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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76883	A bloody independent plot discovered. Prosecuted by the open malice and fury of divers Agitators, Levellers, Anabaptists, Brownists and other sectaries and London agents. 1 To murder the King. 2 [To] divide the Army. 3 [To] levell the nobility and gentry. 4 [To] abolish the Protestant Religion. 5 [To] act any design that shall be destructive to all these; accounting it a wilfull sinne against God if they do it not, if their consciences shall dictate it unto them. Those five were committed by the House of Commons, Nov. 25. for prosecuting these most horrid designes before mentioned. (Viz.) Thomas Prince, cheese-monger. Samuel Chidley, stocken-seller. committed to the Gate-house. Ieremy Ives. Wil: Larner. Book-binder. And Thomas Taylor. Committed to Newgate.		1647 (1647)	Wing B3255; Thomason E419_[2; ESTC R204613	7,722	12

removed to their native Collodge of Newgate and after commenc'd for so barbarous an act at Tyburn at Doctor Stories Cap which makes the rest of their Il-dependent Brethren ever since cry out against and so eagerly strive to pull down humane Learning Thus much to shew you the nature of them all even from Cromwell to Lilburne from Jreton to Overton and so over all the rest of these Gunpowder Saints how many Christians thinke you has that Town Bull of Ely in his foming zeal goar'd to death with his rebellious Horns was it not a right Christian part think you of the Defender of the Faith John Lilburn after his souldiers had surprized that honest and godly Christian Gentleman Master William Hagar as hee was walking after evening prayer on the Lords day in his Garden stript him to the bare skin and so drove him before them ten miles till he came in the presence of this holy Colonell who was so void of all Christian Compassion that he espying a Ring upon the Gentlemans finger he checked his souldiers that they tooke it not off They making answer they could not get it off it having been so long worn by the Gentleman that the flesh had over-growne it Iohn Lilburne makes answer Then take off finger and all This was but for a Ring thinke you not then that if Iohn and his holy Brethren will cut off a finger for a Ring that they will not kill a King for lesse then a Crowne 3. For levelling the Nobility and Gentry is as apparent as the Sun for doe they not intend the destruction of the Nobility when they seeke to take away their negative voice and to make the supream power to be in the Common-people they intend also to levell all Estates and people and to that end they bring this Argument in defence thereof In the beginning say they God made man perfect and gave him Paradise where hee had abundance of all things but after he fell man was cursed and then he was to eat his bread in the sweat of his brows c. Then where 's the blessing for the Children of God except it be to have the abundance of all things as at the Creation For the Curse of the wicked is with labour and industry of body to get their livings Ergo. The righteous are not under the Curse therefore must in joy abundance of all things 4. That they intend the overthrow the Protestant Religion it is evident for all their Books expresse inveterat hatred and malice against the same raving rayling and venting all spleen and malice against both it the Ministers thereof against both Woship Government and Discipline belonging thereto impiously terming both It and them Antichristian and Diabolicall c. 5. If their Consciences shall dictate any thing to them as to murder rob commit adultery equivocate or the like and act any thing though never so evill so it be destructive to those that are without as they term them that is That have no Community with them they are bound to doe it because their Conscience dictates it unto them Nay they wilfully sin against God if they doe it not as their own tongues confesse in their Areement with the People And moreover in the last clause of the said Agreement they doe as good as tell us That they have deerly earned the establishment of their pernicious and Trayterous Rules of Government and will no longer depend for the settlement of their Peace and their Freedom upon Him King CHARLES that b●ought Bondage a●d cruell Warre upon them Though indeed these Sectaries have been the most Active for blood-shed in these abhorred warres and like their elder brother Faux though more subtilly have under a pretence of Liberty and Freedom blown us up into that ruine misery and slavery that no Nation or Age since Christianity became a Profession ever groan'd under the like Bondaage and Tyranny How desperately bold and audacious these Incendiaries are let all reasonable people judge when they doe promote their seditious designes even to the very faces of the Parliament in the name of the people as may appeare by these votes following Die Martis 9. Novem. 1647. A Paper directed to the Supreme Authority of the Nation The Comons in Parliament assembled and stiled the just and earnest Petition of those whose names are subscribed in behalfe of themselves and all the Free-born People of Englund together with a printed Paper annexed entituled An Agreement of the People for a firm and present Peace upon grounds of Common Right were read Resolved c. That the matters contained in these Papers are destructive to the Being of Parliaments and to the Fundamentall Government of the Kingdome Resolved c That a Letter be sent to the Generall and these Papers inclosed together with the Vote of the House upon them And that he be desired to examine the proceeding of this busines in the Army and returne an account hereof to this House Die Martis 23. Novemb. 1647. A Petition directed To the Supreme Authority of Englond The Commons in Parliament assembled and entituled The humble Petion of many Free-born People of England sent in a Letter directed to Master Speaker and opened by a Committee thereunto appointed was read the first and second time Resolved upon the Question That this Petition is a seditious and contemptuous avowing and prosecution of a former Petition and Paper annexed stiled An Agreement of the People formerly adjudged by this House to bee destructive to the Being of Parliaments and Fundamentall Government of the Kingdome Resolved c. That Thomas Prince Cheesemonger and Samuel Chidley o● forthwith committed Prisoners to the Prison of the Gatehouse there to remaine Prisoners during the pleasure of this House for a seditious and contemptuous avowing and prosecution of a former Petition and Paper annexed stiled An Agreement of the People formerly adjudged by this House to be destructive to the Being of Parliaments and Fundamentall Government of the Kingdome Resolved c. That Ieremy Jves Thomas Taylor and William Larner be forthwith committed to the Prison of Newgate there to remaine Prisoners during the pleasure of this House for a Seditious and Contemptuous avowing and prosecution of a former Petition and Paper annexed stiled An Agreement of the People formerly adjudged by this House to be destructive to the Being of Parliaments and Fundamentall Government of the Ringdom Resolved c. That a Letter be prepared and sent to the Generall taking notice of his proceedings in the execution according to the Rules of War of a mutinous person at the Rendezvous neer Ware and to give him thanks for it and to desire him to prosecute the Examinations of that busines to the bottom and to bring such guilty persons as hee shall thinke fit to condigne and exemplary punishment Since these Votes the persons are juggld away and not imprisoned the Commons know they love the King c. Post-script LET all good Christians that are true Protestants be no longer blinded by these seditious Hypocrites but Resolve to fetch backe the Arke of our Israel from these ●ursed Philistin●s to maintain the true Protestant Religion professed in the Reigne of Queen Elizabeth and King Iames of famous memory to defend our gracious Soveraign Lord King Charles next under God supream head and Governour from all execrable Attempt and destructive plots of Brownists Anabaptists and other Hereticks that have been prosecuted with so much fury for the ruine of both to defend His honourable Crown and Dignity the persons and estates of His Royall Consort and Princely Jssue to restore His Majestie to all his just Rights Power Prerogative and Greatnesse to maintaine the just Priviledges of Parliament the just Liberties and Properties of the Subject to reduce all matters to be tryed by the knowne Lawes of this Kingdome and to live in all Christian obedience and subjection to his Majesty and be governed by him as our Allegiance bindeth us according to the Lawes Let this be the Agreement of all the peole of England from the highest to the lowest let them shew themselves once more Englishmen after these seven years of blindnesse and bondage and be no more cheated and deluded of all their happinesse-but stedfastly endeavour to settle a firme peace in all His Majesties Dominiout that so we may take away that reproach that is cast upon us by all nations by reason of these unnaturall Divisions and restore this Nation to its ancient Honour and Renown FINIS