An appeal from Chancery, to the Lord General and his Councel of Officers, as also to the Councel of State, and to all free-born English men of honest hearts, who have not forfeited their liberty, or captivated their reason, but fear and love the name of God, and the interest of all honest men, ... that Christs kingdom may be advanced, and the kingdom of Satan, with Antichrist, and that of the beast, may be thrown down, with all their covetous, persecuting, ... perjured officers, ..., either that have been corrupt Parliament-men, ... such who are in places of judicature, ... with every corrupt member thereof, ...in England, or in places called Innes of Court, or the devil's school of sophisticating and lying, frauds and hypocrisies, which bring forth a generation of vipers, ... wolves in sheeps clothing, ... or those in places of government in cities, ... who usurp authority over English-men, and that because they are in place or places over them, they combine also with this serpentine brood, and tyrannize over their brethren which never yet brake their trust, as the most of these have done, and that because they will not sacrifice to this devil of unrighteousness, ... to do unrighteously, and to deceive, and defraud, and oppress their brethren, and to undo them, as these experimentally many of them are found and known to do, for filthy lucre sake.
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             An appeal from Chancery, to the Lord General and his Councel of Officers, as also to the Councel of State, and to all free-born English men of honest hearts, who have not forfeited their liberty, or captivated their reason, but fear and love the name of God, and the interest of all honest men, ... that Christs kingdom may be advanced, and the kingdom of Satan, with Antichrist, and that of the beast, may be thrown down, with all their covetous, persecuting, ... perjured officers, ..., either that have been corrupt Parliament-men, ... such who are in places of judicature, ... with every corrupt member thereof, ...in England, or in places called Innes of Court, or the devil's school of sophisticating and lying, frauds and hypocrisies, which bring forth a generation of vipers, ... wolves in sheeps clothing, ... or those in places of government in cities, ... who usurp authority over English-men, and that because they are in place or places over them, they combine also with this serpentine brood, and tyrannize over their brethren which never yet brake their trust, as the most of these have done, and that because they will not sacrifice to this devil of unrighteousness, ... to do unrighteously, and to deceive, and defraud, and oppress their brethren, and to undo them, as these experimentally many of them are found and known to do, for filthy lucre sake.
             Burt, Nathaniel, fl. 1644-1655.
          
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             the next month after England Parliament was dissolved for their corruptness, 1653. to intreat all others to be warned thereby, to act righteously: and are to be sold by Will: Larnar, at the Blackmoors head neer Fleet-bridge.,
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             An
             Appeal
             from
          
           CHANCERY
           ,
           To
           the
           Lord
           General
           and
           his
           Councel
           of
           Officers
           ,
           As
           also
           to
           the
           Councel
           of
           State
           ,
           And
           to
           all
           Free-born
           English
           men
           of
           honest
           hearts
           ,
           who
           have
           not
           forfeited
           their
           Liberty
           ,
           or
           captivated
           their
           Reason
           ,
           but
           fear
           and
           love
           the
           Name
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           interest
           of
           all
           honest
           men
           ,
           who
           desire
           to
           lay
           down
           their
           lives
           to
           promote
           righteousness
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           wisely
           by
           justice
           ,
           and
           judgment
           ,
           and
           equity
           ;
           that
           Christs
           kingdom
           may
           be
           advanced
           ,
           and
           the
           kingdom
           of
           Satan
           ,
           with
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           that
           of
           the
           Beast
           ,
           may
           be
           thrown
           down
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           covetous
           ,
           persecuting
           ,
           lying
           ,
           partial
           ,
           extorting
           ,
           bribing
           ,
           perjured
           Officers
           ,
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           Attendants
           ,
           either
           that
           have
           been
           corrupt
           Parliament-men
           ,
           Committee-men
           ,
           Judges
           ,
           such
           who
           are
           in
           places
           of
           Judicature
           ,
           Justices
           ,
           Lawyers
           ,
           called
           Counsellors
           ,
           or
           concealers
           of
           our
           Law
           ,
           and
           Registers
           or
           Clerks
           ,
           with
           every
           corrupt
           Member
           thereof
           ,
           by
           any
           name
           or
           title
           whatsoever
           distinguished
           ,
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           or
           in
           places
           ,
           called
           Innes
           of
           Court
           ,
           or
           the
           devil's
           School
           of
           Sophisticating
           and
           Lying
           ,
           Frauds
           and
           Hypocrisies
           ,
           which
           bring
           forth
           a
           generation
           of
           Vipers
           ,
           which
           destroy
           and
           eat
           up
           the
           Commonwealth
           their
           mother
           ;
           Wolves
           in
           sheeps
           clothing
           ,
           which
           devour
           the
           Lambs
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           :
           or
           those
           in
           places
           of
           Government
           in
           Cities
           ,
           Ports
           ,
           Guild-halls
           ,
           Companies
           ,
           Corporations
           ,
           or
           Fraternities
           ,
           who
           usurp
           Authority
           over
           English-men
           ,
           and
           that
           because
           they
           are
           in
           place
           or
           places
           over
           them
           ,
           they
           combine
           also
           with
           this
           Serpentine
           brood
           ,
           and
           tyrannize
           over
           their
           brethren
           which
           never
           yet
           brake
           their
           trust
           ,
           as
           the
           most
           of
           these
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           that
           because
           they
           will
           not
           sacrifice
           to
           this
           devil
           of
           unrighteousness
           ,
           or
           follow
           this
           Antichrist
           ,
           or
           receive
           this
           Beasts
           mark
           in
           their
           foreheads
           and
           right
           hands
           ,
           to
           do
           unrighteously
           ,
           and
           to
           deceive
           ,
           and
           defraud
           ,
           and
           oppress
           their
           brethren
           ,
           and
           to
           undo
           them
           ,
           as
           these
           experimentally
           many
           of
           them
           are
           found
           and
           known
           to
           do
           ,
           for
           filthy
           lucre
           sake
           .
        
         
           Enter
           not
           into
           the
           way
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           and
           walk
           not
           in
           the
           way
           of
           evil
           men
           :
           avoid
           it
           ,
           and
           go
           not
           by
           it
           :
           turn
           from
           it
           ,
           and
           pass
           by
           .
        
         
           Prov.
           4.14,15
           .
        
         
           For
           they
           cannot
           sleep
           ,
           except
           they
           have
           done
           evil
           ;
           and
           their
           sleep
           departeth
           from
           them
           ,
           except
           they
           cause
           some
           to
           fall
           .
           For
           they
           eat
           the
           bread
           of
           wickedness
           ,
           and
           drink
           the
           wine
           of
           violence
           .
        
         
           Prov.
           4.16,17
           .
        
         
           Wo
           unto
           him
           that
           buildeth
           his
           house
           by
           unrighteousness
           ,
           and
           his
           chambers
           by
           wrong
           ,
           
             or
          
           without
           equity
           .
        
         
           Jer.
           22.13
           .
        
         
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           defraud
           thy
           neighbour
           ,
           neither
           rob
           him
           .
           Ye
           shall
           do
           no
           unrighteousness
           in
           judgement
           :
           thou
           shalt
           not
           respect
           the
           person
           of
           the
           poor
           ,
           nor
           honour
           the
           person
           of
           the
           mighty
           :
           but
           in
           righteousness
           shalt
           thou
           judge
           thy
           neighbour
           .
        
         
           Levit.
           22.13,15
           .
        
         
           Shalt
           thou
           reign
           ,
           
             thinkest
             thou
             ,
          
           because
           thou
           closest
           thy self
           in
           cedar
           ?
           Did
           not
           thy
           father
           eat
           and
           drink
           ,
           and
           prosper
           ,
           when
           he
           executed
           judgement
           and
           justice
           ,
           or
           as
           long
           as
           he
           dealt
           with
           equity
           and
           righteousness
           ?
           yea
           ,
           when
           he
           helped
           the
           oppressed
           and
           poor
           to
           their
           right
           ,
           then
           prospered
           he
           well
           .
           But
           thine
           eyes
           and
           thy
           heart
           are
           onely
           for
           thy
           covetousness
           ,
           and
           to
           shed
           innocent
           blood
           ,
           and
           for
           oppression
           ,
           or
           violence
           and
           destruction
           .
        
         
           Jer.
           22.15,16,17
           .
           as
           several
           Translations
           set
           it
           forth
           or
           read
           it
           .
        
         
           Printed
           at
           
             London
             ,
          
           the
           next
           month
           after
           
             Englands
          
           Parliament
           was
           dissolved
           for
           their
           corruptness
           ,
           1653.
           to
           intreat
           all
           others
           to
           be
           warned
           thereby
           ,
           to
           act
           righteously
           :
           and
           are
           to
           be
           sold
           by
           
             Will
             :
             Larnar
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Blackmoors
           head
           neer
           Fleet-bridge
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           The
           APPEAL
           OF
           Capt.
           
             Nathanael
             Burt.
             
          
        
         
           RIght
           Honourable
           Conservators
           ,
           and
           all
           you
           honest
           Officers
           and
           Souldiers
           in
           the
           Army
           ,
           who
           profess
           to
           fear
           and
           love
           the
           Name
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           promise
           protection
           and
           assistance
           to
           those
           who
           walk
           with
           peaceable
           spirits
           ,
           and
           in
           Gods
           fear
           and
           love
           ;
           Since
           that
           you
           have
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           ,
           for
           their
           sakes
           ,
           and
           for
           righteousness
           sake
           ,
           taken
           your
           lives
           in
           your
           hands
           to
           do
           this
           great
           work
           you
           have
           done
           ,
           in
           the
           dissolving
           or
           nulling
           of
           the
           late
           Parliament
           ;
           which
           by
           the
           corruption
           of
           some
           ,
           the
           jealousie
           of
           others
           ,
           the
           negligence
           and
           non-attendancie
           of
           many
           ,
           most
           perspicuously
           evident
           to
           you
           ,
           as
           also
           to
           the
           honest
           people
           of
           this
           Nation
           ,
           so
           that
           you
           both
           found
           and
           held
           it
           your
           duty
           incumbent
           ,
           as
           to
           secure
           both
           the
           Cause
           which
           the
           good
           people
           of
           this
           Commonwealth
           had
           been
           so
           long
           engaged
           in
           ,
           and
           to
           establish
           righteousness
           and
           peace
           in
           these
           Nations
           ,
           as
           your
           Declaration
           setteth
           forth
           ,
           signed
           at
           
             White-hall
             ,
             April
          
           22.
           1653.
           
        
         
           And
           you
           ,
           my
           dear
           Country-men
           ,
           Conservators
           for
           our
           Peace
           ,
           and
           fellow-Commoners
           ,
           who
           have
           noble
           and
           uncorrupt
           English
           blood
           running
           in
           your
           veins
           ,
           that
           have
           not
           been
           corrupted
           by
           Faction
           ,
           Bribery
           ,
           Extortion
           ,
           Partiality
           ,
           Treachery
           ,
           Unfaithfulness
           ,
           Fraudulencie
           ,
           or
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           or
           fearfulness
           ,
           to
           betray
           either
           the
           honest
           Cause
           you
           took
           in
           hand
           and
           engaged
           in
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           your
           own
           Liberties
           or
           Self-interests
           ,
           any
           of
           your
           brethrens
           Liberties
           and
           
           Rights
           ,
           who
           were
           engaged
           and
           are
           engaged
           with
           you
           herein
           ,
           as
           English
           men
           not
           onely
           born
           free
           ,
           but
           have
           by
           Conquest
           Hazard
           ,
           Charge
           ,
           and
           loss
           of
           treasure
           and
           blood
           obtained
           it
           ,
           who
           have
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Nation
           obtained
           it
           ,
           of
           the
           like
           concernment
           with
           us
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           by
           birth
           ,
           and
           therefore
           you
           ought
           to
           prefer
           this
           Freedom
           which
           hath
           cost
           so
           dear
           to
           the
           Nation
           ,
           at
           a
           high
           rate
           or
           esteem
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           supplanted
           therein
           by
           any
           false
           brothers
           suggestions
           ,
           insinuations
           ,
           or
           perswasions
           ,
           but
           to
           press
           forwards
           towards
           the
           setling
           of
           the
           Nations
           ,
           be
           you
           Souldiers
           now
           under
           present
           command
           ,
           (
           or
           otherwise
           )
           that
           so
           the
           Law
           (
           such
           of
           it
           as
           is
           amiss
           )
           may
           be
           reformed
           ,
           and
           Justice
           may
           be
           impartially
           administred
           to
           all
           ,
           as
           God
           commands
           ,
           without
           respect
           of
           persons
           ,
           
             Levit.
          
           19.15
           .
           that
           so
           righteousness
           and
           peace
           may
           dwell
           among
           us
           and
           God
           may
           delight
           and
           dwell
           in
           us
           .
           For
           Christ
           faith
           of
           his
           Father
           ,
           
             Joh.
          
           8.29
           .
           
             And
             he
             that
             sent
             me
             ,
             is
             with
             me
             :
             the
             Father
             hath
             not
             left
             me
             alone
             ;
             for
             I
             do
             always
             those
             things
             that
             please
             him
             .
          
        
         
           I
           remember
           ,
           those
           who
           usurped
           a
           Parliamentary
           power
           over
           us
           ,
           when
           they
           caused
           Money
           to
           be
           coyned
           ,
           they
           gave
           this
           Inscription
           about
           it
           ,
           
             GOD
             WITH
             VS
             .
          
           Now
           ,
           as
           
             Azariah
          
           told
           
             Asa
             ,
          
           and
           
             Jndah
          
           and
           
             Benjamin
             ,
             The
             Lord
             is
             with
             you
             ,
             while
             ye
             be
             with
             him
             ;
             and
             if
             ye
             seek
             him
             ,
             he
             will
             be
             found
             of
             you
             :
             but
             if
             ye
             for
             sake
             him
             ,
             he
             will
             for
             sake
             you
             ,
          
           2
           Chron.
           15.12.1
           
             Chron.
          
           29.9
           .
           For
           ,
           (
           as
           
             David
          
           taught
           
             Solomon
             )
             the
             Lord
             searcheth
             all
             hearts
             ,
             and
             under
             standeth
             all
             the
             imaginations
             of
             thoughts
             .
          
           Seeing
           now
           these
           will
           be
           granted
           for
           truth
           ,
           it
           makes
           me
           stand
           amazed
           at
           our
           late
           Parliaments
           Act
           ,
           they
           made
           for
           a
           day
           of
           publick
           Fasting
           and
           Humiliation
           ,
           
             September
          
           the
           first
           1652.
           to
           be
           observed
           
             October
          
           the
           13.
           1652.
           
