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A80281	A complaint to the House of Commons, and resolution taken up by the free Protestant subjects of the cities of London and Westminster, and the counties adjacent.		1643 (1643)	Wing C5623; Thomason E245_5; ESTC R18737	11,598	15

vaine men and with authority redact them into order againe p. 20. Where lies the difference what is the chiefe spring that forces the wheeles of this poore Kingdome out of order Our royall King himselfe on whom God multiply his choisest blessings is such a loving Prince as his Father commends who thinks his greatest contentment standeth in his subjects prosperity and his greatest surety in having their hearts 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 25. And as for the two honourable Houses of Parliament they have manifested their earnest zeale for the advancing of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ the glory of religion and a flourishing peace amongst us not like those that carry a petition for peace in their hands and murder in their heart but such a peace as may be permanent The truth of it is there needs not a fuller Character of the Malignant part that do so distract us then that which His Majesty made of them in one of his declarations Those who are disaffected to the peace of this Kingdome these be the Hagasians that long to see England bathed in her owne bloud 1. These were the cause of the troubles in Muscovia there was a great deale of fidelity protested to the King and his Councell by a Company of Priests and their faction that allured the King to hearken to their ●●deavour in setling of that peace which themselves had indeed distr●●●ed but wofull was the event of it for they contrived a strong plot and in one night slew both the King Demetrius his Queen and his wise counsellours and so the Kingdome was lost These were the men that petitioned to the Parliament for peace to have a toleration in the Reigne of King James at the same time when they were plotting day and night to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the King Prince Nobles and House of Commons and the● to haue suddenly fallen upon us to have slain us all Oh what a sad day should this have been to poore England but God be blessed they were prevented How have they plotted to incense the Pope to send so many fulminent Breves to England to hinder the Kings Liege people from a king the oath of allegiance and supremacy How hath father Parson and other been suffered in that which by the Laws of the Land is treason To practise beyond the Seas or upon the Seas or elsewhere within the Kings dominions to absolve perswade or withdraw any subject 〈◊〉 any within his Highnesse Dominions from their obedience to his Majesty or to reconcile them to the Pope or to draw them to the Romish Religion for that intent or to move them to promise obedience to the See of Rome or to any other Prince to be had or used within the Kings dominions everie such person and their procurers aiders counsellours and maintainers knowing the same are all in case of high treason 23. El. 1.3 Jac. 4. P. Rom. 7. 2 The Projectours with their monopolies that have long gnawed at the bowells of the Kingdome they are another party ready to help these divisions forward One that was a great Patentee for Butter Casks c. Captaine Read by name went over into Ireland and became one of the chiefest of the Rebells now a prisoner in the Tower of London And Collonell Aston that had a share in the wine patten how doth his 〈◊〉 rage against the Parliament and against the Honourable City of London how cruelly did he execute Martiall law upon Master Boyes at Redding a Citizen that travelled that way to see his aged Parents this Christ●●● offering no abuse nor medling with any man woman or child yet upon his command was put to death 3 The Prelates cannot endure to be curbed of their Pride witnesse that insolency of the Arch Prelate of Canterbury who with the Bishop of Ely would not alight out of their coach when they went with the ●ing to church in Scotland from his pallace of Hollirood house to Edenbrough His Majesty going on foot insomuch that the people asked them how they durst deny to come out of their coach seeing their King himselfe on ●oot and the Scottish men told them how therein they appeared to be ●ags and servants to the Pope Canterbury moved the King another time to erect an high Commission ●n all the Bishopricks of that Kingdome by vertue of a Proclamation which he extorted from his Majesty wherein it was ordered that the Bishops Courts here in England should have no subordination to any other Courts and should proceed without any dependency not so much ●s to use his Majesties Armes in their Seals but their own like the Prelate of Rome to deprive his Majesty of his supremacy Sedferse Bishop of Galloway a Pedlers sonne was so bold as open●y before other Lords to give the Earle of Argile a great Peer in Scot●and the ly And who hath been greater incendiaries to stirre up●●ar then they what a protestation did they make against the Court of Parliament 4 The bringing in of Innovations into the Church hath bred great distraction amongst us which first began when father Leader came from the Pope then the Bishops began to erect Altars and take away the Communion tables to force all to kneel at the Sacrament to be all uncovered during all the time of reading the service to sland up at the reading of the Gospell to bow at the name of Iesus and to consecrate a new the Church of Saint Giles in the fields 5. Cruelty against Godly Ministers How was Master Ward of Suffolk tossed amongst them by a pretended accusation of Symony onely to silence him Doctour Everard Chaplain to the Earl of Holland was terribly prosecuted for contradicting the unlawfull command of innovation of the Prelate of Norwich What shall we say of Master Burton and hundreds more some silenced some imprisoned some died in prison as master Bates c. others were persecuted our of the Land contrary to that pious saying of King James Love no man more then a good Pastour reverence and obey them as the Heraulds of the most high God 6 Many men of desperate fortunes care not how a Kingdome perisheth to give them hopes of Pillage as there are some who have resolved if ever the City which God forbid should come to be plundered what parts they would pillage and with strong asseverations they have sworn and vowed with bloudy and fearfull Protestations how glad they would be to see that day 7 Who are so much disaffected to the Peace of the Kingdome as those who endeavour to dissafect his Majestie from the Houses of Parliament and perswade him to such a distance both in place and affection Who are more disaffected to the Government of the King then such who lead his Majestie away from hearkening to his Parliament which by the constitution of his Kingdome is his best and great Councell and perswade him to follow the malicious counsells of some private men in opposing and contradicting the wholsome advices of

