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A91283	A soveraign antidote to prevent, appease, and determine our unnaturall and destructive civill warres and dissentions. Wherein divers serious considerations tending to this purpose are propounded both to the King and subjects, the Parliaments and Sir Iohn Hothams proceedings at Hull and in the militia justified, Sr Iohn Hothams actions proved to be neither treason, felony, nor trespas, by the laws of the land, nor any just ground or cause at all for his Majestie to rayse an army, or a most unnaturall civill warre in his kingdome. With a most serious exhortation both to the King and subjects to embrace and preserve peace and abandon civill warres, with other matters worthy of consideration.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1642 (1642)	Wing P4086A; Thomason E239_6; ESTC R19412	26,708	37

their peoples safety as in truth they ought to be they durst not then leavy warre against them much lesse excite them to shed one anothers bloud If these divine precepts and examples bee not sufficient to cleare this shining truth I shall adde some humane authorities to ratifie it and that both of Pagans and Christians To begin with Pagans Resolutions it was a worthy saying of f Pelopidas when going forth to Battle his wife wished him to save himselfe others quoth he are to looke to this but a Prince and Emperour ought to take care how he may save his Subjects g a good Prince writes Q● Curtius esteemes the safety of his subjects more deare unto him then his owne life It is an excellent Observation of h Seneca that though all other Bees have stings which they leave in the wound yet the King among the bees hath no sting at all for nature would not have him to be cruell nor revengefull to his cost and therefore hath taken away his sting and left his anger unarmed This should be a great example to mighty Kings let them be not ashamed to learne manners from small creatures seeing the minds of men ought to be more moderate by how much the more vehemently it may do harme Security is to be gained by mutuall security c. Kings have one impregnable fortification the love of their subjects which they shall then be sure of when they deeme the Common-wealth not to be theirs but they to be the Common-wealths And he concludes thus i There is no Ornament more worthy and more becomming a Princes Highnesse then that Crown ob c●ves servatos for preserving and saving his subjects Not hostile Armes taken from the conquered not the Chariots of the Barbarians died with blood not the spoiels gained in warre Many more instances of this nature I pretermit for brevity to passe from Pagans to Christians k Constantine the great was wont to say that an Emperour ought to spare no not his owne members for the preservation of the peoples tranquility Pope Elutherius in his l Epistle to our King Lucius the first Christian King about the yeare of our Lord 169. writes thus to him The Nations and people of the Kingdome of Britaine are yours which being divided you ought to congregate and reduce into one to concord and peace and to faith and the law of Christ and to the holy Church to cherish protect maintain governe and defend them from injurious and malicious persons and enemies A King is named from governing not from a Kingdome Thou shalt be a King whilest thou rulest well which unlesse thou shalt do the name of a King shall not remaine in thee and thou shalt loose the name of a King which God forbid Finally to close up this Proposition the Kings of England and so the Emperours with most other Christian Princes doth take this solemn oath and make this serious Protestation to their subjects at the Coronation m I will keepe peace and godly agreement intirely according to my power both to God the holy Church the Clergy and the People By which oath they are obliged under pain of highest perjury to preserve the generall peace of the Kingdome and people to avoid all civill Warres unlesse in case of their subjects open Rebellion not any otherwise to be suppressed but by a warre against them and not to arme one subject to assault or destroy another Neither is this a late devised oath in Henry the fourth his time but King Henry the first King Stephen Richard the first King John and Henry the third as Mathew Paris records in their lives tooke the same oath at their Coronations and promised faithfully to fullfill it and all our other Kings since have done the like From this first Proposition thus aboundantly ratified these conclusions necessarily ensue First that his Majestie cannot without great sin and willfull perjury rayse a Civill Warre against the Parliament and Kingdome and excite his loving subjects who have lived in peace for so many yeares and are all of one Nation one Religion one flesh and blood without any just cause most unnaturally to destroy and murther one another and so to ruine their owne native Countrey