           The
           first
           clause
           whereof
           begineth
           thus
           
             viz.
             VVhereas
             the
             most
             wise
             God
             ,
             whose
             Iudgements
             are
             unsearchable
             ,
             and
             waies
             past
             finding
             out
             ;
             hath
             by
             his
             over-ruling
             providence
             made
             a
             breach
             upon
             that
             Amity
             (
             which
             the
             Parliament
             hath
             in
             all
             sincerity
             laboured
             to
             conserve
             )
             between
             this
             Commonwealth
             ,
             and
             the
             united
             Provinces
             .
          
           But
           so
           sure
           as
           the
           Lord
           searcheth
           all
           hearts
           ,
           so
           he
           understood
           the
           imagination
           of
           their
           thoughts
           ;
           and
           since
           they
           are
           dissolved
           and
           put
           an
           end
           unto
           ,
           as
           faith
           the
           Declaration
           of
           the
           General
           and
           his
           Officers
           ,
           
             April
          
           22.
           1653
           ,
           I
           shall
           leave
           aspersing
           of
           
           them
           and
           leave
           the
           words
           to
           sober
           judgements
           ,
           whether
           they
           were
           blasphemy
           against
           God
           ,
           or
           no
           :
           they
           setting
           the
           sincerity
           of
           their
           hearts
           as
           it
           were
           above
           God
           ,
           to
           save
           the
           spilling
           of
           blood
           ,
           and
           charge
           it
           upon
           God
           ,
           and
           also
           the
           breach
           of
           the
           Amity
           :
           when
           the
           Apostle
           St.
           
             James
          
           faith
           .
           Chap.
           3.17
           .
           18.
           
           
             The
             wisdome
             that
             is
             from
             above
             is
             first
             pure
             then
             peaceable
             ,
             gentle
             ,
             easie
             to
             be
             intreated
             ,
             full
             of
             mercy
             ,
             and
             good
             fruits
             ,
             without
             judging
             ,
             and
             without
             hypocrisie
             .
             And
             the
             fuit
             of
             righteousness
             is
             sown
             in
             peace
             ,
             of
             them
             that
             make
             peace
             .
          
           But
           observe
           the
           noble
           General
           ,
           and
           the
           Souldery
           in
           their
           Declaration
           ,
           say
           ,
           page
           6.
           
           
             We
             have
             been
             necessitated
             (
             though
             with
             much
             reluctancy
             )
             to
             put
             an
             end
             to
             this
             Parliament
             which
             yet
             we
             have
             done
             ,
             we
             hope
             ,
             out
             of
             an
             honest
             heart
             ,
             preferring
             this
             cause
             above
             our
             names
             lives
             ,
             families
             ,
             or
             interests
             how
             dear
             soever
             ,
             with
             clear
             intentions
             and
             real
             purposes
             of
             heart
             ,
             to
             call
             to
             the
             government
             Persons
             of
             approved
             sidelity
             and
             honesty
             ,
             believing
             that
             as
             none
             will
             expect
             to
             gather
             grapes
             of
             Thorns
             ;
             so
             no
             good
             men
             will
             hope
             ,
             that
             if
             persons
             so
             qualified
             be
             chosen
             ,
             the
             fruits
             of
             a
             just
             and
             righteous
             reformation
             ,
             so
             long
             prayed
             and
             wished
             for
             ,
             will
             by
             the
             blessing
             of
             God
             be
             in
             due
             time
             obtained
             .
          
           Wherefore
           my
           dear
           and
           honest
           Brethren
           ,
           truly
           honest
           English
           men
           let
           us
           minde
           our
           time
           ,
           for
           to
           reform
           not
           altogether
           the
           Law
           ,
           which
           next
           unto
           Gods
           Law
           is
           sacred
           much
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           the
           abusive
           mercenary
           lying
           Lawyers
           ,
           and
           their
           dependants
           ,
           who
           are
           diabolical
           and
           corrupt
           the
           most
           of
           them
           scarcely
           being
           Christians
           ;
           who
           like
           the
           sons
           of
           
             Zeruiah
          
           are
           to
           strong
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           our
           liberties
           ,
           utilleties
           ,
           rights
           ,
           and
           profits
           yea
           to
           the
           dayly
           imprisoning
           of
           us
           against
           Law
           and
           English
           right
           ,
           liberty
           ,
           and
           Freedome
           ,
           many
           times
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           our
           lives
           as
           well
           as
           our
           estates
           and
           inheritages
           ,
           by
           fraudes
           forgeries
           ,
           perjuries
           ,
           extortions
           ,
           briberies
           ,
           false
           returnes
           by
           Sheriffs
           and
           Bayliffs
           ,
           or
           Secondaries
           ,
           false
           and
           partial
           reports
           by
           Masters
           of
           Chancery
           ,
           false
           orders
           by
           Councellers
           ,
           Registers
           ,
           and
           Clarkes
           ,
           inserted
           either
           for
           bribery
           ,
           self-ends
           ,
           partiality
           ,
           or
           by
           combination
           ,
           to
           uphold
           their
           friends
           in
           their
           diabolical
           and
           antichristian
           kingdome
           ,
           and
           to
           destroy
           the
           innocent
           ,
           and
           quit
           the
           guilty
           ,
           as
           by
           my
           late
           Newyears-Gift
           more
           fully
           set
           forth
           ,
           and
           that
           colourably
           by
           motions
           ,
           both
           private
           and
           publick
           ,
           by
           informations
           ,
           Petitions
           ,
           fals
           suggestions
           ,
           demurrings
           ,
           
           which
           are
           but
           denying
           ,
           lyings
           both
           to
           bills
           ,
           and
           in
           answerings
           thereunto
           to
           choak
           the
           truth
           ,
           yea
           calling
           truth
           a
           lye
           (
           or
           a
           slander
           )
           if
           it
           be
           against
           a
           man
           in
           place
           ,
           as
           a
           Justice
           of
           Peace
           ,
           an
           Alderman
           ,
           a
           Justice
           of
           Peace
           his
           Clarke
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           against
           a
           Sheriff
           or
           his
           Varlet
           (
           vulgarly
           called
           a
           Serjant
           of
           the
           Compters
           )
           or
           any
           of
           the
           Sheriffs
           Officers
           ,
           or
           the
           Clarke
           of
           the
           Peace
           ,
           or
           the
           Jaylers
           the
           Sheriffs
           Deputy
           ,
           yea
           could
           the
           hangman
           the
           Sheriffs
           deputy
           deal
           unjustly
           ,
           he
           should
           not
           want
           a
           lying
           mercenary
           Lawyer
           ,
           or
           concealer
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           or
           serpentine
           soliciter
           ,
           or
           partial
           Parliament-man
           that
           was
           ,
           or
           a
           Master
           of
           the
           Chancery
           ,
           to
           solicit
           plead
           ,
           or
           report
           for
           him
           or
           his
           masters
           ,
           being
           in
           place
           of
           power
           or
           profits
           ,
           pretending
           such
           are
           scandalized
           ;
           also
           you
           have
           these
           corruptions
           in
           Guildhalls
           and
           in
           Corporations
           and
           Fraternities
           of
           men
           ,
           which
           should
           be
           honourable
           ,
           just
           and
           true
           with
           their
           Officers
           and
           Clerks
           ,
           and
           attendants
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           my
           dear
           and
           honest
           brethren
           (
           if
           you
           will
           avoid
           
             Englands
          
           confusion
           and
           therein
           your
           own
           )
           assist
           the
           honorable
           General
           ,
           and
           his
           Councel
           of
           Officers
           in
           your
           prayers
           ,
           and
           the
           Councel
           of
           State
           against
           all
           these
           corruptions
           ,
           and
           corrupt
           lying
           Lawyers
           and
           Officers
           ;
           and
           chat
           by
           chusing
           persons
           so
           qualified
           into
           all
           places
           for
           future
           ,
           as
           may
           bring
           forth
           the
           blessed
           fruit
           of
           a
           just
           reformation
           in
           righteousness
           ,
           to
           the
           refreshing
           of
           all
           the
           good
           hearts
           who
           have
           been
           panting
           after
           those
           things
           .
           As
           the
           Declaration
           at
           White
           Hall
           
             April
          
           22
           ,
           1653.
           
             pag.
          
           9.
           expresses
           :
           and
           delay
           you
           not
           to
           do
           it
           ,
           since
           these
           noble
           and
           honest
           souldiers
           have
           begun
           ;
           lest
           you
           by
           your
           negligence
           and
           cowardise
           ,
           betray
           both
           them
           again
           ,
           and
           your selves
           and
           posterity
           ;
           and
           are
           forced
           to
           take
           up
           
             Davids
          
           lamentation
           ,
           2
           
             Sam.
          
           2.
           concerning
           
             Joabs
          
           malice
           ,
           and
           treachery
           to
           
             Abner
             ,
          
           and
           therein
           to
           
             David
             ,
          
           and
           to
           the
           peoples
           unsettelment
           ,
           wherein
           
             David
          
           complaineth
           ,
           
             I
             am
             this
             day
             weak
             ,
             and
             but
             newly
             apointed
          
           ;
           (
           or
           the
           people
           all
           agreed
           about
           the
           government
           )
           
             and
             ●●●●men
             the
             sons
             of
             Zeruiah
             ,
             be
             too
             hard
             for
             me
          
           :
           the
           Lord
           〈◊〉
           the
           doer
           of
           evil
           according
           to
           his
           wickedness
           .
        
         
           〈◊〉
           fore
           I
           do
           appeal
           unto
           all
           honest
           and
           faithful
           
             Englishmen
             ,
          
           〈…〉
           not
           forfeited
           their
           liberty
           and
           freedome
           ,
           whether
           of
           the
           〈…〉
           ,
           to
           be
           faithful
           ,
           active
           ,
           and
           trusty
           herein
           ;
           and
           〈…〉
           work
           which
           is
           already
           begun
           ,
           for
           the
           settelment
           of
           
           the
           Nations
           ,
           in
           peace
           and
           righteousness
           ,
           carefully
           to
           watch
           the
           sons
           of
           unrighteosness
           and
           corruption
           ;
           enemies
           to
           our
           settlement
           ,
           concealers
           of
           
             English
          
           Law
           ,
           and
           traytors
           to
           our
           peace
           and
           liberty
           ,
           freedome
           and
           profits
           ,
           and
           in
           time
           to
           expunge
           them
           out
           of
           place
           and
           power
           ;
           but
           for
           the
           corrupt
           lyers
           which
           call
           themselves
           Lawyers
           but
           are
           not
           ,
           by
           advice
           for
           ever
           to
           expunge
           them
           and
           their
           attendants
           who
           act
           and
           practise
           unrighteously
           and
           illegally
           :
           yea
           .
           to
           extirpate
           them
           of
           all
           sorts
           that
           so
           the
           Channel
           or
           Current
           of
           Law
           ,
           and
           Justice
           ,
           may
           issue
           ,
           flow
           ,
           or
           run
           ,
           from
           or
           through
           such
           men
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           men
           that
           are
           known
           to
           be
           such
           men
           ,
           as
           fear
           God
           ,
           and
           hate
           covetousness
           ,
           partiality
           ,
           gifts
           or
           bribery
           ,
           extortions
           frauds
           ,
           false
           returns
           ,
           dissentions
           ,
           false
           entries
           or
           registerings
           ,
           lyings
           suggestings
           ,
           demurrings
           ,
           which
           are
           but
           denyings
           or
           deceits
           ,
           or
           delayings
           :
           For
           as
           
             David
          
           said
           .
           2
           
             Sam.
          
           23.2,3
           .
           
             The
             Spirit
             of
             the
             Lord
             spake
             by
             me
             ,
             and
             the
             strength
             of
             Israel
             said
             ,
             Thou
             shalt
             bear
             rule
             over
             men
             ,
             being
             just
             ,
             and
             ruling
             in
             the
             fear
             of
             God
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           all
           unrighteousness
           ,
           lying
           and
           partiality
           is
           diabolical
           ,
           Anti-christian
           ,
           and
           a
           transgression
           both
           of
           the
           law
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           man
           :
           for
           if
           ye
           fulfil
           the
           royal
           law
           according
           to
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           love
           thy
           neighbor
           as
           thy self
           :
           But
           if
           you
           have
           respect
           to
           persons
           ,
           ye
           commit
           sin
           ,
           and
           are
           convinced
           of
           the
           Law
           as
           transgressors
           ,
           
             Iames
          
           2.8.9
           .
        
         
           Now
           when
           the
           Lawyers
           ,
           (
           for
           the
           Law
           which
           is
           good
           and
           equitable
           to
           all
           without
           respect
           of
           persons
           ,
           rendering
           to
           every
           one
           their
           due
           )
           shall
           delude
           the
           Courts
           by
           false
           suggestions
           ,
           not
           rendering
           the
           case
           right
           in
           their
           motions
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           take
           advantage
           against
           the
           other
           party
           ,
           by
           informing
           the
           Judges
           in
           Court
           with
           a
           lye
           ;
           by
           which
           means
           both
           Justice
           and
           Law
           is
           perverted
           ,
           and
           the
           Judges
           abused
           ,
           who
           are
           sworn
           to
           do
           true
           judgment
           when
           they
           come
           to
           their
           places
           ;
           according
           as
           God
           commanded
           
             Israel
             ,
             Deut.
          
           16.
           18
           ,
           19
           ,
           20.
           
           
             Judges
             and
             Officers
             shall
             thou
             make
             thee
             ,
             &c.
             and
             they
             shall
             judg
             the
             people
             with
             righteous
             judgment
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           how
           can
           the
           Judg
           or
           Judges
           judge
           the
           people
           righteously
           ,
           when
           the
           Councellor
           both
           concealeth
           the
           law
           from
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           matter
           from
           the
           Judg
           ,
           or
           Judges
           ;
           informeth
           by
           his
           motion
           or
           motions
           ,
           he
           being
           seconded
           by
           another
           Lawyer
           ,
           or
           lyar
           ,
           like
           himself
           ,
           falsly
           of
           the
           cause
           ,
           and
           matter
           depending
           ?
           
           how
           can
           it
           be
           but
           that
           the
           Law
           should
           be
           wrested
           ,
           these
           mercenary
           Lawyers
           having
           taken
           rewards
           ,
           to
           blinde
           the
           Judges
           eyes
           ;
           contrary
           to
           the
           command
           ,
           
             Exod.
          
