The charge given by Sr. William Smith, Brt. at the quarter-sessions of the peace held for the county of Middlesex, at Westminster, on Monday the 24th of April, 1682.
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             The charge given by Sr. William Smith, Brt. at the quarter-sessions of the peace held for the county of Middlesex, at Westminster, on Monday the 24th of April, 1682.
             England and Wales. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Middlesex)
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           THE
           CHARGE
           GIVEN
           BY
           S
           r
           William
           Smith
           ,
           B
           rt
           .
           At
           the
           Quarter-Sessions
           of
           the
           Peace
           held
           for
           the
           County
           of
           Middlesex
           ,
           at
           Westminster
           ,
           on
           Monday
           the
           24
           th
           of
           April
           ,
           1682.
           
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           Have
           had
           the
           honour
           to
           discourse
           to
           the
           Country
           from
           this
           Bench
           several
           times
           ,
           and
           the
           Advice
           which
           I
           gave
           them
           ,
           was
           to
           seek
           Peace
           ,
           and
           study
           Unity
           .
           Advice
           I
           thought
           very
           necessary
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           would
           contribute
           most
           to
           the
           welfare
           and
           happiness
           not
           only
           of
           this
           County
           ,
           but
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdom
           .
           This
           is
           a
           Trading
           Country
           ,
           and
           nothing
           can
           encourage
           and
           advance
           Trade
           more
           than
           Peace
           ,
           nor
           can
           any
           thing
           procure
           Wealth
           sooner
           than
           Trade
           ,
           nor
           will
           any
           thing
           secure
           it
           better
           than
           Unity
           .
           The
           King
           by
           his
           Wisdom
           and
           Care
           hath
           hitherto
           preserved
           Peace
           without
           the
           help
           of
           Unity
           ;
           for
           certainly
           no
           Nation
           can
           be
           more
           divided
           than
           this
           is
           ;
           it
           is
           high
           time
           for
           every
           honest
           man
           ,
           especially
           Magistrates
           ,
           and
           those
           in
           Authority
           ,
           to
           speak
           plain
           English
           :
           and
           since
           this
           Honourable
           Bench
           hath
           thought
           fit
           to
           command
           me
           to
           this
           Service
           ,
           I
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           discharge
           my
           Duty
           and
           Conscience
           in
           that
           particular
           .
           It
           troubles
           me
           to
           say
           it
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           true
           ,
           that
           this
           is
           a
           divided
           Nation
           ,
           divided
           into
           two
           opposite
           Parties
           ,
           the
           Church-Party
           ,
           I
           mean
           the
           Church
           of
           England
           as
           by
           Law
           established
           ,
           and
           the
           Anti-Church
           ,
           for
           I
           know
           not
           by
           what
           other
           name
           or
           denomination
           to
           stile
           the
           Dissenters
           (
           I
           mean
           Dissenters
           of
           all
           sorts
           )
           unless
           I
           should
           use
           the
           Scripture-word
           Legion
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           many
           ;
           and
           although
           they
           are
           divided
           amongst
           themselves
           
             toto
             Caelo
          
           ,
           yet
           they
           agree
           in
           this
           tertiò
           ,
           to
           torment
           the
           Government
           .
           I
           will
           give
           you
           a
           short
           Character
           of
           these
           two
           Parties
           ;
           the
           Church-Party
           are
           those
           who
           worship
           and
           serve
           God
           in
           the
           place
           appointed
           for
           it
           ;
           the
           Church
           ,
           they
           honour
           and
           obey
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           submit
           to
           the
           Laws
           ;
           the
           Dissenters
           do
           none
           of
           these
           ,
           they
           do
           not
           approach
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           to
           some
           of
           them
           it
           is
           an
           abomination
           ;
           they
           are
           so
           far
           from
           honouring
           the
           King
           ,
           that
           both
           his
           Person
           and
           Government
           are
           defamed
           by
           those
           Pamphlets
           
           which
           go
           about
           the
           Town
           ,
           neither
           do
           they
           obey
           him
           ,
           or
           submit
           to
           the
           Laws
           ;
           for
           very
           lately
           the
           King
           out
           of
           his
           great
           concern
           for
           the
           publick
           Peace
           ,
           thought
           fit
           by
           the
           advice
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Privy
           Council
           ,
           to
           command
           that
           Conventicles
           should
           be
           suppressed
           according
           to
           Law
           ,
           the
           Dissenters
           have
           been
           so
           far
           from
           obeying
           his
           Majesties
           Command
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           contended
           for
           the
           Conventicles
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           been
           their
           Inheritance
           ,
           and
           have
           abused
           and
           reviled
           those
           Officers
           and
           others
           ,
           who
           in
           obedience
           to
           this
           Command
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           put
           the
           Laws
           in
           execution
           :
           Now
           I
           would
           ask
           any
           sober-thinking
           person
           ,
           to
           which
           of
           these
           two
           Parties
           his
           Prudence
           would
           invite
           him
           to
           adhere
           ,
           whether
           to
           that
           Party
           where
           he
           may
           be
           safe
           under
           the
           Kings
           Protection
           ,
           and
           where
           his
           Liberty
           and
           Property
           may
           be
           well
           secured
           by
           the
           Laws
           ?
           Liberty
           and
           Property
           so
           much
           talkt
           of
           ,
           and
           by
           some
           very
           unduly
           sought
           ;
           or
           to
           that
           Party
           which
           will
           lead
           him
           into
           a
           Wilderness
           of
           briars
           and
           thorns
           ,
           where
           he
           shall
           never
           know
           his
           way
           ,
           or
           into
           slippery
           places
           ;
           where
           he
           shall
           never
           be
           able
           to
           stand
           his
           ground
           ,
           or
           shall
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           make
           him
           walk
           upon
           the
           edge
           of
           a
           Knife
           ,
           and
           always
           be
           in
           danger
           .
           Self-preservation
           is
           natural
           to
           every
           creature
           ,
           and
           methinks
           men
           who
           have
           reason
           should
           seek
           it
           much
           more
           than
           others
           .
        
         
           The
           King
           and
           the
           Laws
           have
           long
           fingers
           ,
           and
           sometime
           or
           other
           they
           will
           reach
           the
           tallest
           Malefactor
           .
           It
           is
           true
           the
           King
           is
           a
           gracious
           and
           merciful
           Prince
           ,
           and
           that
           perhaps
           may
           be
           an
           incouragement
           to
           some
           mens
           disobedience
           ;
           but
           patience
           may
           be
           provoked
           too
           long
           ,
           and
           too
           far
           ,
           and
           then
           
