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The Young-mens and the apprentices outcry, or, An inquisition after the lost fundamentall lawes and liberties of England
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in the same Declaration spending the 42 and 43 pages in most excellent expressions of the excellency and benefit of frequent and successive Parliaments 〈◊〉 new and the mischief bondage and vassallage of the long continuance of any Parliament 〈◊〉 pa. 44. you say Aâ—d thus a firm foundation being laid in the authority and constitution of Parliaments for the hopes at least of common and equitable Right and Freedom to our selvs and all the free born people of this Land we shall for our parts freely and cheerfully coâ—â—â— our stock or share of interest in this Kingdom into this common bottom of Parliaments 〈◊〉 though it may for our particulars go ill with us in one voyage yet we shall thus hope 〈◊〉 right be with us to fare better â—n another And in the last end of that transcendent Declaration pag. 46. you conclude thus We have thus freely and clearly declared the depth and bottom of our heart and desires in orderâ— the Rights Liberties and peace of the Kingdom wherin we appeal to all mâ—n whether 〈◊〉 seek any thing of advantage to our selves or any particular party what-ever or to the pâ—â—â—dice of the whâ—le and whether the things we wish and seek for do noâ— equally concern 〈◊〉 conduce to the good â—â—oth 〈◊〉 common with oâ—t selves according to 〈…〉 â—â—â—sires and intentions wherein as we have already found the concurrent sense of 〈◊〉 people in divers Countâ—ies by their petitions to the General expressing their â—â—resentment of these things and pressing us to stanâ— for the in eâ—est of the Kingdoms therein so we shall â—ishâ—nd expect he unanimous concurrence of all otheâ—â— who are equally concerned with us in these things and wish well to he â—â—lick And in p. 52. being writing to the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons of the Câ—â—â—â— London in Common Councel assembled it is thus said To conâ—â—â—d We say fâ—mou beauâ—â—â— our especiall ends are the glory of God and the good of this whole Land so 〈◊〉 deavouâ— shall be to 〈◊〉 utâ— the â—amâ— without 〈…〉 the being 〈◊〉 well being of Parliamenâ—â— generall the maintenance whereof we value above our own lives or as we 〈◊〉 formerly said oâ— thâ—â— Parliament in paâ—â—câ—â—aâ— but 〈◊〉 together â—n order to the gâ—od and Peace of Nation and with a most â—ender regard to your City And in page 57 58. its said that In our last Representation it may appear wheâ—â—â— desires are as Members of the Common-wealth in behalf of our selves and all other the cleering feeling and securing of the rights liberties and Peace of the Kingdom for justnesse reasonableness necessity and common concernment whereof unto all we dâ—â—peal to the whole Kingdom and to the world And in page 76 to the Lord Mayor of London c. it is said That it is a sudden and substantial settlement of the whole we destro in a generall safe and well grounded peace and the establishment of such good Laws as may duly and readily render to every man their iust rights liberties and for the obtaining of these not only our intentions had led us in but we think that all the blood treasure and labour spent in this War was for the accomplishing those very things which are of that concernment both to our selvs and posteritie that neither we nor they can live comfortably without them and therefore their help is mâ—ch pressed for to bring things to a happy concâ—â—â—en to the satisfaction of all hoâ—â—â— mens expectation and that in all our undertakings we shall be â—â—und men of truth fully and singly answering the things we have held forth to the Kingdom in our severall Declarations and Papers without by or base respects to any private end or interest whatsoever And in page 97. is recorded a notable Proposall to the Parliament from Redâ—ing July 1â— 1647. which doth sufficiently condem your late tyrannicall dealing with some of the very parties therein mentioned The Proposall thus followeth ' Wee doe earnestly desiâ—e That all persons imprisoned in England or Dominion of Wales not for Delinquency in relation to the 〈◊〉 Warre but fuâ—â— pretended misdeameanouâ—â— and whose imprisonment is not by the regulated course of Law but by Order from either Houses of Parliament or of Committees flowing from them may be put into a speedy regular and equitable way of Triall or if the â—â—â—ssâ—â— oâ—â—etâ—ing the generall affairs of the Kingdom 〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉 present â—â—talâ— then theâ— may have pâ—â—sâ—â—◠〈◊〉 upon reason â—â—le sâ—â—uâ—iâ—â—e oâ— their appearance at aâ—e taâ—â— day to answer wâ—â—t shall be charged against them in a Legall way and that when they should be tryed if they appear wrongfully or unduly imprisoned they may have reparation according to their sufferings In particular we desire this may be done in behalfe of L. Colonel Iohn Lilburn Master Iohn Musgrave Master Overton and others in their condition imprisoned in 〈…〉 London Read also more â—ully to this purpose p. 101. 