           23.1,7,8
           .
           Thou
           shalt
           not
           receive
           a
           fals
           tale
           or
           report
           ,
           and
           I
           know
           none
           abounds
           in
           this
           abomination
           like
           that
           place
           ,
           called
           the
           high
           Court
           of
           Chancery
           ;
           Thou
           shalt
           keep
           thee
           far
           from
           a
           false
           matter
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           not
           slay
           the
           innocent
           and
           the
           righteous
           ,
           thou
           shalt
           take
           no
           gift
           ,
           for
           the
           gift
           blindeth
           the
           wife
           ,
           and
           perverteth
           the
           words
           of
           the
           righteous
           ;
           doth
           not
           this
           I
           pray
           good
           people
           concern
           the
           Councellors
           ,
           Masters
           of
           Chancery
           ,
           six
           Clerks
           ,
           Registers
           ,
           and
           all
           inferior
           officers
           ,
           and
           solicitors
           ,
           as
           really
           as
           the
           Lords
           Commissioners
           ,
           who
           are
           the
           Judges
           of
           that
           Court
           .
           or
           the
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           ?
           to
           these
           and
           all
           other
           in
           Judicature
           ,
           I
           may
           say
           as
           
             Habakkuk1
          
           .
           3.4
           .
           We
           are
           full
           of
           spoiling
           and
           violence
           ,
           and
           there
           are
           that
           raise
           up
           strife
           and
           contention
           .
           Therefore
           the
           law
           is
           dissolved
           ,
           and
           judgment
           never
           goeth
           forth
           ,
           for
           the
           wicked
           doth
           compasse
           about
           the
           righteous
           ,
           therefore
           wrong
           judgment
           proceedeth
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           comes
           their
           oaths
           to
           be
           forgotten
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           administer
           justice
           truely
           and
           duly
           ;
           and
           also
           that
           justice
           shall
           not
           be
           sold
           ,
           or
           delayed
           ,
           or
           denyed
           to
           any
           ,
           
             Magna
             Charta
             ,
             cap.
          
           29.
           
           Or
           as
           one
           
             Frances
             White
          
           repeates
           it
           ,
           in
           his
           book
           termed
           for
           the
           sacred
           Law
           ,
           
             pag.
          
           171.
           
           
             We
             sell
             no
             man
             ,
             nor
             deny
             or
             delay
             no
             man
             justice
             and
             right
          
           ;
           I
           would
           I
           could
           say
           so
           now
           in
           our
           dayes
           .
           The
           Law
           is
           still
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           in
           force
           ,
           although
           the
           corrupt
           Parliament
           be
           dissolved
           ;
           I
           hope
           I
           may
           not
           say
           England
           is
           un-Parliamented
           for
           ever
           ,
           since
           Captain
           General
           
             Oliver
             Crumwel
          
           in
           his
           Declaration
           on
           
             April
          
           the
           last
           1653
           ,
           promiseth
           men
           of
           fidelity
           and
           honesty
           shall
           be
           called
           from
           several
           parts
           of
           this
           Common-wealth
           ,
           to
           the
           Supream
           Authority
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           Declaration
           
             April
          
           22
           ,
           also
           was
           promised
           ,
           and
           as
           
             Oliver
             Crumwel
          
           commands
           all
           men
           to
           give
           obedience
           unto
           the
           Laws
           of
           the
           Nation
           ;
           so
           he
           also
           promiseth
           endeavors
           shall
           be
           used
           ,
           that
           no
           oppression
           or
           wrong
           be
           done
           to
           the
           people
           :
           It
           is
           a
           maxime
           in
           Law
           ,
           (
           as
           
             Markham
          
           saith
           ,
           )
           
             The
             Law
             alwayes
             eschewes
             delayes
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Barons
           of
           the
           Exchequer
           are
           commanded
           to
           do
           right
           to
           all
           men
           without
           delay
           ;
           22.
           H.
           6
           .
           40.a
           .
           
             v.
          
           2.
           C.
           25
           .
           Stat.
           
             Glou.
          
           C.
           2
           .
           They
           are
           sworn
           to
           do
           it
           ,
           20.
           E.
           3.
           C.
           2.
           28.
           E.
           1.
           C.
           10.4
           .
           
             Inst.
          
           109.
           
           One
           would
           believe
           they
           were
           sworn
           to
           deal
           justly
           and
           truly
           
           in
           the
           Chancery
           also
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           every
           man
           his
           right
           without
           delay
           :
           why
           then
           have
           some
           men
           been
           suing
           therein
           fourteen
           years
           and
           better
           and
           are
           no
           nearer
           their
           right
           ,
           then
           when
           they
           first
           began
           ?
           and
           now
           againe
           ,
           as
           new
           to
           learne
           what
           to
           do
           as
           before
           ;
           their
           Clerks
           and
           inferiour
           Officers
           being
           so
           lockt
           up
           and
           reserved
           ,
           that
           in
           that
           Court
           there
           is
           no
           certaine
           rule
           of
           proceedings
           ;
           but
           new
           Motions
           and
           new
           Petitions
           ,
           begets
           new
           order
           upon
           order
           ,
           restraint
           upon
           restraint
           ,
           delay
           upon
           delay
           ,
           report
           upon
           report
           (
           as
           well
           false
           as
           true
           )
           to
           the
           undoing
           of
           the
           poorest
           sort
           of
           people
           ,
           or
           major
           part
           that
           have
           occasion
           therein
           to
           claim
           equity
           and
           right
           (
           as
           though
           they
           had
           new
           Masters
           of
           Chancery
           )
           and
           all
           other
           Officers
           and
           Ministers
           settled
           every
           Term
           ,
           or
           every
           feal-day
           ,
           wherein
           motions
           are
           made
           to
           procure
           new
           orders
           ,
           or
           lying
           demurrers
           argued
           ,
           which
           indeed
           are
           but
           a
           sophisticating
           denyall
           to
           a
           Bill
           ,
           and
           a
           clear
           deceit
           or
           delay
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           vex
           the
           party
           that
           sueth
           ,
           and
           to
           over-rule
           him
           when
           they
           please
           ,
           and
           by
           charges
           of
           Fees
           to
           his
           Councellers
           ,
           or
           rewards
           ,
           or
           gifts
           ,
           who
           seem
           to
           plead
           ,
           but
           betray
           him
           ,
           or
           else
           they
           shall
           leave
           off
           the
           Argument
           ,
           and
           suffer
           him
           to
           be
           over-ruled
           ,
           and
           over-powred
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           beget
           new
           motions
           ,
           new
           orders
           ,
           new
           rewards
           ,
           new
           fees
           ,
           it
           being
           that
           which
           maketh
           them
           rich
           upon
           the
           peoples
           ruines
           ,
           even
           many
           times
           both
           Plaintiff
           and
           Defendant
           ,
           where
           they
           be
           of
           equality
           ,
           without
           an
           administrator
           ,
           is
           for
           discovery
           of
           estate
           necessitated
           to
           sue
           many
           ,
           and
           they
           great
           men
           or
           in
           place
           reputed
           great
           ,
           or
           of
           some
           Halls
           ,
           or
           Corporations
           ,
           whether
           City
           or
           otherwise
           ;
           then
           it
           may
           be
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           undoing
           onely
           of
           the
           Administrator
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           are
           saved
           whole
           ,
           by
           the
           Hall-stock
           ,
           or
           City-stock
           ,
           or
           favour
           of
           the
           Court
           ;
           and
           the
           Plaintiff
           may
           not
           be
           suffered
           to
           plead
           ,
           or
           have
           liberty
           to
           speak
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           against
           the
           Lawyers
           profits
           ,
           rewards
           ,
           gifts
           ,
           fees
           ,
           and
           this
           more
           especially
           denied
           in
           the
           Court
           of
           Chancery
           ;
           which
           one
           would
           thinke
           a
           Freeborn
           English-man
           should
           have
           the
           equallest
           respect
           in
           ,
           it
           being
           termed
           a
           Court
           of
           equity
           and
           conscience
           .
           But
           I
           am
           afraid
           ,
           they
           being
           set
           so
           high
           ,
           have
           followed
           that
           corrupt
           Assembly
           lately
           called
           a
           Parliament
           so
           close
           at
           the
           heels
           ,
           that
           if
           they
           step
           not
           speedily
           backward
           by
           repentance
           ,
           they
           having
           made
           crooked
           paths
           as
           well
           as
           the
           Parliament
           :
           so
           that
           they
           have
           no
           conscience
           ,
           no
           equity
           in
           their
           doings
           ,
           as
           you
           may
           read
           in
           
             Isaiah
             ,
          
           
           chap.
           59.
           so
           that
           though
           we
           do
           ,
           and
           have
           looked
           for
           equity
           (
           yet
           there
           is
           none
           )
           
             Judgement
             is
             turned
             backward
             ,
             and
             truth
             is
             fallen
             in
             the
             street
             ,
             and
             equity
             cannot
             enter
             ,
             and
             be
             that
             refraineth
             maketh
             himself
             a
             prey
             .
          
        
         
           Wherefore
           Judges
           and
           Lawyers
           ,
           be
           advised
           by
           
             Jeremiah
             ,
          
           chapter
           7.
           trust
           not
           in
           lying
           words
           ,
           but
           amend
           and
           redress
           your
           wayes
           ;
           and
           your
           works
           ,
           and
           execute
           judgement
           between
           a
           man
           and
           his
           neighbour
           ;
           left
           you
           also
           and
           your
           complices
           be
           compared
           as
           they
           were
           of
           old
           ,
           to
           a
           den
           of
           Thieves
           ,
           and
           are
           suddenly
           dissolved
           as
           the
           Parliament
           was
           :
           For
           as
           
             David
          
           faith
           ,
           
             Psalm
             .
          
           94
           .
           
             Hath
             the
             throne
             of
             iniquity
             fellowship
             with
             those
             which
             forgeth
             wrong
             for
             a
             Law
             ,
             or
             frameth
             mischiefe
             for
             a
             Law
             ,
             and
             gather
             themselves
             against
             the
             soul
             of
             the
             righteous
             ,
             and
             condemn
             the
             innocent
             ?
             God
             will
             recompence
             them
             in
             their
             own
             malice
             ,
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             shall
             destroy
             them
             .
             For
             the
             Lord
             abhorreth
             these
             seven
             things
             :
             the
             haughty
             eyes
             ,
             a
             lying
             tongue
             ,
             hands
             that
             shed
             innocent
             blood
             ,
             a
             heart
             that
             imagineth
             wicked
             interprises
             ,
             feet
             that
             be
             swift
             in
             running
             to
             mischief
             a
             false
             witness
             that
             speaketh
             lies
             ,
             and
             him
             that
             raiseth
             contentions
             among
             Brethren
             ,
          
           Prov.
           6.16,17,18,19
           .
        
         
           Now
           you
           cannot
           be
           ignorant
           being
           Lawyers
           ,
           and
           in
           place
           ,
           that
           justice
           is
           a
           constant
           and
           perpetual
           will
           of
           rendering
           unto
           every
           one
           their
           due
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Law
           is
           both
           divine
           and
           humane
           ,
           and
           a
           science
           distinguishing
           what
           is
           just
           ,
           what
           unjust
           and
           the
           precepts
           of
           the
           Law
           teacheth
           to
           live
           honestly
           ,
           to
           do
           no
           injury
           to
           any
           one
           ,
           and
           to
           render
           every
           one
           their
           due
           .
           The
           first
           book
           of
           the
           institutions
           of
           the
           Laws
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           Tit.
           1.
           pag.
           1
           (
           Observe
           )
           It
           was
           the
           Parliaments
           delayes
           dissolved
           them
           ,
           or
           caused
           it
           ;
           Declaration
           of
           the
           22
           
             April
             .
          
           1653.
           
           His
           Excellency
           and
           Officers
           desired
           by
           many
           to
           move
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           reform
           what
           was
           a
           miss
           in
           Government
           ,
           and
           to
           settle
           the
           Commonwealth
           upon
           a
           foundation
           of
           justice
           and
           righteousness
           ,
           pag.
           6.
           and
           they
           delayed
           it
           ,
           being
           by
           them
           Petitioned
           thereunto
           ,
           and
           grew
           averse
           with
           much
           bitterness
           ;
           see
           that
           it
           be
           not
           so
           with
           you
           Lawyers
           and
           others
           that
           are
           in
           places
           of
           power
           ,
           and
           profits
           ;
           doubtless
           though
           there
           were
           as
           cunning
           Lawyers
           among
           them
           as
           is
           among
           you
           .
           yet
           it
           could
           not
           help
           them
           ;
           I
           rather
           believe
           it
           hastened
           their
           dissolution
           .
           Be
           herein
           advised
           
           you
           
             Guildhalls
             ,
          
           and
           Corporations
           ,
           or
           Fraternities
           incorporated
           ,
           and
           you
           which
           call
           your selves
           Governours
           therein
           and
           thereof
           ,
           who
           are
           in
           Office
           and
           are
           averse
           therein
           for
           your
           brethrens
           good
           .
           Have
           you
           not
           learned
           this
           aversion
           and
           bitterness
           of
           this
           corrupt
           fountain
           ,
           the
           
             quondam
          
           Parliament
           ,
           to
           perpetuate
           your
           own
           fittings
           ,
           as
           the
           corrupt
           Parliament
           did
           before
           you
           ,
           and
           as
           they
           endeavouring
           to
           perpetuate
           themselves
           enslaved
           the
           Nation
           ,
           as
           our
           fellow-souldiers
           Remonstrance
           from
           
             Scotland
          
           relates
           ,
           p.
           4.
           and
           we
           by
           experience
           have
           found
           it
           both
           from
           them
           and
           you
           ,
           who
           by
           perpetuating
           your selves
           ,
           enslave
           your
           brethren
           ,
           and
           tyrannize
           over
           their
           persons
           and
           estates
           ?
           But
           (
           believe
           it
           )
           our
           day
           of
           Redemption
           groweth
           neer
           ,
           and
           the
           bud
           of
           our
           Liberty
           beginneth
           to
           appear
           ;
           and
           as
           both
           Monarchy
           and
           the
           Parliament
           are
           dissolved
           ,
           so
           are
           the
           great
           
             Diana's
          
           or
           Idols
           your
           Charters
           ,
           which
           you
           boast
           of
           and
           trust
           in
           ,
           fallen
           ,
           and
           so
           will
           you
           ,
           and
           your
           power
           you
           usurp
           and
           exercise
           thereby
           ;
           since
           the
           makers
           thereof
           are
           dissolved
           ,
           the
           thing
           made
           with
           or
           by
           them
           must
           cease
           ,
           since
           both
           succession
           faileth
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           the
           predecessor
           that
           granted
           it
           ,
           as
           your selves
           well
           know
           ,
           and
           proclaimed
           it
           down
           in
           all
           Cities
           ,
           Ports
           ,
           and
           Corporated
           Towns
           ,
           and
           yet
           you
           will
           adore
           and
           set
           up
           the
           Idol-Deed-Patent
           ,
           Grant
           ,
           or
           Charter
           of
           those
           dead
           ,
           conquered
           ,
           nulled
           ,
           dissolved
           ,
           or
           (
           if
           living
           ,
           yet
           )
           not
           to
           de
           owned
           ,
           served
           ,
           obeyed
           by
           English-men
           :
           so
           that
           since
           the
           lively
           character
           of
           Succession
           is
           dead
           to
           this
           Commonwealth
           ,
           (
           and
           it
           is
           Treason
           against
           the
           Commonwealth
           to
           acknowledge
           any
           other
           )
           then
           I
           pray
           what
           are
           all
           your
           Grants
           and
           Charters
           worth
           you
           so
           love
           ,
           honour
           ,
           idolize
           ,
           and
           tyrannize
           by
           ?
           Wherefore
           you
           in
           places
           of
           Government
           and
           Power
           ,
           in
           Cities
           ,
           Ports
           ,
           corporated
           Towns
           ,
           and
           Guild-Halls
           ,
           and
           other
           Halls
           ,
           and
           Corporated
           Fraternities
           ,
           weep
           and
           howl
           ,
           for
           these
           your
           Idols
           are
           fallen
           ,
           by
           which
           you
           have
           made
           your selves
           rich
           ,
           and
           have
           corrupted
           your selves
           .
           See
           what
           
             James
          
           adviseth
           ,
           
             Ch.
          