             Laesa
             patientia
             sit
             furor
          
           ,
           when
           the
           Lion
           rouseth
           all
           the
           Beasts
           of
           the
           Forest
           tremble
           .
           Notwithstanding
           all
           these
           provocations
           ,
           the
           King
           (
           by
           the
           Divine
           assistance
           )
           hath
           hitherto
           preserved
           peace
           ,
           peace
           at
           home
           and
           peace
           abroad
           ;
           for
           we
           have
           peace
           with
           all
           the
           Christian
           World
           ;
           when
           at
           the
           same
           time
           most
           of
           the
           neighbour-Nations
           are
           in
           wars
           and
           troubles
           .
           The
           King
           hath
           taken
           care
           of
           Places
           related
           to
           England
           .
           A
           terrible
           Rebellion
           broke
           out
           lately
           in
           Virginia
           ,
           which
           had
           almost
           destroy'd
           that
           Country
           ,
           the
           King
           at
           a
           great
           charge
           sent
           Ships
           and
           Souldiers
           thither
           ,
           reduced
           that
           Rebellion
           ,
           and
           settled
           the
           Country
           in
           peace
           .
           Tangier
           was
           lately
           attakt
           by
           a
           numerous
           and
           formidable
           Enemy
           ,
           and
           most
           of
           us
           here
           gave
           it
           for
           lost
           ;
           some
           were
           so
           impudent
           to
           say
           it
           would
           be
           sold
           ,
           the
           King
           sent
           a
           timely
           Relief
           thither
           of
           Men
           ,
           Money
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           necessary
           Provisions
           ,
           and
           did
           preserve
           that
           Place
           ,
           so
           that
           it
           is
           neither
           lost
           or
           sold
           ,
           and
           hath
           now
           made
           a
           lasting
           Peace
           with
           the
           Emperour
           of
           that
           Country
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           to
           be
           hoped
           that
           place
           will
           prove
           very
           advantagious
           for
           the
           Trade
           of
           England
           :
           but
           this
           hath
           cost
           the
           King
           a
           great
           sum
           of
           money
           .
           The
           Trade
           of
           Turkey
           hath
           been
           of
           late
           years
           very
           much
           disturbed
           by
           the
           Pyrats
           of
           Algiers
           ,
           and
           his
           Majesty
           hath
           received
           notice
           that
           many
           of
           his
           Subjects
           have
           been
           carried
           captive
           thither
           ;
           the
           King
           to
           prevent
           those
           mischiefs
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           hath
           at
           a
           great
           charge
           ,
           for
           several
           years
           together
           ,
           maintain'd
           a
           considerable
           number
           of
           Ships
           in
           the
           Streights
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           Algerines
           have
           received
           so
           great
           losses
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           ready
           to
           beg
           Peace
           .
           The
           King
           hath
           taken
           care
           of
           the
           Walls
           and
           Bulwarks
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           the
           Shipping
           :
           You
           know
           the
           Parliament
           appointed
           thirty
           capital
           Ships
           to
           be
           built
           ,
           and
           gave
           six
           hundred
           thousand
           pound
           for
           the
           building
           of
           them
           ;
           but
           when
           Shipwrights
           and
           others
           came
           to
           consult
           about
           them
           ,
           they
           
           found
           that
           Sum
           of
           Money
           would
           not
           do
           it
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           so
           strong
           and
           serviceable
           as
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           ;
           the
           King
           was
           forced
           to
           advance
           a
           hundred
           thousand
           pound
           and
           more
           ,
           out
           of
           his
           own
           Purse
           ,
           to
           perfect
           that
           Work
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           heard
           these
           several
           Charges
           and
           Disbursments
           do
           amount
           to
           near
           eight
           hundred
           thousand
           pound
           .
           These
           are
           all
           accidental
           Charges
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           established
           Revenue
           will
           not
           ballance
           the
           necessary
           and
           common
           Charge
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           (
           as
           I
           have
           heard
           it
           said
           in
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           by
           those
           who
           should
           well
           understand
           it
           ,
           that
           it
           will
           not
           )
           where
           then
           shall
           these
           accidental
           Charges
           be
           born
           ?
           The
           King
           cannot
           do
           it
           ,
           the
           People
           then
           must
           .
           Why
           then
           the
           King
           hath
           lent
           this
           great
           Sum
           of
           Money
           to
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           certainly
           it
           ought
           to
           be
           repaid
           with
           interest
           and
           with
           thanks
           ,
           and
           doubtless
           had
           been
           long
           since
           ,
           if
           the
           Dissentions
           and
           Differences
           which
           are
           amongst
           us
           had
           not
           prevented
           it
           .
           Is
           it
           not
           therefore
           high
           time
           that
           all
           possible
           Endeavours
           should
           be
           used
           to
           put
           an
           end
           to
           these
           Divisions
           and
           Differences
           ,
           that
           the
           Kingdom
           may
           be
           no
           longer
           exposed
           to
           those
           Dangers
           which
           at
           present
           it
           lyes
           under
           ?
           And
           this
           ,
           very
           wise
           men
           are
           of
           opinion
           ,
           will
           never
           be
           ,
           until
           the
           Conventicles
           (
           which
           continually
           blow
           the
           Coals
           )
           are
           suppressed
           .
           The
           Learned
           tell
           us
           ,
           that
           the
           Plague
           is
           spread
           by
           the
           Effluviums
           of
           the
           Mouth
           ,
           the
           Attomes
           of
           an
           infected
           person
           are
           infected
           ,
           and
           when
           they
           are
           sent
           out
           by
           the
           breath
           ,
           and
           received
           by
           those
           in
           the
           company
           of
           the
           Infected
           ,
           they
           thereby
           become
           infected
           ;
           and
           we
           are
           told
           ,
           the
           infected
           person
           hath
           a
           strong
           appetite
           and
           desire
           to
           infect
           others
           .
           Faction
           is
           thus
           communicated
           ;
           the
           venome
           of
           it
           ,
           by
           the
           mouths
           of
           the
           Preachers
           and
           Teachers
           in
           Conventicles
           ,
           is
           transmitted
           into
           the
           ears
           of
           the
           Auditors
           ,
           who
           thereby
           become
           infected
           ;
           and
           when
           they
           are
           so
           ,
           they
           infect
           others
           .
           And
           until
           these
           Effluviums
           ,
           these
           mouths
           are
           stopped
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           probable
           this
           Plague
           will
           cease
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           a
           ready
           way
           to
           do
           it
           ,
           the
           putting
           the
           Statute
           of
           17.
           of
           the
           King
           in
           due
           execution
           .
           And
           do
           you
           not
           think
           this
           is
           very
           necessary
           ?
           For
           if
           the
           numbers
           of
           these
           Dissenters
           should
           be
           suffered
           to
           increase
           ,
           in
           time
           they
           might
           be
           formidable
           to
           the
           Government
           ;
           for
           we
           see
           although
           they
           are
           divided
           in
           Opinion
           ,
           yet
           they
           agree
           and
           joyn
           together
           for
           their
           common
           Interest
           .
           I
           have
           seen
           in
           a
           fallow
           Field
           a
           great
           Herd
           of
           Swine
           ,
           the
           Hogs
           of
           a
           whole
           Parish
           ,
           the
           Hogs
           of
           several
           Farmers
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           Herdsman
           chastiseth
           any
           one
           of
           them
           for
           a
           fault
           ,
           the
           whole
           Herd
           run
           together
           in
           a
           body
           ,
           to
           condole
           with
           their
           companion
           for
           his
           misfortune
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lyes
           to
           endeavour
           his
           rescue
           ;
           and
           these
           are
           a
           very
           untractable
           Creature
           ,
           which
           will
           neither
           lead
           or
           drive
           .
           Do
           not
           the
           Dissenters
           do
           the
           same
           ?
           If
           any
           one
           of
           them
           is
           touched
           by
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           they
           lay
           their
           Heads
           and
           Purses
           together
           for
           his
           relief
           :
           I
           would
           not
           be
           mistaken
           ,
           I
           do
           not
           compare
           Beasts
           to
           Men
           ,
           Comparisons
           are
           odious
           ,
           Similes
           are
           to
           illustrate
           a
           Proposition
           ,
           not
           to
           make
           a
           Parallel
           ,
           
             Sic
             parvis
             componere
             magna
             solebam
          
