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A51719	A discovery, or Certaine observations, concerning the crafty and cursed proceedings of the conspirators, or rebbells of England against their owne King, Queene, church, government, then established; to wit 1639. And the liberty, peace, fafety [sic], & quiet-beeing, of that our nation, and other kingdomes thereunto belonging. By whom the people of other nations have beene also cheated and troubled. Observed by J. M. whose hart hath for many yeares together mourned in secret, for the calamity by the sayd rebbels, brought upon his owne, and other nations.	J. M.	1657 (1657)	Wing M35; ESTC R217014	62,961	63

Governement in Ireland First theyr blood-thirsty and tyranny call proceedings against the sayd EARLE when he was tryed for his Life doth apparently show their prepared and abhominable designes Namely a fixt and a firme resolution secretly within them selves by force to take away the Life of the N●●…e Earle without any regard vnto Justice Law or Equity which showes the doge-like mallice of the Rebbels against that worthy Person who was preferd to a place of Quallity Trust and Power who was both willing and able to resist the develish Rebellion then intended by the Conspirators against the King and his Subjects as appeares by one that was convinced of Pergery that came as a witnesse against the noble Earle Secondly they pretended to convince this Earle of some crime by the testimony of only one witnesse who was knowne to bee his profest enemy Which is contrary to the Law of God for it is sayd at the mouth of two or three witnesses he only shall die that is worthy of death Deut. 17.6 but at the mouth of one witnesse no man shall die Thirdly after they were shamefully worsted in theyr accusing this Noble Person of hygh Treason seeing they could prove no Treason at all against him F●●athly after the cloase of the prosses or his charge given in before they alleaged three new Artickles against him with vnhuman Importunity to have the Earle presently to answere vnto them without any time to bethinke him selfe though by Reason of the infirmety of his body and his spirits being much spent by pleading by way of answere vnto theyr accusations against him did earnestly desire some few dayes time to bethinke him selfe which the Lords of the Vpperhouse thought to bee but Reasonable yet nothing would content these shamelesse fellows but a present answer from him Fiftly the Ignorant people being by false Reports Inveteratly set against him by whome he was accused that he caused a Horse to bee stolen and after that hanged the man that bought him because he might injoy his Estate after his death which thing proved so foull against them selves that they did not so much as mention it at the Barre Sixtly they stird vp base and unruly Raskalls not onely for to Importane but to compell the Lords of the house of Peares to pas a Bill for to take his life without Law and contrary to Law and against the will of the Lords Offering violence to theyr persons in case they would not graunt it notwithstanding they found nothing against him worthy of death which the Lords fully declared Seaventhly when the Bill was past it was still by the Law of the Land in the power and choyse of the King to signe the Bill or not His Majesty having also declared that he found in the sayd Earle nothing that toutched his Life justly and the Conspirators supposing the King would by no meanes be prevailed with all to signe the sayd Bill they gave out words presumptiously that in case hee would not they would pull downe the Tower of London where the sayd Earle was Imprisoned and teare him in peeces This ruyd multitude being set on by the slye and secret Conspirators came tumultuously vnto the Kings Court and forced them selves in whether the Porter would or not and sayd That they would have no Porter at all there but would speake with the King when they pleased the like was never knowne before They prest so hard vpon his Majesty neyther would they leave him vntill he was forced to promise them that hee would advise with the Bishops and then signe the sayd Bill Nor durst the Bishops advise the King to the contrary for feare of being murdered them selves I thinke they were threatened too to that purpose I have within my selfe more then ordinary Reason to thinke that if his Majesty had not signed the sayd Bill which was contrary to the Law of God and the Nation and against the Kings owne conscience then he had beene murdered at that present time or shortly after Neither were they yet contented because that they see that what they had donne displeased the King and the Lords of the house of Peares to see so Noble and so Innocent a person to loose his Life as the sayd Earle of Strafford was contrary to Law and Conscience Therefore this theyr impudence brought a necessety vpon them selves to have murdered the King had he not departed from London when he did and yet they blamed him because hee departed This is the Reason that the Precedences and Princes of King Darius sought occasion against Daniell because God gave him wisedome Dan. chap. 6. vers 4.5.6.10.12 and an excellent