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A31932	The Kings cabinet opened: or, certain packets of secret letters & papers, written with the Kings own hand, and taken in his cabinet at Nasby-Field, June 14. 1645 By victorious Sr. Thomas Fairfax; wherein many mysteries of state, tending to the justification of that cause, for which Sir Thomas Fairfax joyned battell that memorable day are clearly laid open; together, with some annotations thereupon. Published by speciall order of the Parliament·	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.; Sadler, John, 1615-1674.; May, Thomas, 1695-1650.	1645 (1645)	Wing C2358; ESTC R200152	46,993	62

you must goe as farre in the wrong one as that will leade you The Chronicles tell us that Henry Duke of Buckingham was deare to Richard the third whiles he had so much wickednesse as to further the deposing or disinheriting of his two Nephewes but when he was not bad enough to consent to the murder of those Princes he was rejected by that King and afterwards beheaded if you cannot learne how to goe through with wickednesse learne a better lesson to returne to goodnesse or else perhaps the wrong which you have done your Country in betraying her trust and by consequence shedding so much innocent bloud may be at last revenged upon you by them for whom you did it The King who despiseth you by the name of Mungrells as not altogether firme enough to his owne designe in another late letter to the Earle of Ormond gives thankes to Muskeny Plunket and Browne the cheife Actors in that horrid Massacre of Ireland Which may teach the world what kind of men he confides truly in and who they are that must reape the benefit of his Conquest if God for the sinnes of our English Protestants should permit it if Muskeny had beene at Oxford the King had had one man more of his owne opinion in not acknowledging the Parliament of England for want of such he is forced to complaine And you may plainely see what a dishonourable use is made of your persons there as men meerely operis secundi a number onely that serve to give countenance and credit to the designe of a dearer Partie and to perswade your Countrey not for your owne behoofes what is said to you may be said to all that are leade by you to all those thousands which have followed the King as your Traine for the same opinions which render you now contemptible to the King render you acceptable to the major part of Protestants which fides with you and did at first make the Kings Power so considerable as it is if there be any thing of Protestants of English men of men remayning in you resume that whatsoever it be either acknowledge your selves such as the King calls you under the Rose when he opens his breast to the only partaker of his thoughts or declare your selves such Patriots such true sonnes of the Church as the King pretends you to be when he spreads his Oratory before the people If we be Rebels at London because we are not so servile as you are and you are mutineers at Oxford because you are not so servile as the King would have you Let us know by what definition either you or we are measured and how we are distinguisht and let us see that other third remaining party which the King ownes as his loyall faithfull party indeed It concerns you to look both forward and backward and having now taken the dimention of the Kings minde by his secret Letters turne about awhile and looke upon the same in his publike Declarations See if you can reconcile his former promises to his present de●…ignes for as you have had some representation of the latter in the former part you shall now be made Spectators and Judges of the former in this latter part The King according to Digbies superstitious observation in his Letter of Jan. 14. last takes it as evident that Straffords innocent blood has brought the judgement of this civill war equally upon both sides both being equally guilty thereof The Kings meaning is That he and his ●…ide was as guilty in permitting as the Parliament was in prosecuting But now for Canterburies blood that being totally put upon the Parliaments score he doubts not but the hand of Justice will from henceforth totally lay the weight of this guilt upon the Parliaments side The truth is Strafford and Canterbury were the chiefe firebrands of this war the two ill Councellors that chiefly incensed the King against the Scots and endeavoured to subject all these three Kingdoms to a new arbitrary Government and were justly executed for attempting that subvertion of Law which the King has perfected since The King and Digby both adjudged Strafford wor●…hy of death yet not for Treason as it was charged but not being able to save his life without using force and finding force very dangerous they left him to the blocke against conscience as is now alleadged Canterbury remains in the same case and now remorse of Conscience o●… rather the old project of altering Law suggests to the King That if no resistance be used Straffords president will cast Canterbury and Canterburies all the rest of the Conspirators and so the people will make good their ancient freedom still Hereupon discontents break out the King withdrawes into Scotland during his abode there the Rebellion in Ireland some attempts against Marquesse Hamilton and others in Scotland and some other dangerous machinations in England put us into strange terrors and apprehensions The King at his returne Decemb. 2. 1641. complains of these Jealousies Frights and Alarms with this profession I am so farre from repenting of any Act done this Session for the good of my people that if it were to doe againe I would doe it and will yet grant what else can be justly desired He concludes with a recommendation of the businesse of Ireland and finding the preparations for the same slow againe on the 14. of Decemb. he is patheticall in quickning them thereunto All this notwithstanding the Parliament findes the old faction at Court to grow strong and daily to attaine to more prevalence with the King which besides other causes of jealousie makes them lay open the indisposition of the whole State in a plain and sharp Remonstrance Decemb. 15. with the Remedies thereof proposed The King as to the businesse of Religion answers For preserving of the peace and safety of the Kingdome from the designes of a Popish Party we have and will concur with all just desires of our people in a Parliamentary way For Ireland wee thanke you for your care and cheerfull ingagement for the speedy suppression of that Rebellion the glory of God in the Protestant Profession the safety of the Brittish there our Honour and this Nations so much depending thereupon c. Your promise to apply your selves to such courses as may support our Royall estate with honour and plenty at home and with power and reputation abroad is that which we have ever promised our selfe both from your loyalties and affections Here are words that sound nothing but grace and here is a cleare testimony from the Kings owne mouth concerning the merit of this Nation to this day But notwithstanding these promises and testimonies the King discovers daily more and more regret for Straffords execution sticks closer to the counsels of the same faction and instead of hearkening to his Parliament he commands a charge of Treason to be framed against six Members the most eminent and active in both Houses Also upon the fourth of Jan. the King comes in