King James doth teach what respect should be had to such worthy Peers he saith eschew the extremity in slighting and contemning your Nobility Page 47. faithfull and diligent servants recompensed Page 71. The worthiest still preferred let the measure of your love to every one be according to the measure of his virtue Page 152. All subjects relieved and their oppressions helped be diligent to try and carefull to beate downe the hornes of our proud oppressors embrace the quarrells of the poor and distressed as your own● particular Page 34. Lastly the fomentors of this Pamphlet give God thanks that their Papists and Jesuits keep in their heads These be the Malignants about us that make us believe they seek for peace but you may see it is that the Papists may be in peace not we that their Priests and Jesuits and Papists may hold in their heads that they may live without molestation that the Popes power may be advanced here but in 5. Eliz. 1. The maintaining and extolling the authority of the Bishop or See of Rome within any the Kings Dominions and the procurers counsellors aiders and maintainers thereof and every of them are guilty of high Treason This and other Statutes made at the beginning of Queen Elizabeths Raign were made saith Dalton For the preservation of the Queen her heirs and successors for the preservation of the dignity of the Imperiall Crowne of this Realm For the avoyding of the dishonours inconveniences and dangers growing to the whole estate c. We have just cruse to complain against these Traytors Right Honourable because they would expose to hazard the preservation of the King nay they do too much prevaile herein in joyning with the Pepish party in keeping them from his Parliament the fountain of his safety and preservation to endanger his sacred person amongst such desperate Papists and Malignants with whom he is 2. They hazard the preservation of the dignity of the imperiall Crown of this Realm by exposing it to that danger which by being ayders to and counsellors with the Papists it is in danger of for the Papists have their Bulls and writings from the Pope the effect whereof is to absolve and reconcile all those that will forsake their due obedience to the King and yield themselves to the Bishop of Rome Witnesse that Breve sent by Segnior Georgeo Persona and others and the domineering Chavilerios of our age and the Malignants about us are all guilty of high Traason if they be willingly perswaded withdrawn or reconciled to promise to joyne in any such obedience to the See of Rome their procurers ayders counsellors and maintainers except they submit themselves according to the Statute within six dayes c. 23. Eliz. 1.3 Jac. 4. P. Recus 49. P. Rom. 7 8. vide antea tit Recusants 3. Lastly these Statutes being also made for the avoyding of the dishonours inconveniences and dangers growing to the whole State herein they also appear guilty of high Treason in joyning with the Papists first to dishonour the State the High Court of Parliament by calumnious lyes and slanders layed upon them hoping thereby the better to bring in popery and to hold in their heads quietly as they say themselves they now begin to do They call the Parliament a company of projectors and such like dishonourable scandalls they cast upon those worthies whereby they appear Traytors against the State from the very intent of the Statute and therefore we complain against them as against open Traytors and Rebells 2. The inconveniences that arise by their malignancy to the King and State both is great It keeps the King and the Parliament at a distance it hazards the Kings person sent the Queen beyond the Seas and detaines her there hinders the great worke of Reformation encourages Delinquents projectors and all Papists exposeth us to danger of Forraign Nations hinders trading at home fill us with troubles and raised and detaines war in the bowells of our Kingdom and by their scandalous Pamphlet it plainly appeares how they strike at the very root of Parliaments which Rome could never endure but have ever scandalis'd and abused them as their sons now do because their cheare is advanced by Synods of prelates To conclude we complain to you Noble Senators of the dangers we are in by these men we know that the 〈◊〉 of the Law is your instruction and direction and our safety your end we yield obedience to his Majesties Authority signified by both Houses of Parliament knowing that sure ground wherein we walke thereby And though the deboycest Malignants have dar'd thus to affront and dishonour you we must confesse enough to have dissolved all the bands and sinnues of confidence betweene His Majesty and you yet we know that your endeavours have appeared most hearty and sincere for the maintenance of the true Protestant Religion the Kings just Prerogatives the Laws and Liberties of the Land and the Priviledges of Parliament in endeavours we desire you still to persist and we will perish with you in the worke rather then desert the cause for we are confident that if evill should befall you neither Religion Laws Liberties nor Parliaments can longer live therefore we are resolved to live and dye with you God so blesse us according to the innocency of our cause and integrity of our hearts FINIS