spirit was found in him and therefore the King thought for to set him over the whole Kingdome wherefore like Balaam his sayd enemyes conspired to make him cast off his duty to God or to forfeyte his Life to the King because that the Lord gave him savour in the sight of the King who better deserved it then the sayd Precedences or Princes So because there was found in the Earle of Strafford so much Courage Wisdome and the feare of the Lord as not to bee a Rebbell like his enemies therfore they like vnto the Princes of Daryons sought by all vnlawfull meanes their serpentlike heads could possible devise to deprive the King and the Nation of England of a Gentleman who was more noble able honest and Righteous then the best of them selves only because his workes were Righteous the Intentions of the Rebbells was then wholly or mischiefe just like vnto Cain 1. Ioh. 3.12 who was of that wicked one and slew his Brother for no other Reason but because his owne workes were evill and his Brothers good They prepared a way to destroy Daniell saying wee shall finde nothing against him Dan. 6. vers 5. except it bee concerning the Law of his God And because Daniell durst not neglect his duty and so breake his peace with his God when he knew of the conspiracy contrived by his enemyes who had prevailed with the King to signe it he went into his house and his windowes being open towards Jerusalem Vers. 10. hee kneeled vpon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thankes before his God as hee did afore time Heere vpon Daniell was accused to the King by his sayd enemyes for breaking the Kings Decree Vers. 12.13.14.15.16 thinking therby to have taken his Life from him Inciting the Law of the Meades and Persians which might not bee changed Whereat the King Darius was sore troubled but it proved to the destruction of the conspirators them selves From which I observe that many times evill men brings good men into great trouble as appeares by the conspiracy of Hammon against the Jews which caused Mordicay ●o rend his Clothes and put on Sacke-cloath with Ashes and went out into the mist of the City and cryed with a loude and a bitter cry From whence I conceave it to bee a sad and a

France who hath bewitched you that you should Love and joyne NOTA. with the enemyes of God and your Majesty who trouble those that gladly would live in peace and deceave all such as vnderstand not their evill Intentions nor their divellish wiles Who like cunning Juggelors secretly worke out theyr owne ends by slijte of hand and will doe by you as the Phillistens did by Sampson Judg. 14 17.18 when they plowed with his heyffer That is the Rebbells of England will bee exceeding vigelent for to stir vp or procuer such as shall advise your Majesty and your Honorable and faithfull Councell by such means as none but them selves and such as are like them selves doe vse to practise vnto such things as shall be contrary to equity godlynesse and honesty because their practise is to bring those that are blamlesse to bee so wicked as them selves 1. Tim. 2.2.3.4 and by that meanes they will worke out their owne ends or that which shall tend to their owne advantage namely that which shall bee contrary to the futor safty and peace of you and your people vnlesse you and your honorable Councell bee very carefull to prevent the said Conspirators in time And this I mention from long experience of their evill example towards our owne and other nations the trueth whereof the world can witnesse with me Therefor the advise of Ecclesiasticus is very proper namely Chap. 6. vers 6. to have many friends and but one Councellor of a thousand T is needefull that one bee wary of his secrets as the apple of his eye A faithfull friend in time of need is a stronge defence and he that hath found such a one hath found a treasure The whole chapter is worth the consideration of those that desier to bee Rightly informed Vers 14. which the Rebbells of England doe strive to hinder all persons High and Low from being rightly Informed by what soever means lyeth in them therfore they have caused many thousands of Bibles to bee printed in Holland and else where within these thirty and odde yeares leaving out all the bookes of the Apocripha and saying London printed whenas they were printed in other places before the beginning of the Rebbellion But the Lord who frustrateth the tokens of the lyars who have beene imployed or incouraged by the Rebbels of England Isai 44.25 Hee will also direct all Righteous Princes aright in their procedings if they constantly cleave vnto the Lord their God and his Servants And take the advise onely of those who seeke not great things for them selves Amazia Jerem. 45. vers 5. being forbidden by a Man of God to let Israëll goe with him to battell chose rather to loose an hundred Tallents of Silver which he had payd vnto them because the Lord was not with them So hee separated them 2. Chron. 