person with a great Traine armed into the House and missing the five Members there tels the rest that he must have them wheresoever he found them Here was the fatall commencement of the war for the next day the House declares that they cannot sit in safety any longer at Westminster and therefore they adjourne for some daies and retire into the City Decemb. 31. they petition for a Guard out of the City under command of the Kings Lord Chamberlaine the Earle of Essex which is denyed yet with these expressions We are ignorant of the grounds of your apprehensions but protest before Almighty God had we any knowledge or beliefe of the least designe in any of violence either formerly or at this time against you we would pursue them to condigne punishment with the same severity and detestation as we would the greatest attempt upon our Crowne and we do ingage solemnly the word of a King that the security of every one of you from violence is and shall be ever as much our care as the preservation of us and our Children These words were sweetly tempered but wonne no beliefe nor could over-power contrary actions wherefore the Major Aldermen and Common-Councell of London seeing nothing but symptomes of war in the Court frame a Petition praying the King that the Tower of London may be put into the hands of persons of trust that by removall of doubtfull and unknowne persons from about Whitehall and Westminster a knowne and approved guard may be appointed for the safety of the Parliament and that the accused Members may not be restrayned or proceeded against otherwise then according to the Priviledges of Parliament The King grants nothing but answers That his reception of such an unusuall request is a sufficient instance of the singular estimation he hath of the good affections of the City which he believes in gratitude will never be wanting to his just commands and service Hitherto the King speaks nothing but in justification both of the Cities Parliaments and Peoples loyalty The tumults about Whitehall c. amounted to no war are imputed by the King to the Rabble and by us to the Kings Party the Parliament is acquitted except the sixe Members and the prosecution of them also is after declined by the King yet the King departs from the City as unsafe seeing plainly it could not be ●…verted from the Parliament Upon the 20. of Jan. the King sends a Message to the Parliament to state the differences on both sides promising that when they are digested into a body fit to be judged of it shall appeare what he will do In answer hereunto the Commons House the Lords refusing to joine onely petition for the raising up unto them and the State a sure ground of safety and confidence that the Tower of London and the Militia of the Kingdome may be put into such persons hands as they should recommend The King replies That the Militia by Law is subject to no command but his owne which he will reserve to himselfe as a principall and inseparable flower of his Crowne professes to take care of Peace and the rights of the Subject equally with his life or the lives of his dearest Children He further also conjures them by all acts of duty and favour received by hopes of future mutuall happinesse by their love of Religion the Peace both of this Kingdome and Ireland not to be transported with feares and jealousies The Parliament could not believe themselves secured by these professions or asseverations the King would not understand that the setling the Militia at this time in confiding hands to prevent civill war was any other then the taking the Crowne from his head Hin●… ill●… lachrymae the King neverthelesse persists to declare his abhorrence of the Irish Rebellion frequently inciting the Parliament to send succors He also strangely abjures any privity to plots or designes against the Lawes c. and further makes strict Proclamatlon March 16. for putting Lawes in execution against the Papists The Parliament seeing cause to suspect that the King and Queene did still favour Digby others flying from the justice of Parliament and appearing to be Incendiaries by Letters intercepted knowing also that the Queen was going into Holland to pawne the jewels of the Crowne for Armes and having divers other grounds of further apprehensions againe Petition concerning the setling of the Militia and the Kings returne but are denyed in both Thoughts of Peace are now laid aside and Hull being a strong Towne and a Magazine of Armes as also Newcastle being the publike Magazine of fuell and a rich place are looked upon with sollicitous eyes but as the Parliament prevents the King in Hull the King prevents the Parliament in Newcastle Yet the war being so far advanced is scarcely avowed on either side nor is it agreed which part was put to the defensive and therefore on the 2. of June 1642. before any blood shed another assay is made for Peace and the Parliaments Cause stated fully in 19. Propositions are dispatched to the King the maine things desired were Reformation in Church Government that power military and civill might be put into confiding hands That justice of Parliament might passe upon Delinquents but the Answer returned is That if these things were granted the King should remaine but the out side but the picture but the signe of a King This though it was the Trumpet of war and the sound of defiance in effect yet was not so owned for still the King saies He intends not to fixe any disloyall designe upon both or either House of Parliament he is rather most confident of the loyalty good affections and integrity of that great bodies good intentions but the malignity of the des●…gne he saies hath proceeded from the subtill informations mis●…hievous prac●…ises and evill Councels of ambitious turbulent spirits not without a strong inf●…uence upon the very actions of both Houses This was the utmost charge of Treason that could be then brought against the Parliament , and the Propositions of the Parliament treated lately at Uxbridge in Febr. 1644. being no other in effect then these of ●…une 1642. this inference may be truly made that the King hath no cause to looke upon us now otherwise then as he did then and if he have varied since from those Vows and Asseverations which he made then the blame will not remaine on this side but on his so that the very calling to minde what hath been said by the King will be now sufficient for our purpose 1. Wherefore as to the taking up of Armes at all against the Parliament June 3. 1642 the King in his Declaration to the Freeholders of Yorkeshire renounces any intention of war his words are To the end this present posture wherein we meet should not affright you with the distempers of the times we wish you to looke into the composition and constitution of our Guard and you will finde it so far from the