           ;
           but
           if
           I
           had
           done
           so
           ,
           I
           have
           a
           good
           President
           for
           it
           ;
           St.
           Paul
           tells
           us
           ,
           He
           fought
           with
           Beasts
           at
           Ephesus
           ,
           and
           those
           were
           no
           other
           but
           unreasonable
           Men
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           Apostle
           had
           sought
           Ephesus
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Parts
           about
           it
           ,
           I
           am
           perswaded
           he
           could
           not
           have
           found
           more
           unreasonable
           Men
           ,
           than
           some
           we
           have
           in
           England
           .
           I
           have
           heretofore
           had
           an
           indifferent
           good
           opinion
           of
           some
           of
           the
           Dissenters
           ,
           I
           thought
           they
           had
           been
           (
           as
           they
           pretended
           )
           a
           peaceable
           ,
           quiet
           ,
           and
           sober
           sort
           of
           persons
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           had
           desired
           nothing
           but
           Connivence
           or
           Indulgence
           ;
           they
           
           had
           an
           unruly
           Conscience
           to
           deal
           with
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           had
           only
           desired
           some
           toleration
           for
           it
           ;
           but
           I
           find
           the
           crafty
           had
           a
           farther
           aim
           :
           You
           know
           there
           is
           a
           Lord
           Mayor's
           Day
           ,
           and
           that
           consists
           of
           a
           Shew
           in
           the
           Streets
           ,
           and
           a
           Feast
           at
           Guild-hall
           ;
           the
           Shew
           in
           the
           Streets
           is
           the
           Pageants
           ,
           they
           draw
           the
           Vulgar
           ,
           the
           Mobile
           together
           ,
           which
           gives
           them
           opportunity
           to
           make
           a
           noise
           ,
           and
           throw
           about
           their
           Squibs
           ;
           and
           when
           they
           have
           spent
           some
           time
           in
           that
           ,
           and
           gazing
           upon
           the
           Pageants
           ,
           they
           go
           home
           very
           well
           satisfied
           ;
           but
           the
           wiser
           and
           better
           sort
           of
           Citizens
           are
           entertained
           with
           a
           Feast
           at
           Guild-hall
           .
           This
           Toleration
           seems
           to
           me
           to
           be
           a
           kind
           of
           Pageant
           ,
           held
           sorth
           to
           entertain
           the
           vulgar
           and
           unthinking
           Crowd
           with
           some
           Speculations
           which
           may
           please
           them
           ;
           there
           is
           something
           in
           it
           very
           taking
           to
           some
           people
           who
           look
           not
           far
           ,
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           Ease
           of
           tender
           Consciences
           :
           But
           the
           wiser
           and
           designing
           sort
           look
           farther
           ;
           I
           am
           afraid
           they
           aim
           at
           Dominion
           over
           the
           Lives
           and
           Liberties
           of
           their
           fellow-Subjects
           ,
           and
           to
           feast
           themselves
           upon
           their
           Estates
           :
           This
           hath
           been
           ,
           and
           therefore
           may
           be
           .
           This
           word
           Feast
           ,
           puts
           me
           in
           mind
           of
           a
           Pamphlet
           I
           read
           the
           other
           day
           ,
           where
           I
           found
           an
           Invitation
           (
           by
           Ticket
           )
           to
           a
           Feast
           at
           Haberdashers
           and
           Goldsmiths
           Halls
           :
           Those
           Names
           made
           me
           call
           to
           remembrance
           the
           severe
           Discipline
           some
           of
           the
           chiefest
           Nobility
           and
           Gentry
           heretofore
           had
           at
           those
           Places
           ;
           I
           am
           sure
           I
           feel
           the
           smart
           of
           those
           Strokes
           to
           this
           day
           :
           I
           was
           afraid
           that
           Meeting
           might
           be
           to
           view
           those
           Halls
           ,
           to
           see
           since
           they
           are
           new
           built
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           fit
           for
           the
           old
           Uses
           .
           This
           associating
           by
           Tickets
           is
           an
           odd
           way
           ,
           it
           looks
           like
           blowing
           the
           Trumpet
           ,
           and
           making
           Proclamation
           ,
           
             Who
             is
             on
             my
             side
             ,
             who
             ?
          
           What
           the
           Law
           may
           make
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           cannot
           tell
           ,
           but
           methinks
           these
           persons
           adventure
           very
           far
           ;
           all
           Rebellions
           are
           not
           actual
           Arms
           ;
           in
           God's
           sence
           the
           Rebellion
           of
           Corah
           and
           his
           Company
           ,
           (
           which
           went
           no
           farther
           than
           to
           associate
           and
           murmure
           against
           the
           Governours
           )
           was
           such
           a
           Rebellion
           that
           he
           thought
           fit
           to
           punish
           with
           death
           .
           But
           the
           same
           Pamphlet
           says
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           Feast
           of
           the
           
             Artillery
             Company
          
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           an
           Anniversary
           Feast
           )
           at
           which
           there
           was
           but
           200.
           but
           at
           this
           Feast
           there
           would
           have
           been
           1000
           of
           Nobility
           ,
           Gentry
           and
           Ministers
           .
           So
           to
           me
           this
           seems
           to
           be
           a
           Tryal
           of
           Skill
           ;
           which
           puts
           me
           in
           mind
           of
           Moses
           and
           the
           Magicians
           :
           God
           commanded
           Moses
           to
           cast
           down
           his
           Rod
           ,
           and
           that
           should
           become
           a
           Serpent
           ;
           the
           Magicians
           tryed
           their
           skill
           ,
           and
           threw
           down
           their
           Rods
           ,
           and
           they
           became
           Serpents
           ;
           but
           Moses
           his
           Rod
           ,
           (
           which
           was
           but
           one
           )
           devoured
           their
           Rods
           which
           were
           many
           .
           The
           King
           he
           hath
           his
           Rod
           too
           ,
           which
           is
           his
           Scepter
           ,
           which
           I
           hope
           will
           be
           able
           to
           break
           the
           Rods
           of
           these
           unquiet
           People
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           again
           scourge
           and
           whip
           the
           Nation
           .
           But
           what
           became
           of
           these
           Magicians
           ?
           Why
           ,
           when
           they
           could
           shew
           no
           more
           Tricks
           ,
           God
           set
           a
           Mark
           upon
           them
           ,
           Botches
           and
           Blains
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           Law
           cannot
           reach
           these
           subtil
           men
           ,
           divine
           Justice
           may
           .
           The
           word
           Magi
           signifies
           wise
           men
           ,
           and
           our
           Saviour
           tells
           us
           ,
           That
           
             the
             children
             of
             this
             world
             are
             wiser
             in
             their
             generation
             than
             the
             children
             of
             light
             :
          
           And
           it
           appears
           so
           ,
           for
           they
           confederate
           for
           the
           mutual
           assistance
           of
           each
           other
           upon
           all
           occasions
           ;
           they
           will
           spare
           no
           pains
           nor
           cost
           for
           the
           advancement
           of
           each
           others
           Interest
           ;
           they
           trade
           for
           the
           most
           part
           with
           no
           other
           but
           themselves
           ;
           they
           will
           have
           no
           manner
           of
           Commerce
           (
           if
           they
           can
           avoid
           it
           )
           with
           any
           of
           the
           Church-Party
           ;
           so
           that
           they
           do
           not
           make
           a
           separation
           only
           in
           Religion
           ,
           but
           in
           all
           other
           dealings
           whatsoever
           ,
           which
           is
           ,
           to
           set
           up
           a
           Common-wealth
           in
           a
           Kingdom
           ,
           a
           most
           
