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A47985
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A Letter from a general officer to a colonel, and several officers and soldiers under King James, now in the present service
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1692
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Wing L1378A; ESTC R230778
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a_o letter_n from_o a_o general_n officer_n to_o a_o colonel_n and_o several_a officer_n and_o soldier_n under_o king_n of_o james_n now_o in_o the_o pesent_a service_n i_o must_v own_o noble_a gentleman_n and_o fellow-soldier_n that_o i_o be_v one_o of_o those_o who_o be_v mislead_v as_o well_o as_o you_o by_o the_o apprehension_n that_o our_o religion_n be_v in_o danger_n have_v not_o the_o prince_n of_o o._n come_v opportune_o to_o redeem_v 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o can_v upon_o my_o salvation_n say_v and_o i_o hope_v so_o may_v many_o of_o we_o i_o have_v no_o other_o design_n in_o close_v with_o his_o troop_n but_o only_o to_o have_v obtain_v a_o free_a parliament_n and_o such_o law_n as_o will_v have_v secure_v our_o religion_n and_o property_n which_o be_v pretend_v then_o to_o be_v invade_v it_o never_o enter_v into_o my_o thought_n neither_o have_v i_o the_o least_o suspicion_n that_o the_o prince_n aim_v to_o dethrone_v his_o father_n or_o to_o embroil_v we_o in_o such_o a_o expensive_a war_n to_o the_o utter_a impoverishment_n of_o our_o country_n it_o be_v true_a we_o soldier_n be_v not_o usual_o politician_n and_o therefore_o can_v not_o so_o easy_o pierce_v into_o the_o hide_a intention_n of_o ambition_n man_n but_o we_o have_v so_o much_o sense_n as_o to_o remember_v how_o kind_a a_o master_n k._n james_n be_v to_o we_o how_o due_o he_o pay_v we_o and_o yet_o never_o seek_v a_o penny_n from_o the_o country_n for_o it_o whereas_o now_o though_o in_o all_o our_o quarter_n we_o hear_v nothing_o but_o complaint_n of_o want_n of_o trade_n scarcity_n of_o money_n and_o execessive_a tax_n yet_o you_o know_v how_o ill_o we_o be_v pay_v we_o who_o have_v undergo_v as_o much_o fateague_n in_o ireland_n as_o ever_o army_n do_v we_o who_o with_o the_o expense_n of_o so_o much_o blood_n poverty_n hunger_n fateague_n and_o sickness_n have_v reduce_v that_o kingdom_n find_v now_o so_o little_o regard_v have_v for_o we_o that_o instead_o of_o a_o recompense_n we_o can_v neither_o get_v clothes_n nor_o money_n nor_o horse_n for_o those_o that_o we_o lose_v in_o service_n and_o be_v force_v to_o oppress_v our_o native_a country_n for_o mere_a subsistance_n it_o repent_v i_o at_o my_o soul_n that_o we_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n there_o to_o expel_v so_o good_a a_o king_n and_o master_n from_o a_o country_n which_o be_v only_o leave_v he_o for_o his_o shelter_n which_o show_v we_o fight_v for_o fighting-sake_n without_o reflect_v on_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o cause_n or_o the_o consequence_n of_o such_o a_o victory_n now_o methinks_v our_o eye_n ought_v to_o beopened_a for_o my_o part_n i_o can_v foresee_v nothing_o but_o a_o inevitable_a ruin_n to_o our_o country_n if_o we_o persevere_v to_o resist_v our_o gracious_a indulgent_a master_n the_o scene_n of_o war_n must_v be_v translate_v from_o flanders_n hither_o and_o then_o my_o heart_n will_v bleed_v to_o think_v what_o misery_n our_o poor_a country_n must_v endure_v we_o have_v see_v feel_v and_o contribute_v to_o the_o fate_n of_o poor_a distressed_a desolate_a ireland_n but_o alas_o your_o pamper_a island_n as_o it_o be_v less_o use_v to_o suffering_n will_v find_v small_a suffering_n nâ—re_v intolerable_a and_o yet_o must_v suffer_v much_o more_o than_o they_o have_v do_v if_o we_o repent_v not_o in_o time_n and_o welcome_a back_o our_o sovereign_n it_o seem_v he_o have_v take_v a_o resolution_n to_o come_v with_o a_o considerable_a force_n of_o his_o own_o subject_n intermix_v with_o stranger_n to_o recover_v his_o right_n it_o behoove_v we_o then_o to_o consider_v serious_o why_o we_o shall_v