if any of their Confederates shall be molested or troubled all the rest shall be bound to Revenge his Cause against any Person whatsoever and to discover whatsoever they shall know Prejudicial to their Association they Swear by Almighty God and promise upon their Lives and Honours to continue in this League even to their last drop of Bloud and not to depart from it or go against it upon any Command Pretence Excuse or Occasion whatsoever 6. As ours profess in each Article to take the Covenant Sincerely c. So each of them Swears that he enters into this Holy League Loyally and Sincerely 7. As our Men in the close of the Covenant did make a general Confession of their Sins and Profe●s and Declare before God and the World their unfeigned desire to be bumbled for them and to amend their Lives in all Duties they owe to God and Man and each one to go before another in the example of a real Conuersation and likewise invite other Christian-Churches to joyn in the same or like Association and Covenant with them So did the Leaguers in the close of their Declaration intreat all Persons of what condition soever not yet confederate with them that they would fauour them and to their Power assist them in the Execution of so good and holy a work Professing they will receive into their Association all good Men that have a Zeal to the Honour of God and his Church and to the Welfare and Reputation of Religion Concluding thus Seeing of necessity all our help must come from God we intreat all good Catholicks to put themselves in good condition to God-wards and be Reconciled to his Divine Majesty by a thorough Reformation of their Lives so to appease the Wrath of God and to call upon him with an upright Conscience both in publick and private Prayers and Devotions to the end that all our Actions may be referred to the Honour of God and his Glory who is the Lord of Hosts and from whom alone we look for strength and certain deliverance And the Parliament at Bloys though at the first meeting it seem'd to concurr in the same intentions with the King yet the effect was nothing less For it was an Assembly packt up of Persons dissaffected to the present Government the greatest part of the Commissioners of Shires being such as had underhand Subscribed the League and had given themselves up to be guided by the Councils of the Duke of Guise Besides the Knights or Commissioners of divers Counties and the Burgesses of several Cities were either not returned or neglected to come or were departed And therefore the Prince of Conde when certain of their Members were sent unto him with a Message in Writing as from the States-general or Parliament he refused to open the Letters or to acknowledge them to be a Parliament affirming that such a Congregation as that where the Commissioners of so many Cities Shires and Counties were wanting in which they went about to force Mens Consciences to Oppress and Extirpate the Total Line and Violate the Prerogative of the Crown of France to comply with the Humours of some Strangers whose Hearts were set on Fire with an unsupportable and Pernicious Ambition could by no means be call'd a Parliament being indeed nothing else but a Conventicle of a few Suborned Persons corrupted by the Disturbers of the publick Peace If we consider the quality of the Persons engaged in that League we shall find them much of the same make with these of ours They were principally of two much different sorts the first for the most part consisted of Noblemen and Persons of Quality such as were ill satisfied with the Power and greatness of the King's Dominion and could not endure to see themselves past by in the disposal of Preferments and Court-Favours and therefore sided with the Faction partly out of discontent and partly out of hopes of Innovation thinking that by putting down the present that they should raise their private Fortunes to a better condition and at last arrive to the height of their Desires The second sort whereof the League was Composed were Persons who for Quality seemed to be much inferior to the former but for use and profit were not a whit below them For these were they that won the Cities the common People and the Tradesmen generally over all the Kingdom These for the most part were Men of a free and good nature passionately affected to the Catholick Faith and most intestine haters of the Huguenots Some of them believing in good earnest that their Religion was in danger of utter Ruine Other desirous to see the destruction of Heresy did not only readily engage themselves in the League in their own Persons but contributed their utmost endeavours to draw on the common People and to win others to the Faction With these fell on as a third sort some of the long Robe Preachers and Lawyers who under colour of Religion did hide either their fickle and inconstant nature or their Ambitious or Covetous Desires of their own Greatness and Preferment To which we may add a fourth sort of Men which were moved either out of private Spleen against some Court-Favourites or were drawn in to side with the League meerly upon their fair Pretences never dreaming that their aimes were against