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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92052	The royal project: or A clear discovery of his Majesties design in the present treaty. Whereunto is annexed a seasonable caution for the Parliament of England, the Army under the command of Tho. Lord Fairfax, and all that thirst to be for ever freed from a long established course of tyranny, and to see this nation restored to its pristine glory, freedom, and tranquility. Wherein the rottenness of the present treaty, and the impossiblility of making the people thereby secure, and absolutely free, is palpably declared, and detected. / By Verity Victor.	Victor, Verity.	1648 (1648)	Wing R2144; Thomason E468_22; ESTC R203428	12,119	16

as that they shall not find whereon to rest their feet And let them remember and have always in mind how the King of Spain hath lately dealt with the Prince * He cut off their heads as traytors and confiscated their estates De Ognate and others of Naples who receiving his rewards and confiding in his written Grants and promises did basely and treacherously comply and condiscend to re-admit his Viceroy to the ruin of the people A just guerdon for such abhorred falsifyers of their trust and detestable Traytors to their Country But what need I go so far did not Rich. 2. in his time contrary to his faith solemn promise and engagement cause the Duke of Glocester to be basely murihered at Callis the Earl of Arundel to be as basely beheaded and the Earl of War wick which 3 had acted for the Publique and strongly opposed his tyrannous courses albeit he granted him his life to be kept prisoner all his days in the Tower of London See the English Chronicle And now give me leave only to relate one particle of a Spanish Chronicle 1. Vol. of the life and death of Charls the 5 K. of Spain written by Father Prudent Sandival and I will conclude and leave all I have here rudely penned to the application and serious consideration of all judicious unbiassed judgments In the yeer 1519. in the Reign of turbulent Charles the fifth King of Spain there was a Parliament called in that Kingdome which acted in the beginning as this of England did for Liberty whereupon Charles their King raised War against them and they for the defence of themselves and the peoples rights and liberties raised several Armies and by force of Arms visibly subdued the King as we have really done ours and rescued the Kingdom from all Prerogative Tyranny This Spanish Parliament did at the first make such special Ordinances for the good of the Publique as their very enemies stiled them holy and religious And saith the Chronicle had they been duly executed Spain had been the most glorious Kingdom in the world and the said King Charles had appeared a most cruel and tyrannical Prince if he had not confirmed them But saith the Chronicle That Parliament spoiled all when the Wars were ended by falling into ambition covetousness and faction betraying and selling one another and sharing the Kingdoms treasure amongst them And so notwithstanding all their famous Acts in the beginning they not keeping and observing them themselves but looking after private ends did thereby lose the affections of the people destroyed themselves and betrayed their 3 victorious * Beware Lord Fairfnx c. Generals viz. the Earl of Salvatora the Bishop of Samoora and Don Iohn of Padillia with 70 of their best * Look about you ye that are honest men in both Houses Parliament men into the hands of their conquered King who did forthwith put them all to death And that Parliament saith the Author was the last in that Kingdom that acted for the Peoples Freedoms ever since hath the whole Nation layen under inextricable bondage tyranny and oppression And doth not this seem to be written for our admonition and instruction Foelix quem faciunt aliena pericula cautum Lastly What benefit can we the Commons of England receive by this Treaty in case all be granted that is required while the name of the Norman Conquest and so many several shameful badges thereof as multiplicity of Laws and they in Pedlers French or the Norman language super-abundant vexatious Courts and Officers strange slavish tenures fealties and services such as this Nation never before knew do still continue And that still after so much bloodshed and expence of treasure about the Militia of the Land in whom it is originally whether in the King or People it must be granted and continued to be in the King and in his power and dispose at his will and pleasure as he hath already done to cut our throats Grant him this and grant him all Grant him but this to remain according to his request unquestionably in the Crown and his Negative Vote also and grant him to be a Tyrant per statutum imperpetuum both him and his for indeed they would be so likewise from generation to generation And for us now to accord that after so many years were the twenty years an hundred he or his should have the Militia again in their own hands and dispose is but as if a man that had by a a long and strong contest recovered his inheritance from one that had a long time illegally and injustly held it from him should notwithstanding for quietness-sake as fools often say agree to accept of a lease of it for certain years and still to grant the title to be in his adversary and after the expiration of those years for ever to exclude himself and his And this his Majesty plainly shews in propounding to lease the Bishops Lands and not to sell them to the end that the propriety of them may still continue in the Bishops If we have a right in the Militia for years why not for ever But it is undeniable that at this time it is absolutely and wholy where it was in origine in us the People and in our power and dispose and why should we give or grant it be it but for a moment to another In a word to grant the Kings desire in this would be like the hewing down Nebuchadnezzars mighty Tree and cutting off the branches and leaves thereof yet leaving the stump of the roots thereof in the earth with bands of iron and brass No let us up with root and all that there may be more remembranca of Prerogative Tyronny and Norman Bondage amongst us Note that while the K. pretends a Treaty for Peace He intends and countenanceth a War against us What else mean his Sons and Confederates their preparations If any say It is not by his Command I answer Why doth he not prohibit or countermand it Qui non prohibet cum potest jubet FINIS

