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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50952	Miltons republican-letters or a collection of such as were written by command of the late Commonwealth of England from the year 1648 to the year 1659 / originally writ by the learned John Milton, secretary to those times ; and now translated into English by a wel-wisher of England's honour.; Literae pseudo-senatûs anglicani Cromwellii. English	England and Wales. Council of State.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.; England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Lord Protector (1658-1659 : R. Cromwell)	1682 (1682)	Wing M2176B; ESTC R42175	100,274	142

of ship goods and adventure to call him to Justice at Livorn●… haveing previous thereto published according to the custome of Merchants in like cases and recorded the Cheat. But that he to back one fraud by another seized by a feign'd attach'ment upon six thousand Pieces of eight of one Mr Thomas C●…atterbuck money in the name of the Petitioner having to promote the design drawen in two other litigious fellowes That he after the expence of much money and time 〈◊〉 not attain to justice at Livorne nor indeed dared to appear at that Court for 〈◊〉 of the threatenings and snares ●…aid for him by his adversaryes Wee therefore pray Your Highness to be pleased to lend your help to this Petitioner thus oppressed and according to your wonted custome checque the artifice of his adver●…aries For it totally defeates the d●…signe of such Lawes as the authority of Princes confines Corporations unto if what violence and injury for want of the force of a Law canot doe terror and Threatenings must supply the place of to keepe the Lawes from being appealed unto Yet we do not doubt but that Your Highnesse whom the Almighty and most High God blesse with Peace Prosperity will order timely reproof to be awarded these methods of presumption Dated at Westminster 7. April Anno Dom. 1658. To the most Serene and potent Prince Levis King of France Most Serene and potent King Friend and a●…gust Confederate YOur Majesty may call to mind that when we treated about renew●…ning of the league the fortunately laid fundation of which has proved the spring whence arose so many advantages to both Parties concern d as well as expose the comon enemy to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that miserable Massacre befell at Piedmont whose cause 〈◊〉 and afflicted on all hands we did with great 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 of mind recomend to your pity and Reliefe Nor do we thinke that Your Majesty has as far as concernes your own particular been wanting to a worke of that piety yea so human as not to have employed the extent of what you ought to have of favour or intrest with the Duke of Savoy Our interposition by Embassyes Letters and Prayers has in imitation of other many Princes and Corporations not been wanting After the execution of a most bloody Massacre upon both Sexes of all ages a peace is at length given or rather a secret kind of hostility wrapt up and laid under the vizard of a seeming peace The Conditions of this peace are brought to your Towne of 〈◊〉 yea those hard Ones but such as those wretched and needy people tired out with all imaginable hardship and cruelty wou'd gladly have condescended unto as hard and unjust as they were provided they were stood unto 〈◊〉 the Faith of every single one of 'em is eluded and violated under false constructions quibleing equivocations many being thrown out of their 〈◊〉 habitations prohibited the exercise of the Religion of their Forefathers new Taxes exacted new yokes clapt to their Necks to that degree that such as happen to fall in the way of the Soldiers who often ●…ally out upon 'em are either robb'd or murther'd To which add the new Levyes lately and secretly raised against 'em and such of 'em as are Roman Catholicques comanded to stepp out of the way within a certain time limitted so that all things seem now a fresh to threaten the Ruine and Destruction of those few which the last Massacre left undispacht Which I beseech and pray tha●… by that Right hand of Yours most Christian King which has confirmed the League and Alliance with us by the most holy reputation of that most Christian Title you will not suffer to be carryed on nor give countenanceto I do not mean any Prince for no Prince much lesse one of his tender yeares and motherly Spirit can entertain so much Tyrany but those most sanctified Murtherers to the promotions of so much li●…entious Tyrany The persons concern'd 〈◊〉 they pretend to act as servants and Pursuers of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 our saviour Christ who came into the mansion of flesh to becom a sacrifice for the sins of mankind a buseing his most meeke name and Lawes in the cruel murther of the 〈◊〉 Releive you that can and who in such a case are worthy of the power so many humble petitioners of yours out of the 〈◊〉 of Men Bu●…chers who lately drunk with Blood woud 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 thirst with the same liquor and who judge it very aduiseable to charge the effect of their cruelty to the account of Princes But do not you 〈◊〉 your Titles or the hem's of your Kingdome nor the most 〈◊〉 Gospell of Christ to be while you reigne 〈◊〉 with that envy or cruelty Remember that these very People in the time of Your 〈◊〉 King He●…ry a great Friend of the Protesta●…ts 〈◊〉 a submissive People and Promoters of the entrance of Digvierius when he thro the most accessible places o●… Italy victoriously invaded the yeeldieg People of Savoy over the Alpes The instrument containing that submission remains yet extant among the Record●… of Your Kingdome wherein it is among other things excepted and provided for that the Protestants about the 〈◊〉 shou'd not ●…e yeelded to Any except it were under the Tea●…mes which Your most invincible Father received em upon into his allegeance This they now lay claime to they humbly require a Grandfather from You his Nephew They woud wish that if by any exchange it might be done they might be come yours rather then remain his whose Subject●… they now are Which if it canot be you may lawfully become a harbour at least comfort refuge unto ' em There are some Intreagues of State which may render it adviseable for you not to reject the revolt of the Protestants of Piedmont to you But I woud not considering the greatness of such a King as you are propose any other inducement to invite you to the defense of the Calamitous different from the engagements of your Predecesser's piety Royall benignity Greatnesse of Spirit So that the praise and Glory of a most noble deed will be uncomunicably and intirely your ovvn and you your selfe find that the father of Mercy and his son Christ King whose name and doctrine you will thereby vindicate from all wicked cruelty will so much the more favour and prosper the remaining part of all your life time The Omnipotent most Great God inspire Your Majesty with this inclination for the service of his owne Glory the salvation of so many most inocent Christians now at stake and your own reputation Dated at Westminster May 1658. To the Evangelicall Cantons of Switzerland WEe have judge it an unnecessary worke to write you about matters which you your selves knowing better byfarr then we we abhor in our Soules to remember that out of detestation to the barbarity of the things themselves imposed upon your most afflicted Neighbours the Protestants of Savoy and the intollerable persecutions which their own Prince