           5.1
           .
           to
           9.
           and
           repent
           of
           the
           cries
           of
           your
           brethren
           which
           are
           come
           up
           against
           you
           ;
           and
           
             behold
             ,
             the
             Judge
             standeth
             before
             the
             door
             .
          
           Wherefore
           I
           intreat
           you
           all
           to
           repent
           ,
           and
           to
           walk
           humbly
           ,
           and
           glory
           in
           nothing
           but
           this
           ,
           To
           understand
           and
           know
           God
           the
           Lord
           ,
           which
           exerciseth
           and
           is
           delighted
           in
           mercy
           or
           loving
           kindness
           ,
           judgement
           and
           righteousness
           ,
           
             Jer.
          
           9.23
           .
           that
           so
           your
           ,
           brethren
           may
           live
           by
           you
           in
           peace
           ,
           and
           not
           be
           any
           
           longer
           oppressed
           ,
           defrauded
           ,
           destroyed
           .
           Yet
           trust
           ,
           my
           dear
           brethren
           ,
           in
           
             Jacob's
          
           God
           ,
           and
           not
           in
           man
           ,
           in
           whom
           there
           is
           no
           help
           ;
           whose
           breath
           goeth
           forth
           ,
           and
           he
           returneth
           to
           the
           earth
           :
           for
           
             it
             is
             better
             to
             trust
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             then
             to
             put
             confidence
             in
             man
             :
             David
          
           knew
           it
           in
           all
           his
           troubles
           :
           yea
           ,
           he
           knew
           
             it
             is
             better
             to
             trust
             the
             Lord
             then
             to
             put
             confidence
             in
             Princes
             ,
          
           Psal.
           11.8.8,9
           .
           Then
           ,
           I
           pray
           if
           there
           is
           no
           help
           in
           man
           ,
           nor
           trust
           in
           Princes
           ,
           
             Psal.
          
           146
           .
           3,4
           5
           6
           7
           9.
           what
           trust
           can
           be
           in
           the
           Grants
           or
           Charters
           of
           dead
           Kings
           ,
           and
           yet
           none
           to
           be
           given
           to
           the
           persons
           of
           living
           Princes
           ?
           But
           happie
           is
           he
           that
           hath
           the
           God
           of
           
             Jacob
          
           for
           his
           help
           and
           hope
           ,
           which
           keepeth
           the
           truth
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           O
           remember
           this
           ,
           you
           Judges
           ,
           Justices
           ,
           Commissioners
           ,
           Masters
           of
           the
           Chancery
           ,
           you
           that
           call
           your selves
           Lawyers
           but
           are
           Lyers
           ;
           Counsellors
           at
           Law
           ,
           but
           are
           Concealers
           of
           our
           Law
           ;
           and
           all
           your
           Viperous
           and
           Serpentine
           brood
           ;
           Know
           ,
           that
           God
           which
           keepeth
           truth
           for
           ever
           ,
           looseth
           the
           Prisoners
           ,
           giveth
           food
           to
           the
           hungry
           ,
           executeth
           judgement
           for
           the
           oppressed
           ,
           loveth
           the
           righteous
           ,
           raiseth
           them
           that
           are
           bowed
           down
           ,
           openeth
           the
           eyes
           of
           the
           blinde
           ,
           preserveth
           the
           strangers
           ,
           he
           relieyeth
           the
           fatherless
           and
           the
           widow
           :
           but
           the
           way
           of
           the
           wicked
           he
           turneth
           upside
           down
           .
        
         
           Reader
           ,
           here
           followeth
           the
           Petition
           to
           the
           quondam-Speakers
           Sir
           
             John
             Lenthals
          
           brother
           ;
           but
           as
           he
           is
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           first
           part
           of
           my
           appeal
           to
           the
           Souldery
           ,
           for
           then
           there
           was
           no
           other
           visible
           power
           setled
           ,
           for
           the
           people
           who
           are
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           his
           order
           thereunto
           ,
           to
           dismiss
           my
           Bill
           then
           in
           Chancery
           ,
           to
           which
           I
           still
           stand
           ;
           because
           I
           paid
           the
           costs
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Web
             ,
          
           a
           party
           in
           the
           behalfe
           of
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           combinators
           or
           his
           complices
           ;
           and
           here
           followeth
           the
           Order
           since
           made
           ,
           which
           provoked
           my
           Petition
           to
           the
           General
           and
           councel
           of
           State
           ,
           the
           present
           setled
           trust
           for
           the
           people
           ,
           to
           declare
           and
           manifest
           the
           abuses
           of
           the
           Chancery
           and
           Rolls
           proceedings
           for
           filthy
           lucre
           sake
           ,
           to
           betray
           and
           undo
           the
           people
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           my
           dear
           Country-men
           ,
           for
           whose
           sake
           I
           have
           presented
           these
           lines
           for
           their
           preservation
           ,
           to
           whom
           next
           unto
           my
           Maker
           ,
           I
           hold
           (
           as
           I
           ever
           did
           )
           my self
           obliged
           ,
           and
           shall
           to
           procure
           the
           good
           of
           the
           publick
           ;
           though
           I
           know
           for
           this
           I
           shall
           be
           censured
           abundantly
           of
           abundance
           of
           men
           ,
           there
           
           being
           by
           computation
           in
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           of
           Lawyers
           Solicitors
           ,
           Clarks
           and
           their
           dependents
           ,
           about
           six
           score
           thousand
           ;
           besides
           the
           multitude
           of
           Office
           is
           discovered
           herein
           in
           
             Guild
             halls
          
           and
           all
           other
           Corporated
           Companies
           and
           places
           ;
           which
           may
           seem
           to
           be
           offended
           hereby
           ,
           their
           wickedness
           being
           rebuked
           ,
           like
           that
           of
           the
           Lawyers
           mentioned
           
             Luk.
          
           11.
           45.
           for
           their
           hypocritical
           formalities
           and
           ravening
           wickedness
           :
           
             Then
             answered
             one
             of
             the
             Lawyers
             and
             said
             unto
             him
             ,
             Master
             ,
             thus
             saying
             thou
             puttest
             us
             to
             rebuke
             also
             .
             But
             he
             said
             Woe
             be
             to
             you
             Lawyers
             who
             lay
             grievious
             burdens
             upon
             the
             people
             ,
             and
             take
             away
             the
             key
             of
             knowledg
             from
             them
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           And
           he
           reproves
           the
           proud
           
             Pharisees
             ,
          
           men
           in
           place
           as
           Aldermen
           &
           others
           ,
           for
           their
           formality
           and
           devouring
           widows
           houses
           ,
           &
           since
           the
           great
           fraud
           by
           imbezling
           the
           Orphans
           estates
           in
           
             Guild-hall
             London
          
           is
           in
           Print
           discovered
           ,
           which
           one
           would
           think
           were
           for
           the
           value
           thereof
           incredible
           (
           if
           not
           printed
           )
           to
           relate
           ;
           for
           which
           ,
           doubtless
           God
           will
           be
           avenged
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Father
           of
           fatherless
           ,
           where
           you
           defeated
           Orphans
           put
           your
           trust
           in
           him
           ;
           he
           it
           is
           that
           relieveth
           the
           oppressed
           ,
           the
           fatherless
           and
           the
           widdow
           ,
           which
           sheweth
           mercy
           ,
           judgment
           and
           righteouss
           in
           the
           earth
           ,
           and
           is
           delighted
           therein
           .
        
         
           The
           parable
           of
           the
           unrighteous
           Judge
           ,
           mentioned
           by
           Christ
           ,
           
             Luke
          
           18.
           
             which
             neither
             feared
             God
             ,
             or
             reverenecd
             man
             ,
             yet
             when
             the
             widow
             demanded
             justice
             of
             him
             against
             her
             adversary
             ,
             he
             at
             the
             last
             said
             to
             him self
             ,
             Because
             this
             widdow
             trossbleth
             me
             ,
             I
             will
             do
             her
             right
             ,
             lest
             at
             the
             last
             she
             come
             and
             make
             me
             weary
          
           :
           And
           it
           is
           beloived
           ,
           that
           when
           he
           had
           done
           justice
           and
           right
           to
           her
           ,
           he
           did
           not
           afterwards
           by
           Petition
           Motion
           ,
           or
           Order
           ,
           undo
           what
           he
           bid
           by
           her
           importunity
           done
           for
           her
           .
           Lords
           Commissioners
           and
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           ,
           let
           your
           Chaplain
           or
           Chaplaines
           oft
           read
           this
           Gospel
           to
           you
           ,
           and
           let
           it
           be
           expounded
           to
           the
           mercenary
           lying
           Lawyers
           ,
           and
           then
           let
           be
           read
           unto
           them
           both
           my
           Petitions
           ,
           and
           a
           few
           of
           their
           regained
           and
           again
           regained
           Orders
           ,
           either
           by
           Motions
           or
           Petitions
           or
           both
           at
           Court
           ,
           the
           Temple
           ,
           or
           the
           Rolls
           ;
           by
           which
           they
           have
           overturn'd
           ,
           overturn'd
           ,
           overturn'd
           ,
           Equity
           ,
           or
           Justice
           and
           Right
           .
        
         
         
           There
           being
           a
           Warrant
           sent
           to
           me
           ,
           under
           
             Nathanell
             Hubarts
          
           hand
           ,
           to
           summon
           me
           to
           a
           private
           hearing
           ,
           my
           Lawyers
           being
           out
           of
           Town
           ,
           to
           circumvent
           me
           ,
           I
           having
           but
           23
           hours
           given
           thereby
           to
           appear
           ,
           two
           dayes
           after
           writ
           this
           ensuing
           Letter
           ,
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             
               A
               Letter
               sent
               to
               the
               right
               Worshipful
               ,
               
                 NATHANAEL
                 HUBART
                 ,
              
               One
               of
               the
               Masters
               of
               the
               
                 CHANCERY
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Worshipful
                 Sir
                 ,
              
            
             
               WHO
               are
               as
               a
               Doctor
               ,
               or
               Master
               ,
               and
               read
               in
               the
               Lawes
               of
               this
               our
               
                 Israel
                 ,
              
               our
               
                 England
                 ,
              
               or
               ought
               to
               be
               ;
               and
               therefore
               have
               sent
               out
               your
               Warrant
               ,
               being
               one
               of
               the
               honorable
               Court
               of
               
                 Chancery
                 ,
              
               upon
               the
               Lords
               Commissioners
               Order
               ,
               upon
               
                 Iohn
                 Iretons
              
               Petition
               ,
               
                 Esquire
              
               ;
               though
               your
               Warrant
               also
               name
               
                 Andrew
                 Riccards
              
               Esquire
               ,
               yet
               as
               I
               told
               or
               declared
               yesterday
               before
               you
               ,
               
                 Alderman
                 Riccards
              
               never
               did
               Petition
               in
               the
               business
               ;
               neither
               was
               he
               ever
               sub-poena'd
               to
               answer
               to
               the
               Bil
               :
               Worthy
               Sir
               ,
               I
               complained
               in
               
                 Chancery
                 ,
              
               it
               being
               called
               a
               Court
               of
               equity
               ,
               as
               a
               place
               I
               hoped
               I
               should
               be
               relieved
               in
               ,
               under
               
                 God
              
               that
               did
               establish
               equity
               ,
               and
               executed
               judgment
               and
               righteousnoss
               in
               
                 Iacob
                 ,
                 Psal.
              
               99.
               4.
               
               
                 Who
                 is
                 Lord
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 which
                 regardeth
                 not
                 persons
                 ,
                 nor
                 taketh
                 rewards
                 ,
              
               Deut.
               10.
               17.
               1
               Pet.
               1.
               17.
               
               Act.
               10.
               34.
               where
               I
               expected
               to
               finde
               men
               in
               the
               fear
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               acting
               faithfully
               ,
               executing
               not
               mans
               judgment
               ,
               but
               the
               Lords
               judgment
               ;
               as
               
                 Jehosophat
              
               said
               to
               the
               Judges
               of
               
                 Israel
                 ,
              
               2
               
                 Chron.
              
               19.
               6
               ,
               7
               ,
               9.
               which
               Law
               of
               God
               
                 Moses
              
               had
               before
               
               commanded
               the
               
                 Israelites
                 ,
              
               Levit
               19.
               15.
               
               
                 Ye
                 shall
                 do
                 no
                 unrighteousness
                 in
                 judgment
                 :
                 Thou
                 shalt
                 not
                 respect
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 the
                 poor
                 ,
                 nor
                 honor
                 the
                 person
                 of
                 the
                 mighty
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 righteousness
                 shalt
                 thou
                 judge
                 thy
                 neighbor
                 .
              
               I
               pray
               when
               
                 Micah
              
               prophesied
               ,
               and
               reproved
               the
               Heads
               of
               
                 Israel
                 ,
              
               were
               not
               they
               the
               Magistracy
               thereof
               ,
               and
               Governors
               ,
               as
               Aldermen
               and
               Sheriffs
               ,
               aswel
               as
               Priests
               and
               Prophets
               ?
               
                 Micha
                 .
              
               3.
               8
               ,
               9
               ,
               10
               ,
               11.
               yet
               he
               telleth
               them
               ,
               
                 that
                 they
                 abhor
                 judgment
                 ,
                 and
                 pervert
                 all
                 equity
                 ,
              
               &c.
               
                 he
                 being
                 full
                 of
                 power
                 of
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
              
               Sir
               ,
               I
               pray
               that
               I
               may
               finde
               in
               your
               Court
               ,
               wisedome
               ,
               judgement
               and
               equity
               :
               That
               I
               may
               say
               ,
               
                 God
                 is
                 in
                 this
                 Court
                 ,
                 or
                 place
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 Jacob
              
               said
               ,
               Gen.
               28.
               16.
               
