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A70223	The history of Whiggism, or, The Whiggish-plots, principles, and practices (mining and countermining the Tory-plots and principles) in the reign of King Charles the First, during the conduct of affaires, under the influence of the three great minions and favourites : Buckingham, Laud, and Strafford, and the sad forre-runners and prologues to that fatal-year (to England and Ireland) 41 : wherein (as in a mirrour) is shown the face of the late (we do not say the present) times.	Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.	1682 (1682)	Wing H1809; Wing H1825C; ESTC R12704	66,369	53

from Trent Northwards and also against his Deputy Justice in Oyer from Trent northwards the right Honourable Viscount Dunbar Deputy Lieutenant in the East riding of York-shire his Wife and Mother and the greatest part of his Family being Popish Recusants also against William Lord Eure a convict Popish Recusant and in Commission for the Sewers Henry Lord Abergavenny John Lord Tenham Henry Lord Morley John Lord Mordant John Lord St. John of Basing Captain of Lidley Castle in Com. Southampton Em. Lord Scroop Lord President of his Majesties Council in the North Lord Lieutenant of the County and City of York and of Kingston upon Hull Anthony Viscount Mountague in Commission of the Sewers Sir William Wray Knight Deputy Lieutenant Collonel to a Regiment his Wife a Recusant Sir Edward Musgrave Sir Thomas Lampley Justices of Peace and quorum Sir Thomas Savage Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace his Wife and Children Recusants Sir Richard Egerton a Non-communicant Thomas Savage Esquire a Deputy Lieutenant a Recusant and his Wife Indicted and Presented William Whitmore Sir Hugh Beeston Sir William Massy Sir William Courtn●y Knight Vice-warden of the Stannery and Deputy Lieutenant a Popish Recusant Sir Thomas Ridley Sir Ralph Conyers James Lawson Esquire Sir John Shelley Knight and Baronet a Popish Recusant William Scot Esquire a Recusant John Finch Esquire not convicted but comes not to Church Sir William Mullineux Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace his Wife a Recusant Sir Richard Houghton Knight Deputy Lieutenant Sir William Norris Captain of the General Forces and Justice of Peace a Recusant Sir Gilbert Ireland Justice of Peace a Recusant James Anderton Esquire Justice of Peace and one of his Majesties Receivers Edward Rigby Esquire Clerk of the Crown Justice of Peace himself a good Communicant but his Wife and Daughter Popish Recusants Edward E Robert Warren Clerk a Justice of the Peace justly suspected for five Reasons there mentioned Sir Henry Compton Knight Deputy Lieutenant Justice of the Peace and Commissioner for the Sewers Sir John Shelly Knight and Baronet himself and his Lady Recusants Sir John Gage a Popish Recusant with a vast number more of Justices of Peace and Commissioners of Sewers either Papists or justly suspected Wherefore they humbly beseech your Majesty not to suffer your loving Subjects to continue any longer discouraged by the apparent sence of that Increase both in number and power which by the Favour and Countenance of such like ill affected Governours accreweth to the Popish Party but that according to your own Wisdom Goodness and Piety whereof they rest assured you will be graciously pleased to Command that Answer of your Majesties to be effectually observed and the Parties above named and all such others to be put out of such Commissions and Places of Authority wherein they now are in your Majesties Realm of England Contrary to the Acts and Laws of State in that behalf Tant Those last words were Pungent Tory. Not prevalent surely for the Parliament was soon after Dissolved and the House of Commons having Intimation of their intended Dissolution made what hast they could to perfect a Remonstrance or Declaration against the Duke of Buckingham and concerning Tunnage and Poundage taken by the King since his Fathers death without consent in Parliament and which were never payable they say in their Remonstrance to any of his Majesties Ancestors but only by a special Act of Parliament and ought not to be levyed without such an Act. Tant And did the King go on Collecting and taking Tunnage and Poundage notwithstanding Tory. Yes he said he could not want it and sent them a former Message that if He had not a timely supply He would betake himself to New Councils Tant New Councils what were they Tory. The Commons in their said Remonstrance often with thoughtful Hearts remember the words New-Councils repeating and Repeating them as if they were somewhat against the old Parliamentary Councils and course of this Kingdom and they Order'd every Member of the House to have a Copy of the said Remonstrance for they had not time to Present it to his Gracious Majesty but were Dissolv'd though the Lords also prepared a Petition to stay the Kings purpose in Dissolving the Parliament sending Viscount Mandevil Earl of Manchester Lord President of his Majesties Council the Earls of Pembrook Carlisle and Holland to entreat his Majesty to give Audience to the whole House of Peers But the King returned Answer that his Resolution was to hear no motion for that purpose but He would Dissolve the Parliament and he was then as good as his Word for he immediately Dissolved them by Commission under the great Seal Dated at Westminster June 15.2 R. R. Car. 1. 