and undoe themselves and their Posterity Secondly that no faithfull subjects ought to foment or promote such an unreasonable unnaturall Civill Warre or give any assistance to it in the least degree upon any considerations whatsoever but to the uttermost of his power by his prayers and all other lawfull meanes to prevent oppose and withstand it for the preservation both of the King Kingdome Parliament their own Liberties Inheritances Lives Persons Families E●tates and Religion and to unite all their Forces to ●●●inguish the ●●●ames of civill dissentions already kindled among us Thirdly that those malignant spirits who counsell and instigate his Majestie to a Civill-warre against his Parliament and people are most unnaturall Vipers and Traytours to their Coun●rey desperate Rebells against God and most execrable wicked persons and so God himselfe hath proclaimed them to all the world Isa. 59. 5. to 10. They hatch Cokatrice egges and weave the Spiders Webb he that eateth of their egges dyeth and that which is crushed breaketh out into a Viper their workes are workes of iniquity and the Act of violence is in their hands their feet run to evill and they hast to shed Innocent blood their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity wasting and destruction is in their paths the way of peace they know not there is no judgment in their goings they have made them crooked paths whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace And Rom. 3. 13. to 19. Their throat is an open Sepulere with their tongues they have used deceit the poyson of Aspes is under their lips their mouth is full of cursing and bitternesse their feet are swift to shed blood destruction and misery are in their wayes and the ●ay of peace they have not known there is no feare of God before their eyes O miserable unhappy Princes who are advised seduced by such pernicious Counsellors O rash i considerate wretched people who are besotted by them so farre as to take up Armes against their native Countrey to b●come their own their Brethrens the Parliaments and Kingdomes Executioners and thereby most * detestable Traytours as all such who take up Armes against the Parliament are adjudged to be in the Parliament of 11. R. 2. the record whereof was published in print by Order of both Houses May 27. 1642. to which I shall referre you Fourthly that if the King against his Oath and Office will without just cause make warre upon his Parliament and Kingdome they may lawfully take up Armes for the preservation of the Kingdomes peace and their owne just defence for when the King who should protect them will against the trust and duty of his Royall Dignity set himselfe to destroy them they having no other protection

A SOVERAIGN ANTIDOTE TO PREVENT APPEASE AND Determine our unnaturall and destructive Civill Warres and dissentions WHEREIN Divers serious considerations tending to this purpose are propounded both to the King and Subjects the Parliaments and Sir Iohn Hothams proceedings at Hull and in the Militia justified Sr Iohn Hothams actions proved to be neither Treason Felony nor Trespas by the Laws of the Land nor any just ground or c●use at all for his Majestie to rayse an Army or a most unnaturall Civill warre in his Kingdome With a most serious Exhortation both to the King and subjects to embrace and preserve peace and abandon Civill Warres with other matters worthy of consideration PROV. 12. 20. To the Counsellors of peace is joy MAT. 6. 9. Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God LONDON Printed in the Yeare 1642. A SOVERAIGN ANTIDOTE TO PREVENT APPEASE AND Determine Our unnaturall and destructive Civill-Wars and Dissentions THE present deplorable condition of our bleeding and almost expiring Kingdom machinating its owne unevitable ruine by a causelesse groundles Civill Warre intended as the Parliament informes us by the King a seduced through pernicious Councellors against the Parliament and the Kingdome which intention is now apparant by his besieging of Hull and raising an Army in the North hath in a manner constrained me though altogether vnable for such a service to attempt the speedy redresse of this transcendent calamity by propounding certaine materiall considerations both to the King and Kingdome and then by examining whether there bee any just cause or ground at all on his Maiesties part to levie warre against Hull the Parliament his people especially whilest the Civill-wars in Ireland have continuance To avoid prolixity and obscurity I shall reduce my considerations unto these ensuing foure Propositions and the deductions from them First That it is the bounden duty of every good Christian King and Subject to the uttermost of their powers to preserve and maintaine the peace and prosperity of the Kingdomes wherein they live and to prevent all Civill wars and Dissentions in them This Proposition being of greatest consequence I shall be more prolix therein and it is thus proved First by these generall precepts given by God both to King and people Seeke peace and pursue it Psal. 34. 