            
             
               Sir
               ,
               I
               pray
               observe
               my
               case
               ,
               I
               being
               a
               suitor
               ,
               or
               plaintiff
               in
               your
               Court
               ,
               being
               Administrator
               of
               or
               to
               my
               honored
               father
               deceased
               ;
               complaining
               that
               divers
               ,
               and
               several
               persons
               combining
               together
               ,
               do
               conceal
               and
               detain
               much
               of
               the
               Intestates
               estate
               ,
               and
               abused
               him
               in
               his
               lifetime
               ,
               and
               me
               since
               his
               death
               ;
               and
               that
               this
               combination
               of
               theirs
               is
               by
               power
               and
               fraud
               carried
               on
               :
               and
               that
               Sheriff
               
                 Ireton
              
               his
               Officers
               did
               ,
               to
               delay
               and
               abuse
               my
               father
               in
               his
               life
               time
               ,
               and
               me
               since
               his
               death
               ,
               make
               a
               false
               return
               of
               a
               Latitat
               ,
               by
               which
               we
               are
               by
               one
               
                 Iames
                 Ryton
              
               and
               
                 Matthew
                 Mason
              
               defrauded
               ,
               of
               100
               pound
               in
               mony
               ,
               and
               if
               not
               here
               in
               your
               Court
               of
               equity
               releived
               ,
               for
               ever
               also
               so
               like
               to
               be
               ,
               and
               also
               of
               2500
               pound
               estate
               by
               others
               ,
               as
               the
               bill
               declareth
               and
               setteth
               forth
               ,
               or
               thcreabeuts
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               truth
               ,
               and
               no
               lye
               ,
               or
               scandal
               both
               to
               him
               and
               others
               .
            
             
               Sir
               ,
               I
               would
               not
               offend
               God
               ,
               or
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               Land
               ,
               which
               is
               my
               birthright
               ,
               and
               which
               as
               my
               right
               I
               ought
               to
               have
               .
            
             
               Sir
               ,
               I
               observe
               (
               among
               the
               choyce
               cases
               of
               the
               Chancery
               ,
               
                 Arnold
              
               plaintist
               ,
               and
               
                 Roberts
              
               desendant
               ,
               
                 Anno
              
               19.
               20
               
                 Eliz.
              
               )
               the
               then
               Sheriff
               was
               merced
               five
               pound
               for
               a
               false
               return
               of
               an
               Attachment
               is
               your
               Court
               ,
               in
               a
               book
               called
               the
               Practise
               of
               Chancery
               ,
               
                 pag.
              
               124.
               and
               as
               yet
               I
               am
               delayed
               ,
               and
               abused
               ,
               and
               demurred
               too
               ,
               and
               can
               have
               little
               or
               no
               relief
               or
               right
               in
               any
               place
               ,
               but
               stopped
               by
               Petitions
               ,
               or
               abused
               by
               false
               Returns
               ,
               or
               denyed
               Warrants
               upon
               Attachments
               from
               this
               Court
               ,
               and
               bound
               up
               as
               my
               adversaries
               do
               please
               in
               all
               places
               ,
               yet
               I
               pay
               both
               Court
               ,
               and
               Councel-fees
               ,
               but
               can
               not
               have
               justice
               and
               right
               ,
               or
               equity
               .
            
             
             
               Sir
               ,
               this
               is
               the
               truth
               of
               my
               Case
               ,
               the
               God
               of
               truth
               knows
               :
               yet
               if
               my
               Bill
               be
               unpleasing
               to
               Court
               ,
               Rules
               ,
               or
               persons
               ,
               I
               shall
               humbly
               intreat
               you
               not
               onely
               to
               expunge
               such
               things
               as
               are
               distastive
               ,
               or
               as
               my
               adversaries
               call
               slander
               ,
               to
               hinder
               me
               of
               my
               right
               ,
               and
               thereby
               to
               swallow
               and
               conceal
               the
               Intestates
               estate
               ,
               and
               to
               pervert
               the
               Law
               ,
               which
               is
               good
               and
               equitable
               to
               all
               ,
               (
               or
               ought
               to
               be
               )
               without
               respect
               of
               persons
               ;
               but
               to
               be
               a
               means
               to
               dismiss
               my
               Bill
               ,
               and
               then
               I
               shall
               advise
               with
               Counsel
               of
               this
               honourable
               Court
               ,
               which
               are
               now
               out
               of
               Towne
               ,
               when
               they
               shall
               returne
               ,
               to
               begin
               againe
               as
               shall
               by
               Court
               be
               thought
               fit
               :
               and
               in
               the
               mean
               time
               I
               shall
               pray
               the
               righteous
               God
               to
               establish
               equity
               and
               judgement
               in
               
                 England
                 ,
              
               as
               formerly
               in
               
                 Jacob
              
               ;
               and
               shall
               pray
               such
               reasonable
               Costs
               as
               they
               in
               wisdom
               and
               equity
               shall
               appoint
               or
               order
               in
               Court
               ;
               I
               being
               an
               Administrator
               ;
               and
               shall
               pray
               for
               them
               and
               rest
               thankful
               to
               you
               .
            
             
               
                 From
                 my
                 house
                 in
                 windmillCourt
                 between
                 Christs
                 Hospital
                 and
                 the
                 lame
                 Hospital
                 
                   
                     Mar.
                  
                   11.1652
                   .
                
                 
                   London
                   .
                
              
               
                 Yours
                 ,
                 Capt.
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Burt.
                   
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   To
                   the
                   honourable
                   
                     William
                     Lenthal
                     ,
                  
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Rolls
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   humble
                   Petition
                   of
                   Capt.
                   
                     Nathanel
                     Burt
                     ,
                  
                   Plaintiff
                   ,
                   against
                   
                     Thomas
                     Starky
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     Thomas
                     Web
                     ,
                     Francis
                     Dashwood
                     ,
                     Willaim
                     Pease
                     ,
                     William
                     Kettle
                     ,
                  
                   of
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   Sadlers
                   ,
                   Defendants
                   .
                
                 
                   Sheweth
                   ,
                
                 
                   THat
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   exhibited
                   a
                   Bill
                   in
                   
                     Michaelmas-Term
                  
                   last
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   Defendants
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   who
                   combined
                   together
                   
                   to
                   conceal
                   much
                   of
                   his
                   deceased
                   Fathers
                   Estate
                   neer
                   a
                   2500
                   l.
                   in
                   Money
                   ,
                   Leases
                   ,
                   and
                   Morgages
                   ;
                   he
                   formerly
                   being
                   a
                   member
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Sadlers
                   Company
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   extream
                   age
                   dying
                   intestate
                   ,
                   and
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   also
                   a
                   member
                   of
                   the
                   Sadlers
                   Company
                   ;
                   but
                   by
                   serving
                   in
                   the
                   Wars
                   became
                   estranged
                   both
                   from
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   deceased
                   Father
                   ;
                   yet
                   he
                   being
                   his
                   eldest
                   son
                   ,
                   he
                   became
                   Administrator
                   to
                   his
                   honoured
                   Father
                   being
                   deceased
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   by
                   the
                   Court
                   Christian
                   bound
                   therein
                   to
                   give
                   an
                   account
                   thereof
                   justly
                   and
                   truly
                   .
                   Now
                   so
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   may
                   it
                   please
                   your
                   Honour
                   ,
                   that
                   according
                   to
                   his
                   duty
                   and
                   right
                   both
                   to
                   his
                   deceased
                   Father
                   formerly
                   living
                   ,
                   in
                   whose
                   life
                   time
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   began
                   to
                   complain
                   ,
                   and
                   was
                   by
                   him
                   then
                   also
                   authorized
                   so
                   to
                   do
                   in
                   some
                   cases
                   ,
                   and
                   since
                   his
                   death
                   as
                   Administrator
                   to
                   his
                   Father
                   ,
                   which
                   came
                   to
                   him
                   by
                   birthright
                   ,
                   and
                   divers
                   of
                   them
                   would
                   have
                   hindred
                   him
                   therein
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   could
                   ,
                   the
                   better
                   to
                   have
                   defrauded
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   have
                   disabled
                   him
                   to
                   give
                   accompt
                   to
                   Court
                   Christian
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   have
                   swallowed
                   his
                   deceased
                   Fathers
                   estate
                   and
                   shared
                   it
                   among
                   themselves
                   ;
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   having
                   formerly
                   both
                   in
                   his
                   Fathers
                   life
                   time
                   and
                   since
                   his
                   death
                   ,
                   petitioned
                   them
                   as
                   a
                   company
                   of
                   sober
                   and
                   just
                   men
                   ,
                   in
                   whom
                   should
                   have
                   dwelt
                   peace
                   and
                   righteousness
                   full
                   six
                   months
                   for
                   a
                   fair
                   and
                   peaceable
                   end
                   ,
                   laying
                   himself
                   downe
                   at
                   their
                   feet
                   therein
                   ,
                   and
                   intreating
                   for
                   his
                   right
                   without
                   going
                   to
                   Law
                   after
                   his
                   Fathers
                   decease
                   as
                   before
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   his
                   Fathers
                   lost
                   Leases
                   and
                   Fine
                   might
                   be
                   restored
                   now
                   to
                   him
                   he
                   being
                   Administrator
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   Moneys
                   and
                   Morgages
                   which
                   were
                   concealed
                   and
                   imbezelled
                   from
                   his
                   said
                   Father
                   and
                   your
                   now
                   Petitioner
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   the
                   Bill
                   is
                   expressed
                   ,
                   whereby
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   was
                   forced
                   to
                   appeal
                   into
                   the
                   Court
                   of
                   Chancery
                   for
                   equity
                   ,
                   and
                   yet
                   by
                   the
                   unjust
                   and
                   false
                   practises
                   of
                   some
                   hath
                   yet
                   found
                   wormwood
                   and
                   hemlock
                   for
                   judgement
                   and
                   equity
                   ;
                   for
                   he
                   hath
                   seen
                   the
                   Court
                   and
                   your
                   Honour
                   much
                   abused
                   by
                   misinformations
                   ,
                   false
                   suggestions
                   ,
                   and
                   Petitions
                   to
                   gain
                   their
                   wills
                   to
                   conceal
                   former
                   orders
                   and
                   proceedings
                   ,
                   thereby
                   to
                   delay
                   and
                   undo
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   ;
                   and
                   he
                   believes
                   he
                   can
                   make
                   it
                   appear
                   also
                   byorders
                   therein
                   surreptitiously
                   procured
                   ,
                   insinuated
                   ,
                   or
                   inserted
                   ,
                   entred
                   and
                   Registred
                   ,
                   one
                   Order
                   whereof
                   they
                   thus
                   obtained
                   of
                   your
                   Hoour
                   by
                   a
                   Petition
                   ,
                   
                     November
                  
                   10.
                   1652.
                   to
                   delay
                   your
                   P●●●●●●ner
                   
                   from
                   an
                   answer
                   as
                   they
                   had
                   done
                   6
                   months
                   before
                   amongst
                   themselves
                   ,
                   when
                   by
                   Petition
                   and
                   Letters
                   he
                   sought
                   themselves
                   as
                   a
                   Company
                   of
                   Assistants
                   in
                   power
                   for
                   Peace
                   ,
                   but
                   they
                   would
                   not
                   ;
                   yet
                   since
                   they
                   have
                   given
                   him
                   two
                   of
                   his
                   lost
                   leases
                   again
                   ,
                   and
                   taken
                   a
                   new
                   sine
                   of
                   him
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   said
                   Bill
                   ;
                   and
                   since
                   that
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   taking
                   out
                   Attachments
                   to
                   cause
                   them
                   to
                   answer
                   in
                   Hillary-Term
                   last
                   ,
                   they
                   by
                   Petition
                   
                     February
                  
                   18.
                   1652.
                   to
                   your
                   Honour
                   falsly
                   suggest
                   that
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   was
                   agreed
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   got
                   an
                   Order
                   to
                   stop
                   his
                   Attachments
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   they
                   had
                   promised
                   before
                   in
                   their
                   first
                   Petition
                   to
                   answer
                   to
                   the
                   Petitioners
                   Bill
                   ;
                   so
                   now
                   they
                   procured
                   14
                   days
                   also
                   ,
                   yet
                   never
                   payed
                   the
                   Attachment
                   costs
                   ;
                   and
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   just
                   and
                   honourable
                   rules
                   of
                   Court
                   ,
                   which
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   kept
                   and
                   observed
                   by
                   all
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   have
                   demurred
                   and
                   not
                   answered
                   ,
                   on
                   purpose
                   to
                   delay
                   and
                   vex
                   by
                   delatory
                   arguing
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   multitudes
                   of
                   Fees
                   and
                   Charges
                   to
                   undoe
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   ,
                   when
                   they
                   should
                   have
                   fairly
                   answerd
                   to
                   him
                   therein
                   by
                   promises
                   .
                   Your
                   Petitioner
                   therefore
                   humbly
                   prayeth
                   your
                   Honour
                   ,
                   the
                   truth
                   hereof
                   considered
                   ,
                   that
                   your
                   Honour
                   will
                   be
                   pleased
                   to
                   command
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   equity
                   they
                   now
                   ought
                   ,
                   to
                   give
                   in
                   their
                   several
                   answers
                   to
                   the
                   Collateral
                   part
                   of
                   your
                   Petitioners
                   Bill
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   so
                   to
                   order
                   it
                   ,
                   that
                   your
                   Petitioners
                   Bill
                   may
                   be
                   dismissed
                   with
                   such
                   reasonable
                   costs
                   as
                   to
                   your
                   Honour
                   shall
                   seem
                   meet
                   ,
                   he
                   being
                   an
                   Administrator
                   he
                   ,
                   being
                   like
                   else
                   by
                   the
                   false
                   practisings
                   and
                   delayes
                   already
                   past
                   to
                   be
                   undone
                   (
                   therefore
                   he
                   prayeth
                   also
                   to
                   be
                   at
                   liberty
                   to
                   prefer
                   a
                   new
                   Bill
                   )
                   without
                   he
                   doth
                   appeal
                   to
                   the
                   General
                   and
                   his
                   Councel
                   of
                   Officers
                   of
                   war
                   herein
                   for
                   justice
                   and
                   equity
                   ;
                   if
                   that
                   by
                   your
                   Honour
                   he
                   be
                   not
                   herein
                   reserved
                   ,
                   which
                   if
                   by
                   you
                   he
                   shall
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Your
                   Petitioner
                   and
                   his
                   ,
                   shall
                   ever
                   pray
                   for
                   your
                   Honour
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       April
                       the
                       29.
                       1653.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     Capt.
                     