1626. To that purpose And withall Publishes a Declaration in Print concerning the Grounds and Causes which moved his Majesty to Dissolve this as also the former Parliament Dated June 13. 2 Car. 1. two dayes before the Date of the Commission Tant It was the readyer against the time of using it Coleman was as provident Tory. Right And also a Proclamation was published against the said Remonstrance of the Commons commanding all Persons of what Quality soever who have or shall have hereafter any Copyes or Notes of the said Remonstrance forthwith to Burn the same that the Memory thereof might be utterly abolished upon Pain of his Majesties Indignation and high Displeasure Tant Then the Tide did run very high Tory. The King also Published another Proclamation against Preaching or Disputing the Arminian Controversies Pro or Con but the effects of that Proclamation how equally soever intended became the stopping of the Puritan's Mouths and an uncontroul'd Liberty to the Tongues and Pens of the thriving Divinity-men the rising side Mountagues Party And though the Parliament was Dissolv'd so that the Duke of Buckingham for that nearly-reflecting Article the last against him which the King in Honour and by the Bonds of natural Affection and Piety to the Memory of his Deceased Father thought himself obliged to Call him to a publick account for so Daring an Insolence in applying a Plaister to the Kings breast against his Will and without the Advice and contrary to the Opinion of the Sworn Physitians of King James who attributed the Cause of his trouble unto the said Pla●●●●● and a Drink that Buckingham gave him as was Alledged in the Thirteenth Article of the Dukes Impeachment and the said Drink twice given to the King by Buckingham's own Hands and a third time refused by the King who felt great Impairment of his Life and Health complaining of the Drink that the Duke gave him His Physitians telling him to Please him and Comfort him that His second Impairment was from cold taken or some other ordinary Cause No no said his Majesty It is that which I had from Buckingham as more at large much aggravated and insisted upon by Mr. Wandesford who managed the Thirteenth Article of the Impeachment against Buckingham Tant But what

But how will you mend your selves if I get some of it for secret Service Whigg Thou art capable of any secret Service but Pimping Tant Pimping that becomes not my Coat Whigg True but I could tell you a time when Pimping and Conniving at Whoredom and Adultery has been as ready a road to a Bishoprick as ever Sybthorp Manwaring or Mountague took Tant In what time I pray Whigg In what time Catch-pole in no good time Tant Well say tho' in what time good Whigg Whigg When Popish Councils prevail'd most and Popish Interest Tant Oh! a great while ago Whigg Yes yes Man-Catcher how fain thou wouldst find me tripping Tant But did King Charles 1. take Tunnage and Poundage and Imprison the refusers without Authority of Parliament for the first 15 years of his Reign Tory. Yes indeed Mr. Richard Chambers was Imprisoned for refusing to pay Customs and had also 7060 Pounds of his goods taken from him and was fined 2000 l in the Star-chamber Tant See what it is to be obstinate and Rebellious Whigg What language these Tantivees have Obstinate and Rebellious when it was Voted and Declared by the honourable House of Commons Anno 1627. 1628. That whosoever shall Counsel or Advise the taking or Levying of the Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage not granted by Parliament or shall be any Actor or Instrument therein shall be reputed an Innovator in the Government and a capital Enemy to the Kingdom and Common-wealth And if any Merchant or Person whatsoever shall voluntarily yield or pay the said Subsidy of Tunnage or Poundage not being granted by Parliament they shall likewise be reputed Betrayers of the Liberties of England and Enemies to the same As may appear by the said Order upon Record Now good Tantivee what shall a Subject do in this Case he must necessarily be ground-crusht between two Mill-stones if he Payes not the Kings party take all from him and if he Payes the Parliament punishes him for Betraying