35 7.9 because the Lord is able to give much more From whence I infer Vers 10. that God seldom or never will have any good worke done by evill men neyther will God himselfe imploy evill men about his worke which quiet overthrows the doctrine of the Rebbells of England who say and would have all men beleeve that all their Rebbellious wickednesse which they have don was and is the worke of the Lord as Theft Murther Slander and violence so that there neede no Assirian Rabshakehs So long as there is so many in England Another Reason why it is dangerous for any Righteous Prince or State to have to doe with any such fellows Is because it is questionable whether they have any soules of theyr owne or none to loose Muchlesse have they any Crowne or Crownes to loose or any thinge else but what they possesse by fraud false-hood perjury deceat violence murder and the like Wherefore it is of great necessity that Righteous Princes take heed in time how they meddle with such Sophesters who have their Spyes and Spirits in all places where any mischieffe is possible to bee done who doe subsist and stand and still injoy what they have formerly stolen by breeding and making Contention with and betweene all others who are better then themselves both of our owne and other Nations Wherefore my most harty desier and prayer vnto God is that not onely your Majesty but all other Righteous Princes and States with all other people of what degree soever they may bee that they may beware of following such an vngodly multitude of evill doers or their evill example in any case but rather remember to keepe them selves farre from every false matter and the innocent and righteous slay thou not Exod. 23.2.7.8 for I will not justefie the wicked and thou shalt take no gift for the gift blindeth the wise and perverteth the words of the Righteous being the Lords owne words SIR therefore bee pleased to Consider whether such Servants as was Eliezer who served Abraham or Joseph vnto Pharow or Daniell vnto Darias or Samuell vnto God him selfe and vnto the Israëlits It is worth observation to take notice of Abrahams Servant what care hee tooke in the absence of his master and how he craved the Blessing and Assistance of the God of his master Abraham that he might the better performe his oath vnto Abraham and his duty vnto Isaack and before hee had done praying Gen. 24.13.14.15 the damsell came which God had apoynted for his masters Son namely Rebeckah see Josephs integrety faithfulnesse and honesty towards Pottepher his Master who intrusted him with all that he had and how God blessed the Egyptians house for Josephs sake Gen. 39.4.5.6 7.8.9.10.11.12.13 Yet as godly as vpright and as innocent as Joseph was that did not excuse him from being wrongfully Imprisoned and as good a servant as hee was yet his Masters wrath was kindled against him Vers 13. to the 19. by misinformation It pleased Darius to preferre Daniell above the Precedents and Princes because an excellent Spirit was found in him for which they sought occasion against Daniell but they could finde no occasion for as much as hee was faithfull Dan. 6.3.4 neyther was there any errour or falsehood found in him It were wel if every one could make his Integrity and his vprightnesse appear as Samuell did his in the presence of the Lord and his Annoynted Hee called the people to witnesse saying Whome have I defrauded Whome have I oppressed 1. Sam. 12.3 or of whose hand have I receaved any Brybe to blinde myne eyes therewith Happy were it for all Righteous Princes States and good People that all their Subjects and Servants could say so it would shortly hereupon follow that the Raigne of the Conspirators of England would be of no long continuance Now for to know who are most Faithfull vnto God their Righteous or Lawfull Prince or at least these are most likely Who walke constantly Act. 24.16 vprightly and indevour to keep a good Conscience towards God and towards Men. Secondly such

Relation to God or Godlynesse they would never have attempted to have donne as they have donne Therefore it seemes to mee their Religeon must bee either dogg like or divelish my Reason is because the Conspirators or many of their ad-herance doe vse or exercise them selves to speake Lies in hypocrisie having their consciences seared as it were with a hot Iron 1 Tim. 4.2 As for pure Religeon which is vndefiled before God even the Father James 1.27 is this To visit the fatherlesse and the widows in their affliction and to keepe our selves vnspotted from the world But the constant course of Crumwell and his followers have been to make Fatherlesse and Widdows by pressing banishing and murdering their best friends and taking their meanes and turning them a begging whereby they have caused great affliction where there was none but Godly men constantly indeavor to walke circumspectly who strive to Redeeme the time Ephes 5.15 1● 16 and to vnderstand what the will of the Lord is But OLIVER with his two faces and the Rest of his proud busy-bodyes neyther know the Lord nor any of his wayes vnlesse it bee to despise him and scorne his Word or it may bee the sweetnesse of the pray hath caused them wholy to forget him But all that know and feare the Lord will bee constantly diligent in that which is good That they may bee found of him in peace 2. Pet. 3.14 without spot and blamlesse As for Crumwell those that Protect him I leave them vnto