14. 1 Pet. 3. 11. Follow peace with all men Heb. 12. 14. As much as in you lyeth live peaceably with all men Rom. 12. 18. Live in peace be at peace among yourselves c. 2 Cor. 13. 11. 1 Thes. 5. 3. Ephes. 4. 3. Col. 3. 15. Rom. 14. 19. Have peace one with another Mar. 9. 50. Secondly more particularly by the 1. Tim. 1. 2. I exhort therefore that first of all Prayers Intercessions and giving of thanks be made for all men for Kings and for all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godlines and honesty compared with Ier. 29. 7. And seeke the peace of the City whether I have caused you to be carried away Captives and pray unto the Lord for it for in the peace thereof shall yee have peace Thirdly by that injunction of King David himselfe given to all his people by Divine command Psal. 122. 6. 7 8. b Pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee peace be within thy Wals and prosperity within thy Pallaces for my Brethrens and Companions sake I will now say peace bee within thee Fourthly by that speech of good Hezechia Isa. 29. 8. 2. King 20. 19. Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken for there shall be peace and truth in my dayes Fithly by the titles given to God and Christ in Scripture where God is oft stiled The God of peace Rom. 15. 33. c. 16. 10. 2 Cor. 13. 11. Phil. 4. 9. 1 Thes. 5. 23. 2 Thes. 3. 16. Hebr. 13. 10. And Christ the Prince and King of peace Isa. 9. 6. Heb. 7. 2. By the severall promises of God in Scripture to give his people peace in their Land to blesse his people with peace to ordaine peace for them to keep them in perfect peace c. Levit. 26. 6. Psal. 29. 11. Isa. 26. 3. 12. c. 32. 17. c. 59. 13. c. 55. 12. c. 66. 12. Ezech. 34. 25. Hag. 2. 9. Zech. 8. 16. 19. By Christs own Legacy Who bequeathed his peace unto his people Iohn 14. 27. Now if God be a God of peace and Christ a Prince and King of peace and both of them give and promise nothing but peace unto their people Then Kings who are Gods c Vicegerents ought to imitate his example must endeavour to be Kings of peace and study to the uttermost to preserve the Kingdomes and subjects in perfect peace and prosperity and not to make warre against them Sixthly this is evident by two excellent speeches of David Psal. 78. 70 71 72. He chose David his servant and tooke him from the Sheep-fold from following the Ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart and guided them by the skilfullnesse of his hands By which text it is most most evident that Kings are not absolute d Lords but onely Sheepheards or Pastors of their people set over them by God not to worry or slay but to feed guide and seeke their e Wellfare in the integrity of their hearts to rule them with all gentlenesse care and vigilancy provide for their security Isa. 40. 11. Ezech. 34. 10. to 30. and if occasion be to lay down their very lives for the safety of their flocks as good Sheepheards are willing to do Iohn 10. 11. 15. and as King David desired to do in this 2d speech of his worthy all Princes consideration Hee seeing the Angell that smote the people spake thus unto the Lord Lo I have sinned and dealt wickedly but these Sheep what have they done Let thy hand I pray thee be against mee and my fathers house but not on the people that they should be plagued 2 Sam. 29. 17. 1 Chron. 21. 17. Answerable whereunto is that speech of the matchlesse Governour Moses most zealous for his peoples safety who desired God to blot him out of his Booke rather then to destroy the Israelites under his charge for their sin of Idolatry Exod. 32. 32. And when God said unto him Let me alone that I may consume them for they are a stiffenecked people and I will make of thee a great Nation He utterly refused this offer and continued expostulating the case with God in Prayer in the Israelites behalfe Beseeching him to turne from his fierce wrath and to repent of the evill against his people till hee caused God to repent of the evill which he thought to doe unto his people Exod. 32. 9. to 15. Numb. 14. 11. to 21. O that all Christian Kings and Princes were now so zealous of

truth worthy consideration when ignorance and incredulity hath lately occasioned many grand inconveniences and mistakes This is most apparant by this familiar demonstration for as much as the King hath no right or interest in these Forts Towns or Magazines as he is a private person but only in right of his Crowne as he is King of England and the publique Minister or Servant of the Kingdom to provide for its security and tranquility in times of warre or danger and its prosperity in times of peace Wee all know that by the Law of the Land the King cannot sell or alien the Lands or Revenues of the Crowne yea our Law-books and Judges have resolved ſ that the King by his will cannot demise any of his Lands t That though the King make a will and give Legacies of his own private goods which hee hath yet he cannot demise the Iewells Plate Coronets and goods of the Crowne And if the u King hath the body of a Ward the temporalities of a Bishop by way of sequestration in his possession or right to present to a Church that is void and make his executors and dye his Executors shall not have the Ward temp●●●lties or presentation though chattles as a common persons executors shall have but the succeeding King So if Subsidies be granted and the King dye before they are l●vyed his Executors shall not enjoy them though a chattle but his Successor So the successor King not the Kings Executors shall have all his Ships Ordinance Powder Armes and Ammuni●ion though chattles because they are not the Kings but Kingdomes and purchased with the Kingdomes money 1 Eliz. x cap. 19. 1 ●ac c 25. because the King hath not only his Lands but even these very Chattles in right of his Crown as King not as a private person for the benefit of the Kingdome When King Iohn most unworthily with the consent of some of his Barons resigned his Crowne and Kingdome of England to the Pope P●●lip the French King though his enemy declared this Act void y Because no Ki●g nor Prince can give away the Kingdome which is the Common-wealths and all the Noblemen of France there present begun to cry with one voyce that they would sta●d to this truth even to death This matter of this Kings grant made to the Pope being proposed and discussed in full Parliament in the 40 yeare of Edward the third z Vpon full deliberation the Prelates Dukes Earles Barons and Commons answered and resolved with one accord That neither the said King John nor any other can put him nor his Re●lme nor his people under such subjection without their assent and as by many evidences it appeareth if it were done it was done without the ra●●●nt and contrary to his owne Oath at his Coronation And besides this the Dukes Earles Barons Gentlemen and 〈…〉 accord and agree that in case t●e Pope shall enforce or attempt by Proc●s or by any other manner of d●ing t● constraine the King or his subiects to performe this as it is said hee will these parties wi●● resist wi●● all their puissance So that by the Resolution of this whole Parliament the King cannot grant away his whole Kingdome without his p●oples consent in Parli●ment and by the selfe same reason not any part parceil Towne or Fort thereto belongi●g th●y being the Kingdomes not the Kings owne right The Civilians of forraign parts disputing of the pretended Donation of Constantine the great of Rome Italy and Supreame jurisdiction there to the Pope resolve this a Donation void because the Emperou● by Law cannot give away any of his Empire it being contrary to his Coronation Oath wherein hee sweares b to maintain the Dignities and Rights belonging to the Empire that he 〈◊〉 impa●re the goods and state of the Empire but keepe inviolable the Rights of his Kingdome and the honour of his imperiall Crowne By vertue of which Oath they hold the Emperour strictly obliged in duty both to God and the Empire to take to themselves not onely all those large and faire Territories which the Pope hath taken either by force or fraud inv●ded decking himselfe with the Eagles plumes but specially they ought to resume that Dominion in those very Lands which the Pope now challengeth as his owne by force of this forged grant c Baldus a learned Civilian writes That the Doctors of the Law determine That Constantines pretended Donation neither is nor possibly can be of force to passe away either the propriety or supreame Dominion in these Territories or the Imperiall jurisdiction over them For to say that the Emperour would by his Donation mutilate or cut away the Members of the Empire is a kinde of folly d Arctine not onely assents to Baldus but much commends his judgment therein Baldus saith he doth elegently teach that the Emperour cannot give away any quotient neither a third nor 4th part nor halfe of his Empire Whereby Baldus meanes that the Empire being an intire and universall power the Emperour by giving ought ceaseth not to be universall Lord of all belonging to the Empire e Lucas de Penna is very pregnant in this point The Royalties of the Empire writes he cannot be alienated from the Emperour Yea though the Emperour should sweare that hee would not revoke such Royalties as were alienated to the preiudice of his Crowne and Dignity yet notwithstanding this his Oath hee might recall such alienations because the Emperour sweares at his Coronation to keepe safe the honours and rights of his Kingdome ●ut by alienating his demaines and Territories he doth not preserve but impaire the Imperiall Rights f Albericus de Rosate is copious in this case Let us see saith he whether Constantines Donation could be of force to pre●udice his Successors Accu●stus holds it could not so doth John de Parisiis And he gives this reason thereof Because none deputed to an office may do ought against his own office But it is against the office deputed to the Emperour to impaire his Empire or cut or take away any part from it For by the same reason that he cuts away one part he may cut away also another and so may his successors and so the Empire at last should be b●ought to nothing and utterly destroyed which is against the publique good and the end why the Empire is ordained Whereupon I doe believe that the foresaid Donation by law cannot be of ●orce to prejudice the Empire or the Successors The same Doctrine is delivered for Law by Boetius Epon Herric qu. qu. 3. nu 43. quest 5. nu 19. 27. 34. by Didacas Coverrumius Practic qu. c. 4. nu 1. by Franc. Vargas De Author Pontifi Axiom 1 Num. 2. Gulielmus Benedictus Caralus Degrossatus Felinus with others All which I have cited to shew the concurrence of the Civill with our common law in this particular and to resolve all opposites in this point who scruple at

may justly protect and defend themselves even as Souldiers Children Wives Servants may by the equity of all Laws lawfully by open force defend themselves against the bloody assaults and violence of their Generalls Parents Husbands Masters who seeke to take away their lives though in all lawfull things they ought to be subject and obedient to them If a King should causelesly run at a subject with a naked sword to kill him the subject may lawfully put by his thrust and defend his life which a King ha●h no power to take away * but upon just grounds after a legall triall and that in a legall not an extraordinary way Much more then may the whole Parliament and Kingdome withstand a Kings open causelesse hostility against them to preserve themselves and the Kingdome from destruction This is evident even by divine Authority as namely by the example of David who though a subject n tooke up Armes and raysed an Army to defend himselfe against King Saul his Soveraign who causelesly made Warre against him and sought his life and though he still avoyded Saul and twice refused to hurt or murther his Person when he was in his power because he was Gods anointed Yet no doubt had Saul assaulted him with his Armie he would have defended himselfe against him in Battel Nay this is manifest in an Higher Degree by that most Observable Passage in the 1 of Samuel 14. 39. to 46. Where when King Saul had made a Rash vow that whosoever had tasted any thing that day contrary to his command whiles he pursued the Philistines he should dye the death though it were Jonathan his Sonne who procured that Victory and the Lot fell upon Jonathan who did but tast a little Honey on the top of his Rod who said and lo I must dye for this Saul answered God do so and more also for thou shalt surely dye Jonathan the people thereupon said to Saul notwithstanding he were their King and had made two such solemne Oaths shall Jonathan die who hath wrought this great deliverance in Israell God forbid as the Lord liveth that shall not one haire of his head fal to the ground for he hath wrought with God this day so the people rescued Ionathan that he died not Here the people not only justly defend but rescue Jonathan being an Innocent from death not onlie contrarie to the resolution but vowes and Oaths of their owne King to put him to death and so doubtlesse they would have defended themselves by force in the like case There is a notable place to this purpose in the 1 of Kings 12 13. to 25. 2 Chron. 11. 1. to 5. Where when the ten Tribes through Rehoboams following of the rash Counsell of the young men revolted and rebelled against him being their lawfull King and made Ieroboam King over them Rehoboam as soon as he fled from them and came to Ierusalem assembled all the Tribe of Iudah and the House of Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand men which were Warriers to fight against the House of Israel who rebelled and revolted to bring the Kingdome againe to Rehoboam the Sonne of Solomon But the word of God came to Shemajah the man of God saying speake unto Rehoboam the King of Iudah and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin and to the remnant of the people saying Thus saith the Lord You shall not go up to fight against your Brethren the Children of Israel though Rebells returne every man to his house for this thing is from me They hearkned therefore to the word of the Lord and returned to depart according to the word of the Lord from going against Ieroboam and their Brethren Here God himselfe prohibits both King and people to raise a Civill-warre against their Brethren though Rebells and Revol●ers in the highest degree and they both lay downe Armes hereupon for the present And when Rehoboam and Abijah his sonne afterwards made warre upon them they did lawfully resist and oppose them 1 Kings 14. 30. c. 15 6. 2 Chron 12 15. and chap. 13. throughout So the men on Tirzah being beseiged by King Omri to take Zimri lawfully defended themselves for a time 1 Kings 16 17 18. and thus did those of Bethmaachan against Ioab 1 Sam. 20 14. to 23. To passe from Scripture presidents Infinite are the examples in histories of subjects who by the very dictate law of natur wch instructeth every creature to defend it selfe against unjust violence defended themselves in all ages against the assaults oppressions and groundlesse Warres of their unnaturall Princes But the many late examples of this kinde of the Protestants in France Germany and Bohemia who have by open force defended their persons estates Religion against those Popish Kings and Governours who have causelesly levyed Warre against them which act of theirs all Protestants affirme to be lawfull both by the lawes of nature God and man and our owne domesticke examples of the long continued Barons Warres both in King Iohns o King Henry the thirds Edward the seconds and Richard the seconds Reignes who took up Armes against these Princes for the just defence preservation and establishment of the Laws and Liberties of the Kingdome which these Princes contended to subvert even in times of Popery which act of theirs by the Prelates Clergy and people of those times and by all succeeding Ages since was and hath been resolved not onely lawfull but p honest just and honourable and worthy eternal Encomiums by meanes whereof our Kingdome hath quietly enjoyed those Lawes and Liberties which they contended for ever since which otherwise had been long agone utterly lost and the Kingdome with them will aboundantly suffice to cleare and ratifie this conclusion beyond all contradiction or excep●ion of any malignant Spirits Fifthly that it is lawfull and necessary for the Parliament for the preservation of the Kingdomes peace and safety its necessary defence and the better prevention of Civill-warres to settle the Militia and secure the Magazines of the Realme by such meanes as may most effectually advance and accomplish this great much opposed worke since His Majestie hath refused to passe a Bill to accomplish it Neither is this way of setling the Militia a Novelty but the most ancient practice and custome of this Kingdome for it appeares by King * Edwards Lawes that in his and former ages the Lievtenants and supream Commanders of the Mlitia in every County were elected per commune Concilium pro communi v●ilitate regni per provincias et patrias vniversas et per singulas Comitatus in ●leno Fulkemots by the Common-counsell for the common utility of the Realm through every Province Countrey and County in a full Falkmoth or County Court by the Freeholders of the County And if the Freeholders in ancient times did thus in every County elect their Lievtenants and Captaines of their Militia to Train and Order them yea and the high Sheriffs too who had the

Kingdomes use till it may without danger to the Realme by Order of Parliament be rendred up into his Majesties actuall possession who hath no particular Right or Title to it but onely a generall as the Kingdomes Servant and trustee for the peoples safety which is now endangered through his Majesties listening to evill Counsellours Who whisper to him in private and have engaged him in a Civill-warre against his Parliament and people and not hearkening to his Parliament the Graund Counsell both of King and Kingdome whose publique impartiall advice his Royall Progenitors have alwayes most highly esteemed and followed and thereby made themselves great and honourable and the Kingdome happy The Conclusion I shall now winde up all in a few words I suppose I have made it most apparently evident to every indifferent mans judgement that Sir Iohn Hothams forecited Actions with which his Majestie is so much incensed are neither Treason nor Felony by the Laws of the Land by which his Maiestie hath oft lately protested to rule and be guided the t Kings of England by their Coronation Oaths being subject to their Lawet not their Lawes to them and by the Parliaments Resolution not so much as a Misdemeanour or offence but a lawfull act done by the expresse commands for the publique peace and safety of the Realme and prevention of a Civill warre I appeale then to his Majestie to every English mans or other Subjects Conscience and advise them all in the presence of God as they will answer the contrary at the great approaching day of Judgement seriously to consider and then resolve within their brests whether these inoffensive Acts of Sir Iohn Hotham accompanied with all the praerecited Circumstances be a just and sufficient ground to the King or any of his subjects in point of conscience or policy especially in this season when Ireland is in danger of losing and England almost exhausted with necessary publique payments With voluntary contributions and much d●●●acted and divided in it selfe to raise an unnaturally bloody civill warre against Hull and in it against the Parliament and Kingdome by which the King and his Par●isons will be by degrees so farre ingaged against the Parliament and his Kingdome and they by way of just defence so farre engaged against the King and them without Gods mercifull prevention that we shall all now after so long enjoyed peace most unnaturally sheath our swords in one anothers bowells out one anothers throats shed one anothers blood burne spoile waste destroy and prey upon one anothers houses Lands Goods possessions make our whole Kingdome a very Field and Sea of English blood and in conclusion without Gods interposing mercy utterly raine both our King Kingdome Parliament Religion our selves and our posterities and make our Land a Prey to Popish forraigne enemies who now rejoyce at our Divisions which they much foment and thereby hope to surprize and wholly conquer us ere it be long And if our consciences answer us as they will after full deliberation that thes● Acts of Sir Iohn ●otham be no just cause or ground to warrant such unnaturall bloody fatall destructive civill war O let us not then once venture or presume to take up Armes against our owne deare native Country which hath bred us against the Parliament who sit night and day and spend both their Fortunes time and Spirits to redresse our grievances prevent our immanent dangers advance our happinesse and prosperity and preserve our long enjoyed Tranquilitie against our deare loving brethren kindred friends and Countreymen who never did us the least injury against our selves our children families which a Civill-warre may quickly ruine nor yet to countenance justifie or side with those unnaturall vipers and unreasonable ●ottish Brutes who either maliciously or inconsiderately foment and promote such an unnaturall impious causelesse civill warre But let us all put forth our utmost best endeavours and powre out our fervent prayers to God to prevent and cease these civill combustions to ayd and preserve our deare Native Countrey Kingdome Religion the Parliament our selves and our pos●erity against these malignant Incendiaries who seeke their utter destruction O let no true bred English man or Christian be so degenerous so B●rbarous and brutish as to become his owne his deare brethrens posterities Countries Kingdomes bloody Executioner to do such disservice to his Countrey in a few dayes or houres which he shall with brinish teares repent for over I shall likewise humbly presume to beseech his Majestie upon the bended knees of my soule most seriously to consider all the Premises and if upon persual of them there shall appeare no just or lawfull cause in point of conscience and true Christian not Machivillian policy necessarily to enforce him to make a civil warre upon his Kingdome onely for the act of one particular Subject as is yet pretended which in truth amounts not by the Law either to Felony or Treason if to a trespasse or Misdameanor that then he would be most graciously pleased according to his Oath his Royall Duty and many reiterated Protestations to preserve his people and Kingdome in a sweet peace and blessed unity to disband his present Forces and tumultuous Cavaliers discard all bloody Counsellors who have advised him to a most unnaturall unseasonable dangerous civill warre to returne with speed to London and close with his great and best Counsell the Parliament for the preservation and present ayd of bleeding Ireland the setling and composing of his peoples present feares and distractions the effecting of of a perfect thorough Reformation and Union in Church and state the redresse of all remayning grievances the advancement of Truth of the flourishing estate of his three Kingdomes and his owne Royall Honour Revenues and Greatnesse which will eternally gaine his Majestie the servent Prayers hearts affections purses and ready service of all his Kingdomes and subiects together with immortall honour whereas if he shall still proceed in prosecution of this desperate civill warre against his people Kingdom Parliament the guilt of all his subjects innocent blood which shall be shed in this unnaturall causelesse warr will light heavy upon his conscience be required at his hands and in conclusion both himselfe his Kingdomes and loyall people will be brought to the very extremity of misery If not to utter ruine after such a long enjoyed flourishing peace both under his owne and his predecessors peaceably raignes I shall conclude with that of the Poet u Pax optima Rerum Homini novisse datum est Pax vna Triumphis Innumeris po●●r Pax custodne salutem Et Cives aquare potens Te petimus omnes O Most gracious Lord God though thou justly plague us with thy other Iudgements for our sinnes yet give us not over to the sword the forrest of all thy Iudgements an unnaturall bloody civill warre but since thou art a x God of peace and hast promised y to give thy people the blessing of peace which we of