105. 110. 112 118. 128. 132 137. as also the large Remonstrance from Saint Albones of the 16. of November 1648. pag 6. 8 9 12. 14 15. 22. 23 29. 43. 45. 47. 48. 57. 62. but especially 65. 66. 67. 68. â—9 But after this large but yet profitable and necessary digression let us seriously expostulate with you and â—ut you in mind of your most wicked and grosse apostacy such as the world never see nor read of before from men that professe God and godlinesse in a strict manner and would be reputed the CHOICEST SAINTS in England and cry out unto you with astonishment and admiration and thus interrogate your very consciences where God alone ought to sit King Do heare you not the blood of our dear fellow Apprentices and of the rest of thâ— good People of England spilt for the redemption of this inthraled Nation especially since your first contest with the Parliament cry aloud in your cars and hearts where ever you goe for vengeance upon you the peoples perfidious abusers be trayers and destroyers Oh â—o not you hear them cry out unto your very conscences O give our Fathers our Mothers our Brothers our Sisters and others of our neer and dear relations the full and speedy accomplishment of all your forementioned inravishing promises and engagement by vertue of the power and efficacy of which you stole away their heart and spirits from all tâ—â—â—r relations and maâ—â— them with willingnesse and cheerfullnesse become sacrifices for your assistance for that end principally if not only that they that survived might enjoy the full and ample fruition of all your gloriou â—â—â—â—ses and engagements for common Freedom distributive Iustice and righteousnesse upon the earth Oh do you not hear their blood cry unto you O mock not nor dally with God any longer but without delay give our friends and country-men the promised price of all our blood by the full and speedy paying of all your vows and engagements made unto God for that end lest for all your perjury apostacy and
perfidiousnesse he create a mighty and â—â—resistable spirit of revenge amongst the people and knit together their other wile divided hearts in one is one man to rise up in one day to destroy you with a more fatall â—ecoâ—â—â— destruction then you have already destroyed others yea the highest in the Nation pretendedly for oppressions breach of Oaths Faith and Covenants yea to sweep you away from the lâ—nd of the 〈◊〉 wâ—th an overflowing deâ—â—â—e of destruction as the â—â—slived women 〈◊〉 six or seven hundred years agoe did the Danes in one night throughout England Oh do not your hâ—â—â—â—s 〈◊〉 all relâ—â— can you consider this your â—orâ—â—â—ced uâ—â—â—â—a 〈…〉 horrible defection and apostacy and not tremble and be amazed and even confounded is there lesse remorse of conscience in you then was in Belshizzâ—r who at his sâ—eing the hand writing upon the wall â—haâ—ged his countenance and his thoughts troubled him so that the joyntâ— of his 〈◊〉 weâ—e looseâ— and his kneeâ— smote one against another though otherwise in as greâ— Jâ—lity and â—â—â—sperity as any of yourselves or Officers or have you lâ—sse apprehension of the Majesty of 〈◊〉 then was in â—he heathen Roman Governour Felix who when he heard Paul reason or Prâ—â—â— of righteousnesse temperance and Judgement to come trembled and feared and durst not proceed in fury against him although much thereunto provoked by his adversaries Act. 24. Sâ—â—â— all sense and compunction of conscience is not totally departed from you hear us therefore iâ— the earning bowels of love and kindnes we intreat and beseech you with patience and do 〈◊〉 abuse us for complaining and crying out for the knife hath been very long at the very throats of our Liverties and Freedoms and our burthens are too great and to many for us we are not able to bear them and contain our selves our oppressions are 〈◊〉 ready to mâ—ke us despair or forthwith to fly to the prime Lawes of nature viz. the 〈◊〉 â—iolent remedy at hand light it where it will or upon whom it will they are become as devouring fit in our bones ready to burn us up rendring us desperate and carelesse of our lives prising thoâ—â— that are already dead above those that are yet living who are riâ— of that paine and torment 〈◊〉 