the Judgement of those who are not gilty of the like crimes that they are But as for such whose wayes are vpright in the sight of God and all good men though they may somthing differ in judgement about Religeon yet my beleefe and confidence in God is that such who serve God with honest and good hartes and consider his Word Luke 8.15 and examine their wayes with an inward intent to doe the will of God shall by his gratious assistance bee able to resist the wicked one and all such Traitors and others who follow his evill example or at least their Prayers Matt. 6.4.5.6.7 Almes and other Godly deeds shall so come in remembrance before the Lord as that they shall finde favor with him in the world to come what ever they doe in this Neither dare I so condemne Catholicks nor Protestants but that if they truly feare God and worke Righteousnesse Act. 10.3.4.34 they shall bee accepted with him But if any shall seeme to bee contentious I delight in no such custome neither doe the Churches of God 1. Cor. 11.16 because they gender strifes And the servants of the Lord must not strive but bee gentle vnto all As for Crumwell and his Disputants 2. Tim. 2.23 let them contend with whom they will and serve whome they will if it shall still seeme evill vnto them to serve the Lord and shall delay breaking of their sinns by Repentance as for my selfe and such as I can prevaile with all Dan. 4.27 wee will serve the Lord. Jos 24.15 I doe vnderstand with Salomon that it is a lamantable thing that when the poore by intrusion and craft coms to beare Rule over the poore their opression is like a sweeping raine which leaneth no food yet such as forsake the Law and the oath of God they doe praise the wicked and therefore it is that I contend with them and so will all men that feare God and keepe his Law Woe vnto the bloody Citie it is full of Lies and Robbery their wound is grievous Nah. 3.1.19 vpon whom hath not thy wickednesse passed continually Neyther have they spared to slay the Nations Wicked men vnderstand not judgement Hab. 1.17 but such as vnfainedly seeke the Lord vnderstandeth all things Hee that turneth away his eare from hearing the law even his prayers shall bee an abomination Prov. 28. v. 3.4.5.9.6.7.9.10 Who so causeth the Righteous to goe astray in an evill way at last him selfe shall fall into his owne pit It is not the bare knowing or talking of these things that can doe much good but it is Requisite that honest men stirre vp them selves 2. Tim. 1.6 by a constant and a warye indeavor to discover Spies Traitors Job 17.8 and false Brethren who hinder much good by their secret proceedings besides the evill that they doe Happie are those Princes and people who have such friends and servants in their houses and places of trust who can vnmaske the hypocrites and who can plucke the Sheeps skin from of the Woolfs backe Into which they doe sometimes transforme them selves for to serve Conspirators By discovering the secrets by deceaving and by betraying of others and who can vnderstand these things and with patience longe conseale them seeing the calamety is exceeding great which such men by continuall vigelence and by their vngodly artes and practises have brought vpon many others who were better by farre then them selves and God that seeth in secret doth take notice of what is in men Revel 2.2 saying I know thy workes and thy Labour and thy patience and that thou canst not beare them which are evill and thou hast tried them that say they are Apostles and are not and thou hast found them to bee Liers It concerneth all Princes and Righteous people narrowly to prye into these things for the prevention of evill for though Crumwell and his Consorts doe presumptuously take vpon them by fraud and violence to strive for Masteries for the Crownes of Righteous Princes and the Estates of those which neyther doe 2. Tim. 2.5 not thinke any evill but the Apostell St. Paull saith that no man ought to bee crowned exept hee strive lawfully And therefore Crumwell and his Consorts must bee likened vnto great doggs that are mad who are a terror to the persons and Lives of such as are neare them but the boulde temptations 2. Thesa 2.11 Lies and strong delusions of Rebbells by their instangling and ingaging many others in their evills and Rebbellion whereby they doe extreamly indaunger the soules as well as the boyes of many other men besides them selves so that as it is greatly to bee feared they shall hardly escape the damnation off hell I am afrayd to specifie the words and doe almost tremble to thinke of that passage in the 23. of Matt. 33. which are Christs owne words which the Reador may be pleased to Read If it weare suffiscient to beare out Crumwell and his consorts to be counted Souldiers of fortune as they have beene termed by them selves and many of their owne Creatures who pretend that to be a sufficient lustification for the said Traitors not withstanding all the Spoile Villany and the Blood and Treasure by them vsurped and destroyed If the tittle of a Souldier of Fortune can bee aproved of in the Iudgements of honest men to Iustifie such Conspirators in the spoiling and Robbing of their owne severall