                       Nathanael
                       Burt.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           April
                        
                         the
                         30.
                         1653.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Let
                     the
                     Petitioners
                     Bill
                     be
                     dismissed
                     ,
                     with
                     20
                     s.
                     costs
                     ,
                     and
                     he
                     be
                     at
                     liberty
                     to
                     prefer
                     a
                     new
                     Bill
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       William
                       Lenthal
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
         
           Readers
           of
           all
           sorts
           ,
           observe
           ,
           after
           my
           Bill
           was
           dismissed
           ,
           and
           the
           costs
           by
           my
           adversaries
           received
           ,
           they
           maliciously
           again
           move
           the
           Court
           to
           have
           my
           Bill
           detained
           ,
           because
           they
           were
           not
           pleased
           with
           small
           costs
           ;
           when
           I
           ought
           not
           to
           have
           paid
           any
           costs
           being
           an
           Administrator
           ,
           as
           is
           recorded
           in
           
             Dixy
          
           and
           
             Watsons
          
           case
           ,
           he
           exhibiting
           a
           Bill
           to
           discover
           
             Assets
          
           lately
           ,
           and
           also
           they
           amerce
           the
           Sheriffs
           to
           bring
           in
           my
           body
           ,
           5
           pound
           ,
           at
           three
           several
           mens
           complaint
           ;
           one
           of
           them
           being
           the
           varlet
           which
           made
           the
           Arrest
           upon
           
             Iames
             Ryton
          
           for
           100
           pound
           ,
           when
           I
           had
           the
           false
           return
           made
           under
           Sheriff
           
             Ireton
          
           and
           believe
           shall
           be
           defrauded
           thereby
           wholly
           thereof
           ,
           which
           was
           part
           of
           my
           bill
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           the
           Writ
           so
           returned
           in
           my
           own
           custody
           to
           prove
           the
           thing
           done
           ,
           and
           the
           oath
           of
           
             Edward
             Miles
          
           in
           the
           Court
           ,
           to
           prove
           the
           Arrest
           ,
           and
           the
           mony
           paid
           for
           doing
           of
           it
           ,
           which
           
             Hurst
          
           also
           received
           the
           half
           thereof
           from
           
             Miles's
          
           hand
           ,
           who
           was
           his
           Yeoman
           therein
           ;
           yet
           
             Hurst
          
           denys
           by
           demurrer
           upon
           oath
           ,
           the
           Arrest
           ,
           the
           mony
           received
           ,
           or
           any
           part
           of
           the
           Bill
           ;
           and
           can
           this
           be
           any
           other
           then
           a
           deceit
           ,
           yea
           a
           cheat
           ?
           And
           so
           doth
           Sheriff
           
             Ireton
          
           also
           deny
           it
           by
           demurrer
           ,
           yet
           he
           was
           spoken
           with
           several
           times
           therein
           by
           my self
           ,
           when
           the
           false
           return
           was
           made
           ,
           to
           delay
           and
           spoile
           me
           therein
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           Mr.
           
             Ellis
          
           the
           City-Cryer
           ,
           
             Ryton
          
           was
           cryed
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           Sheriff
           
             Iretons
          
           knowledg
           ,
           who
           was
           acquainted
           therewith
           both
           before
           it
           was
           done
           and
           afterwards
           by
           Mr.
           
             Ellis
          
           the
           Cryer
           ;
           
             Iames
             Ryton
          
           the
           second
           merced
           the
           Sheriffs
           ,
           and
           my
           false
           brother
           
             Iohn
             Burt
          
           the
           third
           ,
           who
           procured
           amercements
           against
           the
           Sheriffes
           ,
           to
           bring
           in
           my
           body
           to
           answer
           to
           them
           and
           their
           Interrogatories
           ,
           &
           to
           
             Iretons
          
           Interrogatories
           by
           misinformation
           to
           the
           Master
           of
           the
           
             Rolls
             ,
          
           who
           had
           dismissed
           my
           Bill
           ,
           as
           appears
           in
           Court
           filed
           under
           his
           hand
           ,
           
             April
          
           30.
           1653.
           
        
         
           Yet
           again
           ,
           by
           motion
           seven
           dayes
           after
           the
           Order
           being
           served
           ,
           and
           costs
           payed
           ,
           by
           a
           misinformation
           in
           the
           Rolls
           in
           Sheriff
           
             Iretons
          
           behalf
           to
           the
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           ,
           there
           is
           an
           Order
           in
           the
           Rigisters
           Office
           privately
           entered
           or
           insinuated
           by
           a
           pretended
           motion
           ,
           made
           by
           
             Iretons
          
           councel
           ,
           therein
           that
           I
           should
           come
           in
           and
           be
           examined
           in
           four
           dayes
           afterwards
           ,
           or
           be
           sent
           to
           the
           Fleet
           for
           my
           contempt
           ;
           and
           I
           pray
           good
           people
           ,
           Souldery
           and
           Councel
           of
           State
           ,
           how
           could
           there
           be
           a
           contempt
           ,
           when
           there
           was
           no
           Bill
           in
           Court
           ,
           
           it
           being
           by
           the
           Master
           of
           the
           .
           Rolls
           dismissed
           ,
           and
           the
           costs
           payed
           some
           dayes
           before
           ;
           and
           upon
           these
           great
           abuses
           ,
           I
           took
           occasion
           to
           Petition
           the
           Captain
           General
           
             Crumwell
             ,
          
           &c.
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   To
                   his
                   Excellency
                   the
                   Lord
                   General
                   
                     Cromwel
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   the
                   Councel
                   of
                   State
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   present
                   Government
                   of
                   this
                   Common-wealth
                   ;
                   Conservators
                   for
                   the
                   peace
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   humble
                   Petition
                   of
                   
                     Capt.
                  
                   Nathanael
                   Burt
                   ,
                   against
                   
                     Thomas
                     Web
                     ,
                     Thomas
                     Starky
                     ,
                     William
                     Pease
                     ,
                     Francis
                     Dashwood
                     ,
                     John
                     Cox
                     ,
                     William
                     Kettle
                     ,
                  
                   of
                   the
                   Company
                   of
                   
                     Sadlers
                  
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                  
                   also
                   their
                   Clarke
                   and
                   many
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Combination
                   and
                   Confederacy
                   ,
                
                 
                   Humbly
                   sheweth
                   ,
                
                 
                   THat
                   suing
                   these
                   Combinators
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   place
                   called
                   the
                   High
                   Court
                   of
                   
                     Chancery
                     ,
                  
                   which
                   should
                   be
                   a
                   place
                   of
                   equity
                   ,
                   and
                   conscience
                   ,
                   to
                   ease
                   and
                   releive
                   such
                   who
                   upon
                   just
                   grounds
                   should
                   apply
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   for
                   discovery
                   of
                   Combinators
                   ,
                   who
                   fraudulently
                   ,
                   conceal
                   or
                   imbezle
                   either
                   writings
                   ,
                   or
                   monyes
                   ,
                   from
                   persons
                   impotent
                   through
                   extream
                   age
                   ,
                   or
                   Administrators
                   who
                   succeed
                   the
                   former
                   dying
                   intestate
                   :
                   that
                   these
                   persons
                   named
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   not
                   here
                   named
                   ,
                   but
                   named
                   in
                   your
                   petitioners
                   Bill
                   ,
                   by
                   their
                   several
                   combinations
                   possessed
                   themselves
                   of
                   ,
                   and
                   concealed
                   from
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   of
                   his
                   deceased
                   fathers
                   estate
                   ,
                   who
                   dyed
                   intestate
                   ,
                   about
                   2500
                   pound
                   in
                   Mony
                   ,
                   Leases
                   and
                   Morgages
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   yet
                   detain
                   against
                   the
                   minde
                   of
                   the
                   deceased
                   intestate
                   as
                   in
                   his
                   life
                   time
                   was
                   declared
                   ,
                   and
                   against
                   the
                   conscience
                   and
                   equity
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   in
                   the
                   high
                   Court
                   of
                   
                     Chancery
                     ,
                  
                   were
                   they
                   not
                   partial
                   and
                   corrupt
                   as
                   the
                   dissolved
                   Parliament
                   :
                   yea
                   they
                   do
                   act
                   this
                   combination
                   against
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   ,
                   being
                   assisted
                   by
                   the
                   viperous
                   mercenary
                   lying
                   
                   Lawyers
                   ,
                   and
                   serpentine
                   Solicitors
                   and
                   Clarks
                   ,
                   purposely
                   of
                   covetousness
                   and
                   malice
                   to
                   destroy
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   who
                   when
                   he
                   took
                   out
                   Letters
                   of
                   Administration
                   ,
                   gave
                   security
                   to
                   Court
                   Christian
                   ,
                   to
                   give
                   in
                   a
                   just
                   and
                   true
                   account
                   .
                
                 
                   Your
                   Petitioner
                   also
                   sheweth
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   against
                   these
                   combinating
                   Assistants
                   above
                   named
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Sadlers
                  
                   Company
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   since
                   his
                   bill
                   was
                   preferred
                   in
                   
                     Chancery
                     ,
                  
                   there
                   sitting
                   a
                   Committee
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   late
                   dissolved
                   Parliament
                   to
                   examine
                   the
                   frauds
                   and
                   oppressions
                   of
                   Corporations
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   grown
                   up
                   therein
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   renew
                   them
                   ,
                   they
                   being
                   upon
                   the
                   old
                   Patents
                   ,
                   Grants
                   ,
                   and
                   Charters
                   of
                   
                     Monarchy
                  
                   and
                   their
                   
                     Successors
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   so
                   fallen
                   with
                   them
                   :
                   that
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   procured
                   from
                   the
                   said
                   Committee
                   ,
                   three
                   several
                   Orders
                   against
                   these
                   combinators
                   
                     Sadlers
                  
                   for
                   their
                   oppression
                   and
                   wrongs
                   done
                   to
                   the
                   whole
                   commonalty
                   ,
                   or
                   brotherhood
                   of
                   
                     Sadlers
                     ,
                  
                   against
                   them
                   and
                   their
                   now
                   pretended
                   charter
                   ,
                   wherein
                   the
                   
                     Fraternity
                  
                   of
                   working
                   
                     Sadlers
                  
                   are
                   particularly
                   interested
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   proper
                   heirs
                   thereunto
                   of
                   right
                   ,
                   if
                   ever
                   it
                   be
                   settled
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   means
                   left
                   by
                   our
                   ancestors
                   deceased
                   ,
                   to
                   releive
                   such
                   as
                   should
                   be
                   in
                   distress
                   ;
                   though
                   by
                   these
                   usurpers
                   abused
                   ,
                   oppressed
                   ,
                   wronged
                   and
                   injured
                   aswell
                   as
                   your
                   
                     Petitioner
                  
                   :
                   Which
                   by
                   a
                   messenger
                   to
                   them
                   belonging
                   ,
                   was
                   served
                   upon
                   them
                   in
                   all
                   their
                   height
                   of
                   jollity
                   ,
                   to
                   cause
                   them
                   to
                   answer
                   to
                   the
                   said
                   complaint
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   bring
                   the
                   forfeited
                   dead
                   Charters
                   ,
                   by
                   which
                   they
                   did
                   oppress
                   and
                   wrong
                   their
                   fellow
                   members
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Society
                   up
                   to
                   be
                   examined
                   and
                   renewed
                   ;
                   and
                   also
                   that
                   they
                   should
                   bring
                   away
                   to
                   the
                   then
                   honorable
                   Committee
                   their
                   Books
                   of
                   accompts
                   ,
                   and
                   Book
                   of
                   Orders
                   ,
                   that
                   so
                   the
                   oppressions
                   and
                   abuses
                   might
                   be
                   understood
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   people
                   eased
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   corruptions
                   reformed
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   settled
                   as
                   might
                   best
                   consuit
                   then
                   with
                   that
                   present
                   Government
                   ;
                   but
                   these
                   corrupt
                   Assistants
                   of
                   
                     Sadlers
                  
                   fearing
                   the
                   trial
                   or
                   examination
                   herein
                   .
                   corrupted
                   some
                   thereunto
                   belonging
                   ,
                   and
                   never
                   left
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   or
                   their
                   Councel
                   appointed
                   therein
                   ,
                   the
                   grand
                   Charter
                   ,
                   but
                   a
                   latine
                   Coppy
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Books
                   of
                   accompts
                   at
                   all
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   coole
                   your
                   
                     Petitioner
                  
                   a
                   while
                   in
                   the
                   prosecution
                   thereof
                   ,
                   sent
                   to
                   your
                   
                     Petitioner
                     .
                  
                   and
                   gave
                   him
                   two
                   of
                   his
                   fathers
                   detained
                   Leases
                   ,
                   which
                   in
                   
                     Chancery
                  
                   he
                   complained
                   to
                   be
                   fraudulently
                   detained
                   and
                   concealed
                   from
                   your
                   
                     Petitioner
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   took
                   a
                   new
                   fine
                   of
                   your
                   
                     Petitioner
                     ,
                  
                   so
                   
                   that
                   his
                   Father
                   had
                   lost
                   both
                   his
                   leases
                   and
                   also
                   his
                   Fine
                   ,
                   which
                   if
                   the
                   book
                   of
                   accompts
                   had
                   been
                   examined
                   ,
                   would
                   plainly
                   have
                   made
                   it
                   appear
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   well
                   knew
                   ;
                   yet
                   unjustly
                   and
                   unrighteously
                   they
                   will
                   not
                   answer
                   in
                   the
                   Chancery
                   ,
                   but
                   sordidly
                   still
                   conceal
                   the
                   Collateral
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   BiH
                   ,
                   though
                   these
                   leases
                   was
                   part
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   combination
                   of
                   Lawyers
                   ,
                   demur
                   to
                   him
                   therein
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   but
                   a
                   denial
                   on
                   purpose
                   to
                   delay
                   and
                   vex
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   ,
                   yea
                   to
                   destroy
                   him
                   ;
                   whereupon
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   by
                   order
                   from
                   the
                   Master
                   of
                   the
                   Rolls
                   procured
                   a
                   dismission
                   of
                   his
                   owne
                   Bill
                   ,
                   and
                   paid
                   
                     Thomas
                     Web
                  
                   20
                   s.
                   costs
                   in
                   the
                   behalf
                   of
                   himself
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   rest
                   therein
                   concerned
                   ,
                   
                     May
                  
                   2.
                   1653.
                   yet
                   would
                   these
                   combinators
                   and
                   Lawyers
                   still
                   detain
                   the
                   said
                   Bill
                   in
                   Court
                   ,
                   the
                   better
                   to
                   have
                   their
                   ravenous
                   wills
                   satisfied
                   ,
                   to
                   destroy
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   by
                   charge
                   or
                   imprisonment
                   ,
                   even
                   out-daring
                   Justice
                   ,
                   Law
                   ,
                   or
                   Equity
                   .
                
