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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93233	A shrill cry in the eares of Cavaliers, apostates, and presbyters, for the resolve of XIII queries touching the primitive state of this nation, since the Conquest: the late proceedings of the Army, the Covenant, and other weighty matters, tending to the publique peace of the nation. By a well-willer to peace and truth. February 5. 1648. Imprimatur Theodore Jennings.	Well-willer to peace and truth.	1649 (1649)	Wing S3698; Thomason E541_10; ESTC R203571	8,415	17

A SHRILL CRY in the Eares of Cavaliers Apostates and Presbyters for the Resolve of XIII QUERIES Touching The Primitive state of this Nation since the Conquest The late proceedings of the Army the Covenant and other weighty matters tending to the publique Peace of the Nation By a well-willer to Peace and Truth O England England that thou didst know in this thy day of blessed Visitation those things that concerns thy Peace February 5. 1648. Imprimatur THEODORE JENNINGS LONDON Printed by Robert Ibbitson in Smithfield neer the Queenes-head Tavern 1648. A Shrill Cry in the Eares of Cavaliers Apostates and Presbyters for the Resolve of XIII Queries touching the Primitive State of this Nation since the Conquest THe various changes both of Governours and Government in this Kingdom is not unknowne to those who have reade our English Chronicles the last of which was by William Duke of Normandy who though he pretended claime to the Crowne yet found his Sword his best title which yet was a Right not only uncertaine but inferiour to those immediately anoynted or those hereditary elected Kings chosen and consented too by the people he thought it therefore wisdom not long to Rule the Nation by that wherewith he got possession but rather to gain their consent granting many immunities and yeelding to such laws as they should propound for their quiet and peaceable Government for the managing of which Agreement doubtlesse there was by consent a Representative elected and intrusted not only to consult but by a deliberate Result propose to the King what they conceived necessary to the well-being of the Nation Taking such security from the King by oath or otherwise in the behalfe of himselfe and Successors that he will grant and maintaina each particular agreed and upon security so first given he had power to bind the people by oath for ends expressed to maintain the honour and greatnes of him whom they had so intrusted Yet was not this power so absolute on the Kings part but that provision was made by a mutuall consent that hee should frequently call and consult with these Feoffees touching the State of the Kingdom that with their advise as they saw cause old Lawes might be repealed and new made And this appeareth by the Coronation Oath binding the King to what the people shall chose And that the Parliaments trust was more absolute is evident in that they put by some succeeding in the same line which they conceived unfit for such a trust and deposed others though Crowned that were found unfaithfull This being then the primitive state of this Kingdome from or neere that time the right of the Conquest being dissolved into the right of agreement I shall propound a few Queeries to be resolved by any rationall man I Query WHether if a succeeding King bound upon the Right of the Crown swearing to maintain and govern by the Laws of which this is a part that is to say to call frequently his great Councell by whom he is to be advised in the weighty affaires of the Kingdome shall either not call or if call them use sinister and indirect wayes to corrupt them or if not so immediately dissolve them thereby rendring their meetings fruitlesse because to them hee would not bee accountable for the trust reposed in him Whether such a King is not onely perjured but hath justly forfeited his trust to the Kingdome and is worthy for it to be deposed II Query Whether if during such an intervaile this King shall in pursuance of a Tyrannicall and Arbitrary power contrary to the known Law send to apprehend the person and seize upon the Estate of any one Subject of this Land if hee bee able to make his defence and oppose that power may he not since in so doing he defendeth not himselfe onely but the known Law of the Land and whether if this person assisted by God in this Defence should conquer this Tyrants power and take him prisoner were not acquitted both by God and Man if hee put him to Death III Query Whither much more then if a King ingaged as aforesaid shall for the setting up of his owne tyrannicall and arbitrary will and in pursuance of the same intangle himselfe and Kingdome in intricate troubles and by the advise of evill Councel also exposed it to a forraign * That is to say the Kingdome of Scotland which opposed their natural King against his introducing of an Arbitrary Power both in Church and State not only in their owne but coming in an hostile manner against the King of England and his evill Coutcell pleading no other law but that of Necessi●y Nation shall at last be inforced to call a Parliament which upon their meeting find the cause to be his contempt of the great Councell and following those that he had corrupted to carry on his intendded designe they being yet so indulgent to him as to excuse his fault desiring onely to bring them to justice if then he shall so ill requite them as not only to defend such Delinquents but set up his Standard against the Parliament murdering his best Subjects compelling them in their owne defence to take up Armes and shall in that defence get an absolute Conquest over him and make him their Prisoner shall not they betray their trust if they make him not an example of justice for the same IV. Query Whether if a Parliament shall not onely take notice but declare against this exorbitant power of such a King and after seven years war expence of millions of Treasure with the blood of thousands of the people he being their prisoner shall turn so apostate to their first principles that the most of them contrary to their Covenant shall be so corruped as to be induced to carry on their enemies interest endeavouring to make use of restoring his person to carry on designes known to be destructive to publick safety have not such betrayed their trust V. Query Whether then if their and the Kingdomes Generall invested with power when they at first were rightly principled to pursue the declared ends of publick safety and shall through the blessing of God subdue the open and known enemies thereof should not betray his trust if he do not being informed and having sufficient matter bring a charge against the chiefe actors in those designes that they might answer the same and that without the least breach of priviledge VI. Query Whether if these parties so charged shall be so far from clearing themselves from the guilt thereof that they sitting within the House shall not onely with the help of the same Faction secure themselves within those walls from a just scruteny and legall Triall but shall proceed more insolently therein to the countenancing (a) Some of the Members observed to give those Mutiners publick thanks of Tumults against those that have opposed them in the same by which the Speaker with the Members were violently forced to unvote what they had before resolved