Rebels and became chief Commanders in their Armies And whereas he seemeth by his passionate expressions so vehemently to abhor that odious Rebellion as that he would joyn with his Parliament to execute the utmost exemplary vengeance on all that should be discovered to have a hand in it See his Declar. in book Decl. fol. 106. He not only deteined the Ear of Leicester from going thither from the Parliament as Lord Deputy chosen by them with clothes and supplies for the Protestants assistance but also seized all the said clothes and supplies to clothe his new-levyed ragged Romish Soldiers And afterwards not only remaund the Forces that the Parliament had sent into Ireland to subdue the Rebels and so expoted the remainder of the unmassacred Protestants to destruction but also made Peace with the Rebels those blessed Creatures and called them over to assist him to destroy the Parliament and people of England terming them as I have said his good Catholique Subjests And who were more in favor countenance with him at Oxford then the L. Dils●n and the L. Taff two Cardinal Irish Papists and the L. Taff since a chief General of the Rebels against the poor deserted Protestants but no more lest I turn your stomacks For who and where is he that can enumerate all his lyes falshoods and fallacies or dilate his clandestine practices and continued Series of conspiracies and treacheries from time to time throughout his reign against this Nation What have we ever gotten by him or his Country any thing but trouble beggery slaxery and ruine And yet we must idolize his person and dote upon a deceitful now most happily violated union I will only here relate what I well remember Iustus Lypsius that exact Observator and grand Politician of his time denotes in his Epistle to the Bishop of Croia of his Majesties late Father King Iames. viz. Elizabetha saith he Anglorum Regina abjit Cui succedit Iacobus Scotorum Rex summus simulandi dissimulandi Artifex Such a Father such a Son But when the Fox preacheth let the Geese beware These things seriously pondered with multitudes of other occurrences too many here to demonstrate of like nature and consequene together with his impenitency the virulency and indefatigability in destructive plots and conspiracies of his party and adherents and their insatiable desires and sedulous endeavors per fas nefas of ruine and revenge upon the Parliament and all their friends may surely serve for sufficient cautions to avoyd the snares of a Treaty Anguis latet sub herba and not to lose that by feigned words which we have redeemed and delivered our selves from wich the expence of so much treasure and blood by our swords What faith or truth can there be expected from him who hath all his life-time manifested himself an Enemy to God and good men honored and favored none but persons unworthy and wicked men of corrupt principles and destructive councels haters of the Laws and caterpillars to the Common-wealth And is his mind and affection changed I wish they were then there were hopes But it is too apparent pretend he what he will and did ever any pretend alway more fairly and intend as all his Acts do testifie more falsly that he is as he always was and that his mind and affections are not changed For hath he not lately shewed more sorrow and discontent of spirit for the just execution of two of his party blood-thirty men firebrands of the Kingdom Lucas and Lisle who were principal Authors and Instruments of the misery and ruine of hundreds in Colchester that never offended then for the sea of innocent blood which he hath not only occasioned but commanded and encouraged to be shed both in England Scotland and Ireland I will not here mention his primary design against the Isle of Ree to the overthrow of Rochel and all the Protestant interest in France not his sending a Fleet to Cales to dishonor the English and shew the Spaniard where we could hurt him nor his private Letters to the Pope and many negotiations and transactions with Rome and Spain to what end the true Protestant party in all the three Kingdoms have wofully found King Edward the second of this Land a Prince more weak then wicked and far inferior in evil to King Charls for he is more wicked then weak and so much the more dangerou● and the less to be trusted by how much he is the more impowered with abilities was * See Dan. Hist at the end of the life reign of Ed. the 2. deposed by the then Parliament for far less mischief and enormities by a tenth then this our King hath committed And nevertheless when that mortifying Message of the Parliaments rejection of him from being any longer King and of their election of his Son to reign in his stead was told him by some of the Commissioners sent for that purpose from the Parliament unto him at Killing worth Castle in Warwick-shire where he was kept Prisoner he expressed that unfeigned sorrow for his misgovernment the which this obstinate obdurate Prince never did confessing how he had been misguided the common excuse of wilful Princes and done many things whereof he now repented but this man is so far from repenting of the abundance of blood he hath spilt and manifold evils he hath done that he hath lately given countenance and consent to the spilling of more blood and still persists in his destructive plots and practises the which was he to govern again he would become a new man did this man ever promise any such thing and was most sorrowful to have so much offended the State this is rather sorrowful that he hath not utterly destroyed the State and cannot avenge himselfe of them as it should thus utterly reject him But yet he gave them thanks that they were so gracious unto him as to elect his eldest son the which was Ed. the third who indeed was then young And I b leeve this example upon the Father did the Son emin●nt good all his life For of all the Princ●s that ev●r I read of of the race of the Conquerer that enjoyed this Crown he was one that was most observant of the Laws and Libe●t●es of his Nation and reigned long both fortunately and righteously and so dyed bo●h h●nored and beloved And it is observable this K. Ed. the 3. when he came to years did Justice on those who murthered his Father but our K. that now is would never so much as d nit the Duke of Buckingham the manifest murtherer of his Father to b● questioned Mal … Omen But to the point and the argumentative part of this subject The King and his Court Sycophants did always say and affirm that as he was a successor to the Conqueror he held his Crown by the sword and that whatsoever Charter Law or Statute he passed either for confirmation or augmentation of any immunity or benefit to his people it was ex