                 
                   Your
                   distressed
                   Petitioner
                   laying
                   claim
                   to
                   the
                   promises
                   made
                   by
                   your
                   Excellency
                   ,
                   in
                   both
                   your
                   Declarations
                   ,
                   22
                   and
                   30
                   of
                   
                     April
                  
                   1653
                   ,
                   that
                   such
                   endeavours
                   should
                   be
                   used
                   ,
                   that
                   no
                   opposition
                   or
                   wrong
                   should
                   be
                   done
                   to
                   the
                   people
                   by
                   any
                   that
                   exercise
                   Administration
                   of
                   Justice
                   by
                   the
                   Laws
                   of
                   the
                   Nation
                   ,
                   humbly
                   imploreth
                   your
                   Honours
                   to
                   be
                   rescued
                   out
                   of
                   the
                   mouths
                   of
                   the
                   roaring
                   Lyons
                   and
                   Bears
                   ,
                   who
                   else
                   would
                   break
                   the
                   bones
                   of
                   your
                   Petitioner
                   ;
                   who
                   being
                   Administrator
                   ,
                   did
                   but
                   sue
                   for
                   the
                   discovery
                   of
                   a
                   concealed
                   estate
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   conscience
                   &
                   equity
                   ought
                   rather
                   to
                   be
                   cherished
                   by
                   them
                   then
                   destroyed
                   ,
                   yea
                   eaten
                   up
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   some
                   of
                   them
                   have
                   threatned
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   practises
                   do
                   make
                   good
                   the
                   same
                   ;
                   which
                   promises
                   declared
                   ,
                   if
                   performed
                   ,
                   will
                   set
                   you
                   as
                   mount
                   
                     Sion
                  
                   for
                   establishment
                   ,
                   and
                   work
                   the
                   hearts
                   of
                   the
                   people
                   to
                   praise
                   God
                   for
                   you
                   ;
                   and
                   your
                   perishing
                   Petitioner
                   if
                   herein
                   relieved
                   ,
                   these
                   acting
                   against
                   Justice
                   and
                   equity
                   ,
                   yea
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   the
                   Nation
                   ,
                   shall
                   for
                   you
                   be
                   inlarged
                   towards
                   God
                   .
                   
                     And
                     he
                     and
                     his
                     shall
                     ever
                     pray
                     ,
                  
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     
                       May
                       
                         the
                      
                       16.
                       1653.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     Nathanael
                     Burt.
                     
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           The
           Lord
           Generals
           Order
           to
           me
           when
           he
           came
           out
           of
           the
           Councel
           was
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           attend
           the
           Councel
           for
           Order
           of
           this
           Petition
           .
        
         
         
           Being
           (
           as
           in
           the
           Petition
           is
           declared
           )
           encouraged
           by
           the
           promises
           of
           the
           Souldiery
           in
           their
           Declarations
           mentioned
           ,
           so
           also
           calling
           to
           minde
           the
           Letter
           from
           the
           General
           meeting
           of
           the
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           ,
           
             Jan.
          
           18.
           1652.
           to
           stir
           up
           all
           their
           fellow-souldiers
           to
           assist
           them
           to
           help
           the
           people
           of
           this
           Nation
           ;
           who
           through
           corruption
           are
           subject
           to
           grievous
           oppressions
           through
           the
           obstruction
           of
           Justice
           of
           which
           they
           were
           generally
           and
           strongly
           convinced
           it
           was
           their
           duty
           to
           awaken
           themselves
           for
           the
           procuring
           and
           preventing
           many
           apparent
           inconveniences
           ;
           as
           first
           ,
           faithful
           men
           ,
           fearing
           God
           ,
           hating
           covetousness
           ,
           may
           be
           chosen
           into
           the
           interest
           of
           the
           Common-wealth
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           that
           the
           Laws
           may
           be
           regulated
           in
           such
           sort
           that
           what
           is
           good
           in
           them
           may
           be
           maintained
           ,
           and
           the
           corruptions
           ,
           abuses
           ,
           delays
           ,
           vexations
           ,
           unnecessary
           travels
           and
           expences
           ,
           and
           whatsoever
           shall
           be
           found
           really
           burdensome
           and
           grievous
           to
           the
           people
           ,
           may
           be
           taken
           away
           .
        
         
           Then
           behold
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           dissolved
           the
           corrupt
           Parliament
           ,
           who
           voted
           ,
           unvoted
           ,
           and
           abused
           ,
           vexed
           ,
           and
           delayed
           the
           people
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           hardned
           others
           by
           these
           practisings
           to
           do
           the
           like
           :
           as
           
             Ecclus
          
           faith
           ,
           Chap.
           10.
           2.
           
           
             As
             the
             Judge
             of
             the
             people
             is
             himself
             ,
             so
             are
             his
             Officers
             ;
             and
             what
             manner
             of
             man
             the
             Ruler
             of
             the
             city
             is
             ,
             such
             are
             they
             that
             dwell
             therein
             .
          
           And
           as
           the
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           and
           Lords
           Commissioners
           do
           ,
           and
           the
           Chancery
           hath
           been
           known
           to
           do
           for
           the
           memory
           of
           man
           most
           abusively
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           other
           Courts
           sometimes
           ,
           but
           not
           so
           frequently
           as
           the
           Chancery
           or
           Rolls
           .
           Lend
           us
           also
           your
           assistances
           and
           all
           faithful
           Englishmen
           stand
           by
           them
           and
           one
           another
           ,
           to
           open
           these
           Cages
           of
           birds
           who
           are
           become
           ravenous
           ,
           and
           their
           houses
           full
           of
           deceit
           ;
           therefore
           they
           are
           become
           great
           ,
           and
           waxen
           rich
           ;
           they
           shine
           ,
           and
           are
           waxen
           fat
           ;
           yea
           ,
           they
           surpass
           the
           deeds
           of
           the
           wicked
           ,
           
             Jer.
          
           5.
           26
           ,
           27
           ,
           28.
           
           Thus
           as
           there
           were
           wicked
           men
           found
           in
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           who
           did
           set
           inares
           and
           traps
           to
           catch
           men
           is
           it
           not
           so
           now
           in
           
             England
          
           ?
           and
           as
           they
           judged
           not
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           fatherless
           ,
           or
           the
           right
           of
           the
           needy
           ,
           is
           not
           the
           same
           cry
           amongst
           us
           at
           this
           day
           ?
           which
           the
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           be
           convinced
           of
           ,
           that
           those
           in
           the
           Army
           and
           elsewhere
           have
           not
           so
           improved
           their
           interest
           one
           to
           another
           as
           they
           ought
           ,
           the
           Lord
           having
           done
           great
           things
           for
           us
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           as
           their
           Letter
           of
           
             Jan.
          
           28.
           1652.
           sets
           forth
           ,
           might
           say
           to
           us
           ,
           
             Isai.
          
           
           as
           he
           did
           to
           his
           Vineyard
           ;
           
             And
             he
             looked
             for
             judgement
             ,
             but
             behold
             oppression
             ;
             for
             righteousness
             ,
             but
             behold
             a
             cry
          
           :
           and
           this
           you
           see
           is
           not
           long
           since
           the
           Officers
           of
           the
           Army
           printed
           it
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           have
           made
           some
           progress
           against
           Oppressors
           and
           unrighteous
           men
           since
           .
           Assist
           them
           therefore
           ,
           dear
           Country-men
           ,
           English-men
           ,
           and
           let
           us
           not
           by
           jealousies
           grieve
           the
           hearts
           and
           weaken
           the
           hands
           one
           of
           another
           ,
           to
           the
           destruction
           of
           our
           Liberty
           ,
           Freedom
           and
           Peace
           ,
           as
           by
           the
           said
           Letter
           they
           observe
           .
           But
           let
           us
           keep
           our selves
           close
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           let
           us
           implore
           him
           so
           to
           act
           in
           them
           ,
           that
           their
           hearts
           may
           be
           kept
           faithful
           as
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           who
           when
           he
           was
           to
           lead
           the
           
             Israelites
          
           out
           of
           Egypt
           ,
           would
           not
           leave
           a
           hoofe
           in
           bondage
           ;
           that
           so
           the
           Lords
           work
           being
           begun
           ,
           who
           turneth
           the
           way
           of
           the
           wicked
           upside
           down
           .
           
             Psal.
          
           147.
           8
           ,
           9.
           but
           raiseth
           them
           that
           are
           bowed
           down
           ,
           and
           loveth
           the
           righteous
           .
           Wherefore
           honour
           faithful
           ones
           ,
           and
           abandon
           these
           Schools
           ,
           yea
           abolish
           them
           Schools
           called
           the
           Innes
           of
           Court
           ,
           whose
           Scholars
           plead
           taunts
           ,
           lyes
           and
           sophistications
           ,
           for
           Law
           ,
           like
           to
           their
           father
           the
           devil
           ,
           by
           which
           their
           brethren
           are
           murthered
           ,
           and
           their
           families
           undone
           .
           For
           as
           our
           honoured
           faithful
           brother
           Colonel
           
             Pride
          
           formerly
           predicted
           ,
           as
           in
           my
           
             New-yeers-gift
             ,
          
           pag.
           11.
           is
           set
           forth
           ,
           
             That
             it
             would
             never
             be
             well
             with
             England
             until
             that
             mercenary
             Lawyers
             Gowns
             were
             hung
             up
             by
             the
             Scotish
             Trophies
             .
          
           These
           ,
           my
           brethren
           ,
           and
           their
           attendants
           ,
           destroy
           
             Englands
          
           Common-wealth
           ,
           and
           are
           of
           the
           Beast
           ,
           and
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           devil
           .
           That
           Lawyers
           ,
           called
           Secular
           Judges
           ,
           proceeded
           from
           Romish
           Clergie-men
           ,
           yea
           all
           Lawyers
           were
           anciently
           of
           the
           Clergie
           ;
           no
           Clerk
           but
           he
           was
           a
           Lawyer
           ,
           faith
           
             Malmsbury
             ,
          
           in
           
             William
          
           the
           second's
           time
           ;
           they
           were
           the
           first
           Lawyers
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           or
           amongst
           them
           ,
           for
           time
           and
           for
           their
           knowledge
           and
           manners
           sent
           to
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           some
           of
           them
           being
           then
           Councellors
           to
           Abbots
           ,
           had
           shaven
           crowns
           ,
           were
           Arch-deacons
           ;
           and
           most
           of
           the
           Lawyers
           then
           held
           Church-livings
           .
        
         
           Now
           ,
           my
           brethren
           ,
           ye
           may
           see
           how
           Tythes
           (
           the
           great
           Robbery
           )
           hath
           come
           to
           be
           maintained
           .
           And
           a
           Monk
           in
           
             Henry
          
           the
           third's
           time
           is
           called
           the
           Kings
           special
           Counsellor
           and
           Clerk
           ,
           faith
           the
           observer
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           the
           Atturney-General
           since
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           admire
           how
           
             Edmund
             Prideaux
             ,
          
           formerly
           the
           great
           Letter
           
           convoyer
           ,
           to
           rook
           the
           people
           of
           6
           d.
           in
           the
           shilling
           ,
           as
           their
           quarrelling
           printed
           Papers
           make
           it
           appear
           ,
           doth
           call
           himself
           Atturney-General
           ,
           and
           comes
           to
           the
           Bar
           ,
           and
           moveth
           as
           Atturney-General
           for
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           yet
           stands
           charged
           with
           Articles
           of
           High
           Treason
           ,
           and
           hath
           done
           above
           a
           yeer
           ,
           which
           is
           filed
           in
           the
           Capital
           Office
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           for
           acting
           traitorously
           against
           the
           Commonwealths
           peace
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           peace
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           against
           English
           Law
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           is
           not
           by
           the
           people
           called
           to
           the
           Bar
           to
           be
           convicted
           thereof
           as
           our
           enemy
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           ,
           or
           else
           by
           Law
           acquitted
           ,
           and
           his
           complices
           :
           for
           as
           M.
           
             Cook
          
           said
           concerning
           the
           late
           Kings
           tryal
           ,
           
             That
             mercy
             to
             the
             wicked
             is
             cruelty
             to
             the
             good
             ,
          
           and
           he
           was
           a
           Counsellor
           of
           
             Grays-Inne
             ,
          
           employed
           by
           the
           State
           ,
           which
           could
           not
           be
           unknown
           to
           M.
           
             Prideaux
             ,
          
           but
           since
           gone
           for
           
             Ireland
             .
          
           But
           fellow-souldiers
           ,
           as
           you
           have
           promised
           us
           in
           your
           Letter
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           Declarations
           ,
           you
           must
           help
           us
           against
           these
           destroyers
           of
           us
           and
           ours
           ,
           and
           you
           also
           ,
           if
           they
           can
           .
           The
           Bishops
           (
           by
           the
           consent
           of
           most
           )
           were
           voted
           out
           ,
           for
           that
           they
           were
           Antichristian
           ,
           and
           also
           destructive
           to
           the
           English
           Liberty
           ,
           peace
           ,
           utility
           ,
           and
           freedom
           ,
           and
           all
           their
           Pontifical
           Robes
           ,
           Orders
           ,
           and
           Garbs
           :
           yet
           see
           ,
           the
           Secular
           Judges
           wear
           the
           ancient
           habit
           of
           the
           Ecclesiasticks
           ,
           because
           first
           it
           was
           used
           by
           the
           Ecclesiasticks
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           Clerks
           ,
           Justices
           ,
           Keepers
           of
           the
           Great
           Seal
           ,
           Wardens
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           Treasurers
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           Masters
           of
           the
           Rolls
           ,
           yea
           Justices
           of
           
             Eyre
          
           and
           of
           Assize
           ;
           yea
           some
           of
           these
           ,
           as
           
             Hugh
          
           of
           
             Pashtul
          
           Clerk
           ,
           made
           Justice
           of
           
             England
          
           by
           
             Henry
          
           the
           third
           .
        
         
           Thus
           you
           see
           Popish
           Tythes
           ,
           and
           Popish
           Holy-days
           ,
           and
           Popish
           Habits
           or
           Vestures
           still
           maintained
           in
           all
           Courts
           ,
           in
           sight
           of
           the
           Scotish
           Banners
           ,
           where
           you
           may
           finde
           Popish
           Antichristian
           customs
           and
           manners
           .
           The
           Clerks
           who
           such
           Writs
           dictate
           ,
           write
           ,
           signe
           ,
           and
           give
           counsel
           ,
           they
           were
           restrained
           by
           Pope
           
             Innocent
          
           the
           fourth
           his
           Decretals
           to
           assume
           Church-dignities
           :
           since
           then
           the
           multitude
           of
           Clerks
           ran
           to
           the
           hearing
           of
           the
           Secular
           Laws
           .
           Hence
           it
           is
           that
           the
           ancient
           Habit
           of
           the
           Secular
           Judges
           was
           the
           same
           (
           and
           yet
           is
           )
           with
           that
           of
           the
           Ecclesiasticks
           ;
           as
           
             Francis
             White
             ,
          
           who
           printed
           a
           book
           for
           the
           sacred
           Law
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           expresseth
           ,
           in
           the
           291
           ,
           292
           ,
           293.
           for
           which
           he
           cites
           D.
           