the Liberties of England and as a common and capital Enemy Tant There is but Right and Wrong in the World which of them were in the Right Whigg Neither of them would acknowledge themselves in the Wrong I 'le warrant 'till the longest Sword decided the Quarrel Tant But might not Mr. Chambers have been Pardoned if he would have Recanted these words They meaning the Merchants are in no parts of the World so screw'd and wrung as in England and that in Turkey they have more Incouragement Whigg Recant yes they brought him a Recantation to Subscribe and then he should be Released of his Fine 2000 l But the draught of Submission he Subscribed thus All the abovesaid Contents and Submission I Richard Chambers do utterly abhor and detest as most unjust and false and never 'till Death will acknowledge any part thereof Richard Chambers Also he underwrit these Texts of Scripture instead of Submission namely That make a man an Offender for a word and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate and turn aside the just for a thing of nought Wo to them that devise Iniquity because it is in the Power of their hand and they covet Fields and take them by Violence and Houses and take them away so they Oppress a man and his house a man and his heritage Thus saith the Lord God let it suffice you Oh Princes of Israel Remove Violence and Spoil and execute Judgment and Justice take away your Exactions from my People saith the Lord God If thou seest the Oppression of the Poor and violent perverting of Judgment and Justice in a Province marvel not at the matter for he that is higher than the highest regardeth and there be higher than they Per me Richard Chambers Tant But did He that is higher than the highest regard and shew his Displeasure in this Affair Whigg It is neither safe nor easy to unriddle the meaning of Gods Providence by the Events But as to matter of Fact History tells us that Richard Chambers notwithstanding his vast Losses for which he never had considerable Reparation when time serv'd so thankless an Office it is to be a State Martyr as to the gratitude of men but by Gods goodness to him he liv'd to be Sheriff of London and a worshipful Alderman thereof but his Judges in the Star-Chamber many of them did not come to the Grave in Peace but went out of the World as naked as they came into it stript of all before they were bereav'd of Life yet the Lord Treasurer Weston dyed of his fair death flying beyond Sea and withall he dyed a professed as before he was vilely suspected and taken upon suspition for a Masquerade Papist Tant You Whiggs thought him a Covert-papist or a Protestant in Masquerade when he was so preferr'd at Court from Chancellor of the Exchequer to be the great Lord Treasurer Whigg He was a Creature of Buckingham's making and Bishop Laud's Confirming Tant Do Bishops confirm Lord Treasurers Whigg Sometimes as well as turn Lord Treasurers themselves as they used to be Tant The worst of the Disciples carryed the Bag. Whigg That Rule holds not always true Tant But if the said Treasurer did Dye a profest Papist that looks not well on our side Tory. Nor can it surely be deny'd and the Commons were so sensible of it that they agreed upon this ensuing Petition to his Majesty concerning Recusants long before Weston grew so high in these words To the Kings most Excellent Majesty YOUR Majesties most Obedient and Loyal Subjects the Commons in this present Parliament Assembled do with great Comfort remember the many Testimonies which your Majesty hath given of your Sincerity and Zeal for the true Religion Established in this Kingdom and in particular your gracious Answer to both Houses of Parliament at Oxford upon their Petition concerning the Causes and Remedies of the Increase of Popery that your Majesty thought fit and would give Order to Remove from all Places of Authority and Government all such Persons as are either Popish Recusants or according to direction of former Acts of State justly to be suspected which was then Presented as a great and principal Cause of that Mischief but not having received so full redress herein as may conduce to the Peace of this Church and safety of this Regal State they hold it their Duty once more to resort to your Sacred Majesty humbly to Inform you that upon Examination they find the Persons underwritten to be either Recusants Papists or justly suspected according to the former Acts of State who now do or since the Siting of the Parliament did remain in places of Government and Authority and Trust in your several Counties of this your Realm of England and Dominion of Wales The Right Honourable Francis Earl of Rutland Lieutenant of the County of Lincoln Rutland Northampton Nottingham and a Commissioner of the Peace and of Oyer and Terminer in the County of York and Justice of Oyer