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A40777
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The Faithfull souldier, or, The Speech of a common souldier concerning his arreares and putting the King to death
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1649
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Wing F287; ESTC R29801
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that heretofore England had six or seaven Kings at a time but these petty Kings were little better then one of our Colonels and they never left cutting one anothers throats till all again came under one King If then we must have but one King still why should we kill this King Ye know when He dies His sonne the Prince of WALES is King what must we cut his throat also we cannot if we would and this Kings Bloud will stick so upon as and make us so abominable to all the people we shall have small heart to kill any more Kings But were it in our power to destroy this King and all His Posterity and all the Kings in Christendome which are his Allies who then shall be our King The Councell saies in our Remonstrance we must have an Elective King but whom shall we Elect If we choose our Generall alas he will be seduced by wicked Councell we know he is a gallant man in the Field but at Councels of Warre he does little and speakes lesse he is fitter to be our Generall then our King Or shall Leiutenant Generall Cromwell be the man The truth is they talk most of him and I believe he lookes to be KING and therefore I hold him unfittest of all six yeares since he was but Captaine Cromwell and if now he be such a great man it is our Swords have made him so should any man have said to us six yeares agoe Ye Souldiers shall fight and never leave fighting till ye have cut King CHARLES his throat and made Captaine CROMWELT King of England I think we all should have thought that man mad And yet Fellow-souldiers this is our cafe have not we spun a fine thred Let who will be King we shall be but Common Souldiers still I remember the tale of a Knight and a Carrier the Knight comming from London met the Carrier and told him newes how King Edward was murthered and Crook-back'd Richard was Crown'd King of England Alas Sir said the Carrier what is that to me I shall be but a Carrier still So whether it be King CHARLES or King Cromwell we shall be but Common Souldiers still what are Crownes and Scepters to us When the King was at Carisbrook and at Hampton Court he offerd to Pay us all our Arreares and to grant us the MILITIA as long as he liv'd Could any King say more For my part I like Him as well as Lieut. Generall Cromwell King CHARLES is as Liberall as Lieut. Generall Cromwell King CHARLES is as Chast as Lieut. Generall Cromwell King CHARLES is as Mercifull as Lieutenant Generall Cromwell King CHARLES is as Wise as Lieut. Generall Cromwell King CHARLES is as Temperate as Lieutenant Generall Cromwell King CHARLES is as Patient as Lieutenant Generall Cromwell King CHARLES is as handsome a Man as Lieutenant Generall Cromwell King CHARLES hath as sweet Children as Lieut. Generall Cromwell and King CHARLES is as well Descended as Lieutenant Generall Cromwell Remember when first we refused to Disband it was for our Arrears and Indemnity confirmed by the Royal Assent we had an Ordinance of both Houses but we wanted His Majesties Royal Assent what can we have His Assent after we have cut His throat sure we are all mad Alas Fellow-souldiers what good will the Kings bloud doe us We now can save His life with a wet finger let us doe it we shall get all our Arreares Indempnity and every thing all the Kingdome City and Country will love us and pray for us Now or never Fellow-Souldiers let us save our Credit save our Arrears save our KING'S Life One and All Gods Blessing goe along with us FINIS