           dangerous
           thing
           !
           The
           Church-Party
           ,
           the
           Children
           of
           Light
           ,
           they
           trust
           a
           good
           Cause
           ,
           put
           out
           their
           own
           eyes
           ,
           and
           will
           neither
           see
           their
           danger
           or
           Interest
           :
           Most
           of
           them
           endeavour
           to
           build
           upon
           their
           own
           Ground
           ,
           and
           raise
           to
           themselves
           Pyramids
           of
           Honour
           and
           Riches
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           much
           minded
           those
           of
           the
           same
           Party
           ,
           who
           are
           forced
           to
           shift
           for
           themselves
           as
           well
           as
           they
           can
           ;
           but
           if
           they
           should
           still
           be
           neglected
           ,
           they
           must
           ,
           like
           Snails
           ,
           shrink
           into
           their
           shells
           ;
           what
           will
           be
           the
           consequence
           of
           that
           ?
           The
           Enemy
           when
           he
           finds
           his
           strength
           will
           quash
           them
           to
           pieces
           with
           his
           foot
           ;
           what
           then
           will
           become
           of
           the
           great
           man
           Estate
           ?
           It
           must
           be
           put
           into
           Handycap
           with
           the
           Cobler's
           Last
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           Cards
           be
           again
           shuffled
           ,
           it
           is
           probable
           the
           Cobler
           will
           draw
           the
           Estate
           ,
           and
           the
           late
           rich
           man
           will
           have
           the
           Last
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           may
           need
           it
           to
           help
           make
           him
           a
           pair
           of
           Shoes
           ;
           what
           hath
           been
           ,
           I
           say
           again
           may
           be
           :
           I
           have
           seen
           in
           the
           last
           Rebellion
           ,
           Noblemen
           and
           Gentlemen
           not
           have
           a
           Horse
           to
           ride
           upon
           ,
           or
           scarce
           a
           Shoe
           to
           their
           feet
           .
           Methinks
           the
           Natural
           Body
           should
           instruct
           the
           Body
           Politick
           :
           In
           the
           Natural
           Body
           ,
           if
           the
           Head
           be
           assaulted
           ,
           the
           Hands
           are
           presently
           lifted
           up
           to
           defend
           it
           ;
           if
           any
           Limb
           be
           in
           pain
           ,
           the
           Head
           and
           Heart
           are
           sensible
           of
           it
           ;
           if
           there
           be
           but
           a
           small
           Excressence
           upon
           a
           Toe
           ,
           the
           Hands
           are
           immediately
           at
           work
           to
           relieve
           and
           ease
           it
           ;
           and
           thus
           every
           Member
           gives
           mutual
           assistance
           to
           each
           other
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           whole
           is
           kept
           in
           health
           and
           vigor
           .
           Should
           not
           the
           Body
           Politick
           do
           the
           like
           ?
           Ought
           not
           all
           the
           Members
           defend
           and
           support
           the
           Head
           ,
           (
           where
           is
           the
           seat
           of
           Wisdom
           and
           Direction
           ?
           )
           Ought
           not
           the
           Head
           ,
           and
           the
           nobler
           Parts
           of
           that
           great
           Body
           ,
           encourage
           and
           succour
           the
           inferior
           ,
           that
           so
           all
           the
           Parts
           with
           consent
           and
           pleasure
           may
           stick
           close
           together
           for
           their
           common
           defence
           ?
           which
           if
           they
           did
           ,
           they
           were
           invincible
           ,
           
             Vis
             unita
             fortior
          
           .
           Rewards
           and
           Punishments
           ever
           did
           and
           ever
           will
           govern
           the
           World
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           method
           of
           Heaven
           :
           'T
           is
           true
           ,
           there
           are
           many
           generous
           Spirits
           ,
           who
           are
           contented
           with
           their
           own
           Vertue
           for
           their
           reward
           ,
           but
           Prudence
           should
           not
           trust
           to
           that
           .
           
             
               Quis
               enim
               virtutem
               amplectitur
               ipsam
            
             
               Praemia
               si
               tollas
               ?
            
          
           Vertue
           is
           like
           a
           choice
           Plant
           ,
           or
           a
           Tree
           which
           bears
           excellent
           fruit
           ,
           but
           the
           Gardiner
           must
           nourish
           and
           cherish
           this
           Plant
           and
           Tree
           ,
           or
           else
           the
           Plant
           will
           dwindle
           ,
           and
           the
           Tree
           in
           time
           bear
           sowr
           fruit
           .
           I
           have
           heard
           it
           esteemed
           policy
           to
           make
           a
           golden
           Bridge
           for
           an
           Enemy
           to
           pass
           over
           ,
           but
           it
           was
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           be
           gone
           ,
           and
           trouble
           us
           no
           more
           ,
           but
           I
           could
           never
           think
           it
           advisable
           to
           purchase
           Enemies
           ,
           and
           put
           them
           into
           ones
           bosome
           ,
           to
           give
           them
           Places
           of
           Trust
           and
           Profit
           ,
           this
           is
           to
           make
           them
           more
           potent
           Enemies
           than
           they
           were
           before
           .
           I
           hope
           ,
           for
           the
           Honour
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           Safety
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           no
           man
           for
           the
           future
           shall
           be
           imployed
           ,
           until
           he
           be
           first
           sifted
           and
           winnowed
           ,
           and
           if
           one
           grain
           of
           Faction
           be
           found
           in
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           shall
           be
           laid
           aside
           .
           This
           is
           reasonable
           ,
           and
           therefore
           just
           ,
           and
           Justice
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           is
           one
           of
           God
           Almighty
           his
           chiefest
           Attributes
           :
           When
           there
           was
           a
           contention
           between
           that
           and
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           nothing
           but
           the
           precious
           Blood
           of
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           could
           reconcile
           them
           ;
           of
           that
           esteem
           is
           Justice
           in
           Heaven
           .
           This
           Justice
           God
           hath
           sent
           into
           the
           World
           for
           the
           use
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           expects
           it
           should
           be
           esteemed
           here
           ;
           he
           hath
           not
           sent
           it
           by
           a
           common
           Envoy
           ,
           but
           by
           his
           Vicegerent
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           be
           distributed
           ,
           but
           to
           be
           inforced
           ,
           where
           it
           will
           not
           be
           kindly
           received
           .
           God
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             By
             me
             Princes
             decree
             Justice
             ;
             Deeree
          
           
           signifies
           Power
           and
           Authority
           :
           God
           hath
           not
           intrusted
           the
           Prince
           to
           decree
           Justice
           only
           ,
           but
           to
           govern
           the
           People
           committed
           to
           his
           charge
           ,
           to
           preserve
           them
           from
           themselves
           ,
           and
           from
           their
           Enemies
           .
           God
           says
           ,
           
             By
             me
             Kings
             raign
             ,
             and
             Princes
             decree
             Justice
             ,
          
           and
           surely
           he
           is
           to
           be
           believed
           .
           I
           wonder
           therefore
           at
           the
           strange
           Opinion
           which
           some
           men
           have
           of
           late
           spread
           abroad
           ,
           That
           the
           People
           make
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           give
           him
           his
           Authority
           :
           A
           strange
           Opinion
           ,
           and
           as
           presumptuous
           as
           false
           .
           Is
           not
           God
           the
           
             Ens
             Entium
          
           ?
           Is
           not
           Man
           and
           all
           other
           Creatures
           Emanations
           from
           that
           Fountain
           ?
           Doth
           he
           not
           give
           us
           our
           day
           Bread
           ,
           the
           former
           and
           the
           latter
           Rain
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           else
           whatsoever
           ?
           If
           all
           things
           are
           his
           ,
           Power
           and
           Authority
           more
           ;
           the
           People
           then
           cannot
           give
           it
           :
           
             Nemo
             dat
             quod
             non
             habet
          
           ,
           and
           
             Quicquid
             effecit
             tale
             est
             magis
             tale
             .
          
           The
           King
           hath
           his
           Authority
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           him
           alone
           is
           to
           be
           accountable
           ;
           
             Ipse
             sub
             nullo
             nisi
             tantum
             sub
             Deo.
          
