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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85072	A brief historical relation of the empire of Russia, and of its original growth out of 24 great dukedomes, into one entire empire, since the yeer 1514. Humbly presented to the view and serious perusal of all true-hearted English-men, that love and honour the peace and happiness of this their native country. / By J.F.	J. F.	1654 (1654)	Wing F28; Thomason E1485_2; ESTC R22889	20,403	58

of the first Rebellion in Kent For both which I never to this day received one peny as a recompence or reward from any And what my fidelity and many yeers cruel sufferings have been for Parliament and Army and in especial to his Highness is well-known to thousands in the City and Countries and manifested by the several Tractates written and printed by me in defence of the Cause and of his Highness honour even at that time also when black-mouth'd envious Infamy had opened her mouth wide against him from which I shall never vary nor cease to vindicate his honour in the way of God wishing from my soul that all men were even as I am which is so far from acting wishing or thinking any hurt to him or his as that I shall spend my life and be ready to be spent for him yea although he should suffer me to be overwhelmed with sorrow penury and the raging power of my slanderous adversaries For the real truth of all which I appeal to the searcher of all hearts who knows that I lye not and to whose sacred hand of justice and mercy I refer my adversaries concluding with David's words Plead my cause O Lord with them that strive with me Fight thou against them that fight against me and From evil and deceitful men O Lord deliver me For they that work evil shall be wrapped up in evil Slander and reproach proceed from the proud in heart but vengeance lurketh for them as a lion yea Anguish shall consume them before they die and they shall be taken in the same snare The tongue of the hypocrite destroyeth his neighbour by lying words yea he worketh deceitfully without ceasing I wish this Age hath not brought forth many such monsters who bend their tongues like a bowe for lyes and take great pains to do wickedly Witness the numberless number of backbiters false accusers Knights of the Post forgers of Deeds tormentors of poor men and women by frequent vexatious Arrests Imprisonments and tedious Suits in Law of Ten Twenty Thirty or Fourty yeers continuance I cannot but with grief of heart confess that we live in the very last of times wherein Malice lurketh Revenge rageth Cruelty sucketh the vital blood of the poor Envie suffereth not the poor to live Oppression stayeth the needy the poor is despised of his neighbour his faithfulness contemned and his services not regarded if he be not armed with the spirit of boldness impudence and base flattery as many are who have thrived best and prevailed most since these distracted times and have made great gain by the bare profession of Godliness but of true godliness small gain to themselves in the practical part thereof Some such are they who have troubled me perplexed me persecuted me defrauded me and endeavoured to destroy me by lying words The Lord in mercy forgive them and give them hearts to walk more answerably to their profession and preserve his Highness from being deceived and deluded by any such Vipers It was the approved wisdome of that famous Emperour Borice Not to trust any reconciled Enemy nor to intrust them in any place of power nor to credit any their Blemishes and Odiums in secret cast upon any of approved fidelity to his person This Rule produced peace and safety to him but confusion to his enemies and to all their Machavilian plots and enterprises against him On the other hand Credulity and Security and favouring of reconciled enemies was the destruction of that Heroick Spirit Demetrius the Emperour who by their Flatteries lulling him asleep in their treacherous Cradle of Security made thereby his Friends appear to him to be his Foes and themselves that were his mortal Enemies to be his onely Friend by his confining of his ear unto them An eminent Example we have for this in the late King who upon the competition between the Spanish and French Faction of his Councel granted the pre-eminence to the Spanish Faction as to Cant ' Arund ' Cott ' Wind ' and others by confining his ear solely to them which proved his confusion For the Plot being laid long before by the Pope and Jesuites to make the King of Spain UNIVERSAL KING these Machiavels knew no surer way to accomplish this then in rendering the King odious to the people by multiplying of Taxes and countenancing the several Judges in their corrupt practices The Bishops by the High-Commission-Court new invented Orders in their Churches and the Oath Ex Officio Putting the King also upon requiring Knighthood-money Ship-money the Forests and others of that nature being confident that this would move the people by them called Hereticks to rebel and so cut the throats one of another and thus the Catholikes might but stand by and laugh at their