oppose_v he_o can_v we_o expect_v any_o pay_n from_o our_o present_a rider_n i_o call_v they_o so_o who_o make_v we_o like_o so_o many_o tame_a ass_n bear_v every_o burden_n when_o most_o of_o the_o nation_n money_n be_v send_v to_o support_v the_o confederate_n have_v we_o not_o find_v by_o woeful_a experince_n that_o none_o be_v look_v upon_o prefer_v or_o pay_v but_o dane_n 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country_n from_o ruin_n and_o desolation_n you_o can_v but_o see_v the_o country_n desire_v and_o just_o deserve_v it_o at_o our_o hand_n thâ—â—_n expect_v that_o as_o we_o be_v the_o first_o who_o give_v the_o prince_n of_o o._n this_o advantage_n to_o rule_v we_o with_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n and_o la_fw-fr …_o away_o our_o gold_n and_o silver_n among_o his_o foreigner_n so_o we_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o to_o assist_v k._n james_n to_o return_v without_o aâ—â—_n bloodshed_n he_o have_v many_o friend_n and_o every_o day_n gain_v he_o more_o and_o however_o we_o may_v fool_v ourselves_o wiâ—â—_n the_o vain_a hope_n of_o k._n w._n carry_v we_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o france_n and_o keep_v up_o the_o confederacy_n neither_o the_o one_o nâ—â—_n the_o other_o can_v succeed_v france_n be_v too_o strong_a for_o we_o to_o attaque_fw-la it_z and_o the_o confederacy_n too_o weak_a to_o subsist_v much_o lâ—â—ger_n it_o must_v break_v and_o if_o now_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o barbarous_a to_o 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late_o seizeâ—â—nd_v imprison_v we_o be_v certain_a for_o no_o other_o reason_n but_o to_o prefer_v stranger_n to_o their_o command_n and_o it_o may_v â—â—â—rtly_o be_v our_o fate_n but_o i_o have_v a_o true_a sense_n and_o feel_v of_o the_o misery_n our_o country_n must_v suffer_v if_o we_o oppose_v ouâ—_n â—â—wful_a king_n which_o must_v cause_v more_o and_o more_o supply_v to_o be_v send_v on_o both_o side_n and_o so_o make_v our_o country_n a_o acelde_n …_o or_o field_n of_o blood_n whereas_o we_o now_o of_o the_o soldiery_n if_o we_o have_v honest_a english_a heart_n may_v turn_v the_o scale_n make_v ourselves_o and_o all_o our_o posterity_n happy_a and_o restore_v peace_n and_o plenty_n to_o old_a england_n and_o have_v all_o our_o arrear_n pay_v we_o â—or_a k._n james_n true_o love_v his_o country_n and_o its_o peace_n and_o welfare_n and_o ever_o be_v the_o best_a master_n to_o his_o soldier_n of_o any_o …_o ce_fw-fr in_o europe_n and_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o whatever_o foreigner_n our_o true_a and_o lawful_a king_n bring_v in_o if_o we_o show_v ourselves_o just_a and_o loyal_a will_v soon_o be_v honourable_o dismiss_v and_o we_o employ_v to_o regain_v our_o trade_n and_o repair_v tâ—â—_n loss_n this_o dutch_a stratagem_n have_v brougth_n upon_o we_o k._n w._n be_v whole_o they_o and_o they_o for_o themselves_o why_o shouâ—â—â—ot_v we_o be_v for_o our_o self_n as_o our_o king_n be_v for_o we_o if_o we_o join_v as_o brethren_n and_o honest_a englishman_n we_o need_v not_o feâ—r_o ambitious_a of_o self-ended_n courtier_n nor_o dutch_a council_n we_o have_v the_o country_n heart_n and_o wish_n and_o they_o will_v full_o 〈◊〉_d for_o free_v they_o from_o endless_a tax_n and_o still_o grow_a misery_n nâ—ble_a friend_n fellow-soldier_n in_o arm_n i_o write_v not_o this_o but_o upon_o most_o serious_a deliberation_n not_o only_o with_o myself_o but_o with_o the_o best_a of_o our_o companion_n and_o the_o most_o eminent_a among_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n of_o england_n whâ—_n hearty_a concur_v with_o i_o in_o their_o wish_n and_o will_v also_o concur_v with_o we_o with_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n if_o we_o acquit_v â—ur_n selâ—es_v like_o honest_a true_a englishman_n and_o lover_n of_o our_o country_n which_o with_o they_o and_o i_o hope_v with_o you_o i_o â—â—solve_v to_o do_v to_o the_o utmost_a of_o my_o power_n who_o be_o noble_a gentleman_n and_o fellow-soldier_n you_o in_o all_o sincerity_n