           But
           I
           believe
           the
           mistake
           came
           from
           this
           :
           Some
           men
           might
           take
           the
           Law
           for
           the
           Authority
           ;
           the
           Law
           it
           is
           true
           is
           the
           Rule
           by
           which
           the
           King
           is
           to
           administer
           ;
           but
           the
           best
           Law
           ,
           and
           most
           useful
           that
           ever
           was
           made
           ,
           would
           lye
           still
           for
           ever
           ,
           if
           it
           was
           not
           acted
           and
           quickned
           by
           some
           Authority
           .
           This
           Authority
           is
           the
           King
           's
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           Majesty
           transmits
           it
           to
           us
           and
           others
           ,
           who
           act
           by
           his
           Commission
           to
           put
           the
           Laws
           in
           execution
           .
           God
           fashioned
           Adam
           into
           the
           shape
           of
           a
           man
           ,
           but
           he
           was
           a
           useless
           Creature
           ,
           until
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           give
           him
           life
           and
           motion
           by
           his
           breath
           .
           The
           Laws
           are
           likewise
           to
           be
           quickned
           by
           that
           which
           must
           move
           and
           quicken
           them
           .
           The
           King
           ,
           I
           told
           you
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           accountable
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           must
           render
           an
           exact
           account
           of
           the
           Power
           God
           hath
           put
           into
           his
           hands
           ,
           and
           how
           it
           hath
           been
           administred
           for
           the
           good
           and
           welfare
           of
           the
           People
           committed
           to
           his
           charge
           :
           The
           King
           therefore
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           importuned
           by
           the
           People
           ,
           to
           do
           any
           thing
           which
           he
           knows
           is
           contrary
           to
           his
           Duty
           and
           Trust
           ,
           for
           he
           alone
           must
           answer
           for
           it
           ,
           not
           they
           .
           Joshua
           made
           peace
           with
           the
           Gibeonites
           ,
           which
           they
           obtained
           from
           him
           by
           fraud
           ,
           pretending
           they
           were
           strangers
           ,
           came
           from
           far
           ,
           and
           none
           of
           the
           Canaanites
           ;
           but
           in
           two
           or
           three
           days
           the
           Israelites
           came
           to
           the
           knowledge
           that
           they
           were
           of
           the
           Race
           of
           the
           Amorites
           ,
           (
           who
           God
           commanded
           to
           be
           destroyed
           )
           and
           did
           urge
           Joshua
           to
           break
           the
           Peace
           ;
           but
           he
           refused
           them
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           be
           unjust
           at
           their
           importunity
           ,
           and
           they
           were
           satisfied
           :
           Princes
           must
           be
           just
           ,
           even
           against
           the
           importunities
           of
           their
           Subjects
           .
           The
           King
           ,
           I
           have
           heard
           ,
           was
           pressed
           to
           exclude
           the
           Duke
           of
           York
           ,
           pray
           examine
           the
           Justice
           of
           that
           :
           Can
           it
           be
           just
           to
           punish
           a
           man
           
             in
             praesenti
          
           ,
           for
           a
           fault
           to
           be
           committed
           
             in
             futuro
          
           ?
           If
           a
           Bill
           had
           been
           presented
           to
           you
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           Grand
           Jury
           against
           any
           man
           ,
           upon
           presumption
           he
           would
           commit
           such
           or
           such
           a
           crime
           a
           year
           hence
           ,
           surely
           you
           would
           not
           find
           that
           Bill
           .
           This
           of
           the
           Duke
           is
           of
           that
           nature
           ;
           this
           could
           not
           be
           a
           fault
           until
           he
           was
           to
           succeed
           to
           the
           Crown
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           uncertain
           whether
           ever
           or
           never
           .
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           God
           hath
           given
           this
           Crown
           of
           England
           to
           this
           Royal
           Family
           ,
           who
           have
           enjoyed
           it
           in
           Succession
           many
           hundred
           of
           years
           ,
           but
           he
           hath
           reserved
           to
           himself
           to
           determine
           the
           Person
           of
           that
           Family
           from
           time
           to
           time
           to
           the
           Government
           ;
           and
           when
           God
           hath
           made
           his
           Election
           ,
           is
           it
           for
           us
           to
           say
           ,
           
             Nolumus
             hunc
             regnare
          
           ?
           Would
           not
           this
           be
           to
           question
           the
           divine
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           to
           usurp
           upon
           God's
           Prerogative
           ,
           in
           whose
           hands
           are
           the
           issues
           of
           life
           and
           death
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           events
           ,
           to
           which
           all
           men
           in
           prudence
           ought
           to
           submit
           ,
           because
           they
           know
           they
           
           must
           do
           it
           whether
           they
           will
           or
           no
           ?
           Men
           ought
           not
           to
           pry
           into
           the
           Arcana
           of
           Heaven
           ;
           God
           is
           a
           jealous
           God
           :
           The
           Bethshemites
           were
           smitten
           for
           looking
           into
           the
           Ark
           ,
           and
           so
           was
           Uzzah
           for
           touching
           it
           ,
           although
           't
           was
           done
           with
           a
           good
           intent
           .
           This
           act
           of
           Wisdom
           and
           Piety
           will
           make
           the
           King's
           Name
           be
           celebrated
           in
           Story
           :
           Fears
           and
           Jealousies
           ought
           not
           to
           transport
           Subjects
           to
           the
           desire
           of
           unreasonable
           things
           of
           their
           Prince
           ,
           for
           he
           must
           answer
           for
           them
           ,
           not
           they
           .
           I
           will
           teach
           you
           an
           Experiment
           (
           without
           a
           crime
           )
           that
           you
           shall
           never
           fail
           of
           a
           good
           King
           :
           It
           is
           to
           be
           a
           good
           People
           ;
           for
           God
           (
           who
           is
           infinite
           Goodness
           )
           gives
           an
           ill
           King
           for
           the
           punishment
           of
           an
           ill
           People
           ,
           and
           you
           cannot
           displease
           and
           provoke
           him
           more
           ,
           than
           when
           he
           hath
           given
           you
           a
           good
           King
           ,
           if
           you
           do
           not
           treat
           and
           esteem
           him
           as
           you
           ought
           .
           The
           King
           which
           he
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           bless
           us
           with
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           is
           ,
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           with
           great
           truth
           ,
           the
           best
           Prince
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           (
           whom
           God
           long
           preserve
           )
           and
           if
           we
           honour
           and
           obey
           him
           as
           God
           expects
           ,
           and
           our
           duty
           requires
           ,
           God
           will
           not
           fail
           to
           send
           a
           good
           Successor
           .
           The
           Peace
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           is
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           the
           King's
           Care
           ,
           and
           it
           could
           not
           be
           expected
           that
           the
           Duke
           should
           have
           sate
           still
           under
           such
           an
           Indignity
           ;
           and
           if
           he
           had
           ,
           the
           Princes
           of
           Christendom
           to
           whom
           he
           is
           allied
           ,
           (
           and
           he
           is
           allied
           to
           many
           ,
           and
           the
           Greatest
           )
           would
           have
           taken
           up
           the
           Quarrel
           ,
           and
           then
           our
           Fields
           of
           Peace
           would
           have
           been
           turned
           to
           Fields
           of
           Blood.
           Those
           who
           read
           History
           ,
           may
           find
           what
           Miserie
           's
           this
           Kingdom
           for
           many
           years
           suffered
           ,
           when
           the
           Dispute
           was
           between
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           York
           and
           Lancaster
           ,
           how
           many
           noble
           Families
           were
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           many
           thousand
           of
           men
           lost
           their
           Lives
           ,
           and
           if
           God
           had
           not
           had
           compassion
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           provided
           an
           Expedient
           to
           unite
           them
           ,
           the
           misery
           of
           War
           ,
           for
           ought
           I
           know
           ,
           might
           have
           continued
           to
           this
           day
           .
           Wars
           are
           not
           so
           soon
           or
           so
           easily
           ended
           as
           begun
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           very
           observable
           ,
           that
           the
           neighbour-Princes
           made
           it
           their
           business
           to
           continue
           that
           Difference
           ;
           some
           Prince
           or
           other
           always
           took
           part
           with
           him
           who
           was
           conquered
           ,
           and
           so
           vicissim
           with
           him
           who
           was
           down
           ,
           not
           out
           of
           any
           other
           consideration
           than
           their
           own
           Interest
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           keep
           England
           imbroiled
           at
           home
           ,
           which
           they
           knew
           was
           the
           true
           way
           to
           keep
           Wars
           and
           Troubles
           from
           their
           own
           doors
           :
           I
           hope
           England
           for
           the
           future
           will
           never
           be
           so
           unwise
           ,
           as
           to
           give
           them
           the
           like
           advantage
           .
        