destruction and then the King of Spain with much facility might of England and Ireland gain the possession which done the Netherlands would soon follow and France also be brought into subjection How far they prevailed in this their hellish Plot I appeal to all knowing persons and what good the Lord produced to this Nation out of evil by them intended is manifest at this day The Lord perfect this his Work of Mercy to us by granting us the assurance of his love and favour in Jesus Christ which cannot but produce honour to his Highness and peace and happiness to this Nation Which is the hearty desire of Your faithful friend and servant in the Lord J. F. POSTSCRIPT For the help and enabling of all poor oppressed ●●eatures that are not able to wage Law or to undergo the chargeable corrupt practice thereof for recovery of their Rights THat his Highness would be pleased to cause a Proclamation or Declaration to be made thorowout the whole Nation thereby declaring that all Decrees made against any person or persons in any Court of Justice or Equity without hearing of the party or Counsel for him upon the making thereof being contrary to the Laws and Statutes of this Nation shall become void And that those Judges that be living of them which made the said Decrees shall answer and pay unto the party damnified thereby his full loss and damage sustained by reason thereof within certain days to be limited after Oath made of the demand thereof and upon failer therein that then an Extent to issue of course without any circuit of Action or Suit at Law against the said unjust Judge or Judges their estates both real and personal and then to pay double damages for their said failer And that the said Proclamation or Declaration shall be a sufficient warrant to any Sheriffs or Officers whatsoever to levie all such money as shall appear to be due for the reasons aforesaid any Statute Law or Ordinance to the contrary heretofore made in any wise notwithstanding And whosoever hath illegally in the time of a prisoners restraint intruded and gotten into the possession of any of his lands or goods and received the profits thereof converted them unto his or their own use and do still unjustly detain them If any such person or persons do not after so many days limited as aforesaid upon demand deliver the possession of the said Lands quietly unto the parties so wronged or unto such as he shall appoint with all the profits thereof and goods by him or them or any of them so taken away That then to restore fourfold and for such as have no estates to give satisfaction may receive corporal punishment The Law of England being a Law of mercy and preservation and not as it 's now in the practice thereof become a Law of rigour and destruction to the people therefore it is further humbly prayed 1. That none may be arrested nor imprisoned for debt but that after three several citations the debtor not appearing judgment to pass and execution on his estate This will make all men cautious of running into debt and others wary whom they trust Whereby Trade will flourish as in Germany Holland Flanders other parts of the world It will preserve Gentlemens heirs from being ruined before they can possess their estates by Usurers Brokers and Extortioners as thousands have been 2. That all Cheaters and such-like may walk with their nostrills stil in stead of a cropt ear as in Germany Russia c. 3. That none may be put to death for theft it being consonant to the law of God 3. That all Wastes and Commons may be e-equally divided among the poor of each Perish 5. That all groundage at sea may be abolished goods imbezeled to be restored freely to the owners In which act of justice and mercy Turks and Pagans surpass us far at present 6. That the Norman power ad Conquestum being at a period therefore all Villanage Vassalage Fines and Heriots to be abolished together with Court-Leets and Barons 7. All controversies to be determined by three men in every Hundred Town-Corporate and those to be changed yeerly with freedom of appeal to the Provincial Court for any act of injustice by them passed injudgement 8. That a Register be kept in every County for the sale of lands leases houses and farms and all private sales to be accounted illegal 9. That the yeerly progress of the Prince may now again be founded on its original basis as in the days of K. Alfred viz. to see justice have its free and clear current thorowout the Land without respect of persons These nine particulars not varying much from the Armies Petition of July 14. 1649. will I hope finde a favourable acceptation from him on whom the Lord hath now conferred the power of all at present and hath I hope set him over us for good and not for evil though the Royal party backbite him and speak evil of him daily wishing and plotting his destruction and the destruction of all that love him and adhere unto him But that sacred mighty power which hitherto hath kept him safe will still preserve him causing his mercies to flourish on him maugre all those that hate him If he do the work of the Lord thorowly and faithfully FINIS