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A96501 A cal to all the souldiers of the Armie, by the free people of England. 1. Justifying the proceedings of the five regiments. 2. Manifesting the necessity of the whole Armies joyning with them, in all their faithfull endeavours, both for removing of all tyranny and oppression, chiefly tythes and excise, and establishing the just liberties and peace of this nation. 3. Discovering (without any respect of persons) the chiefe authors, contrivers and increasers of all our miseries, especially the new raised hypocrits, by whose treacherous practices, all the just intentions and actions of the adjutators and other well minded souldiers, have been made fruitless. Wildman, John, Sir, 1621?-1693. 1647 (1647) Wing W2167; Thomason E412_10; ESTC R204124 11,044 16

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punish Delinquents or to bring any security to you or us whilest they are there Ye persist never the lesse in your care of the common good and urge again and again that these intruders be removed out of Parliament and in the end prevail with your chief officers to present to the Parliament and publish to the world a Declaration and therein a Protestation against their sitting there in very large and fit expressions notwithstanding all which these corrupt and rotten members still retain their places and the chief domineering Officers of the Army Cromwell and Ireton sit with them without any endeavour to dismisse them thence and not only so but seem insensible or regardlesse of all the evill that hath been done by them in endeavouring to make a new warre or to bring in the King upon most unjust unsafe and unconscionable tearmes Surely we cannot but grieve to consider how the Parliament have spent their time since yee entred the City the House of Lords still imprison Commoners without controle Lilburne continueth most unjustly and shamelesly a prisoner in the Tower and Manchester at liberty People from many Counties petition against the oppression of Tithes without any relief at all but made more grieveous by a most unreasonable Ordinance the Assembly of Parsons continue sitting to the great charge of the people whil'st they hatch nothing but mischief No just nor equall way is ordered for due and timely payment of you in the Army but is omitted of set-purpose that free quarter may make you odious and incens the people against you and nothing is now so much minded by your Officers and their Parliament then how to please satisfy and establish the King who hates both you and us with an inveterate hatered and were your Officers of the same mind they have sometimes been he would hate them in the like manner but it appeareth he by his insinuations hath so wrought upon their affections that he and they seem to be of one heart and of one mind so that all their care is to please him and that they may doe it the more effectually swallowing up their duty to God their engagement with you their Declaration and protestation with all the innocent blood that he hath spilt they for his sake forbear to clear the House of so many of his trusty friends who in the countersiut Parliam so vehemently endeavoured his speedy comming to London where certainly your Officers earnestly desire to have him otherwise why are they so importunate after his denyall of the Propositions to present their weak and lame Proposals to the House and so to prepare them or some result thereof to be sent to him for his agreement and consent why make they an Idoll of him and beare him up so high in the eyes and fancies of the people as if he were in there esteem the very light of their eyes and the breath of their nostrels Why are they so familliar with Ashburnhame and other his chief agients Why permit they so many of his deceitfull Clergy to continue about him Why doe themselves kneele and kisse and fawne upon him Why have they received favours from him and sent their wives or daughters to visit him or to kisse his hand or be kissed of him Oh shame of men Oh sin against God! What to doe thus to aman of blood over head and eares in the blood of your dearest friends and fellow Commoners To him that thirsteth for your blood yea and theirs too however they flatter and befoole themselves Hear oh Heavens and regard oh earth If this in these exceed not the wickednesse of the most wicked upon earth And think ye oh friends to escape the severe judgement of Almighty God who by your silence and want of reproofe of these things give countenance thereunto for your officers durst not go on in these unworthy courses but that they presume upon you to back them For alas what are they without you but as so many single persons ready to be hunted by all the great parties in the land So that ye are in effect the abetters of all their evill courses the Bauds and Panders to their adulterate practices with the King nor can ye make amends for your so sinfull neglect but by a speedy impeachment of him and exemplary punishment of them for their private tampering with him who if he were a politick tyrant when this Parliament began how bloody a one hath he proved himselfe ever since Wee beseech you therefore yea we beg of you all Commanders and Souldiers that are yet untainted in your integrity and have not yet bowed your knees to Baal that yee will not betray your selves your just cause and us so unworthily nor seem to distrust that power and wisdome of God by which ye have done so great and mighty workes but that now ye will be bold and couragious for your God and for his people and for justice against all ungodlinesse and unrighteousnesse of men without respect of persons And before it be to late deal plainly with Ireton by whose cowardy or ambicious policy Cromwel is betrayed into these mischievous practices by whose craft the power of your Adjutators is brought to nothing and by whose dissimulation many of them are corrupted and become treacherous unto you none but flatterers tale-bearers and turn-coats are countenanced by him let him know yee know him and hate his courses your generall councels by his imperious carriage are like unto Star-chambers a plain man is made an offender for a word And if Cromwell instantly repent not and alter his course let him know also that ye loved and honoured just honest sincere and valiant Cromwell that loved his Country and the liberties of the people above his life yea and hated the King as a man of blood but that Cromwell ceasing to be such he ceaseth to be the object of your love And since there is no remedy ye must begin your worke anew ye are as ye were at Bury ye are no strangers to the way ye have already made a good beginning wherein we rejoyce ye have men amongst you as fit to governe as others to be removed AND WITH A WORD YEE CAN CREATE NEW OFFICERS necessity hath no law and against it there is no plea the safety of the people is above all law if ye be not very speedy effectuall and doe your worke throughly and not by halves as it hath been yee and wee perish inevitably What your Generall is yee best know but 't is to late to live by hopes or to run any more hazzards none can deceive you but whom ye trust upon doubtfull tearmes be ware of the flattery and sophistry of men bargain with your Officers not to court it in fine or gaudy apparrell nor to regard titles fine fare or complements those that doe are much more lyable to temptations then other men a good conscience is a continuall feast and let your ourside testifie that ye delight not