we do must indure by sensibly seeing anâ— beholdâ—ng not only the dâ—ing but the daily buâ—iâ—â— our native Liberties and Freedoms that we care not what becomes of uâ—â— seâ—ing that we are 〈◊〉 into that originall state or chaos of confusion wherein lust is become a law envy and maliâ—â—â— become laws and the strongest sword rules and governes all by will and pleasure all our â—rcienâ— bâ—â—â—ries and land-marks are puld up by the roots and all the â—yes and bonds of humane society in 〈◊〉 English horizon totally destroyed and exâ—erpaâ—ed Aâ—â—s foâ— pity We had rather die then live thâ—s life of languishing death in which our Masters poffâ—â—â— nothing to buy themselves or us bread to keep us alive that they can call their own therefore it s no boot for us to serve out our times and continue at our drudging and â—oyling trades while these oppressions cruelties and inhumanities are upon us and the rest of the people â—pâ—sing thereby the Nation not only to â—omestick broyles wars and blood-shâ—ds wherein we â—â—â—sure our bodies must be the prinâ—â—pâ—â—l burs but to forraign Invasions by France Spaine Denmark Sweathland c. as was well observed by our endeared and faithfull friends of the 〈◊〉 mentioned late treacheroâ—sly defeated party â—t Burford in their Book of the 2â— of Augâ—â—â— 1649. Intituled the Levellers vâ—ndicated or the Case of their 12 Troops truly stated pag. 11. â—â— which we cannot but seriously recommend with them to your serious perusall and judgement and desire to know of you but especially the pâ—â—vate Souldiery of the Generals Regiment of horse 〈◊〉 we understand had a hand in seasing upon and plundering our true friends at Burford whether you 〈◊〉 own the abominable and palpable treacherous dealings of your Generall and Lieutenant Gâ—â—rall Cromwel and their perfidious Officers with them or no that so we may not condâ—â—â— the innocent with the guilty and may know our friends from our soâ—â— as also to tell us whether 〈◊〉 do approve of the totall defection of your Army under which it now lâ—eth from their Faith 〈◊〉 solemn engagement made at Newmarket-heath June the 5. 1647. not one of those righteous 〈◊〉 in behalf of the Parliament and people on which your vow was made being yet fulfilled or 〈◊〉 but on the contrary as we have before reheaâ—sed 〈◊〉 whole flood-gate of â—yâ—aâ—nies are let in upon us and even over whelme us and whether you justâ—ly all those actâ—â—â—s done in 〈…〉 â—t the Aâ—my upon your account and unâ—er pretext of that Engagement since the Engagement it selfe was broken and your Councâ—lâ— of Agitators dissolved And whether you will hold up your Swords to maintaine the totall abolition of the peoples choicest interest of freedo◠〈◊〉 frequent and successive Parliaments by an Agreement of the People or obstruct the annuall succession Whether you doe allow of the late shedding of the blood of war in time of peâ—ce to the subveâ—sion of all our Laws and Liberties And whether you do councenâ—nce the â—â—â—â—pation of the fundamental Freedoms of this Common-weaâ—â—â— as their revocation or â—ullity of the Great Charter of England The Petition of Rightâ— c And whether you do assent to the erection of Arbâ—â—rary prerogative Courts that have or shall over-ruâ—e or make void our ancient 〈◊〉 of tryals in criminal Cases by a Juâ—y of 12 men of the neiâ—â— bour hood and whether you 〈◊〉 assist or joy ne in the forcible obtâ—usion of this Martial and Tyrannical Rule over us Also whether you will fight against and destroy those of our friends that shall endeavour the composure â—f our differences to gether with the proâ—â—ement of our Freedoms and settlement of our peâ—ce â—our plenty and prosperity accordingly as it was offered by the 4 Gentlemen prisoners in the Toweâ— of London upon the first of May 1649 as a peace-offering to this Nation by the Agreement of the People Lastly We earnestly beseeâ—h you to acquaint us whether from your hands to your power we may expect any help or assistance in this our miserable distressed condition to the remorall of those â—â—ron bands and â—oâ—ks of oppression that have thus inforced us to complain and addresse our selves thus to your serious consideration For we cannoâ— chuse but acquaint you that we are seriously resolved through the strength and assistance of God with all the interest we have in the world to adhere to the righteous things contained in our treacherously defeated freinds forementioned late vindication very much approving of that unparaleld expedient of an agreement of the free people they propose in the latter end thereof for the firm fetling of the peace Liberties and Freedoms of this distracted nation which hath so much