         
           Gentlemen
           ,
           The
           proper
           business
           of
           a
           Charge
           is
           to
           acquaint
           you
           with
           the
           Laws
           and
           Statutes
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           their
           Usefulness
           and
           Penalties
           ;
           that
           I
           have
           done
           heretofore
           to
           former
           Grand
           Juries
           ,
           but
           it
           hath
           not
           had
           so
           good
           effect
           as
           I
           could
           have
           wished
           :
           Amongst
           others
           I
           did
           acquaint
           them
           with
           the
           Statute
           of
           13.
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           which
           was
           made
           for
           the
           preservation
           of
           his
           Majesties
           Person
           and
           Government
           ;
           it
           did
           provide
           against
           Treason
           ,
           against
           seditious
           Preaching
           and
           Printing
           ,
           and
           against
           setting
           up
           Votes
           of
           one
           or
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           to
           be
           effectual
           as
           Laws
           .
           But
           notwithstanding
           that
           and
           other
           Statutes
           ,
           we
           find
           that
           Persons
           have
           been
           lately
           accused
           for
           Treason
           ,
           defamatory
           Pamphlets
           and
           Libels
           are
           sold
           about
           the
           Streets
           as
           good
           merchantable
           Wares
           ,
           and
           Votes
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           printed
           to
           give
           check
           to
           Laws
           .
           Men
           are
           grown
           to
           a
           strange
           boldness
           ,
           and
           out-do
           Pasquil
           in
           Rome
           ;
           he
           tells
           bold
           Truths
           ,
           but
           these
           here
           wicked
           and
           impudent
           Lyes
           .
           The
           sin
           of
           Cham
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           clave
           to
           his
           Posterity
           ,
           was
           ,
           that
           he
           uncovered
           his
           Father's
           nakedness
           ;
           and
           the
           greatest
           Crime
           of
           that
           Tyrant
           Nero
           ,
           was
           ,
           that
           he
           ript
           up
           the
           Belly
           of
           his
           Mother
           .
           Gentlemen
           ,
           
           The
           King
           is
           
             Pater
             Patriae
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Common-Wealth
           is
           our
           Mother
           ,
           and
           he
           who
           rips
           up
           her
           Bowels
           and
           shews
           her
           Weakness
           or
           Deformity
           ,
           or
           abuseth
           his
           Father
           ,
           forfeits
           his
           very
           nature
           ,
           and
           is
           more
           wicked
           then
           either
           
             Cham
             ,
             or
             Nero
          
           ;
           until
           men
           come
           to
           have
           a
           sense
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           obey
           for
           Conscience-sake
           ,
           I
           shall
           be
           hopeless
           that
           Laws
           will
           prevail
           ;
           and
           yet
           I
           shall
           adventure
           to
           recommend
           one
           Statute
           to
           you
           more
           ,
           a
           Statute
           not
           made
           by
           Kings
           ,
           Lords
           ,
           and
           Commons
           ,
           but
           by
           their
           King
           ,
           the
           King
           of
           Kings
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           this
           ,
           
             Statutum
             est
             omnibus
             semel
             mori
          
           ,
           a
           Statute
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           which
           was
           never
           repealed
           ,
           or
           ever
           will
           be
           ;
           and
           those
           who
           shall
           be
           indicted
           upon
           this
           Statute
           ,
           no
           Ignoramus
           can
           prevent
           their
           Tryal
           ,
           nor
           shall
           the
           credit
           of
           the
           Evidence
           be
           questioned
           ,
           and
           the
           Sentence
           will
           have
           speedy
           Execution
           :
           Those
           who
           shall
           be
           found
           Innocent
           ,
           their
           Sentence
           will
           be
           
             Venite
             Beati
          
           ,
           but
           those
           who
           will
           be
           found
           Guilty
           ,
           
             Ite
             Maledicti
          
           ,
           a
           dreadful
           Sentence
           that
           ,
           not
           like
           the
           Sentence
           we
           have
           here
           ,
           
             Go
             to
             the
             place
             from
             whence
             you
             came
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             the
             place
             of
             Execution
             ,
             and
             there
             hang
             by
             the
             Neck
             until
             you
             are
             Dead
             :
          
           Or
           as
           we
           have
           it
           by
           Tradition
           ,
           
             to
             be
             hanged
             in
             Chains
             alive
             until
             you
             are
             starved
             to
             Death
             .
          
           These
           are
           easy
           Sentences
           ,
           because
           a
           little
           time
           determines
           the
           pain
           ;
           but
           this
           dreadful
           Sentence
           of
           
             Ite
             Maledicti
          
           ,
           sends
           the
           Criminal
           to
           a
           place
           of
           horrour
           ,
           and
           darkness
           ,
           where
           his
           Meat
           and
           Drink
           will
           be
           Fire
           and
           Brimstone
           ,
           his
           Companions
           such
           who
           he
           durst
           not
           look
           upon
           when
           he
           was
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           Devils
           ,
           and
           Furies
           ,
           not
           to
           make
           him
           sport
           and
           pastime
           ,
           but
           to
           torment
           him
           ;
           and
           that
           which
           aggravates
           this
           punishment
           is
           ,
           that
           it
           is
           attended
           with
           despair
           ,
           never
           to
           come
           out
           of
           that
           place
           of
           Torment
           .
           If
           this
           was
           well
           considered
           and
           laid
           to
           heart
           ,
           could
           a
           reasonable
           man
           be
           invited
           by
           any
           temptation
           whatsoever
           to
           gratify
           his
           ambition
           or
           other
           appetites
           with
           those
           things
           (
           which
           will
           be
           enjoyed
           but
           for
           a
           very
           short
           time
           ,
           and
           adventure
           this
           Sentence
           of
           
             Ite
             Maledicti
          
           ?
           but
           pray
           let
           us
           consider
           what
           to
           do
           to
           avoid
           this
           fearful
           Sentence
           .
           The
           Psalmist
           instructs
           us
           ,
           he
           who
           will
           ascend
           the
           Holy
           Mountain
           must
           have
           clean
           hands
           ,
           a
           pure
           heart
           ,
           must
           not
           lift
           up
           his
           mind
           to
           vanity
           ,
           and
           must
           not
           be
           sworn
           to
           deceive
           his
           Neighbour
           ;
           he
           must
           have
           clean
           hands
           ,
           not
           subject
           to
           Bribery
           or
           Corruption
           ,
           a
           pure
           heart
           ;
           he
           must
           design
           nothing
           injurious
           to
           God
           ,
           his
           King
           ,
           or
           his
           Country
           ;
           he
           must
           not
           lift
           up
           his
           mind
           to
           vanity
           ,
           but
           must
           lay
           aside
           all
           ambitious
           thoughts
           ,
           and
           be
           contented
           with
           the
           Station
           where
           God
           Almighty
           hath
           placed
           him
           ;
           he
           must
           not
           be
           sworn
           to
           deceive
           his
           Neighbour
           ;
           this
           last
           is
           part
           of
           the
           Law
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           the
           Precepts
           of
           the
           Moral
           Law
           ,
           
             Thou
             shalt
             not
             bear
             false
             Witness
             against
             thy
             Neighbour
          
           ;
           under
           this
           Head
           comes
           all
           Perjury
           ,
           Subornation
           of
           Perjury
           ,
           Lying
           ,
           Deceit
           ,
           Treachery
           and
           Falshood
           ;
           the
           Psalmist
           lays
           before
           us
           our
           Duty
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           and
           if
           we
           perform
           it
           justly
           ,
           we
           may
           avoid
           this
           Sentence
           of
           