             Wats
             gloss
             .
             ad
             Paris
             .
          
           faith
           
             William
          
           of
           
             Bussey
             ,
          
           Seneschal
           and
           chief
           Councellor
           to
           
             William
          
           of
           
             Valentia
             ,
          
           
           would
           have
           loosed
           (
           says
           the
           same
           Monk
           ,
           meaning
           
             John
             Mansel
             ,
          
           in
           
             Henry
          
           the
           third's
           time
           )
           the
           stays
           of
           his
           Coyf
           to
           shew
           his
           Clerkly
           tonsure
           ,
           his
           shaven
           crown
           .
        
         
           Therefore
           as
           in
           
             Israel's
          
           time
           when
           the
           Law
           of
           truth
           was
           found
           in
           the
           Priests
           mouth
           ,
           and
           no
           iniquity
           in
           his
           lips
           ,
           in
           peace
           and
           equity
           he
           walked
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           turned
           many
           from
           iniquity
           ;
           but
           since
           went
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           and
           caused
           many
           to
           fall
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           kept
           not
           Gods
           ways
           ,
           but
           became
           partial
           in
           the
           Law
           ;
           therefore
           God
           made
           them
           to
           be
           despised
           and
           vile
           before
           all
           the
           people
           ,
           
             Mal.
          
           2.6,7,8,9
           .
           since
           the
           Priests
           lips
           should
           have
           preserved
           knowledge
           .
           And
           hath
           not
           our
           Clergy
           (
           in
           our
           remembrance
           )
           been
           in
           as
           great
           places
           ,
           and
           honour
           ,
           and
           have
           come
           to
           be
           despised
           ,
           for
           being
           partial
           ,
           and
           causing
           many
           to
           fall
           by
           the
           Law
           ;
           and
           are
           they
           not
           gone
           and
           despised
           ,
           and
           since
           that
           the
           King
           gone
           and
           despised
           for
           being
           partial
           in
           the
           Law
           ?
           and
           causing
           many
           to
           fall
           by
           the
           sword
           ,
           whom
           the
           Law
           would
           have
           preserved
           ?
           And
           since
           is
           not
           the
           Parliament
           not
           onely
           purged
           but
           dissolved
           ?
           for
           that
           if
           ever
           any
           had
           known
           the
           Law
           ,
           or
           if
           ever
           any
           walked
           in
           the
           truth
           before
           God
           in
           peace
           and
           equity
           ,
           they
           should
           ,
           and
           not
           corruptly
           and
           partially
           gone
           contrary
           to
           truth
           ,
           peace
           ,
           and
           law
           ,
           and
           equity
           ;
           and
           by
           their
           evil
           example
           encouraged
           others
           so
           to
           do
           ,
           to
           provoke
           
             Englands
          
           misery
           ,
           and
           cause
           themselves
           to
           become
           despised
           and
           vile
           in
           the
           eyes
           of
           all
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           their
           fellow
           Committee-men
           and
           their
           Children
           to
           be
           despised
           ;
           which
           they
           have
           and
           will
           finde
           ,
           as
           sure
           as
           we
           have
           seen
           the
           Scripture
           mentioned
           fulfilled
           .
           Wherefore
           
             London
             ,
          
           let
           the
           prophesie
           of
           
             Ninevehs
          
           fall
           or
           ruine
           be
           thy
           warning
           ,
           
             Nahum
             .
          
           3.1,9
           .
           
             Wo
             to
             the
             bloody
             City
             ,
             which
             is
             full
             of
             lies
             and
             Robery
          
           ;
           and
           know
           ,
           as
           Solomon
           faith
           ,
           
             Prov.
          
           21.3,7
           .
           
             To
             do
             justice
             and
             judgement
             is
             more
             acceptable
             to
             the
             Lord
             then
             sacrifice
             ,
             and
             that
             the
             robbery
             of
             the
             wicked
             shall
             destroy
             them
             ;
             for
             that
             they
             have
             refused
             to
             execute
             judgement
             .
          
           And
           all
           you
           corporated
           Companies
           ,
           know
           that
           you
           are
           exhorted
           to
           accept
           of
           this
           warning
           ,
           as
           you
           are
           Citizens
           concerned
           with
           your
           Masters
           and
           Officers
           ,
           left
           you
           come
           also
           to
           be
           dissolved
           and
           despised
           ;
           but
           especially
           you
           of
           the
           Sadlers
           ,
           who
           have
           been
           sought
           by
           Petitions
           and
           Letters
           for
           peace
           sake
           ,
           but
           made
           stiffe
           your
           necks
           against
           it
           ;
           take
           you
           among
           the
           rest
           notice
           ,
           that
           this
           Babylon
           of
           covetousness
           ,
           
           oppression
           ,
           defraude
           ,
           and
           partiality
           ,
           and
           hypocrisie
           is
           not
           falling
           ,
           but
           fallen
           ,
           for
           because
           of
           the
           multitude
           of
           the
           fornications
           ,
           of
           the
           harlots
           as
           the
           Prophet
           
             Nahum
          
           expresseth
           it
           ,
           who
           is
           beautiful
           ,
           and
           a
           mistress
           of
           witchcraft
           ,
           and
           selleth
           the
           people
           through
           her
           whoredoms
           ,
           and
           the
           Nations
           through
           her
           witchcrafts
           ,
           which
           
             Rev.
          
           18.2
           .
           to
           the
           19
           verse
           ,
           may
           fitly
           be
           applied
           ,
           cried
           by
           the
           Angel
           :
           
             And
             he
             cried
             out
             mightily
             ,
             saying
             ,
             It
             is
             fallen
             ,
             it
             is
             fallen
             .
             Babylon
             that
             great
             city
             ,
             and
             is
             become
             the
             habitation
             of
             devils
             ,
             and
             the
             hold
             of
             all
             soul
             spirits
             ,
             and
             a
             cage
             of
             every
             unclean
             and
             hateful
             bird
             .
             For
             all
             nations
             have
             drunk
             of
             the
             wine
             of
             the
             wrath
             of
             her
             fornication
             ,
             and
             the
             kings
             of
             the
             earth
             have
             committed
             fornication
             with
             her
             ;
             and
             the
             merchants
             of
             the
             earth
             are
             waxed
             rich
             of
             the
             abundance
             of
             her
             pleasures
             .
             And
             the
             kings
             of
             the
             earth
             shall
             bewail
             her
             ,
             and
             lament
             for
             her
             ,
             which
             have
             committed
             fornication
             ,
             and
             lived
             in
             pleasure
             with
             her
             ,
             when
             they
             shall
             see
             the
             smoke
             of
             that
             her
             burning
             ;
             and
             shall
             stand
             afar
             off
             ,
             for
             fear
             of
             her
             torments
             ,
             saying
             ,
             Alas
             ,
             alas
             that
             great
             city
             Babylon
             ,
             that
             mighty
             city
             :
             for
             in
             one
             hour
             is
             thy
             judgement
             come
             .
             And
             the
             merchants
             of
             the
             earth
             shall
             weep
             and
             wail
             over
             her
             :
             for
             no
             man
             buyeth
             their
             ware
             any
             more
             .
             The
             merchants
             of
             these
             things
             which
             were
             waxed
             rich
             ,
             shall
             stand
             afar
             from
             her
             ,
             for
             fear
             of
             her
             torment
             ,
             weeping
             and
             wailing
             ,
             and
             saying
             ,
             Alas
             ,
             alas
             ,
             that
             great
             city
             that
             was
             clothed
             in
             fine
             linen
             ,
             and
             purple
             and
             scarlet
             and
             gilded
             with
             gold
             ,
             and
             precious
             stones
             ,
             and
             pearls
             .
             And
             every
             ship-master
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             people
             that
             occupie
             ships
             ,
             and
             ship-men
             ,
             &
             whosoever
             traffick
             on
             the
             sea
             ,
             when
             they
             see
             the
             smoke
             of
             that
             her
             burning
             ,
             shall
             say
             ,
             What
             city
             was
             like
             unto
             this
             great
             city
             !
             And
             shall
             cast
             dust
             on
             their
             heads
             ,
             and
             cry
             ,
             weeping
             and
             wailing
             ,
             and
             say
             ,
             Alas
             ,
             alas
             ,
             that
             great
             city
             ,
             wherein
             were
             made
             rich
             all
             that
             had
             ships
             on
             the
             sea
             ,
             by
             her
             costliness
             :
             for
             in
             one
             hour
             is
             she
             made
             desolate
             .
             Who
             is
             wife
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             understand
             these
             things
             ;
             prudent
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             know
             them
             ;
             as
             was
             said
             concerning
             the
             destruction
             of
             Samaria
             ,
          
           Hos.
           14,10
           .
           for
           ,
           
             the
             ways
             of
             the
             Lord
             are
             righteous
             ,
             and
             the
             just
             shall
             walk
             in
             them
             ;
             but
             the
             wicked
             shall
             fall
             therein
             .
          
           And
           since
           you
           Secular
           Judges
           retain
           not
           only
           the
           Habit
           of
           that
           Babylonish
           Strumpet
           ,
           but
           much
           of
           her
           Popish
           impudence
           of
           customs
           and
           manners
           ;
           I
           will
           chose
           up
           this
           appeal
           ,
           &
           protest
           against
           Anichristian
           Babylonish
           Ecclesiastick
           brats
           &
           merchants
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           who
           
           are
           rich
           made
           through
           the
           abundance
           of
           her
           delicacies
           ,
           and
           that
           are
           clothed
           in
           fine
           linen
           and
           purple
           ,
           and
           scarlet
           ,
           and
           decked
           with
           gold
           ,
           precious
           stones
           ,
           and
           pearls
           ,
           with
           
             Psal,2
          
           .
           
             Let
             not
             the
             heathen
             rage
             ,
             or
             the
             people
             murmure
             :
             Be
             wise
             now
             therefore
             ,
             ye
             kings
             ;
             be
             learned
             ,
             ye
             judges
             of
             the
             earth
             ;
             serve
             the
             Lord
             in
             fear
             and
             rejoyce
             in
             trembling
             .
             Kiss
             the
             Son
             ,
             lest
             he
             be
             angry
             ,
             and
             ye
             perish
             in
             the
             way
             :
             when
             his
             wrath
             shall
             suddenly
             burn
             ,
             blessed
             are
             all
             that
             trust
             in
             him
             .
          
        
         
           
             Postscript
             .
          
           
             SHould
             I
             have
             further
             stirred
             in
             this
             puddle
             of
             iniquity
             ,
             and
             have
             set
             downe
             the
             partial
             report
             made
             for
             
               Hurst
            
             and
             
               Ireton
               ,
            
             and
             the
             Affidavit
             recorded
             by
             
               Edw.
               
               Miles
               ,
            
             which
             spoyls
             them
             both
             ,
             and
             the
             several
             Orders
             upon
             their
             several
             Motions
             ,
             and
             Petitions
             ,
             and
             Mis-informations
             ,
             entred
             insinuated
             and
             inserted
             ,
             they
             would
             have
             edified
             but
             little
             :
             and
             such
             who
             know
             Chancery-proceedings
             ,
             know
             the
             lying
             and
             lucrous
             ends
             and
             drifts
             of
             such
             Motions
             ,
             Mis-informations
             ,
             and
             Orders
             ,
             and
             Reorderings
             .
             But
             I
             humbly
             intreat
             Sheriff
             
               Underwood
            
             and
             his
             Partner
             ,
             in
             time
             to
             consider
             of
             the
             malitious
             dealing
             of
             
               John
               Hurst
               ,
            
             who
             durst
             betray
             his
             Masters
             into
             amercements
             ,
             against
             Law
             or
             Equity
             ,
             my
             Bill
             being
             dismissed
             ,
             and
             costs
             paid
             some
             dayes
             before
             ,
             above
             a
             week
             before
             
               Hurst
            
             amerceth
             his
             Masters
             ,
             yea
             10.
             dayes
             ,
             and
             a
             dismission
             inrolled
             is
             not
             to
             be
             altered
             ,
             it
             being
             a
             final
             sentence
             of
             the
             Court
             ,
             as
             you
             may
             read
             in
             a
             book
             called
             the
             practice
             of
             the
             high
             Court
             of
             Chancery
             unfolded
             ,
             printed
             1652.
             page
             25.
             
          
           
             Let
             all
             men
             be
             hereby
             advised
             ,
             who
             have
             any
             Estate
             ,
             to
             settle
             it
             ,
             and
             that
             surely
             ,
             that
             so
             trouble
             may
             be
             avoided
             ,
             and
             their
             Children
             may
             be
             provided
             for
             ,
             and
             not
             strangers
             and
             lying
             Lawyers
             filled
             with
             their
             Estates
             or
             increase
             ,
             they
             eating
             up
             the
             Childrens
             bread
             .
             In
             the
             book
             named
             before
             ,
             page
             29.
             
          
           
             The
             Counsel
             that
             mis-informs
             the
             Court
             in
             his
             motions
             ,
             or
             moves
             ,
             not
             informing
             the
             former
             Order
             in
             the
             cause
             ,
             hath
             had
             his
             order
             so
             misgotten
             thereby
             vacated
             ,
             and
             costs
             awarded
             to
             be
             paid
             by
             himself
             or
             his
             Clyent
             :
             by
             himself
             ,
             if
             it
             lay
             in
             him
             to
             have
             informed
             himself
             better
             ,
             or
             else
             by
             the
             Clyent
             ,
             who
             mis-informed
             his
             Counsel
             ;
             the
             Court
             being
             hereby
             much
             troubled
             ,
             and
             the
             Suiters
             delayed
             ,
             desiring
             an
             end
             of
             their
             suits
             ,
             and
             not
             
               movere
            
             and
             
               promovere
            
             :
             but
             apparant
             it
             is
             that
             such
             motions
             onely
             as
             tend
             to
             the
             end
             of
             the
             cause
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             put
             it
             out
             of
             the
             way
             ,
             are
             good
             for
             the
             suiters
             and
             ease
             of
             the
             Court
             .
             Truth
             is
             strong
             ,
             and
             will
             prevail
             ,
             believes
          
           
             
               Yours
               Nathanael
               Burt.
               
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .