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A86119	Knaves and fooles in folio. Discovered, and then advised, that once at the last they will grow both wise and honest. Or, a meanes to undeceive, and so to beget a right understanding and judgement throughout the three kingdomes, hitherto deluded by the aforesaids. Dedicated with all respectivenesse both for discovery and caution against the aforesaids, to all the wise and honest of the three nations, whom wee highly prize and honour, especially the Honourable Citie of London, whose goodnesse, piety, easie betrust, and credulity of such unworthies, hath been too much wrought upon and abused by depraved polititians of all sorts. In which tract is shewed the wickednesse of the one side in their severall pretences, and the weaknesse on the other side, in being through too much credulity surprized and circumvented by such pretenders, who intend not what they pretend; but bave [sic] their own self-ends to compasse under such pretexts. -Conceived very usefull to be taken knowledge of, by all sorts whatsoever. For that wee hope the reader will finde himselfe fully satisfied thereby, which may probably much check, if not totally break the neck of this uncivill Civill Warre. The contents of the booke are in the next page.	S. H.	1648 (1648)	Wing H121; Thomason E462_27; ESTC R202483	38,950	43

Knaves and Fooles IN FOLIO Discovered and then Advised that once at the last they will grow both wise and honest Or A Meanes to undeceive and so to beget a right understanding and judgement throughout the three Kingdomes hitherto deluded by the aforesaids Dedicated with all respectivenesse both for discovery and caution against the aforesaids to all the wise and honest of the three Nations whom wee highly prize and honour especially the Honourable Citie of London whose goodnesse piety easie betrust and credulity of such unworthies hath been too much wrought upon and abused by depraved Polititians of all sorts In which Tract is shewed the wickednesse of the one side in their severall pretences and the weaknesse on the other side in being through too much credulity surprized and circumvented by such pretenders who intend not what they pretend but bave their own self-ends to compasse under such pretexts Conceived very usefull to be taken knowledge of by all sorts whatsoever For that wee hope the Reader will finde himselfe fully satisfied thereby which may probably much check if not totally break the neck of this Vncivill Civill Warre The deafe Adder will not heare charme thou never so wisely nor will fooles bray'd in morters forsake their follies But rebuke a wise man and he will love thee whereas a foole rebuked will hate thee The Contents of the Booke are in the next Page LONDON Printed by M. Simmons for R. H. In Queens-head-Alley 1648. The Contents of the Booke in general are about divers errours and mistakes of the people concerning the Kingdome the Parliament the King and lastly themselves in particular fully cleared and all or most of their Objections answered The severall particular Contents are as followeth 1. THat the State at large is King and the King so called is but its Steward or highest Officer also not selfely highest but made so by the favour of the people in opposition to particulars not the generall see Sect. 46. 58 59. 2. That the welfare of the same State in Peace Justice and safety c. is the end of the said Steward and Officer and so is it the Highest power and so King and Soveraign of all Deputy-powers whatsoever c. see 46 58 59. 3. The peoples errour in their vast acceptation of the title King of England c. cleered at Sect. 63. the margent also So concerning his Dues or Rights any way as the Crown Throne Scepter c. see 53 ●'th margent so all of 58. 4. The peoples unjust Objections and Exceptions against the Parliament answered and their just ones complyed too and provided for at 29. 30. 47 48. to 56 57. As for Royallists and Malignants in speciall See 55. 5. That the Parliament as they say hath wronged them more then the King and that they are as very slaves as the King can or will make them c. see the next afore so also in full sect 71. 6. Till the King come home as they say no Peace nor settlement will be Answered at 72. 7. Their mistakes and errours about the Treaty also the wicked policy of some to deceive the simple about the same discovered see Sect. 21. and Isewhere 8. That they as they say fight for the Kingdome and themselves and not against c. In fighting for the King against the Parliament also that they ought to fight for the Kings Rights Dues cs the Covenant likewise binding tbem thereto 73. 9. They fight against the Parliament as wrongers of the King and themselves c. 74. 10. Concerning Religion so Independents and Sects the peoples mistakes and exceptions about them cleered sect 54. see the margent also 11. Divers Quaeries concerning Treason Rebellion and disobedience in relation to the State at large the Parliament the King and the Army also concerning sideing with or against any of them or newtralizing usefully resolved satisfyed and cleered from sect 59. to 63. 12. An addition of some Quaeries or Particulars more concerning the next aforesaid Subject set downe because omitted there as at sect 65 66 67. 13. The title King not rightly translated from any Language see sect 63. all the margent 14. Also who are Murtherers and Theeves in this Warre who not see sect 68 69. 15. An application to the Parliament at sect 64. 16. Another to London at sect 63. TO THE READER Courteous Reader IF our Adversaries write all or any thing and we nothing at all the conquering Sword will bee conquered by the Pen so also Justice Piety and Purity by pravities It may not bee which rather then it shall we the meanest of many have in love to justice and integrity for the common good of this our distracted and almost destroyed Nation adventured the combat For we expect rather wicked though weake Sophisticall and brangling oppositions then a genuine Reply or Compliance So rest I thine S. H. GOod Reader our earnest desire to give full satisfaction hath inlarged the Margine which I pray thee faile not to read lest thou come short of our intention thine instruction Knaves Fooles In Folio Discovered and advised SECTION I. I Alwayes took Men for Men till now of late and now I finde them Fiends and Monsters and withall monstrous Fooles Monsters they are as murthering men like themselves and in murthering themselves also by in inforcing others defensively to kill them which in the inforcer is murther in the inforced killing I say unjust offenders or defenders are murtherers But the just offender or defender may kill but cannot murther 2. But to the poynt There is a crew of * Lunsford Langdale Goring the Monopolist Culpepper Hopton Glenham c. Under the Kings the Princes or Dukes names which the silly people idolatrize they proclaim summon or demand Forts Towers Towns Castles c. And bribe for them write letters give commissions and all is for themselves c. Will the Lords of their own yeeld them up to the treacherous Steward their right and might c crafty knaves and traytors lately returned into the Kingdome who formerly pretended the King but intended themselves onely so politickly to deceive the people they made use of the Kings name to draw the people on their side who thought they fought for the King but it was to raise the fortunes of these fellowes by raising themselves And thus those crafty knaves caused the poore ignorant sottish people to murther one another to make themselves great for which the Fooles were jeered by these Knaves c. And withall these Knaves applauded and magnified themselves for this their act of gullery and knavery 3. The same persons are now come again to act the second yet The Scot will also gull fools under the same pretenses and then Beavers must vaile Bonnets to Blew-caps the same part or Tragedy to the same Tune under the same pretences for the King Liberties Lawes c. But it 's for the same end of selfeinvestment and advancement as afore unto their own and above

Sectarist is so nor an Independent nor will I now engage to In the Prelates time they were puritans men of tender consciences c. faithfull to death tell thee but be it as thou saist yet thou saist nothing to the purpose Oh madnesse what 's this to thee in this case one hath thrown down Baals altar Ergo Gideon the sonne of Joash must dye but the wiser Joash answered those fooles if * Shew Baals order or leave your bauling shew us the same of God c. Baal be a God and be offended hee will right himselfe Sure if the Mahumetan Turk were faithfull to our State and would fight to deliver it I would fight with him a Sectarists Independents so cal'd have saved the king dome City for none else would c. and for him and owe we not him also thankes honour and reward Different religions nor irreligion quit not humanitie and justice God by Rom. 14. enjoynes them to be Sectaries and Independents till convinced and joyes in it if in sincerity see and be satisfied Why condemnest and judgest thou him b Let each one be perswaded in his owne conscience note it in his owne not any others If the doubter be damn'd force not the doubter lest thou damne him thy selfe Is it nothing to condemne damn he is Gods servant not thine Thou shalt not answer for him therefore be answered and suffer him to Independent it as well as he thee to Presbyter it is it not just Thou unjust one who denies him this liberty yet wilt licentiate c. Promulgators against fundamentals I am against but yet reservedly to hold none can with-hold so I am against prophaners and blasphemers what wouldst thou more Know weaklings know that the beauty of sincerity and justice love peace and humanity though accompanied with errors in Religion not against so also with many occular deformities and seeming giddinesses and fooleries are preferrable before a forced and ignorant Classicke beauty and order c. without sincerity or any the rest aforesaid c. why art thou against what God is for 55. But are not such Royallists so all sorts under what notion soever Traitors Murtherers thieves c. that fight against themselves and their posterities and against the Kingdome their Soveraign c. under pretence as for its Steward the King c. Doth not shame and infamy attend them besides base slavery to them and theirs c. And though you be offended at the Parliament yet why against your selves and yours and the Kingdom and yet why also against the Parliament you say they have taken your estates c. Oh fooles have you neither witt nor honesty to reason wisely and rightly Foole know they act but secondarily also justly and inforcedly Is it not the King and your This is spoken only to Malignants who have forfeited all selves by the Scots owne sayings for all they seeme to stand so for the King who have plundered you of your estates by turns and now you would turne it upon the State Why charge you not the King as doe his owne Countreymen Doth not the scot charge him as the Originall cause of all the blood shed c. in the 3. Nations know its a Nation of Divines thus charge him discharge him if thou canst If hee be the first cause thou art the second for seconding him against hoth States the large and contract Kingdome and Parliament so the Parliament justly for thy treachery to the whole and in behalfe of it did force from * Shall a murtherer cōdemn the Judge or Executioner for taking life or estate whereas himselfe is the condemner executioner of himselfe by thē thee but part of thy estate to helpe to secure what thou wouldst have betraid whereas thou hast forfeited all yea life also Foole or Knave or both art thou not engag'd to them for thy life and the remainder of thy estate all being at their command considering how forfeited in behalfe of the Kingdome thy Soveraign Learne wisdome and honesty hence-forward to acknowledge what 's right and their goodnesse to one so unrighteous and make amends for future by dedicating thy life and estate to the State for the State c. Fight against the Stewards yea all Stewards for thy Soveraigne the Kingdome thy King c. 56. But many are desperate for the Parliament as they say hath abused them and opprest them more then ever the King did and they are as very slaves under them as the King can make them and yet they have been as faithfull and deserving of the Parliament as can be having ventured limbes life liberty estate also such and so much wages is due to them but not a penny can they get though they so their wives and children are ready to famish also they are contemned slighted villified c. If it be so as afore it s a hard and urging case c. For men are but men not Gods c. It becomes not the fountain of Justice to send out such foule streames nor to be the cause of such floods of teares nor of rending and tearing complaints c. Yet here answer thee as at Sect. 47. whether repaire for satisfaction and implore them to doe as they would be done by 58. If the rising of the people be not from some of the grounds following Quaere As first The licentiat reading of lying Ballets and books to defame the State and the Armie and so to incense the people against both also to divide the people amongst themselves which is most infamous in so famous a Citiie to suffer such insufferables and implies as if they fided with such base ones against both States which is not only great weaknesse but wickednesse also may they be accepted for Protecters of Parliament and Kingdom which prostrate both as afore Another thing that befooles the people and so cause them ●o rise against Parliament and Armie yea themselves and theirs is Ignorance of the Kings state degree and condition c. and an opinion of him beyond what is c. which we intend to resolve by Quaeries in due season only one or two instances here c. under the notion King and other titles of sacred Majestie c. They are besotted to an Idolatrizing as if rahter a God then a man Also as if all were his own selfely cause King relates not as doth Steward which sends to a Lord See sect 46. where the end of Kings is K. as justice safety peace c. of the people c. whereas all his Titles Glories Crowne Throne Scepter c. are the States at large and his only by way of steward-ship and Deputi-ship As are the Sword Cap of Maintenance so traine of Officers the Cities not the Majors This ignorance crafty knaves especially depraved Clergy-men and men of lost fortunes make use of to incite the people for their own ends as at Sect. 6. and 8. But

stir up and second defensively against such offenders who would surprize us by preventing resistance by such aspersions they foment all they can by raising the Countries to raise them to the Countries razing If we foment not just defence against their unjust offence we are great ofders In short let 's not traytor it to our King the Kingdome nor to the Parliament nor the Army wherein they continue faithfull c. so nor to our selves nor ours but now before we part resolve to dissolve these fomenters these Achans these troubles of Israel c. And let 's learn to beare till we know how to help it lesser injuries from Parliament and Army if so ' rather then the great intollerable the inexpressables from the other side c. and consider and doe not we our selves foment our own miseries there was likelihood of a period before this but we cry out of Parliament and Army for not setling the kingdom and that they doe nothing thus long when as we our selves breed and * In that Some amongst us in plotting against the State the Army and Independents so called and inviting in the Scots also fiding it with the Roy and his Royalists c. Lastly to force home the King under pretence of a Treaty increase new work new troubles to them and our selves And now Oh State Representative a word or two to you and I have done onely to minde and hint you for more sure I need not doe if you be noble minded generous and genuine but if contrary as ignoble c. What shall be done to set you right I tax not but preventively caution Remember the universall naturall rationall precept Doe as you would be done to c. Is not this enough to Naturalists Moralists Gentiles How then if Christianity be added Shall it adde nothing If deducted lesse you cannot be and be men c. Statues you may be but not Statute-makers except as afore Would you be abused or treacherized with in the least of your trusts Surely no then doe not so Would you not traytor and skellom and base fellow that fellow that should so abuse you in the meanest betrust c. If so inferre * Which you may lose in a moment cause you are momentary Also are they of moment like your honour fame so the love and welfare of your friends and posteririties your quitting them from slavery Consider c. what 's due in just retaliation for failing in the greatest betrusts mortality is capable of as of Life Livelihood Liberties and Religion c. See to it O see to it I speak onely to the guilty if any be blemish not nor bespot your Honours by treacherous aspersions c. though many be laid upon you never the like on any Parliament before and that without controll or commination yet let it not be justly Remember the love of the people in chusing you so of their great hopes and joy in your faithfulnes forfeit them not we intreat you but free your free choosers so all your friends so your own posterities that they may blesse you in future times and your names and remembrances may be famous for ever else infamy for ever attends you so the cryes and curses of your choosers so of your children and posterities so of all your friends and kindred yea of the whole kingdome or people your true King who made you what you are and commissioned you c. but not to commit them c. On beslave not nor vassalage your Lords to any their Stewards Consider and digest what I say and digresse not c. O let not any insinuations flatteries hopes promises * Or in your power to keep as to give c. I adde to the aforesaid cautions nor let envy hate malice or revenge to or against any hurt the Generall quit thy self if thou canst if not reserve it till thou canst not offend preferments or dishonorable honours circumvent you and so beg●t contempt and jeering from your circumventers Is there any thing so comfortable and cheering as a cleare conscience even as a moralist c. None can give you or preferre you but you must first inable them by giving to and preferring them reserve rather then give to such to receive againe and so to be beholden and give thankes for what 's your * own But what are such givers and receivers also receivers again from such given to givers c. of what also is neither the givers nor receivers own but their Lords the Kingdomes their King What I say are such c. c. but c. Oh consider consider c. and comply to justice equity and all honorable things Honour your selves by your wisdomes and fidelity as you have done which preferre as more noble and withall immortall in that it shall live when you are dead before all other base and by-ends which shall when you are gone infamous you and leave a base and sordid stench of you to all eternity c. Give forraigne States cause to honour you and make not your selves a jeering stock to the whole world till it come to a proverb As ill as an Englishman as base as a Britain c. How wisely and ably did the Holland State quit themselves of their Tyrannous King continue faithfull to the people that followed them and govern them with peace and love cause with justice protection and safety Sure the same wayes would have had the same effects with us What shall I say It 's with the latest but not too late if this you will do Inform the people aright of their own rights yours and their Viceroyes when at the rightest also as now postur'd qualified and conditioned with all kind of wrong doings to a most righteous people to him Why spare you or feare you to speak May yea doth it not betray us If we have doe and must venture our lives what is' t if just and right and withall conducing shall silence us Had Hester been silent where O let not one woman put down so many men for courage faithfulnesse c. being also not so engaged as are you bad she and hers been You have fought against and dare you not speak nor give way to speak against in what 's just also when it is for the Kingdome and the people c. Conducingly give way and you shall finde men will speak out Justice and your ingagements the Kingdomes welfare and to prevent its illfare claimes this at your hands and we dare however quaere if it be not treachery to the Kingdome the people in generall our Generall or King c. Not to allow the exhibiting of the aforesaids as conducing to their delivery c. the children are come to the birth give strength to bring forth Now we have done and deliver up what is said with our selves to the judgement of the ingenuous And the blessing of God be with you c. DIXI Postscripts THis Book

by the Scots account thou oughtst put on his account and not on the enforced defensive State except thou and thine wouldst be unstated for ever But this I dare adventure on in behalfe of the Parliament that could they quit themselves of being offended and assailed on the King side that so all clouds were over and the Coast cleare and the Heavens serene they would make thee thine and the whole Kingdom absolute freemen both in lives eestates liberties It conduceth to their honor end betrust so to the happinesse of their posterity kindred frends c. and religion As for Religion if they allow liberty of conscience which in conscience they ought by Rom. 14. to allow us let each be perswaded in his owne conscience c. so by many other places is allowable with the cautions at Sect. 54. Thou hast no cause to except at what God accepts except thou wilt except against him Is' t not faire thou excepter that thou shalt enjoy thy liberty to Presbyter it c. Wilt not thou retaliate and allow as thou art allowed From the parallell of Parliament and King aforesaid thou maist gather thou art as was the Israelites ' twixt Solomon and Rehoboam Solomon had used them hardly but Rehoboham projected to prostrate them to bow and bend them so as to make them plyant to his tyranny he would whip with Scorpions and his little finger should be more oppressing then his Fathers whole body Is it not so 'twixt Parliament and King the Parliament have enforcedly opprest thee and so farre is just on their side and must as a fore be charged on the K. not them but their voluntaries are like those of Solomons the See the K. at Sect. 71. to F. Parliament Sect. 71. at F. Kings are like the Intentionalls of Rehoboam Admit both sides cannot be avoided is it not wisdome to lessen our enemies and wisely take part with the lesser to overthrow the greater which alone we cannot doe which done we have but one enemie as Solomons hard usages to contend with Consider what I have said and be wise 'twixt Solomon and Rehoboam you may be ruin'd if you side with both so if you side it strongliest with Rehoboam The K. fetcheth in Scots Forreigners against us you fide with your ruine also but break Rehoboam to pieces and my life for thine wee shall all piece together againe in peace and plenty c. This lastly remember the Parliament hath quit thee from all as at 71. E. to F c. is it nothing But what did the King ever doe for thee shew if thou canst It s yet objected no peace or settlement will be till the King come 72. Object home and be setled It s ' cause thy braine and witt is unsetled and ' cause knaves and Answer fooles suggest severalls to thee out of which thy weakenesse cannot winde but of what nature soever thy thoughts are or their suggestions be see to the contents of the particulars and so to their answer and call to minde all other particulars in this booke not referr'd to Help to settle it by sideing with Solomon against Rehoboam as thou hast read in the instances foregoing for thy selfe if not for theirs so for the Kingdom c. which is thy King c. How wouldst thou have him come home what like a Conquerour If so thou art a slave according to Sect. 71. E. to F. See more under treaty and take heed he conquer you not by yeelding that may be won by smiles and wiles which could not be by force and blowes Yet againe thou saist thou fightest for the Kingdome thy selfe and 73. Object thine in fighting with and for the King against the Parliament also that by Covenant c. thou oughtst to fight for the King his Rights and Dues c. What thy intentions are I know not but thy actions in fighting Answer for the King c. are absolutely against the Kingdom thy selfe and thine see 71. to F. c. See also the discrimen 'twixt Parliament and King see at Sect. 71. O. to 72. For the Covenant thou art mistaken it s for the King respectively see Sect. 42. to 44. and for the Kingdome the Parliament See Covenant the 3. it selfe so each particular as thy selfe and thine so each one its absolute see Sect. 44. Thou yet wilt fight against the Parliament as wrongers of the Kingdome Ob. 74. the King thy selfe and thine Truly I cannot see how they can wrong the King what ever they Answ If by the Scots sayings he be guilty of the blood shed in the 3. Natiōs it s well neare 3. or 400000. lives are they not so many murthers?-for one Nabal a Iezabel how then doe to him hath he not forfeited all?-hath he not only wronged but sought the ruine of all what saith lex talionis to this I am silent be thou judge can the end doe the means any wrong to use it any way for its conducement no juster and better way being By this argument if thou oughtst fight against them as wrongers of him which they are not why then not against the King which is so in the highest degree and that of his King as at Sect. 71. to F. Why also not for them against him by the argument at Sect. 71. O. to 72. I have been large cause I would meet with all objections and exceptions and so satisfie circularly which I hope I have done and 75. so I conclude with invocation and application as followeth I doe then implore all sorts even from the highest to the lowest as the most honourable Senate and City and the Worthies of the Synod so all Countries Cities Townes-and Villages yea each Individuall remember and consider what I have said and refresh memory by review of the Contents all your scruples except you will find or make knots in bul-rushes are satisfied and cleered you may tush pish slght and wrangle but answer you cannot so must of necessity contend against the light of nature reason and justice and what are such c newtralize not as it conduceth to the universall but helpe Parliament and Army and so your selves against the King the Kingdomes Steward servant so any other c. -much more Let not Judg Ienkin's book nor any such deceive you it savors of much weaknesse or wickednesse or both It 's easily answered had we leisure take heed you take not up Armes against Parliament or Army or any that is faithfull to his your King the Kingdome in behalfe of the Kingdomes Steward or any c. Land-men Sea-men so all sorts of either defame not your names and so your posterities-with the aspersions of treacheries rebellions murthers robberies and rapes a As any these things are acted c. c. For all are guilty in the aforesaids that-neutralize it in King Salus behalfe much more that rise against King Salus c. Take

followeth We have not time I say to deale with each of his particulars which had we we would c. so we must as we may Wee therefore in our Generall Position as afore answer and so put to silence all he or any one can say c. We then say Law so called is the Creature of its Creator the State at large made for its service and not to its dis-service much lesse to servile it by the States the said States Commissioners and that is way of Justice and Safety so all other accommodations of the said State and not to the King or any other against it Now if a Law so called which should be made as afore for the use of the State at large by the said States trusted to make lawes in behalfe of their Lord and not in behalfe of any his servants against him if they shall I say make and so call that a Law which is not so as being quite contrary to their betrust and the end of Law as in accommodation of some of their servants against their Lord. Quaere If it be not absolute treachery in them to betray the liberties and rights of their Lord to any of his Servants c. nay we say then it 's no law though made as afore also called so and complemented with * If a known long practis'd Physitian prepare as hee calls it physick for his patient and ceremonies it with the complements of a viall or galli pot and all other circumstances can all this make it physick if apparantly destructive to its ends and in stead of saving will kill may not such Physick be kild c. Apply c. ceremonials to make it passe so we say again it 's no law so binds no● nor may nor can nor shall it bind the Lord or any of his retainers so as to be abused by any his servants except in behalfe of the said Lord which just necessity warranting is sufferance no abuse In short we care not what Judge Jenkins nor any or the law it selfe so called saith or doth or would doe as to binde us to Kings or any Governours alias the kingdomes and peoples Stewards and Servants if contrary or destructive to its ends the freedomes and rights of the Generall c. whereas it ought rather to binde all Kings and Governours who are indeed most bound to accommodate the LORD * The State at large GENERAL though to their owne selfe-sufferings c. Thus much in short to Law so to Judge Jenkins his large and famoused Law-piece most infamous in that he aimes to treacherize it to his Lord and King the State at large c. and servile him to his servants c. Thus our just our rationall and as so our true and lawfull definitions of treason and rebellion c. stand good against Judge Jenkins his unjust irrationall and destructive and therefore illegall though called legall-definitions c. 87. Only I will tell thee thou h●st now no colour of ignorance left to prevaricate c. nor to beare out thy former perpetrations Forgoe them then and once at last turn wise and honest all thy undertakings against or neglect of thy Lord Salus must now needs proceed from impudence not impotence thou now knowest what the King so called in reality is I hope nor Titles nor Names nor rich Rayment nor a great Train or State shall now deceive thee Nothing can make a man more then a man lesse they may A Magazine is the richest place indeed but let each fetch away his treasure what is it 88. I am not factious nor partiall I am against both Parliament and King as they forfeit their ends and betrusts and are against the kingdome And I am for one or both as they are faithfull to their Trusts c. 89. More I hope I need not say but yet if any shall in pretence of love and duty to the King so call'd alias the kingdomes Steward be so treacherous to the Kingdome their true King so to themselves their posterities kindred and friends to oppose us in defence of the said King or Steward against the kingdome we heartily desire them to decline all base and treacherous ends to the aforesaids And if it be only their injuditious judgements after all we have said they will rectifie them and let them with ingenuity pursue the acquiring and purchasing the truth with us as wee will with them and let the convinc'd comply And we further heartily intreat them that they would as beseems the civil if they will needs reply perform it not perfunctorily but with Nervous and strenuous Arguments not idle and fallacious to abuse the people and lose time and as if they sought rather a vainglorious conquest then the true glory of truth Also that it may be without scurrillity or contempt and they shall be answerably dealt with For we hold exclamations jeerings and contempts to proceed of ill natures ill educations or weaknesse c. like Schoole-boyes who when 〈◊〉 weake in dispute doe in wickednesse fall to scolding and fifty-cuffs c. Dixi. Onely If nothing will do we are undone and so are most of our undoers FINIS ❧ AN APOLOGIE AS we have Cautioned in case any write against us c. So we hold it necessary also to say something lest any one in a pretence of love and loyalty to the King or Kingdomes Steward although it may be Demetrian selfe-love and not to Diana also hate to Paul c. may be the true ground and not love to the King but admit love c. to him it s not right nor just in opposition to his King the Kingdome However least they should in a purposed revenge upon us under the pretences aforesaid suggest This man writes against the King also dishonours him c. by meane Objection expressions and rendrings also intimates this or that of him c. Also the title is tart and offensive To the aforesaids I answer as followeth To the last first If the Title Answer should offend thee yet be not offended For thou either hast or wilt finde that those who conspire against the Welfare Crowne Peace and Dignity of our Soveraigne Lord King Salus are farre worse then Knaves for they are Traytors why then should we fear to offend them And those who are ensnared or deluded by them may they not rightly at the least be cal'd Fooles And to the former objection I answer I doe not intentionally to wrong dishonour or abate any thing of the S●ewards just Dues and The neglect of others necessitates us Rights but what I must doe of necessity in defence and vindication of King Salus And if so he suffer it 's sufferable what also if it be his insufferables are the cause of his sufferings But ther 's not any thing his due in opposition to the Kingdomes sufferance in safety justice and Rights for if more be given him then his due to the wronging of the universall so

particulars in their Rights of Justice and safety c. Reason Justice necessity require a reducing all to rights that so hee may have his owne due and not beyond especially to the encroachment upon what 's his Lords the Kingdomes However if he should lose any of his just Rights for Salus sake its just and right But if it be conscience and justice in any thus to plead for his Rights How is' t they plead not for the Rights of * Here 's adoo about the King the King with pretences of love loyalty to him c. Well now we have shewed you the true right King make good your precences else you are only a Pretender the true King indeed to whom they are first and principally bound in nature and reason so by Covenant the 3d c. So it appears to be craft not conscience Nor doe we intimate any thing injuriously against him for Deserts are no injuries only we inferre from the Scots sayings and their taking up Arms against him so from our States taking up Armes also and traytering those that side with him against the States and thus both States Actions are directions and Warrants for us what we may say doe For if we are enjoyned to fight against him sure it s as he is c. c. c. Sure also we are enjoyned and so may speake and write