             Ite
             Maledicti
          
           .
           Gentlemen
           ,
           we
           have
           all
           sworn
           you
           ,
           the
           Juries
           of
           Constables
           ,
           to
           present
           without
           favour
           or
           affection
           ,
           hatred
           or
           malice
           ,
           and
           you
           ought
           to
           present
           all
           those
           Crimes
           which
           are
           committed
           within
           your
           several
           Parishes
           and
           Precincts
           ,
           against
           the
           Laws
           and
           Statutes
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ;
           and
           you
           Gentlemen
           of
           the
           Grand
           Jury
           ,
           are
           likewise
           sworn
           to
           present
           without
           favour
           or
           affection
           ,
           hatred
           or
           malice
           ,
           and
           we
           upon
           the
           Bench
           are
           sworn
           to
           do
           Justice
           according
           to
           the
           best
           of
           our
           skill
           and
           knowledge
           ;
           we
           are
           not
           only
           sworn
           ,
           but
           we
           have
           likewise
           made
           a
           Covenant
           with
           God
           to
           be
           just
           according
           to
           our
           Oaths
           ;
           at
           the
           end
           of
           our
           Oaths
           we
           say
           ,
           
             so
             help
             me
             God
          
           ,
           which
           is
           as
           much
           as
           to
           say
           ,
           we
           desire
           no
           help
           from
           God
           in
           our
           needs
           ,
           if
           we
           
           do
           not
           do
           that
           which
           is
           just
           ,
           according
           to
           our
           Oaths
           .
           Now
           I
           would
           advise
           all
           men
           to
           consider
           ,
           that
           humane
           Nature
           is
           lyable
           to
           many
           Infirmities
           and
           Accidents
           :
           To
           Sickness
           ,
           past
           the
           help
           of
           a
           Physitian
           ;
           to
           Oppression
           ,
           above
           the
           help
           of
           Law
           and
           Lawyers
           ;
           to
           Poverty
           ,
           and
           have
           no
           Friends
           to
           afford
           relief
           .
           In
           all
           these
           Cases
           ,
           when
           humane
           Helps
           fail
           ,
           Nature
           points
           out
           the
           ways
           to
           address
           to
           God
           :
           But
           with
           what
           confidence
           can
           we
           do
           it
           ,
           when
           we
           call
           to
           mind
           we
           broke
           Covenant
           with
           him
           at
           such
           and
           such
           a
           time
           ?
           which
           we
           cannot
           fail
           to
           do
           ,
           for
           Conscience
           is
           a
           most
           certain
           Remembrancer
           :
           Is
           not
           a
           man
           a
           most
           silly
           Creature
           ,
           who
           shall
           adventure
           to
           break
           this
           Covenant
           to
           gratify
           any
           Appetite
           ,
           and
           please
           any
           Party
           ,
           and
           by
           it
           put
           himself
           out
           of
           Gods
           Protection
           ,
           and
           from
           under
           his
           care
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           and
           without
           Gods
           infinite
           mercies
           to
           come
           under
           that
           severe
           Sentence
           of
           
             Ite
             Maledicti
          
           in
           the
           next
           ?
           Gentlemen
           ,
           Grand-Juries
           have
           always
           been
           esteemed
           the
           Honour
           of
           the
           Government
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           Security
           of
           the
           Lives
           and
           Liberties
           of
           the
           Subject
           ;
           they
           are
           to
           be
           
             Probos
             &
             legales
             Homines
          
           ,
           and
           so
           is
           a
           golden
           Chain
           as
           well
           for
           Ornament
           as
           Security
           :
           If
           they
           should
           prove
           otherwise
           ,
           this
           Chain
           of
           Gold
           would
           be
           turned
           into
           Gives
           and
           Fetters
           of
           Iron
           and
           Brass
           ,
           and
           we
           should
           be
           greater
           Slaves
           here
           in
           England
           than
           they
           are
           in
           Algiers
           ;
           our
           Ancestors
           have
           taken
           great
           care
           that
           the
           Grand-Juries
           should
           be
           such
           as
           they
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           and
           as
           you
           may
           see
           the
           Statutes
           made
           in
           that
           Case
           ,
           provide
           ;
           but
           for
           all
           that
           ,
           it
           is
           happy
           for
           the
           people
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           hath
           the
           Nomination
           of
           the
           Sheriffs
           ,
           by
           whom
           the
           Juries
           are
           to
           be
           returned
           :
           It
           is
           a
           Prerogative
           of
           great
           consequence
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           intrusted
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           any
           Subject
           or
           Subjects
           whatsoever
           ;
           the
           King
           sits
           aloft
           above
           all
           ,
           and
           looks
           down
           upon
           all
           his
           Subjects
           ,
           and
           like
           the
           Sun
           ,
           sends
           forth
           his
           Beams
           upon
           all
           alike
           ;
           his
           Spirit
           is
           as
           high
           as
           his
           Place
           :
           when
           God
           intended
           to
           remove
           Moses
           ,
           and
           had
           appointed
           Joshua
           to
           succeed
           him
           ,
           he
           commanded
           Moses
           to
           put
           some
           of
           his
           Honour
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Text
           explains
           to
           be
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Wisdom
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Government
           ,
           and
           that
           no
           Subject
           hath
           :
           He
           is
           not
           therefore
           to
           be
           equipped
           with
           too
           large
           a
           Sayl
           for
           his
           bottom
           ,
           for
           fear
           it
           should
           overset
           ;
           the
           Kings
           Prerogative
           ,
           (
           if
           it
           was
           well
           understood
           )
           is
           the
           Subjects
           chiefest
           safety
           ,
           and
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           in
           a
           Subjects
           hand
           ,
           for
           the
           Subjects
           sake
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           to
           be
           hoped
           no
           man
           for
           the
           future
           will
           presume
           to
           advise
           the
           King
           to
           part
           with
           any
           of
           it
           .
           Every
           thing
           is
           most
           natural
           when
           it
           is
           in
           its
           proper
           Place
           ;
           the
           King
           is
           to
           govern
           ,
           the
           people
           to
           obey
           ;
           this
           is
           harmonious
           ,
           and
           no
           wise
           or
           good
           man
           will
           make
           discord
           ;
           he
           who
           is
           for
           the
           King
           is
           for
           People
           ,
           and
           he
           who
           is
           truly
           for
           the
           People
           ,
           is
           as
           truly
           for
           the
           King
           :
           They
           cannot
           be
           divided
           but
           they
           must
           be
           in
           danger
           to
           be
           destroyed
           ;
           it
           is
           therefore
           folly
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           mutiny
           to
           say
           ,
           I
           am
           for
           the
           King
           ,
           or
           I
           am
           for
           the
           Country
           ,
           except
           in
           Conjunction
           ;
           he
           who
           is
           not
           a
           friend
           to
           both
           ,
           is
           not
           a
           friend
           to
           either
           :
           I
           have
           ever
           esteemed
           Monarchy
           as
           the
           best
           of
           Governments
           ,
           (
           it
           is
           the
           Government
           of
           Heaven
           )
           and
           ours
           the
           best
           of
           Monarchies
           ,
           and
           if
           it
           be
           possible
           ,
           I
           now
           esteem
           it
           much
           more
           than
           ever
           ;
           I
           am
           not
           afraid
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           I
           am
           sure
           he
           will
           do
           me
           no
           hurt
           ,
           if
           I
           keep
           the
           Law
           ,
           but
           ,
           I
           must
           confess
           ,
           I
           am
           afraid
           of
           some
           of
           my
           fellow-Subjects
           .
           Story
           will
           tell
           you
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           great
           Faction
           in
           Italy
           between
           the
           Guelfes
           and
           the
           Gibelines
           ;
           the
           great
           and
           rich
           City
           of
           Florence
           was
           almost
           destroyed
           by
           it
           ,
           sometimes
           one
           got
           the
           upper
           hand
           ,
           sometimes
           the
           other
           ;
           but
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           put
           an
           end
           to
           the
           Miseries
           of
           that
           City
           by
           a
           Monarchy
           ,
           under
           which
           it
           
