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A79485 An additionall remonstrance to the valiant and wel-deserving souldier, and the rest of the creditors of the common-wealth: concerning the publick faith; souldiers arrears; and other publick debts, and grievances of the nation. With a little friendly touch to L:Coll: Iohn Lilburne. Written by Samuel Chidley of London Gent. Chidley, Samuel. 1653 (1653) Wing C3834; Thomason E702_17; Thomason E711_7; ESTC R207323 12,740 20

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AN ADDITIONALL REMONSTRANCE To the Valiant and wel-deserving SOULDIER And the rest of the CREDITORS OF THE COMMON-WEALTH CONCERNING The Publick Faith Souldiers Arrears AND Other Publick Debts and GRIEVANCES of the NATION With a little friendly touch to L Coll IOHN LILBVRNE Written by Samuel Chidley of London Gent. 2 King 6.5 And he cried and said Alas master for it was borrowed LONDON Printed for the Author 1653. AN ADDITIONALL REMONSTRANCE TO The valiant and well-deserving Souldier and the rest of the Creditors of the Common-wealth concerning the Publick Faith Souldiers Arrears and other Publick Debts and Grievances of the Nation With a little friendly touch to Lieut Coll JOHN LILBVRN WHereas upon the dissolution of the lare Representative I published a Remonstrance the 22th of April last which was resented beyond my expectation and acknowledged as a true token of my real affections to the Publique The Peoples daily experience of the sad condition of the Creditors of the Common wealth of England to whom it was principally directed confirming the same Yet affecting brevity therein because I expected a Declaration from the Officers I did forbear to enlarge my self lest I should stand in their way who are furnished with variety of intelligence and better able to make a rehearsal of the transaction of affairs from the beginning to the end And therefore resolved to meddle with nothing for that present but what most specially and particularly concerned the busines of the Publique relating to my Trust But it seems multiplicity of affairs taking up the Generals time with the Councel matters are not yet in such a forwardnes as was expected And therefore necessity constraineth me to publish this Aditional Remonstrance for further satisfaction to the People and to ease my self of the trouble of making answers often times again and again to so many persons particularly who are very inquisitive from time to time to know what 's become of the Publique Faith and Debenters the price of their blood And truly were it not to satisfie an afflicted poor distressed and needy People who are almost spent for want of pure Justice and continually annoyed with the poysonous vapors of corrupt and wicked Laws and have spent their money for that which is not bread and their labour for that which satisfieth not I should not be so forward to write and print Books to fill the world more full who are so glutted already but rather sit and see at distance and hold my peace till I have learned wisdom esteeming it better to live in quietnes and remain private in the watch tower of observation to take an exact view of all things by the Rule of Reason considering comparing and thereupon concluding then to spend my time and strength as publiquely as I have done without more probability of prevailing For whilst Reason is creating new presidents and working wonders to set the world in a maze and put to silence the ignorance of the foolish producing peace by war to make men live and learn It is not for me the weakest amongst 10000. to power out all my mind at once but to ponder of that which is represented to my understanding That my heart may be replenished with wisdom whereby I may discern both time and judgment and be enabled to answer the expectations of such a considerable number of the good people of England who have by word and writing under their hands desired and intrusted me to agitate their busines for the obtaining of their just debts upon the publique account Looking upon me as their Intelligencer and sole director how to steer their course and to whom and when to make their applications who have thought much at my forbearance in not being so forward to presse these who are at this present in chief power as formerly they admired at my patience and importunate solicitations of those who were in supreme Authority for the accomplishment of their many fair promises Declarations Protestations and ingagements All of which are now also at this present time expected to be performed though not by the power that is gone yet by their Successors who saw their departure and remained behind and have in their Declaration put in a cautious caveat of Administration And indeed it is but reason that they should administer upon the Estates and pay the lawful debts of their Predessessors who had not time to seal their wil before their dissolution Or else declare who are to do it and that speedily And to pay al Bonds and Bils and other just Debts before Legacies And what lets but that the Publique Faith and old Arrears of the Souldiery c. should be paid with all convenient speed I hope the Officers of the Army who found fault with the Parliament for neglecting such things of great importance will not hinder but rather further it as much as men in their condition can do lest the world should brand them for notorious Hipocrites For who stands in their way to oppose them now the Tree of Regal Power is cut down And the Branches of Parliamentory Authority cropt off the leaves thereof shaken to the ground and the fruit scattered And the Beasts of the feild who had shelter thereby and the fowls of the Heaven which lodged in the branches thereof and were continually fed therfrom all gone to shift for themselves elsewhere and nothing left but the stump of the three States King Lords and Commons I say the very stump fastned as it were with a band of Iron by the decree of the watchers and according to the words of the holy ones to the intent that the living may know that the most high ruleth over the Kingdom of men and giveth it to whom he will and setteth over it the most abject among men Dan. 4.14.17 The Lord General and his Councel of Officers in their Declaration of the 22th of April last manifested their intentions to call to the Government persons of approved fidelity and honesty and in a short time more particularly to shew the ground of their proceedings and the reasons of the late action and change Hereupon I was resolved to have a little patience for a short time to see what would be more particularly produced it being a matter of great concernment to the whole Nation that such a Narration should have been published to the People which might be both seasonable and satisfactory and so skilfully contrived and wisely composed that every sentence might be full of substance to the rejoycing of the hearts of all the good People of England and striking the Enemy with amazemrnt and terror and weigh down in worth all the Acts and Ordinances which have been made by any Parliament from the time of the 25. Kings of England This being done there might have been ground enough for us to us to have builded upon For who knows not that the Parliaments neglecting of Justice The caūse of the Parliaments dissolution and not regarding the payment of the