as well as fight the last being the lesser of the two and contained in the Greater fighting c. being also never forbid and were wee forbid we conceive forbiddings cannot justly discharge us of our just duties to our Lord and King the State Again to forbid us were to forbid the Covenant which also enjoynes us as doth reason and justice also to support the Kingdomes rights first and absolutely The Stewards secondarily respectively and conducingly but what rights are due to universall wrong-doers Now the kingdoms Rights are safety peace and justice so to have its honour maintained and its innocency cleared though the Steward should suffer in his honour or any way for the accommodation thereof how then if the sufferance be just For the means must suffer for the End and any way is just that necessarily conduceth to it And how can we be able to make good the Covenant except the means that conduceth thereto be allowed that is to speake write and act any right things in behalfe thereof and to oppose any its opposers whosoever Also to render the Steward in such expressions as that his condition place may be plainly distinguisht from that of his Lords who must be allowed rendrings thereafter that his dues may be rendred him Again we are necessitated to what we have done and it s our offensive Adversaries that write all this not we by enforcing us to write it Shall any one or any thing bind us from defending our King being clearly convinced hereof and that it 's our duty and high time to speak God forbid for if treacherous bookes be writ and opinions held so generally to the ruine of King Salus is' t not treachery in all not to bestir themselves in their power and place in his behalfe And shall such wicked treacherous ones goe unpunished and shall the loyall Defenders forced by such disloyall offenders suffer c. truly better is expected c. though we will not presume to say what So now we have done and appeale to justice and ingenuity hoping our love duty and zeale to our Lord King Salus which in the presence of God is our only aime will save us from any rigid censures of any our triviall slips and failings in his behalfe c. In which we being Humanes must needs humanize it If now wee suffer by injurious Censures c. it s as Martyrs c. Two Cautions for thy better understanding this Booke which should have beene placed at the beginning Reader 1. WHerever thou readest or hearest the expressions Kingdom● People State at large or Salus Populi c. thou wouldst in thy mind put in their places Kings Prince Soveraign yea Emperour or Gods Anointed c. or any rendrings as high as thou canst for there is none higher but God Himselfe not Religion his honour worship service c. as see in Quaere before 66. also at 83. So Salus is Head Chiefe c. And so do thou apply in thy thoughts so in thy actions c. This we say is the right King to whom the Name is due and to whom thou owest more then thou canst pay and for whom thou maist pay any one be it whom it will if justly occasioned in his behalfe 2. Again whereever thou hearest or readest the Titles King Prince Gods Anointed Sac●ed M●jestie or Soveraign c. in their stead conceive in thy mind Stew●rd Servant or Officer to the aforesaid Lord and King for 〈◊〉 right by all the preceding arguments The Contents will send thee whereto make good both the aforesaids Val● A further Addition or continuation of the Contents of the Booke for better direction and satisfaction which through hast were left out at the first 17. THe Scots chiefe arguments for their Invasion answered at Sect. 37. to 45. 18. The Scots charge the King with the blood-shed of 3. Nations so doe they charge him also in their taking up Armes against him c. by both which they accuse him so and so c. From whence may much be inferd and this amongst the rest that the wel-fare justice peace safety of the State is King Chiefe c. and the King a servant thereta Sect. 55. 19. Some causes of the Peoples rising c. explained at Sect. 58. to 59. 20. Of oaths c. made to the King when binding when not at Sect. 66. 21. An answer in behalfe of the State to a Catalogue of Exorbitances charged upon them Sect. 71. at M 22. The State and King discrimen'd shewing what the King hath done and intended to doe against the kingdom but not any thing freely for its good Also what the State hath done for us and what accidentally against us examined at Sect. 71. all especially at O. S. 23. Pitty and Compassion at Sect. 78. Cruelty at Sect. 79. Justice at Sect. 80. rightly defined 24. A true King t●uly defined Sect. 81. to 83. 25. The State at large proved King chiefe head c. by Scripture which is reason also and the King so called is the said Kings Steward and Servant c. 83. the end there being King and Chiefe c. the Meanes Meaner as servant to the Lord its end 26. All that may be collected out of Scripture in behalfe of the King answered in a position at Sect. 85. 17. Judge Jenkins all of him in the Kings behalfe answered by a Position Sect. 86. FINIS