           hath
           been
           happy
           ever
           since
           .
           Pray
           Gentlemen
           ,
           let
           us
           make
           it
           our
           Business
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           our
           Interest
           ,
           to
           preserve
           our
           Monarchy
           from
           being
           shaken
           :
           This
           is
           to
           be
           done
           by
           universal
           Justice
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           chiefest
           Pillar
           which
           supports
           Monarchies
           ,
           and
           if
           any
           man
           shall
           by
           fraud
           undermine
           that
           Pillar
           ,
           or
           by
           force
           shake
           it
           ,
           he
           will
           like
           Sampson
           ,
           pull
           the
           whole
           Fabrick
           upon
           his
           own
           head
           ,
           and
           destroy
           himself
           :
           But
           they
           will
           differ
           in
           this
           ;
           Sampson
           had
           great
           provocation
           ,
           his
           eyes
           were
           put
           out
           by
           the
           Philistines
           ,
           and
           they
           made
           him
           their
           sport
           and
           pastime
           ;
           but
           whosoever
           shall
           shake
           this
           Pillar
           here
           ,
           do
           it
           from
           the
           force
           of
           a
           wicked
           inclination
           to
           destroy
           the
           Government
           ,
           under
           which
           he
           may
           live
           happily
           and
           safely
           if
           he
           will
           ,
           and
           so
           adds
           the
           sin
           of
           Ingratitude
           to
           that
           of
           Disobedience
           .
           Gentlemen
           ,
           I
           have
           troubled
           you
           too
           long
           ,
           but
           what
           I
           have
           said
           ,
           I
           hope
           will
           not
           be
           wholly
           useless
           ;
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           searcher
           of
           all
           hearts
           ,
           knows
           ,
           I
           have
           not
           spoke
           from
           the
           spirit
           of
           bitterness
           ,
           to
           blow
           the
           Coals
           ,
           or
           rub
           the
           old
           Sore
           ;
           I
           have
           no
           Animosity
           against
           any
           man
           living
           ;
           my
           design
           was
           to
           lay
           before
           you
           the
           danger
           of
           Divisions
           ,
           and
           making
           Parties
           ,
           and
           so
           exhort
           you
           to
           Peace
           and
           Unity
           ,
           and
           not
           throw
           away
           the
           Blessings
           we
           enjoy
           ,
           and
           make
           our selves
           ridiculous
           to
           all
           the
           World.
           The
           matter
           of
           a
           Charge
           ,
           as
           it
           respects
           the
           Laws
           and
           Statues
           ,
           I
           have
           caused
           for
           your
           ease
           and
           help
           to
           be
           contrived
           into
           Articles
           ,
           which
           shall
           be
           read
           to
           you
           .
           Mr.
           Clerk
           of
           the
           Peace
           pray
           read
           them
           .
        
         
           
             Articles
             to
             be
             presented
             by
             the
             High
             and
             Petty
             Constables
             to
             the
             Grand
             Jury
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             inquired
             into
             by
             the
             said
             Grand
             Jury
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             IMprimis
             ,
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               all
               petty
               Treason
               ,
               Misprisions
               of
               Treason
               ;
               all
               Priests
               ,
               and
               Jesuits
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               that
               have
               received
               any
               Orders
               from
               the
               Church
               or
               See
               of
            
             Rome
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             
               All
               Murders
               ,
               Manslaughters
               ,
               Robberies
               ,
               Burglaries
               ,
               Breaking
               of
               Houses
               in
               the
               day
               time
               ,
               Fellonies
               ,
               Petty-Larcenies
               ,
               and
               the
               Accessories
               thereunto
               .
               Committed
               and
               done
               within
               your
               several
               Hundreds
               and
               Precincts
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               all
            
             Popish
             
               and
               other
               Recusants
               that
               do
               not
               come
               to
               their
               several
               Parish
               Churches
               within
               your
               Divisions
               .
            
          
           
             4.
             
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               all
               unlicensed
               Alehouse-keepers
               ,
               and
               what
               disorderly
               Alehouses
               you
               have
               within
               your
               Divisions
               .
            
          
           
             5.
             
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               the
               neglect
               of
               Hughs
               and
               Cryes
               of
               and
               in
               whose
               default
               .
            
          
           
             6.
             
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               all
               High-ways
               and
               Bridges
               unrepaired
               ,
               within
               your
               Hundreds
               and
               Parishes
               ,
               and
               who
               are
               to
               repair
               them
               .
            
          
           
             7.
             
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               all
               that
               erect
               Cottages
               ,
               or
               that
               continue
               Cottages
               ,
               not
               having
               four
               Acres
               of
               Land
               to
               be
               occupied
               by
               the
               Inhabitants
               ,
               of
               the
               said
               Cottages
               within
               your
               Divisions
               .
            
          
           
             8.
             
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               all
               profane
               Swearers
               and
               Cursers
               within
               your
               Hundred
               and
               Liberties
               .
            
          
           
           
             9.
             
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               all
               common
               Barretors
               ,
               common
               Disturbers
               ,
               Libellers
               ,
               and
               others
               ,
               that
               break
               the
               Kings
               Peace
               ,
               all
               Outcrys
               and
               Bloud-sheds
               that
               happen
               within
               your
               Liberties
               and
               Precincts
               .
            
          
           
             10.
             
             
               You
               are
               to
               present
               all
               Forestallers
               ,
               Regrators
               ,
               and
               Ingrossers
               ,
               all
               Embracers
               of
               Juries
               ,
               that
               you
               know
               of
               within
               your
               Hundreds
               and
               Precincts
               .
            
          
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
           
             
               IT
               is
               your
               Duty
               to
               present
               what
               shall
               come
               in
               proof
               before
               you
               upon
               these
               Articles
               ;
               and
               first
               you
               must
               take
               care
               of
               Religion
               ,
               to
               enquire
               after
               Priests
               ,
               Jesuits
               ,
               Popish
               Recusants
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               Dissenters
               from
               the
               Church
               ;
               you
               must
               enquire
               after
               all
               Treasons
               ,
               which
               although
               they
               cannot
               be
               tryed
               here
               by
               vertue
               of
               our
               Commission
               ,
               yet
               they
               ought
               to
               be
               presented
               ;
               you
               are
               to
               inquire
               after
               and
               present
               all
               Murthers
               ,
               Burglaries
               ,
               Robberies
               ,
               Felonies
               ,
               and
               all
               other
               Crimes
               against
               the
               Laws
               and
               Statutes
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               .
               I
               wind
               up
               all
               with
               this
               Advice
               ,
               that
               you
               will
               Serve
               God
               ,
               Honour
               the
               King
               ,
               Love
               one
               another
               ,
               and
               take
               heed
               to
               those
               who
               are
               given
               to
               change
               .
            
          
           
             THe
             Court
             observing
             that
             the
             Charge
             was
             taken
             in
             Writing
             ,
             commanded
             it
             should
             be
             delivered
             to
             the
             Clerk
             of
             the
             Peace
             ,
             that
             it
             might
             not
             be
             published
             without
             their
             direction
             ;
             but
             finding
             in
             a
             printed
             Pamphlet
             published
             by
             
               R.
               Janeway
            
             ,
             that
             their
             Chairman
             is
             very
             unworthily
             reflected
             upon
             ,
             and
             some
             part
             of
             the
             Charge
             misrepresented
             :
             They
             have
             thought
             fit
             to
             order
             it
             ,
             to
             be
             printed
             ,
             to
             the
             intent
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             may
             see
             their
             opinion
             ,
             (
             which
             this
             Charge
             unanimously
             is
             )
             with
             hopes
             that
             all
             His
             Majesties
             good
             and
             peaceable
             minded
             Subjects
             will
             be
             of
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             ORdered
             by
             this
             Court
             ,
             that
             the
             Charge
             given
             in
             Sessions
             by
             Sir
             
               William
               Smith
            
             be
             printed
             ;
             and
             that
             the
             thanks
             of
             this
             Bench
             be
             given
             to
             Sir
             
               William
               Smith
            
             for
             his
             Prudent
             Care
             ,
             and
             constant
             endeavour
             in
             the
             management
             of
             Affairs
             ,
             for
             the
             preservation
             of
             the
             publick
             Peace
             ,
             and
             His
             Majesties
             Government
             :
             And
             this
             Court
             doth
             declare
             ,
             they
             will
             adhere
             to
             Sir
             
               William
               Smith
            
             and
             stand
             by
             him
             .
          
           
             
               Per
               Cur.
               Adderley
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             Tho.
             Hodgkin
          
           .
           1682.